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4 TITE MOItNIXG OREGOXTAX. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2.?, 1921 HAWAII HELD CAUSE j OF JINN INCIDENT; Protection for Mid-Pacific Isles Basis of Episode. TREATY CAUSE HARMLESS Disagreement Between President und American Delegates Has No V ital Issue at Stake. BY MARK SULLIVAN. (Comrljrht. mai. by the New York Evening Poet. Inc. 'uh!ihed by Armnnement, I WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 21. (Special.) For 36 hours or more this town has buzzed with what Is re ferred to. roughly, as the "Hardlng-HunheH-Japanese homeland" episode. In official iuarter8, and in confer ences between the officials and the newspaper men. there is for the. pres ent a disposition to say nothing: more about It; hut in the private conver sations of politicians, senators and newxpaper men It is the one sub ject. 1 suspect it will come to the front strain very soon, and in a public and official sense, for it is obviously in the Interest of the Japanese, as well as in the interest of the general situa tion for the Japanese, to say some thing about it. , In any event, if not immediately, the subject is certain to compose the burden of the debate when the senate begins to discuss the treaty. ''Comma Hounds" Find "Joker." For making the Incident clear to the general public, the best method is a chronological attempt. Just a week ago today, some of what we have learned to call humorously the "com ma hounds" smelled out In the four power treaty the fact that the lan guage is such as to cover the home land of Japan in the same sense that it covers the main islands of the Pacific. This caused something of a sensation, for the general assumption had been that the treaty was meant to cover merely the smaller islands of the Pacific. The discovery was printed broadcast in the newspapers. The newspaper men asked the mem bers of the American delegation about it and the members of the American delegation said that It was quite true; that It was meant to be so, and that the only Incorrect thing about it all was the disposition to make a sensa tion out of It by attributing to it im plications broader than the actual language of the treaty really conveys. President Starts Something. With these explanations the master died down until Tuesday at 1 o'clock. In the newspaper conference with President Harding, which takes place at that hour, some of the newspaper men asked the president whether he fult that the treaty covered the home land of Japan. He replied that, in his Judgment, It did not. This reply created another sensa tion, for practically every newspaper man in the room had been told by one or more of the American delegates that the treaty does cover the home land of Japan: that it had been framed with the intention of covering it, and that all the delegates knew everything about It. During the afternoon this dis crepancy of point of view between tha delegates to the conference and I'res ident Harding personally was called to the president's attention, and late in the afternoon he issued a formal statement saying that the difference in view could not be permitted to em barrass the conference or the ratifica tion of the agreement. Kplsode IOntera Another Phase. For the moment this completed the eplde, so far as President Harding was concerned. It was recognized as a fine thing for him to make it clear to the pulilic that his interpretation of the language of the treaty would not be permitted to cause any em liarrassment to the delegates, who had Intentionally put into the treaty a different meaning. There was and Is a good deal of surprise that President Harding had rot learned before Just what had been 'intended by the conference in writing the treaty. The conclusion was clear, ol course, that President Harding no, enly had not happened to be familiar with this particular detail of the work of the conference, but also had not happened to read the newspaper dis cussion about the inclusion of the Japanese homeland. That is all there is to that part of the episode. Subsequent to all this, the point was raised as to why Senator Lodge, In his public speech, when he first introduced the treaty to the public ar.d commented on It, had failed to point out that the Japanese homeland was included. In several quarters there was a disposition, either serious ly, or in humor, to charge Senator Lodge with lack of good faith. In this there la