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COST IS MISLEAD!
BK CEMENT MAKERS
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Revelation-Is Made at Build
ing Trust Inquiry.
Houston Trying to Frighten
Country,' Charged. .
Solo Concerto Player Piano,
fumed oak cass, cannot be told
from new. The piano has the
very latest improvements, in
cluding transposing device, etc
To close out this week... $533
Tour Own Terms tn Reason
Ennis & Co, Canadian make, 5
light mahogany case, good for E
many years of excellent service, E
E Mason & Hamlin, ebonlzed case,
E small size, in excellent condition;
E a very desirable piano for small
E home or apartment. To close
E out, this week only $335.00.
Tour Own Terms in Reason
Jesse French 88 -note player
piano, mission oak case, cannot
be told, from new. To close out
this weei only ...$o95
To cloes out this week
TRADE DATA EXCHANGED
ESTIMATES ARE REDUCED
only $103.00
Tour Own Terms in Reason
Tour Own Terms in Reason
Unrestricted and Open Competition
In Future Promised by Hoist
ing Association.
Appropriations Would Be Negligi
ble for Several Years, Re
ply of Commander.
THEBIORXING OREGOJiTAJT, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1920
LTi'lFORM PRICES SET
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NUW YORK, Dec. 18. AU but a
mall fraction of the cement and
terra cotta manufacturers of America
exchange their price quotations and
other data on the amount of business
handled through national and re
gional association, it developed here
today at the legislative inquiry into
the alleged "building trust."
While these revelations accumulat
ed on top of similar ones recently
brought forth in the investigation of
other construction lines, one more
organzlatlon of building contractors
the hoisting association announced
It has dissolved. The members prom
ised to have "unrestricted, open com
petition" in the future.
The medium through which the
terra cotta makers reviewed data on
the business of 11 their competitors
was the National Terra Cotta society,
its ex-president, William U. I'owell.
told the committee.
Open Price Plan Explained.
He explained an open-price system
of cards was issued, with each firm
designated by "code letters." This
was done daily in detail among re
gional branches of the society in the
east, west and central sections of the
country. General data was exchanged
between the sections weekly.
Cement manufacturers from vari
ous parts of the country who had
been here attending a convention,
were summoned by subpoena servers
of the committee and they appeared
one after another to undergo exami
nation by Samuel Untermyer, com
- mittee counsel.
Quoting from price lists of manu
facturers who faced him, Mr. Unter
myer charged that all members of
the cement makers association had
"quadrupled prices since 1919 and had
boosted them 50 per cent between
January and October this year, whe
the quotations were slightly lowered,
Prices Declared Uniform.
The prices quoted by all the manu
facturers embraced in the 1'ortlan
cement association throughout the
country were "horizontally, unani
cious and uniform." he said.
Later two of the witnesses testified
the prices quoted by all cement manu
facturers usually were identical with
in 48 hours after any one of them had
made a change.
This association, according to
summary of its transactions, whic
were read Into the record, spen
tl, 500,000 last year. Mr. Untermyer
expressed a desire to get the books
in order to find out how this large
sum was expended, and John It. Mor
in, president of the Atlas Portland
Cement companq, which he said con
tributed $125,000 to the association';
fund in 1919. ordered the secretary to
produce the books from Chicago.
Mr. Morin. one of the principal wit
nesses of the day, told the commit
tee the money was apportioned by
states and used in employing engi
neers to "chaperon cement work" and
promote the use of that product.
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SCE.VE FROM 'THE MASTER MIND,' FEATURING . LIONEL BAR
RYMORE, AT T HE COLUMOIA.
fith's "Way Down East." Mr. Barry-
more, in company with nis sister
Ethel and brother Lionel, saw "Way
Down East" at the forty-fourth etreet
theater in New York and the actor
does not hesitate to compare Hiss
Gish to Duse and Bernhardt.
TODAY'S FILM FEATURES.
Majestic - Helene Chadwick.
"Godless Men."
Peoples Ethel Clayton, "Sins of
Rosanne."
Liberty Roscoe Arbuckle, "The
Round-up."
Columbia Lionel Barrymore,
"The Master Mind."
Rivoll Bebe Daniels, '"You
Never Can TelL"
Star Harry Carey, "Wet Is
West."
