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G CIIZGON SUNDAY JOUIAL, rCl.TLAI.'D, SUNDAY MOHNING, .XOVZllZZZ 12, 1ZZ2. AI10TDER 10VE. MADE TO REMOVE UHE FIR BODIES Transfer to Mt. Scott Cemetery Is Suggested , by East ' Side ' . Business Men to. Maypr3aker The latest tijt In the effort o the East gide Business Men's .t-ltib, .'backed by hundreds of central east side citizens, i to secure - the re moral ) ; of bodies from the Lone fir cemetery. . ; now surrounded by a densely settled residential : district," far an ' appeal -to ', Mayer Baker, i He -is asked to appoint ; a disinterested appraisal committee to ; - set a- valuation on the Lone Fir prop yl: '--erty as one step; in the plan for trans fer, of the bodies to the Mount Scott ' Park cemetffy... '. -; The plan proposed is" to have a tract of 13 acres .set aside in the Mount Scott Park cemetery for burial of bod-' , ' - ies now tn Lone Fir ; that this removal. together with the monuments, be done by the Mount. Scott Park Cemetery as sociation, with, ' the ttrtvilesre- of. tot- owners In,' Lon J?ir- personally selacfv - . inc locations for graves ( in the new '. ' tract; and that ' to -change for this .the Lone Fir property be transferred - to the Mount" Scott company after the" r removals are completed. - --v ' .' After submittitnc to Mayor Baker .the, correspondence whiob. has. passed. r Between -taa Jast ssiaa Business Men's " club and the representatives of each of the cemeteries, a well as a general . . ortline of the plan proposed, the com- monication to the mayor says: r ' W think that before the matter '" j can so much further i in working; out ' a proper solution and basis of nego tlations, and in order that Messrs. , - Strowbridge and Worden may make .- a definite proposal to the city council, .,- through tie or otherwise, we believe that, a disinterested . appraisal of the Lone Fir cemetery property or-land, af te"r removals, for residence or other purposes, should be imade.. To sglve " It.1 a. public Interest.! such - appraisal " committee should be selected by you, lr'as1mayor of the city,; from the realty board or otherwise, so that it wilt be disinterested and fair.' - .. ' . . ,8uch appraisal committee' should ; . consist of not more . than three mem- brsi and to get it i going the East Side Business Men's Iclub will pay a . .. reasonable sum for such -proposed ap praisal to such committee for the work. -.;, "W suggest that prompt action be PORTLAND AMERICANIZATION COUNCIL BUSY ' - - - FOSEIGiORil TO BEHELPED ALOIIG Dr. Sisson's Plan Is to Educate for Citizenship, Rather Than' to Pass Examination I?tio right---Ar. Edward O. Sisaon, director of Portland Azneric&nlzatloa council; JuSss Cathrlne A - -BradslMiw, fieia secretary; A- H. Robertson, office secretary,' all of whom re busy with plans for L ,, K Increasing . the attendance of the non-English - speaklnar people at' the free public night schools and for'sr comprehenslrp -sarvey of 'the-foreign -bora; population 9t-lle cty, taken and let us see lr we cannot g-et somewhere with the Lone Fir matter." Funeral Services Held Friday for : Johanna Bandelin -Funeral services , for Mrs. Johanna Randelin. who died November 7 at her borne, No. 86? Michigan avenue were held Friday afternoon. The Rev. J. Bowersox conducted the services. .In terment was made in the family plot tn Riverview' cemetery. ' Mrs. Randelin came - to Portland in 1883 and has mad her 'home here since. - In 1889 she was married to J. V. Randelin, who died, in 1919. She was mother of the: late Edna M. Ran delin. Mrs. Aliha i Jones of . Condon. Or., and Helen, Frances and Clarence1 Randelin of this city. Sh leaves a brother, J. N. Johnson of Spokane, and two grandsons, Robert and Donald Jones of Condon. Death came afte? a long period of Illness. v -r: ' O. 8,MrEKJLT , O. S. Murray, ; Civil : war ., veteran, died at the age- of 85 years at the Old Soldiers' Home jit Retsel, Wash. Mon day. He cam to Oregon from Troy. Ohlo; where . he was . born and had made ' his home In -1864 and became widely known through the state as the manufacturer of Murray's Magic Oil, Lung and Liver balsam, which he