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Newspaper Page TextTHE' OREGON - DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND.' MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER . 21. 1914 ASHES MUST NOT BE DUMPED WOODEN BARRELS, SAYS CHIEF - Warning Is Assured to Householders as Matter of r Protection Against Fife; -TO ARREST VIOLATORS On Tlrm Oocurrina; Teaterdar ' wu Canasd Mj Tfcrowtar Ko ; : ; pjr Slda of Adjoining Hons. Kesldents and housekeepers who per it In dumping ash'ea in wooden bar- relan In unprotected places' are to . be arrested and fined, according to Fire, Marshal Jay W. Steven this morning. Owing to the large nfimber of flrea cauaed by defective fluee and ,fi;he belnfir dumped In wooden barrels ho decided that drastic steps are neces ; sar'y.,, , ' Under the ordinance regulating; the dumping of ashes, residents and others - are required to place ashes in steel or iron barrels covered with a fire uproot lid. While some attempt has ':' been made to enforce this ordinance ; little. tfaa accomplished but as now all of the captains and lieutenants of the various fire-companies are ep ", ties, Mr e Marshal Stevens is going to J see thsjfc the ordinance is enrorcea. t "If the public only knew," said Stev Lena this mornliiK. "how many fires are caused by dumping hot ashes in wood n l,iirla unil in basements and other places where they are dumped, there v would be little difficulty in enforcing t the ordinance. f, "Not later than yesterday we had a ' fire which promised to be a nood sizea c mi itnrfmi liv the tennant of one houne dumping ashcH, which he thought I ware cold. anailiat the house of his nuiKhhor. Klre did not start imme tilatelybut smoldered and when it was discovered the house was ablaze. V "As It Is absolutely necessary that s the law be obeyed this office is going i to ai rcHt all found ustns wooden bar f rels and throwing the ashes in other .places where fire la likely .to start. Th deputies are to be given instruc f tiorM this afternoon to this effect." OF UOXDS TOMORROW Hold First Family Beunion in 5 Years Jadfe Samuel, White to lajoy tonf Desired Plesjrore at' Christmas Kere Thlo Tea. - f :'" . For the first time in five years Judge Samuel White of this cV,1 enjoy a Christmas dinner with all nls famlly present. Lwrence White, who has been away from, home for almost six years, trav eling the world- as a vaudeville actor, has just returned to Portland, where he began his stage career and. begin ning tonight, will appear for two venire in a lnre.1 arrill. lni-va Wfcft. who has been In Cali fornia in search of health, will re turn to Portland Wednesday ana nis son John is here practicing law, lwrence White Is one of the few female Impersonators on the American stage and Is said to have one of the blearest wardrobes of any actor of thli character in the world. He has Just completed a 38 weeks' tour or Austra lia. , lie was born at Baker City, Judge White's old home, and made his first professional bow on the stage of the Pantages theatre here in Portland. Since then he has traveled all the Im portant circuits of this country and of British possessions. s name la Ray Lawrence. - aiWtIIled, OVERHEATED "STOVE PRESUMABLE CAUSE OF GRESHAM FIRE Nine Buildings Destroyed; Estimated Loss $37,450; Insurance $21,750. ONE HURT ANOTHER IS MISSING AFTER FALL Captain Gerstner Fell; Into Ocean; All Were BoiinjJ on Long Distance Flight.- : SALE Improvement Securities Expected to i - Rriii2 Rent Figures Since War. J A total of $335,044.25 In municipal Improvement bonds Is to be disposed , of to the highest bidder at a sale to ! be field at 2 o'clock tomorrow after I i oon by Commissioner C. A. Blgelow. The bonds pay 6 per cent Interest and 5 run fr 10 years, subject, however, to be redeenied before that time. As a number of Inquiries concerning i the sale have already been received by Commissioner Blgelow, it is believed that better prices will prevail than at It any sale held by the city since the jj beginning of the European war, wnicn caused a slump In the bond market. " Officials Inspect Work; ' Will ft. Daly, commissioner of pub- lie utilities; I II. Kaiser, euperlntend- ent. and V. V. Clarke, engineer of the f water bureau, left thl morning for 5 the Bull Run head works to see how .'