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4 THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND. JANUARY 4, 1920, NUMBER OF JOBLESS SERVICE MEN FALLS Progress Reported by Ameri can Legion Committee. 300 STILL NEED PLACES Appeals Made in Behalf of Men Seeking Employment Meet With Encouraging Response.. Good progress . is reported ty tjie American Lesion's employment com mittee in a statement issued yester day in the form of a circular letter addressed to members of the Greater Portland association by Captain James O. Convill, in charge here of obtaining- positions for former service men. . . r r On January 1, the statement reads' there were 300 men, not capable be cause of various reasons to hold .com mon labor piaces, still: to lie provided with positions. There were. 2000 at the outset of the committee's activi ties December 1, showing a reduction In the number of Jobless soldiers, ailors and marines of 1700. "The remaining 300 men are our present pressing problem," said Cas slus R. Peck, commander of .the-Port-land post of the American Legion, "and we are appealing now to em ployers, particularly in automobile shops, wholesale houses and stores, to place these men, whose records have been Investigated and found all right. This is a real ehiergency which, we are sure, will be met when the facts are known. It constitutes our last serious problem of the unem ployment situation with regard to former service men." Public' Aid Appreciated. Members of the legion committee yesterday expressed appreciation for the co-operation of the Portland pub lic in helping to place the large num ber of former service men rrho were reported out of work December 1, when the legion took charge. The figures show that the number was re duced from 2000 to 1100 by December 21. In addition to this, it Is pointed out that hundreds of temporary Jobs have been furnished. "We have 300 men from 20 to 25 years old who are not fitted for serv ice as laborers," reads the appeal sent out yesterday. "To send such men to employers of common labor would be an injustice to both. They are inex perienced, but they are willing. Find employment for them and train them. They are young, steady and intelli gent. They have been students and soldiers. Give them a cha: ce to be come producers. Call, write or tele phone Liberty temple, Main 313. Do It now." Chamber Committee Meets. The employment committee of the Chamber of Commerce "met yesterday and reviewed the work accomplished and heard reports from headquarters at Liberty temple. It was decided to continue the advertising plan util ized in publishing lists In the news papers showing the numbers of men available for work under different Classifications. As a means of impressing on em ployers and ex-service men alike the value- of co-operation and to make 'Wearer the work the committee Is doing In the interest of labor and in dustry, the committee decided to issue a periodical publication. Reports received said the' "union labor organizations were joining heartily. in the movement to make places for ex-service men. Where workers take places in plants that employ only members of the organi zations the new men are permitted to Join without paying dues for a defi nite period and also are relieved of payment of the usual initiation fee. All Call Are Answered. - Liberty temple representatives of the committee do not send men to take places as strikebreakers, where labor troubles are known to exist. However, the calls of all employers in need of help are answered and there is a considerable number of men de siring work. A sub-committee composed of Colo nel E. C. Simmons and P. Hetherton of the Chamber of Commerce was des ignated to handle the regular detail work of the large committee, which hereafter will not meet as often as previously. The work now is so or ganized that it can be directed with out frequent conferences. APPLES UNABLE JO MOVE Hood Association Soon" to" Lift Ban on UeliVerles. HOOD RIVER,- Or.; Jan. 3. (Spe cial.) Left without motive power to move from valley points to the main line of the O.-W. R. &. N. company nearly 300,000 boxes of apples re maining In warehouses on its lines, the Mount Hood Railroad company, following serious damage to Its chief locomotive used in hauling heavy loads over the line, was forced to se cure an engrine from Portland. With the new locomotive In commission, officials of the line expect -to re sume normal traffic soon. The continued interruption of the valley line's service led" the Apple Growers'' association to place a ban on deliveries of fruit at valley ware houses, requesting that growers ' truck the fruit to this city. Linn County Leads Oregon for Women Officers. 