The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, July 22, 1920, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextTHURSDAY. JULY Z2, KZO. THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON PLAY OH STREET; KG DAUGfl R VAL D Eighty. four years old. a patriarch who has lived most of hit day in "'Oregon, H. Jackson iat patiently In a- chair in the back ot the city council chambers Wednesday waiting to be heard on hU plea to be allowed ' to play his fiddle, on the street in ! order to support "himself and. an ln ' valid daughter. Tbe hearing was never granted. The clerk rapidly read the brief heading of ; the petition. "Move It be denied,"? said Commis sioner .Bigelew. "Passed." said Mayor Baker, almost as quickly. s It was done so rapidly that Jackson., at his distance from the table, if he beard 'at all. did not understand. 80 he sat on through the whole mo , notorious consideration of 200. resolutions and . ordinances. - After It was all over tbe wblte- bearded ' octogenarian hobbled up to the mayor and was told his petition had been denied. : and all that he could do would be to go before the public welfare commission i as an object ot charity. Jaokson is a familiar and pathetic fig ure on the streets. He wears. pair of heavy cowhide boots, coming to his knees, and for a number of years, since becoming too old to do anything else, has earned a living- by playing- his fiddle on tbe business streets. He was often seen around - Fifth - and Washington streets until the' ordinance refusing per mits to. mendicants was passed. Boys Seeing World; i Parents on Trails : Of Missing Ones . ' Two boys In blue jeans and with large 1 ambitions are seeing "the world" some where in the vicinity of Portland and close on their 'trails are their parents, from whose homes the boys have been missing since noon Monday. ' The lads are Clyde SteVens, aged 12, 115 Mall street, and Elmer Klmmel, 14. Whitman avenue and Seventieth street. Both are dressed in blue overalls, each has light hair and blue eyes- The Stev ens boy im wearing a brown shirt and a knitted cap and the Kimmel lad Is dressed in a black shirt Reports from the vicinity of Kelly Butte Tuesday indicated that two boys answering sueh descriptions had been , seen there, but parental search proved futile. A. E. Stevens, whose phone num- . ber Is Seilwood lUt, is father of the younger boy. PROMINENT OREGON RESIDENT IS BURIED rrr Si si Winlock VV. Steiwer Funeral services for Winlock W. Stei wer. former state senator from Wheeler county and for many years active in the affairs of pastern Oregon, were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the Portland cre matorium, the Rev. E. M. Wilbur of Cali fornia officiating. ; Btelwer was a resident of Oregon throughout his life, being prominently identified with the cattle and sheep in dustries. He established at Fossil Whelec" county's first band and served as ; Wheeler'county judge for several terms prior" $0 his, election to the state senate. - He was a member of the Ma sonic lodge, was a Shriner.and a mem ber of the I. O. O. F. j . ; Police Find-Woman Bound Herself to Fool Her Husband After telling her husband that she was working. Mrs. Clarence E. Meachem. Berkeley hotel, spent her days In leisure. But Wednesday, was pay day, and her husband would ' be curious about her pay check. So, waiting till Just before her husband came home, she tied a necktie around her wrist and secured it to the back of the bed ; then, with her free hand, she gagged .herself and slipped her hand through a loop in the necktie. 1 j Ten minutes later a very , indignant husband called up the police, shouting robbery, .; - ,:- ' Inspectors Morak. Horick and Wright rushed to the : hotel. Finding; that the loops in the necktie slipped on and off Mrs.' Meachem's wrists with ease, they questioned her. Confession followed. LIGHTNIKG STARTS FIRE, HOUSE BURNS , Indirectly act on fire by lightning, the home of Roy. E. Woods, Eaat Forty-fifth and Ainsworth avenue; was burned to the ground Wednes day afternoon. Iurihg the thunder storm, a big fir tree! standing next to the house was struck by lightning and set on fire." Burning , branches from the tree fell onto ; the roof bf the house, kindling the shingles. Summoned by Miss Lottie Bixbie. who was next door at tne time of the fire, the neighbors rescued all the furniture and clothes from the burning building, only leaving the cook stove and some Old clothes in the attic, which was then a blazing mass .of flame.. Engine 14" responded to the call, but the bad roads delayed the machine and there was no fire hydrant near. No one was st home at the time of the fire. , Woods is a barber at 251 Washington. Assistant Fire Marshall Captain Day Investigated the fire, and estimated the loss at $800. The house was new and It is thought the loss was not covered by insurance. - j : - Truthin Ads Held : Important if Public -Confidence Desired Truth In Advertising was the topic discussed by Bollln C. Ayers. advertis ing manager of the Zellerbach Paper company of San Francisco at the Wed nesday luncheon of the Portland Ad club. Truthful advertising: is just as im portant as good merchandising. Un truthful advertising by i a few tends to discredit the advertising for . all in the nuKltn mnA flnpA th huhliO loses -COn- Lf idence in the truthfulness of any ; ad- veniwm in ui cuiuihub m, wd paper there is a tendency to lose confi dence in all advertising," said Ayers. Arthur Booth, vice president of the Phex company of Salem, was also a speaker.,- j -j-..., . ' .