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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1915)
Tim morxtxo orec-oxta:?. tuesdatv December 28, lois. LIUOR 00 SUPPLY IS TO DREGS Purchaser Today Asks No Questions, but TaVcs Grate fully Whatever He Can Get. HELP CALLS UNAVAILING a Inane. Viper-tlnc to Hnv fiood lo Ship Oat Janaa rv f . KnC"t la Grand Soimbl to Grt Faiplr toe Ilaal Iaje. !tllnta ef eeoaoretre arc repet- fullr referred lo lb liquor situation ; sera In Portland an awful eiampte i ef what happens wkta demand i aptly. oat coo! 4 realise a never before , what terrtbla privations thla proilbl' tlaa law waa colnc to Inflict oa tba tun wha It beeama kaowa tha other tT that on.y 5 ansold casee of Cham pa rne were left la town. Hut tbt wa aothlas. a mere oth Inc. to what ha now com to pass. un couUi even coacrol eee' rrnjra at th tloucht of a rich tnaa'a thirst, but when It corns, a It baa coma, to deortvtas; tha conma people ef their "lir-hof before tha time, one wooii IiiIm'I be adamant If one'e blood did not boll, or make threatening snant la that direction. The .ituatlua UK oltrht. la abort. n this: Th upr!r ef whlaby baa roa low that wholaaale ll-iuor dealers pre- dii-ted man? barroom would be unable to the old rear out for lack of '(ainuniuea. All PHaaa at taw Welee Mara. Nor will substitutes (or whlsfcv be available. The supple ef Ha all lad frt.r. o to spaa, atira aa am at hranrfv. waa run down to tba drc of the casfca. Th iIoma are erpaatlns; fraa tiealir to tha wholaaale Honor boueee to relieve thia condition. The whole saler reofr that little. If enjtbtnaT. raa be done. be-eue ef the tarn. pa.i a rf eactted rltlaearr. who have eli-ed everything la eUht. ta fill their ratlare aaainst the casta of rouarht. And la a a'e'lta4a. a varltable an. laacM. eprine drtve. effanalve. ffontai imaiK, flank attars; and caa- eon.1e hammered Into one. NoChtnar titat baa ("aa bafore baa beea an ore thaa a email affair of out pot or ra-cgniKMnra la foree at t"ot. to the tremervloue aaaault en J. H'Tcm a dwindltne; reearvee that bajrata veacerdar. aoHaaae reetar Vseow Xar hava t K ap9urtaaara of traa'l. iiki aa the auitraae an I the lelr bn popular. Not that '' aua who rarrlea a suttceee la "ul ta traraj. e!thr. Candor eem-p-l Iha statem-et that anoat of the tnaa y ta tndar with. eo!rnae an4 artp hound ff or rominar hw"e from tha aN hetL llvoe tiara. and thaa are not patiut.ar ebotst what tha? tale . rhr. N"t any A faw wwi iro a rn n who waafad strie o-h brand aa roodl' CM t Joan frannr waq! atnd an4 baf al frnt' If offara4 arnafMn "Jo't a fond Vow ho rrara what ha raa encia or condition, of naanfarlara. aarrr all raatfr anMd rq-taf bare rno. ar.d t.e-e la miahty little bad 111"" l't. at tiat. That la whr the lamantatlnna of the thani Ihronk the laat ! daae are nanawarad And rat at the aame time thare aaaer waa tntarh whlahjr la Tort and aa a. The aaawar la that moat of It la atrtrad awajr la the ba.ta aaanta ef the popoare. elaaaaaaa Are arra a. l aaw er aarertad anrthlna I'he au- h a rlaanup." aa kl John 11 Kairr. proprlator of the J. K. Kella famt! r lirtior atore. aa wall a ro retver for the Lia aalaaa fairy ai partad t h aa to ahls out aeme ooda after the firat. but thare wlU be aottt ina 1-fl tr ahlpv t at i 1 1 hae thrae raa ef cham eane laft. but Ibav will be aarped aa ana- minute, f'robabtr the moat plentiful o?p r ef liiuor attll oa band In the rlfr la t'raata ReiM-a and Kalian ala Cotoay etnea. bat tbcjr are aolnai faat. ", fir whlk aatt I vrnture to aar thara are not 2 bArrmls ef tsnaot4 wni.hr la town ria-ht now. Thare la tannfii erhiakjr laft to ran the eatorwe of Ike cltr for one waa. ptf. takina; Into aoant at all tha rami;- trade. wbl-h la the blc thlnaj now. I kare