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j THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1920. THE : OREGON DAILY JOURNAL; ' PORTLAND, OREGON 13 TWO COPS FIRED, 01 SUSPENDED AS RESULTOF Two policemen have ; been dis missed and one suspended as a result of an Investigation held Thursday by the police efficiency board into the collusion of patrolmen -with bootleg gers on the Linnton road last week. W. "L. Scott was dismissed Wednesday by Chief, J of Police Jenkins, who has conducted a personal investigation of . I he. case, George Mathews was dis missed, and L. A. Wiles was suspended for 30 days a a sequel to their hear ing before the board. All a three are motorcycle patrolmen. , ... SEARCH FOB DBITKR Tba police are now searching for the driver?;of a for-hlre car carrying away two cases of liquor from a river landing near Linnton, and the arrest of two Ma lum from a coasting steamer is ex pected Thursday when the vessel .docks in Portland. V ' Scott was defiant when be appeared before the chief, refusing to divulge the names of those concerned, and Jenkins quickly relieved him of his. star. According to the other wq police men, i while they", were riding towards Llnntdn one night last week, they en countered Scott, apparently awaiting speeders. Scott at that time was off duty. ; . ' ; . When they . returned-' to the- spot an hour later. Scott was still waiting, and nearby stood, a for hire touring car. Scott told the others he was awaiting for bootleggers. They, "awaited with Scott who had told: them. Wiles said, that one of the bootleggers 'was armed and might give fight., ". , Presently a row boat came to, the landing and the two-men who were In it. after 'talking with Scott, carried the esses.; of liquor to the waiting automo bile, w Wiles BUggeeted getting the police patref,-;; but Scott, they say, demurred, sayjr&t he did not intend to arrest the booiteggers, but to spilt the liquor with Wllei Jnd Matthews. CANT F1SD I.IQTOR " These men claim they refused to have anything more to do with the. case. -The boatmen were permitted to row away, and when the automobile started to town, .Scott followed on his motorcycle. The police have since been unable to find what was- done-wHtt the -liquor:' . Th-;boa;men, it was ascertained Wed nesday: were from a coasting steamer, supposed ty an oil tanker. . The steamer left .port the following day. but was , at Astoria afralft. Wednesday-afternoon, and the police, will meet . the boat when it reaches the dock.,, Wilea and Matthews are' censured fey Chief Jenkins for not arresting Scott and all theother parties concerned.. ..... Scott had been on the police' "force three years 'and was considered an-efficient motorcycle officer.. ?-''' J Indus to " Load Here Ran ? Francisco, July 15. (L N. S.) Charter announced itoday: , , Indus. Swedish steamer fnew), Port land to United Kingdom $2i. Continent Continent $27.50 ; wheat, prompt. INQUIRY I teyr r:. ,iy v- fi :.:- ;ro3 oQ ay Vic. TTtisu erne oa series of advertisements h Sherman, iXlS. VeriT-. : Clay & Co.. Wholesale tn the interests of the dealers II CJ3f 1 . who specialize irthe products of iks Victor Jolting .. , qV ' " - f . - . - i- I . i . " - - Brooks -jScanlon Co, Announces Purchase Of- Timber Acreage Bend. July i 15. The B rooks-Scanlon Lumber ' company Wednesday an nounced : the purchase . from the North western Timber company of 26,000 acres of white pine f timber adjoining the former company's present holdings In Centra Oregon, i It is understood that the sale involves $1,500,000. Although the timber acquired under this purchase may not be cut , for the next 10 years, the Brooks-Scanlon Lum ber company desires to have at compact body available to assure operations with any future increase in cutting that the company may . decide later to put Into effect. , l-.ii:' - r :! ' That - there Is hope that the long standing differences between , the Cen tral Oregon Irrigation company and set tlers on the project , may be settled through negotiation, was made known Wednesday by attorneys who have been attempting a reconciliation. The plan under way looks toward the assumption of control - by the .settlers through an arrangement more satisfactory than at the time the settlers voted on the issue last December,, i . : General reports coming to Bend Wed nesday say inestimable benefit has come to Central Oregon through the rain prevalent throughout the entire section Tuesday. The rainfall has practically issued the first big wheat crop for Jefferson county in years. Alfalfa crops will greatly benefit and abundant range for Central Oregon livestock . is , now assured. , v u