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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND, OREGON WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 1 f E BILL FOR COUNTY El Practicability of shaping: a bill for presentation at the next session of the state .legislature, authorizing Multnomah county to proceed with street and road work whenever pe titioned for by majority of the property owners, and charging the expense to the adjacent, property or a definite improvement district, was discussed by the county 1 com missioners Wednesday. " The suggestion was made "by Road master William Eatchel, who" said that he has long been of the opinion that Multnomah county should have a street Improvement law similar to that under which the city of Portland carries on Street improvements. There' was a vari ance ''of opinion ' among the commie-, sioners as to the advantages of the pro posed, measure. Bat it will be givan further consideration. - This matter came up. when John Bain made application to have the county lay macadam roads in the Green Hills district ana charge actual cost to he property owners. It was decided that this work cannot be done at present, be cause of the pressure of work on county highways where- Improvements are al ready in progress and that must be .fin ished before the rains arrive. SEEKS TO CLiOSE ESTATE OP WOMAN" MISSING FOR 9 YEARS The mysterious disappearance of Mrs. Hilda J. Olberson in 1911 from her little home In Portland and complete absence of any" information of what became of hsr. was called to attention again on wuinuiiiv when "VV. Jay Seaman filed a petition with the probate department or the MUltnoman county circuit coun, asking that he be appointed administra tor of the estate, y r " -r ' It is probable that the property owned by Mrs. Olberson. a lot and house valued at 1750, will escheat to the state of Oregon. , ELECTION SUPERVISOR IS DENIED OVERTIME ; CLAIM The county commissioners of Mult nomah county do not propose "s estab lish a precedent by allowing extra com pensation for work of supervisors of elections. The supervisors mum M con tent -with the payment Of 13 a day for the actual time served, aa provided for by the statute. ; This .attitude was clearly indicated at a meeting of the commisslonera Wednesday, when they unanimously decldeH to disallow the claim of Charles Conroy for payment at the rate of 60 cent an hour for work in looking up members of the election boars at the last county election ajirt in cleaning up the room used a a- a polling place after the election. .' Amended Complaint Filed " - C, E. Cripe and C. W. Harris filed an amended complaint Tuesday in their stilt against Walker D. Hines and the O-W. R. & N. company, in which they seek Judgment for damages for sheep killed by- a train. They state that en July 2 they shipped six carloads of sheep to Sbnny, ,in Hood River county, where they were unloaded in the open and U PliOSPECTIV ROAD UNO nussiON " ' ...:.:-y -ike m.imkh Coirect lubrication many Of them later run ' down by' an engine. .. -. i Divorce Mill Divorce aults filed : Doris Peterson against Soren Lester Peterson, cruelty ; Paloma Carolyn Stone against Harry Solon Stone, cruelty. Divorce suits filed : Lena White against Roy White, desertion ; Lena Do meyer against George r F. Domeyer, cruelty. - i . Divorce decrees granted : . " Roeetta Marr from Lottie Marr, Herbert Oslo way from Masle Relating Gateway, Give Deiglio from Ralph Deiglio, Willis Cot tells from Lulu M. Cottelis, Esteila B. Caynorfrom Philip B. Qaynor, Mar garet "N. Balrd from J. M. Balrd, Es teila Blott. from Edgar Blott. Anna V. Scott from J. H. Scott, Marie Hurst from Claude W. Hurst, Mary E. Wil liams from Benjamin L. Williams, Ira C Arnett from Gladys E. Arnett, Fred Frits from Helen Frits, Kate Vaughn from John T. Vaughn. y- Caretaker Rewarded James H. Jackson, long Infirm, died November 9, 1918, leaving two adopted daughters,, but no will. One of the daughters did not develop mentally and is, a state charge. The, other is Mrs. Bertha J. Harvey, who is