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! 000.000 POOS SpeeaJ Cb2 to Th JFaomst nii the- Chicago . .; ' . Ifcriiy New) ' Ci?WiiliV. It22. . - iondon. Deo. .' Zlj--iZ p. n.)iord XorOidif fs'S will irliich. was formally ; foved today-' reveals that: Ills Interest 1.1 the London Times .amounted, to. a total of 600.000 pounds. He completed bis absolute cdntrol of the Times a few monthi before his death by paying 269,000 pounds cash for the interests ef the Walter family. Following his death,. Lord TKorthcliffe's executors sold his share for 1.350,000 pounds, thus clearing; a profit of 750,000 pounds a the Investment. ' s - The greater portion- of the purchase srice was " pa(4 by Major -J J S. -Aator aed the remainder by traditional ewners f the paper, the Walter fam ily. " .Although At was long .supposed tliat : lord - JTOrthcliffe was . losing ncavfly oq the Times Investment,'- his will proves that be never lost a. penny nd furthermore;'' Tint hi 'business acumen which was reported to be tail in, held a-oo4 tll the last. womjMc won.B hats wili .-' '" Of 3TOKTHCI.IFFE SET ASIDE London, Dec, 3L L X.. S.) A mys terious woman appeared at the hearing- of the late' Vleeoont Nsrtbcliffe's wilt ease today And blocked Immediate settlement. .The woman-T -whose name, according to the police, is Mrs. C. A. Thomas arose in the courtroom and declared that she desired to enter a caveat against the will n respect to a prior claim for certain money and property. The -Judge Immediately adjourned the hearina for a few hours. v Today's hearing was to have been a mere formality.. According to the pro. gram, the will and four codicils were to be proved. - The woman said she did not claim that there was any will in her favor, but she claimed the right to have th will filed for probate set aside. Officials declare the woman Is a no toriety seeker and has no connection with the Northcltffe case, Mrs. Thomas talked about her claim Prince Sony irle Disappoints rn . t t v ? C m. n Doesn't. Look Like a Greek -"f By-Cart. Yktsr LhUf . . J. Caittni Kewt'ttaff Cdrtpon4irt - New Vork,. .Dec... . 21. The - dollar princess and the. drachma j prince have arrived in .America and opened up cpurt in a 16-room suite la one ot our best hotels. '- '.'" ; . . - Princess 'Anaetasia, - who fell heir to the" 940,000,000 "tin plate" dollars trf her second . husband, the late William B. Leeds, got- back home after a 10 year Bojoum In Europe with Prince Christopher1 of Greece, 40 trunks, a million In Jewels and nine servants. "I'm glad to get koine-she-sighed. "I'm here for an extended 'stay to re cover my health. My; physician or dered roe to come to America to take the air of my native land."., r - . The royal pair were democratic, de spite the fact that they've been hob nobbing with dukes, lords,' kings and princes all over Europe,1 s -"v.- pbjsce.speaxs Eiretisif. ; j Christopher, mho looks more like a young Wall street ' broker than - the brother of ex-Ktag Constantino of Greece or the' spouse of the former Mrs. Leeds, got right In the conversa tion, speaking in excellent .. English. Someone s pressed surprise In his kppearaner .'' .'-"Don't X look, like a Greek, prince?" he asked. ; "Anyway I'm not- a Creek ; I'm a Dane." .'--.- a Laughing,, his highhess .started to In terview the reporter! xhualy ; Wiiaf your Idea of Jreek, pld chap?" " . He found out. "Some one who -works behind a soda counter or fruit stand." was the reply, That gave Christopher a good laugh,'- as he said, "Well. I'm sorry I -disappointed you, because lya not a dark-complexioned little shrimp." It la expected the dollar princess will step right ..lata the society of the "four hundred"! which has been 'in reality, only 399 since she left her native land. The Princess' Anas tasla rwlll be" lav ishly entertained during her stay here, it 1s understood. She - plans, to take' - a - run ' down to Palm Beach'to recover her-health. But there-is nothing like that on Christo pher's program. "I may drop In on ber down there later, but first of all X want to