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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX; TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1920 ALLEGED AIDES OF brcak Into comedy and dance. Their selections proved happy ones and the general snappy spirit that prevaded the act made itself apparent. A big spot on the bill is occupied by "Teddy." a dog recruit from the Keystone films. Teddy, a Great Dane GOIICI ARRAIGNED of graceful movement and lntelii gent pursuits was shown first in pictures and then "in person" fol lowing the custom established by other film favorites who step into Powers Powers Couple Who Harbored Fred vaudeville during an idle season Seven Days Allowed for Fil ing of Briefs. Teddy is not a trick dog in the ac cepted sense of the word, but obey Wagner to Explain. his master and puts across some ex amples of sagacity that make him interesting as an act. . Irene Trevette returns with new songs and a geogeous new gown but the same flashing eyes and smile that EARLY DECISION WANTED BOTH HELD UNDER BONDS GAS CASE IS TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT - t . . '-J V'V '. : ' I .V J ', 'j v - 1 V Ownerj of Astoria Building Where Outlaw Was Killed Declared in Quest of Money. ASTORIA, Or. Dec 20. (Special.) Dean B. English, Mrs. Minnie Bv English and Ed Hafllnger were ar raigned before Justice Carney this afternoon on Informations charging t'srnn with harboring Frank Wagner, tne convict killed yes'erday, and hid ing him. Each was held under $500 ' bonds to appear fo.- a preliminary , hearing: next Thursday. Mrs. Anita i Schroeder, alias Anita Sherman, was' held under a similar bond to appear as a witness. , Knglish and his wife are the own ers of the building where Wagner was found and killed, and It was at their house he had been staying. Mrs. Sherman was a companion of Al Aleadors, the man alleged to have been implicated with Wagner in the , robbery of the Kallunki store. She is said to have corresponded with i Wagner while the latter was in the penitentiary and visited him several times at the English home. Ed Haf linger is driver of an auto for hire and is said to have hauled Wagner as a passenger. Money Admitted Object. Both English and his wife informed the district attorney that Wagner had been at their place since early in November, but English added that the man had been away threa times in that period, three weeks at one time, about a week the second time and again for three or four days. Asked why he was harboring the escaped r convict, English replied, "I wanted to get all the money I could out of him before turning him over to the au thorities." Mrs. Sherman informed the district attorney that about November 5 she was notified by Mrs. English that Wagner was at the English home and she went down to see him. Wagner at that time gave her $100, mostly in email bills. On November 16, about S o'clock in the evening, Ed Haflin ger, according to Mrs. Sherman's story, took her and Wagner in an automobile down the Cannon Beach road, where Wagner left, saying he might return in six weeks or perhaps not for six months. Either on De cember 14 or 15. Mrs. Sherman added, she vu informed by Mra. English that Wagner had returned. Mrs. Sher man said she went to eee bim that day and that was the last she saw of him. and she supposed he had left that evening. 31 a p of Cache Draws. The woman asserted that Wagner tfrew a map showing where he had cached about $800 in silver, as well as a quantity of war savings stamps, at a point near Gardiner, Or. The of ficers have this map. This afternoon Sheriff Nelson and Deputy Bakotich made a further search at the English ranoh. They found two sticks of dynamite and a can of nitro-grycerine. which Wagner had secreted in a barn. They alto found a number of burglar's tools, some of which Wagner had recently made. Wagn.er'6 body was burled this morning. DEPCTT DISTRICT ATTOR NEY RESIGNS AFTER LO.G SERVICE. COMPTOX TEXIiS OF KXLLtXG 3Icn Told to Take "o Chances With Desperado. SALEM, Or., Dec 20. (Special.) L. V. Compton, warden of the state penitentiary, and his deputies, who yesterday figured in a battle at As toria wliich resulted in the killing of Frank Wagner, escaped convict, returned to Salem today. Mr. Comp ton said tonight that there was noth ing to add to what had already been printed in The Oregonian regarding the duel other than that he had given his men orders to take no chances with the desperado. Mr. Compton said he had no knowl edge of who shot Wagner, for the reason that all members of the posse were armed and that the firing was In