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' l ' TITE SUNDAY OREGONTAX. POTITLAND, flrAKCri ' 27,1931 13 TWO SAFES BLOVVr. ans, professional yeggs blew open the safe of the Henderson & Brock cigar store and soft drink establishment at 20 Grand avenue North. Lodgers above the store heard the explosion at 3:15 A. M. The safe stood directly back of the bar and within six feet from the front window. The- safe door was blown several feet away. With a cold chisel the yeggs then cut away a hole through the door of the inner compartment, but were unable to make it large enough to reach In to procure the loot. By bending the prongs of an old fork they found beneath the bar. the used it to shove througrh the Jagged hole of the Inner door to rake out the bundles of currency which lay in plain sight. According- to the owners, the yeggs procured $1134 in currency and $40 in silver from the cash register. Detectives Coleman and Collins ex pressed the belief that both Jobs were pulled by the same "mob" of sate crackers. Expert technique was dis played on both Jobs, indicating, they said, that a gang of professional safe blowers Is at work. - USE SENDS PLEA LARGE DELEGATION OF PORTLAND CREDIT MEN ATTEND NORTHWEST CONFERENCE AT SEATTLE. Marie Rustin of Portland Tells Portland Manufacturing Com pany, Cigar Store Robbed. of Starvation. '1 SITUATION IS FRIGHTFUL YEGGS BELEVED EXPERTS n Starring Hainan Creatures Swarm Streets of Cities and Beg tor Food as They IHe. Police Declare Technique Is Dis played That Indicates City En tertains Professionals. U ill J - JUD S12B0 TAKER DYING CHINESE 11" " j .it 'The situation here in perfectly aw ful. Do send all the money you can" and urge others to help. The Buffer ins of the starving people every where Is beyond any description, especially the pitiable, wasted, starv ing little children." The above Is an extract from a let ter dated February 9, Just received by the Bible class of the First Presbyte rian church from Marie Rustin, reg istered nurse, of Portland, who for the past five years has been on duty in the Taylor Memorial hospital at Paotingfu, China. Conditions Are Deplorable. "Testerday I went into the city, about a half mile away," she writes. "On the way I met a boy who used to be in the hospital. He was starving and he begged for something, eo I gave him some money. After talking with him a little I walked on, for 1 could not take him back to the bos pita), already full. "Half a block farther on I met an other boy I knew and he was carry ing his sick and aged mother to a soup kitchen. Because I dared to stop and offer him sympathy I was surrounded in a moment by swarms of poor, starving creatures wanting help and I got home with great diffi culty. Starving; People Swarm Streets. "In going out one simply has to ehut one's eyes. When there is noth ing to give but sympathy it is disas trous to stop to offer even this, for it brings the starving people all about one in a wink anik their momentary hopes have to be blasted. "I have decided not to go to the city very often, for it tired and depressed me in a way that we workers here in the midst of all the starvation and tragedy cannot afford to permit our selves. We must keep up our morale. We have cut our own rations to the limit and every missionary has given at least J100 out of his or her meager allowance, in addition to every self-denial possible. Some Lives Being; Saved. "We are only touching the edges of the great, tragic problem, but we are doing ail that can be done as fast as we can get relief supplies and some lives are being saved. We are caring for 600 at this station and hope to carry these through until spring, with as many more of the poor famished starvllngs as we can eke out rations for from the relief supplies that we hope to see coming In increased vol ume very soon. "We need money and helpers and prayers. If all the warm-hearted hu manitarians and Christian people of America could only see and under stand China's great need the grain would come pouring in. We .must have grain for planting1 the new crops as well as to keep the farmers alive and strong enough to plant the seed." People Die Like Flies. In her letter Miss Ruskin Incloses a report from a Miss Oumbrell, who is stationed further in the interior. Miss Gumbrell tells of the grim battle be ing waged against starvation by the little missionary band at her station, where starving people are wandering about aimlessly, dying like flies, many of them falling by the roadside or succumbing while digging for roots and grass nuts. WINNING ESSAYS PICKED Children's Contest at Book Store Is Complctedi. Winners of the children's essay contest, held by the J. K. Gill com pany in connection with the boys' and girls' book shop in the store were announced yesterday by Mrs. Mabe'. Harris, head of the department and manager of the competition. In the contest for children more than 10 years of age, Jared Eric Wenger, 12, 553 Terrace drive, won first prise: Mildred Smith, 15,' 1004 East Eighth Street north, second, and Thelma Ruth Powell, 11. 