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LESIONS OF WAR HE AUNG RAPIDLY ASSERTS WILSON ,By CniUd Nm , Washington. Nov. 13. president Wilson, in a Thanksgiving proclama tion Issued Friday night, said Americans have abundant ; cause to be grateful because tbe lesions of war are rapidly healing and because "in plentysecurity and peace our virtuous and sel$-reliarit people face fufun It httlaa anA its ODDOr- tunities." ' . j . ' h . - J. Following is the text of the proclama tlonj ' . j . '' -j. "The season approaches when it be hooves us to turn ifrom the distractions and pre-oocupatlons of pur daily life, that we may contemplate the mercies which have been " vouchsafed to us, an render heartfelt and unfeigned thanks unto God for his manifold goodness- "This Is an old observance of the American people, i deeply imbedded In our thought and habit. The burdens and the' stresses of life have; their own in sistence, v : j ! . ;'. ';i PEACE FTJBSUITS FOitjOWED "We hava abundant cause for thanks giving. The lesions of the' war are rap idly healing. The great tarmy df free men. which America sent! to the defense' of liberty, returning to the grateful em brace of the nation, has resumed the useful pursuits of peace, i as simply and as promptly as it rushed to arms in obedience to the country's call. The eaual Justice of our laws has received steady vindication in the I support of a law-abiding people agalnw various and sinister attacks, which TJave reflected only the baser agitations of war, now hsppily passing. ; t - "Jn plenty, security and peace, our virtuous and, self-reliant people face the future, its duty and Its opportunities, sre those of service. - I j CLE as YISIOJT SOUGHT i"In a spirit, then, oil devotion and stewardship, we should fcve thanks in our hearts, and dedicate oilrselves to the service of God s merciful and loving pur pose to his children. ; i i ; "Wherefore I. Woodrow Wilson, presi dent of the United; States of America, do hereby designate Thursday, the twenty-t fifth day of November hext,' as a day Of thanksgiving and prayer and I call u f I7i I my uuuuujrnscu llf lcu iiuiii n ' ordinary tasks and avocations upon that day, giving It up to the remembrance of Clod and his blessing and their dutiful .and grateful acknowledgment. - i "By President Woodrow Wilson. ! "Bainbrldge Colby, secretary of state.'! Baby Girl Deserted; Police Care for Her . . i i i. A blue eyed baby girl, left on the door step of Mrsl OllVe Fisher, 612 Third Street, received the tender care of Port land's police force; Friday night: Motor cycle Patrolmen j Riley j and Atkinson answered Mrs, Fisher's call at 8 ;30 and found the chubby Infant in a dilapidated buggy, with a few clothes and a milk pottle but BO Identifying tag or mark. Chief of Police Leo VWenkins' and Mrs. Jenkins, who were both at the station wiirn me ifctue oil: or numin je LBarn ax- rived,, decided to take the baby home and give her temporary care. Says Man Mistreated Her : f ' On complaint ofi Edna Smith, 16, who claimed that she had been mistreated, John Burbank. a married man living at 1323 Willamette boulevard, was arrested : Friday for investiRationi by the police. A ring reported stolen from Mrs. Bur bank was found In the possession of the girl, the police say. The girl is in charge vi, me woman a protective uurmu. i ""' Bel ieves tired achiiM Ifeei BEEN on yottr feet all day! In steps ache and ankle swollen. Sloan's Liniment is just the thine to brine comforting relief. Apply by fOt"g Sloan's freely on the ach ing part. Also good for other "ex ternal" achea and pains pcuetraUs vitkoutrnbbini and doesn't stain the akin, All draggists-S&e, 70c, $L40. Liniment sa mm IP YOU HA VI Rooms That Do Not Heat CALLUS. ip voua Is ' V Furnace Smokes CALLUS aaiNTS pou oLoas pumnaoi : i ALDER SHEET METAL WORKS idwy. tesa sea WASH. kT. WALNUTS , 1 Oenulne wraftts Engnth ppmmiuetM WALNUT TREES Large, Straight Trees WOODSTOCK NURSERY SO Ave. Phone Sail. 832 Make Yourself at Home In Our Player Roll Department j 0m an Amstoe te Try Ow the Late Roll. . We Faatwe the Q. ft. a. . - LIPMAN, WOLFE & COJ THISTLE ON ENGIKE HAD FOLK WILD Seven o'clock Friday night: , f Hello U this The Journal? Can you tell me, please, what an the whistles are blowing for?" "Why, er " "Hello 4s this The Journal? What for all the whistles"? , "Well, it's this way " "Heyl Is this The Journal? Say, there's a whistle over on the east side been blowing for 20 minutes. What Is wrong?" Anxious inquirers kept all tele phones in The Journal office so 'busy that the perturbed staff was barely able to squeeae through a call to Southern laclflo head quarters, which quashed all sug gestions of a belated armistice celebration or of a waterfront fire with the information that an en gine In the 8. P. yards had started to whistle and had absolutely re fused to stop. -A whistle valve had broken. 