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TOWN TOPICS Trseelers to U points of the United State r abroad aboald take adrantac of experienced information and aerrie offered Jbroasb Tha UrcgoB Journal Trarel Burma, in personal chars e4 Doner B. Smith. Raiiroed - tickets and steanubip booking ajrransed. Voraica excbanc information (iraa regarding, panporo. TODAY'S FORECASTS : Portland and eicinitjr Tonight and Tuesday fair; eanabl winda. Oractn Tonnht and Tuesday fair; light northerly winds. Washington Tonight and Tuesday fair; kill in frost southeast portion in th mu ruing; liaht northerly winda. WEATHER COJJDITI05T8 1 The pressor U moderately low orer a broad salt reaching from middle western Canada across tha Plain state and eoutbern I'lataau to lrxico. Elsewben' high pressure preraila, the highest reading being in tha Lake region. Precipitation has been confined to a few stations in New Eng land, Nebraska. Colorado. New Mexico. Texaa. Alberta and British Colombia. The temperature to below normal. In the Pacific atatea and in Ten naaaaei and the south Atlantic states, and U gen erally a bora normal In other section. Tha ex cels in temperature is greatest in South Dakota and Nebraska. EDWARD U WELLS. OBSERVATIONS ItliP. l! Iw f CJS " o" 0 .08 .01 0 .16 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 o o o o o o o .02 o 0 o o o 0 o o o o o o 0 o 0 '6 STATIONS is "no" 32 40 18 38 30 38 64 28 40' 44 40 50 82 30 58 40 "46' 44 80 54 46 32 40 36 42 38 40 62 48 88 82 62 xt 2 5ft 6tT Ilaker. Or. . Boise. Idaho Boston, klasa. ....... Calgary, Alberta . . . . . Chicago, lit . Denver, Colo. ....... Dea Moines. Iowa . .... 4almtofl. Texaa Helena, Mont. Honolulu, T. II. Huron. 8. D Kansas City. Mo KnoxTllle. Term Ja Angeles, CsU ..... Marahfield. Or. . . . Medford, Or. , New Orleans. La. .... New York City Nome, Alaska ...... 46 46 42 a 68 TO 68 72 48 68 2 64 r. 68 78 56 28 4 ortlt Head. WaB. . . . a Platte. KeD iraa. Wh 62 70 f.8 64 57 50 66 SO 06 62 66 62 66 78 40 60 62 60 'Oklahoma City. Okla. . . I'hoenix. Ana. Pittxbarg, Pa. Portland, Or. JRosebnrg, Or. Ht. Ixuis. Mo. 8t. Paul. Minn. ...... Halt Lake City. Utah . . San Piego, Cal ; San Francisco, Cel. . . . RestUe. Waah. Spokane. Wash. Tampa, Fla Yaldex. Alaska Vancouver. B. C Walla Walla, Wash. . . . Washington. P. C . Afternoon report 42 preceding day. THRIFT STAMPS and WAR SAVINGS STAMPS on Sal at Business Office. The Journal. Oregon Boy to Stsdy In France Out of thousands of applications from the American expeditionary forces, lieuten ants Lamar Tooze and Harry Clark of Salem and Major Lester W. Humphreys of Portland were chosen from the 364th Infantry to be given a four months course at the Sorboune university at Paris. Instruction" given will be In the law. and the fact that the men were se lected will keep them In France until the middle of July. Harold Wells, eon ,-of Judge Jesse G. Wells of Eugene, and "Randall Scott, son of Charles W.. Scott of Springfield, will attend the French university at Besaneon. Homesteaders Get Time Homestead ers, who left their homesteads during the war to perform other- needed farm labor, have six months from their home steads af tar the close of the war before .contests may be filed against., them. They are permitted to leave their home steads to perform other useful farm labor under an 'act passed by congress, December 20, 1917, the time so engaged to apply constructively on the period of actual residence required on homesteads. Representative Slnnott sends these facts In answer to many Inquiries that have been reaching him. Oregon Men Seek Release Owing to many requests sent to Washington the acting chief of staff has promised Sena tor Chamberlain to Bend a cablegram asking the release of the Second bat talion, 162d infantry, which is detained in the service -near Liverpool, England. The senator is advised, however, that the 60 Oregon men In Company G. 63d 1 infantry, who are doing police duty in Potomac park, are in the regular army and (heir discharge Is not possible until "the new volunteer system has provided men to take their places. Camp- Lewis Salt Ended What is 'claimed to have been the largest con demnation suit in the history of the United States courts was concluded, when ' the 60.000 acres of ground on which Camp Lewis is