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THE MOftXtNO blifeftbNiAN, TtJESlii . K6vE?niER 24; 1914. YPRES SET AFLAME BY GERMAN SHELLS Many Important Buildings De stroyed Before Several Batteries Are Silenced. AMMUNITION IS LACKING cnit-Of ficial Statement Declares That German Shells Pa.ll to Ex plode and Found by French ' to Bo' TJselesa. PARIS, Nov. 23. The. official French bulletin given out in Paris this after noon, says that yesterday Tpres was subjected to a violent artillery fire and that many of its important buildings were consumed by flames. A eemi-offlcial statement giving some of the particulars of the fighting at the' front in. Belgium and France from No vember 15 to 21 was issued here tonight. It says: . . , ft "These last few days, except on cer tain points, have been characterized by a perceptible slackening of the , Ger man actions. On the other hand, our artillery and infantry have gained on the enemy noticeable advantages in the regular siege war necessitated by the configuration of the country and the ' positions of the two fronts. Cermun Artillery Silenced. "From the sea to the. Lys our artillery, thanks to the information supplied by our aeroplanes, was. able to rectify its fire'and succeeded many times in silencing the German artillery. "On November 17 -in the region of Tpres we destroyed . several German guns, and on the 19th and 20th obtained the same result at Nieuport. . It was through our artillery spiritedly re turning the fire of the enemy that on the lath we silenced the German, bat teries which were shelling the Tpres station and the road from Boperinghe to Tpres. ... "Several times it seemed as though t the German artillery lacked ammuni tion. Some German shells failed to ex plode, and we found that they were useless, being such as are used on the practice ground. Infantry Holds Positions. "In the last five days our infantry In this section ha3 lost none of its po sitions; often it has gained ground. The partial attacks of the Germans al ways have been repulsed, while on the other hand our offensive move ments have almost always resulted in strengthening the ground we occupy. "On November 16, north of Letses, the Zouaves.of the Moroccan brigade re captured, at the point of the bayonet, a. wood, triangular in shape and diffi cult to hold. They have thus far suc ceeded in retaining it. 1200 Dead Germans lh trench. "The German trenches occupied by the Zouaves were filled with bodies. "More to the south, on November 17, the British found in another trench 1200; dead. The losses to the enemy continue to be very heavy. . "It must be noticed that when our Infantry weakens under the violence of an attack It is the first to undertake a counter attack. Thus General VI lalin's troops in the region of Tpres retook, on the night of November 17-iS, a. wood which they had lost during the flay. They made it a question of pride not to postpone one moment the retak ing of the position. "Still further south on the line from Armentieres to the Oise November 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 were quiet in general. Our artillery scored some happy victories. On the 17th it dis persed and destroyed a , company of German bomb-throwers who were at tempting to throw bombs in our trenches." French Declared Masters. "Toward Beaumont our infantry, on the 19th. did not obtain all the results it expected, bi t our artillery clayed havoc in the German trenohes and wire entanglements without the enemy's guns returning the fire.' "This success has made us the mas ters or positions from which we dom inate the German defenses. "Fomthe Oise to the west of . the Argonne there have been several rather severe engagements. Our guns have iniucteu upon the enemy serious losses. Ammunition Store lllown I p. "East of Rheims was an ammunition torehouse which was blown un. "On the 17th, near Viell Arcy fOld Arcy) our heavy artillery demolished .three guns and exploded a caisson. The tame day, north. of Craonne. our guns silenced .the fire from several of the enemy s batteries. "The next day, hear Amlfontaine, a oerman camp, located by our batteries, was compelled to move. "The 19th, near Rouge Maison. we put in bad condition a section of the 105th regiment of the enemy . and de molished extensive earthworks near the farm Hurlebelse. "November 20, near Vailly. we pre vented the continuation, by the Ger mans of trenching operations which had been begun there. "AH these successes confirm the con fidence of our artillerymen iri the ef- ucacy or their fire. German Lose Advantage. "Op the 17th. the affair at Travy-Le Val was a brilliant? success for our in fantry. It was near 11 o'clock