-s Fallbridge Trestle v May Be Altered to Be Fit for Traffic The Dalles, July 22-: Commissions have been appointed by the Chamber of Com merce and interested residents of Klick itat -county, Washington, to make avail able for traffic the Fallbridge railroad trestle across the Columbia river here so that Oregon and Washington may be linked. -"! - -i ' V- - - " '- .' The Dalles Chamber of Commerce com mittee, LAdrew Bar num. chairman, wjll meet at an early date with a similar committee of Klickitat county residents, headed by N. -B. Brook of Ooldendale : r y-' f.vt CtlOHS ; in 9 iTN A mime $ V This clearance pieians a genuine saving to the hundreds of men wno are coming here tor their clothes. I he many medium and heavy weight garments suitable for Fall wear ; makes this sale doubly attractive. j The Following Reductions Prevail: f 40 Suits aiidO'Coatsa $50 Suits and 6'Coats $40M $60 Suitis arid O'Goats $48a $70 Suitis and O'Goats $56 Suits and O'Goats $64 $0 $90 SuitsandOXoats $7M MElfS WEAR Corbett Bldg Fifth and Morrison Alcohol Softens Wash .Water t at ac at ia t n' t st e - n But Not Hard Boaed Police . Soft soap turned to moonshine mash and the family wash water proved to be whiskey In the making when a jury in Federal Judge Wolverton's court late Wednesday returned a verdict of guilty on four-counts against Mrs. Kettle C. Jones, her husband and George B. Lon don of Prlneville, charged Jointly In grand Jury indictments with violation of the federal prohibition Jew. - Judge Wolverton promptly assessed fines of-$300 against each and sentenced Jones to serve 80 flays in Jail while Lon don will serve 60 days in the same re sort. The trio was found guilty under four counts. Involving possession of in toxicants, manufacture, maintaining a nuisance and possession of a still. For the first time in the history,, of the local United States attorney's office. It Is said, the family washtub has been brought into the liquid limelight as a moonshine agent. , Mrs. Nettie C. Jones of Prineville spent most of Wednesday on the witness stand in Federal Judge Wolverton's court ex plaining the contents of her washtub. - "There waa nothing buW pure water, corn meal, sea foam, aaleratus and lye Is that tub she testified. "The water near by home contains so much alkali that I have, to soften it before I can wash ray. clothes.". ' -'- - j -I :--' She explained to the jury hw she bad learned that corn meal was an excellent substance to counteract alkali. She was nnablenowever, to explain a chemist's report showing the liquid in the tub con tained alcohol, and fruit Juices and deny Ing the existence of soaps or lye. The officers seized an oil stove and tin still during a raid on .the house.: Mrs. Jones, claims the tin kettle waa not a still, but a kettle in which she cooked food for her rabbits. She told the jury how she nut bread, corn meal and other substances into this csn through a small hole In the top. She did not explain bow she got the mixture out after it had leen cooked. Assistant United States Attorney Charles Rearaee prosecuted the case. . Contracts Awarded For 38 Portable H School Bu i 14 in gs Thirty-eight portable school fundings are to be constructed Immediately tor use of the fcortland schools. Contracts for these structures were awarded by the school board Tuesday, 24 going to Millmade Construction company, and 14 to Graham as Aitken company, at the prices of IJ7.896 and $20,15. respectively. . The school board has decided to send George M. OrtOn to Indiana pons, I nil., to gather Information about the school for printing trades conducted there by the public school system. At Tuesday's meeting the board de cided to Vena ploy school principals' secre taries hereafter on a yearly basis, on a graduated scale of salaries, giving an increase of $10 a month for each year of service up to the maximum salary at five years of service. . . at the hotel as Mrs, Cox were married In Condon, August 23. 191S. He does not know of any divorce being granted, he said. " . - . Boy Gets Pay, Vanishes j Baker, ; July 22. Leaving home Mon day noon as though returntng to work at the Oregon Lumber company mill, James Wright, 14 years old, son of Robert Wright, disappeared. . The boy drew his time- at the mill, and, in company with another boy. sold his : bicycle. The Great Credit House ; Sale Continues youth's parents believe thatrhe may 1 ivs started for Darrlngton, .Wash., tUir former home. A way for crossing the Columbia river from this county to Klickitat county, Washington, without ferrying, has been needed for years. '? i Printing Shop at Ontario Burned Ontario. July 22. A fire, that origi nated in the Argua iwlnting office Tues day night nearly Wiped out the Boyer Block, south of the postoftlce. Loss to the print shop is probably J40G0 and to the funding 110.000. A disastrous spread of the fire was barely averted. The fire men were playing four lines of hose on the fire and summoned assistance from Payette, Idaho. Hall Damage Is Heavy ". Lewiston. Idaho, July 82. ( U. P.) Many chickens were killed and fruit or chards damaged to the exUnt of $250.. 