located was .turned over to the government. The case in volved the expenditure of $2,000,000 for land and court proceedings. Nearly 6000 persons were interested In the land - and 2200 separate plots were affected. The land was a gift of Pierce county to th government, and . the county was . bonded for $2,000,000 to pay for the land and court proceedings. Small Sam for Big Judgment A Judg ment Of $1,102,050.23 was sold for $34.54 ,at sheriffs sale In Vancouver a few days ago. It was to satisfy a Judgment against the Northwestern Long Distance Telephone and Home Telephone & Tele graph company of Portland in favor of the Title Insurance & Trust company, and covered all resources of the com pany including franchises and other &LEARN TO ism vu RINGLER'S . DANCING ACADEMY FOTJBTEESTH 8T OFF WASHINGTON. New beginners' classes starting Mon day , and Thursday evening . of this week; also new advanced class Friday. SPECIAL COTTB.SE OF LESSONS Ladles, tiM. Geatleaea, lit. PRIVATE INSTRUCTION DAILY. Six Lessons S5.0. should Improve - yonr style of dancing, for it Is the essence of the danoe as taught here, and, a tew pri vate or class lessons with us will do you more good than a whole series ot ordinary lessons. . Both Phones. Enroll Now. ASK FOR and 'GETi Tha Original For Infants and Invalids OTHERS are IMITATIONS - N SlKl flSsn M properties. The Judgment was rendered against - the . property of the company lying in Clarke county, and was bought by F. H. Crosby. v RoUrians to 1klk Good Roads "Good Roads and Plenty of TheiA" is the sub ject which will be discussed before the Rotary club at the Benson hotel Tues day noon by County Commissioner Rufus C. Holman, . George IL Cecil. United - States district forester ; Dr. L. L Hewes, district engineer of the United States bureau of public roads ; State Senator. A. W. OTton, chairman of the senate roads committee, and Frank Branch Riley, lecturing representative of the Pacific Northwest Tourist asso ciation. Nominations for trusteeships in the club will be made. Outgoing trustees are C. B. Waters, J. L. Wright, George K." Jdhnson,, Kstes Snedecor and Charles E. Cochran. Washington to Follow Salt Washing ton is falling into line in the movement for State Chamber of Commerce associ ations. The drive held last week all over Oregon proved so successful that other states are now considering similar actions. At Pasco this evening a, meet ing of, various Chamber of Commerce organizations has been called and George Quayle. secretary of the local organisa tion, has left for that point to address theassemblage 00 the manner in which the Oregon drive was so successfully ac complished. ; , i Will Plan for Tenth Dr. A. D. Browne, professor of physical education at Oregon Agricultural college, will rep resent the educational interests of Ore gon at a conference of delegates from 10 western states at. Berkeley, Cal.. this week, when details of a nation-wide plan to take care of the social and civic life of young people will be discussed. Oregon-will also be represented by a Y. M. C. A. man, a minister and a returned soldier. Eugene Will Aid Klamath The Eugene Chamber of Commerce has appointed committees to cooperate with the people of Klamath Falls to work for the ex tension of the Natron cut-off of the Southern Pacific from Oakridge, in Lane county, to the point in Klamath county, where the northern extension ends, and for the extension of the Upper Willam ette highway in Lane county over the summit of the Cascades into Klamath county. Army Physician Retnrns Captain C. C. Wilcox of the medical department of the United Str.tes army, has returned horae. He entered the service as a phy sician at Vancouver and was given a lieutenant's rank, later being promoted to the rank of captain. Captain Wilcox says he enjoyed army life, but would not care to go through it again. He will probably engage in the practice of medicine In Portland. Aecased of Tneft-One of the few Chi nese accused of burglary arrested in years in Portland was taken In early this morning by Patrolmen Morris and McFurson at the Hotel Multnomah, upon complaint of A. E. Cleaver. The police say Lo Chung robbed Cleaver's room and alse had in his locker small articles from the rooms of three other guests of the hotel. Chung will be tried this aft ernoon. Lectures