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THE 3IORXIXG OliEGOXIAJf, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1918. IS WMM: IE IS LAID TP KELLEB Indictments Are Expected to Follow Upon Report. LACK OF SYSTEM DEPLORED Methods Pursued la Keeping Books at Prison Said to Be Unbusi nesslike; Change Is Trged. fCwnlim1 tnrm Tint Pmn years last past been largely respon sible for all ths turmoil, strife, and agi tation In prison matters." Hers ths report goes at length Into the bad conditions of the buildings at the prison. Its unsanitary makeup and its general foul sanitation, as a detri ment to the prisoners, and In a general way condemning the prison buildings. The Jury also goes at length Into the farm management. "Generally the management of the farm and dairy has been sloTenly and careless and Inefficient," says the re port "The penitentiary farmer has been retained at the request of the Governor, and the warden has not been able to dictate farm management. The employment of a successful farmer is recommended In this department.1 Referring to the bookkeeping, the re port says, in part The bookkeeping methods, with the exception of those employed in commls aary, are antiquated and grossly in adequate. Insofar as they relate to the affairs of the penitentiary generally. The financial matters of the inmatss, as well as of the penitentiary at large, are kept In good order. Absolutely no cost accounts are kept for any de partment. Articles of expense are charged to accounts, the heading of which. In many cases, do not Indicate their contents. Expense Hems of wide ly different natures are at times placed under one heading; likewise. In some Instances, there is an unnecessary classification and division into small accounts of items that logically might be classed together. On the whole. It Is practically impossible to learn the cost of any department." Keller Is Scored. Turning Its attention to Parole Offl cer Keller, the report says: "The active disturbing element at the Oregon State Penitentiary since the administration of B. K. Lawson is the present parole officer. He is the active head of a system of espionage, clandes tinely reporting to the Governor on prison matters without the knowledge of the various wardens and In such a way as Improperly to reflect on and to undermine them. "His active Influence over the Gov ernor has bad a demoralizing effect on the administration of the penitentiary during his Incumbency. "His pernicious Intermeddling in prison affairs has resulted, not only In an Increased expense of maintenance, m friction, strife, insubordination among employes aad disloyalty to the warden among guards, but also frequently in justice to convicts. "In his effort to discredit the warden, he has caused certarin convicts to be informed and to believe that they would never be paroled while he was in office, thus discouraging them and causing them to violate their trust and to escape. "Men who incurred his personal hos tility by their loyalty to the warden were vigorously opposed before the parole board. Alleged Methods Bared. "Although the present law limts his duties to looking after those on parole. v "Estate law making them the official vis use up the powers of warden art looks .to him for advice. He writes up each case for the parole board, giving his personal recommendations on each man. which are generally followed. Not only are his recommendations In regard to revocations of paroles and conditional pardon final and generally followed by the Governor, but It Is In his power to stop the issuance of a parole even after the same Is recommended by the pa role board. "Model prisoners, with insignificant crimes, have been unable to receive consideration by the board for appar ently no other reason than being too friendly with the warden, while those who have made no effort at being model prisoners and have served only a short time on grave offenses get by if they are oa good terms with the pa role officer. "His nearly arbitrary power wielded through the innocent agency of the Parole Board and executive office are now, aad long have been, a menace to prison discipline. Employes at the Penitentiary friendly to him have had their pay raised by the Governor, and some of them