18 THE SUNDAY - 0UEC30X1AN. - PORTLAND.- MAY- 23, 1920 ROAD PROGRAMME IN OU WILL GO ON Returns Show Voters in Favor of Highways. SCHOOLS ALSO SUPPORTED bers and wholesalers on a larger scale i thafl previously. Invitations will be extended to the merchants of the en tire Pacific coast, inter-mountain re gion, British Columbia and Alaska to visit Portland at that time. Under the plans being perfected those who buy goods while here will have the!? railroad and Pullman fare refunded. The success that has attended the annual observance of buyers' week in previous years has attracted a large number of merchants of the entire western region to Portland and it is expected that the event this year will be more popular than ever. Nathan Strauss is general chairman of the committee, with the active co-operation of the following manufacturers and wholesalers: D. T. Honeyman, A. J. Bale. O. W. Mielke. H. E. Hunting ton. A. L. Devers. Frank Spencer, F. M. Seller, George Lawrence Jr., W. H. Beharrell, Paul DeHaas and Henry J. Frank. Stule's Promise to Service Men Kept by Passage of the Soldiers' Educational Measure. ' CITY TO RETRENCH Charter Provides Scant Re lief to Continue. Work. - 'Adoption of the 4 per cent state nent roads makes available for the oignway commission ru,uvu,uvu uivu .' the special session of the legislature provided, and will also permit another - 1 0.000,000 road bond issue by the '..commission some time in the future wneu i ri e people, or ine icsiaiaiuie grant authority. Under the original 2 per cent in debtedness limitation for roads ap- i .on n A ii nAA ....... ...ii. able. Of this, $6,000,000 was provided - came the $10,000,000 bond bill of 1919, ' and the Bean-Barrett bonds provided the rest up to the limitation. These funds have all been used to match government funds or otherwise ap , propriated, so that without the pass age of the new amendment the road ' programme would have ceased with . this year. The 4 per cent measure doubles the indebtedness limit and makes avail able 20,000.000. of which JIO.000,000 already has been authorized for use of the state highway commission by the legislature, contingent on passage '., of the measure. This new money will enable the highway commission to continue development of the state road system and will make possible the development of secondary high . ways. Schools Provided for. The higher educational tax bill pro vides an annual levy of 1.26 mills for the maintenance of Oregon Agricul " tural college, the University of Oregon and the State Normal school and pro- vides for equipment and buildings. The state elementary school fund measure provides a 2-mill tax for the maintenance of elementary schools. w Every county will receive the full amount of taxes raised on the prop- erty of that county and the money in - each county will be apportioned on the teacher basis. The bill will have ' a tendency to equalize salaries and provide a longer school term in some districts and at the same time pay - teachers a wage sufficient to keep them from abandoning the profession. Under the blind school measure a levy of one-sixth of a mill in 1921, and one-twenty-fifth of a mill thereafter is provided to erect, equip and main tain a vocational school for the sight less. The school is to be located in Portland. It is estimated that about - E00 sightless people are in Oregon. Soldier Aid Assured. r The soldiers' educational bill levies two-tenths of one mill to provide funds to carry out the educational law enacted at the .special election in . 1919. The original measure allows V service men what amounts to $200 a year for four years toward their edu cation. When the first bill was passed It was not known how many service men would take advantage of it. The demand was so great , that the new . revenue bill was needed to make good the promise of the original educa- - tlonal bill. tending right of eminent domain over roads and ways will simplify the proc- " ess of securing rights of way when an - enterprise, forest, farming or mining, is bottled up and cannot reach market because of being cut off by land owned by others. T,he amendment provides for a system of procedure whereby the owner of the intervening land is compensated by jury process. Relief for Crook and Curry counties was authorized in the county bonding amendment. These counties are deep ly in debt and to put them on their feet financially they are