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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1920. MOTHER ARRAYED MIS T PROPERTY SUIT Mother is arrayed against daugh ter In ' a trial In progress today be fore Circuit Judge Tazwell. Title to property Is involved. Mrs. Marie Laffier, a widow, is suing her daugh ter, NMrs. Margaret Door, and her husband, George Door, for transfer of property which Mrs. Laffier pur chased with her own money in the names of the defendants. She alleges that Christ Laffier, her husband, died last August at Greenwood, Wis., leaving the daughter $200, the widow $3000, and the balance of his es tate to a nephew. She says her daughter went to the home In Wisconsin and persuaded her to come to live with her and her husband In Oregon and that after arrival an agreement was reached whereby she was to use 2&25 to buy a home for alf of them, and they were to care for her as long as he lived. Then the property would become the posses sion, of the daughter. Hhe says that after the place was pur chased, she wished to make a payment of $68 on a monument for her husband's grave, and asked Mrs. Dorr for the money, but was refused, assaulted and beaten, and ordered out of the house. It was immediately thereafter, Mrs. Laff ier says, that she discovered that the property stood ,in the names of the de fendants. HOtTSKK INVESTMENT CO. FILES ARTICLES AT SALEM Articles of Incorporation were fltfd with the county clerk today by the Houser Investment company, with Its principal place of business at Portland. The Incorporators are M. H. Houser, William Kennedy and R. W. Wilbur, and the capital stock is placed at $2,500,000, divided In 25,000 shares of $100 each. The corporation proposes to do a general real estate business, warehousing and merchandising, operation of grain ele vators, etc. H. J. Langoe, H. S. Swenson and B. d. KkulHBon are the Incorporators of the Northman Publishing company of Portland, articles of incorporation for which were filed today. The concern proposes to do a general printing and publishing business. Including the pub lication of a newspaper. Supplementary articles of Incorpora tion were filed by the Northwestern Plug company, providing for the change of name to the Northwest Planing Mill company, and increasing the capital stock from $5000 to $25,000. The incor porators are K. Ray Duncan, Fred Berges and John W. Forkner. Other articles of- Incorporation filed today were for the Kllis-Snyder Invest ment company of Portland, with A. S. Ellis, E. C. Ellis and L. B. Snyder as the incorporators. The capitalization is $10,000 and it is proposed to do a gen eral business of buying and selling lands. ANOTHER I. W. W. TKLVL IS STARTED IN CIRCUIT COURT The second of a series of trials of 26 alleged I. W. W. members, arrested in Portland on the night of November 11 last, when the I. W. W. hall on First street was raided, was begun In Circuit Judge Morrow's court today. The case is that of the state against Lawrence Sorllle. Each person held as a result of the raid of the I. W. W. hall has asked for a separate Jury trial, The state Is represented by Deputy District Attornles Hammersly and Ber nard and the defendant's counsel Is George F. Vanderveer, chief counsel for the I. W. W. In the Pacific North west. It is expected that most of the day will be consumed in efforts to se cure a Jury. Doubled Barrelled Appetite Gets Him Mn Bad; Judge Easy According to the police who arrested him on a vagrancy charge. Phillip Burg Is a darb when it comes to solving high living 'costs; Burg, they said., ate 30 cents worth of food in a north end restaurant. Then he moved to another table and ate 60 cents worth more. He pocketed the 60 cent check and paid for the 30-eent meal. He was getting along swimmingly until arrested. Municipal Judge Kossman perhaps thought a -man with n: much Ingenuity should be rewarded. He freed Burg, ad monishing' the patrolmen to spend more time watching real crooks than trying to "get something on" transients who enter the city. Stolen Machine Recovered .The high powered automobile of Wll Urd.F. llawley Jr.. 443' Holliday ave nue" was stolen from Broadway and Salmon streets Monday night. Early this morning the machine was found deserted near Slavln road and Terwil " liger boulevard. Knife H'lrider Sentenced Alfred Fernandei pleaded guilty this morning in . the municipal court to 'stabbing Wilbur Smith at Second and Couch streets Monday morning and was sentenced to 90 days In Jail. Smith lives at Gates, Or. DAUGHTER THE DRINK THAT AGREES jyfS? j - WITH EVERYONE jf " BREW 1 f'lHE PORTLAND BREWING CO, - W 0 Omaha Professor To Aim Message At Planet Mars Omaha, April 80. (I. N. 8.) Can we communicate with Mars? If so, are we far enough advanced til civilization to interpret their an swering signals? These questions may be answered at o'clock tonight, when Dr. Fred erick H. MUlner of Omaha, one of the country's foremost wireless tele phone experts, is scheduled to make the first attempt to "hall" the big planet. NEW POLICY ADOPTED BY GOVERNMENT