THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY , 1920. r GAME COMMISSION ASKS FOR PROBE Four Members Call for Leg islative Inquiry. FIN LEY CASE INVOLVED Matter "Would Be One for Investi gation by Joint Committee of Senate and House. Investigation, thorough antf com plete, of the affairs of the state fish and game commission is to be asked at the hands of the special session of the legislature by four of the five members of the commission. The four members making this request are I. N. Fleischner, Marion Jack, Frank M. Warren and C. P. Stone. The fifth member of the commission is Gover nor Olcott. In the opinion of the four commis sioners, a legislative Investigation Is the best method of clearing the at mosphere and of bringing to light all angles of the fish and game contro versy. The legislature has power to summon witnesses and by use of this authority can bring to Salem every one who has anything of importance to contribute in the nature of facts. Determination of the commission to make the request is contained in the following statement: The tour undersigned members of the Oregon fish and game commission an nounce their purpose to request an inves tigation of its affairs by the legislature, through a committee or otherwise. We have in mind particularly the controversy growing out of the unanimous action of the board in creating a vacancy in the office of state biologist, thus relieving W. I. Finley of his duties as a public official. All the vital policies of the board have been to a greater or less extent involved In the general discussions of the past year and it is our desire that, so far as it may be practicable, they be reviewed by the legislature. It is our hope that all the facts regard ing the differences between Mr. Finley and the board, and our reasons for drop ping him from our service, will be fully reviewed by the legislature. We are con , fluent that when they are known the board will be fully vindicated.- We are con- fident also that the legislature will find that there Is no substantial basis to the harges made by certain sportsmen against the board In the administration of Its ' trust. r We take the liberty, also, of expressing ; the desire that the legislature may see fit to invite ari critics of the game commis sion in the Finley matter or any other matter to appear to the end that they may have an opportunity to present their - charges or offer their criticisms. The t board lias sought, throughout all the un . pleasantness, to maintain a dignified at titude. It has never taken the position that the public is not entitled to farts and all of them. Tt has in mind that an . authoritative investigation will develop the truth and It has from the first intended . to Invite it from the legislature. It will be content with the results. I. N. FLEISCHNER, MARION JACK, FRANK M. WARREN", C. V. STONE. An "investigation of the scope sug gested by the commission will prob ably be assigned to a committee com posed of the joint fish and game com mittees of the senate and house, and this joint committee can carry on its hearings during the session, or even afterward, and make its report to the governor. The commission will stand ready to provide all records necessary and answer any questions which the probe committee may feel inclined to ask. The inquiry will be an opportunity for the opponents of the commission to present all the objections they have against the policies of the commis sion, or the personnel of that body. The firet meeting this year of the Ttepublican Club of Oregon will be held at the Central library tonight. State Senator S. B. Huston will speak on "The Republican Outlook for 1920." A general invitation is ex tended. f Attached to the Hiram "W. Johnson machinery in Oregon is Sanfield Mc Donald. When the special session of the legislature Is In operation Mr. McDonald will be on the scene, ready to look after the Johnson propaganda. BRVAX, GERARD, REGRETFUL Latter Promises Jackson Day Mes sage to Port landers. William J. Bryan and James W. Gerard regret that they cannot attend the Jackson day dinner in Portland. They have so expressed themselves in telegrams to Elton "Watkins. Mr. Bryan Intends saying considerable on Jackson day, but he has selected as the scene for his appearance and words the gathering at Washington, D. C. In his message to Mr. Watkins, Mr. Bryan says: "The democratic party has a great opportunity, h"t while opportunities wisely used ar. jtepplng stones to success, opportunities neg lected are millstones around the par ty's neck. The treaty should be rat ified by compromise, and all demo cratic issues squarely met. I will epeak more fully at Washington." Mr. Gerard intends speaking at Washington, also, but will send a message to be read at the Portland function. 