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BROKERS ARE DODGING 'BLUE SKY LAV1 "SELL 'SHAKY1 STOCKS Statute Able to Curb Flagrant Abuse but Cannot .Control -f s Non-Resident Companies. SOME NEWSPAPERS USED Yarlons Fupllcatioas Mmtlmff psctao- mlr AdTrttnt, Com of Walolt ; Ax Too "Off Color" for Journal. . In th fac of tho Blu Sky law of Oregon efforts are being continually maHe by brokers, corporations and their agents, who have not compiled with the act, to tell stock to Oregon . people in unknown and, very probably . In many cases, duobtful enterprises. The r-tatut. while It has proved Its ability to curb In treat measure, the , flagrant and direct operations of wild cat promoters who overran the state in the past, has not and apparently can not as now written reach the 'promoter who offers bis unknown and un proven securities through the malls tOr by means of wide spread and spec tacular advertising campaigns. It Is provided In the statute that a 1 .. V. 1 1 tlila , , Af ale, or promote by advertisement, circular or any other form of publlo or general offering, tho sale of any corporate securities" until after he has .these securities with the corporation commissioner. Flooded With Circulars. .' It Is also declared to be unlawful for snv dealer or his agent to "Issue, circulate or deliver" any advertise ment, pamphlet, circular or other doc- ument In regard to securities ho d- aires to sell In the state until he has first necured a license so to do ifrom tho corporation commissioner. Fail ure to comply with the law Is made a crime, punishable by fine and Impris onment. Notwithstanding these plain inhlbi. tlons of the statute, the state la being covered with a flood of stock orrer Insa mainly by proposed Industrial concerns, both through the mails and the advertising columns of the news- . naners. Conflict with federal juris diction makes it clearly impossible JUT If 1 0 VICSUii .iBiBig . ..... . - -- - mall order campaigns, while the for - lan arivprtlaara. lncanahle of being reached except through indictment ana extradition, are paying no attention to the Oregon law. V Millions Iost la Stat. flm. nf th anoctaciilar and con Vlncingly worded advertisements are now appearing In various newspapers throughout the northwest. Some have been offered to The Journal, but have not 'been published because, from the Information that could be gleaned oy available Investigation, this paper was not satisfied of the safety or the bona fides of the securities offered the publlo. Millions of dollars have been lost ; : to Oregon people In past years through their "Investment" In un known, wild est stock companies, the - securities of which they bought on the strength of alluring advertisement or convincing prospectus. The gorge of - -money In the east is beginning to tend ', towards the ususl wave of wild specu lation and the flotation of all kinds of Industrial and other corporation se curities. ' 'The vast fortunes made by holders Of and dealers in the securities of ' companies dealing In war products, or those affected and - made suddenly prosperous by conditions growing out : ' Of lb European war hsve given the promoters a new and fertile field for taking easy money from the pockets . f those whose imaginations have - been fired by the skyrocket prices realised from the "war babies" of the . Wall street curb. .- It would be wise for Oregon people. If they wish to profit by the sad ex perience of the past, to make close and conservative investigation Into any and all securities offered them for . purchase, by pamphlet, advertisement v or other means, before they. part with their money. AND JHE LIGHT, FAST TOURING CAR Sound, alert, 45 h. p., weight 3005 pounds, this describes the 6-30 5-passenger Chalmers. It is the kind of an automobile most motor ists search for in buying their sec ond car. A sensible price $1090. (AO prices I. o. b. Detroit) H. L. KEATS AUTO GO. - BROADWAY AND BURNSIDE - ' ' : . "' ., ' - Portland, Or. III UtlllUUiUtillMlltlUltlltlUIlllttiillilitlUllliiiiilliMlllllUUlM(tM