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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1914)
THE MOIIXTXG OKEGOXTATT. WEDXESDAT, DECEMBER 30. 1914. FAKE-DEAD BOBBER FREED FROffl PRISON J. C. La France, Whose Wife Collected $15,000 Insur ance, Is Paroled. PROSECUTOR AGAINST STEP District Attorney Evans May Re arrest Him Under Pending Charge, as Authorities Suspect Murder in Body "Planting." J. C. La "France, who, according to his confession, "faked" his own death and defrauded insurance companies of $15,000. Is again at liberty, after serv ing a little more than a year for his crime. A letter received yesterday by District Attorney Evans from "Super intendent Lawson, of the Penitentiary, announced that La France had been paroled. The unsolved mystery In the La France case Is the Identity of the body which had been identified as that of La France. Where did La France get the body on which his wife collected Insurance? That is the question that has puzzled the District Attorney and all who Investigated the crime. T Indictments Yet Oat. La. France was convicted of obtain ing money from an insurance company by false pretenses. Two more indict ments against him on the same charge are still standing, and District Attor ney Evans may have La France arrest ed again Immediately to stand trial on the other charges. In April, 1912, a badly decomposed body was found in the woods near Es tate ad a A fishing license and letters in the pocket indicated that the body was that of J. C. La France, who was missing. The Insurance, $15,000 In all, was paid to Mrs. La France. In May, 1913, after the authorities eecretly had investigated rumors that La France had been seen on the streets of Portland, the man was arrested in Tillamook: by Sheriff Gage. La France admitted that he had "planted" the body in the woods near KBtacada and had caused its discovery. He waited In hiding until his wife had collected the $15,000 insurance money. Then he started on a tour of the coun try. After a few months he went to Bandon, Or., under the name of A. J. Ferger, and. with his capital, started the Ferger Tie & Timber Company. Visits Here Fateful. La France had to have machinery, mo came to Portland to purchase it. He visited this city several times, and frequently met acquaintances on the streets. . Rumors finally reached District At torney Evans and La France's arrest followed. Questioned as to where he got the body used to carry out his scheme. La France told fully eight conflicting stories. Detail in each tale gave it the appearance of plausibility, but each was found to be false. He said that he had purchased the body from med ical students; that he had connived with undertakers to obtain it. and one of his stories was that he had discov ered the body in the woods where he "planted" it . Murder Is Suspected. La France's desire to conceal where he got the body, led to the suspicion that a murder had been committed. District Attorney Evans says it is be cause of this suspicion that he regrets the liberating of La France by the parole board. . . . Circuit Judge Kavanaugh sentenced La France, October 18, 1913, to serve from one to five years in the peniten tiary. District Attorney Evans and Judge Kayanaugh .say .they were not consulted concerning La Prance's peti tion for parole ELKS TO VISIT THE DALLES Portland Party to Attend Initiation of 25 .Candidates. Portland Elks will visit The Dalles in force on January 9. when an initia tion of 25 candidates will take place there. Officers of Portland Lodge 142 will conduct the initiation and they will be accompanied by 100 or more members from this city, Vancouver, Oregon City and McMinnville. A spe cial train of Elks also will attend the Initiation from Pendleton, Heppner and .Walla Walla. The Portland special will leave the cltrj Saturday, January 9, at 4 P. M. Special fares have been secured and Secretary M. R. Spalding, of the Port land lodge, has tickets for the trip Visiting Elks are invited to accompany the Portland parly. SHORT CIRCUIT FIRE CAUSE Inspector Dnnlap Makes Report on Irvington School Blaze. That a short circuit caused by metallic decorations on the Christmas tree at the Irvington school may have been the cause of the fire there re cently during a Christmas celebration is the belief of City Electrical In spector Dunlap, expressed in a report Rent to thd f7niinf.il TW. T . 