THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,- SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 28, 1918.
11
i
IRE THAN MILLION
THIS YEAR
Stump Attributed ' to" New
Tax Law Enacted by the
1 9 1 5 Legislature. - --
PROVISIONS DISCUSSED
Unpaid Tex Beoome Brabjeet to In
terest After April S; Seoond Half
": "tsjm oa October B.
. Tax collections are more than $1,000.
000 short rtt what thaw n a f1.
4m a 1... .
The total "ameunt of taxes collected
to date is $1,517,560, while at a corre
sponding time last year the collections
e EX S. Huckabay, head of the tax de-
says he attributes the slumn in tax col
u? lug new tax Jaw, waico was
enacted by the 11B legislature.
This law provides that, if the first
nair ottne taxes is not paid by April 5,
Trie fnmm lils will KssHm 4a. A wa
terest at the rate of 1 per cent i
month. The imotiiI half la not due un
til October S, and taxes do not become
delinquent until November 6, at which
iiho a penalty 01 o per cent wiu d
added to all taxes not Daid.
; Old Imw SUvUweo.
The old law provided that, if the
: first half of one's taxes were not paid
by April l,, the entire amount, both
first and second halves, became due
and subject to interest at 1 per cent a
month. And if the taxes were not paid
by October 1, a penalty of 10 par cent
was added. -
: Under ths present law, Mr. Huck
abay pointed out. many of the large
taxpayers are figuring that it will be
cheaper for them to let their taxes go
unpaid for a few months at 1 per cent
-a month-Interest than to borrow money
ajt the banks at 8 per cent Interest, with
which to pay them. If they let their
taxes run overtime, three months, for
Instance, the interest wilt be S per cent,
which they figure is better than 8 per
cent, at the bank.
County Had Banker.
In other words, the county is belnr
tnade the banker.' and at a verv low
tin wt jtt lci cb i, yoiuiea qui jar. jtxuca
abay. A report is being circulated, accord
ing to information reaching Huckabay
yesterday, that a Joker exists in the
tax law,, whereby taxpayers who do not
pay their first half taxes until Novem
ber 5 win have to pay only 3 per cent
Interest for the -entire time.
Mr. Huckabay said there was no
foundation for each a report; He said,
under the law. those who wait until
November 4 to pay their taxes will be
required to pay, a total of 7 per cent
Interest on the first half and 1 per
cent on the second half. -
SlOTHER. IS PLACED IN J&ltf
0ukrgotf Anon Made; 4 Chit-
-cw r ScatteTwL-
Under indictment 'for arson. Mn TC
Hill is in the county Jail today while
her six children are . scattered. - fihe
was brought from Mist. Or., bringing
the three smallest children with her.
They were sent out to the Fraser
Home- for care. Two of the other
children were already in Portland, at
tending school, and the sixth is liv
ing. In the country.
Mrs. Hill was indicted with A J.
Clark on a charge of burning a house
atLients last winter In order to ccl
lecthe insurance on the furniture.
Information against them was filed
by Eire Marshal Jay Stevens
REVIEW OP CASE" ASKED
aiary Henner J'etitlons the Circuit
Court.
' Alleging that County Judge Cleeton
bad acted without a proper inveatiga-
tvn or the facts, Mary Benner y ester,
day petitioned the circuit court to re
view the proceedings of the county
court in which she waa removed aa ad
ministratrix of the estate of the late
W. B. Rust and Georare TT Keens
Was appointed administrator in her
place. .
The fight over the estate anneara
to be between Mary Benner and her
brother. - William . Wallace Rust, who
alleges that she improperly influenced
yK-ts. kusi to deed to her certain real
and personal, property and assign to
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COLLECTION OF TAXES
BEHIND
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r v T "Ul wen ana wisn
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her certain bank amount iust a few!
