NEXT YEAR
BUSINESS C
AND 1918
IF COUNTRY
-ML BREAK- RECORDS
Commercial Broker Says End
of War Would Not Affect
U. S, Trade in Europe,
PEOPLE NEED FOODSTUFFS
. . Bodway of Ww York o
UbibMUU Prospect of Seduction
of High Prtoea.
resentatlr of .- tho Carnation Milk
Products company. United. Cereal
Mills, Ltd., Hunt , Bros.' company,
fruits; Hawaiian Pineapple company,
Clicquot Club company. Schuehle'a
Pure Grape Juice company, Towle Ma
ple Products company, the Walter M.
Lowney company. Purity Oata compa
ny and the Burt Olney Canning com
pany. He la president of the Ameri
can Specialty Manufacturers' associ
ation. Mrs. Rod way accompanies him.
SPIRIT OF SYMPATHY
The coming- year and the following
191? and 1918 will be the greatest
business years in the nation's his
tory. even If the war should come to
an end tomorrow. In the ODlnlon of
A. R. ITbdway, one of the leading
merchandise brokers and manufactur
ers' representatives of New Torlc.
-Who la at Hotel Portland.
"The past year has been a record
breaking period for business, despite
tbe fact that the streets of New York
are not flowing with money as some
persons seem to believe,"" Mr. Rod way
said, 'but the next two years will
be even, greater.
z or ope Weeds American Products.
'1 don't care if the war comes to
an end tomorrow, the demand for our
products In Europe will continue. The
war-stricken countries of that conti
nent will be too busy with the work
of rehabilitation -to produce but a
fraction of the commodities they will
need, and especially will this hold true
f foodstuffs."
Mr. Rodway has been away from
New York for the past two months
on a buying trip, visiting some 20
cities, and in that period he has pur
chased nearly Jl. 000, 000 worth of food
commodities to supply the eastern de
mand. Of this quantity hundreds of
thousands of dollars worth of sup
plies have been purchased on the Pa
cific coast.
In Oregon and Washington he is
.contracting for salmon and condensed
milk, largely for the export trade.
The other- day In California he pur
chased barley, ripe olives, milk and
Other California staples.
"There Is a keen European demand
for condensed milk," said Mr. Rodway,
"large quantities of It going to the
Belgians. I mean the people of Bel
glum, not the soldiers. The boys in
the trenches live largely off beef tea
but the babies of Belgium must have
milk"
Mr. '"Rodway sees no immediate pros
pect of a reduction in food prices. "
PPly and Demand Bala Prices.
''These prices are largely governed
t)y the law of supply and demand,"
be said. "As long as this great de
mand continues in Europe prices will
b high. An embargo might prove
In a measure effective but I do not
look for embargoes on our principal
export commodities. The farmers of
the country will demand as their right
jto be able to sell their wheat and
- ner products at the highest price
obtainable."
, Mr. Rodway is ttie New York rep-
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ESSENTIAL TO XMAS
AS MAW. GIVING
Dr, Boyd Addresses Rotary
Club on Giving; Fine Musi
cal Program Rendered,
Dr. John H. Boyd preached a sermon
to the Rotary club, a business organi
zation. In the Benson hotel Tuesday
and it was received with such pro
longed applause that Dr. Boyd was
forced to bow his ackonwledgments
time and again.
"The Christmas of the Prosperous
Man," Dr. Boyd took as his sublect.
This is the time of year, he said,
when a man resolves to live to the
heights of himself and to let all kindly
generous impulses have free course. It
Is the time when minds are dedicated
to unselfish thinking and hearts to the
merciful consideration of others.
"And yet," he said, as he addressed
his audience which was mostly com
nosed of employers, "the danger to you
prosperous men la that the juice of
kindliness may be squeezed out of you.
You may think you have exemplified
the spirit of Christmas by tossing a
careless contribution to need. You
have no right to go out next Sunday
with Christmas baskets unless your
hearts are filled with true sympathy.
Let your miscellaneous charity go.
Find one family that you can put your
strength under and restore it to self
support and self respect."
An unusual musical feature was
provided In the octet composed of Mrs.
Jane Burns Albert, Mrs. Herman A.
Polltz, Mrs. Mitylene Fraker Stltes,
Mrs. Grant Thomas, Harold Hurlburt,
J. P. Mulder, Dom J. Zan and W. A.
Montgomery, which sang two Christ
mas carols. W. A. Montgomery pre
sided. Seattle Switchman
Killed by a Train
Seattle. Dec. 21. T. V. Madden, lead
er of the stubborn switchmen's strike
of 1907 in northwest yards and fore
man of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul switching forces in this city, was
killed Tuesday when a Northern Pa
cific freight train of 17 loaded cars
backed Into a Milwaukee switching
train, the movement of which he was
directing. Badly crushed, Madden died
while being removed to a hospital. Ha
was 64 years old aB leaves a widow
and two daughters.