when tho Germans attacked. Thev hom- barded the village with howitzers and xnen inrew two . battalions upon its northern side. . Their .attack, suarton and in mass, carried the Germans at first to the public sqdare, and then to the church, and enabled them to take irom us, a mitrailleuse. . . , "But this success, ouickl was as quickly broken down. One seol tion of the Zouaves charcred. Thtv -rT,- menced their action by recapturing the mitrailleuse ana tnen, reinforced pushed forward past the church -hurt the square, driving the Germans back to tneir point of entrance into the town, 'I hey were trying to break inrougn to tne east. "In this new rebulse. tri Rcrmi. left behind several hundred men. dead ( or wounded. Our losses were less than V V uiciu j "Another example toe same day ot the sting ot our foot soldiers: Iri the vicinity of St. pubert two of bur com panies, suddenly attacked by two bat talions, were driven from their t trenches, but the next morning they re covered all the lost ground and in ad dition took 80 prisoners. "On the . front .of the Oise . and the Argonne our aviators have been able. In spite o the rain at first and then the sharp cold, to do some good work. .We have seen the services they have ren dered to. the artillery In directing . its fire. .They also, twice upon the Aishe, and to the east of Rheims. compelled the aviators of the enemy to interrupt their missions and return to the Ger man lines.. "From the Argonne to the Vosges numerous actions, have taken place in which our troops have given ample evi dence of their endurance. Each day and each nigrht around Verdun and upon . the heights of the Meuse they have had to . repulse some particularly violent attacks. IvnlNer's Commander Removed. "On the 15th in the. Vosges the Ger mans,. Jiavingr sustained, losses .which reached 2500 men... removed General Ebergardt, who commanded a division. Lieutenant Handel, eon of the ex-Secretary- of State .of; Alsace-Lorraine, were killed during this day's fighting. "On the 17th it was necessary to send to the rear two German battalions which had been engaged against us at St. Marie because they had Jost more than half their effective forces. "It is well worth while giving spe cial mention to the affair at Chauvon court, whloh did not succeed,, and to the one of Senones, which, on the" con trary, did succeed. . , . . . s "Our men. , by a daring attack, had established a footing in the two bar racks west of Chauvoncourt, a suburb of St. Mihiel. Twice they wen re pulsed and. twice they recaptured . the position. They still occupied the larger part of it.when on. the 18th. a violeni 23-centimeter motar fire compelled the front company to seek shelter in the first barracks. At this moment the Ger mans blew up the building, which they previously had mined." German Worki Destroyed. "We had in this place 200 casualties', (Killed wounded and, prisoners). The endeavors of these brave men, how ever, yrere hot .useless. . Sa through them we were enabled to destroy the defensive work, which had served as the-base for German counter attacks. . . "The . Germans., who attempted : to cross the Maas to help their troops stationed at Chauvencourt, on the oth er hand, sustained heavy .louses, losses certainly, much greater than ours. At Sennes a . detachment supported by artillery received the order, to take some German trenches, which were threatening ours. A break was made in the first wire fence by means of melenite on November 19 at daybreak, and our Infantry, at a bound; made ari advance of 250 yards, only to find it self confronted by a new wire fence, infantry Holds Ground. "Taken oh the flanks, right arid left, by the machine guns, the infantry re mained firm and unshaken, and under fire proceeded to fortify Itself on the conquered ground. Our men in this brilliant, affair lost only .60 , men.. .... "Worth . noticing also In the eastern section has been our resistance and progress near Les Epargnes, In the vi cinity of .Verdun., . , , ... . ,v.i. "The Germans have not altered their customary methods. They again nave bombarded the Rheims cathedral. They also have shelled,, taking special aim, the . Bethune Hospital, from which, however, we were able to remove all our wounded In time. ....... . "The German frame of mind, as. we have known it since the beginning of the war, again has manifested1 itself in ari order Intended for the reserve troops, a copy of which was found In a dead officer's pocket. Civilians to Be Shot. "The order contains these words: ... " 'Every French civilian found on the battlefield will be. shot.' "This order is especially intended for the youths who .have Just left school to don the uniform. "It is worth notinsr also that the German government still adheres to its lying methods.. The German . stater ments of November" 19 . mentioned a violent attack by the French, who. It said, were eventuaHy repulsed at a certain point in the Argonne. Due inquiry into this report was made and it establishes . the fact that on . that point and on that day the so-called vio lent attack, consisted of a . few shells. Ihis shows the degree of confidence which is to be attached to the German statements.'