THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER- 29, 1914.
GOOD ROADS GREATEST
INVESTMENT THAT AWT
Benefits With Accrued Inter
' est Will Be Enjoyed: by
v All Generations,
INVESTMENT QUITE HEAVY
During Fast Tear 8tat Has Expended
Tlvs Million DoUaxs to Ixuprora
4 .-' '' Its . Ufaways. !
: Good roads are of the greatest in
dustrial and soda! significance to any
tat. That Uils la generally recog
nised In Oregon Is evidenced by the
fact that during; 1914 $5,000,400 wan
In vp ted in improved highways. In
i. the word, for In this, work
the present generation In applying n
principle, the benefits of which, with
accrued interest, will bo enjoyfd try it
and ensuing generations for years to
come. . i
v The "subject of good roads will be
riven three pages in the special illus
trated supplement of The Sunday
Journal for January 3, which Is "The
Year In Prospect'' number. The front
and bark pagea tell in photograph ami
tent what Multnomah county did tn
building, her unit of thei Columbia
highway this year, and what Jackson
county did in conntru" ting her share
of the Pacific highway. ,
A third pace la devoted to Interest
ing text, including; article by Samuel
Hill and Kamtirl liina:-ter and a
nympoilum of what was done in the
good roads line In the several Oregon
countfea. '.' .
Meaning Xa Driven Home.
"What hand and fcot ar to a man,
so good road a are to a community,"
declares Samuel J J ill in discussing the
algniflcance of improved highways.
A road ia a way out and implies
omethlng to -nhip; a way in implies
something to come in for." Through
out his entire article Mr. Hill drives
home with telling force the meaning
of this movement In which he Is
aucn an anient ncuevcr.
Samuel Lancaster review) the prog
ress made on the Multnomah county
unit of the Columbia highway. He
takes the reader on an Imaginary
trip over the thoroughfare that is de
lightful. 1
'; In the symposium of good roads
work done in the several Oregon
counties a resume is made of the dls
poaltlon of tho fiv millions of dol
lars devoted to Improved highways
in the state this year. Of this amount
Clataop and Jackson counties each
supplied 1500.000 and Coos iimt
$s:&,4)00. MultnoniHh county's appro
priatlon was $750,000.
Jt Is estimated that when the Mult
nomah county unit of the Columbia
-highway Is completed with a " hard
surface pavement, its total cost will
be 1888,366. or approximately $1,000,
000. Of this amount $465,602 was
spent in construction work this -enr.
To complete the road to the hard
surface stage will reonire 1173 Son.
The cost of the pavement is esti-
; Coat of Xmprovementa Compared.
; It is Interesting to compare tho
coat of the highway--with other pub
lic Improvements of recent years.
Tha Multnomah county 'courthouse
coat $1,685,000. When completed
wim pavement it' will be seen that
the cost of the highway will have
been less than two thirds of that of
ths' courthouse. Its value to the
community assumes a much different
ratio.
The rest of next Sunday's Illus
trated Supplement bristles with facts
and figures of interest to every citi
en of Oregon. The photographic dis
play la equally worth while. The
price or in eunaay journal, with
this special section Included, is 6
cents the copy.
Contract Company
Accused by Witness
Concern Charged With Retaining For
,' tions of Maar Collectad fox Hos
pital Fnad for Men.
Tho Consolidated Contract company
has been collecting $1 for hospital fees
each month from workmen and putting
2 cents of the amount into its profit
account, according to the testimony of
a witness in Circuit Judge McGinn's
court yesterday. The testimony was
given In the trial of the suit of H.
. McKiel, a Clatskanie merchant,
through Columbia county against the
contract company for $2175.93 for
goods furnished for laborers.
The company had the contract for
building . the Columbia Highway
- through Columbia county. The com
pany alleges the goods were furnished
to subcontractors.
1 Attorney- Dan J. Malarkey. repre
senting McKiel, asserts that the com-
any has been purchasing the pro
visions and charging the laborers
more than was paid for them, thus
receiving double profit. He also
chrrges that the company had sub'
-contracts drawn to protect the oom
patty and that the subcontractors were
only agents of the company.
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SECTIQ
CAN
AKE
Welcome the NewYear with a fcottle
0
La
WJNS $4000 DAMAGES
ult -for the Ixss of a Leg is
Settle! Out of Court Today.
By compromise today,-R. R. Stock
dale gets (4009 for the lees f his leg
and- -the Peninsula Lumber company
la spared the necessity of defending
a damage suit brought by him In the
United y ta tea Ub trie t court.
Last April Stockdale . was working
in the company's lunateer amp In Co- :
lutnbia cwuoty, when a log. suspended
on books en route Irena the ground '
to a -truck, slipped from he nook and '
fell, crushing lils leg. Tho member
later had to fee amputated, and fctoek
dale brought suit,
Judge .Bean -diamussed the case to
day when it -was shown that the settle
ment had been -effected.
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Man Hifclby Stray
Bullet Is Dead
Grunshot Wound Jtemlting From Firs
ot Detectives ratal to Watts? JS.
Aakay.