(days before he waa taken to the state
J hoe pita J for the insane. - Re -was com-
ana aiea in August or that year. . ,
ORTH DENIES AIXEGATIONS
Answer Made In Salt Over Shep-
perd Dell, .
la an answer filed, yesterday after
noon, E. If. Orth denies all the essen
tial allegations made against him in
the suit recently filed by George Bhep
perd and J. H. Shepperd ' to have 'set
aside a sheriffs deed conveying a por
tion of Shepperds DelL the wonderful
beauty spot on the Columbia river
highway that George Shepperd gave to
the City of Portland. George w.
Holmes, to - whom the property was
conveyed, is the other defendant in the
suit. The . complaint charges Orth,
who acted as attorney for Holmes,
with fraud in connection with the
transaction.
In bis reply. Orth alleges that at
torneys for the Sbepperds attempted
to , make tender to George W. Holmes
"by attempted intimidation of thia. de
fendant by threatening newspaper
publicity and notoriety, and offered
this defendant a sum of money and
demanded a quit claim deed.'' '
The property is said to be worth
$5000 and Orth admits that Holmes
levied on it and bought it at sheriffs
sale for $262.76.
COUNTY'S CONTENTION UPHELD
Payment to Physlclang for Sanity
Examinations $3 Day, Maximum.
AZTTrl ir-...-.7.T
Circuit Judge Belt yesterday after-1
noon sustained the contention of Dep.
., tm-.-4 - r.in .x.. ,. I
. . detailed to take a course in aeronaut
law will permit the county to pay no ,c. at tne Curtl, chool In San Diego,
more than $5 a day for the services of Telegrams received by General White
a physican acting as a member of a tro p nf
5fUPtXr.,?.XamlSlng h2TJ Ton Vinit7A
Vr. William House, S. K. Josephi and
J. K. CaJbreath had rued the county for
a fee of approximately $30 a day each
for their services in the Marcella Clark
ease, which required five days. Judge
eii said tnere was no question aoout
tha value of tha services, but only the
liquor Declared Nuisance.
The two barrels of bottled whisky,
holding 146 Quarts, which were seised
in a raid on the W. O. Manning ware
house, were found to be a nuisance by
District Judge Jones, who ordered
them destroyed. W. G. Manning and
Robert Oatfield. owners of the liquor,
gave notice of anpeal to the circuit
court.
Heretofore Manning was tried for
maintaining a nuisance and Oatfield
was tried for bootlegging and they
were found not guilty. So yesterday
the liquor itself was tried under the
S.S," canducua
by Deputy District Attorney Ryan.
To Afford Protection.
On condition that the city engineer
will take ample precaution to prevent
damage to the property of Mary A.
Dinneen. Circuit Judge Morrow late
yesterday afternoon denied her appli-
cation for an injunction restraining
the city from diverting to College
street the water in connection with the
Hall street mud slide. She feared the
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become clogged with mud and overflow I
ber property.
Accused of Embezzlement.
Bamuel Taylor, formerly collector
for the Oregon Auto Despatch com-
uty Sheriff Cnriatofferson on a charge I " " i. . v-..x.U
, , v. . ,m a physician working- among: the Deo
of larceny by embezzlement. Manager
Beard, of the company, swore to a com-1 who ld,0XK?lA medl?al trea-t-ptaint
charging Taylor with embezzling "SlSH. lV'U? nB
tinn of th. MTmnanVa fund. I why a man had to go tos charity for
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Cruelty IS Alleged. I
Marie Foujade is asking for a divorce I
from Elmer H. Foujade on the grounds I
of cruelty. They were married in San I
Francisco in 1914. I
COUNTY COURT NEWS
The commissioners set Wednesday,
April 6, 1916. as the date upon which
the following indemnity cases will be
heard: Gottlieb Schob, Fairvlew, Or.,
three cows, and Aza Seaman, Portland,
one registered bull, which were slaugh-1
tered because of Infection with tuber-1
eulnRla.
Subject, to the annrovaf of the
county auditor, .$800 waa authorised
forwarded to C L. Hawlev traaaurar
of the board of regents of the Agricul wh told o BOln ot the experiences
tural college, for support of farm andlb bad met wltn on nls recent journey
field demonstration work In Multno-1 t0 "Washington State college, where he
mnh countv
Eberhardt Record TiUe comnanv was
.rontl narmlaainr. trt inataii . in
the abstract room of the court house
nnfln the usual terms, to be used hv t
T "flodfrev .
