TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1907.
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KEEP EYE OPEN
FOR SANTA GLAUS
Children's Patron Saint Makes
His Annual Visit to
Portland.
GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN
Kris Krlngle Distributes With Gen
erous Hand Gifts to Rich and
Poor and Asks In Return
" Remembrance."
PROGRAMME Or CHRISTMAS DAT
EVENTS.
Morning services at Catholic and
Episcopal Churches. 6 to 11 A. M.
Football same, Multnomah va. Spo
kane, Multnomah field, 2:30 P. M.
Matinee performances at theater
2:15 P. M. Night, 8:15.
Ohristmaa trae festivities tor poor
children, Ealvatioa Army, Davis and
Madison-street Barracks, 8 P. M".
Christmas services In churches, 7:80
and 8 P. M.
Christmas tree for cWldren, Vol
unteers of America, No. 8 N. Fourth
treat, 3 P. M.
There were only a few houses that
the venerable dlspensor of Christmas
greetings did not visit In Portland
last night. To the homes of rich and
poor the generous old sprite from the
North paid bounteous visit. He must
have hit Portland early in the night,
while his stock of good things' was
yet large, for after all the good
things that were distributed hereabouts
laBt night, there couldn't have been
euch a great deal left for the rest of
the world.
The spirit of Christmas found Its
way to every quarter; that is every
quarter where any of the pretty things
of tradition are ever observed. The
poor boy who could not very reason
ably expect much, is due for a sur
prise when he gets up this morning.
Hundreds of Santa's generous assist
ants who were abroad In the past
week looking for Just such cases, saw
that no one was overlooked. It Is
doubtful If there Is a single little boy
or little girl in Portland this morning
who Is not happy In the possession of
an array of prettv things. Of course,
there may be a little tad or two who
watched for Santa Claus in vain and
awoke this morning to find nothing In
his stocking but a pitiful Httle hole.
But If people find out where he is,
Kris Krlngle will be called back to
make good his unfortunate and unin
tended oversight.
Christmas eve proved a busy time for
all. And it was surprising to observe
how many people actually had to do their
shopping last night, not to mention the
preparation for Christmas the arrange
ment of presents and other necessary du
ties of the occasion. The last-minute
class must have been kept up most all
night catching up and getting ready to
meet the requirements of today. While
not so great as on the night preceding,
there were crowds aggregating close to
40.000 people about the stores and on the
streets last night. Stores carrying lines
of Christmas goods found no surcease
from their labors. Clerks disposed of
things with both hands and sighed be
cause nature had not fitted them up a la
octopus. Belated shoppers Jostled, crowd
ed. Jammed, pried, nudged, elbowed and
otherwise disported themselves. It Is
very pretty, especially on this occasion,
to say that they were all in a merry
mood, withal. But they weren't To de
scribe Christmas eve shoppers as merry,
congenial and pleasant is to take an
unwonted liberty with the truth. Quite
to the contrary, there was much. Irrita
tion displayed, considerable uneasiness
and haste and not a few outright bursts
of temper. Shoppers of the procrastinat
ing class were unable to give up In de
spair, feeling that another day lay ahead
in wiiich to complete the task. It was
now or never. Things had to be bought.
and had to be bought before the evening
was at an end. Hence people Jammed
about bargain counters and Christmas
tables waiting for hours to get close
enough for service.
It was at home, however, that the aver
age head of a family was occupied. First
. the children had to be gotten to bed
Then precautions had to be taken
against a surprise from some prying
youngster. These things satisfactorily
adjusted, the tree had to be gotten up
from the cellar or storeroom, decorated
and hung with presents. Then- the older
people had to maneuver to get their re.
spective presents in place on the tree
unbeknown to the prospective recipient.
There were lots of people who burned
.he proverbial midnight oil last night.
and there were some who just about
crept away exhausted as the first flush
of dawn was appearing and the children
were scrambling out in high glee and
uncontrollable expectation.