Asa result of the gunshot wound re
ceived Christmas nigb, when shots
rlred at a negro prisoner who had es
caped from City Detectives Swennes
and Maloney pierced a. St. Johns etreet
car window at -Fifth and Tine streets,
Walter M. Ankay, aged 22. an employe
of the Meier & Frank company, died at
1 o o'clock last night at the Good "Sa
maritan hospital.
An operation performed .Saturday by
Dr. A. E. Rockey, when the bullet was
removed from the brain, afforded only
temporary relief, but until yesterday
evening it was believed that ho would
recover.
An Inquest will be held this After
noon at the Dunning & Jaclntee chapel.
Askay lived at 026 Fiftieth street
southeast.
Kach detective fired two bots at
John Jones, the negre, charged with
highway robbery, who had. escaped
from them. The officers were shoot
ing down at the fleeing nesro's logs.
and the bullet glanced from the side
walk up through the car window.
Jones was arraigned in the munici
pal court yesterday on a charge of
highway robbery, warred preliminary
hearing and was bound over to th
grand Jury.
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Willbridge Lights
Duly Welcomed
Willbridge, Or.. Dec. 29. The electric
lights Along tho Linrrton boulevard
from the Portland itr limits to WiU
briflge was a cheery and very accept
able Christmas gift from the city fath
ers. Wlllhridce now lias a white way
all its own.
The efforts of the Willbridge Boost
er club to seeure various improvements
in this district during .the past year
have been fairly successful. Electric
lights and hydrants on the Rull Run
pipe line, for Tire protection, have been
installed at several points. The new
officers recently elected -are: Frank
K. Walker, president; Mrs. J. Lents,
secretary; Mrs. William Smith, treas
urer. At the city .election about two-thirds
of the vote was polled in this precinct.
Thirty-five out of 88 "votes were cast
for the merger measure to consolidate
this district with Portland- If Port
land refuses to take Willbridge in the
legality of the election which absorbed
this three mile strip in the village of
Linnton may be contested.
Tiilor Arrested for
An Alleged Threat
E&wara CKtrnoy Aoonsed of Thseaton-
ing With 3eath tho Daughter of "V,
D. Toack.
Edward . Gurney, proprietor of a
tailoring establishment in the Mohawk
buttling. Third and Morrison streets,
was arrested by City Detectives Hill,
and Hammersley last evening on a
warrant accusing him of threatening
the daughter of V. D. Tonck 28 North
Eighth street, with death.
According to Deputy District At
torney Deich, who -prepared the com
plaint, Gorney ordered the girl to
draw some money he bad in the pos
tal savings bank and give jt to him,
or he would kill her. The threat is
said' to have been made in the pres
ence of Tomsk's housekeeper and the
daughter. Gurney- is .being given a
trial this afternoon in the municipal
court. ,
GREELEY CLUB MEETS
At a special meeting of the Greeley
club Saturday evening. Arthur V.
Lawresoe, Amos iiuore and Dan J.
Gregory were delegated to taka up
with Commissioner Daly the matter of
an immediate removal of an arc lamp
on Greeley ertreet to the intersection ctf
Greeley and Killing sworth avenue, in
order to illuminate the western termi
nus of the avenue. This matter was
taken up -by the club after repeated at
tempts by Individuals in the neighbor
hood had failed to obtain the desired
results.
J. P. O'Neill of the St. Johns -cutoff
committee, reported that the prelimi
nary plans were about perfected and
that Kngineer McMullen would have
the details and estimates ready for the
next meeting of the club.
czjorz3lrcSTlczioizzfr:::5oc
of
Italian Swiss
Colony
Golden State
Extra Dry
California "iCd Prix"
Champagne
EQUALS THE BEST in Purity, Aroma.
Boanpset flavor, Color and Sparkla
At All restaurants, cafes, hotels
. ' and mine dealers.
lczjoc3llczz)llcriorzDii' roj
NEW ADDITIONS ABE
TO FUND
OESTIM BElfil
Number of Donations Have
Come From Small Towns
Throughout the State,
CHILDREN AIDING CAUSE
Total Wato f Foodstuffs Given Sow
Kaaehes 3Com Than eiT.OOO; Cash
aVsaoasis to C83T8. .
Three hundred and f rfteen barrels
of flour, valued at J 157 6, supplies
valued at $Q and cash amounts total
ling 231. were received 3y the Bel
gian Relief oornmittee, making tho
value of the total foodstuffs -received
to 16,466.26 and -the cash "fund to
$8378.60. A number of cash contri
butions came from trenail towns within
alio state and In many Instances money
was collected by small children.
Those wishing to contribute food
stuffs and other articles should send
tike stuff to the Belgian Kelief com
mittee, care the municipal dock. The
contributions of foodstuffs and cash
follow:
Foodstuffs Contributions.
Previously acknowledged. $15,041-25
Balfour, Guthrie it Co, J.00
bbls. Oour L .- 500.00
M. H. Houser. 60 bbls. floor. 250.00
Kerr, Gifford St Co. 50 bbls.
flour
Northern Grain & Warehouse
250.00
100.0"
Co.. ,20 bbls. flour
Stephens-Smith Grain Co., 20
bbls. flour
C. E. Curry -& Co 20 bbls
flour l
Strauss & ;Co., 20 bbls. flour.