trytna to grt anoach whikr l anr-p'r tha ltu aatoen. bat I tana I ka4 na'h lu k to far. artr rbaaloca llbaly. "ta alt probahltltr the Lntue wi:l be nix on ef men? aaloona that will have to rloaa. at the vary lataat. aartv the vaniea of Dacamear It. If thajr are I'irkr anouch to kaop la etork till then. We eapact to cloee the Lotaa at or a'clwk "floaia of the aalanaa mar a0 Opa to all boar oa:r. If th-r can set enoaga of r-at. "The famllr damand for whlahlae baa baa a eaormoua. I hav eeld aa man r five aarrau la one oar In tie laat will hare la dolivar the good for them e'aae." rrt.-ee are areer ahowlnc a tea daarr to are up tor Inataace. port wine that formarlr went haln at It caata a aaiioa ta np to II a quart la aoese tnetaatcee. ROAD BUDGET IS OPPOSED i:C,n City (oaoril Takra ManJ Axalnat CoanlT Coort. r.fGENK. Or. Pee. SI. (Special.) Mayor Bail and mam here of the Coun cil tonlcht uoanlmoua:y apreae4 their oppoaitloa to the road buOfat aa pre pared br the County Court. The badcat provide for tba collec tion of about tte.to la Kuieoo. Cottaar Grove an4 ttprlncdaid. aa a part of the (antral tat levy, bat wltb the undtr rlandlnc that It la to bo oaed for road purpoaaa. The city ohe4 to ratify M action. A mretlDC with the county official wi: ba bald tomorrow. A law enacted by the laat lon of the laalalatare provide that ? per caal ef tha road levy be turned back to Incorporated ciUca. To evade tnia pro viaion the badcet provtdea that the levy be made aa a general levy. Eugene Young Man Gets Lost in Big City. Itoatteo Baaeaaae Eaabarvaaalas M baa PlraMeaaa Meva tm hate Little Afeaet laa IMaee. DOOf OF 11 MSI SEEN BEFOREHAND Symptoms of Disaster in Air of City as Anxious Ears Hear Roar of Cannon. NEWS IS LIKE BOMBSHELL I'rantnraa of Final Announcement In Days of Equivocation More ' Startling- Than Fact of Vbotn of Town ItJWlf. D OES Portland know Itself? ' from Eugene. accutomd to ak que. tion. "Where' tha Dekum bulldlngr he at had. "Don't know." retpoaded a raetauraat maa acarcely a block dlataot. "Where a tba Perklna Uotel." ba ap plied to a clear dealer oa a downtown corner. "Diagonally acrota from tba Oron Hecat.- maintain ad tha tobacco man even wbea the quealloner appeared dubloodL "Lot ma off naareat "Is Iron atreeL' tba conductor oa a Wavarly. Woodstock car waa ajked. bat the ttraoaer waa pot off at Iroa street, mora thaa tea blocks from the hoate. though the car turned oa Clinton and went wtihla biock ef the bona. "Where's the rar(o IIoteL" the clerk la one of Portland a largest hotels was aak.d. lon't know." waa tha response. -Where Hort street." the stranger asked aaocbtr near the t'nton elation. "lie arou d here aoma place." was tba reply. "I ought to know bat I don't." The eoeettoner then discovered he was en llort street. NEW POSITION OFFERED Saprlntrntlrnl S-j rrxia r IZipeeta to llrelgn to Uo to O. A. C. r'AIJ.. Or. IV c IT. ?pvl It. C feymour. Coanty -hool tiuperln. teodtDI. It la reported, erlll raslcn ahout fehroary 1 In order lo a--rpt appoint meat aa a field worker tor the Oregon Agricultural Collage. Mr. jUjmour la a Kepubll.-an. and has bald the o'fico of County tlchool auper- latandrnt tvr thrae terms. Through bla Individual efforts thuetaatn waa rrat-d among Polk County etudrnte In the annual display at the arhosl cblldraae department of the county and atate faira. tie bee beea cioaely Idantifiad with the work of the Ieilaa Commarrlai Club. Among poaa.hte q--e.eor to Mr. ftamoor are mantlone-J IL ti. I'araon, Supervisor la I Me county; Fred t row- la y. of lllckraall. and i'rofreaor B. A. Teat. City ttuperlnieodent of tVhoola la Ind'peodeaca. aa f.w waaka. ea-k barral running from a tn H sat'.oaa. Thle unprecedented rarr.iir traja it t- raaaoa for the hortage In the saloon. As a quart ef whlahy contain II euaca and rin are eattmatad to avarmre ahoit one and ena-haif oun-. a, fc. It w!! be ekaarvad that a good many mt'.lioa alrlsk have beea care fi:y 1aM ade by advocate of pre-pa.