sold throughout the - small towns of .the state by means of caravan. ' He was a charter member of? George A. "Wright post of - Portland and made his home in this city up to four years ago when he became 111 and went to the soldiers home for hi. Temalntng: days. -His wife, who' euTYhresr him, is at. present. critically III In California. He Is sur vived, by two daughters and four sons, two of whom are in the XJ. 6. navy. He made his home tn Portland with tai sister, Mrs. J. A. Stephens and his brother, J. W. Murray, also a, civil war veteran. Funeral services firers held at Retsel. Thursday and Interment was at 'the soldiers cemetery in-that place. DEBATE GITE2T BOOST Willamette University. Salem, Nov. 1L Varsity debating received a boost when the board of trustees or- Willam ette university voted to assist' with ad appropriation - sufficient to rcover ex penses of Sxtaur. The board appointed Mrs. Frank Franklin as an assistant to Librarian Frank O. Franklin. . ' . . , , - j ' "!- Th Ritka mill at Cooullle. recently owned by the Hlbernia bank of Port land, has been taken over by a Marsh field firm, who will soon begin cutting lumber. They expect ta' employ-from 100 ; to 150 -taaa. '-v ? - - ; - ote Gam MowBiia PSioMgfcapfe f 1 i AT A FRACTION-OF ITS ORIGINAL COST THE WORLD'S BEST! MAIOES INCLUDED IN ami 2 ; all:e Mil: Whicli ; Starts' Tomorrow f The' majority ojf the 'instrument featured in thia sale were taken in I exchange on new Bush & Lane Phonographs and bear the names of the i world's best makes. A fine selection of slightly used phonographs, all , in perfect working order.. ICTRQfcS SONORS; -EDISON& GOLUMBWS . 't -1 t And Other Well Known Makes In All the Popular Finishes We have marked all' of these .used phonographs at low, quick-disposal prices as we must sell 'them within the next 10 days to make- room for our incoming holiday stock. - SEE-HEAR-EXAMINE-AT once Don't wait until the laskminute to take advantage of this opportunity. You will want a phonograph sooner or later and the sooner you come in the greater will be the number from which you may choose. WE MAKE OWNERSHIP A SIMPLE MATTER Yf V - Easy Terms r s- NOIMTER ST Retail i - everything Pertaining to :Musu r - '7 ocj Mafce a Difference Where You Buy YoixrPnpsraph r Bi-oadway atAlderJ--; yfj. f j Vr 'Buch' & Loro BIdj.; t 1 The -. survey whfch the - Portland. AmericanisaUon . council-- ts about .to undertake under the eTirection of . Dr. EL O. Sissoo, with Miss Cathrine A Braashaw, field secretary, will deal especially with four classes of the foreign-bora, population of the city, including' candidates for citisenship pa pers, aliens who are not candidates, naturalised citiaens who cannot read or write, and racial groups. . An effort will be made to give can didates for- citixenehip something more than barely ; enough - education and' Information to enable- them ot pass the examinations aliens who are not candidates will be urged'per sonally and through their , employers to become candidates; an effort will be mad to get naturalized ciasens who cannot read or write English into the rree night schools, and special ef forts will be. put forth to . reach with the message of Americanism hundreds who are living in nationality groups and are not absorbing American ideas or Ideals. ' t The placing of placards printed ; tn a dbsen foreign languages, inviting the non-English speakinc people to at tend the free public night school, will be undertaken this week. Placards have been secured from the immigra tion office In Washington, D. C, and additional -ones bava ,: been printed here, listing the names pt - the public schools where free ' night classes art held.- ,. . - Dr. Sisson has," a plan for enlisting ti. cooperation and - assistance ot- the Chamber -of Commerce, the City club. the Rotary Klwanis and otner civic clubs and the women's' orgrnlsationa, from whom volunteer workers will be -asked to : act as interpreters... speak ers anj workers In . the survey, work. He- also has a plan '.for- the- coordina tion of all Americanization efforts, including thos made by the American Legion the United States naturalisa tion bureau and the public schools. ' . In thia program Dr. Slssons is not overlooking- the potential contribution to their adopted land which those of foreign birth have to. make, and "he Is formulating- plans to draw out and utilise this culture to the mutual ad vantage of the native and adopted Americans. - . The council has opened headquarters in room .. 