13 LITTLE LTY FIGHT Anti-Simon Men Look in Vain for Candidate and Appear Hopelessly Divided. LABOR VOTE IS UNCERTAIN l?nlon AVI II Xot Act Before Pri--marles, but Are Expected to In dorse Ticket Ftefore June Klecllon Is Held. Antt-8lmon Republicans have not suc ceeded either in harmonizing the complex It nation with which they are confronted by uniting on one candidate to oppose the assembly choice in the primaries or In bringing out an entirely new candidate. Their efforts to date to bring the rival ntl-assemhly candidates together have proven futile. They have been no more successful in their search for another candidate who will agree to go up gainst "TJttle Joe." In other words, the situation remains unchanged, with Simon the favorite. While the anti-assembly forces are seeking to arrange the details of a pro gramme which will make possible the defeat of Simon in the primary election they have, been unahle as yet to And a Re publican who will assume the role of the modern-day Moses. State Senator H. R. Albee. their last hope. Is reported not to be enthusiastic with the outlook, al though a final answer from him is not to be expected until his return from Hood River tomorrow. Organization Is Lacking. Opponents of Simon realize that they are up against a hard game to beat. In the first place, they are going up against an experienced politician, who Is backed by an organisation including factions of the Republican party which have here tofore been opposed each to the other Secondly, they confess a handicap against them in that, while professing a consid erable following, they are without organ ization and leadership. In addition to these conditions they further realize the fact that if they are to bring out a can didate to oppose Simon In the primaries they must act with reasonable prompt ness since It is necessary for them to decide on a candidate and complete his nominating petition not later than next Friday. April 23. when all such nominat ing petitions must be filed with City Auditor Barbur. if the name of their can didate Is to be submitted In the primary nominating election. What is more, only two weeks elapse between April 23 and the date of the primary nominating elec- InSlMm"Sr ThlB " dmi by the anti-Simon forces to be not any too long In oSH ,f th? crmpaln tha desired .7ki P?"Lt,in to st'""n even If it is pos sible to find a candidate who will oppose the ex-Senator in the primary election Just where the labor vote of the city or flnL,'ther.,n .the Prim-T -election or the final contest in June is one of the . ben learned that there Is ganl,anoi.n,0n th Part f tne labor "" fh? Ent! .Frr8Ume to 'reduce Into the contest a ticket of their own choos tlZ'i e '"v'o"" campaigns this has been their policy. The result of the.r efforts n.v. vr6cordp1- I" the past th?v iron, "wf.h Th" ab'V WMt mted hmT Sen ?UlJ that a poor 8h voe. "8en made ln tho aggregate of Central Council W1U Act. Rrd'rthr.7 f the men ,tn " rams this year, however, nredirt th lU. ll thMr 'ntentlon. however, to get paign. however thev arPfn,d'n8 cam" back. with th. L y e Iynr auletly into thl game whenPe.Cbat'0n f r-n,red Sn?teTy to aceom W'U be reorgza'r T"" neU"? th. Council there has i h ? al Labo' "ot prevailed before What 1. k " carefully watching i . committee are municipal WtZn d "H'! th time will submit to th. h? e. PrPer their recommendations .. ferent unlo" ss? 22. i & ssa has been named committee which Senator Albee Indifferent. -mbiy forces wTu J State Senator Alble la thefr "andVf f00 Mayor, even if he eh" Id consent !r ed to become a candidate, in a lonlr. tance telephonic communication to h " ti.Mve0,"oCn w" C8nd,da withou native on his own part. The opponents of Simon, however r YT ueciae to get behinrl " . Br" , -eauing candidate :ron8l?he Stfar . . . - .-w sums otrier card'- d make th" race- Fa,liS I" th s. 