Postmaster Gives - Instructions How ITo Mail Packages ; Mall your Christmas parcels early. Is the dictum of the Port- land, postal officials. Postmaster Myers-ha Issued, Sf a formula for the correct mode of preparing and sending Tule- tide packages, which if followed will insure reasonably prompt delivery. It reads: Writs addresses fully and He plainly and include a return ad- dress. Prepay postage fully. . Wrap articles securely after packing them well, but do not seal unless It is the Intention to pay first class postage., Valuable parcels should be Insured. , "Merry Christmas," etc., are permissible greetings to inclose In fourth class mail, as also arc names, numbers or alpha- betlcai letters, for descriptive purposes. Books may be in- scribed with brief dedication it of a personal touch. Any other writing will subject the parcel lit to first rate postage. MOTHER LOSES SUIT AGAINST DAUGHTER -FOR PART OF ESTATE (Obatisaed from Ttge One.) women lire ber affections for her daughter grew less and her affection for her granddaughter and great granddaughter, to whom she left her property, grew more Intense. Judge Cleeton censured both Mrs. Mathews and Mrs. Tobias for the small amount of effort put forth to rees tablish Mr. Mathews in the affections of her mother. - "That is one thing that is strange In this case," said the Judge. Hold Testator Competent. "All the evidence in this case leads me to believe that Mrs. Dale was com petent to make a will,"' continued the court. "I have no doubt about that. Mr a. Dale died In. May, 1916, and made her will In March of this year. Judge Cleeton reviewed the charges of undue Influence1 exercised over Mr Dale by Tobias and Mr. Toblaa. lie said there way some evidence of undue Influence, but it was not strong enough to overcome evidence on the other side that David Tobias bad urged Mr. Dal to leave half the property to her daughter. "It la much harder to believe that Mattl would conspire with her hus band to prejudice her grandmother against her own mother than It is to believe that the old lady, In the last year of her life, made up her mind to leave her property Intact by leaving It to her granddaughter and great granddaughter. "I call this an Inequitable will, tut It 1 conceded that a person has a right to make an inequitable will If he or ah wishes to. I dielike to de cide this case a I am going; to. be cause the will Is Inequitable. But I ought to get the parties to settle and 1 failed. Oas WDl Be Appealed. "If I did otherwise than uphold the will. It would open every will to a contest and cast doubt and uncertainty as to whether the one who made tho will was not unduly Influenced In come way. This will mav be rank injustice, bift it must be upheld to safeguard the right that a person has to dis pose of his or her property a he or she wishes." Attorneys for Mrs. Mathews said the case will be appealed to the higher courts. Attorneys Clark, 8kulason & Clark and E. H. Cahalln represented Mrs. Mathew, while Attorney S. C. Spencer represented the Tobiases. Struck by Automobile. C. C. Woodworth, electrician for the P. R.. I & P. Co., sustained a broken collar bone at Third and Morrison streets when he was truck by an auto mobile driven by Andy Fritz, 1089 East Nineteenth street north. "Wood worth was walking; across the street with his umbrella raised against the rain, and stepped In front of the ma chine. The automobile windshield was covsred by rain, and Frits failed to eee htm. Both men declared the accident was unavoidable POULTRY SHOW VILL (Mil GO TO BED TONIGHT Exhibitors and, Visitors Agree Event Ending Today Most Extensive Ever Held Here, Dusk tonight will end the Poultry show. Conviction is common among exhibitors and visitors 'that the most elaborate exposition of feathers and fur in their natural .state ever held in Portland or In the northwest is the one which terminates tonight. Seattle will start a similar show Sunday. Birds will be prepared for shipment to that place tonight for display there. Not all, however, for many