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6 THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 10, 1916. VANCOUVER TRIMS SPOKANE 9 TO 6 Tables Turned on Canaries in Contest Marked by Va riegated Play. CYCLONE TAYLOR IS HERO Brilliant Hockey Star Tallies Two Goals and Three - Assists For Vancouver Roberts Shines AVit'h Offensive AVork. VANCOUVER. B. C. Dec. 3. (Spe cial.) In a game in which all kinds bf hockey was dished up, Vancouver turned tables on the Spokane Canaries here tonight by a score of-9 goals to 6. Cyclone Taylor was the hero of the right, scoring two goals and making three assists for the visitors. Roberts Ilayed a grand offensive game in the first period for Vancouver, but hung tack on the defense towards the end of the contest. The players got Into frequent mimps and Mickey Ion handed out 11 penalties. Defensive Worst Good. Lester Patrick and Ran McDonald pave a grand exhibition for the Ca naries and both kept up their hard of fensive work until the end. TITLE TO BE DISPUTED IIOLLADAY AXD ARLETA FOOTBALL TEAMS TO MIX. Claimants of 130-Ponnd Gridiron Cham pionship of Portland Scheduled for Contest Today. The Holladay and Arleta elevens, claimants of the 130-pound football championship of Portland in independ ent circles for the 1916 season, will Meet this afternoon on the East Twelfth and East Davis-streets grounds. The admission will be free. Manager Dixon, of the Holladay team, will send his strongest lineup into the came. The contest will start at 2:30 o'clock P. M. in order that it may be completed before dark. Richard Roscoe Jharp, president and general manager of the Overlook Athletic Club, will be the umpire. The referee will be named thls afternoon. Dean Cline, manager of the Arleta team, says his eleven has won 10 games and has not yet been defeated. Arleta played Overlook Athletic Club a. 6-to-6 tie early in the season. Overlook lost to Holladay, but a return game will be played within a short time. Following is the lineup for today game: Arleta. Position. Holladay. Dav C Morrison :ilis R G Brosey Zimmerman R T Washer Thomas K E Johns Noble L. Ci McCurdy Anderson L.' T Daune Xarbngaietta L E Crowe TTltchard Q Williams Teaser R H Burns Thompson Ij H Karther Phelps F Hastings FOOTBALL- COACHES UNAGREED "Nebraska Has Xo Gaines Scheduled With Kansas Aggies or Ames. MANHATTAN, Kan., Dec. 9 The football team of the University of Ne braska may not meet the Kansas Ag gies and Ames in 1917 as the result of developments today at the confer ence of Missouri Valley coaches and faculty representatives. Guy E. Reed, manager of the Lincoln School, an nounced he had been unable to agree with S. G. Clevender. athletic director of the Aggies, and Clyde Williams, manager, of Ames, for games with those two schools during November. Clevenger now is seeking, it was said, games with both Drake and Ames. Kansas was said to have def inite dates with only Nebraska and Missouri, but is seeking a game with Ames. 'SPEC IIUKLBTJKT ILL AT HOME "Multnomah Football Coach Is Suf fering With Bad Cold. Ralph J. ("Spec") Hurlburt. who took over the Multnomah Amateur Ath letic Club football team to coach two weeks before the season ended, is ill at him home with a cold. At flrst it was thought that he was suffering with pneumonia, but it is reported he is bet ter and is expected to be at his office the latter part of this week. He left his office in the Pittock block Thursday noon and went to bed im mediately. He was put under the care of his physician as soon as possible. He was the official referee of the Port land Interscholastic League during the 1916 season. It I'GBY GAME WILL BE TTRGED California Principals May Decide Against American Play. SAC R AMENTO. Cal.. Dec. 9. An ef fort will be made at the State High School principals" convention, to be held at Riverside, December 27 to -30, to commit the delegates to Rugby football as preferable to the American fame in the high schools of California, according to information obtained by Will C. Wood, state commissioner of t-eoonaary schools. Mr. Wood says if there is a decision one way or the other, it probably will he in favor cf Rugby, which is favored by many principals as being less dan gerous and more open as to lay than . American football. TTXKER IS SURE OF GOOD JOB President Says He May Not Manago Team In 1917, However. CHICAGO, Dec 8. Although Joseph B. Tinker may be deposed