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I THE OREGON DAILYJOURNAt, P ORTLAND. FRIDAY, JUNE-13. 1919. . H. ELDER INDICTED FOR LARCENY OF I LABOR ONION CASH Secretary, and Treasurer of the f i Boilermakers Alleged 'to Have v Disappeared With $500 Money POTHER- TRUE BILLS FOUND Two Chraged With Holdupj Chi 1 1 nese and Wife Accused; of t; Maintaining Lottery. H. A. Elder, secretary and treasurer J" Of the local DOllerroakers' union was in X dieted this rnorning. by the Multnomah county grand Jury on a charge or jar Mnv v embezzlement. , MP. isroer Is charged with ' having absconded 'with V $600 which came into his hands in the course f his duties as treasurer of the - labor organization. J- r The charge wu preferred by Archie 5 Allison, president of the union, and Joe ' Reed, business. agent. According to their J story. Elder cashed a check for 50O at Nthe Hibernla Havings bank Saturday, '-line 7 signed by Mr. Allison as presi Vent and bf himself as treasurer. The t money was to be sent to the national . bollermakers' headquarters at Kansas Ct In the form of a draft Instead of purchasing the draft. Elder disappeared -' and ia said to have taken the money with i'.JiIm. J SO TEACE OF HIM No trace of him has been found since his disappearance. His automobile, in ; , which he waa iast seen was found out- . aide of a public garage the day after his departure. As far as has, been as certained his immediate accoults show ; no shortage. Experts are engaged in audit of the books of the organization. TWO Indictments, one charging, lar- - ceny of ah automobile and , the other ' assault and robbery being armed with ' "si dangerous weapon, were -returned by t the grand Jury against Lawrence E. Mc- Donold and Everett- E. McDonald. Both . ; crimes alleged to have been committed - occurred on June 1, 1919. The Jautomo bile stolen belonged to Martin Driscoll, 1 while I C. Steele was the victim of the t". assault and robbery which occurred out beyond Ftilton and in which two Ju- . venUes were implicated with the Mc yr Donalds. Chinese abe indicted Mow On and his wife Rosa Mow On. ; Chinese, were indicted for maintaining a lottery and having lottery tickets in their possession. Meyer Silveretein was indicted on a ' charge of steallag five rings, a watch i and other valuables from the room of Lulu. Costello In a hotel at East Grand ,and Morrison streets. "- Manuel Gome was indlctedpn a stat- 1 Utory charge. . 2 -i ohn Beardsley ivas indicted for lar i eeny. ' A second indictment for defrauding an V innkeeper was returned against King i ? ' T J" ; SECOND WIFE CHARGED -" - i - - J, - s-: Divorce Plaintiff Says Man She Mar- 'ried Was Harried at Time. Suit for .annulment of her marriage i-with Lonny Ashford contracted March t I. 1919, at Vancouver was filed Wed l nesday by Mary K. Ashford. The action Is brought on the grounds that Mr. Ashford has another wife living. f ' Circuit Judge Bagley granted a decree of divorce to S. P. Toung from f, SHossie Young and given the custody k of the two children to their father. The J" action was granted on a cross-complaint - to a suit for divorce' filed by Mrs. Young. e Divorces filed Tuesday were: Frank J J. Durham against Stella Durham and Mary Belushmor against Frank Belush- i ?. Inor. " WAGBOS ANSWER DAMAGE SUIT Petition Against Finnish Hall Signed ' That INelahborhood Miaht Slccn. Answer to the $5678.36 action for dam ages Drougnt Dy tne Finnish Workers' association against Ole Wagbo, Dlna Wagbo and others was filed Wednesday Jn circuit court. The Wagbos aver that their efforts for the abatement of a octal hall used bv the aj&nHnHnn vn because the members wera rt nnlnv that residents in the neighborhood could not sieep. : ine peuuon was presented to the city authorities and signed by prop ny noiaers living near the hall. The association charged the signers witn attempting to give their property 1 t , - Attorney Alleges Good Faith George A. Hall, An attorney, filed suit Thursday In the circuit court seeking to restrain the prosecution of iZ4,(ivn omage suit alleging extortion The Well-Dressed Man .? differs from the other fellow not merely in the quality of' his clothes, but in the de tails to be considered in his , own individual appearance. 