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Newspaper Page Text4 THE MORNING OREGOXIAN. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2T, 1916. SOUTHERN PACIFIC income MOUNTING Holdings in Other Companies Help to Swell Receipts to Large Figure. EARNINGS BREAK RECORD Some of Profits Ixst Owing to Mex ico's Restlessness Efforts to - Be Concentrated on In , creasing Revenues. " NEW YORK, Sept. 26. A gain of 0.14 per cent in net income is re ported by the Southern Pacific Company in its detailed report for the fiscal year coded June 30 last, that item increasing from $20,570,319 to $30,885,234. The gross income increased from $49,647,992 to $60,393,006, an increase of 21.64 per cent, and net revenue from railway operations increased from $42, 111,833 to $55,250,570. a net gain of 31.20 per cent. The Southern Pacific Company was materially benefited by the heavy travel to the San Francisco expisition, and derived additional income from its holdings of stock in other railroads, aa well as various other properties, including the Associated Oil Company of California, Earnings Largest In History. The company's investments of $689, 916,652 show an increase of $16,282,999 over the previous year, these including stocks, bonds and notes. Its current liabilities of $19,388,707 are only slightly increased over the previous year. Its gross earnings of $152,694,228 are the largest in the history-of the com pany, surpassing the previous record of 1913 by $9,919,623, and a gain over 1915 of $22,828,553. In his review of the year's opera tions Chairman Julius Kruttschnitt cays: "The interruption of steamship serv ice through the Panama Canal since September 18, 1915. has minimized sea competition and has restored to your company's lines the freight which had been diverted from them by the fre quent steamship service through the Panama Canal during the previous year, and by the low rates then pre vailing. Steamships Operate at Profit. "Nearly all the steamers which had operated through the canal found more profitable employment in consequence of the increased demand for steamship tonnage owing to the European war. and they have not been restored to regular service between Atlantic and Pacific ports since the reopening of the canal. Upon the return of normal con ditions, however, it may safely be as sumed that the intense competition of the steamship lines will be encoun tered again." Mexico's restlessness, however, has lost to the company some of the profits from the European trouble. The report said: "The cost of property destroyed by revolutionary disturbances, from the beginning of the Madero revolution in 1910 to June 30, 1916, is estimated at 5,020,552 pesos, e'quivalent to $2,510,276. Claims for 287,952 pesos were filed with Madero's government, but never paid. They are still on file, and will be pressed when the country calms." Revenue Must Be Increased. The recent threatened strike was mentioned, Mr. Kruttschnitt declaring that if the demands of the brotherhoods had been granted, the added expense would have had to be met by an in crease of revenue or a reduction of expenses in other directions. "Embarrassed on the one side by nu merous ill-considered Federal and state laws, which largely and unnecessarily increase the cost of operation, and on the other by large increases in prices of supplies, your officers have little opportunity left to effect a material reduction in operation costs." he con tinued. "As little or no more can be done in the direction of reducing costs, effort will have to be concen trated on raising revenues, and unless the present volume of traffic can be maintained or increased, we shall have to appeal for relief to the same public whose tolerance or tacit consent is responsible for the hardships we are enduring." Mr. Kruttschnitt also pointed to the fact there had been no abatement in automobile competition for local pas senger travel, and he brought out the claim that during the year no passen ger lost his life in a train . accident. HIGHWAY SENDS CHORUS MAIDS INTO ECSTASIES One Hundred Portland Bachelors Provide Autos, and Selves, for Trip Over - Famous Scenic Route. 