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16 . TIIE 3IORXING. OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER G, 191G. ." -! 4 1 -. i i TRPniMR'p win r rnn iiiH u iiiu vl run ' POST STIRS OREGON Protest Telegraphed Senator Chamberlain in Effort io Save Vancouver. ADVICE ON ACTION ASKED Chamber AVants Opportunity to Offer Land if Donation Is Necessary to Protect Barracks Brigade Post Wanted on River. Afcain threatened with the probable rpmoval, or loss of importance, at least, of the military post at Vancouver, yes terday when it became known that Ta coma interests propose to donate a large tract of land for a big military base to the Government, the Portland Chamber of Commerce at once took action and sent a strong telegram to Senator Chamberlain, head of the Sen ate committee on military affairs, ask ing that no action be taken that will doom Vancouver to oblivion in mat ters military. It was asked that Portland be ad vised at once what is required to main tain Vancouver's importance as a mili tary post and also to know what, if any, action is essential on Portland's part to provide facilities at or near Vancouver that will offset the attrac tions at American Lake. Business Interests Aroused. Business interests generally were eroused yesterday by the proposed American Lake establishment. It be came known that Pierce County will pcopose a bond issue of $2,000,000 at the next election to purchase 70.00D acres for- a great military camp near American Lake. The plan has much support already at Tacoma and the people are told if this land is acquired and given to the Government, the Federal authorities will spend no less than $70,000,000 in developing the camp within the next ten years. The plan. In general, contemplates the establishment of what is known as a cantonment at American Lake, on such a large tract, maneuvers can be carried out well, and there will be room for an immense military estab lishment. That the cantonment Is more than likelv to errow into a big central military headquarters for the entire Pacific Northwest is the general belief locally. Secretary Baker Indorses. Secretary of War Baker has written Vita rather comolete sanction of the plan to the people of Pierce County. He Is quoted as follows: "You are advised that If Pierce fmintv tenders a deed conveying a valid "title of lands having an aggre r.stA ari-a. of 70.000 acres I will gladly accept the same for the purpose of maintaining thereon a permanent mo bilization, training and supply station, under the authority of the act of Con gress, approved August 29, 1316 "You are further advised that as Boon and as long as the appropriations maris hv Coneress and the military oe mands upon the mobile forces of the Vnited States permit, I will establish and maintain upon said reservation a rilvision of mobile troops, wltn sucn improvements as are provided for In said appropriations. Mr. Chamberlain Believed In Favor, Senator Chamberlain, it is stated by a. Tacoma paper, has expressed himself as favorable to the plan as outlined, and will give his influence as head of the committee on military attairs oi the Senate to carrying it out. He is quoted as having said that he knows of no site so desirable for the purpose of a big military cantonment as that in the American Lake district. Senator Chamberlain has expressed the belief, it is stated, that this bi military camp will in no wise take away from the present military post at Vancouver Barracks. Vancouver, it was understood yes terday, was arranging a protest through its commercial organizations against any possible loss of its military prestige by the new scheme Just out lined. Portland Telegraphs Senator. Portland is ready to take up arms In the same fight. The following tele gram was dispatched to Senator Cham berlain yesterday by the Portland Chamber of Commerce: Tacoma papers have report of plan to bond city for $2,000,000 to buy 70.000 acres at American LaKe-Ior great division center of Pacific Northwest. In our view this plan clearly will kill all our purposes to make this the brigade and divisional cen ter for the Northwest. Repeated arguments have been filed, showing strategic, geo graphic and commercial advantage of es tablishing this great center on Columbia River. w' Will donation of land y local