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iiU ' U-vwUW WWtiAAA- JUwti . X JUiX JL9 WWX. , . W - - T : vd MEASURES v 8ei;;g hid up wm m r- - rs. i f ' norary bridge for foot passengers is to be provided. ''; . .- . v '- Ucenses were issued to Alien lievoZ and Myrls Satrvaia, i both' of J Iortlas3 and Earl Ilolce and MyrUs Bachmann,; both of Mist, Or. i '". KAXASA MAEEJAGE LICENSES '. I . Wash., Dec SL Marriage . PRINCIPALS IN TRIANGLE TRAGEDY : ; : : Ml 5 t t nu nnifrnimn r One - Provides Appropriation of 5b4,50U for Repair of Hatch- x; enes Damaged by Recent Storm , aaiem. lc II. An even score of Measures paaMd by the late special fgi. .atr! aeaaioa bare ben signed by Gpv- -..r mwtt ana mt on tnelr wylo tU statute books. Nino others - hsve laJlsn Under the tflaapproval of the gw ernor and hare been killed by the execn , tls veto, sua two other tneaaurea are if ln tn possession of the governor for tie approval or disapproval , within the next few days. t . , :;?" This! summary of the atatns of the ork Of the special session does not take into eonsideratioh the two erpoel- won measures, which' were sent into the Jepislative discard because they failed to receiTe the sift-natures of the president of the senate or the speaker of the house. ; . - KOAD BILLS C058T&VCTITE ' Of the IS measures alrned by the g-ov-, mor the highway bills for the consider ation of which the special session was called loom np as the really constructive work of the six days' session. 'Under the terms ' of these measures i siaa-Of. lines, Jutney busses, auto trucks snd other motor vehicles operated for commercial purposes are placed under the jurisdiction of . the public i service . commission. 'Iha aute hlrhw rfn.. went Is riven concurrent police powers over gUle roads with the secreUry of state s department, and more: stringent . restrictions AM thrnwri a -,,.,. " -- h ,..,. u 1UVW1 vehicle using -stats highways, and provi sion la made for more rigid enforcement motor vemcie laws. Fourtof the passed for the purpose of correcting de fects legislative and cierlcal In bills ,snacta by the last, regular session. . coBEncnnv Bnuts pass r Of these four, senate bill 7 by Senator xoy removes road districts from the purview, of the local budget act of the 121 session, correcting a situation,' which ... upon practical application, was ' found to be unworkable and Invalidating all special; road tax levies voted by road districts throughout the state last No i vember. . The other three corrective measures. house bills 17. IS and 1 merely remedy clerical errors In appropriation bills of the 1S21 regular session through which - various state departments would have been deprived of funds for the year 1922. Fiye of the approved measures are ap- propriation bills carrying appropriations ...aggregating $147,600 as follows; House bill 20 ADDroDrlatina- tlhaa tn cover traveling expenses of circuit Judges white - engaged to the performance of tn etr duties outside their homo counties. OTHER BILLS APPROVED ' House bill 28 Appropriating 30.000 to pay claims of Willamette valley flax growers against' the state prison flax . plants. House bill 28 Appropriating $5000 for the. completion of the Alderson school at the Louise home, Portland. Bouse bill 28 Appropriating- 190,000 to the state bonus commission for ad , mlnistrative purposes. ' House bill JO Appropriating $20,000 to cover legislative expenses including $5000 -to cover the expenses of an audit ..of the state's business. Other measures finding their " way safely through" the executive office dur ing th week are: Senate ' bill (, by Eddy Authorising payment fcy state Industrial accident commission to dependents of workmen killed in maritime accidents of awards made prior to the date of the decision of the United States supreme court-holding that such occupations do not come under , the jurisdiction of the state commission. KllTE BILLS VETOED . ' ' Benate bill 10, by Norblad Providing that school districts may arrange for transportation of pupils from without the : district. Benate bill lj. by Staples and Robert on Permitting state banks to borrow money from the federal reserve bank and the, war finance corporation in ex com of their capitalisation upon ap proval of. the state superintendent of banks.. ; ' . - , , . House bfll 2, by Kubll Authorising the; county court of Multnomah county to lT a tax of not to' erased one-fifteenth of one mill for payment of sal aries of county employes.- House bill 24.; by Kay Authorising the loaning of certain funds of school dis tricts which are not needed for imme diate use. . .