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THURSDAY. MARCH 24, 1S21 THE OREGON DAILY . JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON PUBLICATION OF MILK PRICES IS BEING CONSIDERED Although the city Is powerless, accord ing to the : opinion of City Attorney Grant, . to pass legislation fixing the price at which milk may be sold n Portland, members of the city council feel that there are other ways and means whereby the milk producers and distrib utors may be induced to pay closer at tention to the edicts of the milk com mission as to what is a just and equita ble price. One ef these, 1,1 was suggested, is publicity. - ' ' Commissioner Blgelow recommended that when the ratings of the milk con cerns are published there be published also the prices at which the various con cerns are selling- to the public. Members of the milk commission, were before the council Wednesday to urge that some policy be adopted that will make the work of the commission more effective. . ; . : Provision -for a price agreement be tween producers and distributors, and enforcement by the city of a penalty for violation was urged as the solution by W. l, Brewster, chairman of the milk commission, but City Attorney Grant showed that -the city has no such author ity and that whatever Is accomplished on this line must be simply by mutual agreement. Mayor Baker appointed Commissioners Blgelow and Mann and City Attorney Grant to confer with the commission to determine the most effective way to reg ulate milk prices In Portland. BAIXHI CIIEEK SEWER WIXS; ACTTOX TAKEN" BY COUNCIL When the committee of fifteen sent to the city council Wednesday a comma nicatlon suggesting- that the proceedings for the proposed Bslch creek sewer ' be nnannne until rirtfnlt nlam for htr bor lands improvements were adopted, tt raised a storm or protest. Representatives of Montgomery Ward & Co. and of the American Can company urged that not even a day be lost in passing the ordinance of intention, be cause of the pressing need for the sew age facilities of these two large concerns. It was pointed out that a temporary box sewer now served a portion of this district but that at the American Can company's plant there are but two sewer connections, while 45 are needed, and at the mercantile plant sewage service is required for 600 people. The council passed the ordinance. CONTRACTORS NOTIFY CTTT SEWER WORK COMPLETED Certificates ;of completion have been filed for the construction of a sewer in Hast Sixty-second street and private property from a point 234 feet south. of the Alameda to a proposed sewer in private property at a point 275 feet south of Sacramento street by Mehe- marie & Co.. amounting - to $2289.15 : the Thirty-third avenue southeast and Sixtieth street southeast sewer system by the ., Jacobsen-Jensen company, amounting to , $133, 98:!. 35 ; a sewer in East Twenty-ninth street from 70 feet north of Klllingsworth avenue to the sewer In Ainsworth avenue by the Ore' gon Construction company, amounting to 12909.60. GAS C03IPArrS PliAX TO I :rj ERECT HOLDER OPPOSED The' application of the Portland Gas & Coke company for a permit to erect a gas holder of more than 5000 cubic feet capacity . between Milwaukie . and East Ninth streets was before the city council of the company urged Immediate action. Mi tu-otest arainst a second tank at this location: was so vigorous that the mat ter was referred to the commissioner of public works. The council as a whole will view the premises, i ' - , i The company's representative stated that it had purchased the property at a price in excess of S12.000. that contracts for the tank material have been awarded and that the expenditure proposed will be about $250,000. AWAIT CHEAPER MATERIAL. LUMBER COMPANY URGES . The Clark & Wilson Lumber company. owners of 1540 feet of frontage on the east side of St. Helens road and 950.81 feet of frontage In Waldmere that would be affected by the proposed as sessment for improvement of the road PHONOGRAPH I . nrinnn -; n 1 1 n t RECORD SALE j i i i will buy a fine brand new rec ord in our fresh air record de partment on Friday and Satur day? .. Choose from a collection ef 1000 records. These records are coins LESS THAN COST. "Our Musical Floor," ' the 7 th vou navmg trouDie vith.otir shin? . ' If you Are suffering from burning eruption, try Resinol Soap and Oint ment. See how quickly this gentle treatment stops the irritation and cools the inflamed. Irritated surface. Dont hesitate there It nothing la the ReaiaoI prod arts to Injure the tenderest - skin, as hundreds of letters from satis ad users testify. At all druggists. with a sidewalk, have filed a communi cation to the city council stating that while it does not oppose public improve ments, it believes the - project should await the arrival, of cheaper construc tion materials. "We think it no more than fair," says the company, "that the whole district benefited by a permanent sidewalk should be called on to pay for same, and would like to see a redisricting if this can be done. s Vs "It also