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THE " OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 27, 13irT J SOLDIERS 1101 GRAIN STOR E GUARD HOUSES AND m WHARVES "Police Detail Also, Is Increased 100 Per Cent, but Reasons Are ' ' .Not Allowed to Leak. " That the ''Portland waterfront and - grain - warehouses ar being amply jruarded by 'soldier was made known Jast night when the story became publlo of a patrolman being challenged at the k Glob Flouring mills Tuesday night by eight" soldiers, who. after learning hla mission, told htm "to beat It.' - ' The policeman, E. Adams, had been detailed to the dock earlier In the eve - nlng. Aa he appeared, the soldiers net Vlm with bayonet and aaked his buel- neiw. f ' . -j '"I am a policeman and am here to do t guard duty," he la aaid to have replied. "Well you beat It, we can take charge T of the guarding business here,", he waa told.' And he took them at their word. ,?f In spite of the fact that soldiers are stationed over the entire waterfront. t Chief of .Police Johnson Tuesday ln 1 r.creased the, number of police on water- front duty ,r nearly 10O per cent. This was at flrrt explained by that f , flclal, who aaid that he had' received or ers from 'Washington, D- C. to increase - ; -his number of patrolmen in order to avert any possible attempt to damage --the docks or-waxebouses. r - At the present time there are 10 to 15 .men from the police bureau who have -; been called from their regular beats and J jjuton waterfront duty. In spite of the fact- that there is a large number of " soldiers stationed along .the waterfront. 2?. S. Halbert Dies - At Baker Home 41 - Baker, Or, Dee. 87. T. S. Halbert a -President of this " city sine 1890, died here Wednesday after an extended 111 ,ness. Ha waa born M.Allegheny county, N. T: in 1141. ajrd"'ame west when a young majnr'Tmng in Utah for a number of years. He came here in the f employ of Uta Oregon Lumber company . j. -ft i . - a ill it. 4 . . nu omlu nnn mjciawu wuo uuu com- - pany in hla 27 years' residence in Baker, Besides his wife, three married daugn- ' ters, Mrs. F. E. White of Cove, Or., ana v A Mrs. B. , F. Dickerson and Mrs. F. M. iShurtllff of this cityr 'survive. He was . . a member of the Methodist church and . ths funeral win be held Thursday after- noon from the local church of that de ; nomination. ' ' Food. Saving in Slab. t Baker, Or., Dec. 27. Baker grocers r are planning to start the first of the year a vigorous ' campaign to secure cooperation . by the people to- carrying out In full detail the desires of the food administration. The "cash and carry". plan will be a part of the general scheme but the principal endeavor will be to ""enlist the housewives "of the city in a ' more general use of dark flour and corn meal , as a substitute for white ',, flour. , Police Get No Line On Threat Letters Authorities Inclines to Believe Threats - Have Been jTada t "War Off Sue picloa frost jM ea TJaesr Arrest. Sacramento. CaL, Dec 27 (U. P.) All efforts of the police and: postal authorities to get a line on the sender of the threatening letter received by Governor Stephens have been in vain. The police are inclined Uy believe that the letter waa sent by ; I. W. W. , to ward y off Y' suspicion against WQliara Hood and O. F. - VoeUer, I. W. w. leaders, who are alleged by the police j to -have dynamited the governors man sion. . ' - The opinion Is still . entertained at the governor's office that the letter- was sent by soma crank merely to ter i or Ue the governor. ? E-H Evans, former' secretary of the X W. W, and ex-eecretary of the Western Federa tion of ' Miners, was" arrested last night on suspicion. V.:. - I i ,ii in... Victim of Stabbing . Affray in Hospital RECOMMENDATIONS Hill SUSPENS 1 OF LABOR LAWS MADE - Jealousy and Poison Plot Is. Theory Now Council of National .Defense : Outlines . Its Views to .'. Governor.'