164,000 IS NEEDED' FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSES NAVAL BASE PROGRAM IS TO BE ADEQUATE (Cob tinned from Fin Oo) attracted by it and it could be used as a naval reserve clubhouse. I believe that Admiral i Coonts agrees that it should come to Portland." " Following this remark. Admiral Coonts said that he Indorsed any movement that would bring the Oregon to Portland, but said that a certain small sum of money would be needed fer maintenance. FUNDS ABE WEEDED lie said that It was Important that the ship come: here and suggested that some provision of funds be made for the battleship thjs winter. "Someone is going to get the battle ship Oregon and .1 would like to see it come ' to the ; fetate of Oregon," said Coontz. "It is needed here as a militia vessel and is of value as a treasure of the Spanish American war." Coontz 'was in charge of this district during the war and complimented Port land on us showing during the world strife. He said he never had any doubt about Oregon supplying her quota either in men, ships or food supplies. NAVAL AFFAIRS C05tMITTEE PLEASED with tongue point Conversion of the , Tongue Point site,, on the lower Columbia river, into a naval base only awaits the final deeding of the designated property to the government and the arrangement of a few minor do- tails, which difficulties will not act as a hindrance to the major program. The congressional naval affairs com mitteemen and naval officers who in spected Tongue Point Friday Jointly ex pressed this opinion after their return to Portland . this , morning. To the few members of the party who had not vis Ited the site before, the trip was declared a revelation." Those who had visited the site before felt fully justified In their trip: ; This inspection trip was made to the Columbia river site in connection with a tour being made of Pacific coast naval stations and is the first visit paid Tongue Point since the appropriation was made by- congress for the site. MORE LAND HEEDED . Opinion generally prevailed in the party mat slightly more land than contem plated when the original appropriation was made would be needed. -t . where the John Day river enters the lower Columbia about 12 miles above Astoria, the committeemen believed the farthest inland boundary should be placed. The remainder of the land should embrace . the shoulder of land known .as Tongue Point, this jutting highland to act as a protection to the base. . The visitors were- guests cf tha As toria Chamber of Commerce. Their re ceptiori and entertainment were arranged ny u. stone and President Sanborn of .the chamber. Shortly after their arrival they embarked on the river for a water view of the site and later a trip was made by automobile' to the John uay river to give an outline from the land side. , . . . - Doubtless the committeemen were im pressed wlth-; the general ground plan. Arguments and data offered by the Chamber , of commerce and business men was attentively received, the visitors aanerjng strictly to the business in hand. ' ; "It is a wonderful city with a thor oughly modern municipal, pier and an adjacent territory which should fill the desire for a naval station in this dis trict." was the comment of Senator I IL Ball, chairman of the senate com mittee, this morning. To Congressman Ambrose E. B. Ste phens of Ohio, who confessed that this was his first trip to the Pacific coast tne district was "a marvelous revela tlon." - ' HICKS HAS FBAISE . Congressman F. C. Hicks of New York, 'ho has been here many times. made a similar expression and praised the manner in which the lower river folk received them. While the men were visiting Astoria and Tongue Point the six women ac companying the party were entertained In Portland by Mrs. John A. Keatinr At he Multnomah hotel this morning. the visitors were met by the Portland reception committee. Leaving the hotel at 10 o'clock the party was whirled about the city and along the harbor. A visit was made to municipal terminal No.- 4, which has outgrown the mbnra stage it was In when some of the com mitteemen visited it before. Returning to the Oregon bunding at noon the visitors were taken to the main - dining room of the. Chamber of. v-ommerce where a luncheon was given in meir npnor. The ladies were lunch eon guests at the fJniversity dub at noon. . r - j. After the luncheon automobiles were again nrovided tn t,v ha , "the Columbia river hlrhirav niiiii.. 