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MONDAY, DECEMBER 20. .1920. THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON. BUS n E SS MEfJ RAISING MONEY FOR SUFFERERS .Fired with zeal for their humani tarian cause, and determined that Oregon's $250,000 quota of the na tional $33,000,000 fund called for by Herbert Hoover for the starving children of Europe shall be raised in record time, an energetic little army- of the city's leading business and professional men started;, out from European relief council .head quarters, 522 Selling building, bright and early this morning. .. Working In teams of two, and with a picked list, of prospects from whom . substantial block subscriptions are ex pected, the campaigners at noon were already reporting splendid progress and predicting that the big quota would be rolled up without difficulty by Janu ary 1. j H TEAMS WOIIKI5G Frank Ransom, personal representa tive of W. B. Ayer, who organized the campaign forces at the personal request of Herbert Hoover, said at noon today that the outlook for a speedy completion of the campaign arid rapid rolling up of the quota. Is most promising, "The workers began coming as early as 8 o'clock," said he, "and they are HtM coming. By 10 o'clock we had upward of 50 teams out in the field, and -before the day is over we will have twlc that number. . They are reporting in that the response Is prompt and gratifying. The public is already pretty well informed as to the tragic situation abroad, ' where 3,500,000 little, war-waifs ae starving to death, and as soon as our campaigners present themselves and Stamp Series in Honor of Pilgrim Fathers' Landing : In observance of the tercentenary anniversary of the landing of the Pil grims, the postal department has Issued a new series of stamps, ac cording to information received by Postmaster John M. Jones. A new green 1-cent stamp contains the Illustration and inscription "May flower." The new red 2-cent shows the "Landing of the Pilgrims," and the new blue 6-cent shows the "Sign ing of the Compact" i Postmaster Jones has not yet re eved a shipment of the new stamps. begin to tell the appealing story, checks ar forthcoming immediately." The "flying squadron" will keep the field too ay and tomorrow, and on Wednesday morning 400 trained sales men from the fiscal agencies, insurance firms, bond nouses and mercantile com panies will begin . the systematic, gen eral canvas of the business and indus trial sections. When they have finished, the women's division, under the leader ship of Mrs. W. C. Alvord. will inaugu rate a popular campaign, just following Christmas, and predictions are that the balance of the quota will be secured sev eral days before the end of the year. As there . will not TSe - a systematic canvas of the residence sections, Chair man R. H. Strong urges that subscribers in these districts send in the:r contribu tions direct to headquarters. 522 Selling building, without waiting to be called upon. ' Many subscriptions are already, pour ing In and on Saturday the students and faculty of Reed college sen; in $343.90 with the cheering message that there would be more to come later. Pool Room Robbed of $60 Entering through an unlocked door. burglars robbed the pool room of Tony Tyndich, 623 First street, early Sunday morning; stealing J60. The money was taken from the till, where it was kept xor change. COUNTY IS PEEVED WHEN SOCIETIES ROW OVER ROOMS -Kumblings of discontent over the allocation of quarters in the Mult nomah county courthouse for vari ous organizations that axe not of ficially part of the county govern ment have been reaching, the mem bers of the board of county com missioners for weeks. Today they reached such an acute stage that the commissioners indicated they would have a drastic "house clean ing" unless the dove of peace can find a more permanent resting place. "I'm in favor of cleaning 'em all out of the courthouse and letting them find quarters elsewhere," declared Commis sioner Holman. "It seems our favors have not been appreciated and that when one organization gets accommodations it feels it should extend no aid to any other organization in the way of Joint use of rooms, even though its quarters may be used not more than one day a week." Chairman Hoyt said he felt there would have to be a rearrangement that would eliminate the feelings that have been engendered or that the courthouse should be cleared. "It's your trouble, gentlemen," grinned Commissioner Muck. "I'll be out of it all in another week." And Commissioner elect Charles Rudeen, who was Bitting with the board," had a brief glimpse of troubles ahead. The immediate "ruction" is over the roms used by the Oregon Humane so ciety. One of these had been allotted to the Grade Teachers' association, but as it meets so seldom, the humane society was permitted to use the room for con- A jj cf'Meidiandise'-t-aa-tg f J " ? . . r ; ; : I i sultations and examinations. The grade teachers have a load -of office equipment awaiting up on a top floor while they contend for the exclusive use of the room and the humane society wants the same privilege. , There are others in the same catagory. say the commissioners. . . ' j MR E EVDENC E ST REM EX ADMINISTRATRIX DECLINES TO RETURN MONEY "I have- this - day examined and re jected this claim in to to." Such is the notation made on papers returned to the Multnomah county com missioners today by Hazel Bernice Gil bert, 1418 Northwestern bank building. This was the $600.68 claim of the county against the estate of the late Joseph Stremel, of which Miss Gilbert is the administratrix. From the first of June, 1919, to tbe first of June, 1920, Multnomah county gave aid in payments of rent, fuel and cash grants to the Stremel family to the j extent of $600.68. It was discovered that Joseph Stremel had made two loans of his own money to a church and that these loans were outstanding at the same time the fami'.y was be.ng supported by county funds. A formal claim was made against the estate and the rejection by the administratrix f ol lowed. 