Circle Mae Murray. "On With
the Dance."
Globe Constance Talmadge, "A
Perfect Woman."
Hippodrome May Allison, "Are
All Men Alike V
USE HEADS, SMS MAYOR
JUDGMENT IX ENFORCING LAW
OX DARK r.VRKIXG URGED.
Chief of Police Jenkins Issues Or
ders to f"ojrce Necessity tor
Lights Is Factor.
Chief of Police Jenkins has been
Instructed to inform all members of
the police bureau to exercise "com
mon sense" in the enforcement of
that portion of the traffic law which
requires use of lights on automobiles
between nightfall and daybreak.
Following a conference called by
" the mayor to which Chief of Police
Jenkins, Police Captain Lewis, in
charge of the traffic bureau, and As
sistant City Attorney Myers attended.
the city attorney's office was in
tructed to transmit a letter to the
chief of police outlining the legal
rights of the police in the enforce-
' inent of the ordinance.
Although Mayor Baker held that it
was proper and just that lights should
be displayed on automobiles parked
In dark places throughout the city,
he expressed his displeasure at the
method In which the ordinance had
been suddenly enforced.
Under his direction, all policemen
In the future, upon finding an un
lhted machine on a dark street, must
notify the owner, making a report of
such action. A second offense will
mean prosecution.
In the well-lighted sections of the
eity. Including the downtown district
and such portions of Sunnyside, Rose
City Park, Hawthorne, Eellwood, Al
bina and other districts of the city,
policemen will be required to exercise
judgment and not tag machines when
sufficient light exists.
lt is necessary for the automo
blllst to co-operate with the police in
this matter," said Mayor Baker.
"The ordinance covering the situa
tion must be general, but there Is no
excuse for the arrest of an automo
bile owner for falling to dsDlav lights
when there Is no necessity for sen
doing. In dark streets the lights
must oe aispiayea to avoid accidents,
but when an officer finds an auto
mobile parked in front of a home
without lights, it is his duty to so
Inform the owner and give him an
opportunity to comply with the law.
"I am opposed to the sudden swoop
ing down upon citizens for failure to
cosaply with some law that has been
inoperative for years. The police
officers and members of the city
commission are public servants and
fair play must exist during my administration."
( TlHE .MASTE
1 Lionel Bai
lumbia. Is i
HE .MASTER MIND," starring
Barrymore. at the Co-
an absorbing drama
of hate, intrigue, revenge, love and
men a rinai renunciation. The story
has to do with a brilliant psycholo
gist, who, through the Impulse of
revenge, is Inspired to use his supe
nor mental faculties to ruin a dis
trict attorney who had conducted the
prosecution which sent his brother
to the electric chair on. the charge of
muraer. Jnls man with a master
mind finds it easy to gain complete
control over a gang of dangerous
criminals of the underworld and with
their aid he works for five years to
cruh the man he hates, choosing
the moment he reaches the height"of
nis career as a irubernatorlal candi
date.. A beautiful girl, unsuspecting
of the deep intrigue, allows herself
to be used as the pawn with which
the intended victim Is tempted into
circumstances which are both cruel
and certain of destructrbn. But the
master mind had in the Inception
reckoned without the true love of a
woman and he had also forgoten the
precept that vengeance Is God's ex
clusive right, and hence after all of
his years of endeavor he awakens
to a realization of the futility of his
game in a most amazing way.
The supporting cast with which
Whitman Bennett has surrounded his
distinguished star is worthy of a
paragraph, too. Gypsy O'Brien, in
the leading feminine part, excites ad
miration and she builds up her char
acter in such a way as to have the
whole sympathy throughout. RalDh
iveiiarj. as the marked district at
torney upon whom the "master mind"
seeks to heap his vengeance, is most
convincing and gives a performance
wnicn marks film as a finished artist.
Bradley Barker, Charles Brandt, Marie
.-notwell, Bernard Randall and Charles
Edwards In the lesser roles are all
happily cast.
The musical accompaniment for the
feature is furnished by the Colum
bia picture players.
The special production based on
"Black Beauty," the famous story by
Anna Sewell, ie now practically com
pleted and will be presented early In
the new year. The film, which was
made at Hollywood, Cal., baa been
assembled and edited at Brooklyn
studios under, the direction of Mr.
and Mrs. George Randolph Chester,
who adapted the story to the screen.
