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V 16 THE MORNING OREGONIAX, TTTESDAT, DECEMBER 8. 1914. . PROMPT MERGER OF.' 2 BODIES IS DESIRED Sentiment Strong for Union of Commercial Club and i Chamber of Commerce. STEP URGED BY LEADERS Xromlnent Members of Both Organ izations Enthusiastic for Consoli dation, Arguing That Greater Benefit Will Result. Not only do the representative mem bers of the Portland Charotei of Com merce and the Commercial Clul appear to be in an overwhelming majority In favor of consolidation of the two or ganizations, but they express the wish that the change may be brought about cls soon as possible and plans are al ready considered by the heads of the organizations, bearing upon such ac tion. "Neither organization should lose its Identity," said H. D. Ramsdell, presi dent of the Commercial Club, yester day, "but I emphatically believe that If they can be brought Into consolida tion under a single management the results will be most favorable for in creased efficiency and scope of the work that they handle. As to the exact means by which this is to be brought about, I am not yet prepared to sug ftest a definite plan, but I have one under consideration that I hope soon to be able to present to the two bodies. I hope that preliminaries looking to con solidation can be completed before the Annual meetings of the two associa tions In a few weeks from now." j Quick Action DuiRiL A. H. Averill. president of the Cham ber of Commerce, expresses a similar desire for haste. "At once, if possible, before the an nual meeting of the two organizations ere held, I would like to see plans made for the consolidation," said Mr. AverilL "1 believe that the best method to pur cue -would be to appoint two committees of members of the organizations, out Bide of the paid employes of either, to meet as soon as possible and work out a method of procedure to bring about consolidation." Other prominent members In both organizations expressed their opinions on the subject yesterday as follows: G. M. Hyland, director of exhibits for Oregon at the Panama-Pacific Exposi tion I have been a consistent advocate of consolidation for 10 years, and would like to see it consummated now, while Interest is ripe, before 10 more days hall have elapsed. Mr. Clemens t'rgei Merger, W. J. Clemens, member of Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club I have always favored consolidation of the two. 1 am so enthusiastic about It that 1 cannot see why anyone should pause at this time to discuss It even. '.There is no argument against it: it vould produce economy and efficiency and the sooner it can ba brought about the better. W. M. Ladd. member of the executive committee of the Commercial Club It ought to be accomplished. That's alL J. N. Teal, member transportation committee Chamber of Commerce If the consolidation can be brought about properly there is no doubt but that It will work substantial benefits. How ever. I do not think social features have nnything to do with the work of the Chamber of Commerce, which Is strictly a business organization. No doubc, though, the two bodies could be blended without detracting from any of the present features. There is certainly too much duplication in the two organiza tions, but the subject of duplication does not stop there, for several other clubs also overlap themselves. M. C5. Munly, member interstate bridge committee of Commercial Club I be lieve the consolidation of the Commer cial Club and the Chamber of Com merce is the logical idea. Each of the bodies is now supported by the same business elements and the existence of the two organizations side by side causes a division of energy and effort. Consolidation and unity always mean strength. If the two are combined, with a single membership fee, there will be inoro money available for expenditures. Mr. Knupp Advocates Merger. l' C. Knapp, trustee and former pres ident of the Chamber of Commerce TThe proposed consolidation is a sub ject that has been close to my heart for a number of years and a thing that I have always been in favor of. The eooner the union is effected the better will be the result along the lines of economy and efficiency. Under the pres