iXKBETHEL,
RAILWAY BUILDER
OF; pREGGH, DEAD
j - I ii lit .
The Dalles, Dec 30. One who ai
ssociated with;. James J. Hill In his
railroad .building' enterprises In the
Northwest passed' Friday In the death
of Nicholas Wentworth Bethel at Kn
terprise. . .-t
News of Bethel's death occasioned
great surprise here, f or white it was
known that he' had been seriously ill.
reports Thursday were to Wie efct
that he toad shown gf eat' iraproveti.ee,
Bethel bad been In Wallow county
alL fall supcrvisinK construction of a
unit of the-"Wallowa highway. He suf
fered an injury not-long- ago and this
was one of the complications that re
sulted in his, -death.
The body will be brought to The
Dalles today, and the funeral probably
will be held Sunday, with burial In .the
local cemetery, although arrangements
have not been completed. -
i Bethel, who wu 8 years old,, be
came prominent as right of way en
gineer for the SUP. S. railways He
first became known here when-toe be
gan purchasing: lands, on the Washing
ton aide of' the fiver for an interest
which he kept secret for a. long time.
Bethel , is said to have -made prelim
inary plans and tohave bought, most
of the: S. -P. & S. i right-of-way for
HilL He also -handled rigfat-ofrway
matters for the Hill interests in the
construction of the .Oregon Trunk line,
up the Deschutes river. -.Previously be
had done the same work for the O-W
R. c N. company, and its predecessor,
the O. R. & N- company, and still
previously wu right-of-way engineer
for the Union Pacific system. He was
a personal friend of the great empire
builder, and was at one time mentioned
for a .presidency of the S. P- AS.
company.-
: Bethel also was connected for some
years . with - Twohy brothers, Spokane
railway constructors. At one time he
and. Salt Iake- City in waterworks con
struction. He also built a stretch of
railway in Brazil , for .a British syndi
cate, ,
For years Wasco county' had been
his home. - He owned ranches in Tygh
valley and on Dutch flat, the latter an
orchard property.; Last summer- he was
delegated by the 'water commission to
make a preliminary survey In connec
tion with proposed Improvements -of the
local water system. His daughter.
Myrtle Bethel of Portland, was at his
bedside -when the end came. He was
a widower. . , .
Bureau Rescinds .
Order Requiring
Grain Bag . Brands
Washington, - Dec. tO. (WASHING-'
TON" BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL)
Edward Clifford,;" , assistant f secretary
cf the treasury, has Informed Repre-
sentative Sinnotr that the tariff ruling
cn .grain : bags - will' be : modified, and
instead of requiring imported bags to
he Separately marked.', shipments : will
be admitted with the eountryof origin
marked "upon Jthe bale. ' . v " " .
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Pendleton. Dec. fe-Umatilla county i
farmers will be saved -something ? like
$10,000 on their ' harvesting; "bills 'this;
fall because the customs -bureau of the:
n rAim msn , ha. rrarlnrtrit Itjr
Warders- requiring - thaoalU imported j
j-! ryi ' be branded ana tiling we price
of dobftic bags the same "ae the
printed ' Calcutta, bags - Xi V$K
, A strong, protest a gainst 'the, action
announced some weeks ago was made
by the Umatilla county farm bureau.
.jinln tlial TYmnrfna mnntv firm.
era used none of the imported bags and
objected to paying ue increase.. m
price for the unmarked bags. Congress
man Slnnott wired the bureau here, to
day that the customs' officials had ap
predated the situation and granted the
relief by rescinding their former order.
oegonprBs
Tra Qi n rraV iti Qnlnrri
" Seeking Post Again
V Salem. Dec, 30. Joseph F. Singer of
Portland.'' veteran sergeant-at-arms pf
the -bouse of representatives, was. In
Salem - Friday' looking over the field
to which he expects to succeedonce
roorewhen tfie, legislature goes Into
'action January 8. Singer was first
elected sergeant-at-arms of the house
in the session 'of 1909;. and has served
In that capacity "ever since. He is
probably . known '"personally, by more
t.tr.f .......... ..'..1- IE - .. .T . . . .