000 here late Wednesday afternoon, when a terrific hail storm visited the section. Fruit was badly bruised. Two Men Lay Claim To One Woman; One Has Other Arrested The Dalles. July 22. Is Mrs. Cells W. Garrett the wife of Clarence W. Garrett or the wife of Glenn Cox? Glenn Cox. a railroad man, registered at a local hotel with, a woman whom he claimed as his wife, but who, Clarence W. Garrett says, is his wife. Garrett swore out a com plaint and officers 'arrested. Cox and Mrs. Garrett-Cox. -.- .' i '-- Garrett -has a -marriage license show ing that he and the woman registered CHEKRT CHAT In spite of all the sales lH progress during the past week the remsrkable character of the Cherry sale created a unique sen ation. t-.'f --..),-- Buyers were eager to take advantage of the un usual Opportunity to buy, on credit and at the same time to secure the utmost savings. -. .. j This great sale goes for ward this week with re- newed activity, and the tremendous reductions in coats, suits, frocks and millinery make certain that the next few days will be tbe record breakers of the entire event., CHERRY'S, 3S9-391 Washington St. Adv. - . ,-- 3 M rmm e4 w Ja- mm w e w Afs7 Martin Bind In $trument$ ire cf superior worth. Ask any musi cian of reputa tion and he will tell you that the "Oii4 Martin line ij first class. The Martin Line ! Complete Comets. Trumpets. Saxophones and .everything for ihe 'modern Band. " MELODY "C" SAXOPHONS , fl F IOHHSOH PIANO CO. 149 Sixth, Bet. Alder and Morriaon ' 7: gJP&'Y Miller & Tracey , Funeral for Let Main 2691 578-85 inn: 2 1 liliiiiillll (tlflM!lf111flllMIMff .1 ' L, ? n The Secretary of War orders immediate re- lease and sdle to the American public of all meats declared surplus at extremely low prices. By the immediate disposal of its entire, surplus stock j of canned meats, at the extremely low prices at which they will be sold, the Government delivers a power- j f ul blow at the high cost of living. I . . " " - ' 4 - . -'-" -'''' . -I Corned Beef Corned Beef HashRoast Beef -Bacon Quality Guaranteed i These commodities were packed by the leadirig packing houses of North and South America, are in air-tight tins, and ;will keep for years; 'The meats were selected by experts, rep resenting both the United States Government and the packing houses, and only the choicest selections werfe uf ed. They were , prepared and packed under this same supervision. Six million jmen and women in the service of their country, at home and abroad, thrived upon them almost-exclusively. And an armjr t of 2,000,000, the principal meat diet of which consisted of ! Corned Beef Corned Beef Hash- Roast' Beef Bacon, re ; turned from - overseas the healthiest, brawniest army the : world has known. Guarantee of Condition The Government guarantees to deliver these meats in per- i feet condition. . The most rigid inspection was made of these ! products as they were packed and every single can carries with ! it the guarantee of the Government to stand back of it, both as . to quality and condition. J The Corned Beef, Corned Beef Hash and Roast Beef are j packed mainly in one and two-pound cans some in six-pound leans. The bacon is packed in 12-pound cans. ' DistributionNationwide j Every available outlet will be usejd in distributing these 'meats. Every retailer, from the smallest to the largest, whether he carries groceries or not, will perform a duty he j rightfully owes to every citizen in his community by acting as a medium through which these meats will be distributed at the very low prices at which they can be sold. j Every wholesaler, caterer, hotel, restaurant, state institu tion, municipality and industrial organization maintaining co operative purchasing bureaus, as well as every housewife, can and should share in and expend in every possible manner the ' common benefits of this event, - j ForHomeConsumptionOrily These goods are not being offered for export. This de cision of the Secretary of War , to distribute them through every possible channel is made in order that the American people, as a whole, may benefit directly by the extremely low prices at which these meats will be sold. j ' Because of the wide publicity to be given to' the prices at which the Government will sell these meats, the American people will at once recognize and appreciate the spirit of co operation to lower -the living costs rendered by every retailer who participates in the distribution of these commodities, j The immense benefits which will accrue to him cannot be measured in dollars and cents. i j ;o; ;; ' .-.'yr- " '"H - i ; 'h - ! Particulars of Campaign The prices at which the Government will sell these meats, terms of payment, units of purchase, and where stored, as well as how the. Government is prepared to help the retailers dis tribute them, will be announced in the course of a few days. Particulars of this campaign, the biggest sale of canned meats ever undertaken, will be furnished when completed by ; any of the Depot; Officers, at the following addresses : J BOSTON, Army Supply Baa J NEW YORK City, 461 8th Are! CHICAGO, 1819 SAN ANTONIO, W. 39th St. TEXAS SAN FRANCISCO, CAIii " ATLANTA, GA., Trans. Bid; CMef Office of the Quartermaster' General, Munitions Building. Washington, D. G. ; tIttttftMMrmrnltf1ttlltltMlllHlttnlIft'Wf'M'",n,"",''""",m"w',,'"m""",,,,",", 5ailUiitiiliiiiiMMiliiHiiitHuiii(iiWiU.HiiHJUniiUtiiiiuallililiii