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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1907)
t 'BRIDGE QUESTION If STIRS EAST SIDE Scheme for Viaduct North of Steel Bridge Arouses General Discussion. TWO " PLANS CONSIDERED One Is for Struclure High Knough o' Let Boats Pass Vnder Other . lor Moderately High . Bridge. Committee to Petition. In appointing the bridge committee of seven. President M. G. Munly, of the North East Side Improvement Associa tion, (Selected men to represent every section of the district north of Sullivans Gulch, scattering his appointments and selecting represeatatlve and capable men. It was not easy to find men of affairs and public spirit who were willing to give the time and labor that will be re quired of this committee, for its func tions will be to launch the Initiative for this proposed bridge across the W illam ette River to serve the northern portion of the city. The committee Is: D. L. Povey. A. B. Manley, J F. Sinnott, Charles K. Henry. S. ( Beach and Samuel Connell. By motion the associa tion made Mr. Munly chairman of the committee. In addition to this committee the presi dent has been authorized to appoint a Judiciary committee to look after the legal phases of the bridge question. These are: sure to be many. This judlciry committee will have to pass on the issue of bonds and whether the authorization of the bridge shall be undertaken, through the Initiative or through the Legislature. There Is already a difference of opinion on this point alone. Judge Muhly said in his address before the as sociation that the bridge proposition can not be hurried. He said it may take one,- two or three years. There will be many things to do. It will be necessary to decide about the bond issue, secure plans for he bridge that will meet the pproval of the War Department and estimate the cost of the structure. These are all questions that will involve both legal and engineering . problems. High Bridge Recommended. As regards the kind of bridge to be erected Judge Munly Is strongly com mitted to a high structure and he sup ports his contention, with strong argu ment. His contention is that a bridge ought to be built high enough so that 11 ordinary river craft can pass under U. . Vessels are -to pass under such a triicture'by simply lowering their top masts. Mr. Munly declared that wind jammers are not now being built, but that other motive power is being used sn 'S'eKsels 'which 'will eventually do lway with high masts.1 and henee very few masted ships will pass south, of the , proposed bridge a ; bridge . that should be built for the future, for a city of 00.000 or of 1,000, 000 people, who ;ainot afford to be delayed In crossing nd recrossing the Willamette rler. He-calls attention . to the Intolerable delays now. .occasioned by the opening of the draws, and points to the future when the population will have douhled several times when the delays will be much greater than now. A high bridge, dear above- all steamers and vessels, he contends, is the only solution to the problem of nufek transportation' across tli' "Willamette "River. Mr. Munly cast aside the subway plan as Impracticable., after he had In vestigated the method, for the reason that a subway or tube would have to be laid so deep as to make rapid transit Impossible, ' and necessitate elevators at both ends of the tube. However, In. appointing members of the bridge com mittee, he did not seek men who were In harmony with his own views of a high bridge. On the contrary, some if the members favor a moderately high bridge, orie with a draw and yet high enough to allow ordinary river steamers lo pass under without opening the draw, but for vessels with masts the draw will have to be opened., A. B. Manley States Views. A. B. Manley, who has studied the conditions north of Sullivan's Gulch and the bridge question carefully, has this to say: ' "I am in favor of a moderately high bridge with a draw which will admit of river craft, except vessels, passing without opening the draw. It ought to be a first-class steel structure, 60 or 70 feet wide, with double approaches at each end. At the East Side, if the landing of the bridge be at the foot of Hancock street, which in my judgment Is tile best point, two" approaches could pass over the railroad tracks. One ap proach would be at Hancock to Larra bee streets, and the north