as manager of the Chicago Nationals, he will be with the club next year or "get some thing else Just as good," according to an announcement made tonight by Charles Weeghman, president of the club. "Tinker will be taken care of by the Chicago National League baseball club in some capacity," said Mr. Weeghman. "I do not mean that he will manage the team, but even this is a possibility At no time did I want to part com pany with Joe." I'RAZEE WOULD GIVE $60,000 Boston American's Head Willing to Pay Sum for Johnson. BOSTON. Dec. 9. The Boston Amer leans will bid $60,000 for the services of Walter Johnson, crack pitcher of the Washington club. If he is on the MAP SHOTTING PRELIMINARY The existing railroad lines now run and likewise from Seward to Sunrise on strip from Fairbanks to Chatanika. The Chitlna northward to Copper Center, tbence east to Knik. where it joins a saunters north to Nenana and thence by mission also has run a reconnaissance direction to Idltarod. Other available by two proposed routes to the Copper highway to Fairbanks. market, Harry Frazee, president of the local club, said today. His statement was made In connec tion with a report that the Cleveland team was prepared to bid J50.000 to obtain Johnson. President Frazee said nothing had been done officially In the matter as yet. HARVARD CAPT.AIX IS CHOSEX Walter H. Wheeler, Jr., Will Lead Crimson Eleven In 1917. CAMBRIDGE. Mass., Dec. 9. Walter H. Wheeler. Jr., of Yonkers, N. Y.. left tackle on the varsity eleven, was elected captain of the Harvard football team today. He is a member of the 1918 class. Wheeler is 20 years old, weighs 1S5 pounds and Is six feet three inches tall. Haverford Defeats Penn, a to 1. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 9. The Hav erfield College soccer team defeated the University of Pennsylvania here today, 2 to 1. and thereby prevented the lat ter from winning the intercollegiate league championship. WASHOUGAL WINS TITLE SCHOOL WITH 22 BOYS CAPTURES MID-COLUMBIA HO.VORS. Fast Football Eleven Defeats Every Team It Meets In Season, He. spite Small Enrollment. WASHOUGAL, Wash.. Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) With , an enrollment of only 22 boys and a squad of 16 players, the Washougal High School won the un disputed football championship of Clarke County and of the mtd-Colum-bla section from Hood River to Van couver, Wash., without once being de feated. Seven , games were played against teams representing student bodies three to seven times the size of Washougal's. Among the schools met were Vancouver. Hood River, Camas, James John High School and High School of Commerce, of Portland. The total score for the season was 192 points, against 76 for the opponents. ine team was well-balanced, averag ng about 148 pounds for both back- field and line. Open plays and forward passes and varied formations charac terized the offensive work. The team was a trifle weak on defense, as is shown by the fact that every opposing team with one exception scored points. Captain Weger, at quarter; Arthur Jones, left halfback: L. Cochran, full- oacK. and Powell, left end, were the most consistent players for the sea son. The team was coached by H. B. j-errin, graduate or the University of Vermont. Following are, the scores for the games of the season: Washougal 32, Milwaukle High School 0; Washougal 14. Vancouver High School 12: Wash ougal 18. Commerce High School 6: Washougal 51. James John High School 20: Washougal 21. Hood River High School 10: Washougal 41, Stevenson High School 12; Washougal 12, Camas High School 6. FAIR REPRESENTATIVES ELECT American Association Chooses A. Jj. Sponslcr, of Kansas, President. CHICAGO. Dec. 9. A. L. Sp'onler. of Hutchinson. Kan., was elected president or me American Association of Fairs and Expositions at the 26th annual meeting of the organization here to night. W. H. Stratton.-of Dallas, Tex. was chosen vice-president: Charles Downing. Indianapolis, secretary, and B. M. Davison, Springfield. III., treas urer. The association is composed of the presidents and secretaries of the vari ous state fairs and expositions of the United States. These expositions. It was announced, will begin this year in July and continue until the middle of November. Among the dates fixed were Gem City Fair, Boise City. Idaho, Sep tember 7-15. Montana State Fair. Helena, Septem ber 17-22. Utah State Fair, Salt Lake City September 17-22. - Hoppe Scores 200 In Two Innings. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) Willie Hoppe completed an 18.2 balk-line exhibition match with Chick Wright in two Innings here tonight. running 176 from the layoff and 74 In the second inningj He finished with the balls in a position for making many more billiards. In the afternoon Wright won, 250 to 185, In six innings. Gllmore Outboxes "Kid" Albert. NEW YORK, Dee. 9. Fred Gllmore, son of the old-time Chicago lightweight Harry Gllmore, out-boxed Kid Alberts, of Bayonne, N. J., in six rounds out of ten rounds here tonight. It was Gll- more's first contest 4n the East, SURVEYS AND PROPOSED GOVERNMENT RAILWAY IN ALASKA. from Cordova to Chltina and then a long the eastern side of Prince Willia m Alaskan Engineering Commission r three proposed routes to Falrbank survey from a point about 50 miles n surveys connect with a proposed sp River and to Chitina, and tbence sa SAD NEWYEAR'SDUE End of 1916 Comes on Sunday and State Now Is Dry. HOTELS LAY NO PLANS Even Street Crowds Are Not Likely to Be Large or Enthusiastic and Late Parties Are Expect ed to Be Few. Portland citizens who like to go out and revel on New Year's eve are In for one of the most dull occasions ever known In history; this is augured by the lack of interest in the coming event and the utter apathy of the hotels in mapping out some sprightly entertain ment for the public. The consensus of opinion around the hotels Is that the dry law killed the New Year's eve celebrations deader than hay. Alons with the banquet busi ness, the banishment of "booze" has hit the New Year's eve celebrator a body blow. This year there promises to be noth ing stirring on account of the fact that a dry welcome to the new year is coupled with the fact that 1917 will dawn at the end of a Sunday. If New Year's eve came on a week day night, the hotels would have dan cing and other amusements, that might keep the guests awake until midnight, when the new year could be welcomed. If not In the old-time way, at least with some semblance of joy and jollity. But as it is. dancing on Sunday nlgjit will, of course, be taboo, and about all the hotels will do is to offer special dinners and late suppers on Sunday night for those who have any curiosity to see Just what a tee-total New Year's eve looks like. As Sunday night is really New Year's eve, it will be hard to switch the cele bration to any other night. Saturday night may take on a little added luster from the fact that it is the next to the last day of the year, but it can hardly replace the actual finish of the twelvemonth. Contrary t? all former holiday peri ods, there is no interest in the affair. If a hotel manager were to be asked for a table reservation for that night. the surprise might kill him. There has not been a reservation to date. and it is thought there is little likeli hood there will be. As to a celebration, or anything with EXPERT IX THE EOICATIOX OK THE STAMMERER, WHO WILL GIVK COURSE l. I'Olli'LA.M). t . ... r Ac. S 4 - - Professor O. H. Ennls." Professor O. H. Ennia, of Los Angeles, recognised as a National expert in overcoming the diffi culties of stammerers, will re turn to Portland and will hold classes for stammerers twice each day this week at the Fail ing School. Professor Ennls for merly held classes here, and his work was appreciated. He will be in the city for some time, the School Board having decided to offer a special course In this line of Instruction. Stammering is a habit, accord " ing to Professor Ennis. He de clares it can be broken, and it is easiest to overcome If the victim is taken in hand when he is young. w7 jf t the. Chitlna River to Kennecott bound. There la also a completed outes actually surveyed run from urvey which starts at Sunrise and s and Chena. The Engineering Com orth of Knik eastward In a sauntering ur out of Cordova, and from Valdez unteringiy north along the Government noise In it, there will be none at the hotels at any rate, and whether the street crowds will hearten up is doubt ful. Everything points to a quiet and doleful New Year s eve. SALESMEN'S CLUB MEETS Nominations Are -Made for Offices of Organization. Mueic and lively talks by R. W Bayer, of the Tru-Blu Biscuit Company; C. V. Wever, of Mason Ehrman; Her- chel P. Nunn, of Foster & Kleiser. and Kenneth O'Loan. of Blake-McFall Com pany, marked the monthly