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3500 JOIN VOICES
whlch reopen tomorrow, la a special
count In elementary and conversa
tional French, desla-ned for those who
Intend to go to Franca within the
next year.
A new course la also to be offered In
physics to meet the needs of auto
mobile owners, by P. Sauffer. head
of the department of physics In Lin
coln Hlsrh School.
Classes at th nlftht school will meet
Monday. Wednesday and Thursday of
every week, the first class beginning
at "II o'clock. New atudenta may
enroll In any of the following courses,
for all of which th tuition la free:
Ill DEPOSITS
OREGON IS 616
THE MORNING ORECOXIAX, TUESDAY, JANUARY. 1, 1918.
The Famous
Doernbecher
Line of
Diningroom
and Bedroom
Furniture
j The Standard Store of the Northwest
i k$ -mm mm rillsiii mm
III OLD-TIME AIRS
"Sing" at Municipal Audito
rium Is Delight to All Par
ticipants. Increase Over 1916 Record Is
$34,361,794, Despite Lib
erty Loan Demands.
Alfehra. elementary and advanced; eeom-a
try. plan and solid; trigonometry ; French,
elementary and conversational; Spanish;
f.niliab frammir: correct epeech; public
.peaking and platform work; mechanical
drawing; Knsllah literature; American lit
eralure; chemlntry; physics and K
i - - - .: V- Ta T I f!T4 Sun ". 8
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SO Ml MUTES ARE HAPPY
TMf Throne Has Splendid Time In
I'nlqae Method of Seeing Birth
ef ltlS; Major Baker
Has Greeting.
An o!!fic ef 13"9 person blendsd
fir voices In th strains of such food
rid iodii "Annie Latiri." "ilv Old
Xcr.turky Horn," and."Kp ths Home
ir Burning." at th Municipal Au
ditorium lul nlcht In the city's first
annual community watch party. Those
who planned the party and ln" were
much p:d with th attendance and
tho participating apnl a dellchtful
minutes a taey watched the old
Jear out.
Promptly at 10 34 o'clock Mayor
Ceorf L. Baker, la felicitous greet-
BELGIUM ASKS FOR AID
DETAILS Or THREE CHARITABLE
. PROJECTS SET FORTH.
$198,958,775 IS TOTAL
Review ( Werk Betas Dose fee War
afferers Contained la Dacwaaeat
Received la Tkla City.
Belief work being; don In behalf of
Belgian war sufferers Is outlined In a
review sent out by the Belgian Le
gation at Washington. a copy of which
haa been received by C. Henri Labbe. of
Portland. Th review explains the
needs and tells where funds now should
be sent. .
"The help and sympathy of th pub-
1!o tn America, and other countries
would be gratefully welcomed by the
charitable organizations such as the
Belgian Relief Fund, the Albert Fund
lng. opened the watch party. William and the Cardinal Me'rcler Fund." reads
It- Boyer swung the director's baton
and quickly led the audience Into the
pirlt of the occasion. Organists of the
city who alternated at th keyboard
were William R. Boone. Frederick W.
fjoodrlch and Luclan K. Becker.
Mrs. Jane Burns Albert. Madame
Luc: Valalr. Ueorg llotchklss Street
and Otto Wlemer were heard In solos,
the audience usually Joining sstfully
In th choruses. Jn all. there were to
numbers on the programme, th words
for the audience numbers being pro
vlJed In a specially printed leaflet gen
rously distributed to everyone.
Th big party-sing was arranged by
a committee compoaed of Mrs. Thomas
Carrie. Burke. Mtss Mary Frances
Jsom. Mrs. Warren E. Thomas. Madame
Lucie Valalr. Miss Mamie Helen Flynn,
William XX Wheelrlrht, William F.
Woodward. Harry Lad. I CorbetU Or.
Jonah B. Wise and L. R. Alderman.
As a preface to the programmes
Mayor Baker presented these ew
leap's greetings and wishes:
"It Is very fitting that the people of
Portland should (tuner at this, the first
Portland Community Watch Party, to
welcome with whole-hearted patriot
ism, th new year which promises to
be the most vital In our history, and
to bid farewell to the old year which
has marked the successful beginning of
our undertaking.