approach would follow Alblna avenue to Gold smith street, near the old Steffen Hotel building. These two approaches would provide ample access to the ter ritory north and south. "On the West Side the landing would probably be at the foot of East Ninth street. Then from this point would spring two approaches the same as on the "East Side. Both approaches would be carried above the. terminal grounds. The north approach would follow Pet tygrove or Overton street, which would serve the territory to the north, and another approach would serve the FOUth district. I believe that such a bridge would be ample and better than a bridge high enough for ships to pass under and make the difficulty, of get ting down from the approaches much i-asier. ' "I also believe that the problem of transportation across the Willamette Rlvfr will he solved within 15 years by a change in the trend of people. .In 15 years, move or less, the Greater Portland! 1 mean the population, will be on the East Side. We shall have manufacturing establishments . on the East Side. Wo shall have great retail houses on the East Side, for there Is vhere the people will be, while the wholesale houses will re main In the old town. The big bank ing houses, such as the First National, and the old establishments will remain on the West Side. Trend to Enst Side. ' "We can today see the trend of popu lation toward the East Side. Shipping will be done north of all the bridges across the Willamette. Already the Co lumbia Blough is being dredged and It will become part of the great, Port land harbor. This movement of the population of Portland and the move ment of shipping down the Willamette toward its mouth will do away with the necessity of a high bridge, and we hall yet see the time when more peo ple will cross the bridges from the West Side than now cross from the East Side."' Herman Wittenberg, member of the bridge committee, favors a moderately high bridge, for' nearly the same rea- COMMITTEE OF NORTH IX i- T 'A a ; i Judre M. G. Manly, Chairman. r 4 Iiiiiw.f I'niiMiiiitJ ftifiifii iiW JiMiljifriitiiiirililirtifri'lirr'f"- Herman S ittrnbergr. son advanced by Mr. Manley. He also contended In his talk Friday night before the association that Portland shipping would be down the Willamette River toward its mouth and also along the Columbia River. He was quoted as saying the shipping would be at the mouth of the Columbia River, which, of course, he did not intend to say and did not say. Ex-City Engineer Chase believes In the moderately high bridge, and that the exact location and cost are prob lems, that can be decided Only by the engineers. Whitney Ij. Boise, who represents the district south of Sullivan's Gulch, de clared for high bridges, even should trie cost be larger than a- lower bridge. These are some of the problems that will come up before the bridge com mittee and must be solved; It may be said " that the Eastf Side Is pretty well stirred- up over the bridge question. RES0LUTI0NS0F RESPECT Judge Frazer's DeatH Is Deplored by Juvenile Improvement Society. The first meeting of the Juvenile Im provement Association since the death of its president, the late Judge Arthur L Frazer. was held last night. - H. M. Est erley was asked to preside by the vice- f resident. Mrs. Harriet K. McArthur, and ulogies of Judge Frazer were then given by B. S. Pague, B. J. Hadley, Miss Gray, Dr. XV. F. Hubbard, H. M. Esterly, S. Ci Beach and Mrs. Clara Waldo, all of whom were familiar with Judge Frazer's great work. A. W. Lambert then moved the adoption of the following resolutions, which were unanimously carried: "The Juvenile Improvement Association of Portland records Its deep sense of the loss which It has sustained and the loss which the. cause the association repre sents has sustained in the death of Judge Arthur L. Frazer. "To his quick and sympathetic discern ment of the need for such a society as this, and to his patient and wise direction of its activities, have been largely due its organization, maintenance and effi ciency. "To his example and influence has been due in large measure the awakening among an increasing number of men and women to. the call for such work as this society aims to do, andT to the duty of answering this call by financial support or active services even at the cost of personal sacrifice. "This association gratefully records Its appreciation