Tim' 3IORXTXG OEEGOMA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1917. 3 N$30,000)000 MELON CUT BY BETHLEHEM ! Mr. Schwab, However, Keeps His Promise to British That He Will Retain Control. and Cornelia Morgan, and the local af firmative team, Howard K.iser and Loren Cochran, resulted In a victory for Ridgefield by a 2-to-l decision. The debate was held In the Methodist Church. W. Apperson. of Ridgefield; O. M. Blair, of Vancouver, and Rev. C. F. Clapp, of Washougal, were judges. This victory places Ridgefield High School thr&e points ahead of the other contestants in the Clarke' County De bating League. POSTER IS SELECTED' DC 3QC DOC Advertising of Teachers' Con vention to Be National. TRAILMAKER IS TO TALK nan rrre nor- -rn uri n I William Warwick Speaks to Auto nHILHUHUO ftnL IU nCUTI Club Members Today. DIVIDEND RATE INCREASED ?few Stock Issued to Shareholders Will Carry No Voting Power. Earnings of Company tor 1916 Were $01,717,329. TJEW YORK. Jan. 23. One of the largest "melons" ever divided by an Industrial corporation was announced today when the directors of the Bethle hem Steel Corporation increased the common stock dividend from TA Pr cent to 10 Der cent Quarterly; recom mended a 200 ner cent common stock dividend or bonus, and also offered the common stockholders the right to sub scribe to $15,000,000 new stock at par share for share or pres "William Warwick, trail maker, ad venturer and good roads booster, who is in Portland on the last leg of a tour from Seattle to Xew Tors? and return in an automobile truck, has been Invit ed to meet a number of the Portland good roads workers to explain some thing of road conditions in Oregon, and at 10 o'clock this morning will drive his travel-worn truck to the Court house, where some of the members of the Automobile Club will tender an in formal reception. This trip by Mr. Warwick Is the first transcontinental trip that has ever been made in an auto truck. The truck left Seattle with a ton load that was delivered in New York. He and his wife will leave today for Seattle, where a big reception is to be given him un der the direction of the Chamber or Commerce which started him out. Preparations to Call Attention of I Superintendents to Session Are ' Made and City to lie Asked to Contribute to Fund. on the basis of s ent holdings. This action w proposed increas DRAMA LEAGUE Professor J. J. Stahl Reads Bride ofHlie Moor." was made possible by ase of the common stock Members of the Drama League and The official poster for the coming I National Education Association conven- I tlon in Portland next July was adopted I last night at a special meeting of the executive committee at the Chamber I of Commerce. L. R. Aldernjan, chair man, presided. The poster is of most attractive de sign, and it will be spread broadcast over the country as a -means of adver tising the midsummer convention. The I railroads are expected to use it gener ally in issuing a convention folder. The Sll CCTO I poster not only shows Portland on the I IVItt V 1 nf U Tu r-iflf VnpthwABt Vint Kent. I tie, Spokane, Tacoma and other cities I get prominence. It was decided last night that the big I public meeting in oonnecjion with the convention will be held on the after noon of Sunday, July 8, at 3 o'clock in I the Auditorium, when it is probable The from $15,000,000 to $60,000,000. The a fejf guests were at the Little Theater concert by a symphony orchestra and a plan regarding the new stock is to be 1 last night to hear the reading ana in submitted to shareholders at a special meeting February 14. Inasmuch as Charles M. Schwab, chairman of the corporation, and his friends are be lleved to control the present stock is sue, it Is virtually assured that the proposition as a whole- will be ap proved. , Schwab to Retain Coatrol. terpretation of "The BridtJ of the Moor," a piece by August Stramm. Pro fessor Jasper J. Stahl, of Keed college, was the sponsor for the play. In the selections which he read he pointed out the features which have charac terized Stramm's original type of genius. The reading furnished the semi- Voting power will be withheld from jg The next acttvity of the