THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1915.
. E. CHURCHES ALL
SAMD TO KEEP
PRESENT
MINISTERS
Practically Every Church in
; Portland District Has Made
- Request for Retention.
SOME SALARIES INCREASE
PortUaA'a GNOm u Membership Orsatsr
TUB All tli Krt of ths Coa
f crane Combined.
Not one Mtthodlat Episoopal church
In the Portland district is asking1 Tor a
Chaofe of pastors for the next confer
ence year. This unusual and satisfac
tory condition was reported by Dr. J.
W. McDougall, superintendent of tha
Portland district, before h lett last
BUht for Roeeburfc, to attend tha slx-ty-thlrd
annual session of the Oreg-on
conference, which embraces all of
western Oregon and I-ak and Klamath
counties.
"Practically every church has asked
to have Hh pastor returned," said Dr.
McDoVjfcall. "This is unusual, and It
hows that the work of the par. year
has been very satisfactory."
Membership Gains General.
Dr. McDougll said . nearly every
Church in the Portlutid district shows
an lncreuse in membership for the
year, arid In the. amounts given for
benevolences. Dr. Klmer Smith, pastor
Of the Hunnyaide Methodist church, re
ceived f vTSn new members last Sun
day, raising the membership of that
church to 1005.
Besides the Sunny side church, Dr.
McDougrall named the following
churches that show marked lncreaseb
In membership: Astoria, Rainier, Sea
aide, tJt. Helens, Warrenton, L,lnnton.
Centenary, JCpworth, First church, Lin
coln, Mount Tabor, J'atton, Roue City
Park, Kellwood. Trinity and University
Park.
He said that in a number rf in
stances th salary of pastors had been
Increased, and with one f-xceptlon, the
salary of every pastor in the district
was paid up In full.
Portland Takes Zad.
"The Portland district last year had
Jarner increase in membership than
all the rest of the conference com
bined," he 6ald..
The annual conference will open In
Koseburg tomorrow morniug. Bishop
R. J. Cooke will preside. All the pas
tors In the conference, of whom there
re about 170, are expected to attend,
and there will be as many, If not more,
lay delegates.
The conference will elect four
preachers and four lay delegates to
the general conference of the church,
which is to be held In Saratoga
Springs, N. Y., next May. A spirited
contest is expected to develop over
their election.
COUNTY COURT NEWS
Bids for furnishing 1850 feet of wire
cable for the ferry W. 8. Mason wer-
as follows: United States Steel Prod
uct company, I368.S9, and John A.
Roebllng'a Sons company of California
1368.95. The county commissioners
referred the bids to the purchasing
aent and the superintendent of
bridges and ferries.
County Surveyor Bonser reported
that $1471.16 for surveys preparary
to paving of county roads had been
Oharged to his office and asked that
the charge be transferred to the road
fund. The matter was referred to
Roadmaster Teon.
A request by James Sourapas, 234
Couch street, that personal properties
. of Ell Mirich, who died recently at
Multnomah , farm, be turned over to
him that he may send them to relatives
In Europe, was referred to Miss Edith
. Muhs, superintendent of the farm.
P. J. Nelson requested that a surface
be put on FaJrmount boulevard before
the Winter rains. The matter was re
ferred to Roadmaster Teon.
A request from John K. Kollock that
the portion of Falrmount boulevard
connecting with the Talbot road be
urfaced was referred to the road
master. The board requested the city water
bureau to install a meter on the pipe
supplying1 the boiler on the Burnslfle
bridge that the amount consumed per
month may be ascertained. The ba
reatf had cent a bill for 1149. 6d for
water service for 22 months.
The claim of Herbert Hedwall for
damage because of Injury to his foot
received May 16 .while leaving the
ferry Webster was denied. District
Attorney Evans advised the board that
he could not find any responsibility
for the accident on the part of the
county.
Hearing of the petition of Clarence
D. Cathey of Gresham for 125 Indem
nity for one 'cow slaughtered because
of tuberculosis was set for September
27 at 10 o'clock.
Cottage Grove Fair
Had Many.Features
Cottage Grove, Or., Sept 21. After
the greatest exhibit of agricultural
products ever made here the grange
fair came to a close Saturda'y and the
larger part of the exhibits have been
shipped to Eugene, where it is antlcl
pated that some of the big prizes will
be won.
The best exhibits were individual
farm exhibits by C. T. Wilkinson and
M. 11. Wheeler, both of which con
tained considerable over 100 article
grown from the soil. Almost as re
markable were two exhibits by Earl
and Arthur Stewart, school boys 13
and 11 years of age. One exhibit con
tained 47 articles and the other 46.
