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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2j 1920.. THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, OREGON. VEEKS SAID TO HAVE HIS EYE ON Dy Dtil Law rcncr ICn7Tiht, 1920. bj Th kunul) tVashingrton, Dec,-?. Cabinet ru mors fly thick and fast as President elect Harding: approaches Washing ton. . Two sets . of opinions." are to be encountered here. , One is that Harding not only has' not coYnmittcd himself to anybody," but has -not dis cussed his cabinet' with any one in such concrete terms as to warrant any accurate speculation about the personnel. V The- other -is that a. half dozen of llardinjr'a ' friends have ben arid are canvassing the situation and conducting conferences In the hope of Jrh.ing up a list of cabinet eligible. 1 'nm. the latter groupVcomes srl the Information and the last crop of idecs wafted-here convfys tha-impr's;ort that application is afoot, to presuade Gover nor Frank O. Ijowden of Illinois to be come ambassador . to Great Brittn In stead joI becoming secretary of the Jreasury. t MXEl'P IS SHIFTKD c .The suggestion is interwoven ViFh an other concerning former Senator' Juhn W. .Weeks of Massachusetts, who lias always' been mentioned as the probable selection of Harding for secretary of the navy. Weeks is a graduate of the Unit ed States naval academy, t nd while a member, of -the senate committee on naval affairs showed great interest in the development of the navy. YVetKS I? a banker and was one of the group of Republicans who voted for the present federal reserve aft. Although-hTta represented as not anxious for any cabinet post whatso ever, there is a sentiment among -his friends that he would be happier ir; the secretaryship of the treasury haii 'he navy, particularly because he is a bank er by experience and tikes finance. Here tofore it has been supposed that iov- frnor.Lowden, who won national ai.'en lon by' his business' administrati jn in ' Illinois, would become secretary of the treasury if he wanted it. BOOT STILL PUSHED Unquestionably Lowden can have any thing in the cabinet he wants. It is said that he himself is 'not eager to go -to Washington or anywhere else in pub lic office and that the presidentelect will have to do a great deal of persuad ing to get him away from his farm in Illinois. An for necretarv of state, friend of Elihu Hoot are insistent that he will eventually be Harding's choice. It is an open secret that while some of; the orig inal Harding men cannot see how Root's views would fit in the Harding adminis tration, tfiey admit that Root has- pres tige throughout the United States which would give the Harding, cabinet a good tart with the public, jn other words, they admit that the secretary of state -will have to be the to-iliner of the cab inet . this time because of the prom-1 lnence of the League of -Nations and foreign policy. . - ' LODGE MAY 'HATE! TROl'BLE Senator Philander C Knox or Penn sylvania la, of course, first choice with most of the Harding men. who believe that Knox reflects better than anybody B TREASURY POST 1 .'.-":. '" ...',.... - . ' .. ' , Friday and Saturday Bargains in Sturdy Clothing for Boys ! Boys' Winter Suits - Boys' $18, $20 and $22.50 A OfT Knicker Suits ............ vlOy Bovs' $25, ,$27.50 and $30 $1 Q OfT Kmckcr suj .... . .-. J-j oa Bovs' $32.50 and- $300 flJOyj OC Knicker Suits Drx0J Gorduroy Knee Trousers " $2.00 Trousers $1.50 ! 3.00 Trousers $2.25 $2.50 Trousers $1.75 $4.00 Trousers $2.95 " ' - ' '" ' ";. . Boys Sweaters Regularly $3.00 and $4.50. ; ' haLf price Boys' $1S.00 Mackinaws.. J $15.00 Boys $13.50 Mackmaws?. J.'. . . . . .$10.00 Boys' Flannel Shirtsj and Blouses $2.00 Shirts $1.50 $2.50 Shirts $r.95 $4.50 Shirts .$31.50 $2.00 $2.50 $4.0k Children's1 Bath Robes ONE-FOURTH OFF! All Children's Plush and. Velour Hats ONE-FOURTH OFF! Young Men's Shirts Collars attached orldetachcd. $2 and . $2.50 Shirts 4 .' $3.50 Shirtr $5.00.'Shirts $7.50 Shirts else the views of the president-elect on foreign policy. But Knox's health is the doubtful factor. Some say he doesn't want cabinet responsibilities and would prefer to stay !n the senate. Others say he could be more useful as chairman of the senate foreign relations committee if Senator. Lodge were to be taken into the cabinet. ' Some of those xvhp want Ledge to gp into the cabinet are thinking of the vexed question of leadership in' the Re publican senate. With Senator 'Penrose ill, the duties of leadership . would- fall largely on Lodgeand there isn't an al together harmonious feeling in the sen ate about Lodge. , ' Everybody's good humor was nyjre or less tested .durinjr the treaty fight of the last session Of congress and Lodge was between two millstones the "reser vatior.ists" and i the "irrecdncilables." i Therfe has been some discussion about new leadership in the hope that the sores of the treaty fight .would be healed by an entirely new deal in the senate. Such a plan contemplates the promotion of ienator Lodge to the portfolio -of secre tary of state. 