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Newspaper Page TextTHE '-'MORNING OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1920 19 1 LIFT FOB STATE OFFICIALS UniLIKELY Few, However, May Receive Healthier Salaries.' CLOSE PRUNING FORECAST rescued a baby from the flames, and Joseph Ruffner, Jr., who turned In the" alapm and was instrumental in setting: people out of the building:, so the hero honors of a fire which threatened to destroy the Martinson Japartments here last night. Ruffner saw the blase shooting from the roof, washed the Inmates, turned in the fire alarm and then rushed back Into the building, arousing the people and carrying two small children to safety. When the firemen arrived they iouna r,ee Stewart, who occupied upstairs apartment, holding his wife, who had tried to jump out -of th window. A ladder was quickly placed against the building and the couple rescued. Rattle then hastened up the ladder and rescued the Stewart 1 1 1 . i . 1 . . 1. uauy, peaceiuuy asieep aespue tae smoke and heat. Host Members of Legislature Drift ing Into Portland Indicate Economy Is Favored. Officials who are expecting that the coming legislature will tilt their salaries are due for a session of sloom. From what can be gathered among members of the legislature who have been drifting to town in the last month, the legislature will De somewhat hardboiled in the matter of alary Increases and in appropria tions. There is a prospect, nevertheless, f a few state officers being supplied with healthier pay checks. How many will be included in this list of honor Is not known, but if anyone lands an Increase It will be the state super intendent of public instruction. The salary received' by this officer is $3000 a year, which is less than the superintendent of public schools in Portland receives and is on a par with the secretary of the board of control, the corporation commission er, and less than the pay received by many minor office holders whose re sponsibilities are nowhere near as weighty as the head of the educa tional system of the state. Attorney-General May Get Lift. It Is possible that the pay of the attorney-general may be tilted a tri fle, for that office now commands $3600, which is $400 a year less than the district attorney of Multnomah county receives and less than any cir cuit Judge Is compensated. The governor receives $5000 a year. If there is official entertaining to do he must underwrite the expense out of his own pocket. It is suggested that a governor should be paia as much as a congressman, $7500. There are seven state officers receiving more pay than the governor, and every circuit judge in Portland gets as much. While the foregoing officers may have their compensation increased, there is no assurance that such a thing will occur. Tjhe rank and file of officialdom, however, will receive a cold shoulder if they demand more pay. The reason for this attitude on the part of legislators is that they are convinced that the high cost of living is on the decline and. tnat, while some salaries have been Inade quate for the past two or three years, the decreased cost in living will soon make these salaries better automat Ically. Close Pruning Forecast. Two years ago when the ways and means committees were working they thought that the decline in expense would occur before the lvil session. They were right in their surmise, except that the decrease in costs is coming just on the eve of the session. The coming ways and means commit tee now knows that the decline has arrived tnd they will prune even more closely than in 1919. Experienced men will be on the ways and means committee of the senate and house. Senator Patterson and Dr. Smith, old hands at the game, will be on the senate committee, and Herbert Gordon and K. K. Kubli, vet erans of this committee in the hojise, are slated for their old jobs. Any appropriation asked for will have to show good reasons to get by with these lawmakers, and it is presumed that the others on the committee will be equally cautious in the face of a fceavy increase in taxes next year. Statehouse Held Crowded. Secretary of State Kozee has called attention to the crowded condition of the statehouse and the growing need for more room to house the various departments. The Marion county del egation will father a request for a new office building, but, unless It be Representative Perry, Marion county will not be on the ways and means committee of either house or senate. : j The branch hospital located at Pen- delton will ask for an addition, and from the general