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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX. FRIDAY. AUGUST 21. 1003. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF OREGON! AX TELEPHONES. Pae. State. Mi In 7f'T0 Ma:n 7"T0 Mln T"T0 Mln TOT Main 7070 Main l'O Main T070 Homi A COS A A A "M A 60HJ A W A Counting-Rormi Cltv Circulation .. Managing Editor . Sunday Editor ... Compos Ins-Room City Editor Sept. Buildlns ... ' OREGOMAX AT RESORTS. Tor quickest anJ moat satisfactory aarrtw subscribe for "The Oregcnlan at Summer resort thmugn ! follcln azents. City rates. AH subscriptions by mall ara payabla In advance. Ocean Park C. H. HI'I Tha Breakers 1. M. Arthur Long Besch M. W. Rubin Ssavtew Btrauna! aV Co. XJaco Railway Company News Agent G.arhart Dresser Co. Seaside Dresser Co. Newport Geo. Svlvestsr Cano Srrlrr Mineral Hotel Collins Spr.tr t Belchar A Co, AMTT SEME NTS. ORPHEUM THEATER (Morrison, between Sixth and Seventh) Advanced vaudeville. Opening- performance tonight at 8:15. GRAND THEATER (Washington, between Seventh and Park) Vaudeville da Luxe, 3:30. 7? and 9 PM. PANT AGES THEATER tPourtll and Stark.) Contlnuona vaudevllla. 2.30. 7:30 ana 0 30 P M. THE OAKS Don Carlo" dog. pony and mon key ahow, free, at P. M : Allen Curtis Musical Comedv Company In Ctaow-. I'haw." In Alrdome. at 8:15. rea. Thi Old-Tivb Miniitrel Extols It. Portland. Aug. 18. W. J. Van Damme. 1S5 Morrison stret. city Dear Sir: It gives Bit fc-reat pleasure to recommend to the public your wonderful kidney and rheu matism cure. My oldest sister (77) has been a great sufferer for years of tho a have disease. I sent her. as you knor, packages of your tea. This morning I re ceived a letter from her containing these words: 'Medina. N. Y.. Aug. 13. My Jer precious brother. I re ceived the Van Damme Tea and com menced taking it. I have had mtny doc tors, but I must say mat I never had anything to do me so much good before. My feet and limbs do not burn so bat as they did and I am very anxious to have more, aa you said you would send It. Your affectionate sister. M. A. Cotlen." As for myself. I Ji sir to sJy the Van Demme Tea cured my wife of rheuma tism and kidney trouble. Very truly, the public" humbl? servant. Billy Arlington, old-time minstrel. The Danmoorc. city. Bridge) Committee to Meet. O. E. Heints. L. E. Rice and Frank J. Perkins, appointed by the United East Side Push Clubs to ascertain if a higher bridge than t!ie present Macison bridge can be built so that the East Side approach can be ca.ntd above the ear track, meet :hl afternoon. Several sen of plans have been prepared by J. B. C. Lockwood, whit h are in the hands of the City Engi neer. O. E. Heinlx. rrunager of the Pa cific Iron Works, is familiar with bridge work, and he expresses the oplr.ion that a much belter and higher bridge than the present one can'be built .for $450,000. Mr. Heints is confident that an sulditlonul height of 15 f?er win allow 10 per c.-r.t of the river steamers to pass under with out opening the draw. . V. C. Knighton Recoveriso. In juries sustained by W. C. Knighton, the architect who misr:cV Ms footing" and fell laft Tiffday about 25 feet from a ladder at the Dabney residence on est avenue, are not quite as serious as was at first ftared. H was considerably bruised and his left leg fractured above the knee. Mr. Knighton will be confined to the hospital, so vhsicians at the Portland Sanitarium reported last night, for possibly two months. The ptieit has recovered al most entirclr from the hook attending his Injuries and his condition is favor able. The architect has, several impor tant buildings on hand, among them be ing the Rosenblatt Hotel, now under process of construction at Ald-'r and Tenth streets. Librart Lecti-rs CtouRSE A course in mathematical electricity will be given under the Auspices of t;:e public library In Octooer Lectures wtfl be delivered on the subject by Dr. C H. Ciiapman. The co'jrse is ree and tho lectures will