THE SUNDAY OREGONTAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 21, 1919
OLD SANTA TO DRIVE
OUT CITY'S TROUBLES
SOMEREASONS WHY EVEN RIP VAN WINKLE WOULD KNOW WHAT SEASON OF THE YEAR IT IS WHEN PORTLAND STREETS
REFLECT SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS.
S5.000.000 ROAD
FOR SALE
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Rich and Poor, Old and Young,
to Share Yuletide Joys.
Issue to Be Placed Before
Special Session.
FESTIVE SPIRIT ASSUMED
SOLONS AGREE ON POLICY
Postotflce and Stores Report Rec
ord Christmas Business; Cheer
to Be Sent Broadcast.
Raising of State Indebtedness to
4 Per Cent for Highways Only
to Be Issue at Primaries.
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FRAMED
SOME OF THE HOLIDAY
EVENTS WHICH WILL
CHEER CITY'S POOR.
Wednesday.
Tree and entertainment by
Volunteers of America at Ur
rabee day nursery.
Programme for poor children.
Salvation Army hall No. 1 in
the Everyman's club; movies
and lecture.
Thursday.
Elks' tree, municipal audi
torium, 11 A. M.
Tommy Swivel's turkey din
ner for children of pensioned
widows. Main dining room of
Chamber of Commerce. 2 P. M.
Dinner for girls at Louise
home given by Hotel Men's as
sociation, to be followed by pro
gramme. Annual dinner for homeless
men, Portland Commons.
All-day entertainment at Al
bertlna Kerr nursery.
Christmas concert. Men's re
sort In the evening.
Entertainment for ex-service
men, Everyman's club, 8 P. My
Pessimists may wail about the long,
cold winter; civic organizations may
groan about the unemployed; club
women may hammer at the high cost
of living, and the weather man may
cover the state with snow and sleet,
but theV can't down Santa clans.
Portland's children, the poor and
the rich, the invalid and well, are
destined to enjoy one of the biggest
gift Christmases In the history of the
city. In fact, there is no excuse for
any Portland child passing an un
happy Yuletide unless Santa is de
liberately leaving him off his list as
punishment for letting the baby fall
downstairs or stealing the precious
pound of cube sugar off the top shelf
of the pantry.
City Assumes Festive Air.
While the snow storm prevented the
usual Christmas tree merchants, holly
and mistletoe vendors from getting
their wares on the streets early, hol
iday greens began to put in their ap
pearance the latter part of the week,
and the town is assuming a festive
air.
"Boy, page a dray," seems to be the
general sentiment of the late shop
pers as they frantically clutch at
slippery parcels while waiting for
street cars. The purchaser who has
delayed his Christmas marketing un
til the last minute is paying the price,
facing depleted stocks and enormous
crowds.
"This is the biggest Christmas shop
ping season we have ever had," de
clared the superintendent of one of
the city's largest department stores.
"I have never seen such a rush for
toys, and it is my firm conviction that
evsry toy stock in the city will about
run out by Christmas eve. People are
indulging in expensive things for the
tots. We find construction and elec
trical toys, airplanes, military equip
ment ' and a ' n'ew chemistry educa
tional outfit the most popular.
Much furniture Bonght.
This same superintendent remarked
Upon the large amount of expensive
furniture being purchased for gifts.
"We can't seem to find thtnes costly
enough for some of the shoppers in
this line. Checks coming into our
hands from neighborhoods not gen
erally rolling in wealth are for un
usually large sums. Of course, this
Is far from being true in every de
partment. There is, for instance, a
lull In silk hosiery, as people are
unprepared for the recent lumps prices
have taken. So far as increasing cost
f candy is concerned, they seem to be
overlooking the H- C. of L. and we
are handling five times as much as
we ever had before. Books are going
well this season and we have eold a
large number of merchandise bonds,
as well as clothing, household equip
ment and standard merchandise of
good quality.'
Christmas Business Record.
8ome of the annual troubles of the
rush season are worrying the stores.
Deliveries are slowing up and com
plaints are coming in concerning lost
goods. House police staffs have been
doubled and have run down the usual
quota of shoplifters. Santa Clans'
headquarters In the various stores
have been attracting eager groups of
youngsters.
At the postoffice staffs of some of
the departments have been practically
doubled and the amount of business
has been heavier than In any preced
ing year, according to Postmaster
Myers. Last Thursday the volume of
business through the city malls was
equal to that of two days before
Christmas last year.
"This," remarked the postmaster.
"indicates one of two things either
that we will experience an unusually
heavy Christmas business or great
many people have shopped and mailed
their gifts earlier. Probabfy both
these suppositions are correct."