said to have cared for the aged man in her own home until his death with the understanding that his estate would reward her. r The matter was presented o Circuit Judge Stapleton Tuesday and the $1481.0? re maining in the estate - was awarded to Mrs. Harvey, j ! Delay Brings Clemency . Failure on the part of Internal revenue officers to complete their reports hur riedly and offer Paul Crammoor a speedy trial,' brought leniency for the defendant Wednesday when arraigned before Federal ; Judge Charles Wolver ton. Crammoor spent 18 days in Jail waiting for trial. "In view of this fact the court will Impose a fine of but 150," the judge said. Crammoor was caught with a suitcase of liquor a short time after he had purchased it from a north' end bootlegger. Dry Law Case Dismissed Complaint charging violation of the national prohibition law on file against Adolph Strubble waa dismissed Wednesday- by' Judge Charles Wolverton upon motion of Assistant United States At torney Flegel. Flegel told the court that Strubble had affected a compromise with the internal revenue department and paid his fine. He was charged with operating a sua. " - ; : Alleged Moonshiner Held Richard Walters tf Sell wood Gardens, was held for the federal grand Jury Wednesday by United States Commis sioner Drake. ' Authorities testified to finding a 50 gallon barrel of barley end corn mash and parts of a still buried in the back yard r when they raided the place. Bail was Set at 8500. Hard Cider Brings $23 Fine . Possession-of 10 five-gallon kegs of hard cider that tested from 6 te 9 per cent alcohol cost John F. Whetstone $28 Wednesday. He waa fined this sum by District Judge Bell after he had pleaded guilty. Whetstone conducts a billiard hall at Gresham. . ', ! $750 Damages Asked - Trial of an admiralty suit filed by Thomas Boe to collect $750 for personal injuries while employed on the schooner Daisy Freeman: was started Wednesday before Federal Judge Wolverton. Boe waa injured when, he fell through an open hatch in the vessel, while it waa loading lumber at the Peninsula Lumber company." sir, X i : - . i X'-ojof A Srade&t oS3 is FOLLY PERFECTED The Community Chest, an organ ization of Portland's contributors to benevolence with the - purpose condensing all "drives" into a single annual drive when the city's quota of possibly $1,000,000. will be raised, was perfected at a meeting Tuesday evening in the Foruaoa LMmoer of Commerce. - The report of the prganizauon com mittee consisting of Mayor Baker, chair man ex-officio; B. N. s Strong. active .?.n H. L. Corbett. Max & Hirsch, O. W. Mlelke, John F, -Daly. City Attor ney W P. La Kocne, r. v. du. . . Whltcomb and Milton Reed Klepper waa unanimously adopted, as presented by Chairman Strong. BISECTORS ELECTED ; This report consisted of the' constitu tion read by Secretary Klepper and the suggested board of directors.. The di rectors were unanimously elected as fol lows: J. C Alnsworth. W. B. Ayer, B. C. Ball. Charles Fv Berg. C. D. Brunn, Edward Cookingham.' Mrs. E. R. Corbett, J" F Daly, Marshall Nr Dana, J. L. Etheridge, J. C. English, Franklin T. Griffith. Eric V. Hauser, Max S. Hirsch, Mrs. Thomas Hdneyman, Milton R. Klep per, Julius L. Meier, Emery Olmstead, Henry E. Reed. Ben Selling, Nathan Strauss, E. N. Strong and W. D. ,Whlt- The board will elect ' Its own officers conalstinz of a president, four vice presi dents, a treasurer and secretary. . The! mivnr of Portland will always be the honorary president under the constitu tion. - . EXECFTTTE COMMITTEE ? J The board will elect an executive com mtttee of seven which will actually br- aaniza and conduct the campaign for funds and there will be a budget com mittee to paes upon budgets submitted by the several established agencies of the city. Systematic auditing of all accounts will be required both in respect to the agencies and the administration of the community chest. The meeting of the board for organisation will be held in a few days at the call of the mayor, it was announced. The organisation commit tee and Secretary Klepper- were