THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. JULY 9, 101G. STATE TAKES STEP TO GET MORE CARS Lumbermen Are Told Lack of Port to Orient, Strike and Mexico Are to Blame. PROMPT UNLOADING ASKED Commission 'ov Is Handicapped by toy Dearth of Information as to Shortage and Urges Help of Association. SALEM. Or.. July . 8. (Special.) Three principal causes contributing to thfe present car shortage in Oregon, 1he Public Service Commission today n'dvised the Willamette Valley Lumber Manufacturers' Association, are.: Lack of a port in Oregon from which any great tonnage is shipped to Ori ental countries, with a consequent de-V-rease in the number of cars coming into the state with products for Ori ental shipment. The longshoremen's strike. Use of cars to facilitate troop ami munition movements. Citing these reasons for the car shortage, the Public Service Commis sion has informed .he Lumoer Man ufacturere" Association, which entered h. plea for relief, that it will do all in its power to bring sufficient cars into the state to handle the business on hand and also future business. Trade With Orient Lacking. In a communication to the Commis sion the Manufacturers' Association calls attention to the handicaps under which the lumber mills of the state are now laboring because of lack of cars. Replying, the Commission seta forth the situation and the measures for relief which it has taken as fol lows: - "In the first place, we have no port in Oregon from which any considerable amount of Eastern freight is shipped to China, Japan and other Asiatic countries, while such porte are found both in California and Washington, so that cars can be loaded with material for trans-Pacific cargoes and supplies destined for Alaska go either to Call fornia or Washington ports. There fore, a much greater tonnage comes into those states than into Qregon, and in order to handle the carload ex port business from Oregon, empty cars must necessarily be brought in to handle such business. Strike Is Also Factor. "The longshoremen's strike on the Coast at the present time is also preat factor in the car shortage itu ation, for the reason that practically all of the product that was for merly shipped, to San Francisco by ocean carrier must now be trans' ported by rail and ' this takes equip ment that could otherwise be loaded with lumber, and has brought about a Situation that is somewhat abnormal. "In addition, the Southern Pacific Company, particularly, is burdened with a large troop and munition busi ness to the Mexican border, which has tied up considerable equipment that might otherwise have been used for lumber or other product shipments and has undoubtedly prevented much 'empty equipment coming from California points to Oregon. "If you or your members will be more explicit and give us definite details as to the shortage, we wijl use our betst efforts to secure curs rot the busi ness offering. There is at the pres ent time a serious menace to trans portation because cars are not avail able, and we do not know when any can be had. Effort Are Being Made. "We are doing all in our power tp keep in close touch with the situa tion and are urging all shippers to load and unload all equipment prompt ly, regardless of free time allowances, and to assist the transportation com panies in every way in . their fower to expedite the handling of all busi ness, i "We are receiving daily reports from the railroad companies of available cars and orders filled each day. Tele graphic reports of today show a total of 406 cars short on the Willamette division, as against a shortage of 584 a week ago. If the members of your association will furnish us with copies of their orders or give us definite and detailed information as to their speci fic needs, we will bring all such mat ters to the attention of the carriers, with a request for the necessary equip ment to handle the business. "We are using our best efforts to mitigate the present serious conditions and are, we believe, fully alive to the needs of the state generally, but with out the specific information above asked for, we feel that we would be considerably handicapped in our ef forts to get cars." EAGLE GREEK IS VISITED PROGRESSIVE HI SIX ESS MEN' AXNUAL OUTIXG. one Hundred Club Members With Families and Friends on Jaunt