ent duplication of work we are either doing one job twice or paying double for the performance of almost like serv ices. AH great business concerns today re aiming at greater efficiency at min imum cost and this should be true of commercial budies. Juy W. Talbot, member vexecutive committee Commercial Club I am ear nestly in favor of the consolidation If It can be accomplished and keep every body happy. This Is a time when we should practice economy. By uniting the Commercial Club with the Chamber of Commerce a higher degree of effi ciency will be achieved in the work of l'ortland's whole civic organization. C S. Jackson, member executive com mittee of the Commercial Club I have been in favor of the consolidation of the Chamber of Commerce and the Com mercial Club for more than four years. 1 certainly believe the union would be a good thing, providing they get the right man at the head of the ultimate Institution. Getting the proper man will make all the difference in the world. Economic Step Approved. Edward Khrman, member executive committee jf the Commercial Club I think it would be a mighty good plan to consolidate the two institutions, and 1 truly hope it can be brought about successfully. The union would obviate the necessity of duplication which now takes place in the work. It is high time that the step should be taken, as it will work economy by saving a great deal in expenses. Furthermore, 1 am convinced that a majority of the mem bers of both organizations are in favor of the suggested consolidation. C. C. Colt, president of the Union Meat Company and a member of the board of governors of the Commer cial Club Consolidate the Chamber of Commerce and the Commercial Club by all means. The name of the union organization Is immaterial, but, inas much as the Commercial Club owns the building bearing that name and the Chamber of Commerce is quartered in leased rooms, I think the combined organization should be located in the Commercial Club. Let me suggest, as a name, the Commerce nh tv,. unites both organizations without totally destroying identity of either body. There should bo one organiza tion with a good, sound business man at the head, to be termed manager or anything else, and he should preside over a board of governors composed of good business men. Each of these covernors should be head of 'one of the Various departments, or bureaus, of the big organization. Under the present system of having two minor organizations, much is being left un done that should be done and that would be done. I believe, if the two bodies were consolidated. Haller Against Duplication. H. M. Haller, ex-president of the Cham ber of Commerce I do not believe it would be a good idea to consolidate. The Chamber of Commerce and the Commercial Club were originally or ganized ' for special purposes which they have been following out. The Commercial Club later added Its pro motion department. I believe that a great deal would be saved if this feature of activity were taken over entirely by the Chamber. I do not think It would be wise to consolidate under one head, but if they can ar range so there will no duplication of work, I think it will bring about a great saving every year. S. D. Vincent, president cf the Port land Realty- Board Consolidation of the Commercial Club and the Chamber of Commerce is the only sensible thing to do. I don't see why the merger had not been accomplished long ago. The best way to bring about the con solidation, in my opinion. Is simply to merge the Chamber into the Commer cial Club, retaining everything that the Chamber has excepting those de partments which are dpulicates of the Commercial Club. HERMAN C SMITH BURIED Victim of Pneumonia Among Fore most of Younger Business Men. Herman C. Smith, vice-president of the Smith & Watson Iron Works, who died Friday at Seaside, Or., was buried yesterday at Riverview Cemetery. Mr Smith, who was 3o years old, died from an attack of pneumonia, although he had been ailing for some months. Mr. Smith was among the well-known young business men of Portland. He was the second son of Charles E. Smith, a pioneer of 1861, founder of the Smith & Watson Iron Works. He was grad uated from the Portland high