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TTtTa RTTXD AT OREGOXTAN, PORTLAND. - DECEMBER 27, 1914. $802,075 ADDED TO OREGON BUDGET State Secretary's Estimate of Next Biennial's Expenses Is Ready. LIST PREPARED AS GUIDE Departments Submit List of Fund Needs for Consideration by Leg islature Total Includes De t flclency Appropriation. 8ALEM, Or., Dec. 26. (Special.) Secretary of State Olcott announced to day that his estimate of the expenses of the State Department for the next two years is $8,775,396.47. The budget 14 based upon estimates submitted by the various departments to provide the legislature with something tangible (or use as a basis in making biennial appropriations. The estimate is an in crease of $802,075.64 over the expenses of the present biennial period. Under the law the various depart ments must submit estimates to the Secretary of State not later than No vember IE, and he must have a com plete itemized statement ready for the members of the Legislature several weeks before the beginning of the ses elon. Deficiency Fund Included. "The estimate includes $58,224.62 al lotted by the emergency board to meet deficiencies in sundry appropriations Xor the current biennial period which were found to be Inadequate for the ' purposes intended," said Secretary Ol cott. "Of the total estimate of $8,773,396.47 the sum of $1,650,588.61 is provided for toy fees, licenses, contributions and so forth, paid Into special funds which, under existing laws, can only be used tor specific purposes, though it will be found that in some cases the estimated receipts do not fully cover the item of estimated expenses, and in others that they are in excess thereof. The sum of $275,270 is derived from the Feedral Government and private subscriptions, which are not paid over into the state treasury and disbursed upon warrants of the Secretary of State. "The special annual mlllage taxes, that is one twenty-fifth of a mill for the Monmouth Normal School, three tenths of a mill for the University of Oregon, four-tenths of a mill for the Oregon State Agricultural College and one-fourth of a mill for road purposes, aggregating $1,888,000; the annual con tinuing appropriations, $1,121,362.97, ani the estimated amounts to be -provided for by appropriations by the pres ent Legislative Assembly, $3,889,095.64, making a total of $6,908,458.61. is the amount which under existing laws must be provided for by a direct tax on the people of the Btate during the years 1915 and 1916. 93,056,339 1m Tax Burden. Upon this latter amount, however, is to be applied the estimated receipts of the state treasury not applied by law to some special purpose, aggregating (952.118.94, leaving a net total of ap proximately $5,956,339.67, which will be required to be raised by taxation and apportioned among the counties of the istate through the medium of the annual tax levies for the years 1915 and 1916. "Of the receipts from sundry sources, that Is, those not applied by law to come special purpose, only those em anating from the Corporation Depart ment, after deducting departmental ad . ministration expenses; from the Insur ance Department, less $15,000 annual for departmental administration expenses; from fees of the Clerk of the Supreme Court; fees of the State Kngineer, State Department. Treasury Department, and the State Water Board are diverted to the general fund for the payment of general governmental expenses." Department Needs Listed. Estimates of requirements for every department for 1915 and 1916 are: Accounting department, $20,000; county fairs, $95,400; State Fair, $172, 86.27; banking department, $39,660; Barbers' Examining Board, $6600; State Board of Centrol, $15,000; bounty wild animals. $80,000; Capitol. Supreme Court building and grounds, $57,915; inspec tion child labor. $5000; Conservation Commission, $5000; corporation depart ment, $37,200; Dairy and Food Commis sion. $36,000; delegates to National con ventions, $10,000; Board of Dental Ex aminers, $4200; Desert Land Board, $12,000; Superintendent Public Instruc tion. $15,920: agricultural and indus trial associations, $12,000: . uniform school record books and blanks, $10, 668; Board of Examiners, $20,900; State TennhflrR ARsnltifinn e r. n n - i Normal School, $183,200; Blind School, $37,789.18; Deaf School, $68,778: resi dent instruction (O. A. C), $953,543; experiment stations. $207,400; extension service (O. A. C), $194,106; resident in struction (U. of O.), $714,905; medical department, Portland, $181,093; Eastern Oregon Asylum, $315,950; Insane Asy lum (main building), $774,711; orphans and foundlings, $85,000; non-resident poor, $3000; Soldiers' Home, $57,508.75; Tubercular Hospital, $70,516; Florence