The communication from Henry
Hewett & Co., submitting power of at-1
torney from the Hartford Accident &
Indemnity company with reference to I students were explained in detail to
the execution of bonds, was placed I members of the Stanford club of Port
with the county clerk. I land last night by Dr. Ray Lyman Wll-
The request of A. L. dark, com -
mander of Post XT. S. S, Oregon VeL -
erans of Foreign Wars, for use of a
room in the court house on each FY! -
day of every week at 8 p. m.. was
transmitted to the Grand Army of the
Reonbllo for Its approval. . .
The communication from II. It. Al -
bee, mayor, in regard to examination
of piers of Morrison street bridge, was
referred to - the superintendent of
bridges and ferries for investigation.
A copy of the complaint and sum -
mons In the case of Martin Kronen-
berg vs. Multnomah county was - re -
f erred to the district attorney with
the request that ha defend the case for
Multnomah county. - - c
An agreement In duplicate, approved
aa to form by the district attorney.
between Multnomah county and Dun -
nina & McEntee. for removal and ere -
mation of bodies- was entered 'by the
board and bond approved. Tha or I.
Inal agreement and bond were 'ordered
filed with the county clerk.
Dr. Ivan C Jackson, who was in-
lured January 22. 1916. at Sandy Camn.
was allowed S2.26 a day or a total
of $31.75 by .the board.
i Upon the recommendation of the
roadmaster to the board, Jr. I4. Harper,
vhn waa inturad while emniovad hv
the county on' December 21. 1915, was
allowed 1185- in full payment of any
claims due aim against Multnomah
county. . - . '
An . appropriation at $50 for ;th Under a new plan we are trying, how
emergency fund was authorized by' the ever, they are required to assume re
board for the -purchase of a typewriter sponsibility." .
for the public safety commission. The grounds at Stanford are looking
An agreement in triplicate approved better than ever before, according to
I and entered by the board, between the
bond of Coast Contracting company in
the sum of $8731 with xhe Massachu -
setts .Bonding & Insurance company
as surety for faithful performance of
its contract, was filed with the county
clerk. . . -
Hl ALewis waa directed'
and sunervis Che planting octrees as
follows at the. Multnomah r farm r SSOlot football at Stanford and of the ne-Norwav-
sDraoa trees at the rata" of 5 1 goUations- by -r Which - Btanf ord" at-
centa.v and IS- English walnut -trees.
mora or less, for 75 cents each, v Mr. lfornia to taka part la the ;"Rugby
Lewis mlso waa given - perrnlasion; to gamea.- -v.v?n:"-v -i-'M-.fi: i-.-place
shade trees along the Bart road, , Rugby-depends on skill and agility.'
17 feet from. his property line, in road he said. . "Rather- on the individual
division No.-10, road district No. J players than on the team as a machine.
TO TAKE AVIATION COURSE
At left Captain Frank W. Wright. At. right L. T. Barln.
At the suggestion of Governor
Withycombe, and by the formal order
. ,j4, , Trri..
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Captain Frank W. Wright has been
Aero Club of America, of New
Tork clty ye,terday -Informed him
that arrangements had been made and
a check sent for iiso to nav the ex-
peases of Captain Wright at the
Uohoo! and for traveling.
Tfla tuition fee of $200 is paid by
tha Aero club in addition. A number
of other states have accepted a simi
PRESENT WILBUR
ADDRESSES PUPILS
AT REED COLLEGE
Head of Leland Stanford Jr,
Imvorcitv llrrroe Antinn in
Social Service Work.
President Ray Lyman Wilbur of Le
land Stanford Jr. university spoke to
tdents and faculty of Reed col-
" . , " ,7 'CTle mormns
at clock. He urged the students
to take an Interest in social service
work, whether they actually went into
I at-. f-l.a a.
i,Blu "r "ol-
"Every able bodied man with an ed
ucation should be able to minnnrt at
least three or four people comforta
bly," he said, "and when he can't, he
acknowledges himself a failure."
