THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. OREGON:
WES REDUCED
M ILLS
RUING
of
Wages have been reduced approx
imately 9 per cent at the Portland
Wqolen ?Hls, it, became known to
day. This step, officials said, was
necessary to keep the mills in oper
ation in face of declining retail prices
mid the slump in the Jobbing busi
ness, in woolens.
K. L. Thompson, president of the com
pany, said this morning that the decis
ion to. make a alight cutv in wages
rather-than to close down the mill was
made after thorough consideration with
the employes of the mill. .
Only 70 per cent of the woolen looms
In the country are running at the pres
ent time and most of thfse on short
hour weeks, according to - Thompson,
ho pointed out the fact that a number
of woolen mills in this territory have-
Dompletely closed down. , ;
DEMAND FAUH OFF ;
The general closing of woflen mills,
according to Thompson, has been due to
general readjustments. Demand for
woolen goods is lacking. Many Jobbing
house -have - closed and the few mills
remaining frt operation- have caused a
highly. competitive situation.
In view of these facts the "natural
thins for the Portland mill to. do would
be to close down, "said Thompson, adding
that his company believes in giving a
square deal.
"We have employes wlttf us who are
liighly trained in the woolen business
aitd who have been with us many years.
Jt would be almost impossible for them
to get other work, he said.
ADDRESSES EMPLOYES '
"Continued operation In face of the
slump will be. money out of our pock
ets. It., would be cheaper to lock the
door to our factory. But we are-willing
to assume this obligation, store our
goods and absorb the loss rather than
throw our employes out of work. We
are under obligations to them. .They
stayed' with us while work was easy
to get, and we feel it our duty to keep
them employed during . the ' period of
depression, ,i ,
. inompson aeciarea mai ne wouia
keep the mill operating . if humanly
possible, and pointed with pride to the
record of the mill, which has kept con
stantly going for 15 years, despite pan
ics and depression" periods. He ad
dressed employes , of the mill at noon
today, further outlining his stand and
asking for their continued cooperation.
The mill had been operating on day
and night shifts for two years. In the
future it will operate only on a day
shift. ; . v
Community Spirit
Is Portland's Asset,
' Says W.D.B, Dodson
Portland has begun to show what can
be accomplished by a city for itself by
fighting, as a unit, declared W. D. B.
Dodson, general manager of the Cham
ber of Commerce, speaking before the
members' forum of that body this after
noon. "'- ''
The selection t of ; a Portland - man,
Joseph N. Teal. 'as one of the two ship
ping board commissioners from the Pa
cific Coast, the allocation of shipping
board vessels to this port that . would
have gone elsewhere except for strenu
ous campaigning, - and the release of
Portland from the Seattle operating dis
trict of the shipping board, were named
by Dodson as distinctive community
achievements. More, paid he, can and
will be done . by "applying the lesson
taught by the war keeping an- unbroken
front in meeting competitive opposition.
Hugh H. Herdman, telling of the ap
palling increase of automobile accidents,
invited business men to attend public
safety lectures xin mechanical subjects
of motor - construction and operation
which will be held weekly in the"public
library beginning this evening. '
Problfem of Caring
For Tourists Will
Be Discussed Here
To form definite plans and discuss
better methods for handling tourists and
visitors to Oregon, a meeting has been
called to convene in tne green room of
the Chamber of Commerce at 12:15
o'clock Tuesday. O. W. Mielke, chair
man of the publicity committee of the
chamber has issued the call.
Sydney B. Vincent, manager of the
publicity bureau-of the 'chamber, will
tell the group of men about the Denver
Tourist ' bureau plan. Vincent recently
visited Denver. Notices of the meeting
have been sent to the following :
Mayor ; Baker, George Quayle, W. S.
McKenney, EC S. Crawford, Percy Smith,
L. It. Wheeler, Edgar Piper, Don Ster
ling, Fred Boalt, O. W. Mielke, Emery
Olmstead, J. C. A ins worth, E. J. Jaeger,
Phil Metschan, W. C. Hofman, Wilson
Benefiel and George Bradenberg. .
