The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, February 24, 1918, Section One, Image 21

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Newspaper Page Text2f BONUS GLAIfilAfJT'S NATION EYES BONDS "BIG BILL" HART, MOVIE ACTOR, IDOL OF HOLLYWOOD KIDDIES When Not Appearing Before the Camera in Deeds of Daring, Film Star Is Usually Found Entertaining His Young Friends. REMARKABLE SNAPSHOT OF COLLAPSE OF OLD MARQUAM BUILDING COMES TO LIGHT. CASE THROWN' OUT Municipal Issues of $100,000 or More to Be Supervised. Ex-Superintendent of Prison Flax Plant Loses in . Mandamus Action. House Expected to Adopt Ad s' - ministration Bill Next Tuesday. REASONS MUST BE GIVEN THE SUNDAY OliEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, TtTtTJAItY 24, 1918. RAILROAD MEASURE HEAR ENACTMENT SUIT RESULT OF CONTRACT 3 adze Bingham Hold Governor Cannot Be Directed to Jfajr Money Claimed as Pne by ex-Prison Offlcfal. tALBI. Or, Feb. II. (Special Circuit Jade Bingham today sustained ' th demurrer of Attorney-tieneral ' Urown In man 4 ' tempted t be b plant, to romp I Governor Wlthyromboj t pay him a, bonus of Ho, which I of a power conferred upon him by law and. belonalna- exclusively to the eeutlv. department of the Govern ment. There are casea holding that the court may dlret tho perform ance of a ministerial duty. bu the weiitit of authority and reasoning; U ths other way. tare Party la Interest. "It Is very evident from the altera tions of the alternative writ and stipu lation on file that there Is a dispute between tho plaintiff and defendant rnncernlns; the amount due the plain tiff under the contract of employment rlaintiff demandtnc l and the de- fondant offering; to prove his claim In the sum of H'X. The Governor has ut personal Interest, and whatever sum Is paid. If payment should be msde. lil bo paid from the moneys of the s'ate. and consequently the state ts the real party In Interest, and. under the Constitution, this proceeding csn Bot be maintained." The case a-rew out of tho conten tion of Crawford that he was entitled an t40 bonus for hi work at the flax plant, lie entered Into a contract with the Poar.1 of Control, when that board controlled, affairs at ths prison. providing that If be made a profit from tbe operation of the plant be would be entitled to a bonus of 10 a month lie wss dtacharaed by Governor Withy- coir be several months after the execu tive took chart of tho prison eirlu- eivelv. as provided by a law of 191 1 Crawford claimed the bonus from the Governor. The Governor con .ended he had not made a profit, but, to play filr." offered him half of ths amount. or 1I0i. Crawford said he wished It all or nothinr- Tho Governor refused to firm It all. and Crawford started Suit. Crawford 1e Get NeClasT. Governor Wlthycomba said, follow In -the decision today, that Crawford will not receive ervef-the 100 offered htm. sine he started, the proceedings In court. "Crawford wss manifestly unfair In this matter." declared tho executive. "He took advantage of the crop grown by Cady and did not lift a flnrer. save to harvest tt and start grttins: It eady fos market. Then, becauso of his dilatory methods, bo let the work lratr alonaj In such a manner that I waa compelled to discharge him. He was a (allure at handling; men. and the men on the Job are getting twice as much every day out of the flax plant as Crawford did- RAILS REACH ASTORIA LEWIS AD CLARK TIMBER BELT . TO BE TAPPED. Cosasaeia Carrier Read te Be Belli Joint ly by Goveraateat, Oregon Pacific L StUI as Astoria Port. ASTORIA. Or, Feb. Si fSpeeiai) The first shipment of steel rails ar rived this morninc for the-proposed line of railroad thst Is to be con structed Jointly by the Government and the Oregon Taciflc Mill and Lumber Company from Clatsop Station op the Lewie and Clark Klver. The old R.