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s r . J THE OREGON DAILY t JOURNAL. POR TLAND. THURSDAY, APRIL ;2. 1920. f3 RfiiTTiinif iimi i in mm in dull u IT OF U. S. hissed; bin CHAMBER Atlantic City. N. J., April 29. (U. P.) Matthew Well, vice president of the American Federation Of Labor, waa forced to discontinue his speech before the United States Chamber of Commerce convention here today be cause of the hissing and cries of the delegates. Woll waa delivering an attack on the Committeemen on Rent Investigation Selected by Mayor Name of six member of the commit tee of eight representing various civic or ganisations who will act on Investigated complaints of profiteering by landlords were announced this morning by Mayor Baker. The list Includes : Herbert Gordon, Portland Realty Board ; C. C. Colt, Port land clearing house ; Miss Harriet Mon roe, Woman's Federation of clubs ; D. E. Ntckerson, Central Labor council ; E. B. McNaughton, Chamber of Commerce ; R. W. Price, Presidents Council of Civic clubs. Judges of the circuit court will announce their representative Friday morning, as will the Housewives' coun cil. Mayor Baker said. The committee will bit as a board to act ou all comulaints that have been Kansas compulsory arbitration court I thoroughly investigated by a sub-com- when voices of "No no ; we want Gov ernor Allen," forced liiin to sit down. Prolonged appiauue for the governor Interrupted Woll when he began his at tack on the Kansas state executive. "Thii" is despotism ;ina contrary to the primary rules of government." Woll said. "The compulsory labor court brlngx to iniiiil the sum thevry on wh!eh I. I. W.I.-iip and Bolxhevlsm are banetk" It was at this pjint that tlif hissing Wkxii ami Woll could not make- hlm swlf heard. He sat down. in an interview before his attempted speech, Woll said : "Organised labor wants production in cieaseL to reduce price and help all of (he people, not to briny swolltn profits to a few," said Woll. Woll aald striker do not reduce, production.' "The ' nation's lmlnes.s men are tak-( ing the wrung steps to increase produc- I (Ion iomuul.snrv arbitration courts. like that lit Kansas; do not onstltute ! during a dance at that place, B. Al. a rciil remedy for the present strained I Buck, local taxi drhcr, was arrested economic uystem." inittee composed of Deputy City Attor ney Lionel C. Mackay, W. D. Whitcomb and Nelson t. Pike. The small commit tee is investigating about 25 complaints. The findings will be laid before the com mittee of eight. Appointment of a representative of the Housewives' council was explained by Mayor Baker in that the organization was the first body to Investigate rent; profiteering.. It has uncovered much data, says BaRerr and deserves repre sentation on the committee. American Day to r Be Celebrated by Portland Students Every high ' school student In Port land has been invited to tike part in the American day celebration to be con ducted at The Auditorium under the auspices of the Portland Service league Saturday night The Invitation was ex tended by the league through the prin cipals of the high schools today. The majors, adjutants and captains of the various, companies in the Service league will serve as the reception com mittee and as ushers at the meeting Sat urday night, according to Judge Jacob Kanzler, chairman. The meeting will be open to the public without charge and in view of the splen did musical program, together with ad dresses by well known speakers, in cluding Mayor Baker and' Dr. Edward H. Pence, a large audience is anticipated. Man Who Wounded Hotel Man to Plead To Lesser Charge Vancouver, Wash., April 29. Prose cuting' Attorney W. E. Yates said this morning that Joseph Polilleo of Wash ougal, charged with attempted murder, will be permitted to plead guilty to a modified charge, and the case will nt come to trial. It was scheduled for Thursday. The reduction of the charge is the resul of a conference of a dele gation of business men and others from Washougal, where Polilleo is a barber, with Yates. Polilleo, according to the delegation, was crazed with anger at Emmons, a hotelman, as the result of an alleged in sult to Polilleo's wife. Emmons was shot in an arm. Ruling on Legality Of Proceedings of District Is Asked Logging Train Hits Auto Truck; Driver v Has Narrow Escape Pendleton. April 29, The circuit court was petitioned to decide the legality of the organization and proceedings of the ! board of directors of the Wet Kxten J sion irrigation district of Hermiston. Monday, May 31, was set as the time for the hearing here. The district was authorized by a special election helet in ' Umatilla and Morrow counties last year j and one reason the directors ha e petl ' tioned for a Judgment is to close a con- tract with the United