league will be the presentation or tnree un usual olays. two of which have been the new stock. One reason for this decision and perhaps the most impor tant, it was explained. Is that Air. Schwab promised the British govern' ment. from which he has received or ders running into hundreds of millions of dollars, that he would not relinquish control of the corporation while the war lasts. Another reason, it was said is that the new stock, if voting power were granted to it, would infringe Upon or impair the rights of the pre ferred stockholders, there being only $15,000,000 of that issue authorized. The banking house of J. & W. Seligman is forming a syndicate to underwrite the purchase of the $15,- 000.000 of new common stock, to be known as Class B, which will be of fered to stockholders for pro rata sub cription at par. "year's Earnlnn 961,717,329. The usual annual dividend of 7 per cent on the preferred stock, payable in four quarterly installments, also was declared. Earnings of the Bethlehem Steel Cor poration for the year 1916 amounted to $61,717,329. Deducting interest charges of $3,772,575 and charging off $14,350,- 785 -to depreciation and depletion, the .aggregate net addition to the surplus is $43,593,968, making a total surplus on December 31. 1916. of $69,370,198. Orders on hand at the beginning of the present year amounted to approxi mately $193,500,000, exceeding those of a year ago by about $18,000,000 Completion of the proposed issue of $45,000,000 new stock, it was explained, will increase assets by $15,000,000 cash and will increase the outstanding com xuon stock issue by four shares to one. chorus will be given, together with talks of men of National fame in education. Portland will do considerable adver tising at the convention of superin tendents to be held in Kansas City February 26 to March 3, and the Port land delegation, probably headed by superintendent Alderman, will give a reception in the interests of the Port land convention. It is expected there will be approximately 3000 superin tendents present at the Kansas City I gathering from all parts of the coun- composed by Portland people. The plays I try and that publicity for Portland will I will be given Tuesday ana w eanesaay i oe enective. evenings, January 30 and 31. CHRISTMAS SHIP ARRIVES Supplies for Relief Transported to Orient to Interior. Be NEW YORK. Jan. 23. The United States collier Caesar, which sailed as a Christmas ship to the relief of war suf ferers in the Orient, has arrived at Alexandria, Egypt, according to a cablegram received here today by the American committee for Armenian and Syrian relief. The vessel carried a cargo or rood and clothing estimated to be worth $250,000, which will be transported the interior on motor trucks take the ship. An effort will be made to have the I Portland School Board send delegates to this gathering, and the railroads will also, probably, send representatives, so as to make the boost for Portland strong one. A committee was named last night I to appear before the Mayor and City Commissioners today to get an appro priation for the convention. As the gathering of pedagogues will advertise this city . widely, the executive com mittee oeneves the municipality can I afford to make a contribution toward I making the gathering a big success. une rouowing were appointed on I this committee: W. D. B. Dodson, Mark Woodruff, S. C. Brutton, L. R. Alderman and E. L. Thompson. -mm. 1 B. WILSON DIES Arrest Made on Forgery Charge. Frank 1L Brown was arrested last night by Detectives Price, Mallett, Golt9 and Howell and charged with passing a forged check for $16.80 on Y. Sharp, 243 First street, on January 19. The check was made out in favor of H. Davis and was drawn on the U. S. Laundry. , PORTLAND PIOXEER OF 1852 SUC CUMBS AT AGE OK 82. it MIGN0N" TO BE REPEATED Tunerul Opera Will Be Heard Eleventh-Street Playhouse. at Grade Teachers to Meet. The regular monthly meeting of the board of managers of the Portland Grade Teachers' Association will be held in the new headquarters in Meier & Frank building today at 4:30 P. M. There will be no representatives' meet ing today, but representatives