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THE MOTINTNG OREGONTAN, WEDNESDAY, DECE3IBEU 1G. 1914. HEW LIGHT SEEN OH FINANCIAL HORIZON Prominent Bankers Tell Re serve Board Credit Condi V tions Are Improving. SfclORT-TERM MONEY CHEAP '.Business Generally Rer-lving and on Upward Trend Meeting With Advisers Develops Spirit of Genuine Optimism. r "WASHXKfTON. Dec 15. Financial Conditions throughout the United States have improved greatly in the last lew months according to reports to the Federal Reserve Board today by some of the most prominent bankers in the country. .Credit conditions were said to be exceptionally good, reserves abundant and short-term money cheap. The reports were made by members of the advisory council, the only body authorized by the Federal reserve act to give advice to the Federal Reserve Board, including such well-known fi nanciers as J. P. Morgan and J. B. Mor - Ban. . Their opinions were received as a. most promising Indication that busi ness generally is reviving and on the upward trend. Board Asks for Advice. The council held Its first session to day and met twice with the Board. It made no concrete recommendations, al though the Board asked for advice on questions relating to time deposits, the use of acceptances and the admis sion Into the Federal system of state banks. Through an executive commit tee the council will shortly submit its conclusions on theee subjects. The Board issued a statement tonight reciting the events of the first meeting. iwnicn reaa in part: "At the Joint meeting It was sug gested with reference to state bank ad missions that care be used in order to admit to the system only those institu tions which were strong and capable of performing the service in a commer cial way, while at the same time taking pains to protect the National banks of the. system in the full enjoyment of their privileges. State Banki Seek Admission. "Careful examination of all entering tianks was recommended. It was eaid that In many parts of the country state banks are ready and willing to seek admission to the system under proper conditions in substantial numbers. "This meeting developed an unusual degree of enthusiasm over the pros pect of the Federal reserve system, par ticularly with reference to the clear- lng - of checks when properly safe guarded and applied. , The Board announced tonight that the Federal banks in Cleveland and Kansas City today lowered theu- re discount rates to correspond to those authorized yesterday for Atlanta. A further retirement of emergency -currency, is expected to follow these re ductions. GANTENBEIN CASE ARGUED Certificate of election Is Issue at i Supreme Court Hearing. SALEM, Or., Dec 15. (Special.) The case of C U. Ganttnbetn, Circuit Judge elect, Department No. 6, Multnomah County, to compel Governor West to Issue him a certificate of election, was argued before the Supreme Court to day. Governor West gave as his rea son for not Issuing the certificate that the Supreme Court had held that Judge Cleeton, whb served -as Circuit Judge of the department, was not a Circuit Judge but County Judge of Multnomah County. A law passed at the last session of thje Legislature provides for the dis continuance of the County Court and the elevation of County Judge Cleeton to the Circuit Judgeship. Because of a tangle in probate affairs the Supreme Court held that Judge Cleeton was still County Judge and he Is now acting In that capacity. HARRISBURG VOTE, IS CAST . . . Mayor, Treasurer, Three Council men and Marshal Elected. i -. HARRISBURG, Or., Dec. 15. (Spe cial.) At the election here yesterday, K. W. Davis won out for Mayor. M. R. Johnson became Treasurer and E. E. Carroll, H. R. Sherrill and R. W. tVeatherford were named Councilmen. M. Hawk succeeded la his run for Mar tha, The successful candidates are among Harrisburg's most prominent citizens. Mayor R. W. Davis is associated -with Way & Senders Company. - Councilman "Weatherford and Treasurer Johnson are connected with the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank. E. E. Carroll la In charge of Carroll's pharmacy, while Councilman Sherrill and Marshal I lawk both have served as city officials for several years past. OFFICE FORCE COMPLETED Governor-elect Withycombe Names j Xell B. Baldwin