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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1918. CITY HELPED TO FIND VORK FOR 35,400 IN 1917 A. W. Jones Files Annual Report 4 With City Commissioner Bige - low; Many Were benefited. - MANY PLACES PERMANENT Portland Records, Director Says; Shows Up Better Than Cleve ; landr Heretofore Held; Leader. ' Of ths 15,400 persons provided with employment by the public employment hureau 'assisted by the United Stages employment bureau during; 1917, 80 per .lent were furnished with permanent or semi-permanent positions, according to e annual report of the activities of :hs ' bureau ' filed with Commissioner Blgelow today by A, W. Jones, director 'or the city. , - The positions and places filled varied from ice men to artists' models. Flae- ins; men and women in employment, if a estimated that the bureau dealt with it least 250,000 persons from December I. lill, to December 1. 1917. ; Of the total furnished employment, . S1.M4 -were men, 3049 were women and i M were boys. ' V More Permanent Placet "While the number placed, according to Mr. Jones, is approximately the same as the year previous, the character of employment differs widely during the two periods. Much of the work during 1916 was of a temporary character, wnne 1 during 1917 only 20 per cent was of a temporary character. During ltlt, 8000 enow shovelers and 2 000 men for emergency work were em "Stayed.' . In 1917 only 12 snow shovelers were employed. None was sent out for emergency work during the year. i IC is Mr. Jones' opinion that through " the work St the bureau and the federal authorities farmers were provided with adequate forces to handle the crops. He , rlalms that the crops could not have been, handled without the organization. Office in Hood Brrer 1 I .The federal employment service under the direction of R. P. Bonham opened , an of flee in the Hood River apple dis- - trict to handle men to pick the apples 'during the 1917 season, and 1448 pickers were handled through this branch alone. . The bureau placed 432 harvest hands tot handle the grain crops in Eastern Oregon. It sent out 868 strawberry - pickers and 902 hop pickers. In ship yards and government work, the bureau has placed 947 skilled workers ana ziuu laborer, a total of 8047 for the year, t Mr Jones says the record exceeds that of Cleveland, Ohio, heretofore consid-. ered the banner employment office of the country. There are 18 employed in the Cleveland office while in Portland - there are only six pn the combined city - and federal payrolls. fcLOUGU SEWER PLAN APPROVED OrepoeV Delegation Gives Support but " Funds Unlikely This Session. l -Members of Oregon's delegation in congress have written City Engineer rLaurgaard assuring him of their sup port in the plan to dredge the Colum bia slough, that it may be used as a - part of ! the sewer system on the pen insula. ' .. Representative ' McArthur writes that it will be Impossible to get an appro 'prlatlon through congress during the ' ipresent session for dredging, hut that - it may be possible to provide for fed eral surveys this year. '. City engineers propose to widen the 'slough and provide a channel 14 feet deep. The slouglf would be used In stead of a large trunk eewer for which 'surveys have already been made. Texas Banker Held , l Or Murder Charge "WllllaBi O. Rettell Snoots Charles Qsel ' ley, armionaireJM laieg Mas,- of STew , Terk and' 1 Paso. " - v, ' - Ei Taso, Texas, Jan. 8. I. N. S. William O. Russell, vice president of the Lubbock, Texas, National bank, and a wealthy cattleman, was held today for the murder of Charles Quailey, million aire mining roan ; of New j York and S3 Paso. ' :":'.-.f. t j-- tl,.!--:'r'-:.' Russell shot Quailey in front of the Hotel Sheldon Wednesday night, killing him Instantly, then fled to his hotel. De tectives who made the arrest found a .18 revolver in the dresser, one cham ber empty. '. . r-.: .i "There's no use looking further it's In the dresser:" Russell told the detect ives. ""He was golnng to get jne but I beat him to it." , No gun; was found on Quafiey and his friends say be. never carried one. According to chauffeur R. F. Wood, who saw the killing, it occurred when Russell walked up to Quailey, said some thing and fired one shot. The killing is believed to be the cul mination of a fight at the hotel Zleger, New Tear's eve. in which H. C. "Ted" Houghton, wealthy manager of. the Pa lomas Land & Cattle company, was bad ly beaten by Louis Zleger. proprietor of the hotel, and negro waiters. Quailey