335 : Chamber bt : Commerce, Broadway 8332. Taxes Axe Voted by ; . 26 Road Districts Salem, Nor. It, Special road taxes 'aggregating 834.474.86 -were voted by 26 road districts In Marion county la Tuesday's election, according to re turns compiled by County Clerk Boyer. The taxes rang from 8185 to as high as 83800. In 10 districts the levy was approved - without a dissenting vote, while In a number of other districts only one or two voters opposed the OitEGOIl TRAIL IS -: U :5 ---J''-n ',S--- mm WalterMeacham of Baker Lec--tures Over State on Hi?- . - toric Highway. . - Enthusiastic response has com from every organisation and every Individ ual approached on the - subject ef the Old Oregon trail,' according to tValter Meachauv president of the trail asso ciation and secretary of the Baker Chamber of Commence, .who arrived Friday on a cpeaking tour, to the major cities of the state. 1 Friday night Moaeham -reviewed the plana of the v association to name the highway i extending fron the ' Middle West into Portlant-thr Old 'Oregon Trail before the stats association of commercial - organization' aecretaries. This organisation pledged its heartiest support to the project., i ,. " The -cities .of Baker and Unbm In Eastern Oregon hava. organized to ai4 the association, Monday. Meachani will speak at Salem. Tuesday ! at As? tori a. Wednesday at Hood Biver.and4 Thursday at The Dalles, t -- : The president of the association said that Instead of asking the chambers "of commerce for funds to support -this work, the roster of ,th i organisation would be laid upto universal member ship with minimum dues of 81 and ranging upward to an v i amount ! the member desires io give, f s t As art insignia for -the! organiaation the ox team and covers! ; been, adopted. Other plans of th - aaatsatlon ara being formed rspi-.-'. Meachant announced that at - t' comlnz session of the legislature a 1 . ' would be -Introduced officially desu natlng the Cast and West highway, as : the Old OregonTraUW The" leglslatur of ' Idaho " probably t will act upon a ! similar bill at its next session. -' ':' V ; i' ' i s ii i - ' j November 20,Lastv j ;Date for Making j 'New. Phone Lists kv' 'n y ' 4 ' j Sosne bf the concluding details of the $3,SOO,000. reconstruction program -'.of. ths Paclflo Telephone A ; Telegraph1 company are to be worked out thi week In preparation for the final cut-1 over to the six digit method ot opera tion to be made in about two months,1 according to announcement made Satj urday by C. K. Hickman division com j mercial superintendent. ' - f Notices have been issued to - sub-' scribe re informing them thaJTem ber to wUl be the final date for ar ranging changes in listings in the new directory. Classes of employes are be-! lag. Instructed In demonstration work so subscribers may be given personal information on the new plan of. opera- : Last week, the assignment of Gar-f field, numbers to a group of subscribers In the Irvtngton and Rose City Park districts was- started and preliminary test work is being conducted in thL new Office and likewise In the new Bea con office on the west side. Definite announcement of the data of ths cut-! over -is expected soon. - -l J TODAY MONDAY TUESDAY . 1 - ( , - r H' T -' i ' e----.. -'--i-asy ' - ..u'wuSBjvng: bsIbbbbMsMF' 1 ' sWBsBfasssMMsssMBa v . 1 : CLOSING TUESDAY MIDNIGHT ONLY THREE DAYS MORE o, o o o .Here's a gorgeously "different" picture! i:NA story so original that its authors would not even reveal an outline of it until the picture was: released, for fear the plot would be stolen. A romance that whirls you to the South: Seas, ito the dizzy heights of London society, and to VlanrT where mortal has never been before. ALsOU . .- .-.Av- . :: 1 . a". . 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