- : - ' House till 2V by committee on roads and highways Amending statutes rela tive to lights at railroad crossings. " Of the nine vetoed measures, four were senate bills and five houae bills as ; follows:; . h..- , ' J BOLDtZmS? MEASURE O. JC.T1 L Senate bill 1. by. Upton Exempting sooner acquired under the soldier bonus law from debts contracted prior to ef fective dte of bonus act. i Senate bill 12, by Hare Permitting the sale of bonds by a certain drainage district In Washington county. Senate bill 14r by Vinton Providing that the county court and state treasurer ., anight i agree upon Inheritance: tax pay ment In' cases -not specifically; covered by statutes. ,. . , Senate blU II, by Eberhardt Correct ing numerous alleged-deficiencies In lo cal budget law of 1121 regular session. House bin , by Hindman Providing for a foB term of office for every per son hereafter ; elected . at" any i general eleeUon' to any state, district or county office.' !.'" " s-v-v r House WO - It by Fletcher Amending statute relative ' to . voting by absent 1 voters. .; .- - House bill 12, by Gordon of Lane MlltMtMMtWIIHIItWllinIWWIII!W!Wr ctoucJjtns The Peasley umMJ PHOTOG R'A P HY AND ART I 4 0 7 -MORRISON STREET BROADWAY 2S37 If - Permitting lodges; chartered' prior ; to statehood to amend charters. House bill 15, by Belknap Validating certain divorces and remarriages. House bill lit. by Carter Amending inheritance tax law , and providing In creases in exemptions in certain cases. Of the two measures still In the pos session of the governor one, house bill . provides for the appropriation of $(4,500 for the repair of two fish hatch' eries damaged by the recent .'storm. ' The other is the special election Sill, house bill 31 providing for the holding of special election on May 19 next. In conjunction with the primary election for action 'by the voters upon ' the ex position . measures and the Linn and Benton county taxing , and bonding bill; I AX V WIELDED ON MAN (Continued Frost Pan One) lay the canary bird killed by the same gas fumes which apparently failed to kill the man who was seeking death. There were the ; rugs, topsy-turvy, and the rumiture, upset, as if a terrific struggle had taken 5 place. " There was the broken front window which indicated the avenue by which the slayer had gained entrance. At Just what time the tragedy started no one eeerns' to know. Mrs. W. Ger lich,. a neighbor, thought she heard a sound like breaking of glass ' accom panied by, two shots around midnight. She did. not investigate further and it was. not until Mrs. Etta Morse, a sister of the dead woman, attempted to reach Mrs. Purdln by. telephone shortly after noon Saturday, that the discovery was made. " TELEPHONES NEIGHBOR No-one answered and Mrs. Morse then telephoned to Mrs. ' D. D. Kay, living next door at 448 East Forty-seventh. and asked her to go to the house to see'' if everything was ail right. Mrs. Kay took one look in the side window and saw the body of Mra-Purdin lying on the floor. She told Mrs. Morse' of her " discovery and then the police de partment was notified. Mrs. Morse had been visiting Mrs. Purdln from California. Mrs. Morse was with friends after a lodge meeting Friday night and had not -.intended to return home until Saturday. . Inspectors Collins, Schulpius and Gor don and Patrolman Ingle accompanied by. Leo Goetsch. deputy coroner, went to the house and investigated. They found theVdy of Mrs. Purdin. clad in night clothes, in the bedroom with three bul let holes -through the right temple. SIGSBT Ilf'LITIXG BOOM ' In the living room was the body of Sigsby. his head' badly mutilated as a result of the ax blows. The implement was found near his head, as was the gun with which Purdln, did the shooting. It, was believed that after firing at his exMrife, Purdln took two shots at Sigs by. after which he used the ax to finish the deed. , Purdln gained entrance , to the house by breaking the front bedroom window. Indications -were, that Sigsby ran out Into the living room where he was killed. That the men put up a battle was evident- ' .'; - Just the opposite was the case in the bedroom, for only the bed clothes looked disturbed, all of which made the detec tives believe that Purdln killed his wife Immediately upon entering the home and then continued into the other room to get" Sigsby.:.:;- . ' s I , PrBDtH LEAVES ROTE Purdln wrote a note which he ad dressed to . "To whom . It may concern.' It follows: . k I . "I went to