"Movie Mad," a two-reel comedy,
which will be released early In Jan'
uary,' Is said to be the first comedy
ever made that is really based ou,
"kidding" -film comedies. It is based
on the admiration of a visiting young
woman in Los Angeles for a comedian
and the desperate means to which
her sweetheart resorts to cure her
infatuation. The picture opens with an
WASHINGTON. Dec !. Testimony
by Secretary Houston of the treasury
before the senate finance committee
yesterday placing tne cost of carrying
out the pending adjusted compensa
tion or soldier bonus bill at $2,300.
000,000, was characterized by F. W.
Galbraith, national commander of the
American Legion, In a statement to
night as "a (cuttlefish skirmish to
muddy the waters so that the prin
ciple Involved can be clouded in a
lot of figures that mean nothing.
Mr. Galbraith estimated the maxi
mum amount the bonus bill would cost
the government at 1,878, 800,000.
"Secretary Houston's whole presen
tation of the matter," said the legion
commander, "was misleading and de
signed to frighten the country Into
a repudiation of its obligation to ex
service men. The general impression
was oonveyed by his testimony that
the passage ofthe adjusted compen
sation bill would entail the imme
diate appropriation of billions of dol
lars bv the eovernment and seri
ously cripple the financial condition ol
the treasury at present.
"The facts are that appropriations
necessary to carry out all features of
the bill except that of cash com
pensation would be negligible for this
year and for several years to come
and that appropriations for cash com
pensation are-not asked until July
1921, and are to be spread over two
years."
RESOXjCTIOX CONDEMNS STONE
Legion Post at Oregon City Goes
on Record Against Official.
OREGON CITY. Or.. Dec. 28. (Spe
cial.) At a meeting of Willamette
Falls Pont. No. lE. American Legion,
held in this cityMast. nleht, the fol
lowing resolution was unanimously
adopted criticising the attitude o
Yt illiam M. Stone, representative -elect
o the next state ' legislature from
nernnina irioor nf th film r-nionv Clackamas county:
. i : , in.. ,. .. I wneraas. KeDi-esent&tlve William jw,
SilUWlllK VariUUa BIUUIUB. 1C l -
marks the return or Dorothy uevore aart'ed hla p,,,,,, ln regd to pro
to two-reel comedies after having posed Oregon state bonus bill, as being
oeen loaned to unaries nay as ms against tne measure, ana
leading woman in "Forty-five Mm- whereaa, Representative stone has rur-
utes From Broadway." Neal Burns asserted that he stands against any
i tl, ,.,,, j ,' form of a bonus bill, and
is the featured player. Whereas. Representative Stone gave the
general lmnresalan. nriar to tils election,
Bernard Randall, wno nae naa a as being la favor ox ex-soiaier leguua-
inni, MtraF nn hnth thA lpe-krfmate I tion. and
stage and in moving pictures, is play- "e,Sre"n. Rt'7 Klk JJhS
ing the part of Dean the Deacon, the k. . fitl,i... ,h.
master nuuu pi me uu ui imci- 0j ex-service men. Now, therefore oe K
national crooks that form an impor- I Resolved, By Willamette Falls Post, No.
tant link ln the story of "Determina- I . American region, in regular session as
J ... Bcmbled this December 27. 1U20. that thli
nun. vauiain i. . iiwti a . . , . , , . : -. ,
nhntnn av whirlt in now nearinz com- I iL . , , . . j
r ' - - i ton lie in ii if Liie yuoiio uiitruuuwi nu pu-
pletion at the Grantwood, in. J., tessed attitude of Representative William
studios. I M. Stone, and be H further
i Kesoivea. 'inat a copy or mis rcsoiU'
Lynne Lewis, one of the most prom- ' P""0"? SWL
ising stars of the screen, has a prom- be Bent to Repreaentative Stone, with an
inent rote in atuarc x-aton s current invitation for his reply to this resolution.
production, "False Colore, now be
ing filmed at Universal City. She
haa been seen In a number of th,e
season's biggest successes, including
The Mark of Zorro," with Douglas
Fairbanks, and has important parts
in Allen Dwan's "The Sin of Martha
McQueed" and the all-star W. D. FEBRUARY 1 0 SET FOR BATE
Taylor production, "The Furnace," I
Scheduled for early releaee. OF MURDERER'S DEATH,
IS
Screen Gossip.
