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THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, FRIDAV, DECE3IBER 14, 1917. 17 BRITISH LEADERS. STILL O T STIC Hopes Not Yet Dashed Despite Increase in Diver v ' ' Sinkings. LOSSES NEARLY BALANCED Margin Between Building and De traction of Ships Now Slight. Germans Forced to Change Submarine Tactics. LONDON, Dec. IS. Despite the fairly large number of sinkings reported this week, there is no decrease in optimism among those who know the submarine war situation, who see no reason for modifying or altering Premier Lloyd George's statement of November 20 that there is no longer any fear of the submarine proving a decisive factor in the war. Events since November 20. in fact, have tended to increase rather than decrease the confidence with which the Premier spoke. The month of Novem ber was a red-letter month in the anti-U-boat war for three reasons. First, the loss of- tonnage during the month was the lowest since the unrestricted submarine - campaign began. Second, the sinkings of enemy submarines were the greatest ever recorded in a single month. Third, the launching of new merchantmen from British yards came "within measurable distance" of equal ing the loss of tonnage by submarine attack. The phrase "within measurable dis tance" is that used by the government spokesman in the' House of Commons, and the slender margin Indicated by that phrase is one of the chief reasons for the prevailing optimism. The mar Kin between the sinkings and launching-a waa BO slight that if the Germans had sunk one or1 two less ships there would actually have been more tonnage launched than sunk. Leases Nearly Balance. As to the number of submarines de stroyed during the same period, it is not permitted to give the actual fig ures, but this much may be said: The sinkings of submarines during November were "within measurable distance" of the largest number the German U-boat yards were capable of turning out in the same period. This destruction of submarines was by no means due to any spasmodic run of luck, but to the development of a detailed, comprehensive campaign in volving many devices and embracing many phases a campaign which will grow more efficient rather thaa less so as time goes on, according to expert opinion. i The first days of December- have maintained the good records of Novem- three children, whose custody . she seeks." ' 1 v ' . ' If he can but secure a divorce from Edith Smith, Jasper Smith is willing to give her his property, valued "at 6000, he said' yesterday, in filing a di vorce action on grounds of cruelty. He Is also willing to give her all their household furniture In exchange for bis legal freedom. They were married in 1897. He alleges cruelty, and says she 'refused to- speak- to him for ex tended periods. ' Dolly Crawford wants a divorce from Glen Crawford on grounds of cruelty and asks -for the custody of a minor daugbter. Desertion is charged by ataley Shaw in a suit for divorce filed yesterday against Alexander Shaw. They were married in 18-99, and the husband is al leged to have deserted her without provocation. CITY WATCH PARTY PLAN PORTLAXD TO S1!G OUT OLD, SING IV SEW AT AUDITORIUM. Committee Appointed te Arrange New If ear's Eve Celebratleaj Doors To Open at 0:43 P. M. Portland this year will sing out the old and sing In the new. Mayor Baker announced -yesterday that plans have been started for a big community sing to be held at the Public Auditorium. New Year's eve under the auspices of the City of Portland. The public will be invited to ' participate in bidding farewell to. 1917 and welcoming 1918 with "patriotic songs and music ' The affair will be called a "Com munity "Watch Party." The Mayor has named the following committee on programme: Mrs. Thomas Carries: Burke, chairman; Harry Corbett, W. 1. Wheelwright, Miss Mary K. Isom, Madam Lucie Valair. Miss Mamie H. Flynn. W. F. Woodward, L. R. Alder man, Rabbi Wise and Mrs. Warren E. Thomas. Doors to the building will be opened at :6 P. M. and at 10:30 P. M. the programme will be started. It will be entirely musical, the plan being to have leading singers to render solos and to lead in the singing of patriotic airs until midnight. There will be selections on the pipe organ. The programme will be worked out by the committee and will bs an nounced within a few days. No admission will be charged. SENATE TALKS COAL Serious Shortage in Country Variously Explained. DISTRIBUTORS ARE BLAMED SALEM MAN IS WINNER WILLIAM BLAKE, Jit-. GETS COM SHOW SWEEPSTAKES. Displays at State Capital Said to Be as Fine as Aay Foaaa la Old Cora Growing States. SALEM, " Or.. Dec" 13. (Special.) The MarioryCounty Corn Show got Into full swing today, the official opening being EO-newha.t delayed owing to late ness in getting the exhibits into place. ber as far as the U-boat sinkings are But " believed