nothing whatever. Senator Lod- Not Jngrgllna;. Those who don't want to rely on Senator Lodge's Integrity. at least can rely on his intelligence. There was not the faintest possibility of his "slipping something over," in a polit ical sense, even if he had wanted to. He knew perfectly well that the language of this treaty would be made the subject of a microscopic ex amination through long days of senate debate. The present writer heard Senator Lodge's speech, and watched him closely as he delivered it. It was perfectly apparent that he was proud as a pigeon over the distinction of reading the treaty and making a speech about it, and equally apparent that the two things he did in the speech were the two things that are characteristic of him. He used it as ar. opportunity to Jake a nasty wallop at his particular obsession, the league of nations, and as a chance to give an ad-mlrlng public a glimpse into th literary erudition of which he Is not a little proud. Why Japan Is Included. We rtl have the laugh on Senator txxtae now for having given up so raeuiy lovely quotations from the poevry of Browning, and from Steven mn and Melville, about the beautiful lslea of the Pacific, when a less or nate man might have used the oppor tunity for a more serious discussion of the meaning of the treaty. Sn much for that part of it. Now it, to the merits of the heart of the quwtion. If is a fact that the four power treaty gives the .same protec tion to the home islands of Japan that It gives to the smaller islands of Itie Pacific. But the Inference that h!s gives to Japan the sort of ijuar- antee that we refine to France Is I quite grotesque. Kmialiy untrue and sirotesque Is the I assumption on I which most of the exciters. ; s I bused, that the homeland of Japan was Included in order to do a (: jr to Japan The la. . j that it was i done, not at the request or on the I initiative of J:ipan. but rather more' on the Initiative of the I'nited States. It seems that America wanted a' particular form of protection for Ha waii and in order, to set it, it was , necessary to use language that also covered the home Islands of Japan. Just why this Is so Involves a minute examination of the constitutional sta tus of Hawaii for which there Is no room In this article. It will all come out later. There were additional reasons, but this wish of the United States figured among them. In point of fact, I strongly sus pect Japan would prefer not to have the condition which is now widely discussed as an undesirable conces sion to her. I think it only happened because at the moment the Japanese delegates were not quite familiar enough with the English language to understand fully all the things that the language of the treaty conveys. I suspect the condition. In effect, will be an embarrassment to Japan rather than an asset, and I should not be surprised to see Japan try to take some action to get It changed. Senate to Be Reckoned With. Undoubtedly the episode, so long as the present language of the treaty stands, and even if changed, has great Importance in its bearing on' the question of ratification by the sen ate. It gives to Senator Borah a po litical opening big enough for 40 homes to gallop through. What Sena tor Borah can ask. and ask effective ly. Is why a conference for the lim ltation of armament should have been cluttered up with all these complies tlons about the islands of the Pacific, anyhow. The agitation which Senator Borah led, and which had much to do with bringing the conference about. was for armament limitation solely. It was in deference to Great Britain that the question of the far east was included, and it was this that led to the present complexities and confu sions which threaten the simple pur pose of reducing and limiting arma ment. It all gives Mr. Borah and other senators an effective talking point. The sensational manner in which the inclusion of the Japanese homeland came out adds to the oppor tunities of opposition. The concluding truth, however, is that anyone who follows this confer ence closely must be a strange person if he falls to give sympathetic under standing to the difficulties inherent In it and to the enormous burden of work on the shoulders of Hughes, Harding and all the others. This Is precisely the point for re sponsible persons to remember what Hughes has so often said, namely, that we can't get anywhere without the helpful will for peace. There will be plenty of chance to cure