"Let the spirit which prevails on the
opening day of onr epoch-making year
prevail the Nation over during the en
tire 11 months, and let us hope and
pray that we will be able at our com
munity watch party a year hence to
celebrate In behalf of an overwhelming
and conclusive victory for democracy."
H'CORD ASKS LEAVE
JTXIOR RED CRMS APPOINTEE
WILLING TO SERtE.
tbe revle
"The Belgian Relief Fund works
for th aid of Belgian refugees. It
has established In France about (0
school colonies which shelter more than
5000 children. It also cares for the
upkeep of numerous institutions for old
people. Infante, refugees In distress.
wounded and Invalided soldiers.
"The King Albert Fund, now at No.
1. rue Jules Lefebvre. Paris, carea for
the present need of sheltering the
homeless In th devastated region of
Belrium.
The Cardinal Mercler Fund Is for
the purpose of supplying Cardinal Mr
cler with means of relieving th suffer
ing with which he constantly meets In
the part of Belgium occupied by the
enemy. All claases and creed look to
the Cardinal for moral and material
aid.
"Mr. E. de Cartler. Belgian Minister
at Washington, will be glad to receive
ana rorward any contributions Intend
ed for these and similar funds."
RIPS STOUT" BEATEN
rORTLA.VD MAM XOT Df BCSIXESS
lECTlO.t FOR S3 TEARS.
e Sharp, Arrested as AJlea Eaemvy.
Tlaita Paateffle far First
Tlase t Explala Presence.
Arreptaac Awaits Graatiai af Leave
( A Weare ay Moatavllla
ckel BMH..
J9a McCord. principal of the Monta.
wllU School, baa been effered the posi
tion of Nort&wsst organise for the
Junior Ked Cross. He will accept tbe
position, be said yesterday. If he ran
make arrangements with th School
Board, at Its next meeting Thursday,
for a leave of absence for th dura
tion of th war.
Permisaion for the organization of
the Junior Ked Cross In the schools was
given by th School Board at Its last
met:rt. This la a new class of mem
bership tn the American P-l Cross, de
signed to enlist school children In Red
Cross work. Th work of the children
will be principally In gathering odds
and ends of material arul making them
lato useful articles and garments for
the sufferers la 11 u rope.
If Mr. McCord accept the position
offered him. be will be organizer of th
Junior Red Cross In Oregon. Washing,
ton. Idaho and Alaska. Tbe work In
tbe counties of Multnomah. Clackamas.
Columbia. Washington. Yamhill and
Tillamook Is under the direction of a
committee consisting of Mrs. J. t
Elliott Klnr. Mies Grace P. ClUett. It.
A. Drout. Charles A. r.lce and George
Hug. of McMinnvlh.
FATAL ACCIDENTS 302
State Indnntrlal Accident Commit
aloa Make Report.
Tn th November report of th
Ftate Industrial Accident Commission
of Oregon, just Issued, and containing
some data for the five-month period
ended November JO. the Commission
shews a treasury balance of fl. )..
li.. and to have effected settle
ments tn 1.M accident :ases.
The total number of rases handled
by the Commission during November
wa 1SS4. Of this number 114) were
carried through to settlement. Twelve
fatal accident were reported during
November. The total of fatalities re
ported to th Commission to date la
given as 101.
Between July 1 and November JO re
ceipt are f l.A17.m.7t and disburse
ments IJ.Slt.CsS 4 7.
RAILROAD HEARING CLOSED
Federal J ndje Reserve Decision on
Ilarrlman Line Application.
Tnlted States Judge Bean. Wol
verton and Gilbert heard argument
yesterday on th application of th
Southern Pacific Company for an or
er restraining the Public Service
Commission from enforcing Its decree
of December 17. 11S. directing tbe
Harrimaa company to make a physical
connection between Its railroad and
trat of the Oregon Electric at Albany.
Th purpose of th original order
was to enable th electric, line to af
fect an Interchange of Its traffic at
Albany with the Southern Pacific for
the more direct movement of freight
originating along the Oregon Electric
south of Albany to It destination at
Oregon City and other Lower WUlam
f Valley points.