-1U grade, forming a connection with the P. A- S. and extending into the largrst spruce limber belt In the .N'orth west, will be ntillsed as a common car rier road constructed to brintf tho spruce to the nulls. L'nder the agreement recently made between the Government, timber own ers In the district, and Columbia River s twmllis. Cbarl-s W. Corberly 4 to furnish fhe rails and ties, while tlm aiovrrnrnent la to supply the labor to build tthe road. Under special arrange, men I the Port of Astoria is to obtain the right of way. The road will extend Into the woods about li mi!a and be used for logging purpoees onlv while the drive Is on to 'cure aeroplane stock. Later It is the Intention of the Port of Astoria to con struct a connecting line up the Lewi and Clark River with a Junction at fctavebolt Landing, thus bringing the toad directly Into Astoria. TILLAMOOK TESTS CATTLE Mate ' Veterinarian Will Inspect Herds for Tobcrcnlo!. SALEM. Or. Feb. (Special.) All tne cattle In Tiliamook County will be tested for tuberculosis, following the appointment of K. L Glalsycr as county herd Inspector for that county, fcLat Veterinarian Lytle stated today. The appointment of Glalsyer was mad nnder a law of the last Legisla ture, providing for a herd Inspector especially for Tiliamook County to make an inspection of all of the cattle. Dr. Glalsyer cornea from Rltivllla. "V as h.. and waa for a time a FeSeral inspector and also Assistant Slate Ve terinarian o( California. New berg Man Knila Sweater. XEWBERG. Or, Feb. SX. (Special.) W. V. Nelson, who hs on son In the service in France, claim to be the fit at man to complete a knitted sweater lor the Red Cross In this section. The ls.dy who Inspects the work pronounced It a first-class Job. An average of 1500 amus proceedings at- i T jr- . - . ..J J , . , "'' c . It rough! by es-Superln- J ''1 ' - i "5 . T' - ' " - .1 1 tendent Crawford, of th pr-tson llax I . i , . .y f ' I 4 . v I Crawford allrred to b due him tor t 7 E . j.;"- f ' ' " - t work at tti tlux plant. Crawford (I r r I . f V ' V " ' -" " 1 ' I caji was shunted completely out of; a f --?.. ; I , I court by Judo Umgham. , f;'.' - 5 - , Li I 1 : I Tba court held that "mandamus will i; , ; -njiLf VVif ' aot lie to compel the Governor of the I ! i T, - " J . - ' , ; state to perform any duty pertaining J I -r - '' ' T .. i r4 fc'' 1 f"t '"-v ". ) ' t to his office, ministerial or political.;, j . ... - . ' t ' ' ' I whelhe commanded by the constitu-i. T - J j f- ' ' -?" t i ' - 1 ' ! Won or by soroo Uf pasacd on Ut I L f- - JT t -"5 If Commentlnc upon this feature, the i L - , T s-f - . . - ' if -. r-. 17 court said: . 'I - :Hf h. :-,. . rT L' f?J t -In this case th court l called upon J f.-- , ?, i '-i J CT-J t I to direct the eercle by the Governor ( T ""-- L - - ' 4 ' I worth of material Is made up inlo tr.yior., christ.nsoD. Burg.tta Harris. Anni. mcnis a moaia oj ut oss bi iwa l Cross brancU. , v a l- ' X L .... - - r . - ilt. f- ... .1 . J a liltberta l aeriatea Plrtsre of Aertdeat la 191.1 That Ss Section of Larse Halldiaa- ( ra.alns: to fit reel. When a wing of the old Marquam building, at Sixth and Morrison streets, collapsed on November 23. 1913. a remarkable snapshot photo graph was taken which has Just come to light. The first crash occurred about 4 o'clock In the morning and the building was the center of Interest throughout the day. Una amateur photographer was taking; a picture Just at the Instant that a second section gave way and came crashing to the street. - The Marquam building was being remodeled at the time. It was of the older type of architecture and the stonework of the first story was being removed to give way to a modern front. The temporary supports gave way. After this accident the owners decided to demollnh the entire) structure, and the present Northwestern National Bank building waa erected In ita place. OREGON YOUTH IS DEAD JOSEPH REDF1ELD. Or C LEX D ALE, AMOU TlCA.L. VICTIMS. War Department Identified Sixteen Mere Snldlcra W h Lost Their