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THE 3I0RXIXG OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1918. 13 REFORMS FOR COURT IMPOSED Legislative Commission Wi . Present Two Measures. LAW'S DELAY IS PROBLEM It port Point Ont That, With Com plicated System, Method of Han teninf TTp Decisions I Hard. KECOMXEXD.4TI05I OP L1W REFORM COMMISSION. Glvej the Chief Justice of ths Supreme Court authority to have Circa a Judge hold Circuit Court in any county. In emergencies, empower the Chief Justice to summon three Circuit Judges to serve with the Supreme Court in disposing of ac cumulated litigation. Use the present Judicial ma chinery Instead of creating more offices. The "law't delay" is due to too much law. The Initiative and the Legislature frrlnd out an unlimit ed number of laws. Making- laws is almost a passion in Oregon. There Is a lack of oo-operatlon by courti, attorneys, jurors and witnesses, all tending to cause delay and clog the machinery. A ' Two bills are offered to the Leels lature for enactment by the Commls. Ion on Law Reform, which are eat culated to speed up the legal machin cry of the atate and to overcome the accumulation of unJeelded cases' whfch are constantly on the increase. The rrstem of procedure, reports the com mission. II as simple as ran be tx "pected. but the trouble is with the loss of time in trying cases and the Inter minable number of new laws which are popping up at each session of the Leg islature and between times through the Initiative. This commission was appointed in ac cordance with a Joint resolution adopted at the HIT session of the Leg islature and those appointed to serve were: Ben Selling. Judge Oeorge -Burnett. Charles H. Carey, Judge A. S. Bennett. W. D. Fenton. E. K. Bryson and Judge Percy R. Kelly. Sftaer Reports Hade. 'While all of the members concur in the report and recommendation of the two bills, there are two minor reports, one by Ben Selling and Charlea H. rarer and the other by Judge P. K, Kny. The main recommendation follows: "In our Judrment. the much talked 5 HAIR COMING OUT? j Dandruff causes a feverish irritation f the ecalp. the hair roots brink, loosen and then the hair cornea out fast To stop falling hair at once and rid the scalp of every particle ot dandrurr, gel a small bottle of Danderlne at any drugstore for a few cents, pour a little In roar hand and ruD it into tne ecalp. After several applications the hair tops coming out and yon eaa I Had any dandruff. Adv. Look, Mother I See if Tongue Is Coated, Breath Hot or Stomach Soar. California Syrup of Figs" Cant Harm Tender Stomach. ,fc LIrer, Bowels. Every tnotnar realises, arter giving aer children "Vainer ma syrup 01 iga that tils la their ideal laxative, because they love Its pleasant taste and it til or ujtniy cleanses the tenner little atom aca. liver and bo els without griping- V. hen crocs. Irritable, feverish, or breath la bad. stomacn aour. look uu tongue, mot Deri If coated, give a tea sooontul of tnls barmteas "fruit laxa tive," and In a few hour all the foul constipated waeie. aour bile and undi gested food peases out of the bowels, tn4 yea have a well, playful child again. When the lltUe system la lull of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache, diar rhoea. Indigestion, colic remember, a good "Inside cleansing should always tm the nrst treatment given. bullions ot mothers keep "California Eyrnp of rigs" handy; they Kcow a tea. spoonful today aavee a sick child to morrow. Ask your druggist for a bottle of "California yrup of Pigs," which has directions for babies, children of all ages and. crown-ops printed on the bottle. Beware of coua terferts sold here, so don't be fooled. Get the genuine, made by "California rig Byrup Company." Adv. PRODUCTION , AGAIN INCREASED Lait month we manofactartd 6,800,000 pconds of EIVETS. BOLTS and BOAT SPIKES Can we erre rout KOETHWEST STEEL CO, Portland. Orej-on CROSS, FEVERISH CHILD IS BILIOUS' OR CONSTIPATED of law's delay la not due so much to inherent defects in the Judicial system of our state as to administrative causes. The Oregon code of procedure is as plain and simple as it reasonably can be. consistent with the fundamental principle of giving to every litigant his day In court or opportunity to be heard In his own behalf, and of afford Ing him aa Plain statement of his op ponent's cause of action or ground of defense. "A fruitful cause of congestion in the business of the courts is the pro penslty almost passionto enact. laws. Under the initiative the people at large and almost every little village in the state, besides the legislative assembly Itself, constitute sources of new enact ments. A glance, at the bound volumes of the session law. will disclose that the mass of legislation has constantly increased at each succeeding biennial session of the legislative assembly for the last 40 years and the new devices for lawmaking under the initiative have not by any means been Idle. Legal Syetean resettled. "The greater part of the enactments are amendatory to laws allready adopt ed. thus keeping- the legal system in a more or less unsettled state. This has a direct tendency to Increase litigation. for parties dissatisfied with the con tinnal change of the laws are prone to appeal to the courts for a determination of their validity and conformity to the constitution. "In the actual administration of the business of the courts there are so many different persons participating therein that blame for the present con creation cannot safely or Justly be im puted to any one Individual or class. A dilatory Jury or absent witness great ly retards the progress of court work. Members of the bar anxious to accom modate each other