have been bought by Oregon buyers for breeding purposes, and will be kept by them here. The actual figures for the total sales cannot .be ascertained, because many exhibitors sold direct to purchasers, without any accounting to the office of the secre tary, and they were not disposed to tell. Laughingly they said that they wouldn't know until the end of the week, that they "hadn't figured it uo." Records In the'offiee show that over 11000 at least changed ownership. Two hundred and twenty chicks, one brood, hatched In an incubator at the Mount Angel Poultry farm, Mount Angel, Or., elicited "Ohs" and "Ahs" from their viewers. They represent 97 per cent of the number of eggs set. and cam out of their shells quite recently. Consequently they are quite entertaining. J. M. Garrison of 8alem, the veteran poultry fancier of the northwest, has a couple of red pullets On exhibition that have marvelously rich color, con ceded by all breeders to surpass any thing ever shown in the northwest. They easily won first and second prizes. Wilcox to Discuss Foreign Trade Issue Theodore B. Wilcox will address the members' council of the Chamber of Commerce at its weekly luncheon Mon- day noon on the importance or zor-1 elgn trade in Portland's development. Hm will urre especially a strong repre- sentation at the national foreign trade council wmcn convenes m January Z5. ze ana a. e wm ais- cuss th significance of this confer ence, which is the first of the kind to be held In America. O. M. Clark, president of th cham ber, also will speak along similar lines. The joint flax committee which in spected the year's work in the flax cul ture at Eugene this week, will make a formal report through Dr. E. A. Pierce. H. B. Miller and William Mc Murray. Warships Gather For Naval Eeview Norfolk, Va.. Dec. . (T. N. S. Fif teen United States warships, lnciua- Ing four submarines and all of the n.w.r dradnauhts of the navv. - sembled In Hampton Roads today1 to participate In the naval review which will be held nr in connection wun the convention of th Southern Com mercial congress. Secretary Daniels and other government official will re view th fleet FarreU' Car ta Crash. C. A. Singer, dellveryman for the Montgomry grocery -al :1102 Hawthorn """,u' ? r? w.h'"hU "r. .twn?f3ri- H N. company, collided at East Twelfth and Stark streets. Sam Johnson was th driver of the FarreU car. Both vehicles were badly smashed up. P. W. Leadbetter ' Returns F. W. Leadbetter. prominent capital- 1st, returned yesterday from an ex tended trip through the east. He had i been away for several weeks. END WHEN CHICKENS Armor Plate Plant f Sites Submitted Coast Btats As Considered Ctenerally Undesirable, Crarl Karr Board ..porta, TTaltss 200 XHg Xalaad. Washington. D-c. . (U. P.) Without eliminating other cities from consideration, the general nVy board this afternoon submitted the list of cities as properly situated from the standpoint of military safety as site for the proposed government armor plate plant: Alabama, Birmingham. Tuscaloosa and Gadsden; Georgia, Rome; Illinois, Cairo, Lomax and Metropolis; Indiana, Evansville and Rockport; Iowa. Keo kuk; Kentucky. Louisville and Mld dlesborough; Oklahoma, Tulsa, Musko gee; Tennessee. Ellzabethton, Bristol, Chattanooga. Klngsport and Knox- ville; West Virginia, Charleston and Huntington; Texas, Gilmer (Ore City). The New Kn gland states, the Atlan tic coast aud the western coast are undesirable from a military stand point for the" most part, the board stated, though 200 miles inland in some of the coast states as well as the middle western states are not ab solutely barred. . ARTHUR K. PECK OF L. BEAN FOR SPEAKER Representative-Elect Casts His Lot in Accordance With the Sectional Fight, Arthur K. Peek of Marshfleld, rep resentative-elect from Coos county, reached Portland thLs morning to transact some legal business and take a close-up look at the speakership con test between R. N. Stanfleld of Uma tilla and I. IS. Bean of Iane county. He is a supporter of Mr. Bean. "There is no question, of course, about the character and qualifications both of Mr. Stanfleld and of Mr. Bean," Mr. Peck aald in outlining his position In the organization fight. Both would undoubtedly make good presidlns- officers, but logically I should be, and am, Mr. Bean's candidacy, supporter of "Annarntiv th mi(inn f aiiam js entering Into .the contest and under 'those circumstances I believe Jt t0 De my duty M wen M ,n clinatlon to glv my vote to Mr. Bean." Mr. Peck does not intend to be the father of many bill during th com ing session. 