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R. P. Butchart, C. M. Moore
Marketmaster Cuts Charges
. for Many Commodities.
Guilty on Two Counts.
JURY FAVORS LENIENC
OBJECTORS ARE QUELLED
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Penalty Is $5000 Fine and Jail
Dealers Who Threaten to . Leave
Stalls Remain "When TId
Return Will Be Barred.
Sentence of Tear on Each
Indictment.
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R. r.. Butchart. a prominent citizen
of British Columbia and president of
the Oretron i'ortland Cement com
pany. and Clarke M. Moore of Denve
sales manager of the same company,
were found guilty of violating tn
Sherman anti-trust law on two counts
today by a Jury in the court of ed
eral Judge Bean.
Neither defendant was In court
when the verdict was read. Maximum
penalty for conviction under the law
is a fine of $5000 and a jail sentence
of one year on each indictment. Ln;
ency was recommended by the jury.
Clminsel for the two men gave ind
(atinn thuf n snDeal from the Judj?
nipnt nf the court would be attemp'ed
when thev accepted 30 days in which
to file a bill of exceptions.
Butchart and Moore were tricJ and
convicted under two indictments, tn
first ciiarerinir that they, as officers o:
the Oregon company, had entered into
nn illpirnl combination with cement
rnmmni of California and Washinr
ton for the restraint of trade, and tfce
second charging them with monopo
lizing the cement industry in the state
of Oregon.
14 0h-r I'leadrd Guilty.
Fourteen officers of eight other
companies, indicted with Butchart
and Jloore in 1916, pleaded guilty to
(hp rlmreeH more than a year ago.
E;ich company was fined $2500 by
Judge Bean.
Under the indictment charging an
illegitimate combine for the restraint
nf trade, the government introaucea
evidence to show that the Pacific
Coast territory was divided Into sec.
Hons bv the various cement compa
nies, with the understanding that the
different companies would not trade
in certain sections.
liniier this alieced agreement it
was decided that' the California and
Oregon companies would not trade in
Washington and that the Washington
concerns would not solicit orders in
the other two states, the government
maintained. A further pact between
the Orrgon-Portland Cement company
and the California firms regulated
the tra.de in western Oregon, accord
ing to the federal authorities.
The government also charged under
the first indictment that a conspir
acv was entered into between the
Orcron and California concerns for
the establishment of price levels.
City Rate for AIL
According to witnesses for the
nrosectition. a price of S2.30 a bar
rel, f. o. b., Portland, was established
for all cement, whether shipped from
California or Oregon cities. Several
witnesses from Astoria, Eugene and
Salem testified that even though
they purchased their cement from
California companies and It was sent
from that state, -they had to pay for
it at the Portland freight rate.
Aman Moore, a former officer of
the Oregon company, who withdrew
from the. concern and entered civil
suit against it in August 1916,. was
the star witness for the prosecution.
He testified to certain, conversations
with Butchart, in which the latter waa
alleged to have admitted the forming
of the combine, and.-produced letters
written by Butchart in which the
combination was mentioned.
Following the filing of the civil
suit by Aman Moore, the government
took a hand tn the case, and indict
ments against Butchart. Clarke Moore
and the officers of the other con
cerns were returned by the federal
1 grand jury. The first trial of But
chart and Moore on the same charges
resulted in a hung jury.
All Allegations Denied.
In the defense, Butchart and Moore
denied practically every allegation
made by government witnesses, and
advanced the prevalent car shortage
as the eole reason for not trading in
certain sections. The defense intro
duced in evidence several orders
filled by the Oregon company In
Washington, but on cross-examination
tbe government attempted to
ehow that these orders were taken
after the civil euit bad been filed by
Aman Moore. The alleged combina
tions were entered Into during the
early part of 1916. The defence tried
to prove that competition existed be
tween the California and Washington
concerns.
The concerns which pleaded guilty
to the Indictments and which were
fined by Judge Bean were the Cowell
Portland Cement company of San
Francisco, the Pacific Portland Ce
ment company of San Francisco, the
Riverside Portland Cement company
of Riverside, Cal.; the Santa Cruz
Portland Cement company of San
Francisco, the Standard Portland
Cement company of San Francisco,
the Superior Portland Cement com
pany of Seattle, the Washington Port
land Cement company of Seattle and
Olympic Portland Cement company of
Seattle.