The court reserved decision.
Rip Van Winkle had nothing on Joe
Sharp, of 347 North Fourteenth street,
this city. . In fact. Sharp beat the time
of Washington Irving' celebrated
character by three years. Although be
has lived In Portland sine 1SS1. Sharp.
prior to yesterday, had not visited that
portion of the city aouth of Gllsan
street for 23 years.
The uneventful career of Mr. Sharp
was disclosed yesterday when he wa
arrested as a German alien enemy by
Deputy United State Marshal" Ttche
nor and taken to tha United Ptates At
torney's office In the Postofflce build
ing. It wa then that he told Mr.
Reamea that he wa ft year of age
and came to th United States In 1814.
He obtained bis first citizenship paper
In 18i th year before be located In
this city, but neglected to complete hi
naturalization, giving hire the statu
today of an alien enemy. He I em
ployed by th Pacific Coast Coal Com
pany at Front and Raleigh street, and
lived only a few block distant.
Mr. Sharp said yeaterday the last
lime he visited that part of the city
south of Gllsan street was In 194.
when be attended a performance at th
old Cordray Theater at Third and Tay
lor streets. Since then he ha not been
In a theater, neither haa be witnessed a
moving-picture show.
Both the United State Attorney'
and the Marshal's office agreed that
Sharp was a harmless character and
released him from custody after sup
plying him with th permit required of
alien enemies.
Showing by Banks Reflect Tn
usually Prosperous Conditions
In State Strides Made In
Latter Part of Year.
SALEM. Or.. Dec Jl (Special.)
Never In the history of the state has
a bank statement been made so Indica
tive of a prosperous condition as that
completed by Superintendent of Banks
Sargent after the last call showing the
conditions of the Institutions at th
close of business November 20. 1917.
This I the belief of Mr. Sargent, who
call attention to the fact that. In spite
of the Immense demands made upon the
depositor of Oregon In meeting the
requirement of the two liberty loans,
the deposit showed an Increase of $34,
3Cl.7s4.Jt over those of November 17,
lilt.
Tbe most notable gain was made be
tween September 11 and November SO,
when th Increase reached J17.708.210.-
I. Thl I tbe largest gain aver re
corded In th same length of time. The
total deposits in the state on Novem-
20 amounted to 1198. S58. 775. 40.
The abstract, showing1 the combined
figure on all of tha 17S state banks
and trust companies and 83 National
bank of the state, showing also a sum
mary of comparison of deposit. 1 as
follows, tha total of gain shown be
ing net:
Reaonrees.
Increase since
Nov. 20, 1017. Nov. 17, 1U17.
Loans sod dis
counts 127.S22.S!K).72 $22.2!WI.C'i4.no
Overdrafts
Securities, bonds,
etc. ..n.....
Banking house,
fum. and fix.
Other real estate
owned
Stork In Fe1erI
Keserve Bank
Due from Kei"l
Keserve Bank
Due from other
banks
Checks and other
cah Items . . .
Exchangee from
Clear's House.
Cash on hand . .
U. K. bonds to se
cure clrculat'n
U. 6. bonds to se-
secure deposits
V. K. bonus on
hand
Premiums on U.
H bunds
S per cent re-
deaiDtloa fund
Due from U. S.
Treasurer ....
Exp., taxes and
Int. said
Customers llab.
under L. C. ..
Customers liab.
cct. accept. . .
Other Items than
above ........
21.05S.7O4.43
8.653.0:6.51
2.120.2S8.80
44S.0S0.00
10.171.038.67
S3.076.300.78
S9.370.71
1.037.806 80
B,b3.131.U3
4t.291.TCO.00
9.214.479 80
7.040.476 94
2,888.00
'112.743 60
1.000.00
39.459.90
1.230,499 67
1.242.800.87
1U2.61S.U7
8.643.423.33
1.118.847.30
732.203.66
8.850.00
6.133.730.1
fi.021.878.fl
1C3.S27.1
15.646 R
8.5U3.U47.03
107.800.00
8.118.277 43
7. 017.696 94
23.786.
