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WE BEGIN A GREAT
JUBILEE SALE
g To commemorate the 10th anniversary of our
gr removal to our present home on Fifth and
'd Washington streets. Ten years ago, when a
m constantly increasing trade forced us from
our modest store on First and Taylor streets
8 to our present commodious quarters, First
pi street did the only retail business of any im
jt ' portancej Third street was barely represented,
t and no live business concern had ventured
H further back. Our move, which at that time
8 was considered by many as most disastrous,
I marked an era in Portland's commercial dis-
8 trict and turned the main current of growth
pi westward until now we occupy the center of
Portland's best retail business district During
j these years we have grown from a puny child
&' to a robust adultj have filled the five floors of
our main and an adjoining building with mer-
U chandise culled from the leading manufac-
B torles of the world. To show our appreciation
H to our faithful patrons, to whom we are largely
g indebted for our progress, we have prepared
I A bargain treat that will make this week
I memorable in our store's history.
B Yesterday's Oregonian has a full page of the
details, which should have the attention of
g every economical buyer.
1 COME AND JUBILATE WITH US.
OFFERINGS TO THE JOSS
INTERESTING CHINESE FESTIVAL
IN HONOR OF THE DEAD.
priestly Procession, "With Lighted
Lamps, Guides Returning: Souls to
Temple of the Great Jobs.
Whatever may "be said of Chinese traits
that are deplorable and barbaric, there
can be no gainsaying the fact that in
their religion they are sincere and gener
ous. That section of Portland given, over
to the Asiatic portion, of its population
will today finish the annual celebration of
the festival of Galn-Jh.u-Chow-Yen. Of
all the elaborate ceremonials of the Ori
entals, this is the most impressive. Three
days are given to Its celebration, during
which, offerings are made through the
gods to the departed dead.
Ancestor-worship is the religion of
China, and the subjects of the Son of
Heaven take care of their own in death
as -well as life. Each Chinaman, be he
laborer or millionaire, makes a contribu
tion in keeping "with his wealth to defray
the expenses of the festival, and much
honor is attached to the man making the
largest subscription. Yesterday a large
brick wall of the building at the corner
of Second and Alder streets was covered
with red posters, on which were -written
Chinese characters indicating the amount
of money contributed by each man.
If you are strolling through Chinatown
today you will notice that in front of
the business houses are hung large lan
terns. These perhaps will have no un
usual significance -unless one understands
that the number of lanterns indicates the
sum of money contributed. Each lantern
represents ?5, and as on the Chinese New
Year the biggest bunch of firecrackers
represents ihe prosperity and wealth of
the man exploding them, so the prosper
ity and wealth, may be gauged by the pro
fusion of lanterns. There is not the free
dom of intercourse with white folks dur
ing this ceremonial as during the New
Year. In the latter instance Mr. China
man is host to all his friends and ac
quaintances, without regard to national
ity, but Galn-Jhu-Chow-Yen is a cere
mony relating only to his race, and he
rather resenta the intrusion of seekers for
new things and queer experiences.
At the Josshouso on Second street, be
tween Pme and Oak, the great god Gwan
Gung sits enshrined in a maze of Mon
golian splendor. The accessories of the
elaborate rituals have been brought out
by the priests, and all day long there is
a stream of devotees before the shrine
paying homage to the great joss and
praying for the souls of departed rela
tives. Today the formal display of offer
ings to the joss will take place. Great
quantities of cooked food, roast pig and
ducks, rice and the delicacies which ap
peal to the Chinese palate will be pre
pared. Stamped paper, emblematic of
cash, is also deposited, and drink is fur
jiished for transition to the dead. De
scription cannot do justice to one of the
many scenes of the festival. All that is
splendid and magnificent in Mongolian
ceremonies is brought into play here.
The blue-robed priests chant the glories
xf the joss and of the dead. The pun
gent sticks of sandalwood make the at
mosphere redolent with the odor of in
cense, and are burning in every conceiv
able nook and corner. Tiny nut-oil lamps
have been lighted around the altar, and in
the dim light and heavy air there is an
indefinable something that appeals to one
and fixes In his mind the lmpressiveness
of it all.