Aside from home duties, there were
many commendable persons who be
thought themselves of others less favored
In the present economic system. Baskets
of Christmas dainties, substantia provl
. alons, clothing, useful articles of every
description, were distributed from a nun
rired sources. The chief sources were the
Salvation Army and Volunteers. And It
Is possible. In the light of constantly
changing conditions, that there were
some who helped these distributers last
year who received their help this time.
Church services, the football game and
the theaters are the three things that
will take some from their homes for a
snell. By night there will be consider
able entertaining, although family par
ties end fireside frolics will he the mag'
nets drawing most people. Christmas
trees in several of the churches were held
last night and others will be held today.
Special dinners at the various charitable
and public Institutions will be features
of the day. It is the aim to make the
day a merry Christmas for all, and this
purpose will not fall Bhort, so far as it
relates to the worthy poor. For the poor
devil of a male spendthrift, alone and
friendless In the city, he will have to
shift for himself as always. There is no
way of reaching him.
STATS THE IIAXD OF JUSTICE
Christmas Spirit Leads Puhlio
Prosecutor to Iefer Arrest.
If any one doubts there is a real
Christmas spirit that brings good will
to all, he would have been less dubious
if he had heard the remark of a Port
land prosecuting officer on Monday.
This official Is about to bring back a
man from another city to Portland for
trial on a serious charge. He was ex
plaining to a friend the evidence he
had and how strong the case was.
"Everything Is ready for the prose
cutlon of this man, and the next thing
, Is to get out a warrant for- hla accept
and telegraph instructions to the
Sheriff to take him Into custody," said
the official.
"When will you wire for his arrest?"
asked the friend.
"Let me teee; today Is Monday, Wed
nesday is Christmas; I will let him
spend Christmas with his family and
get him the following day. It may be
the last Christmas he will spend out
of jail for some time."
Unfortunates Not Forgotten
Santa Claua left five large turkeys,
many pounds of candy and nuts, and
other goodies in the Juvenile Court rooms
at the Courthouse yesterday, and dis
tributed of his store today for the benefit
of the unfortunate girls at the Home of
the Good Shepherd and the children of
the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society. Chief
Probation Officer Hadley took charge of
the Santa Claus' gifts yesterday.
TO HAVE ONE BUILDING
Movement on Foot to Built Joint'
City Hall.
A joint county and city building, proba
bly five stories high and located on the
present site of the Courthouse, is in pros
pect, as at the first meeting of the Coun
cil committee on health and police and
the County Court and Commissioners,
held yesterday afternoon, this was vir
tually agreed upon. The details remain
to be worked out, and as soon as opinions
on the legal phases of the matter are ob
tained from District Attorney Manning
and City Attorney Kavanaugh. the com
mittee will again meet and take up the
discussion of other features of the
project.
Harmony of Ideas characterised the
meeting of the county and city officials,
and the plans of County Judge Webster,
as outlined by htm In detail, and of Chair
man Concannon, of the Council commit
tee, were found to be practically identical.
It is believed that" there will be no trouble
in arranging all details of the proposed
county and city building.
Although there has been some talk of
selecting a site other than that on which
the present Courthouse stands, it was
virtually agreed yesterday afternoon by
the Joint committee that the most feasi
ble and least expensive of all propositions
will be to build a first-class modern struc
ture on the Courthouse site. This will
eliminate the necessity of a large outlay
for the purchase of ground, as Judge
Webster and Commissioners Barnes and
Lightner assured the Council committee
that It will not be necessary for the city
to pay for the site, if the one agreed
upon shall be the Courthouse property.
A lease, with a small payment annually.
It is thought, will be about what willj
be asked of the city by the county. At
any rate, these details, it was declared,
can be adjusted easily, after others more
Important are settled.
