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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1917)
V T111S U.MJAi UtiEUUMAX, POKILAiND, iiECK.UBlili. ii, lu HEAVIER FINES SET BY JUDGE Ui Receipts in Four Months Are $4391 Greater Than for . Same Period in 1916. TRAFFIC SQUAD CREDITED Campaign Being Conducted to Com pel Drivers to Exercise Care "With Object of Reducing Ac ,y cidents to Low Record. Municipal Judge Rossman is $1000 a month more severe than his' prede cessor, according to figures compiled by the magistrate yesterday at the re quest of Chief of Police Johnson Fines for the four months that Judge Rossman has been on the bench total J17.182.50. For the corresponding months of last year the total of fines In Municipal Court was $12,791.50, mak ins: a difference of $4391. The bulk of the increase of fines is from those imposed upon violators of the traffic ordinance, and is due directly to the inauguration of the new motorcycle traffic squad under Ser- ceant Ervin and the campaign this squad is carrying on to force the ob eervance of the minor provisions of the traffic ordinance. Fines Are Increased. Judge Rossman is co-operating with the policemen by conducting an educa tional campaign of his own. When the anti-traffic violation move started on its present scale, the Judge at first released most offenders with a warning or light fine. As the public has had more and more opportunity to realize tne magnitude of the drive, he his gradually been increasing the penal tics until now a fine of from $5 to $15 for a minor violation is not unusual. "Part of the idea of this campaign," aid Judge Rossman last night, "which the public does not seem to realize, is to create In drivers the habit of careful ness, so that the number of accidents will decrease. If a driver is keeping his mind on the ordinance and taking care not to lay himself liable to a fine or term of imprisonment, he will be much less likely to cause an accident than if he is driving as he pleases and jr-aying more attention to a conversa tion than to his machine." Some Sent to Jail, Judge Rossman is also becoming more and more generous with his jail sentences for violation of the traffic ordinance. During the month of No vember five traffic violators were compelled to spend brief terms In jail. Seven drivers have met this fate in the first eight days of December. Eighteen traffic violators were dis posed of in court yesterday. George H. Poersel, charged with speeding, was fined $10. Five others. P. S. Tyler. Elliott Bergamin, W. W. Jordan, C. J. Sadilek and G. Phillips, paid fines of $5. S. A. Stockdale, arrested for driv ing on the sidewalk. . was fined $7.50. S. A. Pool, W. Targersell and V. Jones were fined $3 each, and nine others. H. Blohm. H. H. Gerger, J. R. McGuire, R. Field, Mrs. J. W. Dolph. A. M. Eisconde. Robert Krohn, L. C. Reinhold and W. Finny, each paid a fine tS $1. -J. L. Jensen, arrested for reckless driving, demanded a jury trial, which will be held next Friday. U. S. DESTROYER IS SUNK (Continued From First Page.) the only American naval officer killed In the war with Spain. He, too, died on a destroyer, being killed by a shell aboard the Wlnslow in the attack on Cardenas, Cuba, in April, 1898. Navy officers and officials took pride in the fact that the. Jacob Jones and her crew had written new honors, into Navy records before the vessel fell victim to an enemy torpedo. In Octo ber the Jones went gallantly to th rescue of the British converted cruieer Orama, accompanied by another Ameri can destroyer, when the former P. & O, liner was torpedoed. They attacked and put the submarine out of commis sion and then, when the cruiser began to settle, transferred all on board to their own decks without accident. British Carried to Safety. The Jones carried 305 British seamen to saiety. a letter rrom the com mander of the Orama to the senior American officer of the two destroy ers gave high praise to the courage and skill of the Americans. Lacking details of the action in which the Jones was lost, officers as turned that the destroyer either stum bled upon a submarine and was struck by a lucky shot, or was surprised while -on patrol duty. As the watch maintained by American destroyer crews is notably keen, the last ex planation seemed Improbable. The survivors of the Jones undoubt