On the streets the stores are open for
business, but friends gather to talk of
the glories of ancestors, and the restless
activity for dollars Is forgotten in the
serious earnestness given to the observ
ance of the day. It is not a holiday, but
a religious ceremony. The queer flute-like
instrument of the Chinese musician and
ithe Incessant Jangling of the cymbals are
heard. It marks the approach of a priest
ly procession. Each priest and acolyte
of the temple carried a small lamp, light
ed, a beacon to guide the footsteps of the4
dead revisiting the earth to receive from
(the joss the offerings made for them.
Slowly and with rexerent mien the crowds
parted to make way for them, and the
procession proceeded. Yesterday was a
continual repetition of these processions,
and between times services were held at
the Josshouse.
Today will come the climax of the cele
bration. During the day the parading
and offering of gifts will continue. To
night there will be the destruction of ef
figies by fire, each image having a special
significance in connection with the festi
val. Two small figures, one representing
a young virgin and the other a young
boy whose soul Is yet untouched by sin,
will be burned from temporary altars
erected in front of the Josshouse. Be
fore the burning messages will be in
trusted to the two to be delivered to souls
who could not attend the ceremony, and
the blessing of the great joss will be im
plored that the souls of the two young
people be speeded on their mission, that
the invitations may be extended before
the closing hour. The great Joss Gwan
Gung will be persuaded, after much im
ploring from the priests, to being carried
from his altar throne to a temporary dais
in the street, that he may witness the lib
eration of the soul of Gom Jai, the arch
devil, of the Confucian religion, that it
may return to the place from Whence it
came. Before Gwan Gung were placed
the altar ornaments- and the sacrificial
offerings. On a smaller throne was placed
the Imacre renresentinc- Gom Jnl -n-hn
f the Chinese legend says, was transformed
to his present shape from that of a
woman.
For two hours and longer there will be
incantations and ritual services in honor
of the souls who have returned to earth
for a brief space. The chilled spirits of
those who were drowned were warmed by
fires of blazing wood. The fumes of burn
ing opium, cigarettes and joss paper and
the odor of roasted meats will fill the air
and allay the discomforts of the dead.
Then there will be burned a paper ef
figy of a horse and rider, with messages
for those who could not be present. At
the last will come the burning of Gom
Jai. "With much ceremony and mystic
chanting the effigy will be consumed and
the spirit of the devil wilb be free to
wander whence It will.
The ceremony is Interesting, and there
Is nothing in Its observance that should
bo amusing. It is the Chinese form' of
our own Thanksgiving. It is the annual
occasion upon which thanks are returned
to the great joss for the blessings of the
year that has passed. Gwan Gung earned
his joss throne because of his military
prowess. He was the greatest of all war
riors, and centuries ago repelled invaders
who threatened to destroy the kingdom.
He was the younger brother of the Em
peror, and as such had command of the ar
mies. Pictures of him represent the ideal
Chinese General big, broad-shouldered
and of commanding presence. Behind him
stands a soldier with a spear, the body
guard, and to one side is a youth, the son
of the joss.
THE BAKER CITY HERALD.
Oregon to Be Written Up Specially by
WcH-Known Industrial "Writers.
A significant arrival in Portland is thaf
of Mr. J. M. Reuck, with a staff of the
most widely known Industrial writers in
this country Edward P. Fish, of the
Evening Post; J. M. Reuck, editor of Re
sources of California; W. H. Daniels, of
the Ladles' Home Journal, and John Don
ovan, the compiler of "Commerce and In
dustries Of the Pacific Coast." Mr. Reuck
will remain in Portland indefinitely as
the representative for the Northwest of
the Baker City publication, the Baker
City Herald, a journal devoted to the ad
vertising and development of the im
mense resources of the western and
best portion of North America. Ore
gon will furnish the subject for a special
edition of 100,000 copies, and the article
will be prepared by Mr. Reuck and his
assistants. The Baker City Herald is a
very ably edited paper, replete with inter
esting matter for live people. Its well
written editorials and specials are illu
minated with admirably executed half
tone engravings. It is a live, progressive
paper of the kind that the Northwest
needs and Portland welcomes, and in Mr
Reuck, its Portland agent, it is repre
sented by a gentleman who fittingly re
flects its best qualities.