8500 APPLY , FOR LICEXSES Rush of Motor VehicleAppIications Received at Salem. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 9. (Special.) More than 8500 applications for 1920 motor vehicle licenses were received EASES A COLD . WITH ONE DOSE 'Tape's Cold Compound" Then Breaks Up a Cold in a Few Hours. Relief comes instantly. A dose taken every two hours until three doses are taken usually breaks up a severe cold and ends all the grippe misery. The very first dose opens your . clogged-up nostrils and the air pas sages in the head, stops nose running, relieves the headache, dullness, fever lshness, sneezing, soreness and stiff ness. Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blow ing and snuffling! Clear your con gested head! Nothing else in the world gives such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold Compound," which costs only a few cents at any drug store. It acts without assistance, tastes nice, contains no quinine Insist upon Pape's! A,dv. at the offices of the secretary of state today, according to Sam A. Kozer, who is in charge of this department of the state government. Of the total number of applications, received to day, fully two-thirds of them came from Portland. The unusually heavy demand for licenses during the past two or three days is attributed to the reeent order of Chief of Police Jenkins, in which he stated that all automobile owners there who had failed to equip their cars with the 1920 license plates by Tuesday would be subject to arrest and prosecution. Because of the many applications now being received at the automobile department it is not likely that all the plates will be sent out before late in the month. REPORT OX BOOKS IS DUE Governor Hears Scth Roberts Will File It Tomorrow. SALEM, Or.. Jan. 6. (SpeclaL) uuvenior uicuit annuunueu ncic w day that he had received word from -fontanel to tne enect tnat oein ens, wno nas Deen malting an mveo tigation of the books of the game and ilbn CUII1II11 Will 1L1C "IB n.in.i was asked by Governor Olcott last June roiiowing complaints nieu wnn him by several sportsmen's organ izations. It was charged in the complaints filed against the commission that they had expended funds derived from game and fishing licenses In further ing the interests of the commercial fishermen. FA! BHD RE-ELECTED PLAXS ARE MADE FOR BIGGER EVENT THIS TEAR. Sunn j side and Troutdale Schools Receive $10, Representing RnTus Holman Prize. GRESHAM, Or.. Jan. 5. (Special.) The board of directors of the Multnomah county fair association met today and elected the following officers for the ensuing year: H. A. Lewis, presidential. W. Towsend, vice president; A. F. Miller, secretary: Theodore Brugger, treasurer, and C. D. Minnton, manager. All were re elected unanimously. A larger and better fair this year is the aim of the board, and to that end a publicity committee composed of C. D. Minnton, E. L. Thorpe and Edith Tozier Weatherred was elected to exploit the fair in Portland and throughout the county. Mr. Minnton heads the executive committee, with A. F. Miller and J. W. Towsend additional members. The premium committee members are Gus Richey, Edith Tozier Weath erred. David McKeown, C. M. Lake and C. D. Minnton, with John Steret, E. L." Thorpe and F. H. Crane compris ing the finance committee. The fair board members expect much pleasure and benefit from the sessions of the northwestern Pacific fair association in Portland on Jan uary 26 and 27, and have subscribed 25 toward entertaining delegates to the convention. The award of the Rufus Holman prizes to the best-decorated children's club booths at the county fair was made today. Sunnyside school of Portland and Troutdale school re ceived $10 each. County Commissioners Holman, Hoyt and Muck were present at to day's meeting and resigned their memberships as directors of the lo cal fair association that they might be. prepared to act disinterestedly when the time should arrive for con sideration of the question1 of the county taking over the administra tion of the fair, rather than the fair association. IWiERGY'S DDOn IS CLOSED HOSPITAL REFUSES TO ADMIT WOMAX IX DISTRESS. Expectant Mother Forced to Leave Because Institution Is "Do ing Xo Credit