THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. ronTLA XD, . JULY" 20," 1919.
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IT'S HERE NOW
AND DOING THE BIG
BUSINESS OF THE TOWN
SitCTVON Or1 Jt
CHAPLIN'S THIRD MILLION - DOLLAR - COMEDY.
MURTAGH'S CONCERT
On Our $50,000 Organ
Wallace Ross Appears in Per
son at Both the "Liberty and
Columbia Theaters Today Only
The Earliest Fall Models
YOU men who admire the more youthful-looking
clothes will be interested in seeing these new high
waist and belted-all-around models. They are shown in
the fall tones, including heather. They are of the usual
type of excellence maintained by this store.
Twenty-five Dollars to Sixty.
IDenSelliru
MQRE FARMERS HELD NEED
SMALLER 1AXD HOLDINGS AND
BETTER CULTURE URGED.
Railroad Administration Agent and
Others Discuss Oregon Interests
at Tlie Dalles Banquet.
: THE DALLES, Or.. July 19. (Spe
cial.) Every effort will be made in
the future to induce settlers to come
to The Dalles and vicinity. This was
the assurance given Thursday night by
J. L. Edwards, manager of the agricul
tural. section of the United States rail
road' administration, in a speech deliv
ered at the chamber of commerce ban
quet held in the Hotel Dalles. William
McMurray, general passenger agent for
the Union Pacific, cited figures to show
the need of settlement of this country.
The astonishing fact was brought out
that in the counties south o Wasco
Grant, Malheur, Wheeler and Lake as
they are now populated, 740 acres
would- be tire portion of each resident
rT the land were evenly divided. W. L.
Thompson., of the state highway com
mission, declared that had he known
what great orchards lay in the Dufur
action, work on the Dufur hard-surface
road would have started long ago.
D: E. Stevens, in charge of the govern
ment and state experiment station at
Moro, outlined the work at his plant.
I Barnum of the First National bank
of- The Dalles urged a comprehensive
rcnfcd programme for this community.
Declaring that this community's re
sources were vast, that markets and
marketing conditions were good, Mr.
wards, who is touring the northwest
to get into more intimate touch with
Wie farming situation here, promised to
trxake every effort to draw new settlers
to this land. "The solution of this
country's problems," said Mr. Edwards,
"will come when the land Is divided
into smaller tracts and there are more
people cultivating it."
OIL STRIKE IS REPORTED
jVjcrdeen Men Expect Fortune From
Texas Investment.
ABERm-iE.V, Wash.. July 19. (Spe
rJpi. ) More" than a score of Aberdeen
men. who recently pooled investments
of $18,000 in an oil company in the
Iurkburnett field in Texas, believe that
they are on the road to small fortunes.
A report from Texas says the company,
wHich has 40 acres under lease, has
struck oil at the 411-foot level, and that
the well is producing 15 to 20 barrels
dally.
Wank Whitehead, well known here.
Tib's been sent to Texas to look over
the property for his associates.
INCREASE IS ADVOCATED
Manufacturers Favor Immediate
Kxpansion of Industrial Production.
NEW YORK, July 19. Immediate In.
crease of the country's industrial pro
duction is advocated as a means ol
reducing the cost of commodities and
shortening the period of war taxation
in resolutions adopted by the National
Association of Manufacturers at a di
rectors' meeting yesterday.
OREGON MINES ARE SOLD
Two Properties Near Grants Pass
Transferred to New Owners.
GRANTS PASS, Or., July 19. (Spe
cial.) Mining in southern Oregon - Is
becoming more active and occasional
sales of properties, are being made.
Last week a deal was closed whereby
the international copper company se
cured a group of claims in the Grave
creek district for $50,000. a cash pay
ment of $2000 being paid. The prop
erty was " purchased from L. M.
Weckler. F. P. Nourse. L. W. Beach
and John Maloney.
Today Leslie L. Pott and Hal J. Sisty
of Portland became operators of the
Yellow Horn gold mine, in the placer
district. The contract price was $17,000,
and is secured on lease and contract.
FIRE PROTECTION NEEDED
State Marshal Warns Oregon Towns
. to Buy Equipment.
