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THEi, OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, ? JPOR TL AND. FRIDAY. DECEMBER- 1916. ; 4 5 . rxv it.. . STATE GETS S146,232 DURING YEAR 1916 FOR MOTOR CAR REGISTER $26,244 Spent in Conducting Department So a Surplus of $119,987 Is Available. i BIG SUM LEFT FOR ROADS Pf esidbnt 6f Show ELtfhty-two POT Cat of Total WU1 Bo Tuxaod Ovar for wy TTbo. 8alem, Or., Dec !9. Total -receipts of the automobile registration depart ment of tha secretary of state' office for the year 19J6, exclusive of the last two days of December, amount to $14,2J3. of which I119.887.4S or 82.1 per cent, will be turned back to the various counties for use upon their roads, according- to figures compiled Thursday by Secretary of State Ben W. Olcott. This means that the entire cost of conducting the department for the year has been only 128.244.65, less than 18 per cent of the receipts of the de partment. Of the cost of maintenance the biggest Item is the purchase of number plates and badges. This amounts to $10,440.98, more than one third of the entire expense. The cler ical services amount to another third of the total. Expenditures Are Ustod.' The 1916 expenditures for the de partment were as follows: Number plates, badges.. $10,440.98 Clerical services 8,601.86 Postage, exprennage 3.466.11 Printing lists, forms 2,890.05 Stationery, supplies 917.05 Refunds 128.60 Vnnt Mtmw' . - ad &aad Prodncts , Sbow PoosiDly triq. Bf B14 la Bow Auditorium, Bogjnlnff VoYomfeor 12. , David, !M. Dunne was 'elected presi dent of the . Manufacturers' and Land Products show ait a meeting of the ex ecutive board held this forenoon In toe offices of Mr, Dunn. Other officers elected, were: A. E..-Ganteobeln, vice president; p. D.'Mlntdn, secretary, and A. O. Jones, treasurer. A. P. Bacon and R. M. Davison are the other mem bers of the executive board. The 1917 show wlH be held Winning November 12. .concluding: on Decem ber 8, in the new auditorium, which is expeeted to be completed in time. This Probably will be the grand opening of the auditorium. : , . Directors will be appointed through put the state so as to insure a run representation of the state at the show. in all departments. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. Total $25,244.66 Boeolpts Were $146,333. Total receipts, $146,232, were derived from 46,006 different transactions seg regated as follows: Number Receipts Autolle Registrations 88.917 $121,204 3.368 4,019 278 689 Motorcycle Chauffeur Dealers Duplicate motor ve hicle plates Duplicate motorcycle plates 95 Dup'cate dealers plates 2 Pup. chauffeur badges 61 Addltonal deal's plates 252 Transfers 3,625 10.104 7,342 2,780 389 95 2 61 630 1,626 232 Totals 46.006 $146 mail Cars Wtunorona. The average fee received by the automobile department ror ail trans actions was $3.17, while the average fee received for the registration , of automobiles was $3.57. Inasmuch ' as registration fees for automobiles range from $3 for cars below 26 horse power, to $10 for cars above 40 horse power, the fact that the average fee Is but $3.67 shows to .what extent the smaller cars pre dominate. Last Tuesday, according to Secre tary of State Olcott. was the biggest day In the history of the automobile department. On account of the ac cumulation of mall incident to Sundav and Christmas, the clerical force was faced by more than 1000 letters Tuesday morning. "Without exception," said Mr. ON cott. "It is a rule of the office -that license plates must be mailed to . the motor vehicle owner upon the day the application is received, providing . it Is In proper form. Tuesday was no exception to this rule and before the force left registration had been made and license plates mailed to 830 motor vehicle owners, 66 chauffeurs and 12 dealers." IS NOW FEEUNG SUR OF PERMANEN E THOME GERMANSlPENETRATEv GMMoseMenioiy;! Ideiitified i. - -.- if. Mm 70faa& Qijapo in, Uaem Closet lrre to Bo KOwMkla Telopaoae Operator. f: The girl found cramped In a. linen closet in - the lavatory of the Olds, Wortman & . King storo Thursday j morning, was identified as Miss Alio , a, it aim in. ax year old telephone opera- Pans ReDortsr Howeveri I hat who, homo is in Miiwauki. at ' . . K VI ',' . JL. whose parents are Mr and Mrs. John budden ..uttensive, btrong -tz?