THE ' MORXTNO OREGONTAX, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 36, 1920
ALLEGED "CHAMPION
Portland and Seattle Opera
tions Are. Reported.
$50,000 PUT AS AMOUNT
and member state board of standard
ization. President I. W. Riley, Mc-
Minnville college. .
The programme, which starts at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, includes
addresses by President Epley of Phi
lomath college, and Professor Myers
of Eugene Bible university; Lewis
of Pacific college, and Matthews of
Willamette university. At 7 P. M.
tne delegates are to be guests or the
faculty of Reed college for dinner.
Saturday morning the speakers will
be Professor Lee of Albany, and Pro
fessor Schlauch of McMinnville.
A departure from the so-called
"strict curriculum" will be discussed
under the subject "Vocational Guid
ance." This subject will be treated by
Professors Strojig of Pacific univer
sity. Knowlton and Basset of Reed
college.
J. SI. Curtis Is Accused of Xslng
Stalls to Defraud Royal Life
Is Declared Led. ,
SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 25. (Spe
cial.) Arrest of th champion bor
rower in any class, according to fed
eral officers, was made yesterday at
Shreveport, La., by postoffice In
spectors, who trailed him there from
Seattle. Officers said they knew he
borrowed $50,000 in Seattle, Portland
and other coast cities and Minneapo
lis. "And how much more he got the
heavens only know." said postoffice
agents here today.
Victims of his borrowing capacities
include bankers and capitalists, who
will not allow their names to be used
in connection with the charges
brought against him, officers said. On
his borrowed money, inspectors said
this morning, he lived in style be
fitting a king in Seattle, Everett and
other northwest cities in 1918 and
1919.
He is J. M. Curtis, late of Seattle,
Everett and Montana. He was in
dicted secretly in Seattle by the fed
eral grand jury, now in recess, at its
sessions two weeks ago. When ar
rested he was drilling an oil well in
Louisiana, officers said, on borrowed
money, although charges against him
make no mention . of his present
activities.
Borrower's Trail Followed.
J. S. Swenson, postoffice inspector
for Seattle, has been checking Cur
tis' borrowings since last spring. Im
mediately after the secret indictment
was returned S. T. Pinkham, field in
spector for the postoffice department,
started from Seattle on the alleged
borrower's trail. Yesterday Pinkham
found him at Shreveport. His bail
was fixed at $5000. but he will now
be taken before a United States com
missioner in Louisiana.
The charge frn the federal indict
ment returned here was use of United
States mails to defraud. Had he not
used the mails, officers said, to make
alleged fraudulent representations.
Curtis might have remained free in
definitely. He sold half Interests and mort
gages on a Montana wheat ranch to
men in Seattle, Portland and San
Francisco, said the federal officers.
He borrowed to build houses for fic
titious laborers on the ranch, to buy
machinery, and sold and mortgaged
here and there machinery which he
had to different purchasers, accord
ing to the charges made here. Mort
gages on the ranch were nothing to
Curtis, officers allege, and he issued
them here and there as money ap
peared. Alleged Borrowings Listed.
Curtis is alleged to have borrowed
$10,000 from F. G. Dewar in Seattle
in 1918. He borrowed $4000 from J.
S. Thurston of Minneapolis, $10,000
from the East Hennwin State bank
of Minneapolis and the bank's presi
dent, J. H. Hellebee, officers said. He
obtained $10,200 from John Drake of
San Francisco through fraudulent
representations, it was alleged.
He borrowed $7000 from Alfred
Kennedy of Seattle in 1919, it was
alleged. He obtained $10,000 from O.
E. Fletcher of Portland, according to
the federal allegations.
Before these .affairs, officers said.
Curtis obtained $7000 from an Ever
ett capitalist with which to purchase
automobiles. The automobiles were
purchased and placed in storage there.
Curtis, officers said, took them out' of
a warehouse in Everett and sold them
without the knowledge of the finan
cier. The Everett capitalist refused
to have his name used and desired to
let the matter drop rather than re
celve any publicity in connection with
the arrest. No charge of this alleged
transaction, officers said, was incor
porated In the indictment, as the
mails were not used. Curtis conduct
ed his business there in person.
