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UIIH01 IILI.IU I'iTIEilT MOT GET JOB OR GO TO JAIL Jacob Harth, Object of Charity for Two Years,' Declines to Work Pleads Mental Fatigue. JUDGE TAZWELL GIVES ORDER Issue Comes to Head After Harth and-Wife Kidnap Their Child From ' Waverty Home, Friday. If Jacob Harth, ' gentleman of leisure? for two years through the courtesy of various city, and county . relief organ izatlons, has" not taken . a position by next Tuesday morning, his address for ryrie time to come will be the county jail. This decision was made Saturday by Judge Tazwell of the county court following1 the action of Harth and his vlfe, Caroline, In kidnaping their 14-inonths-old baby ' from . the Waverly Lome Friday night after overpowering the matron. ; ; ... "If the county has got to support liarth." remarked the Judge, "it might jvixt as well do It In the jail. There is h law providing for men who can work but refuse to do bo and let their fam ilies suffer." " : -.if. HevfB Members la Family ' Officials of the bureau of public wel fare, who are thoroughly. acquainted with the affairs of the Harth family, declare that since Mr. Harth was Injured Jn an accident more than two years ago he has never done a day's work.. Innu merable positions which they have se cured for him have been consistently de clined, they say, for no apparent cause. There are seven members in the family 'father, -mother and five children the ) a tter all being under . the age of 10. They own their home at 692 East Six teenth street. At the present time the ( family receive $65 a month and their t lothlng from' the bureau of public wel fare. During the past two years prac tically every relief society in the city lias given assistance to the Harths, in cluding the German Aid society, .which is now contributing. ; 1 Couple Threaten Official . The children were recently made wards of the juvenile court. The four eldest were placed .in the Frazler home and t he youngest turned over to the Wa verly home. . Both Mr. and Mrs. Harth made stren uous objections to this action and even went o far as to threaten violence to the officials of the court. At the solicitation of the bureau of public welfare. Mr. Harth was twice ex amined for his sanity. Although - the physicians were unanimous In declaring him sane, they all agreed, according to Alva R. Gephart. secretary' of the wel- . fare bureau, that the patient was suf fering from an extreme case of "psy . . t liasthenla." " . ",-. v... . M-'.-y-,. ' It was upon th,e grounds of his having "paychasthenia" that the welfare com mission decided to make Harth and his family a permanent charge upon their -bounty, and Include a necessary amount for him and his family In their budget. " I'p to ihjs time their assistance had been intermittent. ".--. '; ; ii ". Defined a Mental rattgne -"PBychasthenia" Is defined In the. med iae I dictionary as mental fatigue, i-: ?'. - "If mental fatigue-were allowed as a. "valid excuse for being supported in leisure at the expense of the county," declared Judiro Tazwell Saturday, as he Ordered Harth out. of the court to. find a Job, "I suspect that .pfychasthenla would become a very popular ailment." Progress of New Guard Pleases May : Adjutant - General John 1. May has returned from a second trip . to Wil lamette valley' towns In the task of or ganizing the new Third Oregon regiment nf National . Guard. He speaks highly of all. the,, units organized and was prreatly pleased with the showirfg made in Ashland recently when he was-there to Inspect a full company of young men. In every company are being placed vet " c-ran offlcersjor non-coms to assist In training the new men in modern tactics a iid. to help build up a permanent or ganization . of the National Guard : to perpetuate the old Third Oregon. 