1 Auiiiaji Bda he made a detailed investigation of He says it was the opinion that f n n fl P r hllct Vn.n rn a t- n . s-i rt ....... c ut iaua suit broke one of the electric bulbs on me tree ana started the fire. "It is my opinion." says Mr. Dunlap in his report, "that the accident more prob ably was caused by a short circuit due to the metal decorations coming in contact with electric sockets on the tree. BRIDGE BONDS ARE SIGNED First Issue or $250,000 for Van couver Structure Ready, i The first 250 bonds, worth $1000 each, for Multnomah County's share in the building of the interstate bridge, were signed yesterday afternoon by Chairman Rufus C. . Holman. of the Board of County Commissioners, and countersigned by County Clerk Coftev. This wa8 done after the receipt of news from Salem that the Supreme Court had affirmed the decision of Circuit Judge Kavanaugh on the legal ity of the bond issue. The suit which delayed the final closing of the bond deal was a friend ly one brought by Walter F. White, an attorney for the purchasers, to settle a doubt as to whether Multnomah County had proceeded properly in the sale of the bonds. The law on the subject says the bond sale must be advertised for two weeks. It was ad vertised three times in daily news papers covering a period of two weeks. and the question arose whether it should not have been published in every issue. There were conflicting decisions on this point in other courts, but the United States Supreme Court had held that, a daily publication was not neces sary. However, in. order to establish the ruling in this state so there could be no question as to the legality of the bonds, the suit was started. There are (1,000,000 worth of bonds still to be signed. The first block was sold to- Morris - Bros, and the Harris Trust & Savings Company, of Chicago. These have been waiting in the Com missioners' office since the suit was started. The signing of them made them ready for delivery. The next 1000 probably will be ready today. The settlement of the technicality raised in the suit removes the last straw that was delaying the actual be. ginning of construction on the bridge, says District Attorney Walter H. Evans. THERE IS SO LEGAL BARRIER State's Highest Tribunal Fails to Uphold Taxpayers' Contention. SALEM. Or., Dec. 29. (Special.) In an opinion today by Justice Ramsey the Supreme Court held that there was no legal barrier against the sale of (250,000 interstate bridge bonds by J. C. LtFrancr, Who Substituted Body for His Own and Col- lecled insnrance Money, -and 4 ao Ji8 iseen raroiea. Multnomah County. Walter F. White, a taxpayer of Portland, sought to en join the county officials from issuing the bonds on the ground that the ad vertisement for bids was not sufficient. The advertisement for bids was pub lished in the Evening Telegram, the Pacific Banker, of Portland, and the Daily Bond Buyer, of New York. It is required by law that advertise ments for bids for bonds be published for two weeks before the proposed sale. The plaintiff admitted that the publication in the Pacific Banker was proper, it being a weekly paper, but he declared that the publication in the Evening Telegram and the Daily Bond Buyer were insufficient, because the papers are published daily and that the notice was published in them only three times. It was contended by the plaintiff that the notice should have been published in each issue of these daily papers for two weeks. The decision is an affirmation of one by circuit Judge Kavanaugh. NEW YEAR BILLS READY PROGRAMMES FOR MIDNIGHT MAT. IXEES ARE ANNOUNCED. Crowds of Celebrants Expected to Ap pear on Downtown Streets for Watch-Night Frolic. While the biggest "swear oft" that Portland will ever see will not occur until 1916, when the entire city will help to nail down the "wet" lid, it is probable that the crowd which will assemble on the downtown streets to morrow night will form the greatest. gathering of Iew Year celebrants that Portland has ever witnessed. It's in the air to "meet me on Broad way at 11:30" and to get ready to smile as the 1915 youngster comes bounding over the border. More than usual interest was mani fested yesterday in the midnight mati nees to be staged as a benefit for the Theatrical Mechaareal Association. The seat sale at th1iluntley drug store. Fourth and Washington streets, was- lively all day and L. B. Crist, the old Orpheum expert ticket manipulator, was shoving them out with both hands. A meeting between Manager T. R. Conlon of the Orpheum, J. A. Johnson of Pantages. H. W. Pierong of the Em press and the Theatrical Mechanical Association committee was held last night and a tentative programme for eaoh theater was made up. Thomas