Judge Webster detailed his views on
the joint building, which have been' pub
lished heretofore in The Oreg$jlan. He
favors a large, thoroughly modern struc
ture, with enough room to house county
and city prisoners, Municipal Court, po
lice headquarers, emergency hospital and
other features of municipal government
that It may later be thought best to In
clude. He is particularly outspoken in
favor of a jailer, who shall have au
thority over all prisoners of the city and
county confined there, and he also is
strongly In favor of a kitchen where all
food for the prisoners shall be cooked,
and he wants to make certain, he said,
that no offlcial shall be able to use the
prisoners to make money from the sale
-of food. ,
He expressed himself ' as particularly
shocked by the thought of any offlcial
making any money other than the reg
ular salary of the office, and declared It
is not Just to make a profit from the
food of the prisoners when the prisoners
have nothing to say as to what their
meals shall consist of. He thought that
the appointment of a Jailer to avoid all
this trouble, could be made by a Sheriff
who would be pledged to the plan prior
to election.
A suggestion that met with general ap
proval by the committee, was that a
building be put up covering half a block
on the courthouse site, with funds now
available, and that the other half of the
block be utilized while the building Is In
course of construction. At a later date,
the building would be extended to cover
the entire block, making a fine addition
to the city's public buildings.
RADDING INNEW ROLE
Mayor Lane's Alleged Traducer Ar
rested for Conspiracy.
H. E. Radding. who became conspicuous
in an affair which led to his being In
dicted for complicity In a conspiracy to
traduce the character of Mayor Lane,
came into the limelight again yesterday
and was arrested on the charge of tres
pass. It being stated by A. H. Llmboeher,
the complainant, that .Kaaamg naa at
tempted to drive him out of ana to take
possession of the restaurant at 61 North
Sixth street, or wnicn umoocner is me
proprietor.
Llmboeher asserts tnat ne naa maae
arrangements with Mrs. M, I Druley,
M North Fifth street, to sell her the res
taurant, but that part of the agreement
was that she make an advance payment
of $100 before taking possession. Mrs.
Druley, according to Llmboeher, failed to
make this first payment, as per agree
ment, and sent Radding around to take
possession of the restaurant for her. Llm
boeher refused to give over possession
of the restaurant unless he first received
the $100 agreed upon, whereupon Radding
tried to forcibly eject him. As a conse
quence Llmboeher secured a warrant for
Radding's arrest. Radding was released
on depositing bonds of $100. .
Raining Again at Albany.
ALBANY, Or., Dec 24. (Special.)
After having stood nearly 23 feet above
low water mark all day, the Willamette
began to tall slightly tonight. Heavy
rains have begun again, however, and
this may mean a continuance of the
flood. Rain has been falling all dv in
this part of the state, and a dowruTsur
began tonight.
Must vacate store December 81 sell
ing trunks, bags and suit cases at a
sacrifice. 281 Morrison St.. near 2nd.
CHRISTMAS IS HERE BUT THE
MAIL MAN IS STILL WORKING
SANTA CLAUS, In the person of a
poor overworked mallcarrier, will
deliver presents today. There will be
three deliveries, two in the downtown
business district and one general de
livery. Many tona of mall matter was
received at the Postoffioa during the
past week and Postmaster John Minto
smiled broadly yesterday afternoon
because In spite of the countless pack
ages which had been received, the de
livery had kept up to the volume of
mailmatter received. It Is Impossible
as yet to determine just how many
tons of mailmatter was sent broadcast
over the United States from Portland,
but when the figures are made known.
Postmaster Minto is certain that he
has broken another record.
Yesterday morning me of the trains
brought Into the local Post off Ice SoOO
registered mall packages. Just think
of it, 8600 bundles and parcels of joy
and good cheer. All day long great
wagons laden with gifts from friends
and from the borne folks sxera de
"CUPID" HAS TO
WORK
DVEHTIME
Marriage License Man Gets
No Rest at All on Christ
mas Eve.