Near Bonneville, Exploring trips to points of interest In the vicinity of Bonneville featured the first day of the Progressive Busi ness Men s annual outing and picnic yesterday, according to information re i-eived by telegraph last night in Port land. A party of approximately i 100 members of the club, with their fam llies and friends, left Portland yester day morning for the Eagle Creek camp grounds in the Columbia Gorge a mile and a half east of Bonneville. The party was led by R. H. Atkinson. The principal hike taken by the pick nickers yesterday was a visit to Tan ner Creek and Wahvella Falls, a little known cascade about a mile from the Columbia River Highwav. This triD was through a canyon and proved an extremely difficult one. Today a visit will be made to Wahna Point, which has an elevation of 2500 feet, and to the New Eagle Creek trail. The party expects to return to Port land tonight, arriving at 8:10. it was reported that the Eagle Creek camp grounds, which have just been opened up by Supervisor Sherrard, are in splendid shape. FLYSPECK IS LEGAL ISSUE Payment or $578.50 May Depend on "Comma" In Lawbooks. Will fly. common house, fly. cause W. R. Mackenzie & Son, account ants, to lose $578.50? Not if M. E. Crun;packer, attorney. ran convince the Supreme Court of Oregon in an appeal to be heard thia mouth that the statute book from which the attorney for Douglas County quoted in defense of a suit for collec tion of the amount contained a "fly- speck comma" which nullified the true meaning of a. section. - , The Portland accountants presented bill for 1 578.50 for auditing the Douglas .County books. Payment was refused on the ground that the Insur ance Commissioner of the state had no right to order the audit. The County Court of Douglas County was sus tained by the Circuit Court and the case was appealed. Mr. Crumoacker has just filed his reply brief in the Supreme Court. The statute book and Legislature's journal quoted by him, covering the point at issue, reads: "An audit of the books and accounts of any city, county school district, road district may be made by . . . the State In surance Commissioner." The Douglas County attorney's brief places a comma before "county" and school district," making the audit provision discretionary as applying to counties as well as Softool districts. This caused a misinterpretation of the law, contends Mr. Crumpacker. His brief states: "It 'is our belief in this case that the wary, nomadic house fly KEWIY APPOINTED SECRE TARY OF THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES IS DE PAUW MAN. A. R. Gephart. A. R Gephart, of Spokane, who has accepted the appoint ment to succeed V. R. Man- ning as secretary of the Asso ciated Charities in Portland, has been with the Spokane Bureau Social Service since 1911. He graduated from De Pauw University in 1910 and passed the following Winter in the of fice of the Charity Organization Society of Indianapolis. In col lege he specialized in sociology. The Social Service Bureau in Spokane under Mr. Gephart has increased its voluntary cash con tributions in five years from $3000 a year to $13,000 last year. Donations other than cash have been increased from practically nothing to more than $5000 a year. Mr. Gephart was a member of the Mayor's Commission of Thirty on Unemployment in 1915v He will arrive in Portland about September 1 to take charge of the local office. may have been the cause of these ob jections raised by respondent." WESTERN UNION TO AID OPERATORS WHO SPEAK SPANISH ARE BEING SOUGHT. Word Reaches Portland Office of Company's Plan to Help Gov ernment on Border. Western Union employes who can speak Spanish are shortly to 'he util ized to assist In the Mexican situation, according to word received yesterday at Western Union headquarters. The head office has asked to be notified of all operators who can use the language fluently, presumably with the "object of . assigning them to positions where their knowledge can be made use of, or possibly to place them at the disposition of the Government for duty in Mexico. The Western Union employes who were called out with the Guard for border service are being continued at half pay while they are away on duty, providing their pay from the Govern ment does not increase this amount to more than