FOR, San Francisco, April 20. (I. N. 8.) In accordance with a new policy adopt ed by United States District Attorney Annette A. Adams, federal authorities today were carefully sifting the large number of cases of alleged violation of the prohibition laws on the docket. Prosecution in the future will cover those -caaes where it is shown that there has been a flagrant violation of the law. Warnings will be given those found with a small amount of liquor In their possession with no intention that its sale is intended. In more than 100 cases tried in the federal court convictions were secured in but five or six cases, and this led to an Investigation by District Attor ney Adams. Another factor In the change In pol icy was the recent supreme court de cinion holding that evidence in the form of liquor taken from a person cannot be used unless a search warrant had first been issued authorizing the search. According to federal authorities the new policy contemplates no let up on bootleggers, who will be prosecuted as vigorously as ever. Candy and Syrup to Follow Sugar in Its Leap Toward Heights Use less syrup on your morning waf fles and pancakes, because syrup, along with sugar, Is advancing sharply In price. During the day one of the leading manufacturers of syrup announced an advance of $1 a case, effective at once. Other manufacturers propose to follow. Candy manufacturers have likewise notified the trade that within a few days the public will be made acquainted with another sharp advance. Canners of fruits say they must ad vance the price of practically everything In tins, because sugar is so high priced. This season's values on canned goods are the highest on record. Monocle Worn by Woman at Opera Meets Disapproval London, April 20. A sensation was created at the opera . house last night by Mrs. Geoffrey Taylor, beautiful wife of the aide-de-camp of the governor of New Zealand, who appeared in the royal box wearing a monocle. Sedate dowagers sent annihilating glances at her through their lorgnettes, but the younger set of society women present greeted the innovation with en thusiasm. The monocle was Jewel rimmed and set in a thin gold band. Cadets Return From Fort With a good coat of tan and freckles the three companies of Hill Military academy cadets who went to Fort Ste vens last week returned Monday morn ing and marched from the dock to the school. The boys had a glorious time. Officials who assisted In making their stay at the fort interesting were Major A. C. Thompson, Captain E. E. Mac Morland. Lieutenant Hafer and Ser geants Murphy, Higert and Doyle. Girl Reported Missing Miss Mabel Grace Brower. aged 18, has been missing from Garden Home since last Friday, according to a re port made to the police by the parents. The girl was last seen on the 4 o'clock train bound for Portland. She is 6 feet 5 inches' tall, weighs about 138 pounds, has dark brown hair and gray eyes and wore a black suit and black hat with rose colored facing. To Install Pastor The Rev. L. K. Grimes will be in stalled as pastor of Kenilworth Presby terian church this evening at 8 o'clock. Dr. R. H. Milligan w411 preach the ser mon. Rev. W. W. MacHenry will de liver the charge to the people and Rev Charles W. Hays will deliver the charge to the pastor. California Boys Held Walter Whitney and Charles Bromley, Sausilito, Cal., boys, got as far as the city Jail on their "See Portland" trip. Detectives say they admitted stealing the car they were driving from Brom ley's father. HANDLING BOOZE CASES ALBERT ABRAHAM . IN CONTEST; SAYS HE IS AGAINST THE LEAGUE Albert Abraham of Raseburg, who, at the eleventh hour, hopped into the Re publican contest for "the nomination as United States senator against R. N. Stanfleld, who had it all to himself up to that time, is making Stanfleld a "plain business proposition" which, be says, "should appeal" to him. Abraham is "ferninst" the League of Nations with reservations, without res ervations or at alt Stanfleld is for it, with reservations. 8o Abraham sug gests, in an open letter directed Stan-field-ward, that each cut out advertis ing, other than about the league, and all other campaign expenses, and per mit popult to vox untrammelled. Abra ham's letter follows : I am encouraged to believe the Re publican press of the state will be pleased to publish this open letter to you, which J am prompted to write in tne interest or tne Republican party. CAK'T AFFORD EXPENSE We are about to enter a contest for the Republican nomination for United States senator. If must be apparent to you that the winning candidate must be able to go before the general elec torate with clean hands and with no taint or suspicion of any violation of the corrupt practices act. The most either of us is permitted to expend in the primary for the nomination Is 15 per cent of the yearly salary, or the sum of $1125. The small amount of advertising either of us can legitimately get for this amount of money must be apparent. I am frank to state that 1 cannot afford to spend even this amount. This, therefore, is, in