The officers of the Oregon Portland
Cement company were the only ones
to fight the Indictments. Butchart,
who is interested in cement com
panies in British Columbia, is a resi
dent of Vancouver, B. C. During the
war he held a federal position under
the Canadian government. Moore Is
sales manager for numerous cement
companies in the western states.
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TODAY'S FILM FEATURES.
Columbia Mary Thurman. "The
Scoffer."
Liberty Katherine MacDonald,
"Curtain."
Peoples "Milestonea"
Majestic Harold Lloyd, "Num
ber, Please?"
Rivoli Helen Jerome Eddy, "A
Light Woman."
Star Roy Stewart, "The Lone
Hand."
Circle Earle Williams, "Cap
tain Swift."
Globe Jack Holt, "The Best of
Luck."
Hippodrome Eva Novak,
"Wanted at Headquarters."
HARRY CAREY. IS SCENE FROM "WEST IS WEST," WrHICH OPESS
TOMORROW AT THE STAR.
"Way Down East," and followed this
in a Universal picture, "The Green
Cabinet," in which he was featured.
He also appears in "The Ghost in the
Garret," the Dorothy Gish picture
which is scheduled for release early
in 1921.
William and Gordon Dooley, the
well-known knock-about comedians
now appearing in the show atop the
Century theater roof in New York
city and known throughout the United
States for their vaudeville perform
ances, are the latest stars announced
to appear in the series of screen com
edies now being distributed.
mHE biggest copper mine in the
I world was the "location" ou
which Harry Carey and his com
pany spent two weeks during the
filming of "West Is West." This de
lightful, breezy story of a country
oat is still picturesque, even though
it has developed modern methods,
will shirt its run tomorrow at the
Star theater.
It shows us a man who will stake
his worldly possessions on the turn
of a card or his life to rescue in
nocence in distress, who can answer
bullets with jests or can double-cross
a double-crosser. who is too proud to
take alms, but not to take love. In
other words, west Is still the west
of chivalry even if it weara overalls
and carries a miner's pick.
The United Verde copper rain at
Jerome, Arizona, was filmed for the
first time when Harry Carey and his
staff of camera and technical men
and his actors went there to make
the principal scenes for "West Is
West." Val Paul was the director.
Tbe company numbered 42 and In
cluded Sue Mason, the leading lady;
Mignonne, the little ingenue; Charles
LeMoyne, Joeeph Harris, Ted Brooks,
Otto Nelson, William Wickersham
and many others. '
West Is West" is by Eugene Man-
love Rhodes, an authority on the
west of today and a close friend of
H. H. KniWbs, who wrote two of
Carey's previous pictures. - Unlike
many stories of cowboys and miners,
the hero of the picture, although a
gunman, doesn't fire a shot from his
introduction to the final fade-out.
Screen Gossip.
Roy Stewart, who for a number of
years has been a screen star in his
own right, is playing opposite Pauline
Frederick in her latest production,
which is now being filmed under the
direction of Henry King.
Frank C. Badgley, who is playing a
prominent part in "Scrambled Wives,"
the Broadway stage success of las
year. In which Marguerite Clark is
starred, used to be a newspaper man
in Canada before he became an actor.
Badgley made his screen debut Just
a few months ago. playing a small
part In D. W. Griffith's production, I
Al Kaufman, former heavyweight
prize-fighter, will be seen as heavy
lead in the production, "Bill of the
B O Ranch," starring William Fair
banks.. In this picture Bill Fairbanks
and Al Kaufman fight three bloody
rounds.
Alice Lake and ten members of her
company filming "Mother Love" have
returned from an eight-day location
trip in Big Bear valley. While in the
high Sierras they encountered a real
snow storm. Many of the scenes for
pictures were taken about Big Bear
lake.
Madlaine Traverse, who will pro
duce a series of attractions to be re
leased during 1921, in which she will
star, is experiencing difficulty in com
pleting the cast for the first Madlaine
Traverse photoplay, "The Ivory Disc,"
by Percy Brebner, the English novel
ist. .
Miss Traverse has had no trouble in
making tentative selections of a lead
ing man and other artists for the
principal character roles. But to com
plete the cast a highly intelligent
Great Dane or other large dog is re
quired. The part calls for an animal
which can express affection or dis
like for the same person in the same
scene.
Frank Ormston has been engaged
by Benjamin B. Hampton, as art di
rector, succeeding Homer I. Mesick.
Mr. Ormston has been prominent in
stage and motion picture circles for
several years as scenic artist, direc
tor and art director. He is a grad
uate of Columbia university.
