THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, TORTLAND, NOVEMBER 20, 1921
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Seymour Jones Says He May
Enter Lists for Office.
PLATFORM IN READINESS
Trospcctlve Candidate Advocates
State Income Tax Law, Though
Against Exposition Levy.
Confirmation of percolating rumors
that Sevmour. Jones may be a candi
date in the republican primaries for
nomination as governor, was received
yesterday from the best of authority.
There can be no higher authority
than Mr. Jones himself.
Until Mr. Jones frankly admitted
that he has serious Intentions, and
not only intentions but -a platform
up his sleeve, were the rumors re
tarded as possessing any substantial
foundation. Mr. Jones, who repre
sented Marion county in the 1919 and
1920 sessions of the legislature, dur
ing which time he was speaker of
the house, is more willing to take
the public Into his confidence than
any of the other tentative aspirants
for Governor Olcott's shoes, for he
tells two planks on which he stands
and gives an Idea of what he plans
doing if he is a candidate.
Income Tax One Plank.
"There is a probability that I may
enter the field and make the run,'
confessed Mr. Jones, while In Port
land attending the National Grange
convention. "There Is nothing cer
tain about It yet, however. I will
not go Into the race unless I find
that I can make an active campaign.
There is no sense In being a candl
date unless one can go to the people
and offer something which the can
didate believes will benefit the state.
Regarding- the latter I have sou. a
Ideas.
"Providing I become a candidate,
I will, among other things, advocate
a state income tax law. Heretofore
land has been bearing the burden
until the point has been reached
where new sources of revenue must
be found, for the land owner is car
rying more of load than he can bear.
I am a farmer and understand the
problems which confront the farmer,
and I understand the farmer's views
on taxation. He wants relief, and so
does every other taxpayer whether
a farmer or city man.
Impost Held Square Deal,
"A state income tax should not be
opposed by anyone. If a man has an
Income he should, be glad to pay a
tax on it, and If a man hasn't an
income then the tax doesn't reach
him. We would not tax incomes as
heavily as the federal government,
and our minimum income might be
different from that of the govern
ment, but the idea is sound.
"I noticed in The Oregonian a week
ago that the prospective candidates
have been avoiding committing them
selves on the 192S fair tax until they
could fret a line on how the people
feel. Well, you can put me down as
on exception, for I am prepared right
now to say where J stand. Listen
"I am opposed to a state tax for
the 19115 fair. The exposition Isn't a
governmental function and money for
a sliow should not be raised by gen
eral taxation, for it establishes a bad
precedent. Mark you, I do not oppose
the fair, for while it will benefit Port
land, it will also benefit the entire
state in proportion. I would favor
seeing the fair financed through an
income tax, but not by a levy on the
assessed valuation of the state, for
that means adding to the load which
the land must carry.
State Expenses too High.
"Then, too, I believe there should
be reductions In the cost of operating
the state. Kconomles can, doubtless,
be effected through abolition of some
boards and commissions and consoli
dation erf others. Taxation will be
the main issue in the coming guber
natorial campaign."
As a candidate, if he is one, Mr.
Jones, being a, farmer, will solicit
the support of the furmer vote. In
this connection ltmay be said that
I. L. Patterson, another tentative can
didate, Is also a farmer, which brings
up another political development of
the last week, the selection of Charles
ii Spence, master of the state grange,
as choice of the nonpartisan league
for governor.
At this writing, Mr. Spence's can
didacy among the farming element of
Oregon Is not very auspicious. Al
though long Identified with the
grange, Mr. Spence has been flirting
with tho nonpartisan league and the
rank and file of tho grange members
are not kindly disposed toward the
North Dakota organization.
Meeting Sparsely Attended.
Considering that it was a state
mass meeting, the convention of the
league In the Labor temple hall Tues
day was not very largely attended.
The maximum number of persons
present was 100. of which there were
scores who drifted In from. Idle curi
osity and who were not members of
the league.