a sense, an appeal to your generosity. EXAMPLE SALUTARY, HE SATS The slight advantages there might be in such advertisement are insignificant when compared with the service we might render to our party, and conse quently to our country. In setting a salutary precedent by conforming to the letter and spirit of the primary law. You are standing on a distinct issue, that of favoring the League of Na tions with reservatlona ,1 am opposed to the league with or without reserva tions. There can be no question as to the issue between us. If the majority of the Republican party is in favor of your position, you need not rear tne issue. If they are in favor of mine, you should not want to renresent them. The same is true of myself. SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE I, therefore, propose to you to Join with me in a frank statement to the Republican party that we will submit the question of our candidacy to them pon the above issue, without further expense to either of us except such as may be necessary to fairiy present the Issue to the electorate ; that there shall be no advertisement of our 'candidacies, except to make known our positions on the League of Nations, and that, when ever there Is advertisement of the po sition of either of us, the other shall, included In the same advertisement, at the same time and place, receive the name amount of advertisement as to his position. PLAI5 BUSINESS PROPOSAL This is a plain business proposition which should appeal to you. Kurther ' more, it would permit the whole party to give a full and free expression of its position on the great question before the people. I would be pleased to have you make a frank answer to this proposal in as public a manner as this is made. REPORT DENIED DEMOCRATS PLAN NEW CONVENTION CITY Chicago. April 20. (I. N. S.) Na tional Chairman Homer S. Cummlngs of the Democratic party, today denied that any attempt would be made to take the Democratic convention away from San Francisco. "The Democratic party will take no such action as that." he said. Poindexter Off to Seattle Spokane, Wash.. April 20. Senator Miles Peindexter, who reached here yes terday, left today for points between here and Seattle, and will arrive in Seattle tomorrow. Senator Poindexter plans to attend the Republican state convention at Bellingham. On Thurs day he will speak in Walla Walla, and he will return here Friday. He would not make any definite statement con- coming his proposed three weeks' cam paign in Oregon. California Registers, 1,111,191 Sacramento, Cal.. April 20. (U. P.) A total of 1,111,192 persons have regis tered in California for the presidential primaries. Gear-ar- Ghirardellfs D. GHIRARDELLI CO. Siac.llSJ SsaFfucise Veteran Loses Wife; Result of Absence At War for Country Vancouver, Wash., April 20. Going to war cost Lorens Maycher of Oregon City his wife, according to his statement to deputies in the Clarke county audi tor's office. Maycher visited the office to look up the marriage of his former wife, who resumed her maiden name. Gladys C. Frazer, on securing a decree of divorce from him recently in Oregon jfcity. Miss Fraser married Earl P. Seney, 386 Division street, Portland, in Van couver about two weeks after securing her divorce in Oregon, according to Maycher, who blames Seney for loss of his wife. He said that Seney and his wife, after he returned from war, would pass him on the street with bare recog- i nltion. Maycher said that his wife charged him, in her divorce complaint, with de sertion but that at the time he was in the hospital recovering -from the effects of the war and that she failed to men tion in the complaint that he was in the hospital. District Attorney Yates was appealed to by Maycher, but he told Maycher to see the Oregon officials, as no Wash ington law had been broken by the sec ond marriage. Maycher took certified copies of the marriage record with him. Physician Pleads Guilty to Selling Narcotics; Is Fined Dr. H. F. Fleckensteln today pleaded guilty in the United States court to an indictment charging 11 violations of the Harrison narcotics act. He was fined $350 by Federal Judge Wolverton on rec ommendation of Assistant United States Attorney Lusk. Fleckenstein contended his violation was only technical and not lr.tentional. The indictment set forth that on sev eral occasions laat summer Dr. Fleck enstein prescribed various quantities of J drugs, ranging from 10 to more than 20 grains, to men whose treatment would not require any drugs. Fleckenstein declared he was curing these men of the dope habit and that his method was to prescribe gradually diminishing doses to them. Lester M. Leland. druggist, charged with illegally selling drugs on prescrip- tlon, is scheduled to be tried In federal court on May 13. Dr. Frank C. Hart, also charged with violation of the Har rison narcotics act by prescribing drugs in an alleged illegal manner, will be tried on May 24, according to the pres ent court calendar. Judge Gives Evicted Woman Week to Find New Living Quarters District