gefHny.cIothes at my house and found my wife in bed with another man and they tried to kill me. so I done my. best to protect myself . and got wounded., but think that I was Justified in doing what I did." ,. ' He is believed to have written, the note after considerable time had elapsed after the murder, for it war written in Thorough course in pho- tographic retouching. ;, f Individual i n s t r u c ti ail ': I from .Alda BfPeasleynd 1 Ethel Bernice Babcock.' ; A series of lectures on the I 1 theory of v,retouchingsrt6 C beginners 'andiladvancedK I iiuuciiia xivcii uy Lxaiuu V - WOMAN SHO 11 ... - -, - i r " . At - left Charles Wesley Purdin, slayer; at right- H, '- W. Sigsby, companion of PnrdJn's wife, slain with ax; lnaert Mrs. Agnes Pur din, victim of bullet. an even hand. Detectives discovered blood on the ootside of the kitchen door as .well as. outside on several places on the south wall of the house. ' It is supposed that he. left the .home after going -into the' . bathroom to 'wash his' hands : In : getting Into the house he evidently cut his hand on the broken glass and It kept bleeding. He wiped his hands both on the kitchen door and then on the side wall. . - He returned probably several hours later, and then penned the 'note. After ho did this he went to the kitchen, opened all the gas jets and then Stuck a gas tube in his mouth. His head was only a few inches from the' kitchen door and for this reason it is said he was not successful in . committing fulcide. The east' wind came under the door suffi ciently to keep' -Purdin. from getting the full effect o the -gas. . HAI) arSBASprlltjtESTED '"C ' , irsraa -on ovemBe'r''l4 that Mrs. Pur din -had her 'husband arrested on a charge of assault" and 'battery, but the next day she withdrew the complaint Since that time he was believed to be in the government hospital at Saw telle, and Mrs. Morse said she. did not know her former brother-in-Jaw was in Port land until she went out to the house Saturday. 1 . Purdln was a veteran of the Spanish Ameriean war and was a member of the camp at HUlsboro. During the World war he was in company C of the Oregon National Guard, regiment, which was organized 'after the "Old Third Ore gon" had left for France. ' He also was a member of the state police. Sigsby lived with his mother, father and sister at 149S East Ash street, and they knew nothing of the tragedy until Informed by newspapermen. He was born in Lansing, i Mich., and had been in Portland many,, years.' He was em ployed at the Semler Jewelry store,- Sec ond and Washington sttreets. Mrs. Purdln,' at One' tune a belle of i. If.. ten to v Km ,j ,. ..f -.-r". 'lTie-. 5 Saleswomenv adveftisca for, in 'TEej: Journal jHelp Wanted Columns today-, are to have an eisy task, accord-inp- to -Georo-e" Francis Rowe. 9 . 'or Rowe hais i taken the, job of salesmanagerJ for the; p. E. Hollrday Co: at 1583 Washing ton Street: -He saysi ". .- ' "T h eJ Holliday Company decided' to unload; ; andI've been hired to tell. the. people all about it in the newspapers. And it's 'worth telling. "The women who assist will have a snap--for instance, waists of Georgette and Crepe that were eight to ten dollars have been, marked fdown to 'Two Fifty. Women's Coats 'and Suits that ranged up to fifty dollars, are Five and iTcn JDol lars. Many fine Silk Dresses; Coats and' Stiits up t One Handred Dollars ; have been put in one lot at Twenty-Nine Fifty,; and practically" every thing in the store goes on sale at about .Thirty "Cents on the Dollar., It's levinst to be a world-beaterc, a sale r" ' The ' sale WilL . ooen at 1 1 0 o'clock on Tuesday "morning." Experienced st ale S p e o p I e should come ready to pa to work. The ; Holliday Com pany is located at 383 Wash Salesvo Task easy . ... Il t ., :f Washington county- married ; Pnrdin after she was divorced . from' Charles r ergen. who now is ' a. hop grower ' la Aurora.! .-.. ' . Purdln was a member of a well known pioneer family or , Washington county. His mother, Mrs. Melissa Jackson, re sides at Hillsboro. , . Because 'of- his marriage to Mrs Yer- gen. which was bitterly opposed by his zamiiy. ne became virtually ostracized by many of his friends there. -One child was bom to Mrs. Purdin aunng tne tune sne and y ergen were married. With the divorce the court awarded the child a girl, who by now is about 14 years old to the mother. Later, however, she was given s into the custody of T ergen. Ir. K. l Strelt was the first to ex amine Purdin after he had reached St. V lncents hospital. ; First Indications pointed to Purdlrt having attempted to take something else besides gas, but, it is believed that be based all his hopes on tne gas to d away with himself.. , STAGES ;r TO QUIT BtTJT Bend, Dec SL SUge , drivers will make no further attempts to drive from Bend to Burns until the early part of spring.' The last trip was made with difficulty Friday. Snow and Ice im peded the way. BIBTHS DOUBLE DEATHS Bend, Dec 31. Nearly a two to one ratio between births and deaths pre vailed In Bend during 1921, There were 157 new arrivals and 82 deaths. Eighty seven babies were boys, and 70 were girls. 