to be the best corn concerned. Moreover, it is considered inevitable that the British-American success in this direction will find a re flection in the morale of the submarine crews, making them less confident and less efficient at the same time that the British and American naval men are becoming more confident and more efficient. Submarine Tactles Changed. ' The convoy system of protection for shipping which the allies have adopted and perfected has forced the submarine campaigners to alter some of their plans. It is no longer possible for the submarines to lie in wait for unpro tected merchantmen and pot them in leisurely, fashion: The U-boat shows its periscope nowadays at great peril when within .torpedoing distance of a merchantman, for the latter is only one of a considerable number in the neigh borhood and if any one of the scores of skilled lookouts sights that peri scope the submarine's chances of es cape . from the convoying destroyers are slim. The German reply to the convoy sys tem is to send submarines out in groups," which attack the convoy simul taneously, in the hope that in the re sulting confusion considerable damage can be done and an easy escape be thus effected. The system of group attack, while it occasionally has been effective, is very costly when It falls, for it spells the doom not merely of one U-boat, but of perhaps three or four. When the story of the submarine war can be written fully, some of the most thrilling tales will be told of the won derful accomplishments of one or two destroyers against a whole squadron, of submarines. show ever held in Salem and the corn on display is as fine as could be found the best exhibits of the old corn- growing states. L. J, Chapin has charge of the show. which will close Saturday.' In addition to the corn itself, the products from corn are shown in liberal exhibits. With one exception award of prizes at the corn show were completed to day by K. W. Rader. of Seattle, judge of the exhibit, the sweepstakes going to William Blake, Jr., of Salem, who has on many prizes at Portland and St. Paul shows. Among the prize winners are: First divisions Best 100 ears Tellow Dent First, William Blake. Jr.. Sa lem, $10; second, A. R. Southwick, Sa lem, J6; third, J. S. McDonald, Sr Paul, Or., S4. . Best 100 ears White Dent First, Harley Hughes, Woodburn, $10; sec ond, Harry Hughes, Woodburn, (S; third, A. E. Hughes, Woodburn, $4. , DRAFT BOARDS BEADY CLERKS WILL BEGIlf MAILING THE QUESTIONNAIRES TOMORROW. Five Per Cent Will Be Sent Each Day, -Seven Days Given Registrants to Return Document. Mailing of the questionnaires which every registrant must promptly fill out will be started on schedule tomor row by the corps of clerks employed by the . 11 draft boards of Multnomah County, In making ready for the mall lng a vast amount of preparation has been necessary, but the workers at the general headquarters in the Courthouse yesterday declared that they will be "prepared." Under the system arranged by the Government hut 6 per cent of the num ber of questionnaires in each district will be mailed each day. Upon receiving the questionnaire the registrant must lose no time in getting it properly filled out, acknowledged be fore a person authorized to admtnls ter oaths and returned to the district board in the envelope provided. Ex cluding Sundays and holidays, but seven days are allowed for return of the answered questionnaire. Whenever a registrant comes upon a question, he does not understand, or when he finds that he needs advice upon some point, he has only to get in touch with the legal advisory board of his district, or some member or assocl ate member of this board, in order to have the troublesome point explained. This legal assistance costs nothing. FREEDOM LOOMS BRIGHT Husband Willing to Pay Handsome ly for Divorce. In her suit for dlvoroe from Fred Kroeger, filed yesterday, Mary Kroeger charges that he married her to elim inate the expense of hiring a house keeper, despite the fact that he has 38000 in Lane County banks, and asks for $50 a month alimony. They were married March H, 1917. Laura Ellis expresses objection. to the untidy habits of Berth Ellis in her suit. They were married In- 1901 and- have By Some " Railroads Are Held Re sponsible for Situation Gov ernor of Oblo Rebuked ' .. by Dr. Garfield. WASHHTCOTOX, Dec. 13. The coal situation came in. for denunciation in the Senate todar by Senators Smith of Michigan. Weeks . of Massachusetts, PIttman of Nevada, and Poinerene of Ohio. Senator Smith ascribed it to placing inexperienced men In charge of distribution, while Senator PIttman de clared it due to the railroads. Senator Pomerene declared he - be lieved the railroads, coal operators and sometimes the miners were In part re sponsible. Fuel Administrator Garfield in formed Governor Cox. of Ohio, that he ould not be permitted