18 TITE STJXD AT OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 1, 1918. EARLY SHOPPING IS DESIRED THIS YEAR Potrand Merchants and Their Employes Urge Haste. LAST-DAY RUSH DREADED Buyers Jfow HaTe Benefit of Com plete Stocks; Forenoon Trad , Ins -Is Encouraged. The early Christmas shopper Is like the early bird. ' And by an early shopper Is meant one who shops not only early ta the season, but early in the day. " This, in brief. Is the way Portland merchants and the 'men' and women be hind the counter sise up the situation with Christmas only a few days away. Early buyers, it Is pointed out. have a larger assortment to choose from and receive better service from the clerks. Early-morning: shoppers have freshly replenished stocks to select from and set more attention from the folk be hind the counter. Early buyers also do a humanitarian work, the merchants declare, in relieving clerks from the last of the season rush when the stores are thronged. With the v ban on merchandising lifted, the holiday buying reason in Portland is wrll under way. The stores were thronged all day yesterday, but this coming week is expected to see the greatest activity ameng the gift buyers. Seaaoa la Leairtheaea. It is pointed out that people have more money than usual, the necessity for curtailing purchases due to the war has beun removed and the stores nave the goods. This combination is expected to result In a record season. "Eagerness to alleviate the burden of (he store workers this season when they need relief more 'than ever is turning the calendar ahead and length ening the holiday season by a week at (art." said Julius U Meier, of Meier & Krank Company, yesterday, "and these early shoppers will have all the beat of it." "In my 40 year with Meier A Frank Company I have often wondered why the public did not shop earlier In the d.ty and earlier in the season, said W". L. Harmon. "The early shopper has every advantage." "The shoppers are earlier this year than usual." said G. Gensler, manager of the toy department, "and they are finding a better assortment and get ting better service. Joseph Heho. buyer for five holiday departments, who directs the work of 250 persons, points to the advantages of early buy ing when the stores axe not crowded. "Tha earlier the Christmas shoppers appear on the scene, the better the assortment of goods they have to choose from and the better service they receive." said Adolphe Wolfe, of kip man. Wolfe A Co. "As the season ad vances the stocks are depicted and the clerks are so busy they cannot give all buyers the desired Individual attention." Es Dlatrlbatloa Permitted. "Early season shopping allows a more even distribution of goods and therefore more efficient merchandising from both the standpoint of tffe 4uyer and the selWr." said W. P.' Olds, of Olds. Wortman King. "Materials for our goods many times come from across the sea and we have to buy early to give service. 'There is no surplus merchandise in Portland .this year, but the stocks are ample, for the merchants- have made early preparations for the holi day trade. The buyers in our own store, for instance, have made two and three trips to the markets where they John Collier, a Portland attorney, by methods contrary to the requirements of the statutes. The defense charged that Collier and the Fire Warden's agents subjected the defendants and other witnesses to a cross-examination before a court re porter without authority. Scoring the Fire Warden's office for using illegal methods to secure evi dence and for evading the statutes, and declaring that he would not tolerate such methods In his court. Judge Skip worth ordered Mr. Ray to file copies of the evidence in question with the Coun ty Clerk for the information of the de fendants. Upon -Mr. Ray's statement that he would not file .the evidence as ordered. Judge Sklpworth gave the choice of complying with the order before o'clock this evening, or being dealt with for contempt of court. Mr. Ray filed the evidence within the allotted time limit. IS INSPECTOR HAWIEY RETIRES OS HALF PAY CXDER LAW. Career -of Almost 91 Tears-in Cni . formed and Detective Depart "' -- ments JTow Closed. . - II. H. Hawley. "the policeman who never was late for roll-calL" has taken advantage "o the new pension law. and retired, endina a career or almost 21 years in. the uniformed and, detective r l " 'V . i- if . tw if -.' '-Ax's- . hiin - mili iiniini iA Ai-iii H. H. Ilawley, Wao Retires From Pollre Departmeat ea Penaloa After 31 Tears af Service. departments of the Police Bureau. He prides, himself on the fact that In all his years of service he never missed a roll-call unless he was working on a case and could not report to head quarters. He handled about 17,000 cases during his service. Inspector Hawley will be 65 years old next April. He said yesterday that he would take a vacation until Spring, and then hunt around for some occupation for his old age. For years Inspector Hawley has made a specialty of hunting for missing persons. In this line of work he had no equal on the police force. One of the cases on the solution of which Inspector Hawley prides himself was the finding of Jessie Jones, a 16- year-old girl who was kidnapped In Portland, dressed In male attire and formerly made one." "The flrit. buyer to come gets first choice and that, of course, is what they all desire." said Thomas Roberts, of Huberts Bros. "No matter how hard Wtry to keep our stocks fresh and replenished the late comers cainot ex pect to get tbe same goods and service . thus whq took t.me,by the forelock and did their holiday buying early. Then there Is the human side of the question. It means a lot to the clerks not to have to go through the ordeal of tbe usual eleventh-hour rush." VILLA FORCES DEFEATED MEXICAX BAXDIT IS REPORTED ROTTED BT FEDERALS. Juares Residents Cease to Worry When Xfws or Outlaw's Re- '' pulve Filters Into Town. JL'AREZ.. Mexico. Not. 30. When wire communication was restored south of here tonight, it was learned that a fight between Federal