THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, : PORTLAND; "OlUiUON
FRIDAY, JANUARY C." i:::.
LEinOCRATS WILL
RALLY Oil Mil
DAY, JANUARY 8
'Saturday evening the Democrats of
Oregon will rally at the annual Jackson
day dinner "of the Jackson club at the
lintel Benson for a consideration of the
affairs of the Democratic party. Similar
Katharines wilt be held throughout . tha
Vntted Btatea. '"
It was on January 1. II IS, that Andrew
Jackson Inflicted a sevsre defeat on the
ItrtUafc at New Orleans, the battle taking
place is daya after the treaty of Ghent
la been signed. , frabsequently, or tn
leading an expedition sgalnst the
Hrmlnotoa In Florida. Jackaon became
military governor of yloiida. Prom 1IZ1
te be served tn the United Statea
eeuate from Tennessee, In the prestden
tlal campaign of 1824. In which he waa
a candidate, no one received a clear ma
jority la the electoral college, and when
tne taaue waa determined In the houae of
rr praam la Uvea John Qulncy Adams was
elected. ,
In II2t. however, 'jackaon was elected
president and was reelected : la. JU3.
After two terms as chief executive, dur
ing the formative period of the United
btatea; Jackson retired with a popularity
greater than that with which he entered.
Congregationalists
Object to Site for
M. E. Ghurcli Building
The new Alameda . Congregational
church, the Rev. Robert Alllngham pas
tor, filed a protest Thursday with the
committee on comity of the ' Portland
Council of Chorcbee against the proposal
of the Methodiat church to erect a new
building at East Twenty-elxth." arid Fre
mont streets. In North Irvington. The
new Congregational project, is at. Re
gent's Xrive and ilaion street In Ala
meda, : The two sites are about ball a
mile apart, the Methodist site being ad
jacent tn a new public school building.
Dr. w. W. Youngson, superintendent of
the Methodist churches in Portland, de
clined to discuss the situation publicly.
preferring to have the committee on
comity settle the matter. A meeting of
the committee bad previously been called
for next week. Ralph C McAfee, exec
utive secretary of -the church council,
aald he had received the protest, but de
clined to make any statement for pub
lication. . .
A. C DUES
TO KILL HIMSELF
Two New fastors
; T6 Occupy Pulpits
In Local Churches
The Rev.
t la the broad atateeraft of Thomas I
Jtfferson, the constructive militancy of
Andrew Jackson and the progressive
Idealism of Wood row Wilson that inspire
the Democratic party to greater achieve
ments la future.
At the Saturday dinner the accomplish
ments and alma of the party will be dis
cussed In a , series of addresses. Harvey
Starkweather will preside.
Chester. Hadley ha ac-
call - to - the, pastorate of the
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j WOMAN SHOT ;4 TIMES
s EXPECTED TO RECOVER
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pom Angeles. Cal, Jan. (I. N. I
Arthur C Burch, on trial for the mur- l
der of J Bel ton Kennedy, attempted to
commit suicide at the county Jail late
yesterday, according to a report - by I
Deputy- Sheriff Fatten, his guard, to
Sheriff Traeger today. Pattnn said that
Burcb, while-returning to the Jail from
the court room.! tried to throw himself
from a bridge 4 feet to the floor below;
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Burglars Scoop in
Variety of Eats in
- Grocery Store Raid
Burglars helped themselves to Just
shout whet they pleased in the grocery
store of Mike Bchoell, 741 Union avenue
north, Thursday night They smaahed
open chaeU'e strong box and took tl70,
all In sliver, then ransacked the shelves.
Their larder loot consisted of five cans
select pineapple, four cane evaporated
milk, three bottles syrup (cane and
maple) and one Half boiled ham.
They took a largtr order In tobacco.
. Bchnell found of his cigarette stock of a
certain brand only one half a carton left.
. Polios are working on clues of finger
prints, many of which were found.
Harding Will Boss
Legislative Plans: .
Menace Seen
First Friends church, and; the Rev. B.
Ross Evans has been appointed pastor
of the Fourth United Brethren church.
according to announcements made today.
The Rev. Mr. Evans arrived Thursday
with his wife and two small children
from the Bible Institute of Los Angeles,
where he wss graduated at Christmas.
Ha succeeds Miss Leila Luckey, who has
been , supply paator since the last an
nual conference. Miss Luckey has been
appointed pastor at Haselgreen, Or
near Salem, by Bishop William Wash
Inger. The Rev. Mr. Hadley was called here
from the Rosedale. (Or.) Friends church.
He. expects to arrive January 16, with
his wife and three children. Mr. Had
ley succeeds the Rev. H. U Cox, who
left September 10 to become pastor of
the Cleveland. Ohio, First Friends
church. Mr. Hadley la chairman of the
Christian Endeavor board of the Oregon
Yearly Meeting, and for two Years had
conducted the Friends' summer camp at
newport.
