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TIIE MORNING OKEGOXIAX, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1921 BLLINGS IS HELD AS BLACKMAILER Prisoner Also Is Accused as Talkative Burglar. MAN SUSPECTED OF BEING "TALKATIVE BURGLAR" AND "THE SHADOW," ARRESTED IN SEATTLE BY PORTLAND POLICE. EXTRADITION IS WAIVED With End of Trail Reached, Events Leading to Suspicion and Arrest Are Revealed. fontlnuM From First Pure.) he parked at the meeting place. man, he later Identified as Billings, rushed up to the machine. 'Say, a funny thing Just happened spoke up Billings to Mr. Nelson. "A ftliow handed me a half dollar and this note and told me to give the note to you. Mr. Xolson opened op the note and read: "By mail tomorrow." He took this to Indicate that-the ring would be returned the next day by mail if the $35 were given to the "messenger." Mr. Kelson told Billings that he did not believe the story and asked for a description of the man who had banded him the note. Mmm Is Described. 'He was a 6hort fellow and wore a short navy overcoat," replied Billings. This answered the description of the "talkative burglar." About an hour later. Billings went tip to Mr. Nelson's office In the Teon building and handed him another letter signed by the "talkative burglar." In this letter, the fellow pleaded for the $35 and promised he would reform and pay back both the 1100 which he procured before as well as the $35 and the diamond ring. Mr. Nelson believed his story and gave him the money. In one of the telephone conversa tions the "talkative burglar" told Mr. Nelson that he had fought for his country in the navy during the war; that he had a wife and two children, was out of work and needed the $35 to pay his rent and grocery bill. "if you will give me the $35 I will consider it as a loan and pay back every cent," he promised in the tele phone conversation. "I have a Job in one of the shipyards to start next week and if I can get by this week I will be all right." Mrs. Kelson Meets Woman. While these negotiations were In progress, Mrs. Nelson met a little woman near the corner of Sixth and Alder streets, at the entrance of the Meier & Frank store, and recognized her diamond engagement ring upon the woman's finger. The woman had two small children with her. Upon her return home that night, Mrs. Nelson spoke of meeting the woman who she thought certain was wearing her ring, and when they checked up on it they learned to their surprise that the woman was Mrs. Killings, wife of the man who had made all the negotiations with Mr. Nelson, when this discovery was made, Mr. Nelson became positive that Billings, alias Brady, was im plicated in the burglary at his home. After ne took up tne cnase, ser geant Day directed his efforts toward locating the place where the man was living during his stay in Portland After he had procured this last money from Mr. Nelson, Billings failed to put in an appearance around the Globe theater, where he had spent Dart of his time before. Later, through the aid of a private detective agency. Sergeant Day learned that Billings had been living at 127 Twelfth street. The place where Mr. Nelson was asked to drop the first envelope containing the $100 was directly in front of 12714 Twelfth street, where Billings was at that time living. Mr. Nelson likewise re called (hat a man was watching from a bedrom window while he dropped the envelope. Billing Already Gone. When the police detectives went to the place to take Billings into custody they learned that he had left there a week before, and every effort to lo cate him met with failure. Sergeant Day then telegraphed to Representative McArthur at W ashing, ton, D. C. to get information concern ing Billings navy record. It was learned through the navy department that Billings had served as a fireman In the navy, but had been given a dis honorable discharge because of bad conduct. Upon his discharge he had been given transportation to Seattle. At the request of Sergeant Day the navy department also sent the finger print records of the man. As soon as the finger-print records arrived Ser geant Day sent them to the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan., where the man's complete . criminal record was forthcoming. It was learned by this means that Billings' criminal career first started In Portland during his youth. He was lirst arrested here early in 1906 for stealing money from telephone boxes. After he had served a local sentence he went to Denver, where he was arrested for theft from a number of hotels, where he had been employed as a bellhop. I?