- . ' Salem. Or, Dee, Governor Wlthy- combe is in receipt of a letter irom W. E. Glfford, director of the Council of National Defense, announcing reaolu Uons which ha.ve been adopted by .the Council of National Defense in favor of legislative action giving the governor authority to suspend, under certain con ditions, labor laws and regulations dur ing the period fthe war. The resolu tions, aa -adopted and submitted to the governor., are as. follows: "Keeolved. That state legislative ac tion should provide that the. governor of the state be empowered to suspena tne - v w - I the state oe em power ea to suspena ! 1 '... Miliar ranchar Jretorleas GamBllag Clsb Is Seess of I state labor Uws only upon the following "Ywmj T T.immI cattiaa WkieB Beaas one sxaa io jseai i conuiuons: Place W1U Wow. Be "Closed. " : ; As the result of being stabbed in the back by a man who baa not been located by the police, L.' Lawrence la in St. Vincent's hospital. The stabbling affray took Dlace in a club In the Buchanan building at an early hour.: yesterday I than five daya) of such hearings having morning following an argument over thai been seat, to the state labor department proceeds of a. crap game. -.V I or state labor commission, to tne plant. Lawrence tola poiioe.inai na wouia -1. upon notloa from the Council of National Defense stating that a war emergency' or that public welfare ' duire such suspension. "2. That . such suspension should be made only after public hearings had been held, reasonable notice (of not lesa TleUas .lt-Tear-Old Daaahter As eases 3Talgkber of XDUag Metber to Order That see Mlgbt Wed Father. Chicago. Dec !7-L K. a) -.Charges that Mrs. Viola Pancxy poisoned the wife of Stanley Fafara. la the hop that aha might wed . Fafara herself ' are being investigated today by Coroner Hoff man. The charges wera made by Fsv fara's 15-rear-oid daughter. .Minnie, after her father and ended his life by drinking poison rather than face arrest. Mrs.,, Pancsy obtained warrant for. Fafara'S arrest on a charge of aasault after quarrel. Whan detectives cane to arrest Fafara. ha drank poison In the preaenca of his daughter. The daughter declarea her f atnbr gava Mrs. Pancsy tSOO in small amounts at various times and that the quarrel arose from ; her father's refusal to give her more money. The body of Mrs. Fafara may be ex humed. . Rancher Is ' Murdered San Gabriel. CaL. Deo. 27-f. N, 8t) was shot by an unidentified man At Iron Ford. In the San Gabriel canyon. Wednesday. The assailant hid -in the brush and fired a bullet through' MQ lers back, making his escape before persona, who heard the shot found the rancher's body. The motive could not be learned. x William T. Emery Dies in .California aassssBBmsfi saasasaasi sss '".''. Koeeburgv Or, Deo. rf WlUiam T. Emery, a waU- known and proaperooa farmer-of tha. Colea valley vicinity. Hied Wednesday at the homa of his daughter, at Fresno. CaL He had been ta failing healtla for several years ana want to California two weeks ago. He waa M years of age and m survivea by his wife, one son ana two aaugnura. Tha funeral wm D neia aara. w. Emery owned . om .of tha beat faima ie this vicinity and - waa a native of this county.-- Ha waa a half brother of S. .D. Kvana.of Rosaburg. Titus Suggested as Dining Car Director . Seattle. . Dec IT (TJ. P. Following tha completloa of tha Red Cress mem bership campaign directed In the North west by XIaaea J. Titus, dining car su perintendent of tha Northern PaclTtu railway, a movement waa started here today to have him considered for the poet of government director of raOroad dining" car service on all lines, taken over by the president.. Titus put the Northern Pacific din ing car service on a war basis and con f erred frequently with Herbert Hoover after tha latter waa named food con troller. "Arrest of Miss Beatty Investigated Washington. Dec 27. (I. N. S.) The refuse to prosecute his assailant., if be was arrested, - and desired t,o have . the matter hushed up. : v' ' The '. club