& or loss of memory, for when she was taken in custody by Mrs. N.' R. ' i crounse," assistant -superlntendant Of ' ' ' ! he women's protective division of the Parts, Dec a9.-r(U.P.) A sudden police. sh aald her name was Mi German offensive following a violent Gladys .Baylor of ( Oregon Cltjr, - a'n-1 bombardment between hl . and d been Deadman's hUl which failed owing to a ,-ea.ttio biscuit making- concern, a French screen of infantry and ma-! Mrs. Smith came to Portland Thu re- chine run fire, was reDOrt'ed in today' H 1 5ajr nl?.nt nd t00 th Sirl homf. Reconnaissance Fails. Over Legislature's Required Mark Public Subscription Is to Be Pushed, official etatenusnt. . v . A small number of Germans pene trated to a French trench south of Deadman's hl'L The German attacK was on a front of approximately two miles, according to the French official statement. . One other German offensive move ment was also reported defeated. This vai the repulse by French forces of a strong German reconnaissance on the right bank of the Meuse near Harda mcnt. - t Bhe aald she was at a loss to account ror the girl's actions, as she had 'scarcely been 111 a day .In her .life. . The girl had never been employed in I Seattle, Mrs. Smith said. Mrs. Croanse said she believed the girl was trying- to tell the truth, de spite her false statements. Her at titude in the whole matter. Mrs. Crounee said, was one of , perplexity, tha girl 'seeming to be; as; much at a less over - her- condition as any one else. : i An attendant at the Olds, Wort man tc King store' found the girl Thursday. The attendant opened the door to the linen, eloeet and the yoemg - woman dropped out on the floor. Dr.Hlellisli's Son Slowly Improving ' The many 1-rlends of Dr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Mellish of 1165 East An keny street. Laarelhurst, will be happy fto learn that their little son Lee, who was. recently, severely burned, is now slowly improving and Mrs. Mellish may receive calls from her friends either by telephone or at the residence. The little 6-year-old boy overturned a pan of 'boiling- water on his legs more than a week ago. The injured legs had to be placed in splints to keep the cords from ' drawing and in the great suf fering? occasioned Dr. and Mrs. Mel lish had to , have their telephone dis connected to Insure quiet. Show Rubber Heels. The Portland Rubber mills, 368 East Ninth street, last night had shoe re pair men of the city as its guests, aq,d gave them a practical 'demonstration ) or how rubber neeis-are maae. Tne entire process of their ' manufacture was shown and explained. - Attack on' domestic -: Remains a Mystery I i T "Police Investigations of ThursJay and his morning were unsuccessful In explaining any further the reasons for the attack made on.Mlsa Gussie Studeb&ker, - 1 g-year-old domestic in the home of W. J. LaidUw. 662 East Sixtieth street, who was found uncon scious at East Fifty-ninth street and Alameda drive early Thursday morn ing. Miss Studebaker is at the Good Sa maritan hospital recovering 'from the hysteria and fright. Because of her condition, she was unable to, give 'a lucid account to the police Thursday. Miss Studebaker was unable to give a good description of her assailant, al though she has told ' the police the names of several whom she suspects. 6ame;ardenSays :HeU! Jtinjorce law , l t l ; i i, Think Beiae' Change Bhonld Be Xade) TTatU'Then Blanaate to Be Bigldly ' Xnfewed. f- '' "' Bute Gadla Warden Carl D. Shoe maker' has' announced that-he will en force tor 'the letter the state game law which closes the duck hunting .season In Multnomah, Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook counties at ' sundown De cember 51.- i -, - In every other-county in the stats the-season will be open until. January 15. The 'warden said this morning that the law was not of his making and that ' he . personally felt that some change -should be made. He proposes, however, to carry out his part of the law enforcement. ' The . federal law ' protecting migra tory birds -leaves, by implication, the season open, until January 16, but it does so merely by declaring , the sea son closed between January 15 and October 1-: During the interim, the state regulations govern. Some local "sportsmen have , asked Mr. - Shoemaker to Ignore the state law, . Inasmuch as the federal law af fords wider scope, but he has decided to nake a test case of the first hunter caught shooting ; ducks on Monday Body of Mrs. Olds Arrives. Oregon City, Or., Dec 28. The body of Mrs. M. E. Olds, who died st Powell River. B. C. reached Oregon City this evening. The funeral is to be held from the M. E. church Friday after noon at 1 o'clock. nnThisr;sf 'wTu'bg'rohs throurh. the court tot get; a decision that- wjn , govern bis policy ; hetwees., then and January'-IS. 