;tici3 ozgon cuinAY,VJ0UirJAL ipctlai lcrr.-
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GITY PPMES
TO 0FFER$55,D0&
FOR GOLF LINKS
Ordinance Providing Purchase
1 of Eastmoreland Property Will
Be Voted. on Next Wednesday
Aa ordinance authorizing Commla
tioner Pier to negotiate with the Ladd
Estate company for the city's purchase
of the south nine holes of the Kast
m ore land golf links, which Includes
66. acres of land and title to the club
house, will be before the city council
for passage next Wednesday. .
4 ? Commissioner Pier believes the pur
chase may be completed within a few
weeks. ' The ordinance provides that
the land may be secured either by pur
chase or condemnation, and the city
will offer a total price of 55s060.
About SO,000 has been expended by
the city In the development of the
links, 'which it has controlled since
ltlf, when the property was offered by
the Ladtf. Estate company without pay
ment of rent, but . on the "Understand
ing that eventually the city would pur
chase the property.- As the years rolled
on and no definite move was made
to purchase, the company a few months
ago Informed city officials -that unless
: the sale . was consummated It - would
seek . other purchasers. . This .brought
action to provide for a special tax .levy
of four-tenths of a mill, for this pur
pose, and the item was allowed by the
tax supervising- and conservation com
mUaion. The links are on- a self -sustaining-basis.
HIOHWAT TO IKTESLSTATB - .
BEIDGE WELI, U5BEB WIT
" Conclusion has been reached in, the
first step toward creating- an Important
highway out of Interstate avenue -as
a means of caiyyirig-. a: vast amount
of travel from the center of Portland
to the Interstate bridge. Tills Is the.
. formal declaration of the city council,
prepared for adoption next Wednesday.
The street la now opened from1 the
Intersection of . Delay , and Morris
streets to the south line of Fremont
street, and from block Overlook, to
the south line of Presoott, street.
The sesoluUon.carrles, the statement
that the necessary amount for payment
of damages foe. property taken has
been paid Into the city treasury. - The
next move will .be for the- paving of
this street - j. r -
FOBTXAKD WOT 1ST "CIST OP
- CITIES OP OTEE ' IMH
- Mayor Baker, in a formal communica
tion to (the city council next Wednes
day,, will call attention to the-fact that
Portland is omitted from the publica
tion of 1921 financial statistics .of
cities of the United States having' a
population of more than 30,000, which
Is Issued by the United States census
bureau. and will ask that provision
be made forlts Inclusion Ih .the next
simuar. report. ..J-J r - .
. This publication la a handbook end
guide on municipal statistics. In gen
eral use, and heretofore, for a period
of It years,-the-schedules have -been
prepared by agents' of the census
bureau. Cast year, however, apparent
ly struck by a wave of economy, this
work was- cut " off and city officials
were asked, to v prepara, J&elr wn
scneuuiee. " v: -
The task Is a large one, requiring
weeks or. time, and. the city audi to
had no .Irian to spare,, to make the
reports.' The result Was that Portland,
along with 69 other cities, was omitted
from the report although it carries full
statistics of nearly every other city
or 30,000 or over oar the Pacific coast
.- Mayor. Baker will point, out' the ad
vantages of. having Portland included
in this report for 1922, and will ' ask
that provision be made to furnish the
city auditor with sufficient extra help
to put through the work.
ASSESSMENTS DECLARED DUE
OS IS PTJBMC MPEOVEMESTS
- Assessments on 10 pieces of public
improvement work are due and pay
able and City Auditor Funk has is
sued notifications to the property own
ers. These assessments will become de
linquent and bear interest after Janu
, ary 1, and if not paid by January 21
stps will be taken to sell she delin
quent properties. The list includes : "1
,or the improvement of , East Stark
street, from East 28th to Kast 41st
street t21.498.ie; for, the Improvement
of East 18th street from Skidmore to
Prescott street' 82422.(9 ; for the im
provement of Feseenden street from
Edison to Jersey street., $7177.08; for
the Improvement of, 4 Jd street south
east from 47th to 45th avenue couth-
- east 82325.85; for the improvement of
3:at (1st street" from e. Siskiyou to
Klickitat street 8087.88; for the Im-
, provement of 42d avenue southeast
from -42d to 48th. street ' -southeast.