Crlttenton Home, $11,613.58; Patton Home. $9000; Feeble Minded Institute. $156,106; election expenses, $35,000; ex ecutive department, $23,700; Fish and Game Commission, $361,906.86; Board of Forestry, $111,240; fugitives from justice, $14,000; G. A. R.. Department of Oregon, $600; Board of Health, $53, 678; Historical Society, $19,836; Board of Horticulture, $18,000; Horticultural Society, $1000; Humane Society, $3416; Social Hygiene Society, $31,000; State Immigration Agent, $71,790; Industrial Welfare Commission, $7702; Industrial Accident Commission, $967,187.12; in surance department, $30,000; Attorney General, $27,950; Circuit Court Judges, $176,000; District Attorneys and depu ties, $134,600; Supreme Court, $94,874; Supreme Court Library, $22,170; Labor Commissioner, $34,800; State Land Board, $18,000; Legislative Assembly, $61,500; State Library, $38,800; Sanitary Livestock Board, $49,940; Board -of Medical Examiners, $1095; mines and geology, $50,000; registration motor ve hicles, $47,150; National Guard, $154, 920; Oregon Naval Militia. $26,000; Optometry Examiners' Board, $830; Girls' Industrial School, $56,875; Peni tentiary, $202,800; Wayward Girls- Home. $20,000; Oregon Training School, b.o4o; uoara or Pilot commissioners, $5400; printing department, '$126,230; proclamations, etc., $o00; Railroad Com mission, $100,000; rewards for arrest, $3000; construction , roads, $490,000; weights and measures department, $10, 875; stallion registration board, $11, 040: State Engineer's office, $92,200; Btate department, $61,000; Tax Com mission, $30,000: treasury department. $36,300; State Water Board, $40,000; miscellaneous, $2154.69; Emergency Board allowances on account of de nciencies, $58,224.62. Guard Inspection Tomorrow. Muster and inspection of Battery A, Field Artillery, the Eighth Company, Coast Artillery, and Troop A. Cavalry. Oregon National Guard, will be held at the Armory tomorrow night., The Coast Artillery will furnish muslo and. after the inspection, there will be dancing. Captain H. U. Welch will inspect the troops. Captain Frank B. Tebbetts will be in command of Troop A, Frank W. Wright. First Lieutenant, will com mand the Coast Artillery company and George B. Otterstedt, First Lieutenant, will command Battery A. SALABLE LANDS REDUCED Governor Explains Return of Xotes to Central Oregon Company. SALEM, Or., Dec. 26. (Special.) Governor West today made the follow ing statement regarding the recent action of the State Desert Land Board in returning to the Central Oregon Ir rigation Company notes for $29,000 which were held by the Board as a guaranty of good faith on the part of the company: "It appears that there are 37,305 acres of the Central Oregon Irrigation Com pany's segregation to be watered by PORTLAND IS CHIEF BANK ING CENTER OF THE NORTHWEST. Portland continues to be the premier financial center of the Pacific Northwest. Events of the past year have supplied many convincing proofs of the city's banking strength and sta bility. Despite disturbing fac tors, such as industrial depres sion, political agitation and the European war, the effects of which were felt keenly in vari ous sections of the country, the banks of Portland have contin ued to do business virtually on a normal basis. The emergency currency supplied the Portland banks, for the most part, has remained unused in their vaults. When the $100,000,000 gold poor was organized the Federal Re serve' Board gave tangible evi dence of its opinion of Port land's strength by asking from the city's banks a contribution of $1,500,000 a "sum equal to the combined contribu tions made by Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane and $500,000 in excess of the fund asked from Los An geles. These conditions are most gratifying facts of which every citizen of Portland should be proud. In the forthcoming edition of The Annual Oregonian Port land's financial status and the new banking act will be dis cussed in a vivid, entertaining and comprehensive manner. what is known as the Central Oregon Canal. It is said that the canal has a capacity sufficient to supply only 30.800 acres. The Board has opened for sale from time to time lands amounting in the aggregate to 30,200 acres, of which about 22,50 acres have been sold and 7500 are open for sale. The action of the Board was simply to reduce the amount open for sale to about 6500 acres. In other words, it restricts the lands sold and to be sold to about 28, 000 acres. The impression given out through the press was that the Board was opening to sale 28,000 acres of land when in fact it was cutting down the acreage already opened for sale." GERMANS TAKE 700 PIANOS Malines Citizens Imprisoned While Looting