.'.- ... . . SNAKE SKIN IS GIFT ROBERT G1ECKLER, OP HA KICK pLAtErs, rtAs rAttLer troput, Receipt of Six-Foot Relic of Sire's Prowess Recalls Actor's Narrow Escape From Reptile's Bite. Robert Gleckler. popular leadlnsr man of the Baker Players, received an. un canny present last week the skin of a sixTfoot rattlesnake. . The snake was killed by the actor'e father, in the back yard of the family home In Pierre, S. D. It bore 16 rattles and is an un usually fine specimen. . Receipt of the . unique gift recalled to Mr. Gleckler the time when a fine. healthy-looking old . rattlesnake, got its fangs, into hia flesh. He was riding across the prairie and' noticing ...the snaKe colled by the side of the trail, reached for it with his. whip., lie irot it. but in some way instead of killing it as usual the tning swung back on the lash and stuck its poison into his bodv. The accident came nearly caiisihg the death of Mr. Gleckler, whose experience from the poison and consequent treatment left a most yivid impression' upon his Robert Gleckler,, Leading; Slam, of s Baker Players, Who Has. Re ceived Skin of Six-Foot Rattle snake Killed by II J s Father in South Dakota. . mind. He turned the adv account by writing a story about- it wnicn was accepted by the, Black Cat. It not only made a decided appeal to the editor, but won a Drize. Mr. Gleckler has written -a hurnb'er of magazine stories and articles, among them being "Life in the. Middle West," "My First. Meeting- With Calamity Jane," of whom Mark Twain bo often spoke: "The Man of Moods." "Oliver. the Tenderfoot," and' others: He Is a graduate from Belolt University, Wis consin, and started to study law at Harvard, but, drifted into stage, work and made his5 first appearance at the famous Castle Square in Boston, unijer John Craig, and. afterwards became a great favorite in ..Boston. . . The rattlesnake skin has been made into a. belt and. hat band,, which Mr. Gleckler will wear in the first Western piay presented by. the Baker Players. Students Shorten Vacation.' ..Since many students . .went, to the schools yesterday morning one week ahead of schedule, the school departs ment has opened the . Beaumont and Alameda Park schools this week.. These schools are in "portables," and contain only the two primary grades. t f I I " t ' f . - . v fk I T PROTECTION UP TO Ml, SAYS L Under - Secretary Questioned iri Parliament Regarding Possible German Raid. BRITONS INTERESTED ONLY Emergencies Committee at Points "Where invasion 3ii&ht Be Ex pected Are Being Instructed, Says Cabinet Official. . LONDON, Nov. 23.; Plans for dealing with a possible German invasion were spoken of iri the" House of Commons to night by Under Secretary for War Ten- nant , W. C. Brldgemari, '. member from Shropshire, asked whether the wear ing of brassards would insure that per sons taking part in the defense of the country would not be regarded as civilians. He also asked if the govern ment was aware that many active men over the recruiting age desire to. fight In event or an invasion and are pre pared to furnish their own arms and equipment if the-."$Var Of fide, will de signs a uniform for such a force. Navy Expected to Prevent Raid. Mr. Tennant replied . that . the War Office felt it was the first duty of the navy to prevent a .raid. . "Iri event of. Its taking place," he said. "It is our duty, to drive the. Ger mans Into the sea as fast as we can, and. I hope we shall be enabled to do Oj - Iri regard , to the action of the civil population. If an Invasion . takes place he pointed, out that emergency com mittees had been formed in the various counties where there was any danger of an Invasion, and Instructions were being Issued to those committees.. He thought It was not desirable, to say at this time what these instructions were. Britons Merely Interested. , The. Pall Mall . Gazette., -referring; to tne. report or liveliness at n;maen says it accords4 very well with what passed in this country this week. , Military movements took place which, of . course, .we shall not dwell upon . in detail." .continued the paper, "but which gave" rise to the almost uni versal belief that the authorities .had hews of sorrie attempt to be made against us. The attitude of the public mind was one of interest. It certainly was riot one of alarm.".. SCHOOL LEVY IS UP TODAY .. . . . .