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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLA ND. SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 22. 1918 it IVtORE PROTECTION IN BONDS WHEN RENEWED YEARLY Four Renewals Give Four Times i IVfqre Protection of One Four Year Bond, Says Sec. Oicott. i PREMIUMS COST NO MORE Surety Companies Persist in Giv ing Continuous Bond Unless i Others Are Demanded. Klmn. Tied. 21. Secretary of- State Oicott has discovered that an official tofid renewed yearly for a period -of . four years gives the state four times the amount of protection that a Dona for the same sum gives if written for a full term of four yearn, and. in his biennial renbrt to the legislature he recommends that a law be enacted . re- auirlnw that all official bonds be re lit wtd yearly. A I400O four-year bond will only cover an average annual shortage or 1100ft. while the, annual bond would cover an annual shortage of S4000, or a total of $16,000 during such four year period," points out Secretary of State Oicott. "The premium la the same in each rase. - Statt Vayn Premium "As long as this requirement Is "not imposed by statute," continues the sec rctary of state, referring to his recom mendation that all official bonds be written yearly, "officials and state em Jloyes will continue to give the con tinuous bonds, and the bonding and surety companies will so write them. "In : the event of a defalcation of a etate official or employe, the state would bo more adequately protected by the yearly bond. Tho state now pays the premium on the bonds of all state officials, and should therefore bo af forded the fullest measure of protec tion. This requirr-mont would ipose no further burden upon the, of ficlal or em yloye than the execution of a bond an nually instead of but one bond during the 'term of office or employment." Makes Further Itpcommendatlons Secretary of State Oicott also rec- cynmends that the attorney general be required to give his written approval of all such bonds, and that a orovlston bo included in the proposed law pro hibiting tho payment of salary to any public official or employe covering the lime in which he is In default in fil ing any bond required by staute. Another recommendation Is that a law be passed requiring that all official bonds be filed with the secretary of state, and that his office bo made the repository for such, bonds. Tillamook Teams Compete for Honors Tillamook, Dec. 2 1. There was an ex- Citing contest on today in the Tied Cross membership drive ttrtween teams ap pointed by Mrs, C. J. Kdwards, chair man 'of tho Hod Cross In this city, con sisting of Cordelia OatfMd and Lillian Croat In one team, and,fjT!stdore Liss burg, Bryan Tucker. JamesSanripbell and lioralno King in the other. No one Is escaping tho youngsters, as the chair man has promised a feast to the winning team. From all reports the Tillamook membership is coming up to all expec tations. Klamnlh Masons Elect' Klamath Falls. Dec. 21. Klamath Chapter No. 3.1, Royal Arch Masons, of this city, held Its annual meeting for tho election of officers last night. George Walton was chosen- high jriest, Marlon Hanks king. Frank Ward ncrlhe, K. K. Magee secretary and u. V. . Wlljits treasurer. LEADERSHIP In both business anJ professional life leadership is credited to the individual or group that is always looking (or new ideas, for newer and better ways of doing things and for opportuni ties, to render a better service at a lower cost. These things are appreciated by the public, and this appreciation is shown by sreater patronage and a. more extended use of the service. Finley's funeral service provides a secluded private drive, comfortable reception . room, elegant chapel, music robm, - private rooms for - the family, courteous attendants, " and everything that goes to make ;a service complete and satis factory. The fact'ihat this service and these original Ideas have been copied and imitated is unquestionable evidence of our leadership. J. P. Firiley & Son v Progressive Funeral Directors Montgomery at Fifth Bold Young: Bobber Steals Indianas' Auto License Tees . i ""'' '.( . Indianapolis, Ind.. Dec 21. (I. IN. S.) More than $2500 was stolen from the automobile license department Of the secretary of state's office In the. base ment of the Indiana state house here shortly after noon today. Abou $1200 in currency and the balance in checks was in a box on the counter just inside the cashier's window. The cashier was at another desk when a young man leaped upon the ledge outside the cash ier's window, grabbed the box and. made his getaway. j BIDS FOR THREE ROAD TO BE OPENED JAN . 