MANY ARE MADE HAPPY
All Day Procession Throngs County
Clerks' Office, "While Clerks Suf
fer From Bad Attack of "Writ
er's Cramp" Day's Record.
The writers' cramp! That's what "Cu
pid Rose," who presides at tiie marriage
license wicket in the County Clerk's of
fice got yesterday as a reward for at
tempting to seal the fate, for better or
for worse, of too many couples. When
the 35th would-be Benedict smiled across
the counter the thanks he would fain ex
press in more substantial form, but could
not because of honest bashfulness, Cupid
sank in the nearest chair coddling a very
tired and aching wrist In mingled satis
faction and pain.
The satisfaction was caused by the
knowledge that 35 couples would have a
most merry Christmas, and Cupid was also
thankful that Christmas comes only once
a year, and that many Fridays, and 13ths
and 23ds intervene, for the same belief
that joy and happiness come to those who
wed at Christmastlde also gives Cupid
an Idle day when either Friday or the
13th of the month rolls round. He usual
ly has a breathing spell on the 23d also.
And There Was Mistletoe.
At least 12 of those who ambled into a
position under the triple wedding bells
(to which a piece of mistletoe had been
strung by some- surreptitious Joker as a
reminder of the Yuletide season) had
passed the age -of 30, and two of them
were gray-haired men of 46 and 47.
Cupid Is a Busy Chap.
During holiday week Cupid is not idle,
as many might suppose, for he must
needs prune his quills and fill his writ
ing flask In preparation for the rush
with which he must cope when the first
jubilant New Year celebrations are over.
As soon as his writing arm is again rid
den of Its stiffness, he is thinking ser
iously of posting the following notice,
that his arduous duties may be lightened:
TO ALL OLD BACHELORS; AND
YOUNG ONES, TOO:
BEWARE!
Though ye think yourselves secure
within your barricaded castle walls, leap
year, m unbidden, standeth- without the
moat. Beware! for though your walls be
strong, and your gates barred, he will
enter. He leads an army of maidens,
whose sly glances are like arrows to
pierce your souls. They come the rich
with gold bracelets, and silken skirts and
powdered cheeks, with paint, laid on Just
so; and those of lesser means, their fair
forms sheathed 'neath calico or plaid.
Some come with hair a-pompadour, with
their frizzes and bangs and furbelows:
blondes, brunettes, sweet and coy, sour
and smirking, with the blush of woman
hood, and the lines of care, and wrinkles
of disappointed old-maidism, for remem
ber, ye stupid, backtracking Ignoramuses,
ye have lived in peace for eight long,
blessed years. Now your single life must
end, therefore, bewail your fate. Again I
say, beware!
Lester El Thompson, a modest young
man of 24, was the first to secure a mar
riage .license yesterday morning. He
gave his . address as Bast Taylor and
Grand avenue, and said he wanted to
marry Phoebe Edith McLain, 22 years
old, also of Portland.
Many Others Follow.
Cupid had hardly wiped the surplus
ink from his quill when William H.
Christian, 31 years old, rushed up to the
desk, and asked that his name be en
tered above that of Margaret J. Collins.
The information was elicited from him
that he is 31 years old. and lives at 660
Going street, while his lady love Is 27
years old.
Next came Harvey L. Moore, 22 years
old, and a resident of Archer Place, who
was ready to pay the minister, pro
vided Cupid would fix up the license. He
said the fiancee's name was Minnie Hen
dricks, 22 years old. .
Cupid's quill tangled Itself somehow
among the quirks of the next name, but
was at last extricated by Charles Fred
erick Tretheway, who spelled his name,
said he was 30 years old, and lived at
East Water and Salmon streets, and that
the bride-to-be was Florence Irene Bow
der, 21 years old.