. 83883.80 ; for the improvement of East
' Seventh street lrora Rhone to Haig
etreet, 8S724.S9 ; for the improvement
ol Kast 60th street, along blocks S3
and 23. Rose City Park. 8787.81 : for
the district improvement of portions of
Mississippi avenue and Brainard street
S8 109.32 ; for the district improvement
of portions of Rural avenue sad Or
aon avenue, SlO.mj.9.
CITT HAIX BBIZFS
Aa ordinance will be presented to the
city council next Wednesday directing
the city purchasing agent to receive
proposals for the rent of city owned
property at 602 Larrabee street Com
missioner Barbur states in his report
that the property was acquired for
street opening purposes, but as these
cannot toe carried, through for several
nwDUH ii is aesiraoie to obtain; what
ever revenue possible from the rentals.
- city Engineer Oaurgaard win be dl
rected by the city council at its next
session to prepare plans, specifications
and, estimates for construction of a
' sewer in Water street from Hooker
vtreet to an existing sewer in Marquant
gulch at Sheridan street ; also for a
. sewer In Humboldt street between
uay street and Delaware avenue.
v if the property owners of 13th street
want the , name of that thoroughfare
Friendly, Cheery, Hot
LINCOLN COAL
delivered
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237 East Morrison ; .
MA:-A?GMEMORlAL'TABLET
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Bronze tablet containing names of 26 members of the Multnomah Ama
h tear Athletic dab wbo Jost their lives during the war, which will be
dedicated Thursday evening. '. v . . ...- -
changed -to State street, as asked for
recently try A. J. pienl, they must pre
sent to the '. city council a petition
therefor representing at least SO per
cent of the, property fronting on the
street This is the "gist of a report
on the " subject which Commissioner
Barbur will lay before the council next
Wednesday. ' , .: 1
. In preparing resolutions for the' pro
posed construction Of, the north branch
of ther Rhine, street sewer, which is to
give sanitary drainage to a large area
on : the south and east slopes of the
Mount . Tabor, district. Commissioner
Barbur recommends that bids be taken
on two proposals one on progress pay
ments and the other on payment after
completion of the work, and- that the
city . accept the one -which . is most fa
vorable to its Interests. '
Power Boat Used
By Hunter Seized :
By Game Officials
.Ray C. Steele,-federal came warden,
has returned from Seattle, where he
went to -help in the prosecution of Bert
Jones of Anaoortesv Wash., who was
arrested by, J. -W.'. Kinney, Washington
state game warden, tor shooting water
fowl from a power boat ' The govern
ment authorities hope to confiscate a
valuable power boat which belongs to
Jones... ... - ...... ,. , . -.
.- During the trip Steele and Kinney
also, apprehended , three man who were
shooting ducks at night on' the Sam
laoh islands near BeUingham. The of
fenders are liable to a' heavy fine.
Federal Game Warden Steele has just
received word from Washington, D. C,
of the sentence of five months in jail
imposed upon e, man in an Eastern
state who was caught selling wild
ducks.
Pope Sends Holiday
Greetings to All
Columbus . Knights
New York. Dec' M. U. P.) Pope
Pius today cabled to Supreme Knight
James A..; Flaherty the Holy Father's
Christmas greetings . to the - United
States -and all other American coun
tries where the Knights of Columbus
operated; i'l' : .' v ' :.. -'.
The 5 message. ' signed "by Cardinal
Gasparri, secretary of state of the
Holy See, saidi
"The Holy Father, j at' this -Chrtst-masiide,
in recognition of the merit of
the patriotic-work of the Knights ot
Columbus, sends : his best wishes for
the epiritual and temporal comfort of
all aaembers. of the order wherever
they reside, - bestowing his apostolic
blessing on their families and convey
ing bis sentiments of esteem to the
people of America."