Tri-tate Terminal Ware
house Co 10 -bbls., flour
Chas. Stewart, 10 bb)a. flour.
100.00
iOQ.OO
eo.oo
50.00
25.00
Statter & Co.. 10 bbls. riour.
W. E. Bagot. 5 bbls i flour. . .
Sherwood, Or.. 17 sacks sup-
t plies. 1 sacK tiour, l dox
groceries ;
50.00
! Jl;666.25
In addition to the! above the Belgian
Relief committee received word today
that the Idaho Club of Commerce.
Idaho Falls, had forwarded, December
26, 836 sacks of flour, valued at $1,
045. one sack of peas, three sacks of
wheat and one case of condensed milk.
Cash Contributions.
Previously acknowledged ...$3,147.40
Charles A. Barnard
10.00
10.00
250
2.50
1.J0
5.00
10.00
1.00
.40
.50
D. Soils Cohen .
Charles H. Carey ,. ... .....
A Friend
B. H (. r.
Mrs. Harriet 1. Veaaie
Mrs. J. C, Veazie
Partial net receipts Judge
Corliss lecture -
Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school. Hall, Wash
August Roosens. Aurora, Or.
Willard- Congregational church
and neighborhood, Macleay,
Or L
Dorothy Klizabeth Barnett,
Wasoo, Or
W. W. Cotton . . . -
William H. Fayle .i.
Xa Grande National bank and
employes - i.
Kewlin Book & Stationery Co,
Lia Grande j
Cyrus A. Wood worth
R. Waggoner and 41 citizens
of Newport ........
Pacific Bridge company . . ; . .
15.80
6.00
25.00
10.00
23.15.1
2.50
6.0J
46.75
25.tt0
Total $8,378.60
Judge Seneca Smith
Laid at Final Eest
Members of Bench and Bar and Other
TrUoAm Attend StrdOM This After
soon at -Unitarian Church.
Funeral services for Seneca Smith
former cireuit judge, were held 'this
afternoon in : the j First Unitarian
church, in the presence of a large -representation
of the bench and bar and
other friends of the jurist. Dr. 'Wil
liam G. Eliot Jr., Dr. T. Eliot, pas
tor and pastor emeritus of the Unita
rian church, and Dr. Luther K- Dyott,
pastor of the First Congregational
church, officiated.
The members of : the bar attended
the ceremony in a body, marching from
the courthouse, under leadership of
President J. H. Boothe of the Multno
mah Bar association.
The honorary pallbearers were Judge
Gilbert, Judge North up. Captain B. -S.
Greenleaf , ievi young, E. F. KUey and
A. W. Barnes. Active .pallbearers were
F. S. .Myers. Grant iPhegley, Frank .B.
BiJey, Edwin J. Stephens. Jvan Huma-
son And H. M. Sisterly. Interment was
in BJverview cemetery. '
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School Census Now
Shows an Increase
Sow Total SWres a fiala of 19, Instead,
of Xosa of 238, as Formerly An
nounced. A new total was secured tn the
school census recently ended, when
School Clerk Thomas completed post
census operations yesterday with the
result that tie census shows an in
crease of 19, instead of a loss of 226,
as at the end of the census taking.
To the 44,916 names of children listed
by the census takers, Mr. Thomas
added 245 of those missed by the
enumerators. This will mean abou
$2450 additional money the district i
will receive from j county and state
school funds, which -are divided accord
ing to the -number j of 'boys and girls
of school age in the district. The
total as finally completed for this
district Is 44.9S5. j
WILL ATTEND FUNERAL
Principals of cirty schools met at
the courthouse this j afternoon to make
plans for the funeral of Miss Aphia
L. Dimick, well known teacher, who
died in this city yesterday morning.
The meeting was well attended and It
j was decided that. the principals should
I take a conspicuous: part in the serv
j ices which will be j held at the First
J Unitarian church tomorrow afternoon
I at 2 o'clock.
Tea Salesman Arrested.
Robert- H. Crawford, a traveling
salesman for the Upton Tea company.
Was arrested here; this .morning by
Detectives Boyle and Moloney en a
j fugitive warrant from Hanford, CaL
a telegram from the iianiord author
ities stated that an officer with 'extra
dition -papers would be sent to Port
land at once to bring Crawford back.
K either -the warrant -nor the telegram
gave .any indication i of what Crawford
is wanted for, but he is said to -have
hinted to the detectives that it ia be
cause f domestic troubles and it is
believed that to will face a nonaup
port charge, - . I ,
MADE
FOR
AnS
Will Keep Famum
- Jury All Together
BscaoM Caao Has Boom Oivsa so Knell
uWielty Xattav of Selectiajf Jozy
Bjui Sot Baaa asy.
Rosoourg, Or Dec 29. It is Jtx
pocced tha the jury for tho retrial of
the Roy Far nam case will be 'complet
ed today, and that the taking of evl-
I dence will begin tomorrow morning.
j.-ne- wiae publicity given the case is
making it a difficult matter to secure
a jury. It la expected that both the
stat and the defense wfll exercise all
peremptory challenges.