allowed a higher rate of bonded indebtedness, but the bond issues must be approves by the people of' the two counties Under this amendment the counties can put out a bond -issue sufficient to retire all present obligations and set .. a fresh start. Under the measure to restore capi tal punishment, hanging for murder ' in the first degree is again on the statute books. Owing to a series of atrocious crimes a statewide demand for re-establishment of the death pen ; a.lty developed. Under the amendment death or life imprisonment is made ' ' optional with the jury. In the event of the death or inabili ty of the governor to act, the presi ' dent of the state senate becomes gov ernor, under the measure submitted to and approved by the people. Hereto- - fore the secretary of state has suc- cceded to the governorship. The measure was brought out after the people had three times refused to cre ate the office of lieutenant-governor. Under the new amendment the speak er of the house succeeds in the event the president of the senate fails to Qualify. CRAFT WORK IS QUAINT ORIGINAL. J)ESIG.S IX EXHIBIT OK SOCIETY. NO BOND BUYERS FOUND Portland Placed In Position of Be ing Forced ot Cancel AH Con tracts Where Possibe. lowed by a musical programme and reception. I Lieutenant Buchanan was killed on October 12. 1918, after being tice wounded. Hs was 22 years of age. Lieutenant Buchanan enlisted at Van couver, B. C, with the 72d battalion. Highlanders, in April, 1915. He went to England with the rank ot cor poral and was commissioned second lieutenant after he had been sent back to England severely wounded in August. .1917. He returned to France in July, 1918. and was wounded again September 27. but re fused to leave the firing line. When the 7th infantry again advanced Lieu tenant Buchanan was bit by a sniper's bullet. The citation from the British gov ernment states "the young officer had greatly distinguished himself by his splendid leadership and for con spicuous bravery during an attack by Germans September 27, 1918." Lieutenant Buchanan was born in Moscow, Idaho. Ho removed to Port land following his graduation from Chehalis high school. CARFARE' INCREASE Voters' Action Puts Matter Up to Commission. First Prize Awarded Miss Florence Pearce for Collection of Needlework. yu.iint. original dasigrn3 in all the newest handicrafts are to be found in the exhibit ot the Portland Arts ; and Crafts society, which closes "to morrow evening at the Multnomah hotel. An attempt has been made, in addition to cultivating the later pat terns, to keep alive such work as hand-weaving and the society--. tias an excellent groups of linens worked in simple designs and made oh looms at home. The first prize for the exhibition, which opened Thurrdwy, went to Miss Florence Pearce, who entered a col lection of -needlework. Mrs. Truitt Hughes won-f second with her em broidered tatne co er. and Mrs. Fer dinand Smith third for her painted table and chairs. Honorable mention was given the photos by Miss Clem entine Htrsch, the jewelry by Mrs. Truitt Hughes, lace by Miss Rose mary Baldwin and batik work by Mrs. Everett Babcock. A glimpse at the display is suffi cient to convince the housewife that even the simplest materials can be mado into things of beauty. There is smock of unbleacned muslin trimmed in block printing, lamp shades and candle shades of parch ment, a screen of applique zinnias on bright blue Japanese crepe and bits of Russian embroidery on bags and bedspreads. LEGION ANNOUNCES DANCE Portland Post to Sponsor Event at WimJcmuth Pavilion. The Portland post of the American Legion will sponsor the opening of the summer season at the Wlndemuth dancing1 pavilion on the Willamette river by holding a benefit dance next Saturday night. The place chosen by the leg-ion for Its first summer dance is unique, the pavilion being built over huge Oregon logs and anchored In mid-stream, just north of Ross island, and connected with the sand beach on the island by a floating board walk. Preparations for the legion dance are well under way, and already it is certain that a large number will be present. The dancing- pavilion will accommodate 500 couples on Us floor. MANY SAVED BY LIFE NET Sleepers In Twin Falls Awake to Find Escape Cut Orr by Fire. TWIN FALS. Idaho, May 22. Special.) Many persons living on the upper floors of Cotillion hall were saved from death early this morning by life nets, into