Goes On, Says Report, HAVRE, Dec 25 According to news from Malines. the Germans, in the course of eight hours, imprisoned no fewer than 200 inhabitants who were in the town when the Germans entered, so that they would be free to pillage at their pleasure. Every safe In the town was found to be broken open. The commissary of police was impris oned, but' was released on steps being taken by the archbishop of Malines. To give an Idea of the looting that took place it may be said that several weeks ago 700 pianos were at Malines station ready to be dispatched to Germany. FARCE HERE FOR WEEK "Tillie's Punctured Romance" at Majestic Has Three Stars. "Tillie's Punctured Romance." the screaming farce-comedy which comes to the Majestice Theater today, has been obtained for one week instead of four days as originally announced. (Marie Dressier, America's foremost funny woman; Mable Normand and Charles Chaplin, of Keystone fame, are featured in the picture. WET" FORCES 111 WASHINGTON RALLY Liquor Issue Being Pushed to Fore With Elimination of Drastic Parts in View. SOME ASK ANOTHER VOTE Various Proposals as to Form of Measure to Be Initiated by Legis lature Range From Modifica tion to Repeal of Law. OLTMPIA, Wash., Dec. 26. (Spe cial.) Members-elect of the Four teenth Washington Legislature, which convenes January 11, 1915, almost without exception hoped, until about two weeks ago, that the vote of the people on the prohibition bill last month would put a quietus on the liquor question for the time being, at least. That hope is practically gone now, for the breweries, hotelmen and saloon proprietors are making it their business to see that the liquor ques tion is brought to the forefront again, in an effort to eliminate at least some of the drastic provisions of the law that' the voters, by 18.000 majority, en acted to become effective January 1, 1916. The Washington constitution pro vides that an initiative act once ap proved by the voters cannot be re pealed or amended by the Legislature within two years of its passage. There is no bar, however, against the voters themselves amending or repealing a piece of direct legislation at any time. Another Vote Is Asked. Accordingly, the sponsors of half a dozen separate and widely divergent proposals, besides standing on the common ground of seeking to provide a few scattered oases in an otherwise arid state, are asking the Legislature to do the same thing, call a special election for November, 1915, at which the people may vote again on the liquor question, so that the action taken then will become effective be fore the prohibition law goes into ef fect. January 1. 1916. The different proposals thus far ad vanced as to the form which this new measure, to be initiated by the Legis lature, shall take range all the way from allowing existing breweries alone to continue business to a flat repeal of the prohibition law. The proposal chiefly in the public eye at present is the Ferdinand Schmltz initiative measure, known of ficially as initiative No. 18. This measure would allow breweries to con tinue in business, would allow hotels with 60 or more rooms to serve liquor, and would repeal the "right of search" provisions of the existing pro hibition law. Hotelmen Back Petition. If before January 1, 1915, signatures of 31,836 qualified voters can be at tached to petitions for this measure, the coming Legislature will be forced, whether It so desires or not, to submit the measure to popular vote next No vember. Present prospects, however, are against this number of signatures being obtained in the few remaining business days before the end of the year. Hotelmen and a few brewery in terests are pressing the measure, but it holds out no hopes to saloons, which would be barred, and, accordingly, their help is missing. The Olympia brewery interests also are against this measure. Lawyers also declare the bill loosely drawn and say It would have the effect of repealing the local option law and would Introduce liquor into cities at present dry. Another proposal for which peti tions are to be circulated immediately would preserve the present local option law and would protect both ex isting breweries and a large number of saloons, but would limit the number of saloons and increase license fees, with the aim of reducing by more than one-half the number of retail estab lishments. The petitions circulated for this measure will have no legal effect, but will be presented merely to im press the Legislature, the aim again being to have the measure submitted to vote next November. Repeal of t.aw la Atm. A number of Belllngham business men started a brief movement to have the prohibition bill resubmitted to vote, with the end of