Attorney Elbert Hermann will as
sist District Attorney Brown in the
prosecution of the case and, in the ab
sence of Mr. Brown who Is in Salem,
he .-has cbarge of selecting the jury.
Tb same witnesses who testified in
tho first trial have been subpoenaed
to appear in tha circuit court at 9
o'clock Wednesday morning.
Attorney Herman -has . announced
that "6e wfll ask as soon as the jury
is completed that it be kept together,
both eight and day. during the pro
gress of tho trial. .
It has no as yet been decided weth
er Farnam will be tried oa the murder
charge . during the present term of
-court. In. eao it Is decided to .post
pone the trial it will bo held, during
tho February term of the circuit court.
GRAIN ELEVATORS IF
Dock Commission Indicates
Wilihagness to Issue $750,-,
000 Bonds if Given Support
If the grain shippers win sufficient
ly cooperate so as to relieve the pub
lic of expense, the public docks com
mission indicated this morning that
it would approve a movement to vote
$750,000 bonds for the construction
of municipal grain elevators and ac
companying facilities for handling
grain In bulk.
The matter came before the com
mission at tits meeting this morning;
in we iorm or a letter from W. J.
Burns, of Ealfour. Guthrie & Co,
urging the need of manicipal grain
elevators if this city is to compete
with Seattle for the grain shipping
Business or tfto northwest.
Mr. Burns pointed out that Seattle
is buflding municipal grain elevators
and large facilities for handling grain.
He estimates that proper elevators
and bins, etc., for Portland would cost
approximately $750,000. He said that
a few years' ago ho opposed municipal
elevators, as .he thought the private
shippers coulfi provide ample facili
ties, but he has now arrived at a dif
ferent opinion.
Bond Sxxom Suggested.
In his reply vto Mr. Burns. Chairman
Mulkey of the (commission pointed out
that the commission had no funds
available for grain elevators, but he
recognized the need of them. He sug
gested a bona issue and said he
thought the only condition under
which the people would vote the bonds
woma he tor the grain shippers to
agree to rent the installation at
enough -to pay the interest on the
bonds and the amount required . for a
sinking -fund to take up the bonds at
their expiration, lie estimated the
interest at ?3S.750 annually, sinking
fund at $9030 and insurance and up
keep at enoutrh to raise the total to
$50,000 a year.
Chairman Mulkey appointed Com
missioners Burgard and Moore as
committee to investigate the complaint
made by W. K. Grace & Co. that the
railroads ' are .charging excessive
switching and wnarfege charges on
goods received at the municipal docks.
Specific Xnstanc Cited.
Regarding the switching charges, a
specific instance was pointed out
wherein -the -Coast Culvert & Flume
Co. was charged 7 ecnts per 100 pounds
on materials switched from municipal
dock No. 2 to the .company's factory
at ienton. It was asserted that these
charges were prohibitive. A charge
of s0 cents a ton was said to be ample.
The dock commissioner engineer was
Instructed to advertise for bids for
moving 14,000 cubic yards of earth
needed for the back tfill at dock No. 2.
Bids were received from 14 account
ancy firms for auditing the commis
sion's .books for the fiscal year of
1914, and -also -for tho entire teeriod
since the commission was created in
December, 1910. The lowest bid. was
made by Collis & Thompson, and the
award was given to 'that rirm.
Many Would Adopt
Pretty Little Girl
Judge -Oatsns of Juvenile Court Win
Announce soon 'Who Is Xmcky .ap
plicant.
Judtre Catena, of the Juvenile court.
has -practically decrued upon a home
for the little 6-year-old girl held by
the court for adoption and will prob
ably give formal consent to her adop
tion this afternoon. One Vancouver
family -of considerable means seems to
have the best Chance but several others
are still being considered.
At least 40 applications were re-
ceived yesterday, some from outside
places by telegraph, long distance tele
phone and mail. The little girl is de
scribed as being -"pretty as a picture."
MAJOR FREES IS COMING
In response to a refluent from Lieu
tenant Colonel Charles iH. McKlnstry
for a" short leave of absence, the gov
ernment has ordered "Major Amos A.
Frees here to -take cbarge of the
work in connection -with the corps of
United States engineers for the Sec
ond -Oregon district. Maior Frees will
arrive here January S. Lieutenant
Colonel -MCKinfetry does not .plan on
leaving the city, but -will rest for a
month before returning x work.
WL C. Curry Paroled.
E- X. Carry, indicted lest Saturday
en charges ot obtaining money by
false pretenses on A bad check to
which the name ofVhls father had been
forged, pleaded uilty yesterday and
was sentenced to one "to Thro years in
the penitentiary -by Circuit Jodge Mc
Ginn, who paroled him jafterward.
Cruelty I Alleged-;
Carrie M. Tilbury filed suit for di
vorce from ChaWes E. Tilbury, alleg
ing cruelty and desertion, i Judge Me
Ginn granted a diverse o- Felicia M.
MoCormiek to Marwy L. OUeCorintck
on grounds -of roetT.
