11 'SEE ALSO BACK PAGE THIS PAPER: STRAND THEATER FAVORITES DANCING WAY TO NEW YORK Florence and May Grace, Twins, Go On Vaudeville Stage When but 12 Years Old, Immediately After San Francisco Earthquake. THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX. TUESDAY. JANUARY 2, 117. OREGQNIAN ANNUAL IS lil BIG 'DEMAND ATTENTION! Thrifty Homefurnishers WE WILL OFFER FOR SALE This Morning Beginning at 9 o'Clock Six Hundred (600) Pieces of Dependable Nearly 50,000 Extra Copies Printed to Supply Call of Eager Buyers. SPECIAL NUMBER PRAISED Business Men and Public Generally Receive Pictorial and Industrial Edition With Expressions of Enthusiasm. "Getcha Noo Tears Oregonyuns here. Bend urn East!" The hoarse cries of hundreds of news boys sounded this invitation yesterday, and the response smashed all records. Almost 50,000 copies in addition to the regrular circulation of The Oregonian were struck oft the press yesterday, C000 more than were printed a year go. And they sold like the proverbial hot bakes. All day long newsies were seen staggering from The Oregonian build ing under heavy' loads of papers, wrapped for mailing, no one consign ment of which lasted for long at the street stands. At the close of the day they were tired, .but their pockets Jingled with nickels and dimes. Demand Is Great. Other busy hours are expected today, tor while several thousand papers rt Tnaiu unsold. It is not thought likely this condition will prevail for long, considering the demand. "Sold out" will soon be the word, and It will meansold out, for the last of the annual editions has been printed lor the year 1917. The enthusiasm with which the an riual pictorial and industrial edition ef The Oregonian was received by read ers was marked. "Splendid! Beats the former annual editions. If such a thing is possible, declared J. P. Jaeger, president of the progressive Business Men s Club. "Fine," asserted O. M. Clark, head of The ChamDer or commerce. "I read it with great Interest and know my Eastern friends will as well. It's a credit to Portland," commented K. G. Pike, president of the Rotary Club. ' Young Industrie Aided. "A great aid to Oregon's baby Indus tries. The advertising will be of in estimable value to the state, through the circulation of this edition in the East. It's a decided aid to the educa tional and industrial work of the Cham ber of Commerce," maintained W. D. E. Dodson. executive secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. Other leading business men of the city expressed similar views, agree Went being general that The Oregonian annual edition would prove an asset to commercial interests of the state. LAURELHURST BOOK OUT Special Number Deals With Plan for $60,000 Club Home. The exceptionally prosperous year It has enjoyed and its plahs for the future are set out in the special New Year's number of Laurelhurst Life, the offl clal publication of the Laurelhurst Club. The issue, which is called "Our Broader Vision Number," is attractively printed on 24 large pages. Special features of the publication are a review of the successful past of the club and descriptions of the new f 60,000 clubhouse soon to be built. The Laurelhurst Club now has more than 1200 members. Clifford C. Harrison is editor of Laurelhurst Life, and got out the special number. BODY FOUND IN TREE FORK Plan Missing 14 Months Believed Victim of Exhaustion. PLACERVILLE, CaL, Jan. 1. In aa upright position in the fork of a tree, the body of Carl O. Holstrum, of San Luis Obispo, reported missing 14 montns ago, was round today by a hunter In the hills near Placervllle. Be fore coming to Placervllle, some time previous to his disappearance from here, Holstrum had been la a sani tarium. It is believed he became confused while wandering in the hills and that death was due to exhaustion. A letter I 1 addressed to K. W. Holstrum, in Mor gan. Or., and dated October 24, 1915, vvas round in his pockets. Indiana Man Fraternity Guest. Edmund H. Bcribner, of Bloomlngton, Ind., has been the guest of Lambda Alpha Chapter of Beta Phi Sigma fra ternity during the past few days. One of the features during Mr. Scribner"s etay in Portland was the opening of tne fraternity rooms of the local chap ter at the Oregon Hotel, of this city, last night. Mr. Scribner is a prominent member of the Beta Phi Sigma frater nity, having been treasurer of Alpha Tau chapter, of Bloomlngton. until his recent trip west. He is en route to Berkeley, Cal., where he will attend the University or California. Oo. M