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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, JANUARY 20. 190S. X CITY NEWS IN BRIEF ORECOMAX TELEPHONIES. Countlng-Koom Main 70T0 City circulation Main 7070 Managing Editor Main 7070 Sunday Editor Main 7070 Composing-Room Main 7070 City Editor Main 7070 Superintendent Building Main 7070 Eat ids Office East 81 , AMUSEMENTS. HEII.I1 THEATER (Fourteenth and Wash ington streets! Henry Woodruff in the cillegfl piay. "Brown of Harvard." To niffht a.t fc:13. MARQUAM fJRAND tMorrinoh street, be tween Sixth and Sevnth The spectacu lar extravaganza, "The Devil' Auction." TonlKht at S;l.-i. BAKER THEATER cThlrd, between Yam hill and Tavlori Baker Theater Company n "1 he Mills of the Gods." Tonieht at 8.15 o'clock. EMPIRE THEATER (.Twelfth and Morri son) "A Desperate Chance." Tonight at H;15 o'clock. GRAND THEATER (Washington, between r'ark and Seventh) Vaudeville, 1!:30, I : JO and 0 P. M. TA NT AGES THEATER (Fourth and Stark) Continuous vaudeville. 2:30. 7:30 and 0 P. M. LYRIC THEATER (Seventh and Alder) The Allen Stock Company in "Mr. Barnes of New York." TonlKht at 8:15. Matinees Tuesday. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at i:lS P. M. STAR THEATER (Park and Washington) The French Stock Company In "Kid naped " Tonight at 8:15. Matinees Tues dav. Saturday and Sunday at 2:15 P. M. Discuss Church Union. The Men's Club of the First United Brethren Church, Kast Fifteenth and East Morri son streets, has invited the pastors and men of all the Evangelical churches of the city to meet at this church tomor row nipht to discuss the feasibility of a church union. The churches invited are the First Evangelical, East Sixth and Market streets; Memorial. Tibbetts and Kast Eighteenth streets: United Evange lical. East Tenth - and Sherman streets; I.ents Church, Albina. Fargo street; North Albina and the German Church, 'i'onth and Clay streets. It is announced that the prospects of a union between the United Brethren and the Methodist Protestants are good, and there is a grow ing sentiment in the United Brethren cir cles in favor of organic union with both branches of the Evangelical churches. BrtiDdB Committees to Meet. The committees appointed by the civic im provement clubs on. the East Side will meet tomorrow night in the rooms of the East. Side Club, in the Sargent Hotel, corner Grand and Hawthorne avenues. It is expected that the suggestion of Thomas G. Greene, that if the bridges are to be regulated, they must be regu lated with the consent of the War De partment only, will be followed. How ever, Mr. Greene thinks a showing can be made of the volume of business cross ing the bridges compared to what passes up and down the river that will command attention. It is desired that all who have been appointed on the committee by the push clubs attend this meeting. Laurei.wood Church Social. The Ladles' Aid Society of the Laurelwood Methodist Episcopal Church, on the Mount Scott line, will givs a social and literary entertainment tomorrow after noon, between 2 and 5 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Ira Sweetland. Mrs. Keala Kai, Mrs. Shan and Mrs. Hailans will sing Hawaiian songs, accompanied by the Hawaiian Glee Club. There will be a reading by Mrs. Minta Zebrung and pinno music by Mrs. Thompson. Light refreshments will be served. C'hau.ncey Sager Dead. Chauncey Sager, a well-known farmer who lived near Lents, Or., on the Mount Scott railway, died at his home Saturday night, at 11 o'clock, at the age of 80 years. He is survived by his widow and the follow ing children: Grant M. Sager, Arthur Sager, Mrs. Cora E. Campbell, Mrs. Jessie M. Kemp, Clyde E. Sager, Mrs. Myrtle Hill, Lawrence ft. Sager and Harry A. Sager. Arrangements for the funeral have not been made. Meets in Skllwood Library. On in vitation of the librarian, the Sellwood Board of Trade will hold its meeting to night in the rooms of the Sellwood Branch Library, on Umatilla avenue. The attendance of the members of the Board was asked that they might see personally what the library is doing. A suitable home will be wanted in Sell wood for the branch library, and assist ance is expected from the Board of Trade. Funeral of WIIJ.IAM Rupach. The fu neral of William Rupach was held yes terday from Holman's undertaking chapel. Interment was in Multnomah Cemetery. Mr. Rupach was 42 years of age. He died at his home in Tremont last Thurs day. He was a resident of the East Side for many years before moving to Tre mont. Susan P. Lawrence's Funeral. The body of Mrs. &usan P. Lawrence, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. Y. Bhrlleh, in McMtnnville, where she had gone on a visit, will arrive 'here this morning. The funeral will be held at Lone Fir Cemetery today at 2:30 P. M. Mrs. Lawrence was the mother of F. D. Lawrence, of Portland. Pave With Stone Blocks. Property owners on East Burnside street, between Union avenue and the bridge approach, are considering the