several times, even in spite of objections of the Warden, while those unfriendly to him have been dis missed by request of the Governor, or . have been forced to leave the service by reason of being compelled to work for the old scale of pay. while others were raised several times. Secret Biiiti Alleged. "Some of those who still remained aad were loyal to the Warden have been misrepresented In secret reports which he carried to the Governor's of fice. "Warden B. K. Lawson was dismissed by the Governor for refusing to appoint him as parole officer. Warden H. P. Mlnto informed several of his friends that either he or the parole officer would have to leave the prison, and that there would soon be a showdown before the Governor as to whether he or the parole officer was running the Penitentiary, but this Warden's un timely death prevented It. "He affected the administration of Warden J. W. -Mlnto practically the same as he has the present warden. Although his official duties have no connection with the Penitentiary or with the prisoners at the Penitentiary, it Is common knowledge wiodI both Inmates and employes that in matters of difference between the parole officer and the Taxloua wardens, the parole officer has invariably been supported by the Governor, thus virtually eon trtttutlsg the parole officer the head of the) Penitentiary and making a figurehead of the warden." . After pointing out that Parole Of fleer Keller has failed to account for funds snt into the prisoners' loan fund by paroled men. stating that at least $170 was not accounted for. the grand Jury strongly condemns any solicitations of money by any officer or employe of the Penitentiary from any convict, whethed in the prison or on parole. "This practice." continues the report, "Is particularly vicious where no method is available of checking up the correctness of accounts and Is con ducive to creating a feeling of doubt among the prisoners aa to the Integrity of -the ofttdais. "It is apparent tba the Parole Board has adopted the present parole officer as their otOdsl adviser. They require him to write ts each ease, and his personal rknl sre iavariab tcjeoted 1st tti tbte an SDKs of the law OafVa.- xng Ms dirties M partaoirlng to eoortot nly after thay have been paroled. Be Xora that time prisoners legally are and I morally should be entirely in the care and charge of the warden. "It is common knowledge at the Pen" Itentiary and among paroled men that prison conduct has little to do with one's getting out. In fact. It is the be lief of most prisoners that recom mendation by the warden, basjd on good conduct. Is a detriment when it comes to getting out. as it- is almost impossible to get a parole over the wishes of the parole officer. In fact. he freely boasts of this arbitrary pow er to the prisoners, and they know from experience that he has and can make his threats good. They know that even If they get the recommenda tion of the Parole Board that he can still go to the Governor and stop the parole, as has actually been done. Fewer Declared Vlelou. "Then, even after they are signed by the Governor, he has the power of recommending a revocation, which recommendations are usually followed. This power In the hands of one not responsible to the warden la viciou and has already undermined the ad' ministrations of three good Wardens. "The Parole Board itself may even be unconscious of the power he exer cises, but as the Board draws no pay from the state and meets only once month, they delegate most of their work to. and get mostof their lnfor matlon from, someone else. If good conduct at the penitentiary cannot be considered In granting paroles, then one of the greatest inducements toward reformation is destroyed. Information regarding their conduct cannot prop erly come from any source but the warden. "Several cases have come to the at tentlon of the grand jury where prison era, by reason of the fact that they have no personal friends to intercede for them, or for perhaps other reasons. have not been able to secure considera tion by the Parole Board. In some of these cases, the offenses have been insignificant' and the terms they have served have been grossly out of propor tion to the time served by other prison era. It is urgently