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THE . OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,- TUESDAY, JUNE' 15, :1920. SO, ill MEMNHL FUHDIIOWffl ; The Mary France Isom memorial tund has reached a totajt of 1259.89. This sum includes contributions by 'the members of six 'organizations and other amounts received direct by The -& Journal. - It is believed the amount should be at -least $500. The Journal, therefore, re ' news it suggestion that those who wish t to make contributions, should do so by J sending the amount to this newspaper, by contributing through any of the business and civic clubs that have eon--" ducted subscriptions or by placing the 'offering- In one of the boxes at Central library, the branch libraries or library stations. - Even the sum of $500 seems a very small amount with which to honor the memory of a woman who performed "a service tor Portland and the people of Portland which, in a measure, cost her llf and for which she could never, have - been paid in money. The contributions which organisations have secured from their members are $69.15 40.00 as follows : - Oregon Civic league . Chamber of Commerce . ... VrrytrTfMnivm TiminMH Men's club ....... ........... ....... 31.10 Rotary club 25.60 Ad club ................... r.. 21.14 Musicians' club .5............. 5.00 t The Journal has received additions to the Mary Frances" Isom memorial fund direct from the following: U B. Smith, M elite M. Fisher. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hamilton, J. A- Currey,. A. D. Katz. Mr. f and Mrs. O. M. Mummer, Mm. H. M. " Howards on behalf of four boys and four J' girls. Mr. and Mrs, James B. Davis, C v J. Schnabel. Dorothy T. Grace, R. Koeh J ler, Mrs. Georgia Trumble. . - fW. D. Whitcomb Is ; Selected Head of i Church Federation . W. T. WhKcomb was elected president 1 of the Portland Church Federation at the first annual meeting held Monday evening at the First Methodist church. ' TUt Joshua Stanefield, retiring president, i was elected honorary president. Bishop ! W. T. " Sumner and James F.' Ewing were elected, vice presidents, Robert M. i Tuttle,: recording secretary, and Grant e Phegley, treasurer. ' !: - " , : -v -.. A v recommendation was made to 'change the name of the organization to Portland Council of Churches, but no action was taken. Practically, all the' " 60 churches in the organization were . represented and adopted a $6000 budget for the coming year's work.. , i Spokane Ice Peddler Falls Heir to Title And Sixty Thousand - Spokane. June 151 tJV P.) Earl Mll . ler . of JUverpooV England yeah, the real xoroneted kind isn't going to ped dle ice blocks to the haute monde here t any more. He's going to do some haute ' monding himself. ; ' Sixty thousand bucks and a title set I tied on the earl's ice wagon here yes- terday, according to Chicago attorneys' letters' td the erstwhile iceman. "I don't care much for the old earl ' stuff. -said the earl, ' "and I sure hate to Jeave ; the old ice route elie's the I best in the city." . The earl, who was born in Denver, fought with the Forty-second engineers in ..France. . Work Resumed on Irrigation Project At Medical Springs Baker, June 15. Work has been re sumed upon the irrigation ditch started last year by the Big Creek 'Ditch com pany l near Medical Springs, 36 miles north, of Baker, and the builders expect to complete their project this season. ; It is estimated that not lees than 3500 acres of land will be supplied with water. Three girls were graduated from the high school course and 23 from the grade school courses at St, Francis acad emy in Baker. . i J With a-charter membership of 14. a girls' i reserve -corps has been organized by the Baker T. W. C. A. , . A two day convention of the Grand Ronde district of the Baptist association closed here Friday night. Dr. George H. Young of Portland Sunday- school and educational superintendent for Oregon ; Dr. - J.' A. - Austin, stats New Wosld movement director, tnd Drl S. J. Reid. evangelist, were speakers. Delegates from - Union. Wallowa. Malheur and Baker counties to the number of SO at tended. ' , - . , Drilling for an. artenslan well m the Outskirts of Durkee has been started by the OW. R..& K. railway, in search of water to supply engines. New Trouble Faced ' . : By Inventors l Son t i j Baker June 15. Rv Barker, son of Reuben 'Barker, Portland sawmill ma chinery inventor, faces new trouble as the result of his departure from Baker. He was released; in Chehalis. Wash., following a settlement of a . claim against the car he was driving. Four complaints, alleging $288.08 . m debts, have been filed since and a warrant for his arrest has been issued. SVAN ISLAFJD RORT PETHIOUS STARTED The circulation of petitions for the $10,000,000 Swan Island port project bill proposed by the committee of 15 began .Monday tinder the direction of R. W. Hagood. assisted by Miss Fern Hobbs. Within two weeks some 15,000 signatures must be se cured and 20 solicitors will-be en gaged long hours in the effort to se4 cure, the support necessary to place the measure on the ballot for the November election. The bill is more officially known as the "Port of Portland-Dock Commission consolidated MIL It gives the port commission power to sell bonds up to 5 per cent of the assessed 'valuation, of the port district; It Increases the port commission's powers of eminent domain, permits the - port commission :. to buy such property as it may desire for port development and contemplates a merger of the port and dock commission. "The merger is. however, contingent upon the enactment of a charter- amendment by the city of Portland. .This charter amendment would' authorize' the' city to