BOTH DIE, LOVER AND HIS VICTIM Aberdeen, , Wash., July 15. Arvo Malendo died at 3 o'clock Wednes day morning and Mrs. Mary Frandi died at 3 o'clock Wednesday after noon following a tragedy which oc curred : at midnight Tuesday, when Malendo followed Mrs. .Frandi from her. rooms to an opeii' place between two buildings where , he ' shot her through the head and turned the re volver on himself. . : Malendo is Bald to have been a re jected lover of j Mrs. Frandi.; " He ar rived here from Portland Tuesday after noon 'and 'called at the rooms of Mrs. Frandi Tuesday j night, where it is sup posed, a. quarrel, took place. Neighbors' heard the noise of a door suddenly opened. Mrs. Frandi went out to the street, fol lowed by Malendo. revolver- in hand. Mrs. Frandi ran 'toward First street. She was overtaken by Malendo. and Immedi ately three shots ran'g out. They were found lying close to each other,, still breathing, and were rushed to the hos pital. A letters found on' Mrs., Frandi from Malendo, written in Portland, July 10. begged her-. to return to him. Mrs. Frandi' s husband Vied, three years ago. 2 0 COMMUNITIES: - - SUBSCRIBE TO : Twenty communities of the state have already- subscribed or over subscribed , their, , quotas , to " the Greater Oregon fund, being raised in a state wide canvass to . finance enlarged activities of the State Chamber of Commerce, according to announcement made at headquarters of the organization Wednesday morning.. . Intensive canvasses are in progress this week in 18 other communities and the feeling is that when the campaign is completed the goal of $150,000 will have been reached. - , - - 5 Wherever final reports have been made the quota has been met or exceeded. The cities in this "honor roll to date are: Arlington, Bandon, Bend, Chlioquin, Co quille, Eugene, -Gardiner, Gresham, lone, Jacksonville,' - Madras and Jefferson county,' Marshfield, Maupm.' Myrtle Pcint, Newport, North. Bend, Redmond, Reedsport, Springfield - and Toledo.. ; Cities ,; in which ; campaigns . are : in progress are: Astoria, Brownsville, Burns; Condon, Cottage Grove, Kcho, Falls City, Fossil, Hermiston, Hillsboro, Independence, La Grande, Monmouth. Mount Angel, North Powder, ; Ontario, Seaside, Sheridan and Union. . - . . " In Gardiner the quota was $100. It was accepted by the Chamber of Com merce of that city and 'check for 60 per cent more than, this was -received by the state, chamber. '.; In Arlington every man solicited subscribed - the amount asked, which establishes a record in the campaign. .-"' ; : .The canvass w-ill be continued ' for some Weeks. Early in September , the campaign in Portland will be- resumed in an effort to bring the subscriptions up to $60,000, which is the quota. To date upwards of $35,000 of this amount has been subscribed. . . Canned Fruits Are! High; Buyers Take ? Hold Oonservatively , Although the public is eager" for canned fruits, big. Eastern buyers of food prod ucts are taking hold conservatively, be cauee they 'feel " the' public will not. pay high prices.- -In-addition, the banks are discouraging all , speculative ! . buying, which is eliminating a strong market factor, 'according -to Walter' A. Frost, president of A. Rupert, Inc., .one of the largest packers in the West, who has just returned from a business trip. j Should tha -situation clear , this fall.-as it may. Frost said. Jobbers may find themselves' Bh'ort on supplies, with no re serves of new goods on 'hand, because canners cannot . atTord. to pack on. any-, thins except positive .orders under pres ent conditions.' "Prominent food handlers from all sec? QUOTAS CHAMBER FUND ttons of the nation, including the New York, Boston, St. Louis and Kansas City districts, were a unit in declaring prices of canned fruits were too high," said Frost. "For this reason they are not anticipating the normal demand. "Indeed, in the larger industrial cen ters they anticipate a decline wherever the car shortage and part time opera tion of various enterprises are cutting into the payrolls." - Williams Has Two G. 0. P. Meetings to ' Attend Same Time Ralph K. Williams." Republican na tional committeeman, is pilloried between two loves. He has been notified that he is expected to meet with the national committeemen of the Pacific coast states at San Francisco on Jul v 20 to help organize the ; Western J headquarters wnicli are to be maintained there during the campaign. He has also been di rected, along with other members of the national committee, to be ... present at Marion, Ohio,, July 22, when and where Senator Harding will be "notified" that he has been nominated for president by the late -Chicago