by postponement may delay business. Many Judges lack administrative capacity. Much time Is wasted by prolonged Interrogation of Jurors and witnesses. All these factors combine to pile up the aggregate of procrastination. The effectual correc tlon of the evil requires the co-opera tion of all concerned and la largely be yond the scope of practical legislation. Cssw of Delay Many. The failure of anyone, either of Judges, attorneys. Jurors or witnesses, to co-operate In the disposition of busi ness creates more delay proportionately than the majority can overcome, in system where on principle every man Is entitled to be heard In his own behalf the evil complained of cannot be en tirely eradicated' short of conferring upon the court arbitrary and almost tyrannical power to hasten the admin istration of the law. No liberty-loving people would ever consent to vest in any public servant such authority. "To whatever causes or variety ot reasons the congestion of business in the courts may be attributed, the fact s that the Supreme Court and a con slderable part of the Circuit Courts have before them many undetermined cases waiting for their turn to be heard and decided. The personnel of the Supreme Court was Increased from three to five, and later to seven, clas sifying the latter number into two departments. This is merely palliative and only in part effective toward the end desired. Bt Cenrt Tends to Delay. The ideal to be attained In the de cision of any case is that it hare the examination and concurrence of all of the members of the court. The only benefit obtained by increasing the membership of the court is that there are more writers available to formulate pinions axpreaslng the decisions of the court. In a sense, the greater the umber of Judges who must examine nd concur in the determination of an sue. the greater the delay In arrlv ng at a decision, for as a practical matter there are more chances for dis agreement and greater difficulty In ad justment among a large number of men than among a few. "Respecting the circuit Judges, the Legislative Assembly has of late years increased their number to such an ex tent that there la an average of less than two counties to each circuit Judge. There Is a congestion of busi ness in the Circuit Court of somw of the larger countlrj. With this fact in view thia commission haa framed a bill authorizing and empowering the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, as the principal officer in the Judicial system of the state, to command the services of every circuit Judge In any county to hold Circuit Court and thus bring the great number of these of fleers to the performance of the great accumulation of Judicial bus! nesa throughout the atate. This bill Is designed to expedite the business of the Circuit Court. Seewat Bill Prepared. The number of Circuit Judges is so great also that in addition to their duties provided for in this bill. It la believed that they can be made avail able for the disposition of the accumu lated mass of litigation in the Supreme Court. To that end, a second bill has been prepared to give to the Chief Jus tice the authority to call to the aid of the Supreme Court at any time three Circuit Judges, who, for the time being, will be amalgamated with the Justices of that court Into three departments Instead of the present two, thus adding to its working force. "In short, the design is to make available the services of all the judges of the state for the transaction of all the Judicial business, and to employ the materials we have at hand for the performance of the task before us, without making any radical change in the Judiciary. The proposed legislation will constitute a flexible scheme for use only as occasion shall require It. In other words, the plan Is to use more efficiently the present Judicial system without the addition of any new of ficers It is believed that if these pro posed measures are adopted they will aro m. lone wav toward the exDedttlon of the business of the court! and great ly aid in the solution of the present situation." Wtmti Jarera Favored. The minority report by Messrs. Sell ing and Carey proposes merging prac tically all courts Into one court, but with divisions for Appellate duty and Circuit duty, the Judges to be made available for work whenever needed, by and through an executive board of the court Itself, which may assign Judges where required. Judge Kenya minority report touches on details, which. In many instances, coincide with the statements In the majority report, such as crit icism of the manner of interrogating Jurors and the like. Judge Kelly also says that In nearly every Instance where a woman's Interests are at stake as opposed to those of a man, men jurors pay the homage of chivalry. The service of women upon Juries would correct this Injustice, he contends Judge Kelly also suggests that jurors be compensated by the hour instead 01 by the day, being paid for the time actually consumed in attendance upon Ions of court. He also suggests a board of conciliation to which each proposed litigant should aubmlt a statement of hi oause. and this board would determine wbetherthe plaintiff would be Justified in starting suit. Statistic Are Given, table of statistic is submitted by the commission showing how the wheels of the law turn round in Ore gon. This -table discloses that there were 98S cases filed In all .counties in one year: in Multnomah County there were 1518 cases filed. Contested cases tried In all counties In one year were 17S. of which 909 were with a Jury. Non-contested alvorce cases tried in all counties In one year were 50S1. Total cases tried In all Circuit Courts In one year, 1874. The year was