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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1911)
TTTE SX73TDAT OREG05IA5, TORTLAXD, NOYroiBEIl 20 12, 1911. Our Efficient Mail Carder Service Brings All the Facilities of This Great Store to Oat-of-Town Patrons Send for Illustrated Catalogue CST Turn to Out Monster Four-Page Advertisement in the Center of Th;s Section for Further News Great Thankssdvin Tomorrow at ISe Meier Frank Store See Four Full Pages m Center of This Section g and Pre-Hohday Sales ! Announcing Wonder VaBues in Every Dep'tm' See Oar Show Windows Today New Meier & Frank Special Orchestra in White and Gold Tomorrow sees another Meier & Frank innovation which, we believe, will be received with en joyment by the patrons of our beautiful restaurant and tea room on the seventh floor. The Meier & Frank Special Orchestra, in gold and white, under leadership of F. v . Frasp, makes its initial appearance Monday. In addition, we shall introduce Charlie Fair, the "chocolate soldier," in his orig inal interpretation of Alexan der's Raptime Band and other popular songs. Daily from 11 :30 to 2 P. M. Special throiich ele vator service to the 7th floor. The over 70 departments that go to make up this great, aggressive store, unite tomorrow in a series of Thanksgiving and Pre-Holiday Sales without precedent in all the West I Four full pages appear in the center of this section of The Sunday Oregonian, filled from top to bottom and side to side with splendid, timely savings on the Wearing Apparel, the Home Needs for Thanksgiving. , And with Christmas only 35 shopping days away, tomorrow is none too early for unhurried gift selection from complete stocks. - To Make Your Shopping Easier Parcels wrapped here for express age or mailing. Stamps sold at the Accommodation Desk, first floor. Restaurant and .Writing-Room, 7th floor. Local and Long-Distance Telephone Booths, basement, second, fifth and seventh floors. Women's Reception-Room, 2d floor. Merchandise Orders to solve the gift question. Greatest all-the-year-around Toy Store in the West. Private Telephone Exchange, with Pacific and Home phones connect ing every department. Free Rental Department, fourth floor. A Few of Our Principal Agencies Perrin's Kid Gloves. Harvard Mills Underwear. Muds tag Underwear. Cousins' Shoes. John S. Brown's Linens. Keiser Neckwear. Onyx Hosiery. "Storm Queen" Veils. Eppo Petticoats. Madame Irene. Corsets. Warner Corsets. Arnold Knit Goods. Ostennoor 'Mattresses. Globe-Wernicke Bookcases. Acorn Stoves and Ranges. , Haviland China. "1847" Silverware. Tokalon Drug Specialties. of 4C The Store of Service Nearly 2000 Employes 42 De- livery Wagons 250 Telephones 7 Passenger Elevators and Floor Space Equal to 8 City Blocks g To The Public E Only 35 shopping days till -1 Christmas. " " -Shop now from complete stocks. Shop early in the day, as- jf sisting our emp'oyes to give careful, unhurried service. jf The Greatest Stocks of Worthy, New Winter Merchandise Yet Brough to Northwest 56 Years Fair, Satisfactory Dealing LINEN MILL PROPOSED I "LAX EXPERT OCTL1XES OK GAXIZATIOX TO COMMITTEE. Oregon Product Is Declared Equal to Irish and Belgian Growths for Fiber Purposes. Proposing to establish at Portland a tnlll to manufacture Oregon-raised flax Into linen roods. E. P. Dargtn met the members of the Oregon flax commute In the convention hall of the Commer cial Club yesterday afternoon, and out lined bis plan for organizing a flax company. Mr. Dargin comes from Boston and Is associated with W. H. Klncald. for merly manasrer of the Bessbrook Spin ning Company. Limited, of Benbrook. Ireland. Mr. Klncald Is now In Boston as a representative of several of the lanrer linen concerns if Europe. Mr. Darxln proposed to the commit tee the organization of a company with 794.000 capital. Machinery for a mill to manufacture all grades of crash gogda. linen waste and packlnir. will heTve to be made by special order, but Mr. Dargln said that he thought It eould be ready for Installation within one year after It was ordered, and could be put In operation within II months. "It will take perhaps two years be fore the project would yield returns." ke said, "but within four years It sbould be on a sound, dividend paying basis.