? construction work at the head works 5 is piogreisHlng. New buildings for -the employes are under way, and a t waaon road is being constructed from t the edge of the reserve near Bull Run to the place where the water is forced i into the big conduits. ...,-. r T -A nrira k San Diego, Cal., Dec. 21. One United States army aviator was killed, one waa badlv inlured. and the fate of a third is still unknown this afternoon as the result of three tragic accidents near Oceanslde today, during the Mackay trophy scout test, under the ausDlces of the government. The dead aviator was Captain Fred erick J. Gerstner. He fell with Cap tain L. R. Muller, In United States aeronlane No. 36, which was en route to Los Angeles from San Diego, shortly after noon. The two men clung to the wreckage of their aeroplane for almost an hour, while fellow aviators descend ed, got on a hand car and raced six miles for a boat In which to go to their assistance. Gerstner's body has not been recov ered, according to latest reports. Muller was brought ashore in an exhausted condition and was rushed to San Diego by train. Shortly before this accident. Cap tain B. D. Foulols sustained an acci ent on land which came near result ng in serious injuries, notn uapxam Foulols and Lieutenant Walter R. alliaferro, his traveling companion. escaped serious Injury. Latest advices from Oceanside were that another aviator had sustained an accident near Ban Juan Caplstrano. His fate was not learned. An overheated ftove was pre sumably the caase jof a fire which destroyed nine buildings at Gresham yesterday morning, ; entailing a of approximately J37.450., This was -covered by insurance aggregating $21,760. " j ! The heaviest loss was sustained by the Barlelt Mercantile company. . In whosa store the fire started about 3 o'clock. Mr. Bartelt who was sleep ing on the second floor of the store, was rescued by Fleet Fox by means of a ladder. The buildings burred were on Main street, between FirBt ana becona streets. " All the owners announced today they expected to rebuild.' The alarm was turned in by A. E. Llndsey, merchant, who was sleeping Just across the street. He ran two 1locks over the frozen grownd, bareroot ana his night clothes to turn in the alarm. Portland Sends Chemical Track. Twenty-four members of the Gresh- m volunteer fire department respond ed and were on duty eight hours. A call was sent to Portland; for assist ance and a combination ellemical-hose ruck was sent from East and East Belmont streets, A number of electric dropped and made the work danger Ait T w T4rtW:itt iwas rendered un conscious by coming in contact with a live wire, and .Chief Ettsell Jones of the Gresham fire department was se verely shocked two; or three times. Other members of ! the j department were slightly shocked. I ' The losses were as follows: I Loasea ia rire. Bartel Mercantile ! company, stock and fixtures, $17,000 loss; insurance, Portland's Health Record Good. I There is less contagion in Portland now than in years, according to City i Health Officer Marcellus this morn- v Ing. For the first time in months, the city is entirely -free from smallpox, ; and there are very few cases of diph- therla. scarlet fever or other con- , taalous diseases, says Dr. Marcellus. MILLION MEN IN DEFENSIVE LINE ABOUT WARSAW (Continued From Page One.) (0 men surviving. Even these were ' captured !vy the Russians. s Hard fighting on a large scale was 4 also developing 'along the southern 1 front. 'i : Sortie From Przemjrsl. Vienna, vla Rome, Dec. 21. The t Austrian were making a tremendous effort today to raise the Russian siege : or Prsemysi. With this object In view ; a furious sortie had been made from ,1 ; the fortress, and the Russians were Thirty-titth wires were Six Aeroplanes in Flight for a Test Army Machines Tlj Prom Saa XTlego to Itom Angeles and Will Take Part la Military Maneuvers ia onth San Diego, Cal., Dec. 21. Six army aeroplanes left the government school at North Island here today and! headed for Los Angeles. They were machines to be used by the army pilots and ob servers In the big Mackay trophy scout, test tomorrow. Captain A. S. Cowan and Hoy C. Kirkland will leave for Los Angeles this afternoon and will be on Hand to see the competitors off tomorrow morning. The ;detach ment of marines, artillerymen and cavalrymen which will cooperate with the