from July I, 117. to June so, inclusive. Phant four want ada to The Oreco- nlan. Phone Main 70J0, A C09S. CONTRACT FDR FRAI.CE WEARS COifLETIi Eighteenth Schooner Will Go on Trial Trip Today. FOUNDATION YARD HOPEFUL Result ot Survey Made of Possibili ties of Conversion to Steel Plant Are Eagerly Awaited. Completion of the eighteenth French steam auxiliary schooner by the Foun datlon Company will be approached today with the holding of the official trial trip of the Lunevllle. The last and twentieth carrier e . the fleet is scheduled to go down the river on her trial spin December 23. The first cal culation that the plant would have its work completed by Christmas eve will be lowered by one day. In a survey of the property, with a view of turning it into a steel plant, as contemplated In an investigation conducted last week by Captain F. Tristan, of the French IJlgh Commis sion, It is said that considerable of the present plant will be left untouched. such as the jolnershop and some of the smaller buildings. The main sawshed would have to be razed and part of the gear there would not be required for steel vessels, but already some of it has been shipped to the company's plant at Victoria. ' Paul B. Thompson, superintendent of the Portland property since Summer, has acceptecV the superlntendency of the Victoria yrd and left for that city. Assistant Superintendent Cralr is in charge of the rtbrtland plant.. He will attend to. all f Utal details of closing up me rrencn contracts. With not a single hull on the stock the 10 ways -present a gloomy aspect these days, but the "hone that the steel Plant programme will be realized serves to make the loyal employes of the company feel that it will be many a day before the property la stripped to Become the "bone yard of the O. w. it. 6c N. ... ' On the acceptance ' of the last shin tne duties of Captain E. C. Genereaux, rrencn representative, and bis con structlon assistant. Captain KUdalL will terminate, but in the event French steel ships are laid down. It will be scarcely four months when the French supervisory force again Is on the ground. GOLDEN SHORE JX RIVER Craft Makes Colombia With Copra 81 Days Frorh Sydney. Eighty-one days ' from Sydney the schooner Oolden Shore was picked un off the entrance to the Columbia Kiver yesterday and towed inside. She has a cargo of copra. The vessel will be discharged by Brown & McCabe, acting agents, ana afterward will load a lum ber cargo for the return voyajre. There are other carriers that have been taken for copra and will be on tne way during the next few weeks. ut it is believed thai since war con ditions have been replaced by peace once more tnere will be an Increase In the shipment of copra from the South Seas to Europe. In the Philippines the restriction on the exportation of copra bas resulted in a larger number of presses being built, so only oil is sent from the Islands to the United States. The movement of copra has given many of the schooner and barkentine. fleet return cargoes this way and bas pVoved good business. DEEP-WATER PASSAGE ASKED Cutting Off of Landing at Hood River Is Feared. HOOD RIVER, Or, Dec 11. (Spa cial.) Jack Bagley. local agent for the People s Navigation Company, has asked the Commercial Club to obtain co-operation by the Government In dredging a passage from deep water to the local landing of river steamers Mr. Bagley ays the Columbia is reaching a record low stare. "Hood River has washed a deposit of sand into the channel of the Colum bia," says Mr. Bagley, "which will soon cut us off from landing here. The Gov ernment has a dredge at Cascade Locks. If it will be allowed, our boats will bring It here for work of dredging that should be attended to at once. Hun dreds of .boxes of apples and livestock are shipped to Portland from Hood Ulver in the v Inter months." DECK TEST GIVEN STEAMERS Before) Ships Leave . It Will Be Proven Scams Are Tight. In the series of severe tests given wooden steamers finished here for the Kmergency Fleet Corporation Is a test for determining whether the decks are tight In all seams. It Is made by clos ing the scuppers and flooding the deck with water. The ships are put through a run of 24 hours continuous operation, all of their machinery being tried out thoroughly. Most of the steamers have bucked heavy seas and are believed to have succeeded under conditions far from normal. So far not a vessel has been de livered officially this month, but the work is advancing so a number should be ready before 1919. UPPER RIVER APPLES MOVING Steamboat Lines Include Frnit Ship ments With Daily . Freight. - On the steamer Nespelem, of the Peo ple's line, which arrived last night from The Dalles, were shipments of applos from the Middle Columbia River dis trict aggregating 6000 boxes. The steamer Tahoma also is carrying fruit. while The Dalles-Columbia line, with the steamers J. N. Teal and Twin Cities, is handling its share of the business. Much of the fruit ia for the Portland market, but some is moving out of the city. Shipments East for European buyers are being taken care of on cars direct from the point of assembling. