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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND. OREGON FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 4. 1321. TRUE BILLS BASED MAINLY ON DRY LAW VIOLATIONS . Eleven true-bills were returned by the grand Jury In the U. S. district court this morning:, all with two ex ceptions, having; to do with violation of the prohibition law. Indictments Were on the following charges: Nick Faksras and K. TsitsMos. oper ating still near Anderson station. - , H. H. McEachern, C. Rollandl, AI Kinaudo, S. C. Marinos and John Doe, forming the Basket Grocery company, selling material necessary for the man ufacture of liquor. Tat Donovan, operating a still near -Newberg. George K. Bell and Arthur RObinson, theft of an automobile at Sacramento, - Cat. , ' - ' 15IFORM WOB-f UHtAWFtLLT V Mix Moleski and Paul Moleski, gear ing a national guard uniform unlaw fully and for stealing government guns. Joe Hagara, operating a still near Llnnton. . Roy Davts James Davie, James Burns, operating a still in Clatsop county. Leo Patterson' and Christ Diavolistia, . having in their possession unlawfully , and Introducing liquor on to the Klam ath fndlan reservation.- Minnie Metiker, having in her pos session 10 gallons of mash at Lakeview. Charlia Hood and Kred Hood; steal ' Insr two cows and one steer from the Klamath Indian reservation. LIQUOR SOLD I3DIAX ' Joe Kuckup, selling whiskey to Moses Hellen. an Indian of the Warm Springs reservation. The grand jury returned not true bills on the following cases : Trafton Doan, charged with operating a! stilt In Umatilla county, Kmma Krit, charged with operating a still near Warren. O.- Coritzen. charged with having quantity of Intoxicating liquor In his possession. i Charles Reed, charged wWfl having liquor on Umatilla Indian reservation.. August Krats. charged with manu facture of intoxicating- liquor.) - judgi: b'eax resorts to JAIL TO HALT VIOLATIONS For planting various parts of liquor manufacture necessities over, his place, Jtichard Walter. 805 Morris street, was fined $100 and 30 days in jail by Judge Bean in the U S. district court this mash to feed bis chickens, but when the chickens were given sample they "turned up their toes," according to testimony. Charles . Kagaba was fined operating a still near Rocky connection with Paul Meslga and Frank Lomnskje, whose cases will come up ; later. -In imposing sentences, - Judge Bean said he had been inclined to be lenient when the prohibition law wast first passed, but he discovers 'that a fine , is not a deterrent and that only jail sen tences lessen violations of the law, $100 for Point, In down with the engine. Ramsdell was a member of the 'outlaw" organization while Parker belonged to the brother hood. Ramsdell alleged he was dragged for .-350 feet and was ' prevented trora beiner crushed under the engine only be cause he kept a firm hold on an iron bar. .. i :. ESTATE OP J. E. HASEWTXE WORTH "MORE THAN 10. 000" Th laat will and testament of James Edwin Haseltine. head of J. E. Haseltine & Co., distributor of wagon, ! automobile and blacksmith suDDliea. who a tea in Portland January 8, was aamittea to probate today in the probate; division of the circuit court. - :j In the petition of the executors tne value of the estate la said to be of more than $10,000." but an appraisal wm oe needed to determine the actual value. According to the terras of the will -the estate Is to be divided as iouows : To 'William Carl Haseltine, a son. is bequeathed 70 shares of the capital stock of James Ei Haseltine ta. To James Ambrose Haseltine, a son. SO shares of the same stock. , To Mary Elisabeth Haseltine. grana- daughter, the sum of $2500. To Mary E. Schmeer. daughter, all money deposited in a savings account in to. Bank or cauiornia. ; , The remainder of the estate is to oe divided share and share alike among the five surviving children. , The will was executed January it. 1914. .: !;-..:,', , CONFERENCE ON i ALIENS IS URGED Olympia, Wash., Feb. 4. (U. P.) A Joint conference . of Oregon, Idaho and Washington lawmaker to consider alien aggression 1 in the Northwest was urged today by (Gov ernor Olcott of Oregon. 