looks of things, if the Pendleton hospital doesn't get Its wing there will be no office build ing built at Salem. At this time the Pendleton institution is able to take care of its clientele, but at the ratio of increase in patients it is calcu lated that more space will be needed in two years and in four years the place will be congested. L EMBARGO URGED TELEGRAMS SEAT TO OREGOX DELEGATIONS ASKING AID Bankers and Sheepmen May Unite in Lobby to Obtain Bill Stopping Import. PENDLETON. Or., Dec 15. (Spe cial.) Oregon's national congressmen will be urged through the bankers of the state to support all bills providing for an embargo on wool and wool products, according to Mac Hoke, sec retary of the Oregon Wool Growers association, who today received a tel egram from F. R. Marshall of -Salt Lake, Utah, secretary of the National Wool Growers' association, urging him to press this action. Mr. Hoke enlisted the support of all three local banks today, ana eacn of them telegraphed the Oregon dele gation to support any and all meas ures urging an embargo. Bankers in other parts of the state wi!l be solicited following the 23d annua! convention of the Oregon Wool Growers' association, which " meets here Friday and Saturday. More than a hundred wool growers ' from all parts of the state are expected to attend this Convention. Among the speakers will be Fred erick Greenwood of Portland, man ager of the federal reserve bank, who is expected to give an important speech on financing wool growers; F. R. Marshall of Salt Lake City, secre tary of the National Wool Growers association; R. N. Stanfield, United States senator-elect and a prominent wool grower; B. F. Benson of St. Paul, Minn, manager of immigration and industry department for the Northern Pacific railroad; Dr. W. H. Lytle, state veterinarian; Stanley Jewett, predatory animal inspector for Oregon and Washington, and E, T. Kavanaugh, assistant state for ester. LOITERING TO BE STOPPED Clean-Up at Sixth Street Between Washington and Stark Ordered Prize ring hangers-on and other undesirables who far . months past have been loitering about Sixth street between Washington and Stark are going to be cleaned out. Such was the edict yesterday of Chief of Police Jenkins in issuing instructions to the captains of all uniform divisions to clean up ths street as well as the corner of Broadway and Washington. "Make them keep moving," was the order of the police chief. Complaints against these street corner habitues have been received by the police from both men and women recently. In several instances these men are said to have insulted women passing along the street and to have made it so disagreeable that decent women hesitate about, walking down Sixth street on the west side of the street. Police say that many of the young fellows are would-be prize fighters and followers of the ring game. For the protection of the sport itself the police say that these loiterers must be. cleaned out or Portland may be faced with the same situation as San I Francisco, wnere boxing contests are now prohibited. ROAD BILL IS FAVORED House Committee Expected to Re port on Sleasure Today, THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington. Dec. 15. The nouee committee on roads probably will re port favorably tomorrow the Cham berlain-McArthur bill extending fed ."..tnftTl IT Don't Buy Christmas Jewelry Anywhere . . ' x Until "you find out whether I have what jou want. (Thousands of Watches and Wrist Watches and tens of thousands of Rings will be bought for presents during the next few days at full retail price. A few hundred lucky purchasers will buy from me the finest watches greater reduction a thousand can buy rings Half Price! 'Si1 1 1 made at 25 or even Come iii the Evening! The earlier purchasers will get the best selection. Come in the evening if you can't get down during the day. We wjll be open until 11 or later every evening till Christmas. ; I have still $20,000 worth of Christmas presents mostly at half-price for you to select from. Why pay more? Here are some examples: . , ' .' , WATCHES 25 to 35 Off $70.00 Hamilton, 21 jewel, adjust ed 5 positions, No., 992, in 20-year dust-proof case. Cut PJQ QQ $75.00 14-K. solid gold hunting case with 17-J. special model Illinois movement. Now cut QQ $38.50 Waltham, 15-jewel in 20-yr. hunting case. Now cut Q $31.50 Elgin, 17-jewel in 20-year plain hunting case. COQ (tO Now cut to.,,... .0A(O.UO $30.00 Elgin, 15-jewel, in 20-year thin model, octagon (JJOO KA shaped case, now i0iiOJ $25.00 Illinois, very thin model in 20-year case. Now cut g jg $22.50 Elgin, special movement in 20-year case. . Now cut g JpJ QQ $20.50 Waltham, in (STtQ Kft 20-year case..'