HOQUARTQN FISH
E
RUN
INVOKE TECHNICALITY
TO DEFY STATE ORDER
Continue to. Net Salmon in
Estuary Because Word Is
Missing From Mandate.
Seattle Babies
Are Fatally Burned
Seattle. Wash.; Dec. 21. (P. N. 8.)
Alice and Nancy Peterson, 20 and 9
months of age, were burned to deata
here Wednesday when fire wrecked the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Peterson.
Mrs. Peterson, out of the house at
the time, reached home in time to save
Edward, 6 years old. dragging htm
through a window which she broke
is presumed the fire started fro.n
the cook stove which had been left
burning.
Mrs. Peterson was severely burned
rescuing Edward.
Fishermen along Hoquarton slough.
adjacent to Tillamook bay, have taken
advantage of a technicality in an order
closing that estuary to fishing and
recently set their nets anew and
yanked in the lively salmon. It's an
other "and" or "or" case, so far as
State Game Warden Carl D. Shoemaker
can see, and he proposes to frustrate
the plan without letting the Oregon
supreme court pass upon it.
In January, 1014, the fish and game
commission closed the slough to fish
ing because the heavy netting of sal
mon prevented an adequate take' of
fish eggs at the state hatchery, lo
cated on the upper Trask river. The
slough and its tributaries remained
closed until recently, despite the ef
forts of commercial fishermen to get
it reopened.
Not long ago -a deputy warden dis
covered the fishermen at work Just as
if there had been no closing order. He
remonstrated and they told him the
closing order was invalid because it
was not sufficiently explicit.
The copy of the order defining the
"dead line" omitted in the description
of the place the word "north." The
line was to run from a point "north
47 degrees." Although "south" 47 de
grees would have put the line well up
in the mountains far from any stream,
and 47 degrees in any other direction
would have set the deadline a long
distance away from Hoquarton slough,
the fishermen contended the omission
knocked out the order.
Game Warden Shoemaker yesterday
dre. up a new order, which will close
the estuary after January 28. The
wording will be technically correct, to
avoid any legal split. The exact point
of closing- has not been determined,
but it will be near the mouth of the
Tillamook river. He felt it was bet
ter to make a new order than to at
tempt to fight for the old order in the
courts.
SECTION
OF
IN
COUNTY
VISITED
IS
BY HEAVY SNOWFALL
La Grande Trains Are Late
and Rural Carriers Have
Difficulty Delivering Mail,
COMB
CHAMBER
E:
PLANS TO ENTERTAIN
iLEI
NATION
MORS
Civic and Convention Bu
reaus Will Handle Portland
End of Great Convention,
Captain H W. Burnt, commander of
his company. lie was 25 year old
arJ. he enlisted from Fort Smith. Ark.
Recorder's Office Abolished.
La Grande, Or., Dec. Zl. Accord
ing to a law the last legislature
passed, the recorder" office of this
county will be no more after January
1. and Recorder Proctor is busy with
the transfer of his books to the clerk's
office. January 1 Clerk-elect McCor
mlck takes the placa of Edward
Wright, present official. Mr. "Wright
likely will go to Portland, where a
position is offered him.
Four Miners Killed
When Earth Oaves In
Dubuque, Iowa, Dec. 11. P. N. 8.)
Clarence Ricks, James Hamlltort, Ar
thur Trelou and one other, all miners,
were killed in a cave-in in the Block
house sine and lead mine, four miles
south of Platteville, Wis., yesterday
afternoon. The men were about ready
to put off their shots and quit work
for the day when the cave-in came.
The bodies were recovered.
British Craft' Surik;:V "
. Off icers Are Held
tendon, Dec II. (I. K, ) The
British steamer Fllmstoa hag been gunk
by a submarine, says dispatch, re
ceived here yesterday. Her captain and .
first engineer were taken ; prisoners.
The crew was rescued. The vessel, of
349! tons, sailed from Buenoa Aires.
November II for London.
When
plci
wrltlsg or railing
mention Tbe Journal.
oa advertisers.
La Grande, Or., Dec. 21. An excep
tionally hard snowstorm has hit this
vicinity, eight inches having fallen
already and the snow is still coming
down. All trains are behind time.
The snow Is very wet and heavy. The
rural carriers are having much diffi
culty delivering mails.
