The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, January 01, 1922, Section One, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextTITE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 1, 1922 t 5. I. I POLITICS MIXED UP BY SPECIAL SESSlDfi Opinion Divided About action of Meeting. Re GUBERNATORIAL ISSUE UP Effect of Assembly on Aspirations of Various Candidates Is Disputed by Partisans. One of the by-products of the re eent special session of the legisla ture was politics. Or, to speak by the card, there were times when appeared that politics was the main thin? and all other things were by products. The gubernatorial campaign was markedly influenced by the specla nession. The complexion of the 19ii3 legislature was affected, and devel opmenta arose which have a direc bearing on the senate and house or ganizations of the regular session i year hence. Considering the few days the legislature waa In session, it cer tainly messed up future politics in i treat shape. Naturally enough, there Is a differ nee of opinion as to how the leglsla ture reacted on the boomlets of the numerous men who have been men tioned as nursinff gubernatorial thoughts. Kffect on Ilea a Doubtful. Louis E. Bean, speaker of the house, was frequently discussed before the session. Mr. Bean, a veteran of the Oregon legislature and always a do tent influence in that body, where he lias served many terms, fathered state income tax as a method of fi tiancing the 1925 exposition. There Waa in the house a considerable senti ment against a direct property tax for the fair and Mr. Bean's income tax bill was regarded favorably by Borne representatives. While the speaker was said to have had the promise of 34 house members to vote for the income tax bill, Mr. Bean never tried to push it through the house. It - is known that a number of Mr. Bean's most loyal friends and supporters would not have gone with him on this measure. Bill In Held Back. Speaker Bean's explanation for holding back his income tax measure was that he wanted to give the ex position people a chance to try everytning else first. There are politicians who maintain that Speaker Bean . damaged his gubernatorial prospects in the special session. Others Just as stoutly maintain that he strengthened them because of the feeling among the state grange and farmers in general for an income tax. In the senate, Charles Hall and I. L. Patterson have been tentative candidates for -governor. Senator Hall Is now presumed to have put that ambition, -temporarily, behind him. Mr. Hall is chairman of the state chamber of commerce, which went on record as for the 1925 ex position. In his capacity as senator lor Coos and Curry counties he voted against the exposition measures. Mr Hall protested against financing the fair out of gasoline money, which he contended belonged to tha high ways. Patterson Is Neutral. Senator Patterson, who has been a good roads advocate, saw no objec tion to the gasoline tax, Inasmuch as the state highway commission, after suggesting that 40 per cent of the tax increase go to the road fund, in terposed no obstacles. The sugges tion of 40 per cent for roads was in corporated in the fair measures, and the bill was eo -drafted that the road funds would be in better shape than ever. In lending his support to the fair measures, Senator Patterson vot ed against Roy W. Itltner, president of tha senate, who has been com mitted to the Patterson candidacy aince President Ilitner's) birthday party in Portland last February. Some think Senator Patterson's course helped him; some entertain the opposite view. J. D. Lee, member of the Multno mah delegation, and the only publicly avowed candidate for governor, took mall part in the deliberations. How ever, his campaign cards were tucked prominently in the lobby where all Who loafed could read. Governor Keeps On. As for Governor Olcott, he was not "put in a hole." despite the ardent wish of some senators and represen tatives to accomplish this result. Gov ernor Olcott carefully kept his hands off the fair, highway and other leg islation and permitted the lawmakers to work out their own salvation. An occasional verbal fling was ta ken at him, because the session was called in the pre-Christmas week, and a senator or two took umbrage at the governor for having appointed a non legislative committee to compile in formation on highway matters and draft highway regulatory bills. It was a matter of wounded dignity more than resentment at the per sonnel of the committee. The