Stenographer. BALBM, Or., Dec 15. (Special.) Dr. Dames Withycombe, Governor-elect, announced today that he had com pleted his office force by the appoint ment of Neil B. Baldwin, son of Pro fessor L. B. Baldwin, teacher, of Eng lish in the Oregon Agricultural Col lege, stenographer. The young man has been a student In the Industrial and commercial de partments of the school. Dr. Withy combe said he would be in Salem sev eral days a week until his inauguration. WILD MAN IS FINED $10 Switchman Says Ho Does Not Re member Running Amuck. A. J. Kelley, the switchman who ter rorized a crowd with a club at Fifth and Oak streets Monday, was sentenced In the Municipal Court yesterday to jjay a fine of $10. Kelley testified that ha did not re member running amuck. He said he had not seen Lou Wagner, who pre lerred the charge against him. . DANGER IN HASTE IS NOTED Governor-elect Advises Against Sac rificing Efficiency. SALEM, Or- Dec. 15. (Special.) In a statement issprrt today Mr. Withy combe, Governor-eie ., -la he would not discuss, at this tlm. Ce details of any proposed legislation, but gave it as his opinion that there 1b some danger of too hasty action In some directions, and too little action In others. "I refer especially to what might be called economy-legislation,"' said the Governor-elect. "Practically the entire Legislature,' like myself. Is pledged to economy. Everyone is anxious to cut down expenses, and with this view a lot is being said about saving money by eliminating and combining offices and consolidating commissions. No doubt changes will be made, but too hasty steps should be avoided; ef ficiency must not be sacrificed." Dr. Withycombe then went on to say that while there, was not the slightest doubt that desirable economies can be effected In the administration of state affairs, the same also is true, and per haps to an even greater degree, in county and municipal administration. "We should not lose sight of the PORTLAND PHYSICIAN HEADS STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. t I ' X : 1 j '' 1 . . " j : I ' I -' ' y ' I Dr. E. A. Pierce. SALEM. Or., Dec 15. (Spe cial.) The State Board of Health elected the following officers to day: E. A. Pierce, Portland, president; W. B. Morse, Salem, vice-president, and Calvin S. White, secretary. The other mem bers are: Drs. I Of Pickel, Thomas J. Huggins. Andrew Smith and Alfred Kinney. Dr. Pickel is the retiring president and Dr. Pierce the retiring vice president. The Board plans to submit to the next Legislature a measdre requiring the Board's approval before waters of a stream may be used for municipal purposes. It believes this would prevent largely the diseases caused by Impure water. L fact," he continued, "that the great majority of our taxes go not to the state, but to the county and city. In our zeal for pruning state expenses we should not forget the opportunities for business-like Improvements In these other fields. For Instance, of each 100 paid in by the taxpayer, on an average for the last few years, about $12.50 has gone to the state, and perhaps 137 to the county. That is, county government claims three times as much money as state. I believe cer tain legislators who have been study ing the question from this angle will offer bills directed at securing more economy in county affairs. Certainly there is a rich field for wise legisla tion, and one deserving attention." RECLAIMING ACT FILED SENATOR JONES, OF WASHINGTON, SUBMITS NEW PLAN. v ' Bill Provides for United States to Guarantee Interest on Bonds Issued by Districts. V OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Dec 14. Senator Jones, of Washington, will endeavor to get con sideration this session for a bill which he introduced recently looking to Fed eral aid In bringing about the reclama tion of arid, semi-arid, swamp ana overflow lands by district organiza tions formed under state laws. The bill provides for the guarantee by the' United -States of the Interest upon bonds issued by such districts. These bonds are to run for a period not exceeding 4 0 years, and bearing interest at not exceeding 4 per cent. The Government is given ample security for repayment on account of any Interest it may have to advance under its guarantee. The Senator says there are millions