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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 9, 1919,
WILY PROFITEER IS
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Women at Sea After Hearing
Tradesmen's Stories.
EACH JUSTIFIES SELF
Federation at Portland Hotel Meet
: lag Unable to Lay High Price
Blame on Anyone.
" Vvcere, oh, where is the profiteer?
The 200 or more delegates at the
meeting of the Portland federation of
women's organizations held yesterday!
In the assembly room of the Portland
hotel went on a hunt for the wily
profiteer. They found his footprints
and traces of his vicious acts, but the
offender himself they couldn't iden
tify. Mrs. Alexander Thompson presided
nd called upon Mrs. J. F. Chapman,
president of the housewives' council,
who gave a report of the progress
made by herself and co-workers in
their investigation of prices, costs,
production and distribution.
Mrs. Chapman said that the milk
ditsrlbutors had shown her that they
had to contend with the high cost
of milk bottles, the fact that women
didn't return said bottles, that de
livery men now got good wages, that
motor trucks and many other features
of modern day distribution made the
expense very great. ,
She said that bakerp had explained
the reason why they had to charge
they did, and their reasons, while
they hadn't entirely convinced her,
lad been quite logical.
She spoke of the vast number of
egrs in storage, and that because of
them fresh eggs are being held at
hiprh prices. She spoke of the rea
sons given by apartment house own
ers for higher rents, and said that
while rents went up service went
down. She said shoes are high be
cjiu.se the women will insist on wear
ing hib'h-priced, hand-turned shoes.
Teachers Are Underpaid.
She declared teachers' salaries are
not high enough, and that if we are
to have good teachers we must pay
them more. The present condition
dres not show girls to be interested
in the profession of teaching.
Just who is to blame for everything
Mrs. Chapman said she didn't know,
but she didn't put the fault at any
particular door.
E. J. Jaeger was then asked to give
the retail dealer's version of the state
of affairs. Mr Jaeger said he had
some buildings on which he had not
made 3 per cent before the war, and
he knew of many apartment houses
that had failed, and now they were
entitled to get enough to pay interest
on their money.
He said that one reason for the high
cost of living nowadays is that the
t."nited States is trying to take care
of two or three other countries that
are starying: that there now is an
underproduction, merchants not being
able to get the goods to sell and that
people are extravagant; that labor
today is not producing what It can
and should, and that, summing it up.
it isn't a case of high cost of living
tut of "living too high."
Costliest Jewelry Wanted.
Mr. Jaeger said, for instance. In his
line of business, women want plati
num jewelry. Platinum workers
"V! ho, many of -them, can't speak, read
or write English, get $15 to $25 a
day, whereas there is little demand
for gold workers. But women must
have this jewelry, and, he added, of
course we axe willing for them to do
so. He told of a woman who went to
get a manicure and who ordered a
great supply of articles and to whom
the girl in the store said: "Madame,
these cost a lot of money," and the
woman replied, "I don't care, my hus
band makes a lot of money, I want
them."
Up popped Mrs. T. Narod, president
of Failing Parent-Teacher association,
and said: "I wager her husband was
a merchant-" General laughter pre
vailed. Mrs. Millie Trumbull . said: "It
makes me fighting mad when people
say that high costs are all because of
high wages." She declared that the
workingman can't save on his pres-fcnt-day
wage.
Jaeger Says Any Man Can Save.
Mr. Jaeger declared that any man
getting present-day wages can save 3
Ter cent If he is reasonably careful.
Ue said he had married on a very
small salary and his wife had saved
$10 a month right at the start.
Miss Viola Ortschild declared that
the reason why women demand good
shoes is because the cheaper ones do
not last, and she said that there now
is great extravagance in limousines
and other luxuries, and it created a
spirit of envy and rivalry. The ex
travagance of the youth of today who
buys a silk shirt for $10 to $12 was
mentioned by Mr. Jaeger as an evi
dence of the way the easy come, easy
go, dollar is spent.
Mrs. Ida B. Callahan, state federa
tion president, was a guest of the city
federation. New clubs added to the
federation were the Overlook, Fort
nightly, Portland Woman's union and
the American War Mothers.
-, The city federation will give a din
ner at the Benson next Saturday
evening.
PUBLIC TO SEE WWTS
WESTERS ASSOCIATION
' MEET THIS WEEK.
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Oregon Men to Speak on Planting,
Growing, Grafting, Uses
and 'Selling.