will meet next week as usual. The last performance by the Port land Opera Association of the Ambrolse Thomas opera comique, "Mignon," will take place tonight at 8:20 o'clock .at the Eleventh-street Theater. About $400 is yet required to meet all ex penses of this home production of opera, and it is hoped that a large audience will be present. The opera is tuneful, amusing and lively. There is not a dull moment in it. .One of the star features is a fairy baUet composed of pretty Portland girls, directed by Miss Axa Genevieve Paget, premiere danseuse, who at the climax of a whirlwind dance pirouettes on her toes, in true Paris style, quite a difficult feat in dancing. The orches tra directed, by Roberto Corruccini. furnishes pleasant-to-hear music, and the fine singing of two Portland prima donnas is delightful. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Jan 23. Maximum temper ture. 4tt degrees: minimum, 40 degrees. River reading. 8 A. M.. 3.- feet: change in last 24 hours, 0.7 foot rie. Total rain fall 5 P. M. to 5 P. M.) 0.03 inch. Total rainfall since September 1, 1918. 13.49 Inches; normal, , 24.16 Inches; deficiency. 10.67 inches. Total sunshine, 3 hours 50 minutes; possible, 9 hours 18 minutes. Ba rometer (reduced to seal level) G P. M.. 30.41 Inches. Relative humidity at noon, 78 per cent. THE WBATHKK. STATIONS. STOLEN MACHINE FIRED ON Policeman Shoots "When Stop Is Ignored. Order to "0 Si Wind Two shots were fired early this morn ihg by Patrolman Abbott in an effort to stop an automobile reported stolen from G. W. Percival. 131 Broadway. The machine escaped in the direction of South Portland. The machine was reported stolen from Park and Alder streets at 11:30 P. M. The policeman spied the number on a moving car at First and Salmon streets several hours later, and tired when the driver did not heed an order to stop. MRS. J. F. STEVENS DEAD Wife of ex-Chief Engineer of Canal Kxplres in Xfw York. Mrs. John F. Stevens, wife of the for mer chief engineer of the Panama Ca nal and later president of the North Hank and allied Hill lines in Oregon, recently died in New York, according to information reaching Portland from the East last night. Mrs. Stevens was in Portland several months ago. when she underwent an operation. She later returned to New York and recently died there. Mrs. Ste vens was well known in Portlands Baker ...... Boise i Boston ...... Calgary .... Chicago .... Denver Dea. Moines . Duluth ...... Eureka ..... Galveston . . Helena ..... Jacksonville tJuneau Kansas City , I.os Angeles Marshfleld . Medford ... Minneapolis Montreal Xew Orleans New York . North Head North Taklma. Omaha ....... Phoenix Pocatello Portland Roseburg Sacramento . . St. l,ouis Salt Lake San Ilego San Kranclsco. Seattle Sitka Spokane Tacoma Tatoosh Island tValdez Walla VVaila. Washington . . Winnipeg SE NW She la Survived by Seven Children I and Two Sisters 5r Fnncral ArranRcmrBts Yet Made. Mrs. R..B. Wilson, pioneer of 1852. died at the home of her son. Dr. George F. Wilson. 631 Hoyt street, last night. Mrs. Wilson was 83 years of age. Death was from acute bronchitis, following an attack of grip. She had been ill little more than a week. A native of Massachusetts, Mrs. Wil son came to Portland with her parents at the age of 18 years. . Shortly after her arrival here she was married to Dr. Robert Bruce Wilson. She was active In the life of the city in its earlier history, and had been a member of Trinity Church for years. Seven children survive. They are Drs. Holt C. and George F. Wilson. Mrs. W. J. Burns, Mrs. S. B. Linthicum. the Misses Virginia and Clementine Bruce Wilson, all of this city, and Robert Bruce Wilson, of Medford. Two sisters, Mrs. Rodney Giisan and Miss Mary Couch, also survive. Her sister is at present. in the East. no funeral arrangements have been made. Etata ot weather. LABOR REBUFFS I. W. W. lo; 34 0.021.. IS 3O 0.10,. . 14 ilOIO.OOf. . 15 30 0.001. . 6; SSjO.OO.IB Oi 3010. 001. .ISW -20I loo. OO lo w 42 4S O.02 24 N At. !v it nn re 2S 0.1O . .l.NW 74 O.OO 12 X J 181 324-:t4 O.OS! . -IS . .( 3 0.0O;. . 