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14 THE STJXDAY OEEGONIAN, PORTLAND, OVE3IBER 23, 1913. GEE ALL GOSH! WHAT A FAIR WAS THERE! Ginger City, Prosper County, Had Some Exhibit, That's Sure for Sartin. IDEE KIND 0' HIGHFALUTIN' Uncle SI Mortifies Good Wife, Aunt . Jemima, When He Tarries at Booth With Comely Damsel and Slakes a Show o Ill'eclf. Prosper County and her bustling me tropolis, Gingrer City, "did themselves proud" last night. The pumpkins were never so big. the pigs never so fat, the oats so tall nor the whiskers so long in the entire his tory of Prosper . County, -whose first annual fair, transplanted by special request to the rooms of the Portland Commercial Club, passed Into history as one of the most stupendous, stunning and altogether highfaluting events of the kind since men first began to till the soil in the honest art of husbandry or soil the till in the noble art of trade. Aunt Jemima There. Perhaps none who attended the fair were more interested in what they saw, nor more interesting to those who saw them than Silas Peters and his good wife. Aunt Jemima Peters, of Pumpkin Point. They brought their lunch, but when they went to retire last night they found it still carefully wrapped In Aunt Jemima's nightgown. They found that the "hot dogs" and sandwiches dealt out at the booth conducted by our popular townsmen, George Allen and Fred Ilyskell. were both appetizing and satisfying. Hence, the raspberry Jam sandwiches which Aunt Jemima had prepared, utterly forgotten, leaked through, and made diplomacy necessary to wear the nightgown with any comfort. Si Makes Show of Self. Besides, they ate popcorn until all Uncle Silas" hollow teeth were filled, and taffy until the upper plate of Aunt Jemima's new set of false molars pulled loose and dropped in the saw dust in front of the attractive stand conducted by Madame Milesia Stand ish, whose slit skirt and other attrac tive features made Uncle Silas tarry unduly, much to the mortification of his good wife. "Stop making a show o' yerself, SI,". She said, as she tugged at his arm. So seductive was the siren voice of R. W. Raymond, as he stood in the booth In the middle of the grounds selling tickets for the various attrac tions that a species of hypnotism seemed to grip Uncle Silas, and he bought both pockets of his linen duster full before Aunt Jemima could make him remember that they must get an other cream separator next month be cause Spottie and Bessie, their two best cows, are both "coming in" In about two weeks. Wheel of Fortune I. area. Another place where Uncle Silas dropped anchor was the wheel of for tune, conducted by a couple of sleek young men from Seattle, named J. E. Currey and Sam Kramer. The honest granger had lost nearly all the lose change he had left after being torn from beneath the spell of the ticket vendor's oratory, and was feverishly fumbling beneath his coattalls for an other yellow-backed bill, when Aunt Jemima arrived with Sheriff George L. Baker, having despaired of her own efforts to curb the John W. Gates tend encies of her spouse. They Be Bunco Men. "They be bunco men, that's what they be," she told our tall and hand some sheriff, whose beard quivered with indignation as, he saw the game that was being worked on Uncle Silas. Both gamblers were arrested, and taken into the sword-swallower's tent, where' they made satisfactory arrange ments with the sheriff, who pocketed his share of their Ill-gotten gains and released them on ball. "Rube" Foster, "barker" for the at traction, then resumed his tuneful tenor solo. Sheriff Baker's services were re quired more than once during the fair. Constable Richard " Grace arrested a man from Spokane for insulting the snake charmer, Senorita. Ophld lores. The sheriff, having failed to find the Ginger City Justice of the peace In fit condition to hold court, secured the services of Mayor W. J. Hoffman who was interested, by the way. in the snake-charming concession and swore htm in as a post facto justice. Mayor Hoffman ordered the Spokane man searched. He had $11.80. Pine S. Coata SB.MO. Ter fine will be five dollars and costs," said Mayor Hofmann. Then, making a raDld mental i-aVn. lation, as Is his wont when taking a want aa Denina tne wicket