which they leaped, as flames cut off all otner means of escape. The fire caught several persons asleep, who, when warned, fled in scanty attire. The stocks of the stores on the lower floor were a complete lose. Insurance partially covers the damage. When discovered the fire was so far advanced that it was necessary to call for the Buhl. Idaho, chemical wagon. cant relief is found in the city charter to aid the city in continuing improvements now under contrast. Failure to receive bids for improve ment redemption bonds, recently of fered for sale, places the city in a j position of being forced to cancel all , existing contracts where possible, and finding some method of providing the money for the payment for work where contracts cannot be canceled. In a report to the city council by Deputy City Attorney Latourette, the city officials are advised that pay ment of brokerage fees for the sale of bonds is not permitted under the city charter. It was through the pay ment of premiums to brokers, that cities in California solved their fi nancial difficulties when it was found that bonds under certain charter re strictions were not attracting buyers. Bond Market Precarious. Under the city charter, the city acon not sell municipal bonds under par and, in most .cases, interest paid on such bonds cannot exceed 6 per cent. With the bond market in a precarious condition, financiers say the city can not find buyers, unless possibly a campaign could be waged in Portland for the sale of the bonds, with civic pride as the appealing note. Increase of the rate of interest by a charter amendment would hardly solve the question, according to At torney Latourette, as persons bonding property for Improvements have the choice of utilizing the city's bonding provisions or the Bancroft bonding act, which provides a 6 per cent inter est charge. Attorney Latourette contends-that the property owners would naturally elect to use the Bancroft act in the event that the city's bond ing provisions carried an interest rate in excess of 6 per cent. The only avenue of hope for relief lies in the right of the council to utilize money received in the im provement bond sinking fund for the purchase of improvement bonds instead of being applied to redeem outstanding improvement bonds. Under the city charter and various ordinances, improvement bonds ma ture in ten years, but the city council is given the right to declare certain of the lowest outstanding numbers of the bond to be due and payable at a certain interest bearing date which shall not be less than three years after the date of such bonds. Payment Not Mandatory. However, Attorney Latourette con tends that it is not mandatory upon 'the council to declare such bonds due and payable or to provide for the payment thereof until the expiration of ten years from their date. Hence it is within the power of the council to refrain from exercising this power and in the meantime may invest the improvement bond sinking fund by purchasing other improve ment bonds from time to time when the same are offered for sale. At the present time this fund is low, but as money is constantly paid into the fund, it is possible that the council can obtain sufficient funds from this source to pay for at least a portion of the contracts impossible to cancel. The report will be submitted to the city council tomorrow for considera tion, it was announced. CHARGES CULLED MISTAKE 7 ' STATE HEALTH OFFICEIt DE NIES LACK OF SYMPATHY. 8-CENT CHARGE. POSSIBLE Belief Is That Traction Company i Will Ask for Reopening of Fare Increase Case. Decisive defeat of the street rail way measures submitted to the voters of Portland by the city council will in all probability send the financial difficulties back to the Oregon state public service commission for solu tion. An increase in fare, possibly to 8 cents, is the expected action of the public service commission. Members of the commission have not openly announced that an 8-cent fare would follow the defeat of the relief measures, but in the order ot the commission some months ago. when the street railway problem was referred to the city officials and voters of Portland for consideration, it was definitely stated that increased revenue was necessary for the trac tion company. The relief measures were offered to Portland voters with a view to placing a portion of the burden of the added expense of oper ation of the