8.530.60
1.280.499.6
1.242.800.3
j 1
A Happy and Prosperous
To Our Country toOurSoldiers
and Sailors and to You!
See Evening and Morning Papers
for Special Announcement of Our
Annual Inventory Sales
Olds, Wortman & King
S32.T71.TS 611.1059
Totala
GRANTS PASS MAN SUICIDE
Walter Meal hoots Himself as Re
sult of III Health.
GRANTS PASS. Or- Dec Jl. (Spe.
rial.) Walter Meals, a well-known res
ident of Josephine County, committed
suicide by shooting himself In th fore
head with a .32 caliber rifle, early Sun
day morning.
lie arose In the morning a usual and
soon left the house, taking hi rifle.
Aa be stepped off th porch he dropped
a not addreased to hi brother, with
whom he wa living, telling of hi In
tention to shoot himself and asking hi
brother's forgiveness for th deed.
Mr. Meala. who had been watchman
at the old Warren boa factory for a
year or more, wa In poor health anh
It I believed be was a victim of worry
and discouragement.
824I.4TS.469.03 337.110.1:6 o2
Liabilities.
18 810.150 00 J 2S0 0O0 00
T.4u.570 IT
S.rt.10.147.01
34.492 s
130.vl3.Kl
4C.1 I'.V.l S
10.CO0.25
Capital stock
Surplus fund
I'nd. profits....
Ltr. tinpaia ....
bu. to banks and
bankers 19.897. OJO 00 6.456.013.40
Deoosita due to
State Trtu .. 3.133.903.93 1.092.831.49
Dep. subj. chk..
ttne. cashier's
rhka. and cert.
rhka 1 118.0O6.2T2.31 28.046.810.77
Demand cert, of
deposit 6.n4t.63869 640.4S1.74
Time cert, of de
posit 20.942 ?; 67 8.ni0.57 34
Pavlnrs d.D. ... S.S"2.727 22 .S7.4.4
f. (V Post. Dep. . 2.2S2.631.3I 447.9-T, 0.1
V. 6, Deposits.. 4.U73.113 S 8.3'l7.0S1.7tl
Dep. I'. 8. dis
bursing offlrer 63,178.28 MMSSSS
Rediscounts srlin
F. R. Bans:... 1.S73.S53 23 1.869.ST6.T3
Other redisc nts .t.is.o..s i s.l'S.s.jsh hi
Blls parable... Ll.i4.4MI OO ils.4&X2
C Da lsu-d for
money b r w d (23.800.00 312.500.00
Nat. bank notes
outstanding.. 6,123.210.00 157.340.00
Ree'v d lor taxes
and Interest.. 224.35.116 1014(7 02
Letters of credit 1.328.770.93 1.3li.77D..1
Acreptanres 1.W6.231. 4.' l.uoS.2114.42
Other Items than
above a
113.9215.1 S35.3S.S..71
Totals 3241.478.4H9.03 K 7. 11 0.1 JO 52
Total deposits Nov. in, 111 7 . .1V.9.,"(. 77.V 4"
Increase ever Nov. 17. 1W16.. 34. 311. 714. itt
Increase over Sept. 11.1917. r 17.7113.210 26
Decrease
LLOYD GEORGE IS HOPEFUL
In New Tear's Me.ssaga English Pre
mier Speaks of Victory Near.
LONDON. Dec Jl. In a New Tear
greeting to th Viceroy of India, con
veying a message of good will from the
British Cabinet to the Indian people.
Premier Lloyd George say:
"Despite many setback and many
disappointments w are far on the
path to victory. ... I have good
hope that before thla new year I past
tbe purpose to which we have set our
handa will have been completely
achieved."
Read The Oregonlan cl a set fled ads.
LOCAL RAILROADS PLAN
CO.XFERF.XCES BEIXO HELD TOI'.X.
PEDITE .NORTHWEST TRAFFIC.
Meettag ef Heads ef Operettas De.
BrtaBata f All Llaes Called for
Seattle fer Thla Afternoon.
