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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (June 18, 1911)
UK auaiJAr onEGOXlAy, TORTLAXP, JUNE 18. 1011 -rZ ' t .. ' multnomah CLUB RUSHED TO FINISH Finest Quarters of Any Athlet ic Organization in West Nearly Done. GRANDSTAND IS LARGER t'onstr option Work nn Itnlldtnc Is rolny AlM-ad Rapidly Field Will R Imprmrd More When Structure I Completed. rorttand I inin tn have the finest athletic clubhouse and grounds In the West, for the new home of the Mull nnmah Amateur Athletic Club U bring rusfcd to completion with all possible tperj. Construction work on the new quar ters of the club lias progressed to auch in extent that tl;e foundations are In. n. the cement work embracing the landball courts, .iu.ih courts and awlmmlnir pool, as well as the locker room and basement. Is completed. Work on tiie steel superstructure Is now In irfrrf?. The grandstand has been entirely re--onstru-tel. even to the reinforcing of f-r cement foundation of the former stands destroyed by the fire of nearly a year ago. The new structure Ir two tiers of scats lonsrer than the former structure. The new grandstand Is shown In the accompan) Ina- Illustra tions, and all that remains to complete trils structure la the placing of the roof. Another feature of this new stand Is that It will contain dressing-rooms and ether accommodations for spectators, as well as the athletes, though the lat ter will probably find tha quarters at the rluh buildings much mors suitably tppolnlfd- More Courts I.ikrlT. There are si newly constructed ten uis courts and two more are likely to be added as soon as the more neces sary buildings and portions of the grounds are mad ready for occupancy. The find Itself has as yet received but Ittle attention, for the club is concen trating Its energies toward erectlnar the riuhhoue and the completion of the grandstand, and aside from the rolling r-f tne lle;a. making It level enough for :.iehall. no att.-nlton has been paid to this adjunct to the club. An ertort Is to be made to construct a cinder path for the 100-yard dash and shorter sprints In the near future. The held at present afforus no opportulmy r-r the tramlnc of sprinters, as the dirt !s too soft and sprlnity to allow suc cessful footracing. It t doubted wheth er the cinder path can be constructed n time to be useful this season, and If :hls Is so. this work will be deferred niireiy until nut Sprlr.K. r.e of trie accompanying photograph a as taken on Salmon street and shows what will be the main floor, entrance od reception hall of the new clubhouse. While this will be the main floor of the rluh. It mill In reality be the third floor rf the structure, which, when com pleted, will atand three additional stories higher than the Salmon-street level. Veranda Will lie Feature. T. is main floor will have a broad vs. rand extending the entire length of the north front, which will face the stadium, or field. The fronlase on Sal mon street will also have a Ions; porch nd spacious drtveway. the latter for -he accommodation of automobiles and vehicles. T.-'.e view of the main club buildings taken from the new grandstand shows the present height of the structure from the north. The additional three stories et to be aJded wtll give the structure a commanding appearance from the neid side. The cement work on the foundations hits been completed and the big swimming tank. by 3i feet. Is Tompleted except for the ti;e work, which will not be Installed ucttt the uperstruvture of the building lias been U-e.i. Every day Multnomah clubmen gath er at the new buildings to watch prog resa oa their new home, and prepara tions for the opening of the structure will soon be taken up by the officers of Ihe cluD. FORGER GETS LONG TERM riiompoti May Shorten Imprison inrnt hfHontl Behavior. ASTORIA. Or. June IT. ffnoelal.) At t lav's session of the Circuit Court Raymond Cogley Thompson, who re cently pleadej guilty to two Indict ments charging htm with forgery In i.cntnc the rame of J. R McCloud to wo checks, waa sentenced to serve an '.r determinate term of from two to 30 tears In the penitentiary on one In llrtment. Sentence was suspended on .he other. rfrry Clifford, who pleaded guilty to passing bogus checks, was sentenced :- serve an Indeterminate term of from me to five ye.irs In the penitentiary, but the execution of the sentence was suspended and the defendant waa re leased on parole during good behavior with Instruction to report either to the curt or the Sheriff the first of each month for the next year. Trade Students cl Joh. Ith positions in sight, the pupils of the f'ortlund School of Trades met the School Hoard Friday and urged a sep arate commencement night for them selves so that they might go to work Monday morning. I'nder ordinary cir cumstances they would have been graduated with the pupils of the Lin-.