Thomas Melghan, accompanied by
Tom Forman, his director, and sev
eral members of the eastern cast, will
arrive in Los Angeles within a few
days from New York, where he will
finish scenes in his new picture, "The
Quarry."
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William Duncan, serial star and di
rector, has taken his company for a
few days to March field, near River
side, to film some scenes with an air
plane and a runaway train, for his
latest thriller. v
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Buster Keaton has started a new
picture, which is yet untitled. He
has just completed a comedy called
The Haunted House, co-directing
same with Eddie Cline. Virginia Fox
is again playing opposite the come
dian, with Joe Roberts as his foil.
Lowered prices, in some cases more
than cut in half as compared with
those of the .previous day, put In an
appearance yesterday on the Yamhill
street public market with resumption
of the practice of fixing maximum
retail figures. Rumblings of discon
tent were heard from the more aris
tocratic farmer folk who have re
cently been accustomed to profiteer
ing, but the ruling held, and Mar
ketmaster Eastman will continue
daily to post hi figures, above wh'ch
none in the public stalls may sell.
An example of the radical change
was cabbage, which sold on Wednes
day as high as 4 cent per pound and
on Thursday for 2 cents. Cauliflower
was 30 cents and dropped to 20 cents.
Ten cents was lopped off several
items. Mr. Eastman placed the limit
on pork chops at 28 cents per pound,
although earlier in the week they had
been up to 40 cents.
Wholesale Price Basis,
i The basis, of this price-fixing was
the average daily wholesale quota
tion. Price-fixing in the market was
stopped a few months ago upon pro
test of housewives, who believed it
ade for higher prices. The effect
was quite the opposite, recent expe
rience has shown, and the old method
of checking on sales was put in prac
tice again for the first time yester
day.
In the morning a delegation of
Italian dealers called on Mr. Eastman
and threatened to take their wares
off the market. They were told that
if they did so they would not be
allowed to come back, and this news
was sufficient to convince them of
the inadvisabllity of leaving. .The
remainder of the stall proprietors
were divided about half and half,
when it came to protesting or ap
proving the system. ,
Price Change Shown.
The following figures show the
change in the maximum price in two
days: ,
Wednesday. Thursday.
Cabbage, pound ...
Cauliflower
CHrrots, pound
Celery
Oniots, pound
Parsnips, pound . . .
Squash, pound
Turnips, pound ....
PotHtoes, pound ...
Beans, pound
Dry pruns, pound.
Honey, quart
Apples, pound
Turkeys, pound . . .
Ducks, pound
Hens,
Fries,
Eggs,
,4c -o
, . 30c 20c
5c 2c
. Lie 13c
.3c 2c
.5c 3c
4c 3c
. 5c 3c
. 2Sc lUc
. 10c 7c
. 15c 12c
. Jl 00 90c
5c 4c
. . . . 55c
. ... 60c
-. 50c 45c
. 2."c 20c
. 40e 35c
45c 35c
70c 65c
Sport News and Comment.
A THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD Bridgeport
(Ohio) lad la likely to make Frank
Troeh, the famous scatter run expert, look
to his laurela Tbe youngster ia Richard
Lee Bock, who recently brought down 68
live pigeons in 5s shots. These birds were
not killed in the line of "sport," but be
cause they had become a nuisance jn the
neighborhood. Every shot took effect
wiu never a target at less than 100 feet.
It also ia interesting to note that young
Bock also Is a ritle expert, having for tbe
second time won the Individual rifle
championship of the Winchester Junior
rifle corps, being the champion of this
organization for 1919 and 19J0l
The) fact that a tennis club is arranging
for an active winter on the courts out of
deora ia one of the incongruities whicb
" make tbe easterner, who Is snow and ice
. bound, take notice. This is just what the
new tennis club at Santa Barbara, Cal.,
Is doing. It has a charter membership
of SO members and has secured ample
grounds. The club expects to be repre
sented in the various titular events nest
year.
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When any promising heavyweight gets
Into action these days be is cure to have
the eyes of all ring followers on him for
the reason that they are always looking
for the man to dethrone tbe champion.
Hence Captain Bob Roper will hold the
middle of tbe stage when he meets Hugh
Walker New Year's eve for a ten-round go
n Kansas City. "The other fellow In the
heavyweight division who may some day
e the nemesis of Champion Jack Dtag- j
sey is Bob Martin, the A E. T. cham
pion. It is a close race between Roper
and Martin and the careers of these two
men who are being groomed for eventual
championship honors Is having the close
scrutiny of the ring world. At that. Roper
made sorry sbowlng a a championship
contender when be fought Boy McCor
mick at Milwaukie.