-Continued From Flrat Page.) school of trades. This will entail the expenditure of $90,000 or 1100,000 now in the contract balance of Board dis bursements', and. adds .2 'of a mill to the tax levy. . He believes that this should not be spent at this time. His objection includes the purchase of ground for a Hawthorne school site, which was determined upon by the re mainder of the Board. 6-Mill Levy FaToraA The East Side .Business Men's CluB was represented by Ii M. Lepper, .who asked that the levy should not. exceed mills.. He pointed out that this was the limit recommended by. the Chamber of Commerce. Commercial Club, Pro gressive Business 'Men's Club and other organizations. He said: . "The Board should place the levy at 5 mills, we believe. , At least, it should not be higher. We hope to prevent the scene, of last, year at the taxpayers' meeting, and Intend to go to the meet ing and stand by the Board. I do not believe the public at this time would stand for a greater levy than 5 miljs.," Chairman M. G. Munly; of the Board, told the petitioners that he did riot feel free to recommend a levy higher than S mills.. H8 quoted Shakespeare's say ing that when two would ride a horse, one must ride behind. "With 5 mills we can make only the Irhprovements that are absolutely nec- ...,,'r " U ecilfl Mlf tha npAnln had given us' the money we asked for when we desired to. float bonds, we, would have had plenty, for our purposes, iiut they refused and 1 do not believe that with the present condition- of business it would be fair to asit for a nigner Dr. Sommer and Dr. Alan w. amitn attempts may be made to "pack" mkkting to kaise school; tax. Taxpayers of. a certain district threatened the fechool Board yes terday . that they would appear Iri a body torilght to see that the levy was raised sufficiently that they, might have a new school building. Large representations (rom various sections of the city hoping o benefit .by a higher levy . may. attempt to "pack" the meeting tonight. -if There is a possibility, that the scene . of . last, year's taxpayers' gathering wili.be repeated . with the result that the, levy . voted will not represent the desire of ihe city as a. -whole. A. year, ago the tax was raised more than 1400,000 over the recommendation of the School Board through large, representation , at, the. meet ing from districts' that were di rectly Interested In the increased levy. indulged la a friendly tiff over the pur chase of grounds for the proposed trade school. r . Tiff Over Trade Fchool. "If this trade school site were not bought now we would only have to ask for a levy of 4.8 mil.'s, said Dr. S.im mer. "I can see no necessity for put ting money Into, this property . at tiie present time. And what Is more,, the money that is to be .used was never set aside for the purpose. . . "I am hot afraid to. ask anyone for what we need in the community.' answered t)r. Smith. "Now Is the best time to purchase, the. property we are offered. . It has, fallen $10,000 .In price during , the past, week; and . we could not buy at a better figure than we can now. , . v . . Chairman Munly corrected Dr. Som mer. with ,. regard to, the setting aside or siuu.uuu lor tn trade school site . "It has been understood1 all the while that the , surplus J100.000 was to be used for ihe purchase ot a site for the trade., school,"., he said. , ."There has never been any question about that." . . Discussion was cut short by Direc tor Plummet-, who moved that a levy or 5 mills be recommended and a bud get providing tor the. same ue adopted. Dr. Smith secood33 the motion and the motion carried,, wren xr.. Sommer vot tng.no. Dr Sommer reauested that .he De permitted to place a minority report in the budget. . . .. The meeting of the Board was opened oy tne announcement of the chairman J that it would be' the last opportunity for public objections before the adop tion of the 1915 budget, Woodstock Pleas Heard. Mrs. E. H. Ingham, representing the Parent -.Teacher - Association . of the Woodstock school, was the first to. re spond to the invitation. She said that five acres :to ..the north ot the building and a small strip at the west should be purchased for playground purposes, as asked for .last year. . She said that the land was in danger of being sub-divided and sold In pieces, while at present it would be sold at a low figure. It has been used for gardening by the. stu dents, but this work rhay, have to be discontinued... When the presentWood stock