-om High School Tuesday night. Per mission was Riven and the exercises held yesterday morning. Fifteen pupils were graduated. noMehurs fiets I'o-tal Rank. Rf!EI?rR.Sb Or, June 17. tSpecial.) - Postmaster Tarka was officially ad- led today to prepare for the opening of a postal savings bank tn the post office in thla city on July 1. to be con l i. ted along the lines of other I'nlted States postal savings banks. This, with the two nemly Incorporated banks of this rttr will make Koseburg a total f five banks, being second In the stale, Portland being first. IMItor of State Are iue-.ts. roTTAGB ORoVE. June IT. Ppe- lal The management of the famous Calapoola Springs. 12 miles south from ottage throve at London. Or.. Invited fie e.lttors of the state to spend a few lavs st the springs. Many went up by automobiles today and many more are expected here tonight and In the morn ing and will be taken tn the springs to morrow under the management of Lew A. Cales. of the oeniioei PICTURES Hazel Hotchkiss Defeats Flor ence Sutton. MATCH MOST GRILLING Only After Mot Iejx-rale llallie Seen In Woman's Tennis Tiny, Is Champ" Ahle to Retain Title of Country's Clov-ercst. TH1LADKLPHIA. June 17. Miss IU. sel Hotchkiss of Berkeley. Cal.. de feated Miss Florence Sutton of Pasa dena. Cal.. In the challenge round fur the women's national tennis champion ship today and thereby regains the title. Miss Hotchkiss won two sets to one. the score being -lo. -!. J-T. Miss Sutton showed unexpected strength and It was only after a. series of the most desperate rallies that Miss Hotchkiss was able to win. Miss Sutton overcame a lead of 4-1 against her In the first set by winning three straight games, but I games were necessary before ahe captured the set. In the second, set Miss Hotchkiss summoned all her skill and resource fulness and reeled off six games dur ing five of which Miss Sutton gained but eight points. The third set was nip and tuck throughout. At two games all. Miss Hotchkiss started lobbing tactics for the f'rsl time In the match, and this, together with some keen cross-court shots, won her the match. The mixed doubles championship was won by Miss Hotchkiss and Wallace K. Johnson, who defeated In straight sets Miss Edna Wlldey and Herbert M. Tll den. Italn prevented the playing of the woman's doubles final. In which Miss Hotchkiss and Miss Kleanor Sears, of Boston, are opposed to Miss Sutton and Miss IViroth y Green, of Philadelphia. OLD BUILDING BURNED Itrlek StroH-ture at Kront and Stark Is Gutted. me of the oldest brick buildings in Tortland was gutted In a blaze at 6 o'clock yesterday morning, that de stroyed about SK.OOu worth of stock of the Pioneer Taint Company and dam aged the building to the etxent of 115. (o. The building Is near the corner of Kront and Stark streets. Adjoining property was practically uninjured, but efforts to save the paint stock were useless. Spontaneous com bustion Is given ns the cause. The damage wtll be repaired at once. The building was of only one story when built In June. 1&7. for F. Davis, a druggist. The building burned adjoins the first brick building in Portland, which was erected In 1WJ by the late W. a. I .add. Woman's Press Club Meets. The Woman's State Tress Club of Oregon closed the year's work with a memorial and centennial programme, given Wednesday evening In a com mittee room In the City Hall. The meet ing was under the direction of Mrs. Jjcla Faxon Addlton. Among the authors about whose lives and writings Interesting facts and anecdotes were presented were: Kdward Everett Hale. Julia Ward Howe. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Elisabeth Stuart Phelps Ward. Myra Kelly, l'avld Graham Phillips. Thomas Wentworth Higglnson. Trof.s aor William James and O. Henry. The speakers of the evening were: Miss Sarah Lyman. Miss Elinor Baldwin. Mrs. Evelyn Allen Aitchlson. Mrs. iL U T. Hidden nd Mrs, Addltoa , j, , . , . f . ... . 1 - ' I ! ll;. , f . , ' ". :. . '":-.Vv -S: -"--V i, ' f:-l-f At t i V ji V Lsswj -..a- s"" Ja; ;5ssJ ; . ': t""m':ff" n, r - - ' ' a-jftaassa - 'r '" mrro'y the jvjzrur ej?7rsrsi7fjz r ; SA-y? sz&cw eA2zvi3 .,.. ,1 L' J "!$y'--1 Ul'-'Hia-' PimnnninM m nrpilS 4.Jkk v f uimmnuii iu uluimi sssaj 111 ssaaT srV ffssi I la SHOW PROGRESS ON NEW MULTNOMAH CLUB - : " i 5'e- I ' LODGE TO ATTEND MASS RX ItiHTS OP COU MBIS TO -Itt.K AT CATHKDRAIi. Service Today to Precede? Initiation of ." and Conferring of De grees on Candidates. Hundreds of Catholic men. includ ing 6S who are today to be guided Into the fold of the Knights of Colum bus through the medium of Portland council, will gather at the Cathedral this morning to attend high mass. Father George Thompson, chaplain of Portland council, will preach. Father Thompson has been a Knight for a lengthy period and is anions the most enthusiastic members. His we- 7 ' ' Rev. Father George Thompaoa, Mlt Will Preach mt Service At tended sr Kalghtsof Columbus. sermon will deal with the fruits of Columblsnlsm. the growth of the order In the United States and what qualifi cations are demanded before a candi date Is admitted. The candidates will gather at Holy .'A - 5 ? Name Hall, above the Cathedral. Fifteenth and Davis streets, at 8:30 o'clock. Hiifh mass will be sung at 9 o'clock and at 10:30 o clock the nrst degree will be exemplified at the Ma sonic Hall, at West Park and Yam hill atreeta. The second and third de grees will be conducted at 1 o'clock, when the candidates are to be reas sembled after lunch. At 6:30 o'clock 600 Knights will attend a banquet at the Commercial Club. Tortland Council will have charge of the work in the first degree, and the second and third degrees will bo put on by officers aelected by the Supreme Council, of Now Haven. Conn. Besides the 65 candidates there will be others for the two major degrees, as the first degree has been conferred on a few In advance. At the banquet Dr. Andrew C, Smith, grand kniqht. will be toast master. The toasts after the Invoca tion by Father O'Hara will be "Mc laughlin and Old Oregon." by Roirer B. Slnnott: "Our Holy Father." by Father K. P. Murphy: "Our Tresldent," by C B. Merrick; "The Mission-of Knight hood." by J. F. Shields: "Catholic Cltl senshlp." by V. J- Lonerfran. and "Ideals of Fraternallsm." by Father George Thompson. - CUPID WINS IN MONTH Portland Man to Wert Fair Tennes see Visitor Wednesday. A wedding, the result of love at first sight, will take placo Wednesday af ternoon at the home of Mrs. Frank Mead. 807 Belmont street, when Bev. Dr. Sharp, of the Mount Tabor Pres byterian Church, will marry Charles L. Gall, of Portland, and Miss Myra Rolfe. of Walkervllle. Tenn.. sister of Mrs. Mead. Four weeks ago the young people were not acquainted. Miss Rolfe ar rived here about five weeks ago to pass the Summer with her sister. Mr. Gall and Miss Rolfe met at the home of J. T. Alton, the prospective bride groom's business associate, at 1144 East Yamhill street. Miss Rolfe Is the daughter of a col lege professor of Walkervllle, Tenn. She is a college graduate and a tal ented musician. Oregon Minister on Programme. OAKLAND. June 17. The first Pa cific Coast convention of Baptist Young; Teople's Societies convened today. An address on. "Training for Service," by Rev. J. 1). Springstone, Sunday School Missionary for Oregon, was followed by a discussion on Uio subject. LEWIS IS Wit NER Katz Trophy Goes to New Man in Multnomah Play. THREE HARD SETS PLAYED Tennis Mateh, Replete With Bril liant Bailies, Is Won by Scores of 6-8, U-3, 7-5 Doubles Tourney on Tomorrow. Playing; a strong, pretty game, Percy W. Lewis yesterday won the Katz cup for the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club annual Spring handicap tennis tournament, beating James F. Ewing in straight sets. The scores were 6-3. 