THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1916. 5 BRITISH SKIPPERS U-BOAT PRISONERS ALLEGED NIGHT RIDERS ON TRIAL IN TACOMA AND CABIN THEY ARE ACCUSED OF BURNING. yv -4 '- 1 -'-- Christmas . - is Announcement Is Expected in I London to Test Temper of :i New Government. r 6 1 : " s i w T . .--. 5 'v 7.Tf K4 ' Vv. 1 t ATTEMPT MADE TO RAM Fate of Captain Fryatt, Who Was - Executed by Germans, Recalled, and Demand for Reprisals at that Time Made. BERLIN, via London, Dec. 10. The British steamer Caledonia was sunk by . German submarine December 4, it was officially announced today. Her captain was taken prisoner. The offi cial statement reads: . "The British passenger ship Cale donia attempted on December 4 to ram a. Germrn submarine. The submarine fired a torpedo which sank the steamer. The commander of the steamer, Cap tain Elaikle, was made prisoner." LONDON, Deo. 10. The German an nouncement that the British steamer Caledonia attempted to ram a subma rine, and that Captain Blaikle was made prisoner, may furnish an oppor tunity to test the temper ol the new government. The Germans executed Captain Charles Fryatt, of the Merchant steam er Brussels, last July for. a similar ac tion, and many demands were heard in England that the government should have notified the Germans of reprisals in such an event. : LISBON, Dec 9. via Paris, Dec 10. The British steamer Britannic has been sunk by a submarine. The captain was made prisoner.- Twenty-three sur vivors of the crew have arrived here, while 15 are missing. Two Norwegian Vessels Sank. r QUIMPER, France, via London. Dec 10. The Norwegian steamers Modum and Falk have been torpedoed. Their crews were saved. Spanish Steamship Torpedoed. LONDON. Dec. 10. Lloyd's shipping agency announces that the Spanish Steamer Bravo, of 1214 tons gross, has ben torpedoed. The crew was landed. HATHAWAY NOW OFFICER ARMY LI EUTEX ANT'S COMMISSION RECEIVED BY PORTLAND BOY. Assignment la to Infantry, and Ex - Sergeant-Instructor of Guard Goes to Fort Leavenworth. . Paul Hathaway, until recently ser geant in the Twenty-first United States infantry, and for the past three years eergeant-lnetructor of-, the Third In fantry, Oregon National Guard, received his commission as Second Lieutenant in the regular Army last week. Lieutenant Hathaway is one of 450 men throughout the United States and Insular possessions who successfully passed the required examinations last August for Second Lieutenant's com missions in the United States Army, under the new Army defense act. His commission is dated November 25, and he is assigned to the infantry branch of the service and will be sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., along with several men in this vicinity who also passed the examinations, for a four months' course of special instruction. Lieutenant Hathaway is a Portland boy. He Is a graduate of the Allen Preparatory School. He is a son of the late Brigadier-General Forrest H. Hathaway, United States Army, who was stationed here from 1904 until his retirement in 1908, being Assistant Quartermaster-General, and chief quar termaster of the Department of the Columbia. General Hathaway was re siding here at the time of his death in 1912. Lieutenant Hathaway's mother and sister live here now. CAMPAIGN GAINS FORCE "Workers to Be Added for Christie Home Canvass. In the second week of the campaign to raise a $100,000 fund for the Christie Orphans' Home various special devices have been arranged, one of which will be the big benefit planned by the Catholic Order of Foresters, Immacu late Heart Court No. 1046, for Thursday night at the Hibernian Hall, 340 Rus sell street. The committee In charge of this benefit consists of R. Flanigan, Thomas Woran, D. W. Lane, D. McCabe and Her man Goetz. John Deschner will be the chairman. A musical programme will be given featuring the Musical Soos Company in vaudeville specialties. The donations to the fund now amount to a total of more than $30,000. and efforts ai e to be made to throw a larger number of workers into the field for the coming week than have been active heretofore. The rally lunches in the Portland Ho tel are proving to be the greatest fea tures of the movement. More than 300 workers, men and women, gather in the grill-room every day at 12:15 as guests of the general committee. Addresses by distinguished speakers and other forms of entertainment are provided daily. Immediately following the lunch eon each day the reports of the vari ous teams are taken. Friendly but keen rivalry for first place