He spoke of the time he spent, be-
h.l. n 1.. Y.Jt 11- .
ut"f aij uou ioucu iu yrv-
VM. a. am .1-1.. 1
... ,ell: that he wa noor hecau ha
waa sick. wa addicted tn hail hahita
was an Immigrant unused to the ways
of this country, or was cartfallv fee-
bla minded.
"The lack of a proper education." he
went on. "is largely responsible for the
rauures. everyone should do some
thing to help the poor people, and a
I man who is not supporting three or
I rour people besides himself should
I taxe some or these poor to support. So-
I cial service workers are a great help
I to the community in which they live.
and those who can not go into the
worx entirely should at least con-
I tribute something to heln It.
I President Wilbur's address was fol
I lowed by a short one from Dean Wake-
I eio or tne university of California.
I was tne representative or tne Unlver
""JL0 CaU'ornia at the inauguration
of President Suscalo. President Fos
l?r f ReH nd f'nKWllbur were
1 f"""' i"u8uruun.
Guest at University Club.
Borne of the things that Stanford
I University is doing for itself and its
1 bur, the new president of the unlver
1 slty. He was the guest of the Stan
I ford club members at a banquet held
1 in the University dub. Both men and
I women were present.
I Dr. Wilbur said that hazing was be-
ling abolished at the school. He char'
1 acterized , hazing as an absurd prao-
I uca ana saia that it did sot develop
I men.
J Dr. Wilbur is not as keen a pacificist
I s Dr. David-Starr Jordan, the former
1 President of the university, according
to his own statement last night He
1 Bid that he believed in putting up
I fences to keep out unfriendly neigh-
I bors who wanted to-move in on their
I own initiative. -
I "A" matter of' fact," he said in
I answer to a question, "some of ths
(boys at college have started to organ-
1 a company for military training.'
1 1 have' told, them that if they get 100
1 1 will get the necessary instruction.
Not only should they get the ordinary
military drills but they should' be
taught something of the technique of
I war ana tne handling of guns.
Pr. Wilbur also explained w&y the
government established by students
for themselves has been unsuccessful.
-i ne siuaents are not willing to take
I the responsibility for the admlnlstra
tive features of the government," he
declared.' They want to pass tha laws
-hd act In a legislative capacity, but
I they do not want to enforce tha law.
I Dr. Wilbur. ; He said that It waa ex-
I pectea to nava every u vauzorma
1 represented on the school grounds be-
I tore many, years -bad passed, and that
f an effort was being made to retain
I most of the wild trees and shrubs now
Ion the campus. .
(the gimai which has taken; the place
I tempted, to 'get tho University of Cal
II X
lar offer. Captain Wright is com
manding the Eighth company, coast
artillery, of this city, and has been
an active and energetic officer for the
past four years. The full course will
be from three to six weeks.
The Oregon Naval Militia will send
at the same time L. T. Barln, mechan
ician in the service, who has had ex
perience In flying; machines in Ore
gon and Washington, who will take a
short course to qualify him for a
license. Mr. Barln will receive his
tuition as a donation from the Cur
tis Aeroplane company, of Buffalo, N.
Y., and his expenses will be paid by
the Oregon Naval Militia.
It's a pity that rugby has not been
adopted by all the schools on the coast
where the weather Is so adapted for
tne game.
Dr. Wilbur is on his way home from
a trip through the Northwest. He at
tended the recent Inaugural of Dr.
Henry Suzzalo as president of the Uni
versity of Washington who is also a
Stanford man. He left early this morn
ing for San Francisco.
Dance Planned for
Vista House Fund
Event Which Win Be Held at Cotillion
Kali Jfpril 3 Is Assured Success.
Fund Stow Over 84000.
The "Old - Fashioned Dance and
Country Fair" to be given for the
benefit of the "Vista House fund at
Cotillion hall on the evening of April
3 already promises success. The hall
has been given free of charge and the
Musicians' union will donate the serv
ices of a 10-plece orchestra. Portland
business houses have given articles
that will be sold at the country fair.