928 East Twenty-first street north, third. For children less than 10 years old, first prize was awarded William Test, 6, 735 Fern avenue, with Jane E. Ruby, 8, 475 Schuyler street, second, and Isabella Louse Crowell, 9, 730 Sherwood drive, third. The contest began February 1 and lasted one month. Competitors were judged on the quality of original essays of 150 words on their Impres sions of the children's book depart ment and library in the store. The board, of Judges consisted of Miss Jessie Millard, head of the children's department of the central library; Mrs. J. F. Hill, president of the parent teachers' council, and James E. Brock- lin'ffliiftiW-iiiii'iOT iiTi-niiWfiri-m,r'''fl--'''tioiiiiifti ' . VIEW OF PORTLAND DELEGATES TAKEN WHILE ON TRIP TO PUCET SOTTED CITY. - A large delegation from Portland attended the northwest conference of wholesale credit men held lu Seattle Monday. Questions of interest to credit men were discussed, Including vari ous phases of business and credit. - ' - ' ' Two Portland men were on the programme of the sessions held In the loderooms in the Elks temple. E. D. Ross, of the Irwln-Hodson company, discussed The- Moral Rise and the re sponsibility of the Credit Manager for Its' Proper Handling." D. D. Galbraith, of R. G. Dun & Co., took as his subject a study of prices. . i " , J. H. Tregoe, secretary-treasurer of the National Association of Credit Men, was present at the gathering and participated in much of the discussion. Other speakers Included: J. J. O Keuiy, chairman, of Seattle; A. E. Rowe. Spokane; C. O. Bishop, Tacoma; E. V. Grisward, Seattle; M. E. Garrison, Wichita, Kan.; W. E. Beamer, Seattle. The gathering closed with a banquet at the Masonic club. Entertainment features included a trip by steamer along- the water front and an automobile tour about the city. The Portland convention committee Included A. R. Morris, Miss M. H. Peterson, Fred S. Gruts and F. Duester. " . way, Portland scout executive. First prize in each class is a $7.50 order on books from the children's book shop and J5 and $2.50 orders are given to winners of second and third place, respectively, in each class. In connection with the essay com petition, cards were sent out asking the children . to write and send in the names of their four favorite books. About 10.000 cards were given out and hundreds of answers re ceived. The responses showed Beatrix Potter's "Peter Rabbit" as the most popular book, with Thornton Burgess' "Bird Book"; . Stevenson's "Child's Garden of Verses" and Perkins' "The Dutch Twins' as the -next in prefer ence. ' - - . HEfJ OF WOMEN VISITS MRS. IDA B. CALLAHAN HERE PLAXTriXC FOR COXVENTTOX. Commitlee on Programme fop State Affair 19 Xamed " and Large Attendance Is Expected. Mrs. Ida B. Callahan, president of the Oregon Federation of Women's clubs, is a visitor in Portland and while here is conferring with local federation officers and committee chairmen regarding plans for the state! convention of clubwomen to be held in Pendleton May 31, June 1 to 3, inclusive. Mrs. Callahan has ap pointed as her assistants on the state convention programme Mrs. John Van Zante, Mrs. Edith Knight Hill, Mrs. Nettie Greer Taylor, Miss Ida Jackbs and Mrs. E. T. Wade of Pendleton. The president of the general federa tion, -Mrs. Thomas G. Winter of Min neapolis, will be In Oregon for the convention and will speak on June 1. It is anticipated that there will be a large attendance, Mrs. Callahan states, as Pendleton has promised unbounded hospitality and delegates from all parts of the state are plan ning to attend. Mrs. Callahan Is a member of the faculty of the Oregon Agricultural college and devotes a large portion of her time, especially at week ends and in vacation periods, to visiting the clubs. She will be honor guest at the luncheon of the Portland Woman's Research ctub to be held tomorrow In the Benson hotel. Child welfare will be the general topic. Americanization will be one of the features to be emphasized at the state convention. FIRE ENGINES ARE MIRED Apparatus Gets Stnck in .Mod in 3olng to $5000 Herlihj Fire. Loss of $5000 was sustained when the residence of Theodore E. -Herllhy, 1590 Corbett street, was destroyed by fire at 2:20 o'clock yesterday morning. Mrs. Herlihy was alone at the time and was compelled to Jump from a window to escape from the flames. Three engine companies in respond ing to the call became stuck in the deep mud beyond the end of the pave ment on Corbett street, and by the time the heavy fire trucks were freed the dwelling was such a mass of flames that it could not be saved. Mrs. Herlihy not only lost every arti cle of furniture, but all of her wear ing apparel with the exception of a coat which she donned when she fled from the house. Farmers Plan Phone Line. EUGENE. Or., March 26. (Special.) Telephone users In the vicinity of Oakrldge, which Is the terminus of the Natron cutoff of the Southern Pa cific, are planning the organization of a telephone association. There are at present 25 telephone users there who have heretofore utilized the forest service lines but they are de sirous of installing private lines. fcf a " 6 EfwS-f Sfi-mwifi iSZ-l L- i 'imwrnmsmxr' ft -fi- -vV' r- T" l Hi rl 1 m iinvni frfi -.