its repeal In view, but this proposal has not been given serious consideration, in view of the fact that there has been no noticeable change in sentiment since the election, at w.hlch 33 of the 39 counties In the state voted "dry." The ultimate proposal to be sub mitted to the Legislature by the brew ery Interests may be a bill to allow existing breweries to continue in busi ness, but continuing in all other re spects the provisions of the existing prohibition law. In securing the submission of any measure whatever, the liquor interests will have a hard fight. Almost with out exception the liquor men, who were confident of defeating the initiative SALESMAN UNWITTINGLY OFFERS HAIR RESTORER Battalion Chief Stevens Finds Advances Resented, Much to His Sur prise "Mayor's Cake" Report Attracts Many Visitors to His Office. AG. LONG, a dealer in fire en gines was talking enthusiastic- ally to Commissioner Bigelow about the merits of his particular make of machines. Mr. Bigelow was waiting for the rest of the Commissioners to show up for an official test of ma chines of various makes which was scheduled for the afternoon. "It's a great machine," asserted Long. "It'll beat anything on the mar ket. You follow me this afternoon and I'll make the hair stand on your head." - "Must be some machine," said Mr. Bigelow, pulling off his hat and dis playing his pate. Battalion Chief Stevens, of the fire bureau, was helping with the distribu tion of supplies to the poor. He had an address on the West Side, where it was reported a man was out of work and where the family was destitute. Pulling up at the address. Stevens rapped on . the door and a. woman answered. "Is your husband at home?" Stevens asked. The woman replied that he was not, whereupon Stevens proc eeded to walk in. The woman drew back in surprise, and then she showed signs of anger and fight. Before Stev. ens had a chance to explain his mission the woman gave him a shove and shut the door In his face. Since then he has gone about the preliminary steps of his charity in a more cautious manner, and also has checked up more carefully on addresses. Mrs. Baldwin, head of the women's department of the police bureau, got a new automobile from the city. After she had operated it for a while shs began to boast of her ability to adjust it when anything went wrong. She even got so she gave advice to the me chanics. One day somebody mixed water with ths gasoline and gave Mrs. Baldwin the car. After she had tussled with It for several hours she gave It up as hopeless. Someone who was next to the trick forthwith fixed the. car for her. Since then he has not been such a prominent "repair man." She doesn't know yet what the trouble was. Somebody called in over, the tele phone at the City Hall and asked Miss Cassady, the operator, if people re quired a permit to move. It was noised about the City Hall that someone had sent a big cake to Mayor Albee's office and that the Mayor was handing out samples. It was surprising how popular the Mayor's office became and how many officials had important business there before the cake report was discovered to be a hoax. A. Stayner, one of the city's milk In spectors, invested in a company which was backing a new-fangled cleaning machine. Although the fortunes which were said by the company's representa tives to be in the patent have not ma terialized, Stayner says the machine, while Intended to clean carpets. Is probably better fitted for cleaning suckers. A woman asked Tom Long, the blind cigar dealer at the City Hall, where she could find the mummies she had heard were in the City Hall museum. Long referred her to room 208. where the payrolls for the city service are kept. , ! prohibition bill, made only one request of candidates for the legislature, that they allow the. liquor question to be settled by the vote of the people. In 1911 and 1913 the Legislatures were able to avoid all entanglements of the liquor question. In 1911, the House settled the question by adopting a resolution pledging the membership to consider no liquor bills. It is pos sible that the "drys" at the coming session may follow this precedent of four years ago and attempt to avoid a serious fight. PARK FROLIC PRESENTED Six Hundred Witness Performance at Peninsula Playground. "A Christmas frolic was given at the Peninsula Park Field House December 23 under the direction of H. O. Pfaen der, of the men's gymnasium, and Miss Carln. Dagernark, director of the wom en's gynrnaslum. The programme was preceded by work on the horse by the smallest boys. "The First Christmas Tree" was given by 25 of the little girls and the "Evo lution of the Dance" by the senior girls. A black-face stunt which brought peals of laughter was given by Charles Pres cott and J. M. Carr. The women's afternoon class put on a "Hungry Seven" performance. Members of the women's evening class were attired In firecracker costumes. The tiny tots gave a tumbling act and the Interme diate girls portrayed -the "Ruggles Family." Requests have been made for a repe tition of the programme. About 600 persons witnessed the performance. FALL KILLS AGED WOMAN Mrs. Laura S locum, 7 6, Vancouver Pioneer, Dies In South. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec 26. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Laura Slocum, widow of Charles W. Slocum, pioneer of Vancou ver, and a resident here since 1861, died at Long Beach, CaL. Christmas eve, from the result of a fall suffered nine days before. Had Mrs. Slocum lived until New Year's day she would have been 76 years old. The body will be sent to Vancouver for Interment. Mrs. Slocum was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Riggs, who started May 15, 1852, with a wagon train car rying 150 emigrants, from Iowa to Portland. They traveled continually for more than seven months. Mr. Riggs took up a claim near Washougal. Mrs. Slocum was left a large amount of property by her husband. She Is survived by several nephews and nieces but no children. WALES IS GOOD SOLDIER Prince Disdains "Safe Job" and "Works on Transport Staff. LONDON. Dec. 26. (Special. "A good soldier and sportsman" is the reputation the Prince of Wales has gained for himself during his compara tively short experience of service, says tne weemy .Dispatch, and he has gained it among men who are among the finest soldiers and the best sportsmen in the world. The Dispatch continues: "The Prince of Wales did not sro out to the front to take up some orna mental and ingloriously safe job on the general staff. Indeed, there are no such Jobs going in this war. His royal high ness, as a matter of fact, went out as a transport officer on the general staff and as such he puts no less than 15 hours in his strenuous work day, and sometimes he has 24, or even 48 hours of work at a stretch." BAD-COIN SUSPECTS HELD Metal, Plaster and Mold Found In Shack of 2 Captives. Suspected of having passed several bogus silver dollars in Portland lately, Albert J. Kelly and Charles H. Poole, I. W. W.'s, were arrested late Friday night by Detectives Hyde and Howell and United States Secret Service Agent Glover. Poole Is said to have tried to rjaas a bogus dollar on a lodging-house keeper on Everett street shortly before his ar rest. Kelly was found in a shack rented by Poole- in "Scowtown." A quantity of metal, ladles and a plaster of parls mold were confiscated. The metal found in the shack was used for making sinkers for seines, explained Poole. About six spurious dollars have been circulated here, say the police. The specimens are almost perfect, but lack the weight of real dollars. TRAVELERSM30DY ELECTS Paul C. Morton Chosen President of Protective Association. The annual meeting and election of officers of the Oregon and Washington division of, the Travelers' Protective As sociation was held at the Multnomah yesterday, with a banquet in the evening. The following officers were elected: Paul C. Morton, president; Paul J. Sullivan, first vice-president; Otto Windfelder, second vice-president; I. H. Amos, third vice-president; G. A. Peel, fourth vice-president; H. A. Bloch, fifth vice-president; Alexander Kunz. secre tary and treasurer; board of directors, R. L. Adams, Eugene Farrell, W. L Grlnnell, Charles Hill, F. S. Myers and Charles Rlngler. Emanuel Meyer was made an hon orary member of the board. No Better Time Than the Present to Take Advantage of Our Great Semi-Annual Clearance Sale of Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits and Overcoats at 4 Off The choice of our entire stock of beautiful imported and domestic fabrics. The finest of skilled tailoring obtainable are in these clothes. "We have what you want in this vast assortment at what you want to pay act quick! $15.00 Overcoats $12.00 $20.00 Suits and Overcoats $15.00 $25.00 Suits' and Overcoats $18.75 . $30.00 Suits and Overcoats $22.50 $35.00 Suits and Overcoats $26.25 9 I wmmm Copyright Hart SchaUner it Mara osenfolatt & Co. The Men's Shop for Quality and Service. Northwest Corner Third and Morrison SNOW COVERS LA GRANDE For First Time in Years Day After Christmas Is White. LA GRANDE, OrTTbec. 