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THE OREGON DAILY. JOURNAL PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1919. U. S. NATIONAL BANK MAKES CHANGES :: OFFICE PERSONNEL -V"" ,-'; '.jr:' wbmmm Board of Directors Reelected j R. W. Schmeer Succeeds I : Barnes as Vice President. .Tho compIVt board of directors of th - United States National bank was reelected to" servo- for the coming year - ta meeting of the stockholder of the bank Monday afternoon. V Several change were made,' however. An the election of officers for the bank , which followed. It Lea Barnes, vice president, retired and was succeeded by B.; W. Bchmeer, formerly vico president and cashier, who now becomes vice president. P. a Dick was elected vice president and. cashier. J. D. Leonard, first paying teller, who haa been con " nected with the United States National bank tor 25 year, wan chosen assistant cashier to succeed P. 8. Dick. Joe Mulder follows J. . Jonard as first paying teller. Mr,'.. Barnes had been 16 years vice president of the bank. The complete board of directors and '" ff icers as elected are as follows: ' Officers J. C. Ainsworth, president; B. O. Crawford, first vice president; H. B Ainsworth, vice president; R. W. bchmeer, vice president; A. L. Tucker, - vice president; A. M. Wright, vice pres- ident : P. S. Dick, vice president and -cashier; W. A.. Holt, assistant cashier; Graham Dukehart, assistant cashier ; E. O. gammons, assistant cashier, and J. D. . Xonard, assistant cashier. Board Of directors George G. Bing ham, P. 8; Brumby, Oeocge K. Chamber lain, E. Ehrman, Dr. K. A. J. MaCkensie, li. I Macleay, Robert Piatt. Andrew Porter, Charles Russell. D. W. Wake ' Afield, J. C. Ainsworth, E. Q. Crawford, 11 Lea Barnea and H. B. Ainsworth. R. Lea Barnes, although retiring as vice president, continues as a stock--'holder and director. ' Stockholders of the Northwestern Na tional bank, meeting in the directors' room yesterday afternoon, elected the following It directors: IL L. Pittock, -A.D. Charlton, George H. Kelly, P. W. - Ijeadbetter, Natt McDougall, Lloyd L. 3Vfulit. A. S. Nichols. Emery Olrastead, V L. Price, John Twohy and Edgar H. Sensenlch. Owing to the absence of Emery Olm- wi iroin ina cuy, iub ouaru 01 airec- 1? j"'1 raeei uniu neii inurBuay, that time they will elect the offl- the bank for the coming year. 'iA. a; Mann tormeriy vice president of toen elected president of that instltu- ;j? tion. Other officers are Edward E. Wil- ison, vice president, and J. S. Mann, cashier. These officers, together with 'xJB. A. Johnson and A. Ridgway, con stitute the newly elected board of direc- tors of the First National bank of Linn . 4 ton. - J No changes were made in the board ,. - j of directors and officers of the Peniri " ' i aula National bank, at St. Johns, in .. I the- annual election. The officers are . I Grant Smith, president ; Fred C. Knapp f and Frank P. Drinker, vice presidents ; I John N. Edlefsen. cashier; and these, iwlth Thomas Autzen, A. R. Jobes and H. E. Pennell, are members of the . board of directors. Charles B. Russell, Stanton L. Dobie and Edward R. Mor , rj are assistant cashiers. . . Nowadays when you are down town and the traffic cop says it isn't good form to cut the corners Let us suggest that watching your P's and Q's also applies to you men in selecting that new suit or overcoat. That means getting the quality you should have at the conservative price you are justi fied in paying. You will find our clothes good all the way through. All-wool fabrics pays us pays you. Suits and . O'Coats Moderately Priced $25 and Up Corbett BIdg., Detectives Unable To Secure Clew to Garfinkle Robbers Detectives assigned to the case have bo far been unable to locate any new suspects in the attempted robbery of the Security Loan office and the shoot ing of Benjamin Garfinkle Monday., The two men arrested Monday morn ing by Patrolman H. II. Harms are not thought to be guilty, but they are belhg held until Garfinkle is able to go to po lice headquarters and Identify them. The gun with which the, shooting was committed was found In a waste barrel in front of a Chinese store on Second street by Mr. Ashley of Ashley & Rutne lin bank and turned over to the police. Mr. Garfinkle was hot seriously wound ed, according to reports from Good Sa maritan hospital. He was. weak, how ever, from loss of blood. GIRL IS SOLE HEIR TO ESTATE OF PARENTS, WHO OIED RECENTLY L D. Mahone Named Administra tor of Estate of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Gulliford. Letters of administration In the es tate of William C. Gulliford and F. I. Gulliford, husband and wife, who died recently within three days of each other, were granted Tuesday by County Judge Tazwell to L. D. Mahone. The estate consiBts of stock in the West ern Supply company, said to be worth $21,000; life insurance, $10,000, and per sonal property estimated at $2400. Ve ona Constance Gulliford, a