'though it is insisted by friends of Lodge that he prefers to remain- at the head of the foreign rela tions! committee -and steer the new ad ministration's foreign policy through con gress. Agricultural Bureau Heads Gather for Discussion of Aims The first meeting of the new organ ization composed of heads of the various bureaus of the department of 'agricul ture, was held Wednesday at the Y. M. C, A. cafeteria. C. H. Purcell made a 15 minute talk on the bureau of public roads, explaining its work .-end its aims. Present at the meeting were: W. K. Sftaley. solicitors' buYeau ; Dr. K. C. Jos animal industry; K. . H. Wells, weather-bureau; C. H. Purcell. bureau of "public roads : George Cecil, forest service; E..N. Gates. R. L. Baldwin,' D. P. Fawcett, A. V. Nelson and J. A. Le Roy, bureau of markets. George Cecil is chairman of the organization. Man Overcome by . Gas WhileXIooking Breakfast in Room WhUe cooking breakfast this morning in his apartment at the Star Rooming house, 320 Front street, Gus Haase, 53, was overcome by fumes from his gas stove and fainted. Noone heard him fall to the floor, but tenants smelled escap ing gas and called the police. An emer gency hospital interne responded to the first call and resuscitated Haase. His condition was considered serious when the police arrived. . - Huston Memorial Committee Named Presiding Judge "'Tazwell : this, mold ing named Judge M.: L. Pipes. Judpe John B. Clelaqd. Loring K. Adams, M. B. Meacham and E. B. Tongue of Hills bora as a committee to prepare resolu tions of condolence on. the. death of S. B. Huston. This committee will meet in Judge Tazwell's chambers Saturday fore noon to discuss plans for a memorial meeting on behalf of the Multnomah County Bar association. Boys' Overcoats Regular prices $13.50 to $16.50 $11.85 Jn ages 10 to 18 years. Blouses $1.50 Blouses $2.00 Blouses $3'.00 .0i . .-X $1.50 .........$2.50 ......$3.65 $5.00 LIE BOUGHT FOR BUTTER MAKING USE, SAYS WITNESS "Quantities 6 lime were purchased from a -wholesale drujr firm to be used in the manufacture of butter at the" Hazelwood, company plant. Front and Antceny streets, according to .testimony given in the federal court this morning by Dan McGill, federal inspector, In the trial of the Hazelwood company on charges of remaking spoiled butter in violation of the national pure food law, Joseph E- Dunn, vice president and, manager of the Haxelwood Ice ' Cream' company, a corporation not connected with the accused company, testified that his plant had difficulty with Haielwood butter during September. 1918. Owing to 1 a snortage of sweet eream Jjunn saia he -arranged with the Hazelwood people for regular shipments of pure sweet cream butter, in order to extract the but tcrfat with which to make ice cream. CUSTOMERS COJIPLAI "Our customers complained about the poor quality of the ice cream.". he said. so I- conducted an investigation and found that the butter was vile. 1 ordered all the butter returned. I went to the plant and asked Raven (foreman Of the churning department) what kind of soap grease he was sendingaus. I had quite a tilt with him, but didn't get any sat isfaction." J. M." Younger, ex-Hazelwood em-. ploye, stated that the butter receipts did not check properly, and that he at tempted to go to the upper floor to lo cate the trouble. He said he was stopped by a deputy sheriff when about o enter the churning room, even though he was an employe of the plant. ' Younger said the deputy toldrhim, "I have a right to shoot you if you go up there." The government rested its case about 11 o'clock after dismissing the first count of the indictment which dealt with il legal operations up. to June 30. 1918. No witnesses could testify to the manufact uring of adulterated butter during rhat time. The counts charging the manu facture from July 1, 1918, to February". 