is growing dally among the teams. The smallest amount thus far con tributed to the fund is 11 cents. This was given by a little child." "Mother," she said when the solicitor called for her mother's liberal donation, "I have eleven pennies. Let me give them to the orphans. I will get more some time and maybe they won't." "SNOW BOW" IS VISIBLE Hood River Residents See Peculiar Phenomenon. - HOOD RIVER. Or., Dec. 10. (Spe cial.) Residents of this city yesterday were attracted .by the peculiar phe nomenon of a "snow bow." Refractions and reflections of the sun's rays on a mist of snow made a perfect arch over the Columbia River Gorge west of the city. The phenomenon was all the more peculiar in that the sun was not shin ing in the city. The rays making the tinted aro seemed to break through a minute rift in the clouds and to shine on a restricted area over the great canyon. , LIFE STORY IS ASKED 'Night Rider's" Attorney Ex amines Earl Ross at Length. CASE RESUMES TOMORROW United States Land Office Records at Seattle Extensively Used as Evidence Jurors Are Kept Together in Intervals. TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 10. (Special.) Continuance of the trial until Tues day morning ended the cross-examination of Earl Ross, one of the two sons of Mrs. Margaret M. Ross, accuser of 13 defendants in Federal Court charged with being the "night riders" who ousted her and her boys from their home, burned it and after threatening to hang them left them with a warning not to return at a farmhouse eight miles down the North River Valley of Pacific County. Earl's brother, Frank, and Mrs. Ross will probably be the Government's next witnesses against the men indicted a year ago by the Federal grand jury. Everything is being done, the attor neys say, to expedite the trial of the case, which promises to drag out over probably 10 days or two weeks. The cross-examination of Earl Ross went into many details not brought out by District Attorney Clay Allen's ex amination. The .defense wanted to know where Ross was born, where he moved to, where lie lived next, where he worked, how long he was in the Navy, what warships he served on, when he came ashore, where dis charged, what he did after that, where he was employed, and so on, from his arrival in this world to the night of the "little buggy ride on the moonlit evening" of January 10. 1914. when his mother, brother and self were driven out of the North River country. United States Land Office records and Judge G. A. C. Richardson, reg istrar at Seattle, are being extensively used in the case, and it was indicated Saturday that one of the big issues of the case will be the rights of the van- derpools or Rosses to the land that was in dispute between them. The oppos ing counsel had agreed on a stipulated set of facts covering some of the points in land-office records, but others are still in question. On account of other court business the trial will not be resumed tomor row. The jurors are being kept to gether, however, in charge of the court bailiffs. HIGHER SALARIES URGED LABOR BODY WOULD INCLUDE PRESIDENT IN LIST. Advances From lO to S3 1-3 Per Cent Proposed for All Employes in Federal Service. WASHINGTON. Dec 10. An effort by the American Federation of Labor to induce Congress to grant wage and salary increases to all employes of the United States Government, from Presi dent down, was planned at a meeting today. Resolutions were adopted setting forth that Government salaries have not kept pace with the cost of necessi ties of life and directing that Congress be earnestly petitioned to grant in creases ranging from 10 -to 38 1-3 per cent to all Government employes. The proposals are as follows: Employes receiving salaries of less than $1000 er annum, an increase of 33 1-3 per cent, provided that no em ploye shall receive compensation at a rate of less than $3 a day, if paid by the day: $90 a month, if paid by the month, or $1080 a year, if paid by the year. Employes receiving salaries of looo or more but less than isuu per annum, an increase of 25 per cent. Employes receiving salaries of $1500 or more but less than $2000 per annum, an increase of 20 per cent. Employes. receiving salaries of $2000 or more but less than $2500 per annum. an increase of 15 per cent. Employes receiving salaries of $2500 or more, 10 per cent. Should the plan be accepted by Con gress without any reservation, the President, Cabinet officers and National legislators would be included in the class to receive a 10 per cent increase. The labor committees, however,, will