Celluloid letters to be set into
grooves In plate glass form a recently
Invented transparent sign.
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Practical
Christmas Gifts
HERE'S Portland's big store of Practical Gifts.
Gifts that will be a pleasure of your wife, sis
ter or mother to wear long after Christmas is
forgotten. That's the kind of gifts that women like
best. Do your last hour shopping at the Emporium.
Suggestions:
Furs Pretty Waists Umbrellas
Petticoats Swagger Sweaters
Skating Sets Handsome Suits
Beautiful Dresses Practical Coats
P OIQ.T LAN DS
124 to 128 vSbdhSUtwt ctf Washington.
n
Store Open Evenings
Until Christmas
Portland's Big Store
of Practical Gifts
Child Strangely Kidnapped.
La Grande, Or., Dec. 21. The other
day Mrs. Myrtle Wade was about to
leave home with her daughter Esther
when she was approached by Mrs.
Lizzie Bushnell, the mother saying
her daughter was taken from her
arms and piloted away while the
frantic parent vainly tried to get her
back. Mrs. Bushnell was brought into
court on habeas corpus proceedings
and told the court that the little girl
threw her arms around Mrs. Bush-
nell's neck and then ran away from
her mother. The mother Is seeking
for the child, Mrs. Bushnell declaring
she did not know where she was.
Big plans will be made by Portland
for the entertainment of the National
Education association, which convenes
here next July. These plans were
formally entrusted to- the civic and
convention bureaus of the chamber of
commerce yesterday at a meeting of
the board of directors of the chamber
of commerce.
The two bureaus, working togeth. r.
will outline and carry out the pub
licity work necessary to give Portland
citizens the proper appreciation of the
significance of this great gathering.
With the completion of the public
auditorium in May, and the availabil
ity of other large halls in emergency,
Portland Is physically equipped to han
dle the biggest convention that can
come here.
The directors also indorsed the na
tional chamber's referendum No. 17,
which favors the cooperation of busi
ness for the export of products of
primary resources, provided this is
conducted along conservative policies.
The chambe went on record in
favor of a straight 30-foot channel
from Portland to the sea, instead of
the 30-foot channel with the 28-foot
portion between Brookfield and the
bar. The Oregon delegation In con
gress will 'be appealed to for an
amendment of the present program to
secure this greater depth. It has
been estimated that the cost would be
little Increased.
Money Order Rush
Breaks All Records
Money order business In the Port
land postoffice is breaking all records,
according to Postmaster Myers. One
thousand two hundred and seventy
eight orders were issued on Monday
alone from the main office. A great
many of them are being sent to San
Francisco, apparently In anticipation
of the threatened drouth.
Mrs. Barnes Takes
Stand in Defense
Chicago, Dec. 21. (I. N. S.) Nerv
ous and shaken as a result of the
ordeal, Mrs. Iva Barnes, who is
charged with the murder of her hus
band, James R. Barnes, today took
the witness stand, and laid bare her
life before the Jury which is trying
her. Mrs. H. Ingersoll and her closest
friend, Mrs. Louisa Thompson, testi
fied that her husband had treated her
cruelly and had repulsed her affec
tionate advances while they were liv
ing together.
Mining Engineer Dies.
Baker, Or.. Deer 21. Bert E. Smith,
40, mining engineer with the Baker
Mines company, died Tuesday of
pneumonia. He had been here 20 years,
coming from Minnesota. He leaves a
widow and five children. He was one
of the best known and most popular
mining men of this section. j
Young Banker Passes Away.
La Grande, Or.. Dec. 21. Wilbur
McCully, a young banker of Joseph
and son of F. D. McCully. the Joseph
pioneer merchant, died suddenly Tues
day. He had been 111 about four years.
Love Affair Leads
To Soldier's Death
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 21. Describing
his desperation as born of a love
affair with a woman whose name he
did not disclose. Corporal Thomas
C. Haller of the Third company, Coast
artillery, U. S. A., committed suicide
yesterday at Fort Lawton, where he
was temporarily assigned.
He used a service rifle, the trigger
of which he manipulated with his
foot The bullet ranged through his
heart.
Haller wrote a note addressed to
Prize Beef Cattle Displayed by Bay Cily Market
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his custom of securing the bet beef ! hoof, and was bid In at 22 rents th
he bid up and pound, live welg
cattle, artlstlcall;
Spirited bidding for the prize cattle
was a feature of this year's Interna
tional stock show, just closed at the
Portland yards. Among the lucky
buyers was Paul R. Spath. proprietor
of the Bay City market. Following
bought two of the prize 2-year-olds
and the Blue Ribbon Lone Yearling
Hereford raised by the I'ntversity or
Idaho. This yearling, awarded first
prize, weighed. 1330 pounds on the
pound, live weight. These prise beef
cattle, artistically arensea, at
dlsplav at Rpath's Bav Cltt
y dressed, are now on
ity mar net.
southwest corner Fourth and Temhlll.
