, THE OREGON ' DAILY, JOURNAL, .PORTLAND, .THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21." 1S18.
BEN SELLING'S PLEA
WINS
CLEMENCY
FOR
18-YEAR-OLD THIEF
Willard N. Watkins Is Paroled
to Man From Whom He Stole;
Roommate Faces Trial.
Willsrd N. Watkins, a youth of 18,
undr '(idlctment for the recent robbery
of the Ben Selling store, who pleaded
Bulky to the charge before Presiding
Judpe Tucker Monday, was sentenced
thin mornlne to two years In the peni
tentiary. On recommendation of Mr.
Sflltng. however, the lad was paroled to
him.
Mr. Selling urged leniency for the boy
oti the ground that he did not like to
a rutin not a hardened criminal, and
epectujy a boy, go to the penitentiary.
Wu'.klnn entered the premises through
a skylight, letting himself down with a
r-ir-e. lie took two overcoats and a suit
of dottier, giving one of the overoatu
to his room-mate, who was arrested with
him and also charged with the theft.
Watkins took upon himself the entire
responsibility for the crime, declaring
that his room-mate, whose name is Folk,
knew nothing about It.
Folk has pleaded not guilty and will
s!nm' trial.
Ill SIJANDS ARE SEEKING DIVORCES
Spouse Says He Had to Cook Whilj
Hire Lay in Bed.
VA vaunt from my sight, you poor, mis
erfcble creature ; let me see no more of
you," said Verna Sarah Hagar to Alpha
Zajotus Hagar, according to the latter's
divorce complaint filed In the circuit
cbrt this morning. She lay in bed and
uttered more dramatic phrases while he
cooked his meager breakfasts, he al
leges. She assured him frequently, he
nays, that she made a mistake in mar
rying him, being attracted merely bv
his outside appearance.
Oliver W. Buckman and Mamie
Bux-kman started a fight two hours
after their marriage and have kept it
up 'ever since, the husband set forth In
his, divorce complaint. She got a Job
as night telephone operator so she
would not be obliged to associate with
lilrn, he says.
Bontta KelU-a asks for a dl
Ralph Kellca because of numerous acts
or anegea cruelty.
War Souvenirs in
Typewriter Case
Stolen From Auto
Soldier souvenirs appealed to some
light fingered person or else he ab
stracted a email typewriter case from the
automobile of Mrs. Velva D. Weller.
while she was attending the Ad club
luncheon Wednesday noon, under the
impression that the case contained a
typewriter.
wnen Mrs. weller, who is camp
hostess at Vancouver Barracks Y. M.
C. A., returned to her machine the
typewriter case was missing, with it
service souvenirs, money, notebooks and
data relative to the work of the Y. M.
C. A., a sum of money which she had
just drawn from the bank, a fountain
pen, pocket case and knife.
Mrs. Weller hopes that when the cul
prit discovers the nature of the contents
of the case he will be led to return it
to her either at 627 Washington street.
Portland, or the army Y.
Vancouver Barracks.
M. C. A. at
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR F.S. GILMAN TO
BE HELD ON F
RIDAY
Body of Late Member of Marines
to Be Taken to Seattle
for Burial.
Matthews died November 18 at , her
home. 421 West Park street, at the age
of 26. She was a native of Oregon and
is survived by her husband, Lawrence
Matthews, and by her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. Klatt, of West Union, three
brothers and three sisters. J. P. Flnley
Sc Son had charge of funeral arrange
ments.
HAS $250 IN TREASURY
51m.
E. E. Emerson Should Claim De
posits by Former Husband.
Mrs. K. K. Kmerson, formerly Mrs.
Ieota Cole, has J240 coming to her, if
she only knew it. County Clerk
Beveridgp has been endeavoring for
some months past to convey this In
formation to her without success. The
money has been deposited month by
month In installments of 20 by the gov
ernment as support money for Lemuel
Vernon Cole, a-minor son of Mrs. Emer
son by a former husband. The father
of the boy in now a soldier and allots
part of his pay each nionth to conform
to the provisions of the decree of
divorce entered In the Multnomah
cjpnity circuit court.
Camp Fire Girls
To Give Skating
Party for Charity
The annual skate of the Hakanakl
Campflre girls of the Lincoln High
school will be given Friday evening at
the Oaks rink from 7 :30 to 11 o'clock.
The proceeds will go toward philanthro
pic work among the poor.
The Campflre girls expect to give
Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets,
and to prepare scrap books and games
for the children in the day nurseries
and hospitals.
An orchestra will "provide music for
skating and refreshments will be served
free. Patrons and patronesses are Mrs.
McCollister, guardian, Mr. and Mrs.
Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. Schrick and
Miss Alderman. The committee in
charge of the skate are: Clara Nes
vold, president ; Sonla Wilder-man, vice
president ; Lucille Helmer, Madeline
Brown, Nina Jones, Ida Fendel, Esther
Klatt, Georgia Jacobs, Katherlne Forbes
and Doris Holman.
