THE OREiON DAILY JOURNAL. irORTLAND,. OREGON. 10 ORE GQN DEMOCRATS TNG PLAN BIG MEE IFOR JANUARY II . : On Saturday, January 8, the big i gent Democratic conclave held in Or jegon for many a day will.be staged fin Portland for the purpose of lay ling plans for future party work in Oregon. . Tentative . arrangements for the gathering were discussed Thursday night at, a meeting of a special committee held in the head quarters in the Morgan building, the committee consisting of F. C. Whit ten, Elton Watkins, Jack Lytell, John D. Mann. Mrs. Fred W. Vog ler and Mrs. Redmond Marshall, According to present promises Gov ernor Samuel V, Stewart of Montana will be present at the January gathering M the principal speaker of the occa sion. He will outline the future of the party as he sees It and sound the key note for the task that lie ahead Tf the organization in the-state, that of cap turing the five electoral votes of "Ore gon at the general election four years from now. State Chairman Charle J. Smith is now in -the East, having gone to the At lantic seaboard primarily on business. but secondarily to confer vith Governor Cox. Oerard, L. M. Garfison,. former secretary of war, 8nd"W. G. McAdoo, former secretary of -the treasury. He will have returned to ' Portland - before the' time of the statewide gathering and wilt at that time give a -report of the conferences had and of the messages which might be sent to the members Of the Democratic faith by the leaders whom he may have seen. I " The January meetWg isi expected to commence in the mornln and to be concluded with a banquet commencing at ?;30 In the evening, u Husted A. Walters Pleads Not Guilty To Murder Charge man Jerome Palmer,' pleaded' not guilty to a charge of first degree murder whgn arraigned- before Presiding Judge Taz- well Thursday, and the trial date was set" for' December 13. "' B. K. Mulkey, who was appointed coun sel for Walters', notified the court that this early date would not allow him suf ficient time for preparation of the de- j fense and Judge Tazwell notified him to appear Monday .at 9 :30 a. m. to make 1 . .hnnlntr tn thim effort : Walters shot ;and' killed T'almer In resisting; arrest fallowing several reports of highway robberies on ; downtown .streets. . j Stage Driver Fined I CD 1 C (am Ct - I s-k - m n His Dash to Salem Frenchmen Shout 'Enorme'.as Fatty Jars Eiffel Tower By Edward HalUdger lnitd Nem Staff Correspondent) Paris, Dec. 2. "Vive Monsieur d Em- bnnnnint. Vive Monsieur raci.ee. shrieked crowds of wildl.y enthusiastic (.VAn-hmn as the old fc.irtei tower creaked and groaned under the tolling bulk of Americas "greatest comeaian. "Vii Monsier l'Arbuck." they shout ed as Roscoe Arbuckle descended from an aerial trip and began rollicking his way along, x-nt tiinca the lord mayor of London a chauffeur visited Paris has such a fat man beenseen here and created such a stir. Montmartre. promptly leu in love with him. "Eoi-me," they ejaculated. "Mag- ntfique." And they handed ' him the keys to the "city," entitling him to pur chase as many- magnums of champagne as his purse would warrant, free thea tre tickets were showered on him. Great lines of children gathered at the" places h visited, waiting to shake hands with him and get a close up of his waist line. And now they are urging him to perform in person at the Casino de Paris, giving the movie fans opportunity to discover that his weight isn t camouflage. In the meantime Fatty himself is, so delighted with what he saw and what he did at the Abbaye, the Cafe Pigalle and the night resorts,- that the lure Is too great He will cut out the Rhine and Italy as Inconsequential places on his Itinerary and spend three weeks in stead of three days in the French cap! tai: Friday he intends making an airplane trip to Londort. But he'll come "right back again. As he said to- the United fews after a visit to the Falies Ber gere, "'Paris Isn't so slow, and this is the first vacation I've had in eight years." KLAMATHCONTRACT "Washington, Dec. 3. "WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL -That the California-Oregon Power Co. contract will, if finally confirmed. be ammended to make clear the prior right of the government to divert water for irrigation on the Klamath project is helieved to be one tangible result of the hearing Thursday before Secretary Payne. This amendment has been urged by the American Legion committee at Klamath Falls. - ', . i - The- secretary also has under consid eration an amendment to require' diking by the power company of about 10,000 acres'of "government lands which other wise will be verflowed. and will ex amine into the question raised by Con gressman Sinnott that leasing the con tract Sot the power prlvelege cannot run longer than 10 years. Sinnott made the final argument against proceeding with the power con tract, contending it was illegally made and that if now confirmed further con cessions should be