of Judge Frazer's larger in terpretation of civic duty, as that inter pretation appeared In his undertaking on his own motion and at great expense of time and strength to meet the crying needs which the ordinary duties of his. office brought to his attention. "We believe that through this extra judicial work which Judge Frazer was so largely instrumental in organizing, and to which he gave himself with such un tiring devotion, his life will remain as a permanent force working for the saving of boys and girls in Portland to good lives and good citizenship, and .for the awakening of men In Portland to the im portance of working ceaselessly for this same high end. . , "J. R. WILSOJC. "FANNY W. KAMM. "B. S. PAGUE." The Ancient Order of Hibernians at a recent meeting adopted tho following resolutions In memory of Judge Frazer: "Whereas, the late Judge Arthur L. Frazer exemplified In his life' work in a noble and practical way the fundamental principles upon which this order Is found ed, to wit. Friendship, Unity and -Chris--tian Charity, be it "Resolved, that in the death of Judge Frazer this community has met an irre parable loss: and In common with our fellow citizens tho Ancient Order of Hi bernians of Portland. Oregon, deeply sympathize with Judge Frazer's afflicted family: and go on record as testifying to an exemplary life, which had ever" before It the divine injunction: 'Whatsoever ye have done for .these my little ones, ye have done for me.' "MICHAEL. DRISCOLii. "F. f! CULLKN. "DR. A. 1 C. SMITH. ' "Committee. on Resolutions." Brugger-Leuthold Marriage. Miss Anna Leuthold and Kaspar Brug ger, members of the local Swiss colony, were married yesterday in the German Reformed Church, at Tenth, and Stark streets, oy Rev. G. Hafner. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Brugger and 68 guests sat down to a wedding supper in Watson's restaurant. The tables were ar rangedao as to form three sides of a hollow square, with the bride and groom in the place of honor in tho .middle. As far as was practical in an American pub lic restaurant, the oiu forms of Switzer land that apply to such occasions' were carried out. This is the fourth wedding and supper of the same kind that has finally centered In the Imperial Hotel. THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, EAST - SIDE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION APPOINTED OVER THE WILLAMETTE RIVER FROM ALBINA 'A XV : D. I,. Pover. V C. K. Henry. CHANGE IS RADICAL State Editorial Association to Be Reorganized. EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETS Carries Out Plan, Resolved On at Last . Annual Sleeting Newspa pers AYUl ' Stand Together for JIutual Benefit. Complete reorganization of the Ore gon State Editorial Association, along lines projected at the last annual con vention held at Seaside In September, was practically perfected at a meeting of the executive board, held last night, at the residence of Dr. Henry Waldo Coe, Twenty-fifth and Lovejoy streets. Dr.-.Coe is secretary of the state asso ciation. Besides Dr. Coe there were present President K. H. Wroodward, edi tor of the Newberg Graphic, D. W. Bath, editor of the Hillsboro Independ ent, and Albert Tozler, for many years secretary of the association. Vice President J. S. Dellinger, of Astoria, was expected to be present but was called out of the city , at the last mo ment. No more radical change In the execu tive management of - the- organization could be conceived than the one tha was inaugurated last night, for here after the board will consist not alone of the regularly elected officers jf the association; they will have as associates a committee composed of one editor or publisher from each of the S3 counties of the state, who in turn will be ex pected to organize the publishers within his own county, working primarily un der the Immediate direction of the state organization. In other words, a much more perfect organization, one able to accomplish results more directly and effectivelj than ever before is contemplated. Most of the session was devoted to a thorough canvass of the membership of the State Association in order to select county committeemen likely to prove the most willing and effective workers. Fol lowing their selection it was voted that the secretary write a personal letter to each of these publishers impressing on their minds