be given, in the patent rcora of the public library on Saturday nights, comment g t 8 o'clock. There will be 12 lectures on tne calculus and 12 lectures on mathe matics applied to electricity. All wishing to Join tht class are Invited to register at the library for the course before Oc tober L The lectures will undoubtedly attract a great deal of attention, because of Dr. Chapman's literary attainments nd his high rank as an educator. , Reopex East Stark Street. Early next week East Stark street will be re opened to the public, after ha-ing been closed) for several years. Sidewalks are being laid bet men Grand avenue and East Seventh stret. where the last fill was completed a short time ago. The embank ment seems to have settled to a solid foundation at last. East Stark has been Improved between East Water and East Twentieth street with the most expensive Improvement ' in Central East Portland, over UP) feet being a solid fill up to East Twelfth. The. c at of the fills will run up to lt.000. Funeral or R. M. Riner- The funeral of R. M. Riner was held at Eric k son's undertaking establishment yesterday morning, the remains being buried at Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. Riner was a man of great ambition, known for his hi?h integrity of character, and was a good friend to thos: he came In contact with. Besides his many friends, he leaves a widow, two daughters. Mrs. Ella, Piercy tin Mrs. F. O. Xorthrup. and three sons. E. V. Riner. of Oakland. Cal.. R. M. Riner, Jr., of Portland, and H. E. Riner, of Chicago. . Ftverai. op John M. McQuafd. The funeral of John M. McQuald.' a Portland builder and contractor, was held yester day morning at Dunning's chapel, 414 East Alder street, and the interment was In Lone Fir Cemetery. Rev. TV. T. Jordan, pastor of the Central Baptist Church, conducted the services. Mr. McQuald had been a resident of Portland for 28 years and was 73 years of age. Osteopath Pats Fixe. Dr. J. E. Jew ell, osteopath, was fined $10 in the Mu nicipal Court, yesterday forenoon, be cause of having failed to report a case of smallpox which he had attended. The charge was filed against him by City Health Officer Pohl. iepe wete also taken to pat the doctor under quarantine for a couple of weeks until all danger of contagion has passed. Taken Back to Astlcm. Frank Hall, otherwise known as. Frank Rowen, who escaped from the Insane asylum at Sa il rr.. after he had been there li years. wis taken back yesterday.. His escape was made whil? h- was at work on the asylum firm. Henry Peterson was also taken to the asylum yesterday, this being; the third time he has been sent up. TV. M. Laod, sdmlnlstratnr of the A. H. Johnson estate, has sold the Tamhlll County property under order of the County Court, but will continue t receive bids for the properties in Multnomah and Washington Counties until. August 25. 1! . John Roach Straton. D. D., winner of tho Commercial Club JKV prise, lectures at the White Temple tonight.. Admission, 5o cents. Tickets at Commercial Club. J. K. Gill s and White Temple. Sargent at Seaside House. Open till Oct 1. JI50 per day. Make reservation for ffeptmber now. Few good rooms left. For Rent. A few nlos offices In The Oregonian building. See Superintendent, room 201 Estabushment Max, 415 Washington, e)oslng-out sale wll! continue a few days. Special tefday at Dresser's cream puffs. 33 cents down. Probate Court Xotes. The estate of Charle W. Hudson, who died August S. leaving no will, has been admitted to probate in the County Court. It Is valued at $346. Lllllau M. Hudson, the widow and only heir, was granted letters of administration yesterday. The final report In the estate of Mary C. Tupman. filed In the County Court yesterday, shows that after the debts have been paid the estate Is worth $1545.90. The receipts have been $2374 nd the claims paid $828.10. t The ad ministrator Is William H. Copeland. The claim of $150. which the estate of Henrietta Edith Liebe held