confine their efforts chiefly to pro curing increases In the lower-paid grades. The question of Increasing wages Is already before the House and will be taken up this week. Heads of several departments have' recommended in creases in numerous instances. Towan Loses Libel Snlt. .RED OAK, la., Dec. 10. The Jury In the suit of ex-State Senator Jones against J. N. "Wllkerson. a Kansas City detective, for $60,000 for libel in the circulation of alleged rumors connect ing Jones with ax murders at Cillisen, Iowa, in 1914, returned a verdict for the defendant at 12:15 o'clock, tonight. The case was given to thet Jury at 11:35 o'clock Saturday night. i- .fc'V ,rfss's'ljr jT k U' From Left to Right (Top Rott) Earl Ttmmone, Joseph Axford. Vlrsrll Dolan, Homer F. Blaine, John N. Howard, Clande Vandernool. Lower Row (Left to Right) Enoch Dillard, Trenton Tldwell, Ernest Burke, AY a Iter Burke-, Ralph N. Howard. In addition to the men whose portraits are here shown, Mike Hanrahan and James G. Simmons, a deputy Sheriff, are on trial also. The 13 cases are being tried Jqlntly before Judge E. E. Cushman. W. A. Watters' cabin was burned December 3. 1914. This was one of the alleged acts of the ranchmen, known as North River night-riders, who are on trial in the Federal Court in Tacoma on the charge of interfering with Gov ernment procedure in land cases. Conspiracy is the specific allegation most prominently brought out by the grand Jury which Indicted the 13 men. PLAY IS MYSTIFYING 'The Miracle Man" Ably Pre sented at Baker. HAPPY PHILOSOPHY GIVEN Drama Is Distinguished as Only Play of Its Kind Ever Produced by George 31. Cohan, of Musical Comedy and Farce Fame. CAST OF "THE MIRACLE MAN." The Patriarch. . ..George P. Webster Doc Madison Albert McGovern Helena Ruth Gates Harry Evans Charles Compton Michael Coogan Will LJoyd Hiram Higglns George R. Taylor Martha Hlgglns Lor a Rogers Betty Higgins Ruth Lechler Tom Holmes Henry Norman Mar Holmes Florence Darling Eddie Holmes Corry Jones David Harold Holland Bobby . Raymond Johnson BT LEONE CASS BAER. A door to happiness Is set ajar in the philosophy of "The Miracle Man." The Alcazar Players are putting on this play, which George M. Cohan drama tized from the novel by Frank L. Pack ard. It is the only instance on record in which George M. Cohan has been identified with the dramatization of any play other than farce comedy or musical comedy. So for that one thing alone the play would hold a certain interest. But more than this, the interest lies in the fact that it is difficult to recall any drama fashioned along the same lines with such marked success in ex citing curiosity, arousing thrills and preventing even the most astute on lookers from guessing the solution until the playwright is ready for its disclos ure in the last few moments of the final act. The play has a certain appeal due to the heart interest which the author and dramatist have developed, and to the homely, splendid philosophy of many of its lines. And )f one under stands its preachment there is no tax on credulity, nor is there anything il logical in its situations. Briefly, the big idea back of the piay is the denying of error, the seeking of truth and an expounding of self-help. It is a shutting of doors to worry, dis ease and sickness and an opening of the portals to happiness. "Seek the trath and learn happi ness," falls from the lips of the aged patriarch, the "Miracle Man." It is launched as the theme of the play like a orelude in music. The Miracle Man is an old man who lives in a little village In Needley, Me., and by his teachings and healings keeps love end truth and health abiding in the community. Three men and a woman crook come to the village, the men posing as health-seekers, the girl assuming to be the patriarch a long-lost greatniece. Their object is to turn the old man's gift into a money-making venture. But these who came to scoff remain to pray. and this is carried into the attitude of the audience, too. Much of the play's effectiveness is due to the excellent casting of the players, and to Walter Gilbert's cap! tal stage direction. George P. Web ster plays the patriarchal miracle man with impressive powers; Albert Mc Govern played a strongly emotional role as the leader of the men crooks, while Ruth Gates achieved a triumph by her personal grace and intelligent grasp of the significance or the some what contradictory elements of the rol of the girl impostor. Charles Compton gave a strikingly sincere portrayal of a "dope fiend," and 1 1 '1 Will