Indorsement of Mr. Spence as the
league candidate came as a surprise
to H. H. Stallard, state manager, who
did not approve of action being taken.
Mr. Ktallard announced that in March
a nominating convention will be held
n put up a ticket, but an enthusi
antic booster of Mr. Spence jammed
through a resolution of indorsement
because of the Indifference of those
In the hall and the desire of Mr. Stal
lard and J. 1). Brown, chairman, to
avoid friction at the very launching
of the league as a political organi
sation. Neither Mr. Jones of Marion nor
Mr. Patterson of Polk are worried
over Mr. Spence's candidacy. A mere
handful of farmers in the state have
taken up with the non-partisan league
snd with the majority of farmers in
dorsement by the league will be a
handicap to those seeMng political
office.
"nameless school official" 'referred to
In your article would be good enough
to inform me either through your col
umns or confidentially who at present
holds the reins of management, for If
a change can be made in the Interest
of the public I would naturally be
much interested.
In reference to the demand made by
Mr. Shull for a public hearing In re
gard to the charges against Captain
Kdmonatone, there Is no question that
the board will see that full publicity
Is given to the Investigation, and I
feel certain that Mr. Shull will do all
in his power to assist in the investi
gation by placing before the commit
tee all the evidence that he haa ob
tained, and I feel sure that Mr. Shull
must have been Incorrectly quoted
again when it is stated that If any
leak occurred it would send "them"
(the property committee) scurrying to
locate the witnesses and seal them to
silence, for the reason that Mr. Shull
Informed me on Monday last that the
Information concerning this matter
had been in the hands of the manag
ing editor of one of the Portland pa
pers for some time, who was desirous
of publishing the charges, but at the
request of Mr. Shull had not done so
for the reason that he (Mr. Shull) de
sired the board to Investigate the mat
ter first.
It would appear from this that there
cannot be any" possibility of a coat of
whitewash being applied to anyone,
be he a member of, rr an official con
nected with, the school board.
Yours truly,
W. J. H. CLARK.
CRITIC DISCUSSES POETS
MAURICE BROWNE DECLARES
COLOXEL WOOD REAL BARD.
ALIEN GRAFT HELD
SUBJECT TO RAIDS
District Attorney Rules on
Prohibition Point.
SALE ASHORE PROHIBITED
DATA ON "RING" DESIRED
"Mr. Shull Declared to Have Been
Incorrectly Quoted.
PORTLAND. Or., Nov. 18. (To the
Kdltor.) I observe in the article pub
lished in your Issue today that Mr.
bnull Is quoted as saying:
"There is an inner ring of the school
board, a close corporation of directors
who are striving to create a political
machine."
I called Mr, Shull'a attention to this
today and he Informed me that he was
incorrectly quoted, and I feel certain
that if this Is so you will be good
enough to make the necessary correc
tion at an early date In justice to him
and to the rest of the board.
For myself, personally, I wish to
aay that 1 know of no Inner ring, com
bine or political machines within the
body of the present school board and
would be greatly interested if the
Hazel Hall Writes Vividly, and
Feelingly of Needlework and
Feet, Sayg Lecturer.
Colonel C. E. S. Wood was acclaimed
one of the major poets of America by
Maurice Browne, drama and poetry
critic, in his lecture on American
poets and poetry Friday night at the
Hotel Portland. Mr. Browne declared
Colonel Wood's poetic level to be
higher than that of Walt Whitman,
and said that his writings were not
for the weak-minded nor for those
who believe in labels, but for those
who have fought and suffered In Wis
battle of life. In closing his comment
he read one of Colonel Wood's longer
poems.