see your country," be 'declared. '"It's the' fii'jtliaor" been, here, you know." v..,:"-, after court had' been adjourned. She charged that former Premier Lloyd George and Korthcliffe had sought to deprive her of her property It was believed, her caveat would be thrown cut when the hearing; was resumed. Sarah Bernhardt , ; Consents; to; Rest Paris, Dec 21. (U. P.) Sarah Bern hardt, famous actress, today consented to take a ; rest which she previously claimed "for me means death." ' Phy sicians, who announced that she had passed the crisis , of her illness, let it be known that, after making many objections, she had agreed to remain in bed for U daya or so. The doe tors ceased . issuing - bulletins. - This was taken to mean that , they con sider her well on the road to recov ery, although 'she remains weak.? Eotunania' Reports Anti-Jewish Riots - By TJBtrcnal Berries) Belgrade, Dec. 21. Serious anti Jewish riots are reported from many parts of Roamanla. At Bucharest, the national capital, the chief of police was seriously injured during an outbreak. The universities have ail teen closed. Cold Almost Bonar Law's Voice London; Dec, JL CD. P.) Premier Bonar Law of Great Britain was re ported to have almost entirely r lost the use of his voice as a result of a severe cold. The prime minister's con dition, however, hi said to be not alarming. -., - - - V : . - Silk Hose I I m Friday anct Saturday Only!- ; v ; IfRoihtex" the Hose DeLuxe A Gift Sure to Please! r Regular $2.50 rH -J Sale- Price . . . Ape 41- Buy her a pair of these beautiful pure silk Hose,; lisle reinforced garter top, toe and heel. Full fashioned and a joy to wear. Per-; feet in fit and elegant in appearance. Blacki white and all the .wanted shades. ; , , Christmas Furs Foxes, Wolves, Lynx Stone; Baulu Marten Vdiue to $100 1 iOpossum Chokers $25.00 Entire; stock of Furs, Coats, Capes, Throws reduced : - - All Children's Furs Reduced! Ombirel. las Specially Priced i: For Your Christmas Gift 100 all-silk, bakelite: handles, ring and strap tips and ferrules. s - -. ' G6ior S3.95 :,75 all-silk beautiful I Umbrellas i rwith ancy . handles many sterling silver trimmed, satin.border.' Formerly 12.50 Special $10.00 J '.V' n 1 si phi mm i ! iiimmbai iiissssi iiiiisssseii.isssiiaiij nssss&Tsi'i tfnr SIT AT LE DISMISSES KIY : WAR GUILT CASES r Berlin Dec. jtl-iU. i P.) The su preme court of LelpsUr, ia secret ses sion today, dismissed J rvar it tuflt" tried In accordance with the Versailles treaty. X- .-. . 4 ., General Ton Gallwltsv Von llacken sen. Von Linsinsren, "Von Bttelow and Von. Diokut and Professor tloets were amonjr those whose cases' were dropped. Many witnesses were heard, . but pro ceedinirs were strictly private; and al lied representatives, were hot presents The court declared . the ' defendants haaV been proven neither absolutely grullty nor innocent of crime asalnst the German law. ' - 1 Seven hundred and seventy-one cases are.- pending;. The Germans on trial include the former Crown Prince Rup precht of. Bavaria, accused of deporta tions from northern France during- the war P and the Duka of 5 Wurtemberg, who ordered troops massacred at Na miir, and other famous officers. 1; v -The . allies drew up a Ions; list of those ' considered guilty and - required the Germans themselves to try them, v ' : ; . . -" I f 7 Queens, ex-Queens And Near-Queen Are Gathered at London . f - Uaittd Kvnr . v'',-.- : Londoni tec. II. Seven queens, ex Queens, and .near-queejis are now In London .for queenly 'Christmas cele bration.; . . .--.-j - . -' The list follows f - . i Quein Mary of Great BritainT- . Queen, Mother, Alexandria. .:' Queen Maud t of ' Norway, ; King George's sister, " ?who is ? accompanied by the king and crowq prince of .Nor way. 