convention. What the national committeeman would like to know is how in the name of " political expediency he can be in both places at practically the same time with -the air planes of the nation under the control of a Democratic administration. r . . Williams has hot yet fully determined whether-he will go . to San Francisco, to Marion, or try to go 'to both.' The San Francisco meeting will Include the committeemen from Arizona, Utah,- Ne vada, Idaho, Washington, Oregon. Cali fornia and probably one or two other of the Western states. The district repre sented by them will be under the di rect Jurisdiction of the Western head quarters at San Francisco durfng the presidential campaign. The purpose of the meeting is to organize and get the campaign machinery oiled up and ready to slip into high. Smokers Warned to Put Out All Sparks In National Forests "Do you smoke? Put out .the leav ings before you throw . them away." "Do you realize that your living and my ' living ' is directly affected by the amount of timber that stands In these forests? Don't burn them up." 1 "Just think how It ' would seem to realize that you had started a forest fire. Be careful of cigarette stubs." These are a few of the warnings that Forest Ranger Brunnof the Rainier na tional forest presents to his visitors in the way of souvenirs little messages typewritten on slips bearing the emblem of the forest service. ; Leaguer and Judge ; . . .Will Hold Debate . Spokane. Wash., July 15. F. P. P. Baske. former superior judge of Lin coln eountv. will dehate with J. T. Vt-a man, I .president of, the Non-partisan league of Washington, on the merits of the league, the debate to be held two weens nence. i . CAMP LEWIS TO BE. VISITED BY OLCOTT Salem, July 14. Governor and Mrs. Olcott left Wednesday night for Camp Lewis, Wash., where they will be the guests of George A. White; adjutant general of Ore gon, General Davis and other mili tary officers. i The governor and Mrs. Olcott . will remain - at the camp ; for three days and will be the guests of honor at a review of the guardsmen, dance, recep tion an J a dinner at the home of General Davis. . -j,.!-; js-?:.i u' . -U r:U -;-'.-.,' :- " X- , Camp Lewis, July -15. The formal visit of Governor Olcott 'and inspection will . be I the gala event of Oregon's annual military assembly. A regimental review will be held Saturday morn'-ng, nearly 1C00 Oregon troops taking part in the parade. -, . . This will mark the . first assemblage of Oregon's newly federalized military forces. Governor -Olcott 'will be In camp until late Sunday afternoon and will -visit other i state and regular army units stationed here. - - : While here he will . deliver two ad dresses, one to the' troops in regi mental assembly, and - the. second at. a special conclave of ; officers from all hunits. ' - . - Judge Wilshire of Ashland Is Buried Funeral services for Judge W. A. Wil shire of Ashland, who died Monday, were held at 3 :30 p. m. Wednesday at Finley's . iifel. Judge Wilshire was 63 years of age and was for many years Judge of Lake county and was connected with the land office at Lakeview. He was a member of the Masonic lodge of .Lake view and the ' Elks' jlodge at Ashland. He Iso survived by his wife, Mary Wilshire, sister, Fannie, daughter. Pearl, and two sons. Earl and Kenneth Wilshire. all of Portland. Interment was in Crescent Grove cemetery. . Pathfinder Dae Here July 22 -aL L. Westgard, official pathfinder of Igu- High Back ' Rockers . In Spanish Leatherette The $42.50 Kind for $29.90 Rockers with wine back and deep spring seat covered in excellent grade of Spanish leatherette. One of the real values offered in this sale. Light Living Room Pieces Also Underpriced Pretty chairs and rockers in mahogany finish pieces which will fit in; with your ' other furnishings at prices you will reimember. $18.25 Saddle Seat Rockers $14.65 $39.75 Mahogany Rocker in tapes- try ..$24.75 $33.50 Mahogany Cane Arm Rock-" " ers ....$21.45 $37.50 Velouf Seat Cane Rockers. . .$31.25 $53.50 Cane Arm Chair in tapestry $39.25 $67.50 Velour Up holstered Rocker $54.00 $26.75 Tap estry Seat Rocker ...$19.95 . Buy the Latest Phonograph Records at Powers' ' Your Choice 85c The way to get the best returns on your investment in a phon ograph is to keep adding new records to your collection. . Here are just a few that will make you forget dull care and .put some "jazz" into the whole family.