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THURSDAY, . NOVEMBER 18, 1920. .HE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL; PORTLAND; OREGON APPRAISEMENT OF WATER WORKS IS T Thorough appraisement of Port land's water works system by a dis interested expert Is daily becoming a more urgent necessity, according to. Chief Engineer K. M. Randlett of the water works bureau. "Our huge water works system occu pies the peculiar position of an approx imately' $20,000,000' corporation with no definite knowledge of the actual tangi ble -value' of the plant and business, though we have a fair general knowl edge of the physical condition of . the system, the cost of operation and can safely estimate the actual value and cost of operation," Itandlett said today. Commissioner John M. Mann agrees with the chief enprlneer that a complete appraisement will have to be made, but believes it wnnld he a useless ex pense until materials and other items have resumed a normal cost value. WORTH S MILLIONS 'Our water works department under present valuations Is beyond a doubt worth $20.000.000." Mann said, "but we cannot base an appraisement on present ' valuations. It would be fictitious and of no value to the city. "As an example, the cost of iron pipe is from 50 to 100, per cent above normal and I believe within, a year or two the old prices and values will once more obtain. Jt would cost at least $50,000 to make a .thorough appraisal and I could not justify such an outlay for a survey at present .When normal con- i i ., - j j , i nHn.ai..HIAnt UlltUllB BIC I Cfllul CI II1C aJIAIOCIllCUb will have to be made." Chief Bnclneer Randlett Is In receipt of complete records of various water systems of California ahdot her states, showing the - saving in operation as a result of expert appraisement. "So pri vate corporation worth-120.000,000 would think of operating on an indefinite knowledge of the actual valuation of its business, for upon that valuation only- can an exact cost of operation be fixed," Randlett said. BOND ISSUE FORESEEN Both Commissioner Mann and Engi neer Randlett said, however,' that the bond issue which would necessarily have to be made within the next two years to install a third pipe line for carrying water Into the city from the watershed would not be; affected because of the lai-k of a th6rough appraisement of the system. "The value, and the earnings of Portland's water system are too well known to bond purchasers for that," said Mann. In the opinion of Randlett work will have to be started on the new pipeline within 12 months. CITY ATTORXEY'S OFFICE DENIES IT WAS NEGLIGENT Virtually every case caroled from the city courts to the circuit court has been regularly and properly dispatched in due order, according to a statement from the city, attorney's office this morning, refuting the charges of an afternoon paper that the city attorney had been negligent. "Virtually every -case on which our department Is chanted with neglect has been disposed of either through the pay ment of fines, sentences confirmed or else the case dismissed or continued by the courts," Assistant City Attorney Myers said. " 'In the case of Doris Adanrn, in which the city attorney's office Is charged with in Circuit Judge Oatens' court on that case in 1916. Because the officers mak ing the arrest had disguised themselves woman to sail them liquor. Judge Gatens declined to prosecute. He said the pro cedure of the officers in encouraging the woman to violate the law was unbecom ing their position. "I recall distinctly that the present critic of this depart ment's activities published a story at the time of Judge Gatens threatening to fine me for contempt of court because of my vehement protest of his disposal of the case. "This office courts an unbiased In vestigation of its conduct at all times." Patrick Murphy Is Dead of Appendicitis Patrick Murphy of . Yakima, Wash!, died of appendicitis after a week of ill ness, on November 12. Murphy was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Murphy and was born in Adelaide, South Australia, In 1883. Murphy leaves a son, Wefly Morris Murphy, aged 14. Miss Ellen Murphy of this city Is his sister. dordon C. McDougald of Martinas, Cal.. was buried at Mount Scott ceme tery Wednesday. Services we're held at the Finley parlors and Knights Of .. , ... nut in vuaiKe ui me ceremony at the grave. The services were con ducted by the Rev. M. O. Stuart Mc- jxjukhiu cua ai Oregon City Novem . ber 10. Funeral for Mrs. Marks Lebanon. Nov. 18. The funeral of Mrs. Marks, 'mother of Luther A. Wylie, principal of the Coach school, PopllanH . wm h1r1 hrA Snn,v .v.