-' . ........ . , . tm J it ' , ' 1 ' & , ' - ; i . - k V - - , j 47 t., i , i.iii in iwwswnins-T M GOAT OF POLICE, DECLARES BILLINGS All Charges Denied; Hounding Out of Jobs Alleged. ' CAPTURE EASILY MADE I'ft.j- ; - - A1 ' I Georso lS!11lns:s, ex-convfet, bnrglar and vaudeville nctor. Arrest fn 1910 Revealed. The Leavenworth record further disclosed that in 1910 he had been arrested in Butte county, California, for larceny and sentenced to four years at San Uuentin prison. In 1915 he was arrested in Kansas City, Kan, for attempted burglary and served a year. A short time later he was ar rested at Kansas City, Mo, as a sus pect and served a sentence for vagrancy. It was likewise learned that upon his last visit to Portland he brought with him his wife and two small children. They were living for a time at an east side address. Short ly after the daring early morning burglaries. Billings sent his wife and two babies to his wife's home. The I location of Mrs. Billings is for the present being withheld, as the police co not Deueve she was in any way Implicated with her husband. Although Mr Nelson reiterated yes terday that he would be unable to take the witness stand and Identify Billings as the "talkative burglar," Mayor Baker, Chief Jenkins. Sergeant Day and others who have worked on the case are confident that his Iden tity as the daring and conversational criminal can be positively established. His known record as a burglar, they say, is against him at the very out et. Then, it is asserted, the "talka tive burglar" used a little navy blue skull cap, such as is worn by "cobs" aboard Bhip. Billings is known to have bad one of these caps In his possession in Portland and is known to have left his rooming-house late at night wearing one, it is declared. Description Is Given. It Is also asserted that Billings answers the same general descrip tion of the "talkative burglar." He Is about five feet 7 Inches tall and weighs around 150 pounds. He has brown hair and is 31 years old, This Is the general description of the "talkative burglar." The sole link by which It Is hoped to Implicate Billings in the daring extortionist signing himself "The Shadow" depends upon the identifica tion by handwriting experts. The printed letters on the small package mailed to Mr. Nelson by the "talka tive burglar" have been Identified by experts as being identical to the printed letters received from "The Shadow" by six well-known Portland residents. In these letters the extor tionist demanded $25,000 under threat of death if the money was not forth coming. "The Shadow" at first centered his bold activities against J. Wesley Ladd, who at once turned over the black mail letters to the police. At the re quest of the police, Mr. Ladd, through an answer in the personal columns of local newspapers, agreed to drop the demanded $25,000 in a package as dl rected by "The Shadow" in minute instructions contained in a second letter. . Slcnal Given to Antolsta. "The Shadow" announced he would be in waiting some place along the Base Line road, and that the package should be dropped when a flashlight signal was seen from the roadside. Police detectives drove the car which had been fitted up with two spot lights and two rear lights as de manded by the extortionist, and when the flashlight signal came from the darkness they Jumped from the ma chine and gave chase. The man eluded them. Again the following night, "The Shadow" demanded that Mr. Ladd leave the money. If he failed this time, the man gave solemn assurance that all members of the Ladd family would be killed, once more the po lice drove the car while a dozen other machines carrying police and deputy sheriffs trailed the car containing the package. The flashlight signal was again given and shots were exchanged be tween the officers and "The Shadow. An all-night search was conducted through the woods east of Montavilla, and at one time deputy sheriffs ex changed shots at close range with the man. From that day the identity of "The Shadow" was shrouded in secrecy, but with the arrest of Billings the police believe that the dual mys teries can be cleared. LABOR RULE IS PROPOSED GIOLITTI TO PRESENT BILL ' AFFECTING INDUSTRIES. Workmen In Italy Would Get Share In Plants, Electing: Na tional Council of Nine. ROME, Jan. 24. The