7 Hood Biver-Mosier, Salem-Aurora and Arlington-Blalock Work Is to Be Undertaken. Salem. Dec. 21. An important meet ing of the state highway, commission will be held In Portland January 7, when bids" will be oDened for three projects which will aggregate approximately $700,000. These three projects provide for grad ing the Columbia river highway Between Hood River and Mosler, a distance of 6.4 miles ; paving of the Pacific highway between Salem and Aurora, a distance of about 18 miles, and grading of the Columbia river highway in Gilliam county from Arlington to Blalock, ap proximately eight miles. This will be the first meeting of the new year and it is expected that S. Benson, chairman of the commission, will be home from California and will meet with -the commission for the first time since the new after-war road building program has beeji outlined. These three projects are the first to be advertised under the new building program and the statement was made here today that the commission prob ably will open bids for new projects reg ularly at every meeting held until work is under way on all that have been planned for 1919. Lectures Double Sale of Fish to Bay City People Lectures and demonstrations of the United States bureau of fisheries in San Francisco have doubled the sales of fresh fish, according to Mrs. Eveline Spencer who has returned to Portland for the holidays. Mrs. Spencer has been demonstrating the cooking of the cheaper and less known fish for the bureau. She was previously employed by the city as an aid to the ' municipal fish market. How to prepare mackeral, shad and sardine so that they are as good as sal mon is one of the lessons Mrs. Spencer has been instilling into the minds of the San Francmco housewives. Quinine in Veins Is Cure for Influenza Nevr York. Dec. 21. (U. Pi) Develbp- ment of influenza Into pneumonia can be prevented by the injection of quinine into the veins, according to an open letter appearing in today's issue of the Medical Record. The letter is signed by Waters M. Burrows, M. D., and assist ant surgeon Elliott C. Burrows, lieuten ant IT. S. N. R. F. Judgment of the ef ficacy of this treatment was reserved by members of the medical profession until the results of more extensive use are de ermlned. mm m Mm PROJECTS OREGON MARION COUNTY CORN EXHIBITS ARE CALLED BEST MADE IN WEST William Blake Jr., Wins Three First Prizes and Sweep stakes With Display, Salem. Dec 21.The wonderful de velopment of corn growing in Marion county was illustrated in an exception ally fine display made at the fifth an nual corn show, which ended here to night. Luther J. Chapin, who, as government and county agricultural agent and now as representative of one of Salem's large industrial plants, has' managed the corn show since it was started five years ago, declared that the corn show this year was the finest display ever made In the west. He. said the display would be a credit to any of the eastern or middle western corn growing states. In the five years since the first corn show was held here, corn growing in this county has Increased from less than 100, acres to several thousand acres. The show -was held under the auspices of the Salem Commercial clubv William Blake Jr., R. F. IX 8. Salem, won the ' sweepstakes and three first prizeston his fine display of Yellow Dent corn. He won first in the class of 100 ears, first in the class of 10 ears and first for the best single ear; In the class of 100 ears A. N Fulker- son, R. F. D. 4, Salem, won second and A. R. Southwlck, R. F. D. 2, Salem, won third. Gilbert & Patterson, R. F. D. 2, Sa lem, won first for the best display of 100 ears of White Dent corn, while A. E. Hughes, Woodburn, won second and J. C. Connoy, R. F. D. 2, Salem, won third. Gilbert & Patterson also won first on White Dent for the best 10 ears and best ingle ear. A. R. Southwlck won first on 100 ears of any other color. A. M. Southwick won first for the best individual display, while A. N. Fulker son was second and J. B. Hawthorne took third. A. R. Southwlck took first on popcorn. small varieties, and Emma Standifer took first on popcorn, large varieties. The first prize for the best early sweet corn went to A. N. Fulkerson, while S. L. Minard took first on late sweet corn. Dallas Quarantine For Influenza Is Proving Effective Dallas, Dec. 21. The strict quaran tine is telling in the lnfluenaa epldem'c in Dallas. Fewer cases have been re ported since the quarantine regula tions were put in effect. Only three deaths have occurred thU week, com pared with 14 the week before. Those who died this week are Charles V. Paul, aged 47, whose son was one of last week's victims: Fred Happy, a farmer, residing north of the city, and Mrs. Lee Smith. After having twice postponed the fall term of the circuit court for Yamhill county because of the epidemic, "Judge H. H. Belt of this