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THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1914. PROBATE" COURT IS ' PLUM NOW SOUGHT DRIVING GOLDEN SPIKES TO COMPLETE RAILROAD THAT REDUCES MILEAGE FROM SPOKANE TO PORTLAND AND SEATTLE. ft H, ' 11 Small Army Besieges Governor for Appointment, Hordes Seeking Nominations. Stylish and High-Grade 'Shoes lb. t T-iv. I Valued at $4 to $6 for particular people H. M. ESTERLY MENTIONED f. K- Bar Association to Consider Action Tonight Executive Pays He-t-peets to Legislative Commit tee That Framed Bill. Not How CHEAP, but How GOOD School Shoes ,f 4 , : 'Vtf..v ; . iV; ; I li H "CVH.- rr as"".-. 1 r -v - - "mtf" j, s. , r ? r-v-' - -" .T , ' J. All ' VAyy and f j ? -'x .-- -- Mm i .. ? .: " , -. , . -.' SUSS; : & S , IS?: ,4 K ' Decision by the State Supreme Court that there is no probate court In Mult nomah County and that the vacancy roust be filled makes It Imperative upon the several political parties to nom inate candidates lor that position to be balloted upon, at the November elec tion. "V. Several aspirants for nominations al ready have made their appearances. The Republican county central - committee met last night and discussed the situa tion informally, but until definite, ad vice Is received from the state authori ties no steps will be taken to fill the vacancy. Meanwhile it is probable that the vacancy will have to be filled by ap pointment of the Governor. According: to the Supreme Court's de cision. Multnomah County now is with out a Probate Court. All the Circuit Judges yesterday suspended their, pro bate work as a result of the decision. The Multnomah County Bar Associa tion will meet at 8 o'clock tonight In Judge Cleeton's department at the Courthouse to consider the situation. It is expected that the bar will petition the Governor to name a lawyer to fill the office until his successor can be elected. H. M. Esterly has been suggested as the Governor's probable choice for the position. Mr. Esterly was en eased by the Governor a few years ago to conduct an investigation into al leged vice conditions in Portland. Governor West arrived in Portland last night and was asked by various interested persons what action he pro posed to take. "If those bright lawyers who formed the judiciary committee of the last Legislature had understood their work properly Multnomah County would not i now be in this predicament." he said. ' He also took occasion to remind his Interrogators that he vetoed the bill by which the old County Court was abolished and that the Legislature passed it over his veto. It Is understood that the Governor has a large number of applications for the position, but the applicants for the appointment constitute only a small army when compared with those who are seeking the nominations on the Democratic and the Republican tickets to the vacant place. Perley C. Heald has been appointed ti a member of the Republican county central committee to succeed Charles Sigglin. who resigned on account of business duties that compelled him to go to Alaska. Mr. Heald is an ex member of the State Legislature In ' Michigan, his former home, and has been a Republican for many years. He is taking an active interest in the cam , paign this year. "I have known Mr. Booth for many years," writes N. E. Britt, of Newberg, in a letter to Edward D. Baldwin, sec retary of the Republican state commit- : tee, "and the longer I have known him the more I have admired him. I am sure that he will receive a substan- , tial majority in this part of Yamhill County." Edward Heslin, committeeman for the Republican county organization at Fair view, reported to Secretary Amidon yes terday that the outlook for Republican success there is bright. He says that Booth and Withycombe are popular with all voters. In response to a re quest of the secretary, Mr. Heslin sent , in the names of sub-committeemen and -women appointed in his preoinct. "We are going to win right down the line," reports W. R. Logus, Republican committeeman at Oregon City. "I may be optimistic, but it certainly looks that way. Withycombe and Booth are run ; nlng hand In hand. Selection of Grant B. Dlmick to manage Booth's campaign -was a good stroke of business." The Lincoln Republican Club, which has been much in evidence since early ; in the Spring, is planning a series of activities for the present campaign. One of the earliest efforts will be a popular priced luncheon at the Commercial Club to which all candidates on both the state and county tickets will be in vited. Republican party leaders give the Lincoln Club much credit for the satisfactory outcome at the primaries and for the successful work done In the ;. present campaign. It is probable that Dotn tne state and county committees . will place a great deal of dependence : upon this organization for effective work during the remainder of the cam paign. W. E. Kelso, of Milwaukie, in writ ins 10 me siaie committee, expresses tne opinion that "the retrular