26. (Special.) Following on the heels of a gray Christmas day, for the first time In years in this valley, the day after finds the ground covered with enow to a depth of three inches all over the valley with a greater depth in the hills. Ac companying the snow the temperature has moderated considerably. It is still snowing here tonight and It is thought that the fall will reach a depth of several Inches, and be suf ficient to relieve the water famine from which the city has been suffering for the past week, due to a lack of water In the mountain streams. WARSHIP RAMS STEAMER British Patrol Cruiser In Collision "With Vessel She Suspects. (LONDON, Dec. 27. The steamship Manitou of the Atlantic Transport Com. pany is undergoing repairs in Plymouth Sound as tne result of a collision with a warship in the Downs. One of the patrolling cruisers desiring to examine the liner more closely approached so near in the darkness that a collision oc curred. Only good seamanship, apparently averted a serious accident. 93 POLITICIANS IN INDIANA ARRESTED Virtually Every Official of Terre Haute Indicted for Corrupting Ballot. MAYOR CANNOT GET BAIL Sheriff, County Judge and Others Included Chief of Police, Now in Jail on Another Charge, Also Is Implicated. INDIANAPOLIS. Dec 26. Virtually every member of the city administra tion of Terre Haute is in the hands of United States authorities tonight a3 a result of the wholesale arrests there last night, today and tonight on in dictments cnarging a conspiracy to cor- cupt the election of November 3 last. Early tonight 93 persons. Including Mayor Roberts, who Is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Gov ernor in 1916; Dennis Shea, Sheriff of Vigo County; Crrcuit Judge Eli H. Red man. City Judge Thomas Smith and other leading Terra Haute politicians had been taken into custody. Mayor Is Without Ball. Unable to furnish bond of $10,000 demanded by United States Marshal Mark Storen, Mayor Roberts tonight was included in a party of 22 of the prisoners who had failed to provide bond, and was being brought to this city to be placed In Jail., The others had been released on bonds ranging from J2500 to $10,000 each. Sheriff Shea and Judge Redman were given their freedom on bonds of $10,000 each late today. Almost the only Important official of Terre Haute that has not been ar rested by Federal authorities, is Ed ward Holler, Chief of Police. Chief Holler is now serving a sentence in the Vigo County Jail for contempt of court. Police Chief Also Indicted. Frank C. Dalley. United States Dis trict Attorney for Indiana, who con ducted the investgation which resulted in the grand jury indictments, said to day that Holler was among those in dicted, and that he probably would not be arrested until he had completed his sentence in the Vigo Jail. Steps taken by Marshal Storen in Terre Haute tonight indicate that other arrests are to be made. It is said more than 125 persons were named In the indictments. Ckargea Asralnat Mayor Many. Mayor Roberts, who is regarded as the leader of the alleged conspiracy to corrupt the Terre Haute election. Is charged with many overt acts in the indictment. He is accused of levying assessments against proprietors of saloons, dancehalls, gambling-houses and resorts, to be used for the registra tion of voters: of hiring men to trans port repeaters from one precinct to another; of conspiring to place only men his money could influence on cer tain election boards; of ordering the arrest of certain men to prevent their voting and of directing the making of false registration cards. Similar overt acts are named against all those who have been arrested and some also are charged with strong arm tactics In order to Intimidate the electorate. It is charged that the postal laws were violated in that the alleged conspiracy was furthered through the malls. The Federal authorities contend that inasmuch as a United States Sena tor and a Congressman were voted upon, the Federal Government has Jurisdic tion in the case. Marshal Storen decided to return with his entire force to this city to night and probably no more arreBts will be made until Monday. CHRISTMASJVUJSIC IS ON Programme for Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Announced. The Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary will observe the Christmas sea son tonight witn a special musical pro gramme. The singing will be under the direction of Mrs. Catherine Covach Fredrick. Following is the programme: 'Organ prelude, Jubllata Deo (Silver); choir. "Glorjo to God la the Highest" (feace); trio, "Oh, Quiet Night" iNeld linser). Miss Zeta Manning, Mists Gertrude Hogan, Miss Gertrude Kunz; choir. ".Behold. I liriiiK You Good Tidings Berrldge); violin solo, 'MadrigaIe" (Slmonetti), Miss Julia Burke; "Noel" (Adams), solo ana choir; quartet, "There Were Shepherd" (Galbralth). Mrs. Fredrich. Miss Kdlth Wil liams, Mr. Kent, Mr. Frederich; choir. "Hallelujah chorus," from "The Messiah" (Handel); choir, "Holy Night: Peaceful