1 That is why RANKIN'S t policy of "Personal, Service - to Every Purchaser" is be-- coming so popular with men . who take pride in their a p pearance. , Suits Ready Tailored $25 to $50 . Suits Tailored to v Order $45 to $65 sj:h.rankin8 : Clothiers - Haberdashers . Caitom Tailors 112 SIXTH ST. , f hit was ;brfuShts against tiiiri, John "Ki Sievera, Harry (I? HendersSn and Ethel Henderson, jby Mrs. - Permelta Tyler. Hall a-vers tihat he acted in good faith In all the transactions "Which are the basis for Mrs. Tyler's suit. ' S j ' i ""s ' Damage Suit Trial Begins Trial of the euitj of C. 'L. Smith against th PortUtnd Railway, f Light & Power company.for $535 for the damage which occurred to j his truck when it collided with a Btreeft car November T, 1918, com menced this; morning in Circuit Judge Bagley's court, i : ,.-.: A Statutory ; Charge Dismissed District jjdge Bell dismissed a statu tory charge, which ' had been madt against -Bert EvAds and Millie Sowers and which pamej JLf ore him ; Thursday on preliminary hearing. H i FueiliVd Is Returned Deputy t SherlCf Scbrlmer returned today froei Seattle with Harry L. Jacob son, wanted here upon a statutory charge. I t- Nolan Taken to." Penitentiary . Archie Nolan, eentenced by' Presiding Judge Gatens to from one to three years in the penitentiary, was taken to Salem today by Deputy; Sheriff Doty. Ad Clubs' Will Be Formed in Smaller - Towns of the State George Aj Cun?5mings of Oakland was elected secretary-treasurer of the Pa cific Coast) Advertising Clubs associa tion to succeed! W. P. Strandborg of Portland at the (meeting of the new ex ecutive committee of the association held at the Multtnomah hotel Thursday night. Strandborg, who is the new vice president of the Oregon district, was chosen official delegate for the Western district to attend the annual world ad vertising convention at New Orleans next September, j , The new (executive committee was or ganized, with ; Dave S. Matthews of Stockton, Cal.. aa president, Harry S. Carroll of Los Angeles, George A. Hughes of'Oaknd, W. P. Strandborg of Portland, Thomas M. Keane of Spo kane, F. J.i Reilty of Seattle and W. A. McAdam of Vicljoria. B. C. Plans were developed for the immedi ate inauguration of a campaign to or ganize new advertising clubs for both men and Women in every community of 10,000 -- population or more. This work will be . directed by the six vice-presidents in ' thieir respective Jurisdictions. The next meieting of the executive committee will probably be held in San Francisco next September. Remorseful Man Admits Peddling Booze Unlawfully , Stricken J with. remorse after many years of hiding C. A. Walgren of Los Angeles has written a letter Pegging for giveness which 'was received this morn-I ing Dy jjepuiy jiscrici Aiiomey tsarneii Goldstein. The confession reads as fol lows : '!'- "United S Stades District Attorney, Portland, Or. : Some years ago I found some Hauor, which I took and peddled. and, though it is a small thing, I want to confess It. for God has saved my soul and 1 mm living; a clean life before God and man. ; So li desire forgiveness. Re spectfully, C. I A. Walgren, Apostolic Faith Mission, Los Angeles, Cal." ' "We aret only too glad to offer the poor man full assurance of forgiveness from this office, since he already has it from heaven," said Mr. Goldstein. ."And we would like to hear from any 'others who are affected the same way. It is a part of our daily routine to attend to all confessions and- distribute any forgive ness that seems appropriate." Mistress. Cart you exercise discretion? New Servant Can I? Say, I've exer cised everything from lap dogs to so ciety climber s.