city, has abandoned the term ,.. entirely and continued all cases until the next regular term. This action was prompted by a continuance of the epidemic and the addition of a number of cases of smallpox at Mo Mlnnville. Old Jackson County Mines Being Opened Gold Hill, Dec. 21. The Alice quartz gold mine, three miles south of Gold Hill, an old-time producer and closed down for several years, will be re opened by H. F. McClellan, W. S. Webb and C. C. Clark of Medford, under a lease and option to buy. The lessees propose to reopen the old works and do extensive improvements at once With the reopening of this property the Whitney group and the Nellie Wright group, both three miles east of Gold Hill, and several other important quartz mines in the Gold Hill district, all old time producers, the gold industry in this region has a splendid outlook. Red Cross Strong In Sherman County Moro, Dec 21. Reports of the cap tains of the Red Cross Christmas roll call coming in to the county chairman. C. C. Calkins, show that Sherman county has already signed up as many mem bers as were enrolled last year. Every one . is responding with a spirit that makes the workers feel well ' paid. In spite of the fact : that the Call is for adults and children over 16 years, al most every home is taking out a mem bership for each child. One man took out a membership for each of six chil dren, all under 10 years of age. The goal is "Universal Membership."- Hillsboro to See 11 Miles of Paving Hilsboro, Bee 21. County Judge Rea soner has received a-letter from'the state highway commission stating that the highway between the Multnomah line and Hillsboro .would be paved during the 1919 season. Work will begin in the spring just as soon as weather will permit. This means paving over 11 miles, the entire sector being now ready for laying the base rock. Boy Is Committed Oregon City, Dec 21.--Follpwing his hearing Saturday before County Judge H. S. Anderson on a charge of Incor rigibillty. Victor Schibert, son of Carl Schibert of the' Wichita district, was ordered committed to the state train' ing school at Salem.. Richard, Moore, son of Frank Moore, a companion of the Schibert boy. taken into custody at the sarne; time by Juvenile Officer D. E. Frost, was paroled to his father dur ing his good behavior. . Three Are Arrested Oregon City. Dec. 21. Wilbur Wil son, Everett Richardson and Lloyd Bax ter, three well-known young men around town, were arrested Saturday morning on a charge of larceny in a dwelling, and upon being arraigned before Justice of the Peace John N. Sievers that after noon pleaded not guilty and their hear ing set for Monday : and bonds placed at 1100 each, in default of which they were remanded to the castody of - the sheriff, . Complaint was issued at the instance of Joe ' Bodlci, who charges that the boys entered his place, and took a cask containing some home-made wine from bis house. : . i -I V WAR HERO GIVEN HONORS 7 mmmm-mm M t - r i V- L Right Captain T. W. Fleet, first American officer to lead a raid against the Germans. Left Ensign Bernard McDonald, Second Oregon naval militia, who Is now a deck officer. , Ensign Bernard McDonald, son of Mrs. Mary McDonald of 710 East Madi son street, of the Second ' Oregon Naval militia, who is now a deck officer on a former German ship . now used as a United States transport vessel, writes an interesting letter home, telling of mar velous achievements of one of his com panions. Captain T. W. Fleet is the name of the war hero. He hails from Douglas, Ariz. Captain Fleet was the first American officer to land on French soil ; he was the first American officer to be wound ed In battle; he led the first raid against CENTENARY TEAM OF PORTLAND AREA FOR M. E. CHURCH FILLED Addition of Rev. Berkholder of Pennsylvania Completes Team to Explain Movement. The Centenary team for the Portland area is now complete. The latest ac quisition is the Rev. C. H. Berkholder. Mr. Berkholder is a native or Pennsyl vania and educated in Dickinson semi nary. He is a member of the Central Pennsylvania conference, where he served a number of years with distinc tion. HiS: last pastorate was at Mar ket Street, Williamsport, Pa. During the last year he was released part or the time for special service in the edu cational Jubilee and did field work in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Ohio and North Dakota. His wife and child are in Portland, where they will make their home. Another member of the team is Dr. William Campbell Wasser of the Ne braska conference. Dr. Wasser was appointed at the late session of his conference and, at the request of Bish op Hughes, was assigned to the Port land area. He comes fresh from the pastorate, having served for many years prominent churches In