birdmen were to1 take up their po sitions on the . outskirts "of the city late today. . They will break camp early in the morning and be? on the march practically, an day. , SAN FRANCISCO FIRE CHIEF IS DEPOSED BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR . , , Shaughnessy Leaves Peace fully s but Under Protest; Commission Backs Him," 0-W. R. I N.OFFERS TO LEASE BRIDGE AT $52,000 PER ANNUM Term of 35 Years Essence of Proposal Made by Com pany to Commission, TOLL TABLE SUBMITTED Kaiser Is Looking' RA1 IFRRN1A Rl 1IF 5sKY Old and Careworn LAW HALI5 oALt Ur Tendon Seara Be metnrned to the front Over Physicians' Protest to Encourage Troops on Christmas. . London. Dee. 21. Though the kaiser ts back at the front, be returned, ac cording to a dispatch received rhere to. day by the Kxchange Telegraph com pany from Its Berlin correspondents, over his physicians protest. He was said to' have left Berlin without -uy demonstration, . and was described as pale and looking old. The correspondent expressed his doubts A....nl Ka onmrJtinM nf Vila ! nulHtv't recoverv. It was stated, however, that his field commanders Insisted that he spend Christmas with the troops, as a means of encouraging . them. STOCKS TEMPORARILY Hates Which May Be Charged ciW destrians, 1 Cent Each, Motoroyles, 3 Cents, Autos, 5 Cents. being engaged in the direction of a Hureza, whence another Austrian force t was trying to reach and relieve the V beleaguered city. f Simultaneously, a supreme effort ; was in progress to drive the Russian i backward along the right bank of the Vistula, in southern Poland. tt was neuevea mat the success, 1 either of the sortie or of the operation J in Poland, would free Prxemysu The besiegers were reported to be so short ef men and guns as a result of the Austrian attacks in other quarters I that they were able to bombard the j chain of forts only on one side. j. There was also desperate fighting i today in the . Carpathians, where the ; Kussians were trying hard to check I the movement which expelled them J from Hungary and was still driving them to the. northeastward through American Engine Fail. Los Angeles, Dec. 21. But two of the six army aeroplanes that started from San Diego for Los Angeles early today had reached Los Angeles this afternoon. Three were reported down en route with motor trouble. While one, San Diego reported, had fallen Into the ocean at Oceanside and one or Its crew. Captain uerstner, naa oeen drowned. The machines that arrived here sate- lv were No. 28. with Captain Dodd and Lieutenant Fltsgerald aboard, and No. 25, carrying Captain Morrow and Lieu tenant HolUday. The aeroplanes that made the flight without incident were both equipped with foreign motors. The four which experienced difficulty were propelled by American made engines. Has Santa Anything For These '2 Lads? Some Kind Person Has Chance to Save Two Small Boys Prom Disappolnt mea on Christmas. Two boys, William Bryan, years old, and Erwood Bryan, 9 years old, have unbounded faith in Santa Claus, though their father has had no work for months, and unless assistance comes they will be badly disappointed. Mrs. Elizabeth Cosgrlff of the Juvenile court Investigated the case and found the mother dead and the father a man who wanted work but was unfortu nate enough to have no trade to which he coMld turn. Two older sisters were caring forthe boys and their father, and the case was reported very worthy, The family resides in the basement of 270 Montgomery street. Mrs: Cosgriff suggested that the boys write to 5anta, and the result was two little letters on her desk this morning. "Dear banta Olaus," the letters read "I will be satisfied with anything you want to send me. from one of your boys," and Erwood covered the re mainder of his page with crosses for kisses and circles for love to the patron saint, while William added fewer signs, but much larger. The juvenile court will do what is possible for the lads but would appreciate any help that can be extended to It. 111. 