TTTE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, FOItTLAND, DECEMBER 18.
OF
I white pine blister rust In forests of
I the northwest.
While no authentic information has
been received as to the prevalence
01
of this dangerous Infection, Director
French said that there were cases of
it reported from British Columbia.
Give
Jewelry
"The
Gifts
That
and that it is believed to have spread
to pine forests In the vicinity of
Blaine. Wash. It is the first time
that the pine blister microbe has been
heard of In this part of the country,
he said.
The infection is engendered under
peculiar circumstances. It Is found
only where pine trees are in close
proximity to currants and gooseberry
bushes. The winter spores are blown
from the currant and gooseberry
leaves and lodge upon the bark of
the trees and germinate. As the for
ests of Washington abound with wild
currants and gooseberries, the situa
tion is considered dangerous.
Democratic Leaders Confer
r on Plan of Campaign.
FJGHT BEING ORGANIZED
If the reports of the disease are
Last
State Commission Government and
round to be true, a quarantine on
gooseberry and currant plants is
likely to follow, according to Di
rector French.
Taxation Under Republican
i Utile to lie Attacked.
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.rOISE. Idaho. Dec. 17. (SDecial.)
ifypocratic party leaders in Idaho
Jmve disclosed to some extent th
Imiwi they propose to play in th
rfxt political campaign against the
iXnblican party. While the election
la year off, tho bourbons already
have opened the campaign and are
bm-IIy engaged organizing: for the
fight.
-Jo every county In th state, county
ejebs which -will bo affiliated with a
central state organization, are being
perfected. At all meetings so far held
th democratic leaders clearly show
thjjr propose to center their fire on
toe tate commission form of govern
ment under whloh Idaho la now oper
Rtlrkff and which was Inaugurated by
Governor Davis, now serving his sec
orwl term. Without reservation the
democrats aro attacking Idaho's new
pystem, which they have branded the
"tJtchea cabinet" form of goyera-
tttent.
Uepnbliraa Indorsement Preferred,
rWhat tho democrats are really after
lto o center their attack on the
commission, or cabinet government
a to forco the republlcana oither to
repudiate or Indorse It. They say that
no matter what the republicans ao,
th bourbona will gain, but they
wpold sooner have tho republicans in
rtoree than repudiate, for they bwlieva
tha elector In Idaho are ready to
vote to abandon tha cabinet govern
ment and K0 back to the old yBtera
Indorsoment on. the naxt of the re
publicans will, tho democratic lead-
er ay. forco them to go Into a cam
paign defending tho cabinet system.
and .this the bourbons want because
Uuy say they have tho political am
munition to wage an oflenmvo cam
paign which will prove that state
commission government has cost the
taxpayora a pretty penny and has
added many unnecessary offlcos to
tho etato govornmcnt. The demo
crats even thia early are offering
th.1 promise that If they are put back
Into power In this state they will use
tho official ax wiiUi a will and will
chop off many offices and ecmmlev.
ions.
... Taxation Another Bis; Issue.
'IlingtaLg on tho cabinet attack, is
tti. taxation Iksuo, which the dvmo
cruts propose to raise. They say they
caik show that taxing bodies in Idaho
toivo been allowed, under republican
direction, to run "hog wild" In the
levying of taxes, and this they aLso
promiao to stop If given control of
Uu next legislature and tho state
government.
J'roof of tho designs of the bour
bons was given here this week when
tTix-y held a love feast and leaders
poiiected the main organization tor
Lhiygtato. At this meeting there were
gathered about the festive board
lunry of the leaders, including James
II; Hawley, ex-governor; AIosc-s Alex-
uldor, ex-governor; Frank Martin,
3t-ttornpy-Kneral ; Joseph Pence,
'x-i tate chairman; William H. llornl-ui-iok,
ex-minister to Slam, and
Ada County Organizes Club.
J"Tlie Ada county unit of the Asso
oiiitcd Democratic cludis. of Idaho was
).C!fected at this gathering.- Frank
'Jurtin was elected president, William
I4 aly, vice-president: W. R. Wilker
iuit secretary, and 12. C. Boom, treas
urer. J. T. I'ence presided.