any mis take that may have been made. ROAD BILLS TO CUE IIP HOt'SE TO CONSIDER THREE PROPOSALS TODAY. L TROUBLE WITH CONTRACTOR LOOMS OX HORIZON'. George lsackson. Doing Work, on James John Building, Hulks on Britk Demanded. School directors of district No. 1 shook their heads soberly Wednesday over the attitude of George lsackson, contractor, to whom was awarded the contract for general work on the new James John high school. They ctiarac terized him as elusive in his business methods, and deplored the day his bid was accepted, inasmuch as lsack son now insists upon choosing his own type of brick, while the prop erties department insists upon bric'.t from a Forest Grove kiln. "Gentlemen," Baid George B. Thorn as, director, "we've going to have trouble with this bird." The contract was awarded to Isack son, according to the understanding of the directors, after his written a ceptance of the brick desired by the superintendent of properties, in which he said "I have no objection to Forest Grove brick." I-ater It developed that he did not regard this as binding, and that he did object, stipulating that an additional JZ500 be allowed him if that material was used. Ad ditionally he would require the F r- est Grove company to give very heavy bond for delivery. Two local brick companies have strongly urged Isackson's case before the district, believing that their prod uct would eventually be used. Director Woodward declared Wednesday night it was not the Intention of the con tractor to patronize them, but that he was negotiating with a Spokane firm, and had presented samples that were obviously unsuitable. The board mem bers were of the opinion that nothing can be done with the obdurate con tractor until he actually begins lay ing brick, at which time, inferentially, the material will be attacked from the angle of specifications. M .an time the board considers that it has a def inite understanding with him regard ing the use of Forest Grove brick, or another brick equally as good, and holds the controversy in abeyance. Discovery that requisitions for new typewriters had not been submitted to the board or the superintendent caused the revocation of several or ders, and the demand that henceforth all requisitions, unless properly routed will be regarded as waste pacer. E ALCHEMY REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. Gram of Precious Metal Said to Have Been Manufactured From Baser Materials. BY ARNO DOSCH-FLEUROT. (Copyright by the New York World. Pub lished by Arrangement.) BERLIN, Dec. 21. (Special Cable.) I am told by responsible persons that there Is something in Professor Irving Fisher's assertion that a Ger man scientist has succeeded in mak ing synthetic gold. Somewhere, In some German laboratory, guarded as carefully as if the inquisition were waiting to hang, draw and quarter the discoverer, is a gram of gold made from baser metals, my informant de clares. Just where this gram of gold is and how it was made is a Jealously guard ed secret which even high officials In the university do not know. They know only that a group of German chemists has been working for months under government supervision in a concentrated effort to discover the key to alchemy. The government's irterest is furthered by the actual need of gold If. as seems not impos sible, chemists have succeeded in creating gold in sufficient quantities to affect the value of natural gold, it will change the world's economic basis and incidentally free Germany from reparation payments. The fact that chemists have created the one gram of gold is without ques tion, I am info.-med. The problem now Is to develop thfe process so enough can be made to amount to something. This is a question of cru cibles and electric vacuum furnaces. I am unable to learn from what ireful the gold Is alchemized, and asid from a narrow circle, chemist! . lieu-it-elves are ignorant of the details of the process. Measures Analyzed Before House by F. M. Warren of Gov ernor's Committee. STATE HOUSE. Salem, Or., Dec. 21. (Special.) Three road bills pre pared by the special committee ap pointed by Governor Olcott will be made a special order of business in the house tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The bills were analyzed tp nlght before the house by F. M. War ren, a member of the committee. Considerable opposition developed against the bill placing motor trucks under the Jurisdiction of the public service commission