of acres of unproductive but fertile swamp and desert lands In the United States that can be brought under culti vation under the plan he proposes. If these lands are to be reclaimed, be con tends, it must be done under a. method other than through the reclamation act. "The Palouse project will require from 5,000,000 to 10,000,000, the Horse Heaven project will need from 20,000, 000 to 30,000,000 and the Qulncy proj ect from 40.JOO.000 to 50,000.000." said Senator Jones. "Such vast amounts cannot be hoped for from Congress, and the1 lands under these proposed proj ects and the various other proposed projects throughout the country must lie idle and waste or other means of reclamation than those now at hand must be provided. The bill I have In troduced is a suggestion to work upon "With long time and a low rate ot Interest, farmers and settlers can take these lands when water Is available., build up homes, meet their payments and prosper." SALEM HAS HOME FOR IDLE Score Invade Club for Unemployed on Opening Day. SALEM. Dec. 15. (Special.) A "men's club" for the homeless and un employed of Salem was started today at the new building of George F. Rodgers at Ferry and High streets. There were a score of members' before night, and that the club will go far to ward solving the question of providing for the unemployed of the city this Winter already is demonstrated. Men In want who cannot find work will be given a place to sleep and wholesome food for the actual cost of operation. The club was organized by Mr. Rodgers, ex-Mayor of Salem, and other business men. Owen M. Scott Weds in South. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15. (Special.) Owen M. Scott, 26 East Tweffty seventh street, Portland, and also In terested in Hood River holdings and Mrs. Ida E. McCormack. 844 East Sal mon street. Portland, were married to day at the Palace Hotel., Rev. G. A. Blair officiating. i . Attorney to Be Named Today. SALEM, Or., Dec 14. (Special.) Governor West announced tonight that he would appoint a district attorney for Oregon's new county, Jefferson, to morrow. He said there were several applicants, but h declined to divulge the names. FREEZE TO LAST 2 MORE DAYS III EAST Frosts in Pacific States Mean while to Be Dissipated by Warmer Winds. SOUTHWEST STILL IS COLD More Snow Falls in Kansas and Missouri and Mercury Drops in Nebraska and Iowa Man Frozen to Death in St. Louis. WASHINGTON. Dec 15. Two more days of freezing temperatures was the prediction for all parts of the United States, with the exception of the Pa cific Coast and Southern Florida, by the weather forecasters tonight. Through out the Northern Middle West the mer .cury rested below zero without any im mediate prospect of a rise. In the Pacific states, however, the heavy frosts of the past several days were expected to disappear soon before advancing warmer winds. Throughout the East and South the Indications were that continued cold weather would prevail, with freezing temperatures. Southern ' Florida being the only exception. Great Lakes to Have Snow. Fair, except in the vicinity of the Great Lakes, where snow was predicted. was the general forecast for the next 48 hours. - KANSAS CITT. Dec 15. Zero weather and cutting winds, which had -somewhat abated today, returned to the Southwest tonight. Witih the coming of darkness a new cold wave, ( developed in the Rockies, settled over this sec tion. j The change was most perceptible in Kansas and Western Missouri, where thickness was added to the covering of snow under which the section has laid for several days. In Oklahoma and the gulf region, however, the backbone of the cold snap seemed broken. Middle West Grows Colder. Corpus Chrlsti, Tex., tonight reported temperatures of 42. and Dallas 34, while Oklahoma City recorded 32 degrees. In Iowa and Nebraska temperatures were falling rapidly, Des Moines and Omaha reporting a temperature of 4 degrees. ST. LOUIS, Dec 15. The first death attributed directly to' the cold this year was recorded here today, when George Stillwell. 