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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1. 1920," vTHE OREGON DAU.Y JOIX -RNAL, rOTLAICD, GXtTXCf' .5 SANITARIUM SITE SOLUTION TO WAIT ANOTHER WEEK - Final action by the city council on the petition of the Portland San itarium association t to construct a modern $500000 hospital on'the Bite j of their old building at EM; Sixr ' tieth and Belmont streets, was, coh- tinned for. another; week by the city . council ima morning. ( - : , At a previous meeting opposing prop erly owners naa maieu wrai um aiy tariufti dlrertors could obtain a. free Bite ; 'rrom tiw university .or uregon s moa--lfat dpturlmpnt'si an inducement for .the hospital to become -a unit of the proe -'-posed medical center orf Manjuam hill and the hearing at that time was con- if ujeu ill lilt null: inai nil suuiaiit: urt" ' t'ement of the controversy could be ar rived at i'i.-i": ' PI. A DISK A VO RED Secretary. It. W. Nelson of (he sani-. 'taxium directors informed the council tiiat while his board had received, no def inite offer of such a site, lie was incline to believe it would not accept It.. , "The location is no- Inaccessible that " It would not be advisable for a private ;sanftarlum to locate there, and further, "the objection to the better clasa of pa. -tients to patroniling a hospial cooperat ing in the free and nubile clinics at the . proposed- medical center would further rriilitate against- profitable operation of a private hospital," he said. . In reply to Commissioner Pier's direct question: "In: the event you are not al lowed to rebuild oh your present eite would the Portland sanitarium rebiijld at all in Portland?" Secretary Nelson BHid that Juggins from the expressed sentiment or nis reiiow airectors ne oe lieved the sanltarrum would not be re built In the ciey. , . ; J' RO POSITION IS rijT Declaring that more than two months' ' controversy over the matterand numer ous, meetings of sanitarium directors and protesting property ' owners with the. council ha J only resulted In. "state " ' ments and affidavits but no definite pro ; posal of a solution." Commissioner Bar , bjir moved that the hearing be continue! snother week and that upon the return of Dr. Kichard Dillehunt. dean of the medical college, all parties to the con troversy get together and arrange a definite proposal. Twe motion was ca'r- 4ried unanimously, ' . criticised C. C. Hihdman. representing .. 1.11a proiesianis, suuing : mac ne relt It the duty of the attorney to work with the sanitarium directors In deciding upon Some rlpfinft ttnllltlnn ant nnt in va .- peatedly return to .. the council with , statements and reiterations already worn Hindman advised the council that he had learned of another possible- hospital - Kite in the- residence section near East -. . Thirtieth and Market streets, but that the sanitarium secretary had refused to consider. ; it. Hindman's - statement . brought down : the -pointed cirticisms of the entire council, the members demand-.- ine 'to i know hv what -ri stop the erection of the alleged nuisance in one neighborhood and ."wish it off" on another objecting, community. ORDINANCE TO REGULATE' I . APARTMENT HOUSE RULES ,j"That the apartment house owners of v Portland should be included in Ihe y bcense budget of the city and through "'proper legal procedure placed under the , jurisdiction of the city government to . the extent that their arbitrary actions in refusing to house families with chil dren and in rent profiteering could be properly regulated was -the concensus of opinion today among the city council men, and a clause will-, be included in "the new license ordinance to that effect. Russia Buying ' . Wheat in This. Country for Need J New Tork report 4S.009 basnets of theat rlared for Toll, Russia, yester day , iref re Is in the market for IM08 to J9.009 tons ol wntaL Poll. Itussla, is on tbe Black sea aad thesbipmeat or American wheat there Is a aew record. HARDING REFUSES COMMENT ABOUT