given rising vote of thanks in recognition of an unusual public service. J. J. Handsaker, who recently; at-, the invitation of the mayor, visited -several American cities that have organizations corresponding to the community chest,' reported that he went away doubting and returned enthusiastic for the plan, t The organisations - that ordinarily manage drives and hence participate .in the or ganisation and administration of the community chest and their delegates follow: - . ' : v i ORGANIZATIONS STAKED ; Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumber men N. F. Coleman, George Gerllnger, E. A. Hill. . , Portland Central Labor council O. R. .Hartwig. B. E. Nickerson, W. E. Kimsey. The City club R. R. Rankin. C. W. Piatt, Dr. Guy A. Wood. Klwanls club E. R. Wiggins, . 1 L. Etheridge. S. W. Lawrence. - Portland Church federation W.- W. Youngson, Robert J. Peterson, R. C. MacFee. , -' , Portland Clearing House assoclalton John Daly, C. C. Colt, E. G. Crawford. MP use STANDARD OIL COMPANY East Side Bnitiwn Un'i rtnhw i Benefeil. N. U. Carpenter, E. Vaughan. Mr. J. F. Hill. Mrs. W. H. Bathgate. Mrs A. IT. FlegeL Portland - Civic leamn A- r?. R. W. Montague,-Mrs. William D. Wheel- wngnt - . . Portland Realty board C. A. Fuller, George Moore, Ben Reisland. - Portland Chamber of Commerce H. B. VanDuser, Max Hirsch, Charles Berg. .,. .- ...... ; - Veterans, of Foreign Wars James Walsh, Richard Deich. J. W. Jones. - Rotary Club of Portland J. L-,Wright W. J. Ball. Fred Spoerl. Grand, Army . of- the Republic Dr. J. E. Hall,.T, H. Stevens, Micah Evans. Portland Association of Credit Men M. ;H. Schmeer. ...W. JT. Henderson. E. W. Johnson. Daddies' club - Leon B. Baketel, George R. Funk, TT M. Hurlburt. Women's War auxiliary Mrs. - W. A. Eivers. Mrs. A. Sorenson, Mrs. M. E. Young, . . . Hotel Men's association Phil Metsch an, Percy Smith, G. O. Madison. Spanish-American War Veterans Dr. G. F. A Walker, , J. V. Reed, R. A. Sawyer. : Musicians club George Jeff ery, J. C Monteith. Joseph A-, Finley. City of Portland John Mann, A. L Barbur, W. O. LaRoche. County of Multnomah Rufus Holman, R. W. Hoyt. A. A. Muck. .- v American Legion James R. Bain, M. G. Campbell. Ed J. Shinners. PorUand Ad club E. N. Strong. Mil ton R. Klepper, Marshall N. Dana. Progressive Business . Men's ' club Wilfrid P. Jones.- Women's. Federated Clubs, "Greater Portland association. - PorUand Press ciuo, Lire underwriters' association. Women's Salary Cut T6 Provida. JPension After 70 Years Old For the sake of an "old age" pension can a woman' remain young enough as a federal employe to contribute $2.50 a month to the pension fund until she is 70 years old? Answer -this question .satisfactorily for the civil service stenographers now in federal employ, and possibly you will have advanced a "point" on which . -ha federal pension law can be attacked. The girls in the Portland federal, build ing were all excited Wednesday because their pay checks will be $2,50 short this month. They have been informed that $2.60 will be deducted each month. until they are 70 years of age, to be applied on an old age pension.1. . -- "Who ever heard of a stenographer getting to be 70 years old?" the women asked one another. "It might be alright for the men, but .not for the women." one of them told a United States it torney. . . The law also provides that the entire sum shall be returned to any woman with 4 per cent Interest if she leaves federal employ before reaching her three score and 10 qualification. Concert and Dance Multnomah Guard Band 65 PIECES TONIGHT AT (T 0LUMBIA BEACH each, type of engine ASTODIM DRAW HEAVY FINES IN FEDERAL T Heavy fines were imposed upon eight Astoria soft drink vendors In Federals Judge Wolverton's i court Wednesday morning when the group pleaded guilty to grand jury Indict ments ; charging them with main taining nuisances. ' Martin Costello, Frank Favleticn ana ChrtST Weldt. proprietors of each stands.! were fined $500r each. Harry Davis, H. Wei man and John sipnoia. who claimed to be Janitors or clerks in the Astoria establishments, were