at "V" Tnesday Rev. W. B. Hlnson, pastor of the East Side Baptist church, will 'deliver an address in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium Tuesday evening at 7 ;30 o'clock on "Where Did God Come From?" In addition to the lecture there will also be special music At the noon lecture in the "Y" auditorium Tuesday, R. G. McCulloch will speak on "The Ed ucational Facilities of the Sunny. South." Both lectures are open to the public. Br. Smith to Address Masamas The second lecture of the Mazama - educa tional series will be given next Friday night in Library hall. Dr. Warren D. Smith will talk on" "Tbo Geologic Column of Oregon." Dr. Smith comes from the geological department of the University of Oregon. Having made a special study of this region, his topio will appeal to all interested in the geology and geog raphy of our state. Will Go to (Siberia Major Arthur B. Grindell, director of the publicity de partment of the Northwest division of the Red Cross, has received the appoint ment of business manager of the Siber ian commission of the Red Cross. He expects to sail for Russia some time in April. Major Grindell formerly was connected" with the Chicago, Milwaukee &. St. Paul railroad. Princess Watahwasco of the Penob scot tribe, a Victor Reaves artist, will be heard in recital at the Little theatre. Twenty-third and Washington streets, Tuesday at 8 :15 p. m., March 25. Watah wasco is an artist supreme in the por trayal of Indian lore and In the inter pretation of Indian music. - Price of ad mission, including war tax. $1.(9 Adv. Frank Shepard'a Internrbaa Lines Columbia highway and St. Helens, two round trips daily. Columbia highway leaves 1 a. m. for Cascade Locks ; 4 p. m. for Bridal Veil. St. Helens line leaves 10 a. m. and 4 p. m. Cars leave St, Charles hotel. Front and Morrison, Port land. Small packages carried. Phones Marshall 4381. A-3611. Adv. To Consider Improvements Sewer and street improvements for the Alberta district will be discussed Tuesday eve ning at the Vernon school at a. mass meeting of property owners. A repre sentative of the city engineer's office will outline the plan of apportioning ex pense. Bar Association to Meet. The annual meeting of the Multnomah Bar associa tion will be held Tuesday at 8 o'clock p. m-i in Judge Gantenbein's court room. Courthouse. Election of officers will be held and other important business will be transacted. Regular Meeting At the regular Tues day afternoon card party at Laurelhurst club the hostesses will be Mrs. H. Stan ley Lamb and Mrs. Guy Johnson. There will be both bridge and five hundred and playing starts promptly at 3 :15 p. m. Eat Bradley's Pies They're fine 1 LAt leading restaurants and grocers. jfPraHIv' CrwiArmt cra m Tia TT.tim f What's best? Bradley's mince Pie. Adv. Steamer Jessie Harking for Cam as. Washougal and way landings, daily ex ceot Sundav. leaves Alder street dock at Kl p. m. Adv. ! Steamer Iralda for St, Helens and Rai nier, daily at 2 :30 p. m- foot of Alder street, Sunday. St. Helens only, 1:30 p. m. Adv. Annaal Meeting of the Oregon Humane society will be held at the Unitarian church Tuesday. March, 25, at 8 p. m. Public invited. Adv. . Str. Georgians will resume Astoria run March 22. Alder St, Dock dally, except Friday, 7 a. m. Leave Astoria 2 p. m. Adv. . 4 MeCarrsr, Bates Lively Fire, cas ualty and automobile Insurance. Yeon building. Telephone Main 168. Adv. Hadley fe Silver tailors, make depend able clothes. 100 Sixth st, corner Stark. Adv. . ... Halrenttlng that you will like. Market Barber shop, 187 4th, at Yamhill. Adv. Br. C. E. Brown, Ers Ear Mohawk building. Adv. Soldier Captures Noodle Joint , His attempt to clean out a Chinese "noodle joint" at Second and Madison streets landed D. Paddee,- a discharged soldier. In the city- jail early Sunday morning. Sergeant Ennis bearing the Orientals' call for help, rushed to the place and found Paddee tn possesion. with the proprietor and his assistants entrenched In the. kitchen.: Paddee was locked op on a charge of drunkenness. OREGON PIONEER OF' 1852 DIES SATURDAY AT DAUGHTER'S HOME S. A. John Carried Mails on Foot in Early '50s Between Yan conver and Woodland. S. A- John, an Oregon pioneer of 1SS2, passed away suddenly last Saturday evening at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Christine