Northwest Iowa and Nebraska. The last three were in the class of big Methodist churches, each having over one thou sand membersGrace church of Sioux City, seat of Morningslde college; York, Neb., and Hastings, Neb. His ministry has been particularly marked by . the missionary , passion In the Sunday school and churches he has served. Dr. Wasser's family will remain in Hast ings, Neb., for the present. The field men, as now composed, will present all phases of the Centenary movement. In team work. Dr. Bowen will have charge of the stewardship of intercession : Dr. A. L. Howarth of the office. Rev. C. H. Berkholder, the stewardship, of posses sion ; Rev. Mark Freeman, the foreign missionary survey, and Dr. Wasser the home missionary survey. Fine Booklet Shows In Pictures Work Of Spruce Division Thirty-two pages of highly interesting and thoroughly artistic photographic re productions of the activities of the Spruce Production Division of the United States army, are offered in a booklet from the press of the Kllham Stationery & Printing company, pub lished by A. M. Prentiss, the photogra pher responsible for the effort. , Mr. Prentiss as official photographer for the Warren Spruce company- and the Grant Smith-Porter Brothers com pany of Portland, had entree to most important places and things that were going on ,ln the spruce work, and he made the most of his opportunities and displayed his artistic instincts, in the work in hand.- The booklet is really a photographic portrayal of the per sonnel, ' railroad construction, timber f-cuttlng and shipping, camp life and kindred subjects necessary to the pro duction of airplane ; spruce, as carried on during the last years of the war in the forests of Oregon and Washington. , Get Private Schooling Fort Des Moines, Iowa, Dec 21. For the first time in the history of Fort Des Moines, children of the post here are able' to go to school 'at the post, instead of having to attend school many miles away. Mrs. M. T. Brewer, wife of Lieu tenant ai. x. : .Brewer, nas arranged a schoolroom In her home, 'and now; has more' than a dozen little ones, children fit th officers.-..In attndanrp TkTr I Brewer was formerly a school teacher. m i i the Germans ; he was in command of the company the nuns first raided. Because of his gallantry he now pos sesses a United States medal of honor ; French medal.' ,the American distin guished service cross, the Croix de Guerre with palms. Captain Fleet's uniform bears five wound stripes and three service stripes, covering a year and a half of service in France. - Ensign McDonald, the Portland boy, is now with ttte U. S. S. Konigin der Ned erlanden. THREE IMPORTANT EPISCOPAL EVENTS GIVEN BY CLERGY They Include Meetings for Holi days and Post-War Activities to Interest Men. The clergy of the diocese of Oregon gives notice of three events of import ance to the men of the diocese. The first will be a quiet hour, conducted by the bishop, at the Pro-Cathedral, Sunday afternoon, December 29. for the commit' tees from the various parishes and mis sions representing the St Andrews brotherhood, in preparation of the mass meeting to be held the following Sun day. inese men win te especially com missioned, by the bishop to make a man to jnan canvass to interest men in the program of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew. This program is aimed to cover the post-war activities of the church among men and to welcome the returning soldiers . to their respective churches. Second, Sunday morning, January 5, the men of the diocese will make their corporate communion in their several churches, with special intention for the success of the movement, Third, on the afternoon of January 6, at the Pro-Cathedral at 4:30, there will be a large mass meeting for men only, under the auspices of the Brotherhood of St Andrew. xne music win d rurnisnea By a chorus of men and by the Brotherhood quartet Among the speakers will be A. C. Newlll. Dr. H. C. Fixott B. Coles, Wil liam C. Harvey of Camp Lewis. Boys under 14 are also invited to this meet ing. Bishop Sumner will preside at the mass meeting and the clergy of the city have been Invited to sit In the chancel. Liquor Importer Fined $200 and Is Detained in Jail Vancouver. Wash., Dec 21. Harry Wright of Seattle pleaded guilty today before Justice of the Peace Apperson and was fined $200 and cost for import ing liquor Into a dry territory. Wright is detained in the county jail pending a federal charge. He was arrested at Ridgefield by Constable Blackburn and Deputy Volght Wright Is said to have obtained his liquor in California. It was his plan to pass through Portland, leave the train at Ridgefield and to return to the city by automobile. . Mexican Home Guard Spared by Villistas Bl Paso, Dec 