recommended that these cases be brought to the attention of the Governor by the Parole Board. Parole Methods Scored. "At the present time, most of the parole violators who have left the state are returned by the parole office personally. In some Instances these men have lived in other states, for a considerable period of time as useful citizens and in some Instances, have done no more than to leave the state without permission of the parole officer. "It has been contended by some pris oners that their paroles had been re voked at the recommendation of the parole officer, principally In order to furnish a trip for the parole officer at the state's expense. No evidence is available that such is the case. How ever, the practice is bad and it is rec ommended that these people be re- turned by others than those directly having It in their power eir power to order their return. The expense account of the parole officer for returning a man fre quently amounts to several hundred dollars, and such a practice leads to suspicion on the part of those insido the penitentiary and leads them to dis- trust the officials of the state, even though their actions are based on proper motives. Solntioa Is Suggested. "To insure future harmony at the Penitentlaary and to prevent needless turmoil and strife in regard to who is the active head of the Institution, either the parole officer should appoint the warden or thewarden should ap point the parole officer, so that there can be no question in regard to who is the superior authority. This Grand jury recommends legislation providing that the warden hereafter shall ap point a parole officer and that he shall be responsible to the warden. "It Is with regret on the part of the individual members of the Jury that we report some of the matters contained herein, particularly as the same per- tains to me uovcnior or iaa siaio ana l to the parole officer. Individually, it I is our profound belief that the Cover nor of Oregon has in all prison matters acted in good faith and with the high est motives, but relying Implicitly on the advice of the present parole officer and others, he baa frequently been mis. led to tbe detriment of all concerned. "This jury, in making this report, is nrQmnr.il onl hv Ih. manilata pat th. Itors to publio prisons, and by their oath of office and by the seriousness of conditions. We have reported facts plainly and frankly as we found them. The Oregon State Penitentiary and the parole system are directly connected with the administration of Justice to those convicted of crime. Justice can not flow unobstructed through the devious bywsys of friction and turmoil that- have existed at the Penitentiary and in the parole system. District Attorney Gehlhar of th's county has been in charge of the in vestigation, and members of the grand Jury are ueorge w. Olbbena. foreman; J. M. Hollingsworth, James T. -Cooper, N. J. Gahlen. B. S. Drake, J. H. Small and E. M. Iai ore. Warden Murphy, of tbe State Peni tentiary, turned over the keys of the prison today to Deputy Warden Burnea. Murphy stated he will locate In Port land, but did not say wnat he will do there. GOVERNOR, IS NOT SURPRISED I Crand Jnrr Report as Ho Expected- Declares Executive). - SALEM, Or, Dec. t. (Special.) "The report of the grand Jury is Just what I expected. Tbe impressions which I gathered when a witness in the Jury room from the questions asked and the attitude of the Jurors was that the report would result in a white wash for Murphy," said Governor Wlthycombe tonight after making a cursory examination of a copy of the I report of the Jury. Murphy has had the fullest control of the prison. Not a slnirle man has been requested to be kept at the prison I without his fullest consent. When he I peremptorily discharged tbe deputy I warden for what I considered lnsuf-l flclent cause and when I calfed his! attention to the fact he readily agreed I to retain him In the service. JW!aJ V6J "Warde Murphy has had absolute control at the prison and a free hand in its, business affairs. It is true I have remonstrated with him on the steady increase in costs at the prison until I finally came to the conclusion that he was incompetent for the posi tion. "I would like to state-also that not a single warden