to Interfere with distribution of coal in Ohio under the direction of the state fuel admin istration. - " Governor Cox Rebuked. Dr. Garfield sent to Governor Cox the following telegram: I must respectfully but firmly request that you do not Interfere with the orderly distribution of coal In Ohio under orders issued by my authority to Homer W. John son, Federal . fuel administrator for Ohio. He has full authority to act, and F. C Balrd Is co-operating- with him. I must In sist that the state authority be not per mitted to interfere with the. action of the United States fuel administrator. ' Any pressing need for coal rn Ohio that Governor Cox can show -will be met immediately. Dr. Garfield said, by the fuel administration. Seizure of coal by the Governor, reported in press dis patches, will only bring confusion and add to the difficulties of the situation, Dr. Garfield declared. Reduction in the number of commu tation trains on steam roads running out of the larger cities during non rush hours was advised by the fuel ad ministration today as a coal conserva tion ' measure. - Suburban communities were asked to' acquiesce wherever no great hardships are involved. Arkansas, Striae Ended. A strike of power plant employes in Fort Smith, Ark., which had stopped production in coal mines producing 40 0 0 tons of coal dally was brought to an end early --today at the request of the Department of Labor. The men agreed to return to work immediately and discuss the differences with the management. BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Dec. 13. Inves tlgations by Federal District Attorney Abell have disclosed that there are some 80 cars of coal In railroad yards hero awaiting movement and that min era and mine operators are working only three or four . days a week be cause of a car shortage. Mr. Bell would not say what action he contemplated nor what report, if any, he will make to the Federal fuel administration. GULF PORT, Miss.. Dec. 13. Short ages in cities along the Mississippi Gulf Coast threaten to interfere with the operation of power plants, according to officials of the Gulf Coast Traction Company here, which' operates trolley and lighting systems along the sea board. C A. will build two play sheds at Camp Lewis as soon as pdssible. Authoriza tion for the construction of these build ings has been, gained from the war work council. They will be 100x150 feet In length and will be used largely for the playing of indoor gamea Authorization of three new regular buildings has been given, and with these three and the two play sheds, the T. M. C. A. will have 13 buildings on the ground. An order was Issued at Camp Lewis today requiring all newspaper corre spondents accredited to the camp to wear the uniform of a Second Lieuten ant without insignia other than a large C. - e After a conference with -Colonel Sa- vills, head of the military police, Fred T. Remann. County -Attorney, an nounced that he probably would order closed all dancehalls in Tacoma where girls are employed. Every effort would be made, he said, to keep Tacoma clean and safe for the soldiera There are three dancehalls In the city that will be affected by the order. a Knights of Columbus buildings at Camp Lewis were Inspected Wednesday by George L. Nyre, of Aberdeen, state deputy of the order, and District Dep uty Lynch, who said they were pleased with the progress being made. - Visitors are appearing at Camp Lewis from every quarter of the United States and from Canada, who come to see rel atives and friends. New York, Montana, California, Utah and Manitoba were represented at the hostess house in the camp yesterday. - - An order has been issued by command of Brigadier-General Irons prohibiting the distribution of literature of any Character to . officers and men except with the 'approval of the military censor at headquarters. Any offender will be tried by court-martiaL PASTOR GETS LEAVE Appreciation of Service Ex pressed by Church. DR. DYOTT TO GO SOUTH CENTRALIA MAN GALLED REV. LLOYD E. DO Hit IS ASKED TO COME TO PORTLAND. Hope Presbyterian Cksrck Members Vote Vnnanlatonaly to Give Pulpit to Young Minister. Hope Presbyterian Church in a busi ness sessioni officiality called the Rev Floyd. E. Don-is. of Centralis- Wash, to its pastorate, to fill the vacancy' made by the resignation of Dr. S. W. So mann. who went to Oregon City, First Church. Dr. A. J. Montgomery s.erved aa mod erator and. the meeting' was carried on with great enthusiasm. The call for the Rev. Mr. Dorris . was unanimous. About two weeks ago the prospective pastor wasi a visitor in Portland and was inrvitedl to preach at Hope Church. "I anticipate that Centralia will not want to give up Mr. Dorris." said Dr. Montgomery last night. "He Is de- cinedity popular there.' Thia is a new field and one that needs Just such live young minister. We hope he will come