Argument Deferred
In. Sugar Charges
Argument on the demurrers filed' by
attorneys for 'Mason, Klirman & Co.
against the sugar indictments was post
poned one week in the federal ' court
this morning at the request of Assistant
United States Attorney Lusk.'
The indictments charge violation of
the Lever 'act by reselling sugar, bought
tn San Prartcisco, presumably for Port
land trade.- in -the Eastern market, ,
Policeman's Slayer
In County Jail Cell;
Bullet WoiM Heals
Private Husted A. .Walters, charged
with the murder of Patrolman ' Jerome
Palmer on November 17, was moved
from the prisoners' ward at the" police
emergency hospital today to a cell at
the county Jail to await trial. The
stitches taken in the bullet wound in his
shoulder were removed this morning, so
further daily medical attention is not
considered necessary. Walters, who is
also charged with being a deserter from
Caftip Lewis, shot the partolman when
he was about to be arrested for the part
he played in three holdups.
W TO DEFRAY
INSURANCE COST
The city of Portland, will continue
paying its pro rata of the insurance
on the bridges spanning; the Willam
ette river within the city, City At
torney La t Roche ; '" announced this
morning, and that arrangement will
doubtless continue as long as the
present bridges stand. , '' . ;,y .
"Commissioner Pier asked this .de
partment to take1 up the matter of the
county commissioners', paying the In
surance premiums on the bridges be
cause. Inasmuch as the legislature has
placed the operation of these bridges
with the county, and has authorized
Multnomah county to rebuild them in
the event of destruction, it is the log
ical conclusion that the commissioners.
who would have to rebuild - the struc
tures were they destroyed, are the
beneficiaries under the insurance poli
cies, and not the city." La Rochesaid.
COU1JTY FATS LAJEB
"The county commissioners ,wiJl have
to take care of, the insurances on all
future structures built to replace any
of the present bridges," the city attor
ney added,' "but until such time I pre-
sume the city will continue to pay the
usual part of the. insurance. The prin
cipal thing is t)f safely assure both
county and cily "of payment for all
losses by the insurance companies, and
to safeguard both county and city a
clause stipulating that the question of
title of the bridges does not relieve
the insurance companies of responsibil
ity for damages, will be included in
future policies, as this department had
that clause inserted in the policies now
in effect"
TITLE DISPUTE CITED
The city attorney cited a case in
California wherein the title to certain
property was clouded merely by one per
son holding an option on a building
owned by another at the time it was
destroyed by fire. The insurance com
pany refused to pay the insurance on
the ground that the tile was thus
doubtful and the higher courts sus
tained the insurance - company in its
contention. The clause referring to
question of title in. the Willamette
bridges' policies forestalls any such ac
, tion by the insurance companies .and
gives adequate protection to both city
and county. La Roche stated.
Harding's Plurality
Over James Cox in
California 395,801
. Sacramento, Cal., Nov. 29. (U. P.)
Senator Warren G. Harding carried Cal
ifornia for president over Governor
James Ii Cox by 395,801 votes, accord
ing to official totals announced today
by Secretary of State Franjc C. Jordan.
John II. Rosseter led the list of Re
publican electors with (24,992 votes, and
E. L. Doheny tops the Democratic elec
tors with 229.191. 1
The Socialist vote was 64,076 and the
prohibition vote 25,204.
The Socialist vote shows a big increase
over the 1916 figures of 42,898. The
prohibitionists cast 27.713 votes in 1916.
WD
SATURNALIA
QF SPENDING OVER.
SAYS FARNSWORTH
12 Men Fined on '
(Tamhlinff fthflrp-p.R
KranK sue was nnea jio py Munici
pal Judge Rossman this , morning on a
charge of operating a lottery game ' at
2(0 myiur iirnL . .miib oiner men
.u'ra .. fin Ail lift n(h fnr vlaitinv th
game, and one man 5 on the same
charge.) Fred Leo was fined --$75 and
sentenced to lour a ay a in Jail on a
charge of having lottery tickets in his
possession. He was arrested in Kenton
Sunday afternoon by Patrolmen Belleu
and S perry.
