THE MORXIXG OREGONIAX, TUESDAY, OArE3IBER 9, 1920 SLACKER LIST ERROR DEPLORED BY WHITE Names of Service Men Found on Dishonor Roll. CAREFUL CHECK ORDERED Adjutant-General of State Indig nant at Bungling by Officials of Government. SALEM. Or.. Nov. 8. (Special.) "Inexcusable "bungling" was the term applied today by George A. White, adjutant-general of the state, to the official Oregon slacker list supplied him recently by the federal govern ment. Mr. White made this statement after he had discovered the names of 12 Oregon soldiers on the list, nine of whom served overseas, one of them' being killed in France early in the . war. Seven hundred and three names were on the list as originally fur nished Mr. White, who became sus picious that there' might be whole sale errora in the document after finding on the list the name of a Portland man who went overseas with him in the 41stainfantry division in the winter of 1917. " After finding two more errors he decided upon a search ing examination of every name on the list prior to its release for public in formation. In addition to checking the federal list against all available record in his office he sent county and city lists to officials throughout the state, asking their confidential co-operation. Twelve Men Located. The total of 12 service men located to date covers only 10 per cent of the work of checking, and if the percent age holds out more than 100 names will be found. No returns have been received yet from Multnomah county, where work of checking more than 12,000 names against the 710 on the slacker list will require several weeks. Of the errors so far listed six are Marion county men, one Portland, two Prineville, two Coos county and one Harney county. In addition four Baker county names are being in vestigated, as the names are the same as those of four Baker county ex service men. "The slacker list may have to be held up for months in order to get these errors all run down, said Mr. White. "While I am as anxious as anyone to see the list circulated in every town and place in. Oregon so that the draft dodgers may be known to all. at the same time no chances are going to be taken of having the name of a single ex-service man from Oregon on such a list." Invent ignition to Be AMked. That an investigation into responsi bility for these errors will be asked by him was indicated by Mr. White, who contends that so many errors are utterly inexcusable, even under plea of wartime administrative pres sure. He does not believe the fault is chargeable to draft boards, since in several instances members of the old draft boards have discovered some of the errors already recorded. WATER REPORTED SCARCE KLAMATH AND LAKE SPKIXGS .VXD STREAMS ARE LOAV. Drought During Last Three Years Still Prevails and Stockmen Are Greatly Inconvenienced. Excessive dryness of the last three seasons has reduced the springs and, streams of northern Klamath and Lake counties lower than at any time sinews 1889. according to R. C. Brlggs. as sistant engineer of the United States geological survey, who has just re turned to Portland from a field trip In that section. Springs on the road between Chilo quin, Klamath county and S:lver lake are completely dry and cattle men who drive their herds through are greatly inconvenienced. William son river, the outlet of Klamath marsh, which drains a region of 10, 000 square miles, including 25 miles of the eastern watershed of the Cas cade range, was completely dry from June till after Octboer 1,' this year, and at present has little water. The stream's flow had been continuous from 1889 till 1919. records of the geological survey show. Silver lake, which normally covers about 10.000 acres, has been com pletely dry In the summer the last three years for the first times since 1889. This season, according to Mr. Briggs. the . edi of the lake itself has been too dry to produce good crops. Stockmen throughout the entire re gion have felt the loss from drought especially hard, Mr. Briggs says. Agi tation for Irrigation is growing, with hopes centered on storage reservoirs In the streams which flow for the most part following the melting of the winter snows. Roads from Silver lake to Bend are In better shape now than at any time during the summer, Mr. Briggs says. The early snows which fell