111 . . - - ' --' wui oe served at Forest Hall and the party will leave for California late this Salem", Nov. 11. A total of J64.O0O will be needed for the administra tion of the vocational education act In Oregon during- the forthcoming biennium, according to J. A. Church- Ill, state superintendent of public Instruction, who returned Friday night from a meeting of the state board for vocational education in Portland, at which the tentative budget was approved. These figures, it is explained, provide nw mm InnMiu xf lUllirailmfttClV 113.000 over the financial needs of this depart ment for the past two years,' which will be necessary to meet federal approprla- uons ' lor vocational euucauon m t um tat The money, Churchill explains, is used fn tvi tr ninr or teacnera ana ior carrying on agricultural and industrial education In tne schools ox tne state. At the present time Industrial courses nffarl in thit ar.hoola of Eueene. Pendleton, Salem and The Dalles. Home economics courses are orrerea at Asn- land. Cottage Grove, Forest Urove ana Kalm ArrffMilriiral rouraes are Dro- fAA AIms CnttaA flrAV. Duf nr. Enterprise, .forest urove, wesnam, jus banon, McMlnnviile, Medford, Milton, fsewoerg. untano,' runnier, neamona. ITnlnn anil Woodburn. A plan for the rehabilitation of in jured workmen, ia which the federal government will cooperate with the state to the extent of $5000 for the present year, was approved oy tne ooara. Dr. F, Al Lieuallen Is Decorated for Bravery in Service Pendleton. Nov. 13. Dr. Fred A. Lieuallen of thia city, who was decorated officially on Armistice day here with the Distinguished Service cross for con spicuous service as a captain In the medical corps under fire, received con gratulations by wire from the Fourth army engineers, with whom he served in France for nearly one year. He has previously been made a present of a handsome gold watch by the rank and file of the regiment. Citation read at the presentation was: "For extraordinary heroism in action near Sergy, France, July 28 to II, and at St Thlbout. France, August to 12. Captain Lieuallen operated a dressing station for two days under unusually heavy enemy fire. Our front line was for a time bent back by the enemy, thus exposing his. position to capture by the enemy. He refused to leave his dressing station and continued to attend to the needs of 100 wounded men until the lost ground was retaken by our troops. This officer performed gallant services, also. at St. Thlbout, France, August to 12, 1918, while maintaining a dressing sta tion with the advanced elements, under heavy enemy fire." Dynamite Is Found Under Lumber Pile imx tioK r dynamite were found by riai.b. jioisaeaaer, an employe of the Xicolai-Neppach company. Second and Davis streets, under a lumh., the company's planing mill. . The explo sive was wrapped in. ordinary wrapping paper. The police took charga of the Unemployed Men Of Better Class Are 'Hitting Koad' Salem, Nov. 18. Not since the pre war days have there been so many un employed men "hitting the road" through Salem as .at the present time, according to Chief of Police Welch. Fifty-five men beating their way southward on a Southern Pacific train Wednesday night were pulled off the train here but. most of them managed to find their way back onto the train as it pulled out .of the yards. - A large majority of the men who seek free lodging at the city jail here are not of the common hobo type. Chief Welch said, but are of the better class of work men, out of a job for the first time in several years. Many have been shipped to jobs by employment agencies only to do turned aown when they reached their destination with the explanation that cheaper labor is wanted. Produpts Company Factory Is Slightly Damaged by Blaze Fin originating supposedly, from an overheated stove near a vinegar Vat, spread rapidly through the plant of the Hood River Valley Products company, Fourteenth and Quimby streets. John C Kyle, a workman, discovered the blaze about 11 o'clock. He turned in an alarm and the flames were placed under control eiiuruy Deiore noon. -W. Margulis is manager of the plant. which ia housed in a two story frame structure. -The company makes cider and vinegar and other products. BffiDAL AWARDED SALEM HERO G. GATES, chief boatswain's mate, being presented wife naval cross by Admiral R. E. Coontz, chief of naval operations, U. S. N at Multnomah hotel this morning. E - $ r j r-11" -j v f ill ti.ex ( : s ' 1 '- - i - I V .... E. 6. GATES IS GIVEN CROSS FOR HEROISM Heroism of E. O. Gates, chief boatswain's mate, U. S. N., during one of the wartime .marine disasters, was rewarded this morning at an Im pressive ceremony in the lobby j of the Multnomah hotel, when Admiral R. E. Coontz, chief of the bureau of naval operations, presented the young man with tjie navy. cross awarded by President Wilson. Accompanying the medal was a. cita tion which Admiral Coonts read to Gates as he stood at attention with an escort of local naval officers. Gates is in charge of the Salem naval sub-recruit- ing station. He came from his headquarters at the state capital in answer to a summons is sued by Dr. G. S. Whitehead, lieutenant, U. S. N.. who Is In charge of the local station. He was totally ignorant of the mission to this city until bis arrival. Admiral Coontz is in 'Portland with the special joint naval committee of con gress which is investigating Pacific coast naval stations. Gates was married to a Portland girl about a year ago and following the ad vice of the summons issued by. White head she accompanied her husband to Portland and .witnessed the ceremony. ; The citation fullv details the reason for honoring Gates with the navy cross. Tbe citation reads as follows: 'For extraordinary heroism as a mem ber of the crew of boats sent from the U. S. S. Stewart to the rescue of men from the Florence H., which vessel,. loaded witb explosives, was burned in the harbor of Quibern on the night of the seventeenth of April, 1918. Almost immediately after the outbreak of the fire the water in the vicinity of the Florence H. was covered with burning powder boxes, many of which exploded, scattering .flames throughout the wreck age. jThe crews of the Stewart's boats drOve their boats into the burning mass without thought of danger to them selves and assisted by boats from the other ships present in the harbor suc ceeded In saving the lives of many, men, who, but for the help so promptly and heroically extended, must have perished in the flaming wreckage." Police Batter at Bootleg Ring of City's North End A coup which police believe has broken the bootleg ring which has supported most of the North Portland vendors of moonshine was begun Thursday night and completed Friday, when four men were arrested and four stills and quan tities of corn mash, moonshine and raisins were taken. A SO-gallon still, two 12-gallon stills. 300 gallons of mash, IS gallons of moon shine and many empty bottles were cap tured in a Cave near Orenco Thursday night, and a 20-gallon still. S00 gallons of mash and 10 gallons of moonshine were taken in the cabin of MUo U cable, two miles south of Beaverton. Milan Morovich and Joe Tomach of 63 North Third street, and John Plecas of the Princess hotel are neld with Grublc in the Hillsboro Jail. The arrests were made by Sheriff George . Alexander of Washington county and revenue offi cers. FLOOR DECLINES CENTS BARRE L j . By Hyman H. Cohen r Down goes the cost of bread mak ing again, the price of flour ' being reduced 60 j;ents a barrel, effective, Monday nforning. This places the new wholesale price of patent flou io $10.40 per barrel at the mills iHth 15 to 25 cents per barrel added for delivery to grocers, according to location. The drop In price of flour means 15 tents a sack wilt be cut off the retail price. There are so many different re tail prices at this time because of the fact that some dealers purchased at one price and others at lower figures that there is no set value in the city. How ever, the downtown stores have been quoting down to 62.95 to 63.25 per sack, which meana that 15 cents will be cut off these values when the flour drop be comes effective Monday. I The sharp cut In flour prices means that a total of 1 per barrel or 25 cents a sack has been cut off the quotation In Portland within one week. Poultry men and dairy men are like wise benefited, by further sharp reduc tions in the price of feedstuffs and mill-Stuffs.; CONVICTED SAFE ROBBER TO ASK FOR NEW TRIAL Vincenzo Mattlo, convicted In tbe circuit court a short, time ago of robbing the safe in the store of Joe Lemma at Linnton, and whose trial caused two factions in the Italian colony to take deep interest fn the proceedings, will ask for a new trial. ' ' ; Through his attorneys. Collier & Col lier, a motion was filed today, and the statement is made that the points which will be relied , on In argument for a new trial are that the court admitted evidence, over objections, pertaining to other ' crimes in no manner connected with the indictment, and evidence