- i.. ... I i 1 f Ml 1 iwinmll DISTINCTIVE HOME on- - CORNELL ROAD Near Westover Terraces. For Sale by the Owner at Reasonable Price and Terms 271 Cornell Road Phone Main 8402 for Appointment RAILROAD PRESIDENT TELLS JOKE THAT WAS ON HIMSELF Informal Talk With Corvallis Delegation Gets Printed in Newspaper in That City Railway Company Declared Unwilling to Build Bridge. H" ERE'S a dandy on me," said W. F. Turner, president of the Spokane. Portland & Seattle railway, the other day as he handed a clipping from, a Corvallis paper to a reporter who had called for railroad news. "A delegation from Corvallis called upon me recently and asked if the Oregon Electric railway could com plete a bridge across the Willamette river." said Mr. Turner. "The joke is, I told them that were I to recommend to my eastern connections the ex penditure of such an amount of money for that or any other purpose right now, the first thing they would do would be to send a lunacy commission out here to examine me and here it is in the Corvallis paper. Well, it's what you .newspaper boys would call a good story." Mr. Turner laughed heartily at the joke on himself. He had merely talked informally to the' delegation fron Corvallis, which included the mayor and other prominent' men of that town, but had told them frankly how things stand with the railroads. The Oregon Electric railway is a subsidiary line 5f the Spokane, Port land & Seattle railway and Mr. Turner is its president also. What the Corvallis delegation aBked would cost about $500,000. and any -time a railroad Is spending that amount of money for anything new these days- well. It surely would be some story. C. C. Chapman, editor of the Oregon Voter, formerly ae oclated officially with the old Portland Commercial club, farmer and legislative expert. Is one of the best baby tenders in our fair state, judging from a performance at the Hazelwopd recently. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman and a party of friends were dining at the Hazel wood one Sunday, among the party being a baby. In some manner, the infant -bumped its head on its high chair and Immediately set up a wail. Others' attempts to calm the child having failed. Mr. Chapman arose, picked it up, and carried it about the place for 16 minutes, finally getting it to sleep by crooning lullabies. It's mighty seldom that William H. Galvanl. noted engineer and librarian of the Portland Press club, does not wear a smile, but during the past ten days he has been 111 and was not In his usual jocular mood. "How's the situation?" he was asked while emerging from an eleva tor in The Oregonian building; re cently. "Dodblasted bum, thank you," said "Gal," as he hobbled off Into the Ore gon mist. C. A. BIgelow, commissioner of pub lic affairs and acting mayor at times when George L. Baker Isn't on the job, and A. L. Barbur, commissioner of public works, were downtown re cently to see the chief exeoutive of one of the largest corporations in Oregon on some city business, and as they entered the office of his secre tary, asked if he were in. "Who's calling?" queried the young woman secretary. "Say," said the young woman in telling the joke on herself later, "l wish you could have seen how Mr. Bigelow looked when I asked that. I should have known who he was, but just didn't happen to. Mr. Barbur had all he could do to keep from laughing right out. Well, even a secretary can't know all the big ones in town, you know." Frank . J. McGettigan, manager of the Orpheum theater, says he has the only job in town that is griefless. "There is absolutely nothing about my job that has any grief connected with it," said Mr. McGettigan, who formerly was a newspaper man. "All I have to do is to meet pleasant people and draw a big salary. All actors and actresses are always good natured, never 'act up,' and are always so willing to listen to the manager when he orders out a portion of their act." Mr. McGettigan says it is absolutely fiction that stage people are "tem peramental," and he resents the state ment sometimes made that a manager has any troubles. "A few years more will put me on 'easy street," " he said, "and all I will have to do then will be to reflect on pleasant memories of the time when I was managing the Portland Or pheum." Dr. W. T. McElveen, pastor of the First Congregational church, is one of the most accommodating preach ers Portland has ever known. He will discuss almost any popular sub ject, and responds to all the calls made upon him for speeches, but that is not all. . v One recent Sunday night, Dr. Mc Elveen attended the Christian En deavor meeting of his church as he frequently does. But this time, It was very rainy, and he was eager to have a good-sized crowd at his service up stairs, so he made the following prop osition to his young people: "You come up to my service and I will agree not to preach very long. I would like" to have your quartet come along, and perhaps we can have them sing some to take up part of the time. At any rate, you all come, and I shall not talk long enough to bore you." "Finnigan" had nothing on W. D. B. Dodson, general manager of the Port land Chamber of Commerce, when it comes to being "on again, off again," for "the little giant of the west" is either going or comingf'most of the time these days. "I hardly know whether I am a resident of Portland or Washington, D. C," said Mr. Dodson, who has but recently returned here from the na tional capital. "However, I find my family here every time I get back, so I suppose this is my home. I like It here whenever I have a chance to roost in Portland." Mr. Dodson has been