Both- will be taken to the county and
state fairs.
Other good exhibits in the children's
department were a 21 piece set made
by 15-year-old Ruth Stewart and an
exhibit of 32 varieties of canned fruit
by 13-ytar-old Ruby Keen.
The exhibit of mammoth vegetables,
grains and grasses exemplified the
possibilities of Cottage Grove soil.
Mrs, Lischen Miller
Succumbs at Eugene
Eugene, Or., Sept. 21. Mrs. Lischen
M. Miller, wife of George M. Miller
of this city, died at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Idaho Campbell, 252 Peart
street. Eugene, yesterday afternoon
after an illness' of several months.
Mrs. Miller had spent several raonth3
at the picturesque ranch opened by her
husband on the coast near, Heceta Head
lighthouse, in the hope that the sea air
and outdoor life would benefit, her
health, but she continued to grow
worse. She returned to Eugene and
gradually, declined until death came
to her relief.
Mrs. Miller was for many years con
tributor to leading magazines, She was
editor of the Pacific Monthly when It
was published in Portland.
Smokes Pipe Over
Powder; Is Killed
Eugene, Or., Sept. 21. W. C. Keever
58 years old, residing at Pleasant Hill,
was killed almost instantly when about
15 sticks of giant powder with whica
he was working yesterday afternoon
exploded. He was working wtoh a
county road crew 20 miles west of Eu
gene near the village of Franklin.
Keever was seen stooping over a
box of giant powder and caps and was
smoking a pipe. His fellow employes
think sparks from the pipe Ignited tha
caps and caused the expiomon. tie
leaves a wife and seven children, some
of whom are grown. He also has a
brother, John Keever, in Eugene.
Livestock Auction
Philomath Program
CorvalHs, Or., Sept. 21. The horse
show and cowman's carnival at Philo
math yesterday are followed today
by a big auction sale of livestock. This
Is an annual event. An exhibition and
parade of the blue ribbon horses wai
one of the most attractive features. In
addition to the usual riding and rop
ing stunts of cowboys' sports, there
will be a wild steer bulldozing per
formance from an automobile. The
street performances include a water
fight and fireman's drill and exposi
tion of ladies' . horsemanship. Race3
and contests are on the program.
READJUSTMENT IN
GERMANY
HAS
BEN
SURPRISINGLY
RMD
Consul General Harris Tells
of Conditions in Report to
Bureau of Commerce,
LUXURIES SUFFER WORST
Stores Belling- Kln Priced and Fancy
Wares Affected Tourist Hotels
Are Forced to Close,
Dowers for Brides Revived.
Copenhagen. Sept. 21. (I. N. S.)
With a view to encouraging early mar
riages, the Prussian minister of Jus
tice announces the revival of dowers
in the case of young girls under 16.
'The relative ease with which Ger
many was able to adjust Itself to the
new conditions and meet the industrial
demands made upon It stands cut as
one of the unique and instructive facts
or the war," says Consul General H.
W. Harris in a report to the. bureau
of foreign and domestic commerce, just
Issued. "It has emphasized the fact
that Germany's Industries are many
elded, covering a wide range of prod
ucts, and that its policy of conserving
and making the best of Its resources
has served the country well in this
hour of its trial, as it added to its
strength in time of peace. The needs
of war cut into every bFanch of in
dustry." The report gives comparative tables
showing that In his district, Frank-fort-on-the-Main,
covering the year
1914, many industries flourished, de
spite the war, and gave relatively
larger returns on the capital in-vested
than during the preceding year.
Xiuxurles Wot in Demand.
he Jewelry, silverware and fine
leatherware Industries, he says, suf
fered greatly by the outbreak cf the
war, and are practically at a stand
still. The chemical and dyestuff In
dustry was largely curtailed and in
some cases certain departments of fac
tories were shut down; in others, the
necessity for products used in large
quantities in the manufacture of ex
plosives, the increased requirements of
the textile industry, and the domestic
demand in other lines, together with
the higher prices obtained for products,
partly offset the loss in export trade.
"In most instances the getting aside
of large sums to assist the families
of workmen in the army or for general
relief purposes tended to reduce divi
dends, though in general the falling
off was not marked.
"A German writer, referring to this
industry, says:
Field of Chemistry Great.
" 'Whoever considers the history of
the months following the outbreak of
the war from the standpoint cf the
chemical industries must reach thje
conclusion that in no periad of the
world's history has the recognition of
the far reaching importance of the
chemical Industries in the general wel
fare taken so deep root among all
classes of the German people as has
been the case within the past few
months. There is scarcely a field of
human activity rn which the chemist,
whose usefulness was heretofore rec
lOgnieed only in a limited degree, is
1 not now called upon to enter to coun
sel or to assist.