21. (I. N. S.) Accord ing to private advices reaching here to day, the Mexican home guard who joined the forces of General Hernandez, federal commander, and who were de feated In a clash with forces of Fran cisco Villa, . near Ojo Asules, Tuesday, were spared by Villa's soldiers', and after being warned to keep clear of the fed eral forces in the future, started towards the Babicora ranch district afoot Money in Picking Spuds Houlton, Me.. Dec 21. (L N. S.) Women and girls In the potato-growing sections of Aroostock county earned $S to $8.50 a day picking up potatoes at the rate of 15 cents a barrel. Some of the girls worked by the day for from $4.50 and $5 and board. t PROMINENT LOCAL E L Need of Big Institution in City . Long Felt and Influenza Epi demic Gives Added Incentive. SITE IS MOST ATTRACTIVE Proposal Is for State, County and City to Establish Center on Local Medical School Campus. Plans for making Portland a hospital center for the Northwest through the es tablishment of a city, county and state institution on the grounds above Ter willlger boulevard donated to the Uni versity of Oregon by the Union Pacific Railroad company, are being indorsed by prominent citizens. It has long been felt and Loartlcularly since the recent influenza, epidemic, that hospital facili ties In Portland are inadequate to the city's growth. Considering the matter prominent phy sicians have pointed to the lack of ac commodations for patients and the necessity of using The Auditorium as a temporary hospital. In any great emergency, it Is said, the city would be utterly Incapable of caring for a large number of patients. Citizen Offers Hospital Fund In view of this situation the building of a BOO bed hospital unit with all the modern surgical and medical conveni ences resulting from the war, is pro posed, and it is suggested that the state should cooperate with the county and city in building the unit It could be built on the University of Oregon grounds, thereby having- at its disposal the laboratories of the medical college of the university, and at the same time offering an opportunity for practical work by the students. The proposed hospital would care for all classes of cases, including Invalids who may regain their strength by scien tific treatment cripples who can be made sound by modern surgery and bor derline cases of Insanity which are cur able. Considerable support is already forth coming. A prominent citizen or Fort land, who is withholding his name, has offered to establish a fund to build and maintain a hospital for crippled chip dren. County Commissioner Rufus C. Holman and R. W. Hoj t commissioner- elect, have expressed hearty favor for the plan and are ready to support it on behalf of the county. State Foods to Be Sought From the fact that prominent citi zens throughout the state are indors ing the plan heartily, it is also thought trobable that the state legislature, at its session, can be induced to make an aDDroDriatlon toward the large fund which will be needed to put the plan in action. Captain Kenneth A. J. Mackenzie, M. C. U. S. A., medical aide to Gov ernor Wlthycombe and -dean ot the University of Oregon medical school, Is In favor of the plan and sees splen did possibilities in it "A city, county and state hospital of 500 beds." he said, "would be adequate for the next few years. The city, county and state might cooperate and build a large hospital on the University of Oregon campus above Terwilliger boulevard. An institution of this sort would have the advantage of unity of construction and unity of operation and control, which leads to ' economy. It could' take care of the crippled and sick of Portland, Multnomah county and the entire state. It would be econom leal to provide for the crippled, sick and poor under one shelter, so that, in stead of building county hospitals all over the state, each county would take care of its own part under this unl fled plan. Care of Cripples Big Object The institution could care for the men and women crippled in industry, of whom the number is now increasing at-va rapid rate. . Care could also be takenf- the normal crippled and sick tliroughoutvlhe state who are suffer ing for the need of treatment It coulc" also be given to crippled children asv tor example, those left crippled by spinal meningitis and other crippling diseases. There is a large number in t!s group and the state has already passed a law providing for crippled children who are sent from all parts of Oregon to the school of medicine of the State uni versity. , "The United States government will take care of our soldiers and sailors crippled in the war. Permanent crip ples, under the soldiers and sailors' compensation act will be discharged rrom the army with a permanent in come as long