concert. Warden Compton and his deputies will return to Astoria later to testify in the courts there against persons who ace under arrest charged with housing a fugitive from justice. I Frederick M. Dempsey. Frederick M. Dempsey, who for the past eight years has been in the district attorney's office with Walter H. Evans, eent in his resignation yester day to take effect the first of the year. He entered the district attor ney's office in 1913 as deputy and has been with that office continuously ever since. For some time he had charge of the department of domestic rela tions, and for a number of years has been connected with complaint and trial work. He had charge of the extraditing of fugitives during practically all of his term of office. Mr. Dempsey will spend Jan uary In California visiting with his brothers and sister, and upon his return will engage in private practice. dazzles. Irene is an Italian song bird, but she sings only one solo in her native tongue, the rest are smart up-to-date American ones. She sings easily and sweetly and as Ring Lardner says "she is easy to look at." Carl Rossine is a magician who puts his magic across splendidly. He has new tricks and old ones in new guise. He clothes his legerdemain in comedy and sustains interest closely. One of his assistants is a remarkably smart and attractive maid, in an original checker-board Pierrette costume. A comedy film called "His Jonah Day" precedes the bill. U. S. LOSES SPRUCE SUIT At the Theaters. Pantages. Just as Christmas happens once a year so does such an excellent bill as Pantages has this week - happen once in a long while. Every act. is a good one. and was received- warmly by yesterday's audiences. The Zara Carmen trio operas the bill with a scenic novelty in which a big chap clowns delightfully while two agile graceful girls flit through a series of clever feats. They roll themselves along the flour as animated hoops, and dance gayly they juggle and throw fascinating boomerangs. The act goes rapidly and is well liked. Next on the list were Laplne and Emery, one of them a clever maid who hid her natural charms by-putting on a weird costume, pulling her hair tight back and hobbling about in huge antics. Both Lapine and Emery are natural funsters of easy methods. They sing and step and travesty a few of the well-known emotional songs.' They proved a riot and had a dozen recalls. The Jazz Eight is in the middle of the bill. Kfeht sailors in uniform play all sorts of instruments and play them well too. Several are Individual singers with the rest coming In on the harmony, and occasionally they .. . "7 A SWELL AFFAIR dents TOOTHACHE GUM Stops Toothache Instantly IT PAYS TO BUY DENT'S C.S.eSMT CO.. w.HteMf Hanify ' Lumber Company- Wins $18,422 for Broken Contract. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 20. (Special.) Judgment was entered to day in the case of the Hanify Lum ber company againstr the United States Spruce Prodiuction corporation for $18,422.29. The company sued for about $90.00 for alleged breach o contract. The attorneys for th plaintiff took exception to the court's order that legal Interest from Novem ber 12, 1918, be not allowed. .In the-case of the Siler Mill com pany against tne same corporation, Judge R. H. Back held that nothing was due for the reason that the com pany "took the contract amount. Though the contract under which the mill operated was not dated unil sev eral months later, it was understood and was in full force and effect. WRECK BLOCKS HIGHWAY Damage to Freight Light When Cars Are Derailed. HOOD RIVER, Or.i Dec. 20. (Special) A freight wreck on the Spokane. r-oriiana ana Seattle line near Cooks, wash., blocked the North Bank hleh way for a time last Friday, according 10 j. . tovert, local man, who had been to Cooks and who witnessed the wreck, in which eight cars were , de railed. . -rne cars leaving the rails and overturning were mostly box cars, nam uverL x wo or tnem were loaded with oranges. None of th cars, nowever, was broken open, and tne goods did not seem ha ill v uaiiiageu. Engineer of Public Service Com mission ' In Meantime Will Make Study of Situation. The application of the Portland Gas & Coke company for a rate increase was taken under advisement by the state public service commission yes terday afternoon at the close of the fifth day of the hearing. Desire for an early decision was indicated by both the city and company In waiving objections to submission of further testimony and in setting a short limit on the submission of briefs. Seven days were allowed for the filing of briefs setting forth the con