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Newspaper Page Textma UKE.UUN SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 6, 1920. GIVES BOYS AT 17 CHANCE TO ENLIST Instructions juat received by Lieu tenant F. K. Elder. In charge of the naval recruiting station in the De kum building, permit the enlistment of boys over 17 years of age who are qualified in other respects and whose parents file their consent in forms provided for the purpose. r The minimum u-elght . required " of miner taklnp the Tihvsloal exa.mina.tion for enlistment in the United States navy Is .120 pounds and the minimum height 62 incheiy The term of enlistment may be for the period of minority or for . a three year period at the option of the candidate. Formerly recruits were re- and 35. ; ; - A bill recently passed by congress kted an increase of , approximately 50 per cent in the pay of enlisted men in the navy. Under the new schedule the minimum pay for an 'enlisted man is $48 per month and the maximum re ceived by chief petty officers is $145 per month. In addition to their regular pay the men receive board, clothing and meaicai attention- A oonus consisting of an Increase in pay is granted for re inlUstment. There are 22 courses of instruction in mechanical trades open to recruits in the navy and any one of these courses may be covered in a three year oeriod According to Chief Gunner's Mate J. A. Smolik, attached to the local recruiting station, the courses offered in the naval trade schools qualify graduates for ex celient positions in civil life and there is a constant demand for ex-navy men as officers in the merchant "marine. a During the month of May there were 21 enlistments at the recruiting station here, and the records hw an increase of over 60 per cent in the number of applicants since the increased pay-be came effective. POPULAR COUPLE WEDS AT VERBOORT LAST WEEK Dry Mass Meeting Called for Quiz of Party Candidates Chicago, ' June 5. (I. N. S.) A gi gantiCrmass meeting of prohibition forces from all parts of the United States has " hMn oaIImI rfor f!hioM JunA S. whfrh all presidential candidates will be in vited to attend and state their position with reference to the eighteenth amend ment, .i v Declaring that "no political party or candidate could in the -year 1920 escape the liquor question," the Prohibition na tional committee, announced that all presidential candidates were being asked the following questions, their answers to be made public when given : - Do you believe In the eighteenth. ' stead act, which act, as you understand, - Interprets intoxicating liquors to be any thing, containing more than one half of 1 per cent of alcohol? uo you iavor your party adopting a plank in its national platform indorsing v the eighteenth amendment and Its en- forcement as, interpreted by the Volstead ct, or some other measure equally ef fective? Virgil C. Hinshaw chairman of the prohibition national committee. an nounced that 17,000 newspapers and many public officials throughout the country had been asked by the com mittee to use their influence in getting ail political parties to adopt planks in support of the eighteenth amendment. Democrats Chosen To Put Candidates Before Convention 11 CCTi 11 J' A jI Liquor Cases Not 4 To Be Decided Till Elections Are : Over Washington, June 6. (L N.' S.) The United States supreme court may not hand down a decision in the liquor cases until next December, because of the po litical Issues Involved. : f ; "i ; Close students of the ways of the court and of the strict adherence of its mem bers to precedents are making' this pre diction freely, today. In view of we de lay of the court in rendering its de cision on the constitutionality of the prohibition amendment and. on the va lidity of the Volstead enforcement act. The liquor question, it was pointed out. is ; an issue In the political cam paigns now being waged and will con tinue to be an issue in the greater cam paign coming after the presidential and congressional nominations. . : - The presidential nominations are now imminent- :i -J. There always has been a' studied de termination on the part of the supreme court justices to hold the court aloof from political strife and to prevent its decisions being made the football; of partisan politics. It has no intention, it was said, to set itself up as a president maker, ' .