Fitzgerald, ; 644 ' East Forty-sixth street, aged 78.; Mr. John was a' member of the Pioneer associa tion, waa a regular attendant at-all its meetings and took much Interest in the work or the society. He was also a Mason of 45 years standing,, being a charter member of old Columbia lodge, A. F. A A..M. . . - The first work Mr. John did on reach ing Oregon Xvas carrying the malls on foot and by canoe, at the age of 17, between Vancouver and Woodland, He later removed to Umatilla county, where he was married to Miss Olive L Good win, daughter of the pioneer who founded and laid out the town of Pen dleton. Their; married life was exceed ingly happy and his devotion to his wife was marked by his retiring ; from business 15 years ago and giving his entire time to the companion of more than half a century, who had become an invalid and who passed away Just six months previous to Mr. John's demise. ' , Five children survive Mr. John. They are: Mrs. George Jacobs. C. O. John, S. A. John. Jr., and Mrs. Christine Fitz gerald, all of Portland, and Mark P. John of Lowell, Ariz. Funeral services will be conducted, under the auspices of Hawthorne lodge, A. F. & A. M., Tues day afternoon, from Zeller's funeral parlors, 592 Williams avenue- Harry R. Lewis Harrv R. Lewis, manager of the Lewis & Dryden Printing company of this city a number of years ago, died Sunday night at the age of 62. at his horae, ii4 East Burnside. He was born in Sacra mento, CaL, and came to Portland in 1882. For the past two years ne naa been in ill health and his passing was not unexpected. He was a graduate of the naval academy at Annapolis and a man of education and great capabilities. Mr. Lewis went to Manila at the close of the Spanish-American war, where he carried on business for two years, re turning to Portland to engage In the printing business. He is survived by his widow. Mrs. Mary Lewis, and one son, Harrv H. Lewis, and three daughters. Miss Elsie Lewis, Mrs. W. B. Crane and Mrs. J. Entler. John P. Gillette The funeral of John P. Gillette will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. from the J. P. Flnley & Son chapel. Fifth and Montgomery streets, the Rev. Mr. Hard ing officiating and under the auspices of the L O. O. F. Final services will be in Lone Fir cemetery. Mr. Gillette died Saturday at his residence, the Villa St Clair, 203 Twelfth street, and waa a na tive of Michigan, aged 68. He was formerly a druggist In Stevenson. Wash., where he resided until his retirement a few months ago. Mr. Gillette is sur vived by his widow, Mrs. Louise E. Gil lette, and two sons, H. E. and E. P. Gil lette, United States navy. John A. Keller John A. Keller, who died Saturday at his home, 121 Nevada street, was a na tive of Switzerland and had resided in Portland fo.- the past 40 years. For many years he was actively engaged nl the butcher business and was well known to many friends and citizens. He was in his sixty-eighth year and is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Keller, and three sons and one daugh ter, F. G.. R. A. and P. G. Keller and Mrs. P. R. Moloney. A brother, Wil liam V Keller, resides at Madras. Or. Funeral services were held Monday morning from the J. P. Flnley & Son chapel and St. Lawrence church. Final services were at Riverview cemetery. Martin T. Duffy The funeral of Martin T. Duffy, who died In this city last Friday, was held this (Monday) morning at the Miller & Tracey parlors and All Saints church and final services were at Mount Calvary cemetery. Mr. Duffy was a na tive of Indiana, aged 40, and was en gaged in the real estate business In this city for six years. He was an attache of the food administration during the war as a volunteer worker. He Is sur vived by three brothers, Charles of Portland, jonn u., reona, in., ana ju P. of Chicago. , Frederick V. Kissell The funeral ' of Frederick W Kissell was held Saturday from the - Ericson parlors. Mr. Kissell died Thursday in bis eighty-fifth year; He was a veteran of the Civil war, and was born in Pennsylvania. Mr. Kissell was a mem ber of the United States forces that captured Morgan, a famous Confederate commander. Mr. Kissell is survived by five children, Mrs. T. F. Davidson and S. M. Kissell of San Francisco, J. O., George C. and Elizabeth Kissell of