edly owe their lives to the forethought of tne isavy Department in having pro vided every destroyer sent abroad with a complement of life rafts sufficient for the entire crew. They are lashed on deck in such fashion that they release themselves and come to the surface if the ship sinks. Destroyers cannot carry enough lifeboats for their com plement without masking the fire of their guns and torpedo tubes. Fair Hit Probably Scored. Apparently the Jones went down al most at once. This was taken to mean that the torpedo had scored a fair hi amidships, possibly tearing the swift craft In two when it exploded. If this is true there can be no question that many of the crew died in the blast of the explosion or were carried down with the .shattered hull without chance to escape. Officers here felt that such a fate was preferable to hours of exposure and final death from cold on life rafts. That, both Admiral Sims and the British authorities have taken every possible step to And additional sur vivors was regarded as certain. The sea In the vicinity of the tragedy un doubtedly was searched repeatedly on the chance that other rafts might be picked up with men, living or dead patrol of the nearby coast-also will be maintained. Secretary Daniels said the first word of the loss of the destroyer had come to him just before midnight last night It was ihe bare announcement of the fact. He , immediately cabled Admiral Sims for a detailed report, and the brief reply made public today was received this morning. Additional details will be announced as they are received. B.OAT BIGGEST OF ITS CLASS Destruction of Jacob Jones Was At tempted Twice Before. PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. Dec 8. The torpedo boat destroyer. Jacob Jones, the largest United States vessel of Its class, was built at the New York Ship building Company's plant in Camden but was -not actually turned over to the Government until February 10, 1916. The Jacob Jones was 315 reet three Inches over all, 30 feet 6 inches beam, 17 feet. Inches in depth and had a draught of 9 feet 8V4 inches. Her trial displacement was 1150 tons and her speed 29 knots an hour. The de stroyer burned oil and had a fuel capa city of 200 tons. She was able to de velop 17,000 horsepower. Two attempts are alleged to have been made to destroy the Jacob-Jones last February. The first was on Feb ruary 1, while sTie was off the Dela ware capes, and the second was made a few days later, either at the Phila delphia Navy-yard or while she was coming up the Delaware River bound for the yard. ' While off the Delaware capes the ship was reported to be sinking. Distress signals were answered by the steamship Philadelphia and when she arrived the lifeboats had been lowered and the crew of the little fighter had put on life preservers and were prepar ing to abandon the craft. Water was pouring rapidly into her hold. A ma chinist's mate was said to have been placed in irons, but this was not con firmed. An' examination showed that one of the Jones' seacocks had been damaged. After temporary repairs the de stroyer started to Philadelphia under her' own steam, but on her arrival here she began to settle. Another ex amination showed that several sea- AMERICAN cocks had been opened and that there was two feet of water in her hold. Potatoes Used for Munitions. AMSTERDAM. Nov. 28. One of the Basons for the small ration of potatoes given to the Germans, when there is a large supply available, Is that they are used for munitions. A letter in the Rheinlsche Westphallsche Zeltung says one powder factory daily uses a huge quantity for spirit production and con sumes yearly double the quantity Co logne delivers annually to its 650,000 inhabitants. Emmor J. Ilaight Buried. Funeral services of Emmor J. Haight, a well-known East Side pioneer, took place under direction of the Edward Holman Company from his late resi dence, 229 Beech street, yesterday. The Christian Science Church service was used, Mrs. McGuire being reader. Mrs. Fred L.' Olson sang solos. Interment was at tLone Fir Cemetery. The pall bearers were W. M. Killlngsworth. M. E. Thompson, L. M. Davis, J. E Jamison, J. W. Ogllby and J. H. Maegly. d 14 - i- ".i. .tfiMmm Although you receive $5X)0 for your old garment, you may charge- the balance to your account or open a new account with us. FICKERT IS FOR LAW Ex-President Roosevelt Strong Supporter of District Attorney. JUDGE McGINN INDORSES Voters of San Francisco trrged to Stand by Man. Whose Chief Of fense Is Active Prosecution of Those Charged With Bombing. Correspondence In the possession of the Metropolitan Magazine includes a letter written by ex-President Roose velt, in which he urges the voters of San Francisco to support District At torney Fickert ' In the recall election which has been called to oust him from office. The letter was written 4o WARSHIP SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE. Mwtm mi iwiiii mfl"' limlil 'itfaa .Vs.'