It is proposed that everything con
nected with the event be contributed
so that all the proceeds may be used
toward the construction of the me
morial to Oregon pioneers, observatory
and public comfort station on the
great outlook point of the Columbia
river highway.
The Vista House fund has reached a
total of $4102.17,- acordlng to a report
by William J. Plepenbrink. secretary
of the vista House association, yester.
day as follows:
Auto owners, cash PrVvlouslv ac
knowledged. $1913.25: W A. Marsfleld.
15; Jean Ellen Meier, $S:Elsa France
Meier. $5; W. H. Connsell, Milwaukle,
$5; Mrs. J. J. Dennis, $5; Wilbur E.
Coman. $5; T. J. Baldwin, $10: Oar
nee H. Fox. $5: Bush on sr A Co.. S5
Tt. S Shenard. $5: O. W. Mlelke. IS
R.L. Aldrich, $1. Total. $1984.26. Pledges
(partly collected), siibz.zg. Pioneers,
$270.85. Miscellaneous Previously
acknowledged, $648.49; Laurelhurst
Study club. $2: Lois E. Williams. $6:
Irvington school. $1.60: Mount Tabor
school, $4.70; Ainsworth school, $10.25;
Glencoe school, $5.68; Clifton school,
$5.10: Davis school. $5; James John
High school. $5.10; Franklin High
school. $7. Grand total, S410Z.17.
Chinese Is Released
After serving 21 days of a 50-day
sentence. Ah Toy, who was convicted
of having opium in his possession
was released from the county Jail
yesterday upon receipt of a condi
tional pardon from Governor Withy
combe.
GOVERNOR REWARDS
INTEREST IN DENTISTRY
Photo by Markfctm.
Dr. Walter J. Larson.
- Dr. Walter J. lrson has been ap
pointed to the Oregon state board of
dental examiners by Governor Withy
combe. -' He - succeeds Dr. r Jean : Cline,
who has been a member of the board
for a number of yaraivr' v: V."
Dr Larson is a Portland man, a
graduate in 1912 from the North Pa
cific Dental college. He has been suc
cessful in bis practice and has such
an interest in f urtherment of th
dental fraternity that Governor Withy
combe rewarded him with this place. -
Dr. Larson is-a member of th XI
Pal Phi dental fraternity., the Elks and
Knights of Pythias lodges.- - - -, -
NEW CONDITIONS MUSI
BE RECOGNIZED BY THE
EMPLOYERS, ASSERTION
W.VD, .Wheelwright Declares!
:.That Right of : Labor-to Be
- Heard Must Be-Admitted. .
STATE LAWS DISCUSSED
Xegulatloa of labor of - Women and
Children Zs Another Thing" That"
; Be Axmowledgd. .
William D. .Wheelwright In hia ad
dress before the , employers associa
tion, declared that tha old order has
changed and that the employers .-must
recognise the right of labor ' to be
heard and the fact that the state has
taken over, to 'itself the guardianship
of women and children. -Mr
Wheelwright said in part:
"I confess to having been influenced
for many years try prepossessions,
not to say prejudices, in 'favor of tha
employer's right to manage bis own
business without interference' from
others, and especially from the labor
union. I am still opposed to many of
the practices of that institution for
example, its disregard of sound econ
omic principles, not so much in its
attemnt to shorten the hours of labor I
as deliberately to reduce output by I
fixing the limit of what the laborer
does in the reduced time at a point
below his capacity to do. We are a:l
of us opposed to murder as an indus
try, and murder in the first degree is
chargeable to the labor union on fre
quent occasions. -
2f ew Condition Inevitable.
"That some protection for the
laborer man, woman and child from
the conditions of bleak misery that
has always been their lot from the
time when jCheops ana uypnrenes duui
their useless nvramlds. was the in
evitable outcome of advancing civili
sation and growing intelligence. What
an infinite pity it was tnat it came
not from the Influence of civilization
on the employer so much as from the
Increased but still woefully Incomplete
intelligence of the laborer!