street railways upon persons who are not street-car riders, but who receive material benefit be cause of the operation of the street cars. Coptpaay to Move Next. Fred G. Buchtel, chairman of the commission, who was In Portland yes terday, said the next? move in the Btreet railway case would be by of ficials of the street railway company. When the public service commis sion referred the relief measures to the voters of Portland the applica tion of the Portland Railway. Light & Power company was left open, and can be considered at any time the commission so desires, although It is Dr. Roberg Says Willing to Pay if Instructions to That Effect Given by Governor. Charges made against State Health Officer Roberg by A. F. Flegel, presi dent of the Oregon Social Hygiene society, that the state health officer was not. In sympathy with the work of the society or the campaign against the spread of social diseases in 'Ore gon, were said to be ill-advised. In an interview granted by the state health officer yesterday. -"Concerning the statement of A. F. Flegel. president of the Oregon Social Hygiene society," said Dr. Roberg, "to the effect that as secretary of the Oregon state board of health I am not in sympathy with the programme in stituted to combat venereal diseases and am not in accord with the ef forts of the city and other agencies in maintaining the Cedars hospital for women afflicted with social dis eases, I . am of the opinion , that Mr. Flegel made this statement ill-ad- visedly and that in time he will real ize his mistake." Dr. Roberg stated that he. is now and always has been readv to oav a portion of the city's claim against the I not customary for the commission to Trade Us That Musical Instrument You Don't Use for One You Will Use a - ........- n Lectures .May Be Kcpcatcd. So suocesful has been the course of Americanization training lectures held in the central library under the auspices of the Portland . Women's Research club that they may be re peated next fall, it was announced yesterday. The last of the addresses, by Professor Ralph P. Boas of Reed college was given last Monday. Lead ing men from several of the foreign born colonies in the city also spoke at the closing meeting. FATHER IS TO GET CROSS CONSUL TO PRESENT AWARD TO LIEUTENANT'S FATHER. GIRL'S SLOGAN WINNER Miss Esther Healy Writes Best Conservation Message. The slogan written by Miss Esther Healy of 395 Eleventh-street and sub . mitted in the contest conducted by the Western Forestry Conservation association won first prize, it was an nounced yesterday. The catchy lines read: Lumber, fuel, beauty, Joy. , Forests furnish, fires destroy. Second prize went to Miss Kee Bu chanan of Ashland, whose slogan was: Everybody's scenery and timber; save yours from fire. Randall Howard of Oregon City won third prize for the following sen- . tlment: Our forests for utilization. Recreation not devastation. Fourth prize was captured by M. E. Harris, 1193 Holgate street, Portland, whose slogan was: No forests no wealth: No trees no health. Honorable mention was given ot the slogans entered in the contest by O. Moore Sheel. 51a Macleay building. 'Portland: J. O. Burson, Vancouver, Wash.; Mrs. L. K. Story, Walville. . Wash.; Bernard Mulrine. 49H First street, Portland; R. D. Gould. Hood . River, and Walton Crane, 1523 -Yan- hill street, Portland. Filipinos Seek Independence. CHICAGO, May 22. A Filipino com mission, headed by J. C. Deveyra, will petition the republican national con vention for a plank in the party plat form declai-jng for absolute in dependence of the Philippine islands, according to J. P. Melenuo of Wash ington, a Filipino press representa tive, who arrived today. He said the commission would arrive next week. O. F. Buchanan, Killed in Action Afler Reins Wounded Twice, Is. Highly Commended. The military cross awarded by the British government 10 Lieutenant O. P. Buchanan will be pinned on the breast of his father, I. S. Buchanan. 