- Ilx-Governor Hawley - lead the at
ta on the republicans, taking up
'oi)i state and national issues. He
lcjlared that the present limitation
if armament conference at Washlng-n-t
is simply the league of nations
dr."sed in another garb. He charged
ih.t while ex-I'residient Wllon was
)B ,'a campaign of peace, a shameful
campaign of villif lcatlon was car--I'd
on against htm in the United
JtHtes, with the result that when he
returned home the nation had" been'
ijofconed against the league and tho
Miople elected Harding on the Issue
rhit the people did not want the
Democratic Vindication Predicted.
Shortly after President Harding's
lion, ho charged. Mr. Harding saw
bli:lt a league of nations was neces
a.;y and brought about the confer
ence to remake the league under an
other name. He predicted that in
11)24 tho democratic party will be vin
dicated and a democratic president
will be elected, while In 1922 a demo
cratic governor and state legislature
will be elected in the state of IVahd.
Ti'lll II. Hornlbrook. ex-national
committeeman of Oregon, well-known
newspaper man of that state and ex
minister to Slam, who la now in busi
ness In Boise, discussed state issues
and state politics.
3AS TANKS HOLD LIQUOR
1 Li. Harris Indicted at San I'ran-
- 'cisco on Smuggling Charge.
"SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 17. (Spe-
o!:J.) W. L. Harris, alias T. W.
Lislie, was Indicted by the federal
grand Jury Friday on a charge of at-
omptlng to smuggle Into this port
l&a gallons of whisky, said to have
Seen obtained at Vancouver, B. C.
Behind the indictment is the etate-
H"iit of W. H. Tldwell, special agent
f jthe treasury department that Har-
and others, who as yet have not
7lfn apprehended, used compressed
.a. tanks aooara steamers to amug-
liquor.
Following Tldwcll's Investigation
f Harris, who lives at 1485 VaMeJn
ti' et, it wu shown that Harris had
it'ireted in the tanks of a Vancovuer-
;".n Francisco-bound vessel, $7000
vith of liiiuor.
The liquor was shipped from Van-
f&uver by the Hex Refrigerating
ompany to the Red Products com- I
! py of this city, the representative
f t which was Harris, who was said
- have used the name of T. W.
i'Clie.
When the cylinders were examined
hey were found "to contain 18 Vi
.lions of liquor each," Tldwell said. I
FRUIT MAT TO BOOST
CAMPAIGN OF PCCIilCITY TO
BUILD TRADE PLANNED.
Movement Launched at Meeting of
Washington Horticultural Socie
ty to Stimulate Distribution.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Dec. 17. ( Spe
cial.) A movement was launched at
the meeting of the Washington Hor
ticultural society at Spokane this
week for the purpose of securing an
organization of fruit producers in all
sections of the northwest to carry on
a campaign of advertising and thus
stimulate distribution of northwest
ern boxed apples and other fruits. A
committee composed of the following
men, principally active growers, was
appointed: J. I Dumas. Dayton,
Wash.: W. H. Wicks, Idaho; C. L.
Shovell, Montana; A. F. Barsn. Van
couver, B. C; F. A. Wiggins, Wash
ington, and Ieroy Childs, Oregon.
Mr. Childs, who has Just returned
home from the meeting, says:
"The duties of our committee will
be to place before the various ship
pers and growers, both private and
co-operative organizations, the pur
poses of our movement. These grow
ers and shippers will be asked to
send representatives to a meeting to
be held in Spokane early In February
to'ffect a permanent organisation.
It was the unanimous opinion of
all present that the time is ripe for
eome such organization. It Is not our
intention to undertake in any way
the marketing of fruit or disrupt or
change in any manner present or
ganizations, but to develop an or
ganization of fruitgrowers and deal
era who will standardize their prod
uct with respect to quality and grade
and to finance a project which will
permit extensive national and Inter
national advertising of our one great
northwestern commodity the boxed
apple."
COLONEL F0LTZ RETIRED
Ex - Brigadier - General Was Re
lieved Under Fire During War.
THE ORKGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, D. C Dec. 17. Colonel
Frederick S. Folta, who was relieved
under fire while serving as a
bfigadier-gcneral In the 91st division
oversoas, and later reduced In rank
to a colonel and put on duty back
of the lines Friday and was retired
from active service. Follz took the
91st division from Camp I,ewls to
France as acting commanding gen
eral and was In command of the divi
sion during the training period over
seas.
It was while in charge of a bri
gade comprising .the 363d and 364th
regiments that he was relieved of his
command on a charge of disobeying
orders. A recommendation which had
been made for his promotion to major
general then -was withdrawn, and in-
teau oc being advanced, he was re
duced a rank. Foltz is of Austrian
descent and had served much of bis
life in the American army.