building is completed there would be no. grounds adjacent, said Mrs. Ingham. .......... . The Taxpayers' League had rid repre sentative at. the meeting. "My boy . hasn't as good a place to go to school in as I keep my horse in," complained, a .taxpayer of Terwilliger district in asking for enough money to put a building on property already pur chased. P. S. Miller added to the plea for Terwilliger.' JT. 1. Werlein. represehtirig: residents of the Hawthorne district, in request ing that money be spent for. a site for the Hawthorne Jschool. , declared , that I inticascu vurcnaaes oi scnooi property rnade. more valuable all f eal .estate In a city. He asked for a levy of 6 mills. New Illsh School Wanted. Residents of the Southeast Side were persistent In demanding that a tax be levied to finance the construction of the first unit of the new Franklin . High School on. the 15-acre Tenney tract at East Fifty-second and Division streets, recently purchased by the Board for 137.000. This -has been granted IS, the budget recommended by the Board, with. $50, 000. approximately, for the purchase of suitable grounds for the new. Haw thorne School and $90,000 for a trade school location on the East' Side. . Last year a tax ( levy of 5.S mills recommended by the Board was raised to 7.5 mills at the taxpayers' meeting to accommodate the districts that de sired the erection of the $160,000 Shai tuck; $160,000 Couch; $55,000 Richmond Annex and the $30,000 Fulton Park buildings. ... - ' Tonight wilt be the. last time the mass-meeting, method of voting a. tax levy will be in force, it Is thought, as a bill already has been framed to be introduced at . the. next Legislature abolishing thls system and placing the power, of fixing tax levies in the hands of the Board. The revised summary of the budget esti mate follows; lSBt:feSEMENT3. Outlavs -Buildlnsr Betterments ......$ New and additions Portables .. - Grounds . Improvements .....q.......,.. Purchases ....'.....'....... Public improvements .......... Kouipment Administrative Office '. Shoo Cookine General School . , Apparatus, furniture, etc.. ...... Janitor ............ , ........ , . . . fanual training Physical training ...'.'i.,... Sewlne 47,000 180,000 10,000 19,000 75,000 20,000 2.000 1.000 7,300 43.004 1,800 13,000 2,500 2,000 2.500 l.OOO 9.000 1.234.500 2,000 4,000 21,000 8.000 2.500 3.000 2,000 60.000 S.000 3,000 43.000 so.ooo 6.000 11,01 Kl ' l.ooq 1.800 10,000 Instruction- Free textbooks .'.-'.-......... Graduating exercises . .......... Library and ref erencs books. ... Salaries Teachers Supplies Cooking .....,.,,.'.. J ,. ...... . Gardens General school ..'............. Manual training- ................ Sewitur ........... ...... ......... Maintenance , Upkeep of arounds. . I . . . . Moving portables Repairs and Replacements Buildings , Equipment Operation Freight and drayage. . . . Fuel ..'... Janitors' salaries ....... i ...... Janitors' supplies ............... Light and power.... Runt Telephones ...i Water Administration Attorneys' fees and litigation expensed . . . .. Automobiles - .. ,r Repair and replacement,,.... Insurance Storage. and care.,..',.,,.,,;.; Supplies ; S.000 2.O0O 500 500 2.SOO Census 3.000 2.000 1. rtno 1.500 2. UOU 58,000 7.500 i.ooo Elections ......... Janitor work .... Rent ... . . - .r4r..,,.t Repairs ana replacements....... Salaries Supplies Telephones Debt Account Bonds .................. Interest .. 8.000 40.000 Miscellaneous ... , Exhibits and expositions Teachers' Retirement Fund Asso elation Contract- balance . Transf ers-77- - . Insurance fund ;,.'....;.;;....'. Sinking fund i.ood ll.lOO eua.r.oo 15.000 50,000 Total ..... RECEIPTS. Cpuptv apportionment ...... Interest High school fuad State apportionment , . Cash on hand ..$ 2,753,000 - .. S89.000 ., .3.000 40.000 -81.000 . . . 7U2.O0O 1.290.0O0 1,463.000 , SPECIAL. LEVI. . To be raised by special levy $ Assessed valuation bv County - Assessor, practically . Possible assessed valuation ot public service corporations....... 178,000.000 so.ooii.ooo Total assessed valuation J308.OOO.Ooo Less C for loss In collection 15.400.000 J292.800.00O . . 1.463,000 5 mills 6a f20i.6O0.0OO' ijives.'