631 j Lighty-third street southeast, on Thursday evening by John M. Trant, British consul. The decoration serv ices will be held at the rooms of the Canadian Veterans' association, Man chester buildinr. pnd will be fol Portland Teachers Entertain. Miss Margaret Harrison, teacher of public speaking at Franklin high school, last night entertained resi dents of Amity, Or., with the reading of several dramatic selections. Pro ceeds of the entertainment will be de voted to the Methodist Episcopal church of Amity. , Prominent Couple Wed. - BAKER. Or.. May 22. (Special.) M'ss Phoebe Waters, prominent young debutante of Huntington, and B. W. Pruett, w -11-known Boise man, were married in Baker in County Judge Duby's office. The young couple. will reside in Boise. BUYERS' WEEK IS SLATED Programme in Portland to Be Held .' I August 9-14. Announcement of plans for the eighth annual buyers' week was made by the chamber of commerce yester day. It mill be held this year the week of August 9 to 14 and will be . organized by the committee of job- CARUS OF THAJiKS. We wish to express our thanks to friends and members of Masonic orders for their kindness and svin pathy during the illness and death of our brother and uncle. MRS. L. R. ROUSE. MRS. J. REKCE. Adv. RUTH A. REECE. We thank our many friends for their kindness during our recent be reavement in the loss of our brother. J rt c u 1. 1. i. 1 . 1'.. Adv. . ALBERTA BEAGLE, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Stevenson de- sir to tender their thanks to their many friends andchool children for their kind sympathy and flowers on the death or tneir aear son bandv R-ho died at tneir residence. lds Burrage street. May 15, aged 5 years ind 3 months. Adv. We wish to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation " to our many friends or their kindness and consideration during our recent be reavement, the death of our beloved husband, father and brother. MRS. A. B LASER. MRS. MARY BERGER. Adv. ' I wish a; this time to thank my dear friends and relatives for the beautiful flowers and their loving words of comfort .xlended to me in m recent sorrow through the death of m I'll , 1 husband Adv. ' jtKS- J. F. PEEBLER. state, providing that he is instructed to do so by Governor Olcott. He de nies 'that he has held up payment of the. bill as a means of obstructing work at the Cedars," but states that sucjt payment must be made by legis lative power, which he as secretary of the board of health does not pos sess. The state health officer points to his constant co-operation with city officials in connection with the con duct of the Cedars, saying that he has always dbne everything in his power to facilitate the work conducted there. "I am heartily in accord with any conservative campaign against the social diseases," said Dr. Roberg. "and have sponsored and will sponsor, on behalf of the state board of health, any constructive measures tending to eliminate conditions that make for the spread of these diseases." A letter requesting Governor Olcott to call a meeting of the state board of health to consider the city's claim of $11,100 for the care of state pa tients at the Cedars was forwarded to Salem yesterday by Mr. Flegel. City officials are ready to' wait upon the governor in connection with the matter, but will urge that some immediate attention be given to the claim, as the Cedars is in dire need of additional funds, which the city officials feel shoajd not be appropri ated from the general fund of the city as long as money due the institu tion Is outstanding. GIVEN SERVICES HELD Body of Portland Real Estate and Timber Broker Cremated. Funeral services for John Given, Portland real estate and timber brok er. S34 Bast Oak street, who dropped dead of heart failure while on the way to the union tstatiun last Thuis day morning:, were held at the chapel of J- P. Finley & Son yesterday after noon at 1 o'clock.- Final services were at th3 Portland crematorium. Mr. Given had been a resident of this city for the last nine years. He was born in Canada but came to this country 42 years ao. He Is survived by three brothers, A. Given, of Pasco, AVi-Bh.: is. Given of La Grande, Or., and W. A. Given of Oetroit, Mich., and a sister, Margaret Given of this city. reopen any case without an appeal. The defeat of the relief measures did not come as a surprise to city officials. The only campaign in be half of the measures was made by L. L. Levins, president of the Wood mere Community club. City officials made no campaign, apparently feel ing: that reference of the measure tc the voters was a complete discharge of their obligations. Cjim May Be Reopenrri. Officials of the traction company likewise took no great Interest in the success of the measures, deeming it not the function of the company to wage a campaign of this character. These officials took the position