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TUESDAY. NOVEMBER ,23. 1020. 0 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON. REED COLLEGE TO ACT AS HOST AT BIG CONFERENCE : : f; Reed college will be host to Ore gon college presidents Friday and Saturday of this week. ' Partici pating in the conference are dele fates from Albany college, Eugene Bible university, McMinnville col lege, Pacific college, Pacific univer sity, Philomath college, Reed college and Willamette university. Presi dent R, F. Clary; of pacific univer sity, head of the association, will preside at the convention sessions. Friday's program includes papers on fStudent Activities" by President L. U Epley of Philomath. "Morat and Spirit tial Standards of Student Bodies" by Professor Walter I. Myers of the Kugene Bible university, "Does the Small Col j lefts Owe Anything to the Infrior Sttt entr by Professor Russell W. Lewis of Pacific college, and an address on the ' desirability of graduate work as part of the independent college curriculum. The . day's program will conclude with a din ner tendered by the Reed college faculty. Saturday Professor Wallace IL Lee of Albany college will speak on "The Place of Christianity In the College Curricu lum." Professor O. PL Schlauch of Mc Minnville college will deal with "The In fluence of Philosophy and pa pars on "Vocational Guidance" will be presented by Professors L. H. Strong; of Pacific university and A. A. Knowlton and G. C Bassett of Reed college. Reed's place on the program, dealing with vocational guidance, comes in rec ognition of the Portland institution's , steps toward fringing about closer cor ' relation between college and the business ' and industrial worlds for which students are being fitted. : Woodpile Blaze in ( Lawyer's Residence Gives Merry Task R. R. Rankin, former United States district attorney and later counsel for the O-W. R. 6c N. and Southern Pacific companies,, under federal control, met with a .warm reception about 1 o'clock this morning when he followed a smoke - trail to the basement of his home at 735 Talbot road. - He found his- winter's woodpile on fire and the flames angrily eating through the first floor of the house. Engine 15' responded promptly and put out tha fire In short order, but it was three hours before the wood could be removed and drenched. During the removal of, the wood smoldering pieces . broke Into flames several times. A small hole was -burned through the floor into - the bathroom. Damage is estimated at J 4 00, Some damage was done on the upper floors by smoke. - Wood piled too close to the furnace is given as the cause of the fire. $70,500 Reward Is Offered In " Bomb Mystery New York, Nov. 23, (L N. & A sum of $70,600 awaits the person who can solve the Wall street bomb explosion mystery that took the lives ,bf two score people on September 18. In addition to the sums previously offered. William J. Burns Interna tional Detective agency today adver tised'it would pay $50,000 for infor mation Jeading to the conviction of . persons responsible for the disaster. Solo by Ernest Hastings. Canadian vet eran ;" nvy moving pictures bv Chief Gunner's Mate Smally ; solo by Jerry Ryan; parlor minstrel stunt by Jones, Jordan and Jones. The entertainment ended with a dance. ' About 160 -were present, many of whom were women. AUTO BUSINESS IN EAST MOVING ASSERT SHU SON The motor truck and passenger car business in the east is showing considerable improvement financial ly, and production is becoming sta bilized, according to William L. Hughson of San Francisco, presi dent of the William 1 Hughson company, Federal truck distribu tors, for the Pacific coast, with branch offices here; Hughson passed through Portland this morn- Whenhe went East sjme time ago. Hughson found Detroit in a state of collapse, with factories closed down and many jnen idle. Only four passenger car factories were at work, and thosa on reduced schedules. During his stay sev eral resumed operation on greatly re duced programs, .with forces of picked men , on the payrolls. Manufacturing circles are seeing the weeding out cf numbers of wartime manufacturers who I are not able to survive the present de presslon, says , Hughson, and although the outlook is extremely bright for those able to remain in business, the market will never again reach the high point enjoyed last year. Foreign trade is at a standstill, owing to the rate of exchange. No trucks passenger cars in any quantity are being shipped to Europe, Suth America or the Orient. This will not be- remedied until more favorable levels are reached in foreign enange, Hughson learned. Boy McCormick Is Given Warm Ovation At Show by Legion Boy McCormick. the "fighting Irish man." nearly stopped the American Le gion show Monday night, when in the midst of the entertainment he slipped .out to go early to bed after having made ' a .speech and seen , part of the ' fun. , , . Dr. A. C. Van Cleve, master of cere- - monies. Introduced William F. Bent, who In turn presented McCormick. The fighter was given an ovation. When the "Boy" later started to leave, more cheering greeted him and the guest -explained that a boxer in training must get his Bleep. The audience was satis fied and 1A Morpheus have his way. The American Legion orchestra fur nished music The program - Included : Build This . Home . -. . - Erected for you in Portland for - v $385 ; BwoodyilesS:onl?f Dwloiwn. RUnufactumra and BulMw . S02 TITLE AND TRUST BLDO. PHONZ MAIN 4724 Tains enemy" -III sv 9 yitisi WHEN you want aalek comforting relief from ny "external" pain, use Sloan's Liniment.. 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For you and yours the same joy awaits; the same abundance of just the music you most love . ilDHSWM Style ..11M150 Brunswick Phonographs are Indi vidual In their hefiiitv nf HmIwh In their excellence of finish, but it is in their greater beauty of tone, their special features the playing of all records without extras or change that delight the most critical. y Your name on this ad brings beautiful catalogs and terms. H' r I 11rr M f All til 4 111 1 rvi v . 'Ad drat , . jy , HUSIcj ' ejneni an MOnniSON CTU AT OROADWAT i -MASON A5 MAKUN PUN0J MEIER & FRANK COMPANY Children! Children! Wonderful News !! SANTA CLAUS 1 Will Arrive in Portland Tomorrow From His Northland Home We just got this letter from Santa, wherein he states that he expects to arrive in Portland some time tomorrow morning, while little folks are still abed, and that he will make his: headquarters as usual at the Meier & Frank store. Hut hear what he has to say: : Santa Clans Here Daily 10 A. M. to 12 M. 2 P. M. to 5 P. M. Sixth Floor Dear Children: rm going- to make every effort to be in Portland tp greet my little friends a day sooner than I have been in the fcabrt of coming- because it looks up here at the riorth ir"oie as tnoogn we were going- to nave an un usually cold winter and I am going- to get a day's start em the North Wind so that vreather pefmrtting" I should be in your city the morning- of Wednesday, November 24, and open for business in my-ld stand on the Sixth . Floor of the Meier & Frank store on and after 10 A. . Wednesday morning. . I have a nice present for every good tittle boy and girl and I am sure that means every little girl and bop m Portland so be sole to come and see me Wednesday and bring your parents or some grownup, as I want to meet thein, too. I have brought many wonderful new toys this year and I am going to nave lots of people fjo show these pretty things so that papa and mamma can make selections early and not have any of my little friends disappointed because they put off choosing until too late. Ixnrirtgly yours, ; ; SANTA CLAUS. Santa Claus will give a present here to every chUd under 7, accompanied by a grown-up, who visits him between 10 A. M. dnd 12 M. Tomorrow - T A ?H& QaM-rrVSTORg or PownJOTO ' ' ' V ' TT 1 ,T1 mm. V I i I, iS Send blueprints or - 'bC. S p ,pecificationorwnte v V Jgl (jL) C&5 your requirement. 1