Lloyd, as his pal. and the third man In the trio of crooks, played a dif ficult role with admirable tact and repression. Two high lights of comedy were the natural-as-life portraits of the gar rulous old hotel keeper (George Tay lor) and his busy wife (Lor a Rogers). Ruth Lechler was winsome as their daughter and Raymond Johnson puts real comedy into hie role of a country hotel "bellhop." Corry Jones plays with capital effect a bit of a little hurt lad. who is helped by the miracle man. and Henry Nor man a blustery role as his unbelieving father. Florence leaning, as a sweet mtl lass, and Harold Holland, as a man of work in the patriarch's home, complete Whether you do or do not hsii. in what the miracle man days, the play can't hurt your views, and it may do you some good. RUSSIAN RAILWAY FINISHED Petrograd and Romanoff Connected by New Line. PETROGRAD, via London. Dec. 10. Completion of the Murran railway was celebrated by the singing of a Te Deum at the point where the tracks connect in the presence of General Prince Con stantino Bagratlon - Muchransky. the Emperor's representative, who made the Journey over the new line from Petro grad to Romanoff. In a telegram to the Emperor, Prince sagratlon-Muchransky declared that the construction of the most northerly railroad would be completed success fully, despite the difficulties of work ing in the country of Polar nights. Two Philadelphia policemen have de signed a motorcycle to carry 'five men. two fire extinguishers, a pulmotor, a stretcher, a rubber pillow and a first aid outfit at a speed of 60 miles an hour. The dift tkaf elisors Fof Xmas or any other time there's nothing more pleasing or useful than a good oil heater. Nine hours of solid comfort from a gallon of PEARL OIL. Good looking, dependable, durable. Prices: $3.75 to $7.75 erfe etiort dfem Oil Heater Dealers Everywhere L'Ac'oWoril i V STANDARD OIL JLfcJI:JiK COMPANY C U lS results use S lj 1Z ummw 1 PEARL. ,N -JT ft ffj? 7 w I f'S-'j' Siiifs i:r-Ji Wn - lr) SVr'UV'v v ' Mi kmiik fell 4 Copyrlf ht 1916 A. B. Kirschbaum Co. MRS. HANLEY FAVORED R. R. BUTLER WOULD SEXD ELEC TORAL VOTE BY WOMAX. Republican of The Dalles Resents Aperlon in Portland Paper. Reasserts Party Loyalty. THE DALLES, Or., Dec. 10. To the Editor.) I have never heretofore "broken into print" through the col umns of a metropolitan paper, but I noticed an article in the Portland Evening Journal, under date of Satur day, December t, on page 3 thereof, stating that I was "brooding" over the question as to wno would carry the Presidential vote of ?on to Wash ington, D. C. This "brooding" and "heart-burning" is news to me. In fact, I would not accept the honor if chosen, as I am rather a busy man, and have had the honor previously of carrying and delivering the vote for Willfem Howard Taft in 1908. I further have to say that I have from my youth up battled for Republicanism, and have done more for the Republican party than the Republican party has ever done for me, except in a general way; still I do not feel that the party owes me anything, and am not asking any thing at its hands, but I do feel that I worked as loyally and faithfully in the recent campaign for our defeated leader as any one of my fellow electors. So far as the selection of a mes senger is concerned, I hereby announce that I intend to cast my vote for Mrs. Ed B. Hanley, of Medford. She does not know of my intention, and will probably be surprised, but she did more, by far. than I to save Oregon for our Republican ticket, and at least as much as my fellow electors. Our candidate for President in the recent election. having stoutly championed the cause of equal suffrage, would it not be meet and proper to send a woman to cast the vote of the state which stands out as the great Republican oasis In a Western desert of Democracy? Incidentally I mifrht state that I did ' 4 W 7 V.: A te! I1 : i . . . For Men Gifts that appeal to the practical side, both of those who give them and of those who receive them. Gifts appropriate - useful - eco nomical. Here they are, gifts galore, for you to choose from: Neckwear at 50c and $1. Gloves $1, $1.50 and $2. Shirts Silk, madras, cam bric, flannel $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 or tip to $5.00. Collars 15c each, 6 for 90c Handkerchiefs Three for 25c, two for 25c, one for 25c. Half Hoss Silk, lisle, cot ton 25c and 50c. Suit Cases and Bags $5 to $15. Underwear 50c, $1.00, $1.50 and up. Umbrellas $1.00 to $5.00. Pajamas $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00. LADIES! Let