TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1921
PIGEON HOAX PROBE
was ordered overseas. September 22,
1911. ha was transferred to Company
M, 305th- Infantry. 77th division, and
four days later went Into battle In
the Argonne region. October 12 he
was shot from a tree while doing
duty as a sharpshooter.
Mrs. Bell Lowe.
Mrs. Belle Lowe, who had lived In
Oregon and Washington for the last
4 years, died Monday night at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ruth
Carter, s9Jg Thirty-first avenue
Southeast, following an extended Ill
ness. Mrs. Lowe lived in Vancouver.
Wash., for 25 years and had a host of
friends in that city. In addition to
her daughter. Mrs. Carter, who Is
10 BE INAUGURATED
New York District Attorney
Plans Prosecution.
ROOSEVELTS ARE ANGRY
chief clerk In the city bureau of
Bealtn. Mrs. Lowe is survived by a
sister, Mrs. Jane Hoyt of Richfield,
Wash, and a half-brother, George
Armstrong of Pioneer, Wash.
Funeral services will be held to
morrow morning at 10 A. M. from
Report That Naturalist Was Loet
In Yellowstone Park Called
Advertising Fraud.
Knapp's undertaking parlor In Van
couver, interment will be in the
Lewlsvllla cemetery, 18 miles from
Vancouver.
NEW YORK. Sent. 15 (Special.)
The last lauKh has gone out of the
"carrier Dlneon hoax." whereby a
squab that found lta way to the West
'orty-seventh-street police station
recently notified a sympathetic public
by means of a note tied to its leg
that Edmund Heller, noted naturalist,
was in the Hoodoo mountains of Yel
lowstone national park.
Kot even a chuckle remains for the
perpetrators of the fraud. Actios;
District Attorney Banton -announced
lie was satisfied a crime had been
committed and Is determined to pun
ish the guilty ones,
Daniel J. Singer, to whom the mes
sage was addressed; Patrolman Wes
ley Wilson, who took the bird and
its note to the police station, and
Manager Ouzzadi of the Belleclalre
hotel are to be Invited to the district
attorneys' office, Mr. Banton an
nounced, to tell what they know of
the hoax.
A telegram from Mr. Heller to
Edgar I. Van Syke. advertising man
ager of Forest and Stream Magaglne,
with which' he is connected in an
advisory capacity, was the Immediate
cause of the Investigation. Mr. Heller
emphatically denied any knowledge
of the carrier' pigeon and deplored
the use of his name by investigators.
Forgery Charge Possible.
The name "Heller" was signed to
the note addressed to Singer. This
Ignature Van Slyke said is not that
of Heller, and as a result Banton be
lieves the perpetrators of the fraud,
at present unidentified, may find
themselves facing a charge of for
stery in the third degree, a felony
Tunlshable by five years imprison
ment. The bird was discovered August
17, in the hands of a stringer at
J'lfty-nlnth street, who told Police
man Wilson It had been given to him
1y some boys who bad found it In
the gutter. Mr. Singer called to the
telephone at his hotel, the Belleclalre,
cald. ".My God, probably Heller is dead
now!" Later when lie reached the
joltce station he told reporters he
would send a telegram to Ned Frost,
a guide In Cody, Wyo., to go in
search of Heller and to "spare no ex
pense." Manager Guzzadl accom
panied Mr. Singer to the police ata-
tlon. t
After newspapers had published on
August IS and 19 accounts of the
finding of the bird andj. the dis
covery of Mr. Heller safe and sounJ
In the Yellowstone, the following ad
vertisement appeared In a morning
newspaper: .
"Established 1902. Daniel J. Sin
ger, Oeneral Insurance, 10 East
Forty-second Street. (Here was In
serted a sketch of a pigeon.) Car-
rler Pigeon Service. Fastest in the
World."
Intruded Hoax Denied.
Yesterday Mr. Singer told a re
porter that he had never sent the
telegram to Frost; that he had known
the story was a hoax and! had gone
through with hla part of the affair
Into which he had been drawn "quite
Innocently." in order to "shield some
one and be a good sport." Asked
who this some one was, Mr. Singer
pointed to a typewritten copy of a
latter which he said he Intended
sending to Mr. Heller explaining the
situation. In the letter Singer
called the pigeon hoax "a publicity
scheme by the management of the
Belleclalre." Mr. Guzzadl he named
in person as the man he had) been
shielding.
The Belleclalre hotel was the scene
of the "lion story" several months
ago, which was later traced to a
strong connection with the release of
the motion picture film "Tarxan."
Mr. Guzzadl denied he had any knowl
edge of the pigeon story other than
that he had gone to the police station
with Singer to get the bird and its
message. He admitted that he had
"ideas" of where the scheme orig
inated. At the time of the appearance of
his first advertisement of the "Car
rier Pigeon Service," a reported vis
. ited Singer in his office and asked
him what connection there was be
tween the discovery of the bird and
the appearance of the advertisement
Advertising; Plan Scouted.
