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i Expert Declares
Washington. No. . 1. 0. P.) No
relief "from high rents may fee expected
Tor" from 18 months to two years, John
Ihldej fiead -of the civic department.
.United States Chamber of Commerce,
stated today on the basis of a: murvey
of building conditions ia alt part of
the country. '..., ! '-j t.
j , Despite the fact , that the ' paft jjrear
has witnessed the : most remarkable
building program In history, the satu
ration point still is In the future. Ihider
said. ' r , . . t . .... , .)
Building construction ' for t'he, tirst
nine months of this year already ha
exceeded the total of l2l. '5
j The' value of new buil&iigs 'n
structed up to the end of this Septem
ber was estimated at" slightly more
.than 1.600.000,000, "The 1921 total was
approximately $1,500,000,000. r
Young Halloween
' ; Celebrators Shot
, . :oeiue, now. liu. r. Firing a
loaded shotgun, filled with bird shiot
ana rock salt. Into a crowd of vouni
sters who were celebrating Halloween
; by tearing down bis fence last night.
! j. tu ' bione. 70, wounded three chit
dren, two girls and a boss. The chil.
dren were under the care of a phy
sician today, while Stone was held
i-in the city Jail on an open! charge.
Visalia. CaL. i tr ,,w fit.
condition today and Otto Lundorff is
under arrest as the result, of a Hair
loween prank, juundorff far alleged to
have fired on several smalt; boys early
todav when he cnrhf t)iii:i.4fmnf)ia
to roll a wagon away from 'his back
yara- mo toia tne police the shotgun
was loaded witi- alt, but physicians
looay picked &o tiirdshot f roni the body
oi : me ooy. .
Attorney; 'Accused
1 Of Sharp Practice,
-Resigns From Bar
'Resignation wader fire of George 1
Willey, Portland attpmey, from the
Multnomah Rai association, became
known today - where the Official notice
was' filed with the' county clerk.:
Fraudulent and fenethieai practice in
the nandlJng of the affairs of clients
are responsible for Willey's quitting,
according to Bradley A. Euwers, pros
ecutor for the bar association.
All money so received by Wllley has
been returned by him to his client,
however, .since the investigation was
begun,, according t Euwers, and there
are no charges against the attorney.
The resignation was ttigned April 4.
this. year, but was held back to allow
restitution and further investigation.
", In ; handling' the estate . of Allen
Booker Lee, Willey is said to have ap
propriated to himself $488 that was'
left tn thff mfnnr mnn tv lh taetalfir
ims ne is alleged to have dorte by get
tina in WIOOW rn mirtl a hlanlr ra nt
Which th Inwver later fA in in cull
"himself."? .
He was aiso charged with forging
fne name or i.riv p; whit in a rm nt
for J150. White" is a Christian Science
Practitioner. Who treated 1 rlm-tntr
his illness.
THEM DAYS IS GONE gOREBTryThis on Your Wedding Anniversary
IVEIINESDAY, NOVEMBER.. 1, 1D22.
-Lloyd George 111; .
; Campaign Halted
London, Nov. 1. (U. P.) David
-Lloyd George, former premier,, has
been forced to abandon his speaking
engagement at Bristol Thursday be
cause of a alight illness, it was an
nounced today. The heavy - strain
placed upon Lloyd George by his cam
paign 'to come back-as the leader of
ine unusn empire nas peen exception
ally neavy me last lew days.
ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT FA TJLT
IJT MASK ACT CASE FAILS
An attemot to shift a white ulaverv
complaint from. WiJliam H. Dixon to
Harry Joyce, both of Seattle, met with
failure this morning in United- States
Commissioner Fruwr'a fui-t tiz
commissioner held Dixon to answer to
mm ieoeraj granf jury under $1000
bond. Mrs. Nellie Philif iu tYif ski.
leged victim. Droved to he a'n lmwiir
ing witness, so the commissioner set
ner pan at son. Edward Ash. another
witness, showed no signs of stubborn
ness, so His bail was reduced to $100
jJixon is said to have- borrowed
money from Ash to transport the
woman to Portland. Dixon is also
charged with ha vine attrmntpri in nin
tect himself by having Ash purchase
me ucKet, ana hand the ticket to
Joyce, who in turn, gave it to the
woman. The woman came, to Portland
on the ticket amd the three men bea
laeir way down on a freight train. The
testimony showed Dixon had lived with
Mrs. Phillies in Seattle an Portland
Mrs. Phillips testified: that he had a
. 1 . & , , -
vcm-uiu uauy anq jen ner Hus
band following a, quarrel and went to
live with, Dixon. The husband is said
to have located her later, to take taken
away the baby and threatened to kill
both her and Dixon. This v alleced
threat caused Dixon and the wnma in
come to Portland, she testified.
TPPAV - A4AS THAT O CCUftEP
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UOTLV I CAAj SCARCE
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camdv, FtoQ-eas1, books'
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BRINGING UP FATHER
(Becbtarad U. & Pa teat OSInl
Sb?e Willi CcScura Soap
-T heakhy up-to-date Cmicura
wmj. - Dip btnsh In hot water and
rob eo Cuticura Soan. Then imV
laths on face and rub in for a mo--
men with finarara. Make a wmwil
latherfsc and shave. Anoint any tr-
inaaoa sua .Hocura vmtment, taen
wash all off with Cutlcnra Soan.
Nothing better for aenahiv tkiss.
WwiMn lisp ska i alifcaai sssa.
Ad Club Requests
unamber to Act on
Railroad Divorce
The charge that the Chamhr nt rVim
merce is evadinc decininn on its mm
mlttee's report recommending separa
tiotl of the Southern and Csntcal ro.
cific systems 'was made heatedly be-
xore tne Portland Aa club at the Ben
son hotel this afternoon hv Rnr T.
Rauch. president of the club. His ap
pear for exnressiom cn.lciil9tA tn rai
vanize the Chamber of Commercrtinto
life was followed by the adoption of
a resolution urging the chamber to act.
ine active ciavse or tne resolution
reads:
"That the Portland Ad etnh at r An civ
urges the Portland Chamber of Com
merce to aaopt the report and exert
its best effort tn rnrrr tn a aunrM.fi.i
conclusion the renort nf its nmnfttu
heretofore submitted to its board of
directors."
J. A. Davidson announced that the
1927 exposition directorate has ap
proved a plan designating the fair as
a unit in a 10 year progra roof state
development Sales talks were- nade
by O. J. Freeman. M. L. Sthenic. Frank
K. Woodwar9 and John -f . Lane. " A.
L. Houghton led the official Oregon
song. Judge George Rosaman spoke in
, oenaiz or tne campaign against nar-
j couo urugs
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Substantial growtH in an organiza
tion is indicative of its character.
And . the sturdy growth of Wbs
Coast Lsb is mute but forceful evi
dence 'of the broad foundation, of
service on which this institution is
buifc
West Coast Life is one of the last'
. est growing organizations in the
-West. But it is the character of this ,
growth, not its rapidity, which ful- "
fills the ideal of theTounders of the
institution. , : : : "
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INSURANCE COMPANY
J. W. STEWART, Sapt. of Agencies
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