against the United Artisans, has been approved by Judge Webster In the County Court. Mrs. LJebe was killed by her husband. Harry C. Liebe. a year ago. He after ward turned the revolver on himself. When Liebe died there was found among his papers an Insurance policy In the United Artisans for I20CO. It provided, however, that in case of death by suicide the estate should receive only the amount he had paid in premiums. As Mrs. Liebe survived her husband by a few minutes. her estate Inherited the money, amount lng to $150. . OREGON HORSES ARE SEUT XORTHWESTERX CIRCUIT OPEN'S AT BELLI XGHAM TUESDAY. Many Stables Will Be Constantly on Various Tracks Untli Big Meet In Portland. Preliminary steps toward the opening of the 1908 Northwestern harness race circuit, the greatest ever held In these states, have been taken by Portland and Oregon horsemen during- the past two days. Shipments of speeders from the training stables and tracks In this city. Hillsboro. McMlnnville, Albany and Rose burg have already been made to Belllng- ham. Wash., where the circuit opens next Tuesday afternoon. The list Includes between iO and 40 of the trotters and pacers that have been working on the tracks -In and around the Willamette Valley and Includes about a score of star performers with established records. and with mile, to their credit in almost every Instance below their official marks. The number of green horses that have been showing splendid form is unusually large and some of them are assured of being In the money it preliminary worn Is any criterion. There are local and Willamette Valley entrlet In the race card for each day of the opening meet, for the entries In the early closing events show Oregon owned horses in the 2:30 pace for next Tuesday, the first day, for the 2:40 trot for Wednesday, and for the unmarked trotters and pacers on, the same day. Mai)jr Oregon Steeds Entered. A strong line of Oregon contenders will be found in the two classy events of Thursday, the 2:1 trot and the 2:14 pace, both early closing events.- On Friday Ortson will find Its strongest representa tion In the 2:30 trot and the 2:20 pace, both tatrly drain?, while the star evtuts of the week to be run off on Saturday, the 2:15 trot and the 2:09 pace, are sure to find local horses In the money. Most of the horses which will appear in next week's meet will arrive at Be lingham today, and this will give them three or four days for warming up on the track, which is said to be In fair shape for fast time. While the entries have been shipped., the owners will probably not leave here until SJndjy night or Monday, the racers having been forwarded In care or their trainers and grooms. Following the Belllngham meet, the lo cal racers will be sent Immediately to Everett, Wash., where -the Snohomish County race niet opens September. 1, as the second station "on .the circuit and from that time on until they are brought back to Portland for the local meet the week of September 21-2 they will be kept busy on various tracks in the North west. Seattle will follow Everett in the list and this being the first attempt of the Sound metropolis to hold harness races for several years, the business men of Seattle have arranged to hang up most Inviting purses for the six days' races. Go From Seattle to Salem. The week after the Seattle races comes the Oregon State Fair at Salem, where the moat spirited rivalry will ba shown among the' ocal er tries which by that time will be in the finest of fettle from their four weeks' grilling in official speed contests, al! of which will guarantee the best of events for the first annual race meet here one week later. The streetcar company has out a force of engineers and surveyors ,doin,j preliminary work preparatory' toward ex tending the loop from the Sandy road line over the eight or ten blocks in which the temporary tracks snd switches will be laid according to the terms of the franchise passed by the City Council last week. Tha Sandy road loop will lay down and pick vp the passengers at the Hill Crest drive entrance to the Country Club grandstand. The work of laying the temporary tracks will begun sotre time next week. ' FRIDAY JBARGAINS. 