- The r.ax committee will meet to morrow noon with the promotion com mittee of the Commercial Club and with representatives from the Chamber of Commerce and Mr. DareMn will again outline his plan for establishing a fac tory here, and solicit the support of the Commercial Club and of the Chamber. The following; Saturday has been ten tatively set as a date for the subject to be brought before a meetlnr of rep reeentatlve bnelness men of Portland, and for definite steps to be taken to ward organizing; the company. Examining some specimens of flax grown near ?jlm by Kugene Bosse, Mr. Dargta said yesterdav afternoon: That Is the lonc-eet fiber I have ever seen, and Is of beautiful quality. With material such aa thia at hand. Oresron should he able to compete with the fartortes of Ireland and Belgium In turning out fine fabrics." A. A. Moore brourht back his report upon the flax mill at Chehatla. saying that It waa poorly equipped and that he could not recommend the committee to consider Its purchase. Mr. Boss showed the committee plans of a ma chine he has recently ratented for the preparation of rax fiber. Mr. Posse says that with hie machine two arradea f fiber can be produced merely by varying the process of treating the Straw, ard that his machine will sub stitute the work of one man and one boy for what formerly required the work of M hands. 3Uny Thank Major for Dog Order. Mayor Rushlight waa kept busy yes terday answerlna- telephone calls from beads of societies and clubs, thanking bins for his action In countermanding the order of the street-cleaning com mittee of the Executive Board granting doctors the rtpht to take dogs .from the city pound for medical experimental purposes. The Msyor says he received no fewer than 10 calls from persons Wishing tat eommend his action. HUMANITY AT ITS BEST AND WORST - SEEN AT GRIM OLD POLICE STATION Tragedies and Comedies, Joys and Woes of Life, 'Strangely Intermingled, Pass In Daily Review on Stage Wit Helmets and Bine-Coats as Setting Stories Illustrate Funny Side. COMEDT and tragedy and farce. In termingled until not even a con summate stage artist could sepa rate the parts and lay his finger on on and say which It Is, ar a part of the dally life of a police station. From the hilarity with which a mlatake of a fellow-offlcer Is greeted to the tragedy that urrounds the presence of some aged mother to talk to her son before he Is sent to the rockplla. the old building at Second and Oak has seen most of the emotions of the world In Us low and dingy booking-room. A desk sergeant, with reminiscent twinkles burled deep In eyes whose ex pression haa been hardened by years of dealing with criminals, tells stories In the early mornings when the fog Is acrid outside and the warm blaze In the big Iron stove IS most welcome. "Speaking of dogs." he said one morning, "perhaps you remember the story of the dog and Siskiyou street. " No one remembered the story, nor were they speaking of dors, but the silenc was encouraging, tie went on: "A patrolman one night found a dead dog on the corner of Siskiyou and East Sixteenth streets. As a good patrol man does, he hastened to the nearest natrol box to report the presence of the animal and to arrange for the disposal of the carcase. He took down the re ceiver and waa connected with the sta tion. There's a dead dog.' he said, 'at Sls-sls-sls oh. the dickens. I can't pro nounce It. Then he hung up the re ceiver and hid back to Siskiyou street. He took the defunct animal by the hind legs and dragged him down to Ftanton street, one block. Then he hurried back to the patrol box. 1 have a dead doe; at the corner of East Sixteenth and Stanton streets.' he said, triumphantly, 'what shall I do with hlmr " see In the late graft tangle, when no one on the force knew exactly when or how his position might come to aa abrupt and unexpected termination, two pa trolmen were strolling In the further most parts of northeast Portland, wbere their beats happened to cross. An old womsn approached, evidently In search of Information. "Re you two boys members of the police forceT" she Inquired. Patrol man Cadet was about to murmur a fit ting response, when his companion broke In. In words and expression most deferential, but with aa air of perplexity, he answered her: "Well. I don't know exactly, lady, but. a great light showing In his face, "we were when we left the station. e Mr. Lamb, who has not appeared In the public prints for some time, was one of the main points of Irritation to patrolman Wellbrook for some five weeks last Summer. Mr. Lamb waa