Head of tha operating: departments
of th various railroad systems rep
resented her are holding conferences
for putting Into effective operation
th Government's plan for the most
direct td expeditious movement of
freight and passenger traffic
Executive heads of the different
roads hero yesterday received order
No. 3 from th director-general, di
recting; them to close their accounting
system under th present manage
ment at midnight laat night, when the
actual transfer and possession of the
railroad to tha Government became
effective.
W. D. Skinner, trafflo manager of
th 6pokane. Portland t Seattle Rail
way, yesterday announced that, ef
fective today, th dining car would
be taken off the Astoria train and a
buffet cafe service substituted.
J. H. O'Neill, chairman of the sub
committee of the Northwest commit
tee on car service, Couneil of National
Defense. American Railway Associa
tion, ha called a meeting of the
head of the operating departments of
th various railroads at Seattle at 2
o'clock thl sfternoon.
HIBERNIA SAVINGS BANK
of Portland, Oregon.
STATEMENT AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS NOV. 20, 191T.
LIABILITIES.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts 82,144,014.88
Ken I Estate. Furniture and
f ixtures 101.903.20
Stocks and Securities Il,8u7.l.
Bonds snd Warrants
U. H. Gov'm't
Bouda ..5300.927.80
City of Port
land Im. bda. 206.651.T3
Other B o n ds
and War'nta. 69.379 29 473.958.84
Cth on hand and due from
Banks 918.186.76
3,0ol,872.99
Capital Stock J200.000.00
Surplus and TJndlv'ed Pro flu 122.537.11
Dividends Unpaid 1.060.00
Savl n g s a n d
Time Depoa.. 1. 986.521. 83
De m a n d De
posits 1.361.254.06
Total Deposits 3.327.773.88
33,651,872.99
LAST HOURS ARE GAY
Midnight Matinees in All Port
land Theaters Crowded.
RED CROSS GATHERS COIN
Pnbllc Men Speak From Stage In
Places of Amusement, Urging
Contribntions to - Cause of
Mercy, Then Forthcoming.
T"nique and distinctive features
marked the passing of the year and
ushered in the baby New Tear at all
Portland theater last night where
midnight matinee were held, follow
ing a custom of many seasons.
At every temple or amusement ine
box office showed "standing room only"
signs very early in the evening and at
Ui30. when th midnight matinees
cpened, the theater were soon packed
ith happy, demonstrative, enthusias
tic crowds.
A note of patriotism wa sounded tn
every theater where prominent Port
land men spoke In behalf of the Dig
I'.e i Crosa drive. At the close of the I
sddress Red Cross worker In uniform, p, ...f
sided by th players in tne tneaier, s -ir-gsr
passed about the Auditorium and col- F.ir
ected ubscrIptlons. Every theater re
ported a ready response and a liberal
flow of money. At the Orpheum Gov
ernor Wlthycombe spoke; at the Baker,
Gus C. Moser; at Pantagea, K. K. Kubll;
at the Lyric, Judge Morrows at the
Strand. Judge Gatens, and a half dozen
speakers held forth at the Hlpp6drome.
In each theater the regular pro
gramme was repeated.
At the Orpheum the midnight nour
was announcea cieveriy oy nunc
clock on whose face wa flashed the
words "Good-bye, 1817." followed by
'Hello 1918." and then "Happy New
Year." The audience Joined in cheers
nd in singing. y
During the performance Frank Mc-
Gettigan. resident manager of the
Orpheum. acted aa hoat at a banquet
back of the acenes. serving coffee and
sandwiches to all of the employes and
he various entertainers.
At the Baker the current bill, "Which
One Shall I MarryT" was repeated.
At Pantages the regular vaudeville
went on at 11:30. At mldntgnt iiai
Germanus, who is a Portlander. led
he audience In singing "Auld Lang
Girly" at the Lyrlo kept the New Tear's
atmosphere constantly In the hearts
of their audience with a series of
clever lines. At midnight all Joined
In singing patriotic airs.
At the Hippodrome the regular bill
was given in full. At midnight S. C.
Meyers announced the New Year's ar
rival and asked the audience to join
tn singing the "Star-Spangled Banner."