after telegrams had poured into the house today from Portland firms protesting against be ing placed under further restrictions. Mr. Warren explained that the . bill exempted trucks and delivery wagons operating within the limits of munic ipalities. Senator Moser's bill, which was passed today in the senate over the j veto of the governor, will probably be considered tomorrow morning in the house with the other road bills. BIG FIND MAY BE RELEASED vented what the authorities believe was scheduled to be a jallbreak to night. The six prisoners held in the jail were confined to an interior cell this evening. The general run of the jail, allowed to men held on long sen tences or awaiting trial, will be In definitely denied. Sheriff Wilson today received a tip that a general delivery was planned. When he took the evening meal down to the prisoners he noticed that the barred door which stands between liberty and the interior .of the Jail swung with more than its accustomed give at the hinges. Examination showed that the bolts which act as pivots had been nearly severed and a hard Jerk brought down the door. Al though on the outside of this there is a thin steel door to prevent commu nication, it is possible, by using a piece of stovewood as a pry, to spring this sufficiently to allow a man to pass out. A prompt search of the jail and the prisoners was made, but failed to re veal any saw blades, which, from the character of the break, could have been the only Instrument used. For the Xmas Tree Ornaments, Decorations Electric Tree Lights DRUGGISTS Alder Street at West Park Mmc. Hendron Dolls Just received new shipment of DolIs: S5.49 these talking priced special at All Other Dolls 23Ci OFF The Popular Christmas Gift Store Pyralin Ivory at Y2 Price Early V'se of Roosevelt Highwaj Money Thought Possible. STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Dec. 21. (Special.) It Is possible that meas ures may be offered in the senate to morrow releasing the $2,500,000 which was set aside for the Roosevelt high way. ' The sum was pledged to this road with the idea of having it matched by the federal government. By an amendment the government's time for matching was extended to 1328. According to state house rumors the time element may be abrogated and the sum released for use by the state highway commission. It may be that legislation will be offered stipulating that this sum be expended on the Roosevelt highway along the coast. Such action would enable the highway commission to use on other roads now under way in other sec tions of the state the money which the commission planned to devote to coast highway Improvement pending government action. It is considered almost certain that the government will not match the Roosevelt highway money and this money is tied up and prevents the -highway commission from planning work up to the full road bond limitation. With the prospect of highway funds being temporarily decreased by tak ing gasoline money for the exposi tion, there may develop sentiment suf ficiently strong to release the Roose velt highway obligation. BOUNTY BILL PASSES HOUSE Measure Uives to Counties Right to Decide us to Levies. STATE HOUSE. Salem. Or., Dec. 21. rWts. Representative Gallagher, of Malheur county succeeded in start ing a bill which givescounties through out the state the right to decide if they will levy taxes to pay boun ties on the seal 1 pa of coyotes, wolves, wildcats and ether prenutory animals. The bill was passed by the house tc-day after a Bkirmish, and then went to the senate where it was referred to a committee. Representative Gallagher Informed members of the house that trappers !rom California. Idaho and Nevada are defrauding the state by bringing ccyote scalps Into Oregon for the purpose of collecting bounties. He raid that in Malheur county the tax payers were breaking down under the burden of taxation, which was mate rially affected by the bounty tax. HOME SEEKS APPROPRIATION $5000 Requested to . Complete Building Now Under Way. STATE HOUSE. Salem, Or., Dec. 21. (Special.) The senate ways and means committee tonight was asked to make an appropriation of $5000 with which to complete a school build ing now In course of erection by the Louise home of Portland. Work on the structure was started some time ago. according to statements made before the committee, but it has not been possible to complete the building because of inadequate funds. Originally It had