War Stamps Popnlar.
Money orders and war savings
stamps have not lost their popularity
and the government employes are
handling many requests for these
Little difficulty has been experienced
in handling poorly wrapped packages,
as it would seem that the public has
become educated to the ways of the
postal Bervice since sending gifts to
France.
So far as France is concerned, that
country has neither forgotten the
American soldiers nor nave the Ore
son men forgotten their overseas
hosts, and quantities of packages are
being' exchanged with the European
country.
Tots to Enjoy Elks Tree.
Greatest In importance In Christ
mas festivities this year will be the
tree and entertainment In the audi
torlum for 2600 needy children il
charge of the "Big Brothers" of Port
land Elks lodge. To avoid duplica
tion the committee has secured names
of the tots from school principals,
parent-teacher associations and ac
credited welfare agencies. Tickets
are being distributed through these
organizations and no one will be per
mitted to enter except solders of the
cards. Children from the Frailer de
tention home. Boys and Girls Aid so
ciety. Children's home and other in
stitutions will be brought In to tha
entertainment, which la to begin at
11 A. M. Thursday.
Visiting Committee imed.
8o that boys and girls who are In
valids or who are too tiny to be able
to come to the auditorium will not be
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forgotten, the Elks have appointed s
visiting committee to bring cheer to
those in the contagious and poor
children's wards at St. Vincent's hos
pital, the Portland Nursery and Chil
dren's hospital, the Baby home, the
Waverley baby home, the Albertlna
Kerr nursery, the Portland Fruit and
Flower mission and the children's
ward at Good Samaritan hospital. The
Louise home and the Florence Crlt-
tenton home will also be visited.
Even car tickets are to be provided
for youngsters going to and from the
auditorium. The programme will in
clude Christmas selections on the
pipe organ by Ralph W. Hoyt, music
by Weber's Juvenile orchestra, comio
movies ana acts from local theaters
The climax will be the lighting to the
big 30-foat tree on the stage. Won
derful electric color effects have been
obtained and the fir will appear en
shrouded in sunset and sunrise glow
and in drifting snow.
Baskets To Be tilfts.
Baskets are to be given out from
the two side halls in the auditorium,
one room for boys and the other for
girls. Each small guest is to receive
a basket containing a mammoth
orange, two big Spitzenburg apples,
one-half pound of candy in a holly
box, Noah's Ark cookies, one-half
pound nuts, a candy cane, one-half
pound molasses chews and a few
noisemakers. The children will then
be passed on to the toy tables, where
gifts will be selected according to the
age and needs of each boy and girl.
Mayor Baker and City School Su
perintendent Grout will make brlel
talks.
Pennies Are Collected.
The public Is not invited to the af
fair, but a few persons will probably
be let into the gallery, especially In
cases where they have had to accom
pany children too young to come
alone. No outside aid is being asked
in preparing the festivities which will
make up the largest enterprise of the
kind ever launched by the Elks.
Streets this week are resounding to
the tinkle of bells at kettles guarded
by Volunteers of America Or Salvation
Army folk. To collect the pennies and
nickels and dimes needed for their
Christmas work Is a big Job. These
patient solicitors bring cheer to many
a home riot cared for by other organ
izations. Volunteers to Aid Famlllea.
This year the Volunteers of America
have 200 families to supply with
clothing and baskets of food, as well
as some 200 children who have been
brought to the Larrabee lay nursery
during the year. Next Wednesday
these tots will enjoy a treat and en
tertainment at their playroom.
Another group to be cared for by
, the Volunteers is made up of the.
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No matter whether the holly berries
families of men in charge of the state
parole board. More than 100 men and
their dependents come in this class,
and they must be looked after, wheth
er in Portland or elsewhere in Oregon,
and In cases of need will be supplied
with clothing and food.
Merchants Contribute Liberally.
The Salvation Army is collecting
funds to provide between 400 and 500
baskets to be distributed to the poor
from hall No. 1 on Ash street. Christ
mas eve the poor children will enjoy
an entertainment at the hall and will
receive toys and clothing.
Success of the 14th annual Christ
mas dinner at the Portland commons
on Front and Burnslde streets is al
ready assured, as liberal contributions
from merchants have been made In
food and money. No man that needs
a dinner next Thursday will be turned
away from the commons, but in order
that the most deserving may have the
benefit of this treat, tickets are being
given out from the office of the Pa
cific Coast Rescue and Protective so
ciety. ,
Dinner to Be Provided Girls.