Huffaker, stage manager at Miss Yale, or Yale and Prince ton, Empress Players, Who Will Appear at Midnight Mat inee. the Orpheum, is arranging a New Year greeting worked out with electrical ef fects. The hour will be flashed from the Custom-House. The programme is as follows: Orpheum Theater Orchestra, direction of Frank Harwood- "Warren and Corbett, Em press meater: Haley and Haley, Pantagesi Sherbourne and Montgomery, Pantages; Tlney Snyder, Kainbow Grill; Frederick V. Bowers and Company, Orpheum: Mr. and mr. jimmy uarry, orpneum; Aerial Costa, Orpheum. Empress Theater Orchestra, direction of J. owens; Aerial La Vails, Empress Thea ter: lew Dunbar and Kthel T-a. Vera. Lvrir. Charles F. Semon, Orpheum: Nipp and iu;, m irt'sa , Australian Aicijeans, or pheum; I.addell ami Hughes, Postages Bower of Melody. EmoresL Pantages Theater Four DeKoch Broth ers. Pantages: Jeannle Mai. Joe Kemper uuu uiriD, Lyric; wanensteln ana ureebey, iiliuuiu; .nr. ana Airs, jimmy sarry, ur pheum: Princeton and- Yale. Empress Melnotte Twins, Empress; Dr. Henry Nv rx. ' "JOKER" IS BLAMED -FOR SCHQOLBQOKS Use fay Multnomah of One Kind and Up-State Another Laid to Fluke. " DELEGATION IS SURPRISED Simpler Course of Study likely to Follow Investigation Legisla tors Devote Ixng Discussion to Class Problems.' Why the up-state counties of Oregon are required to furnish their school children with one kind of textbooks and why Multnomah County Is permitted to prescribe another set for its pupils are questions that the legislative com mittee on educational affairs wanted a delegation of school teachers and school officials to answer last night. They found out. The answer is that the last Legis lature passed the bill producing this situation, and that every member on the Multnomah delegation educational committee was a taember of the last Legislature. And worse than that. Senator I. N. Day confessed that he was a member of the committee on education and that he did not know such a provision was contained in the bill until after he read it in the sessions laws. "I was so buay attending other com mittee meetings," explained Senator Day to the amusement of his colleagues on the committee Senators Moser, Perkins and I-'arrell "that I didn't have time to attend all the educational committee's sessions. I admjt that I didn't answer the rollcall when this particular bill was voted on." Alleged "Joker0 Reported. R. H. Thomas, clerk of the School Board, pointed out that the provision for different school books in Mult nomah County than in the other coun ties of the etate is contained in a single line of the bill, and that it was "slipped over" without the apparent knowledge of most of the legislators. He denied, however, that the Port land school officials or anyone con nected with the local School Board had anything to do with the measure or the one-line "joker" in it. The committee devoted three or four hours last night to a wrestle with this textbook problem. The upshot of it all was that a simpler course of study may be rec ommended for the Portland public schools. "I am not satisfied with the average graduate of the grammar school that I come in contact with," said Senator Day. "I find that they are not very severely grounded In the elementary studies. They may be able to read all right and sing a song or so, but whan you want them to add up a column of figures, write a first-class business letter or a composition they are woe fully deficient. Study of Muvlc Opposed. Senators Perkins and Farrell ex pressed impatience with the provision in the present school programme that requires every pupil to study music It's a waste of time, they said, for boys and girls, who are not musically inclined to try to learn how to sing or to study the chromatic scale. borne of the peculiarities , of the pres ent textbook system were pointed out by the teachers. Miss Grace DeGraff, principal of the Woodlawn School, re ported, to the amazement of the legis lators, that she is trying to teach civics out of a book that does not even con tain the Constitution of the United States. "Let's see one of those books," re quested Senator Moser. The other Senators fell to examin ing it. "I see here, commented Senator Day, that they tell all about the Oregon system and the direct primaries. "Now, what s the use of teaching students about the direct primary law this year, when the Legislature is like ly to go and change it all 'next year?" Management Also Investigated. Investigation of the school manage ment also took up some time. Senator Moser