their regular salary earned in the estern Union service. employes wisning to take part in the Naval training cruise are to be given their vacations at the time of the cruise. This arrangement will pro vide .an opportunity for. a reasonable number of employes to take the cruise without losing their pay. The Western Union allows its employes a week's va cation at the end of one year's service. anij two weeks' vacation for those in in service two years or more, a uil pay Is continued during vacations. VETERANS ARE TO MEET Ex-Soldiers of Clarke County to Gather at Orchards. VANCOUVER, Wash., July 8. (Spe cial.) The 15th annual encampment of the Clarke County Veterans will be held at Orchards, six miles northeast of this city, July 12, 13 and 14. At this encampment will be repre sented the Grand Army of the Repub lic, Spanish War Veterans, Indian War Veterans, ' Sons of Veterans, Women's Relief Corps, Ladies' Auxiliary of Span ish War Veteran. Ladies df the Grand Army of the Republic and Daughters of Veterans. . Governor Lister will speak on the afternoon of July 14. Other prominent speakers have beentsecured - for the other days. Lew Wallace. Post Grand' Army of the Republic, of Orchards, has made arrangements to furnish meals for the visitors. COLONIZATION AGENTS DUE Union Pacific Plans to Colonize Farm Lands of Oregon. R. A. Smith, colonization and indus trial agent of the tnion Pacific, and Isaiah Wheeler, traveling colonization agent, will arrive in Portland today for an inspection of lands in this ter ritory that may be offered as attrac tions for prospective settlers. They expect to visit Central Oregon and the farming country along the line trf the O.-W. R. & N. Company in Eastern Oregon. The Union Pacific system, through them, proposes to engage in an ener getic campaign to colonize some of the idle lamls in this scate, but they in sist that the lands ehall bo held at reasonable values, V ' 4 r -. f f ririiriMiitrtf'iiirniiiiiiannarfniTraiTiffliflwirrttfr . - WILSON TO FAVOR LOANS TO CHINESE Government to Stand Back of Finances if No Conces sions Are Involved. NEW ALLIANCE UNOPPOSED Effect of Russian-Japanese Treaty. on American Interest Is Not Re garded Sufficiently Vital to Justify Any Protest. BY JOHN CALL AN O'LAUGHLIN. WASHINGTON. July 8. (Special.) Reversion by the Wilson Administra tion to the former policy of encourag ing American bankers to make loans to China will be one of the results of the announcement of. the new treaty of alliance between Russia and Japan. Details of the treaty received by the State Department from the American Embassy in Tokio confirmed the pub lished reports. Each signatory agrees not to join in any political alliance or commission directed against the other. Both have bound themselves to protect each other's "Far Eastern terri torial rights and special interests." Wilson Not to Protest. President Wilson will not protest against the treaty because he does not regard the American interests affected sufficiently vital .to justify an act which would arouse both Russia and Japan. Nevertheless, the treaty will have far-reaching consequences, as of ficials and diplomats here fully realize. China herself is so concerned about it, in anticipation of some sort of an arrangement of the kind, she has been urging the Government here to encour age Americans ' bankers to make loans, arguing that the United States had no designs on her integrity, and that the way for her territory to remain intact was for this country to starui behind loans made by American houses. The American International Banking Corporation recently made an advance of $5,000,000 to the Chinese government and other advances are in prospect. Immediately after his inauguration, the President Issued a statement withdraw ing support from the American banks desirous of participating in the so called "five-power" loan arid declaring that "our interests are pilose of the open door, a door of friendship and mutual advantage; that is the only door we care to enter." Japan Encouraged by Wilson Act. The action of the President caused the abandonment of American partici pation in the "five-power" loan, but, more than this, it encouraged Japan, to make the demands which China held struck at the heart of her sovereignty. It is now learned that the State