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"- ; ' " . ..".- 4.-.-,... tV.;;- v. . .-- . . ' r ' - ill:- TTIE MORXIXO' OREGONIAxC,' TITURSDAT, DECEMBER 9, 1920 . I - i i i : . ' 1 :.' i -w "! 1 v IMMEDIATE Fill AID IS PROPOSED Senate Is Asked to Take Up Relief Tomororw. GRONNA LEADING FIGHT Authorization or Federal Reserve Board to Extend Literal Cred its Is -Sought. WAEHTNGTOX, Dec S. Proponents of legislation- to revive the war fi nance corporation and thereby afford relief to farmers confronted by fall ing prices plan to call up their meas ure in the senate Friday and ask for its immediate passage. Senator Gron na, republican. North Daktoa. In charge of the resolution, gave this notice today in asking- that the sen ate let the matter go over until the later date. Supporters of the proposed legisla tion said they had received assurances that senate leaders would not oppose the measure which can be brought before the house either by unanimous consent or by majority vote. Wlille farm relief legislation was being temporarily postponed in the senate, the flood of bills to extend relief to the farmers continued In the house. Financing Is Proposed. mons the house measures was a bill by Representative Strong, re publican, Kansas, to direct the com mittee on banking and currency to investigate what legislation would be necessary to permit the proper financ ing of farmers and Block raisers. llepresentative Lee, democrat, Georgia, put in a bill authorizing the federal reserve board to take action necessary to extend liberal credits to cotton farmers, while Representa tive Eacr, republican. N'orth Dakota, reintroduced his measure which would prohibit gambling in foodstuffs and speculation in stocks and bonds. Rep resentative Garaway, democrat, Ar kansas, offered a bill to prevent the eale of cotton and grain in future markets. Printing of testimony taken In hearings before the agricultural com mittee was ordcrd rushed to comple tion today so as to be in the hands of senators when the measure comes up. The committee resumed its hear ings with a view to framing addition al relief measures and was' told by Virginia and North Carolina tobacco growers that thoy were in the same plight as the other agricultural in terests. TohnorA Men to Be Heard. Other tobacco men will be heard tomorrow, and Friday, the wool graw ers from the went will present their difficulties. W. V. Bauer, another witness, who claimed to represent the German government, urged the ex tension of a billion dollar credit to Germany for the purchase of food stuffs and raw materials from Amer ica. He said that under the Versailles treaty Germany, in agreement with the allies, could make such a credit a first mortgage and give it priority over all reparation claims. Conversations have already been carried on between Germany and lingland, Italy and Belgium with the purpose of. securing such permission. Air. Bauer said. Members of the com mittee, towever, told Mr. Bauer they did not belive congress would vote such extension of credit to Germany and he then suggested that it might be arranged through the war finance corporation. points will arrive at 5:15 o'clock in the evening to conduct Initiation ex ercises for a class of 60. The pecial train of Pullmans and diner will start from McMinnville and go on to Hills boro, picking up delegations en route, and then come direct to Tillamook. It is expecfed it will be In charge ot Francis V. Galloway, deputy grand exalted ruler of Oregon. Upon- arrival the delegation will stage a parade through the business streets of Tillamook. In the evening, augmented by the novitiates and Til lamook county members, making a total assembly of 400 persons, initia tion exercises will' start In the Knights of Pythias hall. After mid night a dinner will be served in the Tillamook hotel. The special train will leave Tillamook at 1 P. M. Sun day, the morning to be de-voted to side trips through the county. Local arrangements are In charge of Dr. J. E. Shearer, Robert Leonard, John Carroll, Charles Hankow, J. M. Smith, Ed Brenner. Dr. T. G. Turner. David Kuratll, Webster Holmes, C. S. Barnes, Ted McKinley and Clark Lowry. BUILDING BARS LIQUOR MANAGER OF MORGAN' STRUC TURE ISSUES EDICT. l . .,., v v ;-- JJv; -fV s-; .... J ; X f - . ..... U. S. BROUGHT INTO SUIT Action Filed to Recover Damages From Government. The United states was made party to a personal injury suit yesterday when Rudolph Mass filed action in tidmiralty in the United States district court to recover damages from the government. the Columbia-Pacific Shipping company and Brown & Alc "abe. Mass asks for $27,700, and this is said to be the first suit of Its kind filed under the new law providing for procedure in personal injury suits against vessels owned by the govern ment but privately operated. Mass