meeting of the Salesmen's Club In the assemoiy room of theHotel Portland Friday night. Nominations of officers follow: Presi dent. R. R. Coster; flret vice-president. Lou Fuller, W. S. McGuire and A. r. Barton; second vice-president. Burt Holcomb and R. H. Atkinson: treas urer, Roy Edwards. H. E. Frye and A. T. Barton; secretary, Clyde Evans; directors, A. M. Work, W. K. Lewis, J. C. Moore, C. H. Brlggs, E. F. Furrer, Roy Slocum. J. F. Slater, Dudley F. Clarke. Frank Egan. P. H. Greene, Fred Newton. Alvin Citron, E. Fulton Relsling, Herchel P. Nunn and C. V. Wever. Five directors are to be elected. The election will be held De cember 22. W. R. Camming, instructor in sales manship at the Y. M. C. A., gave a talk on salesmanship. TEACHERS' BILL SHAPED- UP Measure Providing Pensions Pre pared for Legislators. The special committee of the Oregon State Teachers' Association, consisting of William T. Foster, president of Reed College, R. W. Montague and. J. A. Churchill, met yesterday and whipped Into shape the proposed legislative bill providing a system of retirement allow ances for teachers. No material changes were made in the measure, it was .xaid after the meeting, petails were modified and the bill was put into legal shape. The measure will be reported to the convention of the Oregon State Teachers' Association, which meets in Portland lata this month, before being presented to the Legislature for adoption. BOY THIEF MUST WORK Phonograph Itecords to Be Paid For In Service. Thirteen phonograph records were the undoing of Raymond Venen, eleva tor operator. They were the property o? his employer. Mrs. E. Thorne, man ager of a hotel. He coveted and stole them, and was convicted in Municipal Court yesterday. Mrs. Thorne quailed at the' thought of prison for the thief, and asked the court for clemency. Venen had nc money to pay for the stolen property. "You will work for the complainant two weeks without wages." directed Judge Laagguth, "and sentence against you will be- suspended." Dr. James S. Kirtley Again in White Temple Pulpit. Topics for Todsrjr Will Be "Pain and Pleasure of Growing" and 'The Brave Three Hundred." DR. JAMES S. KIRTLEY. f Chicago, again wfll occupy the pulpit of the First Baptist Church today. His morning toplu will be "The Pain and Pleasure of Growing" and in the even ing he will speak on "The Brave Three Hundred." Those who heard Dr. Klrt ley last Sunday will need no invitation to be present and those who have nc: heard him wITT be much pleased with his sermons and personality. The Temple Quartet will render the anthem "Exalt Him," by Hansoom, In the morning and in the evening "Save Me, O God," by Hopkins, and for the evening offertory "The Homeland," by Sir Arthur Sullivan. Parcel Post Zone? "North Temperate." Woman's Answer to Postmaster's Query Surprises II Im, WILSONVILLE. Or.. Pec. 9 (Spe cial.) A few days ago a woman came to the postoffica here "with a pack age to be mailed tq.Los Gatoa, Cal. The assistant postmaster, knowing she had been in the habit of sending parcels there, to sate the bother of looking up the parcel post zone that Los Gatos was In, asked her. "What zone is Los Gatos in?" After a few moments delay she answered without a smile: "The north temperate zone, sir." TRADE CHANGE SEEN Captain Mears Tells of Oppor tunity in Alaska. PORTLAND URGED TO ACT Establishment of Direct Trade Con nections With Business Interests In North Are Said to Be Possible at Present. A wealth of interesting first-hand knowledge of the Government's new railroad in Alaska was provided a big group of Portland business men at the Chamber of Commerce last week by Captain Frederick Mears. a member of the Alaskan Engineering Commission and a brother of E. C. Mears, of Port land. Captain Mears declared that Portland business men have an excellent oppor tunity now of establishing direct trade connections with the Commission, and enumerated some of the business al ready" done by Portland firms. In recounting the work of the Com mission this year, he said: "During the construction period, which started about May 1, 1916, re habilitation of the old Alaska North ern Railroad has gradually been going on, the work being centered on Seward. Coal Fields Are Goal. "The work from Anchorage was pushed the more vigorously in a desire to reach the Matanuska coal fields. From this construction base 72 miles of new track was completed and