1U A. . ... . TOWN TOPICS roct- ooMiso iron BUt Teachers easoeiaUcsi Mad, irtnr ss to SO. : Nortbwwt aaaeefcticai of Sheriffs i Be. Porilsad, Juiwi It to 3. Omim Atasa . rktfatk Kndaa.ne Coes. Ashland. April to 3 tk Dallas. WEATHBR . FORECAST Portland mad Tirfuity Tonight ul Thurs day ram; soatberly winds. Ores-on and WssUngtoa ' Tonight and Thursday rain: nwitfia to fresfc southerly sale bS th CMlt.,- !;r- - , ' t " WEATHER COSBITIOXS . Two important tow pressor u sr appar ent; on i central off th British Columbia coast and eorers a large part of the Northwest, aavi tba ether is central in tb middle liisius iprd Taller, coeerlng the counltj from M court and Illinois to tb UuK of Mexico. Pro eipttauoa has oceoired over aaost of tb coun try covered by tbes depressions; too following hesry rainfall is reported : Memphis, Tenn., 2.82; Frrne Bopert, B. C, 2.; Tatoosh Ulsnd. Wash., 1.46 -, Boll Harbor, B. C, 2.34; Vancouver, B. C, 1.S4. Thar has bees a noticeable fall in temperature la the central Plains and - southern Rocky mountain states, bat the temperature is abov normal over most of the coontry. ? Kelatire Humidity at Portland Noon yo terdey, 96 per cent; fi p. m." yesterday, 96 per cent; S a. m. today, SO per cent. Precipitation since January 1 Total, 85,49 inches; normal 44.17 inches; deficiency. 7.68 inches. EUWABO U WIX8i OBSERVATIONS Temp jgi KSifr 8 51 m5 8TATIOSS f pi ir a So r I3 Baker. Or. i . S 34 .12 BUliags, Mont. 4 86 Boise. Idaho 44 42 ..04 Boston. Mats. 44 40 0 Bull Harbor, B. C. 4 44 1.84 Calgary, Alberta . 40 22 . 0 Chiesco, Ul 42 84 Denver, Colo. . 40 20 , Des Moines, Iowa ........ 8 SO Dodg City. Kan. 24 O Eagle. Alaska -IS .... O Galreston. Texas 70 S2 .28 Honolulu. T. H. ........ 80 .... O Huron. 8. D. . 28 26 0 Kansas City.. Mo. 42 82 0 Los Ancelea, CaL 76 54 0 Marshfield. Or. .......... SO Medford. Or. 62 .... .28 Memphis. Tenn. ......... 60 56 2.82 New Orleans, La. ........ 76 44 0 Hew Tort. N. T. 44, 40 O Nome, Alaska -12 O North Head. Wash. ....... 48 North Platte, Neb; 50 20 Oklahoma City. OUa. 50 88 0 Phoenix, Aria. ........... 68 36 0 Pittsburg. Pa. 58 88 0- Portland, Or. 55 40 .80 Princ Boperi. B. C 42 28 2.S6 Roseborav Or. 56 54 .50 St. Louis, Mo. 58 86 .78 St. Psol. Minn. 26 28 O Halt Lak City, Utah 38 28 0 San Dieco, CaL 72 52 O Ban Francisco, CaL 52 46 O Seattle. Wash. 54 48 .60 Spokane, Wash. 44 40 .22 Tampa, Sis. 78 60 O Vancouver, B. C. 48 46 1.84 Walla Walla, Wash. 58 52 .18 Washington. D. C. 48 30 WilMston, N. D. 80 28 0 Tslrima, Wash . . 46 34 .04 'Afternoon report of preceding day. Trieste for Film Psblleity Publicity througra the medium of motion picture films is more graphic "even than that of the press, declared H. H. Mattison of the Kiser Studios, Inc., in an ad oress before the Kiwanis club Tuesday. He declared that in the campaign "for advertising? Oregon the moUon pic tures will play an important part ; that various Oregon films have 'been re leased lately and more are to follow. The Kiwanis club sent Christmas gifts to more than 100 Astoria children, and at this luncheon meeting dispatches from Astoria were read, telling of ine nappiness given the children through these remembrances. Reed Alamnl to Ban q get Members of the Reed College Alumni associa tion and invited guests will meet to night in the "Tyrolean room of the Hotel Benson for the annual Christ mas social and business session and banquet, The dinner will begin at 8:30 o'clock. Among the speakers jvill be the Rev, W. H. Boddy, pastor of the Community church, of Hood River ; R. Fl Schois, president f Reed col lege, and other .members of the faculty ana, trustees. Consolidation to Be Dlsesssed Con solidation of county and city govern ments will occupy the attention othe Progressive Bskiness Men's club at the Benson Thursday noon. City Com- . missloner A. L. Barbur and City Engi neer O. Laurgard will be the speakers and Frank B. Upshaw