touch ing the financial ability of the defendant from which inferences were drawn that Mattlo must have stolen, money from Joe Lemma other than . the money charged in the indictment, and civil mat ters were permitted to be introduced by which the jury was prejudiced. NOX-SUTT ORDER ENTERED IN BEN WEISS IiTTIGATTON After two days of testimony in the suit of Anna Weiss Tallman against Ben Weiss and Pearl Weiss, in which the plaintiff sought to recover -valuable goods which she claimed the defendants were withholding from her. Circuit Judge Gatens hats entered a non-suit or der. Ben Weiss, former husband of the plaintiff, and Pearl Weiss, his present wife, were made joint defendants, but the testimony of the plaintiff was di rected solely against Ben Weiss. The plaintiff created a sensation when she fainted, while on the witness stand and plunged down two steps to the floor of the courtroom. She had previously sued for the setting aside of the divorce decree which Ben Weiss had secured while she was in Alaska, but this suit was withdrawn. ' GOVERNMENT AGENTS SEE BENEFITS TO CONSUMERS i (By United News.) I Washington, Nov. 13. Reductions in the price of wheat and flour will grad ually come to benefit the consuiriervlh the opinion of marketing specialists of the government. p They are receiving word of cheaper bread In many cities and marked reduc tions in the price of flour, j But the pre-war 6 -cent loaf of bread Is not yet in sight. It Is held, and while It Is expected bread will be cheaper, the 1914 price level is considered in the re mote future. Wheat still remains almost a dollar higher than it was when a pound loaf sold for a nickel. Turner President Of S., P. & S. Lines j W. F. Turner, who was recently elect ed president of the' Spokane, Portland & Seattle railway, to succeed L. C. Gilman, who resigned to become vice president of the Great Northern railway at Se attle, was formally elected president of the lines affiliated with the S., P. & S. at a meeting of the board of trustees of tha Oregon Trunk and the boards of directoM of -the Oregon Electric and United Bailways Friday attemoon. Rob ert Crosbie was elected comptroller and C. C. Rose treasurer of the affiliated lines. Manufacturer i!uts Price of Auto Tires Akron. Ohio, Nov. li. (li N. S.) A reduction in automobile and Volid truck tire prices was announced here today by the B: F. Goodrich Rubber company. The new price schedules are now in effect and show a reduction ranging up to 15 per cent on automobile tires and 10 per cent on solid truck tires. Two Presbyterian Leaders Are Coming Two well known Eastern Presbyterians will visit Portland next Friday, and local Presbyterians are making every effort to receive them properly. The visitors are the Rev. S. S. Palmer of Columbus, Ohio, moderator of the -general assembly. ana tne Rev. Joseph Vance of Detroit, who was the successor of Dr. John It Boyd in that city and is one of the best known men in the denomination, These men will be heard at a banauet Of Pres byterians of the city to be given at tbe First Presbyterian church Friday eve ning. Heavy Rains Delay : 'Trains at.Glendale . .. , . Roaeberg. Nov. ll.Tne heavy rains of : Thursday- caused a washout of a small section of track near Glendale, and all trains were delayed about six hours. The traffic was . heavy that night, and No. 54 was run in three sec tions, all having to lay over at GlendaJe until the track was repaired. All trams were reported nearly on schedule time Friday. . , ... - . Hot Lake Arrivals Hot lke, Nov. 16. Arrivals at Hot Lake sanatorium Wednesday were : - EL Timberman, Pendleton; - Mike Kltza. Pend Oreille, Idaho; Mrs - Orace Wells and George Panllch, La Grande; E. G. Phlpps, Portland; Mrs. W, N. Posgue, Joseph; J. O. Lund, Prince Rupert, B. C ; Dudley Strain, Pomeroy. Wash. ; Mrs. John Gants and Mrs. S. S. Stone, Dayton, Wash.; And us Anderson, Astoria. fere's M Everyday Food which besides being unusually delicious, combines health and strengthrbufldting qualities. Off liaractive jv&eat and malb ed barley food needs no! sweet ening it contains its own sugar developed from the grains in mak- JSasy tq digest-No waste Moderate m price . A Food xire Sure Tb like Made by Fostum "Cereal CdJncJ&ttle Creek,Mich. HARRY WEI GAR SUING FOR $100,000 FOR INJURIES Harry E. Welgar, in a suit now In progress before Circuit Judge Stapleton, is seeking' judgment against the Cor vallls Independent Telephone company for 1100,000 as compensation for dam ages he alleges he sustained through an accident when his automobile struck a pole belonging to this company, near