Senate Adjourns
Over Christmas
Washington. Dee. 23. L N. a The
senate adjourned today after a brief
aeaaion until Ww1iimi1' In n
provide its members with ample time
to oDserve uie cnristmaa noiiqays.
' RET. THQMAS B. WOOD S
South Bend, Wash,, Dec 23. Rev.
Thomas B. Wood, father of Mrs; F. A.
Haxeltlne, who died Monday in Ta
coma was s. prominent i figure' Jn
Methodism of South America. For 43
years he was a missionary la the
soutnern continent and be was also a
college president astronomer, auther,
orator, statesman and diplomat. He
translated the book of Lnke Into -the
language of the Incaa. famous tribe
of the Andes. He was at one time
president of .Valparaiso, Ind college
and founded and was head ot theolog
ical seminaries and otter schools in
South America. At one time he was
United States, consul at Rosario, Ar
gentina. . - - .
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TO ITS WAR DEAD
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Twenty-Six Men Who Gave
Lives Will Be Remembered in
-Dedication of Bronze Medal.
Sacrifices during the World war will
be extolled in the solemn, dignified ex
ercises In dedicating ' the bronze me
morial tablet to the 26 Multnomah club
members who died in the World war,
which will be held in the, Multnomah
club gymnasium Thursday evening-,
December 28, at S :15 o'clock. The pub
lic is invited and especially the rela
tives and friends of those whose names
are on the tablet.
Colonel William S. Gilbert, chaplain
of the old Second Oregon, will make the
principal address and the Rev. A. A.
Morrison wUl deliver the dedicatory ad
dress. H. - X ; Sargent, president of
Multnomah club, will preside. Dr.
Stuart McGulre r witt alnar and' a
stringed' orchestra wiU play during the
evening. ' '.'. .-v-s - -t
Twenty-six rouhe; women, dressed In
white, wtil present a unique tableau.
As the name of each of the soldier
dead is read, the womenv in turn will
extinguish a candle. A squad of ma
rines will stand at "present arms" and
later a bugler will sound the final
requiem, taps,'' - T
Many prominent - amd well-known
Portland men are included in the
honor list which is as. follows:
George Florence McCarthy, George
Bernhart Johnson, Bruce Richie Hon
eymarv Richard Kenneth Wllmot, Ell-
Jab William woreham, josepn nester
MUler. Arthur Roland .Knouf f. Fred
Walter Hummell, John Carver Adams,
TnTnn ftunm Kellsr. Alexander Bell,
Wend all . Norman, v Richard Youngs,
Raymond Evert - Templeton, cnaries
Edward McDonell. Ransom. Solon An
derson.' "Cambert Alexander Wood, Ar
,,. i T&iiaa TTieldine. Kenneth Clair
Farley. James Harold Watson, Ralph
Jay Hurlburt. Arthur cronquuit, jer
ald Barette; Austin Williams, Stuart
Freeman, Frank Wilder.
The program:
" Orchestra; solo, Jans Burns Albert,
"The Promise -of "Life." Frederic H.
Cowen ; introductory address. Presi-
art McGuire, "Christ 1 in Flanders" ;
address, Wallace McCamant ; "Star
director, William Robinson Boone, or
ganist ; aaoress, voionw vviiiiam o.
Gilbert, chaplain. "Old Third Oregon" ;
T -or TCV ' Vnrvftf ' nlo J an mira
Albert. "Beyond the Dawn," Wilfrid
Sanderson; oeaicatory aaoress, rtev.
A. A. Morrison. "A Tribute to Our
"Nor shall your glory be forgot
While fame her record keeps."
"Blessed are they that mourn."
Prayer, Rev. A. A. Morrison'; "Amer
ioe." William H. Boyer. director, WU
liam Robinson Boone, organist.