turn over to the port commission title to Its public docks, , elevator and ter minal properties. In that event the port and dock com missions would consolidate into one port commission of 12 members. The commission on the first Monday In June would be reduced to nine members, and thereafter the terms of three members would expire every two 3ars. the va cancies to be filled by the legislature. The bill provides that -the legislature, in appointing new members of the consoli dated commission, shall give considera tion to nominations ' by the port com mission and by the city. - - " ( business is to create a . jaf Kfa V feeling of friendship . ' --' :ii.i.iiir..,.ii ,,,,, i. T.att 1 Edward Holm an and Son Funeral Directors 220 Third Street ! m 'ike fz you cwl . v There' more thin one reason why we pack Ghirardelli'g Ground Chocolate only in 0 -r cans to protect you against substitutes and i to protect the contents of the can against utside contamination. Both are important. ! SayGcar-ar-Jellf " ; i IX GHIRAKDELLI CO. ; i Since 1152 ' ' San Franciaoa . People Warned .to . v Watch Out Festival ; Week for Criminals ' ' i ' . .' . Keep your windows and doors locked and be sure your valuables are In safe keeping," Is the warning issued by "Chief of -Inspectors John Clark ; to resMrents of Portland, with the Shrine convention and Rose Festival near at handt v Clark points out that the great influx of visitors win attract numerous pick pockets, who expect to start operations among the".' crowds that ' view down town parades and , housebreakers who will work ' the ; residence- districts. "Don't go down - town to witness a parade with your wallets bulging - with bills.' is Clark's admonition. "We ex pect to be on the Job every minute., to apprehend criminals, but we can't do it unless people cooperate with us.' It is folly to leave jewels and money. In un guarded homes while residents are out sightseeing." ; :i V;... i yt ; No great Influx Of criminals is ex pected by Clark, owing to the : extreme vigilance of the local , police and the spirit ' ot : cooperation .from . police :of neighboring cities. Coast cities are sending detectives to Portland to aid in keeping the city as re from crime as possible. 1 APPEAL TAKEf J Oil HIGHWAY 1 -Salem. June 16- Appeal ; from the decision r of Judge Skipworth of the ":: Douglas - county circuit court, holding that the state highway com mission , has' no right' to change' a road located by legislative' action, was "filed with the supreme' 'court Monday by J. ML Devers,' attorney for the state highway commission. -t Tbe road In question is Jhe Pacific highway through Douglas county, the original route for which was through tne town oi ruaaie, uui fuku uw men way commission changed by what is known as the Canyon villa cutoff. S. H. Rockhlll filed an injunction suit to pre vent the improvement of the route' des ignated by . the commission, ; which was upheld by Judge Skipworth, who held that only the county court and the state legislature have a right to establish; a route for a public highway. - , In Its appeal the highway commission points out that the highway In question is a state road and not a county, road, and. as such, is under the jurisdiction of the state commission. : The appeal fur ther points out- that in - its designation ef the road the legislature merely located the points at which it was to enter and -leave 'Douglas-county and did not in clude any intermediate points, which it -left - to the -. discrimination- of - the state commission. - Hogan Back From 4 Years' War Service Captain Cicero Hogan returned Sun day after' four - years'' service in the army, and 'will resume the practice of law. Hogan went to the Mexican bor der in 1916 with Troop A. Oregon cav alry, 'and! was 4n service continuously from that! time till. May 1, when, be re ceived hi discharge ; at San Antonio. Texas. . Tieop A was attached to the 148th field artillery and figured con spicuously in operations on the western fmnt in Flnrofie ' Horan wis connected r with a recruiting station here early in the war. ''..v Utah Club to Meet ' The second meeting of the 'recently or ganized Utah club . will be held Thut-s-.day evening at S o'clock at the amuse ment hall, at the corner of" East Twenty fifth 'and Madison streets f or sociability and discussion of reception and enter tainment 'of Shrine convention visitors next week. Membera of the club and other Utahans are Invited to be present $28 V- . $2 i $2 24 Inches Long . I ; 3 Separate Stems Fine, Soft, Silky Hair i OOb to Piqk From Week of June 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. Fix Up for the June Festivities. Hundreds of beautiful shades, dark brown to the -rare drab shades. We bought a big snap. Stop and think, we charge 12.00 to make a switch Out of i your combings you get a cut hair switch, worth three times Its value, for only $2.S3. All round transformations to match ihis wonderful switch, priced at $4.98. Mail Orders 25c Extra The Hair Store 120 Sixth; Nesr Washington . t Ground Floor, Wflcox BIdg. $2 :Mo macMinie .casn o o K.-.-v-.. :: -'J:'-, -t V ,i - :: -" - (D It prints the merchant's name. .::,..-,,. ..':. ' ' :..-..'. - .:...'-'... It prints the price of each article. (D It adds the items. It prints the total of all items; J. SMITfl COMPANY 10 MAIN ST 0. 1 7 : 0. 32 0.48 0.09 TOTAL $01.06 (D Copr of receipt pruned for each It retains an added and printed record. It also does ; other important i things for merchants, Old registers bought, sold, repaired, and exchanged. Easy payments. Liberal allowance for old ' registers." 1 Write or telephone to ourofficee 1 t' J. R. 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