put under operation. This permanent track, therefore, extends from Anchorage for 62 miles in a northerly direction, or within 13 miles of the end of the Matanuska coal fields. The remaining gap of 13 miles we expect to have com pleted early next Summer. Permanent track also extends southward from Anchorage for about 10 miles. "We reached the first coal In the Matanuska coal field with our stand ard track In the month of July, and since that time have been supplying coal foe all of 'our construction re quirements, for engines, steam shovels and like equipment, and for heating our quarters and houses. In the month of November a private contractor, under special arrangements, having no connection with the present coal leases now under consideration by the De partment of the Interior, commenced to sell coal commercially in the town of Anchorage. Grade Is Completed. "In addition to the track which has been laid and made ready out of An chorage, there has been completed about 23 miles of grade extending from the Junction point with the coal spur northward along the main route to the crossing of the Little Susitna River, that is from mile post 151 to mile post 174, the mileage being referenced to Seward. "The Susitna River rises on the south slope of the Alaska Range, and for more than 100 miles flows about due south, emptying into the head of Cook Inlet, and while it is necessary to stretch the imagination not a little in considering the Susitna River a navi gable stream, still it bas proved a most valuable highway for our purpose. "Our steam-driven river boats can leave the Anchorage construction base loaded with construction materials and supplies, and by making one transfer to smaller gasoline-propelled . river boati these supplies fan be delivered Immediately adjacent to our right of way for a distance of 75 miles. "The section of the line In the Susit na Valley ws-s successfully attacked by this means during the past Summer, and 63 miles of right of way has been cleared and 23 miles of grade has been completed ready for the track. Water Transportation Used. "In like manner water transporta tion was used to good effect on Turn again Arm, south of Anchorage. "The work on the northern division of the line has been centered around Fairbanks, and the new town of Nenona, where the railroad crosses the Tanana River. "The 1915 season was spent In field surveys in the northern division, but this Summer actual construction work was started, and a good many miles of right of way were cleared and graded and some track laid. The sup plies for this work went in over the White Pass & Yukon Railroad and up the Yukon River via St. Michael. Good Harbors Many. "Much lias been said and written about the harbors tf Alaska, and it is probably well known by Western men that Alaska has more good harbors than many parts of the coast of the L'nited States proper. The harbor at Seward is the beautiful Resurrection Bay. The depth of water is rather excessive for good anchorage, but not mora so than Seattle, and facilities of the most elaborate character could be provided without excessive cost. "The harbor of Seward is entirely ice free the year around, and boats can come and go at will. "Under present conditions, the harbor at Ancnorage. at the head of Cook in let, is closed to navigation for about four or five months each year during the Winter period. Possibly, facilities could be provided at Anchorage which would permit ocean-going vessels to make use of the harbor much longer In the year, the advantage In attempting the use of Anchorage s a shipping base being in the fact that it is 115 miles nearer to the coal fields and to the interior of Alaska than the open port of Seward. Alaska Raise Potatoes. "Under present plans, therefore. It is with "Seward or Anchorage thfct the Portland business mon would be inter ested, regarding their commercial ship ping. "This Fall the commission bought from farmers of the Matanuska Valley over 300 tons of Alaska. pro wn pota toes, and the farmers also provided for the wants' of those not connected with our commission. "If I were to be asked the question as to what tonnage could be expected from this new development, I believe the best answer would be to point to the existing business of the two steam ship lines on the Southwestern Alaska run. Their westDouna Boats tatco in all sorts and conditions of supplies and general