in the busi ness office of the Ginjrer Cltv Eaele. he told the culprit that the costs would amount to $6.80. "And don't you come before this court agln on a charge like this until you git some more money," he said by way or parting advice. C A. Black's exhibit of chickens. pigs, turkeys, ducks, geese and other livestock was easily the feature of the animal husbandry section. Aunt Jemima, who has a great eve for color, said that Mr. Black's red pigs did not look well with blue ribbons tied to their tails. The farm truck shown by W. H. Car roll took all the prizes In that section of the fair, but Uncle Silas regretted that he had not brought some of the pumpkins from his ranch, as he was certain that he had a couple bigger tnan any snown. Harry Idleman Idled through the merry throng with a mammoth turnip under his arm that grew in his. back yard. He said that he did not let it get its full growth, as it had begun to crowd the dog kennel. Dodging Ape Performs. Much innocent amusement was af forded by the dodging ape lent to the fair by Al G. Barnes' circus. Everyone threw balls at him and he dodged near ly all of them, smiling the while. "Try to hit Slover. Everybody's doln' It," was the sign over his booth, for "Slover" was the nom du dodge that had been given him for the even ing. O. W. Atkinson was "Just too sweet for anything" as the wonderful four legged lady. So artfully was the de ception arranged that one young lady from Salem found it necessary to pinch all four of the limbs before she could distinguish the real from the false. "Goodness alive, what Is this genera tion comin to!" exclaimed Aunt Je mima, who happened to be in the booth at the time. No small part of the circus was the exhibition of proficiency In the eques trian art by Ted Quinn, Victor Christen sen, Ernest O'Bryan and Kenneth Gra ham, youngsters who Imitated the rough riders from Barnes' circus on the back of a big mare. Ernest O'Bryan Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey O'Bryan. Someone wanted O'Bryan, Sr.. to take a trip on the big horse, which in some mysterious man ner was spirited to the eighth floor of the building. Mr. O'Bryan became a minus quantity. As, for the horse. It showed diligent training on the part of the youthful ringmasters. When the "German band marched by the boys had their mount outdoing Professor Krohn's tangoists on the floor below. The sign writers had a busy day pre paring for the big show. The import of many of the placards was amazing. Some of them described the wares of the salesmen. Others announced spe cial sales. Samples were: "Special hourly sale. At 10:30 we will reduce the price of hot dogs from 5 to 10 cents." "Peculiar variety of the Bower pumpkin. Grown on the sunny slopes of Fourth-street hillsides." "Mushrooms Grown In the depths of the tunnels in Portland streets." "Apples, from George L. Baker's ranch on Morrison, between Broadway and Sixth street." "Try some of our toffee. Tou'll never eat any other." The German village was terra incog nito to many of the simple rustics In the earlier stages of the show. But when they finally discovered what a pleasant place it really was they bruised each others' elbows getting to it. Another distinctly Teutonic feature was Herr Heinrich A. Heppners little old German band, which played "How BOO SALARIES WILL DROP DECEMBER I City Commissioners Decide to End Present Fiscal Year Last Day of November. MANY CHANGES SCHEDULED Sew Employes Will Be Installed In Several Departments and Fire men Will Be Distributed Ac cording to New Zone System. With the commencement December 1 of a new fiscal year for the city gov ernment, a number of important reports will fully justify a liberal Fed. eraf appropriation not only for the mouth of the Columbia, but the entire channel to Portland. BOOKS SENT TO SCHOOLS Slnnott - Provides Bulletins on Sub ject of Agriculture. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Nov. 22. In furtherance of his policy to place the best publications issued by the Government where they will be of benefit to the school children of his district. Representative Sinnott is today sending to the County School Superintendents of 16 counties in East ern Oregon copies of, the new bulletin Just issued by the bureau of education entitled "Agriculture and Rural Life Day." . This treats of the profession of farm ing as a social institution in - a way that young students can understand and tells of -man's struggle for food from the earliest times in history and the development of farming, j SWEEK CASE PROMINENT Correspondent Says Embarrassing Controversy Is Threatened. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Nov. 22. --The Washington cor- COLONEL EDDY DIES Oregon Editor and Railroad Man Dies at Hospital. CAREER ACTIVE AND VARIED Family Called to Bedside Before End, yiich Had Been Expected Several Days Services as Tax Expert Recognized. Colonel J. B. Eddy died at the Good Samaritan Hospital last night. His family was at his bedside at the time of his death, as it was known several days ago that he could not recover. Colonel Eddy was a native of Eng land. He came to America when a boy and founded a newspaper In Ne vada before he reached his majority. Then he moved to Umatilla County, FLASHLIGHT PHOTOGRAPH OF GINGER CITY, PROSPER COUNTY, FAIR STAGED AT COMMERCIAL CLUB ROOMS LAST NIGHT AND ATTENDED BY NOTABLE CHARACTERS. 3 c"9M t ? :-j Beutcl K - . i- z Ip. '" f 'U-? ',Tv"-i 4L - -t 3 IN THE THICKEST OF TUE FRAY. v - ; ' . a Tt s v- f Dry I Am" and other sentimental ! anthems with much gusto. ; Hearers Moved to Tears. I The names of these musical heroes ' were R. C. McMullen, A. B. Gottschalk, J. G. Farren, Dr. J. M. Yates, E. Sim mons, Li. L. Dickinson, li. Thomas and H. H. Stark. They moved many of their hearers to tears and others to shady confines of the German village. Stanley Clemens was one of the fun niest clowns ever. An Imported foreign count, who is none other than our genial townsman. Mo Mosessohn in real life, had a neat little device for extracting the nimble nickel from the pockets of the popu lace. In this he was assisted by his son, Boris Mosessohn. Fred Spoerrl and J. E. Werlein Vied with each other as barkers In front of two of the leading concessions, and between them they drowned out the band at times. Charles F. Berg was ringmaster of the Ginger City circus. Colonel Bush, of Bull Run, held an interrupted political chat with Will Warren, Mayor Albee's private secretary. Prizes Announced Later. A complete list of the prize-winners will be published In the next issue .of the Ginger City Bugle, which regrets that it has not space In Its present is sue to mention the Senegamblan for tune-teller; those well-known New Yorkers, Mutt and Jeff, the "Men Only" booth conducted by S. E. Cutting; Bos co, the snake-eater, who was chaper oned by Mr. Werlein; the sword- swallowing concession of EL J. Jaeger and B. A. Benedict; nor the antics of the African dodger, and other features. However, It should be said that the tango dancing pavilion conducted by George W. Kleiser was one of the most popular resorts on the grounds. Even Aunt Jemima could find no fault with it. Nearly everyone bought one of those pretty red balloons from Tom Swivel, the band never got out of wind, and Sheriff Baker's whiskers had to be glued back on but twice by Stage Di rector Bliss of the Baker Theater, who handled the make-ups, assisted by Wally Gilbert and Walter Kelly. Altogether, It was a great day for Ginger City and Prosper County. NEW FIREB0AJ IN TRIM Official Test of David Campbell Proves Craft Satisfactory. With the machinery all adjusted and apparently In good working shape, and the crew drilled in the handling of the machinery, the new fireboat, David Campbell, came up to the required capacity in pumping water in a test held in the river Friday morning. The craft steamed out to the center of the river and the pumps were set in operation. Water was thrown first through a series of nozzles and then through one nozzle. With the force concentrated the boat threw a stream between 300 and 400 feet. About two months ago the boat failed to work properly in handling fires, and an investigation was made by engl neers. As a result a few minor changes were made and the machinery and the craft are now pronounced to be In good working order. Whether It will perform In an emergency remains to be seen. changes in municipal affairs will be brought about, including sweeping re ductions In the salaries of about half , of the city's force of employes and material Increases of the salaries of some of the heads of bureaus. - ' Heretofore the fiscal year for the city has ended December 31, at which time all the changes proposed and pro vided for in the annual budget of ex penses for the following year have been made. This year the Commission has adopted November 30 as the close of the year. As a result, the numerous things provided by the Commission for next year will become effective De cember 1, Including' the various appro priations for salaries of new employes, Increases in the salaries of heads of de partments and various changes in the city's system of doing business. Salary Roll Cut Materially. One of the most Important modifi cations will be the general reduction of salaries. Under the provisions of a salary revision code adopted recently. 900 of the 1300 city employes will suffer reductions in salary ranging from 5 to $30 a month. At the end of December the employes will collect their first month's salary under the new scale. In the fire department the new zone system will go Into effect December 1 and promises to cause considerable trouble at first. Firemen will be grouped In three zones. No. 1 to in clude the fire stations close in; No. 2, stations farther out. and No. 3, the stations on the outskirts. Salaries will differ in the. three zones, being highest in No. 1. By making something for the men to lok forward to, It Is expected the efficiency of the department will be Increased, a means being provided for the rewarding of firemen for good service and punishment of laggards in the service. Chief Dowell and battalion chiefs are busy arranging rules and regulations to govern the department under the new system. Meat Inspectors to Be Named. In the city health department a num ber of changes will be made. Two meat Inspectors will be appointed, while one sanitary inspector will e dropped. The appropriation for the department pro vides for four sanitary Inspectors, a chief sanitary inspector and four mar ket Inspectors. There are six sanitary Inspectors now. As to who will be let out. Health Officer Marcellus has not decided. An additional stenographer will be employed In the main office of the health department at the City Hall at a salary of $900 a year. The salary of City Attorney LaRoche will be raised from $2400 to $4800 a year; Deputy City Attorneys Tomlin- on and Latourette wi.l be increased from $185 to $200 a month; Municipal Judge Stevenson will be increased from $1800 to $3300 a year, and the salary of the City Engineer, to be- appointed by Commissioner Dleck, will be Increased from $2400 a year to $6000 a year. A number of new employes will be added in the public works department and provision will be made for a long list of surveys and permanent Improve ments In various parts of the city. . In connection with the general change of system, employes are busy fixing up new blanks and forms and revising books to take care of the work of the city as it will be handled in the future order of things. DANA CHILD IS CONFIRMED Moscow, Idaho, Postmastership Also Settled After Bitter Fight. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Nov. 22 The Senate today confirmed the nomination of Dana Child to be postmaster at Spokane, and also the nominations of Claude V. Biggs as postmaster at Buhl. Idaho, and Frank E. Cornwall as postmaster at Moscow, Idaho. A bitter fight has been made against Cornwall, but the sub-committee which investigated the charges held he was unjustly - assailed and the Senate promptly acted on this report. respondent of the New York Sun, dis cussing the sweek nomination In his White House gossip today, says: "Pres- ' Went Wilson Is said to be less favora bly impressed with the nomination and Is conducting an investigation on his own acccount into the charges for warded from Portland. The nomina tion will come up at the meeting of the foreign relations committee next Wednesday "No definite Information has been given out here as to the character of the charges against Sweek, but It Is known they will receive the attention of the Senate committee. The Sweek case, coming on top of the opposition to Plndell for the St. Petersburg post, promises to raise an embarrassing con