thought that the District Attor ney of Multnomah County should be required to examine aDStracis ana ao other legal work for the School Board. The Board now pays out several thou sand dollars some years in special at torneys' fe-s to have abstracts exam ined. It also retains a firm of attor neys Nicholas & McCoy at $50 a month' besides appropriating from 2000 to 5000 for special attorney fees who handle litigation for the Board. Clerk Thomas also presented . tne sifts of three bills which he wants to have introduced at the next legisla tive session. ; One bill provides elim ination of the taxpayers' meetings in Portland and gives the Board the power to levy taxes. Another maKes it pos sible for all registered voters. Instead of taxpayers only, to vote at school elections. . Th third bill authorizes the acnooi Board to designate the banks in which school funds shall be deposited and to pass upon the securities accepted when such -deposits are made. It provides also for a minimum rate of interest of 2 per cent for, the use oi sucn iunua. a .nmmittee from the Oregon Civic League presented a list of miscellane ous changes in the school laws, some of which already are incorporated in the other bills proposed. NEW CLUBHOUSE OPEN LACREIHIBST COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL CENTER DEDICATED. Several Hundred Call Daring Afternoon and 300 Make Merry at Night Programme and Dance. The Laurelhurst Clubhouse, located at the northern boundary of the Ladd Ta,.ir woo last nisrht turned over to the community which it represents, the occasion being marKea oy a. receinmu which started in th afternoon and ...tiniiui thrnuph the evenincr. The club was visited by several hun dred during the afternoon ana aimosi 300 passed the evening in dancing and listening to the programme arranged by Mrs. Waldemar Lind. On all sides the new home of Lau ..ik,iu'. onoial snd communitv life nftthincr hut nraise. From the outside the house has the appearance of a very neat resiaence. kju iuc umma the roominess, comfort and simplicity t nr.tclvA nO tea. The main room extends through both stories and is beautifully beamea ana trnssea iu 1 T.' n r 1 i cVl Mtvle. . v. lA-nro. finnr nlHO tra the men's and womoa's locker rooms, the kitchen and a hall. On the second floor is the balcony and a ward. Mayor Albee, whose own home is but a block from the club, was called on for a short talk. A solo by Claire Monteith and instru mental music by Mr. and Mrs. Eichen laub were included in the programme. The women who . received were-; Mrs. Herbert Spencer McCutchen, Mrs. Robert McBrlde, Mrs. J. C. English, Mrs. Owen Summers, Mrs. W. K. Greer, Mrs. 1a H. Maxwell, Mrs. J. O. Humphrey, Mrs. T. 3. Townsend, Mrs. Charles Barenstecher, Mrs. H. I. Keeney, Mrs. Irvin Butterworth, Mrs. A. H. McCurtaln, Mrs. F. B. "Wire, Mrs. John Valentine, Mrs. H. R. Albee. Mrs. Robert F. Brandon, Mrs. L. H. Howland, Mrs. Hugh Glen, Mrs. F. H. Brown and Mrs. F. Q. Wentworth. The- decorations were secured under the chairmanship of Mrs. Robert H. McBride. Those who presided at the coffee urn were: Mrs. Charles Ringler, Mrs. Charles H. Steele, Mrs. Robert F. Brandon, Mr. Kroadnlght. Mrs. J. Emll Kelson, Mrs. O. W. Marshall, Mrs. O. C. Hall. Mrs. Frank E. Clements, Mrs. Duane Fellows, Mrs. Homer I. Keeney, Mrs. L H. Howland and Mrs. A. H. McCurtaln. Mrs. Frank Parts and Mrs. Otto Ruedy also helped tho committee dedicate the new clubhouse. The refreshments were taken care of by Mrs. O. C. Holmes, assisted by Mrs. Ferdinand Reed, Mrs. Irvin Butterworth and Mrs. I. O. Humphrey. The girls who served were: Misses Lu cille Wyman. Janet Lauderdale, Hazel Christensen. Marcla Parker, Ruth Young, Ruth Norton, Gilberts Allehoff, Louise Allehoff, May Thomas, Edith Strowbridge, Roberta Kilham, Christian Forbes, June Williams. Esther Butterworth and Louise Hammond. Leonard Greer, TTelen English, and Jacfe Wentworth also assisted. THIRD PRESBYTERIANS WOULD JOIN HAWTHORNE PARK. Cangregation's Meeting Adopts Reso lution by S6 to 4 and Orders Committee to Open Way. At a meeting of the congregation of the Third Presbyterian Church, East Pine and East Thirteenth streets, last night a resolution was adopted favor ing consolidation with the Hawthorne Park Presbyterian Church by a vote of 56 . to 4, it satisfactory conditions are arranged. The officials of the Third Church were Instructed to confer with those of the Hawthorne Park Church and to make a report at a later date. The conference between the offlcfals. of the two churches will embrace every