"That pigeon story was not started
to advertlw me." said Singer. "I only
put In that advertisement at the
earnest suggestion of a friend, who
told me I had had such wonderful
publicity I ought not to lose the
chance. Carrier Tlgeon Service was
used in the sense of 'lightning eerv
ice.' I have no carrier pigeons and
never had any."
In bis telegram to Mr. Van Slyke
Mr. Haller. who traveled all through
r'outh Africa with Colonel Theodore
Kooxevelt. said:
"Your newspaper clippings describ
ing me lost are deliberate falsehoods
promoted- by Singer without mM
knowledge or permission, cuppings
first published evidence received
Singer's fake etory regarding me.
Hope story Is received as Joke. Don't
understand Singer's motive. Singer
no doubt will help you prove my
Innocence by acknowledging his re
sponsibility in print in promoting
fake story as Joke. Confer with
fc'nger. Telegraphing him. Letter fol
lowing." Rooaeyelta Are Incensed.
Rmger had told the reporter Mr.
Heller was his close friend and had
rtayed with him several nights at the
Belleclalre before starting, August 8,
on a trip to the park to study animal
!'fe there for the Roosevelt wild life
forest experiment station at Syracuse
university. Mr. Heller. It was learned,
had a room reserved to himself at the
l:elleclaire.
Friends of Mr. Heller, Including
Mrs. Koosevelt. widow of the presi
dent, and Kermlt Roosevelt, her son,
who telegraphed him about the stories
in the newspapers that he was lost,
were greatly Incensed by the hoax.
Obituary.
John M. PyrlU.
GARDINER, Or.. Sept. 20 (Special.)
The funeral of John M. Pyrlts, who
was killed In action while serving In
the world war. was conducted by
Iteedsport post No. 62 of the American
Legion at the Methodist church of
Gardiner last Sunday. Tyrltx, the
only son of August Pyrlts, was born
May 1, 1892. in Gardiner. He en
tered the service June 23, 1918, leav
ing Gardiner that date for Camp
Lewis, where he spent three weeks.
He then was transferred to Camp
Kearney, Cal., and after two weeks
William Thomas Bailer.
EUGENE, Or., Sept. 20. (Special.)
William Thomas Bailey, for many
years a resident of Lane county and
formerly county commissioner, died
at his home. 22 North Jefferson street
in Eugene, at 7:10 o'clock last night
after an Illness of only a day's dura
tion. He was 72 years months and
( days old.
Mr. Bailey Is survived by a widow,
Mrs. Vera Bailey: two sons, Charles
0. Bailey of Eugene and W. P. Bailey
of Jacksonville, Or.; ona sister. Mr a
Susan Tucker of Eugene, and two
sisters in North Carolina.
Mrs. George Bnssell.
K A LA MA. Wash., Sept. 20. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. George Bussell died at
her home In Kalama Sunday. She
was born at Redfleld, Ark., In Octo
ber, 1180, and was married to George
Bussell in that city January 22, 1199.
She had lived In this city for 1 years.
She leaves five sisters in the east and
two sisters In Kalama, one brother,
her husband and two sons. The fun
eral was held at the Methodist church
at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
REED CUSSES ELECT
ALL BUT FRESHMEN CHOOSE
OFFICES FOR YEAR,
IIlllHdale Man Selected for Pres
ident of Seniors First-Year
Students to Meet.
Class elections were held yester
day at Reed college and with the ex
ception of the freshman class, which
as yet Is unorganized, all officers of
the various classes were elected. The
freshman class will hold lta first
meeting the latter part of this week.
James Hamilton of Hillsdale, Or.,
was elected president of the senior
class. Other officers o this class are
Miss Florence Ferrell. Lewiston, Ida
ho, vice-president; Miss Elizabeth
Gore of Medford. Or, secretary; Will-
lam Scott, Portland, treasurer, and
Hobart Benson, sergeant-at-arms.
Opal Weimar and Alfred Gehrl were
elected senior representatives to the
athletic council.
Officers of the junior class are an
follows: William Helms, Hillsdale,
Or, president; Miss Elizabeth McKln
ley, Vancouver, Wash, secretary;
Miss Margaret Harding - Portland,
vice-president. August Belch, Hills
dale, Or, treasurer; Herman Kehrl',
Hillsdale, Or, sergeant-at-arms: Miss
Jean Pugsley and Wayna Houston,
representatives to the athletic
council.
Officers elected in the sophomore
class are Lawrence Collier, Portland,
president; Miss Jeanette White, Port
land, vice-president;. Alisa Margaret
West. Portland, secretary; Earl Blew,
Colfax, Wash, treasurer; Anton Lind-strom.-
Chinook. Wash., serareant-at.
arms; Mis Alice Lathrop and Theo
dore Slefen, representatives to tho
athletic council.