been intended to finance the entire proposition by pop ular subscription, but this was found to be Impossible. HOUSE PASSES FOUR BILLS Measure Vetoed by Governor One of Those Approved. STATE HOUSE, Salem. Or.. Dec. 21. (Special.) The following bills were passed today by the house: H. B. 112 by Overturf (vetoed by the governor) Amending certain sections of the Irrigation laws. H. B. by Hurd Appropriating for the fish hatchery funds of Oregon. H. B. 6 by Hindman Kelatlnjr to the terms of elective officers of stale, districts or counties In Oregon. S. B. ITS by Senator Lpton (vetoed by the governor.) Permitting Irrigation dis tricts to proceed with development of dis tricts pending adjustment or rights of way and providing for surety or cash bonds. TWO BILLS ARE INTRODUCED Measure to Invalidate Divorces Of fered by Belknap. STATE HOUSE,' Salem. Or., Dec. 21. Special.) The following bills were ntroduced in the house today: K. B. IS by Belknap An act validating certain divorces and subsequent marriages. H. B. 16 by Carter Amending section 1191 Oregon laws. Increasing exemption of taxation on Inheritances.' WINTER TRIPISVERY EASY PORTLAND FAMILY RETURNS FROM LOS ANGELES VISIT. Roads Are Declared to Be in Good Condition anl Even Snow Does Not Delay Motorists. That winter traveling on the Pa cific highway is accomplished with nearly the same ease as summer mo toring is attested by a recent round trip from Portland to Los Angeles by G. E. Reynolds and family of 515 East Fifteenth street North. The party re turned Wednesday after making the round trip to Los Angeles and spend ing some time there and in other Cali fornia cities. They were ' gone ap proximately three weeks, ten and one half days of that time being spent In motoring. "We left Los Angeles last Friday," said 'Mr. Reynolds, In telling of his trip, ana maae ran r rancisco in iwo days of leisurely driving. On our run from the bay city to Portland we drove as far as Willows the first day, stopping there Sunday night. Next day we drove to Ashland, Or., and on Tuesday we drove from Ashland to Eugene. Wednesday we drove on into Portland, arriving here in the early afternoon. Our time was slightly bet ter going down, makng the run in five days. We made no effort to make time on the trip, merely jjolng along at the rate of speed that seemed most desirable." Snow has begun to fall In the Siski you mountains and in northern Cali fornia, Mr. Reynolds said, but up to the time he came through there had been no difficulty. Over the Siskiyou mountains there was about five inches of snow, he said, but this was being rapidly cleared off by crews of men engaged by the Oregon state highway department and by Siskiyou county In California. The Siskiyous should be open all winter, he said, under the present programme of clearing snow as It falls. The greatest difficulty from snow, he said, was in the vicinity of Duns muir and Sisson, where there was ap proximately 18 inches on the ground. The authorities there are not taking the progressive steps in clearing snow that is being demonstrated further north and unless they get busy the highway may be blocked in that vicin ity, he said. Except for snow the roads are in splendid shape the entire distance, Mr. Reynolds said, even the road In north ern California, the least improved link on the Pacific highway from the Ca nadian line to Mexico, being in fair shape. The Pacific highway In Oregon is a boulevard all the way, he de clared. But one detour was necessary, that being between the towns of Red ding and Anderson in California. We still have a large assortment of discontinued numbers of genuine Pyralin Ivory at only One-Half for mer prices. DOUBLE On All qreen Mrf Cash TRADING f&BOT STAMPS Purchases Likly Luggage Reduced 15 This includes our entire stock of Wardrobe Trunks, Suitcases and Traveling Baps. An exceptional op portuntiy to save. Perfumes That Will Please Her Quelques Fleurs Violet Sec Ambre Royal Du Barry Fleur d'Amour Nikk-Marr Some Flowers Mary Garden Un Air Embaume Djer Kiss Garden Fragrance Ideal Three Flowers Chypre Perfume Atomizers. Fancy Box Sets. Attractive Perfume Bottles. BREAD COST IDE CLEAH LITTLE AVIIEAT STORY IS IN TERESTING ONE. The prestige of Oregonian Want Aoh has been attained not merely by The Orecm: ian's large circulation, but by the fin I that all its readers are interested in Orcgoniun Want-Ada. TIBET LECTURE SUBJECT Major Jack Hamilton Speaker at Ad Club Luncheon. Tibet