- body being Interred in the Masonic cemetery. Rev. J, J. Canoles. pastor of the Washington church, officiating. Mrs. Marks was for many years a Frank A. Paulson Frank A. Paulson died a,t his home. 1205 .East Harrison street, Wednesday morning. Paulson is a native of Sweden. II. . . a ... .n J ' v;mc iu Aiiieni-a m years ago. Ha came to Portland in 1916 and has lived with his sister. Miss M. Louise Paulson, since then. . The funeral will be at the Finley parlors Friday afternoon at 1:30. A daily delight: "Red Rock e a perfect food, rich in body- i building m a -terial. Sold by grocers and markets. DECLARED URGEN Cottag Plead Guilty to the Sale of Malt Syrup; . Each 'Fined $350 Fred Polsky, owner of the Panama Cooperage company, 228 Front" street, and A. Stellman were each fined $350 this afternoon by Judge Wolverton in the federal court after pleading guilty to the. charge of selling malt syrup and property designed to be used for the manufacture of intoxicating liquor, at a .small shop on Third and Taylor streets. " . Polsky- and Stellman carried crock ery, bottles, stoppers, malt syrup, hops, funnels, " pipes, . tubes and everything necessary . for the manufacture- of liquor. .When a purchaser entered the tore . ana asked for something with which to make beer, they would main tain a stony silence, but if asked if they had hops or malt, they would say ;"yes," that they sold everything. -Assistant United States Attorney Charles W Reames declares that thi is the first case of a series he will prosecute within the next few weeks: that he is going to start an organized raid on both wholesale and retail es tablishments of this kind. LAKE YIELDS TWO ILK OF LOOT (Continued Prom rge One) that he stood guard, while confederates looted the, car. . "It! was 'r an easy job to do because there were two stops between the Union Pacific transfer and the Burlington sta tion," the boy said. "The robbery was planned in San Francisco and carried out Just as it had been outlined. Even the car to be looted was marked. . The car was a "storage' the boy Is reported to have said. That is, one sealed In the West at the start of Its Journey across the continent, and was carrying a big shipment of money from a Califor nia fedfrnl reserve bank to a federal re serve bank in Washington, D. C. It became known today that the filled sack found ripped open at the school house contained Liberty bonds on the way to Washington. Two sacks were recovered In the yards the night of the robbery. Five empty and one full sack were found at the school house. Two containing currency have not been found. . two boys under arrest refuse to tell where the loot was taken. They say the bandits told them they would be killed if they told. Authorities are looking fof U. Burke, who has many fictitious names, and Thomas Donohue. These men are ac cused of cutting open several mail sacks at Atlanta last June and escaping with the contents. Both of them and Eddie Jackson, who Is also a suspect in this case, are from Chicago. Dr. C.E. Cline, Hurt By Auto, Improves Th Rev. C. 10. Cline. retired Methodist minister, who was struck by an auto mobile several days ago. is reported rest ing easy at the Good Samaritan hospital. He suffered a fractured shoulder as a result of the accident. Harry Oldham, driver of the machine which struck him, will be tried in the municipal court Sat urday on a charge of reckless driving. Health Board Plans Its Annual Session Preparations are being made by the Btate board of health for the second annual meeting of city and bounty health officers to be held in Portland December If and 18. Among the speak ers will be Dr. Richard Dillehunt on "Free Treatment of Indigent Children" : Dr. L. W. Hyde of HUlsboro on "Local Health, Problems" ; Lieutenant L. D. Mars of the state health board on "Pure Water": Robert Benson, W. E. Wayson, Calvin S. White. Dr. J. C' Geiger of the U. S. public health service of San Fran cisco has been asked