The Western Walnut association
will hold its fifth annual meeting at
the Multnomah hotel on Wednesday
and Thursday of this week. A pro
gramme will be given and an exten
sive exhibit of walnuts and filberts
will b". made.
The meetings are to be open to the
public. A prize for the best seedling
walnut may be won by a non-member
also. The programme follows:
Wednesday morning session, 10 A. M.
Annual message of president. J. C. Cooper,
McMinnville; report of secretary-treasurer.
Knight Pearcy, Salem: "Planting of Nuts
in the Orchard." Charles Trunk, Dundee;
"Nursery Grafting Filberts," J. C. Her
ren. Salem; "Walnut-Growing Experien
ces." J. R. de Neul, Oregon City.
"Wednesday afternoon session. .1 :30 P. M.
"Statistics of Nut Culture." Earl Pearcy,
Ealem; "The California Nutgrowers Asso
ciation, J. F. Langaer, associate editor
Oregon Journal; "American Nut Litera
ture," Ralph T. Olcott. editor American
Nut Journal; "Nuts in Confectionery Use,"
Frank V. Brown. Dallas; "Filbert Grow
ing," John Norelius, Vancouver, Wash.;
"The Oregon Nutgrowers' Co-operative As
sociation and "The Oregon Nut Grower,"
Hobert C Paul us. Salem.
Wednesday evening session. 8 P. M.
Heport on yields, Messrs. Trunk, Groner.
JDearborn, Walgamet, Wlthycombe, Root,
haw, Spurgeon, Norelius, Kruse, Lewis,
Pise, iluer "Filbert Grown g in the
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Northwest," George Don-Is, Springfield;
"Nut Growing in the United States." O. A.
Reed, Washington. D. C, chief of division
of nut culture. United States department
of agriculture.
Thursday morning session, 9:30 A. M.--"Pruning
the Filbert." H. A. Kruse. Sher
wood; "Growing Walnuts on Stump Lands,"
N. E. Britt, Newberg; "A Tree Agriculture
for Our Logged-Off Lands," Knight Pearcy,
Salem: "New Varieties," Kruse, Wilkins.
Brixey, Groner: "Drying Walnuts," Fred
Groner, Hlllsboro.
Thursday afternoon session, 1:30 P. M.
"Increasing the consumption of Oregon
Nuts." George Hall, of Hall & Emory ad
vertising agency; "Maintaining the Vigor
in Nut Trees." Professor C. I. Lewis:
"Notes on Filbert Varieties." R. Graves.
Salem; "Promising Seedlings," J. C.
Cooper, McMinnville: election of officers.
FLAX EXHIBIT IS OPEN
Students and Business Men Visit
Displays '.at Library.
The second floor of the central
library, in the hall outside the tech
nical department, has become an an
nex to the high schools since the in
stallation of the flax and sisal ex
hibit under ' the direction' of Miss
Fossler, head of the technical depart
ment, i
Students ' from the high schools
WELL.KXOWX ACTOR TO UK
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Jainea . Gleaaoit, former Baker
player, returning;.
James Gleason, who, like his
mother, Mina Crolius Gleason,
and his father, the late William
Gleason. is remembered by
hosts of personal friends and
theater patrons in Portland, is
returning to the city in which
he played in stock for several
seasons. Mr. Gleason is coming
in George M. Cohen's "A Prince
There Was," to the Heilig No
vember 20, 21 and 22. He is
playing the title role and his
wife, Lucile Webster, is also in
the company. The cast is intact,
just as it was for its long run
In New York and Chicago.
The story Is a Cohenized ver
sion of Larragh Aldrich's novel,
"Enchanted Hearts," well known
to readers of popular fiction,
and the leading character is
that of a New York millionaire
who becomes embittered with
the world and is endeavoring to
drown his imaginary sorrows in
the flowing bowl. It is through
the instrumentality of a little
girl, a waiflike creature, that
he is led to see a better mode
of life and to learn the truth
of the old adage that there are
greater things in the world than
riches.
are continually visiting the exhibit
with instructors to make a study of
the development of the industry in
Oregon. The exhibit is also being
visited daily by an Increasing number
of business men and women who arft
interested in the flax industry and
its present development in Oregon.
Every phase of the business from
flax growing to linen products is ex
emplified, and among the exhibits
are some spinning wheels and looms
that are arousing much interest.
The Portland Cordage company has
installed an exhibit of sisal and sisal
rope products, in connection with the
flax exhibit.