It was also up to this society to
provide dinner for the 42 girls at the
Louise home, but the Hotel Men's
association has assumed this respon
sibility. The Rotary club women al
ready have seen to it that every one
of the young mothers has a gift in
the form of dresses, aprons or some
thing to wear. The Corvallts Womeh's
club has sent In a box of bedding and
aprons sr.d rhe W. C. T. U. will have
gifts for the same Institution.
Mlss Pauline Bondurant and a num.
ber of irer girl friends at Washington
high school have knitted caps and
sweaters for all the feeble-minded
children at Elizabeth cottage, another
of the charities operated by the so
ciety. The Portland Women's club will
bring cheer to this place.
Convicts' Children Remembered
Workers have secured the kind of
fices of several local women in caring
for children of men now serving terms
in the penitentiary, and six of these
families will be called for In automo
biles and taken to more fortunate
homes to spend the day. Eight other
families ars to have trees and dinners
brought to their own houses.
At the Albertlna Kerr nursery an
entertainment will be held and a tree
provided by Mrs. David Webb Is to
have gifts, to be distributed by Mra.
M. B. Hickey, acting as Santa Claus.
Christmas will mean much to many
of the men at the commons. Two of
them are to celebrate their first real
Yuletide in five years, as they have
Just been discharged from the state
penitentiary.
Youngsters Need Cheer.
A youngster, four-year-old Homer, 1
is hoping that banta Claus will bring
him a home, as .he is staying at the
Commons, because there la no other
time. Middle This Salvation rm lassie Is occ.tl.., . ....- .i,i..
main dennrtmrnt nlort-a. I.ivr f. . .-
are blackened or there are none at all,
place to go. His father died last
year of influenza and his mother
though working, was unable to care
for her small son. He was given
over to an aunt, who brought him to
the mission.
Another. 14-year-old lad, known as
"little Edgar" at the sains Institution,
is looking for a bit of cheer. His
mother has been at the county poor
farm the past two years and the
father was attempting to bring up his
three children. struggling against
great odds. Two were taken from
him, but he kept Edgar, who lived at
the mission. At last the father got
enough money ahead so that he could
take the boy to live with him, but no.
sooner had they settled down in a
room than fire destroyed the build
ing and all their possessions and the
doors of the Commons once more
opened to the child.
Many Depend on Charity.
Between 300 and 400 families In the
care of the public welfare bureau
must depend upon oharity for tweir
Christmas. During November this
agency handled more families in one
month than In any other 30-4ay
period in the past four years. The
principal burden is the care of dis
abled and unemployable persons, wid
ows not entitled to pensions because
they were never naturalized, divorced
and deserted women. In one instance
the bureau has charge of a family of
nine children, all between the ages of
one month and 13 years. The father
Is 111 In a Portland hospital.
Old Folk Remembered.
Unemployed men on Burnslde and
others who frequent the men's resort
will enjoy a concert and feast on
Christmas night. Special musical pro
grammes are also being given the
earlier part of the week by members
of the First Presbyterian church.
County commissioners will see to
it that no one is forgotten at Mult
nomah farm and other old peoples'
homes will be similarly cared for.
Christmas decorations predominate
In the primary rooms of the public
schools and it is probable that the
smaller pupils will have programmes
before the holiday vacation begins on
Wednesday. Churches, too, will hold
many observances and all Sunday
schools of Oregon will make a Christ
mas offering today for the Armenian
relief fund.
Particular care la being taken to
i avoid duplication and heads of wel
fare agencies have Instituted what
virtually- amounts to a Christmas
cheer clearing houBe. In this way do
nations will be stretched over as large
a territory as possible.
Mothers Welcome, Too.
Tommy Swivel, who for several
years has been gladdening the hearts
of poor children of Portland with his
annual Christmas banquet, has not
forgotten his litUe friends this season
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ineir mothers aa his guests and is
preparing to dine 400 folks at 2
o'clock Thursday afternoon In the
main dining room at the chamber of
commerce.
Names of the children are secured
each year by Mr. Swivel from the pen
sion bureau, and he plays "daddy" to
all the fatherless youngsters under
this board's supervision. A variety
of entertainment will be provided and
the fun will last until dark.
Fan to Be Ready.
Turkey dinner will be served: then
the boys and girls will be permittecf
to work off the effect on a merry-go-round,
shoot-the-chutes and play
ing with a mechanical boat and a
complete electrtc train. Music is to
be furniBhed by tl.a Artisans' band
and by an organ-grinder, who Is to
accompany the merry-go-round. Each
guest will receive a bag of nuts and
candy and some of the California
fruits donated by Frank C. Rlggs.
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party at their home, when members of Gordon Granger post and corps.
