TUESDAY. DECEMBER 28.
1920.
THE OREGON PAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND. OKEGON
O'BRIEN KILLED,
NOT SUICIDE,
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SISTER
HIS
DECLARES
Moraenee, 111b., Dec. 28. (I. N. 6.)
Lieutenant Pat O'Brien, whose
widely remembered escape from a
moving train bearing him to a Oerr
man prison camp etartled the coun
try in the! early years of the world
war, did not die a suicide on Decern?
ber 1? in hie room in a Los Angeles
hotel, but! was murdered.
Tnis was the word riven out today
by Wti. Cjafa Clegg of this city, sis
ter of the dead hero aviator, in an In
tervlew to newspaper men.. Mrs. Clegg
also told "her interviewers' that rela
tives and. friends of O'Brien are in
sisting upon a more thorough investiga
tion of the circumstances surrounding
his death, and ' that , the Xxw Angeles
end of the investigation Is to be uon
ducted by Jierwln O'Brien, brother of
the flyer, and Virgil Moore, who was
associated with him in his' motion pic
ture enterprises.
My brother did not kill himself,"
Mrs. Clagg declared in her interview.
"I am certain" that he was s murdered.
I was with him on the day he was
killed. I saw him at 4, 6 and 6 o'clock
that 'afternoon and-evening. It was his
birthday, jjoli knew, and ho was smil
ing and eheerful as ever; j
"It Is ridiculous to charge that he
was Insane.'f Mrs. Clegg; said. "At 11
o'clocle- that, night they told fne he had
killed himself. That was three hours
after lie died. J never coufd understand
why I was not notified sooner. I went
to where hlji body was. I noticed that
there werej no powder marks and that
his little personal possessions bad all
disappeared.) It was impossible to get
definite information from the authori
ties. Theyj seemed quite willing to take
it for granted that he had killed him-
lf T Lnnw that hi AiAn't writ that
: letter. So far as I, know, tiy didn't
even hold an inquest" !
According to Mra Clegg, friends and
relatives of h O'Brien rely upon the fol
lowing testimony In their. demands:
"V That Lieutenant O'Brien was threat
ened wits death by a woman on four
different occasions. .
That Virgil Moore, an aviator friend
of O'Brien's, once wrested a pistol from
this woman as she sought . to lire at
O'Brien. ,
That Pat O'Brien did not write the
death note i found near his body, and
. that the note was written by the slayer
' a m n L a it annual that O'Rrin VIS
mentally unbalanced.
That there were iio powder stains or
marks found about the wound.
in 1910. due to the fact that Taktma
enters the third class as a result of the
1920 census. ; ... ' -
Census Adds, to Cost .
YakimaJ Wash.. Dec. 28. It will tak
in round numbers $50,000 more to ' pay
the county employes in 1921 than it took
Welch Not Guilty
Of Blowing Dredge,
His Mother Asserts
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Astoria, Or., Dec. 28., Mrs. Mary
Welch, mother of Fred Welch, who is in
jail at South Bend, accused of being Jhe
cause of the death of the four persons
killed by the explosion on . the dredge
Beaver, returned to Astoria last eve
ning and stated today that her sob was
innocent of any crime. She said:
'My son was not an L W. W. or a
radical. Prior to the destruction of the
dredge Beaver Fred was employed on
the vessel. On the evening of the fa
tality he was making a hammock in
the cabin and had just stepped on deck
when the explosion occurred. I have
just returned from South Bend, where
I saw him in jail. He tells me he does
not know what caused the accident.
"On December 24 my son nd I in
tended going to Portland. ' Where on
Christmas day he was to be married to
Miss Ruby Cununings of 'Joseph, Or.
Fred had already rented a home In Port
laud where he and his wife were to
live, Mr. Christensen, who accused my
son of this terrible deed, thought Fred
was playing second hand love to Miss
Behnke, but this is untrue. He was de
voted to Miss Cummings, his fiancee."
Mrs. Welch also stated that Miss Cum
mings is now on her way to make her
home at the Welch residence in this
city and that the young woman expects
to lend her efforts toward having the
prisoner exonerated of the first degree
murder charges now against him.
E
HON P
L
ANS
FOR CREAMERY A
I
EUGENE ARE iviADE
Eugene, Dee. 28.; The manage
ment of tha Eugene Farmers' cream
ery h'aa issuAl to stockholders a Pro
posal to extend operations by the
erection of a new combination Plj.
equipped for the manufacture of
milk powder, ice cream and ordinary
creamery prgducts. It is estimated
that it will require from $60,000 to
$75,000 for, the plant.
At the coming annual meeting the mat
ter will be submitted, with the question
of whether the money shall be raised by
increasing the capital stock, issuing pre
ferred stock or bonds. It was suggested
that in order to carry out the plan the
stockholders accept shares for the earn
. Ings of the past year. " .