became ' notorious several months ago when numerous raids by the police resulted in tne . noconnni ox rather- substantial .gambling games. A short time later Chief of Police John son announced his intention of- closing all gambling .houses tn-Pertlaad, but the matter finally - sank '- Into oblivion until this affair. . ; . -" - . Raids have beea. conducted on at least four alleged gambUngbouses at period organisation and employ as in tha l.due- ""'..trt, 1ki itiVv rZ n..KiiM k .ltte department U making Inquiry ra- propriate notice in the press. "3 gardlng the -supposed arrest by tha v- t w ri .e BhuI. 0 That the particular provts ons of S?"!" " ",V-J" .Z.,;. a Bessie Beatty, a San Francisco news ier laws that, are suspended and I ' c uMm Tvn. of California. In Mlas Beattys behalf, ta attempting to ascertain tha facta In her case. the- labor tha. length of time of suspension should bo stated la a permit to . be. Issued by the governor. "4. That permits should be issued for limited periods not to exceed six months and to be renewed only cpon. rehear- lnga. "5. That all permits should expire two months after the cloae of the war. 6. That the permits should bo issued Disbarment Started Against Mayor Gill aasMHWissaaBav a Seattle, Dec 27. (TJ. P.) Disbarment complaints against Mayor Hiram C Olll. ' and his law partnara. Herbert B. Hoyt. H. & Frya and Jamea C Raley, were filed Wednesday by Attorney Oan rjiuuiiiiiiimiiHiuunuiiiiiuuiiiiuiiiiuimiiuiiuiiuiuiuiiiiiuiimiiuiiuiuuiig leal times during the past two months, 1 to individual plants and not to an en- but in no case has tha house been I tire industry ; provided, however, that closed permanently by, the police, al-1 no suspension of outstanding regulatlona though it Is an open page in police clr-1 or orders, herein provided for. shall be cles. that Chinese gambling houses are I construed to apply to state laws requir ing installation of protective devices. "7.- That copies of all permits issued should be posted In conspicuous places I in each factory or plant affected over the proper official algnatura.v running "wide open" most of the time. Shipbuilder Ignores Court; -Is Arrested era! W. V. Tanner and assistant Attor ney General Thomas F. Murphina. , Tha charges against tha firm grow out of tha practices of the Merchants Protective association, for whom it 'was tha legal representative. Tha principal causa of the complaint Is doe to the fact that tha mayor, who la bead of the police department of the etty, per mitted his name to be used on tha sta tionery of tha aaaodatiea whoa It sought clieata aaaoag the tender loin hshltaea. . " 1 11 1 - V if 4 : ft -sv III ' TAKE YOy r 20 EXT RA STAMPS TOMORROW WITH v THE COUPON Bring iTth Ccpca an 20-EXTR.0 TL A H, TradUf Stamps on yeer first tl eaah par chase and douMe en tne naieaoe. Oood en first floor aad ta sasement tomorrow and Sat urday, pec tl and 21, If Yew Hevwa't mm Auto- I Strop Safety Raor err one , Onr 30 day. trial will convlnca you the best, easiest and cheapest shaves, spell Aatex Strap Shav for two) years for $5 .Jl't. .-4 Why Not Kaltomino ' THOSE SHABBY WALLS? ' ALABASTINE .f Is easily applied win not show laps irles quickly 4s unitary and cheap. ' , 2.oo will finish a food sized room. Let us show you our 92.00 COLOR COMBINATION KEEN, KUTTER SCISSORS for all tu75c op ill WOOD.LARK YARD STICK FREE FOR THE ASKING Proclamation Fixes Prices of Millfeeds i G. Lr Standifer of the O. H. Standi- fer Construction company, waa ar rested yesterday by Motorcycle Patrol men Russell on two bench warrants, is sued by Municipal Judge Kossman when MiHfeed Sealers Mast Secure Urease Mr. Standifer f ailed , to PPJf court v g. Food AimlaistraUoai Al anawa tr . vsirlniSsV enfAraTia Or YnLi I iti h u reieaaed under I lowed Beasonabls Profit Above Cost. $20 ball to appear in municipal court Following the announcement, fixing Friday morning. Mr. ianuirer waa tho prlce of mlllf eeda by MlUlng Corn first