phase of the proposed consolidation. A sim ilar resolution has been adopted by the Hawthorne Park Church, tentative ly opening the way for negotiations for the union. Elder Charles Cleland presided. Rev. Henry Marcotte, chairman of the church extension committee, addressed the meeting, emphasizing the need of careful investigation before the step is taken. Rev. Andrew J. Montgomery, ex-pastor of the church, also spoke briefly, pointing out some of the ad vantages of consolidation. Including tne elimination of overhead expenses. Wilson Beneflel. who has been on the official board of the Third Church for 25 years, favored consolidation and offered the resolution which was finally aaoptea in a modified form. W. H. Markell. also a member of the session, spoke in favor of the proposal. Senti ment was expressed that a large and strong church would do the work of the two more efficiently. There is also a possibility that Mizpah Presbyterian Church may be -included in the union. A tentative map has been prepared showing the territory that would be occupied by the united church, if con solidation is brought about, including the territory between the river and East Thirty-ninth street, Hawthorne avenue and East Davis street, or Hol gate street, south, provided Mizpah Church should decide to unite with the others. WILSON BIDDEN TO CITY COMMERCIAL CLUB INVITES PRE SI. DENT TO VISIT PORTLAND. Proposal to Send Delegate on Ship to South America to Be Discussed With Chamber of Commerce?. On the authority of the board of governors of the Commercial Club, Horace D. Ramsdell, club president, last night sent a message to United States Senator Chamberlain requesting him to invite President Wilson to visit Portland on hia proposed trip to the Pacific Coast. The telegram follows: "The Board of Governors of the Port land Commercial Club, at today's meet ing, unanimously authorized me to ex tend through the Oregon delegation a most cordial invitation to President Wilson to include Portland in the itinerary of his proposed trip to the Facifio Coast. It Is the board's desire that you, as the senior member, take this matter up with the entire delega tion and formally present the invita tion. The City of Portland and its various organizations will unite to do honor to the Nation's Chief Executive." The governors yesterday discussed the plan put forward for the consolida tion of the Commercial Club and the Chamber of Commerce, but no definite action was taken. It was reported to the directors that the negotiations were progressing in the hands of the com mittee. The board decided to take up with the Chamber of Commerce today the suggestion of sending a Portland rep resentative on the steamship Finland on its tour around South America. The directors propose that the two bodies co-operate with the Manufacturers' As sociation. To increase the friendship with the business men in South Amer ica,' the Finland, laden with business men from all parts of the country, will leave New York January 27 for a tour of 16,130 miles that will take 106 days. It will require an appropriation of about 11000 to aend a Portland repre sentative on the voyage. The nominating committee of the Commercial Club, who will name a list of 100 members, from whom five will be chosen at the annual meeting Janu ary 23 to serve as governors of the club for three years, met yesterday to canvass the membership of the club and to suggest names that should be con sidered. The members of the nominat ing committee are: A. C. Callan, Sol Hart. A. B. Graham, A. C. McMicken and F. H. Fogarty. John H Burgard, G. W. Kleiser, C. S. Jackson, John S. Beall and F. A. Freeman are the retiring governors. GRIND ORGAN TO TAKE EXIT Well-Known Italian, With Monkey and Bear, Given Month to Quit. For one more month Portland resi dence districts will hear the chimes of an Italian grind organ and are to see the grind organ monkey dance. City Commissioner Bigelow and Mayor Albee yesterday granted Cessare Zen sola 30 days' permission to entertain, on condition that Zenzola leave his entertaining bear at home. For years Zenzola was a prominent figure on the streets. He had a trained monkey that rustled pennies and he had a bear which danced. Some time ago it was decided the animals were not safe and the troupe was put out of business. Double Three All Charges fDRUGSl mm !D r iM I iR COD LIVER OIL. The standard of parity. Direct importa tion, bottled by ns in 1 pt. stone jugs 50 Cod Liver Oil is sensitive to the action of daylight. These well-glazed 6tone bottles (made here in Portland) insure the fresh ness and purity of the oil. BIO REDUCTIONS IN "CROSS" MERCHANDISE. Cross Traveling Bags and Suit Cases 20 off Cross Ladies' Hand Bags in pigskin, all colors and styles.. .25 off Cross Collar Boxes 15 off Imported Hand Bags 25 oft' Imported Vanity and Party Cases 30 off $29.00 Cross Stand Sewing Basket $25.00 Ladies' Dressing Cases 25 off Cross Packing Sets and Cabinets .