5 The mes sage was transmitted to the senate and house by Governor Hart.- j It is expected that the anti-Japanese land laws will be the principal subject considered at the conference. The Carkeek . bill, providing for the consolidation of county and city f gov ernments, narrowly missed extinction her today when the committee on con stitutional revision recommended I that the measure be indefinitely postponed. A motion to re-refer the bill was car ried by a small margin. .- i Representative Tripple of Seattle stated that he Would propose amend ments to eliminate some 'of the provi sions found objectionable by the 1 com- Ousted Policeman's Status Gets Another UnexpectedBlackEye In the personal ' effect of Asa- Tin- dall and G. W, Barton, who were ar rested for investigation, with Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Jarvis, Edna Haag and Max Wallace, all alleged to be implicated in several recent burglaries, were 'found two petitions in behalf of A- McFarlane, ex-policeman, now trying to regain his place in the department. McFarlane was ousted in the recent police shakeup. This morning he was taken to detective headquarters and ques tioned. He told the police he "guessed he had made a mistake in the method of trying to get back on the force. The police agreed with him. The police say they have recovered a quantity of jewelry "which the gang of six la alleged to have taken. They are charged with complicity in the robbery or the State Tubercular hospital at Salem.,-. Max Wallace was arrested at 28 Morgan avenue, and the other five at 2 $7 Fifteenth street north. Efforts of the gang to sell an. apron used In the ceremonies of the Masonic lodge Is said to have brought about their arrest. mittee. TRUSTEES OF CHILDREN'S HOME SEEK MORE FUNDS A suit in equity has been filed in the circuit court by the members and trus tees of the Children's Home to deter mine the disposition of the income aris ing from gifts and endowments, it s desired to construct new buildings and i enlarge the equipment of the home. To obtain money for this purpose me court is asked to decree that the accumulated I and, future Income ol all gilts, except only4 the accumulated income from the. gift of ft W. Corbett in the sum of $50,000, may be used lor any purpose for which the home is organized and may be withdrawn from the permanent endowment fund. . Elks Purchase Hotel And Site at Corner Of llth and Morrison UPPER HOUSE MAY i RECALL COAST ROAD (Continued fna Fu On.) f : bill through the senate with an affirma- At meeting - ol : the lodge Thursday night The Lincoln hotel, at the northeast corner of Eleventh and Morrison streets. has been : purchased by the Elks lodge from . ShemanskI Brothers for $120,000. tive vote that was in all probability un expected to them, and passed the baby over to the tender nursing of the house. When the bill 'first reached the lower house it was predoomed to defeat, but the Eastern Oregon delegations, battling it was voted to close the deal at this figure, and negotiations were closed to day through the real estate agency of Mall & Von Borstel. The hotel is a three Story brick struc ture, occupying a site with SO foot front . Sues Store for Damages Suit to recover $5000 damages from the firm of Olds, Wortman & King has been filed In the circuit court by Mary Isabelle McMahon. It Is. alleged that on January 4 the plaintiff, while enter ing the store at the Alder street en trance, fell on the steps, wnicn were exceedingly slippery by reason of water collecting on them, and injured her spine and arm. Mesuse