Department Is prepared to approve participation of American bankers in the "five power Joan, and will pro tect them in the rights they secure. provided no concessions are involved In other words, a straight-out loan not involving railroads or other- conces sions will be approved; a loan acoom- ' tnnt .be) frt a ill nrt Vt a v flf r a fr, m An t 1 backing. The treaty between Japan- and China binds them in alliance not only against any "political alliance" menacing their interests in the Far East, but against any "combination." This means that should Mr. Hughes, in case of election, attempt to pursue the Hay policy of forming a combination in support of general interests in China, Russia, and Japan, acting together, will object to the point of arms. Russia's Obligations Shown. How extensive are the Japanese rights which Russia now is required to champion will be seen from the fol lowing points contained in the Chino Japanese treaties: First Possession by Japan of the rights, interests and holdings which Germany enjoyed in the province of Shantung prior to the war. Second Non-alienation by China of any part of its coast to a hird power. Third Exclusive construction by Ja pan of a railroad in Shantung. Fourth Extension of the leases oV Port Arthur and Dairien and railroad concessions for ' 99 years, exclusive rights, commercial, industrial, mining, etc., to Japanese subjects in Man churia; agreement by China not to make loans relating to Manchuria without Japan's consent and employ ment by China of Japanese advisers in Manchuria, etc. Japan's interests were extended by the negotiations to the Yangtse-Kiang Valley, where they conflicted with those of Great Britain. Indeed, the re sult of the negotiations were to ex tend largely Japanese control of China. It was apparent to Japanese states men that Great Britain could not in terfere with their activity in China because of her pre-occupation in Europe. . S. D. ADAIR LAID TO REST Simple Services Held at Grace Me morial Episcopal Church. Funeral services for the late S. D. Adair, 488 East'Eleventh street North, father of Lieutenant Henry R. Adair, Killed in trie battle or Carrizal. were held yesterday at 2 o'clock at Grace Memorial Episcopal Church, East Seventeenth and Weidler streets. In terment was in Riverview Cemetery. The services were simple. Bishop Walter Taylor Sumner and Rev. Oswald W. Taylor, rector of the church, com pleted the service. The church was beautified with great masses of roses and was crowded with the friends. Honorary pallbearers were: S. S. Gillespie, I B. Seely, E. A. Baldwin E. V. Ferguson, William G. Gosslln and H. C. Thompson. Active pallbearers: G. B. Hegardt, .-Edward D. Sandeberg. F. U. Glass, L. E, Roberts, A. B. Cutler and D. M. Stuart. WOMAN, 93, IS HONORED Birthday Anniversary of Mrs. Hel ' mick Observed at Albany. . ALBANY, Or.. July 8. (Special.,) The 93d birthday of Mrs. Sarah S. Helmick, one of Oregon's earliest pio neers, was celebrated here July 4. Mrs. Helmick was in one or the first companies of pioneers to come to Ore gon, arriving here in 1845. Her long journey across the plains was her wed ding trip. She enjoys the distinction of being one of Linn County's oldest resi dents. She was botn in Harrison County, Indiana. July 4, 1823, being one of a family of 12 children. She moved with her parents to Burlington, la., where she attended school in a small log house. . As a child she learned to face many of the hardships of pioneer life in that state. On April 2. 1845. she was married to Henry Helmick, and they next day they began the long trip across the plains About 60 wagona were In the train. with a Mr. McDonald as captain. When they reached the Cascade Mountains, after an eventful journey, the party divided, some of them driving the cat tie across the old Barlow trail. There was no road then and the wagons could not be taken that way, so the wagons and goods were brought down the Co lumbia River on rafts. - , The raft on which Mr. and Mrs. Helmick had their goods split in the rapids and they lost everything they had, not even saving a change of clothing. Kjven what money they had was in a trunk on the raft and was lost, so they began life in an unsettled country without any possessions. Mr. and Mrs. Helmick went first to Tualatin Plains. Mr. Helmick got