fortunately married, but Mr. Lamb's mother-in-law was Inclined to be care ful In the supervision of her daugh ter's husband. One night, shortly af ter honest citizens are supposed to be In their beds. Mr. Lamb approached Wellbrook. "My mother-lnlaw won't let me Into the house." he said. "She is waiting up for me with a broom and I am afraid to go In." Wellbrook proffered advice and ad monition eonoemlng the rights of a man In his own house. It fell on deaf ears, because Mr. Lamb was afraid of his mother-in-law. Finally Wellbrook consented to assist Mr. Lamb's entrance Into his fortified domicile. The alette was effected and after parleying, Mr. Lamb was once more allowed entrance to the house. A week later Mr. Lamb again ap peared before Wellbrook. "My mother-in-law Is on the warpath again," he explained. "I came home a little late and she will cot 'let me In." "I will asslBt you," said Patrolman Wellbrook. Taking the fearsome lamb In tow, he hastened toward Lamb's house. Two blocks from the house. In the middle of an explanation aa to why he was not allowed to enter his home, Mr. Lamb declared that his mother-in-law had mounted guard oer his home with a shotgun. "Did you say shotgun?" broke In Wellbrook. "Well, do the best you can. I have a call down on the other end of the beat." Mr. Lamb that night. It la believed, slept downtown. e Reports concerning the various small I nomas on me Deats ot me city poiioe have always been a bugbear of the new members of the force and the ef forts to reconcile sense and literary taste have often floored a patrolman who waa able to master easily all the other points of the business. Dead animals always have been a fruitful source of errors In reports. and the patrolman who wrote that a deceased dog waa lying 60 feet from the center line of Failing street Williams avenue Is only surpassed by the officer who drew a diagram of the spot for the benefit of the Captain of the relief. On the west side of the street, IS feet from the corner, the patrolman drew the recumbent figure of a dog, with the aucclnct remark Inscribed, "This Is -him." A fellow patrolman. casually looking over the reports, no ticed the diagram and took it to the man who had written It. "You can't have that dog there," he said, "that Is the rear entrance to the Smith laundry." "I guess you are right," responded the other. "I'll have to move him." So he 'erased the animal he had drawn and drew It again several feet further up the street- "Now the wagons won't run over him," he remarked with sat isfaction. Height, although an Item of the civil service requirements, sometimes plays an Important part In the carrylng-out of a policeman's duties. To see why. read the report of a short patrolman, stationed out In the brush In the northeast corner of the city. "Captain, they are grading the street at Shaver and Umpty-ump street, and have dug down so deep that they have left the report telephone box high and dry above the street- I cannot reach It to telephone In to the station. Last night I stood on a barrel, but I am afraid that tonight someone may steal the barrel for kindling wood. Can't something be done to bring the box down to my level V Nothing waa done to remedy the de fect. When the ahort patrolman came to the telephone box the. next night aomeone had stolen the barrel, aa he predicted. He walked ten blocka to a drug store to get a private telephone to make his hourly report to the sta tion. ' e e v Mrs. McCulloch is a fair shot with a gun. Officer McCullooh trusts his wife to protect herself when in the late watches of the night he Is afar patrol ling his beat, and he baa furnished ber with a gun of large calmer. Officer Pressey, strolling along the street on his rounds, near the McCul loch home, at that dim nour when the milkman makes his visits, saw the milkman start across the pavement to the door next that of Mrs. Officer Mc Culloch. He walkea up on the path to speak to the milkman. Blng! re marked a bullet from the gun of Mrs. McCulloch, who had opened the win dow when she heard footsteps on her walk. Officer Pressey. without further ado, halted. After a conservative pause Of ficer Pressey asked mildly: "Did that gun-shot come from that house?1 speaking In the general direction of the McCulloch home. Blng! remarked another bullet, and Its wind ruffled Patrolman Pressey's hair. By this time Pressey had discerned the figure In the window. "Do