Arrangements will be made in the
near future, if possible, for lectures
on the flax " industry to be given in
connection with the exhibits.
HOOD WOMEN ASK NURSE
County Court to Be Asked to Aid
in Motement.
HOOD RIVER. Or., Nov. 8. (Spe
citl. ) Members of the Hood River
Woman's club have initiated a move
ment to obtain a visiting nurse for
Hood River county. It is proposed to
obtain, from the approaching Hood
River county drive for 1920 member
ships, that portion of the fund al
loted to the local chapter. The
county court will be asked to include
funds for the work in the budget of
next year.
The club's civic committee has been
active, and the chairman, Mrs. C. O.
Huelat, reports that plans have been
made for the construction of dressing
huts for swimmers on Columbia
sloughs. The women also aim to im
prove the old Serpentine road, con
necting the lower city with the east
heights residence section.
OFFICERS NAMED FOR NEW
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The stundent body of the Portland. T. M. C. A. day schools has been organized, with Royce Greatwood as prcsl
dent; Thomas Graham, vice-president; Claude Robinson, secretary, and Phillin Kriegtr. treasurer.
When it became known to Mr. Greatwood that it was the desire of the boys to lvave an organization, he took the
initiative and soon had plans under way which developed into the formation of the new student body having a
definite purpose.
The organization has a social and athletic committee and will take an active part in student affairs. It is
expected that a strong basketball, team will be produced-and other features .will Jje encouraged. ...
W0MEMI1 VOTING
LEAGUE TO PIECES
Mrs. Catt Unable to Find
Foothold for Plan in Portland.
'IT'LL DIE," IS FORECAST
City Believed Already Over-Organ,
ized; Interference by Eastern
' Suffragists Resented.
Apparently the plan offered to Port
land 'women by Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Catt for forming a league of women
voters is not due to receive a rousing
welcome, if opinions expressed yes
terday by a number of prominent club
members have any weight. That such
an organization advocated by the
eastern suffragettes would merely be
duplicating the work already accom
plished here, seems to be the general
opinion.
With few exceptions women, chosen
at random, voiced their opposition to
a league in Portland, declaring that
the city already is over-organized. A
decision as to whether committees
suggested by Mrs. Catt should be ap
pointed and whether the proposal to
procure a special session of the legis
lature to ratify the national suffrage
amendment will be reached Saturday
morning at a meeting called by Mrs.
Elliot oCrbett for 10 o'clock at the
Multnomah hotel. Presidents and
chairmen of legislative committees of
the principal women's organizations
of the city will be invited.
"It'll Die," Says Mm. Thompson.
A number of women, among them
Mrs. Ida ,B. Callaghan, president of
the ".State Federation of Women's
Clubs, said they had not yet formed
opinions and did not believe it wise
to make known the views they now
hold until they have had an oppor
tunity to hear those of others at the
meeting. Others are quite frank as
to their beliefs.
"It'll die a-borning," promptly de
clared Mrs. Alexander Thompson,
president of the Portland federation
and member of the last state legisla
ture, when asked what she thought
of the league. "This state is suf
ficiently organized, and in the big
four that is. the Consumers' league,
Oregon Parent-Teacher association,
the State Federation of Women's
Clubs and the state W. C. T. U. we
have committees corresponding to
everyone suggested by Mrs. Catt.
Implication Not Wanted..
"Another organization would mean
a duplication of effort, and would
take the work we have claimed credit
for and intend to continue claiming
ciedit for out of the hands of those
who are doing it. The legislative
committees of the four big bodies act
as a -clearing house, and I personally
know it has been highly complimented
by the men in the state legislature.
What it wants in the line of bills gen
erally goes through. When we say it
has 40.000 women behind it, this has
some weight."
Helen Jackson Banghart, president
of the Mayflower club, is openly hos
tile to the proposed league.
Eartern Interference Resented.
"We don't need it," she maintains.
"We have our" legislation and Mrs.
Catt and the eastern cities have
theirs. We would lose our identity
by affiliating with a national or
ganization. We have been willing to
take instruction, but as to having
anyone from the east come out here
and manage us, I do not approve of
it. We western women work with
and do not antagonize our splendid,
efficient governor. In the present
psychological condition of the coun
try it would be wrong for the women
to come out and want to overthrow
present powers. We want to help our
men rather than antagonize them in
office. Why have the eastern women
manage our affairs when we're quite
capable ourselves?"