schools and Stanford University. He passed several years in the East, studying engineering. FIRE DAMAGES SHIP EOLA Overheated Stove Causes Blaze on Vessel Being Repaired. The cabin and -woodwork of the steamer Sola, lyingr in Supple's ship yard at the foot of Belmont street, were damaged to the extent of 91000 by a fire caused by an overheated stove last night. The Eola was in the shipyard undergoing" repairs for the damage caused In a collision a month ago with the fireboat David Campbell. The fire was extinguished with some difficulty by the crew of the fireboat George H. "Williams. The blaze had good headway before the Williams ar rived. The new chemical apparatus re cently installed on the fireboat was used in putting out the fire. $1200 Allowed Scliroeder. W. A. Schroeder, a longshoreman. was yesterday allowed damages of 51200 by Judge Wolverton, of the United States District Court, for in juries he received, when helping to load the steamer Bee. A slingload of lumber struck him. inflicting perma nent injuries, according to the evidence submitted in the case. IAKIXE IXTEIiLIGEXCK. Steamer Schedule. DUE TO ARRIVE. Name From Date. Breakwater jCoos Bey. In port lQcaian ban uiego ..in port Rose Cits- Los Aniceles .Deo. 8 Geo. W. Klder. .. . . .Eureka -Dec 30 Koanoke. ......... an Dlegro. .Dec. I'd Bear .Lob Anceles. ... ..Dec 13 Beaver. .Los Angeles Dee. 18 DUE TO DEPART. Name. For Date. Celilo San Diego Dec 8 Breakwater -Coos Bay. ...... ..Dec k Yucatan ban Dieeo Dec. 9 J. B. Stetson San Diego Deo. 9 Harvard . K. to L.. A Dec. San Ramon San Francisco Dec 30 vale Js. F. to I. A. Dec 11 Willamette San Diego .Dec 12 Rose City Los Angeles .Dec 1 . jC. B. and S F., Paralso Geo. W. Elder .Eureka Dec. K.iamatn ban Francisco. .. .Dec .Dec 12 13 14 Roanoke .. . los Angeles .Dec 16 Bear San Diego Dec 17 Multnomah. San Francisco. ...Dec 20 Northland San Francisco. .. .Dec. 20 Beaver Los Angeles Dec. 22 EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL SERVICE Name. From Date Olenroy London Jan. 23 iiiengyie x,onaon eo. Uleniocny London Alar, so Name. For Date. Glenroy London. Jan. SO Olengyle London Feb. 28 Lrieuiocny London Mar. Marconi "Wireless Reports. All nosHiond rroorted at 8 P. M Decern. ber 7. unless otherwise de&ignated.) Rose city, San -Francisco for Portland. 15 miles south of Yaquina Head. Santa Hita, San Luis for Seattle, 430 miles from Sun Francisco. Captain A. F. Lucas. Port Angeles for Richmond. 42 miles south of Columbia River. Dewey. Seattle for San Francisco, off Cape Lookout. Herrin, Monterey for Linnton, 561 miles north of Monterey. Santa Cruz. MukUteo for Vallejo, 10 miles from Port Tcwnsend. Oliver J. Oisen. Puget Sound Doris for Callao. off Marrowstone point. feru. can FranciBco for Balboa. It23 miles south of San Francisco, December . j. u. uucKcnuach, rtew l or it ior ban Pedro. li-'OG miles south of San Pedro at noon. Geo. vY . Fen wick. Balboa for San Fran cisco, pasued Magdulena Bay at noon. Stanley Dollar. New York for San Fran cisco. Jl7 miles south of San Francisco. Queen. San Pedro for San Francisco. 7 miles north of Point Concepcion, eeatraiia. ban Francisco ior ban Pedro, 15 miles east of Santa Barbara. San Jose. Balboa for San Francisco, 400 miles south of San Francisco. Yosemlte. San Pedro for San Francisco, 14 miles west of Point Firm in. Barge 91. at El Keg undo, loading for San Pedro. Koanoke-. San Pedro for San Diego, five miles southeast of San Pedro. J". L. Luckenbach, New York for San Pedro. 973 miles south of San Pedro at noon. Columbia. San Francisco for TaltaJ, off Magdalena Bay. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. Dec. 7. Arrived Steamers CVlilo. San Ramon and Temple E. Dorr, from San Francisco; Norwegian ship Sierra Mi randa, irom tape Town. csaiiea steamers Beaver, fur San Francisco and San Pedro: Siskiyou, for San Pear. Astoria. Dec. i. Arnvea at rmcnignt ana left up at 2 A. M., steamers Celilo and Tem ple E. Dorr, from fcan Francisco arrived at tt mt and left uo at 8 A. M.. steamer San Ramon, from San Francisco. San Francisco, Dec. 7. Arrived at 1 A. M., steamer Daisy Freeman, from Portland via Aberdeen ; sailed at noon, steamer Bear, from Portland, for San Pedro; steamer Atlas, for