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115 HE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON. WEDNESDAY. .DECEMBER 1, 1920. PREPAREDNESS IS VAR PREVENTER, DECLARES LIGGETT "The best insurance for peace la preparedness 'for war," "said Lieu tenant General Hunter Liggett, com mander of the Ninth army corps, at the dinner given him by the officers of the Oregon National Guardat the Chamber." of Commerce Tuesday night. The dinner was given Jn , honor of their ; former commander . while overseas and the representa tive' business, men pf the s city were - Invited to meet the general, and to hear his message on the new army organization. ; I ; ' "Some said that this was the last war," said the general. "They have said it after every war and will Ipntinue. to say It after the wars to come'. Human nature bar not changed In the last 2500 . years and from the signs I flare say, it Will not change; The same-things that caused former wara will cause the fu . ture war for the causes are wrapped up in human nature. 'j - l CTAKB CJfIT PRAISED -S. ' "We muni insure agairmt war aa we would ftisure our lives )r our property and the best Insurance any nation can tiosslbly have is preparedness 'for war. The new national guard movement will ake four years to bringjto its full power snd by that time we will have a basis for turning from peace o waVr with the least possible loss of time and life. By the, carrying out o this' program we may have X-peace tUat will lawt a long time as faras we are concerned-! , ', 'Let me now say that regarding the report of hostility between the regular army ami the national Riiard as organ - izatlons to my knowledge no - such ' thing exists. Do'doubt there are per sonal and individual 'animosities they , are to be found In all organizations but 'the regular army and the national guard worked in harmony while under my command." j ; , DECORATIONS ATTRACTIVE The dinln room -of the chamber had been decorated with flags and the seat- ' Ing arrangement mad at three tables "forming the ' initials , U. i 8. A. by Major Drake and the staff working under blm. . The tables were lighted w ith red, white ' and blue lights.' i - ' - .Adjutant General George A. . White i -acted aa toastmafter. The welcome and I aDoreciafion of the City for the work ,' done by General Liggett both heie, and j abroad was. given by Mayor Baker. H. I B. Van Dueer on behalf of the business . men.- Hartwlg on behalf, of the American Federation of Iabor In Oregon, and Dr. Kerr, prudent of the Oregon, A grl--r cultural college, promised their most sin cere efforts to cooperate with the for ,' nation of the new national guard. . -3 After the dinner General' Liggett -attended the organization meeting of the social body of the old, Forty-first Jlvi . sion at the Armory. ' " SING PRINCIPAL PARTS IN OPERA At? 1 V ill w 1 . ...... , , '', ' ' : ' pfttt OPERA IS READY TThe Force off Destiny," to be sqng at The Andltorlum Friday and :' Saturday nights calls for a large cast of principals. Four of these are, top, left to right Miss Phyllis Wolfe arid Mrs. Mlscha Felz, so , pranos. Dottom Otto Wedemey'er, baritone; John Treharne, tenor. Woman Inmate of Oregon Penitentiary Tries to Kilh Self . Salem Or' Dec. l.Mauel Goodan, H, the onfy woman prisoner in the state penitentiary- here, : attempted suicide Tuesday-afternoon by swallowing what " officials believe to Have been poison. . ijhe was detected in the act by the ma 1 tron of the women's ward and prompt application of antidotes Is believed to have saved her' life. 1 She waU resting easy In he prison hospital Wednesday. " She bad been called ilnto the warden's office earlier in the day, where she had admitted that Elvin Bushby, from whom " she had been ' receiving numerous let ters, was no : other than David McCar dell, a -paroled convict, who is being re turned to the prison from Eugene, where ha was arrested for f violation of his parole. She is also said to have admit ted that she was never married to Dan Goodan, who is serving a three year sen tence in the prison for forgery. . She la serving a sentence of two years for ob ' 'taining goods under false pretences, be ing senf p from Jackson county. Cut in .Wages for Lumber Industry Is Given Approval Chehalis, Wash., Dec. 1. At a meeting of Southwest Washington lumbermen and. loggers - In Centralia, Monday, to 1 discuss the business situation, a reduc i tion of at least 20 per cent hv wages was decided trpon. ' About' half of the milla In ' this section are closed on account- of market conditions, and those , operating r" are doing so at a loss.: ' " -About 60. per cent of the mills repre ', resented at the meeting reported they . could . not operate without a loss, even . with the wage reduction in force and 'would be forced te close down until the market revives.. Mill men said that pros pects for better prices do not' look good . fo the coming- months. , . Youth Given 3 Years lfn Penitentiary on .Charges of