--Judge. ! i ' " ' ; llllp?; looks and Wear at a hapjmedium price .7J c t ' RALSTON OXFORDS AND; SHOES are pre- MiL I I qsAt:l eminently quality shoes. They appeal KT4iC?5tjc oKSj't to men whoh wtntt the utmost in (IwwnY rtMSS style, fit and wear at a happy medium. ! LjfPt lkj: ; Fie $7 to $12 Kfe Foot troubles end the minute you put :nym1 on Tru-pe-dic shoes. Made in three JtrA 7' I ! styles of lasts inflare, straight and . SfeV Wr&' I CLUSIVE PORTLAND AGENTS ' " S,JV'r ' FUNERAL SERVICES FOR CHARLES W. BABCOCK TO BE HELD-SATURDAY lilinoisan Had Lived.. in ; Oregon for Past 37 Years; He Was Retired Farmer - ' Charles W. Babcock, aged 65, a native of Illinois and a resident of Oregon for 37 years, died Thursday at 'his home, 475 Larrabee street. : Mr. Babcock was a retired farmer and is survived by his widow, Mrs. Anna -Babcock. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 p. m. at the Holman chapel. Third and Salmon streets, under the auspices ot Kenton lodge, A. Fa and A. M, of iwhich he was a member. Final services will be in Rose. City cemetery." -.-: Mrs. Rosannah Heath The funeral of Mrs. Rosannah Heath, who died at her home, 101 East Thirty first street north, Jun lL will be held Saturday at 1 p. from the Holman parlors at Third and Salmon streets, and final services will be in Rose City cemetery. , Mrs. Heath was a native of Ohio, aged 72. and had resided in Portland for the past 14 years. She is survived by a son, Stephen A. Heath of this city. Mrs. Mary Tibbitls The funeral of Mrs. Mary Tibbltts, wife of John Tibbitts, who died at her home. 268 North Sixteenth streTt Wednesday, was held under the aus pices of the Knights and Ladies of Security at the chapel of J. "P. Fin ley' & Son, today at 1. p. m., and final services were in Biverview cemetery. Mrs. Tibbitts was born ii Ohio and had resided in Portland f of the past 10 years. Oran V. Danielson Oran V. Danielson, aged 49, a native of Michigan and a resident of Wash ington near Dayton for a number of years, died lit this city Wednesday at the Good Samaritan hospital. Mr. Dan ielson is survived by , a widow and other relatives in Washington. The body was forwarded to Dayton , by Mil ler & Tracey and final services will be held there. Title Men Gather At Luncheon With Realty Members Members of the Oregon Association of Title Men in convention here this week met at luncheon with the Portland Realty board in tfte crystal room! of the Benson hotel at neon today. The prin cipal adress at the luncheon, was de livered by W. B. Shlveley on the liability and responsibility of abstractors of title. Open discussion of the proposed state Blngle tax measure followed Mr. Shlveley's talk. Herbert Gordon, presi dent of the title .men's association, was chairman of the day. The convention held its first meeting In the green room of the Oregon building Thursday afternoon. Delegates present represented abstract and title concerns in 35 towns In the state. The . final ses sion will be held this afternoon. Coroner's ? Jury Exonerates Deteetive Denver, Colo., June 13. (L K. S.) A coroner's jury yesterday afternoon exonerated George Klein of blame for the killing of Jesse Corbetta, overseas soldier, much to the disappointment of Corbetta's relatives and friends and At torney James J. Sullivan who haas been retained to assist in the prosecution of the city detective when he goes to trial on a charge of murder. Some of Engineers Will Be Routed to Lewis via Portland Part of the 23d engineers, including men whose homes are 'in the Northwest, will go to Camp Lewis by way of Port land, according to a telegram received this morning by Acting Mayor Blgelow from Adjutant General F O. Harris of Washington, D. ,.C The . message fol lows: : j - ". .. k ' - "Part of the 23d engineers assigned to Camp Lewis lor discharge are author ized to sto en route at ' Portland for reception. The commandingofflcer will wire definite date of -arrival as soon as routing is determined." Damaged Wheels Postpone Flight