Judge Martin Hawkins al lowed Mrs. L. White a week's time to find a home for herself and two chil dren following complaint filed this morning by H. F. Gersbach, landlord, who brought suit for eviction on grounds that Mrs. White had defaulted in her rent. Deputy City Attorney Lionel C. Mack ay spoke for Mrs. White and urged that the case be continued be cause of the shortage of housing quar ters. Mrs. White is a widow. Is short of funds and is unable to find a place to live, Mackay said. The case will be con tinued next week before Judge Hawkins. Kiwanis Club Is . Planning Receptipn For 3000 People Extensive plans for entertaining 3000 persons during the national Kiwanis convention here, June 16-19, today were outlined by the ..Portland club at its regular weekly luncheon. Columbia highway trips, excursions to the Oaks and Council Crest, both places to be turned over to the visitors, have been arranged. The Sunday after the convention the delegates will go to As toria, guests at a big dinner and excur sion to the Pacific ocean. Hotel accommodations have been booked already for the visitors. -that's the way to SAY it 7 -that's the toBUYit TRY it tifK 1 SWEET a mm K AND COCOA jL GHIRARDELLI S Fears Bonus Would Incur Hostility of Those Forced to Pay Washington, April 20. (U. P.) Mem bers of congress who . are advocating a soldier bonus "to obtain favor with the service men" will find that in a short time they will be faced "with the wrath of the American people," Representative Good of Iowa, chairman of the appropriations committee, de clared -in a speech today. "A bonus to soldiers means increased prices, higher taxes, less work, less production and more discontent among the 106.000,000 people who did not serve in the armed forces during the war." said Good. "Where the money is coming from I don't know, other than it would be from an empty treasury. We have a deficit of $3,000,000,000 now, which be fore the end of the year will be in-1 creased to $4,000,000,000. The unani mous opinion of all men before my committee is that war taxes are main ly responsible for the increased cost of living. "Giving the soldiers a bonus places them in the same claas as men who 000 barrels in excess of that figure, profiteered out of the war." he said. ! wne u waa 8tated tnat thl8 8 con. Good read several letters from Amer ican Legion post commanders in Iowa, sumption, based upon reports for Janu opposing the bonus, and pointed out I ary, will be approximately 100.000,000 that appropriations for the wounded j barrels over and above what the coun men this year .total $263,000,000. Esti- j try produceS- mates for next year call; for $458,000,000, ; roiclgn controIlej ol, wen8 In Mexico he said. . I are now supplying the United States Republican house leaders today called ! wth about B0 0oo 000 barrelg annualIy. a liiirij uii" ivi ....... consider the soldier aid legislation. Would Force Food Gamblers to Quit TT J T "Dill U nUer Jjaer S Dill Washington, April 20. (I. N. S.) Gambling in the necessities of life, cor ners in wheat, corn or other food articles, withholding of. food products from the market to boost prices and similar attempts to wring money from the people are prohibited and made pun ishable by heavy fines in a bill intro duced in the house today by Represen tative Baer of North Dakota The bill waa referred to the house agricultural committee, now consider ing a bill to restrict the powers and ac- ; tivities of the meat packers. There are , bills also before the committee to regu- j late operations on produce and are I similar in their purpose sought to be ac complished by Baer. Nurse Gets Stiff Fine for Alleged Theft of Gloves Four pairs of gloves, alleged to have been stolen from Mrs. L A. Patterson, 463 East Ninth street north, landed Mrs. Pearl Rowan, nurse, In a peck of trou ble today. She was fined $100 in police court on a larceny charge, called "mean as a person who would steal from a dead body" by Municipal Judge Ross man and then sent to jail until she could post $250 as bond on her appeal to a higher court. Detectives said Mrs. Rowan was Mrs. Patterson's nurse. Gloves missing from Mrs. Patterson's effects were alleged to have been found in Mrs. I Rowan's trunk. "People should be able to trust a nurse they allow in their home," Rossman said. Accused Boys Releacd Vincent Planich and Ernest Sund berg were released from the city jail this morning by Deputy District Attor ney Deich when Captain Emerlck of the National Guard refused to sign a larceny complaint. The boys were ar rested Monday night and charged with stealing pistols from the Armory. Sev eral guns were returned mysteriously when the police started working. Pastor Issues Debate Challenge Urging that legislation concerning capital punishment should not be re pealed. Rev. W. T. McEl'yeen. pastor of the First Congregational' church, deliv ered a brief address at the members' forum luncheon of the Chamber of Com merce Monday noon. McElveen cited 10 reasons why he thought the act should not be repealed and challenged supporters of