gov ernor asked for laws to protect the highways from destruction, in re sponse to a statewide demand, and these were enacted by the session. Criticism In Dulled. Any time that a governor calls a apecial session he Is tempting the gods of politics. Criticism for sum moning the recent session has been dulled by the fact that now the high ways can be protected and the cost of tho session was less than half a mile of pavement. Of the 14 senators who blocked the fair legislation, six will be in the 19:13 session as holdovers, while eight will have to go Into the May primaries if they wish to come back. The holdovers are Senators Dennis, Kills, Robertson, Smith, Upton and Hall. Those who must be re-elected are Senators Bell, Jones. Eberhard. Ititner, Lachmund, LnFollett, Strayer and Thomas. All of the eight, except Thomas, want to return to the sen ate. Thomas wants to be elected to the circuit bench. Bell and Jones will contend for the same nomination. Elirht Are Holdovers. In the 15 who favored the fair, eight are holdovers. These are: Sen ators Eddy, Edwards. Farrell, Hare, Joseph. Moser, Nickelsen and Staples The other seven, whose terms expire, are: Banks, Gill, Norblad, Ryan, Por ter, Patterson and Vinton. Of these latter, Ryan expects to be a candidate for state treasurer and Patterson Is expected to run for governor. Sena tors Banks. Gill, Norblad and Vinton will be candidates for re-election. The senate organisation which func tioned In the regular session of 1921 split at the special session on the exposition measures. Heretofore there has been a close alliance between the Multnomah delegation In the senate or rather a majority of the delegation and the eastern Oregon group. In the special session they failed to get together, and the eastern Oregon sen ators played ball with the Marion county delegation, which has usually fought eastern Oregon's crowd. Senators from east of the moun tains Insist that there was nothing personal in the fight on the fair, and that they are still cordial with the Multnomah group. However, there is a rumor that Senator Hall may have the backing of the eastern Oregon men for president of the senate, since he stood with thera against the ex pos1: tion. There are one or two mem bers of the Multnomah delegation who want to be the next president, and owing to the late unpleasantness their natural alliance with eastern Oregon may not be in existence by January, 1923. Also Senator Eddy would not be averse to being senate president, and he threw bis support with the fair proponents. From the foregoing it is apparent that the senate organization for the next regular session is far from being clearly defined. Over in the house side of the capi tal the situation is even more vague. If Representatives Gordon or Kubli are returned from Multnomah they will seek the speakership and Denton Burdick is also expected to try his luck. A number of strange faces from east of the Cascades are predicted in the 19-3 session, as some of the pres ent representatives are confronted with opposition at home. This applies to half a dozen representatives. COLONEL DAVIS IS LIFTED BRIGAmKR-GEXERAL RANK IX RESERVE CONFERRED. Promotion of IVest Point Cratlu ate From Polk County Made as Christmas Gift. Word has reached friends In Port land of the selection of Colonel Milton F. Davis, Oregon West Point gradu ate, for promotion to brigadier-gen eral in the officers reserve corps. The promotion came to Colonel Davis. now on the retired list, as a Christ mas compliment from the war depart ment. Colonel Davis was appointed to West Point in the late "80s. He was member of a prominent Polk county family. Colonel Davis served with distinction throughout the Spanish- American war. During the battles around Santiago, Cuba, he was a comrade of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and was given particular mention in Colonel Roose velt's book recounting his army ex periences in connection with the fight ing at San Juan hilL About ten years ago Colonel Davis was retired because of ill health. He became the head of a military school at Cornwall-on-Hudson. At the out break of the world war he was re called to active service as a colonel and placed in charge of the army avi ation camps in the United States. He retired again to his school at the close of the war with a very fine record for his months of active service. The war department action will give him the rank of brigadier-general in place of colonel which he now holds in the re serve. GDTTON