MAY CONSTRUCT BIG .
SifPERS
COOPERATE
ARREST OF TWO MEN
EXPLAINS
MYSTERIES
OF FIVE BURGLARIES
Confessions Said ' to Have
Been Made to Police and
Stolen Goods Recovered.
ONE MAN IS SENTENCED
Eddie Bali Given Six Months la Jail;
Other Charges An Fending Agatost
Sim; Grand Jury to Act.
FiveJbf the many east side burglar
ies that have given the police so much
trouble the past month were .cleared up
in the arrest Saturday of Eddie Bell.
while the latter was engaged in rob
bing a store at East Seventh and Stev-.
ens streets, and Thomas Sommers, his
roommate and partner, on larceny
charges.
To City Detectives Hyde and HowelL
Bell and Sommers confessed the rob
bery of these five places, and some of
the goods was recovered in every case.
All the money that had been stolen
was recovered.
They admitted entering the East
Side pool hall at Grand avenue and
East Morrison street, and taking a
quantity of razors and money from the
barber shop there. The razors and
other barber's equipment was recov
ered.
Bell also confessed to stealing the
three stone diamond ring, a gold watch
and $12 from Mrs. Bennett of the Ben
nett hotel at First and Taylor streets.
Only the ring .was recovered in this
instance.
The two also admitted, the detectives
isay, the robbery of the apartments
of a Mr. King in Hislop hall. Grand,
and Hawthorne avenues, and taking a
suit of clothes and a silver comb. Only
the comb was found.
; The other jobs admitted were the
robberies of the bicycle shop at East
Pine and Grand avenue, and the bur
glarising of the home of S. Berry at
536 East Thirty-sixth street.
At the latter place, where a revolver
and an opal brooch were taken, the 14-
year-old daughter of Mr. Berry entered
the house while the robbers were there.
The robbers immediately held up the
girl, and told her they would kill her
if she made a move before they were
out of the house.
Bell yesterday morning pleaded
guiltv in the municipal court to the
mhharv rf tha stnrA TrllAr tlA was (
caugnt. ana ne was given six mourns
in jail. Alter serving nis time ne win
be held for the grand jury on the other
charges. An action to hold Sommers
to the grand jury is now pending.
Burglaries Are Reported.
Miss Jessie Munkler of 394 Fourth
street reported to the police that her
home was entered last night and three
garments, a blue evening dress, a lace
waist and a silk waist, the property
altogether being worth almost $100, i
taken.
Tom Michaelsen of 262 Clay street.
reported that his room bad' been broken
into and an overcoat and suit stolen. .
Dr. Gillespie Is
Restrained by Court
Fhysician Vnat Wot for Xtvo Tears
Accept Any Case Involving Treat
ment of Drug Habit
Circuit Judge Phelps of Pendleton.
who was recently here assisting in
clearing local dockets, yesterday re
turned the decree in the suit of Dr.
John H. Hunt against Dr. R. L. Gilles
pie, allowing Dr. Hunt's petition for an
injunction restraining Dr. Gillespie for
five years from August 5, 1914, from
accepting drug, liquor or tobacco habit
cases for treatment, but qualified the
decision by permitting the treatment
of those suffering from diseases grow
ing out of the use of the stimulants.
He declined to give any damages.
Dr. Hunt recently purchased the
drug, liquor and tobacco cure sani
tarium from Dr. Gillespie and charged
that Dr. Gillespie bad violated his
agreement to not reengage In such
practice for five years. .
MISUSING PASS CHARGED
Joseph Franklin Fresher Is fac
ing a charge ,of violating the inter
state commerce laws by riding on a
pass to which he was not entitled be
tween tho Union depot and the depot
at Kast Morrison street early this
month.
The man waa brought back from
Los Gatos, CaL, yesterday by federal
officers. It Is charged that he used
a pass actually belonging , to Bert
Wldell, employed by the Southern Pa
cific, who had reported its loss. After
the conductor on the train had noticed
the name on the pass and inquired
about It, Fresher is said to have left
the train at the east side depot and
proceeded by another train after bay
ing a ticket
COUNTY COURT NEWS
The board Ordered that the sum- j
toons in the cases of Multnomah coun
ty against William Lundstrom and
others and against William .Sherlock
company," incorporated, for collection
of delinquent taxes, be published in
the Sunday Welcome.
Bids for a cable for tha ferry John
F. Caplcs opened were as follows:
United States Steel Products company,
1400 feet 1M inch diameter galvanised
iron pipe, strands, IS wires each, and
hemp core, $11 per 100 feet net; John
A. Roebliogs Sons company of Cali
fornia, 1400 feet 1 inch &-13 galvan
ized steel hawser, tensile strength 31
tons, $209.44, or 1400 feet 1 Inch 6-7
galvanized cast steel rope, tensile'
strength 42 tons. $281.25. The bids
were referred to the purchasing agent
and the superintendent of bridges and
ferries for their xecommendation.
Given Time to Decide.