Port land. , Mrs. Buth E. Dakin The funeral of Mrs. Ruth E. Dakin will be held in Hood River from the Christian Alliance church Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Dakin died Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. O. P. DeMoss, 12C7 East Harrison street. In her eighty-second year. She is sur vived by her daughter and two sons, Charles and D. Dakin of Hood River. Mrs. Dakin was born In Carroll, Maine and had resided for the past several years in Hood River and in Portland. A new window, seat which also forms a radiator cover contains a tank to hold water to make 'more humid and therefore more healthful the air in a room. By The Weigh The Boston ' Carter is surprisingly light On in a jiffy in the morning and you forget it until night. But the neat appearance of , your ankles all day ' shows it is on the job. Boston CBQSrCS, nBOST CO. KMtlltt.SOslCN "4 I Boston $Cjt J3 Garter h Means More Toil, She Says ?.'' n st t te st -si tt s Daylight Saving Displeases Now has the hand that rocks the cradle been uplifted in question as to what the daylight saving plan means to the housewife. "More work just - another hour of toll put ori a long day and who goes to bed any earlier?' demanded one housewife In protest. ' Nevertheless, the saving of daylight is estimated in millions of dollars by statisticians. Walker "D. Hines.. director general of the United States railroad administra PERSONAL Lieutenant Fish In City First Lieutenant Arthur L. Fish, former business manager of The Jour nal, has returned from Brownsville, Texas, where he has been stationed on border patrol duty with the' Sixteenth cavalry for several months. He was discharged from military service about a week ago. He left Portland for serv ice last May and was assigned to Fort Bliss aa instructor in the fourth offi cers training camp. Last October, after temporary service with the Seventh cavalry, he was assigned to the Six teenth. SincA IVcpmhur. inwpvpr. h has beer engaged in the Intelligence deah partment t Investigating frauds against the government In the sale of military supplies. . i : . - Lieutenant Fish is considering sev eral business opportunities In connec tion with his return to civil life and may hot remain In Portland. - Big Entertainment Program Planned Realizing the immense amount of ad vertising the National Greeters" con vention, to be held in Portland In June, will bring to the Northwest, Seattle and Tacoma are cooperating to the fullest extent in the preparations for the en tertainment of the visitors, according to President Charles Shreiter, who re turned Sunday from the two cities. Seattle will entertain the Greeters one day, and then Seattle Greeters will join the delegation for the remainder of the journey to Portland. Every hotel in Seattle has agreed to send one repre sentative. "Business is booming in Se attle now," said Mr. Shreiter. "The strike is a thing of the past and every- ibody is at work again." Here From British Columbia A party of British Columbia folks, composed of Mrs. Deschamps and fam ily from Rossland, Mrs. Bromm and son from Drail and O. E. Fisher and family from Pentriton. are staying at the Multnomah on their way to the South. Indian Princess in City Princess Watahwaso of New York, Frederic Toenniges and Elsa Becker of Chicago, who are to appear in concert at the Little Theatre Tuesday night, ar rived this morning at the Portland, see ,At the Hotels C. J. Blake, lumberman from Iloqui am. Wash., Is spending a fewdays at the Benson. R. A. Booth, state highway commis sion from Eugene, is staying at the Imperial. A. W. Fisher, who is In the lumber SPANISH WAR VETS PLAN BIG PROGRAM AT VICTORY REUNi 300 Veterans and Guests From All Parts of the U. S. Ex pected to Attend. The program of the fifteenth annual banquet and Victory reunion of Scout Young earap, Spanish-American War veterans, at the Commercial club In the Oregon building, Tuesday night, is a long one, and full of interest, pleasure and pep. Harvey Wells, department commander, is to be toastmaster . " A -quartet consist ing of Mrs. Rotha Fowler Miller, Miss Dorothy Bliss, Warren A. Erwln and G. Adrian Epplng will sing patriotic songs. Edward Rommel, camp com mander, will give the address of wel come, and Dr. L. W. Hyde of Hlllsboro and Mrs. Frank E. Weed, department