6-3, 7-S. Both men played a brilliant game, volleying nlceiy throughout. Ewlng played a steady, consistent gamo, but Lewis' pretty work, coupled with a handicap was too much for him. Ewlng owed la, while Lewis received 15. Lewis Is a new man In Portland tennis circles, having played only a few years. Nevertheless he has mas tered a splendid variety of strokes and played them nicely yesterday. His ser vice was good and his getting in the back work particularly fine. It was apparent from the first set that Lewis had the match won, taking It 6-3. Ewlng, however, fought for every point and In the last set pulled up from 1-4 to 6-all, but Lewis won the f inal two games, the set and the match. Some of the prettiest rallying seen In the tournament was done in yesterday's championship match. It be ing about equal between the men in this department. Kwlng. as in the past, played brilliantly at the net. kill ing repeatedly. Lewis did placing prettily. Lewis' -win Is the second on the Katz con. K. C. Gorrill having won the championship last year by beating Brandt H. Wickersham, winner or me Ladd cup In 1909. Play In the men's doubles department of the Multnomah Club touranment will commence tomorrow afternoon. There are nearly a score of teams entered and the finals probably will be played on next Saturday afternoon. The Multno mah Club Is giving silver cups to the winners In the men's doubles. Bll B'RITH HEADS DUE GRAXD PRESIDENT AXD GRAN'D SECRETARY COMING. San Francisco Officers to Attend Portland Lodges' Meeting Tues. flay Orator Expected. Otto Irving Wise, grand president of district No. '4, Independent Order a nai B'rlth, and I. J. Aschhelm, grand sec retary of the same order, will arrive this afternoon from San Francisco to attend a meeting of the two local lodges, Theodore Herzl and Portland, which will be held Tuesday night. Mar. tin A. Meyer, grand orator of the or der, will arrive from San Francisco Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Wise is a well-known lawyer of San Francisco and has been prominent In the B'nal B'rlth for many years. He Is a brother, of Dr. Stephen S. Wise, formerly rabbi of Temple Beth Israel in this city and now one of the leading clergymen of New York. Mr. Aschhelm was formerly a resi dent of Portland and has been a mem ber of B'nal B'rlth for the last 20 years. Mr. Meyer Is rabbi of Temple Emmanuel of San Francisco, successor of the late Rabbi Voorsanger. These officers will probably partici pate in the propaganda soon to be un dertaken by the local lodges. The two Portland lodges have approximately 600 members. A lot .80x160 feet was purchased recently on Thirteenth street near Main street, on which It is pro posed to construct a three-story build, lng for the organization. Trains to Reach Mohler. E. E. Lytle. president of the Pacific Railway & Navigation Company, said last night that passenger service will be commenced on the line between Tilla moojc and Mohler, a distance of 30 .ii.. & hnni Tuiv 1 Thp steamer George I R. Vosburg. which. arrived import yes terday, Will IOW DUCK IU ncimJCJU a. barge carrying a locomotive, two pas senger coaches and ten ballast cars. There are already two passenger coaches In Tillamook. There will be one pnHsenger train each way dally. Freight service has already been estab lished between Tillamook and Wheeler, a distance of 28 miles. WINNER AND RUNNER-UP IN MULTNOMAH AMATEUR ATLETIC CLUB SPRING HANDICAP TENNIS TOURNAMENT. r 7 -T 4 m 3 s Si 1 4 - t .- ft f - ' ' REMOVAL -AN! GRAND OPENING RATES - AT - THE ELECTRO PAINLESS DENTISTS CORNER SIXTH AND WASHINGTON t & I -V 3 DR. E. G. AUSPLUND, MGR. Securing a 10-year lease on one of the most central corners in the city of Portland and sparing no expense in establishing there one of the most modern dental offices in the c-ity, we, the well known Electro Painless Dentists, have noAV lo cated in our new offices on the corner of Sixth and Washington streets. We have moved and we want you to know it, and for the. occasion we will make you special opening rates all this month. You know our repu tation is the very best and you take no chances in coming to this office no matter how nervous you may be. Our system is such that you really find it a pleasure having your teeth fixed. Having served you in the past, we expect to continue to even serve you better in the future. Remaining, yours without pain, THE ELECTRO DENTAL PARLORS Dr. L G. Ansplund, Manager SUPPOSED HEIRESS HERE PORTLAVD WOSrAV AFTEU PART OF $50,000,000. Sirs. Hetty R. Llnehan