600, Building, owned by v. t;. JK.iy, ure- gon City, $6000 lossr insurance, $3500. j. c. Hessel & sons, implements, 500 loss; insurance, $1000. . Maxwell . Schneider, photographer. $500 loss; Insurance, j $250. ! Ed Osborne, blacksmith and wagon shop and building, $5000 loss; insur ance, $2400. i Palmquist Harness store, stock and fixtures, $2000 loss; i insurance, $1200. Gust Larson, building, $1000 loss; insurance, none. ! Tietz meat market,; $1000 loss; Insur ance. 1800. j. J. Halligan. Darner snop, 300 loss: insurance, none. Loss on these two buildings. $1000. Congdon hotel, damaged $600; Insur ance, $t00. Bank of Gresham,; Sterling & Kid der Hardware company and the C. C. general merchandise store, slightly damaged $100; fully! Insured. R. B. Belt, confectionery, damaged $100; fully insured, i A. Regner, damage to plate glass windows, $100; fully insured. D. A. Hart residence, $250. The sparks covered a radius of sev eral blocks, and the residence of Peter Mitchell and a number of others caught fire, but were put out by bucket bri gades. I (Cnited Press Leased Wire.K San Francisco, Dec. 21. i- P. H. j Shaughnessy was -deposed as fchlef-. of the San Francisco fire department- to day, by order of Mayor Rolph. This action was taken when Police Sergeant Thomas Walsh ordered Shaughnessy from ari office in the city hall. I "It will not be necessary for you to use force, Shaughnessy told f Walsh. I agree to leave peaceably, but re member I leave here under protest." The mayor's action brought io a cli max a situation which resulted in San Francisco having two chiefs of'the fire department. . Chief Murphy was sum marily removed from office recently by the f ise commissioners. No charges were filed against him, .the commis sioners simply announcing that "Mur phy was removed for the good or the service. ' Shaughnessy was then ap- pointed to eucceed Murphy. City Attorney Long Saturday ren dered an opinion to the effect ' that Mjurphy had been illegally ousted, and this opinion was followed ny tne rein statement of Murphy by the mayor. Shaughnessy announced this after noon that he still considered himself chief. Asked by what authority, lie said: "By authority of the fire commls sioners. What better authority do you want than that?-' When Shaughnessy left the fire chief's office in the city hall he an nounced that he was going to; see his attorney, and Intimated that he would make a legal fight against his removal, The fire commissioners were sched uled to meet this afternoon.! They nromised to prepare a statement pro testing against the removal of Shauehnessy. and said they would pre fer formal charges which would result In tha ousting of Murphy. STATE TEACHERS ARE IN SESSION TODAY AT TH E Uatlcia, INCORPORATE COMMITTEE UNIVERSITY Plan Is to Reorganize Asso ciation to More Unified Body ' Central off the Woman Would Serve Brother's Sentence (Special to The Journal.) University of Oregon. Eugene, Or., Dec. 21'. The fourteenth I annual ses sion of the Oregon State Teachers as sociation, western division, opened In, Villard hall at the University of Ore gon this morning, i I Six h una red teachers are attending the Besslon. The flrst'steip toward re organization of the association to a more central and unified body was Chicago Worse's Offer to Substitute Xs Wot Accepted by the Governor of 'Wisconsin. j Madison. Wis.. Dec. 21. Miss Louise Kester, Chicago nurse, will not be al lowed to serve the sentence of her brother, W. R. Kester, now confined in Waupun prison, after being found guilty of manslaughter. Miss Kester was Informed by Oov ernor McGovern that It would take two weeks to get a petition for a. par don ready V be considered. ..'He re tires from office January 3. ' In a letter to the governor. Miss Kester declared that she believed her brother innocent of the slaying of a foster child at his home in Manecqua, Wis., that he was made the victim of retributive action for a crime which he did not commit. In her plea for her brother's liberty. Miss Kester said: If the innocent must suffer for the guilty whoever such may he or If the case was an accident, why take away from the heart of his family one who is necessary for its care ana support. one who is loved and missed, and rath er accept the willing substitution or a sister In lieu of the rest of I the en forced separation of family to whom The O-W. R. & N. company ; this morning offered to lease the upper deck of the railroad br4dge to the county for $52,000 a year, provided he county commissioners sign up a lease for 35 years. The matter was taken unaer aa- vlsemont, although expressions of opin ion by ' Commissioners