to deliver a paper.. Livestock Sanitation The annual meeting of the State Live stock Sanitation board opened at the Benson hotel' this morning. Dr. Lytle, president of the State Veterinary society, is presiding. TODAY AND FRIDAY LAST TIMES STARTS SATURDAY- OSWEGO TANGLE; HAS NEW ANGLE ASTHEY WRANGLE Qswego, Che metropolis of north western Clackamas county, is having the time of its life attending court. It attended court Wednesday night and it will again tonight and Fri day night. And of course, as Mr. Post says, "There's a reason." Frank J. Huffman is a Portland busi ness man, councilman in the city of :Os wego and candidate for mayor of that corporation. ' I Arthur McVey is constable of the state of Oregon, the county of Clackamas and of the ; Oswego district. , - Harold Huffman Is son of the coun cilman: and an aspirant to be a nlmrod. He practiced on the ducks of Duck- lake in Oswego and that caused the trouble. Constable McVey's official services were called in by the tender of the elec tric power station of theSouthern ;Pa cific, who claimed he was kept busy dodging bullets turned loose by young Huffman. i -PARENTS ENTER CASE With the appearance of - McVey, young Huffman rowed farther into the lake and there, according to report, told the constable just what place the ' law in general and McVey In particular held in his esteem. The . youth's arrest was finally effected and .warrants were sub sequently issued for the parents of the boy In connection with, a juvenile de linquency charge. McVey fared forth to the Huffman home to serve the warrants, but on the way met Huffman, who objected to the officer's serving the warrant on Mrs. Huffman and after a brief conversation bumped McVey over with his fist. ; Mc Vey's ; prowess at fisticuffs is I well known, but he refused to, fight this time because he was armed and feared an accident. As he arose he remarked, "It's lucky you weren't shot." AND END IS NOT YET Huffman, - following the altercation with the constable,' pleaded guilty be fore the Oswego city recorder and paid a fine for assault and battery and after a lecture Harold was let go. The senior Huffman, however, had another river to cross.; At the instigation of District Attorney Hedges of Oregon City he was haled last night before the justice of the peace on a charge of obstructing an officer in the execution of his duty and bound over in the sum of 1200 to appear before the grand jury. The trials yet to come include a charge against Mcy of threatening to kill and an assault and battery charge against him issued by Huffman as councilman of Oswego. In the meantime Huffman is out on bail, McVey is sitting pat and, as stat ed in the first place, Oswego is having the time of its young life. Ice Cream Lectures Aid Exhibition at Auditorium Tonight Exhibits of ice cream machinery sup plies and equipment will be opened to the public this evening , between 8 and 10 o'clock at The Auditorium. , There will be ice cream for the chil dren, labor saving freezing devices for the housewife and complicated machin ery for the mechanically inclined. This exhibit is the same shown at Atlantic City earlier this year. One of the features of the fifth annual convention of Pacific Coast Ice Cream Manufacturers and the all-Pacific exhibi tion of machinery and equipment has been the presence of professors and stu dents of Western universities. Ten universities and agricultural col leges have already sent professors and students to the exhibition. Registration was expected to pass 700 today. At the .session this morning Colonel Walter Whitcomb delivered an address on "Cost Accounting." Paul Heath of Chicago spoke on "C02." a comparison of freezing by aeration and carbonation. Heath spoke in favor of the. latter method. William Dreyer of Fresno, Cal., spoke on "Trade Abuses ; Their Remedy" ; Dr. W. T. Cutler of Chicago, on "Sweeten ing" . When you get Bill Hart, Tom Santschi, Ann Little and other big caliber actors in a single cast and then give them a powerful story to work on, look out! BILL-HART This BiR Hart is a cracker jack! Different from all his I others. No sheriff stuff, no riding, but deadly police work that counts. "CRADLE of COURAGE" POLICE DEPARTMENT QUARTETTE KEATES AND OUR MIGHTY ORGAN J-SETi - VON HRGj4 -"THE BRANDED WOMAN," C. L. Weaver