. DESTROYER JACOB JONES. Thomas W. Nowlln, former chairman of the County Central Progressive Com mittee of San- Francisco. In his letter, Colonel Roosevelt makex the charge that in the pending fight against Mr. Fickert the opponents of law and order are arraigned against the District Attorney because of his fearless prosecution of those charged with throwing bombs and killing a number of persons in the Preparedness day parade several weeks ago. The following are- excerpts from the Colo nel's letter: "A gentleman in whom I have great confidence, Judge HenTy E. McGinn, of Portland, Oregon, wired me as follows: " 'Fickert recall is instigated by the supporters of the defendants in the San Francisco Preparedness parade bomb cases. I have investigated this matter very carefully and am con vinced that Fickert is right and that opposition to him comes primarily from the sympathizers of accused bomb throwers. As between Fickert and the bomb-throwers, I am with Fickert.' "Information I have Is to the same effect. That there are good people who have been misled into taking the other view I do not question, but there Is in my Judgment also no question that ail the opponents of law and order, all the Beginning Monday, December 10th, we will , accept on any pur chase, amounting to $15 or over, your old Suit, Raincoat, Overcoat or your Dress, Suit or Coat as a payment of $5 on any new garment you may select. At the close of the week, all clothing obtained in this man ner, after being repaired, will be given to the Red Cross, to be sold in the Superfluity Shop at 106 Fifth Street, to obtain funds to carry on its works of mercy. , Besides purchasing the finest in Winter apparel for y o u r s e 1 f or as a Christmas gift at the season's reductions and the additional allowance of $5 for a garment you no longer need, you will have the satisfaction of doing your "bit" inso far as being instrumental in bringing comfort to at least one of our boys at the front. We believe this idea will appeal to all patriotic boys and girls and men and women and will be glad if we can obtain hundreds of garments for. the Red Cross in this manner. Look over your wardrobe and see what you no longer neecl. pro-Germans and all the men who- are against straight United States senti ment will be exultant if Mr. Fickert Is recalled. I think there is not a pro German, or anarchist, or I. W. W. in the United States who will not be given heart by such a, result. I have already received telegrams and letters from anarchist agitators and rabid German-lzed-Sociallsts, foully attacking me, for the frankly avowed reason that the, writers of these letters and telegrams disapprove of my action against the Mc- Namaras; of my former action against Moyer and Haywood and the Western Federation of Miners, and of my con demnation of the I. W. W., and wish Fickert to be recalled precisely because they feel that the issue against him is primarily an issue on behalf of the anarchist elements which I have always opposed and which these writers sup port. There are, of course, in addition very good men who have written me against Mr. Fickert on. other grounds. But I am convinced that the real un derlying reason for the move against Mr. Fickert has been, hlsp rosecution of the bomb-throwers, his efforts to detect and bring to justice the assassins v.