When William M. Cllne, Jr.. at. the
belated age of 42, told Cupid he had de
cided, before the leap year pressure
drove him to It, to follow in the footsteps
of his father, Cupid began to sit up and
take notice. The residence given was 28
East Twenty-ninth street, and Mr. Cllne
said he wanted to marry Anna G. John
son, 38 years old.
Cupid was getting weary by this time,
but he soon found that work was being
handed to him in bunches, when Frank
A. Russell and John N. Russell offered
to pay him 46 for two licenses to make
four people happy on Christmas day.
Frank said he wanted to marry Gertrude
Welch, while John had won the affec
tion of Augusta Russell. Both the young
men said they lived at Woodstock, and
that all the contracting parties were of
legal age.
Here's the Happy Throng.
Sanford Kelly, 26 years old, had come
from Missoula. Mont. He secured a li
cense to wed Anna M. Hoak, 23 years
oldi
The other couples who helped Cupid on
the road to weariness, were:
livered from the Postoffloe. What the
wagons did not carry away the mail
carriers did. The special delivery boys
were also pressed Into, service and all
day long and far Into the night the
word In the big gray stone building
was "hurry, hurry, hurry. Get the
presents to those who are expecting
them."
What has helped Postmaster Minto
and his army of aotive workers has
been the fact that the trains were for
the most part on time. No storms in
the East have delayed the trains, so
there was no piling up of two and
three malls at once. All this has helped
the local office in keeping up with the
rush of the holiday season. The fact
that Christmas was over- so far as the
sending away of gifts, was evidenced
yesterday by the crowds who thronged
the corridors of the Postofflce. For a
week past it was almost next to im
possible to move around on the first
floor. Yesterday there was a steady
stream of people wanting stamps and
registered packages, but the crowd
had fallen off by several hundred,
Julius C. Beyer, 26, 1377 Union avenue, I
north: Emille O. Ziesman. 22.
A. P. McCarty, 23, 82 Nebraska street;
Mamie Porter. 19.
William Lentz, 26, 694 Guilds avenue;
Othilla Zimmerman, 21.
J. C. Bess. 23, 1693 Bast Eighth street;
Bertha Schmale, 19.
Leo Rieen, over 21. 1110 Franklin street;
Pauline Rosenthal, over 18.
Peter J. Herke, 41, Pomeroy, Wash.;
Elizabeth Heinz, 35.
William D. Foth, 81, 629 Union avenue
North; Melcie Short, 28.
William M. Beadle, 40, city; Alberta
Scott, SO.
J. L. Fowlie, 31, 296 Hawthorne ave
nue; Myrtle May King, 24.
R. V. Nichols, 22, 1171 Albina avenue;
Irene Smith, 20.
Thomas McCadden, 25, Woodland,
Wash.; Dora Pence, 26, city.
Will Laucfield. 23. 427 East Eleventh
street; Ethel Walker, 21.
Edward Howland, 39, Oregon City; Jen
nie Byrne, 41.
J. W. McFarland, 47, 2S6 Twelfth street;
T. J. Vaughn, 45.
Will C. Million, 23, Montavllla; Elsie
B. Montgomery, 17.
Charles E. Friendly, 86, The Dalles;
Ida M. Gount, 84.
Frank B. Irons, 24, 610 Overton street;
Mrs. Corinth V. Richardson, 32.
Frank Gordon, 26, 711 East Tenth street;
Nellie Conture, 24.
J. W. Stanley, 46, Middleton, Or.; Mrs.
Addle McCollum. 46.
Clarence E. Burns, 412 Boron avenue,
Seattle; Mabel A. Yaunt, over 18.
George I. Butchers, 28, 6264 Washington
street: Lovlna H. Meyer, 23.
C. H. Elston, 211 Jefferson street;
Nellie Grant, 27.
Lewis Freeman, 28; Clatskanie; Pearl
Molen, 20.
Cressy Elwood Oder, 23, The Dalles;
Edith Mattson, over 18.