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. ASTORIA. Or, Deo. 11. (Special. A tel egram was received this afternoon asking that the bar tug and pilots keep a lookout for a cargo-laden barge which was lost oil Newport yesterday by the launch Peterson. The bars was belns towed from Nenalem to Yaquma with equipment and material tor the Miami Quarry Compan). The Emergency Fleet steamer Aiken, from Portland, crossed out at 6:40 this morning for a 34-hour trial run at sea. The French steamer Nancy, which has been taking on bunker coal here, expects to sill tomorrow for Prance with a cargo ot flour from Portland. ' The Emergency Fleet steamer Moraine, loading box shooka here, will be ready to sail lor Honolulu about Saturday. Some minor repairs are being made to her ma chinery. Carrying a cargo of 1.067.000 feet of lum ber from Portland, the steam schooner Daisy Mathews sailed at 8:50 today (or Ean Pedro. Bringing cargo tor Portland, the schooner Oolden Shore arrived at 2 WO this afternoon from 6dJey, Australia, pha will sot be boarded by the quarantine officer before tomorrow. After discharging fuel oil In Portland, the tank steamer Captain A. F. Lucas sailed for California at 4:50 this afternoon. , The Emergency Fleet steamer Caddoneck. ' from Portland, sailed at 3:40 this afternoon tor Saa Francisco. BAN- FB AN CISCO, Deo. 11. (Special.) Shipping men here believe that compara tively few contracts will be let to the ship building plants for new vessels by Amer icans, as a result of the order of the Ship ping Board which permits the builders to bid for private work. One of the prom inent ship operators said today the feeling prevails that nothing will be done In new construction until action is taken by the Government to dispose of Its ships. Some believe that the entire fleet will be char tered at a rate that will permit operation at a profit and others are certain that the Government will mark off a considerable porlon of the Initial cost and sell at the discounted figure. The shippers all agree that It will be fallacy to order new ships at the present high price which will have to compete with other vessels that will be secured for considerably less. One of the largest consignments ef coffee brought Into port for some time arrived today on the Pacific Mall steamer New port, commanded by .Captain H. L. Jones. The Newport brought coffee, cocoa, and treasure worth S128.000. The Paolfle Mail steamer City of Para, Captain McKlnnon. sailed for Balboa today. This is the first Christmas ship to leave port this year. The cabins were dressed In holly and a costume had been provided . c.nt, Claus. I Relief to American shippers will be given by installing Government ships In the serv i,. -m United States ports to Hawaii, the Orient, Australia. South America and other places in the near luiure. according to aa raoeived by the Chamber of Com merce from Director of Operations John H. R.,ur. Rosseter has requested that the Pacific shipping and maritime committee of the Associated Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Coast send all possible data concerning steamer routes and class of ships desired. cons BAT - Or.. Dec. 11. (Special.) Four days have passed without a sailing or arrival at this port. The steam schooner Martna Buenner wem down the bay this morning to depart for San Pedro, but was prevemea Dy rougn Twentv soldiers who had been guaraing the Kruse A Banks and Coos Bay shipyards plants since early in September have been withdrawn and leK this morning for Fort r.awtnn to he mustered out of the service. Th. Hniieh.tvne vessels lainax. construct' ed at the Kruse A Banks yard, and the Mesa, built by thaw Coos Bay Shipbuilding Company, are being taken irom in mmv vrri tinrVa and will be moored at the rail rpad docks here until the Government Is ready to place them in service. . President A. E. Adelsperger. of the Coos Bay Shipbuilding Company, when in San Pr.nr..ra learned that the Balllet. con structed by his company, had made several round trips to Honolulu and behaved well and delivered dry cargoes in an. instances. GRAYS HARBOR, Wash., Dee. 11. (Spei -i.i kArrivd itfil M. today, the schoon er Carmel. from Ban Francisco, which will load lumber at the Lytle mill at Hoquiam for San Pedro. Arrived, the schooner Defiance, this after noon. She will load a cargo of lumber at the E. K. . Wood mill for Melbourne, Aus tralia. Marine Notes. Making her first port of call en her new schedule between Portland and San Fran cisco, the Pacific Steamship Company's liner City of Topeka reached Eureka from the Golden Gate Tuesday afternoon and contin ued here yesterday. The vessel Is due here Saturday and sails on the return Monday. The schedule for the City oft Topeka allows for delays during the winter penoa, so It is hoped to keep her on time. Regarding a, report that the liner Rose City, of the San Francisco A Portland Steamship Company's flag. Is to be laid up for an overhauling. It was said yesterday it had not been decided, though she may be overhauled following her forthcoming voyage If another vessel can be chartered with which to replace her. The Rose City is looked tor here Tuesday and sails Thurs day. J. H. Baxter, president or tne uougias r ir RminitBtinn ComDanv. Is In the city en route to his Seattle home from Washington, after having been In the scrimmage with the Shipping Board regarding wood ship con tracts. Chamber of Commerce ' representatives hv h.,n invited with the Port of Portland Commission to meet with the Commission of Public Docks at 11 o'clock this morning tor a discussion of harbor development matters. It I, said the time will probably be devoted main, tn considering the tvne. location and other details ol the proposed iz,uuv-ton ury rinrk. in a message to the Merchants' Excnange yesterday It was reported the auxiliary schooner Elvira Stolt had reported at Shanghai leaking. She left here September 32 and called at Honolulu, getting away from the Hawaiian harbor October it. To fin her oil tanks, the auxiliary achoon er CJty of St. Helens leaves Inman-Poulsen's mill for Llnnton this morning ana on getting her fuel aboard she is expected to continue down stream, bound for Shanghai with a capacity cargo of lumber. On belnsr floated from the St. Johns dry dock