Estate $50,000 An estate not exceeding $50,000 In value was left by, Reglne Mesuse. ac cording to a petition for letters of ad ministration filed in the probate divi sion of the circuit court by Sigmund Mesuse, the husband who, with two children, are the sole heirs. , Sentenced to Two Yqars Frank Evans and George Pantland. who held up the drug store w L. E. Wasser -at 1580 Peninsula avenue last December and robbed the cash drawer of $14.20, were sentenced Thursday to serve two years In the state peniten tiary. JUDGE GIL,BEUT TRANSFERS COURT TO SAN FRANCISCO William B, Gilbert. Judge of the fed era! circuit court of appeals! of. the Ninth, district, left Portland Thursday evening for 'San Francisco to attend the February term of court, which opens next Monday and continues until March JO. The docket is long and contains cases from every Pacific Coast state, from Alaska and China ' The Ninth circuit Is the largest. The following . cases taken on appeal from the local trial erurts will be heard during this term: - Juho Sorinen vs. the United States, Osaka Shoshen Kaisha vs. the Pacific Export Lumber company, Al win A. Muck and Emily Muck vs. the Weyerhaeuser Timber company, James 8. Vaughn vs. the United States. Joseph Spiess vs. the Pacific Marine Iron works, and Selectasine Patents company , vs. the Prest-o-lite company. SWITCHMAN GIVEN $1250. DAMAGES FOR INJURIES F. C. Ramsdell, a switchman, was awarded $1250 damages against the Southern Pacific company by a jury In Federal Judge Bean's court" Thursday ( afternoon. Ramsdell sued for $16,000 for Injuries received last April in the Brooklyn yards, when Engineer Parker Is alleged to have attempted to run him Divorce SOU . Divorce suits ' filed : Audrey "Ellis against Leo J.- Ellis, cruel and inhuman treatment: Lena Keller against John U . Killer, cruel treatment ; Lula O. Pos- touw against Kmil F. Postouw, cruel treatment; Mildred Morgan against William H. Morgan, cruel treatment. Morrison. The property adjoins the site of the proposed .new $1,000,000 Elks' tem ple and its purchase gives the lodge title to the entire half block on the east side of Eleventh street, between Morrison and Alder streets. - OverOwnership o f New Jjogging Engine Request for- a permanent restraining order to pqevent the Smith & Watson Iron works from manufacturing a cer tain type of logging- engine was filed Thursday afternoon in the federal court by attorneys for the Willamette Iron, & Steel Works and Harry L. Turney, In ventor. Judge Charles Wolverton signed an order immediately requiring the Smith & Watson Iron works to show cause at 10 o clock Monday morning why they should not be so restrained. Turney alleges that he perfected the invention August 20, 1919, and filed a petition for a patent, which he secured a short time later. The Willamette Iron & Steel works allege they have the exclusive right from Turney to manufac ture and sell the new type of engine. E, L. Wilson's Body Secovered by City Grappler, H. Brady The body of E. L. Wilson, 27, who was drowned Thursday while working on a log boom in the Willamette river, was recovered this morning by City Grap pler Brady at the foot of East Morrison street, a short distance from where it was last seen. Wilson, who was a part owner In the East Side Slabwood company, and! his brother, Darrell Wilson, 16. were sawing logs to be hauled up on the Incline to the company's yard, when a rolling log threw both into the river. C. C Wilson, a cousin, rescued the boy, and the two tried to get the older man out, but logs closed over his bead, making their efforts futile. The body was taken to the county morgue by Chief Deputy Coroner Leo Goetsch. Funeral arrangements will be announced; later. Wilson Is survived by his wife and one child, who live at the White House hotel. St. Johns. FIRST WITH THE LATEST j . . . I i New Dance Rolls for Your Player ! Piano Here are a few new numbers that are found - ' on all up-to-the-minute dance programmes: Isle of Paradise (Hawaiian Walt?) ...... . . .1 ,:4 ... , Caresses (Fox Trot) : . . The Love Boat (Fox Trot) L . I Wish That I'd Been Born in Borneo (One-Step) Just We Two (Waltz) . . .................... . Rock-a-Bye Lullaby Mimmy (Fox Trot) . If a Wish Could Make It So (Fox Trpt) . . Jin-a-Bula Jin Jing (One-Step) . Stop in and let us ilay these for you. Or check the ones you want and we will send them to you. S1.25 $1.25 $1.25 S1.25 $1.25 $125 $1.25 $1.25 NAME ADDRESS ............... t:cn:2CON cm at croadvay AID HArSJN RAMOS- JjRtfXOROSJ under the surface for control Of the "'"JrtZZ.r." reapportionment situation, : saw their chance and took the road bill to their bosoms, COMMISSION OPPOSES IT As a result It does not look so dead as it did a day or so. ago. The hlshway i commission is dead set against the meas-1 -r t , , t ure. Chairman Booth contends that rITianbS VjO U 0 Jj a W sec asiae 4,ow,uvu lur ilb uunauuuuuu now la an absurdity and without just defense." and that "if you vote the $2,500,000 you surely cannot expect the commission to go -ahead ' with the cross roads. It would not build the bridges nor scratch the grades. We are buikl Ing into every valley of importance now and you ought not to force us to spend S2.500.000 more.' Booth told the committee that tne commission had expended or contracted to spend $3,000,000 on the east and west roads to the coast counties, $3,900,000 on the north and south coast line roads, and $3,000,000 on the Columbia river high ly. at the Astoria end, and arguea that the coast counties had been more than generously treated by the commission. FBOGRESS IS MADE I Aside from the Roosevelt .highway scrap the road program was advanced long step forward at an afternoon meeting of the Joint committees !yester day when bills were indorsed covering practically all or the road legislation with the exception of the financing bills and the traffic regulation bill which is scheduled to make Its appearance in the house on Monday next. The committees put the? stamp of dis approval upon the proposal of i Gover nor Olcott that the highway commission be given the power of eminent j domain and authorised to purchase or .; acquire parks and scenic beauty spots along the highways, and to improve and maintain them out of the state highway fund. SIPPED IX BtJD I " The committee voted not to introduce the bill which had been sent to it for in troduction. i The bill providing for the appointment of a chief deputy highway engineer by the highway engineer acting with the consent of the commission -was iDDroTtd It also indorsed the bill exempting state and highway construction! work from the operation or tne nour jaw. -, Indorsement was given to a bill giv ing the highway commissioin exclusive jurisdiction and control over the main tenance of state highways, and provid ing for joint financing kt the work on a fifty-fifty basis between the state high way fund and the county. The bill also provides that should any county refuse to pay its share ot the maintenance work the amount due may be collected either by an action at law prosecuted in the name of the state, or by the withholding by the state treasurer of the amount from the county road fund a . INDORSEMENTS GITEN A bill was indorsed providing that the highway commission may withhold 20 per cent of .a road contract as a surety I Tllton is accused of embezzling $576.45. for the completion of the work and as a I He claims that the charge is a result of protection against material . and labor I a quarrel between himself and W. A. Absconding Cashier Is Suicide; Leaves Note to. Wife, Baby San Francisco, Feb. 4. CI. N. S.) "This is the end of two years sublime : happiness." Thus read a note from Harvey I Heilbron, missing cashier of the Chas. Harley company, whose body