'i; i;U .;,4 'Dowager ex-Empress Marie of" Rus sia. .: ; , Dowager ex-Queen Olga of Greece, the mother of ex-King Constantino of Greece. ' : t i .; ' Dowager ex-Queen Amelia of. Por tugal. : - Never-was Queen Auguste Victoria of Portugal, who married Manuel after he lost his Job. - . t .1 1 1 .s 1 T 1 fP "i It - Fascisti Engaged . In Guerilla War - Rome, Dec. 2L (U. P.) Guerilla warfare : similar to that in Ireland brolte out between Fascisti and their opponents in different parts of ; Italy today. --, ! - : A bomb thrown into a group of Fas cist! at Trieste wounded 24 persons, three seriously.- - A' former Fascisti leader was alleged, to have hurled the explosive. -. v"i! ::""r n "At Naples groups of , Fascisti at tacked the ' Populist newspaper; the Battalgie del Messoglorne. because of its antl-Fascisti attitude. Its office was .... (i.,. .;. .? shp. -ssi. . 1 i-ii-i.ii 1 1 1. . i.J Elderly Merchant . : '- Shot for Burglar I r ,-- - l- ' . w; Br VniTsnal Serrice) I t Cassopolis. Ohio, Dec. 21. For years "William Brown, got up and went to the store when hfs alarm clock awoke him , at s. ' The . clock went off two hours early yesterday morning. Ruben Marsten, the night watchman, mistook Brown for a burglar arid shot "him to death. V Brownl who was 70 years old is believed to have made mistake when he set the clock. s i B17T8 TOTS, DROPS DEAD Kelso. Wash., Dec. 21. Alfred Lyck maiv 58, employe of the Westlake Con struction company, on -their building contract for the Long-Bell Lumber com pany, dropped dead Tuesday, A brother lives at Hood River, Or, and Lyck man spent Tuesday buying toys and Christmas gifts for this brother's chil dren. - A letter regarding the gifts was found In his pocket. .- . . - . i Turkish Legal . ,. v System Splits . . Lausanne Body Special Cbl to Th Joomal aadTM CMcaM - .- 'v . (Copyrisbt, JSSai. . . . : - Lausanne, Dec. 2L-Tha ubcorhmJi aion on the continuance of judicial ca pitulations in Turkey having come ' to a deadlock, the question has been, re ferred to the'jnain committee again.' The contention 'of the allies Is that if f he Ottoman judicial system is out of date it should be. replaced by com plflte guarantees, : The Turka ' declare that their legalisystem'ls as good 'as any in the world and that it gives guarantees to ' foreigners and foreign enterprises. , Turkey will ; not accept capitulations or any substitute for them. Even the declaration by Baron Hyashi . that it required 20 years for Japan to replace the capitulation system did not swerve the Turks.: The deadlock does . not mean that consideration of the ques tion is ended. It means that the al lies and the 'Turks will limit -their concessions on this point Until the final bargaining on all points begins. - . Lady Frazer Is r Granted Divorce : j:'v .- 1 -i m sua urn" i C " '- " "'. 5- London, ' Dec S(l.--(I.. N. S.) Lady FraBer, formerly; of Seattle, Waelu, was today granted a divorce from Sir John Foster Frazer. .noted Journalist and ' traveler, on . charges of miscon duct. - Viscountess Rhondda was also granted a- divorce from her husband, Sir Humphrey Mackworth, on charges of misconduct. . .. " :-i BON1B LAW BECOMES GRA9DFA (By UntTisl 8rrtee-) London, Dec.' 21. Premier Bonar Law became a grandfather for the. first time ; last night. 1 A son was bora ix Lady Sykes, the premier's daughter. SESTGIFl t t i . ' : vONlTHEi WEE for Father, Mother; Son or Daughter is one or more shares of Portland Gas Sr Coke Company " - 7 PrefenefJ Stocky Every three months it brings a dividend check as a pleasant reminder or the giver. . - , , ' " , THIS STOCK PAID ITS 5 1ST CONSECUTIVE QUARTERLY DIVIDEND ; November 1, 1922. Next dividend date, February I, 1923. Each share earns you $7.00 a year, arid this income is payable m quarterly installments. , - 7:.r. ,7 : $100.00 and accrued dividend per share. Pay cash or on Easy Payment Plan." , - . T PORTLAND GAS & COKE COMPANY Investment Department f - 316 Gasco Building 4 y, i sMn V IB? I . A Last Word to the Gift Seeker TIME IS PRECIOUS! . " Yon re too busyto plow through lonsr list of suggestions t late date, and we have merely jotted down below a few last minute "golden hints" that may end your shopping worries. Look tbent over and remember that there are hundreds of other "perfect gifts" in books, stationery, f oun tain, pens, toys, -kodaks, etc., ore our. spacious tables. 