THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 2,f 1917.
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BOOTBLACK SUED
TWO DAYS AFTER
HE BUYS BONDS
, Action Is Filed to" Seeure
Back Rental ' From Which
Anthony- Ellison Says He
; ; Was Verbally Released. '
William P. Swope, Assignee
,VI Wiailll llbIM, W J
o child Brothers, Owners oil
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. Building oi same name.
: Two after Anthony Ellison,,
ibootbUck In the Rothchlld , building.
Fourth and Washington treet, hfl
etubscrlbed practically all of his av
- Inge for Liberty bonds, ha was ssrved
with papers is a suit that had been
filed arainsthlm in the district court
' ' for alleged delinquency in rental pay.
ments. .-- .. K
! The complainant In the suit ' was
'William P. Swope. real estatekdealer,
to whom had been asalsned g claim
r 1 j 1At hit T?Ki41t V? mm 4wnorm
ef the building in which Ellison and
James E. Ecoaomos, hie partner, art
tenants.
,j The bootblacks have occupied this.
stand for over seven years. About
18 months as the . rent was raised,
but Ellison complained that""lt was
' too high and he could Jot pay It. and
he was verbally released, so he as
' serts, and the ? rent was reduced . to
Its former size. No change, however,
' .was made In the figures on the new
."lease, but Ellison never . thought this
factwould bring him any woe. -
About two week mo. when the Ub-
erty loan drive. was rearing its climax.
many memtwrs of the Oreelc comma
nity. an organisation of the better class
of Oreelc merchants and business men
of, the city, held a meeting and aub4
Ellison announced that he .would
- subscribe $1000 and that his partnei)
would subscribe $1000. Going back to
,'hls stand, he looked-over his bank ac-i
count and found he did not have that
: much ready money. . He and his part-
ner, therefore, subscribed $6O0 each and
fclllson was left with less than $200 to
j'tcover any emergencies that, might
arise. y '
v The news that' Ellison had sub
i scribed was published in the newspa
I 1 pars. Just two days afterward he was
-served with papers In the suit' The
" complainants had gone back mora-than
,- 1 a year for the basis of their claims,
and. In the period Intervening, Ellison
' I said, not a word had ever been said
about the rent balance. The amount
- asked for Is the difference between the
' rent that Ellison has been regularly
, and fully paying each month and the
' amount that was named in the new
lease that had been presented by Roth-
child Bros., but which had apparently
been withdrawn.
' Moreover the complaint asks for
these extra amounts only oyer three
-months, July, October and November
- he paid $150, at a rate of $50. a month,
j When . he really should have- paid $35
FORMER PENDLETON -.r
SHERIFF., IS 'QALLED
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FORMER SHERIFF OF
. UMATILLA IS.DEAD;
ItWiUBainToniglit
Says 7eather Man
ADAMWYECALLEO
A. W. Nye
a month, or a total of $265. The
amount asked in the bJlTis $105.. ...
Attorney Hugh GeartA. who nas be
friended Ellison has taken charge of
the case. . ' '
"It seems strange that Ellison was
never asked to pay mora rent When ha
tendered his $50 on this month," said
Mr. Gearin Thursday. "It looks veny
much as If someone was taking ad
vantage of his patriotism."
The case will coma up in the district
court some time within the next two
weeks.
Umatilla to Present
$10,000toY.M.0.A.
Pendleton, Or.4 Nov. 8. Umatilla
county has undertaken organization for
a campaign to raise the county's quota
of $10,000 for the T. M, C. AJwar fund.
Leon Cohen has been appointed man a
ger for the "drive" by the executive
committee composed of the following:
C. M. Bishop, J. V. Tallman, , Judge G.
W. Phelps, W. W. Harrah, Judge J. W.
Maloney, I K Mann and I. E. Young.
Organisation of the western part ot
the county is being undertaken by-Mr.
Cohen, Mr. Tallman and Mr.. Bishop.
At a meeting Tuesday evening Ser
geant Major Kenning, Canadian offl
Man Well Known in Pendleton
Umbrellas W1U Seeded TonlgHt
aa4 Saturday XX rredlotiOBs Xada
tT FSTscaster ComeTrus.