To decide what kind of a' rooming
house she wants to conduct, Mrs. John
Conrad, alias Essie Watklns, was given
one week by Municipal Judge Bteven-
j son yesterday when the woman was
tried on a charge of conducting an Im
moral resort at 87 Sixth street, near
Stark. Lieutenant Harms, Mayor's
Secretary W. H. Warren and Patrol
men Martin and Wis raided the place
a week ago,
Officer, They're in Again
Walla Walla, Wash., Dec 29. Walla
Walla Lodge. No. 287, B. P. O. E., will
give Its annual straw hat parade
promptly, at noon Friday. . . .-
Hunting, Wishing
Licenses on Sale
Permits May Ba Obtained at County
Clark's .Of fie and at Various Other
Places in tho City.
The sale of 1915 hunting, . fishing
and combination licenses opened at the
county clerk's office this morning.
Licenses are also on sale at four
stores: Backus & Morris Hardware
company, 22J Morrison street; H. T.
Hudson Arms company, 110 Third
street: Dayton Hardware & Machinery
Co., First and Taylor streets, and F.
R. Chown Hardware company, 1S9
First street. Other stores will be add.
ed to the list as the demand justifies.
Combination licenses proved most
popular, with-j33 Issued this morniag.
The No. 1 license was issued to C. B.
Williams, 62!) East Twenty-fou.th
street north; No. IS to H. H. Howland,
Sixth and Washington streets, and No.
23 to R. P. Knight, 332 Nartilla street.
Fifteen fishing licenses were Issued,
George B. Leach, 401 Larrabee street,
taking No. 1 and H. J. Bella rts, 7-2
East Thirteenth street, securing No.
13. But three resident hunters' li
censes were issued, and Chris Min
singer. Board of Trade building, se
cured No. 1.
U.S.
L MUST WORK
UNDER HIS LICENSE
Those Stationed in Conquered
Belgian Territory Should
Be Acceptable to GeJinans.
Washington, Dec. 29. Following the
I action of Japan in protesting to the
presence of foreign consuls in the con.
i Quered territory of Kiao Chau, Ger
many has formally notified Jwe state
i department that American lahsuls in
tfcat portion of Belgium noi held by"
the Germans must be acceptable to
German military authorities or be
withdrawn.
The United States has consuls In
Brussels, Antwerp, Liege and Ghent,
whose activities since the capture of
those cities by the Germans has been
largely devoted to relieving the neces
sities of the Belgian population, who
have lacked food and have had thei
own stores commandeered by the Ger
mans.' The German government insists
such consuls must exercise their func
tions only by permission of the Gcr-
man military commanders, rt is rec
. osrnl,ed that authorities of cantured
territory have the right to prescribe
the conditions ' under which consuls
shall discharge their duties.
The Belgian minister holds that to
do so would consist of recognition of
Germany's authority over conquered
territory before the conclusion of a
treaty determining definitely its
status,
Representatives of
Lang & Co. Banquet
Fifty Department Men and Salesmen
Attend. Bvest at Benson Hotel; The
atre Barty to Be Given Tonlrht.
A banquet was given last night by
Lang &. Co. in the "Crystal room" of
the Benson hotel, to the company's
department men and salesmen. On
of the features of the evening was the
business optimism that permeated the
affair. There were 50 department
men and salesmen present. -
It was impossible to get all the
various representatives of the firm to
gether, owing to the wide territory
covered by the concern. There are
eight houses under the Lang & Co.
Jurisdiction, employing 150 salesmen
and department heads and 500 other
employes.
Louis Lang acted as toastmaster
for the evening. Tonight the depart
ment men and salesmen will be guests
of the firm at a box party at the
Orpheum.
The members of the firm present
were: I. Lang, Louis Lang and
Henry Lang, also the following de
partment men and city and country
salesmen: w. L Terry, f. L. Bishop,
S. A. Gibbs Jr, J. H. Duncan. If. 1L
Johnson, H. G. Tuttle, B, M. Miller.
H p. Fox J. F. Reinhart. J H. Boon.
A. . T. Sch'ouboe, A. S. Zinsley, E. L.
Keeney. J. B. BulHvant, R. D. Oli
nhant. "William Walker. Howard Byrd.
Jack Adams. C. E. Preston, . E. C
Grant. H. R. Winchell. P. J. Nolan,
Fred Hoffman, Herman Karsky, E.
Reis. J. M. RothehUd. E. F. Murphy,
J P. Hayden, T. W. Moble. E. ti Bax
ter. V. K. Bolsselier. D. H. Diamond.
W F. Durant. D. J. McKinnon. P. E.
Meyers. Tom Ordemann, C. V. Smith,
W H. Stuart. E. E. Williams. H. M.
Wood, A. W. Richards, W. E. Pagett
and B. G. Mann.
Attic Catches Afire.
Fire originating from electric light
wires in the attic of the Portola hotel
at Third and Burnside streets, shortly
before noon today, spread under the
roof and damaged the building to the
extent of about $100. The hotel is
conducted by J. E. Dalgle.
KAISER
NSSTS
NU
All Hail
The New Year
If
Greet 1915 with a reusing wel
come hats off! Reseive your table
for the-
Special New Year's Eve
Entertainment
"Ye Oregon" has a pleasant surprise
in store for you.