HATES ACCEPTED SOUTHERN" PACIFIC COXCTJRS IX EXPORT REDUCTION'S. Reduction of Railway Tariff to Pa clfic Coast Ports From Gulf Region Experiment. Concurrence in the reduced rates announced on export cotton from Texas points through Pacific coast points was announced yesterday by H. Mulchay, general freight agent of the Southern .Pacific company. Under special authority of the inter state commerce commission, in con nection with the 10 per cent reduc tion on farm products, the present rates on cotton, carload, will be sus pended during the experimental period of six months, which expires June 30, 1922. In lieu of the present rate there will be published, effective today, an export rate of 1.23 the 100 pounds on cotton and cotton linters. n bales, compressed to a density of not less than 22H pounds the cubic foot, delivered to carriers compressed t point of shipment and excluding any allowance for cost of compress- ng, and $1.35 the 100 pounds on cot ton and cotton linters, in bales, com pressed at point of origin or in tran- it to density of not less than 22',4 pounds per cublo foot. This is a reduction of 12Vi and 15 ents, respectively, below the present rates. When the new raie expires on June 30, this year, the old rae will become effective. lUiT HOT HECESSAHT ENFORCEMENT OF PROHIBI TION IiAW MADE EASIER. Man Suspected of Carrying Liquor May Re Arrested at Any Time Without Formality. Recent Interpretations of the fed- ral prohibition laws have caused Dr. A. Llnville, prohibition enforce ment officer, to abandon the position he took last week, when he declared that a man's hip pocket was his own and that officers searching and ar resting a man without a warrant would oe liable to arrest and fine. He now declares that recent deci sions by the supreme court have made it plain that a federal officer may make an arrest and search a man suspected of carrying liquor In his hip pocket without the formality of a warrant. Dr. Llnville issued his statement early in the week after he had re ceived Information from Prohibition Commissioner Haynes. "We are glad the recent Interpre tation came, as the statement that a man could not be searched with out a warrant worked a handicap on us in enforcing the law," declared Dr. Llnville last night. WINTER COURSE TO OPEN Portland Center of University Re sumes Activities Tuesday. The winter term of the Portland center of the University of Oregon will begin next Tuesday and continue for a period of 12 weeks. A number of new courses will be offered and the 70 or more courses given during the fall term will be continued. Stu dents may enter the second term and receive credit. Rex E. Underwood of the school of musio at Eugene will offer a course in symphonic music, illustrating the different Instruments used in the symphony orchestra. Edwin T. Hodge will conduct two courses In geology, one an elemen tary course, the other out-of-doors geology. Another class will be in elementary Greek, to be offered by T. A. Me lendy, vice-principal of Franklin high school. , 15 ID 17, I-OIS' Mrs. Baldwin Accuses Man ager of Penny Arcade. REFORM IS DEMANDED Youthful Employes Said to Have Circulated Among Crowds to Get Men to Spend Cash. Open charges that improper condi tions exist at the Penny Arcade, oper ated by Ed Longbottom at Third and Burnside streets, were made yesterday by Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin, head of the women's protective division, who an nounced she would seek to have the owner's license revoked unless an im mediate change for the better were inaugurated. According to statements made to Mrs Baldwin by two girls, 15 and 17 years old, they took employment at the Penny Arcade, where they worked on a commission basis, with the un derstanding that the more thrills they gave the north-end habitues who patronized the arcade, the more money they would receive. The girls told Mrs. Baldwin that they were employed to circulate in and around the men and urge them to heavy spending. In addition to a weekly salary, they were to receive 15 cents out of every dollar their "come-ons" spent in the place. "Fast Work Held Needed. The greatest source of revenue, ac cording to the statements by the girls, was the miniature photograph gallery, where quick service was given at $1 an exposure for pictures. "When you get 'em In the gallery work fast, for every thrill means li for the house," the girls quoted Long bottom as instructing them. The 15-year-old girl sustained a bullet wound in the hand the Sunday