Rain tonight and. Saturday Is the
weather forecast today. . An- area of
low pressure, central over the Pacific
ocean south of Alaska Thursday morn-'
in g. has moved in a southeasterly di
rection toward Oregon, and will be
and Pacific Northwest Is SVJStsAV
Mourned by Many Friends. JSir'SS;
and in western Washington, with rain
over .the - north Pacific coast from
Prince Rupert to Tatoosh Island.
' The barometer Is' high over the
remainder of the country and this con
dition Is attended generally by clear
skies and by temperatures below nor
mal in the eastern hair or the coun
try. Including the west ; gulf states,
and along the Pacific coast,1 The only
rain in this country this morning; was
at Buffalo, N. Y and Tatoosh -Island.
Adam Wirt Nye, a pioneer of , Uma
tilla county, died at his Portland home,
490 East Tillamook street, Thursday
afternoon, Mr. Nya was born In Mis
souri in 1842, and came to Oregon
when 20 years of age. For two years
he was engaged m the freighting busi
ness. In 1865 he moved to Vancouver,
Wash., i and married Miss Harriet . J.
SwlUler. a Missourian who had come
to Oregon. 20 years before with her
parents.
For two years following- this ne
farmed : near Vancouver, -and then
moved to Umatilla-county,, where ha
purchased a i80 acre ranch. In 1870
he disposed- of this property and pur
.chased 480 acres near Weston and
took up the growing of wheat Two
years later ha was elected sheriff of
Umatilla county, in which office ha
served two years.
On retiring from office ha returned
to his ranch, bought a thousand acres
additional and added sheep raising to
bis interests. For 11 years he con
tinued In this line, when he disposed
of his holdings and went Into .the
mercantile business in Pendleton.
Three years later he retired from ac
tive business life.
Mr. Nye was a staunch Democrat
during his. life, a member of the Epis
copal church and was prominent in
Masonio circles in Eastern Oregon.
For ten years he was librarian and
secretary of the Pendleton Commer
cial club.
, The funeral will ba held at tha
hapel of J. P. Flnley & Bon. Fifth
and Montgomery streets, Sunday at
1:80 p. in.. Rev. O. W. Taylor officiat
ing. The Masons will have charge of
the services at the grave In Vancouver,
Mr. Nye is survived by four child
dren, William W. .and Thomas C. Ny
of Portland; Mrs. W. C Sbults of
Idaho and Mrs. I. Macleay of Tacoma.
Ha was a member of Pendleton lodge
No. 52, A. F, and A. M., and -of Pen
dleton chapter No. 23, Royal Arch
Masons.
Grain Bureau Needs
More Funds at Once
Balem, Or., Nov. 2. Tha appropria
tion of $7500 for the state grain in
spection department, under the public
service commission, is now exhausted
and the commission is preparing to
ask the emergency board, to authorise
tha department to Incur a deficiency
of probably $5000. In preparation for
this request, the commission Is sendinz
a letter to all grain dealer and others
interested in the grain business, ex
plaining tha situation and asking thera.
if they approve, to get behind 'the
movement for mora funds.
The statement is -made that any
funds appropriated can probably ba
returned from tha proceeds of another
year's business. Fees - received from
various sources have been Insufficient
to maintain tha department during de
velopment period, it is pointed out.
. Tha commission discusses three pos
slbla remedies, one being reduction "i
force of 'employes, another an increase
in fes, and the tnlrd an appeal to the
emergency board, -and discards the
first two as being Inadvisable.
Corpora! Maneke
Tha funeral of Corporal Maneke was
held at the Flnley chapel Thursday,
Rev. F. A. Wlllmaa officiating. Full
military, honors were accorded at tha
grave in . Rose City Park cemetery, a
Pitcher Joe Dailey
United States Army
Portland lost another baseball play
er Thursdays when "Ixng Joe" Dailey,
righthanded pltoher, enlisted in. the
quartermaster's corps of tha United
States .army and was sent to Van
couver barracks to Join hi company.
Dailey returned Thursday from Los
Angeles, .where ha finished.-: the Coast
league season. Ha started tha season
salute belri fired by a detail from
cer. who served two year, at the front the Fourteenth United State. Infantry, th satTrC was iuTched'by De
. " c UU1U. uwu troit and after his release back to
Denies marines, iorparu jaane&e was
a member of Company H, 162d United
States Infantry (Third Oregon), and
died from natural causes at Camp
Greene, N. C. October 23. His mother,
Mrs. Lens. Maneke, resldies t 831
East Sixteenth street.
told t tha work of the 3T. M. C. A, for
men of the army, and of the necessity
of extending its operations and benefits.