STATE FI OUTLOOK FINE
FARMERS DECLARED EAGER
TO SHOW PRODUCTS.
Several New Counties Announce
Intention to Compete for
Agricultural Prizes.
SALEM. Or., Sept. 20. (Special.)
That tha success of the state fair,
from an agricultural point of view,
Is assured, was the assertion of W. A.
Taylor, superintendent of that de
partment, who has just returned to
Salem from a 1700-mile journey
which took htm to different parts of
the state. Mr. Taylor announced the
addition of several new counties to
the list of exhibitors.
Polk county is one of the old stand
bys to come back with a display. It
has not competed for the past three
seasons.
Mr. Taylor found the agriculturists
of the state most enthusiastic over
tha forthcoming show. Harvest
weather has been almost perfect.-
with tha result that grain, hay and
various other crops are practically
entirely cared for. The farmers are
ready to exhibit their best specimens
of grains, vegetables and fruits, and
eager to attend the fair themselves.
As heretofore the state will be di
vided Into four sections. . Tha ar
rangement will be as follows: Coast
district, Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook.
Lincoln. Coos; Willamette valley,
Multnomah. Clackamas, Marlon, Tarn
hill, Polk, Linn. Lane. Douglas, Jack
son and Hood River: central Oregon,
Wasco, Sherman, Morrow; eastern
district, Malheur and Union.
COUNCIL GETS PROTESTS
Taxpayers' Hearing on Interstate
Avenue KxtcnHlon to Be Today.
Several hundred protests have been
filed with the city counoll against
the proposed extension of Interstate
avenue from the Intersection of De
lay and Morris streets to the south
line of Fremont street, and from the
east line of block 1, Overlook addi
tion,' to tha south Una of Preacott
street.
A public hearing on this proposed
extension has been set for this morn
ing, and the council chambers prob
ably will be crowded this morning
with property owners who will re
monstrate against the Improvement
The council haa but one letter ap
proving the plan. In working out an j
assessment district to cover the cost
of the proposed Improvement, the
city engineer's office has Included a
lirge area, containing some property
a considerable distance from the
street that is to be extended.
Mill Transfer Expected.
MARSHFIELD. Or., Sept. 20.
(Special.) Although no definite date
is act. It Is understood here that the
Coos Bay Lumber company plants,
camps and timber lands will soon
revert to C. A. Smith, from the hands
of Receivers Dcnman and Bowles,
who have been In charge of the prop
erty for several years. Recently
several capitalists were here to In
spect the holdings before arranging
tba change.
Visitors to Be Feted.
UNION, Or.. Sept. 20. (Special.)
IF YOU WANT AN INSTRUMENT BEFORE CHRISTMAS THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Wholesale Warehouse
Ninth and Hoyt Streets
Surplus Wholesale Stock
of Fine
Pianos, Player Pianos, Grand Pianos
LOW PRICES
EASY TERMS
Eager buyers are taking advantage of our clearance sale of wholesale stock of pianos, player pianos and Grands.
You can now obtain a high-grade completely guaranteed instrument direct from the wholesalers for less than
some dealers charge for inferior goods.
SUPER-TONE Grands, Uprights and Player Pianos from some of America's foremost factories are to be
found in this wholesale stock.
PLAYER PIANOS
A few at $395.
Several at $150.
A fine selection of high-grade
players at $575, $585 and $505.
All piano and phonograph buyers are cordially invited to call and inspect this stock at our wholesale warehouse.
The very easiest payments may be arranged without additional charge so don't stay away on account of
ready cash. Bring a few dollars and take your choice.
A small deposit will secure any instrument.
Remember, we are disposing of these goods direct from our wholesale warehouse at prices which mean a
great saving to buyers. Every instrument guaranteed.
Telephone:
Broadway 2621
Warehouse Open
From
9 A.M. .
to
5:30 P. M.
Ninth
This $500 Reduction
Cuts Your Hauling Costs
Reducing the priceof GMC Model K-16, one ton truck,
has reduced the cost of haulage $500 for every buyer.
And this cat applies before the truck has turned a
wheel. It means just that much money saved for
other needs.
Before this truck was reduced it was excellent value
at the old price of $1995. At the new price of $1495 it
is more than a bargain. This price is based on present
lowered costs of materials and big production.
GMG Model K-16, is in every respect a real truck
there are no passenger car units in its entire make-up.
Aside from standard equipment including electric
lights, starter and cord tires, it has the GMG engine
with its exclusive features; also radius rods, steel
felloes, 54-inch springs, 16-inch brake drums, multiple
disc dry plate clutch, force feed lubrication and many
other high grade truck parts.