'A name to renlember,, When you want a 'Iligh Clrade I'iano" at a reasonable price. Oifr method of keeping . down overhead expenses ..r .enables us to sell at the lowest possible prices . consistent with the vcry high" quality of , our . pianos. VICTROLAS AND VICTOR RECORDS Ilovenden Piano Co. 1 46 PARK STREET Tletweea Alder and "Morrison. 3 WOODSTOCK GRADE PUPILS PLEASING IN DAINTY OPERETTAS U) vi -Ji : -r;' (1 t i.i V---,7 , V . 'I'll r-; f'-: - ' V M I . f ISL- Li : : : ' v ' . .' X .f . . ' ..V : ! t Above Butterfly girls Barbara Lelsz, " May Tarantino, Anas Bergstrand, Ruth Folkmare, Ruby Tler, Fran ces Dean. Below, at left Evange line Stanton as Gypsy queen. Right -Three daffodils: Anna May Hens ley, Dorothy Iloffmlller, Myrna Me Leon.. ' i . ..., . 'Mother Goose's Garden,', presented by the pupils of the primary grades of the Woodstock school, and "Babes in the Woods," operetta by the intermediate grades, at an entertainment' Friday night," wjn the approval of fond par ents -and. friends who heard and saw them. '( . ' '-: Boyg. and girls took : parts of vlole'a, lilies, . ..butterenpa, Johnny jump-ups. roses , and dalslte and made a . pretty flower garden for Mother Goose. In the intermediates operetta Jean Lenniet Beaton ShibitpkJ played the "Babes, Donald Harris " King Rupert and Fred Bowmen, Rudolph, the uncle. Other features of the entertainment were a club oriu Dy boys or the sev enth and eight grades and a Uatriotic pantomime, "America.7 by the tins of the sixth, seventh and eighth grades. NEWSPAPER MEETING AT EUGENE EXPECTED TO ATTRACT THRONG New Arrangements for Confer ence Made Necessary by In dications of Interest. Eugene, April 12. Indications, for a vastly larger attendance thait at first expected at' the first annual newspaper conference for Oregon are-forcing? new arrangements for the reception ' of ' the visitors at the school of 'Journalism ct the University of Oregon, April 25 and A new composing room in the Journals ism laboratory is being rushed to e-m-pletlOn In order that, the vlsltlnjf . edi tors may see to the best advanf ace the fully equipped print, ehop irt which the students study the newspaper pro fession. Up to the present time the work, has been done under crowded con ditions. . ' .-. x I ' The Eugene Chamber of Commerce will welcome" -the visitors with a ban quet Friday evening, at which IriF(dint P. I Campbell will be toastmasten 'The ladles' auxiliary will entertain the wive a of - the editors Friday afternooji. and the ladles of : the. university and school of journalism faculty Saturday morning. The , university will be the host nt'-a farewell banquet to be held in Hendricks hall, the new women's dormitwy, Satur day noon. .; -. - . The ; keynote of 4he program is an nounced as "Strictly - Business ; How to Make the Paper Pay More ProfU."' The Friday session will be devoted to adver tising, the discussion to be opened by C. W Robey.' publisher of the Oregon- Oty Courier. C. E. Injralln, publisher of the Cor va Ills Gasette-Times and president of both the State and Willamette Valley Editorial associations.! will be In charge of the conference and will preside at all sessions except the banquet- ; " The annual meeting of the Willamette Valley Editorial association will be held in connection .with the conference, and officers will be elected. - The. State Editorial association will discuss and announce plans for enter taining? the National i Editorial associa tion In August. ' - i . Vrank Jenkins, publisher of the -Daily Register, has written to all members of the Oregon Dally Publ Is hr3 aseo elation, presenting a plan for the forma tion of a paper purchasing corporation which should: act as purchasing agent for all papers In the state, effecting a saving of perhaps a cent pound on the purchase price. ' Portland v Man . Buys Laundry , White Salmon, Wash.. April 12. The .'ortn Bans , steam : laundry hcus been sold by 1. Nlcolls to Mr. Patterson, I who was formerly connected with th I Oregon Laundry company of Portland. LEAGUE OF NATIONS IS WORLD'S ONE HOPE, ASSERTS DR. AKED Civic League