......:. tfi-O.UU $17.50 Waltham, young man's mod el in 20-year case. (PI Q "I O Now cut to..." tDXOeJLa-t $14.00 Waltham, in nickel case, cut to. ... . S10.48 Wrist Watches 25 to 35 Off $65.0frj-Lovely square, 15-jewel movement, 2 adjustments; 14-K. sol id gold case, on ribbon. 5Q $65.00 Very tiny, 15-jewel, adjust ed movement in 14-K. solid gold case, with ribbon, Now 50 $52.50 Small Ribbon Wrist, 15 jewel movement, 14-K., solid gold, hand engraved case. fl?QQ QQ Now cut to DO7.00 $42.00 Hampden, solid Q1 PTA gold engraved case.... DQ1.0J $42.00 Square design, 25-year case, 15-jewel movement. (2Q" Kfl Now cut to DOeJU $35.00 Very small Swiss, 15-jewel movement, in 20-year flJOfS OK case. Now &&&U $32.50 Elgin, 20 -year QA OQ engraved case. .'. DarxedO $28.50 Fine Elgin, g1Q guaranteed 20-yr. case 'D.LO I O RINGS 25 to 50 Off $335.00 Fine White Diamond in fancy white gold Tif- fl0l Q HTl fany mtg. Now. . . . ioteOm I O $100.00 Diamond Ring's, perfect white diamonds, Tif- '7C flft fany mountings D 0Jt $50.00 Perfect White Diamond Tif fany Rings. Now cut $35.00 Fine White Diamonds in fancy mountings. Now 2() 25 17.50 Reconstruct ed Ruby 0 7C Rings. Tiffany mtgs., now 16.60 Lady's Tiffany and Fancy Mounting. Fine Stones. Solid M QC Gold Birthstone-Rings. now...wid $12.50 Finest Cameo, heavy tC OK solid gold hand-made m'tlngs vOiiJ , J15 White Sapphire Tiffany 7 Cft Rings, solid gold liJU $1.50 Solid. Gold Baby Rings Jgg $3.50 Solid Gold Children's! 7C Rings now '. J. $26 Heavy Solid Gold Recon- M 0 flfl structed Ruby Gent's Ring.. . V OiVU $18.50 G e n t's Genuine Blood- ff Q OC stqn.fc.R'ng now OOiAJ $25 Gent's Heavy S.olfd Gold Rinir. Genuine Sardonyx Ring, J 2 5Q $35 White Sapphire Ring, 14- I "T Cfj karat mounting, now ;..liiU Miscellaneous Jewelry Half Price or Less Cameo Brooches, a very choice few left. Solid gold mountings, hand-carved cameos. Priced at 2 Gold Filled Brooches Values to . $3.75 extra special $ 1 .48 Diamond Lavallieres, beautiful solid gold pendanft and chains; were $20, now for $10.00 $37.50 Highest Grade Coral Cameo, Pear-shaped, solid gold.... $18.75 $4.75 Solid Gold Lavallieres, fine stones, now at .-.....$2.38 $7.50 Solid Gold Shell Bracelet, now cut to $3.73 $2.95 Best Gold-filled Children's Bracelets, now $1.48 '125.00 Sterling Silver, Hand-en graved Vanity and Coin Purse, now .$12.50 cut to $1.1.00 Sterling Silver Engraved VtmHy and Coin Pane 87.50 Slit.no Hammered SUver Vanity mid Coin Pom 7.r0 S2.75 Solid Gold Scarf rtas. Signet end Fine Stones now (S1.3S 10.00 Diamond Srarf IMna, fancy mountings, latest designs 85. OO .',.iM) Hand-engraved, Solid Gold l-ront Cuff l.lnkn, now (2. SO Solid Gold Men's C'liaAnii-TFancy Link, double-breasted and YValuem.tr Ftvles, I2.no up: now 96.00 tip Solid Gold Umblem Buitoua, Sl.rtoi now 75c Gold-filled Emblem Charma, .1.Mi rut to ' V REPUBLICANS ASK. $100 Sum Is Multnomah County's Part in National Deficit. Contributions to wipe out the def flclt of the republican national com mittee are being solicited In Port land. John L. Day, chairman of the republican committee of Multnomah county, has been placed in charge of the subscript'on list. Will Hays, national chairman, has written to Mr. Day, asking him to raise about $100 by the first of the year. The national chairman said he wanted the county chairmen throughout the country to attend to the raising of the fund, explaining further that he preferred many small contributions to a few large sums. Chairman Day had made good head way by last night and at the rate the money was being handed over, there is no doubt but what the Quota of Multnomah will be quickly assembled. There are some counties in Oregon, however, where $100 will be a large sum to raise just at this time. FEDERAL LAW ELUCIDATED Workings of Bank System Is Ex plained to Portland Druggists. Explanation of the workings of the federal reserve banks was present ed to the Portland retail druggists by Frederick Greenwood, manager of the Portland branch of the federal reserve banks, at the monthly lunch eon of the druggists' organization, yes terday at the Chamber of Commerce. Me pointed out how the system pro- John C. Wbeatcroft of Chicago, memoer of tne executive committee of the National Retail Druggists' as sociation, suoke on the activities of the bureau maintained by the associa tion at Washington to protect the In terests of the druggists la regard to legislation. leral aid for the construction of pub