Members of the Portland Women's
Research club were asked to give
their opinions. Mrs. Philip Gevurtz
and Mrs. C. L. Dutcher both said they
were not in favor of the league and
believed it meant duplication of what
has already been accomplished. Mrs.
M. Wyville admitted that she is open
to conviction in its favor, but tit
present is arery doubtful. "I'm willing
to be convinced." she said, "but I
doubt if it could be done." Mrs
Charles Fenton Jones was the only
one of the four who favored the plan.
Equivalent Declared Here.
Mrs. Esther "Allen Jobes, regent of
Willamette chapter of the D. A. R..
is a strong supporter of the campaign
for a special ratification session of
the legislature, but she Is equally op
posed to the league plan in Portland
because, she says, present organiza
tions are inefficient.
"The women in the east need a
league like this, but we already have
its equivalent," is the opinion of Mrs.
Lee Davenport, who is prominently
identified with several women's clubs.
"We have been earnestly working out
our problems here and are willing to
co-operate with the easterners, but
we don't want to submerge ourselves
in the league. In the east this means
may be necessary to carry on the
STUDENT BODY ORGANIZATION
VICE-PRESIDENT, (RIGHT) CLACDE
work efficiently, but it doesn't seem
important to us."
That Portland is "organized to
death" already, is the view of Mrs.
Antone Giebisch, president of the
Monday Musical club.' "We don't
need the league," she continued. "It
would mean a duplication of all our
work and we haven't time to attend
half the club meetings now."
This is the same view taken by Mrs.
S. F. Ball, president of the Franklin
Parent-Teacher association. "We have
about as many leagues and societies
as we can handle Just now," she
stated. Mrs. M. E. Linden, former
secretary of the Political Science club,
agreed that there are so many organi
zations in Portland now that they are
overlapping and that another would
only add to the confusion.
A number of the women said they
had not even interested themselves in
the plan. Among them were Miss
Viola Ortschild of the Grade Teach
ers' association and Mrs. J. F. Chap
man, president of . the Housewives'
council and of the Portland Parent
Teacher council.
Mrs. Kewlll Supports League.
Mrs. A. C. Newill a member of the
executive board of the Consumers'
league, was one of the few supporters
of Mrs. Catt's propositions. "I ap
prove of much connected with her
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The Realization league will
present Frederick L. Rawson.
English inventor, author and
scientist, in a series of lectures
to be given in Portland Decem
ber 11 to 16, Inclusive.
Dr. Rawson was formerly a
member of the Christian Science
church. He is now at the head
of an International movement
of which the Portland Realiza
tion league is one unit. His visit
to this city next month will be
while on a visit of inspection to
the different units.
His present American tour
covers many cities in the United
States and Canada. He spends
in most cities visited from one
to three days. To Portland he
will give five days. His visit to
this city was obtained by Rev.
H. Edward Mills, leader of the
Realization league, under whose
auspices he appears in Portland.
plan." she sajd. "At first I doubted
the advisability of some ' of it,, but
practically all my objections have
been answered, by Mrs. Catt's ex
planations and I feel that perhaps it
would be better to have an organiza
tion devoted entirely to""legislative
work as the existing ones have other
interests. I hope this ultimately
would be a league of voters rather
than a women's league exclusively.
It would be a good scheme as a tem
porary expedient."
Mrs. George L. Williams, head of
the war auxiliaries, said the league
would have educational value. "If
party politics could be kept out en
tirely," ahe explained, "it would be
fine. Ninety per cent of us don't
know what we are voting for and
lots of the women simply follow their
husbands."
PAVING IS NOT OPPOSED
WInlock Would Be Connected Witli
Highway by Improvement.
CHEHALIS. Wash.. Nov. 8. (Spe
cial.) The proposal to pave the main
highway leading from Winlock to
Cowlitz store, five miles east, under
the Donahoe road law. is moving for
ward nicely. Yesterday afternoon the
county commissioners held a hearing
on the subject and there was a good
attendance of property owners in the
improvement district affected.
The proposed improvement calls for
an 18-foot concrete pavement. The
completion of this work next year
will connect Winlock with the Pacific
highway. Citizens of Napavine are
now agitating a plan for a connection
of that town with the Pacific highway
on the road by the Emery & Nelson
sawmill.