before Mr. Stevens, the incoming warden, was selected on my initiative, and all were selected by the board. , "ft the public will be patient I hope uader the new administration to show results at the penitentiary that will be -a credit to the state." The Governor declined to make any comment relative to the statements contained In the reports as to Parole Officer Keller. He is perfectly capable of fighting his own battles, the execu tive said. PAROLE OFFICER CITES VJEW Grand Jury Failed to Ask Proper . Questions, Says Mr. Keller. "When I was before thegrand Jury no question was ever raised relative to trouble at the prison," said State Parole Officer Keller tonight, after he had heard of the contents of the spe cial grand jury report. "They asked me a few questions along entirely dif ferent lines and talked and told stories the rest of the time. Had they wanted to be fair tbey would have tried to bear both sides of the case. Anyone in the room 10 minutes could see the grand Jury's mind was already made up. "All the witnesses I have talked to stated that no questions were put to them as' to any trouble. The Jury could have found plenty of witnesses to give another side to the situation had it tried." Frank Oavey, bookkeeper at the prison, declared that "the Jury was there to whitewash the warden and to slap Keller. They got the worst char acters inside the walls as their wit nesses and the report is a prejudiced document. Not a single question was asked of me that should have been asked when I was before them." ! M RATIOS INCREASED STATE COMMISSION GIVES OUT FIX AL FIGURES. Changes Made After Hearing Plaints From Large Xnraber of Asses sors Throughout State. SAX EM. Or, Dec. t. (Special.) Final ratios made up by the State Tax ,,,,,, .., t.m . I . .. ,, . , r . taxable to full cash value of property generally in each county, shows an ln creaso in the ratios In practically all of the counties over the tentative fig ures given out by the commission a few days ago. The changes have beon made alter hearing plaints from a large num ber of assessors throughout the state at hearings which have been held near ly every day since the first figures were given out. A numbsr or increases are snown over last year, Multnomah s .ratio being placed at 62, per cent, over the tentative figures, as well as over its last year's ratio. A table showing the percentages for this year, the percentages as contained In the table of tentative figures re cently given out. and also the ratios for last year, is appended: Tenta- Last Final tlve year Baker ?S 71 68 56 76 6 Benton AO 78 a. ......80. BO 87 4S -s 80 71 88 64 ....62 7. 70 70 71 77 59 87 B t!3 6 St 84 62 51) 96 S 80 84 81 75 ..... .SI KS S3 62 63 75 65 G5 69 87 4S 73 78 71 85 64 62 Clackamas x'a"P,. 62 7S US 86 40 72 8 70 85 62 60 64 60 70 76 58 86 66 M 6-i 86 60 44 64 02 80 80 80 74 no 82 82 60 Coos Crook .. Curry Deschutes Douglas Gilliam ........ (.rant Harney ........ Hood River .... Jackson ........ Jefferson ...... 70 Josephine 71 hjamaia ....... I .alto 70 76 -60 Lincoln .... 81 I-inn 68 Malheur ... Marlon .... 6 Morrow .... Si 60 40 GS 03 80 84 80 Multnomah Polk Sherman ... Tillamook .. Umatilla ... I'nlon ...... Wallowa .... Wuco . . . . . Washington 74 61 Wheeler ... 7 Wheeler .... 76 64 am bill .... STUDENTS GET UNIFORMS Members of O. A. C. Army Corps Receive Equipment. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis, Dec 3. (Special.) Although the work of mobilizing the S. A. T. C at O. A. C. has begun, the soldiers are still receiving uniforms. Companies A. C and E have complete uniforms and others are receiving their equip ment daily. Men leaving the service r b allowed to retain for four monms ono nauiicra emit, uuo scrviua uniform, one pair of shoes, one hat. one overcoat, oite slicker and one pair of leggings, underwear and socks used by ths men will be kept by them. The men are now moving into the barracks. Hood River Burglars Expert. HOOD RIVER. Or, Dee. 2. (Spe cial.) vrhlle be has no clue, Sherlfl Johnson believes the Saturday burglary of the safe at the Pine QroTe store. owned by A. V. Blckford, former Port- land merchant, to have been the work of experienced thieves. Several weeks ago the safe at Melsaac's store at Park- dale was burglarized. The burglars se- eared approximately icou at .fine Grove, about 1250' being In liberty bonds, war savings stamps and cash. and the rest in checks. -X" -' L p; Suit Against Wiliard N. Jones Goes to Trial. 