Night." German folk song (Harker); male quartet, "Oh, Salutarls" tWlegand), Messrs. Scott Kent, F. Strickland, F. Thomllson and K. Louis Fredrich; "Holy God. We Praise Thy Name" (German choral), choir and con gregation. Choir members Miss Zeta Manning. Mls Ruth Brady. MUs Catherine Fearney. Miss Addle Thayer, Miss Marie Marpet, Miss May Barr, Miss Genevieve Payne, Miss Edna Hal stead, Mrs. Hazel Gurr, Bell, Miss Gertrude Kunz, Miss Gertrude Hogan, Miss Kdlth Williams. Miss Julia Burke, Mrs. H. Mantte. S. Kent. V. Strickland, F. Castlemaxi. Ed Kettleberg. K. Thomilson, F. Ponto. I. Man ning. J. Brost, K. Louis Fredrich. Violin Miss Julia Burke, Sd Kennedy. "Cello O. Larson. Organist Miss Ethel Mahoney. Road District Elects John Reidl. CENTRALIA. "Wash., Dec. 26. (Spe cial.) When the votes were canvassed this .week, which were cast at the elec tion for Supervisor of the big consoli dated road district at Toledo, It was found that John Iteidl had been elected with a majority of 203 to 73. Joe Ryan was elected foreman in district No. 30; G. Kirkendahl in No. 22; F. Erantigan in No. 20, and Ben Thayer In No. 21. Henry Lyness has been re-elected Su pervisor of district No. 15 at Boistfort. Lewis Officials Soon Take Office. CENTRALIA, "Wash.. Dec. 28. (Spe cial.) The new Lewis County officials. elected in November, will take office January 11. Thomas H. Gray, County Commissioner from the Third District. will be succeeded by J. T. Bivln. S. C. Davis will be succeeded by James Mc Clure, as Assessor, but the former has been appointed deputy under Mr. Mc Clure. John E. Raught becomes County Treasurer, retaining it. F. Arnold, the retiring Treasurer, and R. F. Bell as deputies. J. D. Neville becomes County Engineer, with John Ward, the retiring Engineer, as his deputy. MRS. DAVID MUIR PASSES Ashland Woman Will Be Laid to Rest Xcar Early Home, Lebanon. MEDFORD, Or, Dec. 26. (Special.) Mrs. David Mulr, aged 50 years, died at her home in Medrord Saturday morn ing after five months' Illness. Funeral services will be held from the Meth odist Church Sunday afternoon, with interment on Monday, near Lebanon, her girlhood home. Mrs. Muir formerly resided in Port land. Alexander Mulr, of Portland, is Mr. Mulr's brother. Warner Grange Holds Election. OREGON CITY. Or.. Dec. 26. (Spe cial.) At the annual election of the Warner Grange at the Grange hall to day the following officers were chosen: Grange master, F. Chinn; overseer, S. S. Casto; lecturer. George Lazelle; stew ard, E. Spulak; assistant steward. E. E. Reed; Chaplain. B. Dodds; treasurer. Mrs. A. Chinn; secretary, D. McArthur; gatekeeper, D. L. Holton; women's as sistant steward, Mrs. E. E. Reed, and the members of the court. Mrs. L. Wink. Mrs. Curtis Dood and Mrs. John Hoffman. Boulder Drops Before Train Is Due. OREGON CITT. Dec 26. (Special.) A huge boulder, weighing several tons, crashed from the top of the bluff this morning on the Southern Paciflo tracks five minutes before southbound train. No. 17, wa3 due. Several small pieces of the rock tore holes in the station platform when they struck. It is thought that the heavy frosts of the week cracked the rocks on the top of the bluff. HOMEOPATHIC PRESCRIPTIONS, SPECIFICS, TRITURATES, PELLETS. A HOMEOPATHIC PH ARM ACT 1-V CHARGE OF A TRAINED HOMEO PHARMACIST. SEXD FOR CATALOGUE. WOODARD, CLARKE & CO. Wood-Lark Bids?., Alder Street at Weat Park, Portland, Or. Kola Tablets have many friends who use them as a general tonic and for Kidney trouble. Price 25c per box. .5 boxes for $1.00. For sale by Laue-Davla Drug Co., 3d and Yamhill sta. Endeavor Superintendent Dead. ADRIAN, Mich., Dec. 26. Dr. Charles H. Hubbell, National superintendent of the Young People's Christian Endeavor Society of the Methodist Protestant Church, died at bis home here today after a brief illness. He was 45 years old. Keep fire sight. Last longer. Give more Will not out grates. Are clean odorless. bum BLACK DIAMOND COAL Greatly reduce the fuel bflla Do not smudge or ruin rugs or carpets Have no smell to make the house unhealthy Have no screenings, dirt or clinkers Give more heat per pound than any other fuel To got the best results from Briquets, open all drafts until fire is well started, then regulate as desired, remembering that Briquets are freer burning than lump coal and require only a . mininmm of draft. Do not poke the fire. Two-Ton Lots or More, $9 Per Ton They are absolutely the beat, cheapest, cleanest, handiest, healthiest and altogether moat satisfactory fuel on the market Take Home a Free Sample and be convinced then do your neighbors a kindness by telling them of its merits ..ii&Sif' PSLCt fic Oosist Coal 249 Washington St., Bet. Second and Third. Phones Main 229, A 2293 ' J