alleges in his complaint that ls left leg was crushed, making him lame for life, when a defective por tion of the unloading apparatus on the steamer West Nomentum broke a.iui the load fell on him. The West Momentum is' owned by the govern ment and operated between Portland .and the orient by the Columbia-Pacific company. Mass says he does not care to take advantage of the Oregon workmen's compensation act. Violation of Order Is Considered Sufficient Cause to Have Lease holders Evicted. "John Barleycorn" has been barred from the Morgan building. No longer may tenants of this building invite their friends to their offices to serve excellent "moonshine cocktails" or perchance allow visitors nip of bonded liquor. Even home brew has been banned and cannot be brought into the building or served therein. An order to this effect has been sent to each tenant of the Morgan building by W. C. North, manager of the building, it yas learned yesterday. Violation of the order will result in eviction of the tenants. Colonel North, it was said, being backed by the prohibition enforcement agents, in the belief that even though a lease be in effect, violation of the laws by a. tenant In the building i.s sufficient cause to abrogate the lease. At ail events, it was rumored that some of the tenants do not take kindly to the new ruling, believing that payment of rent for quarters i the only concern the manager of the building should have. It was not known just what means Colonel North would resort to in order to put his new order into affect. WOOL SALES POSTPONED Heavy London Fog Prevents Hold In of Scheduled Auction. LONDON. Dec. 8. The wool auction sales, which were to have been held today, had to be postponed on ac count of the heavy fog prevailing. 2 5 Pass Military Tests. ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 8. (Spe cial.) Acceptance of 25 men who were examined Monday night for the new coast artillery company being organized here was announced. Ac ceptance of an equal number who took the examination Tuesday night i.s expected. The medical examinations and general appearance of the men accepted gives promise of an excep tionally strong company. Those who have already been accepted are: C. W. George, R. S. Rankin, Silas A. Bush, Michael- Panek. B. B. Jones, W. P. Taylor. George Streator, Lyle B. Kenyon. William H. Hopkinson. Cas per Schneider, Milton B. Pulver, Nathan J. Nudelman, Dornford A. Reid, Francis Pietscha, Emil H. Ross, Arthur A. Theuer, Harry Craig George Acret, Leroy C. Mann, Kdwin H. Wyndearo, Ieonard W'oodland, Herbert 1'. Lewis, Perry Clark, Horace Doble. NEGROES' LIBERTY BRIEF Three Escape at Albany but Are Captured Soon Afterwards. A LB A NT, Or, Dec S. (Special ) OViHiam Brinkley. George Irwin and K. Hamilton, three of the four negroes arrested here yesterday driv ing an automobile stolen from Harry Duval of the Golden West hotel escaped from the city jail here this morning. They were recaptured soon a-fter and two Portland officers took all four of the negroes to Portland tonight to answer a charge of theft ot the car. Alfred Toby, the fourth negro of u lj , uiauo no attempt to ine men were locked In a steel cell during the night. This morning they were left in the corridor and In a. short time tore a hole in the floor ana KnocKea out a portion of the brick foundation of the building. crawling to iioerty. POISON THEORY DISPROVED Apples Fatal to. Child Show Xo Sign of Arsenic. Possibility that the death of three Tear-old Charles Allen of St. Johns resulted from arsenic poisoning was seemingly disproved yesterday when Fred Curry, city chemist, announced that an examination bfthe apples wnicn trie youngster ate snowed abso lately no trace of the poison. H. G; Higgens of the United States food and drug inspection service, w'th neanquarters. in Seattle, arrived in Portland yesterday to Investigate the case. Fishermen Ask Fish Protection. HOQUIAM. Wash., Dec. 8. (Spe cial.) The Grays Harbor food fisher man's union has asked Oliver S. Mor ris, state representative-elect, to get action at the next meeting of legis lature hat will give some relief from present conumons. tne men voicing the belief that within a few years the salmon will be extinct. At a meeting recently :lr. Morris pledged his sup port and a cqmmittee of the union was named to meet with a committee from the Commercial club and Mr. Morris to draft a bill such as they believe will aid them. . Citizenship Granted to 17. MONTESAiNO, Wash., Dec 8. (Spe cial.) At a naturalization hearing in Judge Abel's court 17 applicants re ceived citizenship. Several were sol diers from Hoquiara and Aberdeen. Those admitted were: Elmer L. Ben nett, Chris Olsen, Sigward Berge. Jacob Koog. Patrick H. Fox. Ludger Pauze, Antonio Zuvich, Nicholas Springer, Thomas Vincent, Ernest