arrested by Patrolman Clement! mifc8ioner T. B. Wilcox, the following lor noi naving proper nsuu. n uis statement was made last night by Fed mobile. Later he waa. arrested by Pa-lermj Food Administrator W. B. Ayer: troiman unnion ior cuxung a corner, am -jj dealers in millfeeds are to be waa released on his own recosnlaanp in icenaed. They should address the United com instances ana win w ulto.i u court which, it is said, he failed to do. SPECIAL TOMORROW AND SATURDAY "Old MiU" ToUet Pper, 6oxm it 77c Skyline" Toilet Paper, ' dozen 49c $2M 3-QT. HOT WATER CI QQ BOTTLE, 2 year ruarintee vXeaO 2-OT. COMBINATION HOT WATER BOTTLE and fountain Syr- Qf fQ Inre. with flxanel cover.. V-ie9a All DolU nd Stuffed AnimaU at One Third Off J SIMPLEX ALARM CLOCK runs and alarms for eifcht at e . e toy witn one winding. ffiWyjL Guraanteed $3.00. to please SLUMBER SLIPPERS for cold feet 25c to 75c Wv anlnot OirtmotUlr sn exeellsnt intarcat beartns IntMtm.nt. hacked by the lraalth at the United Btstas. taam at The Journal office. Bur BLAMK'S v S' I : . . e 'i . : i " 4 a ' a SAMPLE 360 Morrison St. SHOP Corner Park St. HALF P1RIGE ;SA:LE:'; on Some beautiful Coats, Suits,' Dresses.' Skirts, Waists and Plush Coats Don't bay your Coats till you see) the Great Sale at the BLANK'S SAMPLE SHOP, as you know by this time that the BLANK'S SAMPLE SHOP fives what they advertise, exchanfe . all aale garments and refund. your money if yon are' not satisfied. LONG COATS Fur trimmed. It will pay you to come a long way to get these coats for only . ; . , $12.95 States Food Administration. Law . De partment. License Division. Washington. D. C, without delay. The following- in terpretation of the general rules will govern all sales: "The dealer sales of feeding stuff shall take no more than a reasonable profit over the average cost of his stock, on hand or under control, not contracted to he sold. The rule applies to all mill feeds, such aa bran, shorts, middlings, j oats, corn and prepared feeds." Large Sums Are Left To Various Hospitals 1 New Tork. Deo. X7. (I. N. a The will of W. H. White of Cold Bp rings Har bor, who became rich in oil and iron on the Pacific coast, was admitted to pro bata Wednesday at Riverhead. St. Luke's I hospital. New Tork city, named aa resi duary legatee, will benerit to the sum of between $500,000 and J 1.000.000. The! local hospital will receive all tha de cedent's New Tork real estate, valued at half a million dollars also a share of I hla personal property and one third of his California property. St. Luke'a hoe-! Ipltal in San Franclaco is to receive sQt. L00O. A MODEp VICTROLA SHOP J It makes rib difference where you pur chased your Victrola or Phonograph, you will be welcome at our store. Here you will find new feautres in record service new, clean, well ventilated record rooms competent, . attentive, courteous salespeople. Come with us. G. F. Johnson Piano C(L 149 SIXTH, BETr ALDER AND. MORRISON Mehlln, Packard, Bond and LIndeman Pianos Vlctrolas All the Records slillililliilliilliiilllililillliliiiiilllltilitiliillililiuilllllitlilillltfiiiiiiiuiiiiliiiitlir: I All 1918 Calendars 20 for 10c 20c for 25c Attractive and dallcata In coloring NEW TEAR CARDS Also "THANK TOIT CARDS fL- 10o 15c 40c for so We have ahipi it of HURD'S PAPERS In delicate Lennex Lews 50c Lena ox Lawn $1.40 Lawm FLaisk ' 85c to S20 abBINSON'S REMINDER A aplcndld Nsw Year's rift for a man 50c nd $1 AT REDUCED PRICES 2.2$ Ivory Pyralin Clocks. .. .$1.89 50c Ivory Pyralin .Picture Frames 39c 910 Toilet Set. Derby silver i pieces Hair Brash, Mirror, Comb, $6.49 110 Ivory Pyralin Toilet Set 3 pieces Hair Brash, Comb, Mirror, $8.75 15 Military Brashes and Comb $XS9 16 Ebony Toilet Set 3 pieces Comb; Brash and Mirror.. ..$4.39 5oc Java Kit Powder. .. .39c S0e Lablache Face Powder 39c Soc Pozzonl's Face Powder 39c 50c Hind's Honey Almond Cream 45c 1.50 Oriental Cream. ,$1.25 SOc Catnctine :40c Soc Robertine... 