Lives la Sea Dieaater. WASHINGTON'. Feb. 2J. The" War Department tonight gave out 'an ad dltlonal list of the namea of 1 iden tified American soldiers who lost their lives In the torpedoing of the liner Tuscanla by a German submarine Feb ruary . Ten of them previously had appeared In Associated Press dispatches from. a Scottish port. The six not previously Identified were: Privates Joseph R. Redfield. G!ndale, Or.; Sterling Collonn. St. James. Ark.: Arthur N. Harvey. Kau Claire. Wis.: Arthur L. Routt. Pecan Gap. Tex.; Thomas S. Wss son. Koskiusko. Miss,, snd Clsude W. Walker. Los Angeles. CaL Walker had not previously been Hated as un accounted for, and no announcement was made as to the unit to which he was attached. With the reporting of these six names the Associated Press" list of unaccount ed for stands at tt. including 13 un identified dead buried on the Scottish Associated Press dispatch from London last Wednesday said latest fig ures at American Army headquarters there showed that 204 Americans lost their lives on the Tuscan la. 140 of whom had been identified and burled. Thirty-two unidentified had been burled, leaving I- mllng. who pre sumably had gone down with the ship. PUPILS ALL RAINBOWS PLEAaAXT VALLEY SCHOOL DIS THKT "GOES OVER TUB TOP." Every One of the 47 Stadenta of the District Sell SSO r More Werta of War Slaaann Total gSUZS. The students of Pleasant Valley School District No. IS, of Multnomah County, situated on the Foster road at Sycamore, have sold 13023 worth of war saving stamps. There are 47 pu pils in this school and they are all en titled to membership In Superintend ent Churchill's Rainbow Regiment, as each ne has sold j0 or more worth of war stamps. Each student haa an average credit sale of f 4. R. II. Searle, principal of ths school, appointed a com. mittee composed of teachers and stu dents who were to have charge of the sales. The members were K. P. Camp bell, chairman and a member of th Roard of Education: R. 1L Searle. Wini fred Roman. Fred Olsen, Herbert Pop pleton. W. L. Moore and Sadie Kester aon. To assist In the working out of the war stamp drive five students were elected a captains" who were to be come members of the Rainbow Regi ment when enough stamps were sold to admit them. Invitations were sent out to the parents and patrons of the school to meet at the eohoolliouse on the morning of February 14. at which time the war stamp plan wss ex plained. At the. beginning of the meeting the children started selling tamps and at the end of the meeting they had sold lJ0 worth. They were taken 'around the country In automo bile and at the end of the day had sold M00 worth. Each day since has found the sales to be Increasing. The members of this district hav been enthusiastic workers In all of ths drives and scored 100 per cent in the food conservation campaign. Th names are: Nrtrmsn Thomas. Trllsabeth Kaslev, Tavld Frost. E'elne Bevrner. Dorothy Hallowell, Maurice I'm. Mary Mathlas. Ernest Mathtaa. riii Helen Harris. Llod otsen. Mary.tta Thurstou, Eleanor i'errla, WiHarU Kcsiarsou, Donald Ferris. Lena Harris. Allse Richer. Oalhryn foppleton. Eddie Schmld. Robert Kasley. Myrtle liermer. Kuthven poppleton. Frances D.hJqulKt. iturbnra C'ornley. Agatha Cornier. Kule Marvin. Willie Ayrr. Kether luchlln. tMward Iwls. llarvle Thurston, Tervsa -Kchmld. Earl Olsen. Oren Reymer. John Easier. Louise Carpenter. Arthur Hllss, Krank Ferris. Owen Marvin, Klgln Olsen, Theodore Kosln. Jack Ferris. CIKton KVsler son. Mildred Easier. Cecil Ketty and Lillian iieymer. . SOLDIERS ENJOY BANQUET Pennsylvania Enlisted Men Knter ' talned at Benson Hotel. Pennsylvania boys In khaki were guests yesterday noon of the Pennsyl vania Club and long will they remem ber the Jolly tlm the luncheon-reception at the Benson Hotel afforded them. The 30 men of Company B, 16Mh Engi neer, privileged to be present from Van couver Barracks, went back to extend commiserations