67 years old, was found frozen to death at the rear of his boarding house Scores of cases of physical suffering due to the cold weather were reported. BAKER MEKCCKY YET 1 ABOVE North Powder Continues to Shiver at 13 Below Zero. BAKER. Or.. Dec 15. (Special.) Baker shivered again last night, with the mercury on the Government- ther mometer dropping this morning to one degree above zero, the same point It reached yesterday morning. North Powder kept up its record of being the coldest spot In Oregon, the temperature dropping to 12 degrees below zero there this morning. Whitney had a temperature of eigtit degrees below -zero, and Sumpter and Austin each recorded four degrees be-' low zero. The bitter cold snap did not reach the John Day Valley, where a temperature of 10 degrees above zero was the minimum last night. PTCMBEIiS BUSY AT SHERIDAN Many Water Pipes Freeze and Burst and Coasting Is Popular Sport. SHERIDAN, Or.. Dec 15. (Special.) No relief Is promised from the cold weather that has gripped the Sheridan country for the past four days. The temperature has reached a minimum of 20 degrees and has scarcely gone above the freezing mark in the four days. Many water pipes' have been frozen and have bursted making a harvest for the city plumbers. The unusual extent to which the ground has frozen is Indicated by the fact that on the banks of the Yamhill River the ground Is so full of frost a4o permit coast ing. Sleds have been- resurrected and "sliding down hill" has become the popular sport. CARLTON SKATES OUT AT LAST Pond Surfaced With Ice for First Time Within Six Years. ' CARLTON, Or.. Dec. 15. (Special.) Ice skating is being enjoyed here for the first time in six years. A large portion of the pond of the Carlton Consolidated Lumber Company has frozen. The Ice Is about three inches thick. Clouds are beginning to show, and the weather is moderating. 'A. snow fall is expected. C. E. Wright and L. R. Triplett, line men of the Pacific Telephone & Tele graph Company, who returned from a week's trip repairing the Tillamook toll lead, report four feet of snow on be summit of the Coast Range. SNOW FALLS AT HOOD RIVER River Frozen, Temperature Drops to Ten Degrees Above Zero. . HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 15. (Spe cial.) Not since January of 1912 has the Ice on local ponds been so thick. The temperature since last Saturday has been below the freezing point. Thermometers In the city have regis tered as low as 15 degrees, and in the upper valley the mercury has been down to 10 degrees above. The Hood River is frozen over above the dam of the Hood River Gas & Electric Com pany. The first snow of the year has been falling in the city today. KIDNAPING MINER GUILTY Butte Man's Alibi Disbelieved and He Gets Two Tears. BOZEMAN. Mont., Dec 15. WWllam Winchester, a miner charged with kid naping from the St. Lawrence mine In Butte. August 29 last, Richard O'Brien a miner, and with aiding in his subse quent deportation, was found guilty in the District Court here today. His punishment was fixed by the jury at two years In the State Penitentiary. Despite his positive identification in the trial today by O'Brien, the defen dant alleged an alibi in his defense to the effect that he was attending funeral at the time of the kidnaping. CLACKAMAS BUDGET CUT Taxpayers Oppose SI 5,000 Appro priation for Jail and Others. OREGON CITT.Or.. Dec 15. (Spe cial.) Cuts totaling 27,625 were made Choose Your Glasses as You Would a Human Companion Glasses will probably be your closest companion through life. Choose them as such, for they have a certain character influence. . SHUR-ON GLASSES will stand the test. Being ar tistic in design, they add to the . appearance. Being sturdily made, they give full value in wear and long life. . "We have fitted Shur -ons long enough to know them, and our recommendation and guar antee is back of every pair we selL THOMPSON OPTICAL INSTITUTE, 209-10-11 Corbett Bldg., . Fifth and Morrison. In the county budget as drafted by the County Court at the taxpayers' meeting held today in the Courthouse. The largest single item dispensed with , was. $15,000 for the construction of a new County Jail. The taxpayers opposed the project by a 10-to-l vote An item of $1500 for road maps was crossed off and the estimate of $10,000 for keeping the .county in repair was reduced to $7500. The taxpayers rec ommended that $2500 be appropriated as the first payment on a county poor farm of at least 40 acres. An. unsuccessful attempt was made to lower the county road tax from 8 to 5 mills. The County Court, in the pro posed budget, recommended am 8-mill levy, which would raise $240,000. County .Judge Anderson, who acted as chairman of the meetintr. made an informal report on the work done last year. In every road district extent eight 24.34 miles of crushed rock road. ax.io mnes or gravel, 10 miles of plank. 