Judge and Jury
Each Found Guilty
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A NutritiOTS Diet for All Ages.
Keep H or lick's Always orf Hafid
Ouick Lunch; Home or Office.
Portland lodge of. Elks celebrated
its twenty-eighth anniversary Thurs
day night by an "old timers' f estlval."
A mock trial of Joe Day .resulted In
that hannv Elk finding the judge and
Jury guilty of breech of promise in
stead of himself.' - j-U. 6. - Senator
George E. Chamberlain, past exalted
ruler of the lodge, told of the activities
in congress following tha declaration
of war. j
Marshall Guest of .
Honor in Salt. Lake
Salt Lake. City, Nov. 2. (I. N. S.)
Vice-President Thomas R. ' Marshall,
accompanied by Mrs. Marshall, left
here early this morning for Wyoming
and Idaho, where . Mr. Marshall will
fill speaking engagements. Last night
In Salt Lake City ha addressed sev
eral hundred people gathered at a ban.
quet given in his hmor. While In Salt
Lake City the vice-president was the
guest of Governor Simon Bamberger.
Mrs. Mary Gerllng
Mrs. Mary Gerling, wife of Fred W,
Gerllng, died at St Vincents hospital
Thursday morning. Mrs. Gerllng was
(2 years old, a native of Wisconsin,
and had resided in. Oregon for 41
years, the family residence being 2013.
East Clay street . Surviving . Mrs.
Gerling ' are her husband, four sons
and one daughter. Funeral arrange
ments are in charge of J, P. Flnley &
Son. -
Seattle was picked up by Portland,
showing great promise.
Dailey tried to enlist several times
but '"examining officers feared that he
could not stand life in the trenches be-
cause of having- been shot in the
stomach with a small bore rifle sev
eral years ago. He comes from
small town near Tacoma and 1.
stenographer.
James Henry Conlan 1
James Henry Conlan died at St. Vin
cents hospital Wednesday night, aged
68. He was born in Cleveland. He
came to Portland two years ago. He
was general roadmaster of the , S., P.
& 8. His wife survives. Funeral serv
ices were held at the Holy Rosary
church. Third and Clackamas streets,
Friday morning and Interment was In
Mt, Calvary cemetery. J. P. Flnley &
eon naa cnarge ot arrangements. .
William
jiff" -''y i
with Portland's Star,
JEWEL CARMEN, in
"The Conqueror"
played at the Globe Theatre,' N.
V., at prices from 25 c to 1.00.
i Read what th N. Y. Tribune
ays of it:
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Farniim
S&m Houston U the best tiling that Wil
liam Farnum has ever done. Thousands of
horses and some stupendous battle scenes
are a part of the entertainment. In fact,
the picture, quite beggars description;
there is so much of it and it is so varied.
But bigger than these is the dynamic, dra
matic drive of fThe Conqueror' The pic
ture holds the audience tense, ever expec
tant of new thrills, as they watch the hu
morous, romantic, sometimes pathetic, ever
human story of Sam Houston.'' v
Edward Bowe
. Edward Bowe, aged SI, a native ef
England and a resident of Oregon
for 29 years., died at his home, 208
Whltaker street, Thursday. He is sur
vived by Ills widow. Funeral services
will be held at the chapel of J. P.
Flnley & Son, Monday, at 2:80 p. m.,
Rev. W. T. Lane officiating. v
Begins limited engagement tomorrow at regular prices,
. w! 1.1 , ; 10c and 20c, at UW : . ; .....
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Vocational Board v
Is Chosen Again
Salem, Or., Nov. 2. To , -correct, an j
error made when ne attempted to
appoint members of the State - Board
on Vocational Education before the
law authorizing such board -was ef
fective. Governor Wlthycombe has ..re
appointed the 'board members, with
one change; , He appointed C; F. Ad
ams of Portland to serve in place
of W. B. ' Ayer, food "administrator.
Other members are Mrs. George Mc-
Math and E.-, J. stack ot Portland.
Mrs. ; ; Charles H. Castner of ;r Hood
River, s.and J. A. ChurchllL superin
tendent of public instruction. r
The board Is appointed. -pursuant
to the Smith-Hughes act, passed by
congress, carrying an appropriation
for the training of vocational teach
ers for the public' schools. Oregon
will receive S15.000 the first' year
on condition that an equal amount
is put up for the same purpose by
schools receiving funds.