Remih lican nominees have the best of it. They win gei a Dig vote in Clackamas Coun ty," he reports. Candidates for the United States Sen ate have been invited to address the Civic League at the Multnomah Hotel . " at their .noonday luncheon tomorrow, 5 but it Is probable that none of them will be present. Senator Chamberlain is in Washington, Mr. Booth Is In East ern Oregon, and it is probable that William Hanley, the Progressive candi date, cannot be here. Arrangements will be made to have each of the can " didates represented by proxy. T. H. Patterson, of Independence, re ports to the state committee that - Booth, Withycombe and Hawley will : poll the full Republican strength in . that section of Polk County. Illustrative of the interest being ;-. taken In the present campaign by mem bers of the Republican county commit tee Is the eagerness displayed by M. E. . Groesbeck in precinct 284, which is in the northern part of the city. Mr. Groesbeck was unable to come ; to the Republican headquarters in the : Morgan building for a ticket to the "harmony" banquet at the Commercial : Club Tuesday night, so sent his wife, fearing that the supply would be ex hausted. He attended the banquet and was one of the most enthusiastic at the big meeting. L. Knapper, of Joseph, advises the Republican organization in Portland that there is a noticeable disposition among Republicans in Wallowa County to vote her straight. There will be little scratching, he says, and the entire state and county ticket will poll a big vote. "There is . strong sentiment in the . county that this is a Republican year, he concludes. liilllBipfflslliB - ?T2 if!-. !T . '.- L:'.::::::i::l:: LEFT TO RIGHT, IX FOREGROt'KD J. D. FARRBLL, PRESIDENT OW. R. !.".; ROBERT E. STRAHORN, GENE A EASTERN, AND H. S. BARLING, VICE-PRESIDENT OF" CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE ENGLISH VIEW GIVEN War Has Little Interest for Rural Inhabitants. CONSCRIPTION IS EXPECTED Invasion of Island Not Looked For but 'Tight Hole" Is Realized and Breaking of Social Bar riers Expected to Result. How a level-heaed, educated English man views the war finds expression in a letter recently received by Bryant Wiest. of Portland, from a friend re siding; in England. "Our newspapers," says the letter. speak of the situation as 'War in a Fog,' meaning; that the public is kept almost utterly Ignorant of what actu ally is happening;. "Our abbreviated journals appear almost hourly with the thrilling reports of the week before last, and, except that the censor's pen cil has obliterated from the picture every trace of time or place, one Is al most able to hear the clash of arms. But as to the actual dispositions of yesterday and what is being; done today I am as ignorant as yourself. "Two or three days before the actual declaration I left my home at Broad stairs with my family for a month's holiday In Buckinghamshire. All was excitement. Our military band had been called from its seaside pleasure stand and actually traveled in our overcrowded train. There was a feel ing; of almost panic in the air, and it was with some little difficulty that I transported my small party across Lon don. Thirty miles out we passed into another atmosphere. We had left the lowering; thunder-cloud below us. Even when the actual storm broke the people of the little country hamlet did not realize the meaning; of the 'War of the World, or how It could In any way affect their daily lives. Indeed, the driver of our slow-trotting nag; sniffed disdain at our townbred nerves, while the village publican went so far as to reject my offer of a daily paper on the very logical grounds that his rural cub tomers, the first excitement over, were taking; no further interest in the struggle and had resumed their normal condition of silent rumination. Close View of Precautions Gained. i ro return last week rrom such a home of ancient peace to our gray little iiroadstalrs on the extreme southeast ern coast, within actual sight of the Continent and at the exact point - of ifingland selected by the Romans and the Saxons for successful invasion of the country is indeed to pass to the stalls. xne band plays right In our ears. Five hundred soldiers are guar tered . in one of our schools, armed sentries patrol our streets, our beach is guarded, aircraft pass daily overhead and constantly the stunninir boom of giant guns to seaward echoes the war tramp of a continent. ' "Inconceivable things have happened in the last month so many and so In conceivable that we now take them as a. matter of course in this new and strange world. Never was a nation less ready for war, never has a people accepted 11 more piaciaiy. "Our houses are commandeered by the War Office, mined, wired and forti fied; our women are drilled for the Red Cross: our railways are patrolled by bayonetted rifles; our highways are barricaded at night, and our time-hon ored British sovereigns are replaced by foolish little notes of extreme crude ness, and we take it