'SW 421 oSiO.OOI. .) W 3S 4S 0.10 . .I.NW 24 4S 0.00 . .IN -16 18 0.00 .. .!X -61 1610.00 12 S SO' .14 0.20 . . !NE 30 O.OO'li S 44 0.04 . . W 460. 00 28 O.oo! r4 0.00 24 O.20 4! 0.03' 8'n.ni 56 O.OOI. .!.N 38:0. OO10 SB 26,0.101. .ISW Pt. cloudy Clear SW Clear NW Clear PC cloudy Pt cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear Cloudy rlpar fCloudy I Woman Lecturer Not Allowed Talk Before Federation. to Jitney Triver Wants to Keturn Gold. W. Burdette, a jitney driver who lives at 6303 Ninety-second street. Southeast, reported to the police last night that one of his passengers had given him a gold coin instead of a silver one in ex change for a ride. Mr. Burdette says he did not notice the mistake at the time, but will make restitution if the owner of the coin can prove title to the property. Ei-Governor of Idaho III. HELENA. Mont.. Jan. 23. Ex-Gov ernor James Hawley, of Idaho, who" is here to appear as counsel in the North western trustee case, is confined in hospital tonight with a severe cold. Physicians say his condition is not se rious. Ridgefield Debaters in Lead. WASHOUGAL, Wash., Jan. 23. (Spe cial.) The debate here last night be tween the Ridgefield High School neg ative team, composed of Samuel Groff 38 16l 44' . . SE . . NW ..W ".'.iw- ..IE n on w Sj 441O.02!. .'SE . . 32 0.00 14 X 20 S60.0O:. .ISW 40 44 0.0O' . .'SW 42) 44 0.0(il2 W -2'22'o.OO calm so! 42 O.00'..S 241 34 O.OO . . iSE i-i8 -sjo.no,1. .W Snow Clear Cloudy Cloudy Clear Clear Cloudy Ruin Clear Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Cloudy Clear Pt. cloudy Clear Snow Snow Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy M H In Pt. cloudy Cloudy Clear Clear EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 23. Eliza beth Gurley Flynn, lecturer for the In dustrial Workers of the World, was not allowed to make a speech here to day to the Washington State Federa tion of Labor. A delegate from Spo kane objected to allowing addresses by persons not on the pre-arranged pro gramme, because they would delay the work of the convention. Reports of officers indicated the unions had been successful in most labor controversies in the last year. The notable excep tions were the longshoremen's and the shingle weavers' strike. A loss in membership was experienced as a re sult of the prohibition law, which com pelled the disbandment of the brewery workers. Asa AdeEfcisemessfc to felftie People Ameocaia By J. Ogden Armour TOD.AY, when rising costs have made foods a paramount Issue, it seems-an opportune time to lay before the serious-mindrd public certain points it-is to their self-interest to know. And it is to those who take thought that I wish to speak, glad of the opportunity, to present these points to their well-poised judgment. It is not that the facts are today any different than they ever were. But their consideration now ' has an especial timeliness. m Statistics, particularly of the past two years, have shown something that many have not been prompt to comprehend the basic good faith of Armour and Company to consumers, . To fully realize all that this implies, you must understand the economic conditions on which this business is based. , The preparation of food for human con sumption is the oldest business on earth. It goes back to the very foundation of history. As a consequence, although people do not always appreciate it, this is the most competitive of ALL. industries. Our function is to collect, prepare, transport and distribute foods more capably and at less ex pense than the ever-present competitor can do it. The work, of preparing food stuffs i a business of natural competition. It always has been. It always will be. This competition forces two things opera tion at the lowest profit, and the giving or the utmost in service. For, if profits were Excessive, concerns ' able to operate at lower 'cost would quickly capture .trade. And if service were in adequate, those with better service would win. Thus, the amount of production in a field so highly competitive, must be very significant. When you find a business in staples at taining size, you may be sure that in some broad, economic way, it makes for increased efficiency and gives a fundamental service to