ir-suimiui a .tuHL'puuiici rne man any
other 'man in Oregon; " Singer claims
rar have, the promise of 'a majority of
the rneuibi?a'-or the' house for his old
position. f ; " '
'.Washington, Dec." 0,--(WASHIXG-T.OJ
BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL)
The house of representatives Friday
agreed to the items covering the three
Oregon, reclamation projects, granting
$500,000 for th,e construction of the
Baker project. $700,000 for the Uma
tilla and $900,400 for Klamath, a total
of $2,100,000. t : ' :
The house . also adopted ' figures as
reported for the 'Chemawa Indian
school, which includes $35,000 for a
new dormitory for girls. . - -
Grocer Roblied by ;
Unmasked Bandits
Two armed men confronted Morris
Hochfield, proprietor of a grocery store
at No. 22S North 2d street, at 10 UIO
Friday night.- with a 'demand' for all
his moneys They obtained $56.: JIpch-
field was in his' place alone when the
pair entered. Without much ado they
demanded the cash.-scooping-out the
rnntf?nta the; cash rerts'ter and all
that he had on his person. ' They .fled
south om Z3a street. . bow men were
about $0 years of age! and eachvwork
a dark overcoat and a dark hat.. They
were - unmasked. . - s . - -;
Warren JcHolman
. Is Struckby Auto
Warren J. i Holman. ' No. 486; East
9th street north, manager of the Hol
man Transfer- company, was. slightly
injured Friday .night.- when he -was
struck by an automobile-at East 7th
and Braxee streets. The car was driven
by Mrs., Alice E. Cornell., Holman- was
.taken to his home, t : ,
Jhill
RESOLUTio;:s i;:
Fl;!itL' SESSifl;!
" " Thes-flnal sessions sf the Oregon
State; Teachers', association were .held
Friday "afternoon at 'the Lincoln high
achool.,and the teachers who. assembled
from all parts' of ' the- .state.' eomt of
them comltig: tongr -distances by stage to
make -tnej trains for Portland. are re-
turnimr'to their work today; 'i
During the rooming a set of IS reso
lutions yere -offered, by tha resolu
tions 'committee and unanimously,' ac
cepted i byvthe -. state;.- organisation.
Among them - was "tine which urged a
more - equitable distribution of. taxes,
bat denounced any tendency on' the
part of - the people of .the - etate to re-
duoe J.he- taxation-through a modifica-)
tion -of the -millage-tax ; another sup
ports the SterllngTowner bitt ; thees-olutiocs-contain
endorsement of a? uni
form 'entrance blank for alt candidates
seeking admission to accredited higher
Institutions - of learning 'endorsement
for Americanization programs ; and an
emphatic protest against . the " possible
return of Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle to
the screen as an actor id. the future.-FAVQB-
BtTBEAU , ': - v. :
.. The latter resolution jrefers"' tol the
vicious -notoriety which' has become as
sociated wlth -ArbucRle's -name and
says it would constitute a meet, pernici
ous Influenee for evil, adding that the
time has come, lis viewv of the : rising
tide of juvenile crime: m .America,
when ! the jeducatad; world. , must denounce-
with alarm the ' questionable
moral life of those who are par Ucipat
Ing is the motion picture Industry and
the continued exploitation upon the
screen, vbef ore the Immature youth of
our land, the most debasing exaggera
tion of sex relations and. general crim
inal . achievements." f ; ; .. .