1 The commissioners instructed District Attorney Evans to take 3ucn steps as) he deems advisable to secure restitution i to the county of the mony thus ex pended. POINTS TO WELCH Value of Decision In Basin Rate Seen; New Demand Looms C More important than the addition of M000 miles to the exclusive trade 'terri gtory of Portland by the decision in the ther evidence that Fred Welch. Tnter7tat "c cSmmisiion charged with blowing up the dredgerfthat cost of service bears some relation ;to ratemaking, said John H. Lothrop. secretary of the Portland Traffic & T-rflnjiTvif-tAtisin onmnAnv. in a.ddreasin coroner's inquest, was never in the members of the Chamber of Commerce river as claimed by him, developed gon effects of the rate case at noon to Sunday night when he-was shown a-t5 . " . i - which was taken from hita Krr ,r h .T and he kof another rate case. I Lothrop said that South Bend, Wash., Dec. 20. Fur- Beaver, on North river and held in: the' county JaJlt as a result of the: purse, when the dredger, blew tap wn fotmd standi We on the drdror ithe competitive, territory in the North- He had claimed at the inquest that hejwes wa? now reihf " J'f!lrt"m8 j. . , .t , i greater than for Puget Sound ports, was blown off the dredger into the rlver That Portland had the moral courage and was under water, but the cantents&to fight for something which belonged of the purse. Including paper money and signed checks, were perfectly dry.' admitted that, it looked bad for when shown the purse, otherwise :He $to her was of vastly more importance than? the additional commercial suprem- aw It tnonna fnr thn. r i t V in thA nninion hlmof Walter P. La Roche, city attorney. k'eS Allen Lewis said that if ' this rate had kept his nerve." . " hbeen effective when the C M.. & St It developed that he tried to getrtP- line built through to the West, it Blanche, the dead daughter of his emit could not have afforded to have passed ployer, Frank Behnke, and one of thfljup Portland. Other speakers were victims of the explosion, to accept gift&J George Lawrence Jr., ! Arthur H. Devers .Tom him, but she declined .them allf! and James J. Rafferty. " .. BSSMSSSesaSMeBSSMNMaSse urday, -11 persons were killed and about 300 injured.'; Several small villages were reduced j to ruins. There were additional shocks yester day, but no curualttes were reported. Buenos Aires. Dec. 20. (U. P.) A message from Mendosa today stated that as a result of the earth quake in that city and vicinity Sat- : " Room Robbed of $19.50 :x While Elmer Buggert' and A. Benson slept in their room In the Read hotel. Fourth' and ; Salmon streets, a robber entered and stole! $19.60 some time be tween 2 a. m. and S p. m. Sunday. Benson lost $7 and Buggert $12.50. i EVERYTHING FOR CASH EVERYTHING FOR LESS- risfmas lie of CVS I o I I Let a pair of Slippers be your "Merry Christmas" Greeting Here is the delightful, usable and useful, inexpensive gift for every member of the family.' Always appropriate; charming, comfortable. They convey a thoughtful spirit that increases the charm of the giving, and provides a remembrance that endures where less substantial gifts are soon forgotten. Our Christmas Slipper display is a splendid one to look at and to make selections from. The variety is large, and one can be sure to find something jusf to suit any one. . ; 5 Big Money-Saving Specials for Men, Women and Children . Children 's Slippers JURY CALLED AS ADVISORY TO COURT TS HABEAS CORPUS The unusual spectacle of a jury "ad visory to the court" in a habeas corpus case was to be seen today In Judge Mo Court's Department of the Multnomah county circuit court. The jury was called at the request of the Judge, co pass upon questions of fact. This is the last chapter in the long continued litigation over the possession of Josephine Bertha Baker. The contest- , ants are Nora Alice Baker Kelly, motiier , of the girl, and Mr. and Mrs. Franc Js'el- i son, to whom the girl given by. motner In 1915, who;who have since con sidered her as their own child. The mother has since remarried and Is in a position where she wants to make a borne for the child. "The Nelsons declare she gave. up all claim to the child when it was turned over to them. The legal proceedings over the Baker girl began in the old county court, con tinued in the later court o- domestic re lations and eventually went to the cir suit court under the application for a writ of habeas corpus. Welch is was 17. about 40 years . old and Thieves Steal War I Relics and Jewelr Rafferty is commercial agent for the United States bureau of foreign and do mestic commerce in the Philippines and made an appeal for the local chamber to pass a resolution tor the. repeal ' of section 21 of the . merchant marine bill. lioring noies through the wpod pan eis, burglars unlocked the front doo of the home of J, C. Walrach, 20 Hermosa boulevard, Friday night, steali ing Jewelry and war : relics valued aj $200. The loot included a revolver, suit? case, rings, German maps, a Germagrand Jury -by United belt and