tentions and findings of either side. In the- meantime, engineers of the i commission and the city engineer will make a study of the case and dellb eratlon of the commission will begin. Final decision will be reserved, how ever, until the briefs are examined, according to Fred G. Williams, mem ber of the commission. Blasmgvr Is Cross Examined. Interest centered yesterday in the cross examination of Hilraar Papst, manager of the gas company, as 'to whether or not the extension lines to Forest Grove and other- points1 out side Portland xhad been a paying proposition since their completion in 1817. Mr. Papst testified1 that the ex tensions had been making returns that more than justified his expects Hons at the time of making the ex tensions. Commissioner Williams Questioned Papst closely on his reasons for re questing a rate increase scale which places a higher proportionate Increase on cooking rates than on heating or industrial rates. Mr. Papst s replies brought out that the present scale. discriminating in favor of the user of gas for heating over gas for cooking. has justified itself under current fuel oil prices. Small Consumer Held Loss. The large consumer, he pointed out, represents a profitable investment even at a much lower comparative rate, while in many cases the small consumer represents a. loss at the cooking rate. Encouragement of large users as set forth in the rate scale submitted s expected to increase gas consump tion to a volume that will permit lower production costs and. allow a lower rate. Papst declared. An In crease on the other hand that absorbs the higher costs equally, without con sideration of the returns from each type of service might make a pro hibitive price to the industrial user and cause a still higher unit produc tive cost by cutting down the volume. The possibility of reducing the British thermal units, or relative rich ness of the gas, to allow a lower pro duction cost without lowering the efficiency of the product was dis cussed by Mr. Papst after question ing by the commission. Matter Is Being Tested. The matter is now, being tested by the Washington and California public service commissions, he testified, and action here should, await their find lngs. Testimony of the Intimate rela tion of commodity prices and wage scale was introduced by City Attorney LaRoche In the examination of Ar thur W. Jones, director of the pub lic employment bureau of the city. Jones testified that the wage scale at present in industries is downward and that the high peak in both prices and wages has passed in most lines. A recent survey of employment con ditions in Portland by the bureau has revealed an average unemployment of approximately 18 per cent. The range in the various industries is from 10 to 25 per cent unemployment, Jones declared. From 8000 to 10,000 men in the city are now out of work, accord ing to the findings of the employment bureau. ' . TAXPAYERS EYE BUDGET Veteran Kills Big Cougar. HOOD RIVER, Or.. Dec 20. fSn.- clal.) Orville Thompson, upper val ley overseas veteran, arrived hr toaay witn the carcass of a female cougar, measuring six feet and seven Inches and weighing 120 pounds. He ieii it wun a taxidermist to ii. mounted. The big cat wa rennrtoH at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon by John McConn, rancher of th r- creek district. At 3 o'clock, Mr. Thompson, accompanied by his brother-in-law. Earl Newman, startej hi. dogs on the fresh trail. Forty min utes later the dogs treed the cougar in a fir. Mr. Thompson fired a th. cat stood on a large branch 40 f. from the earth, his bullet severing both jugular veins. A Stat Tax for Columbia Doubled. ST. HELENS. Or Den . 2l fas cial.) County Clerk Hunt has been advised by the State Tax ommii tnat the state tax for Columbia coonty ii ruining year IS i3.S0U. Last year it was $64,000 and the county court in preparing th budget esti mated the tax at $65,000. When the budget meeting is held it will be necessary to increase the ' general fund tax from $228,840.25 to $298 -740.26. T,he. levy for roads will be 10 mills or aDOUt tlDU.UOO, SO' the tax levy for the county exclusive of spe cial road taxes voted In several dis tricts will be approximately $450,000. Cliehalis Officials Guests. CHEHALIS, Wash., Dec. 20. (Spe cial.) The newly elected city offi cials who today took their office were the guests of honor at the weekly noonday luncheon '-at the Hotel St. Helens. These included T. J. Long mayor; John Denhof and John L. Ma goon, commissioners. The responses of the officials were along optimistic lines. There was a good attendance. Phone your