yesterday, the steamer Bensonla was returned to the plant of her builders, the O. M. Standifer Construction corporation. To work the last of her lumber cargo for Southern California, the steamer Ernest H. Meyer shitted yesterday from the Eastern A Western mill to St. Helens. The ves sel loads a west coast cargo hers on her next voyage. Pinal InsDeetlon of the 88-ton steel steamer West Zda was made yesterday under the direction of United States Steamvessel In spectors Edwards and Wynn. She la to go on her trial trip 'next week. The Inspection of the new wood steamers Aiken and Fort Stevens will be carried on today and that of the steamer Benxonla tomorrow. It Is planned to start pumping on the sunken steamer Pronto today. At daylight It Is thought her deck will be above water. If space Is available en the ways of the Portland ShlDbulldlng Company, at Fulton. she will he taken there to be hauled out. Port of Portland representatives- were d resent at the plant of the Zlmmerman- Wells-Brown Company yesterday to witness a test with a new locomotive crane that is to be used at the St. Johns coal dock. The crane has a boom 40 feet long and lifts from 20 to 2.1 tons at a time. Ending her 24-hour sea trial, the new wood steamer Aiken Is looked for In the harbor todav and the next to go outside will be the steamer Kanakee, which ia scheduled to leave Saturday. Lieutenant Jones, or the sea service bo reau. Is In receipt of Instructions to sign men from training stations In Emergency Fleet Corporation vessels In such numbers that they comprise not less than 73 per cent of each crew. The order will prevent many older men with sea experience rrom snip T,nr. In the future only-United States Navy radio operators are to be placed aboard the new Federal ships. Movements of Vessels. iT-vT!TA Dec. 11. Sailed at 8:80 A xr Steamer Aiken, on trial trip. Sailed at 0:80 a M. Steamer tor ban c. Arrived at 2:80 P. M. Schnnn Golden snore, uum .--."dj. u.nan. eaueo t 8:30 Bieam aioj aaiucai, tor Ban Francisco. vrmr.KK. Dec 11. Arrived at S P. V Steamer City or lopexa. irom San Fran cisco, for .roniaou vi V.U9S -Daj. sniKCH.il. Dee. 11. The anxlllarv ..nr Elvira ftoii is nere lealtlnr. a survey will oe neio. civ TRANCISCO. Dee. 10. Sailed a A p jj. steamer Atlas, for Portland. im TMEGO. Dee. 10. Arrived Steain.- CeUlo. from fortiana via can fraacisco. vrmHCA. Dec. 10. Arrived Barge I.... Reed, in tow of tug Hercules, from Columbia River. RAV PEDRO. Dec. 10. Arrived Stoma, Halco, from Columbia River. SAT FRANCISCO, Dee. 11. Arrived Steamer Fort Leavenworth, from Coos Bay. Sailed Steamer Queen, for Seattle. NEW YORK, Dee. 1L Arrived Steamer Adriatic from Liverpool; steamer Aacanlua, from Liverpool. Sailed Steamers Mlnne kahda, for London; Ore a, for Liverpool; Cretlc. for Liverpool. COPENHAGEN. Dee. T. Arrived Steamer United States from New York via Chris tian la. J BORDEAUX, Dee. 8. Arrived Steamer West Homhew, from Seattle via Saa Fran cisco. SEATTLE, Dee. 11. Arrived Steamers Valdez, from Cordova; Davenport, from San Diego; Tokal Mam, from Singapore; Des patch, Admiral Nicholson, from Southeast ern Alaska. Departed Steamers Chicago Marti, for Yokohama; Protesllaus, for Hong kong; City of Seattle, for Southeastern Alaska: Alameda, for Southeastern-Southwestern Alaska. TACOMA, Dee. 1L Arrived Steamer Ellhu Thompson, from Akutan; tank steamer Argyll, from San Francisco: steamer Quadra, from Britannia Beach; steamer Amur, from. Vancouver. Departed Steamers Alameda, for Alaska; Victoria, for Seattle. -v V. S. Naval Radio Reports. - (AD positions reported at 8 F. 31. yester day unless otherwise indicated.) . WASHTENAW. Martlnex for Seattle, 174 miles north of San Francisco. D. C. SCOFIELD, San Pedro for Point Wells, 528 miles from Point Wells. A. C. SMITH, San Francisco for Marsh field, 270 miles north of San Francisco. TOSEMITE. Port Ludlow, for San Fran clsco, 63 miles south of Cape Blanco. Tides at Astoria Thursday. High. Low. 7:41 A. M....8.9 feet 11:05 A. M 2.8 feet 8:23 P. M....8.6 feet 2:40 P. M 1.9 feet f River Forecast, The Willamette River at Portland will remain nearly stationary during the next two or three days except as affected by the tiae. High tides Thursday win oe aoout i A M. and 1:45 P. M. Columbia River Bar Br port. NORTH HEAD, Dec. 11. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M. : Bea moderate; wind south west. 14 miles: cloudy. DAILY CIXY STATISTICS Births. WAmTo Mr. and Mrs. Paul O. WahL 1129 East Franklin, November 27. a son. FT.r.pvwvRTr.rv To Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Fleckensteln. 434 Harrison. November 25, a son. GEARY To Mr. and Mrs. Alfred T. Geary. 273 East Third. December 4, a son. DAHLSTROM To Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dahlstrom. 289 Argyle, December 8, a son. T1LI.ES To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tillea, 1288 East Madison. December 2, a son. FRAZIER To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fra iler, 368 Kuott. November 28, a son. ANSLET To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ans ley. 1249 East Twenty-sixth. November SO, a son. HUNTLEY To Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Huntley, North Bend, Or., December 1, a son. TURIN A To Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Turlna. 940 Clay, December 1, a daughter. KRAMER T Mr. and Mrs. Andrew A. Kramer, 781 Marshall, December S. a son. PHILLIPS To Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Phillips. 325 Thirteenth, December 4, a son. RINELLA To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rlnells, 468 East Thirteenth, December 7. a son. DAVT9 To Mr. and Mrs. Floyd H. Davis, 1295 Wistaria avenue, December 1, a daughter. ATZBERGER To Mr. and Mrs. Vincent A Atzberger, 664 Frankfort, November 28, a daughter. CLARKE To Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Clarke. 