-. !"-' ".-i -;,! Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schwall Verboort. June 6. Josephine A. Iler mens, daughter of Antone. Hermens of Verboort, and Albert Schwall of St. Paul were married Wednesday at the Visl tarlan church here, Rev. Father J. Ber nard of Milwaukie, a cousin of the bride, officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Schwall will make their ' home on a farm on Gales creek. Schwall, who served in the med ical corps during the war, was formerly a resident of this town, where he, as well as his bride,' are well known. Man 103 May Have ! Skipped Board Bill 1 To Jump Into Kiyer Chicago, June 5. (U. P.) Dr.; Her man Berry, ", having reached . the 103d milestone in his life, was believed today to have abandoned the trail. 1 ' i Dr. Berry, though retaining his facul ties, had no other occupation than, to shuffle back and forth In the neighbor hood where he boarded with Mrs, B. A. Reynolds. : , r "He owed me $400 for board.'- Mrs. Reynolds said. "Three days ago he left to sell some Liberty bonds to pay , his debt. I'm certain he had no bonds." Policemen patrolling the river and lake banks added another . description to the list of .perspns for whose bodies they keep constant watch, j : ' ' Preferment Hound Gives Others Show ' For Better Prices ' ' j : - : '. San Francisco, June 5. (U. P.) The "preferment hound of either sex really ! a benefit to the community, George H. Phillips, president ?of the Washing ton State Retail association, told promi nent British drapers attending the Re tail Drygoods ! association s convention here.'" ! . . "The generous profits made from these fastidious buyers enable : the re tailer to sell more reasonably to the multitude." explained Phillips. C. TLm. Miel of the United States treas ury department, talked on 'National neu rltis, r arraigning the type of ' women who pay a few hundred dollars a pair for their hosiery and raise a hue and cry about profiteering. . Saratoga Gambling i Arouses Governor Albany, N. Y June 5. (TJ. P.) Threat ro place Saratoga Springs under martial law and police the place with troops un less the police clean out gambling houses wao made today in a letter from Gover nor Smith to the Saratoga commissioner of police. f -j Begin Cleanup on Porkers Springfield; 111.. June i 5. (L N. . S.)-T 1 There are over a thousand pigs in the city limits of Springfield. ' Authorities are engaged in a "clean up ' campaign endeavoring to compel those attempting to beat the high cost of living by keep- I ing porkers on their premises to discon tinue the practice. They say the pigs breed nitn and disease. - , i ? Washington. June 5. (I. N. S.) At torney General A. Mitchell Palmer's name will be put in nomination at the San Francisco convention, by ; John H. Blgelow of Hazelton. Pa.. It was stated here today. Blgelow Is a lawyer and life-time friend of the attorney gen eral. r , . ' . '" Governor Edward I. Edwards of New jersey will be nominated by Charles F. X. O'Brien of Jersey City, director of the department of public safety. Former Governor A. C. Shatlenberger of Nebraska will nominate Senator Gil bert M. Hitchcock, Nebraska's favorite on, while Claude Porter, chief counsel . Of the federal trade commission, will perform a similar service for E. T. Meredith.' secretary of agriculture of " Iowa. . Colorado1 May Be; Platinum Center Sllvertonr Colo., June B. (I.1 N. S.)- Prediction Is made that Colorado may rival the "black sand belt" of! the Pa iifio coast in production of platinum, fol lowing the discovery for the first time tt existence" of this valuable metal In lold'ore mined from workings near here. Analysis of a 61-ounce gold retort taken from this - mine disclosed 10 per cent platinum content, according to a report trom Denver . assayers. It is j the first , jJatinum ever-detected In gold or siU-er are in Colorado. . Ghost Is Named as " Suit Co-respondent ':' '' ' i V - ' Chicago. June 6.