Heads Automotive Tradesj i.: New Articles Made Members of the Portland Automotive Trades association ' staged a double meeting Wednesday night at the Ben son, resulting in the passage of new articles of incorporation, jo. the special meeting, and the election of C. L. Weaver as president to succeed Will J. Lester, during the business of the regu lar annual meeting. Axel Klldahl was chosen first vice president, Edward "Burke, second vice president; I L. Blumenthal, third vice president; R. H. Cross, secretary,, and Don Bates, treasurer. The meeting was one of the best attended of the year. Music and dancing were features of the entertainment. STUBS IN USED CHECK BOOK TELL EDWARDS' STORY Stubs in a used up check book found in the possession of C. E. Ed wards, who was arrested Wednes day night, only eight days after, his marriage, tell a story of romantic courtship, a plunge into high life, reckless spending and ultimate dis aster. Edwards married a Miss Newton of Oregon. City in Hofd River eight days ago. The record In the check book shows where the ring was purchased with an alleged bad check. From the brother of the girl he married, Edwards obtained 5, according to the testimony of an other check stub. Edwards is said to have confessed to Inspectors TIchenor and Mallet that he passed the bad checks. The police say that Edwards was formerly married tn New York, where his wife and child are said to be living now. He came to Portland from Los An geles, the police say. The stubs show where checks were passed for clothing, food, hotel bills, doctor bills, in fact every expenditure. A total of $689 in Checks was passed. Edwards is being held for further In vestigation, pending the filing of charges. His bride issaid to have returned, to her mother. ' . Sanitarium Faces Injunction Suits; 2 Actions Planned Two injunction suits will be issued against V. L. Ruiter of Roseburg and George A. Lovejoy of Portland, who are seeking to build a tuberculosis sani tarium on the watershed of the North Umpqua river, where the city of Rose burg obtains its water supply. - Dr Esther Pohl Lovejoy, who Is still at Roseburg, has already filed an inde pendent injunction suit, according to . a telegram received by H. F. Mclnturff, attorney for the state 'board of health; Mclnturff is preparing ' another Injunc tion in which there are five plaintiffs, consisting, of the state board of health, the city " of Roseburg, Dr. Lovejoy, Douglas county and the Douglas county Light, and Power company. This he will file in Roseburg as soon as per mission is obtained from the board, which will hold a special meeting some day this week. Traffic Assistant F. Batturs Arrives F. E. Batturs, assistant passenger traffic manager of the Sougfcern Pacific, arrived this morning en route from Chi cago to his headquarters at San .Fran cisco. He had been attending a meeting of the Transcontinental Passenger asso ciation. Practically all transcontinental railways have restored their through train service to a pre-war basis accord ing to Batturs. "Transcontinental busi ness is increasing and the passenger traffic between -the coast cities is grow ing by leaps and bounds." with NORMA TALMADGE ' DK. CAMPBELL IS BACK, HOPEFUL FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL President P. L. Campbell of the University of Oregon returns from a three weeks' Eastern trip much encouraged over the future possi bilities for Ihe University of Oregon niedical school. Dr. Campbell left October 25 in com pany with Dr. Richard B. Dillehunt, dean of the medical ' school, and Dr. Harry B. Torrey, in charge of the pre medical work at the university and di rector of research in the fundamental medical work in the medical school. Visits were made to the medical schools of Columbia university. Harvard university, Johns Hopkins university, University of Pennsylvania and the Uni versity of Virginia, the Rockefeller In stitute and the Walter Reed hospital in Washington. i Conferences were had 'with the offi cials of a number of medical and psy chiatric foundations relative to finan cial support for the University of Ore gon medical school In furthering its de velopment plans, and while Dr. Camp bell makes no definite announcement of the outcome of these conferences, he expresses himself in enthusiastic