-lneaa. -.No. th.re l! net e nrh ahl.ky left to carry the bar through." eaid r H. fot, eacretary -manaaar of . Zirrmarrrao A Co.. the largaat mall, erlar ll iaor store oa the Parlfltj Coast, esica win remove to Pa a franc lace aa January t. "V. a have beeej bastagad by saloon, anea with rai'aeecs for ll-.uor. aad tbay hate comp;aiad blttariy at being l if'l oa. but the simpie tr-ithj le w haten t got It to give them. We woo I t.a a hof-ia .ft t enis) to aa Praa r'..-K and e bad espected to have to em a large part ef tor stock oat ef tie state. t-eta- Cottar ba Ottaaa Cadaw r-i" It. we wi:i wlad sp our ta vaar It Portland. It la my jeta year wit the r.rmv" Jot HJthe--ht:4. ef KethechMd Proa, said that erdero bad ba roralag la e tt.t thai eteek wee almeet eahaaatad. T a firm ha eurcaaded la gattisg aa a t l t'oaal II I eaaee ef whiaky froea Daattie. ta be la today, bat It le largely ape. aa f'r e.redy. "Wa .:. hate a:4 tea mora ear. leade ef a!eJtr. Tl herrala. J 10 raaae. If we bad It la stoeh." said Hol y . .mauer. ef B!anaaer llo-hk "Teo ple who wait aaCil tne laat minute ta order wt! flad aot ealy that they el l hare ealy the I.artag to aalaa-t froea. but that thay ai. beta to pay high aeiao far theaa. rarther-were. thaaa art bo ao ae. arlaa a rrUay. Thaa) wha bey thaa MR. WILSON HAS DOUBLE D. J. Sir art. fo Rooe-barc Mia. lakrn for Prr-aldrnt. llOEBCRa. Or, Dee. S. f pedal. To be mistaken for Preeldent Wilson la not aa naasual ea parlance for D. J, Stewart, of tbla city, who recently ra- turnad brre from Portland, where be erve4 as a member of the Federal Jury. On a recent ec-aalon whan ha was a a led la tba Oregon Cirltle Mr. Mewart says ba wa arroala4 by a parly of :i parsons, who congratulated him on his approaching marriage. leveral mem bar of the party aakad Mr. titewart If be waa accompanied West by Mrs. Gait. Mr. ritewsrt tre he la hegiantng to eiondar If be really reeemblea the I "raa. Ideal Mr. Mewart rrturned to Port' lead touay lo resume his duties en tha 1'ederal Jury. PRESS CLUB TO ENTERTAIN Cliriatnua Tree Party Will Re m Held Wednesday A f ley noon. pnrttanda Traaai tTu . members will entertain thatr wlvee and friends Wtdnatday attcrnoon. There will be a Christmas tree In the rlubroom parlors in the Km' building, from which prcs ants will be distributed for tha Juven lie. Chartee V. Tlyaa baa announced some special entertainment aad has provided for the serving of punch. The pro gramme el l bacla at 1:19. A woman raception committee has been nsrned as fallows: Mra. Le.lie M. Kcott. Mrs. Jamee It. M'Cool. Mra. ritanhopo Itarce. -. Clark William.. Mra Horace Thorn a.. Mr. L. It. Itaketel. Mr. John U Travis. Mra I'- A. lie ale. Mra. P. K. Kullitaa. Mr. K. N. Plyth. Mra. C. A. Johns aad Mrs. I "an l I'owera CAMPAIGNERSMEET TODAY Ma(ewltl Ilvaogellatio Move Will He Itlacaaord at Y. M. C. A. Pinal arraagameata for tba stale Ma evangallatle rampalga to bo launched lacember II will be made to day at 1J 1 o'clock at a meeting In the Young Mn'a Cbrlatlaa Aaeoclatlon, Rev. W. O. fhank. general rhalrmaa ef the movement, will preside. The evaagelietie efforts will continue until Jaauary Zl. when a "Jola-tbe-cburcV Sunday will he hell. f.tate rrteoaer to Prodaco Play. OAUrM. Or. Dec I". pec!aL The lamatee of tba Oregon Penitentiary will glvo taeir aaausl holiday entertain meat aast Thurt-say night ta tha audi torium ef tba prtaoa. A comedy tail t.ad -Terrible Toweer" will be pro seated for the vlettora. who win be 'barged admtsstoa. The funds derived from the ahow will be uaed