'I probably will vote aralnet more proposed Iaw than for them." he said 1 A boat the only thing I have in mind is some plan by which the abuse of petition circulating may be curbed." he continued. "I believe amendment should be made to the existing law wmcn will eliminate possibility of rraud in the circulation of initiative and referendum petitions, without vi tiating th effectiveness of the lnltla live ana referendum Mr. Peck will return to Marshfleld tomorrow. j-j 1 r 1 TYI fHQQ MakeS rlftHS I UWU XTAWJaVrO A lOiilO m TJ -J -..-"LI n T'-P. JLU XICUUU UIC XjIIUI L Trim Newspapers Predlot war Com mitt or Bops-am Executive Head will Save Entire Control of Affairs, Paris. Dec. . (U.. P Apparently AnfAllf rswl tw -Vt v iitfiafiil attnlr&i of th. -n.i-.- . t,.i. ,,, cerUlnt- that under rjoyd-George that nation will be roused to new energy in th war, the Brland ministry is ly?":;. " Paris newspapers voiced the general belief that a war committee or else a supreme executive head, charged with entire direction of France's part In the war, would emerge as successor to the y8tem of divided control now In force. Explosion in Bussian Factory Kills 1000 Berlin, Via Sayvllle. Dec. . (U. P.) One thousand persons are believed to have perished when an explosion took place in an ammunition factory at Lasatannaya, the Russian paper Ryetsh reports, according to th semi official new agency today. Fine Program Given At High Schoo Oregon City. Or., Deo. 9. Before an audience that packed the high school auditorium last night, an entertain ment of high order was given under the direction of John Mason, head of the department of Kngllsh and public speaking, who featured in several readings that received merited ap plause. Miss Marie Churchill, In structor in Latin, and a graduate of the University oi Oregon, sang. Her accompanist was Miss Alice Holman. So well received was the high school girls' quartet in "Mammy Lou" that the young ladies were compelled to respond to several encores. Thoe comprising the quartet are . Misses Maude Lageson. Esther Staats. Mabel Morgan and Flossie Blackburn, with Mis Fayne Burdon as accompanist. The recently organized High School orchestra, played several selections under the leadership of Professor Flechtner. , Vancouver Elks to Plan Santa Olaus Vancouver. Wash.. Dec 9. A com mittee of ladles has been nailed to act In conjunction with Vancouver lode. No. 823, B. P. O. E., In making ar rangements for the Christmas tree for th poor children of the city. A larga tree will be erected in the street the Thursday before Christmas and an other tree In the club rooms for Christmas day. Presents will be given to children of th poor on that day and automobiles will be provided for them where ne cessary. On the commute are Mr. L. "Wise. Mrs. Clement Scott, Mrs. Broyl and Mia Mabel Hllstrom. Jones Salt ; Dismissed. Oregon Cltv. Or... Dec 8. The suit of Ellen D. and IneS M. Jones aealnst Q. f. Jonea, administrator f the es tat of Anna 8. Hayes, deceased, was dismissed, today, by Judge Campbell. MAR HFI D BOOSTS VETERAN TRAVELING 'S DEATH IS A TO William Manning Welch Had Been in Employ of Honey man Hardware Co. The death last night of William Manning Welch, who was widely known in Oregon, will be a matter of resrret to manv friends. He was a traveling salesman for the Honeyman Hardware company for many years, first entering their employment 32 year ago. Mr. Welch had suffered lrom Bright's disease for the past four years. He resided with his fam ily at 124 East