"What sense of humanity existed in
the heart of the manufacturer who In
the year 1885 employed a boy of 7.
years of age In heart-breaking tou
that began at 5 o clock In the morn
ing and ended at 8 o'clock at night,
for which the boy at tne ena or a
week received a recompense of one
shilling? How happy would it have
been for the world if the employer
had taken the initiative in Improving
the conditions under wnicn tne la
borer assisted him in the accumula
tion of his wealth!
Employers Can Influence.
"Now whether the labor union shall
be a rational institution, exercising
humane influence that shall curb the
strength of injustice and protect the
weak from the 'oppressors' wrong," or
whether it Is to become the monster
that shaU in its Ignorance bring dis
aster to employer and employed alike.
depends largely upon the employers.
"If It were merely a question be
tween the two it could be settled, 1
believe, by -an association made up of
all the employers of labor, all the
owners of property and all the true
patriots who wish to see their country
free aa well as rich, standing together
on the principle of the equal rights of
all. Such an association would speed
lly establish the right of all individ
uals to lead their own lives, exercis
ing all the privileges to whlcn they
are entitled, and accomplish economic
freedom no more a boon to the em
ployer than the employed.
Cakes Association Mors XVeoeesary.
"The fact that legislative interfer
ence has been invoked makes the prob
lem more difficult of solution, but
only makes the Employers' association
and its formation on broad principles
of humanity more necessary than-ever;
it might perhaps be possible to force
the laborer when it is impossible to
convince the voter.
"And the mission of the Employers'
association must be mainly to con
vince and not to force. It must meet
the situation as it is, and recognize
the fact that many things which it
would like to do and which it thinks
it has the right to do are Impossible
of accomplishment. It must recognlzn
the labor union as an entity and
factor; it must do the same in the
case of the industrial welfare commis
sion.
"The establishment of a minimum
wage, some regulation of hours of la
bor and rather general regulations of
the conditions, under which women and
children are to work are now a part of
the state law. Regulation by the state
has come to stay, and while the first
impression derived from reading the
rules is that they are of a petty na
ture and perhaps of a tyrannical char
acter, it cannot be denied that many of
them are humane and reasonable, while
their formulation makes it quite clear
that they were necessary.
Should Be Conciliatory Body.
"Admitting, .as I think we must, that
there are some employers who are not
disposed to do justice, and that the
commission exists as a legal body, with
power to regulate hours, wages and
conditions, there is no other conclusion
possible to my mind than that the
Employers association should be, as
regards the industrial welfare com
mission at least, a conciliatory and not
a fighting body.
"1 believe the commissioners are dis
posed to be fair and reasonable, but
even if it were otherwise, I should
still counsel you to 'agree with thine
adversary quickly whiles thou art In
the way with him, lest at any time the
adversary deliver thee to the Judge'
and worse befall thee. Tha Judge In
this case is the voter, and you know
what the Oregon voter can do when he
is turned loose. 1
"Should the commission become ex
acting to the point of tyranny you have
your remedies; you can appeal to the
courts; you can go to the legislature
with a just and reasonable law. Or
you can go before ths people- tn the
same way and If an initiative taw is
framed on the right principles X be
lieve the people will enact.it.
"I will say her in passing that One
of tha most objectionable features of
this so-called philanthropic legislation
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PERSONAL SUPERVISION
OF ROADS IS, FAVORED
7V
W. B Steele
In announcing his candidacy for tha
Republican nomination for county
commissioner, W. B. Steele of Qresham,
says he believes In good roads and
, personal supervision of road building
by the commissioners.
Mr. Steele was a Multnomah county
commission in 1902, serving two
years in this capacity and two years
as county roadmaster. Mr Steele-has
lived in Multnomah county 86 years.
(and no doubt intended to be so) Is its
interference with the freedom of the
individual, the employe quite as much
as the employer. Many of the women
feel that the right to work longer and
earn more pay should not be taken
away from them. And to me as a
member of the brotherhood of man.
this - contention appeals with greater
force even than does the hardship suf
fered by the manufacturer.