daughter, was nameu as sole heir. A petition filed by Mahone asking to be appointed the guardian of Miss Gul liford, who Is a minor, was filed in con nection with the administration of the estate. Letters were asked for by Alice Moule on the estate of her daughter, Gracla Moule, who died December 18 in Man chester, N. H., leaving an estate stated to consist of money, bonds and life in surance of the total value of $8000. Two Husbands Ask Divorces That she would not let him wear the clothes he wanted to and made him take off his shoes when he came into, the house are 'among the allegations of cru elty made by Frank P. Baum against Elizabeth Baum In his suit for divorce filed in the circuit court Monday. David B. Sprecker alleges Lena Sprecker deserted him a month after their mar riage. $5000 Reward Ofrerrd South Bend, Ind., Jan. 15. (U. P.) The Studebaker corporation today of fered $5000 reward for the return of the $250,000 in Liberty bonds it be lieves lost rather than stolen. No questions will be asked, it was said. Postoffice and banks carry 1919 War Stamps. "Don't Cut The Corners,, 23T MEN'S WEAR 5th and Morrison. SEES DIVER BLOWN UP BY DEPTH BOMB EROM DESTROYER Reese C. Bates Returns After Many Experiences Aboard Mt. Vernon, Former Hun Liner. w jk 21 t , Tfc , Aix Air x ' i ri k Qiirr 11 Bees C. Bates of Courtney station has returned to his home wttfe an hon orable discharge from actW9 HUJy cov ering 22 months on cruiser Sd trans port service. Mr. .Bates wOi R mem ber of the crew of the Mount Vernon, formerly the German-Lloyd line Kron prinzessin Ceciiie, which was requisi tioned by the government at the open ing of the war with Germany. On Sep tember 5, 1918, the Mount Vemosi wm torpedoed with the loss" of 36 men, in addition to 11 injured. He gives the first detailed Ftory of the tbrpedoina brought to this city. When Mr. Bates was first assigns! to duty on the sea he was placed on cruiser service and saw eight monUie" service in South America. He was then as signed to duty on the Mount Vernon, and at the time the boat was torpedoed she was being convoyed back t Amer ica. The convoy of ships, consisting- of the Mount Vernon, the Agamemnon end six destroyers, was several days out of Brest, France, when the ship was hit. Battle With Divers Al 7:51 o'clock on the morning of Oie fifth of September Sailbr Bates was at mess when an explosion gave first tnti matibn that the ship had been hit. She was ene of the largest of the former German liners, being 720 feet, in length and carrying a complement of 80 meO. She was also bringing home 75 eoldlr from Krance. most of them wounded, and! "When the boat was hit all were tossed about, but fatalities were mostly among the engine-room men. The steamer first keeled over tV her port rail and then to the starboard, and gradually righted herself after the explosion, then shipped water-enough to cause her to settle 10 feeU All .of the crew Immediately took their stations, and Mr. Bates went to his grun station, w here they kept up a constant gunfire for two hours. Immediately after the torpedoing the Agamemnon and four destroyers put on full speed ahead and headed for the States, while two destroyers remained on the scene to hunt the sub. At 10 o'clock the Mount Vernon ceased firing her guns to allow the passage of one of tho destroyers on the port side, which was laying a smoke screen. TJ-Boal Blown Up Just as the destroyer hove alongside the Mount Vernon the submarine camo I close to the surface not 100 yards astern oi ner, ana a depth bomb was dropped. Mr. Bates saw the action, and said that w hen the depth bonm exploded, the hull of the submarine was lifted almost out of the water, and she was seen to break up and Kink after that. The Mount Vernon then put back to Brest and was repaired, starting for home November 1. An attempt was again made on the second homeward journey to torpedo the steamer, but the torpedo fired at her passed more than 100 yards astern of the ship. The Mount Vernon is now at Boston undergoing further repairs, and Mr. Bates was released from that place, re turning home last week. LAND GRAB INQUIRY IS REQUESTED BY BOARD (Continued From Paee Oriel been deprived of a large portion of its school and other lands through fraud- , ulent and unlawful methods and con- . spiracles, and. Whereas, the recovery of such lands or the value thereof would increase the irreducible school fund of the state of Oregon in the amount of the value of such lands recovered, ' "Sow therefore, be it ordered, that the attorney general of the state of Oregon be and he is hereby requested to investi- I gate the manner in which the lands be longing to the state of Oregon were ob tained from it and to institute, without delay, such actions or proceedings as he may deem proper or necessary in the premises to recover any and all such school or other state lands which his investigation may disclose to have been i obtained