Mr. Browne paid high tribute, to the
poetic works" of the late Helen Ekin
Starrett, who he said wrote with great
tenderness. He declared Sam Simpson
to have been a man of melody, a
singer of poetic sentiments that will
remain always a. monument to his
memory. Mr. Browne spoke witn deep
appreciation of the work of Hazel
Hall, who, he said, wrote more vividly
of the one thing she know best and
the one thing she knows least about,
needlework and feet, than any poet he
knows. He said that feet and foot
steps and footfalls run through her
poems even more than the sea runs
through Swinburne. ' Mrs. Browne
(Miss Van Volkenburg), read a group
of Miss Hall's poems.
In closing Mr. Browne commented
briefly on several other American
poets. However, he announced that it
was Impossible to cover tne enure
field in the two lectures and it li
likely that an additional lecture will
be, given next week.
CUFID HflSJOVEL UK
GIRL TRAVELS FROM ITALY
TO WED STRANGE MAN.
Officers Told to Go On Board if
There Is Evidence That Law
Has Been Violated.
The right of local law authorities
to board foreign vessels in Portland
harbor to arrest persons selling liquor
for local consumption was upheld in
an opinion handed down by District
Attorney Myers yesterday.
"In liquor cases where members of
the crew sell liquor on board the
vessel to parties from the shore, or
where liquor is brought ashore and
sold under circumstances Indicating
that there Is liquor on board Ithe
vessel which may later be brought to
shore and sold, you are authorised
under a search warrant to search the
ship for liquor and arrest parties
engaged In its sale," read the opinion
given to Martin Pratt, chief deputy
under Sheriff Hurlburt, In response to
a request for a ruling.
Ships may bring liquor, Into port
legally, but it Is the sale of that
liquor In contravention of laws of
the state and nation which permits
the search of vessels, according to
this opinion. It was pointed out by
Mr. Myers that crimes occurring on
shipboard while a vessel is in the
harbor may be punished under local
laws; that perpetrators of a crime can
be arrested on board a ship, whether
members of the crewor culprits who
have fled there for protection.
The opinion of thejlistrict attorney
was based on the common construe
tlon of the law In civilised nations to
the effect that when a merchant ves
sel from one country enters the port
of another country it subjects Itself
to the law of the place to which it
goes.
VISITING NURSES ACTIVE
Association Closes Busiest Week
Since It Was Organized.
Nurses of the Visiting Nurses' asso
ciation made a total of 1937 visits
during last month, which was the
largest number in the history of the
organization, according to a report
issued yesterday.
The association Is now conducting
for the city "well baby" clinics, where
a mother may take her baby to be
examined and get advice as to Its
feeding and care. This is in addition
to the tuberculosis clinics already es
tablished by the organization.
The nurses are also meeting with
groups of young mothers In the eve
ning to give instructions in pre-natal
care and the care of the infant.
The supply closet of the organiza
tion, containing garments for pa
tients, la well filled at present with
donations from the Needlwork guild
and various churches and clubs.
Truck Gardener Near Milwaukle
Awaits Bride-Elect, Though
Uncertain She'll Suit.
OREGON CITT, Or.. Nov. 19. (Spe
cial.) Teresina Andreottl is on her
way across the United States to Mil
waukle, Or., to become the bride of
Modesto Baldasseronl. a farmer resid
ing near that city. The Italian girl,
who left her country two months ago,
has never seen her prospective hus
band, who will recognize ber when
she arrives by her picture.
The marriage was arranged after
the Italian custom, by the parents of
the couple. Baldasseronl sent money
for transportation. Three days ago
the girl arrived in New York. The
lublic welfare bureau held her upon
arrival and sent word to the Clack
amas county chapter of the Red Cross
to ascertain the man's financial status
and his standing In the community.
The local secretary who investigated
the case found the Italian and a
fiiend batching In a comfortable little
house on the former's truck garden in
the center of an Italian community
which has sprung up there.
"When is the marriage ceremony
going to take place?" the secretary
asked.
"Not right away," said Baldasse
ronl, who explained that he Intended
to place the girl with a neighbor's
family while he "looked her over."
"And suppose you don't like her7"
asked the secretary.
"Well," he replied, "then maybe my
friend will take her."