seems to us that the county should Join in the work of grading to a nearer level as the material could be used on the opposite side to widen the highway." . ". ... -., . - .. ! ; COUNCIL POSTPONES ACTION I ON APARTMENTS PERMIT The city council has' postponed .until Friday consideration of the. passage of an ordinance that would permit the erec tion of a nine-story apartment house at Sixth and Madison streets on plans that do not conform to the requirements of the building code. It was explained that the delay was at the request of members of the University club, which organisation wished to nego- t ate with the promoters of the apartment house project to see if the height of the proposed building would not be reduced. Residents Oppose Garage The application of M. Isabel McMahon for a permit to erect a public garage at Harrison and Twelfth streets aroused a storm of protest before the city council Wednesday from owners of apartment bouses and private residences in the im mediate neighborhood. The council de cided to make a personal inspection of the location before any action is taken. Ta Open Bids : City Auditor Funk will . open"' bids March 30 for . the improvement of East Gladstone avenue for paving of Thirty fourth avenue southeast, from Creston to fiftieth street southeast, and Forty-ninth street southeast from Powell valley road to Thirty-fourth avenue southeast. Bids also will be opened on the same date for the improvement of Overlook boulevard, from Skidmore street to Griswold avenue. City Hall Notes - ; Mike Konlk has filed an appeal from the decision of the city license bureau againatgranting him a license to oper ate a card room at 55 North ; Second street.' 'A similar appeal has been filed by Actipis & Cardls from the license bu reau's denial of a soft drink license for 55 North Sixth street. . Property owners on Terrino avenue, be tween . Kant Fifteenth and East Nine teenth streets, have petitioned the city council, asking that the contract for the improvement of this street be awarded to the city of Portland. New Hampshire Uses Oregon Law as Model Thu Cirvmn fnramt natml law I. (V. model from which New Hampshire has just passed legislation, according to information received by John r. Guthrie of the public relations department of the United Stales forest service. The New Hampshire law makes protection oi ttmberiands compulsory upon every owner of' 1000 acres or more, and those who full are rhii-CMt wirH 1 h a -mTm of protection by a lien placed upon the property Dy tne state xorester. , Massa chusetts , has also passed legislation similar to Oregon's. Medford District Irrigation Plans Are Put Forward Salem. Or., March Final details regarding the construction of. the Fish lake dam for the storage of water for the Medford irrigation district were out lined at 3a conference in Portland. Tues day, according to Percy A. Cupper, state engineer. , Present at the conference besides Cupper 'were D. C Heany, con sulting engineer for the Medford irriga tion .district ; Theodore A. Garrow, project engineer, and H. M. Chad wick, engineer for the Rogue ( River Valley Canal company. ' The project involves the construction of a rockfill dam with concrete base for the storage of some 14.000 acre feet of water in Fish lake near the head of Little Butte creek. The ! Rogue River Valley Canal company has contracted with the Medford irrigation district for the construction of this dam and other works necessary for the delivery of water to the district. ;..W?y r : Work, is now under way on a part of the distribution system and ' other im portant structures. It is estimated that the project will cost $1,250,000 and the contractor has agreed to accept the bonds of the district in payment. , ' From Cartoons lfasaaine -People who have glass eyes should not throw stony stares. . A research laboratory to develop com merclal methods of obtaining petroleum from shales will be established by the Thirty-seventh street, from Holgate to University of Colorado. - f FdurEkinds all m mdl mm HEINZ Baked Beans with Pork and Tomato Sauce HEINZ Baked Pork and Beans (without , Tomato Sance) Boston style HEINZ Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce without Meat (Vegetarian) HEINZ Baked Red Kidney Beans : ALMOST everybody likes all four I Jl. kinds they all taste so good, : and give" such a delightful variety to home meals. And they all are as l nourishing and body-building as they are good to eat. . This means that every, bean is baked 1 through to the center to a nut-brown ; t turn mealy, sweet, wholesome and i , whole. The baking preserves the . real bean flavor and the real bean nutriment One of the Varieties v -- $5.95 $795 Many styles of. Strap Slippers in all the want ed shades and leathers! 