president of the Spanish-American War veterans' auxiliary, will respond. Gov ernor Ben W. Olcott, Acting. Mayor C, A. Bigelow, Adjutant General John L. May, formerly commander of the 162d United States infantry in France ; J. H. Upton, past department commander, and others will speak. One of the special features will be the reunion of Companies A. G and H of the old Second Oregon. Captain Nellie Cooper of McMinnville, who com manded the auxiliary of the Second Oregon during the , Spanish-American war, known as the "Manila Guards," has promised to be present. There will be veterans from ail parts of the state and the United States present. It is expected that fully 300 guests will par ticipate in the festivities. Members are requested to make reservations for themselves and ladies or guests as soon as possible. . Ths committee in charge includes VICTOR anai innniiii urn The Victor Record Is supreme. The Victor Catalogue is the most complete. Our stocks -are in fair condition. As fast as records can be made by the Vietor company you will ' be able to secure ..them from us. When next you want a record for your ma chine, try us. Here you will find most courte ous, attentive salespeople to wait upon you. ' ' ' TICTROLAS AND RECORDS GsFsJohhsouPbuiqCo. 11 Sixth, Between Aldsr asd Morrison . Pianos PfcOBorrapht-Reeords Records f ''2e I tion, has issued the order that, "kids" the sun out of an extra hour.. At 2 a. m.. March 30, all clocks are set ahead and tralnl schedules will be. put in tune with the new time. f All trains leaving terminals -on the evening of March 29 will depart one hour earlier, and trains en route at 2 a. m. of the 30th will run to their des tination an hour behind their schedule. Efforts will be made on these trains to make up lost time. - This, will be possible on transcontinental trains If weather is favorable. MENTION business at Corvallis and Toledo, is a guest at the Oregon. M. D. Clubb, who is connected with the Baptist foreign' missions. Is reg istered at the Cornelius from Pomona, Cal: - Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Eyre of Salem are guests at the Seward. . A. H. Edwards, merchant from Cor vallis, is registered at the New Perkina . Harry G. Hall of Coquille Is a guest at the Carlton. Miss C. Mae Corkle of Seattle Is reg istered at the Nortonla. Ralph Chatham, who Is connected with pipe company in Seattle, is visiting at the Portland. I. Winding, lumberman from Astoria, is registered at the Multnomah. W. L. Thompson. Pendleton banker, is staying at the Benson. Boyd Mendenhall of Tillamook is reg istered at the Oregon. Mr. Mendenhall is connected with Holten'a department store. - Jared W. Moore, postmaster from Redmond, is visiting at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. C. Hailing of Washougal are at the Cornelius. Mr. Hailing is a druggist. Mrs. Ida A. Kidder, librarian of Ore gon Agricultural college, is at the Sew-r ard. Mrs. Kidder was librarian at Camp Lewis last summer. t Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Sanford are visiting at the Multnomah. Mr. Sanford Is gen eral chairman of the brotherhood of lo comotive engineers at San Francisco. George Graham, timberman from Clatskanie, is a guest at ths New Per kina ' Mr. and Mrs. J. Clark of San Francisco are registered at the Carlton. J. G. Melvin of San Francisco Is stay ing at the Norton la. v George Emerson, who is engaged in business at Vancouver, B. C, is visiting at he Portland. Frank E. Roll, banker from Wheeler, Or., is staying at the Multnomah. Mr. and Mrs. J. Thornburg, who run a hotel at Forest Grove, are registered at the Oregon. ) Mr. and Mrs. Madison Cooper are visit ing at the Imperial from Wasco, where Mr. Cooper is In the banking business with W. M. Harnett & Co. C. M. Delin and C "W. Ashpole, rail road contractors from Medford, are vis iting at the Cornelius, S. J. Johnson, Pacific coast represen tative for the Crucible Steel company at Seattle, is Btaying at the Seward. John Ntelson, lumberman from Ban don, is registered at the New Perkins. G. B. Roots and family from Clinton, Okla., are guests at the Carlton. E. N. Hill of The Dalles is registered at the Nortonla : Fred H. Norman, chairman ; James Mc Carren and Richard Diech. The recep tion committee is ! Edward Rommel, chairman; E. R, Lundburg. H. V. Reed, George H. Carr, Major Carl Ritterspach er, L. J. Petterson, J. T. Hlsldp, J. W. Glessner and James T. Beach. Tillamook Woman Hurt in Auto Crash Three persons were slightly Injured as a result of a collision of two speeding automobiles at Park and Everett streets Sunday afternoon. . Mrs. John Russell, 234 Dupont street; Mrs. J. C. Russell, Tillamook, and Mrs. 