3S-lneh Black Guaranteed Taffeta Silk, best $1.25 grade at S7c: $1.75 grade at $1.29. . Women's 65c and 7c Fancy Hose at 47c. $1.50 Table Linens at 98c. All Corsets reduced. All Muslin i'nderwear reduced? All Embroideries and Laces re duced. McAllen McDonnell. Third and Morrison. WHEREJO DINE. All tha delicacies of tha season at tha Portland Restaurant: fine private apart ments for ladles. 305 Wash., near Fifth. FIR C0RDW00D. First-class four-foot wood at a saving price. Immediate delivery. Oregon Fuel Company. 332 Alder St. Main 6n, A 1665. ICE DELIVERY CO. Phone Main 234. A 3245. A 3291. Suit to Collect Insurance. The Queen Insurance Company of America is being -sued in the Circuit Court for $1000 Insurance money. W. J. Armitage. who is the plaintiff, asserts that the insurance on the Arleta Phar macy, of which he was the owner, was never paid, although the drugstore was totally destroyed by fire in May. He says that he paid $26 premium on the $1000 In surance April 25. The policy, he asserts, covered the stock of drugs as well as the building. The latter was a two-story frame structure. Rich American Sniclde. BOURNEMOUTH, England. Aug. 20. John Pedman Reld, said to be a wealthy American, was found dead in his apart ments here today. He had hot himself with a revolver during temporary Insan ity. Mr. Reld cam to England in May last. Nothing has been found as yet to establish his identity. A bank deposit re ceipt for $2,000 Is among his .effects. CARD OF THAJfKS. I desire to express ray appreciation fit the sympathy and assistance of friends and acquaintances extended to me upon the death and funeral of my father. John M. McQuald. jar. c M'OtTALT. MAYOR ISSUES GALL Charter Revision . Commission Will Meet Tuesday. MEMBERSHIP IS COMPLETE Organization to Be Perfected at First Meeting and Plans Formed - for Future Sessions Fre quent Meetings Probable. Mayor Lane yesterday Issued a call for a meeting of the newly-appointed charter commission to be held at the City Council chambers at 2 o'clock next Tuesday afternoon. At that meeting organization will be perfected. It is ex pected, and plans outlined for future session. ' The Mayor will act as tem porary chairman until organization Is accomplished. With the announcement yesterday morning by Councilman Cellars that ha had named O. A. Ritan to take the place of Robert Livingstone, who found It Impossible to serve. Mayor Lane acted R. V. Montaarue, Member Char ter Revision. CommlMloa. . a- quickly in issuing the call for the first meeting of the charter commission. He had been waiting for some time on ac count of the fact that no one had been named to fill the vacancy. Although not officially notified that Mr. Ritan will accept the place, the Mayor waived that technicality and sent out the for mal all for the first meeting. The charter commission was author ized by the City Council, which desig nated Mayor Lane and Councllmen Baker and Cellars to select a commit tee of 15 taxpayers. The complete list la as follows: s , Named by Mayer Lane R. W. Montague, lawyer; John M. Gaarln, ex-United States Senator and lawyer: W. Q. Eliot. Jr.. pastor of the First 1,'nltarlan Church; Ben Selling, merchant and State Senator-elect; Dr. C. H. Chapman, of Tha Oregonian editorial ataff and ex-president University of Orejon. Named by Councilman Baker John F. Logan. lawyer; F. E. Beach, merchant;. F. V. Holman. lawyer; C. M. Rynerson. printer; 8. Grutie, chief Deputy City Auditor. Named by Councilman Cellars J. P. Kavanaucrh. City Attorney: H. H. Newhall, president East Side Bank: Henry E. Mc Ginn. ex-Judge of the State Circuit Court and ex-Dlstrlct Attorney; T. B. Wilcox, president of the Portland Flouring Mllla Company, director In tha Ladd & Tllton Bank and capitalist; O. A. Ritan. timber