There's
BANTENBE1N TO TAKE
BACK HIS POSITION
on her contention that" she was quite
able to take care of herself and prop
erty. - - - - .
UPON
CIRCUIT
BENCH
CULINARY TROUBLES , BLA3EED
Husband Accuses Wife, of Failing
To Do Her Duty. !"
Eugene Raisig, in his complaint fox
divorce filed in the circuit, court Wed
nesday, charges that Jils wife Cather
ine . Halsig, refused to cook but one
meal a day, and later recused to cook
even that one. They were married la
udge Elects Choice of Colo- portund.in jmy.,io.
net in Reserve -Corps and
Will Hold" Self Ready.
Circuit Judge C. U. fciaBtenbeln. hav.
lag resigned his commission as major
general In the regular army, nas
elected to accept the rank of colonel
in . the " reserve corps and return to
Portland to resume his place on (he
circuit -court bench.' - ,
Judare Cantenbein will arrive . from
Washington IX C next Friday, , when j BREACH
ne Is expected to relieve circuit Judge
E. V. Uttlefield. who is now -presiding
in department No. e.
The return of Judge Cantenbem is
a result of a previous agreement. When
Gantenbein entered the army service,
Governor Wlthycombe - appointed Mr.
Littlefield to the position left vacant
in Muunoman couniy.
Judge Littlefield today received i
telegram from Judge Gantenbein, ad
vising him of his decision. Littlefield
said he would resign his position on
the bench in conformity to the pre
arranged plan.
Other divorce suits filed were: Anna
Williams v. .Magnus Williams, . cru
elty, married. October II, 113; Crtnthe
Iorns vs. Frank B. lorns, married De
cember t. 1907, cruelty.
Presiding Judge .Kavanaugn reserved
decision in the divorce of John Sell
against Christine SelL - -
Judge Kavanaugn granted three di
vorces as follows: Helen Werschkul vs.
Kobert WerschkuL Lissie Brill 'vs.
Conrad Brill and Lorena Boswell vs.
Clarence O. Boswell. .
M. J. Purcell Wants 910,000 Dam.
ages From Frank Iforth.
Matilda. Josephine Purcell. 17 years
old. is suing; Frank North for 310.000
damages for oreach of promise. She
riled the suit through her father, A.
J. Purcelt . " i
Ida Neal asks for a divorce from
Benjamin Neal on the ground of cruel
ty. They were married in Linn coun
ty, September 9, 189C. She alleges that
ner nusoand called her names.
Elma Woesner asks for a dlvarc
Following Is a copy of the telegram 1 from Frank Henry Woesner, alleging
'from Gantenbein to Littlefield
"under a recent runner or tne juage
advocate general I bad to elect be
tween a major general ifc the national
army and a colonel in tne reserve
corps. After careful consideration I
have elected the latter
"Tou will remember X stated I would
do this if Yv came to a choice. X can
not make the sacrifices and X' shall
probably see "you Friday.'
juage ijiweiieia was appointed Dy
Governor Wlthycombe August 29
In -returnkig to the circuit court
bench Judge Gantenbein will be sub
ject to the call to colors as a colonel
in the reserve corps at any time,
GUARDIAN IS KEPT BY COURT
Photoplay Palac
Petition for Release Denied to' Mrs.
Sarah Dodson.
County Judge Tasweif Wednesday
afternoon denied an application from
Mrs. Sarah C. Dodson . to have tne
court discharge her guardian.
Mrs. Dodson is 77 years old and has
property valued at from $50,000 to
$63,000, consisting of 118,000 cash in
banks, two fishwheels at -Warrendale
and a tract -of land.
Charles E. McCallough was appoint
ed her guardian following insanity
proceedings Instituted some time ago
by hr son. The insanity charge was
dismissed, but on 'recommendation of
the examining physicians the court
placed her under guardianship.
Last summer Mrs. Dodson marrleS
William Bradback; her effort to rid
herself , of the guardian being basal
Marriages Still Ahead
According to figures furnished bv
the eounty clerk, September held the
Multnomah county record for divorces
filed, with 118 suits. Nevertheless.
the number of married couples in the
cuy was greater ror- the month, 215
licenses-.being Issued. '
- October made a smaller nho wine
with 195 licenses to marry and 17 di
vorce suns oegun.