Enjoys Celebration. SALEM. Or., Jan. 1. (Special.) company ju., -inira Keglment. Oregon national uuara. naa its home-comlner' celebration today. Following military games and contests, a banouet was served in the evening and after that a programme of music and other features was enjoyed. The event was cele ibrated in the Armory here. " Astoria Business Gains In 1916. ASTORIA. Or, Jan. 1. (Special.) While Astoria has no clearinchouaa the reports of the banks show that the business transacted in Astoria las year amounted to $180,000,000, an in crease of $30,000,000 over 1916. Astoria has four banks and their deposits to tal $4,072,362.03, a gain of 21 per cent lor the year. Chiirrii of Holy Cross Elects. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Jan. 1. (Spe clal.) The following new officers fo the coming year have been elected by the independent Catholic Church o the Holy Cross In Pe Ell: Andrew Kainlak, president; J. J. Trzesnlowskl secretary; John Rusin, treasurer, and B. Charneski, L. Olouskl and Joseph jollnlski. trustees. Vancouver Schools Reopen Today. VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 1. (Spe cial.) The schools of Vancouver will resume classes tomorrow morning as usual, after a ten days' vacation for the holidays. Tears ago it was the custom 1 to allow two weeks for the Christmas holidays, but now only ten days are sriven. . k-r : - ' Y a ir f f if il, - -s V A 1 v ; w - - ips- I ' 1 -" rf I y-x-' -V MS FLOREJTCE3 and May Grace, the two I lively, lovely girls who have made glad the hearts of all Strand The ater patrons this week, are singing and dancing their way back to New York, where their Titian hair is all the rage. They have been in San Francisco for several months, resting, because Flor ence was 1M, iut she has recovered, and the glrftj are on their way to the big metropolis, where a good booking awaits them. The Grace twins started their career immediately after the earth-quake in their native city, San Francisco. After the big shake-up that bounced them out and made them refugees, the girls decided to earn a living by going into vaudeville. Mother Grace agreed, and she and the girls have been traveling around the country ever since. Girls Become Famona. They were only 12 years old when they began. Their glorious red beg pardon Titian hair and their twink ling toes and their irresistible smiles Higher Tes Required in Ore gon Regarded as Handicap. NVESTIGATI0N BEING MADE United States Bureau Defines Ne cessities That Must Be Met to Guarantee Safety While Va- . porlzlng Quickly Enough. In accordance with the wishes of motor car users, an Investigation of the motor fuel situation is being made by a BDeclal committee of the Portland Chamber of Commerce. Members of the committee are C. C. Overmlre, president of the Portland Automobile Club; J. B. Teon and H. A. Sargent. The commit tee will complete its work: in a few days and submit It to the Chamber, with recommendations for the stan dardization of motor fuel In Oregon and nrobably advising adoption of a change In the present law. Because of a "law enacted by tne Legislature two years ago a higher test for specific gravity Is required In Oregon than in either V ashlngton or California. The product sold in Ore gon must run 60 degrees or better, while In Washington and California only 68 degrees is required. On account of the Oregon, require ments gasoline sold In this state Is especially distilled and the product costs more than that used In most other states. Motor fuel users accordingly pay on an average of 1 cent more a gallon for gasoline. As far as actual results are concerned, consumers of gasoline seem to be of the opinion that they are not getting any more for their money than motor car owners in otner states where fuel is used that is of lower Initial boiling points. Test Process Held Valueless. In a statement Issued recently by the United States Bureau of Standards effort is made to correct opinions generally held regarding motor fuel. According to the report, specific gravity Is virtually worthless as a check on gasoline when it is de sired to gauge its use in motor cars. Just what Is a proper test Is still a matter of some doubt, and regarding this the report says: "There are two aspects to the ques tion under consideration, one local, the other National. There is no doubt that the advantages that would result from a satisfactory standardization of gaso line by the National Government are many. Not the least of these wovsid be its influence