Granger station, Benton county. cross arm fell from the pole, carrying with it high voltage wires, and Weigar was so severely burned that many skin grafts were required to save his life. CAFETERIAS ARE CONDUCTED PROPERLY, SAYS PARISH The Oregon Caterers' association met at the Chamber of Commerce Friday with Dr. George Parrish, city health of ficer, to consider charges that have been made by a certain Portland publication against the cafeterias cf the city and its declaration . that unless their foods were enclosed with glass by next Mon day complaints would be filed against them. Dr. Parrish said his office is satisfied with the sanitary conditions of Portlwtoafeterias and 'that they are being conducted in accordance with the provisions of the city ordinances. Men, Here's Fine Chance to Wed Boston Misses! From, far away Boston and Its tra ditions f culture and ' refinement comes a request by 'itwo refined young ladies" to "correspond - with two Western gentlemen, not exceed ing SO years of age." -',! Miss Poppy and Miss . Hoselund, who say their aces are between 20 and 25 years, sent an ad to the "ed itor of town paper, North Portland," which O. A. Pierson, president Of the Portland Union Stock Yards com pany, in turn forwarded to The Jour nal, since there la no stock paper at North Portland. :.. "Full particulars sent upon In qulry." say the Misses Poppy and Roselund. . s state supreme court from the decision of the Multnomah county circuit court September A in favor of the defendant in her suit against the supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythias, suit was for the recovery of S10OO on a life insurance policy carried by her husband, John Trautmann. The defense of the lodge was that Trautmann had been engaged in the saloon business, . and therefore was ineligible to carry life insurance In this, order under its rules. , May Deport Ijeper Louis Poy, the Chinese leper who has been a problem, for many months, may be deported to the leper colony of Molo- kai, one of the Hawaiian Islands. Mayor Baker telegraphed Friday to Hugh S. Cummings, head of the federal health service at Washing-ton, I. C, urging that provision be made for the man's transfer to this colony. Louis Poy has been cared for at the county hospital, but the county officials have notified the city government that they consider the man a city charge. : Indictefi Man Pleads Guilty Epltaclo Duarte, under indictment by the grand Jury, appeared before Presid ing Judge Taxwell Saturday morning and entered a plea of guilty of simple larceny. He was sentenced te SO days in the county Jail. Divorce Mill Divorce suits "tiled; .Jennie Drahelm against Gust Drahelm, cruelty ; Crystal E. Hemstreet against Sherman C Hem street, cruelty; Eugenia Brown against Harry Brown, cruelty ; Hilda K. Cheeny against Wlllard C. Cheeny, cruelty. REVISION OF TAX LAWS IN MESSAGE (By CalUd Newt) Washington; Nov. 13. President Wilson's message to congress will be a brief document, couched in calm- and deliberate terms. It is learned. It will be the lasOnessage of the pres ident to a congress, unless some reason should arise for him again to address that body during the , snort session, which seems unlikely. " . , The president will make no effort to pillory congress, although he is known to believe it .has been remiss in many things. He desires to refrain from any thing that might be Interpreted as bit terness In what will probably be his last Important paper. Cabinet members have furnished . the president with recommendations, muoh as they would If the - Democrats were to have control of the law-making body, and as if the party were still to control me aaminiairauva esxaDiisnmeni mer . v i- . n- - .w. i " lating and will present, with modifica tions and additions he deems necessary. The president will not make recom mendations on matters which obviously would be a matter for Republican de termination, because this is considered futile. But he will urge revision of tax laws, it is understood, calling attention to their inequalities and to the necessity for permanently establishing the float ing debt. He- will also ask for labor legislation and for laws to protect the consumer in the distribution of neces sltles. ... 