Seventeenth street, and is survived by a widow, Mrs. Marie Welch, his mother, Mrs. Susan E. Welch, and seven brothers and sisters. Mr. Welch was a native of Massa chusetts, aged 48, and was a member of Harmony lodge. A. F. and A. M., snd Al Kader Temple, Mystic Shriners. Kuneral arrangements are In charge of J. P. Finley & Son. FUNERAL OP JOHN BEDFORD Services Will Be Held by the Mod ern Woodmen of America. The funeral of John Bedford, who died in this city December 7, will be held from the residence establishment of J. P. Finley & Son at Fifth and Montgomery streets, Monday, Decem ber 11 at 1 p. m., under the auspices of the Modern Woodmen of America Mr Rrifnri was 49 years of age. a native of Michigan, and had lived in Minnesota untir six ears ago, when 11 t" "J . " : and three children, John. Chauncy and j .n .r ikl. lfv Mr R4- I ur oeuiwiu, ma. m "w. . ford served with the Fifteenth Minne- sota Infantry during the Spanlsn I American war. Interment will do in ML Scott Park cemetery. I Un. lifurr A. Fraser. Mrs. Mary A. Fraser. wife of George M. Fraser. whose funeral was held from the Finley establishment today. huild tha Tavlor street church and con- trlDUiea lO US Iliaillicun.v.c. ' b..... w,niA for. hr unostenu- tloua charities. She vai an active member of the Taylor street church from earlv womanhood. A vary large numHer of frienda will regret to learn of her death. Mrs. Mary Barlow oi thi city la the only remainlnj mem ber of the family. Accused Held on a White Slave Charge ii uvw CJ .... . ti.i- -v.,.. I n cas OI Aiuen iiuu, v-i. with violation of th Mann wnite - h.rnro TTnltprl at.t.m rn'mmlslnnr Frederick Drake this morning. Little was arrested Dy Lieutenant Harms of the moral squad last Tuesday In company with Grace cmnor, in a TTourth street rooming house. Admission were elicited from l" u?'.".w.t" Vm i& 1 . Vat I HT IS t,tv - c.ntamw ?9 itnd after VAICUIUIUA Via aJ-a"""'' "" arriving In Portland, had lived wun her. The defendant was bound over to the grand Jury and bond was fixed at 92500, and tne woman wa nem iu $1000 bonds Fish Commission- Will Meet Dec. 18 Review of the year' activities in the propagation of fish anu tne pro tsrtinn of wild rame will be conducted by the Oregon fish and game commis sion at a meeting at tne roniana ui . . " commission In tne uregon 1 c Tl, rinanMil nu i in 1 n fir iieceniuei jo. . . difficulties found itsel been rellev commission IT, .:' " u Th. fiscal year closed November 30 onrt ronort. at the came warden and th- master fish warden will be can- vassed during the session Tha ac- .k .m tw.fnid UT1UCB Ul l " creating a public sentiment in ravor tjssttttssss' and mor asserts itseii, mo cummin - . .. . . loan h"rd just that lmuchm MtMinnr I. n.ur for (n- m luiwcnicni, Accused Must Work For Two Weeks Free Raymond Venen. elevator operator at tha Conradlne notei, tsurnsiae ana Tenth streets, will expiate his con- fessed guilt on a larceny charge by workins- two weeks for Mra. K.) Thoren, manager of the hotel, without pay. Venen was cnarged with the theft of 10 pnonosrup.t taking the records, but said he had merely borrowed tnem ror piayina a friend's machine 1?UW Langguth proposed the punishment and it was agreeable to Mrs. Thoren and to Venen. enen will report to wuago insi.ui ... the probation is over, for a final set iieiueiii ol tne case. Fred W. Hemley.Was S.T7::. Vancouver. Wash.. Dec. Fred W, Hemley. 86 years old. died this morn ing at St. Joseph's hospital. He wis a natlv of Kansas and came to Manor, this county, from Kallspel, Mont. m wldow and a four-year-old son survive, Mr. Hemley was a member of the I. O. O. F. lodg of Kallspel and of the Knights of Pythias, of Oeddes, 8. D. trnri urviou wtti ho hoirt at th t iv... .,...i.ki. nariAr. thia . ft.r. IIUUll BIIU alio UUUJi Bt.UHI)iaiucu 1 wirin. mnA ann win h takn to Oeddes . .. , ..... . a a ,a l. a , r aarlll b conducted by Rev. W. N. Budget, Manor. PORTLAND FIRE RECORD rrlday. 