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juORMXG- OKEGOMAN. 3IOXPAY. DECE3IBEB 16, 1912.
CHRISTMAS SHOW
CONES UNDER BAN
Wintry Window Scenes Are
Now Forbidden by Insur
ance Underwriters. .r
COTTON TOO INFLAMMABLE
Merchants Satisfied With Departure
of Time-Honored Custom, De
claring Men Like Practi
cal Hints In Pi-play.
The snowfall In Portland has been
much les this Christmas season than
In any preceding; year. It has been so
much less that scarcely any traces have
leen noticed in the central business
section of the city and only scattering-
drifts in the parts further removed
from the retail center.
The steady diminution of Christmas
snow in Port'and during the past few
years Is rot, however, due to influences
that are recorded in the offices of the
Weather Bureau, but rather to the ac
tivity of the underwriters and to the
chana-e in fashions of holiday window
dressing, for practically the only kind
of snow that falls In Oregon during
the holiday season Is the cotton batting
variety used for Christmas decorations.
Where are the snows of yester
year?" may well be reflected by him
who stops to gase at the Christmas
windows In the majority of the bl4
stores in the central part of I'je city.
Lovely Seeaea Vanish.
The miniature cottages in miniature
forests, surrounded by flaky banks of
cotton, with a sprinkling of crystal
powder to give It the "sheen," have
passed apparently from the minds of
the window decorators. '
Instead, the windows of the leading
stores are devoted strictly to artlstlc
allv arranged displays of Christmas
goods, while the additional holiday
touches are thrown in by means of
holly, polnsettla or something else
equally symbolic. The underwriters,
as has been mentioned, are partly re
sponsible for the new tystem, since
thev have evinced a decided .aversion
to the highly Inflammable Christmas
snow that entered ao largely into
Christmas decorations a few seasons
ago. Chiefly, however. It is due to a
change of style In window dressing.
"The 'beautiful snow' scene with
ielghs and trees is out or date." said
one of the window dressers In a lead
ing store yesterday. "They take up too
much valuable display room and are
also a nuisance to install and take
down. Their attractive power over
the public apparently is not much?
greater than that of a window taste
fully arranged to suggest Christmas
purchases to the shopper rather than
to give a unique but general sugges
tion that "Christmas Is coming.'
. Snggeatlaa Please Me.
"Decorations of this kind may be
used to some extent later In the sea
son, but it is safe to say that the
amount of window space that will be
given over to drifts of cotton and little
cottages will become less and less each
year. As a matter of fact I think that
the average man Is better pleasod ulti
mately If we offer him a window full
of good suggestions for the presents
he is to buy. than if we amuse him for
a passing moment with an ingenious
little sleighing scene with "merry sleigh
bells and glistening snow.'"
GOVERNOR WEST UPHELD
Hex, J. H. Jlcnnett Declares Viola
tors of Moral law Mu.-t Suffer.
Key. J. H. Bennett, pastor of.the First
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
L'nlon avenue and Multnomah street,
believes that the execution of the four
wen at Salem waa justified under the
law, and J hat the Governor maintulnej
the dignity of the state and Nation by
refusing to reprieve them.
Incidental to his sermon yec.enlny
morning on the general topic, "The
Governor Has It Upon His Shoulder."
and from the text. 'Government Shall
Be Cpon His Shoulder." Mr. Bennett
declared his opinion that the law and
justice demanded execution of these
men. He said that the civil law must
be subordinated to and dependent ipon
the moral law and basv upon tne
moral law. and that punishment must
follow violation of law.
"There is such a thing as beln be
yond the reach of divine mercy," .ld
Mr. Bennett, "and the commission cf
rold-blooded murder places th-j man
beyond the pardoning power 01 reprieve
of any Governor beyond the reach of
reprieve.