-(1. n. ' S.) The kamlng of a ghost as co-respondent won i divorce here for Charles H. Green. Che ghost's name' is "Billy.": and. ac rding to the testimony, he had the tower to condense himself into earthly brm when visiting Mrs. Green, and mnlshing back into astral nothingness whenever Green appeared. She met ler spook paramour through a medium. 3reen testified.: International Gold Clearance Provided In Ecuador Policy : . . .... ... 1 Washington. Jane 5. (I. N- S.) The secretary of state and the. minister of Ecuador have signed, a. convention pro viding for an international 'gold clear ance agreement identical with ihe con vention already signed . between the United States and "Haytl, Panama, Guatemala and Paraguay.; The purpose of the convention is to assure adequate governmental security for gold deposited for clearance In com mercial transactions between banking houses. The : convention with Ecuador) will be sent j to the senate with four similar conventions which are an outf come of the deliberations of the inter' national high commission in Buenos Aires in 1919 and subsequently. . Sir Auckland to Be At G. 0. P. Session Chicago, ' June 5. KX. N. S.) Sir Auckland Geddes, : thevnew British am bassador to the United States. : yni be among- the interested, spectators at the Republican national - convention. IMPORTER'S SILK SALE Entire Use Natural asd Tnnsah Polices. Larre line colored "Wash Pongee Silks. 87 lnen Habatal Col ored Sllks. Importers' samples all will be sold less than importers' cost. Ladies, this is your first opportunity to buy silks less than cotton prices. Sale starts ; Monday, June 7th, and will continue until entire line is sold. (IJDEKtM BCTLDI5G Cor. 3d and Washington" KEEP COOL! SO MATTER WHO IS NOMINATED GUARANTEED ELECTRIC FATT8 . $6.50 and $10 . SPECIAL PRICES OIT ELECTRI CAL WIRING AND FIXTURES ' Cooper Electric Coi t!4. WASHINGTON ST. ? Mala list I , , BeU td sad td DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT SWAN EVERY SUNDAY EVENING Bungalow Orchestra Make dollars go farther i Brings music more quickly . Investigate our Budget Plan iff , , We like to explain i our Budget Plan. It proves so helpful . ';. to folks who are am z bitious to own a New Edison. ; The I Budget Plan : j puts.' . ; ; ' Hie NEWEDKQN b into your home at once. Then it applies the estab lished principle of big buo nest, systematic spending. It takes the purchase price out of jour income to ' grsduaHy that 'you don't hare to jueexe, at aQ. Come in and karn sX bout it. Hyatt Talking .Machine Co. 350 Aider Street Portland. Ore. May E mm m w Tmm mam m Sites $457.50 LOUIS XVI SUITE, In rfve pieces'. Your choice of Walnut or Mahogany, as shown in illustration. ThiS suite consists, of Dresser, Chifferette, Bed. Dress inj Table and Dressing Table Stool. All pieces are of generous size with dresser 44 inches in width and fitted with 26x32-ich French Plate Mirror. This suite may be bought in separate pieces if desired. .$109.00 ...... 82.00 79.50 .:. 69.75 ...... 13.75 Dresser J..... Chifferette Bed . v Dressing Table . . . . i . . Bench '. . . . . . . i . .'. .... i Complete Suite' is offered at the special price of $353.75, $301.00 IVORY" SUITE A beautiully finished Ivory Suite In Adam design. AH pieces are prettily ornamentedTwith dainty imotifs over mirrors and with fluted rsts and standards. Bases tof all pieces fitted with three small top drawers In stead of two. The new price pn this excellent suite IK $430.00 IVORY SUITE One of the most attractive on show and consisting; of five pieces. The splendid finish and pleasing design will appeal to all who desire a suite flJQll fi( of the better grade. The special price for the week is. r Buy Cedar Chests Now While Prices Are Less! . What ' woman, at some time, has iot ex pressed a desire 'for a. Cedar Chest I i . . This special offering provides a way to own one at a saving. They come both plain and copper banded and in sizes to suit your re quirements, i 32.75 Gedar Chests . . $26.75 $37.50 Gedar Chests . . $31.40 $42.50 Cedar Chests . $32.75 $44.50 Cedar Chests . . $34.25 52.50 Cedar Chests: $41.00 46.50 CedarChests . .