have melted, and the weather has been good for several weeks. PENITENTIARY FARM PAYS ProHts rom Crops at Walla Walla Show Good Total. OLYMPIA, "Wash., Nov. 8. (Spe cial.) Net profits from farm crops raised at the state penitentiary at Walla Walla totaled $15,332 in 1920. while the profits derived from gar don produce raised amounted to $7062. according to a report made to the state board of control by Warden Henry Drum. Fifty inmates of the in stitution were employed in farming the 160 acres under cultivation. In addition to farm and garden rev enues the institution realized profits of $4500 from the- hog department, . $3600 from poultry, $4600 from the dairy department and $3500 from creamery products. At the Theaters. Pantages. i'EET SIXTEEN, " a miniature O m musical comedy, with an ex ceptionally lively and attractive chorus of show girls, tall, willowy and graceful girls, tops the list of attractions at Pantages this week. The production is one of Marty Brooks' best and is redolent with mirth, music and interesting develop ments. Two good comedians. Jack Colling and Bert Morrissy. lead the band of Broadway beauties through tha intricacies oX the plot, and while the girls are changing from one gor geous outfit into another the two comedy chaps put over a lot of keen material. The dances are especially clever in this act and the songs are new and tuneful. Joe Whitehead saya that every important act carries its own drop nowadays, and so he carries his. Then he orders the stage hands to lower his scenic curtain and down falls a dreary waste of gunnysack tied with a mop. The audience roars at the antics Joe pulls and the things jhe says. He comes once each season, and no comedian is more welcome. "Eugenically speaking," says Wil son to McEvoy and vice versa m their brilliant little turn of songs and patter. Their voices are un usually good and combine sweetly in harmony, while their line of patter Ui smart and timely. Edna Earl Andrews, an excellent delineator of character, brings the Brenda Fowler-Ethel Clifton sketch, "Saint and Sinner." The sketch re volves about a triangle of the pro tected wife, who is the saint; her dyipig husband, and the sinner, a woman he cared for. It is of dramatic quality and splendidly put on. with special attention to lighting and unusual scenic effects. Miss An drews plays trfe saint, and Louise Dunbar is the sinner. Both roles are handled with fine understanding of the requirements. ' ' Charles Morati looks like Caruso, and with his partner, Grace Harris, offers a capital comedy act. called "A Humorous Interview." Miss Har ris has smart frocks, and their act is cleverly 'arranged. A" pretty finale is the scattering of roses in the audi ence from the stage. Opening the bill are a pair of fine athletes. Fulton and Mack, whose hand-balancing is really phenomenal. The 13th episode of "The Lost City" is being shown. VANCOUVER VOTES TODAY CAMPAIGN FOR MAYOR COMES TO THRILLING CLOSE. Ex-Major and Councilniaji Are on Ticket for Seats Again, While .Prominent Elk Is Candidate. VA-NCOTJVER, Wash., Nov. 8. (Spe cial.) The exciting mayoralty cam paign, in wnich three contestants were entered, came to an end tonight. The election will be tomorrow. The candidates are Charles W. Davis, Clement Scot and John P.. Kiggins, who will complete two terms as coun ty commissioner the first of the year. Mr. Kiggins has been mayor before, and served on the council. Mr. Davis has been an active member of the council for several years. Clement Scott is president of the Washington State Association of Elks, is past exalted ruler of the local lodge and is president of the cham ber of commerce. A number of straw ballots have been taken in which Mr. Kiggins usually won out, though Mr. Scott won one occasionally. He has waged a vigorous campaign and has spoken to several thousand in street cars, barber shops and restaurants. Ti;e office of mayor pays nothing. Robert E. Brady, incumbent, is run ning for city clerk, his opponent be ing C. A. McDonah. O. F. Zumsteg, incumbent, is run ning for city treasurer, Ralph G. Per cival opposing him. Following are candidates for coun cilmen: At large Chris Engl-eman and A. L. Adeep. Second ward F. C. Lackaff and A. C. Enright. G. H. Wilde and E. V. Coats have no oppo sition. William C. Bates is the only