the fact that every other "kind o( business in the state except news paper publication has some kind of pro tection. The county committeeman Is to be urged to organize at once all the pub lishers in his own county, to call a meet ing for that purpose, and to see that "hustling" delegates are sent to the next annual meeting, to be held in Portland January 17 and 18. Make Politicians ray. The Importance of state organization, and county organization under the parent body for the . purpose of self-protection a tra Inat hnfltile legislation, waji also riis- ! cussed, as was also the matter of fixing on some definite policy during the forth coming state election, particularly with reference to a uniform scale of advertis ing rates for political "boosts." It is a foregone ' conclusion-that at the January convention the State Association will de cide on some plan to make the-would-be' officeholder "tap the bar 1 when he talks political advertising to the country news papers. Other matters discussed and which will come before the coming convention were "paper rates." "advertising rates" ('gen eral) and "the paper trust." Both Presi dent Woodward and Secretary Coe dwelt with much earnestness upon the necessity of getting every one of the 200 or more members of the association out at the convention to be held here, especially be cause the need of more perfect organiza tion, uniform business methods and a bet ter understanding all around is becoming more and more apparent every day. "From now on," said President Wood ward, "we shall urge our members to drop everything else for 'those two days and to make It a point to be here. We must forget our petty squabbles and form as close an organization . lor self -protection as we possibly can." At the suggestion of . Dr. Coe-. another meeting of the - Executive Board will be held In a week or so to arrange further details of the coming- convention. Following the business session, Dr. Coe entertained the Board (with an interest ing talk about . his extensive travels, about conditions on the Isthmus of Pana - --' - - -: A. B. Manley. v. " S. C. Beach. ma, interspersed with anecdotes about his friend President Roosevelt, also showing the editors his magnificent col lection of souvenirs, curios and trophies gathered from all over the world. Re freshments consisting exclusively of pro ducts of Oregon soil were served. Personnel of Committee. The following are the new county com mitteemen named by the Executive Board at -ast night's session. In case any of those oted upon are unable to serv the president of the association was authorized to fill all such vacancies: Baker, George B. Smatl, the Democrat, Baker City: Benton, Mr. Smith, the Repub lican, Corvallls; Clackamas. editor tho Knterprlse, Oregon City; Clats6p. J. S. Dell inger. the Astorian, Attrta; Coltimbia, E. H. FlaKg. the MIst, SH. Helene: Coos.' lrviug Bath. Recorder, Bandon; Crook, A. H. Ken nedy, the Review. PrtneviUe; Curry, R. D. Hume, Wedderburn: Douglaff, J. W. Strange, Spokesman. Roseburg: Gilliam, J. M. Johns, Record, Arlington; 4rant, O. I.. Patterson, Blue Mountain Eagle, Canyon City: Harney, Frank Davey, News, Burns; Jackson, editor Post,- Jacksonville; Josephine. A. E. Voor Ms, Courier, Rogue River;. Klamath, B. H. Murrau, Republican, Kiamsth Falls; Lake. C. O. Metzker, Kxaminer, Lakeview; I.an. W. G. Gllstrap, Register, Eugene; Lincoln. WiJilam Matthews, News, Newport; Linn. G. - L. Alexander. Advance, Lebanon; Mai hour, "G. A. Hurley, Orlano. Vale; Marlon, W. J. Clarke, Star, Gervals; - Morrow, H. B. Carter Proclalmer, lone; Multnomah, Timothy Brownhlll, Beaver State Herald, Gresham: Polk, Carey Hater, Observer, Dallas: Sherman, C. L. Ireland, Observer, Moro: Tillamook, F. C. Baker. Headlight, Tillamook; Umatilla, T. T. Geer, Tribune, Pendleton ;' Union, G. A. Skibird. Republican, Union; Waliowa. editor Chieftain, Enter prise; . Wasco, A. D. Moe, Glacier, Hood River; 'Washington. D. W. Bath. Independ ent, HIllRboro; Wheeler, J. S. Stewart, Journal, Fossil; Yamhill, Mr. Martin, Re porter, McMinnville. M00DT. NOT IN THE RACE Has No Desire to Succeed Judge Frazer Spencer Also Out. v Governor Chamberlain la being be sieged dilly by the friends of the "var ious candidates for the vacancy on the Circuit Court bench, caused by the death of the late Judge Frazer, "but an appointment Is not expected before the latter