Robbery , Kighteen-year-old ; Wllllard Herder . stood before Presiding Judge Taswell . Tuesday afternoon, apparently unmoved, while Deputy District "Attorney-Graham read a long list of robberies In which the youi had confessed to being Im plicated, v He had pleaded guilty before this court to three, grand Jury . Indict ments of larceny. A plea was made for parole, but with the long, record of mis deeds before the court. Judge Tazwell said he could not Justify himself, m turning young Herder loose upon the community , without punishment. : '. The sentence was three- years In the penU tentiary. ; : - ' . , Bridge to Be Repaired - Oregon City... Dec 1. The suspension J bridge crossing the Willamette river be-'-' 'tween Oregon City, and West Linn is to be closed two hours each day to all ve hicle traffic, according to signs posted ' " by the county court Tuesday JNovehl- ' - cles will be allowed to pass over the "bridge - between 7.:30 and 8:30 In the i. - --morning,-and :S0 and 4:80 In the after . . noon. Needed repairs on the bridge will , - b rinade during these hours each ' day. Trucks ' carrying in excess of two tons will not be allowed to use the bridge, ; and trucks are forbidden to pass on the spaa. , ifeH'vv'S ' The Auditorium was filled to capac ity this afternoon wltn high school students of Portland and thosei jof the grade schools who take partj in the grade school orchestras, asserri-i bled there to hear the preliminary performance of the Verdi opera, "The Force of Destiny," which holds' the boards at The Auditorium 'Jrl day and Saturday nights. ' The" performance this afternoon is com plete .In every detail, with principals, chorus, ballet, orchestra and pipe oi-gan, following 'dress rehearsals given earlier in the week. . j ;j ."The Force of Destiny" isbeing Bung in English and this is the premiere;; per formance in the Pacific Northwest al though the opera has been very popular in Europe for years. For tunefulness It ranks' with "Rigoletto" and "II Trova- tore" and the story is interest-compelling throughout ' Roberto Corruccini Is. the general di rector and musical conductor aud the ballet Is in charge of Miss Alys May- Brown, premiere danseuse. The chorus consists of 60 of Portland's best en semble voices and. there are 3Q musicians in the orchestra. ''!' j The scenes are laid in Spain and Italy at the close of the s eighteenth ceiJturyJ and stage settings and costumes! are brilliant. '! - Mrs. E. L. Thompson, president of the association, announces that the perform ances Friday and Saturday nights will begin promptly at 8:15 o'clock. . , '- Veneer Makers of Oregon Organized; Schuh Is Organization of veneer manufacturers' of Oregon and Washington was effected at a meeting at the Multnomah ihotel Tuesday. Representatives of 24 i con cerns producing veneer were present and reports read at the meeting showed that the number of plants operating ip the two' states' had doubled during the past year. Officers elected were : C. W. Schuh of Puyaliup. Wash., president ; E. C. Down ing of North. Bend, vice president; J. B. Knapp of Portland, secretary and treas urer; Thomas Autxen of Portland and W. J. Royee of, Marshfield. directors. VThe name chosen for the new organi zation is the Pacific Coast Veneer Manu facturers' association. . Coyotes Menace to Big Game Hunting in Southeastern 'Oregon " , Coyotes are becoming so numerous In Curry county they are a menace to game, and unless the packs are systematically checked, they may ruin big game hunt ing In .Southeastern Oregon,, according to John F. Abbott of Gold Beach, district deputy game warden of Curryi and Coos counties. - .- .. Abbott arrived in Portland this morn ing for his first visit to the headquarters of the state fish and game commission in several years. , t. .- - - He attributed -the Increas in the num ber of coyotes to the fact that sheep raisers are going out of business and re moving their dog packs from the county.' Cougars, are growing in number for the same reason. The bounty on coyotes in Currj county has been $75, but the coun ty court is in cession today to consider a be tier bounty plan. ' Bodies of A.-EF. . Soldiers Coming . Bodies of three soldiers who served and died on European soil will arrive In Portland Saturday morning. They are remains of Private Elmer E. Fellers. headquarters Company, 325th Infantry, of Waterville, Vash., Private Frank Pe terson, S33d Supply company, Wenatchee, Wash., and Mechanic -. John Johnson, Eighteenth infantry of Portland. - School Budget Approved . Seaside. Or Dec 1. The budget for the local school district. Including $25, 000 for teachers salaries, was unanl- 'Must Bkween Yoii and Mfe" says the Good Judge Here's genuine chewing satisfaction for you, hook- ed up with real economy. A small chew of this class of tobacco lasts much long er than a big chew of the ordinary kind that's be- cause the full rich, real tobacco taste lasts so long. Any man who uses the . Real Tobacco Chew wiU tell