was found on the ocean cliffs, 16 miles south of Colroa. , ' The note was addressed to "Stella, Dear, and Barbara Elaine" his wife and 2-months-old baby. Clutched in the dead man's right hand was a revolver. There was a bullet wound in his iemple. . Auditors today placed his shortage at $45,000. President of Loan Company Arrested For Embezzlement Seattle, Feb. 4. Charged with grand larceny G. E. Tilton, 50, president of the Prudential Savings Loan associa tion, was arrested by detectives here Thursday. He was released ; on $1500 bond. liens. The commission Is also given exclusive jurisdiction over highways for the pur pose or granting easements or fran chises to, telephone, telegraph lines; or for the construction of gas or water mains cross or along highways. The bill which was indorsed provides that any such lines erected without a permit from the commission should be nuisances under the law. The commttee also gave its! indorse ment to a bonding bill ; which provides for the issuance of both short and long term bonds. These are to be sold at par by the commission to the bidder offer ing to take them at the lowest interest rate. This is for the ! purpose of se Curing the face of the bond issues and avoiding th discount which comes from the sale of bonds issued for long terms with the interest rate fixed in the bond. The committee indorsed a bill grant ing the highway commission the power to designate and relocate road routes. whenever it was deemed for the best In terest of highway work that such action- should be taken. AU of these bills are in the house by the joint roads and high- ways committee as soon as they can be rewritten with minor amendments made at yesterday's meeting. The trarnc regulation act is expected to oe reaay ny Monaay ana u is ex pected that the main financing bills. which will complete the highway program will be drafted by the first of the week and ready for introduction. Hoage, state examiner of loan asaocia tions. . Hoage knocked him down in the bank several days ago during a heated discussion, Tilton says. Sir James Craig Is Premier of Ulster as Parliament Head Belfast. Feb. 4. (U. P.) Sir James Craig was virtually elected premier ,of Ulster under the new home rule bill. when he was chosen today as leader of the Ulster parliament." He was. selected by the Ulster Unionist council. As. result of this. Craig will be named as the first prime minister. It was said. Under the home rule bill, Ulster Is separated from the rest of Ireland, each of the two divisions to have its own parliament and . premier. - . Democrats Called For Tacoma Meeting Wife Falls Dead as She Says Saved Arrangements are being made for a big Northwestern gathering of Demo crats at Tacoma ' soon, according to a statement made this morning by Robert S. Doubleday, prominent Democrat of Washington, who is in this state making preparations for the meeting. The gath ering will probably be held on Lincoln's birthday and will be in the form of a THUvVr-M 1 banquet. Representatives from Oregon, i 1 U V CI I Idaho and California are expected to H nan CI Tlfl ing. Milton A. Miller probably will be ' VfcKJ KHI I I V. 1 n nafr a t that TrAtine- Tacoma. Wash.. Feb. 4. (U. P.) Ris ing before the noonday meeting at the First Baptist church, a little gray- haired woman said: f I prayed for my husband 23. years oeiore ne joineo tne enure n. Then she smiled and sank to the floor. Friends called a physician, but she was dead. Hemorrhage of the brain caused death. '.:;;- (. . ? . The woman was Mrs. Hosanna Tozer. wife of Albert Toner; retired capitalist. He is a deacon In the church and was in Nightgowns Parade As Big Hotel Burn Augusta. Ga.. Feb. 4- (IT. p.) The Bon Air : hotel, winter home of many wealthy notables, was totally destroyed by fire early today. . About 250 guests were forced to flee, scantily clad, losing all of their personal belongings ' ' - The loss is estimate - at nearly . , .. , & n i -Ai7 f i w 0 OXO G--.J ? ., 1 A SALE OF QUALITY CANNED) GOODS Preferred Stock TOMATO SOUP 12 cans for . $1 Van Camp's PORK AND BEANS Bo. t Cast 7 cans for SI PINEAPPLE No. 2 cans 5 cans for .... Ol M. J. Branden tein B Grade COFFEE 1-Ib, can 35c 3-lb. can 'Alaska Pinkl SALMON IIib. Tall Cast 10 cans Of for DJL APRICOTS No. 2 M cans 7 ch CI for ...v U. S. ARMY BACON 12'Poaad Can . 