unman, Edwin M. Martin, Thomas Nelson. Francisco Raino. Elmer John son. John A. Baglnley, Martin A.Olson ana Jngvald -Grevstad. r-v Immigration Bill Indorsed. HOQUIAM,' Wash., Dec. 8. (Spe cial.) Unanimous indorsement of Representative Johnson's immigration bill, which apparently Is to have -an Immediate hearing by the house, was telegraphed to him by the Hoquiam post, 16, American Legion, last night following a business session. A tele gram was also cent to the national headquarters of the American Legion suggesting that it send "word to all posts asking them to take action and notify their respective represent atives and senators in congress. real: 0 1 600 OVERCOATS in one grand SACRIFICE Special SALE ELKS TO HAVE INITIATION Tillamook Will Welcome .Invasion of Antlered Herds Saturday. TILLAMOOK. Or., Dec. 8. (Special.) Tillamook will welcome an invasion of Elks' next Saturday, when a spe cial train bearing 250 members of the order from Portland, Salem and valley Kelso Schools Growing. KELSO, Wash., Dec 8. (Special.) School attendance for November showed a substantial' increase, the average daily attendance being 636.6 days, which Is the highest ever re corded here. School was in session 17 days and there were 10,822.5 days attendance. The enrollment for the month was 675 and the percentage of attendance was .. 'There were 355 days of absence. The best attendance record was by the fourth room of the Catlin school, which had only six days absence. Legion to Ask Legislation. ROSEBURG. Or., Dec. 8. (Special.' In order that veterans of the world war may be admitted to the Oregon soldiers' home, located In this city, Umpqua post, American Legion,' went on record at a meeting here last night favoring legislation by the state to permit the home to receive soldiers of the late war. At present world war veterans are not permitted to en ter the home. Southern Pacific Men Out. ROSEBURG. Or., Dec 8. (Special. More than 50 Southern Pacific em ployes have been dismissed from serv ice within the past few' days. Thirty two of the number were roundhouse employes, others being employed in the car repairing department and va rious branches of the railroad serv ice here. MP- U f. r I ' -,A -."WSfJt-W'' 5 If 5 1 r S ' . ft- . r ', , , -i ViLirtMS -st-.-L"-.V'- -s? jst", .t-. 1 , i To close out tKe -balance of overcoats on hand, I have decided to make the fol lowing SACRIFICE PRICES: $90, $95 and $100 and $80 $75 $60 sx - .;V.:?.:.r;.... OVERCOATS; Sacrifice Price OVERCOATS; Sacrifice Price OVERCOATS; Sacrifice Price $45 and $50 OVERCOATS; Sacrifice Price $30 and $35 OVERCOATS; Sacrifice Price Refund Will Be Made on All Overcoats Purchased Since December First No exaggerations nor misstatements are ever permitted in my ads $60 $49 $39 $29 $19 . -, ,.ii- S-it l ,i ., i, i.J..-k'. I niTr (it MUHiliMHTMilW Ben Selling, Leading Clothier CITY WANTS LIGHT BIDS CONTRACTS FOR FIVE YMRS WILL REDCCK COST. Portland Xow Provides 350 0 Over head and 178 I."ndergrround Lights at $5J,50 and $62.60. Authority was prranted yesterday to S. C. Pier., commissioner and' pur chasing- agent, to affvertis-e for bids for lighting the streets, public places and municipal vbuildingrs of the city of Portland. Through the action or tne voters at the last city election, tne city council Is now authorized to enter into contracts for street lighting for five years, whereas heretofore the city has been prohibited by charter to enter into a contract ior .more than two years. The contract for street lighting is now held by tne oriiana nanwaj, Light &. Power company. When pro posals were sought oy trie city ior street lighting two years ago the Northwestern Electric company de clined to bid, but in a letter to City Commissioner Mann stated that bids would be offered if the city would agree to enter into a five-year contract. The city now provides 35U0 over head lights throughout the city and 17S underground lights In conduits. Under the present contract the city pays $51.60 a year for operation or each overhead light and $62.60 for the operation of the underground lights. Proposal was made to the city that under a five-year contract the prices now paid yearly would be reduced to $48 for overhead lights and $59.60 for underground lights. Hebrew Publishers Incorporate. SALEM, Or., Dec. 8. (Special.) The American-Hebrew Publishing as sociation, with headquarters in Port land, has been incorporated by M. Sherman, Leo D. Kuriloff and T. Tilles. The capital stock Is 300u. George T. Moore, Inc., has been in corporated by George T. Moore, George F. Brice and H. B. Edwards. The capital stock is $1500 and head quarters will be in Portland. The North Coast Electric company, with a capital stock of $30,000, has been Incorporated by J. V. Beach, Grace Sheffield and X. D. Simon. Head quarters will be in Portland. Baker