Truly, there is no other gift which will continue to
charm after years of delightful possession with the
same appeal as will a nice diamond, watch or
jewelry. I have just such gifts to select from.' All
are reduced to present market value.
DIAMONDS
are my specialty. I carry one of the best selected
stocks in the Northwest. Quality for quality, price
for price, you will always find my prices lowest.
YOUR MONEY BACK if the equal of any diamond
bought here can be duplicated elsewhere for less.
Dependable Watches
for men and women, in all the latest
shapes, from $20 to $600.
Convenient Terms
without extra charge
Open Evenings Until Christmas
DIAMOND SPECIALIST
348 Washington St. Morgan Bldg.
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RIDGEFIELD IS BEATEN
Debating Teuni la Defeated by Cas
tle Rock Aggregation.
RIDGEFIELD. Wash.. Dec. 17.
(Speclal) For the first time "this
seas-on the trio of high school de
baters here. Brma McConnell. Elsis
Tetz and Clifford . Howe, were de
feated by the Castle Rock high school
earn Friday night at Castle Rock in
he second scheduled debate of
he Southwestern Washington High
School Debating league.
Ridgefleld handled the affirmative
lde of the question, "Resolved, that
the sales tax principle should be
dUed to the federal revenue system."
The negative debaters were Velta
Learning, Ford Peabody and Clifton
Cook. The high school team here.
avlng the negative side of the argu
ment, decisively defeated the Van
couver trio on November 11 at this
ace. So far, no team in the league.
having the affirmative side of the
tax argument, has been victorious.
Little Boy Hunch Owner Dead.
HOOD RIVER. Or., Dec. 17. (Spe-
ial.) A telegram from Brooklyn,
Y., today brought news of the
udden death there of C. W. Parker,
owner of Little Poy ranch, located
uat west of ilUchell point tunnel.
Mr. Parker, with his wife and two
adopted children, Jean and Charles,
eft here in October. They had
planned to leave In the early spring
or England, where Mr. Parker had
uslnesa connections.
Hood River Has Cold Snap.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 17. (Spe-
ial.) The coldest temperature of the
winter, 6 degrees below zero, was re
ported last night. An (deal day, bril-
antly clear, followed, and ranchers
ave motored to the city in record
umbcre for Christmas shopping. In-
Ratlons point to a lower temperature
tonight.
Fanners' Union Elect.
WALLA WALLA. Wah.. Dec. 17.
(Special.) Raymond Resor was elect,
ed president of the Walla Walla
County Farmers' union tojjay. Harry
Copeland was named vice-president;
Bayard Mushett, secretary-treasurer;
Arthur S. Foster, conductor.
USEFUL TRADES TAUGHT
INDUSTRY RULES IN WASHING
TON PENAL INSTITUTIONS.
Girl.4 In Training School Make
Socks for Convicts In State
Penitentiary at Walla Walla.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Dec. 17. The
wheels of industry are beginning to
hum in the state penal institutions in
conformity with the new policy of
teaching inmates a useful trade. 'New
machinery was Installed this fall In
the girls' training school at Grand
Mound and in the state penitentiary
at Walla Walla.
The first shipment of 47 dozen pairs
of cotton socks was made recently at
the girls' school, the goods going to
the penitentiary for use there by the
Inmates, according to John w. Pace,
assistant director of business control.
There are" 75 dozen more on hand and
with, present equipment the schoo.'
will be able to turn out 60 dozen a
week, it was estimated.
From the textile factory, which was
established November IB, at the girls'
school, a shipment of 25 dozen shirts
was sent to the state veterans home
at Retsil. '
"We have received word from knit
ting and textile plants throughout the
state that they will give Immediate
employment to girls upon their re
lease from the school, who are experi
enced In this work." said Mr. Pace
"We are giving all the girls a chance
to learn every operation incident to1
textile work and knitting, so that
they will be ready to step into these
positions."
The state purchasing department
has ordered 1200 pairs of slippers for
use in the three state hospitals from
the new shoe factory In the WaUa
walla penitentiary. It was said. One
thousand pairs of work rhoes have al
ready been turned out there.
The last of the wood working
equipment has reached the Monroe re
formatory, Mr. Pace said, and the
plant will be ready to start work this
week on the first order of 1800 cliaira
Machinery for this branch of the re
formatory totaled about 130,000.