See dealers for further details and prices of other
GMG models, all of which have been reduced. Or,
write the factory direct.
General Motors Truck Company
Division of General Motors Corporation
PONTIAC, MICHIGAN
WENTWORTH & IRWIN, INC.
Second and Taylor Streets, Portland
The Union commercial club tonight
made final arrangements for enter
tainment of middle western excur
sionists who are expected In Grand
Ronde valley Saturday night, Septem
ber 24. Following a tour of the
valley Sunday morning the excur
sionists will be entertained at lunch
at Union at noon, after which they
Clearance
of
and Phonographs
Open
Evenings '
by
Appointment
and Hoyt Streets, Near North Bank
Cast)
will be shown about town and ad
jacent territory until 3:10, when they
will leave for La Grande via Hot
Lake. The local committee in charge
Is composed of M. F. Davis, George
Baird. Robert Withycombe, L. A.
Wrlght and C. L. Caldwell.
Read The Oreconlsn classified ads.
Wholesale Warehouse
Ninth and Hoyt Streets
LOW PRICES
EASY TERMS
GRAND PIANOS
A limited number of splendid
grands at $735 and $785.
The greatest value in grand pianos
ever offered.
Telephone:
Broadway 2621
Warehouse Open
From
9 A. M.
to
5:30 P. M.
Station
Sam'l
The Home
Fifth at
BEDROCK
WINTER WEAR
thanks to our inexpensive way of
telling for cash !
ARMY SURPLUS GOODS
DRAWERS
Woolen and new,
pair $1.15
Fleece lined. . .$1.00
Reclaimed 60c
Balbriggan 35c
Buy Here
and Nov
Blankets
O. D.. gray or black;
variety of sizes and
weights, new and re
claimed. 75c to $4.2S
UNDERSHIRTS
Wool and new,
each. $1.15
Cotton, new 35c
UNION,
Heavy wool
each
Black Oilskin
Slickers
$3.95 each
WOOL SOX
Heavy, natural color,
pair. .30c and 45c
Oilskin
HATS
60c each
CASHMERE SOX
Natural, pair. .30c
Army Retail Store
Fifth Street at Pine
Men s Fall topcoats
7.50
$
THESE topcoats were made
for just such weather as
- this; not too heavy or too
warm; made of light and
medium weight woolen of
fine qualities; very easy to
carry should the sun get too
friendly.
Fine Selection of Raincoats
$17.50 to $32.50
Rosenblatt & Co.
of Hart Schajjtier & Marx Clothes
Alder Gasco Building
PRICES ON
Save
Your Money
Rubber
Boots
Hip length.. . . $4.25
Knee length, sizes
7-12, pair. .$3.15
We have a limited
quantity of good
Army
Shoes
Made for Service
SHOE OIL
Bergman's, per
can 35c
SUITS
mixed,
$3.95
Dandruff Heads
Become Hairless
If you want plenty of thick, beauti
ful, glossy, silky hair, do, bjr all means,
get rid of dandruff, for It will starva
your hair and ruin It If you don't.
It doesn't do much Rood to try to
brush or wash It out. Tha only sura
way to set rid of dandruff Is to dis
solve it. then you destroy It entirely.
To do this ret about four ounces of
ordinary liquid arvon; apply it at
nlg-ht when retiring; usa enough to
moioten the scalp and rub It in gently
with the finger tips.
By morning most. If not all, of your
dandruff will be gone, and three or
four more applications will completely
dissolve and entirely destroy every
single sign and trace of it.
You will find, too, that all itching
and digging of the scalp will stop
and your hair will look and feel a
hundred times better. You can get
liquid arvon at any drug store. It la
Inexpensive and four ounces la all
you will need, no matter how much
dandruff you have. This simple rem
edy never fails. Adv.
Cocoanut Oil Makes
a Splendid Shampoo
It you want to keep your hair In
good condition be careful what you
wash it with.
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali. This dries
tha acalp. makes the hair brittle, and
Is very, harmful. Mulalfled cocoanut
oil shampoo (which is pure and en
tirely greaaeless) is much better than
anything else you can use for sham
pooing, as this can't possibly Injurs
the hair.
Simply moisten your hair with wa
I ter and rub It in. One or two tea
' spoonsful of Mulsified will make an
j abundance of rich, creamy lather, and
cleanses tha hair and acalp thorough
ly. Tha lather rinses out easily and
removes every particle of dust, dirt,
dandruff and excessive oiL Tha hair
dries quickly and evenly, and It leavea
It fine and silky, bright, ffuffy and
easy to manage.
You can get Mulsified cocoanut Oil
shampoo at most any drug store. It Is
very cheap, and a tew ounces Is
enough to last everyone in the family
for months. Be sure your druggist
gives au Mulsified. Adv.