before Christmas, when a stray shot in the shooting gallery went wild. This girl was placed under the care of a physician, Mrs. Baldwin said. The girls said they were Instruct ed by Longbottom to circulate around the place and pick up men who looked like ready cash and to stay with them until their money was all spent, then drop them and look for another "live" one. "Kidding" Declnrrd Ordered. They likewise said they were to "kid" these patrons along by making engagements to meet them later, although they were Instructed not to keep them. Their employer told them, they said, they could "string" fel lows along for a week before they got wise to the fact they were easy marks. Such conditions will not be toler ated, Mrs. Baldwin said, and she In tends to seek the revocation of the license unless mature women are em ployed. The owner of the place did not even ask the girls their ages, they told Mrs. Baldwin, but told them that attractiveness was all he de manded. Obituary. Joseph Caton Oliver. CANTON CITY, Or., Dec. 31 (Spe cial.) Joseph Caton Oliver, 71 years old, prominent stockman of Urant county, died Mon- -g-rxryr r-vmr&xq&iQ day morning at the 5 , A family residence s near John Day. Fu- f :s neral services were held Thursday, Rev. Mr. Hershey of the ( Methodist Eplsco- pal church, of ficlat ing. The Masonic and Oddfellows? "VX lodges had charge Ul LUC DCI ablg-?.' the grave. J Mr. Oliver came i from the Azores to $ Grant county in the early mining days of Canyon City. without funds or acquaintances. He accumulated a large fortune, consist ing of lands and livestock, located in his county. He was a member of the Oddfellows, was a York Rite Mason and a Shrlner. His palatial ranch residence Is located four miles above John Day, on the road between Can yon City and Prairie City. Dr. G. W. Odell. Dr. G. W. Odell. a resident of Port land since 1908, died Christmas as the result of illness lasting a year at the home of his niece, Mrs. L. H. Baker, 464 East Twenty-fourth street. He was born in Carroll county, In diana, October 3, 1838, and crossed the plains with his parents, John and Sarah Odell. in 1851. Ho attended Willamette university, Salem, later taking a course in medi cine in San Francisco and at Wil lamette. He began the practice of his profession in Lebanon. Or., later moving to Eugene. Owing to ill health, he moved to a farm near Dayton, Or., in 1879, and despite the condition of his own health was con- tantly called upon to minister to the ick until he finally came to Port land in 1908. He Is survived by W. H. Odell, aged 91, a brother, and number of nephews and nieces. nterment was In the cemetery on the Odell homestead. Andrew II. Holmes. DALLAS. Or.. Pee. SI. (Special.) Andrew H. Holmes, a resident of Dal- as for many years, died suddenly at his home In this city December 27. He was born In Wisconsin March 1, So2. but had been a resident of Ore gon for many years. He Is survived by his widow, two daughters and a son. The- children are Miss Helen Holmes of Wrenshall, Wis.. Mrs. E. V. Dalton and Oscar H. Holmes of this city. Gale Lawrenson. ALBANY, Or., Dec. 81. (Special.) The funeral of Gale Lawrenson, 8- ear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lawrenson of this city, who died Thursday afternoon, was held this 2 CIS USED AS CAUTION Wrappers of the New Year's Edition of The Morn ing Oregonian tomorrow will bear this label: New Year's Edition Jlanlanii. Price will be 5 cents a copy; r.ostage, 6 cents in the United States and possessions. All other foreign postage will be 12 cents. afternoon at the First Methodist church here. Rev. J. C. Spencer, pastor of the church, conducted the services. The boy was born at Modesto, Cal., August 23, 1913, and had resided most of his life at Eugene, Or. He had lived with his parents in Albany the past two years and was a student at the Central public school here. The oarents. a brother, Harold Lawrenson, and a sister, Lucile Law renson, survive. Mrs. E. A. Carpenter. ELLEN'SBURG. Wash., Dec. SI. fSDeclal. Excitement caused by insiirn if leant firs at heir home is ascribed aa the cause of the sudden death by heart disease here late last night of Mrs. E. A. Carpenter, a resi dent of Ellensburg. While firemen were extinguishing a blaze which caused damage of less than $50 last night Mrs. Carpenter went to the home of a neighbor where she sud demly succumbed. Last June 18, Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. She was a prominent member of the women's relief corps. Kathcrlne