0' BY LEOXE CASS BAER. II. THE things I could tell about a lok of Portland men, with goats' ears and cloven hoofs! but it's against the rules in a home -taper. Couldn't I be the nice little Town Top ics if "my city editor would let me? I was keen for printing all the names of the men and what they told the chorus girls and what the chorus girls told me, but the aforementioned C. E. said no-we-had-to-draw-the-line-some-where. So he drew the line on the names. That's because he's V man. If we had a lady C. E. you could all read today the names of 100 prominent Port land bachelors who took fair chorus maids from the "World of Pleasure" company out on the Columbia Highway yesterday. But if those interested will send self-addressed envelopes, I shall earnestly endeavor to break up a few engagements and happy homes. Hromldu Mast Suffer. But I shall have to content myself with a bromidic repetition of "grands" and "wonderfuls" and "swells" applied by the merry merry to the scenery and the chicken dinner along the highway. What "he said" and "she said" will have to be, ae Kipling has it, another story and untold. First of all, the chorus girls are unan imous in saying that the Western men are "simply wonderful." About one hundred of the simply wonderfuls backed up to the stage door yesterday noon with automobiles and tried to pick out the girl they had picked out in the front row the night before. But it's so difficult to recognize a chorus maid by her face and there was, of course, some confusion. How ever, by 12:30 they were all on their way in a long, whirling procession, to the highway. Some took kodaks, a few had enough forethought to take sandwiches, while others looked further and got hungry just as a tavern sign pwung into view. Part of the party got back in time for dinner in Portland and some ate en route. Two Are Almost Late. A pair of venturesome sprites just got back in time to get undressed for the chorus. And here are a few opinions, picked at random: Henriette Merriman Grand! Mildred Barclay Grand! Nell Edwards Simply marvelous! - Tessie Cole Wonderful! 3igf ried Nordstrom It's my first trip west of Chicago and it's the loveliest scenery I've ever seen. Dorothy Vale I have seen all the picturesque spots of the United States, and this highway is really superior to them all. Beatrice Lancois Simply superb! (Applying the term to the trip, the man who took her and the dinner he bought.) Olive Dale Marvelous! Cosette Jean Staples It beats the Garden of the Gods in Colorado. Lillian Griffith Wonderful! Mildred Miller Can't put it in words! Florence and Hazel Snyder Loveliest views we ever saw. Peggy Mitchell Wish I could settle down right on a farm by that highway. Helen MacMahon, who' is one of the principals and does that amazing rag doll dance with her clever partner, Mau rice Diamond, went with the party and "couldn't half say enough of the splendor of the scenery." the railroad company. Appropriate pro ceedings therefore will be taken to test its validity. It is hoped, however, that in deciding the case now pending before it the Supreme Court will so define the rights of the railroad company under the granting acts as to render fifrther litigation unnecessary and bring about a speedy settlement. Our counsel will endeavor to secure the co-operation of counsel for the Government with this end in view." The suit now pending before the Su preme Court, referred to by this decla ration, is the appeal by the Southern Pacific of Judge Wolverton's decision a yea- ago that the company is not en titled to any interest in the land other than $2.50 an acre. REALTORS FOR HUGHES STRAW VOTE AT S'ATIONAt. MEET ING IS 130 TO 7. Prohibition In Considered Leading Is- aue and Early Prosperity la -Predicted for Pacific Northwest. Among 137 leading real estate men gathered at Minneapolis last week from all parts of the United States, 130 voted for Hughes In a straw vote contest and the seven Wilson men were lifelong Democrats from the South, according to F. N. Clark, vice-president of the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges, who has just returned from attendance at an executive conference of the National association. Although the "realtors" were virtually unani mous in support of Hughes and hoped for his success, not all of them were confident of Republican victory. Mr. Clark says, the consensus of opinion being that the coming political battle is to be close. ! "Notwithstanding the concern in the Presidential contest, interest among the men at the conference seemed to cen ter around the prohibition topic," said Mr. Clark last night. "Delegates from Montana, Nebraska. Michigan and Cali- -fornia predicted that tnose states are to become dry at the coming elections and the sentiment seemed to be that the prohibition issue is sweeping gradually over the entire country. "iixty-one official delegates were present from