Table d Hot e Dinner, Includ
if
ing Wine
NEW YEAR'S DAY
5:30 to 8:30 $1.50
Enjoy the season's gaiety at the
home j of, mirth, music and merriment-
Ye Oregon Grille
CHAS. WEIGHT,
President.
When ia
ANOTHER
'LOCATOR' IS
SENT TO JOIN PALS
.. . ! . , - i
ON M'NEIL'S
John Cogburn Pleads jGuilty
to Charge of Misuse of
United States Mails,
) -1 : .
SEVEN ARE NOW IN LIMBO
Story Told of j Bow Vancouver Man
Was Made "Railroad Detective"
to Hoodwink Kim.
John Cogburn. associate of J. W.
Logan and W'. F. Minard In the Ore
gon & California land frauds, pleaded
guilty in United States district court
this morning to an indictment charg
ing misuse of the mails and was sen,
tenced by Judge R, S. Bean to IS
months In the federal penitentiary at
McNeil's Island. j
Cogburn was arrested . last week
near Albany, on a ranch. I United
States Attorney C. L. Reamed finally
induced him to waive trial and take
his punishment. j .
Although closely connected with the
operations of the gang, most of the
members of which are now iri 'prison,
Cogburn was by no means the head.
He admitted to Mr. Reames that he
had been working under Loean'n di
rection and had aided him In the loca
tion of many dupAs upon lands de
clared rorrelted to the rovernment bv
the Oregon & California Railroad com
pany, j
In a statement to tha court. Mr.
Reames said ho had told Cogburn that.
though the gang had operated; in Ore
gon. California and Washington and
that he was subject to prosecution in
each state, he had arranged with the
district attorneys of the states that
they would not prosecute in case Cog-
curn was convicted in federal ;court.
..ogDum went by the alias Of .1. H.
Munter. lie formerly lived at Lake
view and as agent for Logan would
travel about securing applications for
entry on this forfeited railroad land.
A fee of $150 was exacted in each In
stance. Two spectacular "stunta" were
pulled off by the gang, one at Van
couver, Wash., where Logan, Cogburn
and J. B. Miller, since dead, appeared
as agents of the railroad company.
Logan and Cogburn Introduced Miller
as a "Mr. Cheeseboro,- a high official
of the railroad company, who urged
the applicants for land to make entry
and give options to the company.
Here 15 applications were secured at
$150 each.
Another exploit of the gang was
the duping - of a Washington appli
cant for entry, whom they had ap
pointed "field agent" to help win him
over. When he became troublesome,
they appointed him a "railway de
tective" and gave him a star,: sending
him here and there to "watch for sus
picious characters" when they wanted
him out of tho way. A year later,
still unsuspecting, this man. walked
into the United States attorney's of
fice and introduced himself as a "rail
road detective." This man was
stung- for $300. j
Of the original gang. Logan. Minard
and Dan J. Connors are now in tha
federal penitentiary. Cogburn is on
the way. and Benjamin F. Falrchlld
and L. C. Miller, brother cf Jj B. Mil
ler, are bUH at large, supposedly in
Kansas. C A, Severance, O. E. Gross
and Henry J. Harper are serving Jail
semrnces. -
Pleasant Grange Elects.
Pleasant Valley. Or.. Dec 29. Pleas
ant Valley grange met In regular ses
sion Saturday with, a record: number
of members present. The following
officers were elected for the! ensuing
year: Master, P. L. Bliss; overseer.
Mra Mary Anderson; lecturer, G. N.
Sager; secretary. Mrs. Anna Lehman;
treasurer. Mrs. Sarah Frost; steward.
Mrs. Letta A. Moore; chaplain, Mrs. C
II. Bateman; assistant Stewart, Cleve
land Bliss; lady assistant. Miss Laura
Moore; gate keeper, Keith Kesterson;
flora, Mrs. J. L. Johnson; .pomona,
Mrs! TUlie Smith; ceres, Mrs. Henry
Restoff ; musician, Mra M. Kronnberg.
Myers Not the Man.
It was not L. M. Myers, the plumber
at 680 East Eighth street, who was
struck a blow by Mrs. A. Darling on
the street the other day. It was an
other man to whom the woman' was In
debted for some goods purchased. Mrs.
Darling was before the Municipal
court yesterday on the charge of lar
ceny as a result of complaints of sev
eral dealers in southeast Portland, and
was fined $25, it being charged that
the woman would buy goods on credit
and give a fictitious address, where
they were to ; get paid. The report
of the trial yesterday stated that Mrs.
Darling had struck Mr- Myers and
blackened one of his eyes. ,
Notice.
In sending want ads for Tho Sun
day Journal by mall be sore you al
low enough time. AH want ads must
be at The Journal office before 8 p. m.
Saturday in order to secure - proper
classification in Tha Sunday Journal.
ISLAND
Hotel Oregon, Broadway at Stark
k. c. sicxnrBOB,
Xaaaging Director,
SearUe to at Hotel Scattl
Wo Own It!
ORATORIO FREE
Numbers From "The Messiah"
Will Be Rendered Tonight.