The increased business of the creamery
company makes a new plant imperative,
and, after careful investigation, the di
rectors have concluded that milk nnwder
V Shipment would be a valuable adjunct.
y ja mat in a comDinea pjant would ena
ble them to care for- a much large quan
tity of milk without waste.
Improvement in the dairy industry is
shown by the fact that while the num
ber of patrons of the creamery has de
creased, the amount of butterfafc and
milk received from each member has
Originated by
HORL1CK
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materially increased during the past
yeas.
The combined . efforts of ugene
churches, the Salvation Army and the
Elks club resulted in the collection, of
such a mass of food, fruit, vegetables
and clothing during the Christmas holi
day that the committee was unable to
find a sufficient number of needy fami
lies in the city to utilise all. The sur
plus will' be used to tide over a number
of needy families during the winter. An
unusual number f nien are unemployed
here. ; ,
Non-Support Is Alleged
Vancouver, Wash.; Dec. 28. Margaret
Cathcart has filed suit for divorce
against Carl Cathcart. Non-support is
charged.
Mandamus Actions
Tol Compel Issuance
Of Licenses Likely
Owners of certain vacant north end
buildings, formerly occupied by soft
drink and eardreom proprietors whose
licenses haw been cancelled by the city
council, will likely bring mandamus pro
ceedings in the circuit court to compel Lnew closed.
tne council to license otners to engage
in similar businesses in those buildings,
it was stated by attorneys engaged in
defending proprietors recently put out
of business by the council.
"The commissioners have arbitrarily
announced that friends, former ems
pi eyes er acquaintances of those whose
licenses are revoked will not be' allowed
to engage in business in the places new
closed ; that works a hardship on the
proper y owner which he will hardly
submit to gracefully," one attorney
stated. Another lawyer said that should
the matter be taken to the circuit court
the city council would.be required to
prove an applicant unworthy of a li
cense or that he had ulterior motives or
be compelled to Issue the license should
an application be made to engage In
any legitimate business in me pieces
Acting Mayor Blgelow said he had re
ceived no' formal notice of mandamus
proceedings, adding that in his opinion
the. applicant for a license to engage in
business in any of the buildings closed
by the council would, have to produoe
a very clear record and first eenvlnce
the couneil of his Intention to conduct
a legitimate business therein before the
city granted permission to epea any of
the places closed.
Hearings" in the revocation proceed,
tnga will be resumed Thursday morning
with Mayor Baker presiding, at which
time It dealers are slated for revocation
of their licenses,
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Repairs Being Made
To Street Ends on
City Water Front
'. . .
The recent warnings from the departs
ment of public works to the effect that
all slips leading te tfTe water en Front
street would he barricaded unless prop
erly repaired has had very salutary ef
fect along the waterfront, Commissioner
Barbijr announced today.- "I found on
personal inspection this morning that
property owntrs on both sides of each
street end were making reasonsble ef
fort to place the ramps in order, with
the exception of Salmon street, which
is now barricaded," the commissioner
Stated. . w i -
The upper dorks of the slip entrances
along the waterfront are in bad condi
tion, Barbur reported and the city will
proceed at once to remove them, though
their removal ' will not affect traffic to
the docks.
A recently Invented jock nut is fea
tured by coil spring that grips, the
thread . of - a bolt
TACUltw.0.
The pld Reliable
Kouad Package
Get the ORIGINAL
Fresh, full-cream milk and the extract of se
lected malted grain, reduced to powder form
Tho Food-Drink for All Ages.
, Used successfully f by over 3 century.
KT Superior to tea, coffee, cocoa
A quick lunch readily digested.
Invigorating, Nourishing, Deliciois
Ask for Horlick'a at All Fountains
Prepared in a moment by briskly stirring the powder in
hot or cold water. Keep at home or when traveling.
Ask For and Get HOT lick's
thus Avoiding Imitations
SUBSTITUTES Cost YOU Same Price
Write for free sample to Horlick'a, Dept. B, ftadna, Wis.
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There s still an opportunity for you to win the $250 prize for sug
gesting the right name for the first pure worsted knitting yarn spun
west of the Atlantic coast.
Think what that means to Oregon to have worsted yarn o? pure,
virgin woolspun right here in Portland. Until we find the right
name for this yarn it is being sold as .'
Oregon Worsted Yarn
But, we want a distinctive name for
this yarn. It must be descriptive.
We want' it to suggest this pure
worsted. Following are good sample
names which, for various reasons,
cannot be used: "Bo-Peep," "Co
lumbia," "Minerva," "Good Shep
herd," "Oregon." . Put on your
thinking cap right now and Suggest
a Name YOURS MAY BE
THE WINNER!