to the SO or more men of Company A deprived of the pleasure of the day's entertainment because under quarantine for measles and mumps. Dr. E. H. Pence gave the principal address before the club, speaking of the superiority of the freemen soldiery of America over the professional fight ing men of Germany, and predicting shock for ''Frits" when ha encounters "Snmmle." Rev. W. W. Toungson and Justice Wallace McCaenant spoke also on mili tary topics. W. E. Fisher, Introduced by President C. B. Clark, presided dur ing the speaking'programme. The club voted to send a message of good cheer to Linn L. Lelnt, its secre tary, now engaged in Y. M. C. A. war work in France. TWO WOMEN ARE INJURED Mrs. Ada Pick lor and Mrs. Sarah Bougliton Struck by Autos. Mrs. Ada Pickler. 20 years old, was knocked down on Macadam road, near Kelley street, early last night by an automobile driven by C, L. Raker. 193 North Nineteenth street- Mr. Baker took Mrs. Pickler to Good Samaritan Hospital where It was discovered she had bruises about the head and body, but these Injuries are thought not to' be serious. Mrs. Sarah Doughtnn, 78 years old. sustained body bruises when she was run down at Front and Lincoln streets by an automobile driven by Mike Gold berg, of 631 Hood street. ' STALLING OFFICER OF PYTH IAN' MTERS C'ONDl'CT IM PORTANT CEREMONY. Mrs. Haanah Lyons. The Installing officer of the Pythian Slaters. Mrs. Hannah Lyons, has a large amount of re sponsibility, but has the ability to do her part. Mrs. Lyons re cently conducted th installation ceremonies that marked last ' week's meeting. v 4 IAN 1TKHJ (OMlim 1)1- I i PORTANT CEREMONY. i X ' X l X X V f ; x A A x SHORT LINES PROVIDED FOR Senate Action Followed In Matter of I Defeating Amendment Tbat Won Id Place Limit on Compensation. WASHINGTOX. Feb. 22. The House today adopted several amendments to the Administration bill regulating Gov ernment control of the railroads. In cluding one empowering th President to take over all short lines competing with trunk roads. Indications tonight were that the measure would be passed Tuesday. The amendment to take over short lines competing with the trunk lines v.as offered by Representative Esch, of Wisconsin, who urged that It would put them on the same basis as the lanjrer roads and would stabilize them durinr the war. The original section of the bill" urgecf by Director-General McAdoo provided for taking over only such short lines as were necessary in the operation of the entire transportation system, but pro vided compensation for diversion of war traffic from roads not taken over by routing them unessential freight. Small Carriers Included. The short line amendment adopted by the House differ from that in the bill passed by the Senate yesterday in that It excludes any line not acting as a common carrier and includes only those that the President might deem necessary to win the war. Advocates of the amendment said in arguing for Its passage that any small railroads that carried food, fuel or any thing going Into the manufacture of any war supply was aiding war work and that virtually all of them would be taken over. Another amendment adopted by the Hou.se provides that recent expendi tures for improvements are to be taken into consideration In calculating com pensation, which Is fixed In the bill on a basis of the average of the operating Income for the three years ending June 30. 1917. The House defeated, as did the Sen ate yesterday, amendments to limit compensation. High Salary Scheme Defeated. A general order restricting the ere - tlon of new official positions by thel.kst this fa mom. screen "had man" is ranroaas or me raising 01 otricers sai - aries was issued today by Director- General McAdoo. Under the order a railroad may not fill a vacancy above the grade of gen erai manager or even create such an office without the director-general consent. Railroads also will be required to make monthly reports of increases in salaries, appointments to vacancies and creation of new positions involving salaries between 23000 and 110,000, be ginning with January. 