Holman and Lightner made It evident that the prop osition would receive little considera tion because of the length of the leaso demand. The offer was based on figures pre sented by Attorney A. C. Spencer for the railroad company, in which the cost of the upper deck and various charges were considered. Mr. Spencer said that the Interest on the $907,124, estimated cost of the upper deck, at 4 per cent and the depreciation would make an es timated cost of $18,334; lights, $1350; salaries of operators, $6747; insurance. $80; paving and maintenance, $obt; taxes $5000; a total of $67,149. From this he said would be deducted $14,111, estimated revenue from street cars at 3 cents each. The remainder, he said, would be $53,179, but the company would be willing to throw $1179 and accept the $52,000. Time Clause Objected to When the commissioners said they did not feel that the 35 year clause could be accepted. President J. D. Far rell of the company said that it would be necessary to revise the figures if a shorter period were to be considered New figures will be presented as soon as ready. On the basis offered the company appears to be asking more from the county than was named in tne last offer to the city. To the city the company offered to take $48,334 with taxes to be paid by the city, making the total about $59,000, but the city was to retain the streetcar toll which amount to approximately $13, 000 a year. The offer to the county does not include payment Of taxes by the county, but that Is offset by the taking away of the streetcar tolls, as the railroad company would contract directly with the streetcar company. Proposed Tolls Submitted. Two traffic tables with proposed tolls, which would probably be adopted should the efforts to reach an agree ment to lease fail, were submitted, one made by the city which showed an In come of $57,959 a year and the other bv the company which showed an In come of $79,079. The traffic figures kept by the company and the city vary , widely. The tentative tolls are: Pedestrians. 1 cent each; bicyces and motorcycles. 2 cents; automobiles and auto trucks, 6 cents; drays, loaded, 6 cents; 2 horse vehicles, 3 cents; 1 horse ve hicles, 2 cents; streetcars, 5 cents. The tables submitted by the city and the railroad company are as follows: City's Traffio Survey. Pedestrians . .1.154.130 (jlc $11,541.30 Bicycles and mo'r cycles Autos and trucks - 429.7465c Drays (loaded) 37.002 41. 6c 71.951.3o Ministers Accompany Him. Amsterdam, - Dec. 21. The kaiser, back at the front today is accom panied by the German ministers ot war and the navy, according to in formation received here this afternoon from Berlin. It was said his majesty would spend Christmas In the field. Measure Took Effect Friday and New Incorporations Must Await Its Approval, (t'nited Preaa Leased Wire.) Sacramento, Cal.. Dec. 21. Thou sands of corporations, associations and their agents throughout California will be forced to halt the sale and offering of stocks and securities for several weeks to come, because of the provisions of the blue sky law which became effective with other amend ments last Friday at midnight. Secretary of State Frank C. Jordan voiced this opinion today in answer to llew Volcano Seen Near-Lassen Peak , ; .' , Porest Kanrers Oo to Inspect Mount Kanaka, 15 Miles Worth of Xtassen, Which Smokes Above Snow XUne. ' Redding, Cal., Dee. 21. Redding "was eagerly awaiting today a report from forest rangers concerning the question w hether or not Mount j Kanaka, SO miles from here end 5 miles north of Mount eLasaen. had developed a crater. There was no doubt that smoke was seen arising yesterday front: the peak's summit. It was not- as dense as the columns which have belehed from . Mount Lassen many times tn the past few months, but If it was'ja volcanic eruption, it waa nevertheless of re bpectable proportions. 