This was followed by wildest enthu
siasm. The Strand had a distinctly novel
feature in' the big dance which began
at 10 o'cloek and continued past mid
night In "The Woods," an attractive
dancing grotto arranged by Manager
W. B. Armstrong for bis guests.
A big jazz orchestra gave additional
charm and hundreds of guests availed
themselves of the dancing. A festival
spirit prevailed all -through the- Strand.
Each patron received on his arrival a
package of serpentine and at 12 o'clock
the carnival spirit was abroad with ser
pentine flying from stage to audience
and all over. Just prior to midnight
the audience sang "Auld Lang Syne"
and st midnight they sang "Over
There."
Always in the Lead in
Design Originality
Quality Finish
The Doernbecher Line brings
satisfaction to the ultimate
buyer, increases business and
prestige to the dealer
DOERNBECHER
MANUFACTURING
COMPANY
LOS ANGELES
28TH AND SANDY ROAD
PORTLAND, OREGON
BRANCHES
SAN FRANCISCO
SEATTLE
pleted for selling 2,500,000
wheat to the entente allies.
tons ef
"Whisky" Proves to Be Water.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec. 31.
(Special.) A raid on the hotel of Leo
Rogers Saturday lead to the finding of
no liquor, but the officers found a
number of empty barrels tn the base
ment. Rogers finally admitted that he
had bought the barrels supposedly
filled with whisky, but Investigation
showed that they contained only water.
Allies to Get Southern Wheat.
BUENOS AIRES. Dec. 31. Announce
ment is made by the Government that
arrangements have been nearly com-
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tions in a
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Pen Dillon and Al Frank In "Whtrly
NIGHT SCH00LTO REOPEN
Class la French Will Be Formed for
ftK Woo Eipe-ct to Co Abroad.
Among the naw classes to be formed
at the Lincoln Uia night school.
SPECIAL PRICES
EVERT DAY
ELECTRIC LIGHT GLOBES
15-Watt tamps 25d
25-Watt Lamps 15
40-Watt Lamps 25d
60-Watt Lamps 34
Flashlights (complete) .' 75d
Double Sockets (for Lamp and Electric Iron) SI. 00
Eloctric Irons (10-year guarantee) S3. 50
Electric Heaters S7.50
EVLXRLDE MOTORS, ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES
EVINRUDE MOTOR CO.
211 Morrison, Near First St.
Has a sustained leaven
ing action which assures
a perfect raise. 25c a
pound.
Crescent
Double Acting Baking Powder
(B-99)
Porter-Scarpelli
Macaroni Co.,
Portland. Oregon
Kaola Products Purest
Made from copra, the sun-dried meat of the cocoanut. Never a
hand touches this butterfat provided by nature from the time the
natives load the sun-cured cocoanuts until the refined product reaches
your mixing-room.
Kaola is different Kaola is always pure Kaola remains sweet
Kaola is always dependable.
Kaola for sugar wafers, sandwich goods and candy fillers.
Koline for roasting salted nuts, for slab dressings and chewing
candies.
Cocosine extra dry for chocolate thinning and white dips.
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Mill and Refinery, Portland, Oregon '
New York Office, 71 West 23d Street; Chicago Office, 311 River Street
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THE PAST 15 YEARS.
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PORTLAND, OR.
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The Ulsrhcst 9.naUtr Prodaeed.
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Pacific Coast Syrup Co.
Portlaad. Saa Praaclaco, Seattle
T. S. TOWNSEND CREAMERY CO.
Manufacturers and Dealers In
Butter, Cheese, Eggs;
Ice Cream
Make the Famooa
WHITE CLOVER Butter and Ice Cream
J. F. Calbreatn, M. D.. Tlce-Pres. W. T. Williamson, M. D Pres.
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Mountain View Sanitarium Co.
1017 Corbett Bnlldlns;, Portland, Oregron.
Of flee Pbone: Main 449.
Mountain View Sanitarium, for Mild Mental Cases,
Alcoholics and Drug Users
Waverleigh Sanitarium for Nervous Diseases