9 LAND CLAIMS INVOLVED freavily .Timbered Section In Sllets Reservation Alleged to Have Been Fraudulently Obtained. Suit of the Government against Wil iard N. Jones, of this city, for the re covery of $133,000 as damages for the value of nine claims of 160 acres each. alleged to have been obtained fraudu lently, went to trial before a jury and United State Judge Wolverton In the Federal Court yesterday. The land in volved In the litigation is heavily tim bered, is located in the Siletz reserva tion in Lincoln County, and figured conspicuously in Oregon's celebrated land-fraud trials a dozen years ago. John L. Wells, of this city, ex-state commander of the G. A. R-, was the chief witness for the Government yes teiday, although the prosecution of fered and read into the record a lengthy deposition from Thaddeus S. Potter, a former business associate of Jones, in support of its contention of a conspiracy between Jones and several old soldiers whom he induced to file upon the lands to some of which he aft erward acquired title. - Old Soldiers Aided In ruing. Mr. Wells testified that in 1900. for considleration of 15 each, paid by Jones, he induced a number of old soldiers to file upon quarter sections of land in the Siletz Reservation. The arrange ment, he explained, was that under the terms of a contract entered Into .be tween Jones and the entryman, Jones agreed to pay the .filing fee, the ex pense of visiting the land, constructing a cabin and making all Improvements. and upon the completion of final proof and the issuance of a patent to the settler, to secure for the entryman an additional advance of 1200 and to ac cept in return a mortgage covering the sum total of all sums advanced. On . cross-examlnatiop by John H. Hall, who, with Jay Bowerman, appears for Jones, Wells admitted there was nothing in the terms of the contract between Jones and the entryman that obligated the applicant to dispose of his land to Jones upon completing llnai proof and obtaining patent. It was the Drivllege of the entryman. said Wells, to make such other disposition of his land as he pleased, subject to the mort raca held by Jones. In fact. Wells declared that five of the nine entry men whose claims are involved In the pending suit actually sold their land to other parties because tney were of fered a better figure. Mr. Potter Acted As Attorney. In his deposition, Mr. Potter, who re sides near Seattle, told of his relations with the operations of Jones, for whom he acted in the capacity of attorney. and prepared all necessary legal papers in connection with the tilings on me lands. Including the completion of final proof. Potter deposed that he was un der financial obligations 'to Jones at the time, which he urged as the only consideration for his participation in the transactions, declaring that he was in no other way remunerated. Potter further affirmed In his depo sition that as a lawyer he examined the form of contract entered into be tween the entryman and Jones, after thoroughly Investigating the land laws. and fully satisfied himself that the in strument was not only valid but in its provisions In no way violated aoy of the Federal land statutes. ; Contract Held Valid. This conclusion on his part, he said, was later confirmed by a former spe cial agent of the General Land Office, named Loomls, who also held the con tract was valid and in no way trans gressed any of the provisions of the homestead laws. Oliver L Connor, another Civil War veteran, who filed on land at the re quest of Jones, was on the witness stand when court adjourned for the day. United States Attorney JTaney and his assistant, Barnett H. Goldstein, who are prosecuting the case for the Gov ernment, will today offer for admission as evidence certified copies of testi mony given by six of the nine original entrymen. now deceased, who testified at the Jones-Potter-Wade land-fraud trial in 1905. McADOO'S SUCCESSOR DUE President to Name Secretary of Treasury Before Sailing. WASHINGTON. Dec S. Just before President Wilson left Washington to