Henry L. Jacobs, 38, city; Lillian Hard
ing, 28.
Everett Smith, 21, Art eta; Jessie Gray,
18.
Grover C. Merritt, 23, city; Mrs. Martha
Helen Laisrier, Zi.
HER EfJUKIES WORTH $10,800
Woman Bases Suit on Absence of
Fire Escapes.
Because she was obliged to leap from a
second-story window early In the morning
of February 12, 1906, when the Alpine
House on the northwest corner of Morri
son and East Water streets burned to
the ground, Mae Cooper, formerly Mae
Irwin, has brought suit In the Circuit
Court against Joseph Paquet to recover
$10,800.
She alleges In the complaint that proper
fire escapes, as required -by the city or
dinance, were not provided, and that had
they been she would not have suffered a
dislocated hip, a bruised back and other
Injuries. She says she was compelled to
pay the physician $200, and that she could
have earned $16 a week during her en
forced idleness. She asks for $600 tor
six months time which she was obliged to
remain Idle, and for her present partial
incapacity to do work. The mental and
bodily anguish she suffered she thinks
worth $10,000.
Sold Piano Not His Own.
Suit for $389, growing out of a piano
deal, was begun yesterday when the
Allen & Gilbert-Ramaker Company
filed a complaint. In the State Circuit
Court, against George H. Lewis, al
leging that he sold them a piano be
longing to the Eilers Piano House. The
plaintiffs sold the instrument to I. F.
Ramaciotte, with a warranty of title,
and Ramaciotte was sued by the Eilers
firm and had to give up the piano. The
suit cost the Allen & Gilbert-Ramaker
Company $33, as they had to defend
Ramaciotte's case for him.
ACTOR WOULD SETTLE HERE
RALPH STUART DREAMS OF
PORTLAND HOME.
Hopes to Realize His Pet Ambition
and Live In City of
Roses.
Ralph Stuart, who will open an en
gagement in "strong Heart" av-tne Mel
llg Theater soon, arrived In Portland
yesterday. It ts his second visit to the
city since he left the Baker Stock Com
pany five years ago. He Is the same
Stuart whqdellghted the hearts of the
Baker patrons years ego, and he still
dreams the dreams that he and James
Montague, who Is now in New York,
used to dream of accumulating enough
money to live for the rest of bis life in
Portland.
This may sound like a bit of the stuff
usually ground out by the "man In
front," but It is not, for when the dream
ers used to dream. It was Montagues
dream that he could go to the great big
East and make good, while it was
Stuart's dream to run his bank roll Into
figures that meant a home and ease in
Portland.
"Can you tell me where I can buy a
compass? ' was the first thing that Mr.
Stuart said last night. A compass! Well,
actors are queer people any way, and
most of them are always chasing the
"unobtainable, thou and I." Yet when
the actor who was the idol of the mat
inee girl during the early history of the
Baker company, asked for the place
where they sold compasses, the place
was pointed out and then he said:
"Ifa been three years since I was
here, and I need the compass to find
my way about. Ah, but Portland Is
becoming all that I had pictured it would
be. Don't you know say where is the
high school I want to go there before
I leave Portland, and once more lounge
on the grass. 'Jimmy Montague and I
used to go out there after the grind was
over. First we would drink great big
cups of black coffee, fill our pockets with
big black cigars and then walk to the
High School grounds and lounge on the
grass and talk.
"In those days we talked of our am
bitions, the things we disliked and of
our hopes. Jimmy had his eyes turned
toward the East. He wanted to go 'and
make good,' while I only wanted to get
money enough to build myself a home in
Portland.
"Montague has realized his dream.
He is back in New York and the
'making good' that he dreamed of has
come true. My dream hasn't been
realized, but I haven't given up hope.
"It is good to. be back. Today I met
an old friend and his greeting was,
"Well, I see you are back home," and
do you know I felt like It."