Interests to -Government be a controlling or any factor in Government's selection of military center for Northwest? If so, we must have oppor tunity to make offer for this region. If do nation of land by local Interests not con trolling factor, what may we do to protect this as the great center? We regard this a matter of the utmost importance and desire every opportunity to protect river interests. Kear for Vancouver Expressed. "I am afraid the centralization of military forces in the Pacific North west near Tacoma may, almost cer tainly result in lessened importance to the Vancouver post headquarters, and I certainly hope a suitable site can be secured in proximity to The presen post there." said O. M. Clark, presi dent of the Chamber of Commerce. "We should, as a community, tak the' subject up actively at once and fcoe what can be done to avoid fh threatened change. I should not think Senator Chamberlain would be apt t act in any manner that would be detrl mental to the interests of this dis trice" General T. M. Anderson, U. S. A., re tired, who was for 12 years in com mand of Vancouver Barracks, expressed the opinion yesterday that Oregon in terests should at once take action to prevent, if possible, the loss of th Vancouver military station, and he also said he regarded it as too valuable to ba abandoned. General Opposes Change. "The Vancouver site is too desirable. he said, "in my opinion, for the Govern ment to remove its soldiers. It has cast the Government more than $1,000, 000 already, and ' the investment is worth maintaining. "Oregon should do all it can to main tain that post and, in my opinion, an effort should be made at once to find out the approximate military strength it is expected to keep in the Pacific jNormwesi, so mat pressure can di brought to bear to have a brigade pos at Vancouver, even though a division headquarters is established at Amer ican Lake. It is not the usual military policy to have all the troops in one place. State Action Is Urged. "I believe that Oregon can assert her- celf in this regard and if the new Army bill is supported here as It should b this state will, undoubtedly, be given consideration in the placing of troops in the Pacific Northwest. ' The strategic Importance of the Co lumbla River post is believed here to be sufficiently, -strong argument forta 1HUU maintenance, and it Is the intention locally to make a strong: campaign for the retention of troops there. Military men yesterday, who ' were asked as to the probable effect on the Vancouver post by the establishment of the new headquarters at American Lake, said they were not sufficiently well informed of the plans to express an opinion in the matter. VANCOUVER MAY ACT TODAY Chamber to Consider Threatened Loss of Brigade Headquarters. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 5. (Spe cial.) Nothing- definite has been done here by the Chamber of Commerce con cerning the proposal of Tacoma to es tablish a division headquarters on 70, 000 acres of land near here, bonding the county for $2,000,000 to do it. What will be done, if anything, to oppose this move on the part of Ta coma, may be determined at the annual PASTAGES STAR. RECA1L5 EARLY TIMES IV DAYS OF JiEW SIAHKET THEATER. :':-:o::w.-m-.'.-.'WJ'.-.-A..r.:.-o:-'- " r 4 ' V iTiitn-''Tirrr i George PrlmrOHe, Veteran Miis Ktrel, Who Is In Portland. There were only three streets in Portland when George 'Prim rose, the veteran minstrel, who is starring at Pantages this week, made his first appearance, here in 1879. First, Second and Third streets marked the limits of the busi ness district, and Portland's only theater was the New Market, at Second and Ash streets. The building is still there, but it is a garage now, and the business center has moved to a district where fir trees grew and wild flowers bloomed in 1879. "It took us just 10 minutes to make the rounds with our mam moth street parade that day," said Mr. Primrose, recounting the old days. It was a real minstrel show in those days. Joe Buchtel had a baseball team then and we challenged his nine. We played the game somewhere in South Portland, and it's so long ago I've forgotten who won." meeting of the Vancouver Chamber of Commerce tomorrow night. It would appear that if this division s established at Tacoma it would