Morning Oregonian., December 28, 1916, Page 5, Image 5

THE MORNING OR EG ONI AX. THURSDAY, DECE3IBER 28, 1916.
$5,000,000 POWER
CORPORATION FAILS
"The Great DU-Ide" on New Year's
eve immediately following the regular
Sunday evening performance, and all
day orders for seats kept pouring into
the Baker box office. The novelty of
witnessing a drama under these cir
cumstances has struck a popular note
with playgoers and others who want
some place congenial to watch the old
year out.
The popularity of the famous West
ern drama also has much to do with
the demand for seats, as it has not
been seen here for several years, al
though recognized everywhere as one
of America's foremost plays. The time
LABOR UNCERTAIN
ON ADAMSON LAW
Receiver Named for North
ern Idaho & Montana
Power Co. at Spokane.
Desire for Repeal Rather Than
Compulsory Arbitration
Is Indicated.
of the first act is supposed to be mid
night, when the attack Is made upon
Kuth Jordan in her lonely cabin on
the Arizona plains, which makes the
realism of its opening complete also.
The Alcazar Players will give three
performances of the play Sunday, the
afternoon, regular evening and mid
night, which will start at 11 o'clock.
INTERESTS IN FOUR STATES
DEMOCRATS IN QUANDARY
jYou deserve the
best get it at HEI
The Star
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Firm Operates Public Utilities In
35 Cities and Towns or Washing
ton Oregon, Montana, Idaho.
Reorganization Is Likely.
SPOKANE. Wash., Dec. 27. By
agreement of the company and its cred
itors, the Northern Idaho & Montana
Power Company, a $3,000,000 corpora
tion, operating public utilities in 35
titles and towns in Montana. Idaho,
Washington and Oregon, was placed in
the hands of a receiver late today
by United States District Judge Frank
H. liudktn.
cl.ner Dover of Tacoma, was ap
pointed receiver and B II. Gtoshcud.
The application for appointment of
the receiver was made before Judge
Rudkln here by Matthew A. Morrison
of Chicago, who alleged that the com
pany owed him tUO.000 on a note and
had outstanding mortgage bonds of
1 1,715,500. to pay the interest on which
it has had to borrow money. In addi
tion, it is alleged, other creditors hold
notes totaling $182,000. The trustees
under the mortgage bond and the Ore
gon Power Company, which leases the
Oregon plants from the parent com
pany, also were made defendants to
the suit.
In answering the complaint the
Northern Idaho &' Montana Power
Company Joined in the petition for the
appointment of a receiver.
The receiver's bond was fixed at $50.
000, which Mr. Dover filed immediately
The principal towns served by the
company, which owns and operates gas,
electric light, water and telephone
plants, are Kallspell and Whitefish,
Mont.; Newport, Wash.; Sand Point,
Idaho; Albany, Eugene, Corvallis and
Marshfield, Oregon.
Mr. Dover said tonight the company
needed from $500,000 to $800,000 to
make improvements and extensions
and that, although the company never
had defaulted in interest payments, it
had been compelled to borrow money
to meet such payments and was un
able to raise funds for betterments.
The receivership, he said, was frjendly
ana a reorganization plan wouiu
worked out.
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AD CLUB DIRECTORS DINED
W. D. AYhitconib, Retiring Presi
dent, Entertains Board at Dinner
Walter D. Whitcomb. retiring presl
dent of the Portland Ad Club, gave his
board of directors a farewell dinner
at the Benson Hotel, last night. Sam
C. Bratton, the recently elected presi
dent, acted as toastmaster and the va
rious directors reviewed the activities
of the board for the year just ending
At the close of the banquet a hand
some traveling set was presented to Mr.
Whitcomb. In addition to the host
there were present: S. G. Bratton. E. S
Higgins. J. L,. Duffy, Miles Standlsh
R. H. Atkinson. L. R. Bailey, H. J
Blaesing. W. P. Strandborg and M.
Mosessohn.
TROOPER'S WOUND SLIGHT
fScott Red field, or Portland,
Be in No Danger.
Said to
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 27. Scott
Redfield, private of Troop A, Oregon
National Guard, and a member of the
University and Multnomah clubs of
Portland, Or., who was shot yesterday
bv a Mexican near Calexico, Cal., and
who was brought to the . Letterman
Hospital at the Presidio here today
was reported tonight to be in no dan
ger.
According to Calexico dispatches
Redfield was shot when he knocked at
the door of the house occupied by
Mexican customs checker, who fired
through the door and wounded Redfield
in the side.