Realty Board Will
Bold Next" Meeting
At Benson Hotel
The Portland Realty board will hold
its weekly meeting Friday at 12:15 in
the crystal room of the Benson hotel.
The chief address will be given by
David F. Morrison on "Commerce of the
Port and Industries of the Com
munity." Robert Strong, member of
the Port of Portland commission, will
be chairman of the day.
Secretary Cowglll is now distributing
through the mail copies of the commis
sion schedule authorized by the board.
According to the schedule, .realtors are
allowed to charge a commission of 5 per
cent on sales of Portland city property
up to $60,000, and 2 per cent above
that amount. The minimum commission
charged la $25.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Gilman arrived in
Portland from Vallejo, Cal., this morn
ing with the body of their son, Frederick
S. Gilman, who died several days ago
at the marine corps training camp hos
pital of pneumonia. Funeral services
will be held at the Flnley chapel Fri
day at 11 a m.. after which the body
will be taken to Seattle for interment
in the Gilman family burial ground.
Pallbearers have been selected from
Mr. Oilman's former associates In the
S. P. & S. accounting department, as
follows: G. R. WiUiams, E. C. Mich
elson. C. B. Riddle, J. M. Ballingall.
Robert Crosble and Edward Pearson.
Besides his parents, Mr. Gilman is
survived by his young wife, who was
formerly Miss Beatrice Clark, his infant
son. his brother. Lieutenant Ben H. Oil
man, and his sister. Miss Alice Gilman.
Mrs. Anna Christina Eastland
Mrs. Anna Christina Eastland, wife
Of A. E. Eastland, died at her home, 829
Colonial avenue, Wednesday from pneu
monia, aged 45. She was born in Swe
den and had resided in Portland for the
past 27 years. Mrs. Eastland was well
known to many people In Portland, and
her death was unexpected. She is sur
vived by her husband : one son, Nela
Frederic, United States navy, and two
daughters, Agnes and Olivia Nelson.
Two sisters and a brother also survive
her. Funeral services will be held at 2
p. m.' Friday from the Swedish taber
nacle at Seventeenth and Glisan streets.
The Pearson Undertaking company has
charge.
Mrs. Elizabeth Taraldson
Mrs f llzabeth Taraldson. aged 58, a
native of Sweden and a resident of
Portland for the past 15 yearb, died at
her home, 1689 Hodge street, Wednes
day. She Is survived by her husband,
John L. Taraldson. and two daughters,
Helen Taraldson and Mrs. Ruth Helf.
all of this city She wan a member of
the Swedish Evangelical church. Fu
neral arrangements are in charge of the
Pearson Undertaking company.
Mrs. Helen Hillard -The
funeral of Mrs. Helen Hillard
will be held from the Skewes chapel.
Third and Columbia streets, Friday at
2 - p. m. and interment will be in Lone
Fir cemetery. Mrs. Hillard was born
In Sllverton, Or., and was 21 years of
age. She is survived by her husband,
Samuel Hiliard ; two brothers, Claud
G. and Monroe Miller, and two sisters.
Ralph E. Bartholomew
Ralph E. Bartholomew, who recently
died at Camp MacArthur. Cal., of 'influ
enza, was 19 years of age and a volun
teer In the United States service from
Otis, Colo. He was the grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Bartholomew of 5913
Sixty-ninth street southeast, this city.
His grandfather and grandmother are
members of Sumner Post, G. A. R., and
W. R. C.
Mrs. Martha K. Matthews
The funeral of Mrs. Martha Klatt
Matthews was held Wednesday after
noon at the first German Baptist church
of Bethany, Rev. William Graff and Rev
Frederick Bueerman officiating. Mrs.
Richard Ken it h
Richard Kenith, aged 23, a native of
Portland, died at Port Angeles, Wash
Tuesday from pneumonia. He was a
member of the spruce division, U. S. A.,
and was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Kenith, 170 Twenty-second street,
husband of Mrs. Vlrlie Kenith and
brother of Leonard Kenith. all of this
city. Mr. Kenith had attended the
training school at Corvallls and was
well known In Portland.
Chief Statistician
Of Gas Company Dies
E. B. Nance, chief statistician of the
Portland Gas & Coke company and the
Pacific Power & Light company, died
at the Good Samaritan hospital Wednes
day forenoon, following an attack of
influenza and pneumonia. Mr. Nance
was formerly traveling auditor of the
gas and coke company. He had been
in the employ of the 'company about
two years and was a favorite among
his fellow workers. The body will be
sent to the home of Mr. Nance's par
ents, in Paducah. Ky.
Coal Priees Not to Soar
Washington, Nov. 21. (U. P.) An
thracite coal prices to the consumer will
not be allowed to soar unrestricted be
cause of miners' wage increases, the fuel
administration announced today.