mean the practical abandonment of Vancou ver Barracks. GLASH ENDS IN COURT RENT COLLECTOR ACCUSED OF AT TACKING BIAS. Mrs. Mary Lyman Holds Mark Schlns- el tint 11 Police Arrive Latter Is Finally Discharged. Whether Mrs. Mary Lyman and Mark Schlussel were tangoing or fighting in the hallway of Mrs. Lyman's home, on Fifth street. Monday, F. H. Wright, who declared he separated them, admitted to Municipal Judge Langguth, yester day that he did not know. "It was rather dark," he explained to the Judge," and I couldn't tell what kind of a hold they had." Mr. Schlussel was arrested on com plaint of Mrs. Lyman on a charge of assault and battery. She declared that he came In to collect the rent and that when she threatened to call the police he beat her. She admitted that she seized him and held him in order to prevent his making his escape before the arrival of the police. Mr. Schlussel exhibited a. coat tail which he declared to have been torn by Mrs. Lyman. She denied this, declar ing that-she seized him by the over coat instead. Mr. Schlussel then de nied having on an overcoat. 'Did Mr. Schlussel have on an over coat?" asked Deputy District Attorney Ryan of Mr. Wright. 'I swan, mister," came the reply In good old Southern dialect, "I couldn't say to a definite fact. Mr. Schlussel admitted to the court that he was no match, physically, for Mrs. Lyman. He was discharged. WARRANT FOR GIRL DENIED Right to Have Revolver in Own Of fice Asserted by Prosecutor. On the ground that it is no crime to carry a loaded revolver in ones own office, the District Attorney's office declined yesterday to issue a warrant against Miss Hazel Fitzwater, stenog rapher for Albert B. Ferrera, Portland attorney. Miss Fitzwater was arrested after midnight Monday night in the office of Mr. Ferrera, 403 Stock Ex change building, on a charge of carry ing concealed weapons. She had loaded revolver in her muff at the time, according to Police Sergeant Burke and Patrolman Madden, who made the ar rest. The arrest was made by the police after they had been taken to the office by Mrs. Ferrera, who declared she had found her husband and the girl in the office and the shades drawn. Mrs. Ferrera said the girl intended to shoot hef. BOY TOLD TO LEAVE HOME After Raymond Lee Whips Father Judge Langguth Suggests Change. Municipal Judge Langguth advised Raymond Lee. who appeared in Mu nicipal Court yesterday on a charge of assault and battery sworn to by his father, A. R. Lee, 314 East Sixty-third street, to leave his father and go out into the world and fight his own battles. The father and son quarreled because the boy sold three sacks of potatoes and sent the money to his brother, who is in the Army. The elder Lee was soundly thrashed by his son. 'After Mr. Lee declared he had no love for his son Judge Langguth told him that he was responsible for the conditions which had, resulted In , the difference. r LAKE NOT RIVAL War Department Plans Can tonment, Without Displac ing Present Army Post. MANEUVER SITE PRAISED Senator Chamberlain Is Satisfied With Secretary's Explanation and Approves Acceptance If Donation Is Made. WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. (Special.) The plan of the War Department, if the American Lake camp site is pre- ented to the Government by the city of Tacoma1, is to establish on that site cantonment and not to buildi there a large permanent Army post. That was the explanation made to enator Chamberlain by the Secretary of War when the Secretary! conferred with the Senator on the project. Sec- etary Baker specifically told Senator Chamberlain that the American Lake project would not in any way inter fere with Vancouver Barracks and that was not the plan to transfer the "ancouver post to American Lake. Secretary Baker steadfastly refused to discuss this project with newspaper men, referring all inquiries to General Franklin Bell, commanding the De partment of the Pacific, at San Fran cisco. , Papers In Bell's Hands. General Bell, he said, has all the de tailed information regarding the proj ect, and also has in his possession most of the papers in- the case. Other offi-. ials of the War Department know little of the project, as the subject has een handled personally by Secretary Baker. The assurance given by Secretary Baker to Senator Chamberlain