Authorities, however, probably will
require an immediate wedding upon
the girl's arrival, or send her back to
Italy. In the meantime New York
has been advised that Baldasseronl is
a reputable farmer, able, and on his
own admission, willing to support a
wife. So the Italian girl has started
her journey to the Pacific.
Alien Survey Has Headquarters.
Headquarters for the survey of the
city to ascertain the liimber of non-
English-speaking persons with a
view to enrolling them in the night
school has been opened in the offices
of Community Service. 426 Northwest
ern bank building. Mrs. Lee Daven
port, of the Americanization commit
tee, who is chairman for this work,
asks all workers to go to this address
for maps and registration cards.
Frledlander decides to sell his larg
est and finest diamonds at a loss. See
pnge 11. this paper Adv.
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Dollar Diamonds for Fifteen Hundred! Between the Two,
Hundreds of Magnificent Gems at Never-Before-and
Never-Again Prices. ."Why" Is Told Below:
THIS is being written .Friday afternoon, for the
Sunday papers have to have "copy" early in order
to' reduce the profanity in the composing-room
to a minimum.
The startling announcement at the top is the result of
a two hours' conference held in the Friedlander store
this morning. An inquiry brought out the fact that
J;he sale so far has been a tremendous success, but in
one quarter a dismal failure! -
While scores of diamonds from one to five hundred
dollars have been sold, only a few of the larger dia
monds have found nevv owners.
$2500 Diamond $1500 -,
A solitaire (Stock No. 2) weighing
three and fifteen-hundredths karats,
mounted in a plain Tiffany mounting
a perfect blue-white diamond valued at
$2500 will be sold for $1500.
$1800 Diamond $985
Another (Stock No. 3), plain Tiffany
mounting weighs exactly two karats,
valued at $1800 is to be sold for $985.
$2100 Diamond $1350
A platinum-mounted ring, the mount
ing embellished with many small dia
monds, is numbered "16." It weighs
two and fifteen-hundredths karats. The
dome mounting gives a magnificent ef
fect to a perfect diamond. Value $2100
for $1350.
$1350 Diamond $885
No. 85 is a platinum ring with square
dome top covered with small diamonds.
The center stone weighs three-quarters
of a karat and is absolutely flawless.
It was $1350, but will be sold for $885.
$950 Diamond $565
No. 1509 is a gentleman's ring of green
gold embellished with enameled Ma-,
sonic insignia. The diamond is -steel
bhfe and perfect and weighs one and
three-hundredths of a karat. It is
marked $950 and will be sold for $565.
$1800 Diamond $975
Number "88" is a lady's platinum ring
containing 18 small diamonds in the
crown and one perfect stone which
weighs one and forty-one-hundredths
karats.. It was $1800, now $975.
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HE foreeroinc irrouns will be included in the Dia
mond Show beginning Monday. Of course there
are-many, many more, but the entire list would
be tiresome reading. There are thousands of dollars'
worth of diamonds in the vaults not even mounted!
And it was no misnomer to call this a "Quarter-Million-Dollar
Sale!" But there's "more to follow," as
the novelists say.
ALL the $50 diamond engagement rings are selling at $37.50. All
the hundred-dollar rings which have been famous for years are
now $72.50. Every hundred and fifty dollar ring in the store on
sale at an even hundred dollars !
And, as one of your best-known real estate operators said (Frank Mc
Guire) after looking over the prices: "Well, this is SOME sale!"
And then he bought a fine watch just because he couldn't help it!
A GROUP of solid gold rings set with amethysts, coral cameos and
the like are half price $12.50 instead of $25. Gentlemen's Masonic
rings that were $12.50 are $9. Solid gold, of course. A fine array
of cameo brooches set in solid gold mountings are $11.50 instead of $20
to $27.50. A group of genuine elks' teeth (solid gold mountings) are
$12.85 instead of $20 to $25.