$36.75 $44.75 Cedar Chests. .$34.75 is i $403.00 IVORY SUITE This uite Is shown in Ivory, has a 48-lnch Dresser and bow-end Bed. It Is made ureasually attractive by the ornamental trimmings. Anyone desiring a Suite of this character and size will find this COOK flfl ayery special value at ...... i .!.". .-.V.. .,. 0Aii7fJeUU $547.00 WALNUT SUITE This suite is in Queen Anne design and built of beautifully fig ured walnut. Has a bow-foot Bed. an unusually large dresser and a splendidly arranged Chif ferette. The finish and construction throughout is of the. best. Under- OA KK fift priced at This $44.50 Quartered Oak Dining .Table $36.75 . " ' ' - .... - An excellent table in fumed or gold en Quartered oak with thick plank top and massive .pedestal base that is one of the -best values we have recently offered at this price. - When opened it seats ten. $75.00 Period Table in Jacobean Oak SS2 An excellent table with 48-inch top and five-leg base. . Made of solid oak throughout, well finished and in every way a very superior piece. The price is very unusual. ; j ' ' SPECIALS From a Most Complete Showing of Porch and Lawn Furniture 4-foot Fumed Oak Porch Swings, com plete with chains 5.85 $9.75 Rocker Settees in oak for. .... .6.90 $12.75 Porch Swings with foot rest 9.40 Folding Lawn Settees, finished red and natural .. ......... ... ........ J . . 2.95 Fumed Oak Arm Chairs for the porch at 4.95 Rockers to match, for. 5.25 $18.00 Chinese Reed Porch Rocker 12.90 $t8.25 Chinese Reed Porch Rocker 13.40 $15.75 Imported Grass Porch Rockers ifor : 11.40 Fumed Porch Tables in oak. . . . , ' ' ' - .C9.80 Wardrobe at Powers Amoni tout Vacation Wants this year wilt probably be a trunk. wearing apparel. These offered it the best that can be produced. Fitted with the very latest convenlenca-for the proper care of your The saving to be made is well worth considering. $41.00 trunks reduced this week to $36.00 $44.00 trunk reduced this week to 38.50 ' ' $55.00 trunks reduced this' week to 46.90 $58.50 trunks reduced this; week to $49.50 $68.50 trunks reduced this: week to $57.75 $76.50 trunks reduced this week to $65.85 - , $96.00 trunks reduced' this week to 81.00 Genuine Leather Hand Bags, ' Suit Cases, Coat Cases - variously priced , from $12.50, $l.50 to $92.00. 9 More than 77 bands and probably 7000 other uniformed men who will be in attendance at the Shriners' Con vention this morfth. This means not only the best music ever heard, but the biggest crowd Portland has Sever been called upon to entertain. . The Shriners Convention is preceded by the Travelers' Pro tective Association and the Kiwanis Club Meetings. Are you planning to i hefp entertain , these thousands who will be the guests of Portland this month ?t Let's do our bit 1 We did it during thewar and 'we can do it again. Powers Offers -v-jv Over-Stuffed Rockers, Chairs at Generous Reductions The Big Comfortable Chair You Always Wanted is in This Offering $96.50 Tapestry Overstuffed Rocker with spring seat and spring back; very comfortable, 79 Pft A for 93.50 Chair or Rocker, upholstered in velour. " wing back; pattern with loose cushion CV7Q Cfl seat and Queen Anne legs, for.. . D I V f 66.75 Velour Rocker with high back. A big, com fortable oversize Rocker with loose cush- JMQ HK ion spring seats, at i jy7 I U 81.50 Overstuffed Arm Chair in tapestry. A big,' generous piece with loose cushion spring j0 HfZ seat. Now .. : DOl. I t) 125.00 Karpen Arm Chair" with extreme high back and sloping arms. Covered in excellent ! flJQI Pvfl grade of tapestry 071tlU $73.50 Overstuffed Rocker covered in striped -velour. Wing back design, with loose cushion 17 ffl spring seat, now .' . . . .'. .'. . 