Use of Porce Opposed,
"And in trying to pass suchian initia
tive law you would have the support
of a large army of men and women
workers who stand for liberty and who
resent a degree of paternalism that
takes away from their sense of respon
sibility and tends to weaken the na
tional character. But it will be per
fectly useless to try to force the la
borer or persuade the voter to snob
oonolnslon as yon desire unless yon
recognize that the old order has
changed, that labor has a right to be
beard, that the state has taken over to
Itself the guardianship of women and
children, and that the employer must
be prepared to meet these new condi
tions, with the Intent to accept snob
of the regulations that come out of
them as are Just and fair, and to modi
fy If not eradicate those that are oth
erwise. Ton cannot possibly secure a
standing in the court of publlo opinion
that will enable you to ward off such
injustice as threatens you unless you
are prepared to purge yourselves of
all Injustice toward those of whose in
justice you complain.
Police Searching for
A Missing Woman
At the anxious behest of friends and
relatives, the police are searching; for
Mrs. Jennie Ferrill, 28 years old, who
mysteriously disappeared Friday aft
ernoon.
Mrs. Ferrill resides with her mother-in-law
in a' rooming house at Sixth
and Yamhill streets. Her husband is
In the east. She was with a friend at
Fourth and Morrison streets Friday
afternoon, and borrowed the tatter's
umbrella to go home with Slnoe then,
nothing has been seen of the young
woman;
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When All Your Teeth Are on a Plate!
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Open Nights
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Aluminum Plates SIS
Good Plates . : . ' . . ; v7 . .v.': :$5.00
Porcelain Crowns ...$5.00 and $3.50
Gold ' Fillings .... . $L00
We are always busy, because our
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In the Two-Story Building
Change in Minimum
, Sentences Proposed
Association Committee 'Working
om xm That WonlC Sepeai Bxlsnsg
Xaws. ntmt Statatss Held Tanlty.
Repeal of ,' all laws- providing for
minimum, penitentiary sentence will
be the purpose of a bill to be prepared
by the legislative committee of the
Oregon Bar association for presenta
tion at the next session of tha legisla
ture. ,
W. M. Davis, a member of the conr
mittea, and John A. Collier, deputy dlst
trlct attorney, are working on the bill.
Mr. Davis said the idea was to do
away with the plan of fixing a mini
mum sentence and leave the time a
person sent to the penitentiary will be
required to serve entirely to the parole
board. ' , '
As proposed, he said a court wouia
pronounce sentence ior a una i i
years not to exceed a "fixed maximum.
For some -crimes, he said, tha present
minimum" sentence provided by law is
too high and for that reason in many
instances persons are allowed to plead
guilty to a lesser crime to enable the
court to Impose a lesser sentence.
IS
AFIRE FROM MLS
OF GERMAN BIG GUNS
French Reports Make No
v Mention of Conflagration
Claimed by Germans.
London, March 25. (I. N. 8.) The
Germans on a 75-mile semi-circular
front before Verdun are pouring a
fierce artillery fire into the French
defenses. Incendiary shells from the
big guns have set the city of Verdun
afire, according to German reports. No
manttnn nf the rrnfl aeration is made
Fby the French war office.
The bombardment, which for several
days has been confined in its greatest
violence to the front north of Verdun,
has now spread from the Argonne to
far in the Woevre. The most intense
fire is being directed, according to the
Paris midnight communique, against
the French second line positions from
Malancourt'to Douaumont. Pepper Hill
(Cote Du Poivre) and the Douaumont
sector, east of the Meuse, where dur
ing the last few days there had been
more or les of a lull, are again being
subjected to a rain of heavy caliber
sheila
A tremendous gun fire Is being
brought to bear against the French po
sitions in the Avocourt sector, accord
ing to news from the front. It is here
that the Germans are pressing their
flanking attack against the French!
troops west of the river. No Infantry I
actions have been fought during the
last 36 hours. The French batteries
are replying vigorously to the German
bombardment and are keeping up a
continual downpour of steel upon the
crown prince's positions in the wooded
regions near Avocourt and Haucourt.