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27th and Vaughn Sts.J Portland, Oregon v:
mssm OUT
TO GET LOANS FOR
0 OF 0. STUDBffS
Gift of $10,000 Will Be Gtiar-
anteerFund ;to Permit Loans
1 of Over $50,000, It Is Said.
i University -pf Oregon,. Eugene, Dec
a. Between $50,000 and $100,000 will
be made available as a student loan
fund through the' gift to the fund to
day of $10,000 by Mrs. Alice W. Wris-
The plan whereby tne wruuey nene-
rmftinm iniT rna A m. CIlUUltM fund
upon which to base loans in amounts
aggregating much more than the gift.
was proposed Dy-.rmioeni .rv
rmnhill nf t)ia nn(TrltT J The olan
Is based on much the same procedure
ronowea oy dsiuudk imuwiuom,
which are able to make loans with
their capital stock as a guarantee.
- ? President Campbell's plan met with
the approval of the eastern division
of college and university business of
ficers' recently. . He outlined the . plan
at a . meeting .of .comptrollers And
bursars held on the r Cornell , univer
sity campus while he 'was in the East
this month studying .endowment cam
paign plans. . i .
MOST , PAT, BACK- r
... A number of Individuals in recent
years have made gifts to the univer
sity to be used as student loans. Ex
clusive ' of ' Mrs. Wrisleys gift, -there
Is 311,238 in the loan fund; President
Campbell is investigating the possi
bility of making this sum also a basis
for Increased loans. With the Wris
ley $10,000 benefaction and the $1138
loan fund as , guarantee funds, it will
be possible, it is believed, to base
loans amounting-to $200,000, at the
w.t-imtmi . virin nrfwrt safety. The
record of students in repaying loans
made oy tile umveroiiy- ot .urejua
and, in fact, other institutions, has
been exceptional, according to Presi
dent Campbell. '
j The effectiveness of the whole .plan
of increased loans will depend upon a
nti wafiiii ' irM.n office to handle
the funds, President Campbell points
out. University omciais . piau w vi -ganize
such an office in the spring.
fTk. ofrtos win t-rtnd its field
gradually. It will ascertain : through
careful Handling oi uie - mwm. "
how far it may go with safejy in the
extension of aid to students on the
basis of the $21.23 guarantee-fund.
FI2TD PBOMISIKG OSTES
TTnAor Tlan a student who finds
It necessary to borrow in order, to
continue his college education will
give his own note and obtain the sig-
. - -M,r riTtAti an Indonen.
navui c v. -" "
t. i- nmnnuui that th secretary of
the loan fund will make a close study
of each application ana wui aeep m
tniin . with students who- have
made loans, giving them such' advice
and counsel as may bo warranted.
This counsel is not mtenaea . 10 em
barrass them In any way, but rather is
..tihiiih friendlv relationships
which wUI be of real service to the
student who needs aid while -working
for his: degree. - -jm'r-."-
m, Momtuv nf tn loan fund may
be able to , find in the high schools
promising boy ana girts wiwiou
means to go to college. After atscuss
muti.r with raarents ' - and
friends of the high school students.:
arrangements may ne maae -io, pro
nnria tn be necessary
to supplement moneys the students
tnemseives can cuuiii.
WOBK IDI.E MOSET
Am mtpftntM Aind and tha T
quired : signatures will make s loans
safe, it is expectea xn nn - muto
will be able to obtain sufficient sums
whn rioslr an investment
extending over several "years to make
It possible to . increase tne origin
91 9S tn tTno miTlmnm 3200.000. Such
loans would utilize- a great) deal of
idle money wmcn is net out on in
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Breaks iaw;His;
Dad -Helped Make
; Eugene.. - pec 23. Lawrence
Parks, 18. broke' a" law' his father.
Councilman E..B. Parka, helped to
make..- For- speeding on - Eighth
avenue west Parks tost his driver's
license for 90 days.
terest, it Is believed. It U thought
also that many - persons with idle
money will make it available for stu
dent loans because It Is apparent the
funds will raise the efficiency of num
bers of young men and women in Ore
gon to a high level without any im
pairment of capital. '
One former Oregon student who
was compelled to borrow in order to
complete his course, made a gilt to
the university loan fund of $1000 after
he had paid the principle and Interest
of his loan. This former student - is
now on the economics faculty - of the
University of Texas.