9 N'lodermark Estate A petition for letters of administra tion on the estate of the late Frederick A. Niedermark, who died October 29 at the age of 83 years, was filed Friday by his son, John H. Neidermark, 2871 Washington street, and the. son was appointed in this position by Presiding Judge Taxwell. The estate consists of real and personal property of more than $3000 in valuation. The heirs are the widow, Mrs. Caroline 'Neidermark, 360 East Eighth etreet, and three daugh ters and four sons. j WIDOW TAKES INSURANCE CASE TO SUPREME COURT Mrs. Minna Trautmann . filed notice Saturday of her appeal ito the Oregon Jury Trees Harris In Federal Wool Theft Prosecution Lou Harris was found guilty of re ceiving stolen government wool. In a sealed verdict returned to Federal Judge Wolverton this morning. The Jury was given the case at 5 o'clock Friday night. Harris was charged by the government with willfully receiving ; wool that had been stolen by four men from the ware house of Bernstein Sc. Co. Harris did not deny handling the Stolen wool, but pleaded that he had been an Innocent victim of men, whom he believed to be his friends. As all transactions were made by check nothing appeared to be secret. The four men who are serving sentence for stealing the wool are : Harry Schul man, Ralph Campbell, Abe Weiftstelft and Harry Nudleman. - J 4 fERVE bouillon oftenert It is invig orating, nourishing, tasty! Try Red Gross Bouillon Cubes and learn how appetizing the real beefy flavor isl S CUBES FOR IS CENTS , Ft Ml h Cnn. D$lUMutki s Employe of Shipyard Asks tB5000 Damages Trial of the $5000 personal injury suit filed ,by M. C. Rlpetle of , Sell wood against the Standi fer Shipbuilding cor poration, was started in the federal court this morning before Judge Wolverton. Ri pells was injured when he fell through an open hatch In a ship under construc tion at the Standlfer yards. Alleged failure of the company to have a lightJ near the hatch is given in the complaint as a contributory cause to the accident Lubia Estreat C Ia., Mmliaaai FRANCIS DRAZ A CO., New Yerk ''tailltiwi 1 s ii r w. I TMINKINO ABOUT THAT FUN Oft rHONOQRHrN ; FOR gBBIITHMJ , There Is One Safe Place to Buy Tmsia LIPMAN, WOLFE & CO. Supplying Telephone Service Occasionally subscribers move and ask us for a continuance of tele phone service at their new location. They may be told that compliance with their desires is immediately impossible owing to lack of "telephone facilities" in a particular locality. "Why," one will say, "the poles and, wires are on the street arid -the house is already wired." We wish that the problem were as simple as it sounds. There may be poles and wires, but every wire may be in use in giving service to others.- There may be a cable, but every circuit in it may be assigned to telephones already installed. There may be a" telephone in the vacant house or apartment to which you move, but no spare, wires and circuits from your location to the central office.. There may even be sections of switchboard in the central office but not available for operation on ac count of the lack of necessary switchboard apparatus such as ringing keys, relays, etc. ' .. - The reason for the shortage of telephone equipment is simple. Dur ing the war period we were unable to maintain our reserve or stock plant as the same materials we use were required and taken for government purposes and for industries properly favored- by the government. .Since the war, with the unexpectedly prolonged problems of reconstruction, production, and delivery of materials needed to meet even current demands have been, delayed. Every business concern is having similar experiences. The manufacturers of telephone equipment have been bending every ef fort to fill our orders, but they, in turn, are meeting the same difficulties yin securing rubber, paper, silk, glassy porcelain, tin, thread, shellac, metal parts and other articles not generally, associated in the public mind with telephone service. u , - . . ' ; At the same time with this abnoormal situation with reference to ma terials there exists an unprecedented - demand for telephone service and .even under.these circumstances our, record is one of fulfillment of demands In the first nine months of 1920 we ' made a total net gain of over 7300 telephones in the State of Oregon. A fact worthy of consideration in our operations is the large number of telephones handled in proportion to net increase. In those nine months we disconnected, connected and moved 4 l,i 40 instruments to? secure the net gain above mentioned, i f We desire to give service as much as - a patron wishes ta receive it. We desire to promptly comply with the suggestions of public authorities r ; who have taken a proper interest in the situation.-We are facing abnor mal conditions, but we are trying to overcome our difficulties. , . The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Gq. ; ivoamiw aa are roresagattsg.