us make it clear that while this is a store of men's things, it is not a store for men alone particu larly at holiday time.v The tasteful selections of merchan dise, the large values, the spirit of courtesy and willing ness these make this store worthy of a place on your shopping list. . ' Phegley & Cavender At the Sign of the Cherry Tree. Corner Fourth and Alder Streets. not "trail" the ticket very badly In either the primary or final election. ROBERT R. BUTLER. DR. H1NS0N IS INVITED White Temple Asks ex-Pastor to Oc cupy Pulpit Last Day of Year. Dr. W. B. Hlnson Is expected to return to Portland late this week, and it is expected he will accept the in vitation of the White "Temple pulpit committee to preach the last sermon of the year at the church at which he gave his farewell sermon January 1. 1916. The invitation was telegraphed to Dr. Hinson Saturday by A. L. Veazie, of the pulpit committee, but an answer will probably not be received until Dr. Hinson arrives. It will be Just a year since his de parture from the pastorate of the church, which has been filled by vari ous visiting pastors since that time. RATE CHANGE IS ORDERED Washington Western Railway Not to Continue Present System. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 10. The Interstate Com merce Commission, in a decision today held to be prejudicial the refusal of the Washington Western Railway Com pany to establish through routes and Joint rates on lumber from points on its lines, on the basis of group rates. while maintaining such routes, and rates from points on its propletary branches from points on other roads and points on the Columbia River in connection with boat lines. After Jauary 8 such refusal cannot be persisted in. EXCURSIONS TO WiMF U Atmi m .Sir BAM CUMIEk.MIIMIi; FROM Portland, Eugene, Salem, Albany, Corvallis, For est Grove, Hillsboro, St. Helens, Rainier, Astoria, Ft, Stevens and Seaside and intermediate points. LOS ANGELES Round Trip $42.50 Selling dates: From S. P. S. stations December 23 and 28 and Oregon Electric stations Dec. 22, 23, 27 and 28. Return limit on tickets sold Dec. 22 and 23 will be Jan. 10, 1917, and for tickets sold Dec 27 and 28, Jan. 14, 1917. Stopovers allowed. Attractions in California U. of O. and U. of P. football and Tourna ment of Roses in Pasadena Jan. 1; New Year's celebration in San Francisco. NORTH BANK TICKET OFFICE 5th and Stark. Phones: Broadway 920, A 6671. Lounging Robes Vicu nas, flannels, etc. $5.00, $7.50, $10.00. Sweater Coats Ideal for motoring and sport $4 to $5.00. Men's Hats Soft felt and cloth hats, derbies, caps 50c to $5.00. Jewelry Scarf Pins, Cuff Links, Tie Fasteners, Shirt Studs, Full Dress Sets 25c to $1.00. Kirschbaum Clothes Suits and Overcoats from these famous makers at $15, $20, $25 and up. Merchandise Orders For any amount. AVIATOR TO TRY AGAIN SEATTLE-PORTLAND FLIGHT MAY BE ATTEMPTED THIS WEEK. orthwrtt Xon-Stop Aerial Record Broken In Saturday's Trip; Favor- ble Weather Awaited. SEATTLE. Wash., Dec. 10! (Special.) Undeterred by yesterday's encounter with a heavy fog near Tacoma, which caused him fo abandon what was to have been a non-stop flight from Se attle to Portland, Aviator Herbert Mun ter today announced he will make an other trial this week if weather con ditions are favorable. He made a new Pacific Northwest flying record yes terday remaining in the air two min utes more-than an hour and traveling 90 miles. Munter was accompanied on the flight by L. L. Locker, his mechan ician and student aviator. The pre vious non-stop record was made last Spring by Floyd Smith, who flew to Bremerton and back with W. E. Boeing as a passenger. Munter and Locker used the big tractor seaplane, recently built for Mr. Boeing, in their flight yesterday, leav ing the Lake Union hangar of the Pa cific Aero Products Company at 1:45 o'clock. On striking the fog at Ta coma they mounted to aa altitude of 8000 feet in the vain hope of finding a way through the bank. Then they flew back down the Sound to West Point, six miles north of Se attle, and headed west to Bremerton at a high altitude, hoping that a rift in the fog might be discovered. Disap-' pointed, they sailed back to the hangar. Munter said the upper air was ex- 'tremely cold and "bumpy," making fly llne' difficult snd hazardous. n North Bank Rail and Ocean Route. Round Trip to San Francisco, in cluding Berth, Meals and Extras $26.70 FIRST CLASS S. S. Northern Pacific Sails Dec. 9, 14, 19. 23, 28. Lv. S. F. Jan. 4, 9, 13, 18, 23, 27 5..' r . -is' .' -- -:; T , ' v . - . 7 - t t. .