U. S. FORGES BAR CABLE
KErXPORCEMEXTS SENT FROM
KEIT WEST TO 31IAMI.
STUDENT IN AUTO DROWNS
ELMER RILEi OF TACOMA IS
PIXXED IX DITCH.
Four Men and Two Women Are In
Machine at Time of Crash.
Driver Seriously Injured.'
TACOMA, Wash., Nov. 25. Elmer
Riley, 28, of Tacoma, one of a party
of University of Washington stu
dents bound from Seattle to Olympia
to spend Thanksgivins. was drowned
in an automobile accident six miles
from here today. Riley was an over
seas veteran, a law student at the
university and a wrestling Instructor
at the Seattle Y. M. C. A.
The car, containing four men and
two women and driven- by G. E. Gra
ham of Seattle, skid&ed from the
highway into a ditch containing two
feet of water. .Riley was pinned
down under the water and, Graham
was in a serious condition from
water on his lungs.
The other occupants of the car' were
A. W. Newman, Mrs. G. E. Graham,
H. E. Mandeville and Miss Marion
Keith, all of Seattle and all Univer
sity of Washington students except
Mrs. Graham.
The accident occurred when the car
skidded i . aji attempt to turn out for
another automobile. With the occu
pants held in by the curtains, the
car overturned into a ditch filled with
water from last night's rain. The
occupants who were not rendered un
conscious were unable to extricate
themselves. Passing motorists with
ropes righted the machine and sent
the injured here on an interurban
trolley car.
Two Sub-Chasers Guard Causeway
Searchlights Play on Western
Union Burge.
MIAMI. Fla., Nov. 25. Additional
reinforcements arrived here from Key
West early today to aid the crew of
sub-chaser 154 in guarding employes
of the Western Union Telegraph com
pany and to prevent them from con
necting the cable across Biscayne bay
Between -Miami and Miami Beach.
The attempt to connect the cable
on the causeway across Biscayne bay
between Miami and Miami Beach was
followed by the arrival here during
the night of a second sub-chaser from
Key West. The crews from the two
naval vessels were patrolling the
million-dollar causeway today.
The employes of the telegraph com
pany were allowed to return to Miami
late yesterday, but all night oower
ful searchlights from the sub-chaser
154 played on the cable barge and the
viaducts, which were guarded by
armed seamen.
COTTON WAGE COT VOTED
GOO WORKERS AFFECTED BY
15 PER CEXT REDUCTION.
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Scale Is Slightly More Favorable to
Employes Than Original One
" Considered Recently.
DANVILLE, Va., Nov. 25. (Special.)
The house of representatives of the
school field congress, representing 600
cotton mill workers, tonight voted on
the wage reduction bill which has
been pending for more than two
weeks. The members, 75 to 5, adopt
ed a wage reduction measure, but it
was not the original bill which was
reported favorably by a special com
mittee. An amendment was offered
from the floor and in this shape it
was passed following brief debate.
Less than Ave speeches-against the
bill were made, The original wage
reduction bill provided for a cut of
25 per cent on the, base rate of pay to
the 600 operatives. The amendment
which carried tonight provides for
the complete elimination of the 10
per cent bonus and a reduction of 15
per cent on the base rate of pay.
This bill is slightly more favorable
to the employes, for it will give them
more weekly pay than the original
bill would. The senate will meet to
morrow night and, according to Leon
ard Bushworth, its president, passage
of the wage cut bill in its amended
form is assured.
How we Ye helping to
lower the cost of clothes
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can to serve our community in
lowering the.cost of clpthes.
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We're selling the best clothes
made at the lowest price we
can; we're willing to take a
lower margin of profit than .
ever in order to help.
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at greatly reduced prices
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Money's Worth or Money Back
Thousands of Garments to Be Sacrificed
Don't Be Misled. Beware of Imitation Samnl Rhnn and Sale Tmitator. Look
f for the Big Sign with Hand Pointing to 286 Morrison St., Factory Sample Shop
Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co.
SPAIN TO RAISE TARIFFS
Immediate Action Planned to In
crease Luxury Articles.
MADRID. Nov. 25.- The minister of
finance today declared his intention
of taking immediate action concern-
ncr an increase in customs tariffs on
articles of rdxury, probably by means
of a roval decree, in order to restore
the balance of trade, which at present
is unfavorable.