of th Iadd Es tat will preside. The' Klamath county high school male quartet will sing, directed by Mrs. Evelyn Apple- gate. Hopper and Cosferese On Friday evening at th T. M. C. A., delegates from the young people's societies of the Congregational churches of Port land and vicinity will meet for sup. per and conference. Dr. Fred Grey of Seattle, pr. C. H. Harrison, superin tendent of the Oregon Congregational conference; Dr. W. T. McElveen. pas tor of the First Congregational church and other Congregational leaders will give addresses. Hotel Help TfeedT Families The Oregon Hotel Men's association for Christmas supplied eight needy rami lies, varying in sise from four to six persons, with money, clothing, bed dine and food, $135 being raised for this purpose. Mrs. Bell Callahan of th Caplea hotel was chairman of the committee and she was assisted by G. O. Madison of the Isortonia. Valu able service was given by Fred Smith of the Alder hotel, who delivered the gifts In his car. Christmas Prosrrarn Thursday night th children of the Vancouver Avenue Norwegian-Danish M. E. church Sun day school will give their Christmas program.. The entire service will b In English. - Mrs. Fairest ' ' Heooveriar Mrs. T. Forrest of No. '597 '"Hawthorn avenue is slowly recovering from a long siege of bronchial trouble. Children Help ChJIdre Miss Irene W. "Welcome, teacher of th Pilot Knob BATTERY A IS TO GET TROPHY FOR VALIANT SER1 E 'A regimental croix. de guerre . with six silver battl . rings,' one for each major' engagement in which It. took part during the World war. will be presented to battery A. 147th field ar tillery, Oregon National Guard, at im pressive ceremonies .to be held avt th Armory r 10th and Couch- streets, Thursday night at 8 o'clock. ' Battery A is the odlesfc military or ganisation in the state and is the only Oregon unit that maintanled Itself In tact, as a unit, throughout th war. ' The decoration is to b presented by Adjutant General White on behalf of the government, and is to be accepted by Captain William S. Gay, who cam manded the battery when it went to France and who brought it back to Or egon still under his command.'1 The presentation will be tb event of major interest in the quarterly review and Inspection of national guard troops of "Multnomah county. Major Hiram U.. Welch, former commander of battery A, t will have command of the parade of troops i in light field equipment, with . trench helmets and fixed bayonets. Silver cups for victories in athletic events will be presented to various guardsmen, and medals will be awarded for long and faithful service in the guard. Among those to be so rewarded Is Lieutenant Colonel Mosh berger of Woodburn, who has spent 25 years in active service. The engagements for which battery A is to receive the six silver rings are those in the Toule sector, the Fismes sector, the Oise-Aisne, the Alsne Marne, the ; Haute-Alsace and the Meuse-Argonne. . Th public is invited to the review. WE WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY Thursday Dec. 28th for Stocktaking Honeyman Hardware - Co. PARK AT GLISAN ST. 4 One Block West of ; ' New Postof f ice , Near Broadway Bridxe school, Iceland, Or., and her 11 pupils, joined in making up a Christmas box for the 1$ children confined in the iso lation hospital at Kelly Butt. A num ber of th toys were made by' th pupils themselves. A letter to the iso lated children accompanied the gifts, telling of the life of the school chil dren sending the box and their delight in "being able to act as agents for Santa Claus. . On behalf of the recipi ents. Mayor Baker will send a letter of acknowledgement to the Pilot Knob school children. Loses Cltlxenibip A decree cancel ing the citizenship certificate of Manuel Bishop, Yamhill county farmer, was signed Tuesday afternoon by Fed eral Judge Bean. Bishop's certificate was granted December 3. 