"I am sorry to se any mM? go to
-the gallows as the result of hl crime,1"
"ntlm'ed Mr. Benntt. "lint I tm jrlu-l
that we have a Governor who was
steadfast enough to stand for law uin'.
order, and willing to carry tre respon
sibility of executing the law glad that
wo have a Governor who upheld the
dignity of the state and Nation. At
least one of these men showeo peni
tence ariU declared that hail he fol
lowed the law of God he v.'ould not
have been where he was."
the schools of Tortland for the past
week, will be begun in the leading ho
tels and business houses of the city
today and will continue throughout the
week.
More than 100 prominent society
girls of the city have volunteered to
preside over the sales. To each hotel,
store and office building has been as
signed a squad of these workers, who
will serve in relays throughout the
week.
The proceeds from the sale of the
Red Cross stamps are to be applied to
the National fight for prevention and
cure oX tuberculosis.
The stamps have no postal value. In
deed it Is the requirement of the postal
authorities that they be placed on the
reverse side of the envelope. Each
stamp, however, represents a contribu
tion on the part of its purchaser to
the funds for the fight against tuber
culosis. The stamps may be used, if
desired, on the face of checks, bills,
legal documents or commercial paper.
So thorough will be the canvass of
the city by means of the sales booths
In the business houses and stores that
practically no person in the city, un
less he remains strictly at home
throughout the week, can miss the op
portunity to pive his aid In the war
against tuberculosis by purchasing Red
Cross stamps anl thus contributing to
the revenue whereby is maintained the
tuberculosis department of the Visit
ing Nurse Association of Portland. Ten
VOGEL HOT DAV1D0R
Portland Fugitive Resembles
Dead New York Crook.
CLUBMAN IS LONG SOUGHT
Promoter, Who Disappeared Sudden
ly From This City In 1908 at
First Thought to Be Man
Killed by Police.
Federal authorities here are satisfied
that Joseph Vogrel, master of an or
ganizad band of thieving foreign work
ing girls, who was killed in New York
in a battle with the police, three weeks
ago, was not Sam V. Davldor, clubman
and promotor, who Is under indictment
here for fradulent use of the United
NEW YORK CRIMINAL. SHOT BY POLICE, AND MISSING
OREGON PROMOTER, WHOM HE RESEMBLED.
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tV'P J -ill- '
ara V
Davldor. I'nder Indictment la
Portland.
Joseph Vogel, With Several Aliases,
Who Waa Killed.
thousand stamps are
sold at 1 cent each.
expected to be
NOTED STAR TO APPEAR
LOUISE GALLOWAY HEADS XEW
ORPHEl'M BIIX. .
With Joseph Kaufman, Actress AVlll
Present "Little Mother," Play
let of Heart Interest.
A star of Frohman and Shubert mag.
nitude - will arrive in Portland this
morning for a week's engagement in
this city. She Is Louise Galloway, long
notable In the East for her stage suc
cesses and. with Joseph Kaufman, also
a theatrical celebrity, will present
"Little Mother" as the headline Or
pheum feature at the Bungalow The
ater. The playlet In which Miss Gal
loway and Kaufman are on a vaude
ville starring tour, was written by Ed
gar Allen Woolf. author of numerous
sketches that are listed prominently
among the hits of recent years.
"Youth." the comedy in which Mrs.
Gene Hughes appeared at the Orpheum.
Is from the pen of ooir.
"Little Mother" Is said to have the
dramatic strength of "Mother," the
nlav written by Jules Eckert Goodtnan,
of Portland, and to embody the strong
est points of "The Lottery Man, in
which Miss Galloway made her great
ert New York success. The role Kauf
man has in "Little Mother" Is much
like the part he had in "The Country
Boy." the vehicle he starred in for an
entire season. Kaufman also won great
laurels in "Via Wireless-' and "Brew
ster's Millions." He has been referred
to by a prominent New York critic as
the most promising young actor on
the American stage today.
While Miss Galloway has been promi
nent in theaterdom for years her visits
to the Pacific Northwest have been
few, her engagements keeping her In
New York and Denver. Col., principally.