OHIO STATE HAS "WORKOUT
Eastern Eleven Prepares for Big
Xew Year's Grid Came.
ing board, announced tonight it had
been decided that the affair in fu
ture would be confined to Columbia,
Pennsylvania and Princeton, the three
universities that have control of the
race,
The race next spring is scheduled
for the Harlem river May 14.
The navy won the race last spring
with Princeton second, Pennsylvania
third and Columbia fourth .
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 23. The
Ohio State football sauad, in Califor
nia to play the University of Califor
nia in the annual New Year's day
tournament of roses east-west grid
iron spectacle at Pasadena, worked
out today on the Stanford gridiron
at Palto Alto, 30 miles south of here.
It was the first extended workout
undergone by the western conference
champions, and Coach Wilce planned
a long practice in order to iron out
the kinks developed in the transconti
nental journey.
Meanwhile the California team. Pa
cific ' coast conference champions,
went at their practice with renewed
vigor as the result yesterday of the
first sight of their prospective opponents.
DERBY PCRSE TO BE $50,000.
Sam for Racing Feature at Church
ill Downs' Is Increased.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 23. The
purse for the Kentucky derby to be
run at Churchill Downs, Louisville,
May 7, 1921, has been Increased to
150,000, it was announced today by
Colonel M. J. Winn, general manager
of the Kentucky Jockey club.
This sum, together with entry and
nomination fees, will make the total
value of the race in excess of $60,000.
The value of the race to the winner
in 1920 was $33,000. The spring
lacing season In Kentucky will open
In Lexington April 23 and extend 61
days to July 8.
XATY CREW OUT OF RACE
Competition for . Child's Cup Is
Confined to Colleges.
NEW YORK, Deo. 23. The crew of
the United States naval academy will
not participate next spring in the
Child's cup race, one of the annual
features of the Intercollegiate row
ing season.
Charles Halstead Mapea, one of the
stewards of the Child's cup govern-
IDAHO INDUSTRIES UNITE
Object of Organization Is to Pro
tect Employers.
BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 23. (Special.)
Representatives from many Idaho cit
ies, including Boise, Idaho Falls,
Oooding and Twin Falls, perfected the
Idaho chapter of the Associated In
dustries of Idajio at a meeting held
at Gooding this week.
Officers were elected as follows:
J. E. Pike, Idaho Falls, president; Er
nest White, Twin Falls, first vice
president; O. M. Beatty, Twinn Falls,
second vice-president; Stewart Tay
lor, Twin Falls, secretary. The exec
utive committee consists of the pres
ident, first vice-president, secretary
and George Scott, Idaho Falls, and E.
tt. Peasley, Boise. The object of the
association is to protect the interests
of the employer. Similar organisa
tions are being' perfected in many
states.
IXJCXCTIOX DE.MED DEALERS
Judge Tazwell Refuses to Enjoin
City From Fixing Prices.
Efforts of a group of 18 marketers
from the public market to restrain
the city of Portland from establishing
a maximum price of foodstuffs sold
on the public market met with failure
yesterday when Presiding- Judge Ta-
well in the circuit court declined to
issue a temporary Injunction re
straining the city from putting an
emergency ordinance establishing a
maximum price into effect.
In his oral decision, given after ar
guments had been offered by A. K.
Mickey, for the marketers, and Stan
ley Myers, deputy city attorney. Judge
Tazwell held that the city of Portland
had Invaded no constitutional right
in giving its market master the
power to establish a maximum price
on articles sold in the public market
stalls. The court called attention to
the fact that a similar ordinance had
been in effect for several years and
thait the marketers had1 never before
sought to have it rescinded.
The ordinance permitting the fixing
of maximum prices on the public
market was passed by the city council
Wednesday with the emergency
clause attached. The ordinance gives
Max Eastman, market master, power
to establish a maximum price for all
articles sold in every public market
stalL
The Injunction proceedings brought
by the 18 marketers were diireated
against C A. Bigelow, acting mayor,
the city of Portland and Max East
man, market master.
The marketers who joined In the
efforts to defeat the establishment
of maximum prices are Cassius John
son, E. E. Borst, L. S. Alexander, E.
G. Carpenter, N. Taylor, A. D. Reed,
C. O. Erickson, John Willius, Mrs.
George W. Hutchinson, Edith Bowles,
Verne Fonnor, Dee Christiansen, C. S.