11:24 a. m. (17 Sumner street, chimney fir, slight damage. i:it p. tn. 675 at Seventeenth - j street- chimney Hre. no damage, , I - . i .Saturday, J f f Ire. - MAN SHOCK FRIENDS ,7am ConnVironeer. of 1865 Her around the house barehe.ded In the s.'TeghTdr fo father had much to do with the up- rain At night it Is al eged. she fre- cl(US8es beln arraneed by Park Su buildinr Of Portland. He helped to quently would climb on the roof of the n,rln.,nHmt rnnvin m which m. oP""Mr:r:v ,:. vlJu.a ,t ,,",u ' " f several months ago have ""r etlHon for letter, ne:er"-. M , T.m.. ed. by retrenchment ?ut in ------ - - - v . th county -f !L '" . will compile ts ouaget -- M Alice E. J"Z.VX.T,- "Z Z,"a . Federal Inspector . Examining Militia Oaptabt WHlbwa VxoalSM to Vs Seat Efforts to cur w Tessel tot Oreron Tolusteers. Federal inspection of the Oregon Ni val Militia is being carried on today by Captain George W. Williams, U. S. N., who has promised to use his best efforts, to secure for the service the use of a warship. Last night on the barge "Swan" he held official inspection of the dif ferent divisions. Today at noon he will confer with the officers of the organization at th Hazelwood. Captain Williams is federal In spector for the Pacific coast and is visiting- all the organizations In the inree coast slates. mis wm oe iiw last federa inspection of tho naval mlliUa, as that body will become the National Naval Volunteers when the officers and men take the oath this mourn. I NORMAN HOOSE SAYS WIFE MADE HIS LIE MISERABLE FOR HIM Singing Teacher Asks Divorce' Trnm Porlnnr Allnn-inrr i i un i i ai uici) miG&iiig, I sertion, vjut or sympatny wltn ner nusoana s musical ambitions, Gertrude E. Hooseltlme the police will make arrest for made life miserable for Norman A. Hoimc until ih i1rd him flntm 0.!.-.? - w jcBiciuajr uiiuuuu ia u wnuu i for dlvorce . . , . . . . . a I xie is a tenor soloist ana teacner oi rnMl mu.i,.. Th.v w.r. m.m.d In Phn , ,h. Tlln- ift isoi and came t0 Portjand in ltJl. Mrs. Hoose never hu. Pnrtiimi fti mmnuint uvi. I j ,r4,, , v,. t,;,.Kn' .. fesslonal attainments. Kh ridiculed hiiu r tii . iuun VI lltl 11 UVUM11U m m v I JjJ JJj he give it up or she wou d leave h m. In order to deter him by nnyanc. house. As late as 4 o'clock a. m. she liuuiu '"'"' tmL one Sundav. the comniaint says. Bhe slapped him in the face in church where he was employed as tenor solo- . Other divorce suits were filed as follows: Mae Totten vs. VT. P. Totten, mar- rled in Olendale, Or., in 1899. deser- tion: Constance Myrtle Woody vs. William Arthur Woody, married nt SIS. Boise. Idaho, in 1912, one child, is acquitted ox an appeal I u,.k.o mirror. Wtt ftnllrv tit I?ndr s"-'"-'",v' "v ' i , , . rvmm TbI Chareed with under reading and fraudulently manipulating the Bab cock cream test, t sn ocnaiiinger, ager of the Hazelwood company, was tried yesterday before Circuit Judge Davis and found not guilty. He was convicted in the district court and ap I 1 - I iVf w. W. m. Oe.f. Tr f TTrmUton. Pivment L'BlluilD v " " f0P the cream was bssed on the amount of butterfat it contained, a shown I by Babcock test. Serves 200 Days. Whn Sam Relman Is released from the county jail this afternoon he will be placed on board the steamer Beaver and started for Los Angeles to Join his mother. He has served 200 days for stealing an automobile, an orrense which has almost becoinw a habit with hlm Cornell Estate fl300. Ralph G. Cornell, who died tn tne I ..- .t v.4 l,r,m at R-.fl V.ast Foftv- s'"" " - - - second street north, from aspnyxiauon 1 . - . . vi. Cornell. . . " oman MH ouw i;mr. Woman Asks 5O00 Damages. Suit for 15000 damage nit for 15000 damages for an al - leeed broken arm and other Injuries was filed today by Martha Kays, 60 M..-- . . f M tn,n jr vu. a a. 1 1 prpm nr .1 ipi r uf rsuuo.1 ii uut j .