all as calmly as possible, going about such fragments of our busines as remain with a Britannic and dignified nonchalance. Train Change Arouses Ire.' ' "I have a friend staying here. Most of his income has vanished. He shows no visible annoyance, but the 9:16 train from his suburb on which for years his domestic legislation has pivoted now runs at 9:12, and he is furious with Indignation. "London is deadly quiet. There is little of the flag-waving patriotism of the Boer war. The danger is too near, and we hold our tongues. In deed. I think we are over placid. A hundred thousand enlistments balance badly against German millions. I think the country must pay more for its men. If the young middle classes are to go we cannot leave our families to the mercies of seven shillings a week sepa ration allowance. I for one cannot af ford it "But, indeed, I should not be sur prised to see 'Conscription' spelling largely In my morning paper. We are governed by an Iron hand nowadays. Instead of the years of agitation and parliamentary discussion, petitions and 'prayers ordinarily needed for the small est change in our social system, a proc lamation appears and the change Is made instanter. And one night the hand may write 'Conscription.' I hope it may be so, but I hope we may vol unteer first. But seven bob a-week! Confidence Felt In Outcome. "We are going to win and Germany is not going to invade us; but we are not afraid, and then we shan't wave flags and we shan't feel inclined to sing 'Rule Britannia' when we have been helped out of the tightest hole in history by friendly allies. But never again! Tou may take it that will be our national motto. 'We are already becoming a little more American- in our ways. our myriad little social castes, where the 300 - a - year-man never intermarried into a 250-a-year-family, are breaking down daily. They have to go, you see. when both incomes ana millions more as well suddenly vanish. 'I think we shall form a huge na tlonal home-defense army. At all events, never again!" POTATO EXPERTS ON TOUR Professors of Holland, Germany and United States Here for Inquiry. Potato experts of the United States Department . of Agriculture, Holland and Germany arrived In Portland Wed nesday night. Professors H. S. Jackson and, F. D. Bailey, or the Oregon Agri cultural College, will have charge of the party during its Investigation of the potato question and potato diseases in Oregon. The vistors include Dr. W. A. Orton, leading potato disease expert of the Federal Department; Dr. Otto Appel, of Berlin; Dr. John Westerdyk, of Am sterdam; A. K. Fisher and William Stuart, specialists of the Federal De partment. The party will visit Clatskanie and maybe Gresham tomorrow. ROBBERY NETS VICTIM $3 Man. Loses $ 1 1 to Pickpocket, Grap ' pies and Recovers $14. Benjamin Bialyds, a State Fair visi tor, encountered a pickpocket and came out 3 ahead. Bialys had $11. While he was watching the bearded lady at one of the side-shows a pick pocket removed the money. Bialys grappled with the man and in the scuf. fie several bills dropped, out of the pickpocket's hand. The stranger finally broke away and Bialys piswed up the money. He found he had $14. POOR'S HAVEN OPEN Scadding House at Third and Glisan Dedicated. CITY OFFICIALS ATTEND Many Interested In Social Better ment Inspect Place Fathered by Late Prelate Xickel Meals Tried by Guests. "A decent place for decent men to stop while on their way to a decent job," was the characterization made by Rev. Henry Russell Talbot at an - un usual house-warming last night, when Scadding House, at Third and Glisan streets, was officially declared ready for its business of being a home and a clubroom for men who find them selves without either in Portland. Mayor Albee and Commissioners Brewster and Dieck, with Mrs. Brewster and Mrs. Dieck. were the guests of Manager Collings and Mrs. Otto Col lings, who have charge of the house, and the committee who have general supervision of the enterprise, consist ing of Rev. Mr. Talbot, A. C. Newill Mrs. G. J. Reld, Hartridge Whipp, Mrs. K. L. Purse and Mrs. Mather. Throng; Sees Dedication. The house was crowded with persons who are interested in social betterment work, together with a number of men who are making their home there tem porarily. The Institution, which will be partly self-supporting, Is named in honor of the late Bishop Scadding, whose idea it was. It was explained by Mr. Tal bot that the work in its present pro portions is the outgrowth of the quar ters established by Bishop Scadding at 88 North Third street last January. We want Scadding House to be an active, useful part of the community," said Mr. Talbot. "That was the wish of Bishop Scadding, and that is our wish. We want it to be as nearly self supporting as possible. The charge that we make for a meal, 6 cents, will about pay the cost of the food served. The other cost must be met otherwise. Every man will be given a clean bed, of which we have 60. and there is a free bath, of