terms concerning the medical school's program as a result of the cordial receptions tendered himself. and his colleagues. , "Everywhere we found medical educa tion to be in a process of reorganiza tion, more emphasis placed on research and insistence on the doctrine of pre ventive medicine. In our program to co ordinate the work of the University of Oregon medical school,- the school of so ciology and the school of physical edu cation in a general health program in cooperation with the 18 or 20 state Winding Up Our THE HEARTY COOPERATION OF OUR PATRONS HAS MADE THIS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL, GRATIFYING ECONOMY SALE IN OUR RECORDS In "Winding Up" .We Offer These Exceptional Values for Friday and Saturday r You May Wear Your Oxfords Comfortably With Holeproof Heather Hose $2.25 a pair You will be grateful for their cozy warmth these nippy days knowing, too. that you are trimly shod, for Holeproof Heather Hose fit perfect ly no cumbersome, bulky effect or thick ankle line. In warm, har monious brown mottled shadings, that will blend perfectly with brown or black oxfords. 0vV 5 II J) Values ef $5.00 Including trimmed hats, feather hats. Hat ter's plush and beaver faced sailors and genuine Fisk velours. GROUP2 Values to $20.00 at ' $10.00 From our regular millinery lines of fine trimmed hats, os trich, hackle and' cocque trim mings. . . health organisations that . now clear through the university extension office, we found that we are on the right track. "In medical centers of the East we (-found sympathetic understanding of our plan of threefold service for the uni versity medical school, vis: to train medical men for the great Pacific North west and adjacent territory a region of 300,000 square miles with a population of 3.000,000 to conduct research work in cooperation with existing organizations, and to develop the doctrine of preventive medicine in concert with those agencies designed to promote hygiene." Dr. Campbell returned to Portland Wednesday evening. Drs. Dillehont and Torrey will return early in December after visiting McGill university. To ronto; the University of Montreal, the University of Michigan, the University of Chicago, the University of Cincin nati, Washington university, St. Louis; the University of Iowa, and the Univer sity of Minnesota. Many Changes for . New City Charter . Many wrinkles are to be ironed out of the present city charter. Mayor Baker announced today, but one of those is not the tax levy. One of the most im-j portant recommendations to be included in the proposed new charter, when that instrument is finally presented to the voters, will be the changing of the fiscal year, to end the last day of February instead of the last of November. I?y this change on expense of 825,000 to $30,000 a year will be saved on interest on bor rowed money alone, it is claimed. 108 Foreigners Are Asking Citizenship A record breaking rush for citizenship took place in the United States district court, with 108 foreigners being heard before Judge Wolverton. The volume of would-be citizens is explained in the fact that no naturalization cases were heard in October, and because of the transfer of all cases to "the federal court. 00)10 .An Extraordinary Goat Offer 75 Cloth and Plush Coats at $39.50 They Were $4930 to $55.00 These coats are the kinds you want of quality and workmanship that insure satisfaction. . THE CLOTH COATS include clever models'of finer grades of cut bolivia and velour carefully tailored plain models belted or graceful loose back effects some with handsome fur collars of raccoon, sealine or opjossum. They are all full silk lined. THE PLUSH COATS are soft, luxurious, hand some models in the popular 3 6-inch length. Another Remarkable Suit Event $45 tO $55 SUITS at $35.00 Women are expecting low prices but wi doubt if any woman will expect to find such suits as these at 135.00. Of fine velours. tricotines and serges ripple effects or straighttine styles. Some have collars of sealine or Australian opossum. AH the season's best colors are represented. Our Entire Lines A Here and Winding Up the Economy Sale of HATS With Our Entire Assortment of Trimmed Hats in Three Groups GROUP 1 to 15.00 at GROUP 3 All Our Finest Hats at $15.00 Regardless of former pricing we have assembled all