-. ai. in t h a t tria nm- nmr w Man Is Held Up by 1 in inn Kiicnen at iiia rvaucoma iiuici hi An TTnTTl flSlfftfl ThUCT wm" m. an A mm T.an ntrxi tn Kitcnen lnt TTiallclmialv altackod hr. breaK In. V .rm Attorney W A. Burke flud complalnt- Masonic Members To See McMinnville i A A V anil A TVf. I . ... umrtMA a train to ' , 4;68 from Kourth and Yamhill streets. A receptlon wlu bft Kivm lt, members hv ITnion lodt-e nnon the r arrival. A mn.,ginn nf fh. Kan-t th whnrtofl lodtt.8 tfeam. headed by W. W- Mcintosh, will confer the M. M. I,.', Ti,. ..nii ti .111 m.n. d b' fu ew f Mast Masons. mJembcra ot the raternity are coriiaiiy invited to participate in the - tr, Tcket8 can be purchased of F. trip. Tickets can be purchased of F. Xf. Patterson, master of th lodge, or on tne train. 500 Gallons of Wine More than BOO gallon of wine was seized in a raid at 227 Fifteenth street north bv Police Sergeant B. F. Bner- wood and officers of tho moral sQuad last night. Ricardo Giovrenetti wa arrested on a charge or vioiaun i prohibiten law. Four men rouna m I th room were arrested a wnKi I crtunt RhnviutA found an automatic and it was 1 1'otvi a.. u,v.,sa... - " ' thia weaDon with which Lieutenant L. -..I" ' . a..,. of Sherwood wa turning lt over to him I a II. ,m a aa... mnnT W II IIR DClKcawaa. as evidence. Hot Tar Start Wax. A four room hous occupied by A. C, Prlc and family at 390 Russet street was almost destroyed about 10:30 this morning by fire. Th bias tsrted from hot tr boillnr -out of a pot that had been placed on th kitchen stov. Th tar was to bo nsd in mending the roof. Th damag was estimated at under - - . ' LICENSE EXEMPTION, S PROPOSED FOR ALL SEMI PRIVATE AUTOS Commissioner Dalv Would Provide Exception for Cef- tain Class of Cars, An ordinance permlttlnr hotel buses. automobiles engaged ' in funeral serv- f aA , -in,io.t rvtr. to operate wltnout the payments a cjty noense aa required under the for- hlre ordinance, is to be submitted to the council Wednesday by Will H, Dnlv rnmml.ln. -r ...Kit,. ..timiaa Commissioner Daly says he does not believe that machines engaged in the eemi-prlvate service should be required to pay tne same license fee as the regular for-hlre car doing a public Dusiness, Remonstrances Are Overruled. Remonstrances asrainst the cost of improving Powell street from Mllwau kle to East Nineteenth street were overruled by the city ccuncll yester day, and an ordinance adopted declar ing tne cost of the Improvement. A number of people spoke against the contend ffir"ci.?ta.iS:idlBi5 out of th general fund rather man assessed against the property owners. Ordinance Effective Tomorrow. The new traffln rA Intnoa tteftmaa effective tomorrow and after that au violations. Copies of the ordinance may be secured at the police station. R.a'ty In the digest of the ordinance is a list public saxetV COmmlsnion pu0c emety commission. p . upen. winter gymnasium classes under tne ayecuon or tne city park Bureau opened last night In the Alblna com- muniiy nouse, neecn and Keroy "ireei?- in? community house was . i ... by th. J , last spring and attempted to maintain regular classes, yfl CrQw o( MuUnomah Amateur HMnrnm THmrJmm Uiw... I " ""'"-',- motor apparatus win soon displace the hors drawn appartus of fir en gtne company No. 3. Sixteenth and Washington streets. An autornobl! hose wagon and tractor for the engine arrived her yesterday and are being assembled today. The motor equip I ment Is to be installed without changea In th engine house. $25 Prize Offered. The city i to h secure the best de iave a competition to leslgn for a municipal flag and glv a 925 prls to the winner . .... . . .U- -I.. lwhiih i Bwinign ui m in council yesterday in adopting th 1 recommendations of a citizens com mittee. Wheat Exportation Opposed. A New York organisation known as the United Bakers of Greater New York and vicinity want the city coun ell to to everything in it. power to hav legislation adopted which will l.als . . . . - ai - ' v w tn benefit of the PoP'- In a letter man, says that the organization of bakers believe "In feeding Americans first at old standard prices." Bicycle Abandoned By Peeping Tom A "Peeping Tom," who pursues his career of night trespasnlng with tne aid of a bicycle, was discovered by F. jame. 421 ghaver street lat night I .- - 1. V- T I. u wivn in rosuik mav , na.HM.orl of a bicycle for whl.