0J $77.50 Overstuffed Rocker in the wing back design- Unusually large and comfortable, covered; CC"fl flfl . . , ......... I tJtJJLJJ in tapestry. Now $169.00 Tapestry Upholstered Arm Chair comfortable - piece with 42-inch back and th now A large, built at le Karpen factory. Price " $'132 50 A Wonderful Showing of Them ! at Powers9 MATTING AND FIBER TRUGS 9x12 Matting Rugs, very special for this week. ....... .....$9.95 18.00 Imported Japanese Reversible Grass Rugs in eight differ- ent patterns, ?xt 2 size, very special at. .. -...$12.95 $l 5.00 Japanese Reversible Grass Rugs, size 8x10, special this week ...... u ...... .................,.....$11.75 Heavy Fiber Rugs, wool faced in plain colors, 6x9," 8-3x10-6, 9x12, also in 9-foot width in any desired length. , Scores of Splendid Room-Size Rugs 9x12 Tapestry Brussels Rugs at $39.50. $42.50 and $45.00 Chenille, Velvetj Axminster and Heavy Wool and Fiber Rugs in all popular colors and patterns; all standard size's from which to choose. Oriental Patterns in American ' Rugs v You can see in our Carpet Department a wonderfully beaufiful antt attractive display of these Rugs. The finest made in America. Only the finest of worsted yarns are used In their manufacture. Color are fast arid beautifully brended. In. sizes 4x7, 8x10, 9x12 and llxlS. CARPETS 1 Tapestry Brussels, Hall and Stair Carpets tl-...-. 4 .. . . ...... ...if ......... ...... $1.10 $1.35, $1.50, $1.75 Axminster carpets with or without border. i . ' . Wool and Fiber Stair qarpet, at, yara. . . . . . . .85c ana Oc Period Buffetc in Oak, Walnut and Mahogany Offered at NEW PRICES Both Queen Anne and & William and Mary Designs Are Represented r 73.50 William and Mary Buffet in Jacobean Oak, with 48-inch top, fitted with 10x38-lnch mir- OKQ fffl ror. An excellent pattern, reduced to fDOVmOU 162.00 William and Mary Buffet in Jacobean oak. A splendid design, 60 inches in length, with wood back and shaped drawer fronts. SX27 50 " ' S IB-BI . I 145.00 Mahogany Buffet in the Queen Anne design. - A 'splendid piece, .66 inches in length, with drawers conveniently, arranged for silver, linens, ftf etc. Cut to OII UU 87.00, Walnut .Buffet of the William and Mary 'period. Has an attractively designed mirror back and built of beautiful .figured walnut , Ql flfl Now .. ...... . . . . . ......... i DXOJL)J puma ! I'Mlli. ihmrprnTTrmiixuia, , TKe A-B Sanitary - Gas Range . ' The Most Convenient and Finest of All ? Cos Range for Your Kitchen, Its very, appearance is suggestive of better results and greater convenience in cooking, .and its construction and finish spell cleanliness at first glance. There are thousands of these modern ranges in Portland homes alone that are giving full measure ff satisfaction to housewives! There is a type of A-B range to meet the particular requirements of every home, no matter how modest or elaborate that home bay be. It's the range for you to buy not th cheapest but the least expensive in the long run. . USE YOUR CREDIT ; 9 8.O0 Buffet,: in American walnut. ' .A 60-irich pice of the Queen Anne period. A pleasing fT? design at an attractive price... ..... OAo U.I O 170.00 Buffet In walnut t-A Queen Anne piece built on excellent lines with, practical drawer Q-t OA rrff arrangements. The new pricr is ... . . 0X0 O t 63.50 Cromwellian Buffet in walnut A wood back ' pattern 60 inches in length, with beau- Q1 OQ ryfr tiful figured stock. Now. . v . ; . .... DjL&V I U v. - I : Powers Charges no Interest ' .. ' f ' on : ' Phonographs Get Ready for Your Vacation Take One' of These Small ;i Yictrolas With You Priced Up. Prom $25 Your vacation at the seashore or in the mountains will be more greatly enjoyed if you can hear the latest song hits or newest dance records when you want them. Take along one of these small Victrolas. They play all records equally as well as some of the larger machines. Come in and make arrangement for yours now. A small deposit is all that is necessary. . . - And remember- that Powers' charges no interest. - . . i ... . . 50-Foot Length 5-Ply Garden Hose $6.95 Sanitary Suction Carpet Sweepers 53.05 MMT r , f ....... ,.""'': -"' """ """""".