States for water rights. A survey of Pendleton's needs in I he , line of playgrounds for children was au- thomed by the Parent-Teacher associa- I linnM Woman's club, cltv council and at Imbler Tuesday at midnight. This ! Pendleton Commercial association, and makes the seventh arrest during the j y p Austin, city school superintendent, past week of persons charged with vio- ' was aakcd to secure an expert from one latmg me national prohibition act. nf th. ,..,. institutions to make the Seventh La Grande Man Is Arrested On Liquor Charge La. Grande. April 29. Becoming too free with liquor. Which, It Ir alleged, he FOUR ESCAPE WHEN HOME S BLOWN UP To Represent Chamber Robert S. Howard, vice president ofj the ladd & Tilton bank, will represent the Portland Chamber of Commerce at the meeting of Yakima business men with officials of the Puget Sound & Spo kane International railway at Yakima, Wash., Friday. Elks' Presidency Sought Bend, April 29. Dr. J. H. Rosenburff, Prineville physician, has declared his intention to be a candidate for the of fice of president of the Oregon Elks" association. At a special meeting held in Prineville Wednesday night more than 30 candidates were initiated. Woman's Burns Serious Mrs. William Gladden of Vancouver, Wash., who waa severely burned Tues day night at her home while trying to start a fire with kerosene, showed no improvement today, according to re ports from the Portland sanitarium. Belmont, Mass., April 29. (I. N. S.) Four persons miraculously es caped injury and this, city was thrown into a furore of excitement today by an explosion which wrecked the handsome residence of Walter A. Putnam, vice president of the Bob ton Varnish company. State police explosive experts are investigating. Asleep In the house at the time were Mr. and Mrs. Putnam, their son, Mrs. Putnam's mother, Mrs. Cate, aged 75, and tne two children of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney. Curtis. The outer wall of Mrs. Cate's room waa blown into the street, all windows in the house were smashed and the kitchen stove was thrown into the street by the force of the blast. Municipal Court's Fines Mounting Up Fines collected in municipal court dur ing March totaled $7695.50. Of the 1415 arresta made during the month 109 were for exceeding the speed limit. Cases of drunkenness numbered 182. Convictions in municipal court reached 863. Mine Director Resigns Washington. April 29. (I. N. S.) Van H. Manning, director of the bureau of mines, has tendered his resignation to President Wilson and it has been ac cepted. His successor has not been" named. Woman Fined $25 For Committing Thefts From Store Mrs. Mabel Teague, mother of three little children and wife of a man earn ing a fair salary, found a convenient way to replenish her wardrobe, but It led perilously near the doors of Jail. Her troubles are settled now with a payment of $25 fine Imposed today by District Judge Bell, who viewed the situation with leniency because of the children. She had engaged a room at a hotel and then went to a department store and purchased goods, which she had charged to various persona In the list was a skirt, hat and silk stockings. Returning to her room, she donned the new garments and then sallied forth to the same store to make other pur chases. It was on this second trip that she was arrested by Deputy Constable Ed Gloss. Practically all the goods were found In the hotel room. $12,000 Judgment Awarded Against Railroad Director Judgment in the sum of 812,000 was awarded to Charles Schulze by a Jury in Federal Judge Bean's department of the United States district court early this afternoon against Walker D limes, director general of the United Mates railroad administration. Schulze claimed to have suffered per manent injuries to the back and shoul ders while he was employed as a mall clerk on the Southern Pacific and sued the railroad administration for $50,210. Grange Is Backing Educational Taxes And Good Highways James S. Stewart returned this morn ing "from Hlllsboro, where he ad dressed two meetings ; In behalf of the educational measure and the good roads program, all of which are to J be voted upon by the people, tie re ported that the Washington county grange voted almost unanimously to support the higher educational mlllage tax and with a large majority favoring the elementary school measure. The grange also supported the road measure. Addressing a mass meeting at the courthouse Wednesday night on the good roads program, Stewart reported that the assemblage by standing vote unani mously Indorsed all the measures. "The action of the Washington county, grange shows that all the farmers are not opposing the higher educational measure," Stewart said. "This is a no table contrast to the action of the Ma rion county