Jean MacDonald. The funeral of Catherine Jean Mac Donald waa held from Portland early last week and burial was made in the plot of her family at Chehalis, Wash. She was 65 years old at the time of her death, December 21. and had been a resident of Portland for 40 years. She was a teacher in tha school of domestic science and was known to a large circle of friends throughout Oregon and Washington. Florence Core. CHEHALIS, Wash., Pec. 31. The death of Miss Florence Core, a rest dent of Morton, occurred yesterday in a Chehalis hospital following a brief illness. Miss Core, who was 17 years of age, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Core. The body was taken to Morton for interment. Four brothers and two sisters survive the deceased, in addition to her parents. J. S. Blair. ABERDEEN', Wash., Dec. 31. (Spe ciaL) J. S. Blair, 80 years old, vet eran of the civil war, died at hii home in Oakville yesterday after noon, after an Illness of many months. He was well known in the eastern part of the county. BOY SCOUTS 1 NEEDY DISPEXSIXG OF CHRISTMAS CHEER IS RELATED. Geors-e E. Frost Jr.. Master or Troop, Says Many Families Were Visited by Members. How one of the Boy Scout troops of the city played Santa Claus on Christmas eve and brought happiness to 18 children, all members of fam ilies which were In want and unable to provide the usual Christmas cheer, was told by George E. Frost Jr., scout master of the troop, who was in charge of the Christmas activities. Members of the troop, which Is known as Boy Scout troop No. 61 and has headquarters at the Peninsula school, were keenly desirous of doing some real Christmas relief work, said Mr. Frost, and so located several fam iliea which they felt would not other wise enjoy the happiness of Christ mas. A couple of days before cnrlst mas the boys obtained a goodly sup ply of food, clothing, Christmas dec orations and presents as donations and on the morning before Christmas they made a trip to the woods to cut Christmas trees, which they provided with standards. They also secured a number of donations of money. On Christmas eve the boys, with the trees and Christmas supplies, be gan their rounds. One of the boys, the biggest, was dressed as Santa Claus. At each house a Christmas tree was erected end decorated by the beys and then Christmas presents, in cluding food and clothing and money In particularly needy cases, were dis tributed. After each distribution th boys left to allow the family to con tinue the Christmas celebration In iti own way. During the evening four houses were visited, and in one house were three families. The boys were thus able to aid six families, and to bring Christmas cheer to 18 children whom otherwise Santa Claus would have neglected. far fast is nisriisQFn'i City Club Hears Discourses About Shantung and Manchuriu. The provinces of Shantung and Manchuria comprised the toplo under discussion Friday at the city club's closing meeting of the year. Law rence Todnem, formerly a Portland man. who for the past six years has been living- In Shantung province, and Major J. M. Sundhelmer, United States engineers, stationed with the inter allied commission in control of the trans-Siberian railway, were the speakers. Incidents both thrilling and amusing were related to Illustrate the great changes through which those provinces are passing and both speak ers expressed confidence in the estab lishing of stable conditions. Major Sundhelmer described the magnificent harbor of Vladivostok, in which there Is no rise and fall of the tide, and expressed the expectation of regular sailings of United States ship ping board vessels between Portland and that port. Major Sundhelmer, who has been recently in Washington, will sail on Tuesday for the station at Harbin, Manchuria, and Mr. Todnem will re turn to Shantung after a trip to New York. Dallas Fugitive Returned. DALLAS. Or., Dec. 31. (Special.) Sheriff Orr returned tonight with Otto Emmenegge who waa wanted here on a charge of perjury. The of fense waa allesred to have been com mitted when Emmenegge obtained a divorce in the oircuit court here In September, 1920. He was accused of having stated on the witness stand that he and his wife had no children, when in reality there were two, both still minors. The case will be pre sented to the grand jury next week. Phone your want ads to The Ore gonlan. Main 7070. Automatic 630-65. Edlefsen's wish you Happy 1922. -Adv. Oregon A Happy and Prosperous New Year to All! Unusual conditions reduce