want ads to The Ore gonian. Main 7070, Automatic 660-JI. Douslaa League Has Conference With County Court. " ROSEBURG. Or- Dec 20. (Spe cial.) Seventy-five members of the Doue-las county taxpayers' league met here today to consider the budget prepared by the county coun lor 1921. Nearly the entire day was taken up in the discussion or road problems. G. W. Riddle, chairman or the road committee, made a partial report on the condition of the roads throughout the county and the work that had -been accompiisnea during the year. Toe report suggested tnat tne countv court give more attention to maintenance of roads In the fu ture. The league members met later with the members of the county court to discuss several items on the budg et. Directors of the league for the ensuing year were chosen as follows: F. Thiel, Toncalla; S. D. Evans, Rose burg; C. O. Garrett. Glendale; C. H. Bailey, Dixonville; Fred Byron, Olal- la; Loyal Emery, Umpqua. IDAHO FREIGHT REDUCED Rates Lowered on Shipments of Hay to Eastern Points. BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 20. (Special.) Reduced freight rates on shipments of hay from Idaho points to the mar kets of the east, approved by the interstate commerce commission last Friday on the application of the Union Pacific railroad system as an emergency measure, will become ef fective Friday. December 24. This announcement was received today by the public utilities commission In a telegram from the chief examiner of the interstate commerce commission. Saturday Governor Davis was in formed by Representative Smith that the reduced rates had been approved by the commission. , The rates, which were niea by the Union Pacific at the request of Gov ernor Davis, the public utilities com mission of Idaho and numerous com mercial and farmers' organizations, apply to hay shipments from all Ore gon Short Line points in Idaho. Bridge at Drain Collapses. ' ROSE BURG, Or., Dec. 20. (Spe cial.) The bridge spanning Pass creek at the outskirts of Drain, 30 miles north of this city, collapsed yesterday, while J. Spaulding and his two sons were crossing the structure with a team and wagon. All three were thrown into the creek but no one was seriously hurt. A. decayed beam caused the accident. ' j Come (o Toyland Today and See Those Wonderful American-Made Toys for American Children See the big special values we have prepared for you special values on worth-while toys that every kiddie will enjoy long after Christmas is over. Below we quote only a few special numbers. There are scores throughout the department Big Values in Doll Buggies Reed Doll Buggies in blue or pink linings; special Reed Doll Buggies in blue or pink linings; special Reed Doll Buggies in blue or pink linings; gg special $7.35 S8.95 Note the Various Special Prices , on These Doll Houses $16.50 doll houses for $10.95 $19.50 doll houses for $13.85 $27.50 doll houses for $19.85 $37.50 doll houses for $26.45 Specially Priced Choo-Choo Cars $5.00 choo-choo cars $3.95 $4.50 choo-choo cars $3.69 $3.25 choo-choo cars $2.39 $4.75 Little Red Riders, $3A9 $2.25 Enameled Duckydoo Rockers, $1.49 Our $23.50 Tea Carts $17.90 As illustrated with portable tray and large rubber tired wood wheels, finished mahogany or walnut. $65.00 Drop-leaf Tea dP r OP Wagon for 00.40 $75.00 Queen Anne Tea Wagon for...... S62.75 r Buy Them for Less, These Small Gift Rugs Inexpensive, yet they make wonderful Christmas gifts. The saving is considerable. $3.00 27x54 Brussels Rugs at : ...........$2.35 $4.85 27x54 Velvet Rugs at $3.95 $8.75 Small Axminster Rugs, at c $5.95 $10.50 Axminster Rugs, 27x54, at $8.85 $10.50 Wilton Velvet Rugs at ....$8.95 $9.00 Wilton Velvet Rugs $6.75 $6.50 Velvet Rugs,' 27x54 . . $4.35 $9.85 Axminster . Rugs, 27x54, at $7.90 Here Are Some Smokers for Less There are also many other patterns in Smokers marked at special prices which are not listed here. Our Smoker showing is one of the largest you will find any where which makes choosing easy. $ 5.25 Brass Smokers for $ J.lo $16.75 Oak Smokers for $12.85 $18.50 Mahogany Smokers for..$14.8o Iff Phonographs for Less , -Why? Because We Charge No Interest When you buy a phonograph at Powers you pay no more for the privilege of buying; it on credit. That is why we say "Phonographs for Less." The price-is the same whether you buy for cash or take advantage of our liberal credit system. There are no additions of any kind whatever. SPECIAL CREDIT TERMS FOR CHRISTMAS BUYERS Open Evenings Until Christmas 0 For the convenience of. those who are unable to shop during the day, this store will remain open -evenings until Christmas. ' Children's High Chairs and Rockers At, Special Prices From a wpnderful showing of children's furniture we have taken these chairs and rockers and marked them at special prices for the remainder of the week. 85c Small Red Rockers 59c $1.65 White Enamel Rock ers at ...