as they live, but many of them may not bo able to care for themselves or may be hopeless invalids and must depend on an institution of the sort planned to care for them Nervous Cases May Be Treated "There is one group to be especially considered, namely, a very large num ber of sick people, men, women and children, . whose diseases are obscure and not diagnosed. These people could be brought to this hospital center where, through the medium of a staff comprised of experts In surgery, medi cine and allied sciences, and with the use of the laboratories of the Univer sity of Oregon medical school, an ac curate diagnosis of the .cases could be made. Then they could' be cured and rehabilitated so that for the first time they would become effective citizens. "Provision might also be made on the campus for the treatment of nerv ous diseases which do not belong to the insane class borderline cases which should be subject to cure and which should not be confined to an insane asylum. There are many poor and de serving people of this group for whose care no provision -exists. Tuberculosis Hospital Proposed "One of the most important groups comprises the persona afflicted with tuberculosis. In this there are also a great many people who are a menace to their neighbors. Many soldiers will fall under this 'head. The building of a tuberculosis sanitarium in affiliation with the state school and Its labora tories and personnel, would lead to the reclamation and cure of a great many of these cases. Perhaps the most im portant result of this would be the es tablishment of the ways and means ot preventing this dreadful scourge. "For "this large scheme It would be necessary to acquire additional hill land contiguous to the campus - and which la . offered at a very nominal cost by the original donors of the site in Portland. The Union Pacific Rail road company 1 donated the original campus to the ' University of Oregon with the Intention of having established on it a strong medical school with a. INDORS 0 TA 0 affiliated hospital for hT benefit of me wnoie state. Site It Host AttrartlT The tract of land which is offered for these purposes is 'under tie control of the regents of the state university and the deed of donation gives them the right of giving, title free, the land for hospital and educational purposes. The regent have also the. right of ten dering sites for the building of hospitals of' several kinds. . v "The site 'is the most attractive In the state for a medical school and hospital center. . It overlooks the city and. the Cascade mountains, and is Ideal in point of drainage, salubrity, ventilation and all other sanitary features. The site hrHuribermore monumental, and when the tlan la completed it will have all the features of a great enduring and useful monument dedicated to the well- being of the people of the state, com memorating in a most ittint way the valor of our sons who have shed Ihelr blood for the safety; and well-being of the world. . '. "The care Of the lives of its citizens is the first obligation of the state, and the time seems-to be ripe for the build ing of this much-needed institution." City Commissioners la Favor It' has been pointed out that the es tablishment of & large and complete hospital unit In Portland would result in attracting patients from all over the Northwest and northern California. Such an Institution is bound to develop on me coast and U remains for some en ergetlc city to promote the plan and esiaousn nere sucn an institution as that at Harvard university and Johns Hopkins. The city commissioners realize the need of such an institution in view of the recent epidemic of influenza. The county commissioners have provided a fund of approximately 1200,000 for the first unit of a county hospital to be es tablished on the campus. State officials have expressed their approval of the plan and it is expected that the legis lature will be asked to submit to the peo ple of Oregon the proposition of setting aside all of the funds which have ac crued from the operation of the work men s compensation act These funds. if so set aside, will be used, according to the plan, for the- care of unfortunate citizens of the state who have become crippled, sick and helpless through In Juries and are in need of reconstruction and rehabilitation. Food Administration Is Still Active, Says Washington Message Activities of the food administration have not ceased with the withdrawal of many of Us rules and regulations, ac cording to a telegram received Saturday from Washington by W. K. Newell, act ing food administrator. The telegram reads as follows: "Partial demobilization of the food ad ministration and the withdrawal of many or its rules and regulations have given tne impression in some