and the Himalaya mountains were the subject of an illustrated lec ture at the luncheon of the Ad club Wednesday at the Benson hotel. Major Jack Hamilton, who was connected with the British forces in India and was a member of Colonel Younghua band's expedition, was the speaker. Some of the quaint customs of the people of that almost Inaccessible dim trict were related by the speaker wtu displayed one of the small prayer wheels commonly carried by the na tives. There were a number of selections by the exposition quartet. Plans for the annual club "jinks" to be held Thursday, January 12, were announced. JAILBREAK l AVERTED Hinges of Door at Oregon City Al most Sowed In Two. ORKGON CITY, Or., Dec. 81. (Spe cial.) Discovery that the hinges of the main corridor door of the county jail had been nearly sawed in two pre 100 Bushels or Grain for Which Farmer Received $100, In Bread Costs Consumer $7-18.10. An interesting little story of how 100 bushels of wheat for which a North Dakota farmer received (100 finally arrived In the hands of the consumer at a cost of $749.10 ie told by Russell Hawkins, Tillamook lum berman, in a letter to a friend in Portland. Hawkins 1 now In Detroit. According to his letter the Fargo, N. D., man sold his 100 bushels of wheat for (100. It was shipped to Minneapolis at a cost of $11.50. By cleaning and transporting the wheat 2 per cent, or two bushels, was lost. leaving 88 bushels. The broker made $6.10 on his Investment when he sold his 98 bushels of wheat to the miller for $117.60. The miller sold the flour from the 98 bushels for $150.44 and the bran and the millings for 116 66. or a total of $167. 10. thereby making a profit of $49.50. The freight rate on the flour to Chicago was $6.49, bringing the cost to the baker up to $156.93. ' The flour weighed 4214 pounds. Nine ounces make one pound of bread and 7491 loaves were made from the lot. These were Bold for 8Vi cents a loaf wholesale, or $636.73. The baker's return on an Investment of $156.93 was $479.80. and out of this he had to pay for overhead, wages, yeast, milk, sugar and 'other Ingre dients. The retailer, after purchasing the bread for $636.73 sold it for 10 cents a loaf, thereby realising $749.10, or a profit of $112.37. Hawkins asks the question: "Who is the profiteer, the farmer, the bro ker, the miller, the baker or the retailer?" Extra Specials $20.00 Likly Cowhide Bags $15.75 $16.00 Likly Cowhide Bags $12.50 $12.00 Rochester Cowhide Bags.. $9.75 $5.00 Vanity Cases at $2.50 $12.00 Vanity Cases at $9.00 All Boston Bags In two leathers, black or brown Now 25 Off Ladies' Vanity Cases Every Vanity Case in stock At 20 Off Brief Cases Made of genuine leather Now 25 Off Collar Boxes The ideal gift for men At 15 Off Silk Umbrellas All ladies' and men's umbrellas Now 10 Off a Fountain Pens Waterman's Ideal Moore's Non-Leakable Sheaffer's Self-Filling Conklin's Crescent Filler A complete assortment and at all prices. EVERSHARP PENCILS We have an extensive display of these popular pencils and prices to suit all. Candies For Christmas Plain Mix Candy 20 lb. Broken Mix Candy 20 lb. French Mix Candy 25c lb. Commercial Chocolates 25f I'd. Creamed Almonds ;!) 11). Sugar Coated Almonds 49r lb. Assorted Jelly Beans 18c lb. Fancy Box Candy Baskets and Novelties Figs, Dates and Nuts Give Electrical Gifts Electric Grills for use on table will cook an entire meal for two or three per sons $7.50 to $12.50 Electric Toasters $4.50 to $8.50 Electric Percolators, nickel finish or alumi num $10.00 to $25.00 Percolator Urn on stand. .$15.50 to $;J5 Percolator Sets with sugars, creamers and trays $31. OO to $43.75 Electric Irons of various makes and sizes $4.50 to $8.50 Electric Waffle Irons make waffles with out smoke or odor $12.50, $10, $20 Extra Specials $14.00 Ladies' Handbags, now $7.50 $18.00 Ladies' Handbags, now..$11.50 $9.00 Ladies' Hand'bags, now $5.00 $1.50 Teddy Bears at only $1.09 $1.75 2-quart Hot Water Bottle. .