candi date for city attorney. W illiam Kerr is running for city clerk and Mrs. Nellie Bozorth for councilman at large on the demo cratic ticket. LUMBER RATE ATTACKED Federal Investigator Hears Com plaint of W'lllapa Harbor Mills. Complaints presented by the Will apa Lumber company and 25 other lumber and shingle producers on the South Bend branch of the Northern Pacific railway were investigated by Examiner Satterfield of the interstate commerce commission at the court house yesterday. The shippers from the Willapa harbor district charged that a dis criminatory rate on lumber was in effect in that district as compared to other points in Oregon and Washing ton, amounting to 2M cents to 10 cents a hundred pounds. It was urged that an equalized rate schedule be estab lished to points on the Union Pacific and Oregon Short line on a par with the rates now in effect from the Grays Harbor district. According to W. C McCulloch, at torney for the shippers, it probably will be two or three months before definite action on the complaint Is forthcoming. WILSON LETTER ON WAY Portland Scout to Get Reward for " War Stamp Sale. Richard W. Ottenheinier, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Ottenheimer, 69 North Twenty-third street, Oregon boy scout record-holder in the sale of war savings stamps in 1918, is one of the 63 boy scouts throughout the states, territories and possessions of the United States to whom President VICTOR RECORDS Yellow-Dog Blues Fox Trot.J. C. Smith's Orch. -Tulip Time Fox Trot J. C. Smith's Orch. $ .85 Woodland Echoes Violin, Flute, Harp Evening Chimes, Violin, Flute, Harp $ .85 Off to Philadelphia Irish Air. . ..H. Witherspoon $L25 All the World "Will Be Jealous of Me ....Emilio de Gogorza $1.25 Vieni Sul Mar (Over the Sea). ..Enrico Caruso $1.25 Drink to Me Only "With Thine Eyes .... .Flonzaley Quartet $1.25 Alabama Moon Waltz, Hawaiian Guitars and : Xylophone Wild Flower Waltz, Hawaiian Guitars $.85 When I Was Twenty-one, Scotch Comedy..Lauder $1.25 Lo, Hear the Gentle Lark, Flute obligate ...Amelita Galli-Curci $1.75 Nocturne in E Flat, Violin ..Jascha Heifetz $1.75 HOYENDEN PIANO CO. 146 Park St. Bet. Alder and Morrison ATTENTION! $55 to $70 for Sale Ends Saturday Better Get Yours Today! No Exaggerations Are Permitted in My Ads BEN Wilson has just mailed a personal letter of praise and appreciation. Richard, who had already won sev eral scout medals for the sale of lib erty bonds, won out over other boy scout contestants in. Oregon by sell ing about $10,000 worth of war sav ings stamps. At that time he was 13 years old. He long ago gave up all hope of receiving the promised letter from the president, which, announce ment from Washington says, has been delayed, first by (the president's trip to Europe and later by his serious ill ness. WHISKY HIDDEN IN CAR Auto Owner Escapes One Charge Only to Face Another. By clearing himself of suspicion on one charge. George Wilson, an auto mechanic, 26 years old, got himself arrested on another charge in front of the police station yesterday morning. As a result of his morning troubles he will face Judge Rossman today on a charge of violating the prohibition law. While driving his machine near Park and Burnside streets yesterday morning Wilson was stopped by Mrs. Carrie Myers-Herman, who accused him of having her automobile, which was stolen last Thursday. Wilson ALL THIS WEEK tome uid sen Charlie put ' ths RAT la ronxhlne mod knock ail the "Oh's" nt of GLOOM in tbe merriest com edy drama aver written. . Keafs Many And Oar Mlithty Orsaa rLr . ,j- Other J-isf Hearty ' Features ELABORATE PROLOG tTE. There are not so many suits in my store as there were when this sale began. There would not be ANY suits if all of you fully realized that you can Save $15 to $30 on Each Suit! SELLING Morrison Street at Fourth accompanied Mrs. Herman to the po lice station, and while Lieutenant Thatcher was checking up on the manufacturer's numbers of the stolen car and the one Wilson was driving. Patrolman Schafer unearthed a bot tle of whisky in Wilson's car. Wilson proved ownership of the ma chine and. in police court today he will be given a chance to deny own ership of t"te liquor. PURITAN CAFETERIA New Management LOWER PRICES SOUP 5tf, 10? 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