which all who stay here will be expected to avail themselves. The' price for lodging will be 15 and 20 cents. If a man has no money, he will be taken care of anyway until such time as he gets work or It be comes apparent that he doesn't want work. Help Is Promised. Mayor Albee, Commissioner Brew ster, Commissioner Dieck, John F. Car roll and Rev. A. A. Morrison made brfef talks, expressing their, pleasure at the establishment of such an insti tution, and pledging themselves to help in any way possible to make it a suc cess. Mayor Albee recalled his part in car rying on the work of the Men's Resort on Third street 16 or 17 years ago, Commissioner Brewster spoke of the importance of makinir the House as near self-supporting as possible, and Commissioner Dieck said that men who came to him from the House would be given work whenever the city had work to do. There were solos by Miss Goldle Pe terson and Norman A. Hoobb, and duets by Mr. Hoose and H. G. Whipp. C. E. McCulloch and Leonora Fisher Whipp were accompanists. At the close of the programme the 4!$ - V'0. " PRESIDENT & ST. PAUL. PORTLAND, EU- city officials were taken over the prem ises by Manager Colllngs- They ex pressed themselves as delighted with what they saw. They all lined up at the lunch counter and gave their orders for "Mulligan," "Spokane" and other subsantial viands which compose the Scadding House menu. ' TRIAL IN CLATSOP FOUGHT Loser in Suit Over Columbia High way Asks- Change of Venue. ASTORIA, Or.. Sept. 17. (Special.) A motion for a change of venue was filed In the Circuit Court today by the plaintiff in the case of Robert He Math against Clatsop County. The suit is an appeal from the rul ing of the County Court in awarding plaintiff damages for a right of way through his property at Westport for the Columbia Highway, now in course of . construction. The plaintiff pre sented a claim for $18,410 damages, and the County Court awarded him $1. The case is to be tried nex t Thursday. Several similar cases pending have been set for heaxlnf during the first four days of next week. It is under stood that Judge Campbell will be here to preside at that time. BOY COURT CONVICTS LAD Jury Finds Campaigner Guilty of Taking Coin From Bov. In the first session of the District Court of the Portland Junior Govern ment 'since the return of Eugene J. Rich. Boy Mayor, from a tour of South ern California, Joseph Bernstein was found guilty of taking money by false pretenses. The trial was held in the Chamber of Commerce building last night and the Junior attorneys for both sides put up strong arguments. Joseph Bernstein will appear before Probation Officer Mcintosh tomorrow morning. The Jury was composed or Martin DeMuth, Adolph Bloch. Harry Gevurtz, C Clarence Llkins, Monte Col lins and Henry Williams. In the recent campaign Bernstein was accused of breaking into his fund box and extracting coins. MORE STUDY TIME SOUGHT High. School Enrollment So Big, Eight-Period Day Is Planned. Eight class periods instead of six may be the dally order in the Portland High Schools this year. The attendance yes terday broke all previous records, when 8970 pupils reported for registration. The eight-period day is the plan sug gested by school officials in the hope that It will ease the situation. Under this system, the number of teachers would be increased and all al lowed to teach six-period days, as has been the custom In the past. The attendance at the four high schools yesterday was. Jefferson, 1306: Lincoln. 1235; Washington, 1185, and Franklin, 12. Molalla Grade Work Progresses. MOLALLA, Or Sept 17. (Special.) The Willamette Valley Southern Rail road has a crew or 175 men and 25 teams working on the grade near this place, between Molalla and Mount Aneel. The work is progressing rapidly. The steel bridge across the Molalla River is being erected .and cut near Mullno is nearly completed. When this Is finished the steel laying and the ballasting will be resumed and It will take but a few weeks to have the road In shape for the electric trains. When you begin to wish that all your rooms were on the ground floor you are beginning to become old. fi! 129 4iKSt.byt.yWe,hiTxiton& PORTLAND BOXERS WIN FIVE OF SIX GET DECISIONS WALLA W'ALLA BOUTS. IN Rain In Forenoon Causes Chance 1 Frontier Days Events to nail but Mayor Then Interferes. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Sept. 17. (Special.) Portland boxers showed well In the first night's bouts of the Frontier Days show. Rain in the fore noon caused announcement of a change from the outdoor arena to a downtown hall, but ninth-hour interference by the Mayor sent the milling back to the fairgrounds. The boys here are the cream of the Multnomah, Spokane. Victoria, Seattle, Vancouver and other clubs of the Northwest. Owing to the shuttlecock maneuvers only a small crowd was on hand, but better things are promised for the seml-windup and the finals. One slight accident marred the bouts. In the 175-pound match McKenzle, of Victoria, dislocated his elbow, but will be around again In a few days. His opponent was Charb, of Seattle. Homer Tllley refereed and the judges were Archie Hahn and Dr. Fulton. Results: 135 rounds Wagner, Armory Athletic Club, Portland, won Irom Mergohougia, attached: three rounds. Brennan. unattached, Portland, won from A. Jensen. Walla Walla Athletic Club; three rounds. 