merchandise, and they return eastbound, laden with salmon and gold and copper ore. Our hope for the fu ture is that 'Matanuska coal' will be added to these commodities in the case of the eastbound ships leaving the raii road terminals. Question of Carriers Discussed, "Whether this coal should be carried in especially built colliers of 10,000 to 15,000 tons capacity, in order to reduce unit transportation costs, or whether It should be handled by the remodeled liners, carrying part general cargo and part coal, is a question for the trans portation companies to take up and consider. As a first guess I would say that the first method would put coal In your bunkers at a lesser unit cost per ton, for I distinctly remember the performance of the Earn line of ocean going colliers, which put first-grade West Virginia coal on the ground on the Isfhmus of Panama for less than 14 a ton- "For the coming vear we are con sidering the establishment of a branch of our purchasing and supply depart ment in your city, the better to keep in touch with the open market and provide facilities for competitive bidding, and the distribution of Information concern ing our business. We are asking Congress for a large appropriation for the coming year, a little over 110.000. 000, as we are now n a position to prosecute the work at many different points along the route. Chamberlain Gives Aid. "Our progress is necessarily depen dent upon our appropriation. In this connection I want to refer to the as sistance which has been given to our commission by Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon. The project has no better friend. We look upon Senator Cham berlain as our Senator. In fact, I be lieve all Alaska thinks of Senator Cham berlain as Alaska's representative in the Senate. As you know, he intro duced the present railroad bill in the Senate, and we look upon him as one of our staunchest supporters. "Of course we could have used more money In our construction work, but on the whole, I believe that Congress has done very well by us. "The commission is employing many Portland men In all branches of its organization. As far as it has been in our power to do so we have placed the most efficient men in the various posi tions throughout the Job, without fear or favor." CITY HAS $2,318,378.68 REPORT MADE FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30. Treasurer Adams Issues Statement S howl n st Balance In Each Fond Individually. The city of Portland had a total of 12.318,879.68 on hand in the treasury at the close of the fiscal year 1916, which was November 30, according to a financial statement issued yesterday by City Treasurer Adams. The statement shows balances In the various funds as follows: General fund J311.8ia.8T Water fund Bonded Indebtedness interest fund Bonded Indebtedness interest fund, Harris-Forbes 6c Co., N Y Bonded Indebtedness interest fund. Chemical National Bank, N. Y. . Bonded Indebtedness Interest fund, Hanover National Bank, N. Y... Improvement bond Interest fund. National Park Bank. N. Y Linuton water fund. National Park Bank. N. Y Improvement bond sinking fund . . Improvement bond Interest fund . Library fund 7,060.00 4.300.00 360.00 6,795.73 8.090.00 4SU,10:t..'J l.USO.Sl) l.OOO.PO ar..77 J43.00 6,u7."i.lU 108.03 607.4!M!) 1,001.74 Mount Hood Railway & power Company, per. repair fund Park and boulevard fund BUI post In p badge fund Broadway bridge fund Firehoat and fire main fund Water bond sinking fund Water fund bonds account Bonded Indebtedness sinking fund. Police and fire department relief fund .... Redemption fund Public Auditorium fund gpeclal bridge fund Extension bond sinking fund 2r.35 1.2HH.ST 4rl.lJS.!H 6U.WMI.tfS 62. 5M 3'.13 63,618 8-1 5.U43.GG Extennion bond Interest fund Finking funfl Police relief and pension fund ..... Improvement bond sinking fund Linnton ' Improvement bond sinking fund 1.649.32 St. Johns 16.673.20 Improvement bond sinking and In terest fund 1917 tax fund Street improvement fund ......... Sewer fund , . . . . Street and extension fund Street and sewer interest fund . . .. J58.19 1.721.50 19,08.Y21 4.H8S.0S 13,fi7-64 3.0U2.U3 POWDER TRUCK SEIZED 30OO POl.6s OF DYNAMITE JOLTED OVER CITY STREETS. Driver la Released When No Ordinance Can Be Found to Kit Case Ex plosive Goes to TlKardville. Three thousand pounds of blasting powder, loaded on a truck and weighed down with heavy railroad