Portland. December 6 Arrived at 11 P. M .. steamer Klamath, from Portland. Balboa. Dec - Arrived and sailed Brit ish steamer Orist&no. from Portland, for United Kingdom. Coos Bay, Dec 7. Arrived at 8 A. M.. steamer Daisy Putnam, from Portland, for San Francisco ; arrived and sailed at 11 A. M.. steamer Geo. W. Elder, from Portland, for Eureka. Astoria. Dee. 6. Left ut at 11:70 P. Norwegian ship Sierra Miranda, Balboa. Dec T. Sailed Steamer San Juan, for San Francisco. Charleston. S. C. Dec. 7. Sailed Steamer Alaskan, for Seattle. Seattle, Wash., Dec. 7. Arrived Steamers President, from San Diego ; Mariposa, from Southwestern Alaska; Wilmington and Ad miral Schley, from San Francisco: City of Seattle, from Southeastern Alaska. Sailed Steamers City of Seattle and AlkL for South eastern Alaska- San Francisco, Dec. 7. Arrived Steamers Daisy Freeman, from Columbia River; G. C. Llndauer. from Grays Harbor; Tenyo Maru (Japanese), from Nagasaki; Governor, from Victoria, Sailed Richmond, for Seattle; Wabasha (British), for Hongkong. Tides at Astoria Tuesday. High water. Low water. 5:03 A. M...S.9 feet 1 10:41 A. M...3.8 feet 4:01 P. M...7.6 feet 11:16 P. M...0.8 foot Columbia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD, Dee. 7. Condition of the bar at 5 P. sea smooth; wind, east 20 milev SOUTH DRAWS HM1Y Beaver Sails for California With 235 Passengers. GOOD CARGO ALSO CARRIED Complaint Made That Response to Signal for Passage Is Not An swered Promptly by Tenders of' Broadway Bridge, It was estimated yesterday that nearly half of 235 passengers who do parted aboard the "Big Three' liner Beaver represented the tourist contin gent which annually heads for the warmer climes of California with the advent of December. That is certainly true of the steerage crowd, which bids adieu to the Northwest when certain work terminates and hie themselves to realms where higher temperatures pre dominate, returning north in the Spring. There was one family on the liner, father, mother and three children, who are bound for San Francisco and care naught for climate, fashion or locality so long as the head of the brood gains employment, which he is promised at San Francisco. Through the good of fices of the Muts transportation was provided and a quiet word to CaDtain plason and Steward Brangwin insured ior tnem comfort and a pleasant voy age. , C. B. Taylor had a close call of being without his wife for a time, as he had left the dock after seeing his wife aboard in order to get some baggage, and the gangplank was being hauled away when he was discerned headed in that direction. The Beaver had a good cargo, and besides paper, flour and the customary regular freight there was a shipment of apples for San Francisco amounting to -630 boxes. There were over 600 tons of miscellaneous stuff and among it were holiday necessities for Californi ans, for which the Bear state must yet depend on her northern sisters. Captain Mason was compelled to sound a second whistle signal yester day for the Broadway bridge to open and three minutes were lost after the last call for clearance. Officers of the line maintain a check on the bridge openings for their steamers, a watch being held from the time the signal is given until the bridge Is raised. They complain that the warning bell on the bridge Is not rung immediately, so that certain traffic continues to move until the steamers have backed away from the dock and are in position to get un der way down stream. The Rose City comes In today from California with a fair amount of freight and normal passenger list. Among her shipments are oranges and lemons and other seasonable edibles. YUCATAN HELD FOR DAMAGB Federal Court Decides Coaster Is Responsible for Striking Boston. Judge Bean, of the United States District Court, decided a suit of the State of Oregon against the steamer Yucatan, of the North Pacific Steam ship Company's fleet, for damage done the cruiser Boston in a collision March 3, by allowing the full amount asked, S1056. Captain Paulson, of the Yucatan, attempted to move her from the Globe elevator dock near the Boston, anchored at the foot of- Halsey street between the Harriman and Broadway bridges, to Columbia dock, below the