St. Johns. N. K., June 13. (I. N. S.) Th crew, of the Vickers-Vimyi air plane f early this , afternoon announced the postponement of its attempt to cross the Atlantic until tomorrow. An hour before the start was to. have been made It was found that the 'wheels of the plans were more seriously damaged in landing Thursday than: was at first be lieved. It - was deemed advisable to postpone rth'e start untij repairs could be made. Two Aviators Will Be Sent to Spokane Authority has been granted the vis iting United States navy aviators to send two machines to Spokane for some exhibition flights. Lieutenant Jay Fet ters, who lives in Spokane, will fly over with one machine. He has not mapped out his route yet but expects to go up by way of The Dalles. He will have a mechanician with him. ' Two Years Given to Water Selling Tig' Fort Smith. Ark.. June 13. (I. N. S.) Two years for selling water for whis key and one year for selling whiskey to . the same man. was the sentence a jury imposed on W. II. Hicks today. LABOR NOTES A mass meeting of members ana friends of organised labor has neen called by the Central Labor council and , v. wnoa tut far tn consider issues Ter- talnine to conditions in a number of nilM narttaularlv mt cuttrs and meat markets. It will be Held in The Auditorium, Wednesday evening next, and- there will be music, speeches . and special features. In this connection some alarmists speak of- a. general strike, but there is no indication of It. The Central Labor council Thursday night requested Lee Roy E. Keeley to withdraw from the hall after refusing to give him the floor to explain his con nection with the Dlbbern damage suit against the Grant-Smith-Porter com pany. ' The council indorsed the Commercial Telegraphers' strike. .After listening t Mark "Woodruff It indorsed the pro posed $2,500,000 school. . bond issue, Joseph Hoffman of Seattle, vice presi dent of,-the International Meatcutters, told of cooperative efforts to. Seattle that were successful in both meat mar kets, a slaughter and packing house and a creamery and condensary. Enter Into Pact to Die Oakland. Cal.. June 13. (L N. S.) W. H. Foster, 66, a baker, recently from Denver, is dead, and his wife, Mrs. Mary Foster, 64, is dying, as - the result of a suicide pact entered 'into by the pair in despondency over ill health and -reverses. They turned on' the gas and laid down to die in each other's arms. RAILROAD MEN ASKED r BY M 'ADOO TO HELP BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT Chairman of National-Drive Ap peals to Formep; Associates ! to Lend Aid Calling attention of officers and em ployes of the railroads in this district to the fact that this week has been des ignated as Boy Scout week. William C McAdoo, former director general of .the railroad - administration, lias appealed to them for cooperation as chairman of the movement to increase member ship of the Boy Scouts. .The message follows : '- ' "X have associated with you far. a- year In doing a great- job for our. coun TRY MAGNESIA FOR STOMACH TROUBLE It Neutralizes Stomach Acidity, Pre vep.ts Food Fermentation, Sour Gassy Stomach, and Acid Indigestion. Doubtless, if you are a sufferer from indigestion, you have already trie-J pepsin, bismuth, soda, charcoal, drugs and various digestive . aids and yoa know these things will not cure yo-ar trouble-rin some cases do not even give relief. But before giving up hope and decid ing you are a chronic dyspeptic Juet try the effect of a little bisurated magnesia not the ordinary commer cial carbonate, citrate, oxide or milk, but the pure bisurated magnesia, -which you can obtain from practically any druggist in either powdered or. tablet form. . Take a teaspoonful of the powder or two compressed tablets with a little water after your next meat, and see what a difference this makes. It will Instantly neutralize the dangerous, harmful acid in the stomach which now causes your food to ferment and sour, making