One of Sev eral Fighting for Vast Penn sylvania Estate. Information has reached Portland from Lexington. Ky.. that Mrs. Hetty R. Llnehan. of 431 First street. Is one of several heirs contesting for posses sion of an estate in Pennsylvania esti mated to he worth $50,000,000. Other than to admit that such a contest Is pending and that she is one of three of the heirs most directly interested, Mrs. Llnehan would not discuss the ca'se yesterday. Mrs Llnehan is a granddaughter of the late George Robb, who left an es tate consisting of real estate, railroads and mines, principally in Beeaver. Beaver Falls. Harmony and Economy, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Proceedings have been started In Pennsylvania to escheat this property to the state for the reason that It was believed there were no legal heirs to the property. This action aroused Mrs. Llnehan and the other heirs, who reside in Ken tucky, Missouri and Michigan, with the result that they will endeavor to ac quire the property. sSme time ago the heirs employed three prominent Kentucky lawyers, who went to Pennsylvania. Inspected the property and examined the title. These lawyers are of the opinion that I. .; 2Sk v cjl. ra a I i NOTICE ; 1 4 X J:- 's V Lafayette B!dg., 6th and Washington the claim of Mrs. Linehan and the other heirs Is tenable and they will take Immediate steps to establish the claim of their clients to the property. HOP MAW NEARLY DR9WNS Conrad Krebs Falls in I.ake While Fishing, but Is Rescued. Conrad Krehs, of Salem, one of the best-known hop men in the West, ex perienced a close call from death by drowning at Three Rivers Lake, in Tillamook County. Thursday. Mr. Krebs left Portland Wednesday in com pany with .Kola Nets and Julius Pincus. and intended spending the week fish ing in Tillamook County. The story of his adventure was brought out by Sam Goldsmith, of Tillamook, who was at the Belvedere Hotel yesterday. Mr. Krebs fell from a boat while try ing to land a large trout and before he could be seized had sunk twice. Mr. Neis leaped Into the water after him and also came near drowning, but was helped out by Mr. Pincus and the two of them then succeeded in getting Krebs to the shore, where after a time he was revived and taken to a farm er's house. This is the second time Mr. Krebs has nearly lost his life while fishing In that section. Two years ago he fell from the rocks on the Tillamook coast and but for the prompt efforts of his companions, would have perished in the surf. SLIDE CRUSHES LABORER Other AVorkmen Escape Before Earth Reaches Them. OREGON CITT. Or., June 17. (Spe cial.) Tony Elmore, a workman on the Mount Hood Railroad, was killed this afternoon near Bull Run by a -landslide. Other men who were working with him heard the crash of earth and rock and escaped. Elmore's skull waa fractured and his neck was broken. Several men were killed in a land slide near the same place recently. The slide In which Elmore lost his life was about 45 feet wide and tons of earth and rock were precipitated into the valley. EASTERN RATES. The next sale date for special round trip tickets to Eastern points via the Canadian Pacific lines is June 21. Make your reservations now. Office 142 Third street. . Wild Flower lias Vnnllla Odor. HUSUM, Wash.. June IS. (Special.) Among the numerous wild flower3 and plants to be found along the White Salmon River is what is termed "va nilla leaves." Those plants, which are from 8 to 12 Inches high, grow in the heavy woods where delicate plants are found. The vanilla plant comprises three leaves, which form a circle, sup ported by a small wire-like stem. A bunch of these leaves gathered at this reason of the year, and after, being dried, will fill a large room with a de licious vanilla odor. South Fortland Renews Fight. Members of the Greater South Port land Bridge Association met at the City Hall last night and voted to make an other effort to obtain a bridge across the river at Meade and Ellsworth streets. They will not ask the City Council to put it on the ballot for January 9. when the commission char ter is to be voted on, but will frame an initiative petition. , A Frenchman, who enjoys the distinction of belnir the champion wine tat-r of 1h world, at tho age of 75 had certified 450,000 barrels of wine. (