quarters that all its activities have ceased or are shortly to cease. I This is not the case. The act imposes upon the administration certain obligations which continue until the pres idential proclamation releases us from the food control act and. particularly. the obligation to curb profiteering and speculation in licensed rood products. inis iunction must continue to be per iormea ana mere is no inienuon or re lazing in this direction. It has been possible, now that peace Is assured, to cancel many requirements for reports ana many or me avians or tne regula tion. But the profit margins and rules have been for the most part retained and will be enforced by revocation of licenses and other appropriate penalties. It Is expected that it will be possible from time to time to remove certain commodities from the license list, but this will be limited to commodities which do not seem likely to be subject to pos sibility of speculation anil profiteering." Eighteen Take Test For School Places Beaverton, Dec. 21. During the pas! four days County School Superinten dent N. A. Frost and assistant Miss Zola Walch. have - been conducting the December teachers' examination at the court house in Hillsboro. Of IS ap plicants but four were men. THE MOSTPRACTICAL PRESENT FOR THE BOY THE GIRL AND OTHERS WHO NEED AND APPRECIATE KOQDStOCI? Yar HiWM STANDARD winwr yTZrW PROMPT lA Boon to Business We Are Preoared to delTer WOODSTOCK Type 1. fP , Zr liters oromptJy if ordered at once. The Woodstock Typewriter Company has broken all records, and in apito of war conditions has increased its output over three times in six months, in order to meet the growing Easiness demand for lais popular machine. Thousands of business firms are thankful to the Woodstock as the machine of the hour; a standard, .42 key Typewriter, endorsed by the best operators; something better at the time of greatest need; 4 Friend Indeed. INVESTJCA TE Order Now to be Sure We handle the WOODSTOCK,M:the Best Typewriter for all purposes, that we have ever seen, hiving the latest and best of everything preferred by skilled stenographers having the standard, universal 42 key, single shift key board, used and recommended by all schools and colleges THE BEST INVESTMENTS ARE THINGS WHICH GIVE TASTE AND TRAINING FOR 1UTURE SUCCESS. Rebuilt Typewriter Co. 304 OAK STREET SPOKANE DETECTIVES ARE CHECKING UP ALL SALES OF STRYCHNINE Ardent Suitor of Rosa Kempf Is Being Held Penjding Investi gation of Death. . Spokane, Dec 21. (U. F.) City de tectives are examining every drug store in the city, checking up recent pur chases of strychnine in the hope of find-, ing a clue which will clear the mys tery that still clouds the death of Miss Kosa Kempf a week ago. A post-mortem examination r1ed . enough strychnine to kill three of four people, accordfng to the city chemist Meantime William Delaney. an ardent suitor of Miss Kempf's. to whom It waa first reported she was to be married next week, is held at the city jail with out ball, charged with cashing a bogus check. , The girl's real fiance. Karl F. Rein! ger, at the Puget Sound naval training station, came home yesterday. He told -the police that he and the girl bad been enraged three years and were to have teen married upon his discharge from fiervlce. - Dr. Krich Itichter. the girl's physi-" clan. Friday declared that the girl etoutly denied having taken polxon when he attended her a few hour be. fore death. She admitted, however, eat ing candy given her by Delaney. She said It tasted bitter. Delaney waa at. the home when Dr. Klchter called. Dr. Rlchter asked Delaney for a sample of the candy, but Delaney told him he waa "mad" and had thrown the candy Into ' the - stove. War Contracts Not Voided by Signing' ; Armistice, Is Rule New Tork. Dec. 2L U. N. S.) Labor -contracts agreed upon for the duration of the war are not void because of the signlng of the armistice, the national war labor board decided this afternoon at the conclusion of the hearing of the differences between New York harbor , marine workers and the New York boat owners. ExPresident Taft presiding, with B.' M. Manley as joint chairman of- the board, in ' rendering the decision, aald that the supreme court of the United States has ruled that peace cornea and war ends only when congress ratified A peace treaty. The board ordered that the boat own ers, who refuse to arbitrate the demand of the marine workers for an eight-hour ' day. are still bound by the terms of the arbitration agreement they entered Into with the arbitration board of the New York wage adjustment board. A Hot 0 Chili Con Carna.... 5c Liberty Sandwich ......... C CoooV Cup of Coffee Sc . A whole meal for. .15c AT WOOD'S QUICK LUNCH 101 Sixth St., Corner Stark f AGENTS PORTLAND, pREGON