part of the. week. Of the Re publicans who have been suggested for the place, it is reported that neither A. C. Spencer nor Ralph E. Moody would accept the place. Gossip was to the effect that Moody was perhaps the Inost likely of .the Republican aspi rants to find favor with the Governor, but with him out of the running, the chances of R. A. Lelter are said to have improved". But the Democrats have not become discouraged in face of the rumor that the appointment is to go to a member of the majority pary and are counting on landing tills plum fqr one of their number. They are pretty generally agreed that If a Democrat ' gets the Judgshlp, It. will go either to G. W. Allen, who was defeated by Judge Frazer at the general election, or to Judge M. G. Munly. - In tho meantime the speculation con tinues as to the probable choice of the Governor, whose decision will be awaited expectantly by the dozen or more possibilities and their friends. BEST SERVED, INDEED. - Table d'Hote Dinner the Hotel Sargent, Only 75 Cents Today. Sunday dinner at the Hotel Sargent Is well worth enjoying. ' To say it's the best served dinner In Portland is express ing it too commonly. Come ' and try it, and you'll become a steady ' patron. . To day's menu: : ' MENU. Toke Point Oysters on Half Sfcell. Celery. Soup. Chicken Okra a la Creole Queen Olives. Fish. Filet of English Sole a la Maybeer. Pomme Pan:enne. ' Entrees. Spring Lamb Chops a la Malson d'or. Joint. Roast Young Turkey, Chestnut Dressing. ' Cranberry Sauce.' Vegetables. Browned Sweet Potatoes. Early June Peo. Salad. Waldorf. Detert. -Ice. Cream. Assorted Cakes. Cheese. Cafe. Sargent Hotel. 8unia-, December 8, J907. "Sc. Tomorrow and Tuesday will be the last days for discount on West Side gas bills! Portland Gas Company. THIS r Ev DECEMBER 8, 1907. TO ADVOCATE A BRIDGE 1 J. T. Sinnott. "-ft-. r ST -s Samuel Connell. Taxpayers' League Will Insist on Reduction of Levy. VALUATION IS INCREASED Assessment bower by 2 Mills Than for 1007 Will Raise $394,538 '.More In Taxes Prune Down Estimates. In fixing the levy on which taxes for the year 190S will be raised, the tax levying boards of Multnomah County can figure on a bajsis of $231,000,000 of assess able property. That will represent the aggregate assessable - values of the 1907 assessment when Assessor Slgler and his deputies complete their task of revising the roll and recording the alterations in valuations ordered by the County Board of Equalization. As the roll was pre sented to the equalizing board by As sessor Sigler it Included assessments ag gregating $232,500,000. But the reductions allowed by the board exceeded the addi tions by approximately Jl, 500,000, leaving about $231,000,000 on which taxes for the year 1908 can be levied and collected. Assessor Sigler will not finish making the corrections and determine the net total of the roll until late this week. Members of the Taxpayers' League are keeping in close touch with the situa tion and when the time comes for - the city and county to make the annual tax levy they will renew their demands for a minimum tax. In support of their con tention that the levy should not exceed 14 mills, they will be prepared to show that a levy of 14 mills on this year's roll of $231,000,000 will produce taxes to the amount of $3,234,000 as against $2, 839,462 from a 16-mill levy on the 1906 assessment of $181,000,000.- By pruning the demands from the different departments of the city and county government, it will be claimed that the excess of $394, 63S that would be produced from the lower levy on this year's assessment should be enough to meet all legitimate demands for Increased appropriations for the ensuing year. The levy of 16 mills, on which taxes were collected this year, was distributed as follows: State, 2 mills, state school, 1.9; county, 1.8; road, 1.175; library. .125 Port of Portland. .8: School District No.' 1. 