iron. Jolted through Portland streets yesterday aft ernon, from the magazine at Will bridge, on the Linnton road, to the Rail way Equipment Company's establish ment at First and Oak streets. The driver of the truck was detained at police headquarters by Captain Inskeep until investigation of the ordinances disclosed no charge that could be brought against him. When advice concerning: the huge .load of powerful explosive was re ceived. Captain Inskeep at once sent officers to watch for the arrival. Shortly after 1 o'clock the truck ar rived and halted beside the warehouse of the Railway Equipment Company. E. J. Wright, tho driver, was taken to the police station by Patrolman Crane. Mr. O'Brien, manager of the Rail way Equipment Company, scoffed at the suggestion that there was any dan ger in the transportation of the explo sive. "As for the railroad iron, I was trying- to take care'of two orders at once," said Mr. O'Brien. . According- to Fire Marshal Stevens and Police Captain Inskeep,- who sought for an ordinance under which to take action, there exists, apparently, no' city law to forbid the unrestricted transportation of high explosives through the streets. Mrj O'Brien expressed his willingr neos to appear at any time, and the matter was held open for investiga tion. The load of powder was trans ferred to a wagon and taken to Tigard ville, where it will be used in clear ing land. Mann Meeting Called. Under the auspices of the Health De fense League, a mass, meeting- will be held Monday night at 8 o'clock at the Central Library. Members of the Leg islature will be invited, as the meeting is intended to discuss prospective health legislation- ALBANY MAX AMI WIKK PRESIDING OFFICERS UK PYTIIIA.N LODUES. J -.St 3. . Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kortmiller. ALBANY, Or., Dec. 9. (Special.) When the new officers of the local lodges of the Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters are installed the first of the year, a husband and wife will b the respective presiding officers of the co-ordinate organizations. In the elections in the two lodges held this week, Fred Fortmiller was elected chancellor commander of Laurel Lodge, No. 7. Knights of Pythias, and Mrs. Fortmiller wan elected most excel lent chief of Alpha Temple, No. 1, Pythian fiisters. Both Mr. and Mrs. Fortmiller have been going through the chairs of the respective lodges, but at the elections which placed them In line for these po sitions, neither was a candidate. OFFICIALS TO MEET County Courts of State Will Gather Tuesday. BANQUET TO' BE THURSDAY Three Days AYI11 Be Devoted to Dis cussion of General Topics and . Friday Will Be Spent See ing Features of Interest. Delegates to the annual convention of the Oregon Association of County Judges and County Commissioners are expected to begin arriving: In Portland tonight. The convention will open Tuesday morning: in Room 320 at the Courthouse, and will close Friday even lnK. In point of what the delegates to the convention represent in control of the disbursements of the taxes of all the counties In the state, the representation at the conven tion will be second only in importance to the State Legislature. The annual banquet will be held at the Benson Hotel Thursday night, and Friday will be devoted to a tour of in spection of briig-es and highways in Multnomah County. The officers of the association are: President, Rufus C. Holman; vice-president. Commission er Gunning-, of Wasco County; secre tary. Commissioner Holbrook', of Mult nomah County. The programme for the convention?" by days, will be as follows: Tuesday 10 A. M. to 12 M., registration of delegates and validation of railway tickets; payment of annual dues to Phil Holbrook. secretary and treasurer of Oregon Association of County Judges and Commis sioners; recess; 2 P. M., address of wel come, a. B. Houston. State Senator, Mult immah County; response. Judge H. B. Mc Knight. Unit County; 2:15 P. M.. "The Pres ident's iessage." Kufus C Holman. presi dent; 3 P. M., "The Management of County Farms and the Caro of the Indigent Poor." Oawald West. ex-Governor of Oregon; 3:.10 P. M., "Problems Incident to Care of Chil dren; Wards of Juvenllt Courts," discussion Introduced by Judge George Tarwell. County Judge-elect. Multnomah County: discussion. Charles Hoblnson. Deputy District Attorney. Multnomah County; 4 P. M., ' Widows- Pen sions," w. M. Malone. Benton County; Judga T. J. CIeton, Multnomah County: discussion. Mrs. M. Trumbull; adjournment. Wednesday, 10 A. M.. "A Business Or ganization lor Highway Rnud Work." John H. Lewis, state engineer; 10:;I0 A. M., "Fed eral Aid for Port Roads," Dr. L. 1. Hewes, United States district engineer: 11 A. M.. "Federal Aid for Forest Reserve Roads B. J. Finch, United States senior highway engineer: 11:30 A. M., address, Walter H, Evans, District Attorney, Multnomah Coun ty; recess. 