to Portland. - Mr. Dorris baa been In Ceratralia for six years an. dis well known among the Presbyterlns of the Northwest. - GRANT PIONEER KILLED GEORGE GTNDLACH PINXED TJHDER OVERTURNED WAGON". at Victim of Aerldent Conducted Store Cany. a City In Early Dsn Son Liven tn Portland. CANYOU CITY. Dec. IS. (Special.) George Gundlach, pioneer .resident of Grant County, was found dead) Tuesday evening near Prairie City. He was hauling freight to Canyon City and It Is presumed he sustained the fatal in juries when his wagon overturned. Tineral services were conducted on Thursday afternoon by Henry Young, pastor of the John Day Methodist Church. He was burled beside his wife in the Canyon City cemetery. Mr. Gundlach is survived by a son. ueorge u-unuiach, of .Portland, and a sister, Mrs. Julius Norman, of John Day. Mr. Gurtdlach conducted a merchan dise store here in the early days, later engaging in farming a tew miles west of town. For the past few years he had made his home with his daughter at John Day. He was a native of Ger many and was 73 years old. CAMP. SITES NOT. SELECTED Work of Naming New Student-Offi cers Going Ahead Rapidly. WASHINGTON, Dec 13. Sites for most of the officers' training camps of the third series lo open January 5 are yet to be selected by the War Depart ment, due to the fact that the schools will be atached to Army divisions which may be moved at any time. Meanwhile the work of selecting can didates from the non-commissioned of ficers and enlisted men of the regular Army and National Guard is going ahead rapidly. "The only civilians con sidered are graduates from schools in cluding military training In the curriculum. RELIEF MOVEMENT IS STARTED New York Officials Plan for Coal for Sick and Poor. NEW YORK, Dec. IS. Health, and market officials of New York City took steps today to relieve the sick and the poor from the serious effects of the coal shortage. In a letter to Dr. H. A. Garfield, Federal Fuel Administrator, Dr. Haven Emerson, head of the De partment of Health, appealed for fuel to heat the homes of the sick, who, he said, were dying in increasing nun.bera as a result of inadequate heat. An appeal for the poor was made by Dr. Henry Moskowltz, Commissioner of Public Markets, who said in a letter to Acting Mayor Frank L. Bowling, that small dealers were taking advantage of the shortage to sell coal by indefi nite measures and weights at prices which would amount to more than- $30 a ton. Announcement by a coal firm in Long Island City that coal would Be sold to the poor In 100-pound lots for 60 cents drew such a throng that it was neces sary to call police reserves to main tain order. More than 150 tons of coal were sold in 100-pound lots. COURT ERROR SUSPECTED Man Arrested for Murder for Which Another Serves Sentence. ALBION. N. Y., Dec. .13. Erwin King was arrested today Charged with mur der in the first degree on. information by C E. Waite, an Assistant Attorney General of the state. King is accused by Mr. Waite of the murder of Charles Phelps and Margaret Wolcott, for which Charles F. Stielow, seven times grant ed a stay of execution by Governor Whitman, is serving a life sentence. He pleaded not guilty. King was then taken before -the grand Jury which- is- investigating the" Phelps murder and the circumstances leading to the conviction of Stielow and his nephew. Nelson Green. King was be fore the Jury all afternoon. "I'll tell them everything," the horse trader and peddler said, as he walked into the room. No indictment has been reported. MOOSE ELECTION SPIRITED R. T. Byrnes New Prelate of Port land Lodge, No. 2 91. Portland Lodge, No. 291, Loyal Order or Moose, held an election Wednesday night, the feature of which was the warmly contested race between R. T. Byrnes and Paul Y. Eckert for the office of prelate. -Mr. Byrnes won by a few votes. The election became necessary at this time because of the resignation of Bert Youman. formerly dictator, on account of his removal to Montana. According to custom, the filling of this head office of the lodge was accom plished by advancement of the subor dinate officers ranking next in honor. These promotions, made by unanimous vote, left vacant the prelate's chair, and for-this the election contest was waged. The voting was done by the Australian ballot system between the hours of 7 and 9 o'clock. The newly elected and promoted of ficers, who will serve until the regular election in April, are: Allen R. Joy, dictator; Roscoe P. Hurst, vice-dictator; R. T. Byrnes, prelate; George B. Orton, past dictator. v HACKETT FAVORS RISE Mayor of Oregon City Trges Com mission, to Consider 6-Cent Fare. SALEM. Or, Doc. 18. (Special.) E. C. Hackett, Mayor of Oregon City, has written to the Public Service Commis sion urging consideration for the ap plication of - the Portland ; Railway, Light & Power Company for a 8-cent fare. "Corporations ; have t olive," he says, "and I believe, as servants of the public you should give' the company the consideration it deserves and help It i nits hour of need." Mr. Hackett states that he has known Mr. Griffith, president of the company. for many years and vouches for his honesty and trustworthiness stating that "any statements he may have made or makes I believe would be true to the letter. . First Congregational Grants Min. . lsrer Vacation TTntll End -of 3 larch ; Nervous Break- - , down. Suffered, . - Appreciation of hfs services and anx iety concerning Ms health were voiced in resolutions adopted last night by the annual meeting of the congregation of the First Congregational Church, which awarded Dr. Luther R. Dyott, the pas tor, a leave or absence on full nav until March 31. 1918. Several weeks ago Dr. Dyott suf fered a nervous breakdowns due to the incessant nature of his seal for the church welfare. His failure , to make satisfactory progress toward . recovery gravely alarmed leaders of the congre gation. The leave of absence granted last night Is the direct expression of solicitude for his welfare. The resolutions, adopted by unani mous vote, were presented by William F. Norman. They were drafted after a conference held last week between mmbers of the congregation and the board of deacons. Mr. Norman in formed the assembly that their pastor's illness was of more serious nature than at first believed and that his physician. Dr. William O. Spencer, earnestly had recommended an extended rest from churcsj responsibilities. The main text of the 'resolutions is as follows: Whereas. Dr. Luther Tt. Dyott, the pas tor of eur church, dansg the past 10 rears, by his faithful, constant and uneess-Ing- devotion to the duties of his office, during which time he has rendered the church Invaluable service. has become broken In health, and has suffered a nervous collapse; ana. Where a A complete rest from the dntlee of his office Is absolutely essential tor th. restoration of his health; now, therefore, be It Resolved, That we. the members of his church, do request the board of deacons to extend to our pastor. Dr. Luther R. ryott. a vacation to cover the period from date to and Including March 31, 1U18. with full pay at the present rate. It was further decided, in view of the beneficial effects that will result from advising Dr. Dyott of the sym pathy and concern of his congregation, that a copy of the resolution be taken to him today by his physician. Dr. Spencer. It is probable that Dr. Dyott will leave Portland within a few days, seek ing some congenial haven, presumably in the South, where he will rest and re cuperate. For the next few weeks his pulpit will be supplied locally, but the board of deacons intends to take action soon to fill the vacancy with a regular pastor during the period of Dr. Dyott's absence. The session at which the resolutions were adopted was that of the church proper, presided over by J. D. Ripley, chairman of' the board of deacons. It was followed by the annual business session of the congregation, an incor porated body which transacts the busi ness of the church. The election of officers and the hear ing of various reports were postponed to an adjourned meeting to be held early in January. Camp Lewis Notes. ALLEGED EVADER IS SHOT South Dakota. Rancher Said to Have TTsed Seditious Language. - ABERDEEN, S. D., Dee. - 13.---Frank Lehman,. 28 years old. said to be a draft evader, was brought here late today by Captain A. Harklns of the local home guard, shot through both legs, as the result of a battle with members of the home guards, who. had gone to his ranch to arrest him for alleged seditious utterances, - His brothers, Fred, 30 years old, and Martin, 18,' are under arrest and de talned In the county. JaU. ,y CAMP LEWIS. Tacoma, Wash.. Dec 13 Sergeant Robert T. Kane, Com pany B, 316th military police, who, be fore coming to Camp Lewis as a draft soldier, was a moving-picture magnate, has been promoted to Sergeant-Major, In charge of trains and police. . It Is announced that promotion was given as reward for the able performance of a difficult and, peculiar task to which he was assigned, the nature of which 1 kept secret. Sergeant Kane is presi dent, vice-president and general man ager of eight moving-picture, corpora tions, capital of which aggregates 35,000,000. He comes from California. ... C. J. McNaughton, Company D, 363d Infantry, left tonight for San Fran cisco, having been rejected by the med ical -officers ' on account of heart trouble. He - Is a well-known actor, and has taken the lead in vaudeville entertainments during the two months he has been at camp. ... The development of several cases of measles has led to the quarantine of nearly every company of the 361st In fantry, the members- of which are mostly Washington men. . . In order to accommodate the