JlNSTANTLY RELIEVED WITH j
i OR M0NLY REFUNDED ASKAXY0RUGGIS1L
a
Nelson Run Down
By Auto No. 50040
C. B. Nelson, about 4". years of age, an
employe of 'the United States Llphthouse
Service, was struck and injured by an
automobile at Forty-fifth street and
Saruly road this morning. The machine,
Oregon license 50040, was driven by a
man giving t lie name of Marvin Johnson,
who drove away Immediately after the
accident. Mr. Nelson was taken to po
lice headquarters by V. A. Wicks of the
Pacific Marine Iron works, and was re
moved to the Good Samarltanhospital In
an ambulance. Ills Injuries are not dan
gerous. Up to noon the efforts of the
police to locate his family or friends
were unsuccessful.
Convenience
Flu Situation
Portland. Or.. Nov. 21. The influenza
situation throughout the city and state
seems to be improving, but many new
cases still occur. Authorities recom
mend that each person should take pre
caution. Gargling with Purola Chloro
zin. which tends to destroy all disease
germs that lurk in tissues of every
mouth and throat. Bottles, 25c and $1,
at nil drug stores. Adv.
The F. S. Dunning establishment is
most centrally located in residence dis
trict away from noise' and is built en
tirely on the ground floors for the great
est comfort and convenience of families
who seek our service.
i Prices are made to fit every purse.
Materials are the best procurable for the
price paid. F. S. Dunning Service, in
cluding use of Floral chapel and auto
equipment, is the same whether Seventy
five dollars or Three Hundred and
Seventy-five is paid.
414 East Alder
Phone. East 52
B-2525
3Mb
TJWM funeral, directors
The
Virtue
of a'pair of
glasses is in
the lens.
It stands to
reason that the
lens should be
the finest procurable.
That means
the Punktal Lens, for "it
alone meets the highest
ideal of a spectacle lens."
Since the lenses also rep
resent the professional skill
of the one who fits them, he
must be scientific and accu
rate. You will find both re
quirements met at this office.
Dr.A,P.De Keyser
SECOND FLOOR, COLUMBIA BLDQ.
36B WASHINGTON AT W. PARK
OVERCOATS
FOR YOUNG MEN
Thanksgiving day will call for best
appearance.
Dress right along
with the spirit of the
day in one of these nob
by, ready - for - service
overcoats.
Here are models
abounding in style and
smartness; soft fabrics,
warm, yet not too
heavy; garments that
proclaim the well
dressed man.
In appropriate models and colors; priced as reasonably as
quality will permit:
$1$ $20 $25 $30 . $35 $40 $45
Young Men's Shop Second floor
TDeitS
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'Twill add
the sparkle
to your
dinner.
"the drink that fits"
It Has the Argument
s
Try a bottle tonight then
order a case to have it
handy when the folk, all
come home.
Everybody likes it
. everybody sells it.
Portland
Brewing Co.
9"
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l&uNeed Less SugarWhen
TOM
is your "table beverage
The natural -flavor of -this
family table drink is close
ly like excellent cofYee.
POSTUM is a good .addition
to -the grocery list: -these
days saves sugan
No caffeine-No sleepless nifffits
" There s a Reason"
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OlRADIVARA
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Plays All Records
Put a Ktradlvara In your home. And
you will have music par-cxcelbfencev
It Is the beat TiUktng Machine on
the market todty. It has alt the
fine qualities of a violin, and can
not fall to pLeuse a lovr of fin -4
music, conae in and let us demon
strate this fcfr you.
Prices $95.00 up ".
BOLD ON TERMS
Hovenden Piano Company
14 PA.HK STREET
Between Morrison and Alder Streets'
Coughing
! annorfaf; nd harmful. Relieve Carost
irritatian. tickling and ret rid el oufb,
colds and' boaraenea at once by taking
:Emporium's Eighth Annual
E3
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Now for a Rousing Wind-Up
of Economy Week. "Business so far this week has more
than doubled that of this week last year, and we want
these last two days the biggest of all," said our General
Manager. They'll be far and away the biggest with these
extraordinary sales events !
O'
50 Serge Dresses to Sell at
3
A very fortunate purchase brot them to sell for
this low price. Positively regular $19.50 and $22.50
dresses!
Excellent serges any number of styles, reproduced
from much higher priced models. Note -two pictured.
Tailored, fringe and braid trimmed. Styles for young,
women, older young women and matrons. Just 50 of
them!
$27:50
SUITS AND COATS
For Economy Week
145 garments way below regular price. Suits in
serges, poplins, velours, broadcloths. Coats of
velour, plush, cut pom poms, tweeds and burellas.
Wanted colors. Values extraordinary.
Sale of Wonder Blouses
For a big wind-up of Economy Week
that borders on the sensational
lA
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$475
15 Dozen GEORGETTE Blouses
Positively $5.95, $6.95 and $7.50 Blouses!
Fresh, crisp and new. More than a dozen
styles. Four are pictured. White, flesh with
here, and there a navy, black or lighter tone.
A splendid, practical Christmas gift!
Buy now!
You will enjoy and profit by fore
noon shopping.
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