The ' teachers endorsed sfa provision
for a teachers' placement bureau to
be inaugurated In the nearest possible
future with the suggestion- that a can
vass be taken of the superintendents
and teachers of the state - to see what
degree, of cooperation may be expected
In the new project which, will eventu
ally eliminate private commercial agen
cies here. .; ; . ,J .. , U 'r
OS. TOWlETMIKlf 5
During - the. last -day's f session. kDr
Harry Beal Torre jf; spoke!, before, the
department of science and mathematics
on the .new movement In tha teaching
of biology or sociafc byfeiene,' which, he
eal d, muet.be presented by thoroughly
trained biologists who offer the subject-
r as - a . huraan ' problem. He ' de
clared there- should , be no ' more 'em
pbasis placed on the discussion '"of the
process i of reproduction than on that
of respiration. In the numan body. Sex
problems are connected with, biology
and should be jtaughtaas part) -of- the
study, and. not as a separate and mys
erious subject; -he ut)ged The result of
this process ot presentation, according
to Dr. Torrey. Is iff give the child a
knowledge" of himself end bis environ
ment and In this way to1 prepare him
to meet his own adolescent problems.
KEEP PHTSICALLT,FIT v '.
. Dr. Leo Rloen gave 4 .some practical
advice to the teachers at the home
economic division in - the matter ot
keeping- physically -flt Dr. Ricen di
vided the human race into four types,
for Instance' the fligeeUve type.. who
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xxuxnuer wj eacu oi ine aaaresses given aoove. r . , .
need a great amount Of food, the big
eaters; citing- ex-President Taft as an
example; the muscular type, those
people who are constantly - active .and
roust be fed accordingly, dting. Roose
velt as aa example ; - the. respiratory
type. ho must be out of doors or
they, become tubercular. ' Splnoaa and
Schiller . were of this ' class. ", . The
mental nr' professional- type., a'ho- need
little physical exercfaie. .with Edison as
an '.example, who are apt ' to , become
morbid.-- He "cited 'Edgar -Mkllen- Poe
as one of tthe morbid men: of this type.
, Dr.' Ricen does not .approve -of the
breakfastless workers '.The girl- who
goes "off, without her breakfast .has
something -wrong , with her-, constitu
tion, according to-the., doctor. ,v'
Childbed vevqstbate , .
".When," you're tired," -said Dr.; Ricen.
"don't go to a movie for relaxation ;
go to ..bed early and keep away from
other - teachers.' New thought,' old
thought and no thought have - gotten
such a wfde spread because the medical
profession has not given enough at
tention to patients' mental needs.
JThe;. homemaklng club of .Oreebam
school' : gave an interesting demonstra-
I tion before the rural school department
Friday morning, when the ehiidren .of
the club were given a badly arranged
and decorated room, unkempt, untidy
and. with-. pictures . badly . hung . and
otter -details, out of order, which they
rearranged r In perfect j order and in
good taste, changing everything., even
the Vail paper, which, they , changed
from 'dark dismal brown to aa at
tractive lighter color.' - Helen Hisey of
Gresham was presented "with a silver
loving: cup for.; 100 per ?eent . home
making Work record, at the state fair.
OFFICE KS i LECTEB ; Xt
"Officers were elected for the ensuing
year, fori the " various- departments of
the .1 state organixaUdn, as- follows:
' Department of :- higher? 1 education,
Deaa -Colin V Dyment - University
of Oregon,' chairman: Professor W.R.
Frerichs. Unfield college, secretary.
- Industrial Arts A. K. Trenholm,
Portland, chairman; - ' Percy- -Dawe,
Portland, secretary 4 '-
' Vocational Education A. R. Nichols,
O. A. chairman r Juoulse Wood, secretary.-.
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' Librarian's Department Mrs. Twyla
Head Ferguson,- Klamath -Fatts, chair
man; Alice H. Cole, Forest Grove, and
Eleanor Davis, Portland,-secretaries.
Modern Languages P. -; A'- v Gets,
James -John.- high .-school, chairman ;
Florence Whyte, University of Oregon,
secretary. - ; ' . . . . -- 1
Psychology - and Education M. ' S.
Haram. Roseburg, chairman ; Dr. C A,
Gregory, University of Oregon, ! sec
retary. " - '-"--
- Science and Mathematics Dr. Harry
Beal. 'Torrey, University of Oregon,
chairman ;- Miss Helen , N. Manning,
secretary; "'--; ' i;
Rural Schools J. G. Swan. Eugene.
chairman ;- Miss ; Amelia '.Ipllerr-sJack-
son' county. , secretary; Joaiah Wills,
Independence,- treasurer. ; :
'Art Miss ' Esther . Wuest, Portland,
chairman; Nolan B. Zane, Portland,
secretary. . " ' " - v;.