40c Cucumber and Elder Flower Cream 25c-50c-75c 50c Dickey Creme de Lis. 39c Soc Odorono , .45c 50c Carmen Face 'Powder 39c jPlw!BBsftS)a9aw43? aw hss7PlwPV7vr Pm n araxrTArwajrr ma, habshmm yoowoKtai7r 3 'j Alway -S. A L" SUsipe First Thrse Flesjra. mmmfmfmmimnmTOmTTmMTmm tT?T?TTT,f'W?v i h t ' ! . i. ! " 1 1 i ! i , : r 1 1 1 1 1 ( . i . : , , i . ! , , It Psychological Storm Caused Goal Famine Washing-ton. , Dec. . 27. CU. P.V A I "psrcnoiogicaj storm" was one of tha causes in tha recent coal ahortace In Ohio. Fuel Administrator Garfield told the senate coal inveatia-atins; committee vveaneaaar afternoon. Priority ordera for larce amount of I coal through Ohio to the Northwest and Canada resulting; In cars ot coal coins; I ano none oews; unloaded, caused a "psychological storm." which made con- ditiona there much worse than thev Bctuia nave oeen. no saio. Continue The Good-Work mini. Beautiful Pliish Coats i Some, less than half .priced only v $18.95 All the Prettiest Waists : imaginable in Silk Crepe, Georg ettes, Lace and !- Beautiful Fancy Silks--Some -would be chefcp af "$7.50 for only " HALF OFF DRESSES HALF OFF On Childrea'a COATS i r i BE SAMPLE 360 Morrison St. shop - Corner Park St. San Prancisco Will Build; Many Vessels Ban Krancleco. Dec. 27. ft rI The San TVanclsco bay district and En- rena win turn oat 00.000 tons of ship ping; in 1918, exclusive of naval vessels, according to a report -wired to Chair man Bdward N. Hurler of tha TTnit! States shipping board this afternoon by I 1 . var a a - I ukvu Acnsa, wm neaaea a locaj com-1 mlttee of Investigation. The tonnage In cludes aoo.000 of steel and 100.000 of wooden construction. In addition con crete ahipa aggregating 20,0(10 ton will DO DUllI. As advertised before on a purchase of $15 or over we will allow $5 on your old suit, overcoat, raincoat, or your dress, suit or coat Ayhich garment, after be ing repaired, will be given to a worthy cause which will directly help our boys at the front, In the past few weeks .we'have received manymany excellent garments through this plan and those to whom we turned thiem over are ask ing for as many more as we can possibly supply. Even if you do not wishto purchase, bring in your old clothing, we will repair it, and you can depend up-; on its being put to a worthy cause; ' Produce Company Is: : 'Ualled' by Hoover Great Falls. MonU Deo. XtVL N. S.1 ine xoorthern Produce oomnanv of uua ciry is tne rirst concern In the Northwest to be "called" br tha United States fuel administration for violating war regulations. Tha comDanr baa been ordered to - loomed la talv refund azeaaa margins assessed era Inst tha Farm era' I Exchange of Conrad. MonU on carload lota of coal. Tha Northern Produce company attempted to fix its own prices. regarajesa or. tha orders of tha national fuel administration and its local rep-1 resemauvea. -. - -. . . - Right riov)' the inducement to purchase is more strong1 than ever. Tempting reductions will be found in every department seasonable merchandise that must be cleared during this month and January: Suits, Coats,. Dresses. Waists. Furs and Millinery as well as men's wear. The 5 offer for old clothing holds good on re- duced merchandise and offers you the saving of just that much more. Look pver your old clothing and o vsee what you no longer.need it will be the same as converting it into cash and you will have the pleasure of helping our boys who are in need of every little service we can do them. ea t Secretary Wilsosi Taker Rest waahington. Deo. n. CU. P.The strain of mediaUon trips In the Interest of : preventing strikes, has worn Secre tary or. Labor TV'Uson until he has been i forced to take a rest in his home here. complicated -with a touch of the grip thisvhaa kept the secretary from, active l wor ior neany tsree weeks. - . V- r. CHARGE . . ACCOUNTS SOLICITED fc. ,"ssjesaw Washington Street at Tenth Purchases Made Before "the First of the Month Billed February 1