Diamonds Missing;
Woman Tells Police
-
moomer Disappears and Owner of
Jewels selates Xer Suspidoas to
- tha Authorities.
'"Following the alleged disappearance
of a diamond ring and diamond ear
drop valued at $380 cash, from her
home last night, Mrs, A. Calonev 402
Twenty-first street, north., visited the
police station and asked a warrant for
the arrest of a roomer. The woman
declared that she had laid the dia
monds down in the room in the pres
ence of this man. Later she says the
VERDUN
REPORTED
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Corner of Sixth and Washington St.,' Portland, Oregon
INFORMAL LUNCHEON
HELD BY PRESIDENTS
OF WOMENS CLUBS
Purpose of Gatherings Is to
Promote Spirit of Helpful
ness and Good Fellowship,
ONLY ONE ON THIS COAST
ra4ttr Cf Oonfsrenos Bespoass of
Kaon One rresaut Telling Objects
of Ssr OrganlsaUon.
The large attendance, great interest
and enthusiasm of the 60 presidents
of leading women's organisations ' of
the city, who braved the downpour
yesterday to attend the informal
luncheon and conference at the Hazel
wood, promise much for the success of
future luncheons and conferences. 1
Mrs. Frank 8, Myers called 'the
meeting to order and Miss Viola Orts
child was elected , chairman for the :
J . VUB LFlBlft USUI, iU .Ol 17. E. K UUIOI
ent chairman for each meeting. Miss -Vella
Winner was made secretary. -.
Miss Ortschlld outlined In a general -
way the purpose of the conference as -being
that of promoting a spirit of
helpfulness and good fellowship at
monthly luncheons, where all prob
lems of Interest to the public gener-r
ally and to the clubs particularly, may
be discussed. -The women stand for In
dividuality of Judgment and action,'
hence action will not be taken on the
various matters discussed. 4
BoUcea Is "feature.
The outstanding feature of tha con
ference waa tha rollcall to which each
president responded with ths nam of
her organization, its purpose ana mem
bership. Thus it was shown that there -.
is organised effort along practically ;
all lines of human endeavor, including
the study of 7 art. music, literature,
psychology, political science, horn :
economics, current events, patriotism,",
honoring of patriots and pioneers.
Other line are promotion of th
welfare of graduate nurses, higher"
education, scholarship loan funds, all
phases of socjal service for the old,
young, sick and needy of all kinds,
classes snd aes. Also is Included pro
vision for recreation for old and :
young, promotion of good fellowship
among "lavender ladles," dramatic lit .
erature, promotion of interests and ;
welfare of grade teachers, vacant lot,,
home and school gardening, Oregon
history, civics, and the promotion of :
culture and social life among young
business men and women.
Only On of Its SClad. .
Mrs. J. F. Chapman, president of th
Franklin Hlsrh School Parent-Teacher .
association, was eiectea cnairman ror
th April luncheon, the last Saturday s
of each month being selected aa, th
regular meeting day. Mrs. Chapman -will
announce her committee and th ;
place of meeting through th news
papers'. All active presidents of worn. ,
en's organizations of the city ar
eligible to this informal conference-
rne generat pian ior a presiawn
conference originated with Mrs. Jose,
phine TL Sharp anu the tact that It I
probably the only organisation on th
coast Including presidents of organise
tlons of such a great variety of inter
ests and endeavors, make it notable.
Jewels were found to be missing. Bh
told th polic that th roomer, upon
investigation, was iuunu m
packed his grips and disappeared.
The man whom she suspects ba
been employed in capacity of a struo- ;
tural steel worker for the Interstate
bridge. j
, Eggs Are Down,
imd the fcett bene for Hyers are bad,
bj poultryinett la the want ad eetloe of ..to
days Journal. '
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REMEMBER, WE ARE HERE TO STAY
you are given dollar for dollar' you
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,- LADY ATTENDANTS
Flesh-Colored Plates $ 1 0
22k Gold .Crowns . . ..$5.00 and $350
22k Gold Bridge. . t . ; .$5.00 and $350
Painless Extracting . ..a550o
do the very best work at the very
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