on state and municipal legislation relating to this question, and its effect In making such legislation more nearly uniform throughout the country. Legislative bodies are begin ning to take up this question, and much of this legislation is certain to be ill advised, although enacted with the best Intentions, because it cannot in the nature of things receive the careful consideration of technical experts that Is Required for the satisfactory solution of questions of this kind. It will readily be seen that the effect, of in discriminate legislation might produce conditions nothing short of chaotic. Distillation la Discussed. "It seems most probable that the defi nition of gasoline will have to be based on the percentage that distils over be tween specified temperatures, when the s STANDARD soon made them famous, and when they went to New York five years ago they made an instantaneous hit. "Our hair attracts attention In the East, but it isn't unusual here," said Florence, as the girls were being In terviewed in their dressing room in the theater yesterday. "We don't- care whether it Is called red or Titian, but prefer the latter." put in May. And then, both together, they said: "And we always dress to emphasize Its color." Friends Are Many, Tne Grace twins have so many friends In Portland and so many in Se attle that they find it .difficult to say goodby, but the lure of the lights of the big city calls them. Mother Grace hinted that If the girls listened they might stay here "for keeps." But Florence and May say they haven't time ,to get married. "And, besides." said Florence, "if one of us marries, it will spoil our career. We'll have to find two brothers or two very dear friends because we never can get along witnout eacn otner. ' distillation Is carried out under specific conditions. This distillation test. speasung jn non-tecnnlcal terms. Is a measure or the freedom with which the gasoline will vaporize. "The gasoline must not vaporize too freely for two reasons one, that it would not be safe, and second. Its loss In storage by evaporation would be too great. Hence, the specification may have to contain limitations of the per centage distilling over belcsr a certain IS its shall ,bo temperature, coupled, perh proviso tnat certain percen distil over below other fixed tures. In order that requl of low-boiling . constituent present to insure easy startlnsr or an engine. Likewise the specification must vuuLtwii a. iriuvisiuii mat an must aistlll 1 over below a certain maximum tem- gasolln the heavier petroleum distil lates, such as kerosene." MRS. KINNEY'S RITES SET Services for Woman, 81, Today, but Body Is to Be Taken East. The funeral of Mrs. Emily U. Kinney. I mother of I. E. Staples, well-known i-ortiana Jeweler, who died at the Tower Sanitarium Sunday night at the age of 91 years, will be held today at 2 o'clock from the chapel of the East Biae undertaking establishment. Dr. C. E. Cline will have charge of the services. The body of Mrs. Kinney will be taken tonight to Montlcello, Minn., for burial. Mrs. Kinney had been a resident of Portland for IS yeans. She was born in Maine In 1825 and lived in that state until, her removal to Minnesota in 1854. From Minnesota she came to Portland. She is survived by three sons, L E. staples, or this city; 8. F. Staples, of Duluth, and Silas Staples, of Lincoln. Minn, REV. R. E. SMITH IS NAMED - ' Successor to Dr.-Shank Is Selected By Ministerial Association. At the regrular meetlne- of the Port land Ministerial Association, held yes terday morning, in the T. M. C. A. auditorium, the Rev. Robert Elmer Smith, pastor of Sunnyslde Methodist erroneousChurch, was elected- president to suc ceed the Rev. W. O. Shank, who re signed. A short address, expressing his ap preciation of the support and co-operation of the association was made by Dr. Shank before he turned over the gavel to hi successor. Dr. Shank. who has been pastor of the East Side Baptist Church, is planning to go East soon, to take up church work in Illinois. WOMAN TO AID OFFICIAL Miss Crawford' Appointed Assistant to Linn Superintendent. ALBANY, Or.. . Jan. 1. (Special.) Miss Helen V. Crawford, of Lebanon, who served for several years as in structor in elocution in the Oregon Agricultural College, will be assistant to Mrs. Ida Maxwell Cummlngs, of Hal sey. who became County School Super intendent of Linn County today. The new Superintendent plans to spend much of her time "visiting schools, bo Miss Crawford will have active charge of the office work. After her work at Oregon Agricul tural College Miss Crawford developed a splendid orchard in the edge Of the city of Lebanon. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaataaaaaaaaaa 71 A ' i fill TTTfl H l-Hl Tl T(( 4 Suitable for Eyery Room in the House All Woods and Finishes All Prices At From20to50Off Our Regular Lower - Than - Elsewhere Prices 1 w EASY TERMS OF PAYMENT ARRANGED IF DESIRED Furniture Shop Eighth Floor QUIET MAIS OH . fjQ NeW Year WeiCOme UlVen Old John Barleycorn. OBSERVANCE IS INFORMAL Dinners and Dances In Hotels, Clubs and Homes Are Numerous, Wlth Progressive Affair In Irv lngton Unique Feature. Thanks to the exile a year ago of old John Barleycorn, there was no cold, gray dawn yesterday. It was a New Tear's day devoid of the unpleasant after effects that have been a part of New Tear's days In times past. Portland celebrated or observed whichever Is right very quietly. There was nothing doing In the way of a pub- He celebration and the rank and file I of the town seemed to take advantage of this and remained at home. The yZSI dVEd dances and community gatherings of various sorts. In a sporting line the only attraction was the first annual mld-Wlnter re gatta of the Portland Motorboat CluHj. This was started at 11 A. M. and the series of races attracted a good sized crowd. Football fans missed the annual local football game, but they had their In terest dnned on the affair between Oregon and Pennsylvania at Pasadena, Cal.. which made up in part wnat was missing from the local New Tear's programme. - In social circles there were several affairs of Interest. The most unusual was the progressive dinner given In Irvineton. Guests enjoyed different j courses of an elaborate dinner at dif ferent residences in the Irvlngton dis trict. The affair came to a brilltant close with a ball last night at the Harlow-Grady House. At Waverley Country Club society enjoyed the Corbett fancy dress dance. cn.rl a l rlinner n&rtiea were elven at all I the leading hotels and cafes and spe cial dancing parties were given at tne Portland and Multnomah hotels. New. Tear's dances of a special nature were given at the public halls and at a number of the community houses and halls. A series of home parties also featured the day. The theaters did a rushing business as did also the other places of amuse ment. The moving picture theaters had special runs of films and made the performances continuous morning, aft ernoon and evening. At most of the downtown playhouses there were wait ing lines nearly all day. - Vancouver Feared "Silver Thaw." VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 1. (Spt EstaMliktvi The- Quality" Stors or Portland clal.) When slumbering Vancouver awoke today it was found that a sleet storm was In full action, a ad that nearly half an Inch of Ice had formed over everything out of doors. The tem perature was hugging the 33 degree mark, and all indications pointed to the beginning of another terrible "silver thaw," which destroyed so much prop erty here last February. Then a change for the warmer took place, the ice vanished, and it rained. IRISH FLAX BID CANCELED Cable to State Board of Control Says "Shipment Too Late." SALEM. Or.. Jan. 1. tSpeclal.) Ca bled arguments which have been going back and forth between Salem. Or., and Belfast, Ireland, for the past several days relative to the purchase of 2500 bushels of flax by the Agnew Hamilton Company, of Belfast, came to an abrupt close today, when Secretary R. B. Goodln, of the State Board of Control. received a terse cablegram: "Cancel of fer: shipment too late." What disposition will be made of the seed Is not known, but It is likely the board will sell much of It now to Ore gon buyers. The board had instructed Superintendent Crawford to start threshing Immediately to be ready for shipment on the Belfast order. DRUG COMPANY PROSPERS Owl Stores Report Largest Business 1 In Concern's History.. The regular 10th semi-annual S per cent dividend on Its preferred cumula tive stock has just been declared by the Owl Drug Company. This semi-annual dividend will be distributed to the 900 holders of pre ferred stock, most of whom are rest dents of the Pacific Coast states. The company's financial condition shows a most favorable aspect a sub stantial growth and expansion In all departments. The year just ended has been one of remarkable features for the company. The gross and net earnings are the larg est In the company s history. The Christmas business was