other relics of the war. sioner Bert C. Thomas. Faces Federal . Charge John Graham of Klamath Falls was brought te Portland Sunday and lodged in the county Jail by United States Mar shal George Alexander, In default of J1000 Ijail, H answer to the grand Jury on a charge of 'selling liquor to an In dian. Grahim was bound : over to the States Commls- THE BRUTE! Boorman (Noah Beery), slayer of his wife, yet flinch ing before' a determined girl. TODAY wia.tr r s t JEWELRY COMPANY ACCUSED OF FALSE ADVERTISING On complaint of the Better Business bureau, . Deputy District Attorney Thomas H. Maguire has issued a war- j rant for the arrest of Joseph Sevan, , manager of the Keystone Jewelry com- ; pany, charging false and misleading ad vertising. The Better Business bureau states that investigation has disclosed many discrepancies in the advertising of this company, but complaints were filed on only three items. This is the first of a number of cases that will be prosecuted unless methods are changed. says Charles W. English, manager of the bureau, as there has been much misrep resentation and fake Jewelry sales in Portland within the last few weeks. Farm Earns $338.05 ' The November report of products on the Multnomah county farm, submitted to the county commissioners today by U. S. Smith, farm foreman, shows a total, production for the month of $1871.73, while the expenses were 11538.05, leaving a balance of $338.05. Materials to the value of $1772.12 were purchased for the improvement of the dairy barn. Judge Belt on Bench Circuit Judge Harry Belt of Dallas came to Portland today to sit in ses sions of the Multnomah county circuH court for the remainder of the week He began hearings in an extra depart ment room 360 of the courthouse, at 2 o'clock this -afternoon. I I EM Boudoir Slippers Dainty slippers of flowered cretonne, fiber and corduroy. Broken sizes. Reduced to. 85c Comfy red slippers of felt with self soles. All sizes. Reduced to I Women's Slippers i v - i Felt Juliets, with leather soles and cov ered heels ; wine,- brown and gray. Reduced to $1.45 89c Women V Slippers Of gray and black felt with self soles and heels. Reduced to 71 f ' Felt house slippers with self soles and heels, in gray and black. fP 1V1671S Reduced to '. VJC " ' ECONOMY BASEMENT, Usmin, Wolfe & Co, I j i I High-Priced Party Slippers Hundreds of Pairs Reduced to 0 Former O Prices $4.65 V Nowhere is footwear so conspicuously beautiful or otherwise as with evening dress the success of your new evening frock demands proper slippers and here are beauties broken lines, it is true, but that is your good fortune for they are just as desirable as if we had a complete line and charged you the regular prices of about three times $4.65. Colonial and opera slippers in patent kid, widths AA, A and B. ECONOMY BASEMENT, Lipman, Wolfe & Co. To Pay City's Claim j The county commissioners today or dered the payment to the city of J3244.16 for the recent paving of the Morrison street bridge by the city paving plant j Interstate Bridge , Commission to Hold Meeting on Tuesday . .1 The last meeting for 1920 of the Inter state bridge commission will be held at the courthouse in Vancouver Wash.. at 10 o'clock Tuesday forenoon, and thereafter the personnel of the commis sion will be changed. John P. Klggins retires as a member from Clarke county, Washington,1 by virtue of his retirement from the office of county commissioner and assumption of .the duties of mayor of Vancouver. A new county commis sioner for that county will take his place. A. A. Muck -retired by reason of the completion of his term as Mult nomah county commissioner, and Charles Rudeen will take his place. Demurrer in Union Bank Case Overruled A demurrer to the suit brought by the Union National bank of Seattle against the Oregon, Washington & Idaho Air plane company to recover $10,200, was overruled this morning by Federal Judge Wolverton. The money is said to nave been given by the bank to J. C. Sullivan of Seattle last summer to se cure delivery of a Curtis Seagull air plane from, the express company. Pay ment of the " money to the bank was guaranteed within 60 days by Julius L. Meier, president of the Oregon, Wash iniiMi ik Idaho Airplane ' company, the complaint states. Sullivan has as yet failed to repay the bank. The case will probably be eet for trial within a short time. HI 'HIS MASTERS VCKCE This trademark abd tl trademarked word"Victrola"identifallourproducta Look under the lid ! Ltfok on the label! VICTOR TALKING, ACHINE CO. Camden, i&L I We Use No Comparative Prices -They Are Misleading t and Often Untrue ! i " ! Rossman to Talk on Autos and Safety njr,.nioinol Tiller a Rrawmaii will talk to automobile owners and operators tonight in Library nan on AuiomoDues, reara-, trlans and Law Enforcement," in the fnn.K fi-A lanture beinr conducted bv the National Safety council, Hugh H. Herd man. cnalrman oi Kcai orancn of the council, announced today. "The Power Plant Engine" will be discussed by G. E. Spencer of the Oregon School of Technology as tBe second feature of tonight s educational meeting, jriugn it Herdman will preside. rutr it i: tmai ASK FOR and GET IH10"DdcII59s The Original nialtcd milk for Infanta and Invalids i.Toid Imitation! and Substitutea The Iword "Victrola" is a registered Victor trademark and cannot lawfully be applied to instruments not made by thejVictor Talking Schine Company. The Victrola has been chosen by the greatest singers and instrumentalists to reproduce their art. 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