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Woodstock Forms
Peptrmist Club to
Boost Community
For the improvement of the commun
ity the Woodstock Peptlmlst club organ
ized Saturday night in a meeting at the
Woodstock M. E. church. Temporary
organization was effected to be made
permanent at the next meeting, to be
held December 6.' Bert Lewis was
elected president and Herbert E. Ryder
secretary. The organisation is to pur
sue a program of clean-up in the dis
trict, and one of its first moves will be
to get a regular fire station to replace
the .volunteer organization..'
Ordinary washings4y hand -do
not, as a rule, get the clothes
clean. But the Thor does. Your
finest clothes or thej heaviest
fabrics are slushed, 'surged-
whirled in the smooth maple
cylinder rotated eight times
one way then eight times in
reverse in the foamy hot
cleansing suds till they're won
derfully clean. There isn't a step
in the process that can possibly
harm the most , fragile fabrics.
And no chance of a single piece
being neglected. Let us show
you the
ELECTRIC ;
WASHING
.MACHINE
EIcti-ie Supplies
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Funeral of Former
Athletic Star Held
. 'i
Morton, Wash., Nov. 29. The Metho
dist church of Morton- was filled to over
flowing Friday for the funeral of Ells
worth Crumb, former University of
wasmngion atnietic star, who was
killed at the Tilton Valley Lumber com
pany mill Wednesday. Three brothers,
Isaac, Joe and Tom Crumb, were among
the pall bearers. Crumb, known to his
schoolmates as "Buck," was born' on the
family homestead in Highland valley,
west of Morten, September 27. 1898.
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Farmer Driving Hay
Wagon Is Injured
Salem, Nov. 29. Oscar E. Fry. Polk
county farmer, living across the river
from Salem, suffered a .crushed nose,
slight scalp wound and minor bruises
about the head, face and shoulders
when his truck was struck by the gaso
line motor on the Falls City branch of
the Southern Pacific Saturday night,
while he was on his way to Salem with
a load of hay. Fry was picked up un
conscious.
Neighbors' Curiosity
Leads to Farm Still
So many high powered cars and trucks
visited the farm of Alex Tllore near
Wood row station In the Hillsdale sec
tion that the suspicions of the neighbors
were aroused and a report made. Fed
eral agents examined the farm Saturday
and found 90 gallons of grape mash. 80
gallons of finished wine and parta of a
still. Tilore is held in jail in default
of 1500 bonds. . .
PLANS FOR OPENING OF
SALEM STREET. ARE READY
City Engineer Laurgaard . has com
pleted the plans and will file his report
on the proposed opening of Salem street
from Forty-first to Forty-fourth street
at the Wednesday meeting of the city
council. The report of the Davis street
extension from Sixteenth to Seventeenth
street will also be ready for the coun
cil's 'action this week, the city engineer
announced. . .
Boll Run Force Cut
Only two men are now employed at
the Bull Run reserve. The crew which
built the new dam at the city's water
supply basin there, ranging in numbers
from 40 to 60, have been called in for
the winter, leaving but two to attend to
the routine work and general mainte-
nence until spring.
Negotiations Under
Way for Common
User of Terminal
Negotiations by the Great Northern
and S., P. Si. S. railways to gain a con
tract from the Northern Pacific Tei"
minal company permitting passenger
trains of those lines to use the Union
station as their Portland terminal,, are
being carried op in the East
Local officials Of the terminal com
pany say they have not taken part in
any negotiations in regard to the use of
the station. One of the officials of the
company intimated this morning that the
contract permitting use of the union sta
tion by the Great Northern' and S., P.
&. S. is being discussed by Ralph BuA,
president of the Great Northern, and
Cart R. Grey, president of the Union Pa
cific. , Attempts by the Great Northern to
obtain a contract permitting continued
operation of passenger trains into the
Union station was precipitated by a re
cent order issued the railroad by the
terminal company to abandon the Union
station as its terminal and by the state
ment made by Mayor Baker that he in
tended investigating why the Hill line
interests could not construct a more suit
able." terminal to take the place of the
North Bank station.
APOSTOLIC FAITH
MISSION
GHT
Story of Flouring
Mill to Be Told
Anti-Saloon League
I Joins in War Upon
j Dry Law Violators
The fight against the liquor traffic is
a long way from being ended, W. J.