running back and forth on -important matters af fecting the standing of Portland as a port. the Indian reclamation service on his return from an official visit to Wash ington. V S F MAL1X GIVES THREK-TO-OXE VOTE OF APPROVAL. Heaviest Majority Ever Received in Klamath County lor Bond Issue Is Recorded. MAUN, Or.. March J6. (Special.) Issuing of J16.745.70 in bonds for the new union high school here was au thorized by the largest majority and heaviest vote ever cast at a bond election In Klamath county, 85 votes being favorable and 30 opposed. The bond election was held Saturday aft ernoon in the barber shop building temporarily used for the upper two gTades of the high school. Considerable opposition was evi denced a few weeks ago, many of the taxpayers feeling that the burden of building a high school was too great. This was just the stimulus needed for a thorough campaign by the high school and principal to convince the voters of the need for the high school. The fact was explained that certain taxes formerly paid to help support the county high school would stop and that the actual increase in taxes was not great, compared with the advan tages. .The union high school district com prises th famous Tula lake land, much of which Is to be opened to homestead entry for the soldiers of the late war. A form of letter was written and sent to each voter In the district, tell ing of the advantages of voting "Yes" on the high school bonds, and the sup porters of the movement worked dili gently to win favorable votes. The $16,000 will be used to build and equip a unit of what will some time be a $35,000 building. This unit will be completed in time for school next fall, if possible. Plans for the build ing have been drawn up by a local architect. Yat-r Right Payment Changed. YAKIMA, Wash., March 26. (Spe cial.) Wapato project water users hereafter will pay no rental, but principal of their permanent water right charge, according to changes announced by Superintendent Holt of EASTE Greetings from JIMMY DUNN'S LUCKY BLACK CAT This is Easter Sunday. My Lucky Black Cat is elated. It is purring contentedly this very moment and in the language which I understand so well is saying "Send EASTER GREETING TO ALL MY FRIENDS, JIMMY and tell them I am sorry that they couldn't all get here, for their new. Spring Suits, but that the same warm Easter welcome will always await them if they Use My Stairway 99y MEN'S AND YOUNG MEN'S NEW SPRING SUITS AND OVERCOATS $25 SO ?3S $40 JIMMY DUNN PORTLAND'S ORIGINAL UPSTAIltS CLOTHIER Upstairs, Broadway at Alder - Yakima Guard Xante Changed. YAKIMA, Wash, March 26. (Spe cial.) Several recent changes in the designation of Yakima s new national guard company Indicate, It was be lieved here, that It will be made a special unit of the state organization. It is now known as "First Provisional company. Expert safeblowers cracked two safes in widely separated parts of .the city within 30 minutes of each other -yesterday morning, procuring $1200 in cash, and made their escape without leaving behind a clew of any description. - At 2:4S A. if. the safe of the Port land Manufacturing company, 1249 Macadam street, was blown open, the knob of the safe door being blown thYough the window and into the fire station directly across the street. The fire company was out on a fire call at the time. ' , Deeds to the property. Insurance policies, private papers and $2 In, cash comprised all the loot taken in this Job. Police Detectives Coleman and Collins, who were detailed on the case, found a cailroad crowbar near the plant yesterday morning which was used by the safeblowers in breaking open an office window. Working within six feet from the front window and in plain sight of any chance early-morning' pedestri- TWO ARE HELD AS SrSPECTS Ex-Yegg Held as Possible Locator for Safeblowers. John Burke, alias John Nixon, ex convict and old-time yegg, was ar rested In the upper Albina district yesterday in company with Johnnie Barton, police character and drug addict, and are being held at police headquarters for investigation. The arrest was made by Patrolman Schul plus and Inspector Morris. The men are alleged to have been peddling cheap eye-glasses and razors when they were picked up by the po lice. The arresting officers believe they may know something of the ac tivities of the burglars and safe blowers who have been operating in this vicinity. They are holding Burke especially on the theory that he may be the "locator" for the safe workers. Unless further Investigation dis closes additional Information about the men they will be held tomorrow for vaarrancy. Soap Prices Are Getting Back to Where They Used to Be Most of them are back to the old time basis. The others are so close that it is a matter of pennies. Fur thermore, soaps that have been hard to obtain in the past four or five years are now plentiful in The Owl Drug Stores. In the list below, pay particular attention to the quantity prices they mean a substantial saving. tz. mail JSQAF ltWMAHTU.t TP M MM rURC VC6CTMLC OlJ Physician's and s Surgeon's Soap JLUC Made of pure vegetable oils and used by the profession. A dozen cakes for 1.00 rACIAL 50AP Woodbury's Facial Soap jLijC Less than the 19 17 price. A nation-wide favorite. 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