SALE OPENS TOMORROW.
At the Rummage Store of Congrega
tion Ahavia Sholom.
The opening of the rummage sale of the
Ladles Auxiliary of the Congregation
Ahavla Sholom will occur tomorrow morn
ing. Donations from the public will be"
thankfully received by the committee in
charge of the. store at the corner of
Sixth and Alder streets. The proceeds
go to the Sabbath school.
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Special Rates Account Portland Ex
position and Carnival.
From Astoria and Lower Columbia Riv
er points the O. R. & N. Co. has made tC
round-trip rate of one and one-third fare
plus 50 cents for two admissions to the
exposition Tickets will be on sale Septerrf
ber 19, 25, October 2, 9 and 16, and will be
good for return at 'any time within six
days from date of sale. O. R. & N.
pursers will sell tickets from way landings
where agencies are not established.
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If you are tired taking the large, old
fashioned griping pills, try Carter's Little
Liver Pills, and take some comfort. A
man can t stand everything. 1
Silver-Plated Table Ware
Jf sale that is bound to attract widespread inter'
est for two reasons. The first because this sale
differs from all others in that the silverware is all
BRAND NEW, of the latest, handsomest designs
at such cut prices that must command the at'
tention of shoppers; second that we have com.'
bined with our Silver'Plated Table Ware Rogers'
Jil 1847 Table Ware,
SOLD JIT PRICES THJiT MOST
"DEALERS PAY FOR IT
Quadruple' plated Bread Trays, special, 98c,
$1.23, $1.48 and $1.98
Engraved Crumb Sets, special $1.39
6'inch Serving Trays, special $0.89
8'inch Serving Trays, special $1. 19
fO'inch Serving Trays, special $1.48
12'inch Serving Trays, special $2.15
14-inch Serving Trays, special $2.85
Table Ferneries, special, ....$2.78, $3.10, $3.05, $3.68
Children's Drinking Cups, special 59c, $0.77
5 'bottle Castor, special $1.95
Candelabra, special $6.48, $10.95, $13.48
Candlesticks, special $1.69, $2.62, $2.23
Butter Dishes, special 98c, $1.48
Water Pitchers, special $2.48
4'piece Tea Sets, special: $4.45
4' piece Tea Sets, special $5.95
Rog'ers Al '47 Table Ware
Medium Knives, special $3.50
Dessert Knives, special 3.40
Teaspoons, special 1.92
Dessert Spoons, special 3.37
Tablespoons, special I ,. 3.83
Dessert Forks, special , 3.37
Table Forks, special 3.83
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Cold Meat Fork, special $0.08
Berry Spoon, special $O.OS
Child's Set, special SJ0.O8
Cream Ladle, special $O.GS
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MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
REV. DR, A. A. MORRISON FAVORS
LIBERAL CHURCH LAWS.
Contends Thnt Church and State
Should Worlc to Preserve the
Sanctity of the Home.
The Rev. Dr. A. A. Morrison preached
last night in Trinity Protestant Episco
pal Church on the subject: "Marriage
and Divorce." There was a large con
gregation present, and the sermon was
all the more interesting in view of the
decision taken at the San Francisco con
vention of the church not to Interfere
with the present canon regulating the
granting of divorce and the marriage of
divorced persons, when the marriage
contract has been violated by either of
the contracting parties. Dr. Morrison
came out squarely In favor of divorce,
and held it to be the duty of the inno
cent party to take such a step, when
marriage vows are broken.