was en tirely satisfactory to the Senator, who tnen expressed his approval of the plan to take over the American Lake ite If it can be ha-d without cost to the Government. He said he regarded American Lake as the best available maneuver site and training ground on the Pacific Coast. If the American Lake ite is donated to the Government, an ppropriation will have to be made by- Congress for the erection of certain uiiaings, the installation 'of sewer ana water systems and for making other necessary improvements. Bnlldlntrs to Be "Semi-Permanent." The buildings to be erected, however, are said to be of a semi-permanent character, and not such as would be rected' at a regularly established Army post. While it is within the power of the Secretary of War or the President abandon any Army post, Congress might make appropriations for neces sary buildings at any new post the Department may desire to establish. and if it should later develop that the war Department proposed to move Vancouver Barracks to American Lake, the project could be held up by Senator Chamberlain by merely blocking ap propriations for buildings. On the assurance given him by the Secretary of War, however. Senator Chamberlain thinks there is no inten tion to abandon Vancouver Barracks. CEXERAIi BELIi FAVORS POST Commander of Western Department for American Lake Site. TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 6. (Special.) Franklin - Bell, Major-General, com manding the Western Department of the United States Army, is so enthu siastic over the proposed Army post and cantonment at American Lake that he is willing to come to Tacoma from his headquarters in San Francisco and take the stump in favor of the project, it was announced today. The committee will keen in touch with General Bell. WIFE WINS MAYORALTY MRS. E. E. STAR CHER. OF UMA TILLA, DEFEATS HUSBAND. All Other Offices In Town. Also Are Captured by Women, Election Returns Show. UMATILLA, Or.. Dee. 6. fSDeeial.1 Mrs. E. E. Starcher was elected Mayor oi mis city joaay. aereating her hus band for re-election. Mrs. C. O. vBrownell. Mrs. Rov V. Paulu. Mrs. B. Spinning and Mrs. TT. O. Means were elected to the Council, Mrs. J. H. Cherry. City Recorder, and Mrs. Robert Merrick, Treasurer. FEW VOTE AT VANCOUVER Mayor Evans Is Re-elected and Brady Wins for City Clerk. VAKCOUVER, Wash.. Dec. 5. fSoe- cial.) Vancouver's city election passed oir quietly today, a small vote being cast. lae flay was stormy and dls agreeable and. this had its effect. ivxayor jr.va.ns was re-elected for a term of two years. C. W. Davis was re-elected, Councilman-at-Large for two years; J. P. Wlnebere- and E. V. coais were eieciea lor rour-year terms; William C. Bates! was elected Citv At torney, and Otto F. Zumsteg was re elected City Treasurer. None of these candidates had onnosltinn. The only fight was for Cltv crierk. KODert i. isrady. being the Renublican candidate to succeed himself, and Flovd Kingen, the only Democratic candidate on the ticket, opposing him. At a late nour tonignt returns from 13 of 17 precincts indicated that Mr. Bradv had been elected, his vote being 726 to 407 lor ms opponent. OXXiY 08 VOTE AT HOOD RIVER No Contests on Ticket and Bridge Is Ordered, 95 to 3. HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 5. (Special.) Out of a registered electorate of 700 only 98 votes were cast at today's municipal election. No contests, how ever, occurred for any office. Dr. H. L. Dumble was re-elected Mayor. The following Councilmen were named: C. C. Cuddlefordw Walter Williams and Kay W. Sinclair, succeeding M. H. Nickelsen, Truman Butler and E. A. Franz; L. A. Henderson and H. L. Howe were re-elected, respectively. Treasurer and Recorder. A charter amendment, providing for the exclusion of East Side road and a steel bridge crossing Hood River, was carried by 95 ayes to 3 noes. County authorities may resist thia action and the vote may lead, to litigation. Echo Elects A. B. Thompson Mayor, ECHO, Or.. Dec. 5. (Special.) In one ,of .the most spirited elections held AMERICAN VANCOUVER'S here In years, A. B. Thompson today was elected Mayor of Echo. Despite the inclemency of the weather 145 votes were cast. The other officers chosen were R. L. Lewis, Elmer Spike and George Coppinger, Councilmen; E. B. Stanfield, Treasurer, unopposed. - FALLS