question of using stone blocks with which to pave that portion of East Burnside street. Owing to the heavy travel enduring- paving ma terial is considered necessary. Open New Streets. a special com mittee from the North East Side Im provement Association will assist Council man Menefee in opening streets through the Montgomery tract east of Larrabee street. There is a considerable tract here where nearly all the streets have not been opened. Mount Scott Club Meets. The Mount Scott Improvement Club, of which B. T. Naghel is president, will meet tonight to receive reports from road and other com mittees. A delegation from the Initiative and Referendum League will be present to set forth the objects of that organiza tion. East Side Mill & Lumber Compant, mill and general oftlec at the foot of Spo kane avenue. Lumber piling and poles. Hours at city sales ofAce, 251 Washington street. S to 9 A. M. and 4 to 6:30 P. M. Cash paid for savings or check ac counts In the Title Guarantee & Trust Bank. H. E. Noble, Commercial block. Will pay cash for deposits, Oregon Trust or Title Guarantee. 11. W. God dard, 110 Second street. But the best coal. Wallsend, $10.50 per ton. Independent Coal & Ice Company. Both phones. Dr. Osmos Rotal has returned. Hours 2 to 5 P. M., 200 Marquam building. Title Guarantee & Trust accounts bought. 2?1 Morrison street. A. O. H. Important. All attend meet ing tonight, W. O. W. hall. Dr. E. C. Brown, Err, Ear; Marquam. NEW GRANGE OFFICERS Installations Held by Russellvillc and Mood lawn Lodges. The following officers of Russell vill Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, were installed Saturday night, John Wei pes being the installing officer: Master, Kmmett Huffman; overseer, llayton B. Lewis; secretary, Martha J enema; treasurer. O. Pittman; chap Iain. Mrs. T. Is. Pollock; steward, Sam Richmond: assistant steward. John Milkelson; lady assistant steward, Elsie 1-ewis; Ceres, Mabel Mle kelson; Po mona. Bertha Pollock; Flora. Clara An derson. The report of the secretary showed 172 members in good standing. This Grange is four years old. The new officers of Woodlawn Grange installed Saturday night by J. J. Johnson, are the following: Master, J. W. Black (re-elected); overseer, Anna H. Patten: lecturer, Susan E. Windle: steward, J. E. Stansberry: as sistant steward and chaplain. Martha Hammand; treasurer, Kred Keller; sec retary, Clara . Garnett; Ceres, Eva Robinson; Pomona, Edith Schmerl; lady assistant steward, Ailie Jerman; musi cian. Nettie Kubik. At the Theaters What the Press Agents Say. itnumirv aei it tnv t nn t BROWN OF HARVARD.' Henry . Woodruff and Supporting Company Make Hit at Hellig. The attraction at the Hellitr Theater, Fourteenth and Washing-ton streets, tonight and tomorrow nicht at 8:15 o'clock, will be the clever young- star. Henry Woodruff. in Henry Miller's production of the best of all college plays. "Brown of Harvard." This well-known actor-manaeer has sur rounded Mr. Woodruff with an excellent supporting company and ha given this drama the same careful attention to de tail that is characteristic of all slays n which he appears himself. This is Mr. Woodruff's first time in this city, and Judg ing from the reception last night's big audience gave him he has thoroughly estab lished himself with Portland theater-goers. A special price matinee will be given to morrow, Tuesday, afternoon. Seats are selling at theater for the engagement. "THE MILLS OP THE GODS' Powerful Drama of Modern Life This Week at Baker Theater. Laflt week Portland theater-soers waxed enthusiastic over Broadhurst's play. "The Man of the Hour," and again at the Baker all this week, his only other really serious play. "The Mills of the Gods." bids fair to create no small sensation as produced by the Baker Stock Coraoany. This will be the first appearance of this powerful play in Portland, and great credit Is due Man ager Baker for obtaining a play of this caliber to present at popular prices. "the Devil's Auction. Because "The Devil's Auction" is an old standby is no reason, for ft to be regarded as dropping back in the "has been" class, and when the crowded house at the Mar quam last night, where the line spectacle was revived for a run here, came away, the expressions of pleasure and delight heard on every side attested the worth of the piece and excellence of the great company presenting it. "Kidnaped at the Star. At the Star Theater this week the French Stock Company is presenting the comedy drama, "Kidnaped." The two performances given yesterday were attended by large audiences, which "found the attraction all that was represented, refreshing, entertain ing. Interesting and with comedy. The scenes are laid in New York. "Kidnaped" will be offered at the matinees Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. "Mr. Barnes of New York." It is not necessary to tell people what "Mr. Barnes of New York" is. Gunter's famous story has been read .by most every body with the keenest relish, and when it Is said that a play has been constructed and is being played by so excellent a com pany as the Allen stock at the Lyric the rest can well be imagined. . The play has Its first presentation tonight and will be on all week. ' Empire Matinee Wednesday. "A Xeterat Chance" will be the at traction at the Empire all this week. This play is one of heart interest, and deals with the notorious crimes and sensational escapes of the Biddle brothers in Pittsburg several years ago. Elaborate scenic effects make it one of the greatest of recent melo dramas. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday. AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS Brisk New Vaudeville ..Acts. Bright, brisk vaudeville will character ize the new bill at Pantages this week, opening today. The celebrated French singers and comedians, the Del aura, are the feature, with their delightful selections from 1' opera comique productions. A sec ond big act is George L. Wade, the minstrel king, and a third the Luigi-Plccaro trio, remarkable hand acrobats. Marcello. the modeler in cloth, has a new and excep tionally clever act, and George Hoyt. ec centric singer and dancer, has been making good all through the Western vaudeville circuit. Fred Bauer will sing a new pic tured ballad, and the motion -picture com edy, "Professional Jealousy," closes the bill. Adgle and Her Lions. This afternoon the programme at the Grand will be changed. For this week the special feature will be Adgle and her lions. This woman enters a cage of wild beast and shows what kindness can do. There is no other animal act before the public like this. It Is a genuine headliner, recognized in every leading vaudeville theater in the country. Surrounding the headline act are many engaging specialties. Grease, paints aad professional supplies at Woodard, Clarke & Co. WITHERSPOON SEAT SALE Mall Orders for Famous Basso Re celved Today. Beginning today, Monday, mall orders will be received for the coming song re cital to be given at the Heiltg Theater, on "Wednesday night, January 29, by America's greatest basso, Herbert Witherspoon. Address letters and make checks and money orders payable to w, T. Pangle, manager Heilig Theater. In close self-addressed envelope to help in sure safe return. These mail orders will be received all this week filled- in order of their receipt and returned to the sender before the regular box office sale which opens at the theater next Monday. January n. This will be one of the most Important musical and society events of the season so it behooves you to get your order in as early as possible as many Inquiries have come to the theater regarding prices etc. Phone Heilig Theater for any in formation desired. Oregon Lire Makes Good Showing, San Francisco Underwriters' Report. During 1907 Oregon Life Insurance Company of Portland paid for $975,000 of new business. This, together with the fact that tho company's lapse ratio was the remarkable low figure of 7 per cent, would indicate that the people of Oregon are keenly appreciative of the value of life Insurance, and repose un bounded confidence in their own home institutions. Not a single death loss occurred dur ing the year, which bears out Oregon's claim that within its borders death is a rare visitor. The company now has Jl. 600,000 of paid business on lte boo-s. General Manager Samuel is to be con gratulated upon the success which has attended his efforts to create a model life insurance company. The rice paper upon which the Chinese dn such charming drawing la a thin sheet ox tne pun ox a tree. RETORT BY PUTER Denies That He Is Perjurer, Confessed or Otherwise. TAKES SLAP AT A CRITIC Declares No Land-Grabber Has Been Convicted on His Testi mony and Attack on Him Is Without Cause, PORTLAXD. Jan. 38. (To the Editor.) I notice in your issue of January 17 an extract from the Cottaye Grove irfaaer, unaer mo Headline, "This Refers to Mr. S. A. D. Puter," and reading as follows: We heiievn thrft everv man. no matter what him station in life may be. who is guilty of conspiring to defraud the Government out of its puouc lanas snouio oe orougm m juBiite, yet we fall to see the propriety or Justice to the accused in attempting; to convict them uonn the testlmonv of a convict, a self- confessed perjurer and a professional land snark. The spectacle is enouga ic cause jus tice to weep. I If the editor of the Cottage Grove Leader ; had reference to me when he delivered him- j self of this outburst of assumed righteous in dignation, all that I can . say Is that he is misinformed as to the facts when he Inti mates that I am, or ever have been, a per jurer, either self-confessed or otherwise. True, I was convicted of an offense for which I have paid the penalty, and as between myself and the law, .the account is square. It is likewise a fact that at one time I was what Is com monly known as a "land shark.' but I have since seen the error of my ways, and ac cording to St. Luke, "joy shall be In heaven