Taking his text from Matthew xlx:
3-9, commencing: "The Pharisees also
came unto him, tempting him and say
ing unto him. Is it lawful for a man
to put away his wife for every cause?"
the preacher said:
"The subject is one of peculiar deli
cacy. It is one not merely touching the
mind of Christian people but the Ameri
can people at large. Marriage and di
vorce are two subjects distinct in this,
that it is next to impossible to settlie one
without the other. Jesus Christ regarded
marriage as a sacred Institution or- con
tract -whereby a man and woman aro
bound together in life, admitting no sep
aration save that of death. But a vio
lation of the normal conditions, such as
adultery, by either party, Is a sufficient
cause, according to the teaching of Jesus,
for the granting of a writ of divorce
ment to the Innocent party. This church
regards marriage as an exceedingly sa
,cred and divine right. Recent events
have shown that the Protestant Episco
pal communion Is very strongly in favor
not only of restricting divorce as far as
It can possibly be restricted, but our
communion seems" to be in favor of the
abolition of all divorce. At the recent
convention a proposition wa3 presented
that no person who has been divorced
for any cause whatever ought to be mar
ried by a minister of our communion.
"I rejoice to know that the proposed
amendment did not pass, and I am
pleased to know that the laymen of the
church defeated it. It often happens that
some religious people are so zealous as to
be impracticable, and prone to suggest
foolish things. I would not want to say
that the canon sent down and passed
by the house of bishops was a fooollsh
production, but I think that many will
agree with me that according to the mind
of the majority of those who have ear
nestly studied the subject, that It was
exceedingly unwise. The proposition to
grant no divorce save for some cause
which existed prior to the marriage tak
ing place outdoes Jesus Christ himself.
It is impossible to dissociate the mat
ter of marriage and divorce from the
teaching of Christ-it is impossible to add
anything to it and take anything from
it and be a consistent Christian.
"The state regards marriage as a civil
contract between a man and a woman.
It prohibits those marrying who are un
der age, those who belong to the imbecile
class, those persons who have husbands
and wives still living and where di
vorces have not yet taken place. But
the state has been influenced by thr
church and always will be. This is In ac
cordance with the laws of England and
Its constitution, and which are the basis
of the Constitution and law of this" -country.
From the beginning the church has
influenced the state. The church Is right
to pronounce upon the subject of mar-,
riage, and has a right to petition the law
making body of the state. But the church
does not have the right and never had
the right to depart from the teaching of
Christj and recommend to the state un
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Sonp Ladle, special .1.5S
Coffee Spoons, set, special. . .$0.80
Bntter Knife, special $0.45
Sugar Shell, special $0.45
der any conditions an additional burden to
humanity.
"With respect to the question of mar
riage itself, and the contract made be
tween parties thereto. It is a matter of
comment that divorces ere Increasing
with marvelous rapidity, and especially
In this part of the country more than
anywhere else. These divorces are often
obtained for trifling causes, and often by
collusion between the parties. There Is
no subject in the world men misunder
stand more than the thing called love
played upon by every fiddler who has
thought to agitate his brain about it.
When two young people or two old peo
ple come together to make a marriage
contract, they should be absolutely cer
tain about each other as partners before
thatv contract is made. When two in-
compatibles come together, of course they
find they have made a big mistake and
there is no surer way to open the high
way to adultery it has been so from tho
beginning. I can imagine no hell worse
than this."
In clo&ing, the preacher stated that the
wife who forgives infidelity on the part
of her husband, for the sake of her chil
dren, has much to commend her, but he
deprecated the too frequent exercise of
this spirit of forgiveness in this one di
rection. "Better starvation than loss of honor,
and no wife would sell her honor even
for financial support from a worthless
husband. Christian charity should be ex
tended and lived up to, and supposing one
man contemplated divorce he might not
materially better his position by flying to
a new partner. We ask the state to stop
the granting of promiscuous divorces.
Let. the state do her part and let us en
courage her to the best of our ability."