. Total .' . .J 2,573.000 PISPTJTE OVETt SITES ONLY School Board, tVith One Exception, tJnlted on ldlS Bridget. With the slnglei exception of a differ ence as to the purchase .of school sitei the Portland School Board is united on the budget for 1915. In dissenting from the majority's opinion. Dr. E..A. Sora ther would lower the levy twd-tentha of . a mill. Objecting to putting money, in land on which .no buildings could be erected for at least a year. Dr. Sommer submits a minority : report j with the , School. Board's budget, asking that 4.8 mills be. the tax ,levy, Instead of 5 mills. . "Why buy a site when yoii. can't put a- school on It?" be asked yesterday. "I am in favor ot a trade school and I favor a new slt for the Hawthorns School,, but I don't believe, the money schould.be spent for the grounds now.'' "I bellevfe In buying a site one year and building. the next year, rather than putting, off the subject and inaking a larger expenditure later," asserted .DT rector Beach yesterday. "I think that the expenditures should be spread out so that the dralri will not be too .heavy on taxpayers in hy single ea.r." . . . , "I am. entirely satisfied with a levy of 5 jniljs,-but only feat- that the tax payers will try .to-Increase It tomorrow night.'.' asserted Mr.. Munly,., chairman of. .the Board.. "I think .the land for the trade . school, should be. purchased, for that is what the money was put aside for.". . . . "I think a levy of 5 mills Is the best. The Hawthorne. School, . undoubtedly needs a good kite, arid now Is. a good time to buy property, both for that and the school of trades,"" said O. M. Plummer, director. . "There are, some things that.we have to have and will not get unless we have an assessment cf 5 miua,". declared Dr. Alan- W. Smith. ."We have, a fine opportunity to purchase the land for the trades school.. . We can get It how for J90.000 and $100,000 was. asked, a week ago. - We' need it and I believe in asking for it." , .. ... . That hew , buildings should . be .pro vided .py. the issuance of bonds is Dr. Sommer's icfea. , ..He . thinks that the money raised in the .budget, should, only .be, used1, for operating expenses and necessary repairs and additions. The board concurs in the belief that new buildings should be built by bond ing the school, district. pi JDRUGSI mm Double Stamps Till ,3 o'Clock Today WE HAVE JUST .RECEIVED A SHIPMENT OF F. St -JR.. Gluten Flour u.i ' A Recommended in the Treatment of : Diabete Obesity, Rheumatism This Flour contains about 40 gluten or protein. also cresco flour for Dyspepsia, Indigestion Take no imitations ot substitutes. Supplied in original ten-pound sacks with full directions for use. w 0 A R C L va 'i n i -1 We sell every Patent Medicine (save one) as low as We don't recommend them and we don't try to sell A 25c Castor Oil 19 15c Lime Water .... lib 10c Jamaica Ginger ,7 25c Compound Licorice Powder... 19 25c Rose Water ..... . .17 25c Fid. Extract Cascara. ........ 19c 25c Bromd Seltzer 17c R K E C 1 Wood-Lark ORPHEUM YET IH AIR Trade Unions Fail to Lift Boy cott Aijaihst BUiltfing. SHOW HOMELESS TONIGHT HelUff Xeeds Own House, but Mf. Con si dine Says He Will Xot Use New Playhouse Till Ban Is Raised by Labor Council. The Orpheum , Theater, iri Portland today . Is temporarily "up in the air" and likely. to remain so until a definite decision is arrived at by the Building Trades Union on the matter of the boycott against the building at Stark and Broadway, which was to have been opened for the Orpheum this week The Building Trades organization threshed over the question for five hours last night and adjourned without having voted a definite decision on the matter one way or the other. John Consldine, proprietor of the Orpheum circuit, appeared before the. meeting with W. M. Davis, his attorney, and explained his' situation at the beginning of the session. . - When the. adjournment was taken at 1 o'clock' this morning It was decided to arrange, for another conference be tween the Building Trades organization and JIf. Cpnsidine this afternoon, after which it is thought that a filial deci sion will be reached one way. or the other. The fight of the Building Trades was expressed to be not against Mr. Considine or the Orpheum, but against the contractors, on the building and against the building,., which was put up by non-union labor, before its own er leased it to Mr., Considine. , . .The Heilig Theater, in which, the Or pheum. show has. been appearing since Sunday, has booked another , show to open , tonight and this .will leave the Orpheum homeless" until the matter, of the building at Stark and Broadway Is settled. Mr. Cbhsidihe last night said that it was not bis desire to make any effort to occupy the building so long as the union labor of the city is opposed to it. On the other hand, he - said that lie was not disposed to shift the actors of the Orpheum .around again this week. "I have made no arrangements to go elsewhere in -the city," he said, "and probably, shall make, none until the present matter is settled, t feel that the union labor of the city is friendly to me and hope that a satisfactory so lution of the