Speaker Describes What - He Saw in Russia '' Before Revolution. "A league' of friendly nations pledged to keep the peace of the world is the only hope of the world, and unless there is such a league-formed, your sons wilt be, dying in ' European- and Asiatic trenches 10 -years hence," declared Df.: Charles F. Aked, in an eloquent appeal made before the Oregon Civic league' at ts luncheon' Saturday. , - s v ':''-, " " U. Dr, Aked was in Russia- shortly be fore the outbreak of the revolution' And he traced in a most forceful and illumi nating manner its inception and develop-, ment, referring to the secret treaty be tween Russia and Germany and its fiendish plans-and purposes, declaring that international life is impossible when a country is capable of so flagrantly Violating all 'international law, and that international life would . be Inviting . in ternational anarchy. He declared that the nations of the world are bowing down "to the : fetish of the balance Of power. Imperial Rus sia was the enemy over, all. It was the menace-of, the worlds but Russia today may be the hope of the world. A new alliance must be made not of antagon istic nations, but of friendly nations, and this movement America has a glorious destiny, in leading in the- formation ; of a League of Nations to keep the peace of the .world. . ' Signor Ernesto -Glamplecoll, head of ttiiiHiiitniiiiMiMiuiiiiniMtniiiinintHininiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHliiiHliiiiiiMliitiiliiiitiiiiHiHtiiiniiiiiiliiliiliiiniiiiiit irilnlllllllllllllllllllHIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIlnlUIIIIIIIHIIIIIIllUI!ll!l!IIIUIIIHIIIIIIIlllHl1llllllllMlllinlllllltlHini!ttlllC Mottor Car Sale There still remains a splendid assortment of Motor Trucks and Automobiles at Vancouver Barracks, Van couver, Wash., for sale at exceptional prices by the. United States Spruce Production Corp. - Motor Trucks, l2 to .5 ton, $1000 to $4200. - Trailers, 2x2 to 5 ton, $400 to $100Q. , . -Fords, $300 to $450. . Also a few passenger cars of other makes. -All cars carry prices plainly marked. : Come' and see and buy. .. , : . . ' For Further Information Address - -r Automobile Department. Sales Board United ? States Spruce ' Production t Corp. : ' YEON BUILDING, PORTLAND J "S -IV' I the Waldensian society, the Protestant church of Italy, gave a scholarly ad dress, outlining Italy's part in the' great world war and her relation to ; other countries, cjosing with a brief statement as to his real mission in this country, namely, that of securing: aid for the orphans of Italy, of whom there are thousands, He Bald that in the United States but one child in 4000 is an or phan, in Italy one child in every 20, and tho&e not orphans frequently have fath ers left legless or armless or returned from German prison camps physical wrecks.-- :. ) -.''". '' i-:i The food situation in Italy is as seri ous today as it was during the war. He declared that in his country tha chief interest was a League of , Nations, as against a League of Nations, as the al lotment was but one-half ' pound each of sugar, fat and meat and two pounds of sphagetti a month, thousands of children going v to bed with . gnawing; stomachs every, nlght. I ; .... . - The first speaker on the. pt-ogram.was Mrs. ' Florence Ewell AAkia. a atf onal W. C. T. V: worfcen M'ho gf ve a breesy talk on the Joy experienofd by every woman In her organization over-' the passage of the ' national? prohibition amendment.'. -, . Next Saturday will be the annual Uni versity of Oregon day, with addresses by members of -,Jhe faculty and of the board of regents. Services Held for M Cornelius Eesident - t . . " - i ' . Cornelius, April 12. Furueral services for Mrs. I E. Lai um el re, wife of George Lalumeire, who died at her home here Thursday, were held at the Methodist church Friday. Rev." J. G. Crosier, pas tor, having charge. Mrs. Lalumeire was was born at .Mendota, Minn., October 23, 1866.