1921, by the Yamhill county circuit court over the protest of the naturalisation examiner. who contended one of th character witnesses was incompetent because he had not known Bishop for five years as required by law. Judge Bean up held the' examiner's point. Bishop la now an alien and a citizen of Portu gal- Tuesday's proceedings do not bar him from again applying for admla sion. provided he meets all require ments. 4 win Bease Batetv Under the freight rate, reductions proposed last week by til transcontinental rail lines to meet Panama canal competition, the carload rate of 81.08 on tin and tern plate will be reduced to 95. cents from New York, 85 cents from Pittsburg and ' a cents zrom vntcago and points west. Becoming to aoyice received today ny local offices of 'the Southern Pa. ciflc company.. , ... , : . . U'Brlea Heads Railroad J. P. O Brien, general manager of the O-W H. A N., was elected president of the Camas Brairie railway for the coming year, at a meeting of the board of directors of that company Mondav. E. C. Blanchard, formerly president, was eiectea vice-president. C. E. McCulloch was elected secretary and C E. Gay- lora, treasurer. Xind t Tor W. B. Wolcott, pro- prwiOT or me Blue Tont crocerv, gain played the role of Santa Claus to the poor and needy on Christmas day. According to Wolcott about 20 families called at his store during the day for baskets of food. For the last two rears Wolcott has been emulating tne good saint Kicholos, and last year ne gave rooa to over 76 families. Tim Extended By agreement be tween attorneys for the Pacific Tel phone St-Telegraph company and those ror tne public service commission of Oregon, the time limit for the commis sion to file its answer in the federal court to the telephone company's In junction suit nas been extended to January &. uenpasy JG to Sis Th annual omner and reunion or- Comnanv v. iza infantry, win be btiA ln th(( j-iutcn room or th Washington Street uazeiwooo Tlday at 8:30 p. m. Al! men wno served wua this company eiuter in tne states or overseas are in vited to be present. Br. Mclrea's Tosle "How to rs.i. tlvat an Acceptive Mind" will ' be the topic of Dr. W. T. McElvat n'si 1Mtiir Thursday night at the First Congreira. uonai cnurcn, This la the third lee tur in the series describing Professor Coue's "Methods of Induced Auto-Sug- Go-, on Bsyiag Trtp Frank Akiv ama, managing partner of R. Kohara company, will Bail January 2 on the steamer Africa Mini for Yokohama on an extensive buying; trip.' He will re turn to .Portland about the middle of May. Christmas Tables A Christmas tableau, followed by pictures from Ben Hur. will be presented at the Ana- Dei Presbyterian church. - 86th street and 87th avenue southeast, at T :88 o clock tonight. Flsbernea FiaedTohn Knisht of powers was arrested and fined S2S on a cnarge of Toul-hooking fish, accord mg to a report riled at thai headsnsr. f ers of th state game commission to- Br. Isabel Sedgwick's new rsaridsnc phone. Fast 8088. Offie Panama DJdg. : Broadway 75a Adv. j-orvsvi w aia wm sare . room. Cress Co.. Xnc, Front and Stark streets. Adv. Strv AJSrtca--St. Helena vtsv rtetanta mm. nrsr, a : p. m, dally : 11 :80 a. m, Sunday. Aider alack. Mam gilt Adv. Loyal Legion to ; Oppose Weakening, Of Workmen's Act Opposition to any change in the Ore gon , workmen's compensation law which would tend to weaken the pro visions of that measure was contained In . resolutions ' passed i Tuesday at Springfield by local No. 70 of the Loyal Legion of - Loggers and Lumbermen. The organisation . . wen t on record - as favoring proposed amendments ; which would raise the minimum and maxi mum allowances for total disability under the - act and also favored ex tension of the law to include . com pensation for workers who are quar antined on account of contagious dis- Other provisions of the resolution would make acceptance of. the com pensation act compulsory with em ployers and employeaand provide com pensation to the Injured from the be ginning of the! Incapacity .