HAITIEN REQUEST Aboard S. S. restores, Dec. 1. (By Riidio.) (I. N. Tne steam ship ; bearing President-elect Hard ing's party to Norfolk was not far off Haiti today, but Senator Hard ing refused to comment on the re questof the president of Haiti for a congressional investigation into- the American military administrationof the island republc. ' Senator Harding said that if the mat ter is still open when he takes ' office next March he may consider Including an investigation of Haitien affairs in the work of a commission he Intends ap- pointing to consider the administration of American officials in ' southern pro tectorates." ' j ' ) Senator - Harding I rested- today I from his day on the island of Jamaica, which included a 60-mile drive over mountain roads and along high cliffs. ', He- invited British Governor General Probyn to visit him at Washingtoh. The president-elect plans to return to Marlon. Ohio; December ' 7. He may visit unofficially t lie opening session of congress. His planned conferences with the "best minds of America" to gain Ideas on revision of the League of Na tions' covenant probably will start the week ofDecernb'-r 13. i $25,000 Is Given; to Hahnemann Hospital F u nd b y Eotarians Trustees of the Rotary club announced Tuesday", the club had- pledged a sub scription of $25,000 toward the Hahne mann hospital fund. The 'money will be used for construction work on tbe east .wing of the hospital at East Eighty second and Hassalo streets, the trustees specifying that this amount -be spent on a special ward for the treatment of chil dren. j" The west wing of the hospital has been leased to the federal government and the Hahnemann association is endeavoring to raise $200,000 for the completion of the east wing of the building; Including the gift of the Rotary club. $90,000 has been-subscribed. . JUDGE MORROW GRANTS NON SUIT; IN PEARSON CASE After a court hearing ot 15 days, in which two and a half days wefie taken for the arguments of attor neys. Circuit Judge " Morrow hajs granted a motion for a non-suit i the actioli. of -Alexander Pearson against Twohy ' Brothers company and the O-W.y R. & company. The non-suit was .based on Judge Morrow's interpretation . of the con tract involved in Pearson' suit 'for $139,398.'96. "The litigation grew out. of alleged dam ages which Pearson claims to have suf fered in connection with the fulfillment of a contract with the city of March 9, 1917, whereby he was to make the citys grades for construction of a viaduct over the intersections of streets with- the right of way over the O-W.'R. & X. railroad at East Forty -seventh to East Eighty second streets, and the removal of earth in lowering the railroad grade and dump ing it in Mock's' bottom, when Pearson counted on using this earth for fills in his contract work. ' FLASHES FROM JOURNAL WIRES SEW YORK (IT- S.) In a state ment given out by the Pennsylvania railroad. General W. W.i Atterbury, vice -president in charge' )Of opera tions who prepared the, statement, ; advocates the "open shop" and de clare that the labor unions are en ' gaged in an attempt to nationalize railroads and unify all rail rod prop erties. . j - WILL OF CANADLVX WAR VETEflAX FILED FOR PROBATE The toll of the world war. as it reaches to i various countries, was exemplified Tuesday when a petition was filed for the probate of the will of a Canadian soldier who died In France, leaving prop erty interests in Multnomah county and devisees 'in Scotland. ' John Lennle'of Portland filed for,! probate the will of his brother, Hugh Lennie, and - asked to-, be appointed ex ecutor for the estate in Multnomah county. Hugh Lennie. 37 years old, who was, in the 191st regiment or the over seas! military forces of Canada, died In France October 8, 1918. The will was dated February 15. 