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1 . THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1920. j T HREE MEASURES FOR CAR Off PROPOSED '' Three measures are to be on the May ballot providing for relief to the car riders, under present plans of the special committee of the city council. It is now proposed to sub mit one providing for relief from payment of bridge tolls, franchise : taxes, license fees and free rides, carrying bond Issue of $90,900, whtch is to be issued If the deficit accruing to the city cannot be otherwise made up. That is the total relief to the ear riders from elimination of those charges. A second measiire provides for relief from the cost of new paving except the portion that will be paid by the oar Company due to existence of railway ' tracks. It carries no bond lnsue because the cost of the paving Is to be borne ; by abutting property, under present . plans. The third provides for relief from cost Of maintenance and reconstruction of paving except that portion that must be : paid by the company due to wear and tear of the cars. An annual nonci issue -Of $150,000 may be attached to this measure to make up the deficit faced " toy the city because of payment of the cost, the bond issue to be levied if the deficit cannot be otherwise absorbed. The special committee meets for fur ther consideration of the problem Thurs day. , Twenty Thousand in Attendance in Year At Resort for Men The annual report of the Men's Resort has been Issued, showing a total at tendance during the year of 20.087 at the 122 gospel meetings, 21 lectures, 23 young people's meftlnss. 2". concerts, four special meetings and ciht Kng lish classes. A total of 4780 men were j supplied with work. The Men's Resort t supported by the First Presbyterian church, and is 1 : cated at Fourth :ind Hurnside streets. Its reading, correspondence and anufse- RIDERS WW Tight- h l iflir.lLfi mj 1 jtei, e;,i III! WMM& ment rooms have been filled nearly every day and evening during: the year and it is estimated 250,000-visitors have frequented the place. For years the second story cf the building: was used tor beds and baths for homeless men, but the report indicates the need has al most disappeared and the room will be taken over for social and educational work among the foreign speaking men. Firemen at Baker Say They Will Quit Unless Given Eise Baker, April 21. Unless the salaries of Eaker's firemen are raised $20 May 1 the city will face the problem of replac ing the entire force, according to an ulti matum submitted to the city commission Tuesday afternoon,, and signed by every member of the local department except ing the chief. Three of the firemen re exle now J105 a month, one receives In their communication the peti tioners say that they can no longer live within their salaries., Liara Jensen, me uxdow waicnman who was reported missing and who was again disappeared,. He had been re leased from the hospital and was at a hotel in Weiser, apparently recovered from the illness that was believed to have cause aphasia. It is thought that in a temporary fit of Insanity he may have committed suicide by drowning. Woman Freed on Charge of Perjury Medford, April 21. In Justice Tay lor's court Tuesday afternoon the charge of perjury against Mrs. Lark Evans, wife of the man convicted of the robbery of W. G. White of Grants Pass last Sep tember, for which he received a sen tence of 20 years, was dismissed on a technical point. The perjury charge arose from her testimony that she had married Evans eight years ago In Ta coma under the name of Wallace Music. The dismissal does not affect the binding over of Mrs. Evans last week to the grand jury on the charge of stealing White's auto. Astoria High School J Boys Wear Denims j Astoria, April 21. As a move toward j reduciag the price of men's clothing I throiigfl the wearing of denim, 30 As- toria high school boys appeared at classes Tuesday wearing the popular I material. For rosy cheeks, happy smiles, white teeth, good appetites and digestions. (ts benefits are as GREAT as its cost is SMALL! It satisfies the desire for sweets, and is beneficial, too. CHEW IT AFTER EUERY MEAL ! Extension of Port District Planned by Astoria Commission Astoria, April 21. Urging the imme diate establishment of a reclamation district extending from tfre port of As toria terminals to the S., P. & S. bridge across Youngs bay, -was one of the Im portant matters taken up at the port commissioners' meeting Tuesday. The engineer was instructed to take the matter up with the reclamation com mission at once. The statement was made at the meeting that the port will soon be compelled to dredge the channel In Youngs bay and if the reclamation project is under way the port can make the necessary fill at ap proximately cost, thus saving the prop erty owners a large sum of money, and at the same time the port will receive a sufficient sum to pay the expense of dredging the channel. The plan is to have the fill made to a width of about 400 feet or to the base of the proposed piers on the port property. f . II A II. V 0C3i LlOflELl Trainer Transferred To Chicago School Oregon. Agricultural College, Corvallis, April 21. The O. A. C. band has been asked by an eastern Shrine