Business." ROSEBURG, Or., Jan. 5. (Special.) Refused admittance to Mercy hos pital at 1 o'clock this morning by the sisters in charge, and compelled to face a driving rain, Mrs. Litcbell A. Tolosana, suffering from approaching maternity, walked back Into the city and sought aid of a night officer, who called a physician and took the ex pectant mother to a hotel. A daughter was born to the young woman at 8 o'clock this morning. Ac cording to a statement made to the attending physician. Dr. E. V. Hoover, Mrs. Tolosana arrived from Myrtle Creek about midnight, and went at once to Mercy hospital, where she dismissed the jitney driver. Admitted to the waiting room and questioned, the woman was told that the institution was doing no credit business and she was compelled to leave the hospital. A stranger In the city, she started across the Umpqua bridge, and, without adequate protec tion and unable to care for herself, wet to the knees by the storm, the woman wandered around until she found the night officer. She was made temporarily com fortable until the physician called up a private sanitarium and made ar rangements to take the patient there. BANK TELLER SUCCUMBS Amos West of Eugene Dies Follow ing Operation for Appendicitis. EUGENE, Or., Jan. 6. (Special.) Amos West, teller, at the United States National bank of Eugene, died at Mercy hospital here yesterday, following an operation for appendi citis. Mr. West was taken ill Friday and was operated upon the next day. He was born in Lane county and was 28 years old, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John West. Mr. West was an overseas veteran, having enlisted in the 116th engineers in June. 1917, and served in France until June 1919. Besides his parents he leaves five brothers, Everett West of Wendling, Ray West of Leaburg, Floyd West of Oakland. Cal.. John West and Harry West, at home. Mr. West aided In the organization of the Lane county post of the Ameri can Legion and was an officer of .the post at the time of his death. Fair Improvements Slated. CENTRALIA, Wash.. Jan. 5. (Spe claL) Improvements and extensions at the fair grounds and Increased housing facilities, especially for live stock, will be discussed at a meeting of the southwest Washington fair board to be held In a few davs. when preliminary plans for the 1920 fair will be worked out. It is Dlanned to give more attention to dairy 'cattle this year. The dates of the 1920 fair will be fixed at a meeting of the North Pacific Fair association, to be held in Portland the latter part of tnis monuu TEACHER SHORTAGE IS HELD CRITICAL State Superintendent Warns Portland Chamber Head. 140 POSITIONS VACANT Children in Many Districts Have Xo School This Year Xeed of Better Pay Imperative. The condition of the public schools throughout the state, with reference to the shortage of teachers, has be come critical, due to the low salaries being paid, is the declaration of State Superintendent Churchill In a tele gram sent yesterday to H. B. Van Duzer, president of the Portland Chamber of Commerce. The telegram was sent In view of the fact that it was expected to discuss the teacher problem at the meeting of the mem bers' forum of the club yesterday noon. On account of the visit of Sen ator Reed, however, the matter was not taken up and was postponed until next Monday. Not only is there a serious shortage of teachers at this time, according to State Superintendent Churchill, but a considerable number of those holding positions are not qualified by experi ence or education, it having been nec essary for the superintendents in fre quent instances to issue certificates to those who would have been unable to get them by examination, in order to fill vacancies. State Superintendent Churchill's telegram follows: "I am Informed that the Portland Chamber of Commerce will discuss at luncheon today serious conditions, of public schools on acount of short age of teachers. County superintend ents are now In session here and from them I have personally secured actual conditions in their respective coun ties, which total for the state as follows: "There are 140 teaching positions in Oregon now vacant. The children in many of the districts affected have not been able to attend any school this year. There are 261 persons teaching in schools of Ore gon who on account of lack of ex perience and preparation could not secure positions in normal times. Better salaries in all other lines of work is one cause of this shortage of teachers. An editorial