lic roads for tour or live years, me bill would appropriate $1,000,000 year for four years for the construc tion of post roads and $10,000,000 for 10 years for building roads tnrougn forests. Jt is poasiDie tnat tne com mittee will extend the post roads appropriations over a period of five years and reduce the forest roads ap propriations to a live-year penoa. The house committee held a hear ing on the bill this afternoon at which matfy of . the state highway commissioners who have been here in national convention were present The hearing was arranged by Louis W. Bean of Eugene, Or., president of the Western Public Land States Highway association. He aided In drafting the bill. SCORE MENACED BY FIRE Baby Rescued and Apartment In mates Saved by Hero Pair. ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 15. (Spe-1 Phone your want ads to The Ore cial.) To Firemen Frank Rattle, who Ionian. Main 7070, Automatic 660-96. RULING HITS HOTEL MEN 1000T Chambermaids In Spokane Entitled to Back Pay. SPOKANE. Wash., Dec. 15. (Spe cial.) Hotel proprietors of Spokane will be forced to pay approximately 1000 chambermaids back 'wages amounting to $78,000, because of the recent decision of the supreme court declaring the $1? a week minimum wage for women a law, according to an estimate made today by Mrs. M. S. RusselL manager of tbe women's do meatlc guild. The new law calls for the payment of a minimum wage of $18 a week, retroactive to June 2, when the state industrial welfare commission adopted the measure. Mrs. Russell said that women res taurant workers here numbering about 1500, will be affected by the supreme court decision to the extent that hereafter they will be permitted one day a week off at the rate of pay they are now receiving. 3 FIRMS WIDEN ACTIVITIES Consolidated Producers, Limited, of Idaho to Operate in Oregon. SALEM, Or. Dec., 15. (Special.) Consolidated Producers. Limited, is the name of an Idaho corporation which today made application to op erate in Oregon. The capital stock is $50,000 and F. R. Davis of Rainier is attorney in fact. I The Crescent Lake Lumber com pany, with a capital stock; of $25,000, has been Incorporated . by F. Heilig, F. Bayley and N. Moser. Headquar ters will be.in Portland. The&ood River Spray company has Increased its capital stock from $25,000 to $50,000. The Multnomah Development com pany has filed notice of dissolution. Other . Goods at Half Price All.Cut Gtass, All Silver Except Flatware, All Jewelry (Including Bracelets, Lavallieres, Chains, Caff Buttons, Stick Pins, etc.), All Pearl Necklaces. Other Goods at 25 Off Ivory Pyralin and French Ivory, Eversharp Pencils, All'Watches and Wrist Watches (Including Ingersolls), Big Ben Alarm Clocks, Waterman Fountain Pens, All Diamonds.' " TO OUT-OF-TOWN CUSTOMERS: If you find it inconvenient to come to town to shop, we will gladly fill your order by maiL Special sale catalog free on request. WAR TAX On practically all of these goods there is a war tax payable of 5, which should be added to prices given. , FIXTURES FOR SALE The entire equipment of high-class mahogany fixtures is for sale and must be disposed of before the termina tion of the present lease. GENUINE RETIRING-FROM-BUSINESS JEWELRY SALE 149 Third -Where the Clock Is Near Morrison Painted Brown and Orange Bnannnaa i anaaia (aaia a naaa aVaanaanaanvaaM aaaaaaa anaBBBBMHananp . aaajaBBaa aBHaaaBBBaaaaa aBnnBBBaaaaaaaaB (aaaaaBai a BaMBaaa a anaajaaaaajBa, aBaaBaaaa aaaBBanh aBanaaaB naaaaa Baaaaaaaai .. - ' cr--R ; inMU&tfWii iTiP-yvvmnn rraBaaivai m . su- uicc ClirC COD 4 OQ fWI 1 8tI11 four barrels of corn mash and Wire . OULO run yW,UUUj flve gallons of whisky, seized at the Husband Said to Object to His Spouse Attending Dances. Half of her husband's property. amounting to $28,000. . is asked by Dora Jerman in a divorce complaint filed yesterday against Paul A. Jer man. She charges cruelty and cites in particular an Instance when her husband objected to her going to i dance with her parents and in retalla tion broke up flower pots and strewed them through the house. Anna van Dei-ford said u wanted a divorce from J. B. Van Derford be cause he tells the children not to pay any attention to her and because ht compels her to work for her support Plncue SChereechevsky began suit yesterday against Sabina Scheres- chevsky on grounds of infidelity and desertion. Annullment of the marriage of Mamie Maletiorn to Clinton Malehorn is also asked, the former claiming that her husband had not been di vorced six months from Cathryn Male jiorn, his former wife, when be mar tied her . 