An elaborate program from Handel's
Tbe Messiah" will be presented In
the main auditorium of the First Pres
byterian church. Twelfth- and Alder
streets, this evening, commending al
8:15 o'clock. One hundred and twenty
voices under the direction of Joseph
A. Finley, will present eight of th
finest chorus numbers of this great
oratorio. The public is invited. Ad-a
mission is free. :
Elks Will Initiate
Class at The 'Dalles;
Special Traia Will Carry Portland'!
Antlered Hard to; Wasco Oonntj
Pastures, 'i!"
Portland's herd of Elks is planning
for a large time at The., Dalles. Janu
ary 9. when The Dalles lodge expects
to Initiate a class of 20 new members.
The officers of No. 142-; will conduct
the ceremonies and In ihonor of tha
occasion a special train' ;wlll leavt
Portland at 4 o'clock In the afternoon.
Members from Heppner,: La Grande,
Pendleton and Walla Walla will aisa
participate A special fare of $3.41
for the round trip has f , been mad
from Portland and about 125 Elks
are expected to make the! trip.
William Ryals Dead.
Albany. Or., Dec. 29.-4-f5'illlam By.
als, a pioneer of Oregon and one ol
Albany's oldest residents, j died at hta
home in this city Saturday, at the ag
of 83 years. He was born February
11, 1831. In Schuyler couniy. Missouri,
and crossed the plains by ox team in
1853. He located four miles north ol
Albany, where he reside? until II
years ago, when he caniej'jo Albany ta
make his home. The following chil
dren survive: Mra. Marjl Lamar ol
Albany, Mrs. Dora Jack; ten of -Cor-vallis.
Frank Ryals of N rth Albany,
Miss Flof Ryals of I'ortlan I. Mra II. A.
, I 1 - A f .t l.n ...... ' , , i r
Wrs. B. J.
llecker of Albany.
Funeral of Joseph Kehoo.
Funeral services for Joseph Keboe
were held this aftemoontat the Holy :
Rosary church, Kast Third and Clack- i
amas streets, with interment In St
Mary's cemetery. The honorary - pall
bearers were: Edward Brandon,. Jo
seph Ellis. James F. Brady,- F. M.
Stephens. Thomas McManua and A. K.
Currier. The active pallbearers ware:
W. S. Conaer. M. Webster. J. N. Wheel
er, F. S. Crane, W. J. Sally , and W., It
1L .Taylor. Mr. Kehoe died Sunday
morning.
TENDER BREAD
DELICIOUS BISCUITS
DAINTY CAKES
AJTB FAS TXT .
are made with '
CRESCENT BAKING
POWDER
Too may depend onrtts perfect
work and wholesomeness In your
holiday baking
It Will
Raise; the
Dough
Costs only
OC a
a
pound
AMUSEMENTS
HEILIG
Broadway at Tayla
kUia 1. A-llftt
Tonight, 8:15
nr : ramaT
a uiuuuun
ATO SAX.
DAVID WARFIELD
ia "thi Airc-nos-Enf
Evnlnm and til Matla Lawar floor
$2. Balcony $2, $1.00. II. tiallety IL Tfte,
We.
' Home of taa 7owi Bakar nrw
PperUl New Year Jfk oftertn. Tontfhl
All week. Mala. Wedalay. I Friday New
Year's Ujj)-, ardy. Wy Sulitfoa a great
nt eomedr socccaa.
Tin ETrrrrilATIO OT- AXTMT ICAXT"
Great ct and prod'icuon. Kenin(f 5t, 35e,
M. 75r; hr fl. rriii.r d satardar.
M.U. Sic, 5oe; boi 7V. Wed. MataU seat.
3e (except Uix. Next week "Tk BUbA.
n. of Tirtna."
Baker Theatre ticket rood laTba Joanal
Trade and Cirenlatlon ttwteat o' ooe vet
on etery eeni w tmjc.
Mattae
1:1 a.at.
KUrht
llksn
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TAODUILU ACTS
SO C Choice Bea:a fw Pint Hlrtt
J Kf Show Btitittl ca Bennett.
P.;... J aJtaraooas
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Broadway at Stark.
A-1030
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at, and Mra. J jnmy Barry.
CharUa T, fcamoa
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Tha Aaatraliaa WcTJaaat
Aariai Caataa
Alfred WallanaUta .ad ftraaa Aaia fr bey
v5a&mTDif DAlCf 330
'Broadway aaj Aider
"O. Wkero Ike Crowd Go -
Tha Imperial Oraad Opera Com pa nr. Th 4
apaelal. Bnervonrao at jtoatromery, raataara
raont nam asso. a-iui.
RIVER STEAMERS
Night Boat tolte Dalles
steamer state ot Washington
Leee Taylor St. Dor It it p. m. ktuodaya.
WedaeMaa ana rnuajit. lor i am Dalle. JTla.
Booa Hirer, wain ninsa,' tnetreoga. can
ooa, DUTenwn. ueiuraioc. leave Ta uatiea
aiNii. nioumuji, ana rio i j a, a.
Freight aad yiuuieiigera. Kare C1.00, luciadiaJ
DexvB oa Bifut trim t'Bono aiaia eia,