work from a man living there who had a squaw wife. This Indian woman was very kind to Mrs. Helmick and fur nished hi e with clothing until 'she had time to make some. , In December, 1845, Mr. and Mrs. Helmick moved to Salem. There were four houses there then. In the Fall of 1846 Mr. and Mrs. Helmick took up a donation land claim in Polk County, near Parker. She still owns this claim on which they settled 70 years ago. Mr. Helmick died in 1S77- and the r r Mrs. Mandana C. Thorpe. War Bride of Who Is Dead. following year Mrs. Helmick moved to Albany and has resided here since. Her son and his wife live with her. Mr. and Mrs. Helmick had five children four sons and a daughter. Three sons have died. The surviving son is James Helmick, of this city, and her daughter is Mrs. Tedrow, of Corvallis. . She has six grandchildren and five great-grand children. Mrs. Helmick has been blind for 11 years, but is always cheerful, and her uniformly pleasant disposition has been remarked about frequently by her friends. Despite her advanced years her mind is clean and she takes a keen interest-in current affairs. Newspapers are read to her daily and she enjoys having late books read to her. BRIDE OF '62 DIES MRS. MAADANA THORPE WAS WITH HUSBAND IN MANY' BATTLES. Patriotic Songa Were Sans o Enconr- Be Men to Knllst and Later Yeara Were Cilveii to' Civic Work. Mrs. Mandana C. Thorpe, a war bride of 1862, died at the noma of her friend, Mrs. O. H. Lewis, &61 Kerby street, Friday night. The funeral . will be held from Finley's chapel ' tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. Mrs. Thorpe wan the wife of the late General Thomas J. Thorpe and had been ac tively interested in many civic enter prises. She was Oregon's delegate to the Woman's Relief Corps National convention three times and served one year as state .Woman'e Relief Corps inspector. She was born January 2o, 1843. Kerr Valley, New York. Mrs. Thorpe's romantic life covered the Civil War period, when she began her public career by devoting herself to the enlistment of soldiers in the Union Army. She was the daughter of Colonel John Major, and after her graduation from Alfred Univensity, went about the state singing patriotic songs to encourage enlistments. When the New York First Dragoons organized in September, 1862, Miss Major was married m to Thomas J. Thorpe, then Lieutenant-Colonel in the 130th New York Regiment that later won fame ae the First New lorn Dragoons. The service was read by Rev. Dr. Joel Wakeman, a captain of that regiment, who had christened the bride when she was a baby. A company of 200 men was detailed to build for the bride a log cabin. which was constructed at night at the mobilization camp. Portage' on the Genesee River. A company of sol diers escorted Mrs. Thorpe to the camp and after that she Worked among the wounded and rode with her hus band on the battle field. General Thorpe was several times wounded, but served throughout the war. Mrs. Thorpe was with the regiment throughout t siege of Suffolk, Va. When the war was over in 1865, she rode with the "full eagle" at the head of the regiment in the grand review at Washington. Mrs. Thorpe came with her husband and family to Oregon in 1891 and had been active in civic. Woman's Relief and temperance work. The Woman's Relief Corps and tthe Grand Army of the Republic will par ticipate in the funeral services. Mrs. Thorpe is survived by a daughter. Miss BeBsie'Thorpe, of Portland, and a son, S. Montgomery Thorpe, of Richmond, N. J.; a sister, Airs. Emily trey, -of Cleveland, and a brother, Newton Major, of Cornell, N. Y. INJUNCTION IS ISSUED PIBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION RE STRAINED DY ORDER. Judge Galloway' Action Tiea Hands of State Body In Central Oregon Irrigation Controversy.' SALEM. Or.. July 8. (Special.) Cir cuit Juda'e Galloway today issued temporary restraining order prohibit ing the Oregon Public Service Com mission from taking any action in the case of the Central Oregon Irrigation Company Water Users' Association against the Central Oregon Irrigation Company. He set July 19 as the time for hearing the Commissions conten tion against the issuance of a perma nent injunction. As a result of the action of Judge Galloway, the Commission today can celed the hearing in the