MADRID, Nov. 25. A dispatch
from Saragossa says the government
is taking energetic measures to end
the general strike there. The gov
ernment has threatened the arrest of
the directors tt the Saragossa sugar
refineries if the establishments are
not opened by Friday.
JAPANESE CONSUL FLEES
Chinese Bandits Begin Reprisals
for Punitive Raids.
TOKIO, Nov.- 25. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Reports today from
Seoul. Corea. state that the Japanese
consul at Chang Te. Manchuria, has
fled to Keizan -with the Japanese
inhabitants of Chang Te, owing to the
presence of 800 Chinese bandits.
The Chinese inhabitants of Chang
Te, according to reports, declare the
unrest in the region is due to the
punitive operations of the Japanese
force which recently entered Chinese
territory to operate against Chinese
bandits. They threaten a massacre
of the Japanese residents as a retal
iatory measure.
Fifth at Alder
Gasco Building
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on pardons granted by Governor
Brough.
' Elks to Dance Monday.
A dance in honor of Dr. Ben L..
Norden. exalted ruler of Portland
lorte-e. No. 14 2, B. P. O. Elks, and all
oast exalted rulers of the lodge, will
be held at Christensen's hall Monday
night.
Mondell's Injury Slight.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. Repre
sentative Mondell of Wyoming, re
publican leader of the house, suf
fered only "slight injury in his fall
at his home here Tuesday, it was
said today at his office. The ma
jority leader, his secretary said, would
be back at his office tomorrow.
Reafd The Oregonian classified ad.
COLLEGE HEADS TO MEET
PRESIDENTS OF IXDEPEXDEXT
IXSTITCTIOXS TO COXVEXE.
Conference of Oregon Educators
Opens Today at Reed and Will
Last Balance of Week.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITT, Forest
Grove, Or., Nov. 25. (Special.)
President R. F. Clark, who is pres
ident of the Independent College
Presidents' association of Oregon, an
nounces that association will meet
during the Thanksgiving recess at
Reed college. This association is
composed of Albany college, Eugene
Bible university, McMinnville college.
Pacific college. Pacific university.
Philomath college. Reed college, and
Willamette university, and each col
lege entertains in turn.
The other officers of the associa
tion are: Vice-President. President E.
C. Sanderson. Eugene Bible univer
sity; secretary-treasurer. Professor K.
G. Franklin, Willamette university.
Prisoners Spend Day Home.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark., Nov. 25. Two
prisoners at the state penitentiary
today were granted furloughs to
spend Thanksgiving day with their
families, and 18 others were released
'A SWELL AFFAIR
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TOOTHACHE GUM
Stops Toothache
Instantly
ASK FAR DENTS
AND CCT DENT'S
C.S.DENT a CO- DetrM.MSMfa
Under Government Supervision
THOUSANDS of little
Savings Accounts
opened here have become
big ones.
Start a Savings Account
growing up for your family.
"One of the Northwest's -Great
Banks" . . '.
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Thousands of Ladies' and Misses' Dresses, Coats, Suits, Waists,
and Skirts, and hundreds of Plush Coats at prices much lower
than ever. We receive hundreds of garments from overstocked
f a'ctories and overstocked jobbers. It is not a question of prices.
The slogan is: "Must unload, market declining", sell at any,
price regardless of cost." L , . .
Hundreds of Suits
'All sizes, values to $45.0(J I3g
$18.95 and $14.95
Plush Goats
;- ii Values to $45.00 ,f,8PBP3B
$18.95 and $14.95
Hundreds of Long Velour,Silvertone,
Bolivia, Pom Poiri and Go Idtone Coats
"V yalues to $85.00 - !;,;,
$36.95 and $26.95
Silk and Tricotine Dresses
Values to $45.00. All sizes.
$18.95 and $14.95
Greatest Sale of Waists
Silk Tricolette Waists $295
Crepe de Chine and Georgettes, values to $15, at
$6.95
Dress Skirts
Values to $20.00 - .
$12.95 and $7.95
Sample Dresses Sample Suits
Sample Coats
Mostly novelty fur trimmed, values to $125.00, at
$48.95
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