forces nd VHla followers occurred Wednesday near Villa Ahumada. in which the. Villa forces were defeated and routed, - ac cording to an official statement made tonight by Colonel Mora, the new com mander of the garrison. Information was also brought here late today that Villa and his band were at a ranch 10 miles east of Villa Ahu mada. where ranchers reported having soen the Villa command en- route to ward OJInaga. opposite Presidio, Tex. All fear of an attack on Juares was dispelled tonight when the telegraph line was repaired and it was 'learned that General Francisco Murguia, tbe federal commander, who has been at Villa Ahumada with 1000 men, was ad vancing toward Juares repairing -the burned bridges as he advanced. He Is expected to reach here Monday and will take the field against Villa along the American border. carried off down the Willamette Valley. Inspector Hawley finally discovered the missing girl working as a boy in a -hop field near Champoeg. . Inspector Hawley proved that the finding of lost persons was not his only line of endeavor by his work, on the Cram brook diamond case, and the re covery of $10,000 worth of stolen dia monds. The thieves were captured and sent to British Columbia for trial. Inspector Ilawley was the sixth man assigned to the case. The first five were men from British Columbia, and some of them were considered tbe best the province afforded. Inspector Hawley Is a brother of Willard Hawley. of the Hawley Pulp and Paper Company, In Oregon City. He lives with his wife at 505 East Broadway, and has one married daugh ter and two granddaughters In Port land. Cnder the pension law passed by Initiative at the last election, a po liceman may retire on half pay after JO years' service When Hawley was appointed patrol man only CS men were on the police force. Two months after he was ap pointed, he was detailed to work for the Boya and Glrs' Aid Society, where he remained two years, until appointed chief probation officer under Judge Frazer, for the Juvenile Court. When the Legislature ruled that no police man under pay by the city could be em ployed In state or county offices, Haw ley returned to headquarters, and w-as appointed a detective. t m V a"'!. 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Saw Jose, Los Angelem San Diego. . m FEATURING LVIVIAN MARTIN For Speed, Real Downright Fun, and Everything, There Never Was a Better Picture COLLEGES ELECT DFflCEBS ANNUAL SESSION' AT NEWBERCi COMES TO CLOSE. County Democrats, with Clarence L. Reames, special assistant to tbe United States Attorney-General, as their chair man, were named on a county Demo cratic committee today to prepare a bill for submission to. Congress .which will provide that aliens who renounced their American citizenship to escape military service, be deported. OTHER FEATURES j a - x-O -:.v-v j Vr- -.'s-r-A. ... Iff 'A 11 TI Dij:X- rr m 1 St -Vxv fV jaLsJjg. WASHINGTON AT PARK STREET 11 TO 11 THE LITTLE HOUSE WITH THE BIG SHOWS IM CASE ROILS JUDGE STATE FIRE 1VARDEX OFFICE SCORED IN CO CRT. POLES , TO CELEBRATE Anniversary of Attempr to Secure Freedom to Be Observed. Americans of Polish birth and descent will meet In the Polish Hall on the corner f Maryland avenue and Failing: street, at 3 o clock tomorrow, to cele brate the 88th anniversary of the Polish attempt In 18(1) to regain freedom for Poland, and to talk over the present Polish situation. Mayor Baker has been requested to speak. Other speakers will be.. F. Spitulskl. J. Hybke, Rev. F. MaMis xeuski and J. F. Goodzki. i The Polish organizations are making: a demand on the. United States Gov ernment and its allies to send a com mission to Poland to make a thorough investigation of the rumor, violently denied, that the Poles were persecuting the Jewish Inhabitants there. . Prosecutor Ordered to Produce Evi dence to Defence or Answer Charge of Contempt. EUGENE. Or. Nov. 39 (Special.) The State Fire- Warden's office and District Attorney L. L Ray. of Lane County, rame In for a scorinc at the hands of Jwtge G. F. Hklpworth in "the Circuit Court here thia afternoon in connection with the case of Jesse Fox, Harry Martin and charged with arson. The case grew out of the burning of a warehouse at Coburg about a year ago. The criticism came when the attor neys for the defense asked the court that tfB Prosecutinr Attorney be com pelled to make available for them copies of evidence secured by agents of the Slate Fire Warden's office and ROAD BUILDING MAY. GO ON Capital Isso.es Committee, Removes Bars on Construction. SALEM, Or., Nov. 30. (Special.) The capital Issues committee today virtual ly removed all bars on highway con struction and notified the State High way Department that It will approve all bond issues covering necessary work - where labor and materials are available. All road work .contemplated In Ore gon will come under this description, it was said at -the offices of the com mission today, Levi T. Pennington, of Paciric Col lege, Is Chosen Head of Association . KEWBERO, Or, Nov. 30. (Special) The Association of Independent Col leges of Oregon' has Just closed its an nual session here, being entertained this year by Pacific College. The next meeting is to be held at Philomath Col lege at the time of the Thanksgiving recess next year, and the newly elected officers are as follows: - ! President. Levi T. Pennington, of Pa cific College;' vice-president, Wallace H. Lee. of Albany College; secretary treasurer. Franklin Q. Franklin, of Willamette University; representative on state standardization board, L. W. Riley, of McMinnville College; aerre spondent. Levi T. Pennington, of Pa cific College. All of the colleges. In the association with the exception of Eugene Bible University, were represented, the of ficial delegates .being as follows; Mc Minnville College, Leonard W. Riley and Dean Nortbrup; Reed College, Charles H. . Gray; Pacific University, Edward' Taylorr Philomath College, L L. Epley; Albany College,. Wallace H. Lee, R. W. 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