the biggest cities in 38 states of the Union and most of them seem convinced that the present pros perity of the East Is certain to reach the Pacific Coast before long. They. claim that their good, times are due almost entirely to inaustrial develop ment and point out that Oregon must develop industries to reach its prime. All of the dealers at the confer ence, which was the first meeting of the new administration of the Na tional body, bragged about the pros perous condition of their home com munities. Things certainly are buzzing in Minneapolis and St. Paul." RIGHTS TO liASD REASSERTED Chairman of Southern Pacific Board Reviews Position. Aside from the fact that both the gross and the net incomes of the South ern Pacific Company, for the year end ed June 30, last, were the heaviest in the history of that road, the most in teresting item in the annual report is sued yesterday is the reiteration by the directors of the company's attitude on the Oregon & California land grant case. A year ago, in his annual report, Julius Kruttschnidt, chairman of the board, took the position that the South ern Pacific owns all the natural re sources on or within the Oregon & Cali fornia lands, in addition to its title to $2.50 an acre with which it was vested by the original Congressional enact ment The Government, on the other hand, has held to the view that the Southern Pacific's interest in the land ends with the $2.50 an acre, and the United States courts have sustained that position. But in this year's report Mr. Krutt echnitt declares himself significantly as follows: "The position of the Southern 'Pacific is that the grantee has full and complete title to the lands, and all that thereon is. subject only to the ob ligation that, when it comes to sell the lands, it must sell them to actual set tiers at prices and in quantities not ex ceeding the prescribed maximums. "It has a right to sell or dispose of the timber apart from the land, unless . such severance of the timber would 'Prevent sales of the land to the persons and "upon the terms prescribed. "The recent act of Congress confirms ; our belief that the sale of the timber by the grantee apart from the sale of the lands would not be in violation of the restrictions which the granting acts Impose- upon sales of the land, and hence that the right so to dispose of the timber is a right which forms part of the value of the grant and cannot be ignored by Congress." Mr. Kruttschnitt further declares the intention of the company to test the validity of the act recently passed by Congress providing for the return of the land to the Government upon pay ment to the railroad company-at the rate of $2.50 an acre. The report aaysi "Our counsel believe that this act of Congress is inconsistent with the deci alon of the Supreme Court, unauthor . 1zeri bv ihfl mandate of that court, and 'in violation. ot the -.property .rights -o FOOD PURITY DISCUSSED COXStTMERS AJTO CHAMBER TALK OF OREfiOX-MADE GOODS. Mr. MlclUe Favors Changes In Laws to Rale Standards and Urges Cam j palgn of Education. Representatives of the Consumers' League and the bureau of industries and manufactures of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday appointed a joint committee to lay plans for future work in standardization of Oregon-made food 1 products. This committee will report its plan to the general meeting at an assembly called for Tuesday, Octo ber 17. . A. J. Bale, H. H. Haynes and W. J. Mitchell represent the manufacturers on the joint committee and Mrs. A. C. Newill, Mrs. W. H. Warrens and Mrs. E. C. Shevlin represent the Con sumers League. Speakers at the meeting yesterday were State Food and Dairy Commis sioner Mickle, Mrs. A. C. Nwll, chair man of the higher standards com mittee of the Consumers' League and A. J. Bale,' chairman of the food pro ducts bureau of the manufacturers and industries bureau of the Chamber. Mr. Mickle recommended a campaign of education and recommended more rigid pure food laws for the state. He also said that the false advertisement and label law could be improved. Mrs. Newill said that producers should be educated and should co-operate with consumers in fixing the highest pos sible standard. Those present at the meeting from the two organizations were: Manufacturers A. Jr. TSale, chairman; T. Dwight Edwards, A. M. Work, H. H. Haynes, A. E. Gantenbein, W. J. Mitchell, H. F. Rittmann, Walter K. Louis. J. H. Walker, Ernest Mueller, Frank Kerr, J. H. Goldstaup, E. H. Garton and M. ADrennon. Consumers' League