Many Claims Filed
Criminal suits, civil actions and
small claim matters to the number of
70 were, begun In the district court
during October, according to a atate
ment comolled bv w t ni,vm..x
chief clerk. Fees of $5538.21 were col
lected and $12,795 bail money was
taken In.
The Pacific KisselKar Co.. Broadway
and Davis, are the oldest Ford dealers
on mt coast.
. the world's
.best pictures
MME.
PETROVA
Superi
or
Flavor
To
P0STUM
as a table beverage.
A package from
the grocer is well
worth a trial, in place .
of coffee especially
When Coffee Disagrees!
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Thursday, Friday, 5
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JUNE ELVIDGE
"8KAXA .WX TOKOrVB HZS,"
The First of the BxadyJSade
- JPlotnres.
aSJSAT ACTS 5
Matinees,Yeek Days, 10c.
Evenings, Adults, 20c;
Loges, 30c. , Children Un
der Twelve, 15c
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Love, Vengeance V" ' v
the TJnwYitten Law. , t - .
Powerful Problems. ,
"Surprise" ending In V '
, the great Petrova Ht .
8uccess. Jr jy. V K ' 1
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100 Show
COMING SUNDAY $
Stars anH Stripes in
V France '.
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New Houston Hotel
UiiT H MJSTD ZVERETT
four blocks (nun Union Depot and star
Business center. Fireproof 'and modera.
BATES 78e TO $S FS HAT
CHas. O. HOPKINS. Uaaasw
Escape Convict Taken
Salem, -Or., Nov. 2. Warden Mur
phy today received advice that John !
Smith, one or six convicts who es
caped from the prison flax field in !
1916, has .been arrested by federal!
authjoiitles and Is now being held at
Fort Omajia. Warden Murphy is
sending a special agent for him. He
was serving from two. to five years
for burglary. j
First Library Fund
Drive Obtains $700
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HIS-
The Military Boot has become quite g
popular and is very much in demand r
See how; well the "Boston"
can fill your demands, not
alone in this particular type
qf boot, but in matter of
price, also. .
Our popular prices will sure
,ly remind you 'of former;
gooa oia times.
Tha fl rat v" Hrfv. fnl- nni!i tarltli
(which to purchase a site for the; new
1 Carnegie library on ; the east side
showed 3700, and the promoters&are
pracTacaiiy assured or. the lull ejmount
needed before the expiration of the 10
days effort now being put forth; rt
-A mass meeting at the Princess
theatre at Arleta Station on the Mount
Scott line was larsrelv attended Thnrs. I
i aay evening when Robert H. Strong,
president vof the Library association of
I Portland spoke on s the history, rand
scope ox library work In Portland. -
They come in tan, gray,
s brown, black and two-tone
effects.
$3.95, $.95
$5.95 .
"More for your Money at the
Shop of Stylo and Service"
We close promptly 8
F. Sat. Xvr
6sntisepUe for Perfect Complexion
Pl'UCii iss. seaatlrieK. mftraa wtiltmi. nr.
vents and rspldle clears skis of u erantloos. i
you'll like Its cleaolr. heeltbr odor., 60c . an
29ih St.bet.
OPhoeotoFe
Francis X. Bushman
is a4 story of love and hate in the Tenness'ees a
picture that combines the "dash" of a "Western"
with the charm, romance and beauty of these
famed mountains. THE ADOPTED SON.
Other Interesting
Features
COLUMBIA!!
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PORTLAND'S GREAT COMMUNITY EFFORT ASKS
- YOUR SUPPORT.
THIRD ANNUAL
MaiiiLafactTLire
SLIIIO
Lsliiio.
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willi formally opened Saturday evening, 8 o'clock, by-
$-jerab:Vithycbmbe and Mayor Baker. ' The show is the ; result r
of 4 tremendous community enterprise t and co-operation, and; X
wiirrrierit the patronage of every maii and woman in Oregon.
: l. :Thergreatest displays ever shown in Portland. A magnifi-1
r cent;.show place, the new Auditorium, erected at a cost ot more
than $600,000. Every feature of interest has I been provided
:-McElrby,s Band in daily 'concerts. Not a dull hour during the
afternbon: and evening; Popular- prices evenings, with matinee
prices?every anernoon, . ; ,
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