far in excess of any previous year. Farmer Arrested; Charge Serious. F. O. Wiley, a farmer, aged 65 years, was arrested here yesterday by City Detectives uoltz and Howell on in structlons from Clarke County. Wash ington, that he Is wanted there to an swer to a serious charge. His 16-year- old daughter will be the complaining witness. It is said. Wiley lives near Vancouver and last night Sheriff Btesecker. of Clarke County; came to Portland and took the prisoner back for trial. Banks, Or, Man Dies. Elbert F. Willis, of Banks. Or., died yesterday at Good Samaritan Hospital after an Illness of several weeks. H had been a resident of Batiks II years and was engaged In the hardware bus! ness there. In 185S he was married to Mollle Yarnhlll. of Eugene. He Is sur vived by his widow and two daugh ters. He was a member of the Masonl and. Oddfellow lodges. m ROBBERS FLEE IN DUEL CAL1TOR.MA POSTOFriCK SAKE CRACKERS ESCAPE BT RUSE. Flarat Takes Plaee Near Hrmtt m One Outlaw la Wouaaed Pum of 100 Joins In Chase. RIVERSIDE. Cel.. Jan. 1. Sheriff F. Wilson, with a posse of deputies. eft here today to reinforce a posse of 100 citizens in charge of Charles S. Ranger, postofflce inspector, who are guarding roads and beating the coun try around Hemet for four robbers who blew the postofflce safe at San Jacinto, 40 miles southeast of here. early Friday and escaped with 1600 In cash and about 11400 in a tamps. First new came here today of a re volver fight Saturday night between Ranger. with three officers, and the four robbers, who were surrounded in a barn near Hemet after they aban doned a stolen automobile. Two of the robbers, the officers re ported, came from the barn with their hands raised In sign of surrender, but the other two from behind them opened fire on the officers, and the four es caped after one of their number was wounded. A package containing 3400 worth of stamps, torn by a rifle bullet, and a sack containing (50. were dropped by the men In their flight. A pool of blood wit found In an orchard where the robbers made a stand. BARTHOLOMEW TRIAL ON THIXK JIIBDER CASE WILL OPEN IX JIDCE DAVIS COIRT TODAY. Maay f Chief Facts ea Which State Baae Its Case Are Con ceuX by PtImmiv Will Edward Bartholomew, held without bond in the county jail since his cap ture In Seattle last November, will be put on trial In the court of Circuit Judge Davis today for the murder of John Lind. whose body was found November 19, 1915. stuffed In a green trunk, which had been thrown Into the Willamette River the night before. Jury selection will begin this morn ing, the opening statements will be made to the jury this afternoon, and 1t Is possible that the first witnesses for the prosecution may be put on the stand before nightfall. Chief Deputy District Attorney John Collier and Deputy Charles Roblaon will represent the state, and Attorney John 11. White. the defense. Many of the chief facts upon which the prosecution will base Its case have been admitted by the accused. Bar tholomew admits that he traveled with Llnd; that he Knew Llnd had some money: that he was In the room at the time Llnd was killed: that he aid ed to conceal traces of the crime, and that he was an active participant in ( the disposal ef the body. His story, however, which has re- I Furniture Shop Eighth Floor matned unshaken, save for minor con tradictions, implicates a third person, a man Bartholomew says he knew as Paul Lund, the man Bartholomew says killed Lind. Search for this man Lund has occu pied much of the tlm of the defense. For a time. Attorney White was confi dent he had the man In Oscar Alex ander Lund, who was located In Los Angeles. This young man answered perfectly the description Bartholomew had Riven of Lund. He had been in San Francisco when Bartholomew and Llnd were there, and he had been in Portland at the time of the crime. But when Lund came to Portland voluntarily to clear up any suspicion. Bartholomew said he was not the man. NOOSE, NOT SHOT, FATAL Murdered Woman Beaten and Stran gled, loctor Testifies. OSSIPEE. N. H-. Jan. 1. Although shot through the head, and beaten. Mrs. FlorenceaA. Small was killed by strang ulation caused by a noose which en circled her neck. Dr. Erving W. Hods don testified today at the resumption of the trial of the victim's husband. Frederick L. Small, charged with her murder. Dr. Hodsdon Is a practitioner at Mountain View, where the Smalls made their home, and told low he and medi cal referee. B. 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