from .the state of 'Oregon through fraudulent or unlawful means or conspiracies, and to prosecute any such actions or proceedings brought by him to a successful conclusion. Lands Worth M0,09 "And be it further ordered, that the legislature be and it is hereby peti tioned to provide by appropriation from the state treasury the necessary funds for such examination and the com mencement and prosecution of such suits, actions or proceedings as may be. desired to ba taken or recommended by the attorney general of the state of Oregon." Following the meeting: Mr. Hoff is sued the following; statement outlining his position in regard to the subject : "According to a grand jury report made in Marion county. Oregon, a. large portion of i school land was procured from the state of Oregon through fraud ulent and unlawful methods and con spiracies. . The Jand was : secured by whaf-oiight be styled "dummy applica tions, ' and in many instances upon forged signatures and for a very small paraau tKy of the value of the land. The present' value of the land so taken is es timated at about 11.500,000, and - my l1 feason-for offering the resolution is to take, such' action as may be necessary t restore the lands of thehvvalue to the scboof fund. The value of the lands amdunts to . about one fourth of the present school fund, a little more than ,000,000. All Stits Ssecessfsl "In some instances the school land, where the same was within government reserves, --was used to secure lands in lieu thereof, upon scrip issued by the United States, in lieu of lands within the reserve. Thi scrip, after being secured by the person who had fraudulently se cured the land from the state of Ore gon within a reserve, would be. located or placed upon ether land belonging to the United States of immense value. "Some persons Secured thousands of acres of school land in this manner at the small price of $1.25 per acre, and in lieu thereof were able to secure scrip and thereby, secure government land val ued at possibly $50 to $150 per aere, and thus the sobool fund was. deprived Of hundreds of thousands of dollars. "Many oases have been tried in the courts to secure the return of lands or the value thereof 7: which were procured under circumstances the same as the school lands, and in every case which has come to my attention the state or the government has been successful in its recovery. 1 "The manner in which these lands were procured from the state has been a state scandal for more than 20 years and the rights of the state and the par ties who secured the lands should be adjudicated and settled." Alternate for West Point Is Designated Washington, Jan. 15. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL) Ward A. McSweeny, 424 Clay street. Portland, Or., has been named by Sen ator McNary as first alternate for the West Point military academy entrance examination to be held next March. Strt today to buy Vifir Savings Stamps I strate the Victrola" la n MS V To rsmiiBss EX-BAIEI) BACK FROM WAR ZONE J : Lieutenant Colonel George H. Kelly Describes Scenes From the Great World War. George H. Kelly, . prominent citizen, former lumberman, banker, ex-port com missioner, and soldier is in Portland. As Major Kelly, U. S. A., he left in September, 1917. As Lieutenant Colonel Kelly he returned last night. 1 Colonel Kelly, former member, of the firm of the Boojh-Kelly Lumber com pany and director of the-United States is'ational bank, has been in France. He has been with the Poilu and Anzac, Tommy and Tank, be has witnessed tragedy and heroism, humor and trial. He has been a' part Of a world war. He has seen the lines of allies and de mocracy waver and fall back, almost upon th gates of Paris, only to hesitate, quicken, and charge forward, always forward to the Meuse, past, and final victory. And he has lost a son. Lleatenaat Meets Death The son was Lieutenant JohnG'. Kel ly, of the Tenth engineers, fowrner CK A. C. and U. or O. student, ancproml nent member of the Multnomah TVcluW, who sleeps in a French graveTardATn March, just after passing the examina tion for captain. Lieutenant Kelly was on a motorcycle near Bordeaux, en route from mill to mill. He was found later, near a railroad track, the victim of an accident. "I was in Paris on March 20." Colonel Kelly related this morning, "and was boarding a train the next day for the front. We had experienced a tame air raid the previous night. We could see tas. if I 'ft I ft ' 1 It would cost al fortune to bring the greatest artists into your home You would have to pay thousands of dollars to getthese great artists t$ come to your home and entertain you : Caruso, Alda, Braslau, Calv Culpj de Gogorza, DeLuca, Elman, Farrar, Galli-Curci, Garrison, Gluck, Jascha Heifetz, Hornet Journet, Martinelli,, McCormack, Melba, Murphy, Paderewski, Powell, Ruffo, Schumann-Heink, Scotti, Sembrich, Tetrazzini, Werren rath, Whitehill, Witherspoon, and Zimbalist. But with a