consumers. In no other way could it con tinue to exist. (Signed)' The remarkable thing aSput the American livestock business is that the maximum consump tion is some two thousand miles away from the center of production. Yet, through Armour arid Company, it is possible for you, no matter where you are, to set your table as bounteously as if you lived alongside the farm But also remember this! . Armour and Company did not become of national importance until there was a national need for their services. This need did not arise until the Hast was no longer able to compete with the West in raising livestock. Then it was that the public, realizing perishable products sold on small margin cannot be passed long distances through many hands, began to demand more and more of us began to make us' strain every effort to keep pace with their needs. But, despite our service, our economies pos sible througn volume and scientific utilization of by-products, our perfection of preparation . and marketing, the pay we receive for it all aver ages less than three cents on the dollar in our total year's business.. One outstanding fact must, therefore, be obvious to every thinking man. Any pre-eminence Armour and Company may have attained, has been won on a straight basis of that highest of all ideals-" Service! I have never deemed myself a writer of ad vertisements. Yet I am willing to have you con sider this message an advertisement, if you will an advertisement for the house founded by my father, Philip D. Armour; for, the motives of this organization have been my life's inspiration and even though sometimes misunderstood, I . may say with pride that they, have always been true to the best interests of the American people. 0 0 a 0 a 1 a n Q IOC 30 30C DC 0 o LIVING COST FOUGHT Parent-Teacher Association Makes ThursQay Menus. of the committee for feeding a family of six on an economical basis shows that the high cost of living is to be met in Portland by the concerted ef fort of its home managers, acting ac cording to a reasonable plan. As alternatives on the bill of fare for Thursday fricassee of veal with rice or shoalder of pork with bread stuffing and' gravy have been included. Among the special prices which have been .quoted at the markets for the day's buying are the following: Pork shoulders, 14 cents; breast of Lamb, 11 cents; sirloin steak, IS cents etery. Mr. Turner had been an employe of the Warren Construction Company for 40 years. He is survived by his widow. Mrs. Anna Turner. Widow of suicide to wed Mrs. J. Barada( Widen Engaged Wealthy Insurance Man. to ST. LOUIS. Jan. 23 (Special.) An- DEALERS REDUCE rRICES Grocers and Batchers Co-operate In "Better Irving ray Move by Offering Bargains for Thrifty Housewives. tA, M. today; P. M. report of preceding day. cam ncn l u .mj 1 1 XKja. There i Blle-ht depression over th Southern Rocky Mountains and another over the Lake Superior region, while high pres sure obtains over the remainder of the country. Precipitation has occurred in the Northwest, soumem Louisiana, western New York, North Lakota and on the British Columbia coast. i ne weatnor isr corner in Alberta, saaKaicnewan, j anno or, Montana, Western North Iakota and along the At- antif Coast, wnue it is warmer in most other sections of the country. The conaitiona are lavoraDie ior gen erally fair weather In this district Wednes day with no decided temperature change and generally westerly winds, FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Partly cloudy; westerly wind. Oregon. Washington and Idaho Generally fair, not much change in temperature; gen era II v westerly winds North Pacific Coast Partly cloudy, light variable winds, mostly westerly. T. FRANCIS DRAKE. Assistant Forecaster. CAPTAIN'S WIFE ACCUSES Officer Said to Have Forced Spouse to Poll OffHis Boots. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23. (Spe cial.) Captain Charles H. Rich. U. S. A., forced his wflfe to remove his dirty boots when he came home and told her that was all she was good for. are charges made in a suit for separate maintenance" filed in the Superior Court today by Mrs. Irene F. Rich. Mrs. Rich is living with her mother at the Presidio. Captain Rich is sta tioned with the Thirty-second Infantry at Schofleld Barracks, near Honolulu. but is now on leave of absence in this city, and Is registered at a hotel. Mrs. Rich asks $150 a month as sepa- arate maintenance for herself and her two children. The couple were married in Portland, January 9, 1912. TWO ROBBERIES REPORTED Homes of W. L. llerdon and 3. Fry Burglarized. W. CARD OP" THANKS. We. the nieces and nephews of the I ported that his late Mrs. Kllen O'Connell, of Vancouver.! some valuable "Wash., desire to extend our sincerest thanks and appreciation to our many kind friends lor tneir sympathy In the Ions of our beloved aunt. MRS. LOUISE CONNER, . Vancouver, Wash, MRS. LAWRENCE O'COSNEUU MRS. NELLIE KILLIAN. Oakland, CaL MRS. DAVID SHAN A HAN, Portland, Or. D. W. LANE. "Portland, Or. Adv.- Two burglaries were reported to the police early yesterday in which resi dences were' entered some time during: the night and articles ot Jewelry taken. W. L. Herdon, 408 Glenn avenue, re house was entered and Jewelry and trinkets PARENT-TEACHER MENU. - Breakfast. Stewed Peaches (Dried) Cracked Wheat Toast Coffee Milk Milk Luncheon. Macaroni and Cheese ' Graham Bread Butter Oatmeal Cookies Sliced Orangea Tea Dinner. Breast of Veal In Casserole with Rice or Shoulder of Pork. Bread Stuffing Gravy Spinach or Browned Parsnips Bread Butter Baked Apple mmD, ix cenis; eirioin eicbk, la ceuis .- " T - , ' ,. , , , and 18 cents; choice breast of veal. 124 1 nouncement of the engagement of Mrs. 'after hlsul tents. Various markets, tn co-opera- " J. Barada Widen, now a resident of San Francisco and who is remembered her as the Vidow of J. Barada Widen, who killed himself on his mother's grave three years ago, has been received by friends. She is to wed A. B. Clark, a San Francisco Insurance man, reputed here to be wealthy, in March. Mrs. Widen received life insurance totaling $75,000 on the death of her husband, whose last act before ending his life was to buy for his wife a valuable cold mesh bag. The bag was delivered to Mrs. Widen five minutes suicide in Calvary Cemetery. tlon with the Parent-Teacher commit tee, have agreed to reduce their prices to these figures on Thursday. Other staples are to be sold at low figures. Evaporated peaches, macaroni and full cream cheese, all of which figure on the, bill of fare, are to be sold, at 6 cents, 5 cents and 20 cents a pound, respectively. Rice, which has been suggested as a suitable accompaniment for the breast of veal. Is to be sold for 4 eents a pound. Rolled oats, which is recommended for cookies, is to be reduced to 6 cents 'a pound. Several other reductions have been arranged for. I. W. W. PICKET BEATEN Fellow "'Workers" Arrested Attack at Coffee-House. for Efficient and economical household management Is the object desired by the committee of the Parent-Teacher Association, which has control of the menus and the shopping arrangements for the "better-living day," which is to be observed In Portland every Thurs day. The large number of persons who have taken advantage f the plans As the result of a fight at the I. W. W. Hall on First street. Just off Burn side street, late yesterday, Ed Hurley, a member of that organization, was arrested on a charge of assault, and a warrant was issued for the arrest of James Rowan, I. V. W. organizer, on the same charge. L. A. Van Brunt, who said he was one of the pickets before a coffee house boycotted by the I. W. W., made the complaint against the men. Van Brunt was taken to the Police Emer gency Hospital with a deep cut on the upper lip. Woodson Turner Laid to Rest. The funeral of Woodson Turner was held yesterday at the chapel of J. P. Finley & Son, Rev. W. A. Magett offi ciating. The pallbearers were P. Will lams, W. Campbell, George Elston, W. S. Standifer. J. Prescott and Will Moore. Interment wns made at Rose City Cem- taken. The loot included a watch, wed ding ring, gold locke three baby's rings, a neck chain and a ring set with an opal. City Detectives swennes and Pat Mo loney are working on the case. The residence of J. W. 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