G. A. R., celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Mrs. Brophy, presi
dent of the corps, presented the couple with a gold-handled umbrella. -
Mr. Sedgwick was born May 31, 1S46, at Waterford. Pa., and enlisted in
the United States navy July, 18(3, on the steamship Mlchlgun. He served
in the Mississippi squadron until November, 1864. On November 34, 1869.
he mr rried Josephine Llttell at Oalesburg. Mich. They had four children,
three of whom are now living. They are: Miss Blanche Sedgwick of
Omaha, Mrs. Bess Orchard of Los Angeles and Lewis Sedgwick of Casper,
Wyo. Mr. and Mra. Sedgwick resided In Pennsylvania until 1876; then
spent two years In Michigan, moving to Nebraaka in 1IT6. They lived In
Omaha from 1883 until 1913, when they moved to 1196 Kerby street.
Portland.
To enable the state highway com
mlsslo.' to complete the paving of the
Columbia and Pacific highways and
to continue development of the state
road programme, a bill will lS offered
at the speclsl session of the legisla
ture authorising the lesuance of
25.000.000 of bonds. The measure will
be offered by the roads and highways
committee of the house.
This bond bill will be contingent
on the adoption by the people of a
proposed amendment to the stats con
stitution, which amendment will
authorise Increasing the Indebtedness
of the state from 2 to 4 per cent. It
was originally planned to initiate this
proposed amendment, the preliminary
work having been performed by Rep
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naving tne legislature reici iins.o
ure to the people and declare a spe
cial election on the day of the pri
maries, quick action can be obtained.
If the people approve the amend
ment the 15,000,000 bond issue will be
available.
Highways Weed Money.
Without a substantial sum of
monsy. such as can come only from
bonds, the two main highways of
the state cannot be fully completed
with pavement, nor can many of the
leaser projects be carried out as
originally contemplated.
The highway commission has defi
nitely announced that it is out of
money and no more paving contracts
can be let. This leaves the Pkclflo
highway on both east side and west
side with a number of unpaved gaps.
The best hope that the commission
holds out Is that if the supreme court
passes favorably on the right of tha
commission to issue additional bonds
under the Bean-Barrett law, the un
completed sections may be graded and
rocked. The only possible relief
from this situation is for the state
legislature at Its special session In
January to provide additional funds.
Commission .'Not Blamed.
It is recognised that theshortage
of funds to complete the state road
system as laid down by the legisla
ture Is due to no fault of the com
mission, but to the Insistent demands
from every part of the state for
building wider roads, better class of
roads and higher grade bridges than
was at first contemplated, and to the
Increased cost of labor and materials.
Unless additional funds are pro
vided by the special session, all fur
ther extension of road paving must
stop until after the regular session
of the legislature In 1921. a loss of
more than a year in road construc
tion. Representative L. M. Graham,
of Forest Grove, who wrote the $10.
000,000 bonding act of the I91ses
aion, which was introduced by the
roads and highways committee of the
house. Is now at work on the prepara
tion of a new bill, which will provide
authority to the commission to issue
a sufficient amount of additional
bonds to complete the paving of the
Pacific and Columbia highways. This
bill, which wjll be Introduced by the
roads and highways committee, will
stipulate a bond issue of $5,000,000.
The exact sum has not been deter
mined, but Mr. Graham stated yester
day that this was the figure which
he has tentatively adopted after con
sultation with other members of tha
committee and members of the com
mission. BUI Depends on Eleetlon.
This bond bill will become effective
only If the people at the May pri
maries vote to Increase the state in
debtedness. The roads and highways
committee, says Representative W. B.
Dennis, chairman, will also Introduce
a bill to submit at tha primaries the
question of Increasing the state In
debtedness to 4 per cent for road pur
poses only.
Provided the people favor the
amendment and the legislature passes
the new bonding act. the state high
way commission can go ahead and
complete the paving of the two main
arteries of traffic the coming sum
mer. This will then leave $3,500,000
of the government and Bean-Barrett
funds to expend on other roads
throughout the stste.
Lralslatora Agree on Policy.
Mr. Dennbj, Mr. Graham. Mr. Stew
art and other members of the legis
lature held an Informal conference
over the road situation in Portland
yesterday and agreed on the policy
outlined. The state highway com
missioners, R. A. Booth and E. E.
Kiddle, are friendly to the pro
gramme, but refrained from request
ing the lawmakers (or any asststanc.
Mr. Dennis states that before the
legislature convenes at Salem. Janu
ary 12, as many of the members as
possible will be consulted and their
views considered, with the desire that
by the time the session is called to
order the proposed bond bill will be
ready for Introduction and sent to
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6 rooms each, 4 furnaces, 4 fireplaces. This bldg. is well
located for future increase in value. It was taken over
by mortgage and the owners are very anxious to dispose
of it. Can arrange easy terms. Price $35,000.