CITY ELECTS A. TEAL Son of County Judge Wins by Six Over W. B. McKown. DALLAS, Or., Dec. 5. (Special.) With exactly the same total vote cast ?s in the city election one year ago. 69, the election at Falls City passed off rather . quietly yesterday. Albert Teal, son of County Judge John B. Teal, was elected Mayor with a ma jority of six votes over W. B. McKown. Frank K. Hubbard, for several years Mayor of Falls City, was elected Coun-cilman-at-large, .his name being writ ten in on the ballot. The councilmen elected are G. D. Treat. Clay Oxford FlYERAL OF PORTLAND PIO NEER. OF 1SB3 WILL BE TODAY. Mrs. Mary Zeller. The funeral of Mrs. Mary Zel ler, Portland pioneer of 1863, and a native of Longueville. France, will be held from the St. Law rence Church this morning at 9 o'clock. Mrs. Zeller, who came to the United States at the age of 10, was well known in this city. Mrs. Zeller, whose husband died in 1892, is survived by the following children: George and Charles Zeller and Susan C. Straight. and Charles Hubbard. R. A. Titus was re-elected to the Council. J. J. Sammons. present City Marshal, was re-elected. POWER FRAXCHISE FAVORED Klamath Falls Vote Tells Council of Wishes of People. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Dec. 5. (Special.) In the city election held today the people indicated to the City Council, by a vote of 666 to 122 that they were in favor of granting to the Keno Power Company of this city a 50-year franchise. The Keno Power Company is a local concern, organized by the Kerns Bros, of this city. The only other company supplying electrical energy here is the California-Oregon Power Company, a California corporation. The vote today is merely an indica tion to the Council of what the people wish done with the ordinance intro duced and passed to its second reading on October 9. The ordinance will prob ably be passed at an early meeting of the Council. The vote was light today; due to the extremely disagreeable weather here. GRESHA3I ELECTS OFFICERS George W. Stapleton Is Chosen to Act as Mayor. GRKSHAM, Or.. Dec. 5. (Special.) At the city election today George W. Stapleton was named Mayor; C. G. Schneider, Recorder; J. H. Metzger, Treasurer, and James McKinney, as Marshal, all to hold office for two years. t The following two-year Councilmen also .were elected: J. A. Miller, A. W. Metzger -and A. H. Kelly. W. L. CSurke was named Councilman for one year. SCTHERtnV MAYOR RETCRXED D. W. Banker Gets Almost Unanl- nious Vote. SUTHERLIX, Or., Dec. .5. (Special.) In the city election, held here today. D. W. Banker was re-elected' Mayor by an almost unanimous v6te. Other officials elected were: Fred C Helweg, - Recorder: John A. Klawisch. Treasurer, and J. C. Saucer man, Charles Anderson, August Vogel- pohl and M. C. Bond, Councilmen. West Salem Elects Officers. SALEM, Dec. 5. (Special.) At a city election at West Salem, across the Willamette River from here, today the following officers were elected: G. M. Douglas, Mayor; F. L. Woods. Record er; John Simon, J. R. Bedford, E. C. Bushnell. W. H. Squier, A. F. Lamb and J. T. Hunt, Councilmen. Eight Vote at Pilot Rock. PILOT ROCK. Or., Dec. 6. (Special.) Levi Eldridge was tooay elected Mayor of Pilot Rock in a three-cornered race. Eight votes were cast. E. T. Fanning and R. L. Caeteel were elected as Councilman and L. T. Scharpf was chosen Treasurer. C. W. Ramsey Is Goldendale Mayor. GOLDENDALE, Wash.. Dec. 5 (Spe cial.) A light vote was polled In the city election at Goldendale today. Only one ticket was in the field. . Officials elected are: Mayor, Cary W. Ramsey; Councilmen, two-year term, George M. Baker and Robert D. Sunderland; City Treasurer, T. Bert Wilson. MAN LEAPS FROM TRAIN Alfalfa Homesteader Lands on Read Jn Rock Cut and Escapes Death. VANCOUVER,' Wash, Dec. 6. (Spe cial.) While North Bank train No. Z, from Spokane to Portland, was mak ing 45 miles an hour near Benge, Wash, last night, W. S. Dealy, a home steader, leaped from the window, struck on his head in a rock cut and got back to his seat in the train before the train stretcher squads could find him. Mr. Dealy, who owns a homestead near Alfalfa, Wash., was sitting with another passenger in the train, when he complained of the heat. He moved to a window, raised it. and soon after ward leaped out. Conductor Ray Ryan stopped the train after it had gone more than two miles, -backed up and sent the stretcher squads- after the man. thinking he had been killed. Mr. Dealy was unable to explain his action. He was badly' cut about the head and shoulders and was taken to the hospital at Pasco. He Is not mar. It - I v- v ' IE"! 