bill soon to be presented to parliament by Premier Giolitti, under which workers would receive a share in the management of industrial plants, provides that the employes in each Industry shall elect a national council composed of nine men. Each political or syndicalist or ganication of workmen would be represented in the council by one or more members, in proportion to tne membership of the organization, the Tempo says today. Under the bill each national coun cil would appoint two representatives for participation in the management of each factory, their power to ex tend to technical, financial and dls eiDlinarv arrangements. Including the fixing of prices and the purchases of again out of a job. raw materials. Special commissions would be appointed to provide em Dlovment for those out of work, ac cording to the precedence on the lists of unemployed. The employers, m declaring tneir opposition to the bill, assert that it would deprive ther: of technical In dependence, which they say Is in dispensable to successful operation of the plants. The communists, led by the million aire Terraclni, oppose both the gov ernment and the employers, assert ing any participation by the meji la the management of industries must be Durely destructive, that participa tion by the men must not assist but hinder development of the life of the factories. I Suspect Is Taken Into Custody by Detectives in Waiting AYhen He Calls for Mail. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan 24. (Spe cial.) George Billings, alias Joseph Brady, a cabaret entertainer 32 years old, was , arrested in Seattle this afternoon by Portland detectives on suspicion of being "The Shadow, blackmailer of wealthy Portland residents, and also of being the talkative burglar." Brady waa taken to the city Jail tonight and will oe returned to Portland tomorrow night unless he changes his mind and attempts to fight extradition. Billings was arrested when he called at the postoffice for mail and was taken into cusOody by Lieutenant of Detectives Goltx and Inspectors Leonard and Hellyer of the Portland detective department They were wa'ting for him. The threo officers were assisted by Postoffice Inspector Welter of Portland. Billings sur rendered without trouble. The Portland detectives came to Seattle Sunday night to take up the search for their quarry. A search of Seattle cabarets was made Sunday night in company with Detective Waechter of the Seattle police de partment, but no trace of Billings could be found. Managers of various places Identified a prison picture of Hillings as a man who had visited them looking for work as an enter tainer. Movements Are Related. Billings told his captors that he came to Seattle ten days ago and obtained work at the Bungalow cafe as a busboy. He stopped at the Grand Pacific hotel, 1115 & First ave nue. while here. Billings tonight denied any connec tlon with the Portland burglaries or the attempted blackmailing and said he was being hounded by the police Because of his prison record. 'They drove me out of Portland be cause they would not let me make an honest living," he said in his cell. "I had a good job as 'buuker-up' at the Northwest Steel company's shipyards but the police were not content to let me alone and told my employers that I was an 'ex-con.' Every place I went to get work and succeeded it was but matter of a few days before the same stunt was pulled and I was tie company, several of them girls. Last visit the company was on a male basis. Now the orchestra has this Instru mentation: Five brass, three wood wind, one banjo, one cello, two bass viols, one drum, and two piano ac companists. The conductor is George Edmund Dulf. and he is quiet, dig nified and efficient in that position. All the members of the company worked hard to entertain and to make fun, and they succeeded. The various musioal n-umbers are refined and clean and marked by good taste. Orchestra and singers won applause with their rousing cborusey of "Swing Along," "Mammy o' Mine," "Rain Song." and others. The orchestra playfed rag aivd "shimmie' music until the audience was fully amused. The vocal auartet. consisting of Laura Hall, soprano; Marlon Harris, contralto: William Coleman, tenor; ana William Hawkins, ba&so, sang in splendid style several negro spir ituals. One of the remarkable voices in the company is that of William Hawkins. It is a basso profundo voice of both depth and richness, and quite filled the