case, which It had set for July 11 at Bend. The Central Oregon Irrigation Com pany Water Users' Association is com plaining to the Commission against the company's conduct of the irrigation project. When the complaint was first filed the company entered protest that the Commission did not have Jurisdic tion, but the Supreme Court held that it could not properly consider the ques tion until it had been passed upon in I the lower -court, Hart Schaf f ner & Marx Ready-to-Wear Men's and Young Men's Summed At And Clothes for the business man or his son. . The very newest styles and fabrics. Fin est hand tailoring, all-wool, guaranteed fast color. See Our Men's Shirt Special at Regular $1.50 and $2.00 values; all new patterns this season. Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. The Men's Store for Quality and Service. FAIR PLALS PRESSED President Lewis Names Heads of Gresha'm Departments. DATE SEPTEMBER 12 TO 16 Premium List Is Published Showing an Aggregate of 84000 to Be Distributed and Successful Season Is Indicated. Multnomah County Fair Association has Just issued the annual booklet of the premiums, amounting to more than $4000, for the fair of 1916, to be held September 12. 13. 14. 15, 16. inclusive. H. A. Lewis, president of the associa tion, is general manager and has ap pointed the superintendents for thia year as follows: Grounds and pavilion. A- F. Miller; , agriculture. J. W. Townsend; horticul ture, E. S. Jenne; floral, I. N. Gale; livestock, H. G. Mullenhoff : dairying, R. P. Rasmussen; poultry. C. M. Lake; domestic science. Miss Alberta Allen; art, Mrs. H. E. Poppleton; refreshments, F. H. Crane; juvenile. Theo. Brugger. The manag-er made the following day assignments: Tuesday. Grange, old set tlers and foreigners' day; Wednesday, women's club, flower, automobile. East Portland and church day; Thursday, Portland, transportation and land prod ucts and manufacturers" day; Friday, Gresham. Portland Chamber of Com merce and County Fair day; Saturday, children's and babies' day. Last Yeara Fair Sneeesa. Last year's fair was the most- suc cessful .in the history of the associa tion, the co-operation of the Portland Chamber of Commerce helping to make it so. The association has been as sured of the assistance of that organi zation again this year, and the Granges will make their customary exhibits. This year the association offers more than $200 in special premiums in the floral department. Money offered for Grange, exhibits will be awarded pro rata, according to the number of points each scores out of a possible 100 points. The Grange getting the highest number of points will receive $10 first and $5 for second prize, and the Grange majclng the best display will receive a special prize of 10. The best farm exhibit, comprising all things grown on the farm, will receive $75 for first and $50 for second prize. Milk and butter tests will be eonducfed on the grounds, in charge of R. P. Ras mussen. ' ' Canning in Sperlal Feature. A special feature will be the canning demonstration under the supervision of the United States Department of Agri culture, with Miss Helen Cowgill, of Corvallis. in charge. Prizes of 815. $10 and $5 in value are offered. In the juvenile department a contest will be conducted in vegetables and poultry. For the special booths the boy having the largest and best individual booth will receive $7.50; second. , $5; third. $2.50. Girls will receive the. same prizes. School districts making the best display in booth will receive $20; second. $10; third. $5. The' baby show will be conducted the last day of the fair at 3 P. M. On Wednesday afternoon a Japanese baby show will be a feature of the day's attractions. A list of merchan dise prizes will be offered. AUTOISTS' ESCAPE NARROW City License Inspector's Car ITa3 Mishap Xear Rex. Joseph Hutchinson, city license in spector, with a party if friends, nar rowly escaped serious injury yesterday when a new car, owned and driven by Mr. Hutchinson, ran off the road near Rex. Or., and turned completely over. The car was badly damaged, the top be ing torn off and otherwise damaged. Mr. Hutchinson left yesterday after noon for Tillamook. The place where the car went off the side is a bad stretch of the road. GROWERS ELECT OFFICERS Wlille Salmon 1'rult Association Holds Annual Meeting. WHITE SAI.MON. Wash.. July 8. (Special.) The annual meeting of the White Salmon Growers Association was held at tne Commercial Club today Suits Up 95c AXTTHIXG YOU CAS WISH KOIU Cozy Dairy Lunch 6th nd Washington Sts. (2 entrances). Quick Service Day and Nisht A FEW OK OCR SPECIALS WHICH Morning 3 Nutbrown Hotcakes, with our famous Coffee. 