you that. Pui up in two styles W-B GUT is a long fine-cut tobacco RIGHT CUT is a short-cut tobacco mously adopted. Miwi Farr of Colorado was added to the teaching staff, bring ing the number of teachers to 12, Exper?rnenters in New Zealand, have succeeded in producing 'pig Iron on - a ' commercial- scale from iron sands found in that country. ' VN. Ml fl' J-i i III mm. I ; 1.1 lJ " the JN II II , LvJl .teiJiU ; II a ormem Stop spending because the other fellow does. Save ! Ge,tv put ; o the rut of thoughtless extravagance and onto the path of Sav ing and Opportunity. Now as always is best time, to. begin. $1 Opens a Savings Account in this Bank i Ml- i WASHINGTON A T THIRD, Rent Raised So Store Is '.V ) Closed , Goes Business H Big Jewelry Firm Is Forced Store Closed Entire . Stock Must Be Sold at Once Pur rent has been about doubled.- We can't pay it WE WONT PAY IT. Glass, Silverware, Diamonds, eta, going on public sale to the public We start our sale tomorrowthousands upon thousands of dollars' worth of the highest grade qf Jewelry, Cut - aa are talking plain English we want the public td understand we. will cut the prices to nearly nothing! Thisis all we can do. And we will give FREE $100 ONE HUNDRED IN CASH TO ANY MAN, WOMAN OR CHILD that will show us a better way to dispose of this'big stock' We have to selnt quick. We have to get out. by .January 1." We bought thousands of; dollars' worth of merchandise, expecting to have this store WE 'ARE STUNG WE MUST SELL AT ONCE no matter if everything only brings a. few cents on the dollar. THIS IS A REAL SALE WE HAVE TO SELL QUICK AN IDEA OF PRICES. I - Men's $17.50 Elgin Watches Cut to $9.35 MENS CUFF, BUTTONS . Men's '$22.50 20-year Watches cut to $14.35 Meh's $2o.00 7-jewcl Watches cut to $17.35 A Great Big Reduction on All Railroad- Watches r Regularly YT $5.00 to $7.50 $2.00 to $4.00 ffl .. ) Cuff Buttons Cut to 69c : xyJ Cut to $2.89 .; . L!. - Immmi m mmSmS&mmi LADIES' WRIST WATCHES Reg. $13 Watches sgS! Reg. $27.50 Watches cut to . : jSSSi'0MSK cut to ; : . $9.35 ' $17'35 j Reg. $22.50 Watchc3WWVyReg. $4.50 Watches 'i CUt t0$ 1 2.35 Clt $23.35 Regular $S0 to $65 Watches $32.35 I MEN'S WATCH CHAINS GUARANTEED -I Regular $2.00 and $2.25 cut to. 1 . . w ....... i.; .vv..V. .79 j Regular $5.00 and $6:00 Chains cut to: .$2.29 1 Ivory Sets, Etc., Will Be Nearly Given Away! I r We Must Sell at Once No man can be fair to himself or the public and ask the public to pay unreasonable high rent. We won't do it. We close this store out that's all. r Hundreds of $1 and $2 articles as low as 10y and 25 COME IN AND SEE OUR GUARANTEE LADIES-i-TAKE NOTICE $25.00 Community 26-piece set Table Ware, cut to $14.95 $3.50 and $4 Sheffield pierced handled Nappies, cut to 98 Beautiful Cameo Rings; regular $10 to $13.50, cut to $3.98 Men's plain Watches, regular $2.50 and $3, cut to $1.29. GREATEST SALE OF CUT GLASS EVER OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC $10.50 to $12.50 Cut Glass Bowls. ........ .;. . . .$3.95 Big size Cut Glass Nappies. . ....... . . . . . . . . .$1.29 Hundreds of beautiful Cut Glass Bowls dishes of all kinds going. j ; All sorts of silver; priced honestly below the wholesale cost. We have to sell. Store goes out of business. ' r - - " : ' ' : ' Greatest Sale of Diamonds Ever Held $100 Diamonds Cut to $49.85 j $125 Diamonds cut to $69.85 ! , - ' ; ' .1 $175 Diamonds cut to $95.85 . j Reductions on All Diamonds Accordingly Up to $5,000.00 The Biggest Diamond Sale on the Pacific Coast $50 Diamond Rings Cut to $23.85 $10.00, Mantle Clocks $3.98 Big Mantle Clocks; Reg. $12.50 and $15, cut to $5.45. V:;1 $30.00 Great Big Mantle Clocks cut to $12.85. $3,00 and $4.00 Baby Bracelets 88c 1 A wondrful sale of ladies', and gentlemen s rings of all ktndsi all styles a great display. All must go. Nothing Reserved going less than wholesale. The mosk wonderful sale of toilet sets prices that will please you. Fountain ! Pens, Reg. $2-$2.75, Going for 59c We are not going to pay this- high rent and try and rnake the public pay for it. We will give our goods away first this is plain English and we mean it. Greatest sale of Ladies' Handbags ever offered kind every style- all must be sold. i GIFTS AT GOING? OUT OF BUSINESS v 1 PRICES It is of great interest to the buying public, to know, that they can come to this big Jewelry Store and actually save money on every purchase. Everybody is anxious these times to buy as economically as possible. 5p a MV;V.t BAW it This is a genuine closinout sale and we will be ; proud to show you prices. A GUARAN TEE THAT IS REAL ASK US. 315 WasM Sale Starts 10 A. M. Tomorrow ,11 u$ ii VUISIE Neai Corner1; Sixth i (s5 We invite everyone in Portland. to come and visit this great sale. A genuine guarantee goes with every article. Genteel sales people will be at your service. No man or woman can afford at this time to miss this big sale. It will pay you to come. One Entrance, 6th and Main Entrance on Washington Street.