PERSIAN RUGS and CARPETS by CARTOZIAN BROS., Your opportunity has come to antici pate your needs in this line Persian, rich Persian, rich Mahals Persian, rich Persian, mulberry, Persian, gold, rose and blue, Irans . . Persian, rich-colored, heavy, Persian, very rich, Sarouks ... Persian, very rich, Sarouks EVERY type of rugs and all sizes at pro portionate prices; fine collection of antique and semi -antique rugs; new and large importation of Mongol, Tien-Tsin and Pekin Chinese rugs. All are welcome. Tele phone orders promptly taken and attended to with personal care. CARTOZIAN 393 SEATTLE RADIO STUNTS PAUSED M. C. A. PliAXS INTERESTING EXHIBIT TOMORROW. Use of Wireless, X-Ray and Novelty Demonstrations to Be Features of Open House Today. Tricks in radio will be demonstrated to Portland citizens tomorrow in tne laboratories of the Oregon Institute of Technology of tho Y. M. C. A., as a feature of open house day from 2:30 to 9:30 P. M. The uses of the X-ray and novelty demonstrations are to be witnessed by visitors. Instruc tors will have in use the wireless out fit and telephone which receives mes sages from hundreds of miles. Oiie of the most attractive features will be the playing of music by radio. Chemical and physics laboratories also will be open throughout the afternoon. . A reception to the public will be held in the lobby of the Y. M. C. A. building, where an orchestra will play and community singing will take place. A schedule of sports has been ar ranged for the afternooa It will in clude basketball, volleyball, boxing, wrestling, tumbling and swimming, all of which are to be seen by visitors. Parents of many boys and young men, members of the "Y." are plan ning to attend. A complete programme for the open house event was announced yesterday by J. W. Palmer, in charge of ar rangements, as follows: Main lobby Y. M. C. A. Orchestra: re ception to visitors; special musical num bers; community singing. Service and membership department Information bureau; guides furnished to ail programmes and exhibitions. Association hall Moving pictures, 3 to S-30 and 8 to 8:30 P. M. ; Spirit lake camp exhibit. :SO to 4 and 8:30 to 9 P. M. Young mens lobby (second floor) Games, muslo. fun (continuous). Boys' lobby (second floor) Games, mu lls, tun (continuous). Gymnasium (secona noorj oununjr , school basketball league games. Interme- j dlate basketball games, 2 to 4 P. M. ; in-I terclub basketball games, 4 to 5:30 P. M. ; t Columbian club versus Lincoln nign scnooi, 6-80 to :S0 P. M.: interclub volley ball tournament. T to 8:30 P. M.; boxing, wres tling, tumbling. 8:30 to 9:30 P. M. Vocational and employment department (third floor) Open for Inspection. Oregon Institute of Technology (fourth floor) Radio laboratory, chemical labora tory, physics laboratory i guhukuuub utiu i onstratlon, 2:30 to 9:30. Demonstrations by automotive school. Visit to business 'schools. ' Electrical laboratory (basement) X-ray and novelty demonstrations, 2:30 to 9:30. MORE than at Size Now 9-0x7-0 $165.00 10-0x8-0 $210.00 12-0x9-0 $260.00 6-3x3-6 S 48.00 6-0x4-1 S 57.00 6-3x5-4 S130&-S190 5- 0x3-0 $ 85 & 120 6- 1x4-3 $145 & 230 and silky, and silky, and silky, peacock Royal Art Royal Art Washington St. PORTLAND SPOKANE Swimming pool (basement) Junior aquatic meet, 4 to 5 P. M.; intermediate aquatic meet, 8 to 9 P. M. CHURCH PERMIT ISSUED Congregationalisms to Construct Ed ifice on Regent's Drive. A building- permit has been Issued by the bureau of buildinKs to the Congregational church building so ciety for the erection of a church and Sunday school building on Ucsrents drive, between Shaver and Mason streets. The proposed building will cost about J50U0, according to esti mates on file. A spirited controversy arose some months ago when this organization procured .'. permit to construct a community church In the heart of the Alameda district. The project was halted and the church proponents agreed not to build on the original site. It is believed that the new site will be satisfactory to all concerned. WIND LIGHTEROFF COAST Temperature Registers Milder at Mouth of Columbia. ASTORIA. Or., Dec. 31. (Special.) For the first time since the begin ning of the recent cold snap, the wind off the mouth of the river blew from the southeast this afternoon, but ashore it blew from the east. The bar ometer was falling, however, and the temperature was much milder. The mercury dropped several points last r.ltfht and while t did not reach free.