made to protect pub lic interests. Secretary Payne indicated that he wishes to read the hearings conducted at Klamath Falls in November before he makes his decision. Copies of these hearings have been received here. , COUNTERFttTINB A designer of women's clothing ' has patented a sailor collar that can be con verted into a hood. i ' PLOT IS REVEALED San Francisco, Bee. 3. (I. N- S.) -An international counterfeiting conspiracy "was disclosed here today. One- and two-dollar bills of the feder al reserve bank 'of San Francisco have been raised to $50 notes and given to Americans to Japan. China and Russia, who, desiring to return to this country, converted their local money into Amer ican bank notes. i ' -The work of the counterfeiters was characterized this afternoon by Stephen Connell of the government secret serv- Mrs. Hannah Durham Dies in East; Body Is Coming to Portland Word, was received Thursday from New ton, Mass., of the death of Mrs. Hannah G. Durham which occurred there this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. E. Jones, after an extended ill ness. Her son, Gilbert H. Durham of Portland, who was summoned to Newton last week, arrived before his mother's death and will accompany the body to Portland where burial will fce made, r Mrs. Durham was born near ;PorUand 67 years ago. She resided here most of her life, leaving for the East to make her home with' her daughter upon the death of her husband, R. L. Durham, president of the Merchants National bank, which occurred in 1915. In addi tion to her son and daughter, Mrs. Dur ham is survived by two sisters: Mrs. E. M. Sargent of Portland and Mrs. M. T. Patton of Forest Grove. Salem, Pec. 3.-rC. W. Fenn of Port land, driver of a Porlland-Salem stage, was fined J10 in Justice Unruh"s"court here Thursday for violation of the speed limit on the Pacific highway. ' The complaint against Fenn was'filed by T. A. Raffety.' special deputy in the automobile registration department, who followed- the stage from Oregon City to Salem, Wednesday. According Jo Raf fety," Fenn maintained a pace -of from 37 to 40 miles an hour on his. trip to Salem, in spite of the slippery and dan gerous condition of the roads. Woman Bootlegger . Puts Up New Bond - -r , i - .-..-'Nettie Connett, convicted ! bootlegger, ho has cases on appeal, gave an addi tional appeal bond or J1250 Thursday morning in' federal court. She was al ready at aiberty under bonds of $500 and $1500 on two other cases. Mrs. Connett is said to have operated a still hear Bull Run. , Divorce Suit Costs Mine Owner $150,0Q0 ; ' y- : Spokane, Wash., Dec. 3. Court ex penses and attorney fees in James F. Cal lahan's matrimonial venture and divorce case will cost him in the neighborhood of $150,0.00. Judge Dunn of tb.e Koot enai county, Idaho, district court has rendered his final decree in the case, under which the total amount the mil lionaire mine owner of Wallace must pay is increased to about $115,800. In addi tion he has his own court easts, and his own attorneys - to pay.. Judge Dunn s decision gives Mrs. Callahan $65,000 in stead of -the $50,000 first decreed her. Toledo Chamber Will Give Barbecue Toledo, Dec. 3. A big barbecue feast celebrating, the successful termination of an extensive membership drive of the Toledo Chamber of Commerce will be held at Toledo December 4. The first agreement was that the odds, headed by R. A. Arnold, were -to entertain the evens, led by S. E. New-kirk, In the mem bership contest, but the feast has now been opened to the public. Dress Christmas Dolls Walla Walla, Wash., Dec. 3. Walla Walla high school girls are conducting a campaign to equip a large community Christmas tree for the poor children of the city. They have purchased and dressed to date 75 dolls for the occasion. I I , Avm i PTtf your WALKING WTierever you walk, let feet Aare full play hoes that look welt. wear Jong, and feel good. Walk in Walk -Over Oar Big Job It is our business to fityourfect with good-wearing shoes. The styleyou want, the price you pay, you daride. It is our job to hand you fit and wear. 5,000,000 satis fied wearers allover the world will tell you Walk-Overs give full measure. The courtesy and atten tion you receive is a matter of pride with us. It is the result of doing our level best at shoe-making and shoe-fitting every day for 46 years. This store and an organ ization of 6500 men at the Walk 'Over factories work hand in hand to give you service. THE RESTOE English walking fast last. A sturdy long-wear Walk-Over shaped to the foot. Abroad tfead with a low arch. A man's ideal hoe in the highest grade Russia Viking obtainable. - firm ; - s $930 A REAL WALK-OVER An eye-catcher for young men who go in for style. In genuine shellcordov an with pinked toe cap. And how it wears I Equipped with Walk-Over Rubber Heels. $1230 342 Washington Street Christmas Savings Accounts ice aa the "cleverest altered money in the history of