1 i it f- r z& v V 'J n i t ?X f; X r iti i ris?sWinnni sITmitit i it i fiai Trt sinnm rn n iirffi imn iff n -am tiia i iiiTiw n 1W1 n ifflm If KENT DAILY DIET ADDS45 3-4 POUNDS Low Food Cost Experiment of Two Weeks on Chicago Squad Is Completed. EXPENSE CUf IN LAST HALF Average Cost Reduced to 28 1-2 Cents Per Person No Member Shows Loss of Weight Max ims for Housewives Given. CHICAGO, Dec. 5. (Special.) On an average expenditure of 31 cents a day a person for food. Health Commissioner Robertson's "diet squad" of 12 made a net gain in weight of 3 'Si pounds. These are the outstanding results of the two weeks' test which ended to night and which was organized by Dr. Robertson for the purpose of demon strating the practicability of feeding a healthful, grown person engaged .in normal ' activities on an average of 40 cents a day or less. In fact, during the Becond week of the test the average daily expense per person was only 28 .cents, and Dr. Robertson, Miss Lillian A. Kemp and Miss Anna C. John son, who had charge of the buying and preparation of the food, declared that had the test run Into a third week they would have shown the possibility! of giving abundant and nourishing meals at an average cost of 25 cents a day. Practical Results Listed. As to the practical results of the test in the way of conclusion to be drawn from It, these were figured out by Miss Kemp, who is a director of the School of Arts and Domestic Sciences, in whose rooms the tests were held and Miss Anna C. Johnson, dietitian of the Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium In a set of "food shoppers', maxims," as follows: Watch market and food advertisements dally. Menu making requires time and careful thought, especially with regard to adequate amounts. Over-estimation means additional expense. "Watch table refuse; It will guide you both in planning and buying. Go to market and make your own. se lections, thereby getting better values. Buy staples In bulk as far as possible avoiding canned and package goods. Purchase fruits and vegetables in season. Make special effort to limit use of butter and eggs while presest nign prices jre vail. Make use of business methods in your housekeeping. Care In Menus AdvtHed To these maxims were added further suggestions by Mrs. Lyndon Evans, president of the school. In a report to Dr. Robertson on the results obtained femifc should bo carefullv planned several days in advance and the planner should always bear in mind: J What will satisfy the group In variety and flavor. 2 vht will keen the rroun in health. 3 Judgment used in discriminating as to quality and quantity in buying are important factors in wise marketing. 4 Do vour menu making without discus sion. If it is right your family will be satlHfied. To these suggestions Mrs. Evans added these general maxims for mar keting: The use of less expensive foods is entirely satisfactory when they are properly prepared The cost of, living Is affected in a large degree by the skill or carelessness of the home-maker. tinttintr n-nod use of your money is of equal importance with getting the money. Careless buying boosts prices. Today every woman could become skill ful in home-making. This knowledge li within reach of all. Xone Loses Weight. Not a single member of the squad lost weight, and one, Henry uenring, Jr.. rained 10 i pounds. The average gain straight through the 12 members was 3.8 pounds. The final reading of weights as com pared with those taken the first day of the test, November zz, are as ioi lows: 1st rlflv's Todav's Weight. "Weight. Gain. Gertrude Xelllgan 11 i Sophia Miller lOH Borhlld Halvorsen .....14SVa Lessle Petit 161 Cecilia Wilcox l'J64 Eva G. Hansen J 10',? Reuben Beckman .......361Vi H. L. Porsche ....1S"'H Henry Gehrlng. Jr. ...... 