not shoot, madam." he said. "I a man of ficer of the law." Mrs. McCulloch waa about to take another shot at Officer Pressey when the dim light of early morning glimmered on his star. She ceased firing, and Officer Pressey was permitted to make his explanation. e Not all the high lights of a patrol man s work are humorous. A patrol man was aent not long ago to arrest a woman In one of the hotels. The evi dence was good: the woman submit ted to arrest, when a wall from an ad- Joining room startled the officer. He hastened Into the next room. Lying together on -a cot were three little children, all under five years of age, and one ot tnem was crying. "Haven't you someone to take care of your children while I take you down to the station 7" he askea the woman, The reply was m the negative. Bewll- dered. the patrolman telephoned 'Cap tain Bailey at the station, asking what he should do. He waa told to release the woman. DOLLS GHARM CHILDREN YOUNGSTERS VIEW EXHIBITS AT AXXTJAX SHOW. VIVISECTI0NT0 BE CURBED City Ordinance) Framed to Protect Dogs From Medical Men. The City Attorney yesterday drafted a proposed ordinance making it un lawful for a medical student or pro fessor to take a stray dog from the city dog pound for medical experi mental purposes. The measure Is the outcome of the action of the atreet- cleanlng department In granting the right to professors to secure the stray dogs at 13 a bead. This ordinance was drafted by re quest of Councilman Watklna, Portland Restaurant Re-opens. The Portland Restaurant, formerly located at 205 Washington street, will reopen this morning at 844 Washing ton street, above Seventh street. Quick service, popular prlcee and American cooks. Many Nationalities and Models of Toys Included In Displays. Gifts Please Visitors. Santa Claus greeted the children of the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society when they were guests of the Meier A Frank Company to see the exhibits at tne Eleventh Annual Doll Show yesterday, and every one of the little visitors was given a present by which to re member the event. The total entries at the doll show this year were more than 1600, In cluding dolls of all grades and nation alities. Several historic dolls that had been handed down as heirlooms for many generations, were displayed. among which was a doll owned by Mlllicent Crouch, of 15 East Twenty sixth street, which was brought over from England more than S00 years ago. The prizes awarded were as follows: Grand prize, 150 In gold. Women's Ex change. Second (rand prize. $30 In cold. Fruit and Flower Mission. Third arrand prize, $20 in sold. Hawthorne avenue Presbyterian Church. Fourth grand prize. $25 In gold. Edith Knapp, 487 East Twenty-fourth street North. Class A. first prize, $25 talking- machine, Florence Farmer, 472 Holladay avenue. Class A. second prize. $15 tor French millinery store, Marie K. Hunt, 649 Fourth B. first prize. $25 dollhouse, Irene Koeher. 494 East ElKhth street North. Class B. second prise, $25 workbasket, Dolly Kelloitir. 870 East Ash. Street Class C. first prize. $15 wprkbasket. Miss ataltland. 1035 East Twentieth street North. Class D. $12.50 German silver toilet set. Miss D. Burgess. Keller Apartments. Class E. $9.50 doll perambulator, Razel Potter. 716 Patton Road. Class F, first prize. $10 merchandise or der. Miss Ross, 590 Uain street. Class F, second prise. $5 mercbzndlse or der. Lulu St. Miller. 20 East Fifty-sixth street North. Class O. $5 doll and dresses, Freda 8tnel rrlesel, 4011 Thirty-fourth avenue South east. Class H. $8.50 doll bed, X. Foster, 92 Marshall street. Claaa T. $5 merchandise order. Emily Veazie. 695 Hoyt atreet. Class J. $10 merchandise order, Mlllicent Crouch. 15 East Twenty-stzth street. Class K. first orlze. $10 merchandise or der. Flora Herman. 9S0 Vancouver avenue. Claaa K. second Diize. $7.50 merchandise order, Anna Healey. 