spacious auditorium. James Bernard, drummer, in a drum solo, made lots of fun. The serious orchestral numbers included 'Hun garian Dance No. 7" (Brahms) and "Humoresque" (Dvorak). SCHOOL GIRLS GALLED FI TRAP 18 Who Sleep on Third Floor Said to Be in Danger. PRICE PROBE IS FACED RISE IN FARM IMPLEMENTS MAY BE INVESTIGATED. WIFE RUES JAILING MATE Battery Charged, but Woman Re pents Complaint; Spouse Home. "Another love spat," characterized patrolmen when they received an or der from Judge Kossman to release George Hennings, arrested last night on complaint of his wife, who charged him with attack and battery. Police said that Mrs. Hennings swore to a warrant for her husband's arrest, repented her action and, then notified her spouse that she had got ten him into trouble and would do her best to aid him to obtain his release. Bail was set at $500, but the couple, after reconciliation, telephoned to Judge Rossman, who ordered Hen nings released on recognizance. LIQUOR TRACED 60 MILES Runt Ends When Homesteader Is Fined $50 for Having Still. BEND, Or.. Jan. 24. (Special.) A long liquor trail which began in Bend and led GO miles to Fleetwood, in Lake county, ended here this after noon when James Fink, a home steader, in whose cabin a still was found by Special Agent Nixon and Deputy Sheriff Stokoe, was fined $25 and costs. The case was heard by County Judge Sawyer. James Allen, who was followed to Fleetwood by the officers and arrest ed on suspicion of being connected with raoonshining operations In that section, was discharged by the court Walter Charged With Theft. Charged with the theft of table silver from the University club cafe, Fred F. Popham, waiter in the din ing room, was arrested late last night. The larceny complaint was filed at the request of B. O. Heinke, in charge of the dining room. & A II. greeu. Bolmaa Fuel Co. tamps for cash. Main J5J. HQ-2L "I'm Goat," Says BlllinjrK. They haven't been able to catch the fellow they were after and decided to use a goat to protect themselves. And they picked me out. But they can't prove any of these jobs on me because I can show thai I lived straight in Portland. I came to. Seattle almost broke and had to go to work as a busboy because I couldn't get work at the cabarets as an entertainer. 'I've got a wife and this is going to hit her hard. She knows I've been straight. She's living with her family up at Monroe. I haven't been able to hold a job long enough to give her a living because the police won't leave me alone. Does that sound like I've been successful as a burglar of so ciety homes?" nilllnira elirnlflfiil an Intanfinn r.f PASTOR BLAMES ' DEVIL fihtin extradition if he could ob- I ci.1 ii icgai uuuiioci atiu aiu vui eaiu Ha a-aa wfrhniit funH.a tn nav f nf an manapea .Minister at vaiia nu attorney and may decide to go back to Portland to face the charge against him. Refuses to Prosecute. Company Officials Welcome Action, Declaring Justification of Scale Will Be Revealed. WASHINGTON", Jan. 24. Investiga tlon of complaints that the Interna tional Harvester company had an nounced its intention of increasing prices of some of its farm machinery products was called for in a resolu tion, introduced today by Representa tive Jones (dem.) of Texas. The reso lution would direct the house inter state commerce committee to conduct an inquiry and if prices have been Increased to find out why. CHICAGO, Jan. 24. Officials of the International Harvester company here, when told of the resolution in troduced today In the house by Rep resentative Jones of Texas, calling for an investigation of complaints of increased prices, said: "While we have no detailed lnfor mation about the resolution, we shall welcome any inquiry along the lines, being satisfied that the only result w'll be to convince the public of the fairness of our prices. "Our prices are now and always have been based solely on the cost of production. Our current prices are practically the same as for the last ten months. There has been some slight increase on some machines and reductions on others with the result that considering our line as a whole, the price level for 1921 is substantial ly the same as for 1920." MONTANA OIL MEN UNITE Organization Plans to Solve Prob lems of Slate Industry. LEWISTOWN, Mont., Jan. 24. A permanent oil organization to pro tect Montana oil development and solve problems pertaining to the in dustry was formed here Saturday at meeting of oil men and