Charles Moehnke,
Tioneer Builder of
Good Roads, Dies
Oregon City, Jan. .Charles Moehnkev
who was buried in Portland Wednesday,
was one of the best known early resi
dents of Clackamas, settling in the
Schenbel district ; tn the '60s, He was a
county commissioner for a number of
years, and on of the earliest advocates
of lasting road improvements.
I He built one of the first experimental
roads in the West, laying a mile-long
stretch of mad from If mmtain View tn
the crossing of ths Highland road, us-1 Mrs. XftOlam J.: JabJraton.'wbjOM life
ing large rock sad screening. The stretch I 1 was attempted by ter husband,
is auu in use. .- . .-? .. . s .. -I
Mr. Moehnka and his wife died within
24 hours of each other. Five children
survive: John and Angust Moehnke of
Willamette, Mrs. Maria France of Fort
land, and Mrs. I a. LeBeaa and Mrs.
A. V. Dickey of Seattle.
who later tried to end bis own life.
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Hysteria, from imaginary grievances
may have caused William J. Johnston
to shoot, his wife and then torn the gun
to his own-head Thursday morning in
weir Mississippi avenue noma. '.
Both, were resting easily r today. " ac
cording . te physicians. The-, wife, al-
tnouga snot ibreugh a lung, near tha
heart snot through hip. probably will re
cover. Tne man, with one bullet in bis
skuu. is in a more serious condition.
Johnston, - it was learned from rela
tives, is of an excitable nature and easily
upset ny trivial adversttiea. Police have
been unable to procure any evidence.
intimated - oy Mrs. Johnston, that her
husband was enraged by the attentions
oi a orouier-in-iaw. iney were, today,
however. , still seeking substantiation fdr
tuts theory.
Woman Leaps Off 7 C
-Bridge at Salem;;;
J S'HL Health Cause
j Salem. Jim. I Mrs. Martha, A. Will
iams, StV committed suicide by jusaptag
from the ,bridxe . ever. Mill creek near
her .bonis on . Fourteenth street here
about' 1 o'clock this morning.' The body
waa found an hour later near the South
ern Pacific railroad, bridge, a tew hun
dred yards below : the , wagon bridge.
Despondency, caused by 1U health, is
thought to be responsible.'. . . - ;
Mrs. Williams left her room shout S
o'clock this morning. When .ahe failed
to return her hnsband became alarmed
and aroused the family; The police were
called in and a search started, which
resulted in the discovery f her body
more than an hour later. She waa clad
only in her night robe and bad .on nei
ther aboev stockings nor hat. .
Mrs. Williams is said to have threat
ened to take her own life, but do seri
ous attention was paid to the threat.
She ta survived by her Irasbaad. J. II.
WUliams three 'eoas. Ben, Joan and
Roy, and .two daughters, aliss Jennie
Williams and Mrs. - W.- V- Danlcla of
Eugene. The family has resided. inBa
lent for 23 years. : - "
Col. Hammoiid at
Guard.Meeting
Colonel C. C ilammad Thursday eve
ning presided at the meeting of the of
fleers - of the . )Ud Infantry. NatloaU
Ouard. and other smits wjlh headqwar
ters at tb Arnrary. - This was his first
official appearance In It snontha,- ho
having beeo detaitod evt -Waatdngtaew IX
C a ewo of ho Vatlnaal Ouard ooea
miasiooera. . He expects to return ta
February. An oTOcta! social reception
win be tendered shortly by the ofxioar
of the regtmenU . .
Canadian Premier '
Hastens to Denver;
Brother HI There
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie
Knapp, who died Thursday at ths fam
ily residence, 821' Kearney street, were
held at 1 o'clock this afternoon in the
Holman chapel; Mrs. Knapp, S9 years
old, was the wife of Frank: A. Knapp,
retired realty broker. She had lived
virtually all of her life in the .North
west. She came from the east to Wash
ington county in 1S5J. , Later aha mar
ried John W. B razee, prominently iden
afied with Oregon's development
R. L. Glisan Climbed
Mexican Mountain
Before Eruption
Recent reports of serious eruptions of
Popocatepetl, near. Mexico City, are of
unusual, interest to- Portland people be
cause Rodney L. Glisan, member of the
Maxamas, made a successful ascent, of
the peak about a month ago. Glisan
left for Mexico City late in November,
accompanied by M. Bradford of Boston
and M. Anderson of Los Angeles, and is
now on his way home.