$1.19 $5.00 'Oak Finished Rock ers at $3.89 $7.25 Grass Rockers for.. $6.1 5 $11.00 Ivory Reed Rockers $8.95 $4.65 High Chairs at $3.95 $6.95 High Chairs for. . . .$5.50 $9.50 Oak High Chairs. . .$7.65 $16.50 Period High Chairs $12.95 $21.25 Ivory Reed High Chairs $17.25 $65.00 Period Davenport Tables $49.75 A William and Mary pattern, finished in mahogany.- Has molded edge and well braced frame. QUALITY FIRST $72.50 Bed Davenports 9 $59.75 Frames of oak, upholstered in excellent grade of Spanish leatherette. Converts with one motion. E CHINESE KILLED IX FIGHT OVER WHITE COMPANION. Portland Oriental Shot to Death " by Fellow Tongr Member In Grande, .Or. . ." , LA GRANDE, Or., Dec. 20. (Spe cial.) Jeu Sheu, Portland Chinaman, was shot and killed about midnight Sunday following a quarrel withX3hin Mon Beu, a fellow member, of the Hop Sins tong. Mrs. Charles- Jones, a white woman of Portland, was declared by the police to have been the cause of the quarreU Mrs.. Jones, whom authori ties say admitted to having formerly been the -wife ot an oriental and a drug addict for 11 years, was In the house of the Chinamen at the time ol the killing, say the police, who de- clare that she came to this city sev eral weeke ago and had been living jat the home of Chin Mon Beau, un known to-anyone but the Chinamen. Officers today gave oui no hint as to what was said during the quarrel other than that the words were over Mrs. Jones, who claims that both of the Chinamen were her friends. Jeu Sheu evidently did not have a gun, but Chin Mon Beu did and fired three shots in quick succession at Jeu Sheu, killing him almost instantly. Following the murder Chin Mon Beu and Mrs. Jones .left the house before the police arrived. The China man went to the Sommer hotel and about IS minutes later Mrs. Jones arrived, saying that it was too stormy to go to her home. The police traced the two and they were placed under arrest the deed and held her head high, as she told the story, while her com panion had nothing to say. The coroner will hold an Inquest over the body tonight when it is ex pected that much of the trouble lead ing up to the shooting will be made public As both men were members of the same tong no further trouble Is an ticipated among the Chinese here by the police. $6000 Auto Salt la Lost. ASTORIA. Or., Dec. 20. (Special.) A verdict for the defendants was returned by the circuit court Jury to rfa in the case of W. B. Reed of U H. Lampman. The action was brought to recover about $6000 for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff as the re sult of an automobile accident. Mrs". Jones showed little regret for Portland against E. -Jorgenson and ENGINEER'S Christmas Records Beautiful Christmas records now on sale (II ekch) at Oregon Eilers Music House. Orders by telephone or mail promptly attended to. Add 10c for each record if sent by parcel post. 2874 Santa Claus Patrol. 2800 Kiddies Christmas Frolic. '. 27DO Star of the Baat. Birthday of a Kinff. ,. J i 2801 Oh! Holy Nlsht. Silent Night. Hallowed Night. 2788 Hark, the Herald Angels Sing. Oh. Come All Ye Faithful. 79373 Holy Night, Beautiful Night.' Ye Olden Yuletide Hymns. Also late Edison as well as complete stock of January. 1021. list. Also plenty of Art Hickman's great new dance records Japanese Handman, Avalon. Whispering. Third Floor, Ellen Music Bulldta. GOOD V ADVICE WAS SAYS CONDUCTOR So. Pacific Railroads Man States Tanlac Has Over come His Troubles and He's in Best of Health. "An engineer friend ofmlne put me on to Tanlac a short time ago and it- the finest thin? I've ever run i across to build a fellow up. and make him feel like something,' saitt a. Everton, well-known conductor 'for the Southern Pacific railroad, resid ing at 466 Hancock street. Portland. "I suffered from stomach trouble and nervousness for two years before Tanlac fixed me up. My work as conductor , kept me up every other night and forced mi to aleep the next day., but I got so nervous I 'could scarcely sleep night or day. My stomach became so disordered that nothing I ate seemed to digest prop erly, but caused me intense pain. Why I was simply miserable nearly all the time, and was In such a bad fix I knew if possible, I bad to find something to set me right or I would get down completely. 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