10c. 15c, 20c and 2oc Combination Breakfasts. Noon Choice Roast Beef with mashed potatoes, gravy, bread, butter, 10c Kvening Special Old-fashioned Steak 10c. Smalt Sirloin Steak 10c Regular 60c Tenderloin Steak 25c. SUNDAYS 75c Chicken Dinner at 35e. ajid the following trustees elected: From Underwood, H. W. Hamlin and P. I. Packhard; from Husum, Paul Mc Kercher and J. E. Slade: from Fruit Valley. F. S. Baker and F. O. Chllds; from Mountain Brook, C. A. Pearce and C. S. Card. H. C. Lowden was named trustee at large. It was recommended that a $10 prize be offered for the best design for a brand to be used on apple boxes. The matter of a sales agency was referred back to the trustees for de cision. The outlook for the apple crop In dicates three times as. heavy tonnage as ever marketed before from this sec tion. GIRLS TRAIN WITH VIM FAIR RECRIITS TO LEARN AITO DRIVING THURSDAY NIGHT. Various Vnlta of Girls' National Honor Guard Are Launched on Practical Training Course. The various -units of the Girls' Na tional. Honor Guard have started their practical training with vim. Two classes in first-aid instruction have been conducted, and Thursday night a ciass in automoDUe driving will be conducted . at the KlsselKar garage. The instruction begins at 7:30 o'clock. The work for this unit is under Miss Luclle Danforth and Miss Kathleen Booth, Girls of the guard who are attached to the unit dealing with telegraphing and field work will receive their code cards either from Miss Danforth at her office on the fourth floor of the Elec trie building, or from W. A. Robb, man- i mi nm tiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiijiiiiiitiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiLz ! T&0 THEATE - The Theater With an Environment BROADWAY AT STARK Due to Unforeseen Interruptions. H0LBR00K BLINN in "The Weakness of Man" Will Not Be Shown in the City of Portland e IN SUBSTITUTION WARDA HOWARD and Duncan McRae 1 IN" "That Sort"! An adaptation of Basil McDonald Hastings' vivid drama of the present day. A drama of a question that is stirring the entire civilized world. Every woman is vitally interested; it is the potent force in the life of every man. ALSO BILLIE BURKE The Sunshine Girl, in "THE SHADOW OF SCANDAL" Chapter 9 of . "GLORIA'S ROMANCE" Today, Tomorrow and Tuesday 1 Matinees 10d Evenings 10 and 15 Loses 25( 1IIUIIIIlUllllllllllllli:iin!lllllllinilllllll!lll!lllll!!l!lllli:!!IIIIMIl:!P!lll!!'!llllin ; Oil GeoTnchtfcuutSciunaer Iklfsia Southeast Corner 5th and Alder BOIBLB VALIK ALWAYS HAVK I1KCOMK VEHY I-OITLAH ager of the Western Union. The girls will be required to learn their codo thoroughly before presenting them selves to Mr. Robb for practical in struction and practice on the keys. Two classes in first aid. under Jean Mackenzie, met Friday night, one at St. Vincent's and another at Good Sa maritan Hospital. Plans are shaping for the prepared ness camp which will be conducted thia Summer, probably at the Elliott R. Corbett home near Oswego. PASTOR KILED BY TRAIN Auto Driven by Rev. G. W. Coultas at Santa Ana Stalled on Track. SANTA ANA, Cal., July 8. Rev. G. W. Coultas, a Methodist minister of Whittler, Cal., was fatally injured here late today when a Pacific Electric in terurban'car struck the automobile which he was driving. The machine became stalled on the railway tracks. Mrs. Coultas, his wife, and her sister. Miss Caroline A. Baker, also of Whit tier, were slightly injured. Rev. Mr. Coultas died at a hospital here. Hermans ltelease Danish Vessel. COPENHAGEN, via oLndon, July 8. . The steamer Flora has been released by the Germans, and is proceeding to Hull. A dispatch from Copenhagen July 5 said that the Danish steamer Flora, bound for England, had been captured off the coast of Denmark by a German destroyer. The steamer was taken to Swinemuende. Swedish Steamer Sunk. LONDON. July 8. The Swedish steamer Lisa has been sunk, according to a report received by Lloyds. 5