'A'?'-" . " J' Y?V'':r:; .. a y v.' : Mrs. Bufk at Airhe; r -Hiisbana:K;Missm Tonng Mto'9mtnM of JUa wexsaBonts, a4 'V Btartr Out . to' Itatf Bss.'- j.Vtf "'! -..' Dallas Or.. Dec; l$."Z-iirm) ' Qlsqys Burk, who charges that vher husband. Frl Burk, had kidnaped their bsby, , arrived at the home of, her fathsr-ln-law, Samuel L. Burk. . near Alrlle, jres -terdayt . Sbe had expected 'to find her'. . husband and the child .there,' but the parents "kftew nothing C ' ths young : man's whereabouts, nor had they heard of. ths trouble between , him and his wife unUlrthe latter appeared at their home. ; - ' - The. senior-Mr. Burk eajne'to Dallas , this morning and, upon falling to find , cny trace-of his son here," left at Is o'clock' for Portland In search of him. . , In the meantime, the-young wife will be oared for at the horn of her hus band's parents. . 4 i Earl, Bur has not lived '(n Dallas -for several years". He was married In Coos.oounty a few years ago and his parents had no acqualntancs with his wife. . . .. ' . :;f'; Postoffice Chief Of Canada Is Dead Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 29. (u. p ) Honorable T. Chase Casegraln, post master general, died here today, after a brief illness. Sa.fely over the 525.000 mark re-1 quired by the legislature before the state's $50,000 appropriation may be come available, the public subscription for the establishment of a permanent home for the medical department of the University of Oregon Is to be re crulfed from now on with vigor. Dr. K. A. J. Mackenxle. dean of the medical college, announced 'Thursday night that the guarantee fund had been secured and that it would be 'n the hands of the state authorities be fore the time limit had expired. It is the plan of the dean and his associ ates .on the Portland committee, how ever, to recruit the fund to as nearly double the $75,000 thus made avail able as possible, that when the first building la erected on the site do nated by the O-W. R. & N. Co. on Mar quam hill, it may be an adequate and worthy structure. It 1s planned to make the new medl caj institution the largest in the west, even as It is now the' most compre hensive and thorough. Dr. Mackenzie hopes to make it the ' center of the health movement . of the northwest, with a group of hospitals ultimately surrounding it and with opportunity for original research work in medical and surgical lines. Teachers Lunch at Commerce Chamber ' Teachers of commercial branches In the state high and secondary schools were entertained at luncheon at the Chamber of Commerce at noon today. and with an automobile trip to the Doembecher Furniture v company, the Peninsula . Shipbuilding company and the Union Stock Tards plants after ward. O. , M. Plummer. acted as chairman and the address of welcome was deliv ered by O. M. Clark, president of the chamber. Response was made by Dean Bexell of the Oregon Agricul tural college, and W. D. B. Dodson, executive .secretary of the chamber, spoke on the possibilities of coopera tion between the chamber and the com mercial schools. Berlin Reports Advance. Berlin, via Sayvllle. Dec 29. (U. y.) "Advance into French positions," on height 304 and on the south slope of Deadman's hill, was reported in to day's official statement. v French Offense Is Indicated. London. Dec. 29. (I. N. S.) The action of the British In taking- over an additional section of the Homme line la believed here to indicate that the French are preparing for an attack elsewhere, probably at Verdun. A heavy force of French troops was re lieved by the extension of the British line. The lull on the Somme line con tinues and Major General F. B. Mau rice, director of military operations at the war office, intimated in an Inter view that it may continue throughout the winter. Five Fliers Brought Down. Paris, Dec. 2.9.