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This California bungalow has six rooms and modem to the minute.
-Living and dining room finished in tapestry paper; built-in bookcases,
buffet, fireplace, hardwood floors, three bedrooms, full cement base
ment with A-l hot-air furnace. Garage in keeping with house. This
will have to be seen to be appreciated. Can be seen by appointment
only. Watch our ads. We get results.
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the printer. This predlgestlon of tha
bond bill. It is pointed out by Mr.
Dennis, will save delays and will en
able the session to take quick action.
Various delegations from counties
throughout the state who were In
Portland to see the highway commis
sion yesterday were urged to take the
matter up with their senators and
representatives so that the sentiment
would be put behind the new road
programme. A number of counties
now realise that their pet sections of
state roads will have to wait until
the state highway commission once
more has funds.
Mr. Uraham says the bill he Is now
drafting practically duplicates the
phraseology of tha $10,000,000 bond
bill, but that It eliminates a number
of features in the latter bill which do
not require repetition.
GLEE CLUB WILL TOUR
Willamette Singers to Visit Eastern
Oregon and Wasiilnfton.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Sa
lem, Or.. Dec. 20. (Special.) After
the Christmas holidays the Willam
ette University glee club will begin
its annual season of concert work.
Numerous towns In the vicinity of
Salem will be visited previous to a
three weeks' toiy of eastern Oregon
and Washington.
The personnel of the club follows:
First tenors, Francis Cramer. La
Orande; John Medlrr, Wasco: Oscar
Olson, Woodburn; Herald W. Emmel.
Portland. Second tehors, Floyd Mc
lntyre, Salem; Ivan Corner, Salem:
Noble Moodhe, Spokane. Baritones.
Edwin Socolofsky, Salem; Lawrence
B. Davles. St. Helens; Loren Basler.
Bremerton. Wash.: Ross Miles. Salem.
Bass, J. Fred McOrew, Idaho Falls;
Everett Craven, Salem; vernor back
ett, Sheridan: Waldo Kelso. Yakima:
Paul Day, Bremerton. Director, Dr.
John R. Sites. Salem. Accompanists.
Evelyn DeLong. Salem, and Ruth Bed
ford. Salem.
RANCHER ISFQUND DEAD
J. C. How anli of Dee Flat Believed
to Have Taken Poison.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) J. C. Howarth. age 66, Dee
Flat rancher and an Invalid. wa
found dead last night by his nephew.
Fred Pilling, who lived with him. It
is thought that Mr. Howarth com
mitted suicide by tsktng strychnine.
The nephew rushed to summon a
physician but on his return, the older
man was dead.
Coroner Anderson haa left to In
vestigate the case.
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PROFESSORS MAY STRIKE
WASHINGTON STATE JAtll.TY
KIM VMi- kfOBXt PAY.
Only 7 0 Per Cent of Instructors
Found Abie to Pay Monthly
Houeliol(l Hill?.
WASHINGTON STATE COLLEOE.
Dec. 30. (Special.) It was made
public today that memoers of the fac
ulty of the state college want in
creased pay for their services and
au ready to inaugurate drastic action
to gain their demands. Some of the
more insistent members have urged
affiliation with the American Federa
tion of Labor and . ne professor, who
has been with the ccHege for five
years, stated, that unless the board of
regentB granted a substantial In
crease, strike action could be ex
pected before the close of the school
year.
No positive statement of their plans
has been made. A recent Inquiry Into
the cost of living. conducted by an
instructor of the department of eco
nomics, revealed the fact that fully
70 per cent of the Instructors aro
unable to meet their mopthly house
hold bille. No friction exists in the
faculty and the movement is one of
friendly interest and co-operation.
-It haa been necessary for the
regenta to grant higher salaries to
recant additions to the fsculty than
are received by some of tha veteran
members, creating a situation which
is not relished by the instructors who
have been here for several years-
FATHER KIDNAPS CHILD
Courtroom Officials Pursue Man
Who Tried to Ignore Decree.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) During the trial of the divorce
ease of Anna Sandgran versus Fred
Sandgren. both of Aberdeen. Sandgren
grabbed their little daughter Dorothy
and ' fled from the courtroom at
Montesano, pursued by the officers.
9andgren got into a motor car with the
child and was not overtaken until the
car reached Aberdeen. Sandgren's
action followed an announcement of
the Judge that he would award cus
tody of the child to the mother.
The father and child were ret rne
to Montesano.
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