1918. This action was prompted by rumors that a few roads were planning to rreate new high-salaried positions on the assumption that the salaries would be paid by the Govrnment, and that the railroad's compensation would not be diminished. It is said to be the director-general's purpose gradually to eliminate many high-salaried positions. There is no Intention, however, of taking drastic steps toward that end. Director-General McAdoo also direct ed railroad presidents to furnish him detailed information on the salaries of officers and employes, rentals and other expenses of financial offices maintained by most roads in New York. ' It is understood this Information may be used as a basis for determining to what extent overhead expenses in volved in financial management may be curtailed or eliminated under Govern ment control. CAMP LEWIS IS HEALTHY Y. M. C. A. Worker Speaks at Older Boys' Conference at Aberdeen. ABERDEEN, Wash.. Feb. 23. Spe clal. ) "Camp Lewis Is the healthiest Army camp In the world," B. M. Cher- rington, head of the religious work of the Y. M. C. A. there, told the older boys' conference, in session here today. He declared the percentage of sickness at Camp Lewis was the lowest of any camp and that the morality of the men was highest. He praised Major-Gen eral Greene for this achievement and also said that generally the morality of the Westerner was above that of the Easterner. About 250 boys from all parts of the Southwest were in attendance at the conference. Speeches were made by some of the most prominent boy lead ers in the state. The election of offi. cers resulted as follows: Raymond Miller. Tacoma. nresldent: Leslie Callison, Chehalls, vice-president. ana aianiey sution, Chehalls, secretary. Banks Unfurl Service Flags. NEWBERG, Or., Feb. 23. (Special.) The United States National Bank and the First National Bank of Newberg have each unfurled a pretty service nag. with two stars. In honor of Ralph Butt and C. K. Knickerbocker, of the former, and Chester Zumwalt and Theodore Langton, of the latter, now in tn service. Harry Hes' Halsey Hen Has Handy Habit. Puller will Not Lay Except on Paper la Family Woodboz. v . - . . ... i l l i kJ-J- A small black pullet belonging to I i i.M. i . i i . r .ii ii i .n rt i i i Harry Hess, section foreman for the Southem Pacific at this station, re- fuses to lay eggs with her sisters in lg .PdmI.tt7edhtrt9nebkt,,,nhS,8U "h"0" T ing admitted to the kitchen, where she requires that a piece of paper be placed In the wood box, whereupon -she de posits her egg and then goes singing out of doors again. Whether the pullet has become aware of her Importance in the economic scheme of things or whether she is simply of a more luxurious disposition than the common run of her kind is a matter of theory. Several weeks ago x, , h.l ,,.. I of a persistent singing and scratching on tne oaca porcn ana was mucn as tonished upon opening the door to see J the pullet enter the room and proceed to the wood oox and cuddle down on a piece of paper that chanced to be therein. She was so much astonished, in fact, that she raised no objection. Since that time the pullet has made regular vieits to the wood box. but will not make her contribution until a paper is provided to lay the cg upon. ,J I lsld fct r ' .s ' f IfJ'y v ?V r 'H ix- V fJ?dVi!