5.25 miles of bitulithic macadam and 33.95 miles of new road were built, he said. He reported that the county i unas were aDOut Jia.OOO behind In warrants,, due to the inexperience of making budgets last year and to the I act that a large Quantity of Southern Pacific land had been withdrawn from tne tax roils. BARN MURDER TAKEN UP SPECIAL GRAND JURY AT ROSE- BURG BEGINS 1XQU1HV. Father of Edna Hortaa, Xlleced Victim of Roy Farnom, Testifies Pr1 ' oner Asserts lie Is Innocent. ROSEBURG, Or., Dec 15. f SDeciaL "I have nbthing to say concerning Roy Farnum or the evidence adduced oeiore tne grand Jury today, further than we are making rapid progress and should complete the investigation by Saturday," said District Attorney Brown at the conclusion of today's ses sion of the inquisitorial body. The grand Jury met in special session here tnis morning and took up the investiga tion of the death, of Edna Morgan, whose charred body was found in the ruins of the barn of H. H. Beamer, near Glendale last Wednesday. The Coro ner's Jury held Roy Farnum responsible for the girl's death. Among the witnesses who testified today were E. M. Morgan, father of the dead girl; H. H. Beamer, In whose barn the girl's body was found; Dr. H. R. Marsh. Sheriff Quine. Coroner Jewett and Deputy Sheriff McGregor. About 30 other witnesses are in Roseburg to testify before the grand Jury. Farnum passed several hours today conferring with Attorney W. Cardwell, who has been retained in his defense. He was also allowed to visit with his parents. Farnum declares he had noth rng to do with Edna Morgan's death. TTTT 99 TTTT T C nave i on a Jtiim To Buy For? Well, if you have, here's something that will please him mightily just the thing he would buy for himself, and every one at a bargain this week: 111 till Recrular S Regular $ Regular S Regular $ Regular $ Bathrobes, House Coats, Dressing Regular S 4.50 Garments Now at 5.00 Garments Now at 5.50 Garments Now at 6.00 Garments Now at 7.50 Garments Now at 8.SO Garments Now nt Regular SilO.OO Garments Now at Regular $15.00 Garments Now at Regular S2S.OO Garments Now at Ruffnecks Reduced Men's $5.00 Sweaters at S3.75 Men's S56.SO Sweaters at $4.95 Men's $8.50 Sweaters at $5.95 Ben Selling Morrison at Fourth Gowns S S S S 3.35 3.95 4.35 4.95 5.95 6.95 7.95 S12.85 $18.65 MORE DAYS SEARCH MAY END Britain Willing to Permit Con suls to Give Clearances. BRYAN LISTENS FAVORABLY France Announces Readiness to Al low Cotton Shipments to Pass as Xon-Contraband, as Lon don Also Regards It. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. Sir Cecil Sprins-Rlce, the British Ambassador, advised the State Department today that his government was willing to forego exercise of the right of search of vessels carrying cargo from Ameri can ports If the shipmasters would confer with the British Consuls at the ports of departure and satisfy them as to the neutral character of their car goes. Unless this is done, cargo ships will be subject to the ordinary rules of war fare and may be searched on the high seas or taken to the nearest British port for that purpose, if It Is imprac ticable to get at the whole cargo other wise. Owing to the large dimensions and variegated cargoes of modern ships. the Ambassador pointed out, it had been found Impracticable In many cases to conduct searches at sea. consequently many merchant vessels were diverted far out of their course into British ports for examination. The Ambassador and Secretary Bryan discussed this subject at length. There is no authority to require an American ship captain to apply to a foreign con sul in this country for permission to take away cargo, but ' on the other hand, the State Department, recogniz lng that the British government is en tirely within Its rights In exercising the right of search, has listened lavor ably to the suggestion that costly and vexatious interference with commerce might be