1916, and IS made on a regular printed form adapted for men in the military service. The property in Multnomah County consists of two lots In Fairport addition to Portland and two lots n Brockton Block addition to Poryaaid. The proper ty is devised to Mr Janet. Lennie, mother of the deceasfaT fgnd Miss Maggie Lennie, a sistfer, both of Drumbre Cot tage,' Balfron. ;Station, Sterllngshire, Scotland. Two' Uconscs Lssucd Chehalis, Wash., Dec. 1. The. follow ,' rg couples were issued -marriage licenses Tuesday : W. E. Bradshaw of' Pe Ell ; and Hope Richardson of Ga'te: Rav Cur- -tla of Napa vine and Genevea lrevis of , Centralta. W. G. T. U. Drive for i' Orphans' Home Is Being Well Received With; the campaign in. full swing in practically every county of the state ex cept MultnomahV the Oregon W. C. T. U. is confident that Jts drive for a fund of $125,000 for the establishment of a farm Home Cor dependent and orphan children " :.l i . " . . 1 w . 1 1 .. 3 ... T i will uc succenM'.uiiy wiupictcu vy iwciii- ber 10 according to announcement this morning by Frank C. Jackson, state campaign director. ! ' Leslie Butler of Hood River, chairman of the' Hood River county committee, has announced the completion of the county quota.- Although the quota was $700, the fieid workers have already brought in $982' and are, still at work. DR..WHITItG MUST PAY $50 ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCE Dr. Sanford Whiting will have to pay $50 a month additional for the support of his two sons, making his monthly pay ment for this purpose $185. So decided ( Presiding Judge Tazwell Tuesday after noon, after having had under advise ment -for a day the testimony presented in the hearing on the petition of Mrs. Iva W. Whiting that the support money be increased to $300 a month. The case has attracted much attention. -Dr.. Whit ing is a prominent physician and sur geon of Portland, and Mrs. Whlting4 his divorced, wife, is an employe of the city in -Its health bureau. ' "If Dr.. Whiting had a .larger income I would not hesitate to require' him to pay more for the support of his sons," said Judge Tazwell. "The proper solu tion of this situation -would be for the payment to be made large enough so that the mother of these ooys couia stay at home and give them her attention all the time. If it can be shown later that Dr.- Whiting's income has Increased. I wnl hear the attorneys" on the matter of increasing the amount of support money." J ! This Week Only - -1 - - ..... .. , . r ' ' j Bluq Serges and Full Dress Clothes Included $40 Suits $24 $50 Suits $30 $60 Suits $36 $70 Suits $42 $80 Suits $48 $90 Suits $54 . Manhattan, E. & W. and Arrow Shirts Reduced 30 , Vassar Underwear f MEr4'S WEAR ;CorbettBldg;, Fifth and Morrison PETITION" ASKS PAVI' 6F EIGIITY-SECOXD STREET s A petition' was presented to the county commissioners Wednesday asking for the paving of - East Eighty-second street from Division street to Sandy boulevard. so as to make a continuous paved high-, wav from Sandy boulevard to Oregon City. The matter 'was taken Under ad visement. A voluminous petition was presented. calling attention to the bad condition of the wooden -trestle work and roadway of the Vancouver avenue approach to the Interstate bridge and asking that an earth fill be made to replace the trestle work and a permanent roadway be established. ! WASItlNTOSi.. IV. X.) -President Wilson Willi name Henry Mor .genthau. formeri ambassador to,Tur- ; key, to act as his representative in! mediating between the Turkish na tionalists and Armenians, it is re liably reported. ; fi .- . - . : ' ' - -' -H 105D05. (U. X.) The nucleus of the new Canadian navyi sailed ' Tuesday from Davenport for. Hali fax to participate in various ;cere monles and maneuvers "before tak ing up its station as theL .coast guard of the dominionl i TOUGSTOVV-(U. S.) A' plan, whereby steel 'employes -will be placed on an eight hour basis instead of 12 after January t is contemplated by local independent steel 'com panies, it was admitted here today in steel circles. : PCEBIO. (I. IN. . S.) Mrs. , Dor othy Havens, wiffe of Victor Havens, prominent Pueblo businessman, was shot and killed joday by the acci dental