She was a member of the great Elitch
Stock Company, of Denver.- for several
years, in which she was affiliated with
Maude Feely. Katherine Grey and other
stars. Fellow-actresses call Miss Gal
loway "the creator." because of her
versatility In creating roles. Few
actresses have appeared In more origi
nal productions In the East than Miss
Galloway, her talent for playing in
genue parts, or heavy roles, keeping
her In demand.
Pathos and comedy are entwinea in
her Orpheum playlet. "Little Mother.
It deali with endeavors oi a moinrr
to sae her wayward son from the
wiles of a theatrical adventuress. A
Seattle critic in referring to tbe por
trayal of "Little Mother" by Miss Gal-
RAILWAY MEN ASSEMBLE
Agents of Oregon Klectrlc Will Hold
Meetings Monthly.
Freight and passenger agents it t!ie
principal points on the Oregon Electric
Railway met in monthly conference In
the rooms of the Transportation Club
yesterday. J. M. Gllnes, agent at the
Portland station, acted as chairman,
and S. Cooper, of lli'.lsboro. was elect
ed secretory." J. H. Lynch represented
the operating department. W. P.
Powers the traffic department, and
C. A. Vermillion and H. H. Keck the
car service departmert. Agents at the
following points attended: II. R.
Knight. Eugene: C. K. Albln. Salem:
J. J. llaydar. Albany: J. K. Turner,
forest Grove: II. C. Smith, Woodburn;
I. Bergr. Multnomah; F. J. Phillipp.
Tonquin: L. 11. Bllnn. Wacoada. and
B. Simmons, Donald.
Future meetings wi'.l be held
monthly and it is probable that the
meeting place will rotato among the
several stations. At each meeting one
general subject will be discussed and
the agents thus are expected to be
come well versed with affairs of the
general offices. This. It Is expected,
will save much needless correspond
ence and will allow the agents to as
sume more authority in dealing with
the public.
SEALS GO 0NSALE TODAY
Society Girls Will Aid In Fight
Against Tuberculosis.
Selling of the Red Cross Christmas
seals, whic'u hag, been carried oh in
l"'
Miaa Lonlee Gallowar. Noted Mar
Wis Beads New Orpheum BUI.
im.v said that the actress won in
stantly the sympathy of all. even of
those who went to the theater solely to
laugh.
Steamer Geo. W. Elder Arrives.
The steamer Geo. W. F.lder arrived
rpttndir from California ports with
a full i.asscnger list and a full freight
Crgo.
States mails. This conclusion was
reached after comparing an authentic
photograph of Vogel, which was rer
ceived by Postofflce Inspector Clement
vesterday from the New York Police
Department, with the likeness of the
fugitive promoter.
A few days following the shooting of
Vogel. the police authorities or Milwau
kee, Wis., from a photograph, probably
a copy of the one received here yester
day. Identified It positively as that of
Davldor. who also is wanted In the
Wisconsin city for swindling opera
tions. Upon reading the preRs dis
patches from Milwaukee to this ef
fect. Inspector Clement , immediately
wrote the New York authorities re
questing that an authentic photograph
of Vogel be forwarded to Portland.
Photographs Are Compared.
When it arrived yesterday. Inspector
Clement showed it to ' Secret Service
Agent Connell and . Assistant United
States Attorney Evans. After com
paring it with several of the original
DhotoeraDhs of Davldor. in possession
of the Federal authorities here, all
three agreed that, although there was
slight resemblance between the two
photographs, there was no question but
that the New York man was not Davl
dor.
"We had hoped that Vogel might
prove to have been Davldor," said In
spector Clement yesterday, "for that
would have enabled us to clear up our
records here. Several times since his
dlsappearanc from this city, three years
ago, we have received clues as to the
whereabouts of Davldor. In every in
stance he was reported to te in some
distant city, with the result that before
we could get a man on the ground ana
effect his apprehension and arrest, he
had again disappeared. In fact, we have
slight clew on which we now are
working. We have not given up hop
eventually ' of locating and arresting
him."