1 01 Irwin A. Kowohl. ...... .103 Dr A. J. Stokes ......i'iS'i William C. Merker 148 Vi 12: 1 20 i 1S2, it;;" 171 ' 169 4 2244 152 Vi 2aj 4 ' 4 :iti 1 N 10 'i 4 1 i Totals 1.S25 1.870, 45 DR. E, LLOYD IRVINE DEAD NATIVE OREGOXIAUT SUCCUMBS TO PNEUMONIA IN SAN FRANCISCO. Removal From Portland Dae to III- Health, and Sailing Trip to South Africa Tried. Dr. E. Lloyd Irvine, formerly of Port land, died in St. Luke's Hospital in San Francisco Monday night, follow ing five weeks' illness from pneumonia. pews of his death was received Dy relatives in Portland yesterday. Dr. Irvine was a native Oregonian and spent the greater part of his- life in Portland. He had been practicing medicine in San Francisco for the past year. Dr. Irvine was born In Albany, August 7. 1883. His father was Dr. E. L. Irvine, one of the best-known physicians of the Willamette Valley, who died 11 years ago.. Dr." Lloyd Irvine was a graduate of the University of Oregon medical school in the class of 1904, and he practiced medicine in Portland for number of years. Because of ill-health he left here a year ago In February, 1915, on a cruise on a sailing vesse to South Africa. He returned to Port land by way of London and New Vork City. After returning he went to San Francisco to locate. Dr. Irvine was married In Portland Ave years ago to Miss Kathrine Sea man. of this city. Mrs. Irvine and Dr. Irvine's mother. Mrs. Laura E. Irvine, were at his bed side at the time of his death. Relatives include Mrs. A. M. Houk, of Portland, a grandmother; Mrs. J. W, Shearer and Miss Sophie Houk, or Port land, aunts: Mrs. G. A. Wagoner, of Lebanon, an aunt; B. F. Irvine, of Port land, a cousin, and A. B. Slauson, of Portland, an uncle. The funeral will be held in California. FLAG GROWERS FROLIC Portland and Salem to Join In Eu gene Celebration. One of the biggest successes of the year in Oregon development movements will be celebrated in Eugene today, by a delegation from Portland and Salem with the people of the Eugene Chamber of Commerce who have fostered the recent flax-growing experiment there. SVhen the enterprise, was taken up In the Spring the farmers who agreed to plant flax were guaranteed ?7.60 per acre. The high market and the favor- ble conditions that have prevailed in dicate now that they will get in re turns on their planting. 'not t7.50 an acre, but $45 an acre. There were 200 acres planted. The flax committee of the Chamber will head the excursion, accompanied by O. M. Clark, president of the Cham- er of Commerce, and Nathan Strauss, chairman of the Bureau of Trade and Commerce. At Salem, Governor Withy- combe and various state representa tives will join the party. The Eugene Chamber of Commerce will be hosts to the visitors and a trip of inspection through the flax plantations and the sheds and plant will be made. The party will leave from the union Depot at 8 o'clock this morning and will leave Eugene at 5 o'clock tonight, being back in Portland at 10:30. H. A. Hinshaw, general freight agent of the Southern Pacific, who has been named as a -supplemental member on the flax committee, will accompany the party on the' excursion. BAILIFFS TENURE BRIEF JUDGE CATEXS' , APPOINTEE IS SOOX SUPERSEDED. M. Dewey, Let Out by Presiding Judge, Gets) Job Bark When Judge Davis Relieves Butler. War brews about the corridors of the Courthouse over the momentous ssue of the appointment of a grand jury bailiff. Circuit Judge Gatens, who has been enjoying the distinction of a presiding judgeship for a little more than a month, came to the conclusion Monday that he might as well exercise one of the prerogatives of a presiding judge and appoint the bailiff of the grand jury. With the death of A. B. Stuart. veteran bailiff. Circuit Judge Davis, then presiding, had named C. M. Dewey successor. There was a presump tion that he would remain permanent ly, aV least until the judges of the Circuit Court had given unanimous sanction to another. But this presump tion was in the nature of an unwritten rule, to which Circuit Judges give, by reason of their strict legal training. scant attention. So Judge Gatens up and told Bailiff Dewey that his services were no longer required and appointed D. W. Butler, a Grand Army veteran, in his stead. This was Monday. lesterday morn ing. Judge Gatens left for California for a month's stay for his health's sake. And Judge Davis' became acting presiding Judge. So Judge Davis up and dismissed Bailiff Butler and reappointed Mr. Dewey to the post