19U0. were not changed.. PROSECUTION RESTS After Humphreys rested attorneys tor the company moved for a directed ver dict, butf Judge R. S. Bean held that the motion "vji as entirely out of order. Jameef Oswald, brother of the witness, who was chief engineer at the plant, told the Juryf that he was ordered to secure a deputy sheriffs commission on Sep tember .SO, 1918, "by Manager Ellis and then told to keep everybody off the third floor, wlhere fhis butter was being re made. Oswald said he witnessed the rechurntng of blacH and green moldy butter, and said he could smell a pile of it 10 feet away. Mrs. Mabel. Lonergah. Mrs. C. J. Hav erly. Miss Lucile Oswald and W. R. Keyser "told of experience with the ran cid butter.' Part of the remade butter was sold to the HaseSwood Ice Cream company, ac cording i to Herman C. Raven, who was foremantjn the churning room for a" short time: Joseph; H Dunn, manager of the ice cream plant, complained about the butter. Raveni said. CALLED IT PURE CREAM i For God's sake, what are you givina XftV'--v J.- -es:-.'. . Leading Clothier L i - i I J us?" Dunn said on one occasion to Raven. "I'm giving you straight run." Raven said, he told Dunn. Raven said "straight run" means butter made from pure cream. ' j Raven said it was impossible for em, ployes to remove all the mold from the butter. "The mold spores hang pretty good in butter. It's pretty hard to kill them." he testified. !i Over the objection of counsel fSr he company. Judge Bean ordered Raven tq relate the Incident of adding saltpeter to the mixture when butter was some times rechumed for. a third time, when the rancidity had not been removed diir. Ing the second churning. Ho said thii saltpeter removed "off" flavors n' bu ti ter. '1 Two full cars of butter from Califor nia points, weighing about 42.000 pounls each and an eaual amount of butter from Oregon points, only received in smallep lots, was rechurned, according to Rave 11 I'SED STRONG LIME WATER Under cross-examination Raven told the Jury that the lime water was made as strong as possible, the order being to use all the lime the water would dis solve. Raven said it was customary for centralized creameries in the Wsjt to use the lime water process, but that it was unlawful in Middle West cream1 eries where he had worked. Attorneys attempted to test Raven's knowledge as an expert butter maker by asking him )f he would explain a way to remove ran cidity from butter. , He answered. "'fl don't know of ahy way to remove ran cidity, but you can coyer it up for a short time." Humphreys introduced as evidence labels and cartons used for Meadow Harvest and Snow Cap brands. The labels bore instructions to the trade to keep the butter in a cool place and awiy from vegetables. . ED BY AUTO Carvel Reames, 5-year-old daugh ter of Assistant United States Attor ney C. W. Reames. clOll Gladstone street, and Ed Myall, 6-year-old ion of Dodd Myall, were run over j by an automobile driven by K. D. Mc Cartney of Linnton, Wednesday Aft ernoon at Twenty-third and Thur man street Both children were badly bruised. Reames said ' this morning that he could not state whether or not the injuries tojhis daughter would' develop into any thing more serious. l According to witnesses, McCartney was driving without lights, about 5 :1'0, just about dark. The two children were crossing the street with Mrs. Myall;: the grandmother of the injured boy. ' j .Both children were rolled over ore the grqfyid and little Carvel Reams was dragged some distance, witnesses stated. McCartney stopped and offered assist ance. The two children were taken home. Police are investigating the accident; Joff Leo Studer, owner of a truck which ran over 10-year-old Thomas Car don. 410 First street, at Front and Co lumbia street Wednesdpy night, wajj ar rested by Patrolman Harry -Stantoji at police -headquarters when' he came to claim the truck Wednesday night, it Studer told the police that the truck had been stolen from him. and that he was not driving it at the time of the ac 'cident, the police say. He is beingiheld for investigation. After running over the boy, who was later taken home, the driver ran "away without turning back or offering assist ance. Nick Basccallawie. a witness to the accident, followed the truck until the driver stopped. By the time het had called, the police, the driver had disap peared, but the truck was taken to the police station. The boy waS not seri ously' hurt. . i . CONVICT SEEKS TO Salem, Dec. 2. The second chap ter in theadventure-filled near ro mance of the Goodans, conviefs at the state prison here was "written Wednesday night when Dan Gobdan swallowed some non-poisonous .drug