Howard, C S. Bramwell. J. W. La
Follette, R. A. Borst and C. C. Christiansen.
MOONSHINE PRICE FULLS
RETAIL RATE XOW $3.50 FOR
PINT OF WHISKY.
Bootlegger Trust Reported to Be
Broken Up, With Result That
Market Is Bearish.
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In obedience to the well-known law
of economics and gravity, decreeing
that all which goes up. must come
down, the moonshine market In Port
land Is reported to be smashed, with
prices rapidly retreating. It is said,
and this on the authority of the po
lice, that single drinks in north-end
resorts have been cut in price from
"four bits" to "two bits," and that
the current retail rate for illicit
home-distilled corn or raisin liquor
is now I3.o0 a pint, instead of St
or 7.
"That's the fact," replied Sergeant
Schad of the police bureau liquor
squad, when the query was put to
him. "Moonshine Is declining in price
to precisely that extent, and miv e-o
in I lower. But. oh. bov. tf thA nH ia
Douglas county. Until recently the getting lower the quality Is follnwln
uuring- sun. iiis emit mose Diras are ped-
CONCRETE ARCH FINISHED
Completion Eliminates AH but One
Detour on Highway.
SALEM, Or., Deo. 23. (Special.)
The Canyon creek arch, the last un
improved link in the Pacif io highway,
was completed last night, according
to information received at the offices
of the sate highway department here
today. This stretch of road has long
been known to the traveling public as
Cow creek canyon, and is situated a
raw miles south of Roseburg, Or,
road was almost impassable
the winter, and was considered dan
gerous at all times of the year.
The Canyon crek arch is of rein
forced concrete construction and is
one of the largest bridges of Its kind
in the state. It was built in co-operation
with the forest service, under
supervision of the bureau of public
roads. The completion of this bridge
eliminates all detours on the Pacific
highway- with one exception.
dling would bore a hole through
zinc washtub in 54 seconds flat!"
Gossip in the north end has It
that the moonshine purveyors of fake
soft-drink houses opened war on one
another and cut prices without mercy.
It used to be that the customer
planted a half-dollar on the sloppy
bar as the attendant slipped a, tiny
glass of white lightning across, with
one vigilant eye on th door. - Today
QuaKty Stationery
In Handsome Gift Boxes
There is no mistaking the acceptability of a dainty box of stationery. It is distinctly
useful and at the same time highly refined. The Owl Drug Stores offer a compre
hensive assortment which includes many novelties as well as the more conservative
ideas. Some of the boxes contain a combination of note paper and correspondence
cards.There is a broad price range a price for every purse.
MARKED REDUCTION IN PRICES
Have been made to encourage you to give Stationery as a gift. We still have splendid
selections to choose from. These LOW PRICES will prevail for the next three days:
Symphony Charm, No. 9237
Regular price $1.50, special $1.19
Angelus Linen, No. S-901
Regular price $1.50, special $1.19
Scotch Linen, No. S-906-
Regular price $1.75, special $1.39
Fairy Spun, No. S-905
Regular price $1.50, special $1.19
Scotch Linen, No. S-911
Regular price $2.50, special $1.98
Angelus Linen, No. S-910
Regular price $2.50, special $1.98
Fairy Spun, No. S-915
Regular price $3.00, special $2.39
Symphony Charm, No. 9237
Regular price $3.00, special $2.39
Symphony Lawn, No. 9251
Regular price $3.50, special $2.79
Marshal of France, No. 9250
Regular price $3.50, special $2.79
We have many other numbers that have been
reduced. It will pay you well to see our
complete line.
Ivory Pyra-lin Sets Reduced
To a New Low Price Level
i3 OFF
We are willing to pass this remarkable reduction of ONE-THIRD OFF to the CUS
TOMER, which, coupled with our already LOW NORMAL PRICE, makes these IVORY
PY-RA-LIN Sets within the reach of overyone who would like to give such a GIFT. We
urge that you come as early as possible so that you can pick from larger assortments It
is not possible to quote here the complete price list, but enough to indicate this BIG
SAVING.