4 :(; The suggestion was made that a forest fire, was raging oris the moun tain. As it Is heavily covered' with enow, nowever, tnis was nought un likely, ' ! ; I REFUSE TO CARRYiOJQUOR Ten-Day Mill Shut- Do wn Is Ordered u; : j The Southern Pacific ltAs sent out Inquiries, principally from organizers notice to the shippers oC Slwlnes and of new corporations, touching on the liquors that it cannot accept consign- I . ... -...a -i.v. i I . . .... .. . ir . . (six. w su nuoiu nun piaus mr isoii- i ments or atconoiic Deveras aesuneu lng stock and securities without wait- 1 for Arizona after Januaryi-1. Neither Oregon City, Or., Dec. 21. For the first time since the paper mills at West Linn, across the river from this city, started operations 25 years ago. they will be shut down for a period of 10 days, starting Christmas day. The order will effect about 350 men, half the employes In the mills. Local officials give no reasons for the shut down, other man oraers to tnat eneci came from the San Francisco office and accompanied by no explanation. Mill Manager B. T. McBain is now In San Francisco and Is expected to return early this week. The mills of the Willamette Pulp & Paper company and the Crown-Columbia Pulp & Paper company recently were consolidated and it is thought by many in Oregon City that, when the mills resume op erations again, some change in the executives of the mills will have been made. Train Has Few Delays. Henry Dickson, local passenger rep resentative of the Great Northern rail way, received this morning a report on the performance of the "Oriental Lim ited." crack Great Northern train be tween Chicago and the coast.- This train, save on four days, reached Its terminal exactly on time every day from April 14 to December 16, or 238 times out of a possible 242. The four days when delays occurred were the days that blasting was going on in the BocJcy mountain tunnels. This train makes the run from Chicago in 72 hours. will shipments be received whii-h could not be delivered Si f Tor 9 mid night. December 31, becafSse of the prohibition law which bejCmes effec tive at the beginning of, 1315, The circular points out- thati jtiie - railroad Is as much boundto enforce the prohi bition law as t.re the people who voted for it. The order does not affect the shipment of liquors from jtohe point te another, within the state, if rj from Arl- g tor the organisation of the corpo- tion commission, provided by the new law, Jordan points out that the new law expressly provides that any investment company before selling, offering for sale, negotiating for the sale, or taking subscriptions for any kind of security, must first make application to the com mission.. This law is in effect, he says, and must be observed, therefore, cor porations must wait for the appom,- Vona outslde lnto ptner Btajs, mem ui ine corporation commission, and its O. K. to all applicants "for per mission to go ahead1 with their plana. "Owing to the scope of the work," says Jordan, "it will take several weeks at least for the new commission to get organized and in working order. "Among other requirements under 1 thenew law are that a corporation in making application must include an itemized statement of its financial condition. In such form and detail as the commission may prescribe; a copy of all contracts which It proposes to make or sell to the public; a certified copy of Its articles of incorporation, and all amendments thereto, and such other information as the commission may desire. "Included and defined as investment companies required to make such ap- plication are every private corporation. association. -copartnership and com- nanv which shall, within this state. sell, offer for sale, negotiate for the sale of. or take subscriptions for any stock, stock certificate, bond or other evidence of Indebtedness of any kind. issued or to be Issued by Itself, other! than promissory notes not offered to I the public by the makers thereof. "You see from this that there Is vast amount of work ahead . and large number of people affected." 'Gifts! -for i'-i Men I Olmstead Leavea for East. To Investigate business conditions and especially to see what effect the recent granting of higher rates to the railroads by the Interstate Commerce commission has had, Emery Olmstead. vice president of the Northwestern Na tional bank, has gone east. He will be gone several weeks. Missouri Dar at the Fair. Jefferson City. Mo.. Dee. 21. Gov ernor Major announced here today that Mav S had been set aside as Missouri day at the Panama-Paclfio exposition in San FranciBco. tm state nas ap propriated $100,000 for Missouri's ex hibit. E1.1262o 1.022.52 16.330.35 1.850.10 i .ii ii vv T r i - presented in resolutions y ijr. n. -ndearment of home ties and fel- Sheidon, head