If you have suggested a name sug
gest another- or half a dozen more!
Send in as many as you like! Oregon
Worsted Yarn is sold by the leading
dealers of Oregon at 50c a ball. " It
comes in all colors. Ask to see it!
Rules of Contest
The contest is open to everyone. Submit as many Barnes as you like. Use blank or
any kind of paper you wish. Impartial judges will decide upon the winning name.
Only one can be selected. If the winning name is suggested by more than one person,
the first one received will be awarded the prize. All names must be submitted by
January 10. Announcement of winner will be made January 15, 1921. Send names
to Oregon Wonted Company, Portland, Oregon.
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Oregon Worsted Company
Roy T. Bishop, Vice-President and Manager
Portland, Oregon
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i The Staiger Shoe company, awake to the downward trend of prices,
realise that every shoe in their shelves cost them more than that same
shoe is worth today on the new oasis of prices. They do not tonsider it
good business to sell those shoes on the basis of cost to them.' It is
their unalterable policy to always sell at the lowest possible price at
whichgood shoes can be sold. But don't get the mistaken "idea that
shoe prices are much below those of a year ago they're not nor will
they be soon. ' There is a difference of from fifty cents to two-fifty a
pair, the average being about half way between the two figures.
However
Owing to changing market conditions, and that they may be able to
buy and sell under these new conditions, they have determined to take a
sharp loss on the entire present stock and have turned it over to me with
instructions to "Sell it every pair!"
I'VE CUT EVERY PRICE
Cut it without regard to anything other than to make it low enough to
meet the public idea of what shoe prices should be! And never was a
stock of the magnitude of this'grouped into as few prices. I've looked at
every line separately and thrown it -into a price group that I know will sell
it. But remember this every sale is cash no refunds, no exchanges
after 11:30 A. M. The store's usual careful service in fitting will govern
all sales. I suggest morning shopping where at all' possible. f
SALE STARTS WEDNESDAY, 10 A.: M.
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WOMEN'S $7 to $12
SHOES and PUMPS.
Broken
lines. . . .
$3.70
WOMEN'S $10 to $15
SHOES and PUMPS.
Sizes incomplete, but
all sizes (JJpT- rjf
in group. tDOm I U
WOMEN'S $10 to $15
SHOES,.OXFORDS
and Pumps. A great
group, comprising all
sizes, all (gry Q
leathers. tD 4 OU
WOMEN'S $15.00 to
$18.00 BOOTS in gray
shades, also two-tone
patent button. Arm
strong's CQ O A
make. ... fDOOl
WOMEN'S $12.00 to
$16.50 SHOES, OX.
FORDS and PUMPS.
All leather and every
wanted (jJQ QA'
style. . . . tDtOU
WOMEN'S "DR.
REED" SHOES. Regu-
11710 OA
at ... tDXiOU
J. & M. $18 to $22.50
MEN'S SHOES, in all
leath- CPi O f7A
ers . . .
MEN'S "DR. REED"
$17.00 SHOES
Priced
21 1
$13.70
MEN'S $16 to $17.50
v "BOSTONIANS"
$12.30
MEN'S $12.50 to $15
"BOSTONIANS"
Priced
at.....
$8.30
MEN'S $12 to $14.00
"BOSTONIANS," dis
continued
line. . .
$9.30
MEN'S $10 to $12.50
SHOES. All styles.
Blak or (JJfT Qf
tan calf,. fD I OU
LITTLE GENTS' $7.00
SHOES, like dad's.
5. . . $4.70
BOYS' $9.00
"HOLLAND"
SHOES
at......:
$5.70
BOYS' $5.50 to $8.00
SHOES, wear like
ir.... $4.70
YOUTH'S $5.00
SHOES
Neolin ' H A
soles, at. iDtJ i U
GROWING GIRLS'
SHOES
Priced at 7A
only.... iDUa I U
GROWING GIRLS'
$11.00 SHOES
Priced at (gf7 OA
oply. . .. tD I OU
LAIR d; SCHOBER
& CO.'S $9 MISSES'
SHOES
at......
$6.30
MISSES' $5.50 AND
$6.00 SHOES
Patent GQ Hf
OUtton.. fDUe I U
t
MISSES' $6.00 TO
SHOES.. $4.70
Laird, Schober & Co.'s
Children's $8 Shoes,
sizes W (gK OA
toit....DeJOU.
CHILDREN'S $6.00
TO $6.50 SHOES
Sizes M OA
to 11, at. iDfttOU.
"SOLDIER BOY"
$.50r (IJQ 7 A
SHOES. cDO U
CHILD'S $4.50 to $5
SHOES
Sizes 5 (I0 OA
to8....,a.(DU
C. W. SHIVELY, for
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Coo
292 WASHINGTON STREET
BETWEEN 4th AND 5t!