Portland Left Suddenly.
Davldor first made his appearance In
Portland in the Spring of 1908. It has
since been learned that he had only
shortly before that time departed from
Milwaukee, Wis., where he, had iieecea
many people out of money in the pro
motion of a fake mining property. In
Portland, Davldor first engaged an elab
orate suite of offices in the Corbett
building and proceeded to promote the
Washington Home Telephone company.
It was not long until he fell out with
some of his associates, after negotiat
ing a bond issue of $500,000, and left
Portland just as suddenly as he came.
But the field evidently looked prom
ising to the promoter, tor Davldor re
turned to Portland about a year later
and organized the Pacific Northwest
Realty Associates. Tt was while pro
motlng this enterprise that he got into
trouble with the federal authorities for
misuse of the mails. He was indicted,
but disappeared . before tho warrant
could be served.
13 MILLIONS GO FOR GUM
Evanzellst Contracts This With 12
Millions for Ileathens.
Luther Warren, Adventlst Evangelist,
began studies in the Book of Revela
tions at the Women of Woodcraft hall
Sunday afternoon. by scoring popular
indifference to Christianity.
"Thirteen million dollars for gum
and $12,000,000 for the gospel, he ex
p'alned. "Such is the comparative
value of gum and gospel in this so-
called Christian Nation. After we have
spent several bllllonsof dollars for
whisky, for tobacco, for things which
are rank poison and do only harm, we
spend J1S.000.000 for gum, just some
thing to wag our Jaws over. 'Buy it
by the box." says the advertisement.
and we buy It by the box. by the mil
lions of boxes, while on the other hand
to send to the majority of the world
the gospel they have never heard, we
spend less than we do for that gum.
And yet the Supreme Court of the
United States, in the person of Justice
Brewer, officially pronounced this "a
Christian Nation." " ,
Further studies were announced at
the same place for Tuesday evening.
SAILORS TO BE CHEERED
Seamen's Friend Society Is Obtatn
ins Fund for Christmas.
.
Plans for the ChiMstmas entertain
ment of the sailors who will pass the
holiday in Portland are being made by
the Seaman's Friend Society, and a
call has been Issued to the citizens to
contribute to the funds for the enter
tainment. "These men, who are so necessary to
the growth and prosperity of the city
and port." say the officers of the so
ciety, "deserve to receive a liberal share
of the 'Christmas cheer." Many of the
men on ships in the port will miss the
The Meier & Frank Store Will Not Be Open Evenings Until Wednesday!
Ever think of the benefits and pleasures de
rived from a Phonograph in the home ! Surely
an ideal gift for the whole family is one of our
wonderfully perfect and sweet-toned Colum
bias. Parlors fourth floor.
Fifth, Sixth, Xsnina ui Aider S taw i
Any style Machine may be purchased on our
Club Plan of Easy Payments. A small amount
on purchase the balance in easy installments.
You and your friends enjoy the "music of all
the world" while you're paying for instrument.
For the Whole Family
No one thing will give so much pleasure,
to so many people, for so long a time, at
so little cost, as a
Ask about our special
Phonograph offer. The
wonderful Grafonola
Favorite Machine, 11
double-disc records (22
selections), record al
bum and 100 best steel
needles outfit com
plete at low price
$57.60
G
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Grafonola
We have Columbias to fit every variety of taste or purse
ranging in price from $17.50 to $250. Only one small pay
ment puts one of these incomparable instruments into
your home, and the balance of purchase may be made at
your convenience next year.
No present you ever made can compare with a Columbia
for Christmas morning delight and continuous all-the-year-long
appreciation.
If you already own a Columbia, be sure to secure some of
the special Christmas records which we now have on sale.