troversy and to focus- attention on the general character of tne President's diplomatic appointments." Improvement CInb to Be Organized. The residents of South Mount Tabor will meet at the United Brethren Church on East Sixty-seventh street, near Thirtieth avenue Southeast, on Monday at 8 P. M. to wind up the af fairs of the Hawthorne carllne exten sion and reorganize a permanent Im provement club. All those interested in this section of the city are earnestly requested to be present. Multnomah Council, Royal Arcanum, will give a dancing party Monday even ing, November 24. in K. of P. hall. Eleventh and Alder streets. Members and their friends are cordially Invited. Dancing at 8:30. Adv. LANE FORTIFIES HIMSELF Facts Abont Big Harbors to Be Used to Help Colombia River. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Nov. 22. Senator Lane today received from the State Department the report made at his request by the Consul-General at Liverpool setting forth the manner in which that harbor was built, largely by dredging. A similar report is expected soon on the harbor at Hamburg, which also is artificially made. Senator Lane will lay both reports before Congress next session, when urging a liberal appropriation for dredg ing in the Columbia River and he be lieves the showing made by these two Reserve Your Table Today for Thursday THANKSGIVING DINNER WILL BE SERVED IN THE FOUNTAIN GRILL from 6:30 to 8:30 P. M. at $1.50 per plate, including wine. All "Week IN THE RATHSKELLAR GRILL CABARET DE LUXE A better and greater programme of specialties than hith erto attempted. A SUPERIOR PROGRAMME OF SONG HITS New Programme of Instrumental and Orchestral Selections by the HOTEL OREGON ORCHESTRA Under the' Direction of SIGNOR PIETRO MARINO America's Foremost Violin Virtuoso. TRY OUR MERCHANTS' LUNCH IN THE GRILL, From 11:30 to 2 50 Hotel Oregon Wrlght-Dlcklnnom Hotel Co, Props. Cbaa. Wrlsht, Pres. M. C. Dickinson, Managing; Director. Oregon, where he farmed for a time anx became a deputy Sheriff. Later he was editor of a paper at Roseburg and then went to the Legislature as a reading clerk, a post which he held for several terms. Next he became a member of the Railway Commission, remaining In office until the Commis sion was abolished, when he became associated with the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company in the tax and right-of-way department. He was en gaged in this work when he was seized with the illness from which he died. On th6 reorganization of the Southern Pacific two years ago he was placed at the head of the O.-W. R. & N. tax and right-of-way .department. Guy Adams Joins Harriman Lines. WASHINGTON. Nov. 22. Guy Ad ams, mall traffic manager of the lTlsco lines, has signed to become mall traffic manatrer of the TTnlon Pm-tfin and all allied Harriman lines, with the exception of the Southern Pacific. BOSTON. Nov. 22. Professor John Eastman Clark, head of the depart ment of education at Boston Universitv. died today of toxic poisoning, aged 63 year. Thanksgiving Dinner at the Portland Thursday Evening, November Twenty-seven, SlSO to 8 o'clock. Menu - Blue Points on the Half Shell Crableg Cocktail Celery en Branch . Queen Olives Salted Almonds Clear Green Turtle a l'Anglaise Cream Belle Otero Filet of Sole Parisienne Salmon Trout a la Russe Grenadine of Veal Mascot Chicken Liver Cassolette Chasseur 1 Champagne Punch Oregon Spring Turkey, Chestnut Dressing Cranberry Sauces Milk-Fed Duckling St. Antoine Young Pig, Apple Jelly Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce Baron of Beef, Yorkshire Pudding Petit Pois Bonne Femme Brussels Sprouts au Beurre Hubbard Squash Potatoes Dame Blanche Portland Salad New England Plum Pudding, Hard and Brandy Sauce Hot Mince Pie Pumpkin Pie Apple Pie Neapolitan and Tutti Frutti Ice Cream Assorted Cakes Roquefort and Camembert Cheese ' Demitasse Crackers Dinner will be served both in the dining-room and the grill, with appropriate music Please make reservations early. Covers $1.50 "Portland Service." 0 Portland Hotel Owned and Operated by The Portland Hotel Co., G. J. Kaufmann, Manager. N. K. Clarke, Assistant Manager. Iesebeses I EEBB BE3 FE 5EBBHE0 Era EBEB Em EH EQES D V. 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