2.o; City of Portland, 5.7. This pro duced taxes for the different funds in all. !l2g amount8. approximately: State, $0,000: state school, $342,000- co.n ty $211 500; library, $i2,500: Port of Port-La,?d- 0.600; City of Portland. $949,050; School District No. 1, $421,000. iqaY'k11 f" 8se88ment exceeding' that of Im , y 5.0 "00-000. the Taxpayers' League will Insist that the levy for next year be reduced proportionately. As to the amount of the state tax. Governor Chamberlain Is of the opinion that while the state will probably require more money than It did a year ago, he believes the levy in this county for that purpose, in view of the increase in the assessable values, need not be any . larger and perhaps not as large as that for the year 1907. But In discussing tha subjoct yesterday he said he had not had time to confer with his associates and estimate the needs of th state for the ensuing year. It will be the purpose of the Board of County Commissioners to keep the levy for county purposes as low as possible, arid, if the demands of the different de partments will admit of It. a slight re duction may be made In this year's levy, of 1.8 mills. As to the levy for munici pal purposes. Mayor Lane and Council man Rushlight, chairman of the com mittee on ways and means, have already declared thatJ they will keep the levy down to a minimum. Mayor Lane does not think the levy for city purposes should be more than 6 mills! thus effecting a 'sav ing of seven-tenths- of a mill over that for 1907. More money will be demanded by the Port of Portland for the ensuing year and it has already asked for a levy of 1.2 mills as compared with eight-tenths of a mill for the year Just ended. Addi tional funds will also be needed by the school district, which is contemplating the erection of more schoolbuildings for the accommodation of a rapidly' growing school population. Unless this extra ex pense, which must be assumed In order to carry on the educational work of the district. Is authorized by an Issue of bonds. It will be Impossible for the Board Vx y Ay, UH T OF (I LLS 104 FIRST Useful Holiday Qihs We Have a Large Selection of Appropriate Gifts At The Most Reasonable Prices in tne City of Portland Do not be deceived by stores advertising cut-price or half-price sales, but come to our store, where prices' are always the lowest, no matter what the other fellows may advertise. " A VISIT TO OCR STORE WILL CONVINCE YOU That tve can save you money on anything you may wish to buy. Come in and select your Holiday Gifts now, while the assortment is large, and have them delivered on Christmas day, if you wish. INDEPENDENT FURNITURE CO. Green Complete House Furnishers Front 104-106 FIRST STREET Building Gash or Credit 9 One Dollar Buys Two Dollars Worth At G. S. Long 6 Co., 147 1-2 6th St. erinJ By January 1st our store must be vacated and our large stock sold regardless of cost. A nice line of Ladies' Silk muslin underwear, Silk Wrappers, Kimonos, Dress and Under skirts, Waists, Suits, Vests, Lace Embroideries, etc. A MAGNIFICENT STOCK OP MEN'S AND CHILDREN'S WEARING APPAREL TO CHOOSE FROM. Drygoods, Christmas Novelties and Fancy Goods of all varieties to select from, and at your own price. The finest materials and daintiest patterns. ALL GRADES. The entire stock, without reserve, must be sold. Fixtures for sale. G. S Long and Co. I47Va Sixth St. Bet. Alder and Morrison Portland, Or.- of Directors to conduct the schools of the city with the proceeds from the same levy of 2.5 mills that was made for the year 1907. ' BLOWS OFF TOP OF HEAD Despondent Over Ijoss of Hand, John Nlckan Takes Own Life. OREGON CITT. Or., Dec 7. (Special.) Despondent over the loss of his left hand, John Nlcken, a laborer on the farm of Hans Larsen, one and a half miles northwest of Molalla, last night blew his head off with a shotgun. His body was found at 11 o'clock this rtiornlng In a chicken house a short distance from the Larsen residence. Nlckan was formerly a resident of La Orande, where he lost his hand about a jear ago. and he came - to Clackamas County late last Summer, working for two months for Mr. Moshberger near Mo lalla. Later he entered the employ of Larsen. He constantly brooded over his misfortune. Yesterday when Mr. Larsen went to his chicken house about 6 o'clock, he heard two hots In quick succession, and, with Mr. Wilhelm, who lives near by. tSey d-s-covered Nlckan was missing and began a search for him, looking until 11 o'clock last night without success. Early this morning the search was re sumed, but It was not until 11 o'clock that the body of the unfortunate man was found. He had entered the chicken house, placed the muzzle of the gun In his mouth, and fired the fatal shot by means of a corkscrew tied to a stick. The place had a grewsome appearance, spattered with the blood of the suicloe. who. evidently