While the manufactured product!
of these Institution are to be usea
by the state purchasing department
to supply the needs of the institutions
at present, the department of busi
ness control is working toward the
plan of putting the goods on the open
market as soon as the legislature ap
propriates money enough to buy th
necessary equipment, according to
Mr. Pace.
Decision la Withheld.
MONTESANO. Wash., Dec. 17.
Judge Mitchell Gilliam of Seattle has
not yet sent his decision In the cases
of the Grays Harbor Lumber company
and the Eureka Cedar Lumber and
Shingle company, which were tried
before him In Montesano two weeks
ago. In the former case a persona
tax reduction of $50,0(10 is asked, and
in the latter a reduction of J13.00O.
In a preliminary decision Judge Gil
Ham held that the basis of the lumber
assessment of the two companies had
been made in a fundamentally wrong
manner. It Is thought here that an
adverse decision for the county will
mean the filing of many other tax
reduction suit.
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3UST DAMAGES FORESTS
Western Plant Quarantine Board
n I to Meet Here Moucluy.
-OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 17. Di-
l-etor J. L. French of the department
agriculture and Supervisor Charles
't. 'Robinson are to attend a meeting
j. ,lhe western plant quarantine
-oard set for Monday In Portland to
jonsider reports of the discovery of
STEINWAY
PIANO
$150
EASY TERMS.
SOUK BARGAIN.
CHRISTMAS SALE.
F.VEHV riAfcO IlEDLCED.
SEIBERLING-LUCAS MUSIC CO.
125 Fourth. Near Wanhtngtea.
Open ttvenlna-e Vatll Xsaaa.
anb Jflotoering ipiant
in great variety and admirable quality. Incomparable
as gifts for ladies.
SPECIALS
Cyclamen, in full bloom, ay colors $1.50 and up
Primroses, dainty lavender flowers. .. .$1.50 and $2.00
Poinsettias, gorgeous scarlet bracts $2.00 and up
Begonias, pink flowers $2.00 and up
A wonderful display of BASKETS and HAMPERS
filled, with choice flowering and ornamental plants, all
offered at popular prices.
Orders for our HIGH-GRADE CUT' FLOWERS
and corsages should be placed early.
Free City Delivery Xo Branch Stores
CLARKE BROS.
florists
287 Morrison St.
Between Fourth and Fifth Streets.
Phone Main 7709
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Say
Merry Christmas
with useful and practical gifts that are of an en
during nature that each day of the year may be a
remembrance of Christmas and of a wise and
thoughful giver. ,
Portland's Largest Hardware
and Sporting Goods Store
"The House of Quality and Dependable Goods" has garnered
from their Cutlery, Tool, Household and Sporting Goods De
partments a splendid array of worth-while articles suitable
for holiday gift giving. ,
A few suggestions of "what to give and where to find it"
SOMETHING FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE FAMILY AND FOR FRIENDS
v " Fine Tools for Boys and Men
Chests of Tools,, priced from $7.50 to $25. Cabinets of Tools, priced from $32.50 to $S5
High-grade Hand and Rip Saws in All the Best Sizes.
Scroll Saws and Turning Lathes Sets of Auger Bits and Wood Chisels
Iron and' Wood Planes Drawing Sets Work Benches Machinists' Tools
Tools and Tool Sets for the Automobile Tools for Manual Training
Pocket Knives
Priced from 25c to $8
Scissors and Shears
In Endless Variety
Manicure and Scissor Sets
Table Cutlery
In Ivory and Tearl Handles
1847 Rogers Bros.
Silver-plated Tableware
Safety Razors
In all the Leading and Best Makes
New Gillette, Auto-Strop, Durham Duplex
Ever-Ready, Gem Jr.,
Sexto and Endcrs
Safety Razor Blades
, Beef and Game Carvers ,
Triced from $2 to $50
Game Shears
Fine Hand Razors
Triced from $1 to $5
Razor Blade Stroppcrs
Razor Strops and Hones
Shaving Brushes, Mugs
and Soaps
Fruit Knivoa, Nut Crackers
Watches and Clocks
Things That Help Make Home Life More Pleasant
Universal Non-breakable Vacuum Bottles, Universal Lunch Boxes
Universal Coffee Tercolators Hot Toint and American Beauty Electric Waffle Irons
In Electric and Tlain Patterns . Electric Irons and Toasters
Pyrex Ware Gift Sets Litk and Savory Roasters f Electric Vaaium Cleaners
and in Separate Tieces Wear-Ever Aluminum Roasters Electric Sewing Machines
Electric Washing Machines, Fireless Cook Stoves, Bread Makers. Cake Makers, Mayonnaise Mixers, Brass Bird Cages.