Herwig, superintendent of the Oregon
Anti-Saloon league, told his congrega
tion at University Park Methodist church
Sunday night. He said that the consti
tutional amendment did not guarantee
freedom from liquor, so long as congress
retains the right to decide the legal
alcoholic content. For this reason Ore
gon, in conjunction with other states, is
organizing a force to assist peace offi
cers In running down moonshiners and
bootleggers. The league has organized
a law enforcement department which is
giving assistance where requested or
needed.
"It is our purpose to cooperate with
law enforcement officers throughout the
state in the enforcement of our prohi
bitory laws," he said, "and to create
a strong public sentiment everywhere for
law and order and to make it more
popular to enforce the law than not to."
The story of the development of a lo
cal milling industry, from a small be
ginning to i the present establishment
which helps supply the bread hunger
of the world, twill be related in connec
tion with the Rotary club program
Tuesday noon, by Frank P. Tibbetts and
other representatives of the Portland
Flouring Mills company. ;..
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Douglas Fir In Demand
The Panama canal commission wants
600.000 feet of Douglas fir, ' according
to proposals received by the trade de
partment of the Chamber of Commerce.
Bids for the timber must be in Wash
ington. D. C not later than Decem
ber 13. Proposals may be received
from the chamber by asking for cir
cular 1422, "
S. & H. Green Stamps for cash. Hol
man Fuel Co.. Main 353, 660-21. Adv.
Festival Auxiliary
To Meet on Friday
The first meeting of the Rose Festival
auixlliary will be ' held Friday in the
green room of the Oregon building be
ginning at 8 o'clock, according to a no
tice sent to civic, commercial, fraternal
and social organizations by Ira L. Riggs,
president of the organisation. Delegates
of the various clubs will have a voice
in the election of the'1921 Rose Festival
board of governors.
C. A. Farnsworth, associate direc
tor of the government savings or
ganization of the Twelfth federal re
serve district, Is lit Portland on a
tour of the Northwest, including
Utah. He is here to confer with
state savings officials on the work.
"Considering the disturbed economic
and financial conditions of 1920. the
treasury, department and the govern
ment savings organization for the
Twelfth federal reserve district feel
that their post-war financing work has
been successful and we look to 1921
with a confidence in steadily increasing
demand for government securities of all
classes," said Farnsworth. I am now
making a hurried trip through the
Twelfth federal reserve district in con
nection with our plans for 1921.
"The work of the government savings
organization, which is under the super
vision of Governor John U. Calkins, of
the Federal Reserve bank of San Fran
Cisco, embraces the problem of gaining
a constantly widening field for the dis
tribution of treasury certificates of in
debtedness, which are issued from time
to time at attractive rates of interest.
and usually for short terms, to finance
our war obligations ; our work also con
templates continuing efforts, which have
met with great success, curing iszu, to
provide a secondary, market for Liberty
bonds. Besides these activities, we are
carrying on our general thrift movement
represented In the sales of Thrift and
Savings Stamps and treasury savings
certificates.
EXTRAVAGANCE IS ENDED
"The treasury department and the gov-
ernment savings organization for the
Twelfth federal reserve district feel that
they have contributed largely by a year
of incessant advocacy of thrift and sane
living to the present definite trend to
normal standards. It was a colossal
task we faced a year ago with rich and
poor alike disporting themselves In a
saturnalia of spending. It seemed im
nniwible at times to make ourselves
heard. But the insistency of our appeal
has had its effect and the tide has j
turned.
"As an instance of this, reports to the
Federal Reserve bank of San Francisco
from the centers of population through
out the Twelfth federal reserve district
indicate that uring the last five months
there has been an ever Increasing de
mand on the part, especially of small
investors, for Liberty bonds at present
attractive market prices, yielding as high
as 64 per cent return on the investment.
In addition to this, millions of treasury
certificates of indebtedness have been
purchased by investors In the Twelfth
federal reserve district, while through
the postoffices and banks of the district
and in the schools we have sold millions
of Thrift and Savings Stamps and treas
ury savings certificates.