348 Hancock street. neighbors sent an alarm to the fire de partment from every box In sight, which happened to be three. The re sult was that fire engines 14, 24, 3, !3 and 7 and trucks 4 and 5 dashed madly through the streets to the scene of the fire, under the direction of Chief Dowell and Assistant Chief Lauden klos, prepared to see an entire section of the city In flames. "Damage, $5," Is the way the report of the fire reads at fire headquarters. BROWNSVILLE APPLES WIN Ten First Prizes Are Awarded on SU'ren Entries at Albany. BROWNSVILLE. Or.. Nov. 11. (Spe cial.) The Albany apple fair closed last night and Brownsville Is today rejoicing over the fact that this com munity carried off so many first prizes -on apple exhibits. Besides being awarded first prize of $50 for the best community exhibit, Brownsville was awarded first prize on the best plate exhibit of ten or more varieties, first on best box of Grimes Goldens, first on best box of Hoovers, first on best box of Willow Twigs, first on best box of "Unknown" variety of apples, first on best box of Wlnesaps, first on best three boxes of Jonathans, Becond on best box of Red Cheek Pippins. The exhibit was collected and arranged by Cate Brothers, orchardlsts of this place. Brownsville entered eleven separate exhibits outside of the community ex hibit, and was awarded ten first and one second prizes. The exhibit was made under the auspices of the Brownsville Fruit and Produce Asso ciation. This Is the Becond consecutive year that Brownsville has carried away the honors en the community exhibit. RABBI IS RE-ELECTED Rev. R. Abrahameo n Retains Pulpit Held for 27 Tears. Rabbi Robert Abrahamson, who has served the Congregation Ahaval Sholom for 17 years, has been unanimously re elected to occupy the pulpit, for five years more, the new term beginning August 1, 1912. Charles W. Robinson waa elected to assist Rabbi Abraham- son In the pulpit and religious school. Officers elected by tne congregation for the coming year are: President. A. Rosensteln. elected for the third con secutive term: vice-president, Morris Gilbert; secretary, Julius Cohn; treas. urer. John Dellar; trustees, M. Marks, Alex Miller. A. Shaplrer, L Savoy and Jacob Asher. MR. COTTON JS IMPROVING Patient Weak but Rests Easy G. B. Moffatt Aiso Better. W. W. Cotton and George Barclay Moffatt, one at the Good Samaritan Hospital and the other at St- Vincent's Hospital, were both reported as Im proving yesterday. Mr. Cotton is still weak, owing to the strain on his system due to an operation for appendicitis, and for that reason has been unable to see anyone except his physicians and Mrs. Cotton, but he has been Improving steadily. ' Mr. Moffatt has been In the hospital for the last fortnight. CARD OF THASTK9. Bfrs. John A. Nelson and relatives de sire to thank all who so. kindly sym pathized with them in their late be reavement, and for the beautiful floral offerings at the funeral. MRS. JOHN NELSON I AND RELATIVES. Alarms Alarm Firemen. When an overheated stove In the resi dence of F. 8. Goat, at 870 Garfield ave nue. Ignited the wall. Mrs. Goat be- so excited that kind-hearted CARD OK THAJfrts. Thanking our many friends for un stinted kindness and sympathy during the illness and since the death of our beloved husband and father. MRS. THOMAS WHALES. JOSEPH R. WHALEN. Winners in The Meier (Eh Frank Store's lith An nual Doll Show CARD OF THA.VKS, I wish to thank my many kind friends for their tender sympathy and kindness shown me In my sad bereave ment by the death of my loving wife, Josie McDevitt. JAMES M'DEVITT. Pianos rented. $3, $4 , and $5 per month. Free dray age. Kohler fe Chase, 17$ Washington atreet. Grand Prize, $50 in Gold, Women's Exchange. Second Grand Prize, $30 in Gold, Fruit and Flower Mission. Third Grand Prize, $30 in Gold, Hawthorne-Ave. Pres byterian Church. Fourth Grand Prize, $25 in Gold, Edith Knapp, 487 E. 24th st. Class A 1st Prize, $25 Columbia Talking Machine, Florence Farmer, 472 Holla day. Class A 2d Prize, $15 Toy French Millinery Store, Ma rie K. Hunt, 549 4th st. Class B, 1st Prize, $25 Doll House, Irene Kocher, 494 E. 8th st. N. Class B 2d Prize, $25 Work Basket, Dolly Kellogg, S70 E. Ash st. Class C, $15- Work Basket, Miss Mailland, 1035 E. 20th st. N. Class D, $12.50 German Silver Toilet Set, Miss D, Burg-ess, Keller Apts., 14th and Clay. Class E, $8.50 Doll Peram bulator, Hazel Potter, 716 Patton Ed, Class F 1st Prize, $10 Merchandise Order, Miss Boss, 590 Main st. Class F 2d Prize, $5 Mer chandise Order, Lulu M. Mil ler, 20 E. 56th st. N. Class G, $5 Doll and Dresses, Freda Stnelgriegel, 4911 S. E. 34th ave. Class H, $8.50 Doll Eed, M. Foster, 692 Marshall at. Class L $5 Merchandise Order, Emily Veazie, 695 Hoyt st. Class J, $10 Merchandise 3rder, Millicent Crouch, 15 26th st. Class K 1st Prize, $10 Merchandise Order, Flora Herman, 960 Vancouver ave. Class K 2d Prize, $7.50 Merchandise Order, Anna Healey, 346 Hancock st.