STEAMER STILL MISSING
No Trace ol Maryland or Her Boats
Is Found.
NANTUCKET. Mass.. Dec. 27. The
steamer Maryland, which reported
HI I1UL UCCU L'JIAltVl ILL tx laic I1UUI to
night, according to a message received
from the coast guard cutter Gresham
The message said that the Gresham was
still engaged in a search for the vessel
It was believed that If any of the
Maryland's boats had succeeded In get
ting away from the Steamer they would
have drifted westward In the path o
trans-Atlantic steamers.
H. G. STRICKLAND DEAD
NATIVE SON. LARGE PROPERTY
OWNER, DIES NEAR BIRTHDAY.
Parents Crossed Plains in 1840 and He
Later Settled on Claim in New
Territory in Gilliam.
The passing of another Oregon pio
neer took place with the death of Hugh
Columbus Strickland, who succumbed
to Bright's disease at the Good Samari
tan Hospital at 9 I'. M- on Tuesday.
Mr. Strickland was born in Portland
January 2, 1856, and made his home in
:
H.
C. Strickland. Native Ortgo
nian, Who Died Tuesday.
Oregon during nis entire lifetime. His
parents, William and Elizabeth Strick
land, crossed the plains in 1849, settling
about 15 miles from Portland, where
they took up a donation claim. The
father was a native of Virginia, while
the mother was born near Des Moines,
Iowa.
H. C. Strickland settled on z. Gilliam
County homestead, in 1874, and was one
of the first comers to that new terri
tory. Until about two years ago he
had lived at Condon, where for a quar
ter of a century he had been one of
the most prominent citizens. His prop
erty interests at Condon and in Port
land were extensive.
He is survived by two daughters,
with whom he had lived for the past
two years, Mrs. Hazel M. Adams, and
Mrs. Genevieve Redman, both of Port
land. A brother, Felix Strickland, lives
In North Dakota, while two other
brothers, Henry and Alfred, live in
California. One sister, Mrs. J. D. Har
rison, of Oswego, Or., also survives.
The funeral services will be held un
der the auspices of the Oddfellows, of
which he was a member, and will take
place at the chapel of the Portland
Crematorium at 2 P. M. on Saturday.
Friends are invited to attend these
services.
Members of Congress Who Sup
ported Measure, Are Wondering
"Where They Are At" Au
thor to Oppose Repeal.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Dec. 27. Surface indications ;
have begun to appear around head-j
quarters of the American Federation of
Labor in this city which lead to the
conclusion that the federation is about
ready to urge the, repeal of the Adam
son railroad wage law. passed under
such sensational circumstances at the
last session of Congress.
It is not that the federation is so
much opposed to the Adamson law, but
that the federation is about ready to
acknowledge the truth of the conten
tion made last session by Senator Bo
rah, of Idaho, that if the Federal Con
gress is going to regulate wages and
hours of labor, it must go the whole
way and exercise the power necessary
to see that its legislation Is carried
out and this means compulsory arbi
tration. Repeal Is Preferable.
' The federation, rather than see a
compulsory arbitration law on the stat
ute books, would prefer that Congress
repeal the Adamson law and let the
railroad brotherhoods and other rail
road employes, in the customary way,
work out their hours of labor and wage
problems with their employers.
As word of the changing attitude of
the American Federation of Labor is
being noised about the National capi
tal. Senators and Representatives who
tumbled over one another to support
the Adamson bill, thinking that there
by they were currying favor with the
labor unions, are beginning to wonder
just "where they are at." And If the
federation, a little later, comes out
openly' In favor of the repeal of the
Adamson law, these members will be In
a quandary as to how to vote or how to
explain their votes.
The situation that is developing is
not without its ludicrous side. The
Adamson law was passed largely by
Democratic votes, to catch the labor
vote in the Fall election, and Senators
and Representatives, especially Demo
crats who voted for the bill, used their
votes in their appeal to the laboring
voters for support.
YoteN Won With Adamson Law.
The Adamson law admittedly caught
many thousand labor votes for the
Democrats, and especially the National
ticket, for It was put forward as the
best evidence of President Wilson's be
lief in the eight-hour principle. Now
that the election has been won by Mr.
Wilson and in a large measure because
of this law, the very element among
the voters to whom the appeal was
made seemingly are getting ready to
repudiate that statute.
An evidence of the embarrassment of
Democratic leaders in Congress is the
statement by Representative Adamson,
of Georgia, author of the bill, that he
will not stand for Its repeal, but will
fight any movement looking to taking
it from the statute books. Senator New
lands, who had charge of the bill In the
Senate, Is lees positive in his state
ments.