THRIFT EDUCATION WI58
"We are bupported by the opinions
of some of the leading financiers and
economists of the country that no
more important work is being done
today in America than this thrift edu
cation, wherein, through actual saving
and investment of sums small and
large in the securities of our govern
ment, the men, women and children of
America are learning the vital, prac
tical lessons of strong, independent
citizenship. Our public educators have
recognized the importance of the
teaching of thrift and are cooperating
with us in the schools. In each of our
seven states in the Twelfth federal re
serve district me Buperuneiiueni w
public instruction is also director of
thrift education by appointment from
the treasury department. This in itself
shows the importance of carrying on
the work of helping Americans to have
and invest in government securities."
Diphtheria Malady .
Held in Check, City
Health Books Show
Eldon Marshall, 34-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Marshall, 244 Al
berta street, died of diphtheria Sunday
night the city health bureau announced
this morning
"This death - is only the third from
that cause this winter and is no occa
sion for alarm." City Health Officer
Parrish said. "The situation is well in
hand and shows no indication of a
spread."
Mrs. Anna Harmon
Reported Missing
. Mrs. Anna Harmon. 30, has been re
ported missing by her husband. George
Harmon, shipworker. 118 Idaho street.
Harmon told officials of the women's
protective division Sunday night that his
wife had not been home since Tuesday.
The couple have five children. ..Mrs.
Harmon Is described as & feet 6 Inches
in height, with black hair and gray eyes."
Cherry Grove Baby
Is Burned to Death
OF LEGAL F
Teachings and practices of the
Apostolic Faith Mission, which has
its headquarters in- Portland, and
whose head la the incorporation of
Crawford & Crawford, composed, of
Florence L. and Raymond Crawford,
mother and son, were bitterly at
tacked in Presiding Judge Tazwell's
department of the circuit court to
day. ,
This was in the suit of Luke Thornton,
in which he seeks an accounting for and
restitution of properties to the extent of
$10,000, which he says his former wife,
Mrs. Frances Thornton, donated to the
religious Institution . while under Its
domination. The argument before the
court was on a motion to strike out on
the grounds that two causes of suit were
erroneously united, the statutes or limi
tation have run and the plaintiff has been
guilty of laches. The matter was taken
under advisement by Judge TazwelL
In this suit, in addition to Mrs. Thorn
ton and the Apostolic Faith Mission and
Crawford ft Crawford, former State
Corporation Commissioner Henry J.
Schulderman has been made a defend
ant.
Henry Westbrook appeared for the
plaintiff and Waldemar Seton for the
defendants. 'Westbrook charged that
the mission induced Mrs. Thornton to
convert $8000 worth of real estate Into
cash and give it to the institution, and
that she had also turned in to it per
sonal property to the value of $2000, and
that it then excommunicated her.
"This organization, in the way it .has
conducted affairs here in Portland."
said Westbrook, "ought not to be per
mitted to operate in the state of Oregon.
Families are broken up by its teachings,
husbands and wives are separated ;
there is teaching that childbirth ought
not to be permitted in this county ; they
have used their religious teachings to
accumulate millions of dollars and then
after they have gotten the property of
converts have kicked them out. The
state commissioner of corporations
ought to know the. causes we set up in
this case so that he can Take action."
Seton argued that there is no such
thing as "erroneous religious teaching,"
as the constitution of the United States
and the state of Oregon guarantee full
religious liberty. V
FMESMOMJilM
HOME INDUSTRY PATRONAGE
LAUDED AS FINE EXAMPLE
Appreciation of the action of the
countjr commissioners in awarding to
a local concern the contract for metal
fixtures in the tax department of the
sheriffs office has been shown by the
Associated Industries of Oregon
through a vote of this organization.
This fact was stated in a letter sent
to the commissioners Monday. .
"If we can keep our factories busy,
says the statement, "the problems of
non-employment will be solved, and
along with that many problems. If all
our public officials would take a simi
lar stand, there Is no doubt but what
the influencing of many thousands of
dollars' worth of business . would re
fleet itself in increased activities among
Oregon industries."