that the relief sought In the defeated measures was principally for the benefit of car riders and hence any campaign for them should have been directed by patrons of the company. Franklin T. Griffith, president of the street car company, is out of the city. Other officials announced they were in no position to speak regard ing, the future action of the company in connection with seeking increased fares, although they admitted that It was possible that an application for reopening of the case now before the public service commission would be made. Perhaps you own an upright piano which you can't play Trade it to us for a new PLAYER PIANO that you CAN play. Perhaps you own a grand piano but have moved into an apart ment too small for it. 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Portland Please send catalog, descriptions anil terms of payments. 1 am interested par ticularly in a rnl .a:r . . 'lilri. t'li-at. 1 I prlsht I id nla nuafctwu'itoi west of the city. The season has been backward and the strawberries are a little later than usual. Workman's Hand Crushed. J. E. Robbins, 59, of 100 East Sixty ninth street, suffered a crushed hand yesterday morninj when it ' was caught between some rollers at the plant of Closset & Devers, I orth Front street, where he is employed as a coffee grinder.' He was taken to St. Vincent's hoppital. FIRE LAW BREAKER FINED Locking Doors Leading to Escapes Brings Penalty. . A. A. Rice, proprietor of a lodging house at 162 Second street, which he is said to operate in conjunction with a mission, was fined $25 in municipal court yesterday on a charge of vio lating the ,fire ordinance. Rice was arrested by Chief Grenfell. Are marshal, and Police Sergeant Keegan of the traffic bureau. He is said to have had doors leading to fire escapes In his establishment locked. According to Sergeant Keegan, Rice also turned olT the lights and water in the place, thus depriving a woman and her two children, one of whom is sick, of those necessities. Rainier Farmers Gucl. RAINIER, Or., May 22. (Special.) - -Rainier entertained the farmers of the vicinity last Saturday, there be ing more than 400 in attendance at a dinner given by the Rainier Com mercial club in conjunction with the Allen-Hendrickson Packing company. The dinner was served in the high school auditorium. "Farmer" Smith was present and made one of his char acteristic addresses. T. J. Flippin, county agriculturist of Columbia county, also made an address. Fol lowing the dinner and speechmak'ng the guests were shown through the salmon cannery. The event was highly successful and will be repeated next year. Alleged Forger Meld lo Jury. Edward Lisk, arrested by Inspectors Hyde and Abbott on a charge of forg ery, was held to answer to the grand jury by Municipal Judge- Rossman yesterday. His bail was placed at $1000. Charges against Lisk were preferred by George Schiebe. 10 North Third street. Lisk, it is said, forged a check for J200. Lane County Berries in Market. EUGENE, Or., May 22. (Special.) The first Lane county strawberries this year were brought in yesterday by W. F. IjPynpr, who lives five miles B Privacy in carrying out the wishes of our patrons has been E3" B B ( established by numerous facilities not employed by other B ' members of our profession. J. P. Finley & Son Mf (7j I Kunrral Dlreclora MontKOmery, at Kifta 8 MIRACLE MAM From South Africa. AT THE AUDITORIUM Rev. John G. Lake of Johannesburg, South Africa, president of the International Apostolic Congress and founder of the Spokane Divine Healing Institute, is conducting Divine Healing Meetings at the Audi torium. ' The Rev. Lake is reputed as the most experienced teacher and minister of Divine Healing that has ever visited Portland HE ANNOUNCES LECTURE SUBJECTS AS FOLLOWS: Sunday, 2:30 P. M. "The History of Divine Healing." . Sunday, 8:00 P. M. "The Power of Divine Healing." Monday, 8:00 P. M. "The Science of Divine Healing." Tuesday, 8:00 P. M. "The Grace of Divine Healing." Wednesday, 8:00 P. M. "The Secret of Miraculous Healing." MINISTRATION TO THE SICK AT EVERY SERVICE Mrs. Mary Matheney of Portland, who is healed of 40 can cers, will be present Sunday and testify. Also Rev. Harriet Jean Graham, healed from very death. The Committee specially invites all minis ters of the gospel, regardless of church or creed, physicians, surgeons and psycholo gists. Hear the old-time gospel; and see its power. .