latter viaduct. A heavy wind and strong current were alleged to have forced the Yucatan against the Boston, damaging the cruiser and wrecking a piano. Captain Paulson had no pilot aboard and did not have a river pilot's li cense. Owners of the Yucatan filed a cross-libel suit against Multnomah County, claiming that the collision was due to the failure of the Broadway bridge draw to open promptly. Judge Bean decided that the county was not to blame for the accident. It was con tended that the bridge was open when the Yucatan was in position to pass through. Attorney J. A. Beckwith represented the State of Oregon In the case, he also being a Lieutenant in the Oregon Naval Militia and execu tive officer of the Boston. FRANCHISE THRESHED OVER Dock Body Insists on Certain Safe guards in Front-Street Grant. City Commissioners and members of the Commission of Public Docks are to meet at 3 o'clock tomorrow after noon for joint consideration of an ap plication of the United Railways for a blaaket franchise, because permission is asked to maintain tracks on Front street, and the city charter provides that the Commission of Public Docks is to pass on any railroad francnise to operate within 1000 feet of the water front. At a special session of the Commis sion of Public Docks yesterday morn ing, attended by City Attorney La Roche, the franchise application was gone Into. Objections were made to the zone system charges for "spotting" cars as proposed in the application, and a special common-user clause Is to be Inserted if the Commission has its way, as that body Is convinced a municipal belt line will be realized in the future from which dock Interests will draw many benefits. Besides It waa made plain Front-street sidings should be under municipal control. GEfLOCHY IS COJIIXG HERE Royal Mail Will Xot Have December Sailing From Portland. December cargo from London will be loaded aboard the Royal Mall liner Glenlochy, not the Glenturret, say of ficials of Frank Waterhouse & Com pany, North Pacific Coast agents for the fleet. The Glenturret may load on the other side in January, but there is nothing definite here as to her movements. There will be no December steamer from Portland in that service, it hav ing been found Impracticable to start one of the regular vessels from the other side in time because - of the service having been disrupted through the war, and it is said there has not been sufficient demand from the Ori ent for cargo to justify a vessel being chartered. The Glenroy returns the latter part of Januiry, the Glengyle comes in February and the Glenlochy should be here so as to load and get sway the latter part of March. ORTSTAXO LEAVES BALBOA Stratbairly to Be Ready for Sea To day With Lumber Cargo. The British steamer Oristano, which Strauss & Co. loaded here with oats and wheat for - the United Kingdom, was reported sailing from Balboa De cember 6. according to a message re ceived yesterday by the Merchants' Ex change. The vessel left Portland No vember 17 and got away from the river November 19. Another steamer gets away today. the tramp Strathairly. which Is loading the last of her lumber cargo for Aus tralia under fixture to Davies & Fehon. As the schooner Geo. E. Billings has departed for New Zealand with lumber. the rtver is cleared of offshore lumber carriers. The Strathblane. from Hono lulu, appeared off San Francisco Fri day and was ordered to Puget Sound to work a lumber cargo. REPORT OX PILOT SOHOOXER Port Commission Considers Placing Pulitzer in Service.. The pilot schooner Joseph Pulitzer may be returned to her station off the mouio-oi tne Columbia, where she was a fixture for years when independent pilots operated, but was withdrawn by the Port of Portland Commission, and. except for short service about three years ago, has remained tied up along side the St Johns drydock. The regular session of Xhe Commis sion is to be held Thursday and a re port on the pilot schooner subject la expected. It has also been suggested that only one tug need be operated much of the Winter. The Pulitzer was equipped with auxiliary power after being taken over by the Port of Marine Notes. Aboard the steamer Portland, which got away from the river Sunday