soldiers with adequate places to amuse them selves during rainy weather, the Y. M. OFFICIALS. VISIT PROJECTS Eastern Oregon Irrigation Districts Are Investigated on Trip. SALEM. Or.. Dec. 13. CBpeclal.) Attorney-General Brown and State Engl neer Lewis have returned from East ern Oregon, where as members of the Irrigation Securities Sommission ' and the Desert' Land Board they have been examining into - various irrigation projects. ' Attorney-General Brown stated that their examination of the Ochoco project showed it to be in thriving condition with work on a dam and other im provements progressing and in general the outlook for the project exceptional Iy good. The officials also visited the Deschutes project near LaPlne. A re port will be made to the Desert Land Board on this project, with recommen dations. ' Sheepherder Bound Over. KLAMATH ""FALLS. Or.. Dec 13. (Special.) At the trial of William Cul ver, a sheepherder in Eastern Klamath County, in the court of Justice of the Peace E. W. Gowen. of this city., de fendant was bound over to await the action of the grand Jury, and his bonds were fixed in the sum of $1000. It is alleged that Culver took the sheep which were marked with McKendree's brand and placed them with the Kil gore band. HUNT FUNERAL ARRANGED Widow of Former Chief of Police Lived in Portland 28 "STears. FuneraL services in honor of Mra. Julia M. Hunt, widow of Charles H. Hunt, former Chief of Police, will be held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon in the chapel of the Edward Holman Com pany. Mrs. Hunt was 73 years of age and had been a resident of Portland for 28 years. She died Wednesday at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Charles W. King. 786 Multnomah street. Rev. W. O. Eliot, of the Unitarian Church, will conduct the servicea The body will be Incinerated at the Port land Crematorium. 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These come to blacks, tans sod browns. Men's 32.30 Slippers now $l.s- Mr. Miller's Recovery Slow. H. B. Miller, dean, of the School of Commerce at the University of Ore gon, who was found unconscious bv Mrs. Miller Monday night In the ga rage at his home, 609 East Twenty third street North. Is Improvlne stead- These are made of flae wool- rib bon trimmed, thick padded soft so lea. They come in all eolere and blacks. All el sea. SL50 grades now No, dren's y Bootee Made tn dark red, high-cot soles, Inst what tae kiddles want. Slsee s te 8. .............. ....Tse Sixes 0 to 3 Me Men's $1.75 Slippers $1.29 pr Men's Soft Kid SHppera. flexible soles. These come tn browns aad btacka Sixco to 11. Price Sl-I Men's $3.50 Slippers $2.48 pr These are fine esnngh for aay ene. Kid lined and extra well aaade. Blacks, tana and browns; all Price . Men's High-Cut Felt Slip'rs 98c Hade in greys and Marks, high cat felt soles, nice and warm. Price tu. Men's $2.50 Slippers $1.48 7, WHOLKStU! AWD BKTAIL :ohm;u 4th ahd aldui pobtla.vo, or. Made of very soft kid. band-tarn boles. Kls'-ks. tana and or own. buses 5 to I only. $2.50 grades now SLeS. MAIL ORDERS ntl.ED SAME DAT AS RECEIVED SEND" FOR SEW BAHBAIN BULLETIV Shoe Findings G far Mea's anal Ladles' Cerk Soles. 6 for any JOe Shoe Polish, black. white, tan. 9Se for rrralar S1JO Arrfc Saaw STS. psrts. 17 for aay 25e Skee Dressing ily. though physicians say that his recovery la likely to be slow. Mr. Miller is believed to have been in jured by a fall. He was formerly United States Consul at Shanghai, and has been a resident of Oregon for many years. COUPLE HELD FOR ASSAULT Maui and Wife Charged With . fense Against Little Girl. or- Elmer L. Rowland. 40, and wife. .Olga, 28, charged Jointly with a statu- tory offence following an alleged at- tack upon a 13-year-old girl, waived examination in Municipal Court yes terday afternoon and were held to the grand Jury. Rowland Is held for (1500 ball, and Mrs. Rowland for 1500. It is said that the girl, who is the daughter of a neighbor, came to the Rowland house. in Lents. Monday night, and that Mrs. Rowland aided her husband in committing a felony. Men' Resort Concert Tomorrow. Musical entertainment will be given at the Men's Resort tomorrow night at S o'clock, by Mary Ellen Mullan, of Mil waukee. Or. The concert will be open to the public. - Germaa May Be Eliminated. ROSBBURG, Ore, Dec. 13. (Special.) The High School of this city is- con sidering the elimination of eOrman from the courses. Information already has been given out that no new class will be organized the first of next year; but those who have previously taken the subject will be allowed to continue. If they desire. Jlll.lllllllllllllllll!llUim I NEW YEAR'S OREGONIAN I ANNUAL NUMBER, JAN. 1, 1918 Will be the most interestinsr and comDlete edition ever published. You will want to send copies to your friends in the East. 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