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Goodyear welt soles. moWQYs CHI "It is not mr1r th multiplicity of tint, th gladnaM of tone, or the b&lmineas of tb. sir -which delight us in th spring; it u the tnll consecrated spirit of bop, the proph ecy of hanpjr dsyi yet to come, the endless variety of nature, with pneentiraenta of eternal flowera which never ahaU fad, and aympathy with the bleeaednea of tle ever developing world." . Novalia. Two or three attractive plants will make your home extremely cheery and cozy on the glorious Easter day. Express your Easter greetings and best wishes with a beautiful Easter Lily, Hyacinth, Tulip or any of the other blossoms in season at this time of the year. ' Their radiant colors and fragrance bring a cheer that no written message can. : Any Florist can meet your demands if you order early. you wish to ' express whatever Easter means to you if you want to make someone radiantly happy I. ill 4 I i . i r - . i m Icuy it with flowers V OIUOOM TLOIU&1S' CL.VB mm liiMllMii Three Young Women Figure In Newly Revealed Mysterieo Absorbing Stpry of Suburban Library Assist ant's Sensational Rise to Fame and Her Quiet Retirement Is Narrated by Samuel "Merwin ; Inside Facts Regarding Heywood Achison's Charitable Crime Are Toid by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow; Jack Boyle Exposes Tong's Pun ishment of Capt. Uleaborg; The Red Book . Magazine Acquires All Three Narratives. NOT GIVEN TO WORLD FOR FIRST TIME This is the weird and absorbing story, humorous, pathetic and tragic, of three young women who never have known one" another. Widely different in kind and dwelling far apart, their paths have never crossed, yet their singular adventures require telling as one narrative. . r . ; " Two of these, young women occupy similar stations in life, but greater diversity than theirs is not often found. The third is far more unlike the "other two than they are like one another. They become the personages of a single story because uncon sciously they are linked by a single interest. One of. this trio is Ihe studious and outwardly unemotional assist ant librarian In a mioVestern suburban community. The sods reached downwind took her by the hand and she. brushed gTeatness for awhile, --'l: : :.j i- -.'t .Two Prompt Strange Crimes Another is the-lovely but obscure orphaned daughter of an art col lector, ekinff out an existence as a secretary, and beeomlngr, because of her poverty, the unwitting In stigator of a. crime marked by a cunning worthy of a better cause. And the third Is: a I nameless maiden sold out of. China into the most hideous form of slavery. But vengeance was her : handmaiden and played villainy into her power, and she in turn shaped events untir they led to one of the strangest and cruelest feats of psychological pun ishment on record. . -. .... ' Eaf h. after her greatlhour, has withdrawn from view though none of thent can withdraw into forget fulness. In this three-ply fashion their -Btor.ies are -now told for the first time.. ' First of all there is Miss Henrietta Brown, a young woman whose reserve has often been admired.' She has served a useful rather than ornswen tat purpose at the desk of the library in a ChJcago ' suburb.'.. Her eyes are circled with the rims of studious glasses: her voice is low and her speech precise ; her dress Is plain and remarkable for nothing,, as befits one who boards with her worn, child-bear ing sister, wife of a bookkeeper, who lives in a plain cottage "across the tracks. , Had toeret Istercit t - To her neighbors and to those for whom she , fetches books ; from ' high shelves, the assistant librarian is mere ly Miss Henrietta 'Brown,., but that plain but serviceable name conceals a high sensation, hitherto ; suppressed. When Miss Brown was not fetching books or minding her wailing nieces and nephews she had interests of her own. -These she cultivated in an un used . garage. back of the cottage 'across the bracks." There with doors bolted and shades drawn, unshod and unhindered by raiment more-elaborate than blouse and bloomers, she taught herself the way to freedom. And when she found it, as she did, she was, for her brief spell of glory, not plain Miss Henrietta Brown of the suburban library, but a radiant crea ture who took the applause of the multitude. . . - , j That is now all a thing of the past. In her great day Miss Brown took refuge In - such anonymity as the title of The Masked Dancer afforded, and in all the suburb only one found her out the studiously- sedate, but soon desperately stricken, principal trustee of the library wherein Miss Henrietta Brown fetches books. And bis way of finding her out, and bis reaction to' his discovery, and her response to his re action, are no less a part of the .sup pressed sensation than Miss Brown's flaming career incognito. . Darisg Crime Is Coseealed ' j Suppression ; of the signular story of the second young woman may s seem i even more remarkable., for her career was marked by an incident which cried loudly for publicity. This young woman, name of Edgewater. possesses remarkable ; beauty. Her beauty has never been exploited and she, even more than Miss Henrietta Brown, is content to abide in obscurity. - Miss Edgewater's employer asserts; that she has no particular secretariat i talent. The principal enemy of her 1 employer