for the benefit of the pr'.eonera. Caeca Agalnat Coanty Set for TrtaL i Ctrenlt Judge Davia yaaterdsy over ruled the demurrer la the case of Joha W. Mweeaey again! Jarkaoo Coanty. Oregon, and tha I ailed Utatee National Rata ef fort. an, growing out of the eoaetractlea of. aad pay for. tha fit- klyea road la Jeckeoa Coanty. The case waa thaa cat down for trial Jan aary IT by Jadga Davla. bt johs t. u nrrniEoit, I War Cnrraapnrfant of tha Chtrato TrlbuaC PubUthad by Arranctmaat.) MON ASTIR. Sarbla. Nov. lSIt looks aa though Monastlr la to fall Into tba hands of tba Bulgers. Thus will pass from the Serbians their last city of consequence, and from now onward they will ba forced to the smaller moun tain villages over toward the Albanian frontier. 1 Tba symptoms of disaster are to be fell upon all sides as I walk through the streets. There la no mistaking them, for there is an atmosphere impending gloom which Is hourly be coming more and mora dense. Two days ago I saw a considerable body of men armed with picks and spades being marched out of town. They were bring hurried along. Vat. when I asked tba authorities what tba movement elgniUed. i waa told that tha men were gojng out to repair roads so mat ine heavy motors ot me. urumn and French troops could hurry' to tba reacuo of tbo barblana. British Keep Ova CeaaecL There are two British officers here, but they ara keeping their purposes carefully and affectively veiled. They live In tba sarao lodging-house where I am and I can bear them coming In at alt hours of the night. W hen I go to Iba army headquarters Dr. Nicotic tells ma what tha situation but 1 feel that his lulling reports aro to be accepted wltb suaptclon; not that ba wilfully misrepresents, but be causa It la part of the official mili tary creed to hide tha likelihood or dis. attar. He la a most capable and em cient officer, and frm what everybody h.re talis ma ha Is the supreme power In thia district even tba commandant defers to his will. lo speaks French h-ittlncly and with an occasional "also" thrown In. which Indicates that be waa educated In Aus tria or Oermeny; and as a matter of fact his medical training was acquired n Vienna. He seems to ba the busiest aa well aa tha mott 'efficient man we have found In Monastlr. her bla a Ictery Reported. Two days azo we b'ard that the rWblana had driven tbe Hulsarlans out of the Habun defile and bad pursued them alioott to Voles. Then we heard that the llulgarlang had been driven out of Tttove. the northwest point of a triangle of which liabuna Is the south west and Velrs tb eastern end. II looked for a while aa though tha Duicariana vara being routed at sev eral points. Then, to my amassment, there came, two nights ago. the dull boom tf dis tent artillery from off toward Habuns Thie hardly harmonisee with tha re ports that tba Bulgarians bad been driven away- The neat day there were many strange faces In town. There were greater crowds In tha street. In the coffee-houses there wrf many officers whom 1 bad not previously seen. The Hoanla restaurant which Is a sort of clrarlna-houae of all Monastlr for tran sient humanity was Jammed with men who sal long over their roffeo and talked In tow and excited tones. Approach of Crlala Felt. One rould feel that a crisis was ap proaching. I talked with some of tha natives. Many of them had lived In tha I'nlted Mates and could apeak excellent Eng lish. They knew nothing definite, but they reflected the wild rumojs, that are flying about. Vo wa went to the efficient Dr. Nicotic, who suavely assured ua thai the situation waa one of Inaction and tagnatlon. He assured us that at present we could not be permitted to go to 1'Mabuna. He made no definite claim, and when he was asked If Velea had been t ken