in what he apparently believed o be an effort to end his life. When prison officials, notified by Goodan's fellow inmates, visited his ceil early Thursday morning, they found a fairly sick man and a note of farewell to the world, which read : "As I am ready to die and have nothing to live for, will take my -life and have it over. A,s the old saying goes, L was warned, but did not heed. DAN" GOO DAN JR. ' "P. S--rMcCardelU tak good care of girl." ! - i ! The postscript to Goodan's note is ad dressed to David McCardell, alias Elvin Busby, and evidently refers to Mabel Goodan, who has posed as Goodan'a wife, and who sought to take her own life Tuesday afternoon by swallowing poison, after confessing to prison officials that Elwin Busby, from whom she had been receiving frequent letters, was none oth er than J McCardell, ia paroled convict from the' penitentiary. . i ' Court to Be Studied by Wornen Mies Ftmma O. Lundberg, director of the social service division of the chil dren's bureau. Washington, D. C., ac companied by her assistant. Miss Kath erine F. Lenroot, is in Portland toi make a study of the methods and, results achieved by the court of domestic rela tions and its various auxiliaries, i ENJOY daily the de licious "tang" of healthful, vigor-giving "Red Rock 99 Cheese ol4 at many groeers aad markets; served at noit hotels, restaaraats, cafe-; terias aad dairy laache. TWOIILDREN ARE STRUCK DOWN AND i . BRUS GIVElVALlFE' Cottage t - a GIRL COMPANION TL SHE TELLS JURY The body of Mrs. Tessie Lotisso. murdered English war bride of Thomas Lotisso; is to be Bent to Liverpool for burial, according to cabled .instructions received this morning from th.e slain girl's pa rent. Before a coroner's jury, which re-, turned a verdict Wednesday night that Mrs. Lotisso died of gunshot wounds in flicted by her husband. Miss Krma Dawn, the room mate of the murdered girl, testified She folight with the en raged husband, trying to prevent "him from taking his wife away from the noodle restaurant in a waiting taxicab. TESTlMOST IS DIFFERftXT ' When Miss Dawn's testimony - was found to be radically; different from the story of Edgar Goneau, the taxi driver, who had already '-been questioned, the jury called for Goneau to take the stand again, but he had slipped out of the court rom. . Goneau made no reference to a fight between Lotisso ' qid; Miss. Dawn and said in his testimony, that apparently Lotisso bore no malice against his wife and "treated her nice." He said that' Lo tisso only appeared angry at her com FOUGH sso Gift tho ughts VANITY FAIR SILK UNDERWEAR' " A Co mp lete Clea ra nee I v . i SIZES FOR MISSES AND WOMEN 48 COATS 100 Jersey Silk Petticoats Will Heretofore the ; Same Grades JV ere Sold at $5.95 and $730 Not a job lot of odds and ends, but bright, new merchandise, fresh from their tissue wrappings. Fine quality Jersey fancy flounces in contrasting colors. ' , ' ;' .!'' The limited quantity makes : early selection advisable. All Our DRESS HATS Alt our charmingr dress hats are grouped without reserva- tionUat this price $12.50. if;.. . ' Amongst them you wUl find lovely. fur and gold late hats beautiful dress hats of soft; lustrous velvets beautifully adorned with distinctive touches of gracefill ostrich, feather fancies and colorful bits of flowers. Beautiful hats for: the holiday festivities ! ' . . panions at the Chinese restaurant. Miss Dawn said she fought with Lo tisso and that Mrs. Lotisso cried out, "Don't let him take 'me away. " She said in spite of the girl's cries and her ef forts to prevent it. the taxi driver drove the two away in the machine. Her tes timony was corroborated by Misa Marie Heiderlch, one of the other girls in the midnight party. ACTION EXPtCTETTTODiT Other witnesses recited the eyints that led up to and the details of the shooting. All the evidence is being presented to the grand jury by Deputy District At torney Mowry. whoi took charge of the case when it was prepared for the grand jury by Deputy District Attorney Detch. Deich said he thought the grand jury would make some return today, Lotisso was brought before Municipal Judge Rossman Wednesday afternoon fof a preliminary hearing, but was al lowed another day to consider before pleading. WHEAT EXPORTERS E (Cob tinned From Pan On) backs up against the wall and are hold ing for dear life. SHORT SELLERS LOSE The short seller in a panic were forced to go into the interior arid pay from 10 to 15 cents a bushel more for the wheat than they sold it to. England. Reports indicate that even off -grade wheat has been sold in the Heppner sec- LOOK FOR EN fin 124 1? 