Besides Mrs. Wrisley. . those who.
made loans to the university in large
amounts in recent years are: Ben
Selling, J. C AInsworth, R. A. Booth,
Thomas Condon, Max.Handman, John
F. Kelly. A. a Roberts, D. P. Thomp
son and the class pf 1911.
Los Angeles Men ;
Get Contract on .
Mexican-Oil land
Xjos Angeles. Dec.- 23. (U. P.) A
group of Xjos Angeles capitalists has
obtained a blanket oil exploitation con
cession on all east coast oil lands in
Mexico, according to an announcement
made by the. promoters today. The
concession is said to Involve 11.000,000
acres ot land ad joining the rich work
ings ' of American and British com
panies in the Tamplco and Tuxpam
districts.
W. W. Wilson. G. E. Moreland ami
George J. Bushmlller, who head the
deal, said they obtained the concession
xrom Jr-resiaent Obregon, and the su
pervision of Secretary t of Industry,
lAbor, and Commerce Aleslo Roblea.
BAKEB AXUMITI ORGAITIZE
Baker, Dee. 23. Former students of
the University of Oregon held a ban
quet Monday night. Lamar Tooee and
George K. Newell spoke on the $10,000
000,000 gift campaign for the univer
sity. V A Baker County Alumni asso
ciation was formed with Homer Jam
ison, president ; Walter . Kennon, vice
president,, and Prentiss Brown,-secretary-treasurer.
' Miss . Susan Mtoore,
first . student from Baker county to
enter the university, spoke.
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CBriatmas .
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Tickets Selling, for the
Liberty's Midnight ,
" Rfatinee
, ' Two Nights " '
December '30 'and 31'
Playing T
Gov , Ricliardson V
Appoints Members
Or Highway Board
Sacramento, Dec 2$. Harry M. Toy
of San ' Francisco. R. F. McLellan ot
Los Angeles and Louis H. Ever ding of
Eureka win he the new state highway
commission to serve under the admin
istration of . Governor Friend W. Rich
ardson, it was authentically ' reported
here today. .
Toy is a well known Ban Francisco
business man and a strong supporter
of Richardson during the recent guber
natorial campaign. Everding is a -retired
, business man of Humboldt
county and McLellan Is a supervisor
of Los Angeles county.
It was learned today that the new
state highway engineer, Rv - Mor
ton, and members of the new commis
sion plan to tour California. Oregon
and Washington to make an exhaus
tive study of Pacific coast road prob
lems. - :. .. .- ' i-:: i. ;U
CHRISTMAS EVE
DANCE
TONIGHT!
MIDWAY HALL
FREE EATS
Hear Our New: Orchestra
VANCOUVER CAR
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Christmas in your
own home
Wouldn't that be fine? Make it
possible next year through
REOIMAPE
. BUILDING COM F AWT
East 11th and Market
I nr ease in Our Prices I
oday
ivo r I cTs sweetest lov e s t o r V
brought lo the screen Dnth all its unfor
gettable drama, in all its gorgeous in
vestiture. .
Madge Bellamy as Loraa Dooner; John
Boweh as John Ridd ; Frank . Keenan as
gruff Sir Elisor, bandit and gentleman. Im
agine them -springing as from the author's
pen to thrill, to fire us, to lore, fight, woo
and win. for the world again.
Together With Portland 'S. MM
X : ' t2. - Greatest Aggregation of 'J ( ' J ,
Christmas Carol Singers - z7&. '
WHITNEY -BOYS' CHORUS
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TODAY!
See-
ihe most thrilling horse-race
finish ever shown on stage or
screen as the crashing climax
to a mighty drama of strange,
and absorbing adventure on
land and sea, the winning of
: which meant fortune, honor
and position to one - of the
proudest families in Kentucky.
You'll never for g to e
. yourself if you miss itl
It's Universars First Bis
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Coupon Boohs
On Sale at Our
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