lined $100 each. ; "The j use ' of 'sof t drink parlors to deceive the publio must etop," Judge Wolverton declared when G. C Fulton, Astoria Attorney, asked a .reduction of the heavy fines. "The object of these penalties is to stop this traffic." Judge Wolverton expressed resentment at Fdl ton's declaration that Portland Is , "wide open", and as bad as Astoria. ! The Astoria crowd was arrested by federal authorities after municipal au thorities' had been unable to secure con victions In local - courts.. - v." : -' -" m ' Sues for A.uto Wreck Damages . Anna A. Parrott filed a suit Tuesday against W. M. and Permelia L. Tyler for $1750 damages she alleges she suffered . 4 Cane & Maple Bunencotch .- i Silver Bubble Molaes Tan Honey Bonnie Titscie COUR when their automobile orashed Into her car at East Lincoln and East .Thirty fourth streets June 22 and her. car was badly wrecked while : she suffered per sonal litjurles. Pioneer Minister -Of Kosebiirg 'Dies; : Founded Churches Roeeburg, July 2S. Rev. William Adam Smlck, one of the pioneer minis ters of Oregon, died Tuesday at his home in this city. ' He was bom In Perryville. Ky, October 6. 1845. At the age of 15 he enlisted soon after completing his ed ucation at Princeton seminary, New Jersey, in 1873, he came to Roeeburg to begin his life work as a home missionary of the Presbyterian church. He founded the present church at Roeeburg, and six other churches and seven organisations In surrounding com munities. i; For years he waa the only Presbyterian minister between the eld town of Jacksonville and Eugene. When he retired from the ministry, more than 35 years ago, he was succeeded by Rev. J. R. N. -Bell, who later went to Corval 11s. He is ewrvived by his . wife, one daughter and. two sns, all of this City. Sentence Must Be v -Served; Court Firm On Original Order "The facts simply are that Parks is a thief and a liar." - This was 'the emphatic declaration of A. Feldenhelmer. a Portland jeweler, be fore the - Multnomah ; county circuit E with- NO SUGAR "TNON'T let the short seasons of your favorite J) fruits pass by without preserving all yoif can use during the winter. Sugar shortages' and sugar prices need not concern you there's plenty of Crimson Rambler ELOMAR for all preserving requirements.- MELOMAR brings out a keener flavor is economical, and MELOMAR preserves are SAFJE preserves-they can't "candy." Use the to fruit Plan on a few quarts more than -they'll be needed -If ... CONNER & CO. Portland, Oregon court Wednesday morning. He had been called to tell Circuit Judge Stapleton his version of the theft of a diamond ring from the store of A! and C Felden helmer by H. M. Parks, a Korean -Hawaiian; ,-" Parks had pleaded guilty and waa sentenced to two years In the state penitentiary. Friends of Parks had pre vailed upon Judge Stapleton to order a stay of commitment until they , could present pleas for a modification of the sentence. . . -- "Parks admitted to me that he did steal the ring." continued Feldenhelmer. ON TOUR YACATlOJf there wfll be womv seta, ansa for Msg Sioea Lau SMa4,tTbs Mseal eaerbos k beaaa to ssake yea sltl. sore, lasts at taw, A Ikue Sloaa's 1 Hiiisiiii wal lioye yea up r la the aastder. Potttrata wiiSovt rabb6v At AD Otmmmistm Me, rOm. U40 veirv REQUIRED same proportions of MELOMAR syrup as you would su tar. usual of MELOMAR preserves , ' you ll oe'surprtseai UUttMvflB. imZrabVdlUel&Iixit, ry r r-- n . , , . To get your Crimson Rambler Recipe Cabinet send-, us . one Crimsor Ram bier label and 10c . "1 believe he stole many otherj. This man deceived me as much as possible.' I trusted him and he abused my con fidence. He told me just how be look the ring. He got in through a win dow, took the diamond ring, took out the diamond and had it reset and then traded it in on an automobile. I think ie got away with about $1800 worth of stuff from ' our plaoe." 1 Judge Stapleton refused to modify the sentence and Parks will be taken to Salem Immediately. J -CT VACATION CT RAINS Y o. 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