night en route to Europe announcement was made that the appointment of . a Secretary of the Treasury to succeed i wiiuam u. ucaqoo will do maae puo Ho tomorrow In New York. There was no reference to a director-general of railroads and the In ference was that this official had not been determined upon. ELECTRIC RATES FIXED Public Service Commission Renders Pedslon in South Bend Case. SOUTH BEND, Wash., Deo. J. (Spe cial.) The Public Service Commission has rendered its decision In the matter of rates for electric light and power in POLLY AND IEEWAH this city. The Willapa Power Com pany, a local concern, asked the com mission to raise the lighting rate from 5 to 8 cents, the price formerly charged until the Willapa Electric Company, a Raymond concern operating in this city, put the rate down to 5 cents, which the local company was compelled to meet. The new schedule fixed by the com mission for both electric light com panies doing business In South Bend is 8 cents for the first 30 kilowatt hours, 6 cents for next 30 kilowatt hours, 4 cents for next 90 kilowatt hours and 3 cents per kilowatt hour for all over 150 kilowatt hours per month. Minimum charge SO cents per meter per month. Advances were also made in the power rates and for street lighting. Both electric light companies were in structed to eliminate all contracts car rying rates below the new ones or dered. The new rates became effective November 27. ALL OREGON REPRESENTED AT CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE. Object of Meeting Is to Raise Funds to Defray Expenses of Church Work In Foreign Fields. A conference of the ten delegates and missionaries of the Christian Church now making a tour of the principal cities of the United States in their "every-member canvass" was held with the ministers and missionaries of the Christian churches of Oregon beginning at 9:S0 o'clock yesterday morning at the Christian Church, the session last ing until late in the afternoon. The object of the conference is to secure a definite pledge from every member of the Christian Church, the funds to be used in defraying expenses of the missionaries and ministers of the church. The ministers of the Chris tian churches of Oregon who were in attendance were Rev. F. T. Porter, of Salem, president of the state mission ary board of the Christian Church; C. W. B wander, secretary; Rev. H. S. Champie, of McMinnville; Rev. H. H. Griffis, of the First Christian Church of Portland; Rev. S. M. Conner, of Portland; Rev. J. A. Bennett, of 611 verton. Prominent National workers of the Christian Church, here to attend the two days' session, are: Dr. and Mrs. Dye, Bolenge, Africa; T. O. Cunning ham and Carl Van Winkle, Indianap olis; John H. Booth, Kansas City, Kan.; Miss Esther Johnson, Indianapolis; Bert Wilson, Cincinnati, O.; J. H. Ma horther, St. Louis; E. T. Cornelius, Old Mexico; F. E. Smith, Muncey, Ind..; A. E. Corey, Cincinnati, and E, T. Corne lius, Piedras Negras, Mexico, with W. E. Macklin, missionary to China. . Today will be devoted to an all-day "efficiency" institute for the women's missionary societies of the state. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Dec 8. Maximum temper ature, 69 degreea; minimum. 55 degrees. River reading at 8 A. M-, S.9 feet; change In last 24 hours. 0.1 foot rise. Total rainfall (6 P. M. to 5 P. M. ), none; total rainfall Ince September t. 1918, 9.S1 Inches; normal rainfall since September L 12.72 inches: de ficiency of rainfall aincs September 1, 1018, 3.21 Inches. Sunrise, 7:35 A V : -unset. 4:27 P. M. Total sunshine December 8, 3 hours; possible sunshine, 8 hours. 52 minutes. Moon rl Be. 7:40 A. M. ; moonset. 8:14 P. M. Barometer (reduced to sea level) at 5 P. M., 30 02 inches. Relative humidity at noon, 73 per cent. THE WEATHER. Wind TATIOl Stat, of Weathae Baker .... Boise Boston ... 2SI 4010.001.. S Cloudy fiOiO.OUl. . NW Cloudy Clear Snow Snow 3U 44,0.02 . . W Calgary ... Chicago ... 28 821 4tl 3 8S S4 0.1S . . B 4210.02 20!N"W tenver . . . 5o!0.00 10IW Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Des Moines Eureka ... 4610. 001.. INW eoio.ooi. .SE eoio.oouo'sw 6810.00:14 SW Galveston . 41 40 Helena .... Cloudy Juneaut 40I0.0SI. .ISB Rain Clear Kansas city: 40 S4.o.00:i2 N Los Angeles. Marshfleld . 