in The Morning Oregonian of January 2 shows correctly and conclusively actual conditions and the remedy. Unless some remedial state-wide ac tion is taken schools will suffer more next year." "There Is no better way to bring up a generation of bolsheviks than to provide underpaid or incompetent teachers," declared President Van Duzer yesterday, in commenting upon the message. "I am heart and soul for a movement for higher salaries for our teachers. The teachers of our schools must be paid a .good living wage, and we must bring our scale of pay up to a point where we will be able to retain our teachers, instead of having them go to other etates to teach or flock into other lines of activity, where there is better com pensation, as they have been doing by the score." The matter will be referred to the state chamber of commerce for action, and the members of the Portland chamber will take up the problem at the regular weekly session next Mon day. It is probable some recommenda tion will be sent to the legislature after it goes into special session. A special 2-mill state levy for. school purposes has been proposed and may be urged as special legislation at this time. Under the state law any money appropriated by the state for school purposes would have to be spent mainly upon teachers' salaries, as there is a provision that at least 85 per cent of such money would have to be spent for that purpose. There is likelihood of the teachers organizing into unions if action is not taken, in the opinion of George W. Hug, Superintendent of schools at McMinnville and chairman of the leg islative committee for the State Teach ers' association. Mr. Hug probably will present the matter before the Portland Chamber of Commerce at its meeting next Monday. HUSBAND ACCUSES WIFE C. E. Francis Procures Warrant for Spouse and ex-Soldier. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Jan. 5. (Special.) A warrant charging John Hopkins, returned soldier, and Mrs. Enola Agnes Francis, wife of C E. Francis, wealthy lumberman of Mar tin. Lewis county, Washington, with a statutory offense was issued today by Police Judge John J. Sullivan at the behest of Francis. Hopkins and Mrs. Francis were arrested last week at a hotel, where they are said to have registered as Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert Mitchell of Denver. The husband sought to have Hop kins prosecuted- as a white slaver, but Mrs. Annette A. Adams, United States attorney, objected when it was learned that Mrs. Francis had paid the way of -the couple to San Fran cisco. ALBANY PASTOR RESIGNS Rer. G. H. Young: to Direct Relig ions Work In Three States. ALBANY, Or., Jan. 5. (Special.) Rev. George H. Toung, D. D.. has re signed the pastorate of the First Baptist church of Albany to be come director of religious educational work for the Baptist church In the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho.'. He will make his headquar ters in Albany temporarily, but prob ably will move to Portland later. Dr. Young is one of Albany's most popular ministers. In addition to his church work he served during the war as chairman of the Linn county chapter of the Red Cross, and has been a leader in other war activities and civic organizations. Obituary. HARRISBURG, Or Jan. 6. (Spe cial.) Elmer Jones died yesterday following an operation at Corvallis for appendicitis. Mr. Jones was born near Harrlsburg, August 29, 1867, and for 20 years had been identified with Harrlsburg business Interests. He is survived by three brothers and three sisters Richard of Coburg, Alvin of Alaska, Tine of South Bend, Wash.; Mrs. Arra Arnspiger and Mrs. Jess Wolfe of Coburg and Mrs. Nora Smith. He was a member of Albany's lodge of Elks. BEAVERTON, Or., Jan. 6. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Eliza H. 'Neff Garrison, a native of Moorfleld. Va., and for nine years a resident of Oregon, died here at the home of her aunt, Mrs. M. J. Evans, on December 19. Mrs. Garrison was 90 years old. She is survived by a step-daughter, Mary E. Spencer of Garden Home, and six grandchildren: A. H. Foster, Prineville, Or.; Ella Henson. Sandy: Clara, Graham and Mamie, Louis and Roy Foster. The funeral was held from the Methodist church December 22, with interment in the Crescent cemetery. EUGENE, Or., Jan. 5. (Special.) David Elliott, prominent in Masonic and Oddfellows circles, died at his home in this city Saturday night at the age of 71 years. He . is survived by his widow, two sons and five daughters as follows: S. E. Elliott, Watsonville, Cal.; W. C. Elliott. Mo desto. Cal.; Mrs. John Hayes, Trent, Or.; Mrs. George Swiggert, Los Ange les; Mrs. John Gates, Springfield, Or.; 'Mrs. Oliver Bradley, Watsonville, Cal. and Mrs. Fred Monroe, Portland. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Jan. 5. (Special.) Martin Konzak, 65, a resi dent of Klamath county for 30 years, died at his home near Merrill. He leaves two brothers here. AUTO LICENSE RUSH ON SECRETARY OF STATE'S OF FICE CAUGHT IX DELUGE. Officers of Various Counties Asked to Permit Operation for Time on 1919 X umbers. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 5. (Special.) The fact that many vehicle owners deferred making application for their 1920 licenses - until within the past week, has caused a congestion of business in the motor vehicle depart ment iof the secretary of state's of fice, and as a result it will require at least until the middle of January to dispose of the applications on file and those which may be received up to that time, according to an an nouncement made today by am A. Kozer, assistant secretary of state. In view of the existing congested condition and in justice to the motor vehicle owners who have forwarded their applications for 1920 licenses to the secretary of state, but who have not yet received their licenses for the reasons stated, the depart ment requests that sheriffs of the counties, the chiefs of police of cities and towns, and other peace officers of the state, permit these motor ve hicle owners who have applied for licenses to operate their cars on their 1919 licenses for a reasonable time until the department can clean up the present congestion. SEATTLE BOOKS OPEN Heavy Registration Continues Throughout First Day. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 5. (Spe cial.) With a rush and enthusiasm for qualifying to vote never before shown on an opening day, the regis tration of Seattle voters was begun this morning at the county-city building. Before the office opened there was a waiting list in the hall outside the city controller's office, and when clerks began admitting voters they streamed in with an eagerness that resembled the closing week of regis tration during a fiercely contested campaign. At no time during the day was the crowd able to squeeze into the regis tration office, which remained open until 9 o'clock tonight. COMMUNITY HOUSE URGED Dallas Citizens Meet to Consider Plans for Enterprise. DALLAS, Or., Jan. 5. (Special.) At a meeting of citizens at the com mercial club room here Friday night establishment of a community house was discussed and plans outlined for securing suitable quarters. W. V. Fuller, president of the com mercial club, declared the time was ripe for such action and the returned soldiers, the Company L auxiliary, the commercial club and other organ izations in the city were said to be ready to support such an enterprise. The armory was mentioned as a suitable place if it could be pur chased or leased for a period of years from the state. A committee of seven was appointed to investigate and re port at a future meeting. DUBLIN AGAIN MYSTIFIED Volley of Shots Appears to Have Come From Fort. LONDON, Jan. 5. There was an other mysterious affair In Phoenix park shortly after Sunday midnight," says a Central News dispatch from Dublin. "A volley of shots was heard in the park. Then all was quiet for 25 minutes, when a fusillade started i and lasted for several minutes. It ap I parently came from the direction of the magazine of the fort near the vide-regal lodge. "It is also stated that from then until dawn the park was scoured by armored cars with bright search lights. No official explanation has yet been made." 25 HURT IN CAR WRECK Seattle Street Car Jumps Track, Hits Pole and Overturns. SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. 