or tne department oi lowfihlp nave unusual power?) Power. education, who presided over the meet ing. K. B. Bryan, president of Colgate sweetness and preclousness. Kester was convicted or first de- ' "'S"'" , i AV, 1,1111 Vnm Vn,L- WOO llinhli (TCS 111 SI S.U K fl IC1 1UI HID kUlIIB Ul r,rocnt .intu ihu ovinini his foster son, his sentence dating owing to missing train connections at from October 3, 1912. He has five Portland this morning. His topic, years to serve, less iiwin;o iur Bw The Gnsnel of Work." was adODted I behavior. Germans Attack Russians. Berlin, by wireless to London, Dec f, 21 German attacks on the Russian positions are still In progress, accord t lng to a war office announcement Is : sued today. The East Prussian sltua- tion was said to be unchanged, i In the westr it was declared Impor . tant German gains had been made in the. Argonne region. J Where the French attacked the ; kaiser's line Sunday the Gallio forces were said to have been repulsed and the capture by storm was described of certain trenches held by the British ; Indian troops. With them It was re ' ported that a number of cannon and ; machine guns were taken. Take tTp Murder Cases, i Two murder cases were before the i grand Jury this morning. To prevent, I if possible, the freeing of Louie Hing. ' now Indicted on a first degree murd.r charge fdr the death of Lee Foo Chong during tong troubles in March, 1913, ' the grand Jury is considering the case ; or. a second degree murder charge. The ! former Indictment has been attacked ; and is now before the supreme court. . The other case Is that of Theodore M. ' LUllnger. who is charged with the death The Citizens' Employment Commit tee, Inc., this morning filed articles of Incorporation with County Clerk Coffey. The committee was organized to provide work for the unemployed, with board and rooms, and especially to provide wood piles to be chopped up by those out of work. The com mittee is Incorporated for $6000. The members of the committee are J. C. English, Adolphe Wolfe, A. L. Fish, Edwin V. O'Hara. J. A. Madsen and George M. Cornwall. Articles were also filed of the Crew Baseball Novel ty company, capitalised at $25,000, by E. A. Relchel, F. C. Crew and F. L. Llchtenberger. of Thomas Russell,' an aged man who was ejected from a rooming house by Ellinger. Russell died as. the result of a fall following the ejectment. El linger is charged with . second degree murder. t Sun May Be "Doused." Seattle Wash.. Dee 21 T'nlo . hCfciver H. P. Weston of the Seattle Sun receives a saiisractory oxrer ror the purchase of the Sun property by p, nv Wednesday the paper will discon tinue publication with the Thursday aiiernvyfi euiuon . - by C. E. Rugli, professdr of educa tion of the. University of California. Dr. Sheldon's resolutions provided for the appointing of a committee df 15 by the incoming! president for the revision of the constitution and by- laws as they see fit, the committee to be representativt of all branches i of schools. i Tt mav work In conjunction with the executive committee! of tjhe- organiza tion to present the changes before the year Is up and save tlftie. It was unanimously passed. ! Nominations for officers for the en suing year Is In order today. Among those are 1L H. HerdmanJ principal of Washington high school, president; E. Oarlston. assistant, superintend ent McMinnville schools, first vice j president; -George Ai Briscoe, Ashland, second vice president; C I. Collins, superintendent Eugene schools, W. R Rutherford, city superintendent Mc Minnville. treasurer; W- M- Smith, Marion county, superintendent: O. M. Elliott- superintendent of schools, Sa lem; W. H. Dempster, Eugene, for five years member of executive committee. . . STATEMENT CHALLENGED "In spite of publishedi declarations that. there Is work for every skilled mechanic who wanta it. I think I am in a position to knowi differently," de clared Edgar Martin, who lives at the Y. M. C. A. and has been working at the camenter'a trade for many years. "I think It is wrong for anyone to make such statements when they can not be substantiated. 1 know that there are many men who are compe tent to work at the most j difficult Jobs who are trying to I find I any sort of work, among them carpenters, machin ists. clerks and engineersl Mr. Martin takes exceptions to a statement of Stanley Baker, employment secretary of the T. M.1 C. A., in whfch he said there is plenty of work for skilled me- I chanics. .