asserts that she has pictorial qualities which rise atbove comparison even in New Tork. a city famous for its beautiful women. - ' The events which bring Miss" Edge water into this story have never been mentioned by her. It is not thourht that she is even sware of them. rhe and her mother have found life diffi cult since the death of her father. In the beginning, her employment was sn act of charity on the part of the man who was led. by the pathetic situation in which she and her mother found themselves, to apply his great but sin ister talent for their benefit. , sUsdsets Frevet Bis TJadeisg This, employer; it, msy now be told, is. Heywood Achison; a man of impres sive mien, a payer of .office rent, but otherwise a person without visible means of support. He does not move in. society, yet he is not a police char acter. Whatever he has done, he has not been found out not until now. And it was a trick of fate that he was found out at the only time In his career, that he ever attempted to do a charit able act. One man alone found him out. and tht man, Wallace Ramsey, his Tin relenting enemy, was led to compound a felony by sunnresslng the story of a i . . . ... i i . A crime oecause oi nis ouaauig interest in the young woman out of sympathy for whom Achison risked his liberty and so much of his reputation -as he had theretofore been able to preserve. Achison's sympathy for the girl Snd her mother prompted him to destroy by fire his own home and Its con tents, among - which was a spurious Valesques, long owned In the Kdga water family, but used by Achison In a daring attempt to swindle an Insur ance company , for the retief of the former owners of the canvas. The sensational Interest in this ease of arson lies not so much In the mere commission of the crime, nor In what prompted it, as in the , exercise of aatante cunning with which It was committed with a view to creating the Impression that "the burning of the house was accidental. And equally sensational Is the story of the manner tn which the crime was detected and the criminal accused. . . Third It Ksmelen Stare Girl ' There' is no record of the name of the third young woman of the . trio with which this story Is concerned. She Is a Chinese girl, and where she Is and the conditions under which she exists are unknown. But she figured In a case of tong. revenge both strange and ghastly before she dropped out of sight. This Chinese slave girl was an un willing passenger on an old tub, the Vasa, Captain Uleaborg, which -was beatiifg up the Pacific from Mexico to Ban Franctsco. On the boat with her were eight Chinamen, who, by virtue of various amounts paid the Finnish captain, were led to believe they could defeat the exclusion act and permit themselves to be smuggled into the United States. ' But these eight Chinamen came to port at Anacapa dead men dropped into" deep' water. Uleaborg had their money and thought it safer to enforce their debarkation at sea than to take them through the Golden Gate. The slave girl was tolled off with the eight other celestial passengers, but when the slaughter began she dived Into the sea with the courage of a Tahiti girl. She was picked out of the sea by Chinese fishermen, members of the Four Brothers Tong, and to them she told the story of the murder of eight men by Uleaborg. Captala Cast kt la Trap From that hour the Finn was a marked man. Though he was a hairy riant, be was not slow wttted. Twelve months the tong waited for Its oppor tunity, and then it wreaked its ven geance with unparalleled completeness. All the craftiness of the highly edu cated and influential California China man, Lee Sat Kan, was required to enable the tong to get its hands on Uleaborg, and then this was , accom plished only by appealing to the lat ter' s cunning. He fell Into the trap and he paid, and still pays, in living death, the penalty for his crimes. The newly revealed means by which the sea captain was captured by the tong and the marvelous means of his punishment, unprecedented In America, are woven Into a narrative of absorb ing interest. Hew Stories Are Recorded So are told in a few sentences some phases of the singularly Interesting stories t at three young women who have never known one another, whose paths have never' crossed, and" yet whose stories, grestly amplified, com bine to support a single Interest. - The amusingly sensational story of the strange exploits of Miss Henrietta Brown is related -by -Samuel Merwin, famous novelist, in "The Garage of Enchantment." . . The exciting narrative of the Influ ence of a girl's beauty on the career of a sympathetic crook is found in M;hs Edgewater's history as set down hy Mrs. Wilson - Woodrow, favorite wf; h readers, in "Every Man Has , 11, Price." . And the weird and trsjric story if the Chinese tong's unremitting punish ment of Captain Uleaborg is written by Jack Boyle, authority on the Orien tal in America, in "The Claws of the Tong." These three sttries and ten oicri equally good are In the April Issue ri The RED BOOK -MAGAZINE, on s-s j at all newstands. Adv.