Mrs. W. F. Ogburn, president; Mrs. A. C. Newell, Mrs. E. B. Colwell, Mrs. W. B. Ayer, Mrs. T. T. Monger, Miss Cora Pattee and Miss K. Trevitt. WOMAN CENSOR IS GRAVE PROBLEM NOTED MR. FAIRBANKS SAYS PEOPLE'S Jl'DGMEST WILL BE TAXED. KLICKITAT MAN 'HONORED 'Clinck-IIole Day" Coe Elected Sec . retary of State Association. WHITE SALMON, Wash.. Sept. 26. (Special.) The originator of "Chuck- hole day," County Commissioner W. Scott Coe, of White Salmon. Klickitat County, was honored by being unani mously elected as secretary of the Washington State Association of Coun ty Commissioners at their recent an nual meeting at Tacoma. Early this past "Spring Commissioner Coe announced to the residents of Western Klickitat County that each Friday would be known to his road su pervisors as Chuckhole day, and re quested that any one noticing a chuck hole starting should call up the su pervisor of his district, stating loca tion, and same would be properly cared for on following Friday. The result has been a system of uniformly good roads throughout the Western section of the county, and at a low cost of up-keep. Commissioner Coe has also encouraged the use of the split log drag by his su pervisors after all soaking rains. CITY'S GASOLINE SNAP GONE Old Contract at 9 1-2 Cents Expires and Price Is 18 1-3 Now. Commencing October 1 the city will pay 18 hi cents a gallon for its gaso line instead of 9V4 cents as at present under a contract made a year ago. The Associated Oil Company submitted the lowest bid yesterday for furnishing the city's supply for the month. The bid provides a price of 2 cents less than the retail market price, with a maxi mum price of 18 hi cents. The same company submitted the lowest bid for fuel oil delivered. The city now is paying 90 cents a barrel. The new price will be $1.30 a barrel. Road Man to Talk. - A. N. Johnson will speak at the Chamber of Commerce Fridry night on the subject of roads. He will come from Salem, where he is attending the special conference on road building at the State Fair. Mr. Johnson wvs for merly chairman of the Illinois State Highway-Commission and is now head or the New:' York .Bureau of Research. REBUKED AT CLUB Mrs. Elmer Colwell Called to Order for Attack on Movie Theater Managers. 'BOARD IS SPOILED CHILD" Plea Made for Protection and Effect of Democratic Tariff Before War Began Explained. OMAHA, Sept. 26. Democratic pros perity is due to war, while Republican prosperity grows out of the normal and peaceful industries of the people, de clared Charles Warren Fairbanks, Re publican nominee for Vice-President, in nis principal aauress in Omaha today. Mr. Fairbanks declared that graver problems tax the judgment of the American people than had been pre sented since the days of Lincoln. After eaying that one of the first things the present Administration did was to overturn the Republican system of protection, the speaker said: The law promptly did its work. It began to undermine confidence,, breed distrust, reduce the revenue, close fac tories, throw out of employment hun dreds of thousands of wage earners and increase bread lines in many parts of the country. In due course relief came to us. not through Democracy, but through one of the cataclysms in the political world that dimmed all that preceded it through the ages; the foundations of Europe trembled in' the grasp of a mighty war." The prosperity that followed in the wake of the war was not due to the party in power, Mr. Fairbanks declared. "The fact is that prosperity such as it was and is was not affected in the slightest degree by the political meas ures or the policies of the party in power," he said. STOCKHOLDERS TO ELECT Four Directors of Cement Company to Be Cbosen. ' The stockholders of the Oregon Port land Cement Company will meet at 3:30 o'clock today in the offices of the company. 1104 Wilcox building, to elect four new directors to succeed the four who resigned at the meeting Monday. The stockholders' committee, com posed of F. T. Griffith. J. C. Ainsworth and Edward Cookingham. will recom mend the names of four out of 12 stock holders submitted to them at this meeting as eligible for director. The four directors who resigned were Paul C. Bates. James G. Wilson, Wirt Minor and W. A. Johnson. Mrs. Millie Trumbull Criticises Local Board for Opposition to Plea for Appeal and Objects to Attitude Toward Films. The dinner held by the Social Work ers' Club, of Portland, last night in the Hotel Oregon, was peaceable enough, but as soon as the subject of the even ing "Motion Picture Censorship" be gan to be discussed, things happened. Three motion picture men who were guests of the club, were among those called on to give their views. During their "talks they were interrupted fre quently by Mrs. Elmer B. Colwell, sec retary of the local censor board, and when they had finished. Mrs. Coiwell asked the privilege to reply. She struck "right out from the shoulder" and as a result was called to order by George Thacber, president, who said: "I must interfere. You are getting personal. Mrs. Colwell." Mrs. Colwell Called to Order. When the secretary of the board said she thought "these men" elaborated when they told about the number of their employes, Mrs. Colwell was told not to be personal. She referred to the movie men as "these men." In speaking of the board she repre sented, Mrs. Colwell said: "We do not measure morals by dollars and cents as do these motion picture men," and when she spoke of Manager Todd, of the General Film Company, one of the exchange men who had given a talk and who had told of the expense of films and of the loss if the pictures were cut from the first-run films, Mrs. Colwell said: "Very few of Mr. Todd's pictures are ever sent to first-run houses." These remarks each brought the cen soring ruling of the chair, who said: "Mrs. Colwell, all personalities are barred." J erora la 'City Court Defeated. Mrs. Colwell explained that her board of seven and her 80 viewers did what they did for the good, of the mor als of the community and that when the objectionable scenes were cut out the movie men said the board "cut out their pep." She declared that she had "broken her neck to accommodate the movie men." In her talk she had said that the movie men wanted the right of appeal from the decision of the board and wanted it to go to a "municipal judge, who sees only the sordid side of life." or to a jury of six men. who. "as we know, are picked up from the hangers on of the courts." Mr. Thacher replied: "I must correct one statement. The jurors are not hangers-on of the Police Court; they are generally good, respect able business men." Censor Favors Appeal. Mrs. Millie Trumbull, who represent ed the National Board of Censors, took exceptions to several remarks made by E. L. Richards and Mrs. Colwell re garding the National board. "I dislike the local board's continu ally throwing stones at the National board." she said. "It is wrong, unjust, unfair. I was a mother of that local board", but it has grown up a badly spoiled child. I oppose the fight against the appeal to the courts for the movie men as a most undemocratic thing. Let us take the responsibility home-to ourselves and help mould pub lio opinion and improve the standard of films by improving the public mind. "I am in favor of well-formed cen sorship," said Judge Cleeton, "and I am in favor of the moving picture men having the right to appeal. I believe in redress and a full and complete hearing. Losses Are Related. William Reed. F. M. Simonton and Mr. Todd all gave the movie men's side of the story, telling of the losses caused by delay and eliminations and of their desire to do the best in their power for the public They made a plea for a right to appeal to the court when they deemed the local board too drastic. They upheld the National board and said that the film exchanges were leav ing Portland and going to Seattle to make their headquarters. The meeting was one of the largest ever held by the club. Miss Ida Loew enberg was elected vice-president to fill the office made vacant by the resigna tion of Miss Caroline Gleason. A social worKers- conierence will be held on Thursday, October 5, at 10:30 A. M. at the Central Library. W. F. Ogburn. of Reed College announced that "Child Welfare" will be the subject. ipi jiii. it If : ; ipjjlj 1 3 3 ' I! i '' a m no Yes! This IS a Healthy Town But our business grows, our patrons increase in numbers every day like that Postum ad, "there's a" reason," yea many Prices, quality, service and the helpful money-saving little Trading: Stamp. m m Caton Funeral Held. The funeral services of Grace P. Caton. wife of E. A. Caton, of 825 Tillamook street, were held at Finley's chapel yesterday at 1 o'clock P. M. Rev. T. W. Lane officiated. The pall bearers were A. G. Smith, F. Davies, H. Hamilton. Z. L. Dimmick, P. Leitn and C. A. Pengra, The Interment was made at Riverside ' Cemetery, . ALL ROADS TO BE MARKED Klickitat County Adopts Clark Sys tern of Signs and Milepo'sts. WHITE SALMON, Wash.. Sept. 26.