dealer and former mllhrwner. It is expected that the charter com mission will hold frequent sessions after the organization meeting, as it is believed there will be much work con nected with the revising', amending; and creating of new secttons for the char ter, the amount of work depending upon the decision of the commission as to how much changing: the charter need.f It Is probable that the first few sessions will be given over to the hearing of those who wish to make suggestions as to the charter, after which the commissioners will settle down to the actual work of revision. Amusements What tba Free. Agents Say. "Chow Chow" Makes a Hit. The Allen Curtis Company la making .one of Its greatest succeesra at tne oaks tnis week, where It la presenting the aplendld musical comedy hit. "Chow Chow." The show Is a wealth of mirth and music and will weU repay ou for visit to the popular amuse ment resort. COMING ATTRACTIONS. "Confessions of a Wife." The reorganised Blunkall stock company will present as Its opening bill that thrilling melodramatic success. "The Confessions or a Wife." All the members of the company. In cluding Evln J. Blunkall. Ward Howard. Charles Connera, Lillian Griffiths and others. will be In the cast. 4 Coming Head! liters. Barney Fagin. and Henrietta Byron will be the headline at tht Grand next week, com mencing Monday afternoon. They have a singing and dancing Interlude which has no equal on the vaudeville . stage. "Bargain Mad." a merry farce, will be played by Miss Florence Modena and her associates. Next Week at I'antages. The Bottomley trupe. sensational flying gymnasts. In America's greatest casting act. and tha Orlnglnal Wacgdrodle Quatlette. Coon-town cut-ups. singers, dancers and comedlana. will be tho ; headline acts at PantBges Theater next week AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS. SeasatloB at Orpheum. Miss Fremont Bei ton. of B'nd A Benton, appeared In her directolre gown last even ing In the brilliant little comedy. "My Awful Dad." and created quite a sensation As usual, tha houe waa packed. The gown Is a direct Importation from Paris and a genuine Worth creation. As Younjf Mrs. Wedagaln tan early prlmrcse) Miss Benton fretents a most stunning appearance. It s certainly a chaiming gown and no one la better fitted to near tha alluring sneath than she. Fantages Theater. Val. Tralnor and Myrtle Dale. novelty comedy sketch artists, are making a big hit at tha Pantages this week. The fun comes fast and furious every minute their musical sketch is In action. Mr. Tralnor Introduces a new "Merry W!dw" waltz that would make some local darclng masters green with nvy. Submarine Specialty. Each and every act on the programme st tha Grand this week is -good, but the feature Is tha act of tha Flnneys. They swim. eat. sSe.w a 44tlr htAm Of a Crystal :: - . 5 I ,., LLJ You don't want him to wear his best suit to the pic nic, but he certainly can't wear "old does." All the boys and girls will be pretty well togged out. Now, how's this? One of those gray, tan, olive or brown suits that are so stylish 53.85. 166-170 THIRD STREET. tank. All their feats are decidedly new and Finney even picks up 50 or more coins with his mouth from the bottom of the tank. In the way of comedy there Is the act- of Jules Garrison and company In "Modern Romans." VISIT FISHING GROUNDS Commissioners! Will Jake Evidence at Seattle. BELLINGHAM. Wash.. Aug. 20. David Starr Jordan, president of Stan ford University, Professor Prince. Can adian fish expert, and S. T. Bastedo, of Ottawa, members of the International Fisheries Commission, arrived In the city from Vancouver last night and to day are visiting the scene of actual fisheries dispute between Canada and the United States on the Gulf of Geor gia. Puget Sound and San Juan Straits. Several days will be spent in observa tions taken In local waters, when hear ings will be held at Seattle, beginning August 2a. The object of the investigation is to secure