8 ' 70:o.00l . . NW Clear Cloudy Cloudy I bo eo:o.io!Ns Med ford .... 21 a. U. UU . .J3. 161 30:0.0018jNW 44 6410.001. . SW .14 46 0.00!14!S 50! 48i0.32;48iS 321 KSO.OO 14ISW Minneapolis . Pt. cloudy New Orleans. New York... North Head.. Clear Pt. cloudy Ram North Yakimal Cloudy ;C!ear Fhoenlx Pocatello .... Portland Roseburg .... Sacrament. ... St. Louis Salt Lak. San Diego.... San Francisco Seattle Sitka 801 7610. OOi. .INW 34 BOjO.OO lOISE 6l 0!O.OOl..iS Icioudy Cloudy 48 S4IO.0O . . NW Clear Clear Clear 8 6210.001. . I 62iO.O0jlSNW 8 Clear Clear Clear 7SiO.00l. . 62:O.00l. . RSift. 82i80i NW Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy f42;0.00 . . Spokane Tacoma 56 0.18 14 s 6S1.24'22'SW Tatoosh Island R2'2.7a 84 8 ilam ValdezJ . . . Washington Winnipeg . 2o!o.ooj. .1 H4I0.OOI. .ISW 2810.001. . SW Pt cloudy Clondy A. M. today. day. fP. M. report of preceding FORECASTS, and vicinity Rain; Portland southerly w'nW Oregon Rain: Increasing sontneriy wines. Washington Rain; moderate and south- &')";,.,.,. ir tv rain .r anew nnrth nnrtlnn. EDWARD I WELLS. Meteorologist. Deputy Clerk Is Named. PENDLETON. Or., Dee. . (Special.) James B. Welch. Pendleton business man, formerly of Portland, has been appointed Deputy County Clerk here, succeeding O. E. Draper, who resigned to take a Government position. Mr. Welch was expecting to go overseas as a Y. M. C A. recreational secretary at the time the armistice was signed. Mortgage Foreclosure Snlt Brought. EUREKA. Cat. Dee. I. (Special.) Suit to foreclose on a 1109,000 mortgage HER PALS Copyright. 1918. by Newspaper Feature DOTCSBPT KHW DUCKS. BT CldFt? 1 .JUL ' A -..' K 3 i i ?! S I : was filed today by the Peninsular State Bank of Detroit, Mich., against Charles Willis Ward, reputed million aire nursery owner and bulb raiser of this city. The mortgage is on thou sands of acres of fine timber on the banks of the Klamath. Ward recently has been made defendant in nearly 20 foreclosure and judgment suits, which affect all of his property here. Ward Is now in Portland. HALF OF FREIGHTER SINKS Terrific Gale and Blizzard on Lake Ontario Canses Wreck. WATERTOWN, N. Y, Dec. 3. Eleven men comprising the crew of the bow section of the freighter Mineola are believed to have been drowned when that section of the boat went down In Lake Ontario, near Duck Island, last night In a terrific gale and bliz zard. The Mineola was one of the largest freight liners built for the United States Shipping Board in the upper lakes and towed In sections to Mon- ! treaL where the boats are assembled . and made ready for "ocean traffic. The stern of the Mineola safely weathered the storm. m Bates fer Classified Advertisements la . The Oregonian. "Daily tDd rinndny Per Hnfh On tin 1st Two con fern tlve time. ............. .iiSe Tbre consecatfte times. .SVe bix or Mtco consecutive times ftfec The following classifications excepted. tbe rate on which U 7c per line per dart HituaticQS Wanted Male. 8ituatioaa Private 1- amities. Board and ttoom Private Families. lluuekeepinf; Ituorua Private J-umilies. No ad taken for less tii an two lines. Count hIx words to the Line. Advertisements except "Per sonals") will be taken over ttie tele nUuoe if the advertiser Is a subscriber to either phone. iS'o price will be quoted over the phone, bnt statement will be rendered the following day. Advertise ments are taken for The Dailjr Ore toniaa until 8 P. M: for The Santlujr Oregonian until 0 P. 41. Saturday. FCXEBAI, NOTICES. ABRAHAM At Seaside. Or. December Mrs. liyman Abraham, aged 78 years. widow of the late Kyman Abraham mother of Mrs. Sam S. Goldsmith. Mrs. M. Sllberstein; sister of Mrs. L. A. Pike. J)r. B. Owens Adair. Mrs. S. rotter, Mrs. K. Olsen. The funeral services will bs held tnriav rwednesdavl. December 4. at 1 P. M.. from Holman'i undertaklns parlors. Friends Invited. MEETING NOTICES. B. P. O. ELKS. NO. 142 Members are requested to meet at the chapel of Flnlej A Son. this (Wednesday) af ternoon tt 2:30 o clock conduct the funeral services of our latA brother. John ii. Seed. Visiting brothers invited to attend. M. R. SPAULDINO. Sec'y. smTLOD itjvjui.nn meeting ima O&iS-S? (Wednesday) evening. East Sixth and Alder streets. visitors cordially Invited This is our annual rather Ins for Its members and Invited guests. veteran Jewels to be glvon and a JTlne pro gramme, a. r:. jwuijjiu.. i. i. W. W. TERRY. Roe. Sec. PORTLAND LODGE. NO. BJ, A. P. AND A. M. Special com munlcation this (Wednesday) . evening. 