Queer turnings of motion picture
production are shown by the fact that
laddie Barry, who has so often been
seen -in burlesque feminine roles ln
comedies, has just been loaned to
Julian Eltinge to play the lead.
Eltinge himself, of course, will im
personate a woman. Barry was seen
as a fake dancing girl ln "Mr.
Fatlma."
e
John Barrymore, whose triumphs
in "The Jest" and "Richard III" have
made him America's foremost actor.
has paid a most amazing and gen-
roue tribute to the art of Lillian
Gish, who Is appearing in D. V. Grif-
Tvinr vir)ni Is busv cuttlnsr and
titling his latest picture. "The Sky Prisoner Is Unable to Speak and
Pilot," for which the final scenes
were "shot" recently. Colleen Moore,
who haa the leading feminine role.
is said to have given one of the
strongest characterizations of her
career.
A big hunting lodge set wast built
recently at Pompton Lake, N. Y., for
Attorney Addresses Court ln
His Behalf.
SUSPECT'S RECORD IS BAD
DRIVER BELIEVED TO HAVE
HIT WOMAN HELD RECKLESS.
Several Arrests in Hood River
County Previously Reported ; Ac
cidents Elsewhere Looked Up.
ic;ftn Nominates Officers.
HOQVLVK, Wash.. Dec. II. (Spe
cial.) Nomination of officers for the
American Legion post No. 16 of Ho
quiam. resulted last night in the se
lection of Dr. George I. Gurley as can
didate for commander with no op
ponent. Truman Kellogg was nomi
nated for vice-commander; Earl E.
Stimeon for adjutant; W. E. Lamo
reaux for finance officer; Harold S.
Olson, historian; Rev. Paul Aahby,
chaplain; Joe McGoffin, sergent-at-arms;
Ray L. Baker, chairman of the
executive committee, and J. J. Du
Gay, William Daniels, Lars Bratt,
T. L. Davidson, Grady Mehaffey and
A. L. Hodgdon. members of the commutes.
Investigation has revealed a reo-
rd of reckless driving in the ease of
William J. Collins of Wyeth, Or., who
was arrested recently and accused of
being the driver who ran down and
seriously injured Mrs. J. M. ivinam
2041 Sandy boulevard, on December 9,
according to D. R. Mobley of the traf
fic department.
A letter from Sheriff Johnson, Hood
River, Or., alleged that Collins had
been arrested several times in that
county on charges of reckless driving,
Records at the Multnomah county
courthouse showed that on June 22,
1920, Collins wrecked his car and in
jured Mrs. Rivers of Horsetail Falls,
Or., in an accident a half mile west o;
Sprlngdale, Or. Mrs. Rivers, a wait
ress at the Multnomah Falls restau
rant, was riding with him at the time.
The report of the accident alleged
that Collins was under the Influence
of liquor.
Collins was arrested December S3 at
Wyeth, Or., and brought to Portland
on a charge of failure to report an
accident. He was released under J500
bonds pending trial in the municipal
court, which was set for December 30.
Officers of the police department had
difficulty in locating Collins after the
accident in which Mrst Killam. was In
jured, as he made no report. - He was
alleged to have given a false name
and address to witnesses of the acci
dent; who rushed to his oar when he
was said to have attempted to drive
away without rendering assistance.
Husted A. Walters, soldier and
highwayman, convicted of the mur
der of Patrolman Jerome Palmer, was
vAatAt-riav EnnlpnceH hv Pirmiit Jlldse
The- Fighter," starring conway i Tucker to pay the death penalty on
Tearle and being directed oy ienry pebruary j0 at Salem, He was al-
Koltter. JllDeri raysun jcjuuuq I lAf4 9(l riava in vh rh tn hfPin a p.
wrote the story and Edward J. Mon- I tl fo. a new trlaL
tagne picturlzed it for the screen. I A packed courtroom witnessed the
I little drama early In the afternoon.