the repeal to debate. way eihr OIL SHORTAGE IS FACING COUNTRY; SUPPLY LACKING By William Phillip Slmms Washington, April 20. (I. TT. S.) Faced by the startling short age of 100,000,000 barrels of oil a year and the fact that foreign in terests have practically blocked the way of the' United States to thejence publications during the recent Ml flelds where the growing shortage can be made good, congress may be asked to take a hand In the situation before it Is too late. SUPPLY FALLS SHORT According to figures issued by the bureau of mines today, last year's oil production was 376,000,000 barrels as against a consumption of some 80.000, ttA hut thl .mount aitffl. clent to make up but for half the quan tity needed to make good the deficiency. I FOREIGNERS BUYING LANDS I Meantime, it Is stated, foreign inter- , ' ests are buying oil properties in the j ! United States, apparently with the in- ! tent,on of shipping abroad part of the American yield to relieve the shortage ! there. Information has reached the govern- merit indicating that a world-wide shortage of oil is In prospect. Mean time it Is said many countries. Includ ing Great Britain, have enacted laws to prevent those of other nationalities from holding oil properties under their flags. JUST A MINUTE! Before you start out on your errands just look over The Journal's "Pro fessional and Business Directory" in the classi fied section. It tells you just where to go to get the kin'd of job you want done and points out the places that give the best service at the most rea sonable cost. Such a list is indispensable to any housekeeper or business man. And the price of a small want ad say, about 12 words is only 25 cents IN THE JOURNAL i t -o O 0""n NEW SHOW TODAY Si ft m "THE AMATEU I vi WITH AMERICA'S LOVELIEST DANCER-STAR AND LEADER OF FASHION IRENE CASTLE V The Zippy Romance of a French Convent Girl Who Made Broadway STOP LOOK AND LISTEN! All Colored by the Charm of Beautiful Gowns and the Whirl of Smart Society SHE WAS SLOW TO START BUT OH, MINI OME FINISH PEOPLES SYMPHONIQUE ORCHESTRA Christian Science Trustees Bring New Suit for Injunction Boston. April JO. L N. a) Trus tees of the Christian Science Publish ing society today sought a court in junction to restrain Frederick A. Bangs, chairman, and James Homingway, as sistant chairman of the Illinois Sci ence emergency committee, and Arthur T. Fosberry of San Francisco, from alleged conspiracy to injure the busi ness of the publishing society. They are accused of sending tele grams urging church organisations to suspend orders for the Christian Scl- gation. Lectures on Rod Menace Peter W. CoUins, survey expert for the government during the war and a Knights of Columbus reconstruction worker, will lecture at Lincoln high school auditorium Wednesday evening on "Bolshevism, the Red Menace." He will be Introduced by Judge W. N. Ga tens. Frank J. Lonergan is chairman of the committee on arrangements. The public Is invited. A section will be re served for veterans of the world war. Rankin Uf Private Practice Robert R. Rankin, former assistant United States attorney under Clarence L Reames and more recently - general attorney for the United States railroad administration on O-W. R. ft N. com pany and Southern Pacific lines, today announced establishment of a private law office in suite 507-16 Piatt building. Leo Ornstein the Gifted Pianist j Appears Tonight in Recital at THE AUDITORIUM t Featuring the Wonder Piano The Ampico There will be several hundred seats available free in the wings of The Auditorium. Those holding reserved seats are urged to be in their seats at 8:25 P. M. cTMerchandio Cj- F Johnson Piano (Jo. ill in Hit in linn i ii) "iiw. Mr y, Y vf iJT ... vtlUf" ; & -vV-A ROW CHECK TURNED OVER FOR MULTNOMAH TAXES A cheek for $3,005,860 in favor of the treasurer of Multnomah county, was signed bjf Sheriff T. M. Hurl burt this morning. It represented the tax payments during the last five days before delinquency was at- .. tached to tax bills, The rush of tjje taxpaying Reason for the first half df taxes was cleared up within IB days, after the time for de- llnouency, and It sets a record for speed and also for the amount of funds handled, It Is said. The total tax roll for the year Is $13. 700.732. and the total collections for the first period are approximately $5,000,000. It was stated today that about S per cent of the property on the tax roll stands delinquent. Among the delin quent taxpayers la the Tortland Rail way. Light A Power company, whose property carries a tax charge of about $200,000. The second half of taxes will become delinquent on October 5. The- payment to the county treasury made today by Sheriff Hurlburt is dis- -tributed as follows:- City. $1,217,850; Btate. $435,600; county. $372,800; roads. $99,300 ; Port of Portland, $127,000 ; school district No. 1. $768,800. c&3 eStJ Merit Onty and TT UNTIL FRIDAY MIDNIGHT 4j5V'It V WIFE" .,17 t '? vs. . ' : ' ,..'lf Want to See Some'-i thins Good? Just Give jOur Uher the Once-Over-Alls' SATURDAY; "SCARLET DAYS" yv