some facts on the riahing condi tions that will enable both govern ments to draft uniform statutes defin ing the powers, privileges and limita tions of the citizens of both nations anent the capture and treatment of fish in international waters, the at tempt being to give Americans and Britons equal rights in both waters. Accompanying the members of the commission are Dr. Barton W. Ever man. of the Burefau of Fisheries, Wash ington, D. C; Professor C. H. Gilbert, professor of zoology of Stanford Uni veralty. and H. R. Stolz, of San 'Fran cisco, secretary of the commissfon. REV. JOli.. ROACH STRATON, 0. D. Winner of Commercial Club $1000 prize for best article on Portland WILL LECTURE TONIGHT "The Sooth in Song and Story" Assisted by Portland Colored Jubi lee Quartet WHITE TEMPLE Admission, 50 cents. Tickets on sale at Commercial Club, J. K. Gill's and White Temple. It's Your Eyes Maybe. It often is the case that a headache or a general feeling of distress has its seat in the eyes. Imperfect Vision Causes all manner of incon venience and suffering. And sometimes when relief is sought the mistake is made of going from bad to worse. Let us ex amine your eyes free and ad vise you. Your satisfaction is our goal. LEFFERT'S 272 Washington St., Cor. 4th. Ml CLOTHIERS ; r yy v is" .. ...- ; mannsaitm miQ n rr m iim n.ii.'.ii.nyj.i ifta. Exhibit : Week of Boys' Fall Clothes Boys' Fall models; the stylish makes of the best makers, the best wearing brands, too. To us, a boys' garment without strong, wear-resisting qualities is as incongruous as a diamond without a sparkle. We study boys' clothes as hard as we do men's clothes and with good results. BOYS' LONG PANT From $5.00 BOYS' KNiCKER $3.15 to Cor 7m. Seasonable Goods at Special Prices $1.75 16-button Silk Gloves for 85c pair. Best values yet. $1.25 Hand- Embroidered Wash Belts, special 0e. Too H a n d - Embroidered Wash Belts, special 48c. $7.50 Silk Taffeta or Cre tonne Parasols, fS.OS. $3.00 and $4.00 Parasols, fl.08. STYLOGRAPHIC PENS (INK PENCILS) Just Received a New Stock From $1.50 . To 34.SO See Our New "TEDDY PEN" RILHAM STATIONERY 8 PRINTING Co. PORTLAND, OREGON STATIONERS, PRINTERS ENGRAVERS Fifth and Oak Streets We have a new plant, modern in every detail, and do all kinds of high grade Commercial and Book Printing. If 'you appreciate good printing at a reasonable price, give us your next order A. E. Kern &. Co. Second and Salmon Streets Telephones: Main 5637 ; A 2686 FredPrehn,D.D.S. (12.00 Full Pet of Tectb. 10.00. Crowns and Bridge work. (3.00. Rrora 405. Debnm, Open venincs 'fill 7. chwab Printing Co. Iisr rOJI. IttASONABLE fXICBS 247S STA.R.K STREET Pianos for Rent and sold on easy payments. H. SLVSHKlMKHa 72 THIRD ST. SUITS PRICED to $25.00 PANT SUITS $16.50 Ge ! Tnl Waters Fine, COME IN , ' TARE THE POTTER GRAND Every convanieso. provided, t Deluding IT ess to look after comrort or laay I season licKEis irom roniana huu saiuraay 10 iwonoay jj.uj SEND FOR "OREGON OUTINGS City Ticket Office. Tbird and Washington Strrrts Lumbermens National Bank Corner Second and Stark Streets, PORTLAND, OEEG0N Capital $250,000.00 OFFICERS G. K. Went worth President John A. Keating ' Vice-President George L. McPherson Vice-President H. D. Story.. Cashier F. A. Freeman Assistant Cashier DIRECTORS G. K. Wentvrorth Lloyd J. Went-worth Charles S. Russell J. E. Wheeler P. S. Brumby Geo. L. McPherson Dr. K. A. J. MacKenzie John A. Keating; George G. Bingham Robert T. Piatt H. D. Story TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS Tne Canadian Bank of Commerce PORTLAND BRANCH Statement of Unclaimed Balances for Seven Years Prior to July 1st, 1908. Burns, N., dead ,.$2115.00 Burns, N., dead 430.00 Gummell, A., address unknown 300.00 Graffs, G., address unknown 90.00 Nelson, Edward, address unknown 550.00 Reider, F. B., address unknown 200.00 l 5. I M 4 Si 11 ! FROM ASH ST. DOCK PORTLAND 8:30 A. M. SATURDAYS 1:00 P. M. TRIP-GLORIOUS TIME experienced steward passengers s