gas, wind, flatulence, heartburn and the bloated or heavy lumpy feeling that seems to follow most everything you eat. You will find thav provided you take a little bisurated magnesia imme diately after a meal, you can seat al most anything and enjoy - it without any danger of pain or discomfort I follow and moreover, the continued use of the bisurated magnesia cannot in jure the stomach in any way so ion as there are any symptoms of acid Indigestion. Adv. syJ' The Perfect Tobacco for Pipe and Cigarc O A dM. s- , o ill ::;' LA ? Wheat straw the lightest, thin - neat, hnest. strongest cigarette paper in all .r ; thewld. Roll a Tuxedo cigaxetta riU LA CROIX saoeta; ' ' - - try furnishing the transportation needed to supply '"our soldiers at home, and in Europe-with all they needed to enable them to' finish the kaiser in record time. "No we have another lob to do for our country, the Job of giving the young boyhood of America an opportunity of securing the splendid training of Boy Scouts and educating our boys to the highest' standard of duty. . and of the highest conception of . American citi zenship X have taken the chairmanship for this drive, as a public duty and. we are striving to get every man and woman in the. country1 to become an associate member. ; r - "I should like the railroad - officials and employes to Join this splendid movement and do this additional serv pillillllfll!liiiflllil!iliirtiffl Welcome to the Advertising Exp ositiofi The Public is cordially invited to visit the thousands of square feet of Advertising display assembled by the .Pacific Coast Advertising Men's Asso ciation in the Marshall- Wells Building, opposite Hotel Multnomah. Those who would build their busi ness bigger, broader, - better, should not fail to see their display. Doors open 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. No charge for admission. Pacific Coast Advertising Men's Association in Convention PORTLAND June 8 to U Biliilillllllilillllllllll!ll,llllilltlM Have Yoa Tried Tuxedo in the New. 'TEA-FOIL''. PACKAGE? It's toft and pliable--decreases in the as - inn lODSCCq BV cake in the out witn tobacco in tion than owe it to packare a trial much the V . v f i 0 :VZ ice for their country. We must make the best material of our boys for dem ocracy and realize its greatest glory In the future. May I, as your old chief, appeal to you to help me put this Boy Scout Job, over the' top r Captain Goes East , To Get Discharge Captain Frederick Basil Judge, who has been with the. Twentieth engineers tn France for 23 months, left for New York this morning at :30. after visit ing his uncle. H. El Judge, of Portland, i!ililiaili!';l'!i;lii:,li' s BBV Finest Burley Tobacco Mellow-aged till perfect plus a dash of Chocolate "YourNoselfotRvs USCU uiusmm www uw package n digging n tne tinker, sveeps ine eren better conai- tin. Now, don't you yourself to our a and gtre l nxeao fnot quite as tobacco as in tin, bat also packed in the famous green tint as hcrctcfcrc I J SI f ft for several days. Captain Judge rame from Camp Merrltt to Camp lewls with a detachment of S2 men who were mus tered out of service recently, and Is re turning to New York to receive his own discharge. - ' Caller It's an awful spring we're having this year. Editor Tes. the poems are worse than I ever knew them to be. Life. us nign ume. ladies, that you buy your white low shoes- assortment interesting Sea Island Due? Oxfords with military heels and CA A Coodye.r welt soles Vefitl --Nuhueh Oxfords, like abov mod, military heals, Q Ct Goodyear wait soles Xe7J Canvas Pumps with medium or French heels, DO QC band-turned soles.. . OeWeaO Saonple ocotorc 129 Fourth St. Between Washington and Alder Directly Across From the Circle Theatre OOQOOOO QOQQ oo r a in o Itat'a it , V' .11 V,... -To' all wanU ht. ft fViunkf Coal am da hottaat aoft coal u Q O O O o o D 0 O o o 0 a on ae markat. It am Ions burninf. Onmnomieal and clean. 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