was a friend of Zleger and was at the hotel at the time, although it ia said he took no part in the disturbance. The dead man's fortune Is estimated at 82;6O0.0OO, consisting largely of ex tensive mining interests In old and New Mexico. J STUDY OF MILITARY 2 AT STATE UNIVERSITY Organization Department Com plete One Hour Daily Work Required; Col. Leader Head. Eugene, Or., Jan. X. The study of military science at the University of Oregon Is now compulsory. At a meet' lng of the faculty Wednesday morning a department of military science, under Colonel John Leader, was. constituted as a major department ' of the univer sity. , Military training will be required of all male students, one hour daily. Two courses are compulsory, parade and lectures by Colonel Leader. For these there are two sections, one meeting Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 2 p. m., the other, Tuesdays. Wednes days and Thursdays at 7 p. m. The lectures will include tactics. field engineering, topography, mapping, map . reading, construction of trench systems, barbed wire entanglements, trestle, frame and pile bridges, road making, and railway work. . Courses In' mathematics, soology, medical training, economic geography, general chemistry, electricity, sound, light and photography under other In structors are included in the depart ment courses. ANGLES SCHOOL BUILDING PLANS . TO BESTRAI GHTENED OUT Contractors Have Been Complain ing That Extras Not Necessary Are Being Required. SCIENCE OMPU SORY Discharged Soldier; - Commits Suicide Ex-Cohvict Arrested For Two Forgeries Bramlet Jaymest E0 years old, was arrested Wednesday at Broadway, and Larrabee streets, by Police Inspectors Hyde and Abbott, and charged with forgery. The police say that Jaymes I admitted passing two bad checks on local department stores, on December 4 and on December 10. Both checks were drawn on a loca bank and were for ib.&o eacn. mis is jaymes' second offense, he having been sentenced to two years in the penitentiary in 1908 for passing worthless paper. He is married and has oh son in - the army. . 1 i ' San Francisco City Ry. Is Moneymaker San Franfetsco, Jan. 2. Last month was the best in the history of the mu nicipal railway according to report made Efforts to straighten out the tangles which have arisen between contractors and the. board of education in the mat ter of the construction of public school buildings were started Wednesday when O. G. Hughson. secretary of the Builders' Exchange. ' School Achitect Naramore and Neison- G. Pike, chair man of the building committee of the school board., met In conference. Contractors have been complaining for several months of the alleged extras which have been required of the contractors who bid on the work -or erecting the public school buildings. In some instances it has been com plained that the architect has included specifications which are unnecessary and that besides forcing the contractors to do an unreasonable amount of work. the execution of the plans works hardship. upon the taxpayers. . Jfew Plant Ready The complaints are pertinent at this time because of the fact that plans ana specifications have already been "drawn for the construction of the new Haw. thome-Buckman school. The work calls for an expenditure of 1200,000. According to Architect Naramore the plans for the schools have always been drawn for the purpose of getting the best results and for the purpose of glv lng the taxpayers the very best article that money will buy. Referring to the complaints of con tractors. Secretary Thomas of the school board said : Cooperation Is Promised "We are always willing and ready to give heed to any and all complaints against the school management and are anxious to give the. people Just, what they want. We are also anxious to give the people the very best educational system possible, including buildings, grounds, equipment? etc." t "The main issue to be decided is the policy of following the rules of the school board and in accordance with the stand ard documents of the American Insti tute of Architects,' says Mr. Hughson. British Ship Losses Almost Total 1000 Sinkings for Week Show Increase Ger. man Mine Planters Basy Each Say Operating Over Wide. Area. London. Jan. 8. (L N. S.) The num ber of British merchant ships sunk by uerman submarines since the "ruthless" U-boat warfare was inaugurated last February almost 'touched the 1000 mark 1 today. Counting the 21 vessels lost dur ing the past week, 99S ships of -various sizes have been sent down. These figures ao