'uoh - Z.h7 "0t. been able t induce e 7 .VT" .TVJ" , c"test. lesd- .. " . r "-Miioiy camp are In clined to throw their strength t Rush- Ilflrnt Bfl A. final as.a. a SPECIAL SUIT SALE. Indies, do not miss the sale of street ...u . suns, aiso snirtwalsts and wrappers at McAllen & McDonnell's. ' rakss e"i of Ivorr. on a pit of ths imrnm materl.l anrt ta place sold wiro. r in comparativaly oommoa iim as mrtf as KXX) B. C, w n miinr 111 T i : ; : . : ICIill'l till I 1 ...... w m mm m .......... ......... MAYORA SOLOIST IN INDIAN ROSE VOTING PROVES EXCITING ARMORY CROWDED AT THIRD NIGHT OP KIRMESS. Society Doing Its Best to Make Huge Benefit Success by Pres ence and Patronage. Every bit of seating space was crowded at the Armory last night, when, after an evening of recuperation, the Kirmess dancers scored even greater successes than at either previous performance. It was almost like the assemblage at an opera performance-last night, so far as society was concerned. It was there, en masse. In its best bib and tucker, out for a grand good time, and it had It. Handsome gowns and Imported wraps were worn, with Jewels and all the trim mings that go to make an affair bril liant. It was brightest during the prom enade in the intermission, when folk choose to walk about or stand in chatter ing groups around the auditortum. Those taking part In dances and songs mingled with the audience in their costumes and make-up until the scene rivaled the far famed Mardi Gras. Pierrots, clowns. In dian maidens and dark-eyed senoritas chatted and frivoled with their friends. Tense excitement and a spirit of keen est rivalry made the hours between 11:30 and 12:30 one of the most interesting fea tures of the evening, when the voting was in progress. Boosters for the various dancers, men with huge megaphones on the floor of the auditorium were concen trated bunches of energy, while the near llghtnlng calculators at the huge black board did mental arithmetic and chalked tallies till one's fingers ached ln sym pathy. Indications of the immense pop ularity of the Indian braves and squaws almost resulted ln an imminent return to barbarism, and as the votes for the Fluffy Ruffles dance increased by hun dreds, the entire constituency represented by the dancers and their enthusiastic friends and boosters, fairly howled their approval and delight. The result of the voting will be regard ed as final when the last performance is given this evening, when the popu larity of the dance polling the greatest vote will add to the laurels of its partici pants, and do riuch to increase the treas ury of the beneficiaries. The half-hour intermission allowed in the middle of the programme furnished a diversion, both social and profitable. People from the audience freely mingled finding Bingularly attractive the Kirmess cafe, the art shop, the candy and flower booths. The candy booth did a great business, and the various sweets found a ready sale. Besides th quantities sold through the audience, a lot was dis posed of in the intermission by- the de mand at the booth. The flower booth has been a lodestar since the beginning of the KirmesB. many large orders hav ing been sent In prior to the opening. Great credit is given Mrs. H. D. Green for her Indefatigable work in making a success out of this part of the benefit. Every night the stand is sold out and the bevy of fair helpers cannot supply orders fast enough. The flower girls, too, quickly return empty handed after a round through the aisles. Mr.s Green is assisted by Miss Getta Wasserman. Miss Hazel Dolph, Miss Klla Stephens. Mrs. Max . Hirsch' Mrs. Henry Haussman and Miss Alta Smith. The messenger boys are Eneas Mc Kenzie. Ralph Cake and Ronald Strong while David Lewis. David Honeyman and J. Horan are spielers for this odor ous attraction, tjf interest is the fact mai tucai norisis nave contributed floral pieces on each evening of the Kirmess. to be given to the most popular dance. -n i uesaay and Wednesday evenings i r lurry Kurrie dance received this honor and last night the Spanish dancers won th votes and flowers. The Kirmess Cafe Is one of the many attractions that is particularly well patronized. Many large affairs have been given there during the- Kirmess I . ' r .. - jT J! '- i- vy Tut f ., - -f ,.!.-t'. ' I " 5 - I i - i t . -- - - iv'i r . ;.v; . few" few . : 4 . , T i:':-. 3 i'.-:---' '.' 'I'.1 j ." ,.!((;? -' - : T : .3 i " v: 'j) ": ' Vc' S. ' ' S-: -.- ' :, . . '!-. . '- r' '' hi v - - . . 4? fli-.