our high est-grade hats and repriced them at 115.00. , ' RULE CONDEMNING WATER FRONTAGE F T Stubborn opposition to the tearing away of the condemned structures along the waterfront is developing, according to a statement emanating from the office of the commissioner of public works this morning, and it is "known- to be the determination of many owners of condemned buildings to Carry the matter into the courts. Assistant Chief Building Inspector Thornton reported that owners of con demned waterfront property who had deferred demolishing . their buildings through requests for a r second inspec tion by the city In cooperation with their own engineers apparently lose In terest in the second inspection when he reports readiness to confer and go over the ground with their engineers. "I have even had the engineers advise me they were ready to proceed, but they are not able to secure an order from their employers to go ahead with the inspection," he Mid. . "Owners of the condemned water front property cannot hope to prevent the city tearing away these structures," Commissioner Barbur said. "They are simply playing for time ;; and expect through court action to put off the raz ing of these buildings as long as pos sible. "Owners , of the river boats plying the waters of the Willamette and, other waterfront property owners are' enjoy ing a fair revenue on these old struc tures, and they naturally desire to postpone rebuilding until the price of labor and material resume a normal status. Tlvse buildings are fire -has- - ' Milium " iinii ' mm "jt An Exceptional Sale of Fine Dresses $42.50-$55 SilkaiidWool Dresses at$32.75 Satins Tricotines s Poiret Twills A sale-that will arouse the most intense enthusiasm for the dresses concerned are developed along Fashion's most approved lines. Of fine quality satins, tricotines and Poiret twills Cleverly trimmed with embroidery and beading motifs. t Navy, brown and black predominate In the silk frocks while the wool dresses are shown in navy. We cannot emphasize too strongly the really splendid values these represent. of Suits Ate Reduced 25 and 33 13 Per Cent TZlniicrtc FOR ALL OCCASIONS AT IJlUUSep RADICAL REDUCTIONS carefully chosen blouse heizhtens the are remarkable values' in blouses that Tie-back and Overblouses Value to $8.50 $5.00 $12.50 to $21.50 ! ' Blouses $9.75 Georgette, crepe de chine and tricotette blouses in white, flesh, navy, brown, bisque and new blues. - Georgette and satin models in bisque, scarab, oriole, white, flesh, navy brown. X The Weather Man Predicts Rainy Days $o Here Are Umbrellas Values to $10.00 $6.95 Are you prepared for the wet days ahead? Or perhaps you may anticipate your holiday needs or these smart um-' brelias would make most acceptable gifts. Splendid quality in an almost limitless assortment of styles and colors; blue, red, taupe, purple, green, black. f j Ivory -and wooden bandies -with amber. Ivory, Jade and blue rings as well as a number of smart leather strap handles. ards. and even Jeopardize the health of Portland, and I am going to re move every legally; condemned struc ture as rapldly: as my department can accomplish the work." ' v Wounded ex-Service Man Released) Job Is Found for Him KoUonly did the court release Frank Jacobson Wednesday after the story of his being -wounded and subsequently decorated by the French government had been told, but police were enlisted to aid the ex-service man obtain a Job. Jacobson was arrested with Richard Johns at Third and Pine streets Tues day night on a charge of after hours. Pa trolmen Arnold and Finn found both boys had sacks containing heavy rocks hidden under their coats, as If they were Intent on breaking the window of a nearby store. In the municipal court it was found out that Jacobson was severely wound ed and was unable to do heavy manual labor. Judge Rossman released him, but sentenced the other boy to SO days in jail. The police volunteered to take up Jacobson's case before the United Serv ice Vocational board. . MUd Havana s CIGAR 134-2 for 25 THE HART CIGAR CO. SOS-S07 Pin SW Portland OrW charm of suit or separate skirt. reflect tne trend of the Modes' $8.50 to $10.95 Blouses $7.45 Georgette, crepe de chine, satins and tricol ettes, in white, flesh, navy, brown, bisque and black. " . Repriced at VII mi $