SALEM. Or., July 19. (Special.) In
vestigations made by deputies of the,
state fire marshal's department indicate
that many of the smaller towns of
Oregon are without adequate fire fight
ing protection. Unless more interest is
.KW ADDITIONS TO STAFF AT O. A- C.
i ter l Ur v
Miss Edna Ague Cocks, head of de
partment of phyMleal education for
women, and MIm Ruth wnnlger,
Instructor In name department.
taken by the citizens of various com
munities relative to their fire fight
ing equipment, the fire marshall pre
dicts they will suffer losses.
The fire marshal has asked the citi
zens of Oregon to investigate and co
operate with the city officials and fire
departments in order that some good
may come from the warning.
YVorthington Admits Identity.
SEATTLE, July 19. "F. W. Woods."
alleged by federal officials to be a
"fence" for bond thieves from all parts
of the United States, was said by the
officials today to have admitted his
identity as John W. Worthington. for
mer Chicago broker. He will be taken
to Chicago for trial. He is charged by
secret service agents with having had
$135,000 worth of stolen bonds and
other securities in his possession in
Chicago.
De Valera's Visit Delayed.
The visit of Eamonn de Valera. presi
dent of the "Irish republic," to this city
haa been delayed several weeks, it has
been learned by officials of the Irish
societies here. Although Mr. De Valera
is now in California and was expected
to come north within a few days, he
has changed his plans and will return
to New York before visiting Oregon
about August 15.
Laurclhurst Co. to Incorporate.
SALEM. Or... July 19. (Special.) The
Laurelhurst Construction company,
with headquarters in Portland, today
filed articles of incorporation here.
Frederick H. Strong, F. B. Upham and
Prescott W. Cookingham are the incor
porators. The purpose of the corpo
ration is to conduct a general real es
tate and residential construction busi
ness. Capital stock is fixed at $50,000.
NEW TEACHERS AT 0. JL C.
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL
EDUCATION REORGANIZED.
Experienced Director From Univer
sity of Southern California Brings
Well Qualified Assistants.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallls, July 19. (Special.) Mlsa
Edna Agnes Cocks, head of the depart
ment of physical education for women
In the University of Southern Califor
nia, has been riven a similar position
at the college to succeed Miss Mabel
Lee. Miss Cocks will bring with her
for her instructional staff Miss Mary
Isabelle Bovee. head of the department
of physical education In the Fresno
state normal school, and Miss Ruth
Wininger, a graduate of the University
of Southern California, who has had
much experience in teaching and coaching.
Miss Cocks taught In the Kansas City
schools for six years. She received A
B. and A. M. degrees at the University
of Southern California and did work
in physical education under Dr. W. G.
Anderson of Yale university. She is
said to be especially qualified as a lec
turer in hygiene and kindred subjects.
She has taught in the University of
Southern California for 12 years.
Miss Bovee wa graduated from the
Chautauqua school of physical educa
tion of New York. She received sum
mer training at the Y. W C. A.. Los
Angeles; the University of California.
Teachers' college. Columbia university,
and did regular work at the University
of California in 1912-13. She was physi
cal education director of the Battle
Creek sanitarium from 190$ to 1911, was
assistant superintendent of playgrounds
at r res no and physical director of the
Y. W. C. A. in the same city. She is
now teaching in the University of
Southern California summer school.
Miss Blanche MacClatchle Is the only
instructor of the 1918-19 staff who will
remain at the college next year.
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That's "SUM" title what
C. C. BRADLEY "fetched" back,
from " "lantic City" the other
day "GRAND ESTEEMED
LECTURING KNIGHT of all the
ELKS an he's just the
feller what can fill the job
too
Yours for $5,400,000
p. s.
An' just to "celebrate"
1 seems to me every Elk ought
to drop into R. WEBER'S at
555 Milwaukee St. and buy
some "NUT HOUSE BRITTLE. "
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"Serenade" Pierre
"Intermezzo Gillet
"Then You'll' Remember Me" ...... .Balfe
"J. Horace Hicka and the Missouri Waltz
(A Musical Brain Storm)
Pictures by Plot and Music by
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