- (Special.) Klickitat County bids fair to be the most thoroughly and sys tematically road-marked county in Washington. ... At a recent meeting of the Board of County Commissioners the system of "Clark'sCounty Road Signs and Mile Posts" was adopted as the official road marker of he county. Black on white direction and mileage signs, not only for local, but for through travel, will be placel at all points of road diver sion. It is proposed to do away with all promiscuous sign and bill-posting throughout the county, believing the rocks and trees along the highway were never intended to be used for such purposes. Points of scenic in terest lying off the main highways will be prominently noted on sign posts placed at detouring point, and a warn ing sign will be placed where steep grades or sharp curves are met. . GIRLS MAKE RECORD CLIMB Mount Hood Ascended From South Side in 8 Hours 4 0 Minutes. GOVERNMENT CAMP. Or., Sept. 26 (Special.) A unique record for the ascent of Mount Hood from the south side was made Thursday by two Port land girls, Anne Dempsey and Mildred Simpson. Guided by Mr. Prldemore, the girls made the climb from the hotel to the summit in eight hours and 40 minutes, which is the record time for women climbing from Government Camp Hotel. The party left the hotel at 2:30 A. M. and announced their ar rival at the summit at 11:10 A. M. by telephone. Mr. Coalman, who came down to Triangle Moraine for supplies, met the party and accompanied them to his cabin on the summit. The party also visited Charles J. Kraebel, forest ranger, before descend ing. " - . . , SOAP SALE TODAY AND TOMORROW 8 bars Lurline Soap 25 (No phone orders no deliveries except with other good.) $1.00 bar Fontaine Castile Soap 69 50c-Synol Soap S6 60c Madero Castile Soap 37 6 bars Fairy Soap 23 6 bars Grandpa's Tar Soap 250 6 bars Lifebuoy Soap 2o 6 bars Vernon Glycerine Soap 2. 6 bars Wool Soap.. 25 Gbars Colgate's Floating Bath Soap... 25 10c Strictly Pure Castile Soap 3 for.. 180 10c Jergen's Elderflower Soap 3 for.. 100 25c Floating Castile Soap 180 lOcPalmolive Soap 3 for 190 10c Lava Soap 3 for 100 25c Cuticura Soap 180 25c Woodbury's Soap 200 10c Maxine Elliott Buttermilk Soap 3 for 170 10c Valiant's Antiseptic Soap 3 for... 180 m Electric Heaters for Quick Service Don't use your fur nace before you have to. Get one of our four types of electric email-roat radiators. They take away that chilly feeling without affecting the quality of the air. 4 to 10 each. FURNITURE POLISHES "Wood-Lark" Polish, 8-oz. bottle., 256 Cedar Polish, 4-oz. bottle -...170 Wizard Polish, 4-oz. bottle 20f Liquid Veneer, 12-oz. bottle 400 S-W Polish Oil, 12-oz. bottle 50c O'Cedar Polish. 32-oz. bottle ..$1.00 "Chinamel" .'.250 Mar-Not Floor Varnish, dur- f-i f( able, waterproof. Quart P-"-evlv These Table Bargains to Close CHAFING DISHES, value to $5.39 514 Electric Tea Ball Urn.. $5.98 ?9 Electric Boiler and Eprg Cooker $:?.20 $5.00 Hand-painted Casserole $8.29 Crumb Sets, value to $2.00, now.... 700 CANDY SPECIAL One Pound Nougrat Chews 240 One-half Pound Lime Mints 15c One Pound Jumbo .Telly Beans HJ0 iry "wooa-Lark - inroat uisks lor 1 C 1UL sore throat. DRUGS AND PATENTS 50c Foley's Honey and Tar 370 $1.00 Hewitt's Kidney Pills 690 75c Bisurated Magnesia 590 $1.00 Pinkham's Vegetable Comp 680 $1.00 Bliss Native Herb Tablets. ...... .750 25c Rose Water 170 25c Castor Oil ...190 25c Tr. Green Soap 190 1 pound Merck's Sugar Milk 29c 10-pound sack Gluten Flour... -v. $2.25 1 Pound Powdered Alum 150 12 ounces Dandy Roach Powder 500 i Tim STREET AT WEST PUBK MAB3HAU. TOO -HOWS A 6171 J ' BRITON 15 WATCHED Attache Deals Directly With American Citizens. OFFICIALS LOOK UP LAW same time relieved a large body American citizen from the effects unfounded suspicion." Sir Richard Crawford Tells sew York Exporters So-Called "Black list" Is Really "White List, Meant as Benefit. WASHINGTON. Sept. 26. The con ferences of Sir Richard Crawford, the British Embassy's commercial attache, with exporters in New Tork. have been called to the attention of the State De partment, officials let It be known to day, with a suggestion that they might easily involve activities in vio lation of the law prohibiting members of foreign embassy staffs from nego tiating directly with American citizens on diplomatic subjects. It was said at the Department that the conference would be watched carefully and an ex amination of the statutes made to de termine whether there is anything for bidding such informal discussions. NEW TORK. Sept. 28. Sir Richard