According to letters received by Port
land relatives from Glisan, he was the
only member pf the party who succeeded
in reaching the summit, his two com
panions being overcome by mountain
sickness. Popocatepetl is 17.876 feet in
height and is the second highest raoun
Washington, Jan. .(!. N. S.) The! tain in Mexico. It is located in Puebla
report of the joint commission of ship-1 province a few miles from Mexico City.
JOHIT8TOW AHB HIS WIFE '
WELL XHOWjr IH LEBAXOX
Lebanon, ''Or- Jan. C William J.
Johnstotr lived here for several, veara.
employed' m the hardware store of Ev
erett, Kyle Epperly as an embalmer.
He left to open a furniture and uphols
tering store-, for himself. He attended
the- Presbyterian church and was wen
thought of. s In 1911 no married Chris
tina Exner. a highly respected girl of
excellent family, who worked in the
store as a clerk. Her mother and father
ana married sister. Mrs. Mary McCoy,
live here. A brother, John Exner, oper
ates a store at Albany. Or. The mother
or Christina Johnston,. and her brother.
jonni;rJxner oi Ainany, are in Portland.
Dieck Discusses
Work of the State
Tax Commission
Ship Subsidy Plan
fieport Presented to
Chairman Lasker
ping board officials and ship operators
on the establishment of a government!
subsidy for the American merchant ma
rine was presented to Chairman Lasker
Denver. Colo.. Jan. U. P.WWn. rTT '
rZ7. "T.JZZTZ '"mler. or: tcod that the report will be used as a
The last previous serious volcanic
eruption from the crater of the moun
tain occurred in 1909. though there is
a constant emission of steam and sul
phur fumes from fissures in the rocks
near the bottom of the crater.
Party
" By Bayaioad Clapper
Washington. Jan. I (U. P.) A
group of congressional leaders will
gather at the White Houae Saturday
night to frame a lfgialatlve program
under Trestdenit Harding's guidance.
This plsn of action waa agreed upon at
a conference last night with Senator
Iodg, majority leader. Senators Curtis,
Watson and others.
President Herding agreed that the
soldier bonus measure ought to be passed
soon, but he warned that a way of
raising ther money must be found.
Prompt action on the foreign debt
refunding bill wss naked by the presi
dent again.
Harding sense party danger In the
activities of the agricultural bloc and
this question is expected to come up at
tha conference tomorrow night
Canada, who arrived here late Thursday
to visit ms orotner, uougall McDougall
King. Denver physician, who is critically
ill. today denied himself to all visitors.
Including newspapermen.
The premier declared his mission so
grave and personal that he did not care
to see any one. He has been st his
brother's bedside since his arrival.
English and French
Alliance Imminent
London. Jan. 6. (t N. S.) An AnriL
FreQch alliance is imminent. :the Eve-
wwr etoaoara acata today, -Premier
tsnana is understood to have taken
proposals ror ute treaty of alliance to
Cannes.
The foreign office refused to confirm
the Evening Standard report. Officials
aaid they knew nothing of the treaty
of alliance draft which Premier Briand
waa said to hsve taken to Cannes.
basis for recommendations which are to I
be made to congress.
Sale of 'Moon to
Dry Agent Costs
Storekeeper $250
Despite his care in conducting an ex-
lusive business and in not extending
lis clientele to lnciuae all comers. Mon-
oe Bolich, who runs ax candy store at
127 Russell street, erred kin Judgment
on December St whenChe lold a pint of
n-.oonshine-to prohibition agent. Bo
iicn pieaaea guuty this morning in- fed
eral court and paid a fine of 1250.
I At the time of the sale Bolich told the
agent he did not want hint to bring any
Of his friends about, that he was selling
a few pints a day, but was particular
about his trade and did not want to
iextend his husineaa.
Industrial Traffic
Club Picks Officers
The Portland Industrial Traffic club
elected the following officers at Its an
nual banquet Wednesday in the Seward
hotel: President, W. H. Salnsbury;
vice president, F. G. Donaldson; secre
tary, F. P. Kinsinger ; treasurer. F. A.
Baker ; directors, J. L. McConnell, W. O.
Rogers, R. C. Long, F. L. Miller, T. H.
spencer.
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Robert G. Dieck. former city commis
sioner of public works, and now asso
ciated with the tax supervising and con
nervation -. commission, discussed the.
won oi tnai mucn-talltea-or public body
before the -noon luncheon of the -City
club at the Benson today.
Mr. Dieck explained the functions of
the tax body and told in detail of the
manner in which It had gone through
the budgets of the various tax levying
oouies oi Muitnoman county and of the
resuitint saving In taxation which fol
lowed its work. He said that one result
of the work of the commission would
undoubtedly be a revision of the book
keeping or accounting system of the
county government which would broaden
the scope of the records kept bv the
county auditor so that the exact finan
cial condition of the county could be de
termined at any time, a thing that is
not now possible.