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Herrnumn at the Marquara Tonight.
Tonight at the Marquam Grand Thea
ter Herrmann The Great will open his
engagement, continuing tomorrow, Tues
ray night. 'Besides a new programme of
ledgerdemain, several sensational illu
sions will be presented here, among them
"La Cabinet Enchante," "Noah's Ark,
or After the Flood," "The Escape Prom
Sing Sing" and "The Turkish Elopement."
A feature of the programme are McWat
ters and Tyson and Company, in a strong
vaudeville act. Their latest skit is en
titled "Scenes In the Dressing-Room,"
for which special scenery and effects are
carried.
West's Minstrels.
The sale of seatB will open this morn
ing at 10 o'clock for William H. West's
big minstrel jubilee, which comes to
the Marquam Grand Theater Wednesday
and Thursday nights, October 23 and 24.
With Mr. west's organization, however,
the blackened face Is relegated to the
two extremes of his semi-circle of vocal
ists and comedians, and is but an incident
in a performance partaking of at times
the best in opera and at others of the
brightest in vaudeville. Mr. West has
this season retained only three or four
of his strongest cards of last year, and
has added a score of new faces, fresh
voices and novel acts.
"Big Bill" DeVere.
"Big Bill" DeVere who so successfully
played the part of "the "Shot Gun Editor"
in Hoyt's "A Black Sheep" in past sea
sons, is coming to the Marquam Grand
Theater next Friday and Saturday nights,
October 25 and 26, In a new play, called
"A Common Sinner." The part of Col
onel Culpepper Sinner, which was espec
ially written for Mr. DeVere, affords him
ample opportunities of bringing out some
of that quaint humor of which he is so
surcharged. Mr. Fred E. Wright, who
has been Mr. DeVere's manager for so
long, has engaged a specially selected
company of fun-makers to support him.
WHAT SHALL WE HAVE FOR DES
" SERTT
This question arises In the family every day.
Let us answer It today. Try Jell-O, a de
licious and healthful dessert. Prepared In two
minutes. No boiling! no baking; simply adu
bolllnjj water and set to cool. Flavors:
Lemon, Orange, Raspberry and Strawberry.
Get a package at your grocer's today. 10c.
Tou can reply on Hood's Sarsaparllla
for every form of scrofula. It purifies the
blood.
flanagers' Sale
Commences this morning at 9 o'clock and con
tiniaes through the month. Every department
is crowded full of rare bargains.
- The Dpt Managers
are running the entire establishment and they
are making every effort to show the greatest
results the store has ever known. For many
weeks they have been gathering values that will
surprise and please you included in which are
1000 Pairs
Leading shades and styles.
The greatest glove bargain of the century.
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AGAINSF .SHADE TREES
THOSE ENCUMBERING THE GROUND
SHOULD BE CUT DOWN.
Citizen Holds to This View When
They Become a Public Nuisance
and Damage Property.
The announcement that the city author
ties have determined to cut down a num
ber of poplar shade trees, which have
outlived their usefulness and JIterally be
come cumberers of the ground, has
aroused quite a discussion. The greater
number of persons who have written let
ters on the subject have evidently been
'influenced more by their emotions and
sympathies than by any practical view or
accurate knowledge of the subject.
"It is not likely," said a well-known
citizen yesterday, "that any official of
this city, or any man. woman or child
in the city, is so lost to all sense of the
beautiful as not to admire handsome,
thrifty trees, or who would not enjoy sit
ting in the shade of his or her own vine
or fig tree, or driving or strolling along
shady woodland lanes or embowered
streets. These form a part of the de
lights of life in the country, and can
hardly be hoped for In connection with the
many pleasures and conveniences con
nected with life in a city.
"Where a person is fortunate enough
to own large grounds he can have trees
and shrubbery and make his place as
shady and embowered as he pleases, and
its beauty will not only give him pleas
ure, but will be a delight to all who be
hold It.