&- t L r i" a V" ' III : V 1 V fTlHOSE who associate "Big Bill" Hart I with a pair of six-guns and 1 - steed will be surprised to know i.. ... . , .... - Tr t j th ldo! of the k,ddies of Hollywood. cat. vvnen Bin is not cavormis ' I fore the camera in deeds of daring I : LENTS WILL HONOR MEN SERVICE BULLETIN' BOARD TO BE DEDICATED TODAY. Governor Wlthycorabe to Speak at pa triotic Ceremonies at Ninety Second and Foster Road. Honor will be paid today to 168 men of the Lents district who are in the service when the big service bulletin board erected at East Ninety-second street and Foiter road will be dedi cated. The programme will begin at 2:30 o clock. Governor Withycombe will be present and make an address. Mayor Baker will deliver the presentation address and the acceptance will be made by Rev. F. M. Jasper, of the Lents Meth dist Episcopal Church and commander of the Boy Scouts in chat district, in behalf of the citizens of the community. On behalf of the Boy Scous he will an nounce a pledge of the boys to take care of the board and the grounds. Rev. S. A Smith, of the Lents Baptist Church, will pronounce the Invocation, and A. A. Bailey will make a talk on war savings stamps. Several members or tne city ana county commissions will be present and there will be a spe cial programme by the Grand Army Fife and Drum Corps, the Multnomah Home Guards Band and a special quar tet. The assemblage will be asked to ' Join in singing "America" at the con clusion of the programme. The programme is being arranged under the direction of the Lents Im orovement Club. The service board is intended to be a permanent emblem of the community s patriotism and as new names from the district are enrolled on the war records the names, with stars to represent them, will be added to the board, which is an attractive structure in National colors. The board has been built through private donations. At the service today there will be presented to the Lents community a new flat; WIFE TERMED GROUCHY' R. L. KN'APP ALLEGES SPOUSE EVEN" GRUMBLED AT PORTLAND RAI.V. Alva DcLashmntt. Sarah Field and W. J. Raa Want Divorce on Grounds of Desertloa. Sena Knapp not only had a "grouch" against her husband, but she even complained of Portland and the plenti ful Portland rain, says her husband, Ralph L. Knapp. in an answer and cross-complaint filed yesterday in de fense of the divorce action tiled by his wife earlier in the week. He seeks a aecreo on xrouuug wi wuchj. . . 1 1 Alva ueLasnmuti warns a oivorce from Ellery DeLashmutt on charges of cruelty. She alleges he frequently ac- cused her falsely of infidelity. They w m. ,,J" ; ""l . U - chTrges V, Velertion I? Tu .., m.rn in and cruelty. They were married in Portland last December. The plaintiff says her husband ooastea oi. nis previous immoral character . and said he would "cuss" her out of his home. William J. Rau wants a divorce from Laura Rau, to whom he was married at Vancouver, in 1911. She alleges de sertion in 1916. Cruelty Is the charge made by Fern Adams in a suit for divorce from C. It. .A.aainB. i lie; ncio uiKijicu m uva au- geles in 1905. School . Industry Thrives. NEWBERG, Or., Feb, 23. (Special.) Professor Marls. Industrial Club or ganizer from the State Superintend ent's office, says he is having great success organizing industrial clubs among the school children in this coun ty. During the past .week he visited and deviltry, he Is usually surrounded by a small army of children, who play horse with him, a la Frits, the famous pinto pony, make him trund'e them; about in a wheelbarrow, and otherwise disport themselves to the intense en joyment of themselves and the big fellow. 19 schools and effected organizations in all but one. SERVICE FLAG UNFURLED Ceremonies Marked by Brief Talks and Special Music. One of the most interesting meet ings ever held by the Congregation Noveh Zedek Talmud Torah was ttmt Sunday; February 17, when there was unfurled the service flag containing 22 stars, one 'or every son of the mem bers of the congregation or of mem bers themselves who have enlisted in some division of Uncle Sam's fighting forces. Rev. A. Rosencrantz delivered a short address- He called attention of those present to the seriousness of the pres ent situation and urged all members to do their utmost in assisting the Gov ernment. President D. Nemerovsky then