counterfeiting. Stephen, or Steve, Connell, as he was better known, during his residence in Portland was chief of the secret service in this district for several years . prior to about eight' years ago. Connell while here operated in all parts of the, country, including British Columbia, probably because of his rep utation of - being one of the cleverest and most successful, operatives in the government service. ' Connell ran down the robbery of the steamer Humboldt several years ago in Seattle and recovered a large part of the J 150,000 loot. Another of Connell's feats was to smash up a counterfeiter' plant which he located in a remote spot on Van couver island. These bills ere a perfect counterfeit and the counterfeiter believed himself well within the law. Connell took no chancer as to the legality of his belief. -Still - another capture was that of " Jimmy. McNicholas, fake mining property . swindler, who evaded arrest in Portland, where he was sought in connection with a . charge found against him In Cleveland. McNicholas, a Portland man, was one of the smoothest individuals whc. ever came out of the West. ' Currencey Short of Change i Omaha, Neb., Dec. 3. Hazel Currencey was granted a divorce from Benjamin F. Currencey In district court here today on grounds that Currencey had failed to provide currency for the support of Mrs. Currencey. Fair Success Meets Wheat Men's Bonds .?.- Spokane, Wash., Dec. 3. Fair success in opening the sale of the $500,000 Issue of wheat bonds Is reported by George Jewett, general manager of the Wash ington A Idaho Wheat Growers' associa tion. "Within a few hours after offerlnr the J bonds," Jewett said, "we- placed -' about $4000 worth." "One of the Northwest's Great Banks" "THRIFTY youngsters of thoughtful parents are going to be provided with United States National Savings Accounts as Christmas gifts this year. Don't overlook yours . - JJnitedStates Natatorial Banlo SlthandStarlo "Tough as rawhide, big roomy and comfort able that's what I know about Blue Buckles." (Signed) Fred Signer A mile a minute at the AnjididDE Sale BY Portland Remedial loan Association Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1920 10 A. M. AT 394 Stark St., Near Tenth J. T. WILSON, Auctioneer The Third Annual Sale to be given by the Portland Remedial Loan Association offers the people of Portland an opportunity to buy many articles of value at compara tively low prices,. . Here is a partial list of unredeemed goods that will be offered' for sale: Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Kodaks, Musical In struments, Scotch Bagpipes, Surveyors' Instruments, Elliott-Fisher Billing Machine, Remington Wahl Adding Machine, Sealskin Jacket, Columbia Graphgnola, Stradi vara Phonograph, Odd Fellow's Unifornv Violins and Household Furniture. Carrie Myers Herrman, Manager - ' : OF .' Portland Remedial Loan Association 394 STARK STREET throttle of the 20th C entury And the overalls Fred Signer wears on every run TWENTY-FIVE years ago Fred Signer was a coal 'passer" on the New York Central today he holds the throttle of the 20th Century. That's Fred Signer's record. And every time Fred Signer runs the big express you'll find him in Blue Buckle Over Alls. He's found that Blue Buckles stand up under all the rough use they get around 9 railroad. And -millions of other men, whether, they are running trains, or work ing on farms or in the shops, have found that Blue Buckles stand up under every job. The toughest long-wear de nim cloth goes into every pair. Blue Buckle Over Alls and Goats are always big and roomy: and made so they can't rip. You always get solid comfort, long wear, and allrround satisfaction in Blue Buckles. All sizes Men's, -Youths', Children's. . Ask your dealer about Blue Buckles today. '.';...: von Mad fl A fBi?Mlm Biggest selling overall in the world , f1. - The Telephone Company Desires To give good telephone service. To keep its property in good repair and expand it to meet the requirements of the public. . , , ! To pay wages sufficierfTtb maintain an efficient and contented organization. - To earn a revenue that will enable it to borrow the money abso lutely necessary in its operations and to afford a reasonable profit to its owners. In the State of Oregon today our earnings' are insufficient to accom plish hese results, andwe have asked the, Public Service Commission of the State to approve a schedule.of rates which we believe will pro vide the added revenue required. ; ' No question of stocks, bonds or capitalization is involved The Commission will base its decision upon a fair value of our property for rate-making purposes and our earnings and expenses. We believe vthat the public, realizing the benefits of adequate tele phone service, will support this effort on our part to insure the main tenance and development of a high starfdard of telephone communication. THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY O J.o.c.