of responsibility. Circuit Judge Gantenbein is presid ing judge next month. Already specula tion is rife, as to whether he may have a third candidate in reserve. NEW SYSTEM ADOPTED CREDITS TO BE GIVEN BY CONGRE GATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOLS. Teachers and Pupils to Go on Percent- . age Basis t Workers Enjoy Din ner at Union Meeting, i I n acknowledgment of the tercen tenary of the landing of the Pilgrims, to be held in J920, the Congregational Sunday school leaders or fortiana gathered for a union meeting yester day at the Y. M. C. A. and the First Congregational Church. Talks were given by Dr. Luther R. Dyott of the First Congregational Church, and Rev. John H. Matthews, superintendent of the Congregational Sunday School So ciety and missionary extension depart ment of Washington, Northern Idaho and Western Oregon. It was agreed by the Sunday school workers that the three vital things in directing a Sunday school were unself ish prayer, devotion and system. There is a movement on foot, for which Rev. Mr. Matthews is an ardent worker, to systematize Sunday school work. The workers enjoyed a dinner in the main dining-room of the Y. M. C. A., where a number of impromptu-talks were held. More than 100 slides of model Sunday schools were shown by Dr. Matthews. Many of his ideas of a model Sunday school were worked out on the film. From now on the various Sunday schools of the Congregational churches of the city are going to try to work on a more systematic basis, and give credit to the pupils and teachers on a percentage basis. STORE CLERK'S BODY FOUND W. S. McKlm- Dead Apparently Two Weeks From Hemorrhage. W. S. McKim. 43 years old, clerk In the clothing store of L. Shanahan, 146 has been in Cable ifeJH A Piano And here which are m. mm w i6p mm&m 1- :elll!Sl!!llli! What to Give Him is now the problem that most ladies are worrying their lit tle heads about, S omething he will be pleased to receive; something he really wants. And just here this sore fills an important niche, for we have such a host of articles that men really want. This is a man's store, and ten to one it's his favorite store. When he sees a Buffum Pendleton label he knows at once it's the best of its kind, and naturally he's pleased. We have too many items suitable for gifts to enumer ate them, but we can help you in your selection of a gift from 50c to 50. Another shipment of beau tiful neckties arrived yester daycolor combinations that are superb. Courteous clerks are here, and you are not made to feel uncomfortable if you are merely looking. Buffum & Pendleton Co. Clothiers, Hatters and Haberdashers 127Sixth Street Members Greater Portland Association Third street, was found dead at his home. 1415 East Sixteenth street, yes terday. The man had apparently been dead about two weeks. The Coroner's office was notified, and the body was taken to the morgue "by Deputy Coroner towe, who anuounced there would be no inquest. Mr. Lowe announced that' the death was apparently from natural causes. He said that the ptlow on which the man was lying was covered with blood, apparently from a hemorrhage. His family has been out of town. Pendleton Has First Snow PENDLETON, Or., .Dec. 5. (Special.) Pendleton today had the first snow fall of the year.- Snow commenced falling early thi afternoon and ther was no cessation up to a late hour. LAST DAY Theda ara. In Her Latest Triumph' THE Portraying the Evils of a Fascinating Woman Coming Tomorrow Barney Bernard m a Prince in a Pawnshop ' Three Days Only TTD. SIBSSSBSSmu i 1 1 ii wgswj"MJ" i sausjQwni IVUS Vixen our it iait work in the factories o f The . Company for the past twelve months I ITS ready NOW just-when Y0U are ready for it. The coming of the holidays al ways, suggests musical evenings . with or iSSEEIPlm Piano they are those famous makes standard in their respective grades and oi course, guaranteed: Conorer Pianos Cable Pianos ' Kingsbury Pianos Wellington Pianos 1 rAROLA 1NNER-PUYER Pianos I Eaphona Inner-Players If yon want the best piano that $250 will bur we 1 have it and on terms to suit your income. And if yon want the highest priced piano we have that also. ' Your used instrument accepted in part pay ment. Write today for our seven factory catalogs. They are tes . a Morrison Street at Broadway. 1