by the French be evaded a direct answer. Then ram another night during which th dull throb of distant cannon came lo the aniloua eara of those who listened at Monastlr. to we went bark lo Dr. Nicotic hoping for newa but expecting the usual stereotyped evasions. Wa bad a distinct surprise awaiting us. a moment which stands out Ilka a beacon light In these tiroes of expert departmental equivocation. The doctor came Into the anteroom reserved for the press wo being tba press whose presence is responsible for the Inauguration of a special press headquarters and. a usual, ba waa polite, auave and businesslike. There waa no beating about tha bush, no Juggling of words, and no expert fencing and meaningless words. -Uentlemen. the situation la very grave." The words fsll like a bombshell. I don't know but that the frankness of them waa more startling that! the news Itself. "Kahuna mutt ba evacuated." he con tinued. -We have only two regiments there, and they must retire before the superior numbers and artillery of the Bulgarians." "And that means that Monastlr will be taken T we asked. "Yes." he answered. "How soonT" w a. Red. Tha llulgars will occupy Prllep In two days and It may be possible to hold them back from Monastlr three or four dsys longer." rail of Towa Predicted. There was a long pause. Then I asked It we might state the situation In a dispatch to our papers. "You may send a dtspatrh If you wish. T.l. remember. 1 am giving you only my own opinion of tha situation. There have been many cases In this war where towns have held out for weeks attea they have been expected to fall. I don't want you to embarrass your Journals by staling something that may aot happen." Wa took tha chance and wrote dis patches which Indicated tbe Imminence of the fall of Monastlr. THE COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY America's Greatest Boulevard; Oregon's Greatest Scenic Asset Will be fully described and beautifully illustrated in the New Year's Edition of A 12-page pictorial section will be devoted almost exclusively to the highway, illustrating the important features of the project and presenting the most striking views obtainable. In addition, the section will contain special articles describing the highway and features in connection with the boulevard, such as Larch Mountain Trail and the proposed Vista House. Send copies of the New Year's Number to your friends and relatives in the East and help Oregon to "harvest" the biggest tourist crop in its history next year. Place Your Order Now. The Price Is Only Five Cents, Postage Five Cents Additional Order Blank Printed Elsewhere in This Issue ii T JAN. 1 DtTR nOF.SXT blEAX PROHIBITION TO THEM, BIT WAV TO D Rl K. Mrs Who Were Hen traced "t'atll Mate Cloea Dry Tkea W III Ba F"ree to Cat All Lienor They Caw. Eleven of the most notorious heavy drinkers In Portland are looking for ward to January 1 with anticipation. It doesn't mean prohibition to them. but a chanco to get liquor. Not a healthy chance, out a better one than they now have In the City JalL Thaee men ara all members of Mu nicipal Judge Stephenson's 191t club. which had Its Inception In August. when the first ut the Incorrigible drunkards waa sent to Jail to stay "un til the state goes dry." This waa the actual phrase uaed by Judge Ktevenson when ha Inaugurated the club In Au gust, but tha sentence resolved into terms which would extend well past January 1. llck Keynolds. alias "Diamond Dick." la the charter member of the New Year's Club, lie was elected August S3. Nels Peterson next Joined on Sep tember 9. James Sullivan enrolled era the same day. On September JO, John Gallagher joined the ranks. John Arburklo took on membership October 7. but a few weeks later walkod away from the