-r(I. N. S.) Flight Lieutenant llerteaux of the French air service has brought down his six teenth aeroplane, the war office an nounced today in a communique de voted to aviation. Five German ma chines were brought down in air fight ing on December 27. Mother Menaced by Minimum Sentence 'Kodaks for New Years Gifts,' on Sale, First Floor Last Shopping Opp With Intensely Interesting The Year ?s I j '' ' . ' " "' 1 pilMnit alfes All Purchases Made Saturday Will Be Charged on Feb. 1st Bills Candy for New Years Bosket and Boxes of ' Superb ' Chocolates Ready for Niw Tear's Gift Boxes ' and Baskets of Finest ' Hard Candies We make a specialty otf purest home made candles made, in 6ur, daylight candy kitchen. rirstriooi j Last Day of the Old Year Is the Best Day for Outfitting the School Girls and Children Great Reductions Prevail Paper Employes to Banquet. The annual banquet of the employes of the Pacific Paper company was given last night in the Multnomah hotel,, the Sequoia Male quartet being a feature of the evening. . Miss Jane Burns Albert supplemented with excel lent solos. Walter D. McWaters, man ager of the company, presided. Need of ' legislative enactment abol ishing the minimum sentence law brings a mother who has five children to the door of the penitentiary for passing a forged check, although Dis trict Attorney Evans and th trial judge are willing that the offender should be released on parole. Mrs. Rose Luciano, ' who was con victed for uttering a check she knew to be forged, will now have to rely on the mercy of Governor Wtthycombe with the hope that he will at a future date grant her a pardon. The conviction calls for a sentence of two to 20 years, and under the terms of the statute the woman can not be pacoled. Had the offense called for a maximum of 10 years in prison the offender could have been paroled. Deputy District Attorney C. C. Hind man, who prosecuted, will "urge Cir cuit Judge Davis to . ask Governor Withy com be to -pardon the woman. The Jury recommended, leniency. Divorces Are Sought. Alleging that his wife had been con victed In the municipal court for va grancy and had been guilty of other conduct unbecoming - a wife, Louis Karlls filed suit, for divorce . against Mala Karlls. , Clyde L. Crosby seeks a divorce from Trula .Crosby on the ground of desertion and, cruelty. He asks the costody. of .the son, Richard. aged two years. Counter claims of abuse are alleged by Ben D. Weinstein, ! in reply to the divorce suit of his wife, Princess C. Weinstein. These New $5.00 Suits lor Boys Hit the Mark O Made for the jolly, rollicking, outdoor fellows who build forts of snow or coast down the hills on their bobsleds. There's an extra pair of knickers, for emer gency use,' with every suit. -The fabrics are the ever-popular tweed, 4 cheviot i and fancy mixtures. 'Each suitjs strongly made and guaranteed for service. You cannot equal these suits unless you pay more than my price Wool Suits for Juveniles . You may see here scores of nobby little suits in ages 2 to 9 years. The styles are clever the prices moderate. $3.95 to $6.50. Things a Boy Needs for Winter Knitted Toques, all colors, 50c Blouse Waists 50c and $1. Hats and Caps, in cloth and felt, 50c to $1.50. Pajamas and Nightshirts In mus lin and outing flannel, $1 and $1.50. Children's Leggings, all sizes, 50c to $1.50. Youths' Shirts, collars attached or detached, 50c. $1. $1.50. Second Floor $5 ps ReiSellitie Boys Overcoats 1 am showing scores upon scores of warm, stylish overcoats for boys of 10 to 18 years. Every proper 'fabric and color is included in the collection. - Priced $6.50 to $10 Juveniles' Overcoats -Snug-, stylish Overcoats for little chaps of -2 to 9 years; the tailoring is 'extremely thorough, and the fabrics pleasing in quality and appearance. Priced $3.50 to $8.50 Winter-Weight Wa.h Suit. - ' : . V.. ' Second Floor JUNIOR'S COATS A Great Final Clean-Up Sale Divided Into Four Lots Plain colors, fancy mixtures, .plaids.- In tailored and dressy models.. Of.velour, cor duroy, zibeline and fancy tweeds. Flare arid belted models. Sizes 14 to 17 and for small women. Coafs to $ 9.9S for.