The whole situation may be clarified If
the Supreme Court, after hearing argu
ment January 9 on the Adamson law,
holds it to be unconstitutional. A de
cision probably will be rendered some
time in February.
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Warn in
New pictures made by Charlie Chaplin under his $670,000-a-year
contract can be seen in Portland only at The Star
Theater, and no other.
PATIENT ABUSED CHARGED
Hospital Superintendent Swears Out
Warrant for Attendant,
SALEM, Or.. Dec. 27. (Special.)
Complaint charging assault and bat
tery against Earl Hurst, an attendant
at the Oregon State Hospital. was
sworn to by Superintendent Steiner, of
that institution, in Justice Webster's
court here today.
Superintendent Steiner charges that
Hurst, who came here about a morrth
ago from the East, attacked and choked
James Powers, a patient at the institu
tion, last night. It is asserted that
Hurst told 'Powers to undress, that
Powers was slow about responding to
the demand, and that Hurst took the
patient to a linen closet on a floor
below, tied a towel about his neck and
choked him and otherwise mistreated
the patient.
OREGON BANKERS WARNED
Superintendent Reports Prosperity
From Abnormal Conditions.
SALEM. Or., Dec. 27. (Special.)
"The banks of Oregon were never in a
stronger position than they are today,"
Is the statement which Superintendent
of Banks Sargent will incorporate in
his biennial report, soon forthcoming.
While reporting conditions generally
gratifying, he also sounds a note of
warning to the effect that "It should
be remembered that present conditions
are somewhat abnormal and present a
situation which, if not handled with
care, may lead to disaster."
SHIP MOVEMENTS SECRET
British Agents Withdraw Ads and
Destroy Sailing Lists.
BOSTON. Dec. 27. News of move
ments of British vessels to and from
this port will be withheld by agents of
the various lines as a result of an or
der received today from their" head
offices at Liverpool.
All sailing lists have been destroyed
and newspaper advertising of expected
sailings has been withdrawn.
BAKER SHOW TO GREET '17
"The Great Divide" to Be Produced
on New Year's Eve.
The Alcazar Players will give a spe
cial midnight matinee performance of
HOME COLONY IN UPROAR
Famed Free Love Center Faction
Enjoins Another Group.
TACOMA. Wash., Dec. 27. (Special.)
Home Colony, which won fame as a
free-love center. Is in an uproar. One
faction has obtained a temporary in
junction preventing another group from
meeting to discuss the affairs of the
Mutual Home Association.
E. B. Berger and a dozen other
plaintiffs went into court today and
declared that -L. Hairman. secretary of
the association, had called a meeting
to be held at his own home tonight,
and Intended to dispose of property
valued at $150 belonging to the society.
The order was made returnable
against Jay Fox, of "Nudes and Prudes"
fame, and other trustees of the association.
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Chaplin in his newest, funniest, never-before-shown com
edy, "The Rink," made by his own company, is coming to
The Star Theater next Sunday, with a startling ne'w drama
featuring Mary Nash on the same program one of the
most costly, best balanced, most enjoyable photoplay pro
grams ever shown in this or any other city. Remember,
NEW Chaplin comedies in Portland can be seen only at The
Star Theater, and at no other. See Charlie on roller skates
in "The Rink' at The Star and you'll know why he gets
$670,000 a year to make folks laugh.
Cash prizes to the best impersonators of
'Q Chaplin in our parade next Saturday boys
on roller skates or in Chaplin costume. All
get free passes. Be at The Star Theater at 3:15 P. M. Saturday.
NEW Chaplin pictures
only at The Star.
A Great Show Today at The Star: Vivian Martin in "The Right Direction." See It
POISON PLOT REVEALED
REWARD OF 500O OFFERED FOR
.PERSONS - HO PLACED BOMB.
STRAND'S STAR IS CUTE
WEE ACTRESS WEARS HER PRETTY
FROCKS LIKE GROWN-UPS.
Governor Spry Receives Letter Telling
of Dinger of Fatal Potion In
Food at Big Banquet.
SALT LAKE CITT, Utah. Dec. 27.
The reward for apprehension of the per
son who placed an infernal machine
in front of the residence of Governor
Spry Christmas day, has been raised to
day from yesterday's J1000 to $5000, the
latter payment for information as to
the bomb plotters being assured by
friends of the state executive.
The police have turned over a letter
warning of a poison plot, received by
the Governor, to the Postoffice Inspec
tors, it having come by registered
United States mail.
