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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL,- "PORTLAND, TUESDAY. JANUARY 13. 1S20.
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rIS ALLEGED FORGER
OF SEVERAL CHECKS
Detectives Claim He Has Passed
Spurious Paperas Business i
During Becept Months. .
7 Virgil Myers, 23 yean old, was a sys
tematic business like forger, operatives
of the William J. Burns International
Detective agency declare. For more
than a year they sought blra, but he
. worked - under their noses and made
clean- getaways, they say.
'But "because, it la alleged, he tendered
a forged check to a department store
for a bill owed by a brother-in-law. he
landed In Jail Sunday night Detectives
took the address on the brother-ln-
- law's , bill after they discovered his
check to be false, and they found Myera
, ' Myers passed about 75 checks, ranging
In else from flO to 197.60, and totaling
nearly $2000, according to Bums opera
tives. --
He generally entered a store disguised
as a laborer, it Is said. Names for his
forged checks evidently came. from the
city directory, as the stream for a while
would show names beginning with "Ma"
and then jump to the "Ts" and other
Initials, in turn. '
Operatives say Myers confessed late
Monday afternoon after maintaining si-
. lence since bis arrest
Myers has a wife and three children.
. His wife is alleged to have told detec
tives she was suspicious about her hus-
: band's ready supply of money, but that
whenever she questioned him he flew
into a rage.
j He. recently operated a pool hall at
Twenty-fourth and Nicolai streets, but
aside from this has not worked since
February, 1919, according , to his state
ment He was arrested at his home in
Ollton by Police Inspectors Phillips and
Thackaberry,
2 Bobbery Suspects
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Everett McDonald and Ben Tearlman,
both 19, were held in jail Monday for
investigation following arrest at Tenth
and : Yamhill streets Sunday - night by
Patrolmen Craig and Watts. Fearlman
carried a gun. Lieutenant of Inspectors
Golta believes these men committed
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! Other Sport Suits Not Illustrated Here J
' Sports Angora Coats 85 Sport Skirts $25 to $45 I
I New plaids, irregular stripes, in jade, Serge, heavy sports satins, etc., in white J
V k gray, etc. Novef belts and pockets. and attractive colors. Block patterns, f
FAY KING PREDICTS GAY DAYS
WHEN MUSIC SUBS r.OK WHISKJiY
By ray Klag
(Mia Kins Is Portland flrt. wboic flirt netnv
paper irerk was pabliihad iiv.Tb .anal sev
eral yean ago. 8 be now U loeated In New
Tort.)
A Russian pianist rises to remark
that muslo will take the place of
whiskey!
Sounds pretty strong, but t guess
when the composers become the bar
tsnders they'll figure whiskey the
"key" of drink!
It's certainly going to be fanny to
see a coupla rum-hounds order up
Scotch and get bag-piped instead of
pie-eyed t And can you get mental
picture of a cltisen bein' popped on
the bean with, a cop's night stick and
thrown into a straight Jacket for
disturbing the peace when, he was
only whistling the latest JassT
I suppose quarter and half notes
will be known as short drinks, and
full stops as "tall quaff." Songs like
"Tou're a Million Miles From No
where When You're One Little Mile
Frpm Home" will be in a class with
a crying Jag, and the Boose Blues
will be a stagger home !
Some of the classics where they'
"rip open" a piano will be like a
mean drunk. All they'll need for a
many recent robberies. Persons recently
robbed will be asked to identify the pair.
Klamath Falls Home
Destroyed by Blaze
Klamath Falls, Jan. 13. The home of
W. E. Perkins, proprietor of the Per
Display Early Sport Modes
Arriving Just in Time for "Southern Wear
Effectiveness is the keynote of this recently received assemblage of smart sport
creations. Alluring in beauty of fabrics and luxurious colorings.
Just such garments as are required for the planned trip to the beaches of the
sunny southland. Specially arranged showing beginning today. Second Floor
Sketched Models Shown
Sleeveless suits of sports angora, white
with reveres, band on skirt, belt on coat
and skirt and patch pockets of domino
check angora, price $85. Blouse of silk
broadcloth $15.
Tricolctte skirt of white with bands on
skirt and separate fringed scarf of barred
sports angora, same as on skirt, price $69.
Blouse of georgette, hand, embroidered
and filet lace $39.50.
swell clubhouse is a grand piano,
and I guess the upright will be in a
class with the corner saloon.
And what a" they going do
about the minor , A major of musi
cal malt? Anyhow, minors and men '
in uniform might lean on the musi
cal "bars" ! I
Will cellars give way to flats"?
Will waltzes and luUabys be "soft
drinks"?
When we bear a,guy say that he's
had a great time the night before
we'll take it he means something,
in forte-forte. A rounder will be a'
bird that can carry any tune !
