THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLA ND. SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 22. 1918
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IVtORE PROTECTION
IN BONDS WHEN
RENEWED YEARLY
Four Renewals Give Four Times
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Year Bond, Says Sec. Oicott.
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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
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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.
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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
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WAR HERO GIVEN HONORS
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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