1 Well Equipped Still Captured. BEND, Or., Dec. 15. (Special.) A raid conducted last night by Sher iff S. E. Roberts netted a 10-gaUou home of Charles Nickell. The appa ratus seized by the officers. Includ ing two boilers.-a double and single worm, a water barrel for cooling the copper tube in the fint.1 process of distillation, an oil stove and barrels in whtch the mash was found. Is being held in the county Jail. 6 AT ASTORIA INDICTED Grand Jury Begins Investigation of Liquor Law Violations. ASTORIA, Or, Dec. 15. (Special.) The circuit court grand Jury at Its session this morning completed the investigation of the several criminal cases which had been referred to it and returned indictments against six defendants. This afternoon the grand Jury be gan an investigation of violations of the state prohibition and gambling laws, including the disposal of the contraband whisky alleged to have been seised by the police officers when they arrested Henry Hill, mas ter of the launch Faithful. . Many, witnesses have been sum moned and it is expected the jury will be ready to report Its findings before Friday or Saturday.'- Read The Oreiroaiaa classified ads. VANCOUVER FARE 10 CENTS Public Service Commission Grants 3 -Cent KIse to Power Firm. OLTMPIA. Wash., 'Dec 15. (Spe cial.) The public service' commission today ordered into effect December 20 increased street-car fares in the city of Vancouver. The rise was asked by the North .Coast Power company. The new tariff increases single fares in the city to 10 cents from 7, with commutation books of 11 tickets for $1. II Changes In the price of commu tation school tickets as noted in the new tariff follow: Between Vancou ver and Falk changed froc. $4 for 44 rides to $5.70 for 60 rides; to Staple ton, Sparks, Jaggy and Honey, from $5.75 for 44 to $7.70 for 60; to Bonzo, Hartfield, Parkway, and Orchards, from $8 for 44 to $10.35 for 50; to Gehr and Sifton, from $9.90 for 44 -.to $12.50 for 60; in the city of Vancou ver, from $1.75 for 35 to $3.60 for 60. The commission ordered that- all school or script tickets sold before December 20 be honored until used. -' Grange Elects Officers. ALBANY, Of', Dec 15. (Special.) . Grand Prairie grange, composed of persons residing east and southeast of Albany and which has Its hsjl about three miles southeast of the' city, has elected the following offi cers to serve during 1921: C. 1m Shaw, master; A. R. McCall, overseer; Mrs. Cora Muller, lecturer; O. L. Muller, steward; Leslie Cade, assistant stew ard; Mrs. A. R. McCall, chaplain; Mrs E. H. Holloway, treasurer; Mrs. Win nie Cade, secretary; F. M. Mftchell, gate keeper; Mrs. F. M. Mitchell, Ceres; Mss Alice Mclnnis, Pomona; Miss Marie Walker, Flora. Veteran Carrier Gets Xew Route. ALBANY, Or., Dec 15. (Special.) Lawrence Shearer, son of David Shearer, one of the first, rural letter carriers appointed in Oregon ana who was the first rural carrier in the state eligible to retirement for con tinuous service, has been appointed carrier on rural route No. 1 from Tangent, Or. His father, who retired recently after serving as carrier for 30 years, was carrying the Tangent route the last few years of his serv ice. F. A. Pierson of Plainview has been appointed- carrier on route i from Tangent. Merchants Hire Six Sleuths. SALEM, Or., Dec 16. (Special.) Salem merchants today employed six plain clothes men to patrol the sev eral stores during the holiday season in an effort to combat the activities of shoplifters and bad check artists. In, past years local merchants said they had lost heavily as the result of thefts. It was announced that the detectives employed by the merchants have received deputy sheriffs' com missions and are authorized to carry their operations to all parts of the country. Grangers Hold Election. ALBANY, Or., Dec 15. (Special.) H. Ft Warren, has been elected mat ter of Morning Star grange, which has Its hall about five miles north of Al bany, and other officers chosen to serve for ths coming year were: D. T. Butler, overseer; Mrs. Esther War ren, lecturer; Harvey Beeson, stew, ard; Rexter Butler, assistant steward; Mr a. Cora Butler, chaplain; A. W. Moreland, treasurer; Greta Case, sec retary; Clarke Moreland, gate keeper; Pauline Moreland, Ceres; Lucille Kay. nolds, Pomona; Lena Cox, Flora; Vir ginia Hockett, women's assistant steward; Lola Beeson, organist; W. I Case, trustee for a term of three years. Phone your want ads to The Ore- gonlan. Main 7070. Automatic 660-95. The Portland Coal Co. Mine Agents Best Rock Springs UtaK Coals Phones Broadway 2022-2023 1