discharge; of a shotgun that she "didn't, know! was loaded." CHRISTIASIA, (I: X, S.). A na tional railroad strike began in Nor way at midnight.4 WASHIJfTOy, (U. S.KAn emer gency bill to stoo all Imtnlcratioa into the United States pending the drafting of a permanent measure on the :ubject Viilbe jriished through the coming Bhort session of congress, according to plans announced by Re .pbliCan leaders. .; .' y WASHIJtGTOw L N. S Fu neral services i for William . August Ferdinand . Ekengren, Swedish min ister to the United States, who died last Friday, were held today at SL Johns Episcopal jtchurchvi - CHICAGO (I. K'. S.) The fed eral grand , jury i)ere today began an inquiry Into the causes of high retail prices of coal -and eggs in the Chicago district. . . ', DEXTER I. N, &) Police Of-, fief Roy-Downing-, 27,. was shot and instantly . killed early today by a burglar who had been, discovered ransacking a fashionable Park hill residence. ' ' ' ' LOS ASGELES. (U. P.) Unable t6 agree o'n a verdict in the case of , Mrs. Maybelle Roe, charged with the murder of McCullough Graydon, real estate dealer,; a jury of 10 men and two women was ordered discharged today. . , SEW TOKKc-(I. NT. S. Pierre S. Dupont was elected, president of flje -eneral. Motors corporation at a meeting ot the board of directors. ' WA8HISGT05-U. P. Hous ' ton Thompson of Colorado today be- came chairman of-tne federal trade commission for a oncyear term. . Supreme Officers Of K. P. Put on Work Of Initiating Class Knights of Pythias initiated a class of 200 Tuesday night !at the Iasonic tem ple. The work wa put on by three of ficers of the supreme lodge of th United States, William Lidew of Xevt ; York, supreme chancellor j Fred E. Wheaton of Minnesota, supreme keeper" of j records and seal ; James Hi Gwinn of Pemdleton, supreme master-ati-arms, by. invitation of Ivanhoe lodge jfo.'l. '. i : ! . -Among promlnen members of tlie or der present wera Howard Patience, Harry Love, W. J.i H. Clark, . Walter G, Gleeson and GusSleese of Spokane. TJe initiates were sworn in i on the BibJeised by the lounder. Justice Rath bone, to swear in the first members in the United States." Fined on Gambling Charges " Frank Sue paid a fine of $50 in the municipal court this morning onra charge of' conducting a lottery game., Harry Gordon arid Harry Greefelt conjtributed $5 each when officers testified; tljiat they had visited Sue's game at Fourth and Taylor streets. ' ' ! ! I Discuss National Office At a dinner in honor of R. G. Marshall head of the Associated General Contrac tors of America, given by the Portland engineers and con-tractors at 'the Mult nomah hotel. Tuesday 'night, plans were discussed fSt the establishment of - a national office. ' - '. i v i W. S. Kirkpatrick Is Nominated for Ad Club President W. ,S. Kirkpatrick -was unanimously nominated forj the presidency of the Ad club, this afternoon at fie Benson hotel. and with same unanimity, George Rauch was named for "the first vice presidency ; L.I R. Bailey for the second vice presidency; W. J. Piepenbrink for reelection to the office . of aecretary treasurer and Miss Anna Kiel for as sistant secretary. Miss .Kiel was ten dered a large bouquet of flowers with the compliments ' of the. club's florist, Thomas' Lukes. ;, For the seven directorships the follow ing were; placed in nomination : . W. J. Ball, F. P. Tebbetts, W. W. Brown, E. M. Welch, C. W. Myers, M. R Klepper. W. C. Culbertson, John J. Lane, A. G. LFindlay, . Aaron Frank and Postmaster jonn xi. jones. 99 Give "Him Some of These! These are the things men-want compare fabric,' color, style. Here is better quality at lower price. Itlen's Silk Shirts. Formerly Priced $10 and .$12 $6.95 . Three for $20 Men's Fiber Silk, Woven Madras and Silk Stripe Madras Shirts ...... Formerly Priced $5 to $7 $3.45 99 ! 