463 East Forty-sixth, December 8, a son. SHEASGREEX To Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Sheasgreen, 645 Broadway, November 28, a son. YOUNG To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Young. 994 Gantenbein, December 2, a daughter. Marriage Licenses. RUST-NEWMAN William G. Rust. 28, El Cerrlto, Cel., and Ivy 21. Newman. 21, Park Rose, city. CONLEY-FISH Arthur B. Conley 33. 580 Second street, and Dorothy Fish, 27, same address. KXOCK-KENEWETuL Woodruff Klock, 22, Clatskanle, Or., and Gladys Kenewell, 19, Imperial Hotel. PRIDE AUX-NEAL Alfred Prldeaux. legal 170 Fourth street, and Edith Neal, legal, 8208 Fifty-second street Southeast. ' KENNEDY-FORM AN Edgar L. Kennedy, legal. Imperial Hotel, and Ruth K. Forman, legal, S45 Clay street. Traction Chief Is Held, NEW YORK. Deo. 11. Timothy S. Williams, president of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, four other of ficials of the company and a motorman were held on ar charge of manslaughter today by Majror Hylan, who, actlnar as a police magistrate, has conducted an inquiry into the wreck on the com pany's lines about a month ago, with the loss of nearly a 'hundred lives. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Or.. Dec. 11. Maximum tem perature, 44 degrees; minimum temperature, 40 degrees. River readlnir. 8 A. M 2.4 feet: change in last 24 hours. 0.3-foot rise. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M.), .17 Inch: to tal rainfall ilnru fi.nl.mh., 1 lOIQ in IN inches; normal rainfall since September i. 14.S3 incnes: aenciency ot raintau since September 1, 191a. J.H5 Inches. Sunrise, 7:43 A. M.: sunset. 4:28 P. M.: -total sun. shine, 1 hour SO minutes; possible sunshine, 8 hours -43 minutes. Moonrlse. 12:23 P. M. : moonset, 12:21 A. M. Barometer (reduced sea level). 6 P. M., 29.99 inches; relative humidity at noon, 67 per cent. ' THE WEATHER. K K J Wind I I a S o 52- 3 3 5 5 a S STATION 2 y J"! ? g WsVth.0 I 8 : : : 3 3 : " : : e : : : 3 3 : : : Baker Boise Boston Calgary 38 0.01 . . NW Snow 84,0.0S16 SE 30I0.00 . .N 40 0.00I16IW 34 0.00 . . SE i n no . . 3tt Rain PL cloudy Chicago ..... Denver Des Moines... Eureka Clear Clear Clear 44 540.O4 . .SW Pr. cloudy Galveston ... K.I bt),U.0110,hi Cloudy Cloudy Helena t Juneau Kansas City .. Los Ans-eles 14 30 0.00 SW SW ..(2310.001.. 321 02 0.001. . 481 64 0.00 . . 32 52,0.44 .. 32 42 0.O6 . . Cloudy s clear NW Clear Marshfleld ... Medford Minneapolis .. New Orleans. New York . . . North Head .. SW a Cloudy Cloudy SO 41;0.0010 NW Cloudy Cloudy 60 700. Ou SE 2 42O.72I10INE 40 4 0.44 HiSW 26 44 0.00 . . S SHl SS,0.00l..SW 1 34 0.00112ISE Kain Cloudy North Yakima Clear Phoenix . . Pocatello . Portland . Roeebur . Pt. cloudy Clouuy 40! 44 0.18il2,SW Rain Cloudy Sacramento St. Louis . Salt Laks San Dleso Clear C ear Ft. cloud? Cloudy Clear San Francisco Seattle PL cloudy Sitka Spokane ..... Tacoma Tatoosh Island Clear Rain Cle.ir Valdez ...... Walla Walla . Washington .. Pt. cloudy ciouay Winnipeg snow t A. M. today, "f. M. report of Receding day FORECASTS. . Portland and vicinity Occasional rain; southerly winds. Oregon Fair. except occasional rain northwest portion; moderate southerly Mlnda Washlnrton Kain or . snow; moderate southerly winds. Idaho Fair, except anow flurries south east portion. ' EDWARD L. WELLS, Meteorologist. AMUSEMENTS. LYRIC MUSICAL STOCK Dally Matinee, 10c Only, This week the soreamlng melange of mirth. muslo and pretty girls. IN noKoitir." with Dillon and Franks and the Rosebud Chorus. Friday night Chorus Girls' Contest, DANCING TONIGHT COTILLION HALL FOURTEENTH. OFF WASHINGTON ' PORTLAND'S FINEST AND LARGEST BALLROOM Wonderful Ball-Bearing Sprinff Floor. LEARN TO DAFiCE AT OUR SCHOOL. EIGHT LESSONS SS. SOCIAL DANCE EVERT WEEK NIGHT. Good People. Good Crovrda. Courteous Introducer. f Apollo Temple 231 MORRISON ST. 50c PER COUPLE Snappy Music. Dancing School Open Dally. 36 46 0. 30 . . SE 86 48,0.00 .. NW SS 54 0.00 . . S 22 36;0.00 . . SE 60 58 0.01 .. SW 42 50 0.00 .. NS 3S 4210.20 14 a I ... 28 80 8ii'0. 01 . . R SS 44!0.24 10,SW ... 420.32 .. SW .. . 10 40 44-0. 02 . . S 34 42(0.80 . . N 20 28 0.00 16 W AMUSEMENTS. HOBAKT BOSH OKI U (Himself In "The Sea Wolf." "Somewhere In France Harry and Grace Ellsworth. BERT FITZGIBBON Archie and Gertie Falls: Jack and Kitty Demaco ; Official War Review; Travel Weekly. COURTNEY SISTERS. Features of Many Musical Successes. BARGAIN MAT. SAT. 25c The Famous Baker Stock Company la Lou Teliegen's Great Success BLIND YX)UTH By Willard Mack. The love romance of an artist. Prfcps: 25c. '50c. Mat. 25a Next week ''Branded." MORRISON AT NTH PLAYS THAT PLEASE THE SEASON COMEDY HIT THE UNKISSED BRIDE TONIGHT AT 8:2025c, 50c, 60c MATINEE SATURDAY, 25c T PANT A G EC MAT. DAILY 2:30 Marty Brooks Presents The Miniature Musical Satire, "THE OWL." With Phil E. Adains and a Big Nest of Song Birds. SIX OTHER BIG ACT. Three Performances Daily. Night Curtain at 7 and 9. The People's Favorite IPPODRSME VAUDEVILLE Today! Today! DANIEL KUSELL Presents ' "HERE AND THERE" WILLIAMS & TAYLOR in "STEP LIVELY" 3 Farmerettes The Singing Trio The Totos on the Pedestal SPLENDID FEATURES 7 ALICE JOYCE in "EVERYBODY'S GIRL" L WEEKDAY MATINEES 100 DANCING GUARANTEED IN EIGHT LESSONS LADIES $2, GENTLEMEN $5 AT DE HONEY'S BEAUTIFUL ACADEMY Twenty-Third and Washington. New classes for betrlnners start Mon day, Tuesday and Thursday evenings, this week; lessons 8 to 11. Plenty of firactlce. .No embarrassment. Private essons all hours. Call afternoon or evening:. Learn from professional dancers. Phone Main 7656. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. CARPENTER would build garage or do re pair work for room. L. o7, oregonlan. MEETINONOTICES. A AND A. S. RITE. The first of the Winter so cials will be given at the Scot tish Rite Cathedral this (Thurs day) evening at 8:30 o'olock. Admission by 1918-1919 card. All Scottish Rite Masons wel- welcome and many bring one lady. Danclnc. cards and refreshments. By order 1'Ull '1KLSIM& gHiB ft B. P. O. Elks NO. 142 I ir.MBrv At 170T E 17th St.. Dec. 7. Regular meeting this (Thurs- ,0"?0l?ealo U". aged 1 ySar. U month; day) evening. Elks' Temple. ?y,a Funeral services will be held to 8. o'clock. Come and see L5" ,S-riHv. Deo. 13. st 1 P. M.. from 1JV what the Pep Committee I has arranged tor the eve ning. Visiting members wel come. M. R. SPAULDING, Secretary, ONEONTA TRIBE NO. 2, I. O. R. M. Regular council this (Thursday) evening at 8 o'clock at 112 East 6th street, corner East Alder. Adoption degree on class of palefaces. Members urged to atend and assist de gree team, tUso to pay dues and assessments. Visiting brothers welcome. Li. a. bUllU, (J. OI R. THE MASTERS'. WARDENS' AND PAST MASTERS' ASSO CIATION of Portland will hold Its regular meeting at the Acacia Club. Central building, 10th and Alder sta. at 8 o'clock this (Thursday) evenins. Full attendance la desired. By order of the president. LHSL1E S. PARKER. Sec OREGON COMMANDERT, K. T. Regular conclave this (Thursday) evening at 7:30. Annual election of officers. Your attendance will be ap C. F. WIEGAND. Recorder, COLUMBIA LODGE, NO. 114, A. VF. AND A. M. Special com munication this (Thursday) evening at 7:30 o'clock. Masonic Temple. Labor In the M. M. de gree. Visiting brethren aiwuvs predated. welcome. By order W. M. JKM) ULtiU.N. BeC CT.R LODGE NO. 219. I. O. O. F. Rem. lar meeting today (Thursday) at 8 P. M. at Baker HalL corner KIIIingBworth and Hlbina aves. acuhi iikuu master will isit. Visitors welcome. J. .... VA. vi.s.nix, 4. u. C. E. WILSON, Secretary. PORTLAND TENT. NO. 1. THE MACCA BEES, will give their regular card party and dance this (Thursday) evening at Hall 409. Alder street. All are Invited. Good music, rtrtrt nrizes and a good time for all who attend. Admission 23 cents. COMMITTEE. MEETING NOTICES. . UTOPIA REBEKAH LODGE. NO. KS. Ti O. O. F. Regular meeting this (Thursday! evening. E. 6th and E. Aluer. Initiation. Pull attendance requested. Visitors welcome. ANNA HOLT. Sec. THE MACCABEES PORTLAND TENT. NO. 1 Regular review every Thursday even ing at hall. 409 Alder street. All members urged to be present. Visiting sir knights wel come. . GEO. & BAKER, R. K. EMBLEM Jewelry, buttons, charms. Ptss, aew designs. Jaeger Bros.. Sin SU FRIEDLANDER'8 tor leage embltnss, c:ass pins and medals. 310 Washington at. ' DEED. LAMPrN'3 Laurence Forsythe Lamping, age 49 years. He died at Mountain View Sanitarium, 68th and Division sta.. Tues day. Dec 10. He leaves a widow, lira' peed Lamping, at Seattle: one daughier. Nancy N., age years; one sister. Mrs Emma Wand, at Vancouver. B. C: five brothers, George B.. Evart and Samuel, of Seattle; Clifton, of Portland, and Lieu tenant Fred Lamping, of the 01st Dlvi-i slon, now In France. Funeral notice later.' Cnambers-Kenworthy Co. has charge of arrangements. M?y?RE ln thfs c,tT- Dec 10. Latle Ann mo zo years, wire or Andy Mc Clure, mother of Gwendolyn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry West, sister of Mrs. Mae Peterson, of Clatskanle. Or.; Guy E-, V- V'd Norrle A. West. The remains win be forwanl, ,hi, (Thn...t ing by J. p. Flnley A Son to Clatskanle. or., where services will be held and In-' terment made. HILGERS At the residence. 103 North Fif- '""' eiryet, uecemoer II, Florence lin gers, aged 14 months, beloved daughter' of Mr. and Mrs. Willism Hilgers. Ku-. neral notice later. Remains are at the .,.'?.. re1dence. Arrangements lu care, of Miller & Tracey. MCDONALD At the late residence, 4203 c.iiiy-rirst street Southeast, Hattie-Wo- xjonaia. ase AO v.. m r , . l.erch funeral parlors. .East Eleventh at Clay street. Funeral notice later. NIfOIj8 At n, ,a, residence. 011 East-Thirty-ninth street, Henry H. Nichols, age. t0 years. Remains at P. L. Lerch funeral parlors. East Eleventh and Clay streets, iuneral notice later. Hn"nAi,the.r.e?1(lenc' 881 Third street.''. PH01-" " lnlS' Rachel Ann Harden. SF '? I 4 months lvday. Remains , m"1 fuueral parlors. KuuersU. notice later. BOSETT In this city. December 12. George, Bosett, aged 82 years. Funeral notli; later. Remains are at the residential par lors of Miller & Tracey. NIXON In this city. Dec.' 11. Btbr Ninon, beloved infant son of ilr. and Mrs. -Hay-, mond Mxon. Remains are at the reel-, dential parlors of Miller A Tracey. ' : BETJTER In this city. Dec 10. Carl Beuter aaed S3 years. Remains at Dunning Mc entee s parlors. Funeral notice later. NTBERG m this city, Dec. 11, A. R. Nv berg. aged 42 years. Remains at Dunning . A McEntee's parlors. Funeral notice later. FUNERAL NOTICES. SMITH In this city,' December 6. Opal Wasser Smith, age 25 years, teacher of . domestic science in Portland schools, be loved Wife nf nirharri U Cn.t.1. 1 tenant, Quartermaster's Department Hos pital No si, France, and daughter of L E. Vaster, of this city; two sitters are also . left to mourn. Mrs. Phil Marchond. of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Maud Brougher, of wlnnlfred. Mont. Funeral services will be held today (Thursday). December 12," at 2 P. M., at the residential funeral par-,, lore of Wilson A Wilson, Kllllngsworth avenue at Klrby street. Friends invited to K attend. CURRANA-In 'this city, Dec 11. Blanche. beloved wife of John P. Curran, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Labale. of 30 Lincoln St.. brother of Mrs. William Ryan and Mrs. George Leslie. ISO E. Baldwin St.: Alice, Helen. Isabelle, Bunadette. Theo dore, Jerome and Elias Lahaie. Funeral will be held from Dunning A McEntee's chapel tomorrow (Friday), Dec. 13, at 0 A M., thence to St. Lawrence Church. Sd 1 and Sherman sts., where requiem mass will be offered at 0:80 A. M. Friends In vited. Interment Mu Calvary Cemetery.'' ' FAUST Portland Route No. 1, December" 10. 