128 SIXTH ST, At Extremely Drastic Price Reductions! AT THE PEAK OF THE WINTER SEASON just a step ahead of Cold Weather we offer every coat in our entire stocks, in this tremendous DE CEMBER COAT SELLING EVENT! Beautiful woolen, fabrics luxurious plushesand rich furs are combined in these coats. It is unnecessary to dwell upon the styles or to comment on the prices they are self evident! ' - $24.50 $34.50 Any coat that sold to $35.00 is now. ..... Any coat that sold tp $45.00 is now . . . . . . Any coat that sold to J? A A $62.50 is now...... VpT fTrulv wonderful Coat bargains for slight figures. Good quality silverto.n6, full lining of lustrous sateen, full' collars of sealine fur. Only 48 in the. group. . $35.00 to $3950 Were the Original Prices ! S3.95 Some of the Shades Are Oriole Peacock Cerise Terra Cotta Emerald 5 Jade ' Copenhagen Taupe Are Now YOU WILL FIND HERE HATS THAT WERE .ORIGINALLY MARKED $17.00, $20.00 AND $2250 toh around $1.40 a bushel, which would mean at least J1.60 Portland for stock.- Most of the -short" wheat caletr were made for December delivery and the time for shipping -has arrived. The sellers do not-.own the wheat It is held by the farmers and there promise to be a war to the -finish. ' . On the Portland Merchants exchange Thursday's prices were 6 t T cents a bushel higher than fhe previous day in sympathy -with '-a further sharp rise in Chicago. . WHEAT PRICKS STAGE STRONG COMEBACK ON CHICAGO BOARD Chicago. Dec 2. 4 V. P Wheat prices staged a strong comeback on the Chicago Board of. Trade today. ; Gains of from S. to 10 cents were made in quo tations . on wheat 'for future delivery. Other grains made slight gains in sym pathy. The rise in wheat prices was du U considerable buying by houses with export connections and by short covering. No great quantity of wheat-was offered for sale. Buying of corn and oats also was general. Provisions were higher. Wheat Price - Advances Spokane, Wash., Dee. 2. Wheat prices today were advancing after almost a week "of inactivity. The increases In Spokane and country points are 7 cents on Big Bend blueetem and 8 cents on oft grades, making the local prices to farmers,. $1.35 a bushel for bluestcm and $1.26 a bushel for soft grades. Reception for Church Members The members of the Kast Side Chris-, tian church and congregation will ten der a reception this evenine in the church parlors to three members of the church,' Mr. and Mrs, A, F. Lotsietch and' Miss Sadie Jones, who are leaving soon to make their homes" in Sacramento'. JUST OFF WASHINGTON WE ADVISE EARLY SELECTION Any coat thatsold to $790 now ........ Any coat that sold to $9850 now.. , Any coat that sold to $135.00 now. ..... . . Etfl - V Create a Sensation at , Not More Titan Two Petticoats To a Purchaser At This Price The quality the ' 'excellent workmanship the careful design ingand the wide range of , desir able shadings will prove them to be extraordinary values. For gift-giving what could be more acceptable? More of Those Children's Beavers at Children's in sizes from navy and $3.75! Smart Hatters Plush $7.50 These Are All $15.00 One of these' natty beaVer-faced hatter's plush sailors will add to.the smartness of jfour tailored suit. A.reallyrfine as: sortment that were priced at -$15.00, earlier in the season repriced for clearance at $7,501 . - ' - - Little Dan Scores; Perfect Hit Made In1 Captain's Heart Darts of j little Dan scored a perfect hit Tuesday tjlght when Captain Charles L. Arey of th4 steamer EeTbeck and Mips. Berrfle B. Walker of "Portland were mar ried at the home of Judge W. N. Gatens. Captain Arey arrived in Portland on the Kelbeck from Seattle 10 days ago and was Introduced to Mls Walker by a friend. Tuesday 'nlisht neveral friends had planned? a trip up the Columbia river highway. Captain Arey and Miss Walker started with -the party, but left it before it Was well under way. They finally caught up with it and announced their marriage. The Australia government plana to establish a .laboratory fr the manu facture of serum and vaccine. 1 1 1 There Is One - Safe Pjiace to Bay Your PIANO f PHONOGRAPH j Coavenient PaymriU Arraaged J ..frLJUintfJMt.liWi' SHOP EARLY! , EARLY IN THE WEEK I EARLY IN THE DAY! of All $54.50 $64.50 $74.50 -1 ' f : '. ' . $3.75 Values to $12.50 soft, silky nap all beaver hats five to fifteen Brown, llack, taupe, . Exceptional 1 vakies at i.... ..... Sailors Values ' Red Rock Dairy Hillsdale, Otq. j 1