The speaker pointed to the content
dated establishment of the booth sys
tem for the east side ,by the police de
partment, ana to various ether surreat-
ed changes : in county and city govern
ment which would doubtless Je of bene
fit to the taxpaying cltlxens. He con
tended that the effect of the work done
by the commission would be more clear
ly reflected by the end of the year, or bv
the time the next year's budget came up
tor consideration, and predicted that the
labors of the commission .would meet
w$thv general public approval.
UrUJI I--in the Boyz Store(2d floor)
Bbys Belted Suits
An Extra Pair of Knickers With Every Suit!
$9.85
' These suits aire from' regularstock. .They were not bought for
.sale purposes. , An extra,; pair oi knickers with every suit means
double the -wear. Every suit is handsomely tailored and full
lined. The patterns include cheviots, cassimeres and tweeds.
Boys Ail-Wool Overcoats
$7,85
At a price which proves that high prices don't mean fine clothes.
This assortment; though low in price, is of the, very finest quality
and under ordinary conditions these overcoats would sell for
twice the amount. Double breasted, belted styles; well tailored,
heavy and warm. j
Boys' Blouses
79c
Formerly Sold at
flJDO
A) variety of stripes
and colorings in- per
cales and madras.
Boys' Mackinaws
$5.95 to $7.95 .
r Formerly Sold From
Mto-W
Heavy and warm; complete uort
ment of dark, rich colorings and
plaids. ' Sues 6 to' 18 years.
Mail Orders Filled
BEN SELLING
Leadpif Clothier Morrison at Fourth
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GLORIA SWANSON
ELLIOTT DEXTER
Thii laush .tritunph has been
playing ' to : crowded . homes all ;
; weelc. That alone stamps it as
worth- while, but ve will add
that it is all that you expect,
then some and some more
KNOWLES PICTURE PLAYERS
Aft e r n oon ' , n d Ev enfngs
TOPAY
TODAY
Ritter Chosen to
Head Realty Board
- A. R. Ritter waa elected president of
the Portland Realty board at the an
nual meeting- held today at the Multno
mah .hotel. He defeated FrankT McCriU
lis, his only opponent, by a vote of 119
to 2. The attendance was the largest
In the history of the organisation.
Location Dispute
To Be Arbitrated
Differences between the Roosevelt
monument committee and the rtavM
Campbell . Memorial and Medal associa-
won over tne seiecUon by each of the
same site for statues of Roosevelt and
the late fire chief will be referred to
arbitration by the two organisations, it
was agreed at a meeting in City Com
missioner, ers nice today. ' Both
want the cite at Nineteenth and Wash
ington streets.
Joseph F. Watson,
Pioneer, Is HI
Joseph Franklin Watson, pioneer busi
ness man of Portland, is seriously ill at
his. home, . 415 West Park street.. Mr.
Watson served in many capacities in
tne commercial and industrial Ufa of
Portland. He served twice during the
'80s in the city council. Daring part of
his early life in .Msssachusetia .ha wa
employed in a book store, where he ac
quired the habit ox reading. He holds
an enviable distinction among bnainesa
men of having read most of the works of
tne nest writers ox ancient and modern
times.
Two Are Arrested,
! After Auto Smash
After Patrolman Arthur Chase had ar
rested Ernest F. Brandes and John
Klauman in the wreckage of the Brandes
automobile piled up on the curb In the
circular park center of .Ladd's addition
early this morning, he found- three bot
tles of what appeared to be liquor. . Ac
cordingly, he placed charges of driving
whiie drunk .against. Brandes and violat
ing the prohibition law against Klau
man. Both, were released on bail.
FCB COATS WOKTH tSMM STOLES
Newark. N. J- Jan. . L v.K. :a
Foot thieves early today stole 25 fur
coats valued at S20.000 from the store
of Salisbury-Jacobsen k. Co. Three of
the men escaped with the toot ta an
automobile truck. The fourth man. who
waa captured, was Identified as Warren
Smith. Newark, who, police say. was at
liberty under bail on a charge of steal
ing 'automobile- tires. -
j ABB17I...BAHA JfE3ttORIAX ,
Memorial services for Abdul Bah a.
founder of the Mahals creed, who died
November 2s. will.be held by Bahalsts
in Portland at 8 o'clock January 7 in
ths Divine Science church. East Twenty-
fifth and Clay streets. Word of his
death was received here recently.
KUUIATH TO TOTE OS SOAD TXTKTt
Klamath rails. Jan. a. January . 11
has been set for a special election when
Klamath county wEl vote on an $$00,800
road bond issue, which, with state artd
federal ' aid. - win improve - every main
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cry of every moth- " O Q raaJcj-x-aihjQ .
to have srown up! AVV r. . I
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I I heart throb of W who sovcht te be a . ij iS'l" ' -X .i
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