grange." Stevenson Speaks on Americanism The newly organised Portland Service league will have charge of the Oregon Civic league program in the Benson hotel Saturday noon. John H. Stevenson will speak on "True Americanism." Ira. L. Riggs, president of the organization, will preside. Walter Jenkins, song leader of community service, will be In charge of the musical section of the program. PanUer's Auto Recovered Salem police recovered the automobile of E. Pantzer, 9.r,6 Albtna avenue, this morning In a Salem garage, according to information received by the auto theft bureau. The thief was not caught. He is said to have left the rat- In the gar age to be sold. Pantzer's auto was stolen April 17 from Fifteenth and Tay lor streets. 0LYMP1A IS AFTER : 'BLUEBEARD HUIRT Olympla, Wash.. April 29. rCoro i ner Jesse T. Mills Wednesday r- quested Prosecuting Attorney Thom as L. O'Leary to ask for the extradi tion of "Bluebeard" Hulrt by tha Los Angeles county authorities, on a charge of murdering Betty Prior of Spokane, at Plumb station near here, ' on the ight of June 9 or 10. 1919. Coroner Mills arrived at this decision after the positive Identification of Hulrt as the man seen standing for hours be side either a Paige or Hudson car near -the scene of murder upon the above . mentioned dates, and the likewise posi tive Identification of the body found, weeks later in the shallow grave but 100 yards away from tne roadway as Betty Prior, whom Hulrt Is known to have married in Coeur 'Alene but a few weeks prior to June 10. "If there were any possibility that Hulrt could be tried In a state where he could be hung," said Mills, "I would not ask for his extradition, but It seems that the Identification of B-tty Prior is the only real murder case that so far can be placed against him. and for that reason I feel that it Is the duty of the county authorities here to ask his ex tradition." Hulrt would not suffer the death pen alty if committed In Washington, as the repeal of the bill prohibiting capital pun ishment did not go Into effect until ons day later than the murder Is" 'Supposed to have been committed, or 80 days after the adjournment of the legislature, March 11, 1919. Bert Hughes and Guy "Pete" Buf- i survey. Expenses w ill be borne by the Bend, April 29. Frank Hammond, a locsl auto truck freighter, narrowly es caped death Wednesday night when his .truck whs struck by the Brooks-Scan'on Lumber company logging engine a few miles twuth of BCnd. finglon, arrested Tuesday on charges of j commercial association. inanuiaciuring ana naving in incir poa sesnion moonshine whiskey, were bound over to on J2000 bail eac the federal grand jury j 1(18111611 S LeaVC Of Absence Favored A preliminary organization of an ' A mftf T.plnn rvrct in t,A Inrtn-n a the "Harry K. Larsen post." has been - organized at Imbler. The post Is named Approval of a request by Colonel C in honor of an Imbler boy who made E. Dentler to allow employes who enlist the supreme sacrifice in l"'rancc, and ! in the Oregon National Guard a leave whose body is being brought to this i of absence with pay during the summer Steps are to be taken by the Bend ' country and will be burled at Imbler. i to atehd the annual instruction encamp Commercial club to derive greater reve- ; Temporary officers of the new post are: j ment of the guards has been made by hue with which to carry on activities of' l-y,e Stringham, commander; Lyle Kid- I the board of directors of the Chamber the club for the Voniinc vear. The club ! adjutant, and Paul Young, finance j of Commerce. will nme fun control nf the entertHin- ! officer. The La Grande delegation. ment of the Oregon Stat- Granzc to which assisted in the organisation, was' meet in Bend lune-l. , made up of Commander Charles Harding and Roy B. Currey At the next regular meciina. of ilie The new post starts with a membership local post f the American Legion the Oregon medals to he awarded to service men who enlisted from Oregon will be given out. J. B. Fox of Fremont pleaded gurlty In the justice court to unlawfully killing a doe. Fox v as fined J.o. Starvation Salary Puts Man in Jail, Says Judge Landis of 16. niEation. was ' f i T T Fred Kiddie. ; Coin iscated Russian Locomotives Sold 75 Applications for Citizenship Coming Up in Astoria Courtis Washington. April 29 (I. N. S.) Sale of $12,500,000 worth of locomotives and freight cars, including consign ments ordered in this country by the former czar of Russia and confiscated e government with the downfall of imperial Russian government was made today by the war department. Seventy-five persons are coming up for citizenship at Astoria in June and a large number at St. Helens in May announced W. F Smith, assistant nat uralization officer, today. Smith has just returned from checking up appli cants