WEDDING rings of platinum which were bought
to sell for $25 are now going for $15.50, which
ought to encourage both young men, ministers
and maidens. Diamond-set platinum wedding rings
so beautiful they make one "catch one's breath" are
$165 instead of $250. Platinum and diamond-set pend
ants can be bought for-very nearly half price. But a
list of the prices would make this page look like an
interurban time-table!
$25.00
Wedding
Ring
' $1530
AND the store has no small fortune invested in
large diamonds. Figured at retail prices, they
amount to over eighty thousand dollars. As
stated before, the store has "too many diamonds and
not enough money."
To remedy the situation Mr. Friedlander decided today
to take a loss. The plain facts have been carefully
gathered and are presented without any embellish
ment of words in what follows: -
$850 Diamond $575
No. 10 is a steel-blue diamond (but
not perfect). It is mounted in an
orange-blossom platinum mounting and
weighs one and forty-one-hundredths
karats. It was $850, now $575.
$1400 Diamond $885
Stock No. 86 is a gentleman's ring with
a diamond weighing a karat and a half.
It was $1400 and will be sold for $885.
$1100 Diamond $725
No. 45 is a lady's ring of 18-karat white
gold with a diamond weighing a karat
and a quarter. It was $1100 and will
be sold for $725.
$1950 Diamond $1185
Stock No. 1 is a lady's ring of platinum,
crown dome (covered with small dia
monds). The center diamond weighs
one and eighty-five-hundredths karat3,
but, while perfect in color, it has minute
imperfections. Was $1950, now $1185.
$2000 Diamond $1245
No. 1608 is a gentleman's ring, heavy
gold mounting; diamond weighs two
and ten-one-hundredths karats. And
it is absolutely perfect. It was orig
inally priced at $2000 now $1215.
$1050 Diamond $625
No. 1710 is also a gentleman's ring
entirely of platinum and believed to be
the finest in Portland. The diamond
weighs one kara' and is steel blue. At
each of the four sides are small emer
alds and sapphires. Marked from
$1050 to $625.
ERE are dainty bracelet watches made to sell for
$20 and $22.50 that can be bought for $13.85.
And solid gold bracelet watches that were $50
are selling for $32.50. And the tiny oblong watches
of white crold that were $65 are now $36.50, but they'll
all be gone long before Christmas. Diamond-set brace
let watches that were $195 can be bought for $135.
Another style that was $175 is reduced to $110, and
still a third ablaze with diamonds is $375 instead of $600, and the
finest in the store was $950 can now be bought for $475.
OVER in the silver corner they're selling Gorham sterling and othei
famous makes for very near the prices of good honest plate. Not
only are knives and forks and spoons reduced, but tea sets, vases,
sandwich trays and the like are decisively marked down. For instance
a $30 sandwich tray is $24.75. Another, valued at $47.50, is $28.50. A
$34 vegetable dish is $22.50. A $75 one is $47.50. A $25 nut bowl is
$12.50. A $75 pitcher is $46.50. Another, was $30, is now $45. A $40
compote is $25. A $25 bowl is $14.50 and a $ 12 bread tray is $24.75. To
top all, a tea set valued at S300 is to be sold for $215!
WATCHES for men should occupy a page of this
paper alone! Seventy-five-dollar Elgins for
$56.50. Sixty-three-dollar Howards for $49.50
and $89 Howards for $69.50. Solid gold Walt hams
that were $200 are now $139 and the $130 style (also
14-karat gold) is now $89.50. Fine Swiss watches,
almost as thin as a dollar, can be bought for $26.50
instead of $40, and they're guaranteed. All have
17-jewel movements.
You can see a host in the window show any day.
H'
$20.00
Bracelet
Watches
$13.85
$40.00
Men's
Watches
$26.50
Bar Pins immensely
popular are reduced" a
fourth and a third. Not
a few odd pieces, but
every one in the store!
One fine group is of
fered at $12.50 instead
of $20 and $25. They're
platinum and white gold.
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