The note, scrawled on tablet paper,
appeared to have been written by a
woman. There was a similarity, the
police chief said, between it and the
one he recei-ed several weeks ago. In
that one he was threatened with dan
ger unless he "ceased the torture of
prisoners." The letter to the Gover
nor said:
"There is an I. W. W. at the New-
house Hotel. He may poison the fooI
at the banquet. A Friend."
WORKMAN AND PURSE GONE
Mrs. C. Freeman Loses $11.50 After
Employing Wood Carrier.
She was sincerely sorry for the young
man who shivered In the snowstorm
at the back stoop and begged for a
chance to carry in a cord of wood. So
Mrs. C. Freeman, of 864 East Ash
street,' granted his plea and he went
to work.
A few moments later she looked for
her purse, that had been on the dining
room table. It was gone. So also was
the wood carrier. Mrs. Freeman tele
phoned word of the coincidence to de
tective headquarters, naming her loss
as $11.50. She has given a good
description of the man to the police.
More Postmasters Named.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Dec. 27. Fourth-class postmas
ters have been appointed as follows:
Oregon David C. Reeds, Keating, vice
William H. Leasby, resigned: Mrs. Ly-
dla Cox. Ritter. vice Frank Hathaway.
resigned. Washington Mrs. Grace
Phillips. Jonathan, vice William R. Ol
son, resigned; Mrs. Christian Anderson,
Queets, Jefferson County, new office.
RELIEF GOAL SENT TO 19
SNOWFALL INCREASES APPEALS TO
WELFARE BUREAU.
Screen Version of "Christmas Carol"
Is Appropriate Offering and Other
Good Numbers Appear.
Father Is subordinate to the kiddies
in the Three Halls' act this week at
the Strand and he doesn't care a bit.
His wee daughter is the life of the
whole Strand bill that opened yester
day, and is the cutest actress that has
invaded Portland for some time. She's
a dainty mite, fairly bubbling with
music and dance and her brother, only
a few years older, is a. clever young
ster who can sing also. Father is a
Dutch character, whose odd make-up
contrasts amusingly with his daugh
ter's lovely little frocks, which she
wears with more chic than most
grown-up actresses.
In keeping with the Christmas sea
son. "The Right to Be Happy " a screen
version of Dicken's "Christmas Carol."
is being played. Rupert Julian Is sup
ported by a. talented cast and the
quaint old English characters are seen
in scenes, like Dickens saw in his mind
and in the streets and homes of old
London. Melvin Ogden provides pipe
organ music, including many of the old
carols and English airs.
The Berrlo Duo, an Italian youth
and man, provide an act of classical
and modern Italian songs. Both have
good voices.
A harpist and a banjolst. Howells
and Knight, with merry music and fine
selections, have an act both lively and
really musical.
Smithers and O'Neil. songsters and
funmakers, are here this week. In an
act packed full of jokes, chatter and
mirth., '.
NIGHT RAID FINDS CACHE
Whisky Hid I'nder Mattress and
Woodpile by Washougal Resident.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 27. (Spe
cial.) The home of J. P. McAbee. 56
years old, of Washougal. was raided
about midnight by Sheriff Biesecker
and his deputy, George M. Johnson, and
J. O. Blair, County Attorney.
More than 15 gallons of whisky, gin,
beer and other intoxicating liquors
were found in various places, under
the mattress, under the woodpile. In
cupboards, under sacks and other out-of-the-way
places.
' Several cheaply constructed bunks
were provided where a person might
sleep off a "Jag." McAbee, who has
lived in Washougal 25 years, could not
furnish bonds and was placed in jail.
8 DEPUTIES WILL STAY
COUNTY CLERK-ELECT BE ERIDGE
NNOUNCES STAFF.
Loo Harlow Will Be Chief Clerk.
Rest of 4S Workers Will Be
Named at Noon Today.
Joseph W. Beverldge. County Clerk
elect, announced last night that when
he goes into office next Tuesday. Janu
uary 2 Monday, the first, being a
legal holiday he will retain eight of
the deputies now working under
County Clerk Coffey.
These eight will be William II. Souls,
A. Buchtel, William Richardson, Henry
Bush. Charles Smith. M. II. Wells.
George Graham and Miss Patterson.
Lou Harlow will be Mr. Biveridge's
chief clerk. Mr. Beverldge said he will
give out the names of the other depu
ties who will make up his staff of 47
deputy clerks at noon today.