Driver Arrested for "Xoise.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Nov. 8. (Spe
cial.) Use of his horn to drum -up
passengers caused the arrest yester
day of E. H. Johnson, Tacoma stage
drivar. The mild use of the horn
has not been considered cause for ar
rest, but Johnson worked th? game
too insistently, so was taken in. His
case has not yet been heard.
OF Y. M. C. A. DAY SCHOOLS.
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CIETIES ADD NEW MEMBERS.
Majority Are From Oregon and
Washington With Few From
States Further East.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, Sa-
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nlne new pledges have been Initiated
into tne three mens literary bucieum
this year, two of the organizations
ti.Uinff i.aI fnttfaiinn Rrvirfa
Thursday night. Following are the
pledges for this year to aaie:
Philodorians: Leon Jennison. Great
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I.awson, Blanchard. Wash.; Clifford
Ganza'ns. Lewiston. Idaho; Orin Thom
as. Condon; Howard George, w enat-!
chee, Wash.; D. C. Ellis, Vale: Bruce
White, Poison. Mor.t.: -an jonnson.
d... ur..uh Aihvrt Rvan. Sheridan:
t .. .. .1 x Wnndhiirn' Frtli Rad-
spinner. Aurora, lnd.: Keith Miller.
Aleska: Verne Bain. TUiamooK.
Websterians: Elton von rscren.
r ...... rr. v,lurin Rnndall. Ray
Todhunter. Hugh Walker, all of Sa
lem; Kingston L-isier. nanana i.m:s
ton and John Moody, all of Tacoma.
a .v. . Tm.n fnllins. Portland;
Dewey Probst. Eugene: rUlmer tftre
vey, Spokane. Wash.: William Mickel-
son. Camas. Wash.: uno wmei, im
gent: Vernor Kackett, Sheridan; Verne
Ferguson. Bremerton. Wash.
ri....tniiiiiiq' T-Tsrold Miller. Ed
ward Norene, William Vinson and
Frank Hathaway, all or t-oruana.
Rodney Alden. Virgil Anderson. Har
old Hull, all of Salem: Burritt Lock
hart, St. John. Wash.: Oscar Payne,
Echo; Leland Lynn. Sllverton: Vernol
Zeller. Sunnyslde: Edward Warren,
Stayton; Edward Notson. Heppner;
Bernard Ramsey. Madras; William
Baker, Spokane; Charles Gilchrist,
Gold Hill: John Brougher. ticotfs
Mills: Lloyd Miller, Falls City; Will
iam Caton. Olympia. Wash.
TIRE MACHINERY BOUGHT
Equipment for Oregon City Factory
to Be Installed Soon.
CiREfiON CITY. Or.. Nov. 8. (Spe
cial.) b. J. Staats, business manager
of the new corporation, the Puncture
Proof Lining & Tire company, that
will begin operation in this city aDoui
the first of the year, returned Thurs
day from a trip to eastern points for
the purchase of machinery. Among
the places Mr. Staats visited were
Chicago, 111.; Akron, Ohio, and An
derson, lnd. It was while in the lat
atrike prevents. Some of the ma
chinery purchased in San Francisco
at an earlier date has arrived, and
is ready for installation.
The company is composed of promi
nent men of Oregon City. Bert J.
Staats is business manager; Dr. C. A.
Stuart, president: M. P. Chapman,
vice-president: Emery Noble, secre
tary; T. P. Randall, treasurer.
Dr. Stuart and his father. Dr. G. A.
ter city he purchased a large portion
of the machinery, and it will reach
here within a few weeks unless the
Stuart, are the inventors of the tires
the company will manufacture.
ELECTRIC PLANT STARTED
Centralia Power Factory to Use
Waste From Mill.
. CENTRALIA, Wash.. Nov. S. (Spe
cial.) The Sherman County Light &
Power company has started surveying
and laying out the grounds adjoining
tbe Eastern Railway iz Lumber com
pany's plant for a new electric light
plant, work upon which will be start
ed immediately.
. The new plant will furnish electric
lights and power to the city of Cen
tralia and also has received a fran
chise to sell light and power in Che
halis. It will also furnish light and
power to the Eastern Railway & Lum
ber company, deriving its fuel from
the waste products from the mill.
Centralia Is Apathetic, Too.
CENTRALIA, Wash.. Nov. 8. (Spe
cial.) The general apathy In regard
to the Red Cross rollcall drive appears
to have affected Centralia the same
as many other of the western cities.
Ud to Friday night only 81200 had
been collected, although none of the
J br.tLD.cb.es. 0I the Centralia chapter had
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KELSO PLANS CLUBHOUSE
Community Center Proposed at
Cost of $10,000.