"In the machinery manufacturing
industry the showing for the year was
in the main a favorable one. This call
for military shoes, saddlery, etc., had
a marked effect on the demand for
shoe and saddlery machinery. The
making of shells and other ammuni
tion on a large seale has resulted in
heavy demands for metal working ma
chinery. "Some branches of the automobile
industry suffered much, while others
engaged especially in the making of
types of cars used in the army were
occupied to their full capacity.
Falling- Off Small.
"The demand for automobiles for
pleasure purposes ceased with the out
break of the war, as was the. case
with luxuries in general. With large
demands for machines for military
purposes the remainder of the year
was fairly satisfactory, the net earn
ings for the whole period falling but
little behind those of 1913.
"Other machine concerns In the dis
trict ar.e known to have had a fairly
profitable year, due wholly or in part
to their participation In the making
of products required in the war. A
large ice machine concern paid but 5
COMPLAINT
MADE
per cent dividend, as against 9 per cent
for three previous years, a decrease
due rn part. It is stated, to the fact
that branches in other countries were
affected by the war. Another concern
paid S per cent, as against 10 per cent
for several years past, while still an
other paid 7 per cent, as 11 has done
for the past five years or more.
Betafl Trade Tarlously Affectsd.
"The general retail trade has been
variously affected sines the beginning
of the war. Frankfort and other cities
In the district have large and hand-'
ny wei Protest Against Recent
part of Germany, but' by the thou
sands of tourists who come to this
region in normal times oh their way
to the many health resorts of the lo
cality. Business houses such as heEe,
dealing in expensive jewelry, costly
linen goods, fine carpets, musical in
struments, antiques, handsome furni
ture, leather goods, bric-a-brac, and
pictures, have felt the effects of the
war In a marked degree."
Hotels catering to tourists have suf-i
fered more than any other line of en
deavor, many having had to -close, the
report states.
The New Fall
Ralston Shoes
Are Now Here
You men who have searched for Shoes that
really do combine style with quality and
comfortable fit with long wear, will be glad
to know that the new Ralston Shoes for Fall
and Winter, 1915-16, are here ready to try on.
For you who want the limit of style, there
are clever new English lace shapes in7 black,
tan and mahogany, with hidden eyelets. Oth
ers with medium toes in all leathers, lace, but
ton or.blucher. Instead of $6 or $7, Ralston
Shoes are always priced at
$4.00 and $5.00
Successors fo
Steinbach & Co.
GUS KUHN, President
Morrison
At Fourth
B". b SC. Stamps O-v
Historic Frigate Is
Burned for Junk
Old Warship "Independence," Ones
Pride of Wavy, Xs Burned for Coppef
Blvets In Her Bull.
San Francisco, Sept. 21. (TJ. P.)
Once the pryie of the American navy
nearly 100 years ago, the famous
frigate Independence today is but a
charred skeleton, burned for" the value
of the copper rivets contained In her
structure. She was put to the torch
on the mud flats at Hunter's Point
last night by a commercial concern
that bought her for $3515.
To many persons who knew, tne
record of the gallant old vessel which
had carried the Stars and Stripes since
1814, the ignominious end of the relic
was a tragedy.
The old ship wag the first flagship,
la the early days of its career.
The Independence was launched July
20, 1814, and made her maiden voyage
to the Mediterranean, flying the flag
of Commodoro Bainbridge. Three years
ago it was mustered out of service.
Since then it had been a receiving ship
at Mare Island.
German Taube Wins
In an Aerial Battle
British Aviator and Observer Sent
Crashing- to Death During- right In
Skies.
Berlin. Sept. 21. (I. N. S.) A Ger
man Taube recently shot down a Brit
ish aeroplane west of St. Quentin, ac
cording to official announcement here
today.- The pilot was killed and the
observer captured.
IS
AGAINST ESTOPPEL OF
COMMERCE BY BRITAIN
Prize Court Decision Con
fiscating Goods Uttered,
VIGOROUS ACTION URGED
Packers Appear Before Acting- Secre
tary of Stats Polk With Griev
ances Against England.
Washington. Sept. 21. (U. P.) Rep
resentatives of big Chicago packers to
day orally complained to Acting Sec
retary of State Polk against Great
Britain's crippling of American com
merce. A written complaint will be
submitted later.
Legal aspects of the recent British
prize court decision confiscating mil
lions of dollars' worth of American
meats were discussed, as well as gen
era! remedies. Another conference with
importers and shippers will be held
later when definite steps will be de
termined upon as a basis for future
diplomatic protests.