5. Five persons were reported seriously in jured and about 20 bruised and cut when an inbound car from the Green Lake residential district jumped the track, struck a telephone pole and overturned here early today. The car was filled with people bound downtown to work. State Treasurer Has Big Year. SALEM, Or., Jan. 6. (Special.) Employes in the Btate treasurer's of fice are at work compiling the annual report of that department for the year 1919. The report will show, according to Deputy Treasurer Richardson, that more money was handled by the de partment during the year 1919- than ever before. The work of the office also was increased materially during the past year because of the large amount of bonds issued for irrigation. drainage, roads and other state proj ects. . Astoria Bridge Bids Again Asked. SALEM, Or., Jan. 6. (Special.) The state highway commission has author ized the readvertising for bids for the construction of the Youngs bay bridge at Astoria and the proposals will be opened at a special meeting of the commission to be held in Port land on February 5. Albany Xurse Dies. ALBANY, Or., Jan. 6. (Special.) Helen Leigh i,lder, a nurse at St Mary's hospital here, died yesterday. She came to Albany last October from Cherryvale, Kan. She is survived by her parents, three brothers and Ave sisters, most of whom reside here. OFFICE BUILDING IS SOLD i EASTERN COMPANY BUYS WORCESTER STRUCTURE. Price Paid Henry It. Corbett aad Associates Estimated as Being Xear $300,000. Sale of the Worcester building, one of the largest office buildings in Portland, and at the time of its erec tion one of the finest structures to house local business concerns, was sold yesterday for a sum said to have been in the neighborhood of $300,000. The structure was owned by Henry L. Corbett, Elliott R. Corbett and Hamilton F. Corbett, and the pur chaser was the Northwest Contract company of New Jersey, an eastern concern which has already made ex tensive investments in the northwest. The deal was consummated by Nor man O. Anderson, agent for the New Jersey company here, with James L. Conley, a local attorney, arranging the legal details. xne Worcester building is sixj stories in height and covers the en tire half block on the east side of Third street between Oak and Pine. The lower floor is occupied by stores and the upper floors by offices. The Western Union Telegraph company maintains its headquarters there, oc cupying the southwest corner of the first floor and a large portion of the top floor. The building was recently renovated throughout at considerable cost. With the building, under the sale. went the ground upon which it stands. lots 5, 6, 7 and 8, block 30, of the original plat of the city of Portland. T ATTORXEY DIRECTED TO PRE- PARE AMEXDMEXT. Increase in Arrests Said to Be Greater Than Can Be Handled by One Judge. Night court to handle the overflow cases coming before the municipal court and to relieve the congestion now existing in this court is held by Mayor Baker to be essential. Because the present charter does not permit the establishment of such a court. Mayor Baker yesterday instructed City Attorney LaRoche to prepare a charter amendment making such a court legal, the amendment to be pre sented to the voters at the next elec tion. According to Mayor Baker, the in crease in arrests has resulted in work at the municipal court which one judge cannot handle properly. In one day recently. Mayor Baker says, 240 cases were tried. Almost every day 160 or more oases are on the docket. Members of the city council agreed with the mayor that a night court would tend to expedite hearing of cases and would bring mor"e funds into the treasury. Captain Lewis, in charge of the traffic division, said yesterday his department could bring more people before the court if facili ties were arranged for handling cases. The cases referred to by Captain Lewis are for minor violations of the traffic code, which are handled now by officers of the traffic bureau. "POOR MAN'S BANK" OPEN Tacoma Institution to Lend on Clia racier as Security. TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 5. (Special.) Formal opening of the new banking offices of the Industrial Loan and Investment company, "The poor man's bank," was held today. The com pany was organized to handle busi ness not wanted by ordinary banks, and to make loans to wage earners at reasonable interest on a basis of character and earning capacity. George E. Hanson, ex-state bank examiner, is secretary and treasurer of the company, and has charge of the office. Ralph S. Stacy, president of the National Bank of Tacoma, is pres ident; A. V. Love, vice-president and J. Harry Weer, second vice-president. The company does not accept de posits and demands no security on loans aside from character and earn ing capacity. The interest charged to borrowers is 8 per cent per annum. The bank is capitalized aj. (100,000. JUDGE N0TJT0RUN AGAIN Clackamas County Assessor Quits to Take Bank Job. OREGON CITY. Or.. Jan. 6. (Spe cial.) Simultaneous with the an nouncement of County Judge Ander son that he would not.be a candidate for another six-year term, there came from