143 nourtda Boatrlght, unattached, Port land, won from Cullla. Wall; ?luh: three rounds. 108 vounds (final) Phelpa, Seattle Ath- letlo Club, won from Reynolds. Butler Ath letir; Clnh. Portland- two rounds. - - 115 pounds Francis, Spokane Athletic Club, won from Nelson, fipokane Athletic Club; three rounds. Mascot, unattached. Portland, won from Hefferman. Butler Athletic Club. Portland; three rounds. 15S pounds P. scnuia, unattacnea Port land, won from Sullivan. St. James Athletic Club; knock-out, two rounds. Hall. Victoria Athletic Club, won from Hunter, 6t. James Athletic Club, Vancouver, Wash.; three rounds. REPORTER WEDS ON TRIP Dean Collins Finds Happy Way to Spend His Vacation. A most happy way of spending a vacation has been discovered by Dean Collins, of the reportorial staff of The Oregonlan. He left Portland a week ago, osten sibly for a trip through Southern Cali fornia, but yesterday his friends re ceived a telegram from him dated at Phoenix, Ariz., which proves that he tarried only a little while In the land whence come the moving picture films. The telegram told of his marriage on Wednesday at the home of the bride's mother In Phoenix to Miss Julia Mosher, and beyond this ecstatic In formation simply said that they were to leave' Thursday for Portland. Back of the simple announcement of another victory for General Cupid Is a rosy road of romance, reaching way back to last March. It must have been that long ago. for the crocuses were in bloom when Miss Mosher, Just re turned from Germany as a graduate from the Conservatory of Music at Lelpsiz. was the guest of friends in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Collins will make the tour of Southern California en route to Portland, and neither their friends nor, it Is believed, they themselves. know Just when they will arrive here. COURT AVOIDS PROBATE Jodge McGinn Delays Case Cntll After Affairs Are Straightened. "Until the present tangled condition of probate affairs is straightened out, I prefer not to take this case up," de clared Judge McGinn yesterday when attorneys presented a probate case to him for adjudication. "ir we couia set tle it now, I would not mind, but very likely we will have to go over the whole thing again, ir we tacKie it at all, and so I think we will not act on It at present." The case was that oz ruenara Hamm against C. Henr! Labbe. executor of the estate of Elisabeth Hutchinson, alias Lizzie Smith. No probate matters were filed yes terday with the County Clerk. Attor neys are holding off until after to night's meeting of the Multnomah Bar Association, when a course of action will be determined. It is expected Gov ernor West will be asked to appoint a County Judge without delay. BULL RUN ' RIVER RISING Rains In Mountains Makes Stream Gain Depth of Four Feet. Unprecedented rise in Bull Run River, supplying Portland with water, indi cates extremely heavy rains in the mountains, says L. S. Kaiser, superin tendent of the bureau of waterworks. Mr, Kaiser reported yesterday that In the last few days the stream has risen about four feet. Near, the end of the dry spell the stream was so low there were only 100 second-feet running. Since then the rise has been so rapid that' there are The Dependable Kinds Storm Shoes Tor Strenuous Service Worth up QH to $4-00 pi.I7U tore Aider. now 1890 second-feet. In spite of the long dry spell this year, the stream did not record Its lowest mark. COUNTY SEAT FIGHT IS ON Rivalry Marked Between Ontario and "Vale Residents. ONTARIO, Or.. Sept. 17. (Special.) Rivalry between this city and Vale promises to become more marked on the question of the removal of the county seat from the latter place to this city, which is to be voted upon at the coming election, in accordance with the decision of the County Court. Formation of a new county, to be known as Davis and to be comosed of the western part of Malheur and the eastern part of Harney County, will lso be a matter for the voters to de cide upon at the November election. 7:30 o'clock Saturday evening and o'clock other evenings is the closing hour for accepting Classified Ads. for proper classifications for the next day's issue. Classified advertisements ac cepted after these hours will be run under the heading "Too Late to Classify." WMUIWIIIiln FARVS without line Genuine Kryptok Lenses Are Not Stock Lenses They are specially gTound to fit the optical needs in your individual case. ; Cif We carry no old stock or left-overs. 3 We sell first quality, gen uine Kryptoks only, ffl Factory "seconds" not on sale at our institution. 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