Agriculture Forest-iRycraft, Lebanon,-
chairman z K. :D. Fendall. New-
oerg, secretary.- - . - , .
'City Superintendents Division A. C.
Cannon,' Hood River, chairman ; E. H.
H,edriCk, ; Heppner, secretary.
r Physical Education Dean John' Bo
vara. University 'of Oregon, chairman;
W. A. Hansen, Pendleton." secretary:
Music Miss Helen F. Hand, Corval-
ns, chairman ; Louise Woodruff,
Marahfleld, secretary." .-.
? Classroom ; Teachers Miss E. M.
Neav, Grants Pass, chairman ; secre
tary to be selected Jater.
- . Commercial Department- R. D. Tay
lor. James John high school, chairman :
Miss Bertha McCormick, Coquille, sec
retary . ... -
A state '' organization of ' county of
ficers was perfected,' with the follow
ing -officers: -President. P. E. Lewis.
Tigard : secretary. M. J. " Fenenga of
Fterest Grove, and an executive com
mittee of three members., including
ueorge A. Ur is coll Qf Ashland. B.. F.
Touel tf Silverton and K. F. Goodwin,
Free-water. .. - . . .
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City Receives 3 -.
Bids on Addition
K For Incinerator
Three bid - have been -received by
the city purchasing agent on the spe
cifications .for additional garbage in
cinerator equipment for Portland. Com
missioner Bigelow ; states that . these
bids - will have to be thoroughly ana
lyzed and tabulated before It Is deter
mined which Is the best for the clty.
The, bid of the Pacific Coast Crema
tory company on remodeling the pres
ent plant and installation of a new
burner was $45,165. plus 10 per cent
on . force account 'for certain Items .of
the repair work. It also offered to re
model the ; present plant and . install
a 200-ton burner for $84,185, to con
struct a new unit of 200 tons capacity'
ror iz&,i5, or a new luo-ton plant for
79,185. . it also - submitted an offer
to construct - a Tiew 100-ton and 200
ton unit for '1185.(00. ?
; The offer of the - DeCarie company
of Minneapolis was J160.940 for a 150
ton pytnt, or with certain additions
the. price -would be S218.S20. -The. offer
of . the . Superior company of Dallas,
Texas, was to construct a 100-ton plant
tor www.'r- - :V:.:
Drops Dead While ;
llfBarn
, Pomeroy, Wuh:. Dec SO. Thebody
of Ola Parle't, -who. died Tuesday from
heart . disease at his home at Oppor
tunity, Wash.,' was brought here for
burial. - Mr. Parlet. is survived bv bis
wtfe. parents. Jtfr. and Mra W. R. Fac
iei ana two brotner, tr.- i. and v. A
Pariet .of Pomeroy, and slater, Mrs.
Frank Dyche of Thornton, Wash. Par
let dropped dead when the barn on his
ranch - caught . fire. - . ;
Wayne Hall in Good
Standing at II.vW.
Through an error Inadvertently made
by a Seattle correspondent,' The Jour
nal on December 2t erroneously report
er? ; thkt Wayne Kail bad been sus
pended rrom the University of Wash
ington because of his connection with
a 1 student prank. The name should
have been Wayne Allen. Wayne. Hall
had. no connection whatever with the
escapade, and Is in entirely' good stand
ing ,at .the university, v -;.
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Firei'Depaiiinent
.:; -To Be Reorganized
V Freewater. Dec, 30.-Freewater Is to
have an up -to date fire system, the
city 'coancil decided,- and Mayor H. S.