A two-story brick tenement is to The eessiOIl waa brief. The prisoner,
be built on Recreation feia near TisiDiy impressed by the enormity of
Astoria. Ll. I., ana men tei u m .h. nffn and lh solemnity of tne
and burned to the ground for one I CQurt, stood before the judge, but was
of the night scenes ei a m6 unable to say anything.
From Mara. the rortncoming pro- i R v Mnlkav. Walters' attorney.
duotion starring Bert Lytell, now 8polt9 j his behalf: "May it please
being made in new iwn. i tno court, this man desires to say that
I he appreciated the courtesy with
Mexico Is making a bid for notice v,tPh h has been treated by this
as a motion picture producing coun- I ...... , w. attaches during: this
try. Florence Lawrence, at. one time severe ordeal of the trial. Neither he
the screens most popular, onosa, nor i wm aaa to the distress of tne
has practically determined to stage I court by further words at this time."
her "'come- back" against a back. Then Judge Tueker pronounced the
ground of Mexican seenery I death penalty. The court room was
silent for an Instant. Walters wav-
An additional charge of failure to ren" ered and sought support "om me
der assistance has been filed against two ospuvir vj"
n:m - i to lead nun out iuiuusi m juuge
cnamoers ana away iruin mv mruus.
H was the first murderer sentenced
Si?nfi nfMl ASKED FOR DtAr the sallows n tbls county since
$OUU,UUlr HOTvtU run fcnr Kh4 r!,toratiOB o( apiui punWmeiii,
Money Needed for New Buildings,
Says Washington Superintendent
VANCOUVER. Wash., Deo. 28.
(Special.) Q. B. Lloyd, superintend,
ent of the Washington state school
for the deaf, has recommended to
the state board of control ' that an
appropriation of 1300,000 be made for
now huildinir, at thA inHtiiHnn I,,,.
It is proposed. If the appropriation is -Mnicipal Judge Rossraan Imposes
allowed, to build a new adrainlstra- ' Novel Sentence on Alleged '
traffic Violators forced
TO COPY ORDINANCES. -
Breakers of Iaw.
tion building to replace the one.
which has been condemned many
times as a lire trap and Insanitary,
two new dormitories, one for th
and one for the girls, and a new I Judge Rossman lnflioted a new
outside hospital. penalty on motorists charged with
Attendance at the Institution is minor traffic violations when they
growing from year to year. I expressed ignorance of the. city traf-
Tbe present building used for ad- J iio ordinanoe In municipal court yes
mlnistrative purposes has been ln terday. Each was directed to copy
for 3ft years, and it is said It was not tn section of the ordinance he was
np-to-date when it was built alleged to have violated and was then
examinea oy tne juusc
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----w.wsi time uui ium juuia uuuu uuu w-
X i oared for an oral xamination on the
Thrp PaiiflpTifpr ttn Tnrn sTWm nanar ha had Just Written. After
copying tne section m, stcuoa ume oiy
Singer, ahogany case, plain
design, good practice piano. To
close out this week only. .$185
Your Own Terms in Reason
tjfB'iT nTjjBsetit'.iii.-J
s
Peerless Piano, oak ease, plain
design, in splendid . condition.
To close out, this week
only $265.00
Tour Own Terms in Reason
Only Two More Days
to Take Advantage of These
REAL BARGAINS
IN USED PIANOS
Wa want to dispose of every used piano in the house before
the first of the year and we are making this low-price drive in
order to clear pur floors in the quickest time possible.
If you take one now, quickly, you are availing yourself of a
super-bargain, the kind you will not find again for many a day.
Tou have only to see these instruments to recognize their
merit. . They are much- better than many new pianos of
cheap makes.
Come in and see how easy it is for yon to fill the piano
corner in your home.
The House of Harmony"
BUSH & LANE BLLJG. BROADWAY AT ALDER
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Gabler Cecflian, mahogany play
er piano. The piano part alone
is worth this price. To close
out, this week only $-135
Tour Own Terms In Reason
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Hi:,
Farrand Baby Grand, used short
time. Almost like new. To close
out this week only $785
Tour Own Terms in Reason
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Bjur Bros, make, plain manofc
any case, excellent tone. To
close out, this week only $295
Tour Own Terms in Reason
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Weser Bros;, oak case, slightly
figured design. Tone and action
splendid. To close out, this
E . week only ..............$353
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Auto Piano, mahogany case, sta- 5
dio model, full 88-note, almost E
like new. This is a wonderful E
buy in a player piano. To close
oat, this week only $550 E
Tour Own Terms in Reason E
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Ocilian Mahogany Player Tlano E
(65-nots). The piano part alone E
Li worth more than this. To n
close out this week only. .$:103 E
TEACHERS MEET TODAY
STATE ASSOCIATION TO HOLD
AXJfTJAIi SESSION".