11)1.1, Flora Ellen Faust: beloved wife . of William G. Faust, daughter of Ephralin Gill, -sister of F. .M., Edward E.. Raymond W., Charles W., George H. GUI; mother of Floretta. Virginia, Reglna. Remains - are at W. H. Hamlltoa'e funeral pariors. East Seventy-ninth and Gllsan streets. Services at the C'hurch of the Ascension, Jb-ast seventy-sixtn and Morrison streets, this (Thursday) morning at 0 o'clock. In terment Mount Calvary Cemetery. MacDO.NA LD In this city. December 10, -191S, Robert F. MacDonald, aged ti years: brother of William MacDonald. Deceased . was a member of Gavel Lodge, No. 703. ' , A. F. and A. M., .New York City, and. Bridge and Structural Iron Workers' Local.-, No. Portland. Funeral services will be held at Dunning A Mctlntee'f chapel, to morrow (Frltluy), December 13. at It A. M. Friends inv,lttad. Interment Multnomalt. ,, Park Cemetery. ROSS At the 1-osldence. 11S1 Royal Court, . uecemoer v, lvia, i-ienry uieve rtoss, aged 83 years, beloved husband of Alice Myrtlo Ross, father of Alice May and Dorothy Jan P.oss, brother of May C. and William . A. Ross. Friends invited to attend the funeral services, which will be held ac ' Holman's funeral parlors at 2:30 P, M. tomorrow (Friday), December 13, 1018. In terment Kiverview cemetery. , ,. SLOCUM .December 11. WIS. Samuel De Lano, aeed 10 years 6 months ; beloved son of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel C Slocuni. brother of Donald and Virginia Slocum. -Funeral will be held from family real- ; dence. :!'.'2 Summit avenue, today (Thurs day), December 12, at 2:10 P. M. Friends: invited. Services will be continued at the Portland Crematorium. ; WILCOX In this city. Dec. 10. Hilda WIL.i cox, aged 23 years, beloved wife of Ray Wllcbx, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter . Hoffman; also survived by three sisters and four brothers. Remains were for- ' warded Wednesday. Dec. 11. at 4 P. M. under direction of Miller A Tracey. to Mc Mlnnville, Oregon, where services will be held and burial take place. LEMOIN15 At Troutdale. Or., December . It)) 8. Louis Lemoine, aged 83 years; be- '' loved father ot Mrs. Arthur D. Cross, of, this city. Funeral services at W. H. Hani-.., llton funeral chapel. East Seventy-ninth and Gllsan, toduy (Thursday), December 12, 101 S, at 10 A. M. Iutermeut Mount Scott Park Cemetery. RUDOLPH In this city. Dec. 11. Maude T. . Rudolph, age 34 years, wife of George M. Rudolph, sister of Mrs Ralph A. Watson and Mrs. Charles E. Ramp, both of this city. The remains are at the residence establishment of J. P. Flnley A Son, Mont. :. gomery at 0th. PEA In this city, Dec. 11. Verne Pea, aged , 11 years, beloved eon of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. - Pea Remains were forwardod Wednea- day. December 11, at 4 P. M.. under dl rection of Miller & Tracey, to Kelso, Wash . ,. where services will be held and inter ment take place. 'MCLLIN December 10, 191S, Grace Mullln, aged 33 years: aaugnier oi -i m. x. u. t Brown, of 714 East Salmon street. Funeral : , will be held from Dunning & McEntce-" chapel today (Thursday). December 12. at ., 11 . M. Friends invited. Interment Multnomah Cemetery. LEWES December 10, 1918, Robert Lewes, : aged 38 years: nubcmuu ui io. . . Lewes, of Linnton. Or. Funeral will ba held from Dunning & MrEniee's chapel today (Thuradsy). December 12, at 2:30 P. M. Frlejids Invited. Interment Rose f'itv Pemeterv. innarai narlors of Walter C. Ken- worthy. 10J2-34 E. 13th St.. beiiwooa. SMITH December 8. 1918 Margaret Smith. aired 20 years; wife of Thomas A. Smith. Funeral will be held from Dunning A -McEntee's chapel today (Thursday). De cember 12. at I P. M. Friends Invited. Interment Mount Scott Park Cemetery. YEATON In this city. December 10, IRIS. F H Yeaton. sged 62 years, of Ilwaco, Wash' The remains were forwarded by. the' E llolman Undertaking Company to, Ilwaco Wash., yesterday, December llf 1D18, for Interment. STILLWELL The remains of the late Ollva A Stiliwell will be forwarded today (Thursday). Dec. 12. at 7 A. M., under the dlrectioin of Miller & Tracey, to Fossil. Or., where services will be held and Interment take place. 1 - MILLHOUSE-MILLHOtTSB The funeral services of the late Richard Mlllhouie and son Raymond Mlllhouee. will be held to day (Thursday), Dec 12. at 1 P. M.. at the chapel of Miller & Tracey. Intorment Multnomah Park Cemetery. ALLEN The funeral services of the latu Charles Allen, aged 42 years, will be held today (Thursday), December 12, at 2 P. M at the chapel of Miller A Tracey. In terment Multnomah park cemetery. PFLUGER The funeral services of the late F J Pfluger will be held today (Thurs day) Dec. 12. at 10 A. M. at the chapel of Miller ATTracey. Interment Rose City Cemetery. LUCKEY The funeral services of the late Mrs A. A. Luckey will be held today (Thursday), December 12, at 8:30 P. M., a.t the chapel or Miller A Tracey. Incin eration ML Scott Park Crematorium. ADAMS The remains of the late Oeorge Adams will be interred today (Thursday), Dec 12. under direction of Miller A Tracey At Multnomah Park Cemetery. ' MONUMENTS. ' PORTLAND MARBLE WORKS. 2r,4--2 4th St.. opposite City Hall. Mala Sou. Philip j,-eu st Sons for memorlala LAESING GRANITE CO. I R D AT WAUIJuin rc !