Mr. Stuart has kept in' touch with
affairs in Portland. He knows all
about politics, and being a Tammany
Hall Democrat, was anxious to know
whether Governor Chamberlain was
going to be elected to the Senate. He
knew all about the fight that George
L. Baker had to be elected to the City
Council. Last night he met "Dick"
French, who he has known for 25
years.
In the East with Mr. Stuart is his
son, Ralph Stuart, Jr. The youngster
missed the train at Eugene, but when
he reached the Portland he found that
Santa Claus had "caught the rattler."
There was no Christmas tree, but the
presents were there.
RISER CALENDARS HALF PRICE.
Original photos. 248 Alder St.
Refrigerators are for the first time com
ing; into general use in France. The pat
terns being; . sold are of the styla used in
the United States 50 yaaxa ago.
MANY
E
RECEIVE GIFTS
Portland Banks Will Distribute
$20,00 During Holi
day Season. .
HARD WORK APPRECIATED
Many Large Corporations and Mer
chants Spread Christmas Cheer
by Making Presents of Money
or Holiday Delicacies.
Christmas cheer is a tangible quan
tity to the hundreds of employes of
the Portland banks today, for they will
receive approximately $20,000 in pres
ents from their employers during the
holiday season. Most of the banks
played the part of Santa Claus to their
men yesterday, but some will not do
so until New Year's. In every case
bank employes will be well "taken cars
of and will be made to realize that
their employers appreciate their year's
work.
Envelopes containing crisp bank
notes were striking Christmas decora
tions left on many .bank employes'
desks just before the close of business
yesterday. These gifts were particu
larly timely, following at they do the
trying times of the legal holidays when
many bank employe have been made
to work long overtime,, but this Is not
the Idea in making the presents, for It
has come to be an annual custom with
Portland banks.'
The First National waits until New
Year's to make glad the hearts of lta
employes, but it always follows the
pleasant custom of giving one-tenth
the annual salary at that time. The
directors meet on December 31 and It
is taken for granted that the usual
New Year's custom will be followed.
This will mean the distribution of
about fS.OOO among the bank's 68 em
ployes. The bank of Ladd & Tilton reminded
its men last night of their valuable
services during the past year by dis
tributing about $5000 among them.
Length of service counts moat in the
sums given individuals and the amount
of the salary Is also taken Into con
sideration. The United States National Bank gives
one-half month's pay to its 40 men, mak
ing a total of about $2700 In presents. This
dividend was declared last night and the
men went home with the true holiday
spirit.
The Hlbernia Savings Bank dealt out
envelopes containing greenbacks last
night, the total amounting to several hun
dred dollars.
The Canadian Bank N of Commerce
played Santa Claus earlier in the month
of December and distrtbuted several nun
dred dollars In this way.
The Equitable Loan & Savings Com'
pany remembered its men to the extent
of about $500. Other banks did the same
thing tout owing to diffidence in the mat
ter did not like to have anything said
about it
Large corporations and wholesale
houses innumerable throughout the city
have made their employes happy during
the present holidays by substantial pres-
ents of money or holiday delicacies. The
Standard Oil Company Is among the large
corporations. here that make its employes
happy at Christmas.
Ben Selling gives those connected with
his stores 10 per cent of their annual sal
ary as a cash present at New Year's.
This gift will amount to a total of 'be
tween $4000 and $SO0O.
The Portland Flouring mills shows the
Christmas spirit at the end of Its fiscal
year in June, when Its employes are pre
sented with cash gifts to show the com
pany's appreciation of the men's efforts.
At Thanksgiving, too, turkeys are given
the employes.
Counting the cash given to their em
ployes by banks and other business houses
of all classes in the city, probably not less
than $30,000 has been or will be distrib
uted, all on account of the Christmas
spirit that prompts all to give good chcor
to others.
CLUBHOUSE FOR CARMEN
Street Railway Company Will Erect
First at Piedmont.