others. numbering more than 400, from all parts of the state. Gled 'Kahl of Wennett was chosen president. The organization headquarters will be in Lewistown. At the present time there is a great oil boom on through out Montana with wells being brought in and new fields developed at a rapid pace. $72,500 IS SUM ASKED Librarian Seeks $79,660; Baby Homo Pleads for $20 Per Capita Per Month, Billings Slightly Deaf. Billings is slightly deaf because of an injury to his ear drums while standing too close to a forward tur ret on a battleship when the battery of forward guns was fired, he says. Billings enlisted in the navy from Seattle on April 7, 1917, the day war was declared, he said. He served overseas in the blockade squadron for 26 months as a fireman, first class, he declared. While stopping a suspected blockade runner off the Falcon islands in 1917 Billings was sitting under the turret guns when they were fired, resulting in a per manent semi-deafness, he said. After he was discharged from the navy he enlisted in the army and was sta tioned at Camp Dodge for six months. when discharged because of his deaf ness, he continued. Billings was born in Parsons, Kan. Before the war he resided in Ho- HOUSE GIFT OF NEIGHBORS f "6.Jibf I . WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Jan. 24. (Special.) "People possessed of the dbvil are responsible for the trouble at the tabernacle of the Pentacostal Society of Jesus Christ, which resulted in the kidnaping of the pastor. Rev. J S. McConnell," Rev. Mr. McConnell declared today. He declared there would be no prosecution, "as It was the devil in them that did it and they should not be punished by man." Rev. Mr. McConnell was taken from the pulpit early Sunday morning by five young men and driven to Free water, where he was released, and re turned to the city. He resumed serv ices last night and was not molested. Chief of Police Roecker conferred with the pastor and leading members of the congregation and obtained an agreement to close their meetings at 10 o clock each night. Centralia Reports Three Crimes. CENTRALIA, Wash., Jan. 24. (Spe cial.) Thieves broke into the Stan dard Hardware company's store and stole four rifles and a revolver Satur day night. The daughter of W. L. Hoyt discovered a prowler in a bed room of her home Sunday. Pointing a revolver at the girl and ordering her to keep still, the man made a hasty exit. Sunday night a man named White was attacked by a robber on First street, knocked down and re lieved of $3. Girl of 7 Accuses Man of 61. Walter Messener, aged 61, was ar rested late last night and charged with an attack on a 7-year-old girl. The complaint was made by the girl's mother. Messener is alleged to have enticed the child into a house and there attacked her. Braiding, embroidery. Hemstitching. Booth's. Morgan building Adv. STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Jan. 24, (Special.) That the present state industrial school for girls is inade quate to meet needs for which it is intended, is almost entirely devoid of fire protection and under existing conditions is a menace to more than 18 girls who are obliged to sleep on the third floor of the structure, was the statement made before the joint ways and means committee at a meeting here tonight. Mrs. Lola Baldwin, chairman of the advisory board of the school, informed the members of the committee that 47 girls were housed in the school, despite the fact that there were ac commodations for only 2o. To care for this number of girls, she said, it had been necessary for th superin tendent to place beds in the attic. To remedy this condition properly, Mrs. Baldwin appealed to the com mittee to appropriate from the funds of the state $50,C0O for a new build ing and an additional $12,500 for maintenance during the present bien nium. This money, she said, should be appropriated ii. addition to $47, 300 needed to defray the general op erating expense of the institution and $6340 for replacements. Librarian Akn $79,660. Miss Cornelia Marvin, state libra rian, asked for an appropriation of $79,660 with which t . conduct the affairs of that institution during the biennium. Of this amount, she said, $53,860 would be necessary to defray the operating expenses, $20,400 for improvements and $5400 for replace ments. Representatives of the Portland Baby home asked for $20 per capita a month for all babies In the institu tion and an additional $5 per capita per month fcr babies under one year of age. Based on the present popu lation of 55 babies the appropriation would total $-'6,400 for the biennium. J. A. Churchill, state superintend ent of public instruction, urged ap propriation of $64, 013. 