not include fishing boats. Of the 21 1 merchantmen lost last week. 18 were over 1800 tons and three less than that slxe. This was an increase of nine over the preceding week. xne iirmsn admiralty has a tremen dous task on its hands keeping British waters free from mines, for the 0rm.n have mine laying submarines which are constantly at work. Every day over 960 mine sweepers leave various ports and scour 2000 square miles of sea. Since the war began it is estimated that more than 8000 German mines have been picked, up aiiu uesiroyea. Thomas SUe. Let Oat of Coast Artil lery at For) 8tevea Beeaase ef-Disability, Ends ,Lt'e VTttt Rasor. Thomas Sine, an ex-soldier and "pre viously a fanner, was found dead, from self inflicted wounds In his room at the Everett rooming; r house Wednesday night by -Charles Davidson. night clerk. He had slashed his throat from ear. to ear with a razor and had cut his arm. Davidson notified, the police and Pa trolmen Gouldstone and Crane made the Investigation. They notified the coro ner, who took the body in charge. Sine was discharged - from the coast artillery of the regular army, stationed at fort Stevens, on Octsoer 20 last for disability. He was born in Illinois. Au- thorlties are making an effort to locate relatives. 'EXCESS' PAID FOR T LANDS, INSIST .1: L MEN IN COURT GRAN mond and ' Charles 'J. ' WInton against tha Orea-on e California railroad are before the court e a demurrer to the.i plaintiffs complaints which charge the lallroad with overcaarging worn un purchases of the O. C grant lands or. which the government, after many years of : litigation . with the railroad company, succeeded In establishing a maximum price of $2.80 an acre. The - Booth-Kelly company is sums for I182.U7.10. alleging that It pur chased approximately 200,000 acres of land from the company ana was oDugeo to pay therefor $10 an acre. It Is asking; for the difference between tnat and the established rlce of $2.50.. Hammond and .Wlnton are asking for $114,9820, alleging; that they paid $7 an acre for the ; land Jxey pur chased."' United States Attorney Reames Is appearing' In the matter as "friend of the court" on instructions from At tcraey General 'Gregory, who has pre pared a statement of facts and argu ments outlining the- government's in terest in the matter.. This statement will be presented to the court at tho conclusion of the argument of Glenn E. Hutted, attorney fot the Booth- Kelly company. . James B. Kerr Is representing Ham mond and Wlnton and A. A. Ham peon appearing for the railroad. The hearing probably will consume several days. ML Government Interested in Suit ' Heard in Circuit Court In- volying $300,000. More than $300,000 is' Involved and a question of prime Importance Is being threshed out in the circuit court before Judges Kavanaugh, Stapleton and Tucker, sitting en banc in Judge Kav taugh's court room. The two cases of the Booth-Kelly Lumber company and Andrew Bx Ham- U.S. Vessel to Aid Burning Steamer California's Drouth Alarms the Farmers ITaless Immediate Bala Break Leag Dry Spell, State's Tarstiag Areas Will Pan Belew. Uormal Predaetloa. t -San Francisco.' Jan. s-Californla's vast farming and grazing ' areas are In the grip of an unprecedented drouth. and unless a good drenching; of rain comes soon, the crop outlook- for this year will assume a serious aspect. This winter: to date has been the dry- est ever recorded by the weather bureau. which means the dry est In It years, the first record being made in 1149. O. H. Willson. district forecaster, said Wed nesday that .there - Is not the slightest indication of a break in the dry spell. The seasonal rainfall thus far In San Francisco has been only 1X5, which is f.SS inches below the average. These figures, Willson said, are an indication of conditions throughout the state. Oregon Prunes Sold For Government Use Salem, Or., Jan. 8. The federal gov ernment has contracted to buy 1.500,000 pounds of Oregon and Washington prunes, at prices which will bring to the growers about $125,000. according to an nouncement made here Wednesday by Robert C. Paulus, .manager of the Salem Fruit union. The order came through A, C. Kuhn. OREGON coin OFFERS ITS TO DIRECT SERVICES ORIADOO Will Continue to Handle Railroad Matters" Until Other Instruc tions x Are - Received. - Salem. Or, Jan. 2. The Oregon public service commission tendered Its' serv ices to William O. McAdoo, director general of railroads, in the following telegram sent Wednesday night. - - hla commission tenders hearty eo- San Francisco, Jan. 8. (L N. S.) The T : PLI . . . -w i v.. I who has been buyins prunes in Calif or located and a Uned States vessel t?.! ia rushing to her assistance, a 'wireless message received by the royo jusen KalaHa company, owners of the vessel. stated today. The radio said the Shlnyo was Unable to control the fire and that the transport expected to reach the burning vessel at daylight today. The Shlnyo Mam No. 2. 