Murray -has"appotnfed C K.: Williams
fire chief.. The department is to be re
organised., V A-" score ot men have of
fered their services as volunteers, from
whom the new chief will select 15. A
new chemical apparatus has-been ac
cepted and paid for,' which has provi
sion for j-: 00 feet .of hose, ladders and
oU:t-r eraipmenL -" ' 1 ' -
,',!,' CITIES TO
sbid credit mi
TOHEETIuGHERE
Credit men from " Seattle, Tacoma,
Spokane, Portland, San Fraadisco, Los
Angeles and Boise will attend the
annual. Northwest conference of credit
men, to- be heid In Portland ' January
S0.21 and 22. . Thouah the Idaho apd
California -men are not technically In
this district, a large number of them
have been Invited and - have given
notice they -will attend. . " ,
. Headquarters will be at . the Mult
noYxiali: hotel.1 where, those in attend
ance wilf reffiettr and"" Where most ot
the cc:iferences will -be held,. '
. -rr!t 7 TtrnhlMna'. TMMTtili tn' the
Northwest territorjsvwlll be given par-q
ticular attention, with cooperation and
aood fellowship the s great goal.- : The
matter will be . taken up of getting
fuller exchange,. of credit Information
and legtaiatioa . to, -protect Jobbers.
Standard laws on credit in the Korth
wen. states are ' wanted ' also. -U -;" ;
i The Seattle association will bring its
glee club and the best orchestra avail
able will be procured for the banquet
January 22. ' Trips 'will b arranged
over the taurbwar and ' about town.
Among the speakers on the' principal
day will be Marshall Dana of The
Journal and " Edgar K. Sensenich' of
the . Northwestern - Nations I bank. Pa
pers to be read the principal day : L.
O. Sandln, Seattle..' "Study of Credit
Correspondence"; P. T. Padgett. -seat-
tie, -Study of the Trade Acceptance" ;
E. H. ' Braden, ' Spokane. "Saving the
Deserving Merchant Through Business
Service' ; EL.- D. AlWard, Tacoma, . "A
Brief History of Banking in Our- Coun
try" ; J. H. Jones, -Portland, "The
Uses and Abuses of Credit" ; W.' H.
Beharrel, Portland, "The Moral Risk
In Business." ... ... ' - '
-" The officers of "the Portland asso
ciation are : E. Wi Johnson, president ;
H.' D. . Mar nock, vice-president ; Foss
B. Lewis, secretary. - E. D; Ross is
secretary of the adjustment; bureau ;
O-rA- Cote, manager, and W. B. Lay-
ton, general counsel. George R. Gray
son is chairman of the conference conv
mittee. ... .. ... ' .. . ..
Electric C 6 in p a n y
To Spend $500,000
In TJmatilla County
Pendleton, Dec. 80. Almost ' half a
million dollars will be spent : in Uma
tllla county during the year by the pa
cific Power and Light company. It was
announced here Friday by Dr. F. W.
Vincent, district manager.?
- Four hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars will be used to complete, the high
line from Pasco to Pendleton via Uma
tilla. Ten thousand dollars will - be
used In constructing another lift ' on
the Pendleton gas tank. Increasing the
storage capacity ' almost twenty thou
sand feet. . Seventy-five hundred dol
lars, has been set aside, for replacement
work on the' lines on Court street in
Pendleton. .: ...
The work is expected to be completed
late next summer. - . ,-
Government YliR : t :
Submit Plans fori
Washington.' Dec 30. (WASHING
TON . BUIvSAU OF THE JOURNAL)
Representative McArthur next week
will discuss with : the navy department
the i status of the battleship Oregon,
with - a view to framing a -.formal
statement of what the government will
do and what , it requires the state 'to
do if the historic Teasel is turned
over: to the state.
- The' last information given McAr
thur came from Assistant - Secretary
Roosevelt, who stated that the Oregon
would be turned over to the state upon
agreement to maintain , it permanently
as a historic relic : The cost he esti
mated at $15,000 .per year, plus any
charges that might be made for wharf
age. McArthur plans .to submit - the
beet , proposal that' "can ba obtained
from the navy: to Governor Pierce In
ample time for the legislature . to ac
cept or reject it , .'-
Boys of Prpminent
Families Are Held
0n Robbery Charge
1 SaleirU iDec. id. Wayne A. Dimmick
and Ernest Crabtree, sons of prominent
Oregon pioneer ' families, who were ar
rested In . Portland several weeks' ago
on chars-es of robbery, were Indicted by
the- Marion county grand jury - Friday
on ' charge, of assault and robbery
while ; armed with '"a. deadly weapon.