- ownShop One-Thirty Tenth Sired May the Coming Year Bring You Happiness and Prosperity enigmas f MiimiimitMimiiiimiinHimiminimiHMi The Present Situation Regarding Oriental Rugs BY II. 0. CARTOZIAN. "VUR permanent representative in Persia was able to take advantape of the low English exchange in buying thi3 big collec tion mostly from the hands of rich Persians that were forced to leave their country because of local disturbances mainly caused by bolsheviki propaganda. Most all of these goods cost you less by iQ7o than they did just a few months ego. English influence and commercialism are putting Persian standards of living quite high and new wage scales and cost of rugs are considerably on the upward tendency. For the time being you are able to be benefited from this most unusual oppor tunity. Instead of selling most of these choice rugs at wholesale, we have decided to give the opportunity to the good citizens of Portland and the Northwest who have helped us to build our present successful organization. r All crders from out of town will be carefully filled and goods sent on approval by express charges to be paid by us both ways. Beautiful and artistic rugs for the homes and bungalows; practical and rich rugs for hotel, apartment houses and office rooms. We have tried, since 1900, to serve the public in a sincere and conscientious way. Our prices have been plainly marked and at all times we have presented the goods and the different grades as they were. We have not and do not believe in drastic reductions of one way or another. Every customer or prospect is appreciated and treated alike by us. We have most carefully gone over all the prices of our entire stock and the lowest possible selling prices are marked plainly on the ticket of each rug. One price for everybody. Lowest prices in oriental rug history: More than 40To saving to one and all. iVe guarantee each rug sold from this largest and choicest collection of fine art oriental rugs. Whether you intend to purchase now or not, please give us the pleasure of showing you these wonderfully choice goods that speak for themselves full of rich, soft and living colors full of life and symbolism. Inc. wilMiillullliltniiiiliiiliilllMinilliliiiiiiiliHiiilllliitlHiiMllililiilillilliiiitiiMiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiitimiitiiMii.t B Pittock Block Ing here, pilots report that at St. Helens the river was covered this morning by a thin coating of Ice. Notices were received from the weather bureau today to warn vessels going to the orient of strong south easterly gales in the north Pacific. Harding to See Orcgonians. THE OREOON'IAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, D. (.'., Dec. 71. President Harding; will receive the Oregon dele gation next Tuesday, at which time he will be presented with a petition headed by Governor Olcott and Mayor Baker, inviting him to attend the un veiling of the Roosevelt statue In Portland on any date In next July best suiting his convenience. Sena tor Mc.Nary uiade the arrangements today. Moonshiners Arrested After Vigil. ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 31. (Spe cial.) Following a two-hour search for distilling equipment and an hour's vigil for possible proprietors, five Aberdeen police, led by Captain Frank O'Brien, were rewarded when O. O. and G. S. Melvln walked Into the Mel vln home at the north end of Duffy ROS wee : that in 1922 I'm going to be good to my wife and buy her a Gasco Furnace. If I get lonesome for chores or get too stout from Solid Comfort, I can go and build fires or tote ashes for some poor friend. A. NEWCOMER INC. HAMADAN, PERSIA street shortly before mldnlKht last nlnht. The officer found two stills and other manufacturing parapher nalia hidden behind a blind woodpile at the rear of the house. lOifjht bar rels of corn mash, two mcdiuinslzed stills and about 15 Kallons of newly made moonshine were found and con fiscated. ( lly Property Goes for Turin. CHKMAI.IS. Wash.. Dec. 31 (Spe cial.) Andrew HilhurKer ha trAded his Gertrude-street residence prop erty In this city to W. 11. Rnbinson, taking in exchanpo a ten-acre tract on tho raeifio highway, four mil-H southeast of tho city. Mr. flilhurger expects to Improve the property h has obtained. SI 00 Is Given Library. CHEHALIS. Wash., Dec. SI. (Spe cial.) The Chehalis free public li brary is in receipt of a Christma donation of $100. The donor is N. 1!. Coffman, well-known Chehalis bank er. Miss Anna Koontz, librarian, . Is makinc up a list of new books to be purrhnsert with the mnnev. J