- You're My Gal (Vocal) Venetian Moon (Fox Trot) - -Tm So Sympathetic (Fox Trot) Fast Asleep in Poppy Land (On SUp) Suwane (One Step) Dardanell. (Fox Trot).;l will arrive here about July 22. according to ' advice received by the -Chamber of Commerce Wednesday. The tour, which started from Denver, June 28, Is under direction of the national parks service, the federal department of the Interior, the American Automobile association and the National Park-to-Park highway tour, the National Park-to-Park Highway as sociation. ! ''.-'!,". ' t'. -. Many Small Forest Fires Are Reported Medford. July 15. Since June 25, ac cording to the statistics of the Crater CHAUTAUQUA JULY 20-26 Twenty-One Big Events l "Music-; Lectures -Entertainment Attend on the- Season Ticket Plan. Single Admissions "total 8.6 You save $5.30 by purchasing your Season Ticket in advance. - ' ' ADULTS $2.50 STUDENTS $1.50 -CHILDREN $1 War Eax Extra r . ON SALE AT ALL ST. JOHNS STORES Central High School Grounds Ottan 3hsfl$r Overstuffed Davenports , arid Chairs V A great number of these comfortable, overstulfed pieces have been marked for clearance. Both medium-and high gradesare. offered at remarkable reductions . . . ... " " . Wing Back Arm Rockers in tapestry. . .$ 87.50 $ 52.50 , Extra Large Arm Rockers in tapestry .' .$ 96.50 $ 69.75 Spring Arm, Loose Cushion Davenport in tapestry . . . . .$248.00 $186.00 Queen Anne Davenport covered in tap-. estry , . , . . . . ............. . , . : . v$174.00 $139.50 Overstuffed Silk Velour Davenport .... $385.00 $283.00 High Back Ann Chair in Puritan tap- estry ......,..$128.50' $ 96.00 Tapestry Upholstered Chair or Rocker,..$ 86.00 $ . 69.75 Large Spring Arm Rocker $125.00 , $ 83.00 Large Tapestry Turkish Chair. ....... $180.00 $149.00 Spring Seat and Back Rocker in tapestry ... t . ... .... .$ 74.50 $ 56.75 Karpen Spring Arm f Overstuffed' Da v- i enport , ....... . . . ........... . $235.00 $155.00 Overstuffed Springs Seat Davenport in l tapestry .................... .$135.00 $ 81.00 Large Velour Rocker. ..... I ... .1 .... .$ 67.50, $ 49.75 Three - Piece Cane and Velour Living Room Suites Are Also Included in This Big Clearance $430.00 Cane' Suites,-consisting of three pieces, upholstered in velour and finished in mahogany. Extra special . .$322.50 $375.00 Cane Suites, of three pieces,- in- either blue-or mulberry velour fitted with pretty pillows- Reduced to. .. . .$299.00 $425.00 Cane Suite'o4 three pieces covered in, velour. with pil lows and roll to match; A decided bargain at. . . . . $318.75 $389.00 Cane Suite upholstered in velour, a new model, with comfortable pillows: and roll. Now priced at . . . . ..$233.40 $590.00 Cane Suite, consisting of davenport and arm chair, in either blue or mulberry velour. A high qualitv suite re-, duced to .$413.00 i I aMimr TYSSi 1A - m m national forest ' headquarters here, the forestry' lookouts in this district have discovered and reported 34 fires, mostly small and nearly all outside of the national forest No statistics are avail able as to how many forest fires have been reported by the alrplfe patrol service from Medford and Eugene bases. Man Long JHesident Of Oregon Passes - Estacada, July 15. Robert A. Wilcox, a resident of Oregon for 47 years, died at the home of his son, Roy Wilcox, In Estacada, Wednesday. He has been ill JOHNS ' al . . '.. v for nine months. He. was 72 years old end is survived "by. seven children : Mrs. L. A. Close of Vancouver, Wash, j Mrs. Sadie . Kollermeyer of Portland, Mrs. Earl Kilgore,: W. A. Oerald and Roy Wlloox of Estacada, and Guy Wilcox of Dover. . . . . . , ; Dublin Postoffice Raided; Mail Gone Dublin. July IS. (I. N. S.)-Kifty men raided the general postoffice early today, seizing all the mall . addressed to the vice regal , lodge and Dublin castle. Cane Arm. Rockers With Mahogany Finished Frames The $33.50 Kind for $21.45 'Dainty cane seat and back Rock , ers, with' mahogany finished frames, that fit In so well with your other livinjj-room furnituie.t Pretty Pieces, in Upholstered Reed and ; Willow ; Comparison is the only" safe guide in determining where your -dollar' will "buy the most j'-therefore, pay special attention to these undcr pricings. ' $21.50 Upholstered Ivorv Rocker ........... $15.25 $31.50 Willow Upholstered Rocker ........... .$23.50 $23.75 Upholstered Ivory Reed Chair . . . . ? . $14.90 $."8.25 Upholstered Chaise Lounge .$39.75 $46.00 Frosted Brown Reed : Arm : Chair ..0 - -533.75 $28.50 UpholsteVed Frosted" Brown Reed Rockers for : .... 0 . . . ... $21.15 -$27.25 Ivory, Upholstered Fiber Chair ...... .$19.25 Cedar Chests Reduced 20 Choose from - over forty styles in either plain or cop per banded- designs of the various sizesk All offered this -week at the above re ductions. 36-Inch Figured Scrims at 49c Both bordered and hem stitched figured scrims are offered in six colors at this low price. . "