-25 off Imported Walking Sticks .25 off Cross Waste Paper Baskets 25 off All Novelty Purses and Hand Bags 25 off Umbrellas Fancy Handles : 20 off Cross Jewel Boxes 15 off EIDERDOWN SLIPPERS. The crown of foot comfort, pair 50 Just ask to Bee the J. B. L. Internal Bath. DRUGS FOR AN IRRITATING COUGH. Cold-Well's Balsam, white pine, glycerine and tar, 25S 50S $1.00. 25c and 30c Tooth Brushes 19 25c and 35c Hand and Nail Brushes... 17 $2.50 Hair Brushes, assorted backs, pure bristles' $1.79 10c Hand Scrubs 7$ 25c 4711 White Rose Soap 15 50e Ricksecker's Cold Cream 29 50cElcaya Creme 39 50c Sempre Giovine 29 50c Pebeco 28 50c Veda Rose Rouge 33 PLAY GRIPS HEARERS Reading of "Blindness of Vir tue" Given at Baker. DRAMA TO BE PRESENTED Announcement Causes Protests and Expressions of Approval to Be Made by Many and Brings -About Wide Discussion. For many weeks Manager George L. Baker has been planning to give a production of "The Blindness of Vir tue," Cosmo Hamilton's startling drama. No play , of its character has ever been put on in stock in Portland, and Mr. Baker has been hesitating only because he wanted to get opinions of the play, its appropriateness, its lesson and its purpose from Portland folk who are in a position to acquaint themselves with the need for such a presentation. . With the idea in mind of putting the play in its original form before heads and members of various organ izations, Mr. Baker- personally asked them to "make up an audience to hear Miss Josephine Hammond, of Reed Col lege, professor of English, give a read ing of the play yesterday afternoon at the Baker Theater. A representative audience listened In delight to Miss Hammond's beautiful reading. She has the faculty of making a reading take on the value of a well-acted drama and held her listeners enthralled through the three acts. Play Is Dramatic Sensation. trh. pnn.li.oco rf "VirtiiA" lifla been written around a theme that has been widely discussed, wnerever 11 nas Deen produced as a play It has been a dra- ..noatlnn T t a O 10 1 TTin ST CT 1 T - ping, vital drama, founded on a deli cate subject, but one that is discussed in every home wnere parents noia m. hurl tVia Interests of their growing sons and daughters. It is a strong in dictment directea against me muuci u habit so many unininmns pareum v. ...... nf tiT-intriTir 11 n their bovs and girls In blind Ignorance of existing conditions to safeguard them from the vice and evil of the world. search in Persia. Cosmo Hamilton wrote that play. It tells of the daughter of a rector in a small parish near London. A young man has been sent' down from both Baton and Oxofrd and. regarded with despair by his father, is sent to study with the vicar as a last resort. The youth and the daughter fall in love jmd the girl in the blindness of her virtue throws herself in a compromis ing situation with the young man. Her father appears, and at once falsely accuses the young man. The girl in nocently asks what is meant by the accusation. Father's Eyes Opened. The father has his eyes opened to what might have been the result of his daughter's ignorance and realizes that the fault rests with himself and his wife in concealing vital truths from their daughter. The proposed presentation of the play has aroused a storm of protest from various quarters, and strong in dorsements of approval from others. Whether the subject is one too delicate for exploitation on the stage, or whether it should be left to the indi vidual parents, whether the school or church or theater is the place to teach the great lessons of the origin of life, and whether the growing boy or girl should be told at all, is a dis cussion that has been waged furiously ever since Mr. Baker announced the "Blindness of Virtue" as next week's play at his theater. Max Cohen to Appeal Habeas Writ. Thomas Mannlx, attorney for Max Q. Cohen, a former Portland attorney, under sentence of two years on Mc Neil's Island for subornation of per jury in a white slave case, notified United State? frTict Attorney Stamps Today on Our First Floors, in All Departments Today and Tomorrow Go on Your Jan. Acct. NO ADVANCE HERE. Meggett's Pore Ceylon. Tea Va-lb packet. Flowery Orange Pekoe 50c Orange Pekoe 40c The most delicately fla vored and delicious of all Teas. Packed and sealed in CEYLON. Used exclu sively in our Tea Boom. Reames yesterday that he would ap peal the writ of habeas corpus, dsnied recently at Tacoma by Judge Cushman, direct to the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Mannix said he would present the matter before the court at Tacoma next Monday. PIONEER MILLER IS DEAD A. S. Marble Passes Away at Age of 8 5 Years. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 29. (Spe cial.) A. S. Marble, 85, who operated a flour mill on Salmon Creek for more than 30 years, died today at his home on the St. Johns road, five miles east of this city. He was a Portland pioneer of 1S52 and a veteran of the Indian war of 1S55-56. The funeral will be held tomorrow from the Knapp chapel, at 1 o'clock. He is survived by his wife and eight children: F. S. Marble, of Salmon Creek; O. H. Marble, of Condon. Or., and A. G. Marble, of Vancouver; Mrs. J. W. Went worth and Mrs. O. R. Chamberlain, of this city; Mrs. Jefferson Wilson, of Goldendale; Mrs. J. W. Snover, of East Mill Plain, and Mrs. Ira Stanley, of Heisson. There are also 23 grandchil dren and It great-grandchildren. MERCHANT IDENTIFIES MAN frank Talley Pointed Out as One Wanted in Boise for Forgery. Checks so perfect that persons who say their names were forged could not distinguish the handwriting from their own are said to have been passed in Boise, Idaho, by men with whom Frank Talley, aged 51, is believed to have been associated. Talley was arrested Monday night by Detectives Swennes and Maloney. John Jedllk, a Boise merchant, who says he cashed some of the checks, identified Talley yesterday. Talley denies the charges against him. The checks amounted to about $3000. They are reported to have been drawn on the Intermountain Railway Com pany by five Austrians. Missionary Conference Tonight. The missionary conference of the Nazarene churches of Portland and vi cinity will begin tonight in the First Church of the Nazarene, East Couch and East Seventh streets, continuing through Thursday and Friday, with services at 10:30 A. M, 2 and 7:30 P. M. Watch night services will be held. Sirs. Laura R. Slocum to Be Buried. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec. 29. (Spe- "With mirth and laughter Let old nrines come And let my liver rather heat Wilhwine, than my heart cool With mdrtifying groans -By being peevish." Mirth and Laughter are yours at the Imperial Hotel Grill Special Table THole Supper 10P.M. to 1 A.M.. $2.50 New Year's Eve Cabaret, Balloons and other entertainment of the best sort scheduled. New Year's Day Table J'Hote Dinner, $1 .50 I - aj $k Table tTHolc Dinner, $1.50 Jf? CL25w 5:30 to 9 P. M. Music Bi 5:30 to 9 P. Wines, Liquors, Cordials, with out exception, at greatly reduced prices. Our stock of imported and domestic brands is of the highest quality. EXTRA SPECIAL. Doles' Hawaiian Pineapple Juice, qt. 3TV Dozen SjvJL.OO A KODAK CLEAN-UP. All our discontinued models at reductions of 25 to 50 per cent. Buy a Kodak and join our Photo School, January 7. STATIONERY DEPARTMENT. 75c Pencil Set 47 35c Pencil Set 37 25c Pencil Set 19 $2.00 Sealing Wax Set $1.37 75c Dennison's Handy Box 49 $1.00 Book Cover, leather 63d $1.50 Magazine Cover? leather 1.05 75c Correspondence Cards 39 Lunch in the "WOOD-LARK" Tea Room. Delicious Hot Chocolate. Frozen Dainties. cial.) The body of Mrs. Laura Ripss Slocum. widow of the late O. W. Slo cum. both pioneers of Vancouver, ar rived here tonight from Long Beach. Cal., and will be at the Knapp chapel until Thursday afternoon. The funeral will be held from her home at Twelfth and King streets at 2 o'clock Thursday, Rev. D. C. Kellems officiating. Inter ment will be in the city cemetery. Miss Iorothy Dickuon. of Chicago, if out to break the world's tanso record of 25.0O0 miljs In a. year, made by a New York Klrl. She has tangoed, according to her meter, almost 9000 miles since the beginning of tMw year. SEE THAT URVE 'Are You Near Sighted?' Can you see best when your book is held closer than 14 inches from your eye? Can you see better with your eyes half closed than when they are wide open? If your answer to either of these questions is yes, then you need glasses. If you are in doubt, our system of scientific eye examination will determine without question wheth er glasses will benefit you. THOMPSON OPTICAL INSTITUTE 209-10-11 Oorbett Bids'., 6th and Morrison. M. Music VL i .0