'POSTOFFICE TO OPEX Kelso., Wash, Dec 8L With estab lishment of a postoffice for Longview, new Xiong-Bell Lumber company com munity, and appointment of Wesley Vandercook. as postmaster, steps are being taken for Inauguration of service, A temporary office .will be opened in then ew community house at the In dustrial townslte. " b - . ANNOUNCING SPECIAL HOLIDAY BAGEONG 0PTII ' VERY MILD P IIP, " A KID , Popular Sizes Chesterfields . $3.00 ; , J$ la m dx .' , " . - 7 - Standards . $3.00 t . m , ti la m Bex , , ts la Ties NOW ON SALE " ' : AT ALL DEALERS h. Leather Goods' for Men Dressing1 Cases Cases are completely fitted. Just the thing for the busy man. Priced from $5.00 to $25.00. Bill Folds In seal, pin seal, morocco, pig skin and cobra.- With or without gold mount" ings. - From $2.50 to $10.00. - - . - Cigarette Cases Camels and Lucky Strikes can at last be carried in packages in a specially fitted leather case. What man would not like one? Priced from $3.00 to $5.00. v Purses Deerskin, - pin f seal, morocco and pigskin. Every conceivable style. 75c to $3. . - , , -Second Floor. Art Booh Ends.''- - . V ' Hammered Copper-and Brass Book Ends in very - artistic conventional ' designs . $3 to $5 per pair. ''."."" ' Bronze Book Ends inlaid with sterling sil ver. Attractive designs. $5.00 to $7.50. - Heavy Bronze - Book Ends with quotations from Emerson, Wordsworth, Whittier, Holmes, Dickens and Shakespea. Per pair, $6.00. Also, there is a large display of popular de signs including Indians, Joan d'Arc, Lion of Lucerne, The Student, Buddha, and many others. All moderately priced. ; Wooden Blocks attractively designed with hand carved polychrome effect, $5.00 per pair. -' . .- ; . : . - .. - : ' -i Second Floor. - Greeting Cards ' Our tables are full to overflowing with the leading manufacturers' brands of greeting cards. A thousand different sentiments fpr a thousand .different tastes, i Surely you, will find the card you want here. ' v... Second Floor. ; The "Write Gife Stationery A few suggestions: ' Crane's Linen Lawn, 2 quire gift box, $2. Crane's Early Georgian, 2 quire gift box, $2.00. Crane's Linen Lawn, 3 quire gift box, with gold edge cards, $5.00. . , , Eaton's Highland Linen,' Scotch gray, deckle edge, 2 quire box, $4.00. . ' v ' , Crane's Gift Cabinets, $5,00. $7.50. $8.00 and $9.00. i s ' Highland Linen, white or in colors, X quire box, 75c , ., , . Second Floor. . Hitpanp Moresque Lustre Pottery Vases, Flower bowls, flower baskets," bud vases, candlesticks and other designs are in cluded in the popular radiant colors. ' Second Floor. f . ,- f ' Fountain Pens , i W carry the leading standard makes, in cluding Waterman, Conklin, Swan, Moore and Parker Puofold. Prices, range from $2.50 to $8.00. There is a particular virtue in buying a fountain pen from us because our repair de partment is. .the most completely equipped in the Northwest. ' Sterling and gold mounted pens, with gold bands, $3.50 to $14.00, . Sterling silver mounted, $5.00 to $10.00. Gold filled mounted, $6.00 to $12.00. Initials engraved without charge on all gold or Sterling mounted pens or pencils. Names stamped in gold on all pens without charge. - " . -First Floor.' . . - , Toys, Dolls and Games wm . rp HE last minute weary seeker for toys, A games will bewell rewarded .by a visit third floor v toy department. There are toys that will amuse and instruct children from 3;he littlest ones right up to those who - are nearly ready to emerge into the great "shadowy" category of- ? "grown ups". " For each and ; every one of them there . r . ss-a a- . us a gui. inat wiu really mean here. dolls and to our fer.vi B , e- SUV Li- SBV . M w Bssssar- h f M ' "' T' sf St 111 IS vv r v s - uur. removal sale bargain counter of toys is still very much in evidence and will prove of ' especial interest to the last mm - - ,r k - ute gift searcher. There are won ... - derful -values of slightly shopworn 'toys here ready for your choosing. Store will be open Friday and Saturday Evenings ' Jt " . - y