ALL REGULAR $10.00 SETS, SPECIAL $6.65
ALL REGULAR 12.50 SETS, SPECIAL 8.35
16.50 SETS, SPECIAL 11.00
23.50 SETS, SPECIAL 15.70
26.50 SETS, SPECIAL 17.80
28.50 SETS, SPECIAL 19.00
38.50 SETS, SPECIAL 26.00
42.50 SETS, SPECIAL 28.35
50.00 SETS, SPECIAL 36.65
62.50 SETS. SPECIAL 41.65
80.00 SETS, SPECIAL 53.35
ALL REGULAR
ALL REGULAR
ALL REGULAR
ALL REGULAR
ALL REGULAR
ALL REGULAR
ALL REGULAR
ALL REGULAR
ALL REGULAR
ALL REGULAR 100.00 SETS, SPECIAL 66.65
The above is only a partial list of what we have. You can find SETS for less or more.
Those who have bought SETS previous to THURSDAY are asked to call and get
REBATE on the basis of these REDUCTIONS.
JUs.UAPaT.Om
We W. Brown, Manager
Broadway and Washington St Marshall 2000
Mail Orders Given Special Attention
those gentry hiss "two bits!" as the
exchange is made.
"We pinched a gny the other night,
amplified Sergeant Sohad. "whose
price- was $3.50 a pint. That was
Tony Zovak, and he drew 60 days.
Patrolman Epperson went to the bask
door in nlain clothes. Was another
bird there waiting. iTell him 1 m a
friend of yours,' said Epperson. 'Sure,'
said this other guy. z.ovaa openeu
up and let "em in. When the pint
hanged hands ror o.ou, j-ppersoo
pinched 'em both."
Two Firms Incorporate. '
SALEM, Or. Dee. 25. (Special.)
The St. Holens Tie & Timber company,
with headquarters in St. Helens, Or.,
today -filed articles of incorporation
here. The oapital stock was 150.000
and the incorporators were H. F. Mc
cormick, N. B. MoCormlck and H. D.
Beckett. The Rotary Sign company,
with headquarters in Portland, haa
been organised by James Gilbert, C. E.
Porter and Ida Porter. The capital
stock was 126,000. , i
CHECK PASSER ARRESTED
YOUTH CATTGHT IN ATTEMPT
TO CASH PAPER.
Lloyd R. Zachary Cheerfully Ad
mits Victimizing Local Bnslnees
Men for Two Weeks.
With bis name plainly tatooed on
his right arm, above the smiling sem
blance of a cowgirl, Lloyd R. Zachary,
20,' was arrested yesterday by In
spectors Hellyer and Leonard in the
act of attempting to pass a spurious
check on the Sichel cigar store, 92
Third street. Issued in his own name
against the Vancouver National bank
and this despite the fact that his
iBertlllon photographs and measure
ments, with a notation of the distin
guishing tatoo markings, already art
on record with the police burean.
"You've got the. world beat, son,"
commented Captain of Inspectors Cir.
cle, "trying to play this game under
your own name and with your calling
card inked at your elbow."
Zachary's arrest brings relief to the
harassed inspectors, who for the past
fortnight have wildly pursued the
chain of bad checks issued by him
to local business bouses. Suspicion
fastened upon him when he attempt
ed to cash a 111 check at the Sichel
store, and a surreptitious telephone
message brought his cptor( around
the corner from headquarters.
"I've been putting 'em out for
about two weeks," cheerfully admit
ted Zachary, "but I only cashed one
today. That was at the Broadway
bank. Just across from the Oregon
hotel. They thought I was a Van
couver boy with money in the bank
across the river."
In Zachary's pockets were a half
dosen checks, some drawn upon the
Vancouver National bank and soma
upon the United States National bank
of this city, for amounts from $25 to
ITS. One was forged la the nam of
T. L. Davidson, and another bore
the fictitious signature of Christina
Tenold.
Zachary was arrested on a va
grancy charge November 24, Mil, br
Inspectors Coleman and Morak, an. I
served 45 days. At that time he had
In bis possession a number of similar
checks, draw a and ready for presen
tatlon. .
Two XomlnaUsl for Vct Point.
SALEM, Or, Deo. 2J. (Spoelil ) .
Governor Olcott today nominated to
the war department Private Wallaoe
J. Walxh, Third company, coast ar
tillery, Newport, Or, and Private Bo
land E. Ucl'heren, company II. (ih
Infantry, Oregon national gnard,
Portland- for entrance to the military
academy at West Point. These men
scored th highest. In th examina
tions held recently onder th direc
tion of th war department, and wilt
be auhject to admittance to lb school
on March 1, 1121.
Phone your want ad to Th Ore.
Ionian, Uala 7070. Automatic. ltO-&.
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