- The specific charge against Dimmick
and Crabtree in this county involves
the robbery, of Charles E. Miller, con
ductor, on the 'Salem street railway
system, on the night of October 18.
They are also - charged with:' other
crimes in various sections of the statel
' Fifteen 'trua bills were, returned by
the- grand aury - In s , report JFTlday,
Which also Included three1 not true bills.
Belate4RiiM;foflr
Auto Licenses On
The state' motor" vehicle department
in the courthouse is receiving applica-J
tlons for automobile licenses at the
rate of, 150 a day. Many thousands
of owners who have not yet obtained
plates will not be able to secure them
before .the tirst of the year because of
the last minute rush. ' The. office will
be kept open until" S o'clock tonight
and from 9 to- 5 Sunday .and Monday,
according to W. L. Campbell, who has
charg of the branch bureau. , , - -
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, MRS. B. E. CARGILIr .
Pendleton,- Dec. SOw Mrs. D. E.. Car-
gill, 73, a resident of Umatilla county
for 45 years, died. Friday at the home
of a daughter here.. Death followed a
stroke of paralysis. -Mrs- Cargill. was
born In Illinois and came here with
her husband In 187. - She is survived
by her husband and six children, Mrs.
A. E. McCulley, Pendleton : , Mrs. R.
B. Wilcox. Helix; Wallace' Cargill,
Pendleton j ; Lewis and James Cargill,
Alta, CaL ; Frank Cargill, Nezperce,
Idaho." . ,-' " ...,'.'.'"-
A3TSWEB ' FALSE AIABM t
- When a - passer by noticed - a column
of smoke . arising from the plant ot
the Western Cooperaga . company in
St. Johns Friday afternoon, be called
out the fire department to extinguish
the supposed blase.- Investigation
showed - that a .wreckhsg crew was
engaged in.-teartng down an old shack
and- decided .to burn the structure.
There was no damage. .-.
Fero cious 'Freddie's
B r o the r Fill s Jail;
He Owned Moonshine
Kns-ene. recT20.. Jar.it Fulton.- Pro
prietor of a cigar store . here and
brother or ' Fred Fulton, -wen Known
heavyweight boxer, was arrested here
Friday afternoon when Sheriff Fred
Stlckels found about -11 gallons ot
moonshine in his place during a raid.
. tSiltnn :;. fnpmArfv . mltl-hmilkAr .and
fjromoter v for the local - boxing,, com
mission, i was ousted, from .that Job
several months ago, when members
of -the ; commission became convinced
be was dealing In Illicit liquor. . '
,JHe will have an uncomfortable time
in -cramped Jail quarters, as : he is
6 feet i -Inches tall, being' larger than
fcia famous orotner. . r -
Womiari Wh6;Married
TJ.: S.: Citizen Fights
D epor tat ion' Order
' -A legal battle ' to keep. 'Mrs. ' Bessie
Burnr -from being deported to Poland
was waged in Federal Judge -"Wolver-tcn8
court i Friday .by Austin , F. Fle
gel Jr., ' counsel, for the woman, and
United-; . States Attorney - Lester ;v.
Humphreys. -
The government is seeking deportation-
of the woman as an - undesirable.
A. warrant of deportation was issued
for her while she was Mrs. Bessie
Fisher, wife of Harty Fisher, - a nar
cotic user -and.-- dispenser, ' who has
served much time in Jail and been or
dered deported.. " Following: Fisher's-
last arrest Mra uigny securea s ai-
vorce from nun ana marriea eigny,
a aaruralixed j American. - -.' ' '.