presented the flag to the congre gation. He commented briefly on the morale of the boys who enlisted, com mending their strong patriotic feeling and their willingness to serve their country. The following boys from the congre gation have enlisted: Edward Cohn, Samuel Chernis, H. David Charnis, Dr. Isaac Dellar, Harry Fischer, Louis Herns, Isaac Lakeflsh, Eugene Solo mon. Philip Phillips, Daniel Robinson, William Spellman, Jack Spellman, Sid Schlossberg, Jack Schlossberg, Mose Sax, Samuel Perlam, Dr. Alfred Schilt, Dr. George A. Rubenstein, Judge Aaron Cohen, Dr. Sam Cohen, Sam Rubenstein, Hyman Nute.lman, Sam Goldeen. All Pupils Sell Stamps. SALEM, Or., Feb. 23. (Special.) One hundred per cent of the pupils in the school at Summerville, Union County, are selling thrift stamps, ac cording to word received by Superin tendent Churchill today. Thirty-four of the children already- have sold $a0 worth or more. t PORTLAND YOUTH SUCCUMBS I TO PNEUMONIA IN FRANCE. X w' " T 54 X. Lawrence A. Vt'lthcrspooa. Lawrence A. Wltherspoon, a Portland boy who enlisted in the 162d Infantry, Machine Gun Com pany, April 3. 1917, died in France of pneumonia February 20. He was the son of Mrs. E. Witherspoon, of 174 Thurman street, who is now" in Chicago. Lawrence Witherspoon was 18 years old and was born in Chica go, but had lived here for the last nine years. His mother was with him at Camp Greene at the time of his departure for France. Pre vious to his enlistment he was employed by the Southern Pacific Company. His grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Reimau, live in this city and Thursday they received a tel egram from the War Department telling of the death of their grandson. Expenditure for Good Roads Not . Likely to Be Curtailed, but Only. Highways of Vital Need Are to Be Built. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Every mu nicipal bond issue of $100,000 or more hereafter will be passed on by the Fed eral Reserve Board's capital Issues com mittee before being floated. By re ducing today from 3250,000 to 3100,000 the minimum size of municipal issues which it will consider, the committee extended its influence over several times more municipal bond Issues. The committee, after analyzing .pend ing applications for approval of pro posed issues, found that th bulk of municipal bonds were offered in blocks of less than 3250,000 and therefore not subject to the committee's restrictive influences. Federal reserve agents of th 12 re serve banks, who also act as chairman of the sub-committees upon bond issues In their districts, will come to Wash ington for a conference Tuesday to dis cuss the operation of the new system of voluntary regulation of securities issues. Reaaon Mast Be Given. In a circular of instructions the com mittee and Its advisory body, headed by Allen B. Forbes, explained that tho purposes and circumstances surround ing each issue must be described fully in the application for approval. This is particularly necessary if funds are needed for extensions or improvements relating djrectly to war production or fulfillment of any National, state or local government requirement. "In all cases," said the Instructions, "full reasons should be given why th proposed issues cannot be postponed until arter the war." Details concerning capitalization and financial condition of a company are required in connection with applica tions for issuance of stock. For state, county or municipal issues. the committee requires a copy of the bill, resolution or ordinance under which they were authorized. Economic Roads to Be Built. The committee announced today that it is working with the Federal Bureau of Public Roads in determining what contemplated road construction this ' year is necessary for urgent military or economic reasons. Most roads to which the bureau here tofore has planned to contribute will be built, even under the capital Issue restrictions, it is