over the sinner that repenteth. more than over ninety and nine Just persons which need no repentance." Now, a word or two in regard to my de tractors: The editor of the Cottage Grove Leader is owned practically body and soul by the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, whose crooked operations I shall expose In my forth coming book, and when it was first announced that it was my intention to publish a work on the land-frauds, this servile creature lost no time in rushing Into print at the beck and call of his masters, and protesting in would- be holy horror against the necessity of its issuance, on the score that the revelations might injure the reputation of this state, or by some equally lame excuse for preying upon public sentiment. It was a case of the Gov ernment fearing 'the crooks bringing gifts," In this respect, as any child could understand the motives that inspired the tirade. If my memory serves me correctly. The Orcgonian at the time made editorial comment upon the subject, calling attention to the -fact that only those whose hides were liable to be punctured entertained any serious objections to the publication of my book. Moreover, none of the accused land grafters has been convicted upon my testimony, as it Is a matter of record that I have appeared as witness in only the Blue Mountain Forest Reserve case. In which Franklin P. Maya Willard N. Jones and .George Sorenson were convicted, and against Blnger Hermann while he was on trial at Washington, D. C, for de stroying public records of the General Land Office. Senator Mitchell was convicted mainly through the confessions of Judge A. H. Tan ner, his law partner, and Frederick A. Krlbs, who had paid him money Illegally for expe diting land claims before the department, their testimony being supported by irrefutable doc umentary evidence. Neither Meldrum, Wil liamson. Gesner and Biggs, WHlard N. Jones. Thaddeus S. Potter, Miller & Kincart, Charles Nlckell, Martin G. Hoge, Charles A. Watson, Coe D. Bernard, Clarence B. Zachary nor H. H. Hendricks were convicted upon my testi mony, for the simple reason that I did not appear as a witness against them at any of those trials, so now what becomes of this lying statement that "we fail to see the pro priety or justice to the accused In attempting to convict them (the land grafters) upon the testimony of a convict, a self-confessed per jurer, and a professional land shark 7 It is quite evident that the comments of the Cottage Grove paper were Inspired by a desire to manufacture public sentiment in con nection with the case now on trial in the Fed eral Court, and if my deductions are correct, then it is apparent that somebody is driven to close quarters when they are obliged to resort to such methods. I have not yet been suopenaed as a witness In the case at bar, nor am I in a position to state whether or not I shall be; but. In any event, my testimony would not be relied upon entirely, and in all probability would be merely an insignificant link in the Government's chain of evidence, as it has been In the "cases mentioned wherein I was a witness for the prosecution. Had the comments ot the Cottage Grove Leader been confined to its own columns. I ehould have paid no attention to thern, as they would not have been heard 10 miles be yond the point of eruption; but having been reproduced through the medium of a great newspaper like The Oregoniah, I consider It Incumbent upon me to let the public know something about the actual fact?. S. A. D. PUTER, PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT ROLE His Place Definitely Fixed in the World of Business. PORTLAND. Jan. 19. (To the Edi tor.) The public accountant Is a busi ness surveyor who goes behind the data recorded on the books of account, reads between the lines, views the entire business situation, studies the physical facts, determines the element of per sonality and how far it may affect the accounts, is a judge of men and methods, tactful and discreet, an exact recorder and fair prognosticates, and at all times thoroughly honest and ac tuated by a strict reserve in the af fairs of his clients. Besides his ordinary duties of rou tine, such as auditing accounts, pre paring financial statements, investigat ing suspected frauds, instituting econ omies In office routine, inaugurating cost systems, etc., occasions arise when capitalists contemplating the purchase or consolidation of established indus tries need a specialist whose work is both of a synthetical and analytical character, one with a trained mind for the accumulation and arrangement of detail, to examine and report upon the conditions as he finds them. And the accountant is chosen to. accomplish the task, because of his peculiar training along these lines. It very often happens that the ac countant undertaking such examina tion discovers that abnormal conditions have affected the revenues, or that the property has been carried on the books at a too conservative