the court house today the In formation that W. W. Everhart, who has served three years as county as sessor, had resigned. E. L. Pope, of Parkplace, it is said, will oppose L. L. Porter for the re publican nomination for county judge. Mr. Pope is a farmer and was a can didate for county commissioner four years ago. Mr. Everhart has been elected cash ier of the Molalla bank. His resig nation as assessor will become ef fective February 9. after the 1919 tax roll has been completed and turned over to the tax collector. HIGHWAY CONTRACTS LET Awards Are Made for Grading 3 6 Stiles in Washington. ' OLYMFIA, Wash., Jan. 5. Con tracts for the frradlng of 28 miles of the Central Washington highway between Connell and Lind. and eight and one-half miles of the Inland Em pire highway between Delaney and Dodge, were let today by the state highway commission. The Central Washington contract was let to Mitchell Bros., Spokane, for $88,606; Fitzgerald & Stanton of Great Falls, Mont., were awarded the Inland Empire contract for $67,151. JAPAN GETS BLUE FOXES Twenty Pairs From Alaska on Way to Oriental Farms. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 5. Twenty pairs of blue foxes, estimated worth $1000 a pair, were brought here today from Alaska. They were on the way to Japan to be placed on fox farms. CLACKAMAS BUDGET MADE Total Xearly $100,000 Greater Than That of Last Year. OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 3. (Spe cial.) Clackamas county's 1920 bud get is $647,885, as against $550,402.03 last year. The heavy Increase is due to the market roads measure, under which the county made a levy of one mill for the state, equal to about $29,000. and a county levy of J36.000 to more than match it. The county court, in its final de termination of the budget, made sev eral changes in the original figures presented to the taxpayers' meeting. The items of 500 each for the home demonstration agent and the Boys' and Girls' club work, increased at the taxpayers' meeting to $1500, were eliminated. Most of the recommendations made by the taxpayers at the budget meet ing were approved, including the half mill levy for engineering on roads to be improved under the bonding act. VETERANS SEAT OFFICERS FOREIGX WARS ORGAXIZATIOX HOLDS IXITIATIOX. Entertainment and Dance Held. J. W. Jones Assumes Post as Commander of Unit. Members of the Portland branch of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and friends met at the Multnomah hotel last night for the annual installation Of officers. After the ceremonial an entertainment and dance was held, with musical numbers by Mrs. Mar guerite Moore Bourne, and Miss Re -glna Mitchell, soloists, and Miss Avis Brewer, accompanist. The organization is composed of men. who served with the American flag overseas, and has a large mem bership among the ex-service boys of Portland. The committee in charge of the event last night was composed of Dr. Roy A. Peebles, chairman; Jame,s Walsh, and J. W. Jones. The newly installed officers are: J. W. Jones, commander: M. C. Wal ton, senior vice-commander; Ray J. West, junior vice-commander; Rich ard Deich, quartermaster; J. S. Hyatt, adjutant; W. H. Butler, chaplain; Dr. R. A. Peebles, surgeon; F. F. Meer. officer of the day; Walter Threlkeld. patriotic instructor; E. W. Plapp, post historian; K. Kenyon. sergeant major; W. L. Deaton, quartermaster sergeant; C. R. Thompson, aide de camp; R. R Schieve, officer of the guard: trus tees, James C. Walsh, Fred Norman and L. Dailey. BEND PROJECTS FAVORED Commercial Club Hears Reservoir Sites Actually Assured. BEND. Or., Jan. 5. (Special.) Vir tual assurance that both the Belham Falls and Crane Prairie reservoir sites will be available for development is contained in a telegram received by T. H. Foley, retiring president of the Bend Commercial club, from Professor W. O. Crosby, head of the party of geologists who pursued investigations here last summer for the reclamation service. Professor Crosby's telegram was in response to one sent a week ago by Mr. Foley, in which he asked for in formation as to the future of the project, so that central Oregon repre sentatives would know what course to pursue at the state irrigation con gress, which convenes January 8. EX-CASHIER ADMITS GUILT Embezzler at Seattle Is Sentenced to Two Years. SEATTLE, Wash.. Jan. 5. (Spe cial.) James Shea, ex-assistant cash ier at the National Bank of Com merce, was sentenced to two years at McNeil island today when he pleaded guilty to -a charge