COUNTY URGED TO SPEED
REPORT ON 1921 BUDGET
. The fact that the county commission
ers have not yet turned over to the
state tax supervising and revision com
mission for inspection the 1921 budget
estimates for Multnomah county was
officially called to their attention today
by the state board. Request was made
that this be done immediately. The
members of the state commission are
W. H. Hurlburt. I. N. Day and J. D.
FarrelL It was created by the state
legislature in 1919 and given advisory
powers. .
Printing Bids Submitted
Bids for the printing of 200.000 regu
lar tax statements and' 2J00 large size
statements for Multnomah county were
submitted Monday rnomfng to the
county commissioners and referred to
Purchasing Agent Fleming. The offers
are : Chausse-Prudhomme company,
$1622 ; J. R. Rogers, $1721; Irwin-Hod-
son company, $1727; Boyer Printing
company, $1742.
Planinj 31111 Incorporates
The Oregon Planing Mill company of
Portland, capitalized at $10,000, flied
its articles of incorporation with- the
Multnomah county clerk Saturday, show
ing D. E. Woodslde, Herbert Jackson and
Robert R. Rankin as the incorporators.
Divorce Mill
Divorce suits filed: .Ada R. Pinker-
ton against C H. Plnkerton desertion
Mary E. Johnson against Carl A. John
son, cruelty.
Coyote Had Rabies
A coyote head sent to the state board
of health Saturday from Sherman and
Grant counties was found to contain
evidences of rabies. The coyote had
bitten a number of dogs, sheep and
chickens and had wandered into a
barnyard when it was shot.
Forest Grove, Nov. 29. Marie M ait
land, aged 1 year, daughter of -Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Maitland, was burned to death
when the Maitland home, a mile east of
Cherry Grove, caught fire and was de
stroyed Sunday. Two children, aged
2 and 6, escaped. ; , .
Hunter Fined $25
Walter Severy of Florence was ar
rested November 25 near Florence by
F. McDaniel, deputy game warden,
for hunting without a license, and was
fined ' $23 following a hearing at Flor
ence, according to a report filed at the
headquarters of the state fish and J
game commission
Fines Are Imposed
On three Accused
Dry Law Breakers
Alleged prohibition law violators had
a rough time in municipal court this
morning. Sam Harris, - who was ar
rested by Sergeant Schad Saturday
night at 233 First street, was fined
$100. Bond for appeal was set at $300.
Florence Flanagan, arrested by Ser
geant Breuning and Patrolmen Brown
and Hardin at Third and Ankeny
streets, was fined $150, and bond, for
appeal was placed at $300.
- George Evanoff, arrested at 35 V4 Sec
ond Btreet Sunday morning, was fined
$100. -
' W. O. Ward, arrested by Sergeants
Breuning and Maas at Second and
Burnside streets, was fined $25 after
he had pleaded guilty.
Beceiver Will Sell
Lots 'in Marshfield
An order allowing the receiver for the
Coos Bay Lumber company to' sell three
lots In railroad addition to Marshfield
for $10,000 was signed this' morning by
Federal Judge Wolverlon. The pur
chaser is named as Donna Smith. The
order was allowed to satisfy a suit Irf
equity between Lucius K. Baker and the
lumber company. " i
Damage Suit Transferred
The request of G. Somekawa, a citi
zen of Japan, to be allowed to remove
the personal injury suit brought against
him by Glenn L. Mack from the state
circuit court to the United States dis
trict court, was allowed this morning
by Judge Wolverton. Mack was se
verely . injured several months , ago
Portland by a truck which Somekawa
was driving. The transfer was allowed
on the grounds -that citizens of- differ
ent states or countries have the right
of trial in the federal court.
SAW FBASCISCO-The U. S.
superdreadnaught -California, now
being completed, will be towed down,
from Mare Island this afternoon as
far as California- City and will go
Into Hunters Point drySock tomor
row morning. - ,
COXSTAjmHOPLE-(I. N. S.)
Muetapha Kemal Pasha, leader of
the Turkish Nationalists, Is prepar
ing to open a general offensive on
the Western- front against the
Greeks.
SHAMOKIN, PA (t N. &) Fire
starting In the hotel owned by F. R.
Dubbs swept the Windsor block in
the business section today, causing a
loss of at least $300,000.