Of course it won't be long before
the reformers will get after the
"scale" of liquor, and they'll start
shutting down on the composers and
'music publishers like they did the
breweries, and all the piano-players,
like the bartenders, will be out of a
Job. Then we'll have to put a phono
graph in the cellar and play rare
old records like "When the (high)
Ball Was Over"!
Anyway, I bet that Russian guy
got the Idea of music taking the
place of whiskey from the kick In
"How Dry I Am" !
fection Dairy of this city, was destroyed
by fire Saturday. Owing Sb lack of
pressure, the fire department was un
able to prevent flames from spreading
to the bottling plant and storage room
connected with the dairy and even the
dairy barn was In serious danger for a
while. Two years ago Perkins' entire
dairy plant was burned.
PURS
Below in Descriptive
No.
Blue and white striped sports angora,
combined with costume satin of same
beautiful sKade, sleeveless- coat, belted
skirt and coat, slash pockets, price $79.
Blouse of georgette and filet, hand em
broidered $35.
No. 4r
Gray diamond check sport coat of smart
design, price $85. Accordion pleated skirt
of heavy white sports satin, priced
$29.50. Garments sold separate or together.
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OFIUSBOY WINS AI
LOSES LOVE OF MAID
Maid Was Waitress and She Was
So Angry She; Turned False
Girl Over to Police.
St Louis, Jan. 18. (I. N. & After
four months of successful hoboing aa a
gay "knight of the road" and experiences
which, she says, will make Jack Lon
don's adventures look like nursery play,
Miss Ellen Vatlery. 21. claiming as her
address 111 McKlnney street Youngs
town, Ohio, ran into a snag in the shape
of the law ami today is preparing to re
sume her girlish frills.
Haled into police court on a charge of
masquerading in male attire, Miss Val
leTy was fined 10 and ordered to clear
out of St Louis. With her she Is taking
a great bulk of material for a book
which she1 said she is going to write in
the Interest of woman suffrage.
Miss Vallery said that since she left
home she had beaten her way to Chicago,
Kansas City, Denver, Omaha, Los An
geles and to St Louis.
The palpitating, heart of a waitress in
a restaurant where Miss' Vallery.
dressed In a dapper pinchback suit,
checkered cap and smart men's shoes,
had obtained work as a busboy, proved
her Waterloo. The waitress made a
leap year proposal to the new busboy.
Police were notified by the enraged
waitress when Miss Vallery gave her
reason for refusing.
New School Location
In Milton-Freewater
District Is Sought
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Milton, Jan. 13. Directors of the Milton-Freewater
school district are consid
ering the building of a new high school
In some central place for Milton. Free
water, Umapine, Ferndale, Frultvale,
Pleasant View, Tum-A-Lum, East Side.
Dry Creek. DeHaven, The Forks and
Couse Creek. The question will prob
ably be brought to a vote in the districts
affected. The assessed valuation of the
property in the districts is 16,634,900.
The initial cost of building will be $150,
000. A tax levy of 2.2 mill will be
necessary.
Oregon Prunei Sell'
;At 50 Cents for X
In Eastern Hotels
Roseburg, Jan. 13. Mrs. Charles
Hamilton, wife of a local attorney,
who recently returned from a trip
to Southern cities, tells ie follow
ing story about prunes A Virginia:
"I was visiting with l' undo and
we were stopping at a prominent
resort where the menu of grapefruit
became tiresome every morning and
I asked for Oregon prunes. The
prunes came on, four on a plate.
The bill was 60 cents for those four
Oregon prunes.
FAVORITES IN STRAW
VOTE OF GOVERNORS
Officials En Route to Washington
to Demand War Reclamation
Work Be Finished.
Chicago, Jan. 13. (L N. S.) Far
Western Republicans are going strong
for General Leonard Wood, and the
Democrats of that region are getting
together for Herbert Hoover as White
House candidates, according to four
governors, two lieutenant-governors and
a large political party who passed
through Chicago Monday en route to
Washington to demand the completion
of $250,000,000 worth of 'reclamation
work started before the war.
In the party were Governor Samuel
Bamberger of Utah, a Democrat; Gov
esnor Davis of Idaho, Republican: Gov
ernor Campbell .of Arizona. Republican ;
Governor Larasolo, New Mexico, Repub
lican ; Lieutenant Governor Stephen of
Colorado, Republican,' and Lieutenant
Governor McDowell of Montana.
The West is all for Hoover," said
Governor Bamberger. "Bryan has a tot
of friends, too."
"If the primaries were held now, Wood
would carry easily," said Governor
Campbell of Arizona. "The old Rough
Riders are behind him."
Geology Students
Form New Club at
State University
University of Oregon.' Eugene, Jan.
13. A hew club, called the Condon
club, has been formed by geology stu
dents, in honor of the pioneer geologist
of Oregon1 and former professor In the
university. Dr. .Thomas Condon. The
purposes are to contribute to the pro
fessional education and advancement of
the members and to cooperate with the
department of geology In maintaining
high professional standards in under
graduate work.