Aluminum Cooking UtenFils of All Kinds
Andirons, Spark Guards. Brass and Black Fire Screens. Electric, Gas and Oil Heutcrs, Fire Sets, Basket Grates
Garland Combination Ranges
MacGregor Golf Clubs
olf Shoes
Hardy and Mills Fly Reels
Dux-bak Hunting Clothing
Ideal Furnaces.
For Outdoor and Indoor Sports
Buhrke Golf Bags (
Leonard, Divine and Montague Fly Rods
Fish Baskets
. Alligator Featherweight Rain Clothing
Christmas Tree Holders
Wright & Ditson Golf Clubs
Golf Balls
Ileddon and Montague Casvir.g Rods
Town and Country Coats
Winchester, Remington," Savage and Stevens .22 Caliber Rifles
Basket and Volley Balls, Daisy and Benjamin Air Rifles, Daylo Eveready Flashlights, Wright & Ditson Football, Baseball and
Tennis Supplies, Saxony and Bradley Sweaters, G. & M. Bathing Suits, Whitely Exercisers, Striking Bags, Boxing
Gloves, Medicine Balls, Roller Skates, Ice Skates, Snow Shoes, Skis, Rubber Boots, Dumb Bells, Marbles,
Camp Hatchets and Axes, Indian Clubs, Leather Gun Cases, Leather Shell Cases, Junior Rifle
Corps Range Kits, Hardy's Comb. Running Board Box, Camp Cook and Dining Table.
Overland Wagons, Boys' Express Wagons, Coaster Wagons, Automobiles, Hand Cars, Velocipedes, Sammie Cars.
BRING THE KIDDIES DOWN AND LET THEM SEE OUR PRETTY SHOW WINDOW CHRISTMAS TREE
For kids from six to sixty-thr
NOTE A'hy waste good gasoline and lose your temper trying to find a parking place for your car in the uptown congested and
restricted parking district, when our store is but 6. three-minute drive from Tark and Washington streets right down Fark
to Glisan, where you can drive your car right up to our curb and step into 'our fine big new salesroom and do your shop
ping free of the haunting fer of a traffic officer "tagging" your car and visions of a visit to 2d and Oak sts. Oh Boy!
But you have that "grand and glorious feeling" that Mr. Briggs speaks about if you will but travel the line of least re
sistance and shop at our store.
It is well to remember also that N-S cars pass our doors every few minutes and that the Broadway, Mississippi and St.
Johns cars are but a block away.
We open at 8 A. M. We close at 5:30 P. M. We are open Saturday afternoons. We make deliveries.
HON
EYMAN
raraware
Park at Glisan
At the Sign of the Grindstone and Anchor
One Block West of New Postoffice, Near Broadway Bridge
ESTABLISHED 21 YEARS IN POBTLAHD.
In Advertlalas tJhe Tratit raja.
C. GEE W0 Chinese Medicine Co.
C JEE WO. tha well-known Herbalist, bas
made a life study of the curative propertied pos
leseed by Oriental Root. Herba. Buds and Bark,
and therefrom eempouaded hla truly wonderful
Herb! remedies. In their make-up no poison or
narcotics are used; perfectly harmless and many
roots and herbs that he uses are unknown to the
medical profession of today.
AVOID OPERATIONS by taking; his remedies
In time for Stomach. Coughs, Colds. Rheumatism.
Kidney, Lung, Liver, Catarrh, Blood, Inflamma
tion. Neuralgia and all female and children's
aliments. Call or write. Remedies sent to any
part of state. Bent by mail or parcel post.
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The G. Gee Wo Chinese Medicine Go.
IA3H Flret Street,
Portland, Orearoa.
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Cold Compound" taken every two
hours until three doses are taken
usually breaks up a cold and ends all
grippe misery
The first dose opens clogged-up
aostrlls and air passages of head;
StODS nose runnlnr: tHva nmil
ache, dullnest. f everiFhntss, anreiint
quickest, suresc relief known
costs only a few cents at drug
It acts without assistance
nice. Contains no quinine,
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