organization to play at the convention of Mystic Shriners in Portland next June, it Is doubtful whether the band will accept, as vacation will have begun. Anti-League Meeting Is Called at Eugene Kugene, April 21. By way of fore stalling propaganda of the Non-Pnrtlsan League, which is expected to invade this section during the campaign, an "anti" meeting will be held at the courthouse in Eugene Thursday night, to be addressed by Arthur Foster, a Lane county farmer who formerly resided in North Dakota. Drive to Get Funds For Producers' Bank SeattleApril 21. (U. P.) Dissatis fied with present banking accommoda tions, producers of the state of Wash ington have opened a 30-day drive for funds with which to establish a producers' national bank to be affili ated with the federal reserve bank. The IAt H I 0. A. 0. Band Asked To Shrine Session Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis. April 2L A. C. Meter, 1b charge of vo cational training of disabled soldiers and sailors at the college has been trans ferred to Chicago, where he will do work of a similar nature. R. J. Wood, a senior, majoring in farm crops, has been appointed his successor. Rehabilitation men In college, number 18a Many are taking degree work. The number includes three post-graduates, three seniors and 11 juniors. They are paid by the government sums varying from the amount of their books and tui tion fees to 1135 a month in the case of men with dependent families. First Death in Salem Of Sleeping Sickness Salem, April 21. The first death on record in Salem as a result of sleeping sickness, occurred here Tuesday morn ing when John Tonip, 23, a Bulgarian, succumbed to the malady after a two week's illness. Tonio was formerly em ployed in the railroad yards here. Seagull Planes Will Visit Salem Salem, April 21. Weather permitting two seagull hydroplanes will visit the Capital city Sunday as a special attrac tion for "Blossom day" visitors, accord ing to information received here Tues day from Victor Vernon, general man ager of the Oregon, Washington Idaho Airplane company, Portland. Ver non was the pilot who brought the Hoover petition from Portland to Salem last Thursday. Agreement Reached After continuous four day meetings, the Portland Waterfront Employers' union and the committee of the Long shoremen s union have reached an agreement on questions that have been impending ror several weeKS. me meet ing was adjourned Monday and the agreement will be ubmitted to members of the union for their vote this week. Lutheran to Meet Astoria, April 21. A five-day session of the Lutheran Free church, west coast circuit, opened today at Bethania Lu theran church in this city. A number of well known speakers in the district will speak. V J Boys Caught in Act Of Stealing Jewelry From Eugene Home Eugene. April 21. Two Mexican youtfis, giving the names of Jose Gonzalez and A. Rleves, were caught in the act of burglarizing a Kugene home. They had secured two watches, J50 in cash, jewelry and other articles. They appeared to have come from Portland and are suspected of other burglaries. Benjamin Cowan, convicted of the larceny of guns and other goods from the Eugene gun store, was sentenced to f.ve years In the penitentiary. Roy Taylor, Cottage Grove man, who v as arrested in Eugene on a charge of pctset'sing intoxicating liquor, was fined $50 Severely Burned in Saving His Building Eugene, April 21. In the effort to save his buildings from destruction Mon day, J. W. Ewing, president and man ager of the Ewing Lumber company at Loti. carried a blazing can of gasoline which means that if you don't like LUCKY STRIKE Ggarette you can get your money back from the dealer out of the pump-house, suffering sever burns. The building took fir but waa extinguished before great damage ' was done. ! Accused Portland Man Jumps Bail; Warrant Is Issued Goldendale, Wash., April 2L O. W. Harrington of Portland, wanted at Goldendale on a statutory charge, failed ItT" , V My) ItJ i m m s V PERFECT FENCES American Lead Fbncil 1AV 17 IT'S like this. Flavor is the thing that makes your cigarette enjoyable. AU right, then: Lucky Strike is the cigarette that gives you flavor. Because it's toasted. Toasting! Flavor! Think of the appe tizing flavor of a slice of fresh buttered toast. And it's wonderful how toasting im proves Burley tobacco. Isn't that all plain common sense? Of course. Get the Lucky Strike cigarette for flavor. It's toasted. PArcyouapipetmoker? Then try Lucky Strike pipe tobacco. Made from the finest Burley tobacco that money 9 can buy. The toasting process seals in the Burley flavor and takes out every bit of bite. If s toasted. to appear when bis cats was called the superior court here Tuesday and forfeited a cash bond of 1250. Judge Darch issued a bench warrant for bis' arrest. Harrington had been taking or ders and delivering enlarged crayon por traits at Goldendale and was taken Int custody Friday. A girl .whom he had employed Is involved. He put up a $50 cash bond when arrested, which he sue cceded in having reduced to 1250 before, he left town. Harrington is married and came t Qoldxndale in in automobile with hii wife. Don't Waste Time, Use Co-llo Fifth Avenue NX i .i i i i the PERFECT CUM CT GUM KUtf ! A6 SI . ... HL