said, since they have been carefully selected on the basis of their economic Importance. The sup port of state highway commissioners has been enlisted and they will report soon an outline of their curtailed road building programmes for the year. In normal times, highway construc tion and maintenance in the United States calls for an outlay of about 3300.000,000 a year. Officials are in clined to the view that this sum will not be greatly curtailed this year, but that it will be spent on roads vitally necessary for transportation of war ma- 1 terials. Projects for building roads which cannot He completed for more than a year probably will be given unfavorable consideration,- since the capital issues committee is acting on the assumption that the war will not last more than a year longer. DIVORCE COMPLAINT FILED Husband Chases Man Found With Wife, but Speed Too Great. OREGON CITY, Or.. Feb. 23. (Spe cial.) Speed alone saved Arch Long, well-known Oregon City man, from a serious altercation with .Walter David son, also of the mill town, when the latter gentleman discovered Long and Davidson's wife strolling along in the Green Point district Friday. So Davidson's divorce complaint, filed today, alleges. It sets forth that Long and Mrs. Davidson have been very much enamored for the past six months. Friday, the complaint charges, while plaintiff was sitting in an Ore gon City-Portland car. he noticed his wife and Long together. Davidson jumped from the car, grabbed a club and pursued the fleet-footed Long, but was altogether outclassed. Plaintiff asks the custody of their two children, aged 13 and 6 years. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Feb. 23. Maximum tempera ture. 49 degrees. Minimum, 39 decrees. River reading, S A. M., 6.0 feet; chance in last '2 hours. 0.1 foot. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to ,1 V. M.), .26 Inch; total rainfall since Bep tember 1. 1017, 81.65 inches: normal rainfall since September 1. 30.65 Inches; excess of - rainfall since September 1, 1.00 inch. Sun rise, 7:00 A. M. ; sunset. 5:40 P. M. Total sunshine, none; possible sunshine, 10 hours 48 minutes. Moonrise, 4:69 P. M. ; moonset, 5:4.1 A. M. Barometer (reduced to sea level). 29.78 Inches. Relative humidity at noon, 84 per cent. THE WEATHER. wind Stat of Weather. STATION3. K 5 (? I S I 5? : 3 as; : : I : : 3 : . : c - ; Baker 32 8R0.0218;SB Snow Boise 821 48j0.02. . SE Cloudy Boston 101 34!0.0210SW Cloudy - Calsary R 50I0.00J . . NB Clear ' Chicago 30 5l'!0.00;2o!s Clear Denver 44 6BlO.ni), . JSW Pt. cloudy Des Moines ... S2 5210.00.. W Cloudy Eureka 48 Kn;0.r)S..SB Rain Oalveston .... 52 5S0.OO..IS Clear Helena 82 KmO.OO 10'SW Clear Juneaut 14i'Sn.oo . .'in Clear Kansas City... 38 0.00 10 S Clear Los Angeles... 50 640.01..ISE PL cloudy Marsh field ... 42 40'1.01..N Qloudy Medford 33 Solo.Ol . . TT Rain - Minneapolis .. 26 4HI0.00 12SW Oinudy New Orleans.. 56 6tt;0.OO..iS Cloudy New York 16 3tij0.00,22lSW Cloudy North Head 4()0. 84 14INW Pt. cloudy North Yakrma. 20 440.oo . .INW Cloudy Phoenix 52 76:0.00 . .IN Cloudv Pocatello 86 44K.014ISW Cloudy Portland 38 4610. 20 .. NW Cloudy Roseburg .18 4;0. 20 . . NW Rain Sacramento .. 50 BRiO. 38:16 SW Cloudy St. Louis 84 6810.00(36 SW Clear Salt Lake 86 52,0.02 . . SW Pt. clou? San Diego 54 620. 02 .. NW Pt. cloudy San Francisco. 48 5I1.20I10,S Cloudy . Seattle 40 4010.12,. .In Rain Sitka 400.00..l ...- Spokane I 26 460.061 .. IS W Rain Tacoma 1 S8I 4210.10 . .)N Pt. cloudy Tatoosh Island S8 50i0.30 12iW Clear Valdezt J- 2.. .10.00 .. Clear Walla Walla.. 261 5210.02 . .18 Rain Washington .. 14 5010.00 . . SW Clear ' Winnipeg 14 42iO.OO12;SW Clear tA. M. today. P. M. report of preceding day. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Rain ; fresh west- erlv winds. Oregon .and Washington Rain west, rain or snow east portion: fresh westerly wind. Idaho Probably rain or snow. DWAiU) L. WELLS, Meteorologist.