Delegates From Organizations of
Oregon Will Gather ln Lin
coln nigh School.
Delegates from every county ln
Oregon, and from all the cities of
the state which have teachers- or
ganizations, will gather this morn
ing at the Lincoln high school for
the ooenlnfr of the 20th annual sea
sion of the state teachers' association,
All other teachers In the city to
day are invited, to attend the meet
ing's, although only delegates may
vote.
The meetings of this morning and
afternoon are considered among the
most important from the standpoint
of the teachers, since there will De
open discussion on many questions
and problems of interest to educa
tors.
The committee on nomination of
officers will be announced thia morn
ing by W. C. Alderson, president of
the state association. The committee
will brinsr in-its report this after
noon. Election of officers will be
Friday.
The teachers today will hear re
ports of committees on revision of
the constitution, health and physical
education; teachers' retirement fund;
teachers' appointment agencies, and
other matters. The reports will be
discussed and the delegates will vote
on their recommendations. These
will be taken before the association
at Its meeting Thursday morning.
J. A. Churchill, state superintend
ent ef public instruction, will not be
in Portland until the Friday ses
sions. He will be ln San Francisco
today, attending a meeting of state
uperintendents called by the united
btatea treasury department to dis
cuss thrift campaigns in the schools.
TEACHERS' TENURE ENDORSED
Action Taken at Meeting to Elect
Delegates to State Session.
Sixty Portland teachers and princi
pals met yesterday afternoon in the
courthouse to elect delegates te the
state teachers' association meeting.
Before the meeting adjourned, they
had done more. They indorsed the
present tenure of office .law for
teachers. '
The motion to Indorse the tenure
law, made by Charles Reynolds, one
of the teachers at Lincoln hlgto school,
was adopted with not more than a
half dozen dissenting votes, accord
ing to W. C. Alderson, County super
intendent of schools, who presided.
Mr .Alder-son asked for discussion
on the motion, but no one seemed to
have anything to say, so, it was put to
vote at once. The attendance at
the meeting was about equally divid
ed between teachers and principals,
Mr. Alderson declared.
The delegates chosen were: Mrs.
Janet Grant, Fairvlew school; B. E.
Hughson, Woodlawh; JVilliam Parker,
Albina Homestead; Lucy Humphreys,
Woodstock; Charles Boyd, Highland;
Mary Ulen, Holladay; A. J. Prideaux,
Woodstock; Grace Davis, Thompson;
Jessie Skinner, Jefferson high;' Mrs.
Cora Fraine, Brooklyn; Mildred Whit
tlesey, Franklin high: Queenie Swan-
the history of the local postofflce
was done this Christmas. During
the ten business days immediately
preceding December 25, the postal
receipts of tie office aggregated
11848.02, showing an increase of 37
per cent over the corresponding
period for last year. Incoming par
cels were far more numerous than
during the holiday period of 1919.
GIRL, 5, IS HIT BY AUTO
Irene Arndt Is Painfully but 'ot
Seriously Injured.
Irene arndt, B-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Arndt, 1062
Glenn avenue North, was struck down
by a passing automobile at Glenn
avenue and Alberta street Monday
afternoon when she ran into tlse
street after a small dog. One front
wheel of the car passed over the
little girl's chest.
No bones were broken and her In
juries, while .painful, were reported
not serious by Dr. L. C. McCabe. A.
Brunvold, 587 East Davis street,
driver of the automobile which struck
her, was not hold by the police.
FI8E LOSS IS $2,500,000
Ford Company rians to Relieve
Unemployed Are, Cpset.
WILMINGTON. Del., Deo. 2S. Fire
which broke out tn the plant of the
Wilmington Leather company tonight
oaused damage estimated by James L
Ford, treasurer of the company, at
I2,&oo.ooo and upset 'plans for em.
ploying 800 men and women to re
lieve the unemployment situation in
this city.