Work will be commenced the first
week in January by the Portland Rail
way, Light & Power Company on club
houses for the employes of the com
pany who have their headquarters at
the Piedmont car barns. The club will
be erected for the sole benefit of the
men and wUl be built into the Pied
mont barn. ' The men at the Piedmont
barn already have a reading and loung
ing room and a gymnasium, but these
quarters are cramped and Inadequate. A
billiard room and a bowling alley will
be added at once. How extensive the
accommodations for the men will be
made depends upon the extent to which
the club rooms are used.
The Piedmont clubhouse is the first
that will be built by the company and
will be an experiment, for after the
completion of the Piedmont house
officials who have the matter In charge
will, know what is required in building
the remaining houses. The others will
go forward soon after the first of the
year. ,
Every closed car owned by the com
pany that Is suitable for passenger
travel has heen put in service to care
for the holiday rush. 'As fast as the
new -cars are equipped with motors and
trucks, upon their arrival from the
Eastern factories, they are put to work
on the various runs. Sixteen out of
the 65 new cars have been put Into
service.
The new steel bridge being erected
across the Clackamas River on .the
Oregon City division has progressed
bo far that there is no further danger
of interruption to traffic across it. The
bridge is up and is now being riveted
together. Within a few days the false
work under it will be pulled out and
the structure will be complete.
Excursion Rate Is Made.
Because of the annual meeting in Port
land of the Oregon State Horticultural
Society on January 14, 15 and 16, the
Harrlman lines in the state offer a spe
cial round-trip ticket to Portland and re
turn from all points on the allied lines
In the state at one and one-third the cost
of a first-claBs one-way fare. The fruit
growers expect to make the annual meet
ing one of the best of such gatherings In
the history of the organization.
C. R. Davidson Is Promoted.
Portland friends of C. R. Davidson are
pleased to hear of his promotion to be
assistant general passenger agent for the
Chicago & Alton, with headquarters at
Chicago. Mr. Davidson Is well known In
local railroad circles. He was chief clerk
MPLOYES
Oar p
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isT of the J
sL Season g
J, Tull 8 Gibbs jP
in the office of the general passenger
agent for six years and prior to his con
nection with that road he was chief clerk
in the general passenger offices of the
Burlington at Omaha.
Vanderbllt Lines Liberal.
The New York 'Central lines on Janu
ary 1 will open a freight office In Spo
kane, Wash., with W. W. Dickinson in
charge. Mr. Dickinson is a well-known
Western railroad man atyi comes to Spo
kane from Salt Lake City. At present the
Spokane territory is covered from the
A Clean Deep Cut on All
Clothing at Welch's
EVERY GARMENT NEW THIS SEASON
$45 Suits cut to $34.75
$40 Suits cut to 29.75
$35 Suits cut to 24.75
$30 Suits cut to 19:75
$25 Suits cut to 17.85
$20 Suits cut to 13.75
$15 Suits cut to 9.75
Also all Overcoats, Gravenettes,
Top Coats and Black and Blue
Suits Greatly Reduced
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE PRICES
NOW
$3.00 Underwear cut to $2.35
2.50 Underwear cut to 1.95
2.00 Underwear cut to 1.55
1.50 Underwear cut to. 1.15
1.25 Underwear cut to 95c
IF NOT RIGHT WELSH MAKES IT RIGHT
STORE CLOSED TODAY-CHRISTMAS
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Portland office. W. C. Seachreat, North:
Pacific Coast passenger agent, will con
tinue to look after passenger business
in Spokane from the Portland headquar
ters. This move on the part of the Van
derbllt lines shows that while some rail
roads are using the pruning knife to re
duce expenses others are reaching out
tor business.
Tha parson's wife sent an order for a
les; of mutton and received in reply tha
following note. "Dear Madam I have not
killed myself this week but can get you a
lea- off tny brother if that will do. Your
affectionate butcher, John Smith.
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