05 to carry on the work of vocational training in public schools. This sum, under the existing laws, will be matched dollar for dollar by the federal government, swelling the total funds to carry on the work of this department to $128,026.10. L. M. Gilbert, superintendent of the state training school for boys, asked for appropriations aggregating $137, 200, or approximately $10,000 more than was authorized for the last bi ennium. Of this sum, $118,000 is needed for operating expenses, $4500 for improvements and $14,700 for re placements. Library Needs $20,000. Edward Gillingham, clerk of the su preme court library, requested $20,000 for the biennium, which will cover a deficiency appropriation of $1200. For the maintenance of the supreme court during the biennium, Arthur Benson, clerk, asked for $109,950, as against $109,354 for the last biennium. The committee approved senate bill , by Senator Patterson, authorizing the creation of the state board of con trol as the budget-making body of the state. For this there is appropriated the sum of $6000. Notice was served on the commit tee that a bill would be introduced giving the 10th judicial district an additional circuit judge. This district comprises Union and Wallowa coun ties and is presided ' over by Judge Knowles. The committee took no ac tion with regard to this bill. A committee composed of Senators Upton, Norblad and Pattjrson and Representatives Pierce and Hurd was named to inspect the eastern Oregon hospital at Pendleton. EDDY BOND BILL IS FAVORED Dealers Urge Measure as Giving Wider Protection to Investors. STATE HOUSE. Salem, Or., Jan. 24. 1 (Special.) Bond dealers appearing ' before the senate banking commis- PLENTY FOR TWENTY We Excel in Serving Food Over 1,750,000 Served a lear rrflTTTIlTTrfT f . A . 1 H I p'! 'w h ook fo Hie SFeamingCup 7f A Regular Lunch FOR 20c That's a Wonder CHOICE OF MEAT OR FISn PIE OR PUDDING COFFEE OR TEA The Most for the Least -TrTKEE"JrppeHxiri3 Places urn $5.50 MEAL TICKETS $5 SAVINGS OF 10 Special Breakfast 25c Ham or Bacon and Egg Potatoes, Toast, Coffee All Other DaUy Lunch Dishes at Correspondingly Low Prices A Co-operative Business And a Progressive Business in a Progressive City NO CHARGE FOR BREAD We Make and Bake Everything We Use Most Talked of and Best Thought of Eating Places in the City THE MAN WHO DOES NOT ADVERTISE MAY KNOW HIS BUSINESS, BUT NOBODY ELSE DOES sion urged passage of the Eddy bill, which placed bond dealers under the control of the corporation commis sioner. The Eddy bill received the support of the bond dealers because they said that it gave wider protection to the Investors and did not provide a mo nopoply for a few dealers, as did the Koreil bill, according to their claims. The Koreil bill, which places bond dealers under the control of the state banking department, was supported by its author alone Pupils to Hear About Forestry. Pupils In schools adjoining the Siuslaw forest will learn something of the work of the forest service dur ing February from a series of talks to be given by D. G. Knox, a ranger, who is stationed at East Garden, Or. The Portland office of the forest serv ice has sent Ranger Knox a large number of lantern slides to be used in illustrating these talks, which will PR R - WAR PKICKS '1 Up NEW PERKINS HOTEL Portland. Oregon Fire Destroys Residence of Gilbert Morris at Prosser. PROSSER, Wash., Jan. 24. (Spe cial.) Fire at 6 o'clock Saturday morning destroyed the residence of Gilbert Morris, causing a loss of $2000. Insurance was $700. Before the embers had cooled neigh bors had arranged with a lumber company to furnish lumber at cost. and neighbors donated their services, with the result that work was begun this afternoon on a new structure hich will cost Mr. Morris nothing but his own labor and the amount represented by the Insurance policy. an entertainer. Aside from his wife, he said, he has no living relatives. Billings admitted that he had a prison record and said he served four years in the California state peniten tiary at San Quentin for grand lar ceny, being sentenced in 1910 from Oroville. Detectives who arrested him said that he served a term in Portland in 1905 for burglary, but Billings denied this. The