The state department is also study
ing charges that British distributors
of rubber and other raw products are
blacklisting and boycotting American
manufacturers who refuse to sign
agreements curbing American export
trade among Great Britain's customers.
Linked with the subject of trade in
terference there was an unconfirmed
rumor that the hitch in the allies'
$500,000,000 loan negotiations has bee.i
due to federal obstacles. The failure
of financiers to consult the govern
ment concerning these negotiations
was deemed significant in view of this
report.
England Continues to Trifle.
Washington, Sept. 21. (I. N. S.)
The London representative of the
American Importers' association
charges the British foreign office with
"trifling" with Americans. In dis
patches received at the state depart
ment today. He says he has been un
able to obtain any satisfaction in his
efforts to secure the release of goods
tied up in Holland and the Scandina
vian countries. The state department
has instructed American Ambassador
Page to demand that all concessions
and promises made to American ship
pers be carried out.
Trade Prospects Glooming,
W&jihlnrtaa. Sent. 21. I.-N. S.)
Virtual elimination of American trad
i the orient and pronounced activity
of Japanese'lnterests were reported in
a cable dispatch from Consul Gnera'
Anderson at Hongkong, received hen
today..
Anderson declared that the with
drawal of the Pacific Mail steamers
had made the outlook gloomy in the
extreme.
Little Child Drank
Fly Paper Poison
Roseburg. Or., Sept. 21. Noma, the
two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Hill of North Roseburg. came
near losing her life .when she swal
lowed a saucer of fly poison, which
had been left sitting on the window
sill.
The child was seized with convul
sions and the mother, investigating,
found the fly killer gone. A physician
was notified and prompt action savcJ
the child's life. The poison contained
30 per cent arsenic.
Divers for Chinese
Navy iTretty Soon"
Vice Admiral Wei Baa Xs Ron-Committal
of China's Frog-ram for II aval
Construction, at Ban rrancisoo.
San Francisco, Cal.. Sept. 21. (TJ.
P.) Atoked whether China planned to
go in for a new stock of submarines
and battleships, Wei Han, vice ad
miral of the Chinese navy looked at
Motokl Kindo, inspector general of
the Japanese navy today, sighed, and
said:
"Not yet Pretty soon, maybe."
Vice Admiral Wei Han appeared
on on the floor of the International
Engineering congress today smothered
with gold lace and weighted with a
heavy ssld encrusted sword. He was
the most splendid figure among the
hundreds of delegates.
Long Married; Asks Divorce.
Albany, Or., Sept. 21. After 20 years
of married life, Samuel Harris today
filed suit In the circuit court against
May E. Harris, alleging desertion. It
is alleged that, the defendant left the
plaintiff at his farm near Sweet Home
and went to Lebanon to reside, taking
her 14-year-old daughter, Dora, on Sep
tember 14, 1914. There are two other
children, Leo, age 18, and Marvin, age
IS. The plaintiff asks the custody ot
the Utter, stating that the tneT !
shifting for hirnHclf. Mr. and Mrs.
Harris were married in Linn county
on July 19, 1895.
Will Take Body of
Bishop to Church
Remains of Bishop Conaty Will Xde Is,
State at Cathedral Thursday After
noon. Ixs Angeles, Sept. 21 --- f P. N. S
A procession will be held here Thurs
day afternoon, when the IhhIv of Right
Itev. Thomas J. Conaty. hiHhop-oftha
diocese of Los Angelas mid yfonterey
who died Saturday at Corotiado Beach,
will be transferred from his Uurling
ton avenue residence to St. Vlblana'a
cathedral. The. bishop's body. In full
eceleslantlonl robes, will lie in stats
at the cathedral for the remainder of
Thursday.
Many local and visiting priests will
participate in venjur services for ths
bishop Thursday evening. The fu
neral service wlii heKin Fridav morn
ing at 9:30. High reiiuiem man will
be said by Bishop Thomas Grace, SaO
ramento. and ArVhhlahop Kdwnrd J.
Hannah of San FrmiclMCo win deliver
the sermon. Interment will be mads
at Calvary cemetery.
Dr. Sticker Killed, Maybe.
London, Sept. 21. (I. N. S.) That
Dr. Sticker, commandant of one of the
largest and most modern of German
airships, who has recently been re
ported killed, met his death in the re
cent air raid on London, was the the
ory advanced here today by the Lon
don Express. It is known, according
to the Express, that the crew of one
of the raiders was lacking one man
when it returned to Germany, and that
a German fell or was blown out of the
car was shown by- ths finding of a
body mangled beyond recognition some
where in England.