- Besides her husband she leaves five sisters The body was taken to Portland, where services will be held at the Finley chapel, Monday, at 2 p.' m. . ' ' Have Your Kodak j Pictures and Photos j Enlarged BBI9TO TOUB THOTOS 6 ; Only establishment in the city ? doing: this work exclusively. a - Old photos enlarged and also col- '. ored if desired. , s Special Redactions to Soldiers aad I - -. Sailors . , Bruno Art Studio J . 46V4 MOEEISOK 8TEEET ' Positively Bo Agents Employed - s HI ''.V f' l August Kollemeier Stricken by Death Oregon City, April 12. Cor pner. John son was summoned this . afternoon to Peats mountain to investigate the sud den death of August Kollemeier. ' Kolle meier, ; who was a well-tcj-do retired farmer, aged 65 years, living at Willam ette, was on his. way up the mountain to visit a neighbor, when he was stricken with heart, failure. The coroner decided that death : was due to natural causes. Kollemeier left a wicjow and .two sons, Louis and Will, both prominent in the Willamette district : - Approximately . 1800 men will be en gaged under. Rear Admiral Strauss in the dangerous task of removing the 57,000- mines which' American naval forcea laid in the North sea. . STARTS TODAY l'U1- . ' .x . r'.',' .11..-ill.-. . . - " - iy M . 1 1 i ..- i- i f jti mt i Mill iiiiiii ii,.- iMiiii i Trilin 'I mUli iiiuiii. ., H- , mm,- m " - '"v -'W i I I I 'jffr 1 iiVt Miinii.iii' i ' "' i i . . ..,.,, ....ii.' ' frinroi "ii ---- r i-rT-i--'iiiii 'rn'" i '"'"m ut' ; " "LITTLE COMADE" kORTHVEST POTATOES BEING SOLD BY ARSlY QUARTERMASTER HERE Supply Contracted , for Use of - Army Is Being Disposed of to Private Parties. Nine thousand tons of British Colum bia potatoes and M81.000 pounds of Washington ' potatoes . are being mar keted through- the United States army quartermaster's department in Portland.; These spuds were -contracted for by: tha United . States government to be dehy drated : for army - usev At : the tennlna tion of the war contracts were cancelled and the potatoes are being resorted and repacked, for the -Eastern market, , , : George ' Xm ''' Burtt f Jacobs,- Malcolm & Burtt." San j Francisco ' produce deal ers, is selling agent for the government, acting In cooperation with Major 'rauk P. - Tingley, officer in charge bf the quartermaster's Office here, .The Brit ish Columbia potatoes are being shipped, for the most part, to Chicago and cities in that, section. ' v ' J'i The British Columbia.;; potatoes ' were stored ; at - New . Westminster und are being shlpepd l out on government bills of lading and sold on de'l very basts. The government is using Its laid gram rales in ' handling: shipments and the whole transaction Is being handled In Ue most economical , manner possible, aCJonlins Mr. Burtt. j , This is one bf the largest deals of jte kind ever v transacted in - the United States and the fact that the whol? rap ply of potatoes held under government contract tat the Northwest . is beln handled through the ; Portland quarter master's' of flee speaks well for the effi ciency of Major Tlngley., : According- to Mr. Burtt the potatoes are being dis tributed In such a way that the narl:et will not be disturbed at any point in the country. ; ;'.,v-i.-'V One million pounds of ., the Washing ton potatoes were . purchased by the Beaverton starch factory and 4.000,000 pounds were purchased at $20 per ton by Jacobs, Malcolm "1: Burtt on their own account. The loss through resort? ins is estimated at about, 25 per cent by A SPRING TIME SHOW ' I Adapted From the "Two Benjamins.? Yoii Will See a Picture That Does . . ; ; " entertaindeughtcharM : 1 . IV ' By the Humor of Its Story, the 'Beauty of Its Scenes and the Appeal of Vivian Martin. KINO THE VISUAL NEWS OF ALL THE WORLD I Mr. EurtL Quiclc action on tUls large and difficult problem is savinir . thou sands of dollars to the government., ac cording to Mr- Burtt and his associates. . .j ' - ' . "" ' War-Trophies to Be ; Exhibited : in ' Towns, of-Oregon . A. - XX, Weir, who spent more than a year In the. field of war activities In France, is-making a tour through sec tions of the state -which were not given an opportunity to view the trophy train, with, a splendid exhibit of war trophies gathered from a-number of sources. In the interest of the Victory liberty loan. The exhibit contains many ; Interesting souvenirs of - historic Interest, . various kinds of guns, weapons and munitions, and shell-riddled - and battle-scarred relics: of great variety.' .;;' ; Mr. Welri itinerary ; is as follows: Silverton, Sunday, April 13. 9il5 a. m. to "3 :47 i. m.r- West Sclo, '6 :08 p. m.. April 13 to - 7 :55 a, April It ; 'Mount Angel, 9 :26 a m. to 2 :10 p. m., April 14 5 Woodburn; 2130 p m. to 3:15 p. m., April 14 ; Cresswelt. 7-:t p.v nw:' April 14, to :61 au, nw April IS : ; Yoncaila, , 8 :16 a. m.-to 3:53 p. m, April 15 ; Oakland. 4:30 p. m., April 15,; to-1 :60 a. April 16 ; Dallas, 8:10 a. m. to 2 :20 p. : m., April 16 r St. Mary's,' S a6 p. m.to 8 :37 p. m., April 16; Uillsboro, 9 p. m., April l ; to 9:53 a. m., April 17. . Man Eiska Life to , Destroy f EvidencQ ; " Of; Booze Dealings Aberdeen. Wash., April 12. -In a dar- lrs: attempt to destroy evidence. Glen Parmeter, arrested this morning on a charge of bootlegging, somersaulted from the front ' seat on the 'automobile-' in which he was being brought to th po lice station, abandoning , the -wheel to the officer beside him, and with a ham mer broke four bottles of whiskey , in the tonnealu . of i the car. The ' officer had difficulty stopping the car .and re gaining control of his 'prisoner, . who, though a man with' but one leg.: man aged, his sensational .somersault and the destruction of the , whiskey bottles with remarkable speed. Officers tagged the broken bottles and -saturated auto mobile carpet and from the oil cloth cov ering one part of the floor drained ft small quantity of liquor. STAIR GRAM ROS E FESTIVAL FU i D PILING UP FAST UNDER New Subscription .System Put Into Force Meeting With Splendid Results. Utilizing ;- a . wonderful organisation which has- existed but '. was never used before, the finance ' committee- of the Rose Festival association is meeting with generous response in its campaign U' secure funds for the support of the Victory IRose Festival In iune. " i According to William Cornfoot, chair man of the committee, the organisation which Is being used will be available in the- future for any campaign to raise funds in Portland for jcivic i purposes. The feature of the plan, he states, lies In the fact that each unit Is in Its own element : a.nd ; Is . thoroughly conversant with the conditions which surround tha persons ,: who . compose the respective units. . . - . .. ''.'.- v.-.i- : . As an illustration, he points, to the succeas attained In . the collection of funds . from " bank clerks of ; Portland. Members 'of the finance committee ap pealed to the. officials of the Portland chapter of the American Institute of Banking for aid in the raising of; funds. At a meeting of the board of. d lrectors of the organisation.' Paul 1. Johnson of 'Ladd & Tilton was chosen to take charge of the campaign among the clerks. Mr. Johnson has attained splen did results, according to Mr. Cornfoot, because of his untiring efforts and the cooperation which he has received from his fellow employes. i f The city, has been divided Into units by. the. committee and one member of each particular trade, business or In dustry, has been asked to complete an organization to solicit the various units. In no campaign held in the past to se cure funds to support the Hose Festivals has the ' success - been attained as in the present campaign, and assurances from the various units to the committee are that the required $40,000 for . the Vic tory Hose Festival will soon be collected and turned over to the board of gov ernors of the Festival association. V SYSTEMAl CANVASS ( fi