of embezzling $16,000 from the bank. Shea changed his plea of not guilty to one of guilty. He was sentenced by Judge Jeremiah Netorer to a total of four years on three counts of the indictment, but the sentences were provided to run concurrently, so that Shea will have only two years to serve In the federal penitentiary. It is understood that Shea made full restitution to the bank. He was represented at the trial by Attorney Jack Sullivan. LIGHT CROP PREDICTED Fruit Yield for Xext Year Will Be Small, Says Observer. THE DALLES, Or.. Jan. 5. (Spe cial.) The fruit crop for 192-0 will be the lightest in many, many years, tt Is predicted by J. M. Patterson, who has made a careful survey of the damage to orchards by the recent severe weather. Mr. Patterson has investigated especially the peach. cherry and apple trees. "After observing and cutting open many branches from various trees I have failed to find any considerable number of buds which were not killed by the cold," he said. "The trees as a unit have not been killed, but the prospects for a bumper fruit crop for next season have gone glimmering." BRITISH ACE PLANS TRIP Major Yarnold Will Try Australia-ten-San Francisco Flight. VANCOUVER, . B. C, Jan. 5. Major D. A. Yarncld, British royal flying corps ace. who is credited with 33 German airplanes, announced here today that he intends to leave to morrow for England to make ar rangement for a flight he will at tempt across the Pacific from Aus tralia to San Francisco. A special Vickers-Viking machine will be built at Waybridge. England, for the flight, he said. The major will fly under contract with the Vickers' company. He must secure permission to fly. he asserted, from the British war office. Dallas Knights Install. DALLAS, Or., Jan. 5. (Special.) At a meeting of Marmion lodge No. 96, Knights of Pythias, last night the following officers were Installed to serve for the ensuing term: Chancellor-Commander, J. N. Helgenon vice-chancellor. Dr. A. B. Starbuck; pre late, Oscar l. cnenowetn; master-at-arms. John B. Eakin; master of the work, Fred B. west; master of exchequer, Jorn R. Sibley; master of finance, L. P. Patterson; inside guard. James E. French: outside guard, George Roblson; keeper of records and seal, I. S. Flnseth: trustee to serve three years. Walter L. Toung-. Verne F. Cooiptoa acted as Installing officer. Insurance Defrauder Sought. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 6. (Special.) Insurance departments of both Wash lngton and Oregon are searching for a man giving bis name as J. E. Powers, alias J. E. Howard, who is alleged to be swindling people of the two states by representing himself to be an agent of reputable insurance companies. Film Magnate Xow Producer. NEW YORK, Jan. 5. The purchase of the Metro Pictures corporation by Marcus Loew was announced today. The deal marks the entrance of Mr. Loew, who owns a chain of motion picture and vaudeville houses throughout the country. Into the pro- j ducing field. Hereafter he will make I0E30I IOIOI D o Announcement We are pleased to announce to our many friends and patrons the return to our pre-war schedule of music in the Washington -Street Hazelwood. Today and hereafter the Hazel wood orchestra will play two hours in the afternoon, from 3 to 5 P. M., in addition to the dinner and after theater periods. o D o Our Afternoon Tea Menu offers a va riety of dainty afternoon tea combina tions. We feature the choicest teas that can be procured. Our French and English pastries are equal to any that can be found in any city in the United States. We are featuring our Afternoon Tea Service at both Hazelwoods, but have music at the Washington St. Hazel wood only. ITHET(azelcDOod QJ C0NFECTI0NEKf & RESTAURANT 388 Washington St. 127 Broadway 1Q1 ifti '"""nr D most of the pictures shown in his the aters. Irrigation Director at Salem. SALEM, Or.. Jan. 5. (Special.) R. E. Bradbury, director of the Klam ath Falls irrigation district, passed 'Set Contgnts 15 Fluid Drachm; u 'i i .n itxit foc'IiiS I AVeJctaufcPrcparauoufarAs- f .:ii.nAthFoodbvKceuia- j tingthcStomadis and Bowels ' I Thcrctjj'ProrriouiiDestion 5 Cheenuinessanan."---- ficancrupiaiu.i'ir' - U -v . Vr-r. Va wr.oTIC J 1111 VTtU. A' - " 1 7u , imp : I- i nlarrhoca.l , Gonstipauon j I rcsifmnitorwnjmWaniy- racSinuleSinatof'- rn-WMSOt Exact Copy of Wrapper. L..iarll - - ' Skin troubles need immediate and proper attention Don't wait thinking they will dis appear m time. 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