Vtctrola in your home you can hear them all as often as you like. The beauty and thrilling power of these famed artists just as though they were actually in your presence so lifelike are their Victor Records. There are Victors and. VictroUsj in great rariety from $12 to $950. ' a- AMwr will trladlv olsrv lor vou any music you wish to hear and demon Victrola. Saenger Voice Culture ask to hear them t Victor Talking Machine Co Camden, N.J. IrnDOrtant Notice. Victor Record and Victor Machines are scientifically coordinated and ynchro.d.n ttepraea SSSulicture, and their use, one with the other, is absolutely essential to a perfect reproduction. Jimw Victor Recoed" a f 1 the Registered Trademara of the Victor TaOdagMachtoo Cosapaay d-igaatiag the products of this nothing" but searchlights "and hear naught but the roar of anti-aircraft guns.' But .the next rnorrting ..we re ceived two of the ' first intimations of the Hun- offensive in the shape of a pair of huge shells. They -landed in the sta tion, not a great way from my train. "A feeling of Uneasiness was apparent everywhere during tho German drive. We all felt that If the British Fifth amy had given away the British were great fighters our lines might be pieroed at any point. Tho feeling was alrhost tense. Hii Ltiil OffeatlT "But July- 14, the French holiday, saw the passing of the old and the coming of the new. The Boche had shet his bolt. We were secure in the thought that our offensive would begin, and our turn come. They did! "Little excitement accompanied the armistice. France doesn't get excited now. The war has left its imprint. X was in Nancy that evening, and wit nessed the lighting of the city at night, tho first time in four long years." Colonel Kelly had charge of all saw mill Operations in France, and Was just behind the "fighting lines at Argorine forest. "Ys, that was a terrific bat-tle,- he explained today, "and what a place. I was at the forest of Hesse, which was nothing more nor less than a jungle. Heavy oaks, smaller trees, and dense growth of underbrush formed the battlefield. The allies traveled through small lanes cut in. the brush, and faced German machine guns on elopes, ravines, jagged and precipitous. Captured With Peaty "One of the most amusing inctdents of my experience occurred in this for st. Emit Frisse, a Klamath boy, was working with the engineers in the wood. An airplane, we thought friendly, had alighted not far away. Frisse was the only one to take particular note, and he walked over for a closer inspection. Upon his. arrival, out whirled a Boche officer, Luger in hand. I don't know Just know how Frisse captured the plane and pilot, but he brought them both in with a peavy. "In our movements after the retreat. yip HI Vl.i I TVS 97K VktnU XVII. dactrlc, .Records arc invaluable to vocal all lea the 1st of KSt. wo found many interesting things. No Man' Land in tho Argonno was a desolato waste. It bad been .'literally swept clean. ' Further back, we found Boche cemeteries. - fenced with cement, and spotted with tombstones, from small stones to large columns." Tuesday night, Colonel Kelly regi stered at tho Imperial. Soon. Mr. Keily, fisherman in civil life, will be "at home" on the banks of the McKensie. CONSOLIDATION AIM DRAWS LEGISLATIVE FORCES CLOSE (Oonttnasd Proa fat On) course, that there la continued amity on th committee, that' tho house and senate follow the recommendations of tho committee and that the pay roll boys about the state hous do not get in their usual deadly work and throw, a monkey wrench into the ma chinery some place along the line, Scheme It Ea4aarered Incidentally, the appointment of Rich ardson as head of the Joint committee, seems to bode ill for the scheme that has been incubating for some days to take all of State Treasurer Hoffa duties and prerogatives away from him except the merely clerical duties of the state treas urer. Tho misfortune of Spence Wortman, who was separated from his office of sealer of weights and measures, and consequently from the stata payroll, has aroused the ire of various political ma chinists who have started out to get Mr. lloff's goat. It will be one of Richard son's tasks -during the session to see to it that the said animal comes through tho session without the loss of fleece, horns, hide or pep. CONTINUE THE GARGLE Kow that the "Flu" is spreading again, it is advisable to gargle with PUROLA Chlorosln, which tends to prevent influensa by destroying the germs which infest the throat and mouth. 25c. 50c and $1 bottles at all drug stores. Adv. An excellent investment and a patriotic duty 33&0 students Company only, i J Grap&Muts combines evert food values with economy- find excellent flavor No sugar required . Perfectly Ventilated NOW-RIGHTNOW BILL HART IN BRANDING BROADWAY BILL HART is-.. BRANDING BROADWAY : Every Day This Week - BILL HART ! AND BEN TURPIN . Are Both at the NOW-RIGHTNOW From 11 A. M. Till Midnisht rs;-, .:.y