8617 tons,, car- ried a 6000 ton cargo of steel, cotton, bar rel staves, wine and general merchan dise. the result of the efforts of various per sons who have been at work to get the government to recognise the Oregon prune. It is said this order will clean up prac tically all the prunes remaining in the Pacific Northwest. The order is for $00 tons of 50-60s and 200 tons of 60-70's. The price is said to be $8.75 for 100 pounds for the first named, sizes and $8.28 for the last named. Storage Fees Protested . Several warehousemen apeatcd before rCommissloner Kellaher this morning land asked that license fees for storage ispace be reduced. The fees are based on the area cov ered, 10 cents" being the charge per fha war.ht.-em.n Vont.ni th. ?ednedaI Superintendent Fred .December of last year the receipts were S137.51S.0Z. December 24 the receipts were $7017.78, indicating; that 260.887 persons rode. Christmas week was the best In the mu nicipal railway's history, with an aver age of More than-300,000 persons tiding eacn aay. 'not equitable compared to fees for gen- feral storage space. Kellaher promise Jto Investigate. : t. ; , . jQunless Speed 'Cop On Duty in Albany j. Albany. Or.. Jan. S. Albany now has Ik guhless speed officer. After the ex- .'perlences with a former officer, who "shot through the tires on cars and -. pointed a gun at the occupants of one ft theautos. Mayor Curl Wednesday mornlngSismed Charles Brown special Jipeed officer, and cautioned him against - carrying firearms while on duty. In the future : the number of the car will be taken i and the offender reported to . .headquarters. ' tf ; : . " '-.' -' Burglars Enti r Shoe Store , Some time durlc the night of Decem ber 81 burglars entered the J. Eder shoe store, 635 Williams avenue and after breaking open the cash register they fade away with $50 in cash and a' .32 automatic pistol. The robbery was dls- . covered by the clerks -when they opened the stare yesterday morning. .2. ' I.- " Colds Caate Headaene and Grip .1AXATIVE BROMO QUININE! Tablets remove the- cause. There is only one "Bromo Quinine." E. W. GROVE'S sig ' nature on box. . 80c Adv. VICTROLA RECORDS It makes no difference where you purchased your Victrola or Phono .graph. you will be wel come at our store. Here you will find new fea tures in record service new, dean, bright, well V ventilated record rooms tourtoou 8&lepeopl. f : 2 'etreUs $2 to' SS28 - ,i "-.'' ' 'i : -- " 'j ' - , rsjaiit Ttrai v , G.F.J qbnsWJpiano (joL lit Sixth SU, Bear Alder, Pertlaad, . ACKABO HHLnr B05D PIAKOS COLUMBIA TODAY TOMORROW SATURDAY TRY TO GET IN vTheSeven Swans GO J TONIGHT! Live in the land of Make-Believe with Marguerite Clark. Revel with her in this wonder sfory with its magic settings, i A picture tharll stir up memories, of other days and make you wish it would never end. - : - , Alimony Steamship Company Pays $225 Dividend New Tor, Jan. 8. (L N. S.) A spe cial year ena aisDursement of J 225 a share .on their stock has been declared here by the directors of the American Hawaiian Steamship company. The corporation owns and operates a fleet of 20 steamships plying in peace times between New York and San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Ta- coma, Portland and the Hawaiian islands. Alleged Slacker Arrested MartlnPetroff, 27. was arrested Wed nesday afternoon by Police Inspector Kellaher and held for investigation by the government. It la said that Petroff was called by his draft board to take the physical examination but failed to j appear. Is a Wonderful Thing! l-iiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiimiuiiiiiiiiuiiuiiiiii'i Hippodrome a VAUDEVILLE I THUBS. . smawBisNNiBiiin TBI SAT. unara S - A If :rv- JEAN DAWN "Thd Wireless Giri" 5 maamsmntm Kelly davis 4Ass&Minators of Blues" operation and its gratuitous services in any capacity connected with "f aOroad management and supervision In Oregon. Shall be glad to have you indicate la .what manner we can best serve.; The commission also sent a telegram to Edwin C NUes,. president of the Na tional Association of Railroad and Pub lic Utility commissions, suggesting that' a similar tender