efficacy of RFRMAW'S HFAn TO PA I I vertistng" is to W 1 1111 II w 1 I I t W I f-lteha 1 .v. Engelbert Manns Sentenced to Be Guillotined for Slaying American. COBLENZ, Jan. 24. Engelbert Manns, a German citizen, has been sentenced by a German court here to be guillotined for the murder of ar American soldier last April. Manns is said to have killed the American with a pistol he borrowed from the soldier for the purpose of robbing him of 15,000 marks. AD CLUB TO STUDY MAILS Direct Advertising Will Be Dls- cussed at Luncheon Today. "direct-by-mail ad be determined by members of the Portland Ad club who will hold their regular luncheon to morrow noon at the Hotel Benson. The day has been designated as "di rect-by-mail advertising day" and speakers will explain this method of commercial propaganda. Among the principal speakers will be A. C. Ackerman, advertising mana ger of Montgomery Ward & Co.; A. A. Patterson, manager of the Aladdin company, and J. T. Crossley, adver tising manager of the Brownsville Woolen Mills. Robert C- Paulus, rep resenting the -Oregon Fruit Growers' association, will tell of the rapid rise of the "poor prune" in the state mar ket. The Royal Rosarian quartet will sing. FAIR JURORSJVIAY PRIMP Special Concessions to Women An nounced by Iowa Jndge. DES MOINES, la., Jan. 24. Special concessions to women jurors were granted in the Polk district court today. They may wear their hats In the Jury box and will have time to powder their faces during court session. Judge the concert of the American Synco- J. S. Walllngrord announced. 1500 ATTEND CONCERT Negro Orchestra on Keturn En gagement Scores at Auditorium. Fifteen hundred people attended City Hall to Be Dedicated. HOOD RIVER, Or., Jan. ?4. (Sne cial.) Hood River's city halL just completed at a cost of approximately 3o,ooo, win be officially dedicated February 3, when Mayor Scobee and members of the council, A. S. Kelr, Mark Cameron, Walter Walters, C. C. Cuddeford. Frank Davenport Jr. and Harold Hershner, will be hosts at a reception. The1 city officials 'have extended an invitation to all resi dents of the city. Refreshments will be served. pated orchestra, negro, lest night in the public auditorium, and by their enthusiastic applause and calls for extra numbers showed that they en joyed the concert. The management was under direction of Lawrence A. Lambert of Portland. When these orchestra men last played here they were greeted with a snow storm, and yesterday when snow fell for several Hours and then stopped, the musicians just missed the same weather. This time the orchestra returns bwtter than ever, and otherwise im proved in personnel and programme. There are about 30 people in tbe lit- ri '1 -Kit? - ---- ;n m PLACE your bonds, notes, deeds, contracts, mortgages, insur ance policies and other important papers under lock and key behind steel and concrete in the great Safe Deposit Vaults at the United States National Bank. 'One of the Northwest's Great Banks" 4 United Stales jNJalional BanKJ &thnd Stark pJmany WEYES Go for years without the need of glasses. Others, due to some refractive error or con tinued close application, need glasses early in life Whatever the reason for your need of glasses, my ex perience of more than twenty-one years in sight testing and the use of scientific instruments will en able me to determine your exact needs. Perfect-fitting glasses made in my own shop will meet your every re quirement. DR. WHEAT jgj Eyesight Specialist Second Floor, Morgan Building r JUve sof?. W&Mr fair and tave it 111 rPcidc Special Agentn, Wooclard it Clarke Drug to. and Owl lruf Co. Keep Your Nose Clean Common colds are Infectious and dangerous check them at once by using Mayr's Pine Needle Balm. A pure, natural product of the northern pines. The many flu and pneumonia cases in the last few years should be a warning to take precaution against colds. Cold germs will not thrive in a nose that Is kept clean and whole some. Mayr's Pine Needle Balm Is as soothing and refreshing as a breath of pine forest mountain air. Catarrh, which is usually the result of neg lected colds clears up quickly when this beneficial pine fragrance is URed. Sold in two sizes 30c and 60c tubes. Free trial by writing Geo. II. Mayr, 219 W Austin ave., Chicago Mayr's Pine Needle Balm is for sule by Owl Drug Company and druggists every where. Adv. concern air patrol, the work of the forest raiiBer and other subjects of local inter'-st. X A i