city garage. where ho waa working as a "trusty." and has not been heard from since. (ieorge Phillips signed tha member ship roll on October 14, and Ed Perlslan Joined on October 21. James Hickay was received the next day i homes nlth went In on November . and on November 16. John Deyoe added hla presence. James Morgan enlisted on November 29. and James Ross waa tha lay-t member to enter. Joining on De cember 4. STANFORD CLUB JO MEET Portland . Alumni Will Discuss Keeping of Rugby. ' Approximately 100 former members of Stanford University will gather at the University Club Wednesday, De cember 19. primarily for the purpose of discussing what tna sDtrit oi ua r-ori- a - t V . lreenlnff una iiumiii ' i - " - n of Kughy at ssianiora university. Many of the old-time Stanford foot ball stars will attend and respond t . .1 . . the hanotlet that Will be givel at 7 o'clock. Among such men who will be beard are Chester G. Murphy now den Ktott. Frank H. Hilton and t.nu npmrh Rilev. nresfdenl of the Maxamaji. and Bob O'N'ell are also scheduldrd to speak. Paul Glejiy is the president or th Portland Stanford Club. . a Ex-I'olicetnan Under Arrest. r nr if.Jn. ev.member of t hi Portland police force, is under arrest In Butte. Mont.. accoram tlon received here, and la charged with .'. .-i.i ft fpnm Vf rn Xf. rraaauieniiy , . . k wir. of a Triena. rennnuci, " - ... Schneider, according to officers-, was . it. I t.nm Xfontsna to TeXSS. HO le said to have sent his friend Maddux 160 to give Mrs. bcnneiaer. am dux Is said to have refused to turn, over the money. Maddux, who was dis charged from the Portland force in 11.. ib a. , it . . Tie waa for a time a memoer of the Butte police force, a Wh to Buy Attorney tlaa fllood Poison. iri'CENf, Or.. Dec 17 '."pedal I Ptetrlcl Attorney J. f. Devera Is uader tba cara of physicians tonight wltb a serious caaa of blood poisoning. Mr. Lvere scratched his thumb on a rusty nail laat Thursday, and tba Infection baa aew spread over hie entlra right arm. lie waa at the office for a time today, but his conditjoa Is regarded as very serloua. too litk to r I ai nr. a r.r.i,-t imi.i' -r imiit- Lad Add!. fttaa aest avi- Celebrate ISlew Year s Eve at TheHazelwood Special programme by the HAZELWOOD ORCHESTRA on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. New Years Day We will serve a . 75c Turkey Dinner The Hazelwood Confectionery and Restaurant Washington St at Tenth ere After New Year's Spring Valley Wine Company informs its customers that after New Year's, and with only the trouble of ordering, the amount of liquors permitted by law can be secured from us EXPRESS PREPAID. The ad dress is simply Spring Valley Wine Co. San Francisco, Calif., and we shall attend to our customers' needs as thoroughly and rapidly as we have in PORTLAND. You'll Enjoy Your Trip East if you go via the route of sunshine and flowers. San Francisco to LOs Angeles via the beautiful coast line. "AIonEr the ocean's shore a hundred miles or more." Los Angeles to Kl Paso through orange land, past Salton Sea below eea level, up the many colored tfalt River Canyon through Tucson, the Pueblo City. Beyond El Paso, the Pecos Canyon, San An tonio, Houston. Kice and Cane fields of Louisiana. All this and more on - Sunset Route East Every Day a "May Day" "SUNSET LIMITED" RUNS dally from San Francisco through Los Angeles to New Orleans. A solid steel train with all latest comforts for the traveling public. Connects at New Orleans with 10.600-ton ateamera to New York. 100 Golden Hoars at Sea." Tickets, reservations or further Information at City Ticket Office, Cor. 6th and Oak St.. Union Depot or East Morrison St. Station. Telephones Broadway 27oO. A 6704. SOUTHERN PACIFIC John M. Scott, O. F. Portland. Oregon. i