of services be mad , by the national association. t i Sines the government has taken over control of the railroads, the part that state commissions may have in railroad- -regulation is unoertaiiu Chairman Frank J. Miller and other members of the Oregon 1 commission, ;' however, stated -that the commissions will continue to handle railroad matters-presented to It, as It has done in the past, until some order or in at ruction to the contrary is. received from the federal government. ' So far, they . point out, the ' Oregon eommlasion has had no word from the director general or the government ad vising to what extent, if any, the Juris diction of the state pubUo utility com-, missions is to be curbed. - 'MX f J $ -V $ See It or Pay It! I To3ay Tomorrow Saturday A few scenes now may save a few scenes4ater If M? I EDNA GOODRICH m ' "Reputation" - . 4 Other Attrattion 4 S WEEKDAY MATS. 10c ANY SEAT -10c 5 Cominsr, "A Night With tne roets" ainiiiiiimiiimimiiiiiHiiimiimiiimiT; BEGINNING THURSDAY "TO : '' 7::;;: e y J SBBSHSSSSI . lW"SSBSMi" . ' IN : ' ' '.' ' "THE DISCIPLE'' AN ALL-STAR CAST -y . The Ssaset Lets Prices ou-" r,tl Stows tbe HITS We Play Nona but Proven Succseaae IO Mat 15 Evenings and Sundays Children Always WE PAY THE VAR TAX, TOO GO!: SEAT SALE NOW ON At Sherman, Clay & Co. for the six-day engagement , of the greatest traveling opera company in the world commencing next ' fa MONDAY, JAN. 7 SAN CARLO 1 COMPANY ' U FACTS JLBOUT THE COMPXST - The only traveling opera company that ever played a successful New York enraa-ement Thousands turned away in New York and all East era cities. Ten dollars offered in vain for admission by late comers in many places. Saiasar pronounced better than Caruso in "Aid a." Mail orders already pouring in for Portland per. formances. Opening1 opera. "A Ida." said to be equal to any five dollar offering ever beard. PRICES XYZXI9Gft Lower Floor 1st 14 rows, tt.fi 1 next 10 rows, tlMt remainder, tl.lt. Ilaleosy Dress circle, tl.i next rows, tklti rear balcony, tie and e. M ATIJTEEft Iwer Floer 1st 14 rows. tLAIt re mainder. $1.10. Baleesy Dress circle. ILH next t rows, tie I rear balcony, Hie and tie. Mall Orders still -accepted. Address and make checks payable to Wm. Adams, Auditorium, City. REPERTOIRE AND CASTS OF PRINCIPALS Aida Amonasro Amnerls ...... Radames Ram f Is .v.. King of Kgypt A Messenger... MONDAY, JAK. Aida Elisabeth Amsden .Joseph Royer ...Stella Denaette . .Manuel Salaaar , . . .Pletro Deblasi . . ...Natal e Cervl ..Luciano Rossini TUESDAY. JAIC Cavalleria Rusticana Santussa Eaisabeth Amsden 1 Turiddu Giuseppe Agostlni Lola ; Marta Mel Is Alfio Anrelo Antola Mama Lucia- ..Alice Homer Pagliacci . . .Lulsa Darelee .Manuel Saiasar Nedda , Canino Tonio Silvio .!. Oellemol Beppe .....Luciano Rossini . .Angelo Antola tone WEDKE8DAY, JA1T. Lucia di Lammermoor Henry Ashton. . . . . Angelo Antola Lucia Ed vige Vaccari Edgar of Ravenswood Giuseppe Agostini Raymond Natale Cervi Norman Antonio Cetti Lord Arthur Luciano Rossini Alice Alice Homer THCKSDAY MAT, J A It. Martha it Lady Harriet Edvige Vaccari Nancy Stella Demette Lionel Glrolamo Ingar Plunkett' Angelo Antola Sir Trie tan Natale Cervi Sheriff ...L. Dellemolle THtESDAT EYE, JAU. It Faust Mephistopheles Pletro Debiasi Faust Giuseppe Agoettnt Slebe! Marta Mel la Martha Alice Homer Valentine ". Joseph Royer Marguerite Lulsa Darelee FRIDAY, J A JT. 11 La Gioconda Gioconda ..Elisabeth Amsden Laura Lm. Cleca.... Enso .:..... Alvtse , Barnaba .... ..Stella Demette Marta Melts ....Manuel Salaaar ...j. .Pletro Debiasi ..Joseph Royer Zuane .....Natale Cervi Isepo Luciano Rossini A Pilot., .Antonio Cetti SATURDAY MAT, JAJT. It Tales of Hoffman Olympia ) Antonia ) Ed vlge Vaccari The Pot-Hoffman. .Glrolamo Ingar Olulietta Stella Demette Niclaue , .Marta Metis A Voice j Nathanael) ...........Alice Homer Spalanaanl ..Natale Cervl Coppelius ) Dappertutto ) .....''...Joseph Royer Miracle Pletro Debiasi SATURDAY EYE, JA5. IS ' II Trovatore Leonora Lulsa Darelee Count di Luna Angelo Antola Manrioo Manuel Saiasar Atucena Stella Demette Ferrando Pletro Debiasi Ruis , ......Luciano Roesinl Ines Alice Homer An Old Gypsy ,L. Dellemolle Mssloal Directors- .' SIOITOB CARLO FE&OSI 1 SIGXOK AMADEO BAKDUCC1 NOTE-Buy your ticket early. Mail orders have already taken a large number :;or sear and t here ie-no doubt but what the company will repeat their performance of last week in Denver, when thousands were turned away. . Engagement under auspices of the City of Portland at the A OA' f :T: O? s- ... t X