47 Now In- Executive P ok ft ions In State) Office -of Treasurer rMont Popular. ALBANY, Or., Jan. 3. (Special.), Linn county has the distinction of having more women county of ficers than any county in the state. Twenty-three of the 36 counties of Oregon have at least one woman county officer but only three have more than one. Baker and Curry counties have two each. Linn has three. Counties with one woman officer are: Clackamas, Columbia, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lane. Malheur, Marlon, . Morrow, Sherman, Tillamook, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa and Yamhill. It appears from the list of county officers In the Oregon Blue Book that there are now 27 women officers in Oregon. The office of county treas urer is evidently the most popular among the women, for 12 or them fill that position. The office of school superintendent, however, with nine women in the list, is not far behind Three county clerks, two recorders and one assessor make up the re mainder of the personnel of women fficials. The lone v. . ', Elfie E.. Campbell, of Gilliam- county. The two recorders are Velma .G. ui aji ii ii counij ana rauairea xi. Brooks of Marlon. The three women serving as county clerks -are Myrtle Cooley of Curry county, Mabel Hil bourn of Grant- county and Mary L. Hoskinson of Sherman county. Women county treasurers are: Eliza M. Pearson, Baker; Alberta L. Dunn, Clackamas; Bessie Hattan, Co lumbia; Oleta A. Walker, Curry; Mrs. Jessie M. Bishop, Hood River; Myrtle W. Blakeley, Jackson; Edna Ward, Lane; Lenore Powell, Linn; Kathleen Mills, Tillamook; Grace A. Gilliam, Umatilla; Ella T. Clayton, - Wallowa; Nellie N". Dodson, Yamhill. Among the women serving . as county school superintendents are: 1 Elmetta -Bailey, Baker; Frances Clark. Harney; Lillian M. Watts, Jef ferson; Alice M. Bacon, Josephine; Edna Wells, Klamath; Ida M. Cum mings, Linn; Fay Clarke Hurley, Mal heur; Lena Snell Shurte, Morrow. Mrs. A. E. Ivanhoe, Union. EASTERN PASTOR COMING REV. W. II. XCGEXT ACCEPTS CEXTBAL PRESBYTEBIAX CADIi. Clergyman Chicago Graduate and Jjeader in Massachusetts Church Affairs Known Here. Another eastern clergyman will move to Portland soon. It became known yesterday, when the Central Presbyterian church made known the Rev. Matter Henry Nugent, Massachusetts pastor, who la huaetts pastor, who la to local church. f coming; selection of Rev. Walter Henry Nu gent to fill its pulpit. The pastor is just, finishing his tenth year with the Central Congregational church of Newburyport, Mass., a church created through the union of three others. Dr. Nugent was the first and only pastor In charge of it. The minister received the degrees of bachelor ;of divinity, bachelor of law and doctor of philosophy at Chi cago Theological seminary. He has been a leader in Massachusetts church affairs and has one of the largest congregations in the association. He spent two vacations in Portland, preaching' in the First Congregational church. He is also a close friend of Dr. W. T. McElveen, who recently came here from the east. Because Dr. Nugent is from a Pres byterian family he prefers to. return to this church. "He -wag born" In On tario and received his early ' educa tion In Omemee high school and Al bert college; He entered the ministry in June, 1898, preaching three years in Canada. In 1901 he moved to the United States and was In church work in Iowa a year and a half before be ing called to Chicago as state supply of the Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian church, succeeding the late Frank De Witt Talmage. He was offered the pastorate of this church, but went to Minneapolis to the Fifth Avenue Congregational church. While he was there the mem bership doubled, and an addition was built to the structure. Dr. Nugent is .42 years of age and has two children,. 7. and 11. , Mrs. Nu gent is & daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Whltcomb of this city, and a sister of - Walter D. -Whltcomb of Whitfield, Whltcomb & Co. She Is a college and normal school graduate and has had considerable teaching experience. She has been secretary of the Illinois Women's Missionary society and was president of a simi lar organization In Minnesota. The minister will resign his pres ent post today, and will come to. Port land as soon as he can wind up his affairs in Massachusetts. Code Sheets Are Ont. SALEM, Or., - Jan. 3. (Specials- Advance sheets of the new Oregon code, .authorized under an appropria tion of $5000 made at the . last- ses sion of- the -state - legislature, have been received at the offices of Arthur Benson, chief clerk of the supreme court.. The codification of the laws Is in charge of Conrad P. Olson, Port land attorney and former member of the supreme court. Tuleja 'Trial Set! SALEM, Or., Jan. 3. (Special. ) Jacob Tuleja, for whom a warrant was issued yesterday charging him with threatening to kill. Mrs. . Alice Schwabauer, Was arrested here today when he appeared In the Justice court and applied for- a warrant for the arrest of Mrs. Schwabauer's husband. Tuleja was arraigned In the Justice corut and pleaded not" g-uilty. His trial has been set for next week. r A " 4 i t t v . : (J I "4 - i f t V l 1 i r j Th,e Holidays Are. Over. but the spirit of them abides the year-round at the Portland Hotel, and you can always find a renewed joy in life by dining -with your family or congenial friends here. ill IIP 8 : al'BtVf Table d'Hote Dinner Y T Sunday, f 1.25 V'V , S. JtSv Weekday Noon Lunch 4 rf (I p HOTEL PORTLAND I lnoJi" 25 BOX CURS FINISHED PACIFIC CO. TURNS OVER. COM. PLKTED ROIXIXG STOCK. Portland Works Has Capacity of Eight Cars Per Day -Industry Keeps 400 Men at Work. Twenty-five double-sheathed box cars, each of .80.000 . pounds capacity, and the last word in the modern car- .