Crawford spoke at a luncheon given in his honor here yesterday by 50 bankers and heads of industrial corporations engaged in export trade. He explained that the term blacklist had created a misunderstanding as to Its real ob jects, and told the guests what was done by the British government to min imize the censorship of business mail. Individuals f Seek Relief. A committee of five is to be appointed from among those who attended the conference to take up with the em bassy official individual cases in which it may be possible to effect relief. "A striking example of the rigorous application of the trading with the enemy act." Sir Richard said, -was the case of a British house, which was prosecuted for obtaining indirectly, goods of enemy origin for the purposes of its business. The president of the firm concerned was sentenced to a term of imprisonment, followed by other disabilities, including the stigma of want of patriotism. "The act Immediately became a very living and real thing to every British firm trading with the United States. The penalties, material and moral, were so disastrous to their existence and honor that there was widespread ap prehension and uncertainty which threatened to disorganize the business of a large body of American citizens, whose names might have aroused un founded suspicions as to the neutrality of their transaction and interests. Only Small Proportion Unneutral. "In these circumstances the British government was Impelled to afford such informaticn to British subjects as would enable them to continue to trade with such firms without the fear of bringing themselves within the pur view of the act. After careful exami nation of all the evidence before them, the British authorities found that out of thousands of firms in the United States bearing names which might have caused hesitation on the part of the British subjects engaged in trade with them, only a small proportion were in the opinion of the British gov ernment properly to be classed as un neutral. "The publication of these few names has served to remove this situation and while it has enabled British subjects to avoid incurring penalties under the laws of their country, it has at the MISSION WORKERS ELECT Washington Woman's Home Union Raises $4000. SPOKANE. Wash., Sept. 26 Dele gates attending the convention of the Washington Woman's Home Missionary Union of the Congregational Church here today elected Mrs. W. C. Wheeler, of Tacoma. honorary president, and Miss H. A. MacLafferty. of Tacoma, president. Other officers elected fol low: Mrs. G. IX Pike. North Takima, vice president; Mrs. W. J. Kennedy. Tacoma, recording secretary; Miss Emma A. Woire. Tacoma. corresponding secre tary; Mrs. J. II. Matthews. Seattle, treasurer. . The officers chosen for the coming year of the Washington branch of the Pacifio Board follow: Mrs. J. A. Frelday. Tacoma. honorary president: Mrs. R. S. Osgood. Rolling Bay. president; Mrs. C. H. Eurdick. Spokane, vice-president: Mrs. G. R, Dickson. Seattle, recording secretary; Mrs. Arthur Talcott. corresponding sec retary; Miss Estelle Roberts, Seattle, secretary. Reports showed that the 45 aux iliaries in the state raised $4000 for mission work. Sllverton Pastor Says Karewell. SIL.VERTON. Or.. Sept. 26. (Special.) Rev. J. H. Irvine, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, preached his farewell sermon Sunday night. His future charge has not yet been determined. CASTOR I A -Iat Infant and Children, f Tin Kind Yea Hai3 Always EragM' Boars ta pi$MtxofJ Hi? I! J i Lai THEATER Thursday Sept. 28 Seat Sale Tomorrow The masterly playing of this great artist is re produced perfectly in his Victor Records. Enjojing; jn your own home the exquisite interpretations of the world's greatest artists is a pleasure which only the Victrola can afford you. Pick Out Your Victrola From Our Complete Line Our stores specialize on Victor products. We have all the different styles and are glad to demonstrate them and help you to select the Victrola that is exactly suited to your home. Ask us to tell you about our plan of easy terms, which enables you to get your Victrola right now. THE WILEY B. ALLEN CO.. Morrison Street at Broadway. Portland. Or. Please send catalogues and full particulars of your easy pay ment proposition for Victor Buyers. Sign here Address Mason & Hamlin Pianos, Player Pianos, Music Rolls MORRISON STREET AT BROADWAY Other . Stores San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Sacrament6, Los Angeles, San Diego and other Coast cities.