difficulty may be reached In a few days at least." OIL SENSATION SPRUNG G. A. MOTTMAS Qt ITS MIESIDEXCT OF" CRESCENT COMPANY. Every Automobile la Olymplm stud Tenino Hired to Carry Paswea &er to incBPplnsr Today. OLYMPIA, Wash... Nov. , 23. (Spe cial.) On the eve of the promised un capping. ..of the Crescent , oil well at Grand Mound, George A. Mottman, Mayor, of .Olympia. tonight created a sensation in oil circles by announcing that he had resigned 11 days ago as president, of the company. "During m'y 30 years' residence in Olympia I never associated with any sliady.or dishonest deals, therefore I feel it my duty at this time to call general , attention . to, the .fact that resigned as president of the Crescent Oil Company, November 12," said Mr. Mottman, adding tha while he "honest- Mothers Tel! of ers Friand ; Experience .is' or. should" bo but- best teacher. Women who have obeyed th tugbest and noblest of an sacrifices, the struggle for the life of v 5 others... . should have a ; better Idea ot helpful. Influence than those who theorize from, obser vation. . At any rate when a prospective grand- iaugffter to do as she did to us "Mother's Friend," there is ample reasoa to believe it the right kind of advice. . Its purpose is to furnish pliancy to tfi4 (nuscles, to take away the strain on the eords and ligaments, to relieve the ten sion nf nerves nnH t.nnna m n n provoke or aggravate nausea,, morning J on. It 13 applied externally... Although. In the nature of things, a woman would use "Mother's Friend" but rarely,, yet so. effective ias It been found that this splendid remedy is on aale- in most drug .stores, throughout the United States.. .It has been, prepared by Bradfleld Regulator Co., 306 Lamar Bldg Atlanta, jIL, and advertised by us for over twenty 'ears. Ask at the drug store for n. bottle f -"Mothera Friend. jt w .vfflrUi while; 50c Sal Hepatica ......... 50c Lavoris 25c Piso's Cough Remedy..... Ffl T4ofttiei Z5c Pierce s Ivory Soap, Bldg.; Alder Street at West Park ly believed" oil existed iri Thurston County and had contributed $1700 toward its discovery, he had only hearsay knowledge of any discoveries in corhmercial quantities up to the prefceht time. The announcement has added to ex citement already existing here. Efforts to get In touch with Emery C. William son, active spirit of the ' Crescent Company, early tonight were unavail ing. Williamson , announced Saturday that the Crescent well would be un capped tomorrow morning and would show an oil strike. Every automobile In Olympia and Tenino has been char tered to carry passengers to see the event and hundreds are expected from Seattle and Tacoma by train. Stock' selling by numerous oil cora- panys continues unabated though Cres cent stock has been withdrawn from the market. Several new companies are to bo floated within the week. TABLE LAMP. EXPLODES One Child loses Life and Font Oth ers Are Badly Burned. BtAlXE. Wash.. .Nov.., 23. Esty Phelps, aged 9, lost his life" and . two of his brothers and two sisters were seriously burned last . night, when a table, larhp about which the children were, gathered exploded, setting the house on fire... . . , Ten brothers arid sisters were In the house at the time and eight were rescued from the flames by Ray, the eldest, aged .18.. VACATION TO, BE 10 DAYS Holiday Period for School Children to Be Extended This irear. Portland school children will have a 10-day vacation from December 24 until January 4, 1915. . The . schools will close Thursday of this week .t or Thanksgiving, and will PROVISIONS FOR THE ARMY IN THE FIELD. Importance of Keeping Well Nourished. Body In tltne of war, the greatest effort is always made toward, cutting btf the enemy's base of supplies.'. It is the well-nourished people who fight the strongest. and live the longest and con tribute, most to .human progress. Is your stomach doing Its duty does it convert food into good blood arid tis sue? Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dlscov ery has. been so. successful Jn the treat ment of Indigestion,, that thousands of former sufferers owe their good health of today to its wonderful power; arid testimonials prove it. It arouses the little hiusqular fibres into activity and. causes the gastric Juices to thoroughly mix with the food you eat. simply because It supplies the stomach with pure, rich blood. It's weak; Impure blood that causes storri ach weakness. Get good blood through the use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical discovery, ana you will have no more indigestion. . It Is the world's' proved blood puri fier. It's hot a secret remedy for its ingredients are" printed on the wrap