Alfalfa Quarantined. LA GRANDE, Or., Dec. S. (Spe cial.) Baker county alfalfa hay ij now quarantined . againct ship ment Into California, according? to If. H. Weatherspoon ot Elgin, eastern Oregon member of the state board of horticulture, which held a meeting in Eugene last week, and from which Mr. Weatherspoon was Just returning. The quarantine against Baker county hay was placed in force because Baker county adjoins Malheur county, where because of the alfalfa weevil a strict quarantine has been in force. those who were affiliated with the farmer-labor party, and those opposed to it. R. E. Pierce is the choice-of those opposed to the third party. The appointment will be made by the board of county commissioners at the beginning of their new terms. W. H. Birley of Mossyrock. Wash., commissioner-elect from the third dis trict, is now visiting at bis old home In England. Road Told to Improve. SALEM, Or., Dec. 8. (Special.) Fred Williams, member of the Oregon public service commission. In a let ter prepared here today, called atten- tion of the Southern Pacific Railroad company to the alleged unsatisfactory conditions existing at the corpora tion's station in West Salem. "Per sonal inspection reveals," said Mr. Williams in his letter to the com pany, "that the grounds should be filled in by adding a few loads of gravel or by some other equally good method that will make It unnecessary for one to protect himself with hip boots when boarding or alighting from your passenger train..? Dayton Officials Swoinjn, DAYTON, Or., Dec. 8. (Special.) The following city officers were sworn In to serve for the next two years: J. J. Denson, mayor; J. E. Proffitt, acting mayor; W. T. H. Tucker, recorder; Charles Anderson, city attorney; A. W. Hatfield, treas urer; William Scheld, marshal; J. E. Proffitt. E. Demaray, V. M. Hord, V. T. Mellinger, .1. L. Sherman and O. C. Goodrich, councilmen. Pupils Taught in Church. NTSSA, Or., Dec. 8. (Special.) Nyssa high school' building is being enlarged, as the increase of pupils attending school here this term is so large that the Presbyterian church being used as schoolrooms. First grade pupils are taught in the church and fifth-grade pupils In the base ment of the church. The former Epis copal church parish hall was parti tioned in two rooms last year and third and fourth grades are taught there. False Arrest Charged. TAKI.MA, Wash.. Dec. 8. (Special.) J. E. Shultz has brought suit here against H. S. Kocher for $10,000 dam ages for alleged false arrent and im-' prisonment on a charge of stealing an utomobilo which thultz said he had has been fitted up with desks and is rightful posession of. Commercial Club Elects Officers. COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Dec 8. (Special.) At the annual meeting of the Commercial club Monday night the following officers were elected: President, C. J. Kern; first vice-presl- i dent, G. M. Marksbury; second vice president, R. E. Short; secretary, N. E. Glass; treasurer S. S. Lasswell; trustees 'for two years, Gottfried Graber, A. W. Swanson and K. K. Mills. Road Supervision. Attracts. MORTON, Wash., Dec. 8. (Special.) The people of Bremer, Wash., are in the midst of a contest for road supervisor. There are two camps. , u... n . mm. ., ... . a ,.. r High life! Twin Bed in a 24tfa floor flat "Twin Bed" but no sleep ! MAJESTIC SATCBDAYt J in! n - J -i - -mm-J i iin.iii i iiiiit hi i niBnin i !! ; ' Another Masterful Backwoods Story NOW PLAYING MOM THE TSSgm By James Oliver Curxoood Atmospheric Set tlnir of a realis tic forest fire, which is. In It- ' self, h achievement WIta LON CHANEY BETTY BLYTHE LEWIS STONE Have to You a Man uy For ? B Reductions here on regular stock in every department of the store! Sharply lowered prices that will make Christmas shopping seem like old times ! Men's House Coats and Lounging Robes $ 8.50 House Coats for $ 6.40 $12.50 House Coats for $ 9.40 $15.00 'House Coats for $11.95. $20.00 House Coats for $15.00 $30.00 House Coats for $22.50 Mammoth Sale of Neckties ! ' Thousands of fine silk ties now on sale at tempting; prices. A Christmas tie bought here is sure to please. $2.50 and $4.00 Ties Sale of Bags and Suit Cases $15 Bags now only $11.85 $20 Bags now only 15.85 $25 Bags now only $19.85 $30 Bags now only $24.85 $50 Bags now only $39.85 $1.50 and $2.00 Ties 95c 1.55 All Knitted Silk Ties, Regularly QC $4 and $5, Reduced to Only ZdVJ Men's Silk Shirts, regularly $10 and $12.50, on sale $X QT now at only JmSJ THREE FOR $20 Men's Woven-Color Madras and Silk Stripe Madras JO ALT Shirts, regularly ?5 and $6 O.rt- THREE FOR $10 Avoid the Crush of the Department Stores Shop Here in Comfort! BEN SELLING Leading Clothier Morrison at Fourth Shop for Men in a Man's Store H - ior "la' M if , C( J, basi Jr II !-.- r I' I.' 1 "F7 S" ""V.