$ SSS Coats to $13.50 for $ 8.95 Coats to $20.00 for $12.45 Coats to $32.50 for $17.50 CHILDREN'S COATS In Sixes From 2 to 6 Years To be cleaned up at three prices. Of vel vet, corduroy, fancy mixtures land zibeline, in all the very newest styles. Trimmed with plush, fur or contrasting' materials. Coats to $ 6.00 for $3.98 Coats to $ 9.50 for $5.95 Coats to $17.50 for $9.95 Girls' Separate Skirts $1.69 Selling Regularly to $3.75 Of serge, fancy plaids, checks and flannel. Finished on a band. Gored styles. $4 to 32 inch lengths. JUNIOR DRESSES Our Entire Stock Reduced Of fine serge, velvet, messaline and com bination silk and serge, in the very newest waisted or straight styles. Satin and Georg ette trimmed. ' m Dresses to $22.50. for $14 J)5 Dresses to $27.50 for $17.95 Dresses to $35.00 for $19.95 Peter Thompson Dresses In Sixes 13 to 19 Years Regulation style of splendfd wool serges. Dresses to $, 7.95 for $ 4.95 Dresses to $11J95 for $ 6.95 Dresses to $15.00 for $11.45 Dresses for Girls In Sixes 6 to 14 Years Of serge and challie in many attractive styles and in a wide selection of colors. Dresses to $ 8.95 for $4.95 Dresses to $13.50 for $7.95 Girls' ImportedParty Capes $4.95 They Sold Regularly at $10.95 Of white, rose, green or Copenhagen broadcloth, with satin-lmed hood attached. Towth Tloot I i The Fourth Floor Suit Store Offers Our, Entire Stock of SUITS For Misses and Small Women Of gabardines,- cheviots, velvets and ; broadclpth, plain colors and fancy.'ch'ecksL Most'Every One an Exclusive Model Selling, Regularly to $37.50 Sale $14.95 7onrth CToor DRUG SALE Lurline Soap 3 for . . ,10c Vxt'we Eromo Quinine 18c Mentholatum, large, .37c King's New Discovery 40c Smelling Salts, bottle, 39c Hygeia Bottle, Nipple, 19c Hospital Cotton 29c Serilix'd Cauxe, 5 yds. 35c Medicinal Paraffine Oil, pint 50c Hinds' Honey and Al mond Cream 40c Holmes' Frostilla 20c Daggett & Ramsdell Cold Cream 43c Woodbury Facial Soap 20c Pebeco Tooth Paste . .39c Hand and Nail Brushes 15c First Tloor Outfitting For the Djays ooys mil v v 'A All Boys' Overcoats Reduced Showing Every Style for Boys From V to 18 years. Of mixtures, overplaids, blue cheviots, chinchilla and Milton cloth. Full, quarter and half lined. Marked at six prices. Lot 1 Sale .$4.45 Lot 4 Sale $ 8.95 Lot 2 Sale .$5.85 Lot 5 Sale $1125 Lot -3 Sale .$7.45 Lot 6 Sale $13.45 Boys' Armorclad Suits Every Suit With 2 Pairs df Trousers For $5.00 The Best Wearing Suit The Best Fitting Suit The Best Tailored Suit Made Made of mixtures and plaids, in grays, tans and browns. All the latest styles. Pants full lined and with taped seams. Boys' Corduroy Suits $6.Q0V With Two Pairs of Pants Boys' Sweater Coats $1.95 to $3.45 Just the thing for these cold days. In all sizes from 26 to 34. Ruff neck style. Made of all wool and wool -mixed. Boys' Corduroy Trousers Extra Special for (D 1 1 Q Saturday Only . JJ 1 11 In sizes 6 to 17 years. Made of extra good wide wale cor duroy in mouse and golden -brown shades. Full cut, taped seams. Boys' Wool Knit Toques 50c Boys' All Wool Golf Caps 50c Boys? Heavy Canvas Leggins 50c and 75c Boys' Wool Flannel Blouses $1.00 rourtn rioor o; e - 1 l 0 The Picture Store Offers ... A Most Important Special Sale of PICTURE FRAMES 69c Sale Sheet' Music 4 for 50c 8 for $1.00 Sunshine of Virginia I've Lost You So Why Should I Care Honolulu Blues How's Every Little Thing in Dixie - Whose. Pretty Baby Are Yotf Now Welcome, Honey, '. to Your Old Plantation Home Ashes of My' HeartCome Back to Arizona, and hundreds of other titles from which 'to jnake your selections. acasnlm rioo V Final Clean-Up Children's Hats Ready-to-Wear . . Tailored Models For Girls 6 to 14 Years Of velvets, plushes, cordu roys soft effects, close fit ting, mushroom and droop .brims. Trimmed with plain and fancy ribbon. Very Special r r" Saturday . . .ODC Yfclrtrioor At a Very Special Price ( For Saturday Only . . . . , i In every size from 5 by 7 to 16 by 20 inches. , - ; They are made-from odds and ends of the finest mouldings in gojd, brown" arid"black finishes. IJvery frame is fitted with' ' ; glass mat and back. If they were made to order they would sell from $1.00 rto $2.50 each. ' ' A 4 We will fit your pictures free of charge to these frames? mutk run 4 0 The Handkerchief Store Announces ". A Great Handkerchief CleahUp ;; Of Regular 25c and 35c Handkerchiefs for . 19 These handkerchiefs are .soiled from ' handling-anJ display, vv bbtothrwik nrft. Of -oUre linen. swith-initial tnrrieri'.inA ?? ' , with dainty embroidered comers. ' - 'Wft ' i-moi' P A iviuiuu ncvicw aaiicnu UIVC mxx.t- hpih i r ' fee ' i '