-for- thai tnVa. ti,mKow a f the Pacific coast to eastern markets j and brings back manufactured goods, . were delivered yesterday to the Unit ed States railroad administration at' the Portland plant of the Pacific Car : & Foundry company. Fifteen were delivered Thursday and on Friday 22, a total of 62 cars, to relieve the car shortage as the contribution of this Portland indus try for the first three days of the new year. The minimum capacity of the big plant -out at 219 East Sixtieth .street North is eight complete box cars per day. and this number -was built there yesterday. The Industry gives em ployment to 400 skilled workers in the machine shop, foundry, carpenter and woodworking shops and assem bling of the materials, and the pant shop. The cars delivered . the past three days are a part of the order for 2000 box' cars ordered by the railroad ad ministration. Those -turned out and delivered yesterday bear the symbol and name of the Pere Marquette rail road, a system the lines of which ra diate over Michigan and serve that state, southern Ontario, and is one of the routes of heavy traffic between Chicago and Buffalo, with terminals at Toledo and other of the Important traffic centers of the Great Lakes district. MtlEll BFFEHS PLOT MOOT SCOTT GIVES 10 ACRES FOR SOLDIERS' USE. Veterans of Foreign Wars Indorse Plan Legion to lie Asked to Sanction Donation. Through the offer of the board of directors of the Mount Scott Ceme terv a.socla.tion. Portland is to have a ten-acre plot, dedicated to the men who served their country in the recent world war, and those who served in all previous combats. The donation of the ten acres was announced yes terday by William S. Worden, mana ger of the cmetery. Dr. James Walsh, prominent mem ber of Over the Top Post. No.' 81. Veterans of Foreign Wars, suggested the plan of having one large burial ground for service men. The sug gestion was made to -City Commis sioner John M. Mann, who promptly communicated the Idea to Mr. Wor den. The suggestion was then placed before the board of directors of the cemetery association, with the result that" authorization was made for the donation of the necessary plot. The plan has the sanction of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and will be placed before the members of the American Legion at its next meeting by Frank Korrell, chairman of the memorial committee. 3 HELD FOR ROBBERIES Two Men and Girl Accused of Be- ' irig Hardware Thieves. ' Jack Doerfer. machinist, 22; O. E. Taylor, chauffeur, 20, and Miss Creada. Rose, ' clerk, 20, ', were arrested yesterday- by- Inspectors Russell, Van Deusen and Horak and held for in vestigation n connection with the burglary of the Larkln Prince Hard ware company of Newberg, Or., on December 28, as well as the burglary of the Paige Detroit - Auto works. Twenty-eighth and- Savier streets, and that of the Perkins & Sevier concern, 374 Hawthorne- avenue, in Portland. The last two Jobs were reported early In November. - Detectives declared that they had evidence implicating the three in all .three of the 2lllrlarle8- - Guns said to have been taken from the Newberg concern were recovered. YOUNGSTER MADE HAPPY Holiday Season Memorable One at Boys' and Girls' Home. Holiday fun still reigns in the Boys' and Girls' Aid society home at Fast Twenty-ninth and Irving streets, as the -children were made unusually happy this season. Each child received gifts from the big tree at the home and from - numerous entertainments. They were guests of the Atkinson Me morial church Tuesday night and on Wednesday the boys went' to the Y. M. C. A. Thursday they enjoyed the Elks' Christmas party at the auditorium. - Many private families asked Su perintendent Teuscher to send them a number of wards ' of. the. society to dine with them and In this way many a turkey -dinner was enjoyed by the youngsters. 1 Sheriff Not Candidate.- SALEM, dr Jaiu . 8. (Special.) Sheriff W.-L Needham ' of, Marlon county will .not be. a candidate for a third term, according to an announce ment made by him today. Persons mentioned as -possible candidates to succeed Sheriff Needham are Oscar Bowers, chief deputy In the sheriffs office; Grover Todd of Woodburn and Percy Varney, chief of v police of Salem. ' - - : Phone your want ads to The Orego nlan. Main 7070. A 6095. ii llnitnnnjV rfll ill r t I If n II : 13 J V f x lluW I IB-WO II II! III! 2 yL . 1I I L a B rk 9 n ii o IS TEACHERS FORM LEAGUE 2 4 WASHINGTON COUNTIES REPRESENTED AT SESSION. ? Constitution Adopted With Pre amble Declaring Against Af filiation AVith Unions. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 3. (Spe cial.) With 24 counties of the state represented, the Washington State Teachers' league, at a meeting- In the county-city building today, completed its organization and adopted a con stitution aimed to promote the wel fare of all educators. As a preamble to thj constitution, the league decided not to affiliate MUM A. 6? C. FELDENHEIMER JEWELERS SILVERSMITHS OPTICIANS ESTABLISHED 1868 . MAGNIFICENT DIAMONDS MOUNTED AND UNMOUNTED FINE JEWELRY SUPERIOR MAIL ORDERS RECEIVE CAREFUL - . ATTENTION WASHINGTON STREET AT PARK . - - PORTLAND, OREGON Automotive Schools DAY AND NIGHT Automobile Tractor Vulcanizing: Students entering: now will be ready for positions in the spring. Large new building new equipment expert instruction practical laboratories and actual shop experience in repair. Radio and Electric Schools Prepare for Radio operator service on merchant ships or for elec trical engineering:. - Special equipment and very hig-h-grade in struction insure rapid progress and practical results. Enter now. These schools co-operate with the state in pro ' , viding-. financial aid to returned service men. For catalogue giving: complete information address or call at . Div. C, Department of Education, Y. M. C A. Building. A Storage Battery of Files in wood or steel insures your rec ords system and order. It places at your instant call the letter, con tract, order, etc., you seek, no mat ter how far back in the history of your business. Blank BooJ(s of all kinds. Columnar Ruled Books in several grades. Loose - Leaf 'Inventory Sheels. printed and ruled to facilitate your inventory. Loose - Leaf Columnar , Ruled Books for any record you have in mind. 1920 Calendar Pads and Stands, Date Books and Diaries. THE J. K. GILL CO. Booksellers, Stationers, Office Outfitters Third and Alder Sts. with the American Federation of La bor though such affiliation was not suggested or with any other body not concerned directly with education. The question of Increase of salaries was not raised, but was recognized as a pressing matter. Whether a special session of the legislature would be called before the next regular term was a topic of heated discussion. The delegates con sidered It Imperative that certain leg islation for the aid of teachers be passed as soon as possible. H. L. Hopkins of Enumclaw pre sided. Mrs. Bessie Iffert acted as sec retary and additional temporary of ficers included Mrs. Cyril Benson of Tacoma as vice-president and George C. Howard of Snohomish as treasurer. A. Burrows, superintendent of King county schools, was among the dele gates. Astoria Has 975,000 Realty Deal. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 3. (Special.) AND SILVERWARE SERVICE CHENEYcannot be imitated Why Cheney Tones Cannot Be Imitated Note the octagonal tone arm which pro vides perfect mirror for Cheney tones. They pass through undistorted. In black are the orchestral chambers which bring the tones under control. Beyond is the violin resonator, which is supported free from cabinet walls and which adds color value. "These inventions are exclusive in The Chene y pnAeUed by patents. Distributers. Si. G. Louis Levt Baker, W. M. Ilohn Co, La Grande. Console Art W J a rieppiewrute m sMi Regular Models priced from $85 to $365 Console Art Models from $325 to $600 One of the largrest deals in Astoria business property for several weeks was closed today when J. H. Luukinen and Walter Harrison purchased from C. H. Brown and the Wilkinson Real Estate company a tract 100 by 100 feet at the southwest corner of Com I1 galt not e 1 BRIGGS COMEDY OUTING CHESTER " t3 and the tones of THE CHENEY stands in a class apart from all phonographs. It has achieved a beauty and sweetness of tone unrivalled and the basic acoustic inventions which give it this power are protected by basic patents. In The Cheney alone are the same principles which give the violin its sweet tones and the pipe organ its rich fullness applied to tone re production. In The Cheney alone is needle scratch eliminated and the purity of the original production untarnished. Pages of type could not convince you of the im portance or Cheney inventions your ear will tell you in five minutes. Let us play it for yo "The Longer You Play It The Sweeter It Grows" chenevxujong Machine Company repiwnted by F. Johnson Piano Co Model v. Design mercial and Eleventh streets, consideration was $75,000. The "Woman Seeks Xews of Son. Mrs. Emily Brown. 427 South Harvey street, Oklahoma City, has COMMANQMENTi Featuring ' ETHEL CLAYTON What is the Thirteenth Commandment ? If you are a woman, you ought to know; if you're a man, you'd better see this amazing picture and get wised up. (Be sure to bring "her," though!) COLUMBIA ORCHESTRA Afternoons and Evenings V. C Knowles - - Director Director Knowles has arranged another tuneful score for this production. Come in and get an ear full! ORCHESTRA MATINEE 2 to 4-P. M. 149 Sixth Street, Portland. written to Portland In an effort to learn the wnereabouta of her son, J. E. Brown, or his wife. Brown, it is said, left Oklahoma City March 7, 1918. After being: discharged - from the army he Is said to have grone to Vancouver, Wash. TODAY MONDAY TUESDAY 'd .S W1 ? ff,rV:W .lr5. iii LI 5e-T 1 I ' .1 "-"iiif sin