SAX AITTOJflO. (I. N. S.) Pres
ident Ebert's government of Ger
many has extended formal recogni
tion to the De-La Huerta Mexican ,
government.
SAN FRANCISCO. ,L N. S.)
After breaking a window in the H. -H.vHarris
jewelry store at 249 Pow
ell street, burglars made away with ",
diamonds valued at $2000 early to
day. ' . . : - :- ;- . ', '
WASHINGTON U. P.) An at
tempt to revive the fignt for uni
versal military training may be made
during ' the special session of con
gress to be called by President-Elect .
Harding after Marsh 4.
C A L E X I CO, CAL-(U. P.)
Flames swept a business block In
Imperial avenue here and did dam
age estimated at almost $100,000.
FITZGERALD, Ga., (U. P.) A
: deputy sheriff left here today with
a . warrant forthe arrest of Mrs.
Anna P. Cutts, wife of a Fitzgerald
attorney, charging her with murder
in connection with the death of. Fred
D. Sheoard, ' millionaire peach
grower.:-
WASHINGTON (L N. & The
L W Wv are preparing to form an
alliance with the Bolshevists of
Russia, William D. Haywood an
nounced today in an interview.
GRAND RAPIDS (U. p5 Fred
W. French, 40, assistant cashier,
confessed today to embezzling $300,
000 or more from the City Trust &
Savings bank here. .
WASHINGTON- L N. & The
supreme court of the United States
is in recess' today and will not re-'
convene until next Monday. It Is
expected, that, a number of import
ant decisions will be handed down
on that date.
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,; SEATTLE. (U. P.) Seattle's
streetcar system will go on a war
rant basis on December 24. it was
announced by City Treasurer Ed L.
Terry today, j
LONDON (I. N. S.) A man whe
described himself as Joseph Wilkotf
of Jew York today reported to the
police-that he had been robbed of
$2800 in a Plcadllly hotel.
" LONDON. U. P.) The conference
of allied premiers over the Greek
and Russian -situations will be re
sumed : Thursday.
SLAUGHTER
HONS
MAN
IN WELL IS
LIKELY DEAD NOW
The Dalles, Nov. 29. Volunteer
searching parties worked' without
result all day Sunday In an endeavor
to find the man in the upper Mill
Creek district who Is believed to be
lying seriously injured or' dead In
the bottom of a well. 1
Scores went out from The Dalles and
from the rural sections near -where the
accident is supposed to have occurred.
The scene Is about 17 miles southwest
of The Dalles, and in extremely rough
and wooded country.
It is the opinion of Sheriff Chrlsman
that if any man fell down one of -the
abandoned wells in that section he Is
dead by now, because of the storms and
cold weather. ,
Health League Men
Confer in Portland
Celestine J. Sullivan, manager, and
Hartley Fiske Peart, . attorney for the
California League for the Preservation
of Public Health, Of - San Francisco,
passed through Portland Sunday night
on their way to Seattle, where they will
organize a Washington league similar
to that in California While In Port
land they conferred with Dr. Joseph H.
Pettit, president of the State Medical as
sociation, and H. F. Mclnturff, attorney
for the state board of health.
Milton Resident Dies
Milton. Or., Nov. 29. Joe West, one
of the oldest residents of Milton, died
recently in Long Beach, Cal., where he
and Mrs. West had gone to visit a niece
and for the benefit of Mr. West's health.
'Get Out,' Backed by
Eazor, Gets Results
For Alleged Prowler
"Get out of here or I'll cut you In two."
When Mrs. L. N. Case of the Garnet
hotel and J.- W. Tlce of the Couch build
ing heard . these menacing, words,' they
reconsidered their plan of seizing Harry
Lewis at noon today whenvthey saw
him -with some clothing, not his, In
room at the hotel.
Hastily quitting the room where Lewis
was swinging a bad looking razor, they
called the police, while Lewis rushed to
the 6treet ;
Motorcycle Patrolman Abbott found
Lewis quite meek when Tics pointed him
out. and the man made ne use of the
razor. v, - .
Lewis is being held for Investigation
at police headquarters. He Bald he lives
at Spokane. .
Hot Lake Arrivals.