The Meier & Frank Store's
Fourth Floor Parlors
RED CROSS SEALS
purchase them for your Christ
mas packages and help m tbe
obliteration of the white
plague. Secure them today at
the special booth, first floor,
which is under the direction of
""the Jmrior League.
PORTLAND'S SHOPPING CENTER SINCE 1857
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OUR TEA ROOM is aV.
wonderfully popular dining
Dlace for busy holiday shop
pers, business men and women
and entertainers. Quick, effi
cient service always. Unex
celled cuisine. Lunch here to
day you'll enjoy it.
Three Full Pages in Sunday Papers
Gave Details of Today's Holiday Sales
Unparalleled Are the Offerings
rOnr Great Mid-Month Sale Pure Foods Begins Today !S
These Are But a Hint of the Hundreds of Offerings. Phone Orders TaKen From 7 A. M.Daily.
Standard Table Pears, 2 20c cans, 250 aroKen mixea iu fu, xoc
standard Table Apricots, 2 20c ens. 250 ' Cream Mixed Candies, 2 pounds for 35C
Log Cabin Synip,. cane or maple, gallon
can, S1.10
Royal Banquet Olive OiL large bot. 73c
Walter Baker's Cocoa, 25c cans at 19c
Searchlight Matches, 12 boxes for 40c
Eastern Skinned Hams, the pound, 19c
Royal Baking Powder, special, lb. 40c
Blue Label Catsup, 25c bottles for 18c
Granulated Sugar, 100-lb. sacks S5.40
Standard Table Peaches, 2 20c cans, 25c
Butternut Butter, priced here 2 lbs. 69c
Avondale Butter priced here 2 lbs. 70c
Royal Banquet Butter, 2 pounds for 80c
Victor Cocoa, specially priced, lb 25c .
Baker's Chocolate priced here, a lb. 32?
Golden Rod Oat Flakes, 2 pkgs. for 25o
Royal Banquet Flour, the barrel, $4.55
Royal Banquet Flour, the sack, SI. 15
Paris Mixed Candies, 2 pounds for 25c '
All Gum, selling here at 3 packages, 10c
Popcorn, M. & F. price, 3 pounds, 25c
Crystal Rice Hearts, the package, 19c
Candy Canes selling at 5c 10S 15
New Walnuts priced here at, pound, 20c
Pancv Mixed Nuts. 2 Dounda for 35 C
Imported Layer Figs, the pound at 30c
Extra Fancy Layer Raisins, the lb. 30c
Pur Food Grocery. B'mcnt
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pleasant little features of the holiday
unlesa the society Is able to obtain a
fund sufficient to prevent them rrom
suffering from this neglect.
Kev. K H. Roper, chaplain, or W. K.
Mackenzie, treasurer of the society, are
receiving the funds and will ffkn01
edge any contributions from citizens or
Portland.
CLYDE WILL INVESTIGATE
Councilman to Get Data Regarding
Public Service Corporations.
Councilman Clyde left last r.lght for
California, where he will spend two
months attending to business and in
vestigating the workings of public
service corporations. Before his de
parture he explained that, he will look
Into the gas and electric meter Inspec
tion system in Los Angeles' with the
hope of getting' some information to
be used in fighting for such a system in
Portland.
He will also look into the success
of legislation In California cities re
quiring Interchange of transfers by
the various streetcar companies.
It is his plan to make a fight for
the universal ' transfer system In Port
land. He announced that he will not
be a candidate for Mayor in the coming
city election and may not be a candi
date for. re-election as Councllman-at-Large.
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A i TjTJ-wrj-f- there may be some shortcomings in the service
jt U X1 II S L we are going to try to give in tho big little drug
store we are opening today.
But it will be our purpose to serve you as nearly perfect as quiet
efficiency and trained help can do it realizing that your second
purchase here will depend on the quality, price and service that
goes with the first one j'ou make.
Huntley Drug Co. FohsSU'