estimate In order to swell the profits, or that items prop erly chargeable to revenue have been capitalized. Hero It is the accountant's duty to make due provision In his re port for these anomalies, in order to arrive as closely as possible at actual values, which is the ideal desired. It is an open secret that a large percentage of the Industrial consolidations organ ized have an element of fiction in their THE POLICYHOLDERS' EVERYTHING THAT INSURER IS IN Oregonflife The Best of o Mortgages and Gilt-Edged 6 no: FOR SALE BY Company of Oregon S. E. Corner Third and Oat make-up. This is due to the spirit of venture in times of prosperity among our financial classes, and at the crucial I moment these deals have failed to con summate. The special report by an impartial accountant in such cases, supplemented by an appraiser when necessary,' is the only safe basis for consolidating commercial plants. As above stated, the accountant Is a synthesist, whose broad estimate of an enterprise has material weight in determining the investment and in ar ranging the routine work best fitted economically to effect the ultimate ob ject of the investment. He is also an analyst to protect the interest of cli ents in case of misapplication of 'the means, perversion of the proceeds, ad justment of assets In case of loss, jus tifying the book conditions in case of sale, or in maintaining the equities be tween partners, etc. As a result of his analyses the ac countant may upset the financial state ments submitted by the bookkeeper; his exceptions to the value of assets might for the first time arouse the proprietors to estimate their true worth; inventories may need revision; out-of-date stock may have been taken at inflated prices to maintain the credit of a department manager; open ac counts may have been carried at face value without any reserve to meet doubtful debts and discounts; competi tion may have caused some book assets to become worthless, and the absence of modern devices may have caused excessive operating expenditure. These and other irregularities necessarily in flate profits and should carefully be unearthed by the accountant, who at all times should be the sentinel and trustworthy counsellor of his client. In the course of time, the business community, the banking and Investing public, trustees of estates and all who realize the necessity to make full use of all legitimate means of investigat ing the character of investments, will insist that every prospectus by which they are invited to join in a venture, shall have embodied therein a certi fied copy of the accountant's report, and refuse all others. For it is impos sible in these days of huge corpora tions, where inherited wealth is trans ferred to such an enormous extent in the shape of securities, to find a more satisfactory guarantee than the certi fied statement of an impartial exam iner who depends for his practice and standing in the commercial world solely upon the Integrity and honesty of his certificate. ARTHUR BERRIDGE. RARE RUG BARGAINS. Down-Town Office Men Should See Jabour's Beauties. Jabour, the famous rug dealer. i smashing prices on rugs so tremen dously that many physicians and other professional men are making their of fices most beautiful.' Never were euch bargains offered. Remember the place, Seventh.'and Washington streets. LASTWEEK . Of the Administrator's Sale. Entire stock of Black Dress Goode reduced for this final clearance. Great values in Fancy Silks and colored dress goods. Come In today.- McAllen & Mc Donnell. The store noted for . Best Goods at Lowest Prices. i WHEREJTO DINE. All the delicacies of the season at the Portland Restaurant; fine private apart ments for ladles, SOS Wash., near 5th. AUNE THE PHOTOGRAPHER Columbia Bldg. West Park and Wash. Shipmaster Thanks Mr. Grant. -( ASTORIA. Or., Jan. IS. (To the Edi tor.) I would like to say a few words in favor of Mr. Grant, who has so kindly come to my aid by supplying me with sailors to complete my crew. Mr. Grant has treat ed me like a gentleman. If I ever come to this port again he will certainly supply me with any men I need. W. WII-UAMS, Master Ship Rajore. Guilty of Burglary. COL.FAX, Wash., Jan. 19. (Special.) Addison Williams, the 16-year-old son of Mrfs. Effie Williams, of Garfield, Wash., yesterday pleaded guilty to robbery. He entered the Garfield Hardware Company's store on three occasions. Mrs. Williams stated her son was past her control and he was committed to the Chehalis train ing school. Lewis-Stenger Barbers' Supply Co. Morrteo nd loth Htreeta. FID Cutlery and Toilet Art Idea. Repair lam of all kind of Sharp dxed Tool. HOME OFFICE PORTLAND A. L. Mills, President L. Samuel, Gen. Mgr. C. S. Samuel, Asst. Mgr. COMPANY IS BEST FOR THE THE POLICY NO PLATES Our force is so organized that we can do your entire crown, bridge and plate work In a day if necessary. This, will be appre ciated by people from out of town. 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