-ho murdered 10 persons in the Prepared ness day parade and wounded- fifty others." Estate Valued at $30,000. An estate valued at $30,000 was left by the late Aaron Fox, pioneer mer chant of Troutdale, according to the J&Jm. Manilla 'm'r:' V appraisement placed by his widow, who was appointed executrix of the estate yesterday by County Judge Tazwell. The estate consists of the merchandise store at Troutdale as well as stocks and cash in Portland banks. The widow, three sons and one daughter are made beneficiaries of the estate. Mrs. McGuire's Funeral Held. The funeral of Hazel Chilcott Mc Guire. wife of Dr. Stuart McGuire, was held yesterday at 2:30 o'clock, at the residence establishment of J. P. Flnley & Son. Rev. Albert Knutson, of Seattle, Wash., Un uncle of Mrs. McGuire, con. ducted the services. Mrs. Lulu Dahl Miller sang "Still, Still With Thee" and "Abide With Me." Incineration was at the Portland Crematorium. Missing Man Sought. Information Is wanted by Mrs. George Shuraway. of Elkhart, Ind., concerning her son. Waiter Alvin Stone, 20, who was last heard from at the home of his uncle, Alfred Washburn, of 67 East Seventy-fourth street North, this city. The young man has dark eyes and au burn hair. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias. Loyalty to $5o00 i Outfitting o3sJ Good clothes and nothing else "The best is the cheapest" is truer about clothes now than ever before, and the best clothes are made by Hart Schaffner & Marx. Buy them for real economy; for style; comfort; all-wool; fit and the guarantee. They're $20 and up to $50 House Coats and Lounging Robes Reduced. $6.50 Lounging Robes S4.85 $8.00 Lounging Robes $6.00 Some with slippers to match. House Coats reduced same in proportion. - The Christmas Gift You'll Want for Him When you select something for him go to a man's store for it. You'll find everything that men wear at this store in all high standard makes Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, Pajamas, Neck wear, Shirts, Underwear, Hats, House Coats, Lounging Robes, etc. Sam'l Rosenblatt The Men's Store for Quality and Service DOMESTIC LIFE TIRES THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILD STARTS OUT TO SEE WORLD. Alarm Clock, Stuffed Cat and Railroad Punch Identify Tot aa Son of Conductor Erlckaon. A 3-year-old boy, tired of domestic life yesterday morning and, equipped with a big red apple, an alarm clock, a conductor's punch and a stuffed cat, started out to see the world. Clothing he considered unimportant, for he was barefoot and wore only his undergar ments. The little wanderer, trudging along manfully, but weeping bitterly, was sighted at 10 o'clock by Miss Gladys Stone, 13, who lives with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Howe, at 966 East Burnslde street. In spite of the baby's protests, Gladys carried him into her home, where Mrs. Howe warmed his shivering body by the ECONOMY for Your Washington at Tenth ' If ! K l ! liM .Copjm'sht Hart stove and persuaded him to stop cry ing. Neighbors became Interested, and Arthur Burns, of the Northwest Auto Company, who lives next door, saw tn the conductor's punch a means of Iden tification. When he had punched a hole In a piece of paper at the Ankeny street carbarn, he was told that the punch belonged to Conductor Erickson. The father, who happened to be in the barn, was called and rushed to the Howe home to reclaim his infant.. Mrs. Erickson, he explained, had been a few minutes late In getting home and, being obliged to report on time, Mr. Erickson had locked the baby In the house and left. He failed to credit his son with enough ingenuity to un lock the front door. GALIZZA WILL SING HERE Baritone Billed by Apollo Club for Thursday Night Concert. Faola Galizza, who is announced as a powerful dramatic baritone singer, will appear next Thursday night in Portland as the soloist at the Apollo Our Boy Old Clotibio Your Old Clothes for the Red Cross Allowed on your Suit, Raincoat, Overcoat or your Dress, Suit or Coat which clothing will be given to the Red Cross Super fluity Shop to be converted into cash for aiding the boys who are defending our country. Street Vt - Schaffnrri: Mrx & Co. Southeast Corner Fifth and Alder Club ccncert at the Auditorium, in the place of Miss Tilly Koener, Dutch con tralto, who found she was unable to get to the Pacific Coast at this time. Arrangements for bringing Gallzzu were completed last night. Galizza is now In San Francisco, where he has been appearing in a, series of concerts with gratifying suc cess. A Good Place to Eat Quick' Sen-ice, Highest Quality, Lowest Prices WOOD'S Quick Lunch 101 Sixth St., Cor. Stark $5.00 N. J. It was launched in May, 1915,