The only change scheduled in the
office of Sheriff Tom Hurlburt with the
coming of the new year and the be
ginning of his second term as Sheriff
is the advancement of Martin Pratt to
chief deputy. Mr. Pratt will succeed
W. H. Fitzgerald, present chief dep
uty, who has resigned to go into
business.
Fred Rennick Is to be chief deputy
under Mark Peterson. Constable-elect.
Other deputies to be appointed by Mr.
Peterson will include Ed Gloss. Guy
Watkins. Mr. Giles and H. H. Long.
Charles Honeyman will be chief deputy.
George Tazwell, County Judge-elect,
and Robert Tucker, Circuit Judge-elect,
have not given out the names of their
appointees'.
WILLAMINA SELLS BONDS
$ 1 1 .r00 Issue Taken by Home Bank
Against Portland Bidder.
WILLAMINA. Or.. Dec. 27. (Spe
cial.) Willamlna last night sold 15.
500 in bonds. The bonds were sold
at auction here, there being three bid
ders, the Willamlna State Bank.
Keelcr Bros., of Portland, and one
other firm from Portland, who would
not reveal Its Identity.
There was 87 bids made, starting at
J11.S45 and closing at 12.087. the
Willamlna State Bank being the suc
cessful bidder. In addition to this
premium there is accrued Interest from
October 1, 1916, at 6 per cent, which
the successful bidder is to pay on the
face value of the bonds.
Franco-Argentina Treaty Decried.
PARIS. Dec. 7. A decree Issued to
day makes effective the arbitration
treaty between France and the Argen
tine Republic, which was ratified at
Buenos Aires October 4.
Contributions to Fund Coutlnue, but
Only $9735 of Needed 9S5.0OO Has
Been Received So Far.
The snowfall yesterday brought an
instant flood of appeals to the Public
Welfare Bureau for relief for families
which are destitute and out of fuel.
Nineteen families which were in dif
ficulty yesterday as a result of the
weather change were relieved by the
bureau and it is probable that more
requisitions for fuel will have to be
sent out today and tomorrow if the
weather continues snowy.
The contributions to the relief fund,
out of which this service comes, are
still being received and, while the re
lief work Is going forward, the com
mittee Is endeavoring to raise the J25,
000 which will be necessary to handle
all the relief work for the coming year.
The total at present is J9735. The
contributions yesterday were as fol
lows: Previously reported $9702.15
Overbeck & Cooke Co 20.00
William McMurray 6.00
Lincoln M. E. Church 2 40
Mrs. W. G. Dillingham 1.63
F. A. Breck 1.00
S. M. Philbrlck 1.00
George M. Reed 1.0
Y. B. Knapp 1.00
Total ... ,. . ... ... . . . j . ...... .$8735.20
GRAY'S
Great Stock-Reducing, Money-Raising
Sale Is Now on in Full Force
Men and women are eagerly taking advantage of this wonderful opportunity
to supply their Clothes needs. The entire stock of Chesterfield Suits and
Overcoats, Men's Furnishings (except contract items), Ladies' Fine Suits and
Dresses, Skirts and Waists all go at great sacrifice.
CHESTERFIELD SUITS
AND OVERCOATS
$20 Values at $16.50
$25 Values at $19.50
$30 Values at $24.50
$35 Values at $27.50
$40 Values at $32.50
MEN'S UNDERWEAR
$1.00 Garments for 80
$2.00 Garments for $1.60
$2.50 Garments for $2.00
$5.00 Garments for $4.00
$6.00 Garments for $4.80
LADIES' SUITS AND DRESSES
Half Price.
$25.00 Values at $12.50
$30.00 Values at $15.00
$40.00 Values at $20.00
$50.00 Values at $25.00
$75.00 Values at $37.50
MEN'S FINE NECKWEAR
50c Scarfs for 40
$1.00 Scarfs for 75
$1.50 Scarfs for 95d
$2.00 Scarfs for $1.45
$3.50 Scarfs for $1.75
LADIES' COATS
ONE-THIRD OFF THE PRICE
$20.00 Coats for $13.50
$25.00 Coats for $16.50
$30.00 Coats for $19.50
$40.00 Coats for $27.50
$50.00 Coats for $32.50
SPECIAL LADIES' WAISTS
$3.50 Waists at $2.65
$4.50 Waists at $3.25
$5.00 Waists at $3.95
$7.5a Waists at $5.50
$10.00 Waists at $7.25
SPECIAL PRICES ON SHIRTS, HATS, HAND LUGGAGE
IT'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY TAKE ADVANTAGE
R. M.
GRAY
CORNER WASHINGTON AND WEST PARK STREETS
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