per. Start to take It today and before another day has passed, the Impurl ties of the blood will begin to leave your body through the liver, kidneys, bowels', and skin, arid Iri a few davs y6u will know By yciur steadier hervps firmer step, keener mind, brighter eyes and 'clearer skin that the bad blood is passing our, and new, rich, pure' blood is lining your veins and arteries. The same good blood will cause' him pies, acne, eczema and all skirt erup tions . to dry up and disappear. .. Dr. Pierce's Golden . Medical Discovery is tne neiprui remeay that nearly every one needs. ,- It contains no alcohol or narcotics of any. kind, . . . IF BOTHERS The Doctors Say 'Use fiac Laren's Mustard derate." , So many Rheumatic sufferers have rouna - relief through HacLares's Mastard Cerate that, you owe it to yourself, to buy a small Jar and try It. Rub it bh with .the tips of the fingers rub it in :the first sensa tion will be a gentle . glow; it Is reaching tne. spot; then you will ex perience a delicious cooling comfort Macl.aren'a . , Mustard Cerate .does away wun. tne. fussy; . mossy, mus tard plaster arid - will hot blister . the tenderest .skin. Try , it today, tomor row you will be a new man.. Don't ruin your .stomach trying to cure Rheumatism with, internal rem edies. Recommended for Stiff Neck, Sore Throat, Pleurisy. Colds and Congestion. ... Bronchitis. Neiirdio-ia. Headache, Lumbago, Rheumatism. Sore Muscles. Lame . Back, Chilblains, Sprains and all .kinds of Aches or Pains, .arid often wards 6ft Pneumonia. At all druggists 25c and 50c, or mailed . postpaid by The MacLaren Drug Co.; Los Ahge'Ies. Cal. For a generous sample by . mail postpaid, send 10 cents and this advertisement YOU any advertised in this paper. you something else. 39c 39c -20c Pellets -15c today only, 8 cakes for 25c jxone .Delivered jno none Orders remain closed Friday. This gives i2 days of actual vacation during the holiday season. Many children's parties are being planned for Thursday and Friday nights this week. Numerous enjoyable affairs will be arranged for Christma3 week. TWO MISSING. SHIPS FOUND Xb Hope Held for Three Other Ves sels on Lake Superior. SAXTLT STE MARIE, Mich.. Nov. 23. Alarrn for the safety of the steamers Nipigon and. Niko. .which were feared to have met disaster with the C. F. Curtis and her barges .in last Thurs day's storm on Lake Superior, was dis- penea toaay wnen two or the vessels were reported under shelter. . No hope, however, is held out for any members of the crews of the ill-fated Curtis, Annio M. Peterson arid S. E. Marvin. THOUGHT SHE COULD NOT LIVE Restored to Health by Lydia EL Pinkharrrs Vegetable Compound. Unionvllle, Mo. "I suffered from a female trouble and I got so weak that I could hardly walk across" the floor with out h o 1 d i n g- on to something. I had nervous spells and my fingers won Id cramp and my face would draw, and I could ho speak, not sleep to do any good, had no appetite,and everyone thought I would not live. Some one advised me to take Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound. I had taken so much medicine and my doctor said he could do me no good so I told my husband he might get me a bottle and I would try it. By the time 1 had taken it I felt better. I continued its use, and now I am well and fetrohg. "I have always recommended your medicina ever since I was so wonder fully benefitted by it and I hope this letter will be the means of saving some other poor woman from suffering." Mrs. Martha Seavet, Box 1144, Uhionville, Missouri. The makers of Lydia E. Pinkham'a "Vegetable Compound have thousands of such letters, as that above they tell the truth, else they could not have been obtained for love or money. , This med icine is nc stranger it has stood tha test for years. . If there are any complications you jo not nnderstand Trrite to Lrdia E. Pinkbam Medicine Co. (confidential) Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman and held la strict confidence Changes lime or 1 rams Effective Sunday, November 22. Northern Pacific Railway Trains northbound will leave Port-' land as below: Lv. 7:33 A. KL for Chehalis, Cen tralia, Tacoma, Seattle, Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Raymond, South Bend, Olympia. Lv. 4 P.M. for Chehalis, Centralis, Tacoma, Seattle, Aberdeen, Ho quiam, Raymond, South Bend. Lv. 11:30 P. M. for Chehalis, Cen tralia, Tacoma, Seattle", Vancouver, B. C. Train heretofore leaving Portland 10:30 A. M. Is discontinued. PHtiNE Main 244 or A 1244. City. Ticket Office. 255 Morrison Street. A. D. Charlton, A. G. P. A., Portland. Latisrri No More" Compounded by E. P. DAVIS, - St. . L6nl9f Mo. For sale by all druggists. ft