"But when it comes to shade trees
along the curbs, other thlng3 than the
beautiful have to be taken into considera
tion. The streets are dedicated to the
use of the public, and when shade trees
become so large as to be a nuisance or
to interfere with the rights or privileges
of the public, or to become a menace to
public property or the health of persons
in their vicinity as has often been the
case with poplar trees especially they
should be removed. Even Mr. Snow's
beautiful elms and Norway maples are al
ready Interfering with his neighbors tele
phone wires. While telephone poles and
wires are not so ornamental as thrifty
trec3, they are much more useful and are
a necessity to thousands. It will probably
occur to him that If his trees were on
his own grounds, where they could be
better protected and would be
even more beautiful than in the public
street, it would be better for all con
cerned. "It may be safely set down as a general
rule that even well-kept shade trees have
no place in a business street, and that
while they may be allowable up to a cer
tain age In the residence streets, yet when
they become so large as to shut out the
sun. obstruct the light of the electric
lights, and keep the street in a muddy
conditlon long after other streets are In
good condition, they should be removed.
Such trees in many places have been
used as hitching posts and are maimed
and scarred, or from having been pol
larded to keep the tops in their bounds
have lost their beauty and gracefulness,
look as unnatural as dehorned cattle, and
are falling into decay. Many are seen
about the city in the last stages of de
cay and not a few dead. Will any one
say that all such should not be removed?
If trees planted along the trees could be
dwarfed to prevent them from becoming
so large as to be undesirable they might
stand and would be Interesting as curi
osities as well as beautiful. In the genial
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$1.75 to $2.50 Gloves
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MEIER & FRANK COMPANY
climate and fertile soil of this section
the elm. the maple and most other tree3
grow with great rapidity and soon ex
ceed the limits desirable for shade trees
in city streets. The maple especially pro
duces a vast amount of foliage and seeds,
which for weeks at this season litter the
streets and sidewalks, choke gutters and
drains and, as but few take pains' to
keep their walks cleared of this Utter,
often endanger the safety of pedestrians.
"In one of the communications concern
ing trees on streets, sent to The Ore'-,
gonian. a woman makes a special plea
for the preservation of the beautiful
trees surrounding the plaza blocks. The
fact Is that the greater number of the
trees surrounding the plaza blocks are not
beautiful, very few of them are even
decently tolerable In appearance, and
sensible, unprejudiced persons after look
ing them over carefully will say that the
appearance of the plaza blocks and the
streets surrounding them would be much
improved by the removal of the entire
lot.
"On the south end of the plaza on Mad
ison street there Is one cork-barked elm
which is in passable condition, and seven
maples, not one of which is handsome or
sightly, or even of decent appearance.
Several are In the last stages of decay
and practically dead. The best have been
pollarded and are beginning to decay,
and all have been barked and maimed by
horses which have been hitched to them.
All should be removed at once.
"On the Third-street side of the plaza
blocks from Madison to Salmon, there
were originally IS trees. By observing
them from Madison street north it will
be found that the first is dead and gone.
The second is dead, but not gone. The
third is barked and scarred and doomed
to- decay, but Is still more thrifty than
its neighbors. Of the fourth, only a
blasted snag Is left. The fifth and sixth
and seventh are green and growing, but
their beauty was destroyed by the heads
having been sawed oft long ago. The
eighth has green foliage, but the trunk
is a mere shell, and it is hastening to de
cay. The ninth, a big silver-leafed pop
lar, has lately been, cut down to prevent
damage to the new cement sidewalk.
"North of Main street the first tree Is
a silver-leafed poplar, two feet in diam
eter, only the trunk of which has been
left, and just why this was" left no one
knows. The second is a maple about a
foot through, which is going to decay.
The third of the row is gone. The fourth
and fifth are maples still growing, but
pollarding has destroyed their beauty and
vigor. The sixth has disappeared. The
seventh is a maple in fair condition. The
eighth is an elm, the grace and beauty of
which has been destroyed by being pol
larded, the treatment' least suitable to a
tree of this species. The ninth and last
in the block is a small maple. There Is
not a graceful nor handsome nor thrlftjr
tree on the Third-street side of the
plaza blocks, and the removal of them all
would enhance the appearance of the
street and the plaza as well. The same
may be said of the trees on the Fourth
street side of the plaza blocks.