'Dunbar, 190 North Twenty-first street, all received slight bruises and cuts. A machine driven by J. E. Dunbar of 19Q North Twenty first street was going west in Everett and a car driven by W. D. Russell of 500 East Twenty-seventh street was being driven north in Park. According to the police both machines were travel ing more than 20 miles an hour and, though both attempted to turn and avoid a collision, the wheels of the cars skidded and the smashup resulted. Con siderable ' damage was done the ma chines. The injured persons were taken to their homes by relatives. - Taxicab Owner Confesses New York, March 24. (I. N. 8.) After constant grilling for several hours Ernest Frits, a Tuckahoe taxicab owner, is said by the police today to have confessed that he caused the death of Mra Florence Coyne, who was found dead In Frits' taxicab on White Plains avenue yesterday. Seasoned slabwood and tnstde wood, green stamps for cash. Holman Fuel Co Main S53. A-83E3. Adv. These are days of speed and close competition, - With poor vision you Cannot expect to do your best, regardless of what your work may be. I offer you the benefit' of my perfected system of sight testing, the best-equipped - testing rooms and laboratory, and a sincere de sire to be of real service to you in making you Perfect-Fitting Glasses. DR. WHEAT - Eyesight . Specialist ' 207 Morgan Building . , ; Washington "at Broadway Maldug a Uving MEN ARE WANTED FOR PERSONAL WORK WITH DISCHARGED SOLDI S Volunteers Are Asked for by War Camp Community Service. H. W. Arbury of the War Camp Com munity service in asking the aid of Port land men in readjusting discharged sol diers, sailors and marines to civilian life. Men who can it down liesurely and talk with some one man. listen to his troubles, and suggest to him ways and means of progressing as he wishes are needed. He wants men who can meet the soldiers as man to man in a friendly conversation. "There are many young fellows," says Mr. Arbury, "who have returned with a grievance, either fancied or. reaL who need timely counsel and advice. This provides an excellent opportunity for patriotic-minded men and women to do a greater service perhaps than any they have thus far accomplished: Many of these boys may be given the correct slant toward the government and , to ward the community by a few momenta' conversation with a man or woman who has the welfare of the' returned man at heart. A lecture from the platform won't do. What they need most Is to have someone sit down with them and discuss their problems and get them headed in the right direction. "The war developed many high-class four minute men and ft has occurred to me that thin nhssa nf war antivou. might be rehabilitated and recruited for persons.! service 10 ine returning men. Why would It not be a good Idea for a certain number of Pnrtiant man a,, women who Lavs the time to occasional ly visit tne soldiers' and Sailors club, the Atkinson school dormitory, the Lib ertv temnla ami nfh, nlaa aiwui v. city where soldiers and discharged men congregate; loucn eioows with them, find oat their aspirations and their needs, get acquainted with, these fellows and try to give them the proper per spective of the eommnnlrrf RnD imnA may be accomplished in this way and I sun wrain mw are) naany ciusens Ox this community who would be more than glad to take the responsibility for this work. T tintilrl IrxfcWI ha ml -a A tr discuss this question with anyone who may do interested ana suggest tpat he get in touch with our headquarters, at A9.IL 'NfrtT-thnrMtat-n Tloknlr KnlMIn TXT must assume responsibility for this im portant worn ana neip to aiscnarge our obligations to these returning men." Loses Money and Watch to Robber Axel Peltonen, 50 Falling street, was held up at 11 :20 o'clock Sunday night at Missouri avenue and Failing street by . Beautify the Interior of -Yonr Horn With ALABASTINE The Nationally Accepted