The intense .heat Ignited a row of
aweinngs opposite the plant and they
Durned quickly.
to take effect Immediately. Miss Burns
began filling her duties as county
nurse ln the early summer, filling;
the vacancy caused by the resigna
tion of Miss Weinhold.
Vacolt Fornm to Suspend.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Deo. It.
(Special.) The Tacolt Forum, edited
by Lester Qitson at Tacolt, will suspend
January 1 and the circulation list will
he taken over by the Vancouver Daily
Columbian, according to announce
ment made today. Ur. ullson will act
and vicinity will have the advantsce
of a dally paper with local news. Tlte
cause giveu la the hlfcu coat of print
paper.
Man With Small VUh Fined.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Deo. St. II.
E IHtmer was fined f IS and costs by
Cedrlo Millor, Jimtlce of peace, here
today, for having a sturgeon less than
four feet In length. Ditmcr was ar
rested by Monroe Wytkoff, of the
state gams warden's offico, at the
thA Yacolt renresentstlve and the i mouth of Lewis river. 1. Tonneson.
Yacolt news will be sent to Vancouver charged with hnvlng lntoxlcatln
daily. o that the suhscrlbers n Yscolt I liquor In Ms possession, wse ruleam-'t.
County Agent Resigns Job.
OREGON CITY. Or.. Dee. 28. (Spe
cial.) County Agent Scott, who has
served In Clackamas county for the
past 2H years, has handed in his
resignation to take effect January 1.
Mr. Scott says he has accepted a po
sition with the Oregon Dairymen s
league as field Inspector. A successor
will be appointed by the state college
soon to take Mr. Scott's place here.
Clackamas County Xurso Resigns.
OREGON CITT, Or., Dec. 18. (Spe
cial.) E. Isabella Burns, who has
been -county nurse for Clackamas
county, working under the Clackamas
County Health association, presented
her resignation to Mrs. A. D. Mo
Donald, president of the association,
From Undetermined Canse,
ANSONIA, O., Dec. 28. George Rles-
Awuixiji, u., uvo. o. ueorge .rues- I h .,..,!, drallnar with
ter of Indianapolis, engineer, - was I if3;, P ' " S
killed and eight persons were Injured
hriaht lights. ,
" 7 his automobile without a tail ugh.'
the Big Four railroad turned over burning, explained to the judge that
pear hers tonight. h thous-ht the wick had burned out.
Three passenger cars turned over. t.,.w. bihiii advised him. to red
Thj caue is undetermined. The train, BiDla passage regarding the six Vlr-
a St Louis to New York limited, left Klna who did not trim their lamps or
Indianapolis shortly after o-olock. provire sufficient oil. and dismissed
Wrecking and rescue crews were sent Mm. '
from Indianapolis. Several of the In. , . . . i-
Jured were removed to hospitals at Phone your want ads -to The Ore
Union City, Ind. jgonlaa. Mala 7070. Automatic 6J0-S5.
Boy Cutting Wood Badly Hurt.
appeared familiar with the regulaH 'a-'?'
!tlons7 R. J.an Mere also copied a Kellogg, grandson of Mrs.
injured this week when an ax slipped
from his hands - while - outUng
kindling, severing an artery In his
foot. The lad was so weak from the
loss of blood that hs was unable
to be removed to a hoiipital.
Rosetmrg Christmas Mall Big.
ROSBBTjRG,- Or-i Deo, , (Spe
cial.) According to Information giv
en out today by Postmaster Retzen
tsiPfiSe largest holiday business is
Bradford "Suits
and Overcoats
at Normal Prices
$15, $20, $25, $30,
$35, $40, $45
JmdfertL
285 Washington St.
Bet. Fourth and Fifth SU.
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1
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SI
N
Berg
MO. ULS. Ml ont
Hats for Young Meh
S. Government
Canoed
Toima.toes
ZThc Finest for
Your Tabic':
On Sale Here at
V
In 1 lb:
3 oz. cans
per can
7(
Our Canned
Meat
Are Delicious
They Include
Bacon, Roast Beef,
Corn Befcf, ,
Corn Beef Hash, etc. L
Airmy Retail Store
5th and Pine Sts.
.