"On the Salmon-street side Is a row of
cork-bark elms, which are comparative
ly thrity and handsome, although
they have been trimmed so far up
as to mar their beauty. The finest two
of the row. one at each end, have been
lately cut down.
"So much for the 'beautiful trees around
the plaza blocks.' and the same will ap
ply to the trees of any section of the
older settled part of the city."
In regard to poplar trees, which, like
many other things, are graceful and
handsome when young, the following
statement from a well-known capitalist
is all that is necessary. He said yester
day: "I bought, recently a lot in the northern
part of the city at a low figure. There
were a dozen large poplar trees in front
at
of all their
of the property, which I have paid JbO
to have removed. I consider these trees
as one of the primary causes of the
former owners losing the property. They
completely overshadowed the house on
the property, rendering It dark and damp,
so that It could not be rented for enough
to pay taxes, etc. The owners could not
think of sacrificing the trees or could not
afford the expense, and the place went
down and finally had to be sold."
This may be taken as a practical Il
lustration of the undeslrability of poplar
trees as shade trees in the streets.
CENTRAL GERMAN SOCIETY
Organization Completed nnd $125,000
Building Projected-
Representatives- of 13 German societies
met yesterday and consummated the de
tails looking to the organization of tho
Deutscher Central Vereln. which will bo
used as a home for all the German, so
cieties In Portland. The new building
will cost about 5125,000, and about $75.
000 In stock has already been subscribed.
The provisional society accepted the re
ports from the delegates, and organiza
tion was effected as follows: President,
John Wagner; vice-president. Charles J.
Schnabel; corresponding secretary, A. E.
Buttner; financial secretary. Robert Eg
gerts: treasurer. J. H. Grlebef. and ex
ecutive committee. John Reisacher. Peter
Wagner and G. W. Lautenschlager
Authority was conferred on the offi
cers to open stock books and to sell stock
to large or small holders, and it was de
cided' to place the capitalization at 5S0.
000. The response was a hearty one. for
253 members subscribed, without loss of
time. The shares were placed at 310 per
I share, and to make the proposition a
popular one. It was decided to sell the
stock to as many small holders as pos
sible, and to take payment for the stock
In monthly Installments. The new society
will. In due course, be Incorporated on be
half of the subscribers.
Considerable enthusiasm prevailed at
the meeting over the fact that after a
long period of waiting the different Gee
man societies were to meet under one
roof. In a social way. although, of course,
each Individual society will pursue its
own separate work.
A site for the new clubhouse has not
been determined on yet. but the build
ing will be worthy of its object and a
credit to the city. The plans include
stores on the ground floor, and It Is hoped
to make the place self-supporting. It will
be an ideal German clubhouse, and there
will be a lodgeroom. concert hall with
stage for operas, concerts and meetings,
and also a commodious kitchen. It will
be built on lines similar to the famous
German clubhouse for the united soci
eties at Indianapolis, Ind. The German
population In this city now amounts to
about 4500, and the officers say they wilt
spare no effort to have a clubhouse
worthy of the end In view.
THREE SONS OF ERIN.
Trio Quarrel In Whltechapel ana Get
Locked Up.
Three Irishmen, James Mahoney, R. J.
Westbrook ,and John Wilson, got Into a
wrangle late last night at Second and
Burnside streets, and Wilson got the worst
of It. He complained to Policemen Bailey
and Gibson that the other two had as
saulted him and Mahoney and Westbrook
were arrested, charged with assault and
battery. Greatly to Wilson's disappoint
ment, he was locked up as a witness.
It Is reported that A. J. Trimble has
sold his Analulu mine, consisting of five
claims. In the Granite district, to East
ern capitalists.