-h 1 ' ..... James ran from Ihe louso in pursuit but the peeper was too fleet-footed to h rantnred. Ha had left his wheel be captured 1 atandln aaalnst the curb in front of h house and this was laKen to tne basement by Mr. James and locked up. w Bert Heavner, a lodger st the East ern rooming bouse, reported to tne police that he was held up ny an u maakAil robber at Front end Couch streets early last evening and 111 was taken. The highwayman approached V,l ..lutlm aa latter Baling around the corner, and threatened nun wiin revolver, the mule of which prolrud- 1 V, I. r.vrnr,n t UOCkOt. The rOD- . i J ..IV..J ua hpilllT B feet 8 I .v... 4.11 ii-n,ir. verv erect and Tlchefior and Moloney accompanied Heavner in a search through north end resort for iu t.oidun " . rn J m r fYPfilffn iraiie UlatfB 1 UiOlftU iA,uw Hnaa fT P.YPlirfllf.TI jOGo OU JjAUUIdIUU Members of the foreign trad class of the' University of Oregon extension course sia.ri ..- of industrial surveys this afternoon. ith visits to in normwrtv meet .. ..... At A A company s snipDunuing pian. anu n the Portland Lumber company' mllL The class was led ny Ansel iara, wa! aeent for the federal bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, who is class instructor. Four Steamships Sunk m 24 Hours London, Dec. f. (L N. 8.) Th I Danish steamship Sigurd. 211 tons. 1 , aaarfaiAaa and th BrltUh steamship Avrlston. I a a . a Aaaa, rairnh IIIO tfflll. anfl Tan, i am, wwa - I field J? AJ JL1?. past 24 hours, Lloyd report today, Oldest Princess in , World Dies at 94 BtfUtC Deo. ts-lt. N. fi.)Vla Wireless) Dowager Duchess Augusta f Mecklenburg, th world's oldest princess, died today, aged E&ply.on Sinking of. Seobeck Dispatched fe pnuay Bays Btn Vu rooea. Imf WtUeat ZJhts JTsax XostUt York. . Berlin. Ds. t.- (I. K. B.) The re Ply of Germany to the Inquiry of the United States regarding the sinking of th steamship Beebeck ha Just been dispatched to ''Washington. It states that th ship WM steaming close to a tirvattl tival nnrt at nlhi wttlmnt ' lftfHfa anv tnarka rif li- n 1 1 n . ) 1 1 n and th commander of the submarine that sunk her naturally assumed he was a hostli vassal. (No previous report of th alnkln of the Seebeck had been received in this country.) Automobile Found In Wrecked Shape An automobile belonging to J. 10. Lafourette of Oregon City was stolen about o'clock last night from its parking near the Ice Hippodrome, Twenty-first and Marshall streets, and a few minutes later the vehicle wrecked In a collision with another car at Fourteenth and Couch streets. Five young men were n the stolen car when It smashed . into a. car for hire driven by W. W. Huffstutter. The five occupants of the stolen machine ran east on Couch strtet after the collision and disappeared. No de scription of any of th joyriders was obtained by th police. Th damaged machine was taken Into a nearby gar age and about 10:80 last night Mr. iatourette aiscoverea his loss ana no tified the police. Neither machine was badly damaged. Detective Crad dock and Smith are making a scurch lor th auto thieves. Ohemawa School to Get No New Building Xmalaa Approprlatloa BUI a Bportd Out. Off 938,000 Proposed for Tut poi -Xrrlrstloa lyitem Sam Out. Washington. Dee. . WAIHNO- TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) The Indian transportation bill re ported to the house today eliminates all estimates for new buildings t the Chemawa school and allows $102,- 000 for school support and 128,000 for general repairs. Thi outs off the $16,000 for proposed new buildings. Other Items for Oregon Indiana con form to th estimates heretofore re ported except for th Modoc Point Irrigation system for which 94000 is allowed, a reduction of 91000. Sunday The Day GOING TO THE BIG SHOW SUNDAY?, Douglas Fairbanks the Laugh Man COLUMBIA tr TT5 M 0 2 LAST DAY i The Renowned Actor Barney Bernard in "A PRINCE IN A PAWN SHOP" Story of Wonderful t Charm COMING TOMORROW Clara ICimball In a De Luxe Edition of-f Her Greatest Success ;: Official Wife r nil V WM 1 innu Young