They are to be specially preparedfor
the New Year trade. ,
DEATHS IN NORTHWEST
Mrs. Lizzie Pfirter.
Chehalis, Wash., Dec. 21. Mrs. Liz
zie Pfirter, aged 28, a resident of this
section for a number of ears, died at
her home near Forest Monday. Fu
neral services were held this morning
from the residence, interment in the
Urquhart cemetery. Deceased leaves
a husband, F. W. Pfirter, and thre
children, aged 6 weeks, 5 end S years;
a father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W.
M. Dexter of Forest; two sisters, Mrs.
F. 8. Skinner of Centralis and Anna
Dexter of Forest; one brother, W. ii.
Dexter of Forest.
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Encouraging
Gift
and indeed a sensible one
would be a savings book
showing a dollar or more
on deposit in this strong
state bank in favor of some
deserving boy or girl. A
successful career may per
haps be moulded around
this very act. It's a worthy
suggestion, to say the least.
LADD & TILTON BANK
OWesf in
The Northwest
Washington
and Third
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Mrs. Guy Van Riper.
Cottage Grove. Or., Dec 21. The
funeral of Mrs. Guy Van Riper was
held here Tuesday. Mrs. Van Riper
was formerly Miss Atha Wlddersheim
of this city, but had been a resident
of "West wood, Cal., since her marriage,
two years ago. She wae nearly 27
years old. Yellow jaundice was the
cause of death. The funeral services
were in charge of Rev. Joseph Knott 8
of the Methodist church and ' Rev. D.
A. MacLeod of tho Presbyterian
church.
Surviving relatives are: The hus
band, mother, Mrs. K. Widedrshetm of
this, city; four sisters. Mrs. Ernest
Sears, Mrs. W. A. Hogate and Miss
Ipha AViddershcim of this city, and
Mrs. Cashatt of Salem; two brothers,
George Wlddersheim of tnis city and
Clifford AViddershelm of California.
Pioneer of 1852 Passes.
Ropeburg, Dec. 21. A. A. Kngles an
Oregon pioneer of 1852, died at th-!
home of his son, II. L. Engels, at Peel,
early Monday morning. Mr. Engels
was born in Arkansas in 1832 and when
20 years old crossed the plains by ox
team, locating in Douglas county. Ho
is survived by two children, Mrs. J. YY.
Burge of Roseburg and 11. L. Engels,
a mercnani at feei.
Mr. Engels, was one of the oldest
memDers 01 me local Masonic lode
and probably one of the oldest in tbe
state. He Joined in 1868.
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Read This
Program
then you will understand why the Columbia
the Theatre Beautiful is the accepted standard
in PLAYS, PLAYERS and SERVICE. Our 1917
policy will further strengthen our position as
Portland's leading motion picture theatre.
P. C. Eddy Buried at Willamlna.
Willamina. Or., Dec.1 St. The funerhl
of F. C. Eddy was held here Monday
afternoon, under the auspices of Acme
Lodge No. 210 I. O. O. F. of which he
was a member. Mrs Eddy died in In
dependence and the body was brought
here, lie was a former resident of
Willamina and conducted a general
store here.
Lebanon Woman Dies.
Lebanon, Or., Dee. 21:. Mrs. Jennie
Ralfsnlder. 48 years old, wife of C
Ralf snider, died at her home three
miles west of this city Friday. She is
survived ; by . her ' husband and - two
daughters,. Mrs. Ella Mlnert of Tan
gent, Or., and Miss Eva Ralfsnlder. The
funeral was held Saturday. ' J
Assisted by ROBERT HARRON in one of
her greatest and most appealing characterizations
WW
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There's real sentiment big
heart' throbs suspense and
loads of action in this drama
of real life and real people
San Francisco's waterfront,
beloved of Jack London, and
famous in story, forms the set
ting for this fine film.
Note the Program:
DRAMA '
COMEDY
CHILDREN'S FILM
WEEKLY
Happy Stuff
99
Two small town Romeos, featuring
those funsters Eddie Lyons, Lee
Moran.
Weekly
Showing World
- Events as
Happened
Kiddies!
Have Mother Take You
to See
Bobby Bear
Investigator.
He's a Live One.
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THE THEATRE BEAUTIFUL SIXTH AT WASHINGTON