7:30. Masonic Temple. Work in M. M. degree. Visiting brethren welcome. By order W. M. H. J. HOUGHTON. Act. Seo. FRIENDSHIP LODGE. NO, 160, A. F. AND A. M. Stated communication this (Wednesday) eve.. 7:30. E. 43d and Sandy bvd Annual election and Installation of officers. Full attendance re aiiested by W. M. .Visitlnz breth ren welcome. Refreshments. H. V. CHAPIN. Sec. WASHINGTON LODGE. NO. 46. A. F. AND A. M. Stated communication this (Wednes day) evening, 7:30. East Sth and Burnside. F. C. degree. Visitors welcome. J. H. RICHMOND. Sec'y. MULTNOMAH COUNCIL. NO. 11, R. AND S. M. Annual as sembly for the election and In stallation of officers tbio (Wednesday) evening at 7:30 P. M. L. L. SCOTT. Rec. MX, TABOR LODGE. NO. 42. A. F. AND A. M. Special com munication this (Wednesday) evening. West Side Temple. 6 o'clock. E. A. and F. C. degreea visiting brethren welcome. E. L. CLINE. W. M. SAMARITAN LODGE. NO. 2. L O. O. F. Regular meeting today (Wednesday), at 8 P. M., at I. O. O. F. Temple. 226 Al der st. A is-tors always wel come. A. KERMODB, N. G. K. OSVOLD. 6eu The ftjnntside red cross auxil iary will meet In the Sunnyslde School Assembly Hall, Thursday, December 5. at 1 o'clock. There la great need for refugee nd hospital garments, and all members are urged to be present. . WEBFOOT CAMP. NO. S. WOODM"EN OF THE WORLD, meets every Friday night at W. o. w. Temple, 1.8 11m street, ah members welcome. Kum to Kamp Friday night H. L. BARBUR. Clork. EMBLEM Jewelry, buttons, charms, plsa asw assigns. Jasger Bros.. 131-S 6th St. rRIEDLAKDER'S for lodr. emblmea class pins and medals. 810 Washington St. AMTJSEMENTS. LYRIC MUSICAL STOCK Mat. Dally. 10c Only. This week. MIKE AND 1KB THE FAKIRS." Fan at a County Fair, with Dillon and Franks ana an me r avorues. CHORrS GIRLS' CONTEST .FRIDAY NIGHT. CLARENCE CAMERON WHITE VIOLINIST. T. THEO. TAYLOR PI A XI ST SHUTTLE THEATER Kl ?a Tickets 75c; on Sale WlleylAlIen Service, Ine. Crert Britain Rights Reserved. IULU' 'AiLfe -is Vl I no -TPa"" i I AMfSKMFXTS. I TICKET OFFICE SALE I NOW OPK.V. TTUTT T" Broadway at Taylor. A llX-LX Vj Main 1 aad A 11S3. WIGHTS TOMORROW SPECL4.L PRICE MAT. SAT. HENRYYV. THE ONLY RAVAGE COM? MV51CAU COMEDy TAIS SVCCE55 D SLIGHT TYPICAL HIGH-CLASS SAVAGE CAST AND PRODUCTION. EVE'S Floor 2, Inst 3 rows $1.60; Balcony 31.60, 31, 75c, 60c; Gal. 60c. SAT. MAT. Floor 11 rows $1.60. 7 rows $1; Balcony $1. 75c, 60c; Gal. 60c I BARGAIN MAT. J (TODAY. 28ft 0Xr, Portland's famous Stock Company la "Good Gracious. Annabelle!" The season's sensational comedy hit Evenings, 25c, 60c. Mats. 5o (war tax). Mats Wed., Sat. Next Week "Blind Youth." MORRISON AT IITH PLAYS THAT P LEASE; ii i o bahuaim 'mat. t o u a y 25c P TVifli iHiii THE HEART OF WETONA TOMGHT AT 8:20 25c 60o 60c "FOR PITT'S SAKE" Willi Thomas Ourny TraTesty on Old-Time Melodrama) (A Jnoepb L.. Browning; Harry Laugulln M Clara West; Lamlrr Brothers; "A Wed ding Day in Dogland"; Iteno; Official War KeTlew; Travel Weekly. , IfLT'lKISTIC RKVCK Presented by Countess de lonardl, Knrope's 4'rlebrnted Violinists n a r PANT A G EC MAT. DAILY 2:30 Marty Brooks Prewntu the New York Musics! Comedy Satire "THE LOVE RACE" Wllh Jark Italian. Awistrd by Tw Harris, Addle Carlson and a Itrvy of I'rrtty birls. bix Other ltix Acts. Three Pertormames Duly. Night Curtain at T and a DANCING TONIGHT COTILLION HALL pothtkkvth, off wamii;iv PORTLAND'S FINEST AND LARGEST BALLROOM , Woedrrful Bail-Bearing Serins; Flser. LEAR.V ID ntVt'K AT Ol ft 'UOI KItillT l.i-:so.s 95. YOU ARK I-N VITED TONIGHT DANCING Temple Apollo 2.11 Morrison 54c per cow pie. DANCING De Honey's beautiful academy. 23d and Washington. New classes for be ginners start Monday and Thursday eveninfra. Advanced class starts Tues day evening;. All dances guaranteed la eight lessons. Ladles, $4; gentlemen, J5. Plenty of practice. No embarrass ment, rrlvate lessons all hours. Join the leading school. I'lione Slain 76."6. Registered in U. S. PaUnt Office "V V J m V ar I f "ew"M - eil FTniifSsV .niili-nti iVifiiiT iVilLiAja, MM