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
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Portland
Roseburg ....
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San Francisco
Seattle
Sitka
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Spokane
Tacoma
56 0.18 14
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6S1.24'22'SW
Tatoosh Island
R2'2.7a 84 8
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Washington
Winnipeg .
2o!o.ooj. .1
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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
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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
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