Lewis A. Bond, graduate and honor
student, was elected president ; Hubert
G. Schenclt. assistant to Dr. Warren D.
Smith, vice president; Rachael Hus
band, one of the two Women in the
club, secretary treasurer. Other mem
bers of the club are Merrll D. Ely, Port
land Newton J. Kates, Eugene, Claire
P. Hotdredge. Victor P. Husband. Eu
gene, and Mary Packwood, Portland.
Honorary nfembers are: Mrs. Ellen
Condon McCorniack. daughter of the
late Dr. Condon and author of several
geological books; Dr. Graham John
Mitchell, former professor of geology;
Chester W. Washburne, Henry Howe
and Richard Nelson.
The club plans to affiliate with two
national geological societies of a sim
ilar nature, Including the American In
stitute of Mining and Metallurgical En
gineers.
Draper Club Fund of
$400 to Be Used for
Library at .Day ton
Dayton, Wash., Jan. 18. The Draper
club, which raised $400 for establishing
a reading and rest room for Dayton,
has decided to make this sum a nucleus
for a permanent library fund.
William Stroud, aged 79 years, died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. George
Snider, Thursday. He had long been a
resident of this section and followed
farming in the early days.
Social Welfare Meet
Slated for Seattle
Seattle, Jan. 13. A state conference
for social welfare will be held here
January 14 to 17. Action. In relation to
child welfare, health, rural social de
velopment and industrial economic prob
lems will be discussed. Among the
speakers will be Prof. Norman Cole
man, president of the Loyal Legion of
Loggers and Lumbermen, and Earl
Kilpatrick, Northwest Red Cross man
ager. Students at 0. A. C.
ravor Jiatincauon
. Corvallis, Jan. -13. Ratification with.
out amendments or reservations was the
choice of 265 of the 75S Oregon Agricul
tural college students who expressed
their choice in the League of Rations
referendum. The compromise measure
containing war-making reservations was
second with 178 votes, while the senate
reservation measure, with 133 votes, was
third choice. Only 27 etudenta voted as
being opposed to ratification in any
form.
Liquor Dealers Lose
Washington. Jan. 13. TJ. P.) Hope
of delaying the inaugural of constitu
tional prohibition vanished Monday when
the supreme court denied the appllca
tlon of the New Jersey Retail Liquor
Dealers' association to institute pro
ceedings in the high tribunal that would
teat the validity of the eighteenth
amendment and the Volstead law en
forcingit.
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Girl Seeking Birth '
Certificate, , as.AicL
In Gaining Passpor t
Baker, Jan. 1 J. Miss Helen' Case of
Tonopah, Kev., is looking tor someone In
Baker who saw her when she was less
than a week old. in an effort o locate
her birth certificate, that she may se
1 J FREE Shouldbeewwy
" Book of Brer Rabbit's Romantic
- Lira. Fascinating so mothers and
I children instructive to cooks.
I Write today ft, Penkk AC
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cure a passport. She writes site was born
here, a, daughter of Captain and - Mrs
Case.' February 19, 1900. The physician,
whom Ashe names as having ' probably
been in attendance, knows nothing of the
case. - The girl's father was a civil en
gineer in Baker at one time, , and an
aunt was a teacher in the local schools.
Rose Fagan, for 10 years under the
cafe of the sisters at St Elisabeth hos
pital, is dead. Miss Fagan was SO years
They have teen. SayipP
for ,
Very Imporffiinf to
the Housewife.
Firtt Know the Kind of Molaxta
to Bay and Avoid Disappointing
tho Famify Palate
rYOUt don't know the name of
the Highest Grade New Orleans
Molasses you're apt to be disap
pointed in what you get.
Say GOLD LABEL BRER RAB
BIT to your grocer. You will get real,
pure and delicious molasses---full of
flavor and the highest grade. Geld
Labd BRER RABBIT is the kindfor
pancakes, waffles, biscuits and sliced
bread for children.
Your grocer also sells Green Labd
BRER RABBIT. This is a specially
selected molasses for cooking and
baking.
.Remember the GOLD LABEL
fop table use ami high-grade baking
the Green Label espedally for bale
ing. Ic costs less. '
Every Housewife hum tie name TENKX O FORD" cm
tfoodmtansAlwoytthtBtttcfluKmd. 22 yum of quality.
old. A niece and nephew art said to re
aid In Portland.
Although organised i but V week, the
Sagle Valley American Lesion post is
planning the erection of a hall. .Jack
High was elected chairman. Alfred Bar-
oer, assistant chairman; Francis Herr,
adjutant, and Kdwin Blue, treasurer.
Miss Ella Woodworth. aged S3 years
and a resident of Baker county for 50
years, died at her home near Pocahontas,
six miles west of Baker. Friday. , -
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D. GHIRARDELLI CO.
Since 1S52 San FraAcwc
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