$1.39 Ladies' Hand Bags Latest stvles all now At 15 Off Fitted Traveling Bags Many to choose from Now 20 Off Fitted Suit Cases Entire stock now At 20 Off Men's Smoker Sets All styles and kinds Now 15 Off Fine Desk Sets We advise early selection At 50 Off STORE OPENS 8 A. M. CLOSES 9 P. M. BRICK BIDS ECHO DISPUTE PROPOSED AWARD OF CITY TO CANADIAN FIRM PROTESTED. MEDICAL SOCIETY ELECTS Dr. J. Guv Strohm Named Presi dent at Annual Ejection. Dr. J. Guy Strohm was elected pres ident of the Portland City and County Medical society at the annual election of officers Wednesday night at the Portland hotel. Other officers elected were: Dr George Parrish, city health officer, vice-president; Dr. C. Harold Bean, secretary, and Dr. Kittie Plummer Gray, treasurer. Dr. Gray haa held the office of treasurer of the society for several years. Councillors of the society, elected for a term of two years, were Drs. Charle Bodine, Frank R. Menne. Henry Howard. Raymond Watklns, E. B. McDanlel, Harold Palmer. W. T. Williamson, Roy Stearns and Fre3 Ziegler. Delegates to the convention of the Oregon State Medical association, which will meet in Portland next June, elected were: Drs. R. B. Dille hunt. Eugene Rockey, J. IS. Short, F M. Brooks, C. C. Moore. Charles Booth, Raymond Watkins. E. B. McDanlel. William S. Knox. George F. Koehler. Andrew C. Smith, Charles Chamber lain, W. Johnston and Fred Kiehle. Read Thit OregotuaA classified ads. Rights of Only Oregon Concern to Seek Contract 1'plield by Dan C. Freeman. Echoes of the council disputes over the award of the rock contract for the municipal paving plant to Porter Yett were heard Wednesday as a re sult of Commissioner Bigelow'B rec ommendations on bids for fire brick to reline furnaces at the city Incin erator. Mr. Bigelow's recommenda tion that the J. McCracken Co., a Canadian concern and third lowest bidder, be given the contract for ap proximately 23.000 fire brick aroused a strong protest from Dan C. Free man of the associated Industries of Oregon, who upheld the rights of the only Oregon concern, the Monarch Fire Clay company, second to tne low est bidder. Mr. Bigelow said that the Mc Cracken brick had been tested thor oughly and that the Monarch brick had not. Actual fire test was tne only way to determine whether fire brick would hold up, he declared. Commissioner Barbur suggested that a remarkable similarity existed be tween the case and the rock awards. Mr. Freeman in presenting the cam for the Monarch Fire Clay company said that It was an Oregon concern, employing a force of 12 men and the securing of the bid might mean the difference between employing the men or turning them off. SLAYER ESCAPES NOOSE JOE IIEIIi GETS LIFE TERM IX STATE PRISON. death sentence In the case. Deputy District Attorney llammersly ap peared for the state. Y. M.'C. A. Clubs to Entertain. Girls and young women will be In vited to attend the vaudeville and programme to be given by all of the clubs of the young men's division of the Portland Y. M. C. A. Thursday night, December 28. at 8 o'clock. Members of the Y. W. C. A. and of the young women's classes of the Sunday schools of the city will be guests of members of the clubs. This will be one of the few occasions when women will be invited to attend func tions at -the association. Man Who Killed William C. Powers Sentenced and Taken Next Day to Penitentiary.' Joe Hell, slayer of William C ("Jerry") Powers, escaped the noose when a jury In Judge Wilson's court Wednesday returned a verdict finding him guilty of murder in the first de gree, but recommending life impris onment instead of hanging. Hell waived the statutory two days al lowed before passing of sentence and the penalty was imposed a4 once. He was taken to Salem yesterday. Hell shot and killed Powers when the latter grappled with him during an attempted holdup of Powers' pool hall in the Perkins hotel building. Fifth and Washington streets. Oc tober 23. The highwayman fired sev eral shots In the direction of his pur suers before he was captured, after the murder of Powers. Evidence of the prosecution In the case was not disputed, except that Heii, the only witness for the de fense, declared that he did not Intend to kill Powers and that subsequent shots were fired in the air to frighten pursuers. He admitted that In the struggle with Powers, it was his own hand which held the butt of the re volver and his finger which was on the trigger, but declared that Powers had a hold on the barrel of the weapon and by trying to pull it away from Hell caused the gun to be dis charged. An emotional pie for leniency made for the defendant by Attorney Tom Garland apparently saved him from hanging. No attempt was made by the defense, to light anything but Uie Kelso Soldier's Body Home. KELSO, Wash., Dec. 21. (Special.) The body of Artie Crumb, Kelso youth, who made the supreme sacri fice in France, arrived yesterday aft ernoon. The funeral services will be held next Monday and