2 P.- M., "Hate Highways," Hon, James Wlthycombe, Governor; 2:30 P. M-. report of committee on recodifying state road laws. O. I-aursaard, chalnnon. Discus sion. Adjournment. Thursday. 10 A. M.. "Marking tha Roads, and Securing the Tourist." C. C. Overmtre, president Portland Automobile Club; 10:Ru A. M., "The West Side Pacific Highway." W. T. Vinton, State Senator. Yamhill Coun ty: 11 A. M., "Culvert and Bridge Construc tion." C. H. Purreil, Multnomah County; 11:30 A. M., "Grade Alignment and Drain age of County Roads." Herbert Nunn, Mult nomah County. Discussion of road building by county surveyors. - engineers, roadmastera and supervisors. Recess, 2 P. M.. "The Six-Per-Cant Bill," T. B. Kay, State Treas urer: open forum for discussion of county administration problems not specifically mentioned on this programme: 4 P. M., re port of committee on resolutions: 4:S0 P. M.. election of officors; t:30, dinner at Hotel Bonson. Friday Delegates will assemble, with their families at Fourth-street entrance of Multnomah County Courthouse for view-ing Interstate bridge, county roads, shipyard and other places of Interest. Trips under personal supervision of Philo Holbrook. County Commissioner, Multnomah County. "MAN" TO BE SERMON TOPIC Dr. Joshua Stansfleld Plans to Give Series of Addresses. "Man" is the general subject of a series of sermons being given at First Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday evenings by the pastor. Dr. Joshua. Stansfleld. The first was given last Sunday. At that time he spoke on "The Best Man-Making P6wer." To nijtht he will follow the first discourse with one on the subject. "What Kind of a Man?" and will clo?e the series on the evenlnfr of December 24 with his final sermon on "The God-Man Jesus." In his sermon this morning Dr. Stans field will adopt a new method, in that be wlil give a continuation of his ser mon of a week ago, when he preached n "Great Visions of a Soul." "Erekiel in the Valley of Dry Bones." the "Rais ing of Water" and other historical facts of Biblical days will be reviewed this morning PANAMA FAIR ECHO HEARD President of Big Show Sends Greet ings to O. SI. Clark. O. M. Clark, president of the Cham ber of Commerce and chairman of the Oregon commission in charge of th exhibits at the recent Panama-Paclfiu Exposition, has just received a letter from C. C. Moore, president of the ex position, recalling the closing of the great show and thanking Mr. Clark for his part In making It a success. "On this, the anniversary or our clos ing day," says the setter, "our thoughts turn to you, and. mindful of the Im portant part you played in the exposi tion history, I send you, on behalf of the exposition board, affectionate greetings and exchange congratula tions." ACCIDENTS FOLLOW BOOM Increased Industrial Activities Have Effect on Injury Reports. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Corvallis. Dee. 9. (Special.) Proofs of a revival of Oregon industry as shown by the records of the State Industrial Accident Commission were presented by W. A. Marshall, chairman of tha commission. In ai address on "Work men's Compensation" before the stu dents of the school of Commerce of O. A. C. this week. That the number of accidents in crease with a revival of Industrial ac tivity was pointed out. The. commis sion Is now receiving between 900 and 1000 rjports of accidents monthly, aa against 350 per month in the preced ing period. Thompson Mayor at Kalama. KALAMA. Wash., Dec. 9 (Special.) At the city election held here Frank Thompson was elected Mayor for two years. J. A. Clark and John Hoggatt Councilmen for two years, and John England Councilman for one year. The citisens' ticket had no opposition. Clergyman Dies Suddenly. KEW YORK. Dec. 9. The Very Rev. William M. Grosvenor, dean of the Ca thedral of St. John the Divine, died sud denly of heart disease while exercisinK In a gymnasium late today. He was 63 years old.