1 Three for $10 Horse Haven Boosters Coming. Representatives of the Horse Haven Irrigation project at Prosser, Wash., are scheduled to arrive In Portland Thursday, to be met by a special com mittee i appointed by, the chamber of comjherce arid discuss plans recently evolVed for the Horse Haven pdoject. , Danaher Chief CJerk . J: T. Danaher has? been 1 appointed chief clerk to .Superintendent A. T. Mer cier of the Southern Pacific ol succeed R. E. 1 McCormlck, whose resignation became effective this mornfig. Men's House Coats and Lounging Robes Regular $ 850 Garments $ 6.40 ' Regular $1250 Garments $ 9.40 Regular $15.00 Garments $11.95 Regular $20.00 Garments $15.00 Regular $30.00 Garments $22.50 'SMASH! s Goes the Silk NECKWEAR. Every tie reduced! Now's ' the time to buy! a tie! Gut-Silk Ties ' . ' Formerly pricedj$1.50 to $2 95c i ' t . I.E." - Cut-Silk Ties Formerly priced $2j50j $3, $4 $1.55 j Knit Silk Ties Formerly priced" $4 and $5 ,$2.95 ' Lewis Union Suits for Men ) Regularly $6.50 and $7 $4.50 y. '' Worsted Union Suits for Men Regularly $5.00 $2.95 BEN SELLING S22 L SHOP RIGHT, NOW FOR CHRISTMAS! I The Greatest 1 Values in. All Portland Divorce Mill Divorce suits filed : Wilma M. Church against Lionel W. Church, cruelty; C. R. Jackson against Minnie K. Jackson, cruelty ; Helen gcherfenberg against Paul Scherfenberg, desertion; Haze! A. Stone arainst John IL Stone, desertion : Joseph R. Gfesham against Evelyn Lil lian Gresham. cruelty ; Gertrude D. Henderson against Joseph J. Henderson, cruelty; Amies Abert against Lida Abert, cruelty r Elizabeth C. Gentry against John N. Gentry, cruelty. - Presiding Judge Tazwell . Tuesday Issued a decree of divorce to Mabel Eliza beth Lacer from Benjamin F. Lacer, on the grounds of cruelty. , Frank Hein against Theressa Hein, cruelty. ; Divorce decrees granted : Arnold Mos- tell from Elizabeth Mostell. Kate M, Herron-from Wilbur B. 1 Herron, Elsie Hatfield from Louis C' jHatfleld, Fred C. Kircher from Emma Kircher, Charles L Norton from Cora jlsOrton, Ida J Higgina from Milton Kj Higgms, Millie Crawford from 3yott E. . t-rawrord, Mm nie Wilson from W. E.I Wilson, Myrtle Witzel from Hugh Witzel. S. B Rhoades from Frances Rhoades, Anna Wallner from John C. Wallner, Lysandir O, Griffith from Magnolia Griffith, Henry 'Haberman from Dora Haberman, Hazel Morgan from James A. Morgan. $1187 Damages AskeiJ filed Buit Tuesday against Elwpod Wiles and .oble wnes jr. ior iibj.io personal damages. She says that April , 20, at And Kllai streets sha was atrurk 'by an automoblle being driven by the I Wiles ana received injuries mat con i fined her for 21 days in the hospital. State Hospital ' Is Home Magnet; Lures5 Man Back ' Salem, Dec There Is no place like home even when that home is the state hospital for the' insane At least such is th experif nee of Mike Iicolo,.an inmate of the Oregon in stitution, i ,f ' - Two weeks ago when Mike's attend ant bade him farewell on taking his leave Jfrom the hospital Mike became (lonesome arid sought to forget his troubles by venturing out into the world once more. , Tuesday . he re turned to the hospital pf his own volition and asked to be taken, back where the high cost of living does not concern inmates. : i - . , I III -T'l avr I III K ! 1JT t W jt-t ui ' " U Miff. fV , wt y ' -r. nil v TyCMx TmxmHhA - w ak j j in i i i iip ii i ll ii i i i r f' mms. ' ( ii-:t i .s-: . . &?&42i&ttWt ITl iT rrv 353-355 Alder St at Park . Here Is an Opportunity ! Portland's Greatest The Greatest Values in All Portland (Up to $79.50 Values) (Up to $125 Values) 5 That's a short, truthful statement that tells the vhole story a Coat Sale that ought to bring to this store tomorrow. Friday and Saturday more than- enough customers to purchase every one of these 300 coats that we bought from New York's foremost manufacturers at sacrifice prices. Materials Are: Bolivias Avera i Veldynes Chameleon Cords , . Frost Glow Colors Are: . Reindeer v i Taupe..;l;v: J-'i- I . . f .' - T l ni r Iranian Diue '. . . . ' ... ' . Brown. ' Many with fur collars and cuffs of: raccoon, Nutria Seal and Australian opossum. ; (kmitf 1 , 1 J . TYm; i 1 1 ', 't . ' "" ' . "T.. 1 - -y