92.40 Case of 6 .cans $14.35 GOOD PEAS No. 2 cans 9 cans, for . . : Fancy JAP RICE 18 Ibe. For . . . T !LII 1 Standard TOMATOES No. 2H 'cans $1 Santa Cms ; SARDINES 1 pound ovals CEREALS Rolled Oats. 9 .ffrrf 35c 'I ; SWEET CORN I. I STRING BEANS j I ROAST BEEF I pE2g I I Now Pack I No. 2 cans 25 a Caa I I No- 2Ji cans I I No. 2 can. I Caso of 24 cans - Cf . 1 J . j j . $l S5.95 j j jg&kM. - ' . . gmmtm mukmmmmmm? "I ' rWWCED! I . WHITE I I KARO SYRUP I I FISCHER'S ' I I CLAMS I WONDER 10 lb... I I FLOUR II Utall I SOAP I I 0C I I 49$2 05 I I L-T.il I Si j j 85c I II Pur. Log anborrr JAM I I 1 I I i&2? I I An Oregon Product-No. 2. can. . I I ; ' j I p1011 II. 3cansforSl I I foT 'I for!... . SX We To $5.00 or Orders For Groceries More to Any Part Amounting of the City! TOBACCOS! CAMELS. CHESTERFIELDS, LUCKY STRIKE AND RELU (C CIGARETTES, a carton wlwtl UNION LEADER, DIXIE QUEEN and PEDRO, in lnhch boxes, QfT, etch .....I . Cup and Saucer SHOES For Men and Boys at Clearance Prices BOYS' SHOES English models and Blucher models for dress and play. Sizes 9 to 13 and 1 to 6. SALE PRICE, ( Q yi Q A PAIR. ; . . . DOtO MEN'S SHOES All solid leather and Goodyear welts. These are short lines, but in, the assortment you will find all sizes! Black and broym Bluch er and English models. Sizes sife s5:oo Thsis a standard shape,, made In America, Gup and Saucer. We have SO dozen of these that we will close out at this special price 00 Saturday. Deliveries made only when other merchandise is purchased,; SATURDAY ONLY, CUP AND SAUCER. Set of 6 Cups and Saucer for ..... ,$1.45 25 c TOBACCOS! VELVET, TUXEDO. PRINCE AL BERT, 1 6 oz. tins, jgj gQ CLIMAX, medium or thick, HQn EXTRA SPECIAL, a pluj I aL LA ROSA CIGARS, box fl0 Kf of 50 ... DiOU KUTE KUT, CAN'T BUST 'EM OVERALLS For Girls Blue, stripes and khaki. Sizes 2 to 12.' SALE EACH c:. $1.19 Dress Ginghams This beautiful array of Dress Ginghams has Just arrived by express. Plaids. Checks, Stripes and Plain Colors are in the assort ment. Choose tomorrow while the selection is the greatest. . PRICED, A YARD 19c w Children's Fino Ribbod Buster Brown H b S E Colors are! Black, Brown and White. Made with double" Jijels and toes, elastic Hbbed. AH sizes. PRICED, A PAIR.... 35c 3 Pain for $1 Heavy Turjkish Bath Towels Buy plentifully of these heavy double thread towels with hemmed enas, PRICED, EACH, ntn nemmea enus, . ..39c $0.98' BUYS ONE OF THESE ALL- WOOL SUITS FOR BOYS Miif iini nA full lined' Coats. Belt to match. Pants are lined and re inforced with taped seams. Made with reinforced seat, knees and elbows. A great many uleasine pit terns to choose from in suits that formerly sold up to 116.50. Sizes hg:.f.!" $8.98 Msn's Hoary Cotton Ribbod UNION SUITS Lone sleve, ankle length. Either white or ecru. -SPECIAL, Q1 KQ EACH ............... OLmOU BIB OVERALLS AND JUMPERS Can't Bust 'Em, Headlight, Blue Buckle , and Mogul brands. Union Made of heavy -20 blue denim and blue and white steifel. Overall sizes, 32 to 44. Jumper sizes, 36. to 44. SALE PRICE, A AQ GARMENT ........... UXs CANT BUST 'EM -Hssvy Weight, Union Mado ' CRDUROY PANTS Every pair guaranteed or we replace tbem with a new pair. Sizes 28 to Mm "L.E.:!f. 1.83.98 J FIRST, SECOND AND ALDER STREETS 45-Incb Bloscbod PILLOW TUBING -if,'-- ; , ! A This is tn excellent quality- and is free from dressing. SATURDAY SALE PRICE, QQ A YARD............. tJU the house when his wife collapeed. - $800,000. ...