greatly reduced by adoption of the arrangement proposed. The department today received a note from the French government say ing France was prepared to give the same assurances as had been given by the British government in regard to the noncontraband character of Amer ican cotton. Great Britain, through Sir Edward Grey, made the positive declaration that cotton was not con traband or conditional contraband, and cablegrams today from the American Embassy in London said cotton was not being and would not be stopped on the high seas. Christmas Ship Orr for Saloniki. GENOA. Dec. 15. (Via Rome.) The United States naval collier Jason, which brought Christmas .gifts from the American people to the children of the belligerent powers, left here to day for Saloniki. Russia Banishes German Baron. COPENHAGEN, Dec. 15. via Brlin and The Hague. Baron Carl von Man teuffel. who owns a fine estate at Kardangen, near Libau, and the most prominent German noble in the Rus sian Baltic provinces, has been banished by the military chief of his district to Dwinsjk near Tomsk, Siberia. The excitement of the Baltic nobility be cause of this incident is reported to be great. A recital of the John McCormack records, assisted by W. W. Allen, the popular wlolinlst. This evening at S. Ktlers Recital Hall. Kllers Building. Broadway at Alder. Complimentary tickets may be had at Filers Musiu I House. i ,T . THE ADVANCE GUARDS 0F-THEDRYS under a screen of political cavalry, have captured tho last trenches in this State, and we must relinquish all that the Spring Valley Wine Company represents and sign the Articles of Surrender. Now is the time to gather in the booty. The choicest brands of Wines, Liquors and Whiskies are nowgoing at the very lowest prices, while it lasts, and no more. We will not drag the battle along until the last moment. m vv n $2.25 1SKV GALLON Buy Whisky by the gallon while our stock lasts the savings are unusual indeed. - MONOGRAM, elsewhere $3; our price .... gallon S2.25 OLD .KENTUCKY, a $3.50 whisky gallon S2.45 MARBLE, valued $4.00 gallon S2.90 SUNNY TRAIL, "rich and mellow" gallon S3.25 KING HILL, Kentucky's pride gallon 3.45 PRINCE ALBERT, a $6.00 whisky gallon S3.85 Pure California. Wines IMPERIAL, elsewhere $1.50; our price .. gallon 855 OLD VINTAGE, a $2 wine gallon S1.15 CREAM OF CALIFORNIA, oldest, best.. gallon S1.45 Above wines Include Port, Sherry, Angelica, Muscatel, Tokay. Claret. Zinfandel. Burgundy, Riesling and Sauterne. Spring Valley ine Co. Portland's Largest Liquor House SECOND & YAMHILL STS Main 589, A 1117 $26.70 to San Francisco and Back for the Christmas and New Year Holidays Tickets on Sale-- -December 21. 22, 23, 24. 23, 28. 191; January 1, to San Francisco and other California points: also to Klamath Falls via Weed. .Return limit all points Jan uary 4. 1915. Superior Train Service - Observation Cars, Standard and Tourist Sleeping Cars, High-Back Chair Cars and Diners. Holiday Fares in Oregon Tickets for the Christmas Holidays will be on sale between all points in Oregon December 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 31, Jan uary 1. Tickets will also be sold be tween all C. & E.. A P. R. & N., P. E. & E. rl and S. F. C. & W. ttc?. pointa. Return limit" The Exposition Line 1915 lor all stations Jan uary 4, 1914. Call at City Ticket Office. 80 Sixth street, corner Oak; Union Depot, or East Morrison-Street Depot for full particulars, fares, reservations, train, schedules, etc. Southern Pacific John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent. Portland, Oregon. For CHRISTMAS-NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAY TRIPS Round-Trip Fares Will Be in Effect Between Points on Oregon Electric Railway December 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 31 and Jan. 1, 1915 Good for Return Until January 4 Between Portland and Albany $3.10 Corvallis 3.50 E. Independence 2.30 Eugene 4.80 Salem 2.00 FayetteviJle 3.60 Junction City. 4.30 Forest Grove. ...... $1.00 Hillsboro .'. 80 Quinaby . 1.75 Waconda 1.60 Woodburn 1.50 Orville ... ..i.' 2.35 Hopmere ... 1.70 Proportional Fares to Other Points. FAST SERVICE --COMFORT CONVENIENCE Oregon Electric Ticket Offices: 5th and Stark 10th and Morrison 10th and Stark Jefferson-St. Depot North Bank Station, 10th and Hoyt