KELSO, Wash., Nov. 8. (Special.)
A community clubhouse, which will
serve for both commercial club and I
social purposes, will be built early
in the spring. During the pastjweek
plans for this clubhouse have ma
tured rapidly and the response of
business men and citizens generally
to the request to take bonds already
has assured the success of the club.
The plan is to sell 110,000 or more
In bonds in units of 8100 each to
business men.
The clubhouse will be built in a
central location in the city and will
have a large assembly hall for pub
lic meetings, dances and social gath
erings and billiard and pool tables
and a bowling ' alley. A special roont
for the wives and relatives of mem
bers will be included.
KELSO WINS ENGINEERS
Eiperts Favor Proposal to Dig
Deeper Channel . In River.
KELSO. Wash., Nov. 8. (Special.)
The Kelso commercial club has been
notified that the United States board
of engineers took favorable action on
the appeal of the commercial club in
the matter of the proposed deeper
channel for the Cowlitz river, on
which Major J. R. Slattery rendered
an adverse opinion. Representative
Albert Johnson and Senator Wesley
L. Jones assisted the commercial club
with its appeal. '
J. L. Harris. F. L. Stewart. G. J.
Poynky, T. P. Fisk. B. M. Atkins. E.
M. Adams and II. E. McKenney were
appointed as a committee last night
to continue efforts for the deeper
channel.
During the past season boats have
had great difficulty in reaching
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EX-RECEIVER IS INDICTED
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BEZZLEMENT IS RETURNED.
B. E. Hear Blamed for Loss of
Federal Funds Stolen by
Burglars Last Summer.
LEWISTON. Idaho. Nov. 8. (Spe
cial.) Blair E. Hear, ex-receiver of
the federal land office in this city,
was indicted by the grand jury yes
terday and ordered to appear before
the federal court on the charge of
the embezzlement of 82500 of the land
office funds.
Last April the land office safe was
robbed by burglars, who took, in ad
dition to the JL'.'iOO of federal funds,
several hundred dollars' worth of
bonds and securities belonging to Mr.
Hear.
The indictment was returned be
cause the interior department re
quires that land office funds he de
posited daily. Owing to the small re
ceipts of tbe offi this rule had not
been observed, it is said, for some
time, and the 82500 tolen represented
an accumulation of several days.
In view of this situation the gov
ernment officials ordered a restora
tion of the aum stolen, but Mr. Hear
failed to stand the loss, this resulting
in the charge of embezzlement.
At the tLme of the robbery Mr. Hear
testified that he was out of the city
and the loss was not discovered until
he returned. Federal secret service
agents and a private detectivo em
ployed by Mr. Hear worked on the
case during the summer but no clews
were discovered.
Mr. Hear resigned his position last
summer, but was relieved from duty
in September. He has furnished bonds
for his appearance before the federal
court.
Kelso Plans Improvements.
KELSO, Wash., Nov. 8. (Special.)
Organization of improvement district
No. 30 to improve Columbia street
from Second to Seventh by grading
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and construction of sewers, concrete
sidewalks and curbs, was completed
at a meeting of the Kelso city council
last night. Property owners on Co
lumbia, from Seventh to Tenth, also
petitioned for organization of a sec
ond district, and Engineer U. G. Jack
son was instructed to make the sur
vey. A third improvement district that
is contemplated by the council will
include Third. Fourth and Fifth
streets, from Academy south.
YEGGS SHOOT KELSO MAN
Command to Throw Cp Hands Not
Obeyed Promptly.
KELSO, Wash.. Nov. 8. (Special.)
W. H. Leonard, who was In charge
of Fisher's pool hall last night about
midnight when thnee robbers entered
and ordered nim to throw up his
hands, was shot in the forehead and
wounded when he failed to obey
promptly. The wound is not serious.
After taking a few articles the rob
bers fled. Another man was in the
pool hall at the time.
Officers arrested one suspect, whose
companions fled, abandoning an auto.
Three suspects were taken off a
train, at Vader by officers also.
County Agent Resigns.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. Nov. 8. (Spe
cial.) Following four yeais as county
agent for Lewis county. A. B. Nystrom
has presented his resignation to the
coun.ty commissioners and has ac
cepted a similar position with King
county. Mr. Nystrorn was the first
county agent Lewis county has had,
and his work was extremely hard, in
view of this fact.
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