4 , Our greatest shoe event bpens.tomorrow with an array, of fine Foot vear at the sharpest' price reductions; yet offered. ' This is ah absolute mark down, of our present low prices. We believe that our stocks wilt be equal to the demand such bargains will create, but to be safe' and ' assure yourself the pick of the com plete assortments you had best come early., ; ' ' . , v i' We have grouped bur entire) stock of Ladies' Pumps, . Oxfords and 5strap effects, in' the various" leathers and satins, also our stock of dress- and walking i $485 All lines of Children 's greatly .Prices $2.25 2 4 ON AGUM - - C sssaSMawsMeeMSsBSBBMBBn" t ': '-' Big Interests Already Ha?e"IGned AIL Bills Designed to Aid Sof J workers, Asserts Council. ' -' (By Cnivenal Service) ! Washington. Dee. 11. President Hard ing's s plan for . a national ; aaricultural conference is bitterly assailed 1n a state ment iassued by the Farmers National Council here tonight . Relief - tor the farmer lies la legislation, the statement asserts, but big financial Interests have succeeded . In killing-all bills introduced in behalf of agriculture. After predict ing that the ! forthoomlnr aaricultural conference Is doomed to fail are, the statement continues:'" ' - There -was Plenty of lecrialatlon b- fore congress at the last session to re lieve agriculture, but the big financial and monopoly interests killed It. The Norris bill, creating the. farm Products Export corporation, would have, helped farmers wonderfully. -But the president saw, fit to kill- that btlV ' Thei revised War Finance corporation, as a substi-r tute, has beenof little help to the farm ers, but a great boon to the banaers. : "J. P. Morgan opposed eovernment leans to the livestock interests, and the presioent aiiieo that plan also, i- , Oh present congresa, such as gtablliilng prices of farm products. Will the preal- oent kill that, too? - "Farming In America will continue the worst paid occnnatlon since the slsves were freed, Unless the enormous nauonai oeots or the world are paid off promptly by heavy taxation of concen trated wealth and, the nations of the world devote their attention to feeding and clothing their people instead of land and concession grabbing ; until the trans portation, banking and credit systems of the United States ar devoted to public service Instead of plunder of the pub lic" :' ' . V', '- '. - Gotham WomairiWlab Gave Without Noise Dies Loved by All ". ' . j i B TJaHenal Swriee.) ' 1 New Tork, Dec 3L Mra : Enima C Freeh, one' of the beet known women in the Madison Square and Murray Hill sections of this city, died late Friday after a long illness. o Mrs. Freeh resided in the Madison Square section for more than 35 years and was one of the oldest parishioners of St Stephens church. White well known in the Madison and Murray Hill sections for her charitable work, she never allowed her name to be used pub licly in -connection with her charities. For this she was much loved by every- Doay in mac community. , &ne was a member, of many societies and organiza tions for, doing good. . . ' i MRS. ELIZABETH JT1CKEL DIES ; Washougal, Wash., Dec, 31. Mrs. Elizabeth Nickel, 48, died at her home, three miles east of Washougal, Friday. She is survived by her husband, W. K. Nickel, a daughter and two sons. ''"' boots in black and browns, in redtwed . . to $4.75 SHOE SHOP MORRISON AT PARK STREET January v Shoe Econciessj . . . 