Offers of Aid Come
To Dr. Dwight Hillis
Members of Els Church. Stand Beady
to Clear tTp His rtaancial Affairs
Any Tims. i
New York, Sept. 21. (TJ. P.) Offers
of aid today came from many sources
to Rev. Newell Dwight Hillis, who dra
matically announced from his pulpit
Sunday that worldly ambition had led
him from his Ideals ad involved him
financially. Members of the Plymouth
church congregation said everything
would be cleared up and that Dr. Hil
lis would continue as head of the
church.
It was suggested that holders of the
$100,000 bonds of a timber company in
which Hillis is interested, make a
pool, clear the pastor's affairs and con
tinue to push the timber Meals.
Albany Schools Have
About 800 on Rolls
Albany, Or.. Sept. 21. With about
800 pupils enrolled the first day, the
Albany public schools opened yester
day, with the following teachers in
charge:
C. W. Boettlcher, city superintendent.
Senior High School W. B. Young,
principal: E. A. Hudson, C. P. Stevens,
W. E. Woods, H. S. Clifford, Aurelia
Burch, Mae Lewis, Lulu Heist, Maude
Miller, Lillian Thordarsen, Winnifred
Patterson.
Junior High School J. E. Finnerty,
principal; M. M. Gilbert, Minns Mc
Court, Myrtle Worley, Edna Metcaif,
Zilpha Galloway, Ray Hudson.
Elementary Schools Margaret Riley,
Nellie Pate, Lottie Morgan, Letha Ms
Cullough, Veronica Tracy, Zella. Burk
hart. Madison School O. D. Byers, princi
pal; Dorothy Shank, Anna Mayne, Ber
tha Braden. Edith McCourt, Alvlda
Wilson, Bessie Bell, Elizabeth Ryan.
Maple School W. A. Scott, principal;
Pansy Colby, Ella Thacker, Sara Jewel,
Mable Schultz, Maud Wills.
East Albany School Mrs. Anna Hod
kins, principal; Gertrude Buehler.
Special Teachers Lenore Patton, J.
F. Lau. I
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Health Advice Is j
Given by Expert j
i
W, Earl Flynn lectured on "How to j
Get Well and Stay Well" at the Elev- j
enth street playhouse last night." It ;
takes only ten minutes each day to ,
care for your body properly. Ten min- '
utes a day seems little enough time
U which to lay up this store of energy
for the coming years."
Tonight he speaks on "Colds, Ca
tarrh, Grip, Pneumonia and Tubercu
losis. Mabel Normand, Actress, Hurt.
Los Angeles. Sept 2L (U. P.) i
Mabel Normand. motion picture actress 1
who was injured during the staging of ,
a knockout comedy scene, was rs
ported improving today. For a wliile ,
it was feared she might die. Although j
there ,have been several different re- '
ports of the manner in which she was
injured, . it was stated at the studios
today that Miss Norman was struck
on the head by a shoe, hurled a8 a
token of good luck during a comedy
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HOW TO READ A BANK REPORT
(No. 3 of a Series.)
SURPLUS
Our previous advertisement showed that the
subscription of the stockholders appears as
"Capital," which is one element of strength.
Now examine "Surplus."
"Surplus" is also a form of "Capital" capital
earned by the bank itself.
Thjs item, therefore, is a measure of growth,
earning power, service, efficiency, conservatism
in the payment of dividends and other elements
of success.
An increasing "Surplus" shows that a portion
of earnings is put back into the business and
that the protection afforded by the bank's
"Capital" is continually strengthened by a
growing reinforcement.
Our next advertisement (Wednesday) will ex
plain the third form of "Capital," namely, "Un
divided Profits."
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF
LUMBERMENS NATIONAL BANK
OF PORTLAND
At Close of Business, September 2, 1915
ASSETS
U. S. Bonds to Secure Circulation 2SO.000.00
U. S. Bonds to Secure U. S. Deposits 75,000.00
Premium on U. S. Bonds 20,875.00
Stock in Federal Reserve, Bank 36,000.00
Real Estate 2,826.33
Furniturs and Fixtures 52,600.00
Industrial Bonds 53,445.19
Time Loans and Discounts 3,203,296.11
Call Loans and -Commercial Paper ..1 775,723.30
Municipal Bonds 1,143,478.98
Five Per Cent Fund 12,500.00
Cash on Hand and in Banks 1,627,347.96 3,559,050.24
Total 7,253, 092.87,
LIABILITIES
Capital " SI, 000,000.00
Surplus 200,000.00
Undivided Profits 4 5,034.01
Circulation 250,000.00
Dividends Unpaid 624.00
Deposits 5,757,437.86
Total 17,253,092.87,
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