and preparing for the final steps. Against the recommendations of Smith, a judge recently granted citi lenship lo a man who had been ar- t call the attention of rested LTi times in four years for speed this room to what the i ing. the judge contending the offense P ! V . - Chicago. April 'J9. "1 suppose I will have to order this matx locked up, but 1 will have everyone in ! Nominations for Ptfstmaster Made Washington. April 29. WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) President Wilson sefrl the following post master nominations to the senate today lor Oregon : Leonard J. Bookscr at United State? is doing in forcing its j was merely a violation of traffic laws Burns, Charles IT. Skinner at Hermiston employes to "live on starvation wages, said Federal . Judge Landis loday. re ferring to Allen K. Carlisle, postoffice employe who confessed to stealing dla mpnds valued at J11T." from the mails. Thls man is getting about half as much a year as he would get for being secretary to a hui.' carrier." continued Judge Landis. Carlisle said li: liud worked hi the Chicago iKjstofl'lce for two years in hopes of geltln; a raise, but that it never came. "When temptation came 1 could not resist It," he said. and did not come under the question of moral character. William O. Foster at Tillamook. Repudiates Murder Admission Involving "Young Girl's Death Pontlac, Mich., April 29. (T. N. S.) Anson Best, the 22-year-old Flint. Mich., youth who Wednesday confessed that he killed pretty Vera Schneider, telephone operator who was murdered last Saturday night "at the girl's own request," and who today declared that his first confession was untrue and that he.kllfed.the girl because she threatened tohave him arrested, at noon today repudiated all former stories told by him and -"declared he had never seen Vera Schneider until he saw her dead body at-the' scene of the killing Satur day night, and that he was frightened into making the confession and state ments given by him. Veteran of Dallas ;silv4eJ Gainj? Little , Guard Jakes Life! AfterPrice Break Decline in Ocean Freights Foreseen By English Firms London, April 29. Immediate collapse of the present high sea shipping freights was strongly predicted today In weir In formed4 quarters here, and is expected to bring hard times to the steamship companies. Liverpool shipping njen be lieve -the expected slump will wreck the s United -States merchant marine chances Of profitable operations on numerous routes. Sir Alfred Booth, chairman of the Cunard line, said : "The Cunard line is able to weather . the storm and wants to get over it quickly. - We hope that it will result In a definite break of the vicious cycle of rifling wages and rising prices." . The Ley land line has established a $3,000,000 reserve fund to meet the blow. Pallas. Or.. April 29. Roy A. Fin seth, son of P. A. Finpeth. drygoods merchant, and clerk in his father's store, committed suicide Wednesday night by shooting himself through the heart with a pistol. For several years he was first sergeant of Company L. Third Oregon, but receive his discharge while serving on the Mexican border In 1918. He Is survived by his wife and an infant son. his parents and a brother. Lief S. Fin-seth. Bids Asked for Sale Of Windfall Timber Bids have been advertised by the for est, service for the sale of nearly 2,000, 000 feet of windfall timber on the Cra ter lake road in the Crater national forest, which was blown down by the storm of April 1 and 2. The timber Is located on the west side of Klamath lake, on the way to Pelican Bay lodge, on the. Crater lake road. Columbus Newspaper To GoVto 10 Cents Columbus. Ohio, April 29. (U. P.) The Ohio' State Journal announced to day that the price of its Sunday edi tions will be lncrased from 7 to 10 cents,, effective Sunday next. The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, con trolled by the same management, is ex pected to take similar action. Duke d'Abruzzi to Explore South Pole iBy United yrm) Rome, April 29 The Duke d'Abruzzi is engaged In organizing an expedition for exploration of South Polar regions, according to reports here today. His party will consist of 50 men, and 250 dogs will be utilized for the work. Warcraft Reach Destination . Washington. April 29,Tn navy de : partment today received a' report that : the U. 8. S. McCauley arrived at Topolo .bampo and the U-& S. Salem arrived at Mazatlan on April .17. . No report was , made on condition v. toe commanders of Jlh.. vessels. " Vote Is Light for Chamber Directors With today, the last day for balloting for the election of seven new directors for the Chamber of Commerce, less than 300 votes from a total membership of 3002 have been cast. The polls, which are on the seventh floor of the Oregon building, will close at ':30 o'clock this evening. The official count will be made Friday evening. Funeral of Albrecht Strclff Albrecht Streiff. whose son, Albrecht Strelff Jr., is Swiss consul in Portland, died Tuesday at his home on the Shat- tucK roaa at tne age or 87 years. Streiff came to the United States from Switzerland in 1884. living in Wisconsin two years before coming to Oregon In 1980. tie is survived oy rour sons, Andrew, now in Switzerland ; Peter and Thomas of Hlllsboro, and Albrecht Jr. of Portland. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p. m. at Swiss hall. 283 Third street T" New York. April 29. (U, P.) A slight recovery from the Dreaa I uesuay in the silver market was shown yesterday when American silver was quoted at 11.14. Silver sold down to $1.12 Tues day. American silver sold about two months ago around J1.36, its high rec ord. Jewelry Store Is Robbed of $18,000 Detroit. Mich.. April 29. (I. N S.) Hugh Finley, clerk in a pawn shop on Woodward avenue, was held up in the store this morning and robbed of $18,000 worth of new diamond rings and an amount of money not yet, determined. Two armed bandits did the job and escaped, presumably across the river into Canada. Wilsons and Grayson Go for Auto Jaunt Washington, April 29. (I. N. S.) President Wilson, accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and Admiral Grayson, left the White House at 4 :05 p. m. for an auto drive. The president sat with the chauf feur, while Mrs. Wilson and Admiral Grayson occupied the rear seat. Mexican Refugees Land at San Pedro San Pedro. CaL. April 29. (U. P.) The Bteamer Senator, wtthft 86 American refugees from Mazatlan aboard, arrived In the harbor here at noon today. School Tax Discussed Senator B. F. Mulkey and Judge Clee ton spoke today at a luncheon of a score or more prominent Portland busi ness men and women at the Portland hotel on the 2 mill elementary school levy measure,, which will come before the voters at the primary election May 21. Millagei Bill Indorsed Seaside,' April 29. The higher educa tion mlllage measure - was indorsed by the Seaside Woman's club. The club is making plans for the annual Dahlia fair and, with the Breakwater association, will; stage a country fair In the new Prouty garage.. .;, ffliiiiuuaiiaMnwaBroin GET A RUNNING START! Pretty toon there' foinc to bt I "clean op" wttk. and tben'i goinc to be a rush. And the things yoa need rill be la great demand. Don't be too late start now.' Tarn to the want ad aeetioa for Information and advice: It telli where to- get the best aerrice in painting, kalsonuning, paper hang ing, carpet cleaning..' cement work and an kinds of decorating. TonH want to look u idee ts the rest of 'em. 1 . And the arte of a WnaN - g ' want tmt about IS m :.'-.' mmit ii only zm earn . .' THI JOURNAL ' " fiaBawssiBMniinfflro HLEPRof HoIERy Coats W Velour i . Hi m It WW 17U T Ml Iff f i 1 ""-VAtf U J II I I r Jt 1 1 I MiitJwl 1 a I I I I I il I Efyii 1 1 I II I ? I yV I I I I U KAV I II III II llll I II I f I KYVTV I I ! . ' I m, I rfias5r : We Announce a Really Astonishing AND anity'cfair SlIJK Ifow&WrVEMl That will command attention. We have just purchased the entire stock of coats of a local jobber at a big sacrifice. We have marked them so low that might almost think you were back to pre-war prices. $29.50 to $35 $39.50 to $47.50 $49.50 to $75 Coats Coats Every one a winner in style, quality and price. Both full-length and short sports Smartly, belted, most of them (some with leather) tucking, pleats, stitchinp, hutt their share of clever styling. ISotched, convertible or tuxedo collars, a few of angora tically every desirable color. Polo Cloth Tricotine Leather Silvertone Jersey Covert Mixtures Every thrifty woman who needs a coat should see these three bargain groups see soon, for the cleverest ones will be sold first, of course. Come to this sale c.xpcctinir you will not be disappointet thine: unusual- 250 til Georgette Blouses a Stirring Sale 3 Formerly Selling at $5.95 Splendid quality that's assured in every Emporium waist and styling most fetching. Beading, floss embroidery and dainty ruffling of lace are effectively used on these pretty blouses of white, flesh, navy and colors. Most inviting at the modest price of $3.85. you ' 1 Wkfi- Maaaaa-MHMHBBMaMBaiaaMMaai Important Hat Offerings for Friday, Saturday 400 Hats Reduced to $8.98 Formerly Selling Up to $15 In this assortment are delightful modeJs in straws and silks, flower, feather and ribbon trimmed. The price is amazingly low for such clever hats. 250 Hats Reduced to Formerly Selling Up to $13.00 Sailor shapes are favored, many 'in the popular barn yard straw. Flowers, and more flowers, adorn them. At $7.50 they are especially interesting to the eco nomical woman. mam 124 12 128 SIXTH ST, JUST OFF WASHINGTON