WALL TINT It's far preferable to kalsomine or wall paper 'for homes, apart ments, offices, hotels, churches,, club rooms, banks, etc. ALABASTINE Is prepared in a score of shades and- color., combinations and is Just as hygienic as it is beauti ful in its color effects. No particular skill is required to apply Alabastine it can be , easily applied by a novice. Alabastine is packed in 5-pound cartons and all regular colors sell at 75c the carton. Paint your home with. Sherwin Williams' interior and exterior . paints and varnishes if you want the best' - See our 'window display of Ala bastine and other paints. : Honevman Company FOURTH AT ALDER Portland's Largest -Hardware Store Hardware two men' who took a gold watch and $1.10 away from him. One went through his pockets while ths other pointed a revolver at him. Mexico trouble In Mexico tkey'ro still plowing--with a crooked stick. - That's what's the matter . with the country- .No prog ' ress! Nowadays, the country that won't accept improved meth ods is a dead one. And the same is true of stores. Tito Columbian would rath r go out of business than . stand .still in its tracks. , It improves its ' service every year because improve- . ment is always on Its mind; it is always hunting for methods that are BETTER. COLUMBIAN spptical Company 145 Sixth Street Floyd F. Brower, Mgr. ANY LENS IN 60 MINUTES Are You Cleaned and Pressed? ' Bring that suit to'uu we'll .make it look and feel like new. We use the sanitary Hoff-Man system; vacuum attachment re moves all dust before we press : hot dry steam sterilizes and freshens the garment. Suits Pressed 35c Suits French Dry or Steam Cleaned $1 HALF PRICE That's the reason we dos't call aad deliver. . "To be well pressed Is to be well dressed." H. E. JOY Unique Tailoring Co, 104 FOURTH ST.; Betwees WasMsgtoa aad Stark r It tastes food, aids di gestion and builds up the system. FACTS 50. if - .Developing . a Country, Oregon is a country of vast distances, limited transportation facilities, and great natural re sources. To capitalise the ' latter asset is - the eurpose of the vast road uildlng program to which the state is com mitted. ' The v quickness with which a country is developed is manifest on the roads of Multnomah county Improved within the past five years, and paved with BITULITHIC W ABBES' BROS. CO, ' Josraal B sliding, Fortlaad. Orcffoa -3 AVNE BREAD mm CAYWES-rOSTER BAKING CO.. NORTHWEST Headquarters San Francisco :r -- '- ! if- ' t - : . f r - tr" .:- - 1 . - t tMKtKfrit&t-'MU m .sfriaXi iirn mmi- . . -Se0aaU BELLEVUE I HOTEL Botmi wltk Bath, IS yer day VpwarS i . . Under Management ot j AI. JLTODBOBG (Formerly Manager of Hotel Bassos, -J roruaad, orsgoa) "THE OLYMPIC" TOILET CREAM A carefully made preparation to be used for the exter-; minatiort of pim ples and softening the skin. Makes an excellent com plexion. A new manufacture -different from others. Try it ones and you'll like it. AT ALL DRUGGISTS BLTJJIAUER FKAKK HBUO CO. Dlatrlbatora Reliable Dentistry We fnarsntee oar work for IS rssrs. - We will examine roar taste Iraa and 4eU Ton lost -what Utey taquira aad what it anU eost. . OoM Fiinna..i.. S1.00 an Us OalS Crowns.. .... .$a.SO-S.OO Porcelain Crown. . .9S.tO-tS.oo Full set of Teetft for.. . . . .SB. 00 ! Painless BstraoMon.. ...... .SO ' Silver, rilltnas. . , . . . SO I civ say personal attaoUoa t all work. .. . : Da IL F. NEWTON Prop. Upeo Erenlnaa VoUl 10 Boston Painless Dentists SHna 4th and gut n Waatilnoto SI 281 First Street ; CO&XEB JEFFEBSOZT 8TBEET T. S. TOWNSEND , President ti Vsssgsr We sell only 'first grade Uuttar. Cheese and Eggs. Our prices ir. always reasonable. Psoas Mala 132. uakexs cr nrf psiertrr ttututtan ttA-i.73.Al.t1 Portland Hotels Tbe Sewsrd Is a new. aofedern and ele aaatlr appointed hotel, posaesetaa ee of tbe aaost twaotifui eoraer lobbies la tba tsortbsaat Located st lOtb sod Aidef Mraets. eeoalto Old. WorUaas ami j ' blc departaaent atm. is beart ot retaU Jaad theatre district. Bate. $1 aad ap. Bos aaeeta all trama. "W" ear aim pid Irons LnioB Uepot direct te HU'1,4. bZWAhix w. M. lEWAna Proa. I HOTEL C-4RLTON '14th asS Wasblsgtea st. hi est zoo rooms In the otty - HpecUl rates ty the wee 1 -Victor Brandt, Pros. ' Csas. Q.Vas tiny a. ftlsaag-r B trTt Z . . . ; ... t-f " j . ":r i weameryL . -;l- .z,