Hot Lake, Nov. 29. Arrivals at Hot
Lake sanitarium Friday were: Dr. M.
K. Hall and family, Portland ; Peter
Grant, La Grande ; William Heldrlcks,
Union; Mrs. R. I. Keator, Pendleton;
H. G. Mires, Union ; Helen Teebler, La
Grande; Maud Riggs, North Powder:
Mra .W. W. Dargan, Baker; L. R. Wills.
Kalispell, Mont.; W. H. Munsell, La
Grande. .;
Arrivals Saturday were.
F. L. Hanson, Seattle, Wash. ; John
Olson. Portland ; W. V. Turner. Boise.
Idaho ; W. IL Mansell and family. La
Grande ; Mr.! and Mrs. . W. F. Scott.
uoise, laano; tx is. Wiseman and A us
tin F. Flegel, Portland; Mrs. Burl Con
ley and Mrs. Elmer Mires, Island City,
and Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Flummer, The
Dalles. . , , . -
ES
ARE DENOUNCED AS
ES
HEALTH.MENAC
"Slaughter houses north of Colum
bia boulevard In the vicinliy of
Slough road and. Peninsula avenue,
from which much of the city's meat
supply lsobtained, are now operated
under conditions of tilth and in fla
grant violations of all sense of de
cency to an extent I could never have
believed possible in .'a civilized com
munity," declared Commissioner of
Public Affairs! C. A. Blgelow today.
- On complaint of the health depart
ment. Mayor Baker appointed Commis
sioners Bigekrtr and Mann to Investi
gate the slaughter houses and,' accom
panied by City Health Officer Parrish.
Dr. E. E. Chase and Government Inspec
tor Joss, the commissioners inspected
the abbatoirs this morning, :-
As a result of the investigation the
city health department Is preparing an
ordinance to pVesent to the city council
next week declaring the slaughter
houses conducted by Sterrett & Co. nd'
Howitt ft Co., public nuisances and or
dering their - immediate abandonment.
The ordinance will also regulate all
slaughter hounes, compelling the meat
concerns to conduct them along sanitary
lines,.
"One of the three slaughter houses In
spected was in fair condition, but the
other two wen in a horrible stale," Dr.
Parrish said. "It la vitally Important
that the city legislate at once to make
it impossible for other Institutions to
become so fill hy and unsanitary in the
future." ; -
Commission) r Manii said he indorsed
all Commissioner Blgelow and Dr. Par
rish said about the condition of these
sources of meat supply and would urge
the council to take immediate action
not only to i emedy present conditions
but to govern all slaughter houses, that
citizens would be assured clean meats
handled under sanitary conditions.
Both commissioners arid health offi
cials favor a municipal concrete central
aobatolr in which all butchers would be
compelled to carry on their business
under close inspection.
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' - Mrs. Manela's Father Dies
Freewater.i Or., .Now -39. Mrs. Aleck
Manela received word that her father,
Mr. Reld of Port Orchard, Wash., is
dead. I w-, -
Aero Club to Meet
L. B. Hickam, president of the -Aero
Club of Oregon, has called a meeting
of that organization to convene in the
green room of the Oregon building . at
8 p. m., December. 2. -
AExxl That Young
Folk? Thrive Upon
Alxidbuaidlng food
made of wheat and
malted barley: .
burboyorglri should
'have , t -
GrapeNuts
"There s a Reason"
Umgi
Charles Hackett
Exclusive Columbia Artist
' . j - - - "--'-
appearing at ! -
Heilig Theatre
December 1st
' Under the Management of
Steers &Coman
Hear Charles Hackett. of the New
York Metropolitan Opera Company-
at this concert, and in your own home
by means of his records made exclusively
for Columbia.
Be sure to attend this recital and note
the individual qualities of his voice,
which have pleased so many people.
Then go to any Columbia dealer and
ask him to let you play Hackett' s rec
ords on the Columbia Grafonola.
You'll find that his Columbia R ecords,
as played on the Columbia Grafonola,
reproduce exactly -the same qualities
which delighted you at this . recitah
You actually hear him 6ing again.
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COLUMBIA GRAPHOPHONE COMPANY, New York