Flegel - contends that the- marriage
bestowed American citizenship - upon
his client, and therefore protects her.
from deportation, but the prosecutor
holds that acts committed after 4 the
deportation warrant was issued do not
protect her. . - -'-':--- ;-o
Reception Is Planned
For.Nati ona 1 Head
Of American Legion
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Alvln ! M. ' Owsley ' national com
mander of the American Legion, will
be escorted . to Tacoma and Seattle
after completing his visit in Portland
by L.' 8chwellenbacb, commander of
the Washington department; c. D.
Cunnineham, -past commander, and
Henry A. Wise, departmental adjutant,
according to information received late
Friday night by Harry N.- .Nelson,
Oregon state adjutant, J
; Commander Owsley, -win : arrive ; in
Portland January 6 and will leave
the next niarht. While here he will
deliver an address at the Chamber of
Commerce luncheon Saturday. Port
land "post and the state department
will hold a reception for - the com
mander at the Legion headquarters.
Fourth -and Washington streets.. Frl
day night. - , '.-'"
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. V' SENTENCED FOR. THEFT
The altered theft of 15 cheap- rings
from a Jewelry store at No. 11 First
street brought a six months" Jail . sen
tence to Joseph Gonzales in municipal
court Friday. "Testimony at the trial
showed that 'he broke a window in the
store .December 19 and made away
with the rings. He entered a plea
of guilty to a charge of larceny.
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CITY fGEIi BY
ASTORIA COUNCIL
' Astoria, Dec. SO. Mayor-elect Set
ters who with Commissioners Seeborg.
Skyres, Maunuia s and .Arnold will be
officially. Inducted into office Monday,
when" 'Astoria's ; first: city" commission
takes up the reins of government, Fri
day .announced that O, , A- Krats, 4 for
mer city manager at La Grande, Or,
has. been , selected ' aa . Astoria's - first
city manager.' Prior to becoming city
manacrer at La Grande. Krats was en
gaged in : private engineering at On
tario, w ; 1 , - "t.
Krats 5 arrived in the city v at noop
Friday : and -was met by Mayor-elect
Setters '.and the new commissioners
and conducted about the burned busi
ness district, in order to give -him aa
idea of some of the great reconstruc
tion problems faced by the new city
commission as a result ot the fire.
. Krats comes to Astoria highly rec
ommended by the members of -the La
ho had-worked since early in the pres
ent year.
' The first official meetinr of the new
city sommission and manager will be
held at the city hall at 10 o'clock Mon
day. ; Ko appointments vested In the
new lyty manager. Including, those of
chief of ' police, city street superintend .
dent, . city engineer, superintendent of
the water system and city health offi
cer" re - expected . to be announced . for
several days. -during which the new
manager will have opportunity to
study thoroughly - the local situation
and become familiar ,"wth the prob
lems confronting him.
The naming of tha city "auditor, po
lice Judge, treasurer - and attorney Is
vested In the city commission.
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ASKS 'FOR PARDOIf ; 1
jrtoseburg, Dec, 10. Joe Brown, col
ored, serving a terra in the peniten
tiary,"' Friday applied to District "At
torney Neuner for a pardon. . Brown
was sentenced to five years in the
state . penitentiary for having robbed
the Baseel store at Glendale, Or., and ,
has served 0 months ot his sentence.
Neuner did not recommend him : for
a pardon, r --t ,f .
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"Thrift sweetens the bread of the;
worker; it makes him consroxis of
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Systematic saving paves the road
to financial independence: ' Keep ; ;
your.urptogmwtngiaourSav, :
ings Department. Compound in
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. . over 17,000,000, x "
t' ' a guarantee fund lor the protection . '
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but a miser, a rcclus.eT or a feeble-minded person hides his ;
"money away now He invests it. He makes what money he
now has go to work and earn more money for him. - ' v
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assurance of good dividends.
More than 1 ,600000 men,; women and children of America
have put their money to work in public utility securities. .-
Why?, - ' ' ' .'."
Because the demand for electric service increased 100 per cent
in the last five years and -
Because the ,life, 'industrial and economic growth , of . every,
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J:- - Industry supplying 330,000 people with necessary public service.
These Shares are earning dividends regularly and you can sub- -
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