will be con ducted by Guy Kathbun post, Ameri can legion. Wild Animal Bounties Paid. MOXTESANO. Wash.. Dee. 21 (Special.) Bounties were paid today to Fred Achey of Aberdeen for a wildcat, and to A. D. Schafer of Elma for a coyote. Both men report hunt ing in the county good this winter. SEWER IS MOOT PLMEO LENTS PROJECT SOON TO BE SUBMITTED TO COUNCIL. near the south edge of the Waverley golf course. The length Is approxi mately miles. In the regular course of procedure the project will be formally presented to the council and set for a public hearing when properly owners infect ed mfiv huve a x-ofco In fho matter. As Contemplated by City Engineer, New System Will Cost In Neighborhood of $75,000. The department of public works will soon have plans for tne 'proposed Ln!s trunk sewer ready for presen tation to the council, according to an nouncement Wednesday. As contemplated by the city engi neer, the new system will cost ap proximately J750.OOO. Provision was made for Its construction by the tax supervision and conservation commis sion In passing on the city's budget and the council is held practically pledged to begin the improvement on the completion of the Foster road sewer, or within a reasonable time thereafter. The Lents trunk sewer would affect an assessment district of approxi mately 27.000 lots. It will extend down the general course of Johnson creek and will cut across Sellwood district to tfrlk the Willamette river was? mm w m Lost Minute Gifts By way of though tfulness isn't it good to anticipate everyday needs when getting your Christmas Gifts? These practical suggestions multiply Christmas Cheer. FOR A MAN CbtttMai Hmdr Grip Shaving Stick ...... M Ribbon Dnl Oram ........... .25 lilac Imperial Tolicc Water (Chriatmaa packaoa) . . I Mi FOR A WOMAN FlorfencTalc . .2S rl or lent Pirfunw LOO 1.00 iortant haca Powder JO FOR A BOT Ribbon Dental Cream Colgata'a Mechanic 'a Soap PaaM M .25 Last Chance to See Rupture Experts DEC. 24 IS LAST DAY IN PORTLAND FREE INFORMATION AND APPLICATION OF FAMOUS RICE METHOD ON YOUR PARTICULAR RUPTURE FOR A CTRL Caihmer Bouquet Perfume Dollar Packet Cashmere Bouquet Soap (Special CKrletmae pL) l narmu toid iream, jar Vtiraaa (Vanuams) Cream.)' . . . . . . . FOR BABY Coleo Soap. Cake EabfTak eea.e At Your Neighborhood Store COLGATE 40 40 . for Christmas Ark to pee the prettily wrapped ribbon tied Gift Boa containing J cakea ok xquh altely scanted Ceehmcre Bote quetSoap. Prlca 7i F. B. Williams, the rupture expert, who haa been meeting the ruptured at his headquarters in the Multnomah hotel, Portland, Or., for the past few days, and demonstrating to them the famous nice Non -Surgical Kupture Method, will remain at the hotel In Portland until Saturday, December 24. All of those who are ruptured and who have not taken advantage of the opportunity which this expert offers, should lose no time in calling at the hotel to see him. He makes no charge whatever for the demon stration, advice and application of the Rice Method to your particular cane. Mrs. Williams will personally attend all women and children. If you are ruptured do not let any thing prevent you from seeing this expert while he is here. He is trained under the personal supervision of W. S. P.ice, Adams. N. Y., who per fected the far famed Itlce Method to which so many thousands have as cribed their cures In letters written by them. Come In and see T. E. Williams. Find out about this Important mat ter for yourself. Your future com fort and freedom from gouglnc trusses Is the most important thing In the whole world for you. Follow the lead of those other thousands of ruptured persons who had the Rice Method demonstrated to them, ow clded to use it. and have since re ported themselves as cured. It does not cost you a penny to find out all about this Method to have It fully and completely demon strated right upon your own rupture. This Is what F. ?:. Williams and lady expert, Mrs. Williams, are here for. You buy nothing unless you are fully convinced and anxious to buy. Your time Is short now. Do not Vet these experts get away without your seeing them and finding out about this Important matter. Remember, there is nothing else so Important to you. F. E. Williams wilt be glad to have you call upon him at the hotel, from 9 to 12 A. M.. or 2 to S P. M., or 7 to 9 in the evenings, during the remainder of his stay In this city. The dates are December 22, 23 and 24, Don't taiau Uus opportunity. Adv,