- , . 1 . ' Journal Want Ads bring results. Two horse vehicles . -. One horse vehicles .... Streetcars .... 9,6182c 462,48050 2.158.63 1.932.36 23.124.00 $57,959.16 O-w. R. at n. -xaDi. Pedestrians ...1.109.236 lc $11,092.35 Bicycles and 101,.OVWI Manning's Jones' Market Fourth and Alder moor cycles Autos and , trucks 8Z6.zowtc Drays (loaded) 31.3385o Two norse vehicles eg.isoujg One horse vehicle 8i.3igzo Streetcars .... 368,146 tt 50 1.284.50 41.2835 1.566.90 1.828.08 1,636.62 18.407.30 I 7Q ATO AA I Further meetings will be held be tween now and January 6, when the question of rental or tolls will be de cided finally. The commissioners all favor renting the bridge but hope for a more favorable proposition from the railroad company. Woman Granted Diroree. Circuit Judge Davis this morning grasted a divorce to Maggie M. Smith! from cnaries smun on grounas oi ae- Bertion. Tin Is used to weight silk to suc"h an extent that many a woman's dress would assay as highly as what often is considered good tin ore. Christmas Week at Hotel Multnomah Magnificent ' Christmas Dinner, Table d'Hote Served in the Arcadian Garden 6 until 8. f The following extraordinary entertain ment will be rendered throughout the entire week during; lunch, dinner and after theatre 71 X Ray Lawrence Impersonator Artistic Delineator of Feminine Types. Edwin Myers and Miss Boggs Dancers. Carl Bravo- Operatic Singep of Note. Miss FosteV Popular Singer. . The Five De ' Youngs Singers. Miss Gibson Singer. 77 Miss Haviland Singer. Miss Rich Singer. Herman Heller's vOjchestra. ( Hotel Multnomah Roy O. Yates, j . President I H. C Bowers, Mgr. . , L..P. Reynolds, Asst V.gr. .-;', ' If' Join Our Christmas Savings Club Starts Today On December 10 we distribuuted thou sands of dollars to those who joined last year. Why not prepare for next Xmas now? You know you will need the money. You cannot lose a penny. You have everything to gain. Five cents, 25 cents, 50 cents or a dollar starts you, according to the class you join. There is a limit to the time in which we can enroll members. Join Now If you can't come, send it by mail or get someone to bring it for you. If not familiar with" the plan, call, phone or write for particulars, Merchants National Bank Washington and Fourth Streets that ring true of worthiness and con vey best the message of Christmas greetings- ' J Neckwear; I 50c to $1.QQ Handkerchiefs 25cto $1.00 Kid GloveJ $1.50 to $3.f0 Silk Hosej ' 50c to $3.00 Mufflers ' $2.00 to $10.00 Shirts iVf As low as $W0 Bathrobe " $5.00 to $18.00 Suspenders! . Garters;; UnderweaV Sweaters j; Umbrellas Suits v:i Overcoats Raincoats! Suitcases Ij, ' Etc. . n; ; Merchandise and Hat Order- Buffum & Pendleton Morrison Street. .Opposite Postoffice 1MI Open Evenings! Until Xmas AMUSEMENTS HEILIG Jtroadiray - Zsjlor ST.!. 1 1.11M 6 SSSSiw MonjDec 28 Alfttin wm,, rri.. DAVID WAHriEEJ HI -THE AUCTIOHI' Trm. and Mat.. 2. $l.N.il, TSe. MAIL UKUtU xruw Bo Offli Balm WwfniiT THXATSS ei X. Btkos Mgr. Tonight. tar(la nlfht, all ac4ts 28c (except tvr.ii. AH week. Mats. Wed., fr'rldar f"brlt- mas dajj. Mat. tba Famous Bijtcr Flayars Ip ' "LEAH XIXSCHirX' T i The remarkable story ot a r(r' bancTar as ' dared by Mrs. Kifke. EeeniESs: ZSe. 5-. Soe. 7.V. b"Z $1. Wed. Mafc ll eesta e. eppt dox), ;cc. ' rriaay ana wiqraif Mati nees, 2&r. DOe. Next frees. 'The. Hejaveaa. inn of Aunt Karv." ' : Baker Theatre tieketa fndia Tba Journal Trade a ad Clrculattoa Content fcrr ooa Tote on erery cent cf talue. n v Broadway at fter9r. . . THE BEU, FAMILY: (9) la an Artlatli- Mnl-al itiliferlnf. . ATOM COMEDY TQV McKAY at AHDUflS KOLB k HASLA'K ALEXAVDEB BROrt. , HAL FBABCI . LEO ZARBEL I&fd A -1020 Matiaa :1 .. Kicht " 7:30, 0:10 BEST SHOW IM.TOVm E. E. CXrVE, tba (raait EagBali , cniaadiaa, and atker feature aata. 500 Choice Beats SeaerTS4.. s oeoeai xav First Bibt Bbow. - h .. . r r Arte reeoaa ..........!. sa rncei vicbts tts Vicbts 11ATINIE DAK 250 Broadway and AUar Week Deo. tl. Walter S. 'Haf ia "Ia aaA,. Out"; 10 Boo Amor Arabs: j Larry Coney;" Ways Trio; Be'trah A- Beltruh : Jos.. CaJla baa ia "Faaa ef History." Boxes ana first row baleoay rassrysd. I" hones .Maia 443 1, A EUft. : , : ,-- 4