-"for labor. Proposed amendents to the law," which it is alleged would benefit insurance companies, will meet with the opposi tion of the. loyal legion. It was stated. Portland Ad Club To Attend Opening Bridge Ceremony Portland Ad clubbers, caravan style, will attend .he' dedicatory ; exercises opening the Oregon City-Pacific high way bridge to public traffic Thursday. The caravan will form at Sixth and Morrison streets at 18 :30 : Thursday morning under the;, direction of Wil liam P. Merry. On the outskirts of Oregon City they will be joined by the Salem Cherrians, . headed by Salem's mayor. . Portland speakers will be Mayor George L. Baker. . Judge George W. Stapleton, president of the Progressive Business Men's club, and , George L. Rauch. president of the " Ad telub. Franklin T. Griffith will be toast master at the luncheon to be served st 1 :15 p. m. The new bridge will have the effect of re-routing Pacific high way traffic into Portland by the west itie and will complete a highway loop on the . east and west shores of the Willamette 'which possesses great scenic attractiveness. Astoria Belief Fund - Continues to Grow - - Contributions amounting to 882 were added to the Chamber of Commerce Astoria relief fund today, bringing 'the total amount of the fund to 857,803.04, according to a report made by W. H. Crawford, treasurer of the fund. Dur ing the next few days the rejief com mittee will make an attempt to round up the thousands of dollars still out standing in pledges. ' rTlie new contributions were as fol lows: ' A. T. McCauley ..849.50 J. B. Watkins 2-68 J. Lee 5.00 J. A. Cranston 25.00 Thief Sends $1000 In W. Si S. to Owner " Spokane, Wasrti Dec J7. Registered War Savings Certificate S,tamps, val ued at 81000, stolen from the vaults of the Paulsen' building, during the 820, 000 robbery there July 23, were re turned to their owner, W. C. Losey, an attorney, Wednesday, by special delivery letter mailed in Spokane. The packet, neatly wrapped, bore Losey's name. 4 cents postage, the special de livery stamp and Red Cross Christmas seals on its face. - EM1L DE HO BO AM Medford. Dec." 27. EmU de Roboam. 73, died Christmas day. He was born at Ste. La Grande. France, on Decem ber 25, 1849, and came to Jacfewn county in 1870. He leaves two ions and two daughters. John de Roboam, Lodi, Cal. ; William E. de Roboam, Tacoma. Wash. ; Mrs. Ida Owings, Rogue River, and Mrs. Peter Ingram, Medford. For some years he was pro prietor of the famous United States hotel of Jacksonville and subsequently he was superintendent of the Jackson county poor farm. ?le was a charter member of the Jacksonville Redmen. Compulsory School ; Bill Ip Defended In Book by Estes The historic Cedar; school, founded In 1857. which ' stands on . the Troutdale crossroad, one r mile south, of where that - road branches from the Base Line road.. 15 -miles east of Portland, is used by George Estes. Portland at torney and writer, as his arguing point for a defense of the compulsory school bill. In: a. paper-covered book that has just been, published by : Lather v X. Powell. Ktng kleagle." Pacific domain. Knights of the Ka Klux Klan, who. In a general introduction, declares that the school bill is extremely reasonable. . Bates . narrative that follows is In th form of an argument between an eld farmer living in the Cdar school district and en of his sons, Jim. Estes gives tt as bis ballet that this school is the oldest in Oregon. . It was estab lished two years before the state was admittedto the Union and four yearn J before the opening of the Civil war. Jim, It seems, married a Pisco- palyun' and wanted to send bis chil dren to an Episcopal school, sauy. a daughter, married a Seventh "Day Ad ventist. . Ryar, another daughter mar ried a Mathodist. And John, a son, married ' a t Catholic s According to Pawpaw., th old Cedar; school was suffering a great deal fromi deflections to the sectarian schools. "Oxford Tow ers," '"Saturday Sanctuary" and f the rest of them. . In the end. the old gen tleman claims to see the sectarians knock the props from under the school and set it afire with "the last torch of liberty fadln' from the world. Harry Joyce of the Hazelwood, said yesterday: "That gas fired Boiler which Kendall Heating Co. in stalled for me is certainly wonderful. It costs' , me less to operate than I used to pay for Besides all its many advantages in heating, Gas Is Not Expensive Let us figure your requirements. -m I Portland Gas & Coke Co. 60W1X ASKS KEIKSTATEXEXT Olymnia, Wash Dec . 27- Richard Gowan of, Seattle - has filed a motion with the supreme court asking that be do reinstatea to practice law before the state courts. , He was - disbarred November It, 1818, on eharsres of ttn- professional conduct and misappropri ation of funda All Judges of the su perior ccsjrt of King county back his plea, . - . . . , . - WARDEH PACE BETTXR x . Walla . Walla. Wash-' Dec 27. Ac cording to , Dr. J. W. Ingram, state prison physician. Warden. John W. Pace of the state penitentiary, who has been seriously ill for. several days snowed marked improvement Tuesday. Bronchial and heart trouble, follow! na an attack, of mflsensa, are said to be th eats of Us nines - i - li;iiil!IHili'!!'!ii'li mmmmmmmmm BHtlillBliaKWiliilllilU lillillthiiililkiilillilllllliiliiiiiiliiiliillil miffiilHiKllffllHg l Spend "A Night in Paris" With the American Legion, Auditorium, Saturday Night, Dec 30 la llm m a t r "saw -BK 'esw eft 3g Day Here WE are making a deter mined effort to clear out all winter stocks within, the next few days, arid the values are of such striking character that we expect to accomplish a large share of it tomorrow. See Windows A Big Reason Why It Will Be a Big Day Hundreds of High Grade Suits and Goats r m : fi At this price we are giving you the greater portion of the Suits and Overcoats now in stock, all taken from higher priced lines. Hundreds of fine garments for men arid young men in an excellent range of this season's new patterns. Choice domestic and imported woolens, beautifully tailored. Any man who selects a suit or coat from this assortment may con sider himself lucky to get so much real value at such a, low price , V, -vVO-; , , . ' ' Rosenblatt Brothers ' SMSfflM&MARX CI0THES SHOP i366'KtsMngim -- w ravaj 'est Bxrk Street a. ' 8,jr rx . (, VI 11 I . -J l V J i A f ( ; S. - . rvvii-.'i , . bW &s af I ' 'e Ml i - it i -f r ii ii i-ji it -.7- I V I 11JI1IIII X 75,000,000 square yards of Concrete pave ment have been placed un tier contracts this year a gain of more than30per cent oyer last year, the largest previous yean w . " t The construction thus provided for, and to a ltirge extentcompleted, is equivalent to more than 7,000 miles of 18 foot pavement. ! " f : ' That is a larger amount of Concrete highway than- there jwas in the country altogether up to 1917. , These facts witness the determination of this country to have roads equal to the traffic they bear; :-. " ".".y ;'Vr Yet even with this great record the output of motor vehicles contin ues to outstrip by far the 'Construction of motor roadsi ' The revolution in road traffic due to the auto- ' mobile has called for! hole-proof, skid-proof, really enduring pave ment; and Concrete , fills the need! That is the explana tion of the steady, rapid gain in Concrete road construction during the last decade the largest developtlient in" basic transportation facilities in this country in many years. PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION v cA National Organization ' 17 I : ' to Improve and Extend the Uses of Concrete Dss Met Buns DsUMst Ctiins HeWrssa M Law AMstas PbiiMleJplis Sustrla Peviss.,Oree Vi SsscLakeCirv W, Cay : riswY 1 e'.P.C