for Callao. were 92,000 bushels of wheat, exported by Balfour, Guthrie & Com pany. Having been lined for wheat the British steamer Strathallan shifted yesterday from the North Pacific mill to Albina dock, where she will take on about 7000 tons of wheat to be dis patched by Balfour, Guthrie & Com pany. Until the Strathallan is ready for sea it is said no effort will be made to start loading the Norwegian ship Si erra Miranda, which arrived lip yes terday in tow of the steamer Ockla hama and was berthed at the Clark & Wilson mill to discharge ballast. On the steamer Quinault being float ed from the Port of Portland drydock today the British bark Oweenee is to be lifted for repairs to her rudder and cleaning and painting her hull. The Poltalloch is to tow fro m the Linn ton ballast dock to the drydock today so as to follow the Oweenee.' Among 16 bids opened yesterday at the office of Major Morrow, Corps of Engineers. U. S. - A, for the construc tion of eight bridges across The Dalles Celllo Canal, so fishing and other inter ests may have access to the river side of the big ditch, the tender of the Pennsylvania Bridge Company was the lowest. That company bid 11640 for one 45-foot bridge and $2140 for each of seven bridges 65 feet long. Shifting from Rainier to Westport yesterday the steamer Siskiyou was to have worked 40,000 feet of lumber to complete her cargo and start last night for sea. Charles Nelson, of the Portland Ship building Company, said yesterday that the plant, which was damaged by fire last week, would be ready for opera tion as soon as the work of rebuilding had been started. Entered with 638 cases of salmon from Waldport the gasoline schooner Mirene was cleared yesterday with 60 tons of merchandise for 'Waldport, Newport and Toledo, San Francisco is the destination of 1,000.000 feet of lumber to be carried by the steamer Daisy Gadsby, with which she was cleared yesterday. The Celilo, which brought 577 tons of ce ment from San Francisco, was cleared with 600,000 feet of lumber for San Diego. The steamer Paralso was en tered with 285 tons of general freight from the Golden Gate. In ballast the Norwegian ship Sierra Miranda was entered yesterday from Cape Town, and the British ship Crown of India from Valparaiso. Illustrating proposed changes in the harbor lines on the east and west sides of Swan Island, at the north -end of the harbor, a map has been com pleted at the office of Colonel McKins try. Corps of Engineers, U. S. A that will be forwarded . to Washington for approval. Part of the plan was out lined by J. B. Ziegler and re sulted in a public hearing recently. Es tablishment of the harbor lines will in crease channel widths on both sides of the island as well as provide an an chorage ground for deep-watermen. Sens From Oregon Ports. COOS BAY, Or.. Dec 7 (Special.) The steamship George W. Elder ar rived from Portland today at 1 P. M. Bringing a full list of passengers and a small amount of freight, the steamer Nann Smith arrived at 8 A. M. from San Francisco. The steamer Adeline Smith sailed for San Francisco this forenoon at 11. The Daisy Putnam arrived today at 8 from Portland and wilt ship a cargo of lumber at Porter's mill. ASTORIA. Or., "Dec. 7. (Special.) The bar tug Oneonta is laid up to wash boilers and will be out of commission until Wednesday night or Thursday. The steam schooners San Ramon, Temple E. Dorr and Celilo arrived to day from San Francisco with general cargo for Astoria and Portland. Captain Astrup, master of the tug Oneonta, Pilot R. Swanson, Pilot C. E. Anderson and Harbormaster Sweet left this evening for Portland to appear as witnesses at the investigation of the circumstances surrounding the acci dent that occurred to the French bark Pierre Antonlne. when she lost both anchors and drifted against the Desde mona lie-hthouse. BAD BLOOD. Hatred of the Nations for One Another: - This European war was born . of the hatred caused by earlier warfare It will engender other wars between the same nations in the future. The sons yet unborn 'will carry this hatred In their blood to blaze into warfare when the spark Is touched by Kings or Statesmen who are yet In Infancy. It's bad blood that makes your liver sluggish and the same bad blovd causes our stomach muscles to lose their eles tlclty and become flabby and weak and t"nat means indigestion. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, purely vegetable and free from alcohol or narcotics, is not a secret remedy, for all Its ingredients are printed on wrapper. Take it as directed and it will search out impure and poisonous matter In the stomach, liver, bowels and kidneys and drive it from the system through the natural channels. It will penetrate into the joints and muscles, and dissolve the poisonous ac cumulations. It will replace all the bad blood it drives out. with rich, pure blood full of vital force. It will furnish you with the kind . of blood that in creases energy and ambition, that puts the entire body in such perfect physical candltion that brain or muscles know no fatigue. - It will clear the skin; eczema, pim ples, rash, blotches will dry up and disappear; boils, carbuncles and other evidences of tainted blood will pass away, never to appear again. Get Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery at any medicine dealer today. In either liquid or tablet form, as you prefer. It's the one great blood maker and purifier that all weak or run-down people ought to start to use at once. If you want good- blood, good health and clear skin, get a supply today. Adv. ... w ar and Motion Pictures for Portland Belgian Charities See 1 a mouse oiown Up as if It Were Paper You'll see, in these FIRST authentic motion pictures of the Euro pean War, the Belgian Infantry fighting its way to the front; and then, after the Belgians had advanced 100 yards, a German shell can be seen striking a Belgian home, BLOWING IT UP. This sensational spectacle is typical of the scenes in the entire 4 reels of these thrilling motion pictures. They bring the European War to your very door show you the ACTUAL FIGHTING in Belgium. They depict vividly The Burning of Antwerp, The Battle of Alost, The Destruction of Termonde, The Battle of Aerschot, The Flooding of Lierre and The Battle of Malines. The First and Only Authentic MOTION PICTURES OF THE AN WAR. Taken by Edwin F. Weigle, Staff Photographer of The Chicago Tribune The Chicago Tribune secured the exclusive privilege to make motion pictures on the Belgian Battlefields on condition that 50 of the profits be given to the Belgian Red Cross. Consequently, these are the only genuine motion pictures of the War in Belgium These Pictures Will Be Shown at Heilig Theater Following Dates: on th Beginning Sunday evening, Dec. 13, 6 to 11 P. M. Wed., Dec. 16, 12 noon to 11 at night Thurs., Dec. 17, 12 noon to 11 at night Friday, Dec. 18, 12 noon to 6 P. M. Sat., Dec. 19, 12 noon to 11 at night All Seats 25c Admission by ticket, which can be bought at the Heilig Theater box office or The Oregonian business office after Friday noon, Dec. 11. On account of the Heilig Theater having been previously engaged, the Pictures will not be shown Monday or Tuesday or Friday night. Note, however, that they will be shown Friday afternoon. The Chicago Tribune secured the exclusive privilege to make these motion pictures on condition that 50 of its profits be given to the Belgian Red Cross. This arrangement between the Belgian Government and the Chicago Tribune and The Oregonian positively assures the public the only authentic motion pictures of the war in Belgium. Contract The undersigned of the first party gives to the second party permission to obtain cinematographic views of the theater of war in Belgium. In recognition of this con cession and with a charitable motive in view, the second party agrees to give to the undersigned of the first party 50 of the profits realized from the exploitation of these films taken in Belgium. The undersigned of the first party agrees to grant to no one his authorization to take any cinematographic views of theater of war in Belgium. First Party: LE DELEGUE GENERAL PRES DU GOUVERNEUR MIUTAIRE DE LA PLACE Signed) Van Langermeersch. Second Party: THE TRIBUNE COMPANY Antwerp. Belgium. By Joseph Medill Patterson. The Oregonian will turn over to the local Associated Charities ALL the Profits after giving the Tribune the fifty per cent for the Belgian Red Cross.