1 ' J tl ' - . f ' ' - - ' '.. , 'i - '' ' v. , ' L - 1 ISVK2a?VVIs7V!VlaTa?KVW - . . ' -,: , !f .. Only 0n3 It2m of r ' DIOO Is Cut From .. , -WashiugtonBudget . : 1 ' Hillsboro, Or.. Dec 11 The county budget' meeting, comprising taxpayers from "nil rjarW of .Washington county, packed the courtroom to capacity. The budget was adopted, with." the exception of $104 for county" fruit inspector. : Barney Lets, a Beavertoa orchard iwt. who - took prises against competition with Hood River several years ago, tried to get an appropriation of 11000 for the billet, and when this failed moved that the $100 be eliminated from the budget. Four hours were consumed in a fight against an appropriation -of $1500. for county, health nurse and 12000 for the county agricultural agent. ' The final vote showed . large majorities ' for both estimates, " ' ' The administration levy, as passed, means a tax roll of neatly I5O0.0OO. Two thousand dollars wemi appropriated for payment due ' to permanent . injury to j Francis Taylor,! a young man hurt while 1 working at a county, quarry several years ago. The boy had no remedy , against . the county; His right arm la withered. The money will be used for higher education. . George Mansfield, state president of the Oregon Farm bureau, made -a plea to retain the county agent. , , Extension of Bridge '' UsfyGiyen iiutoists Oregon City; (.Dec 1.--The Oregon City - West t.lnB bridge, which , was to have been dosed to vehicular traffic Sunday, is to rMbaln open for approxi mately two weeks longer. ' Delay in get ting materials Is the reason assigned. The , change In date of closing is tenta tive, depending ton when need for such action arises. When the bridge Is closed no vehicular traffic will cross the river here for more than a year, but a tern- CHEAPER Landigan's Ne$v ' : Gas Vapor System - Heats any s 1 room or building; cheaper and better than wood or coal. No -labor, dirt, dampness or fumes. .Pull a cord at your bedside and in SO minutes an radiators in thehouse are hot. No danger of fire, - No large - basement, boiler or chimney re quired. Cost Only Per Boom to Install See Demonstration Plant at 48 Taaeoaver Ave. Phone East I 4 ' ! : J M f . 1 . 1 mm J. Landisan - - - . . r j . - awa Tots at 1 a" ei To Our Friends ; To Our ; To Our m - - v - . ) ' - To one. and all we 'extend -i - . our sincere appreciation of the generous patronage l ac corded us for the loyal and efficient services rendered in cooperating - in our eri deavor to make this helpful store of greater import and benefit to those 4 whom serve and to those serve us. EXTEND TO 'YOU' BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY, PROSPEROUS NEW; YEAR . When picks out the' best it has to offer you, to us, . it ' will . be' that we' are again setting our tore in order' for f. another year, of still better, satisfaction,- based btithe 4est , service we are capable of at the least price to ' coyer, a fair profit. . - " -" x " . Just now, during our Greatest Clearance Sale, we have even thrown profit out of the prices we are asking through- " out every vsection of every department, of this great .store, for.witti. the exception of contract goods, of which "we have vexy little: '- ' r-":.';'' . : Every Article FromRefiular Sellin i ,1 t . .... , y w "I" . See Our Window Read Our. Advertisements in the Daily Papersf or Announcements . of Such Sale Prices and Items. as .. '. Space Will-Permit , OUR STORE WILL ! REMAIN CLOSED ALL DA Y MONQA Yl JAN; 2t 1922- 1 11 oena With a Smile! , - .- ' : ". ' Content with the knowledge V that the proof "of:t Both My Honesty and Ability Is "In Your MbuthK That is the reason why my. ; practice is steadily growing: i while other are. standing still or dosing out entirely. BY, HONESTY OF PURPOSE, SKlLLFllL WORKMAN SHIP, PA1NLE3S METHODS and Verj? Reasonable Price, I Have Made My Business a Sweepuag Success. Go back a ew years and com pare the prices paid for Dental work with the. prices I charge fbr the same or, better ,work. Recall the, pain and torture of . the Dental Chairs of former days, and then think of the Painless . Dentistry t of today, made possible by my system; Examine the crown and bridge work of the old-tiirie Dentists ( compare it with tie'- high-class my . iavu(aum.cs.i4 nq pcopie'arc 'inxcresiea. m tne iacr tnai I have practically eliminated pain in Dental Work j that I have made possible Dentistry at half th fofmer'prices; that 1 have set the exairiple of Antiseptict Dentistry;; and have given my personal guarantee of satisfaction" on every piece of work done in this office a guarantee that means the workmanship and material are Certified Correct.-: , - . . ; i, NATURE 'PLATES AND BRIDGEWORIt .. m : m - a: in m w . ... . V A5K YOUR TRENDS ASOUT US . Electro Pables A i V. - - . IN TKZ TWO-STORY BUILDING CORNER SIXTH AND WASHINGTON, PORTLAND. IPatrdns Employes i we who Is Reduced ig Price r:'-,- o,u ;OTay -. Mr, Prmetles Ir Xtssltee to . Blh-Clas DcsUttrr Oslr -al Prices vervsss Caa A flora 1 - Clectre WlMj4oae tH.. 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