nervous In his haste, had exploded the gun the first time before he was prepared, the shots tearing a hole through the roof of the house. Coroner Holman was promptly notified; and went to Molalla and held an Inquest. Nlckan was a single man, 62 years a age. and had three brothers and a sister In Massachusetts, but no relatives in the West. His body will be held pending In structions from his Eastern relatives. RE-ELECTS ALL OFFICERS Evening Star Grange Rewards Their Faithful Serviced At a meeting of Evening Star Grange No. 27. Patrons of Husbandry, held yesterday, at the Grange Hall, on Sec tion Line Road, near Mount Tabor, the following officers were re-elected: Worthy master, J. J. Johnson; overseer. Miss Willda Buckman; lecturer, Mrs. H. L. Vail: steward, E. J. Spooner; as sistant steward, Carl Emory; chaplain, C. H. Welch; .treasurer, Mrs. Emma Spooner; secretary, Mrs. M. M. Eaton; lady assistant steward, Mrs. L. Beck ner; gatekeeper, George Brookman; Ceres, Miss Elma Buckman; Pomona, Miss Alice Johnson; Flora, Miss Lela Johnson; the two members of the ex ecutive committee, L. D. Elliott and S. H. Covell; matron of Juvenile Grange, Miss Julia Spooner; assistant matron of Juvenile Grange, Miss Agnes Mat lock; pianist. Miss Minnie Butler; as sistant pianist, Mrs. Rose Wlndle. Mr. Johnson enters upon his sixth term as presiding officer of the grange. Preceding the election of officers, a short programme wa given consisting of papers and addresses by members and others on matters concerning the grange and economic questions of the day. Mrs. Plympton Perry read a paper 106 STREET Between Washington and Stark on "Tho Karly Orange," dealing with the rise of the organization. Mrs. 11. L. Vail gave a short biographical sketch of Miss Mary Hall, one of the organizi'rs of the National Grange. II. C. Wright spoke briefly on "The Postal Savings Bank." E. J. S. McAllister's address on "The Financial Question" was forcible and instructive and was listened to with close attention. C. Yada to Arrive In February. VANCOUVER. B. C, Dec. 7.-Hon. C. Tada. successor of Hon. K. Morikawa, as Japanese consul in this city, has re ceived a cable Instructing him to visit Tokio before assuming his new duties. "Mr. Yada, at present charge d'affaires In the Japanese legation in the City of Mexlco.'will not reach here until the end of January or beginning of February," ?ald Mr. Morikawa. "It is my impres sion that Hon. Rodolphe Lemicux, on behalf of the Dominion government, will roach a friendly understanding with my government on the immigration ques tion. Liquor License Revoked. At a special r.-.eeting of the St. John Council Thursday night. the liquor license of Louis Richards, recently con victed of conducting a disorderly sa loon, was revoked. The Chief of Po lice was Instructed to see that the reso lution Is enforced. Gold-headed canes at Metzger's. "MLLE. MODISTE" AT EILERS PIANO HOUSE MUSIC OF THE POPULAR OPERA INCLUDED IN THE REPER TOIRE OF THE PIANOLA Immense Library of Pianola, Music Also Includes Hundreds of Other Opera Selections, and Every Other Variety, From Ragtime to Classical. Most Complete Library and the Larg est on Coast. "Mile. Modiste" Music If you want to thoroughly enjoy th selections of "Mile. Modiste," which will be all th rage in Portland now that the great Fritz! Scheff is with us again, you should hear them played on the Pianola Piano at Eilers Piano House. Included in the immense library of pianola music are a number of the most popular airs of this tune ful opera, including the "Chorus of Footmen," "The Time, the Place and the Girl," "When the Cat's Away th Mice Will Plav." "Ze English Lan guage." 'I JVaiit What I Want When I Want It." "Hats Make the Woman," "'Love Me, Love My Dog." "Nightingale and the Rose," "Dear Little Girlie Whq Is Good." "Keokuk Culture Club." "11 I Were on the Stage," "Mascot of the Troop," also the Ballet, Act 2 and the Finale, Act 1. Selections of this catchy opera should be In every Pianola collection. It if of Interest to note that as usual prac tically everything can be found In thf Immense pianola Library at Ellerr Piano House. This is an advantage which the Pianola Library offers over all other player collections. Fulls twenty-five thousand rolls of music ar now carried by Eilers Piano House In this one department the largest musie library for player pianos on the Coast.