-i- t-f. ,1 j MRS. THE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, DANCE AT KIRMESS COURSE REED. reign, and the patronesses especially are most loyal in attendance. Long tables, decked' with flowers and surrounded by gay parties, become the center of attrac tion during the hours of Intermission and the promenade ' moves cafe-ward. The cafe is In charge of Mrs. Howard L.. Mather, Mrs. Charles Scadding, Mrs. A. F. Biles. Mrs. James D. Hart, assisted by Mrs. Frank E. Hart, Mrs. Dallas Bache. Mrs. A. G. Barker, Miss Mabl Vexller. Mrs. J. Frank Watson, Mrs. Harrison Corbett. Mrs. Henry Tanhauser Mrs. Arthur Minott. Mrs. W. C. Alvord' Mrs. David Lewis, Mrs. S. T. Hamilton! Mr.s. D. A. Shlndler. Mrs. Charles Gauld Miss Amy Heitshu. Miss Gladys Weldler Mrs. Whitney L. Boise,. Mrs. Herbert S. Nichols. Mrs. Hamilton Brooke. Mrs. S. M. Mears. Mrs. Alvin Boody, Miss Mar garet Walters. The voting last night for the most popular dance was very heavy and re sulted in several changes in the order of the different numbers. The Spanish dance, which stood third at the close of voting Wednesday night, with 307 jumped into the lead last night with a total of 12.296. Fluffy Ruffles, which led Wednesday . with 4763. now holds second with a good margin, its total vote stand ing 11 313. The voting last-night leaves the standing of the various, dances as fol lows: Spanish Fluffy Ruffles Marsovian Swing Indian Irish Mluuet Tarantella tutch Footmen and xnaMs Scotch Teady Bears. 1 2,206 n.yia 8.197 3,240 2.013 6S0 5.i7 :78 .......... J(5 2fi7 2fi4 105 Roston s city chemist and bacteriologist i Wai1; MiBS E" Marlon Wade, the holder l H" 'mIortant position, tva. for veari toi. -A. A-ri , . ,r"reli labors Company. PERFORMERS IN DUTCH DANCE. WHO HAVE MADE HIT AT KIRMESS. ... if t(hx MISS KATHLEEN UWIEB DNEMOREOECLINES J. H. Burgard Will Not Lead Democratic Party. WILL ASK DONAUGH NEXT Sellwood Lawyer to Be Tendered In vitation to Take Up Fight Lead ers Are Still Afraid Lane Will Reconsider. Ii.rt,,;.m." canainate for Major. As an Job in anybody willing to tackle the or Xe.iLK.PermuiLd t suggest the names or desirable candidates ' for Councllmen ocProtc1?Jr!rI,H , Thoma. chairman Dem ocratic city central committee. The foregoing advertisement Properly might appear in the classified column of a local paper. It is a fact not to be dis guised that the Democrats, like the anti bimon Republicans, are looking for a candidate for the Mayoralty. Thev have . ?ZV. the Job up to a number of the raithful, but in every instance the prof fered nomination has been turned down. Undiscouraged. they are still looking for a man to represent the party in the pri mary election. Democratic leaders last night held a meeting in the office of Chairman Thomas, when the committee on nomina tions reported that John H. Burgard. with the same firmness of H. W. Stone R. D Inman, Tom Word et al.. had de clined to become the party's candidate for the i Mayoralty. Mr. Burgard had been waited on during the day by members of a committee to which had been assigned the difficult task of finding a candidate, but he could not be persuaded to enter the contest because, he said, of business reasons. The phantom of Mayor Lane on the Mayoralty horizon is the bugaboo, say Democratic leaders, which intimidates the brave from venturing into a contest in which the odds are about five to one In favor or the majority party. It would be necessary lor the accomplished letter writing Mayor to deposit a bond of sub stantial size before the average Demo crat would be convinced that lie will not yet become a candidate for the Mayor alty. Until such an assurance can be given, there is more than a reasonable probaoility that the mlnoiitv partv will have a hard time in producing a candi date. Following the refusal of Mr. Burgard seriously to consider the request of his party associates that he become their candidate for Mayor, the nomination next will be tendered to D. M. Donangh, a lawyer of Seljwood. As a quality persistency is being worked "to a finish by one element of the Democracy in Its search for Mayoralty - timber. Chair man Thomas said last night that the nominating committee of the Demo cratic organization .would not desist In its efforts to find a standard-bearer until the field had been thoroughly scanned and the opportunity presented to every loyal and ambitious Democrat. Another meeting of the faithful will be held at the office of Chairman Thomas tonight, when . the situation w .1 be further reviewed, and. If pos sible, a candidate selected to lead the Democratic hosts, some 4500, to victory In an election In which an aggregate of probably 20.000 votes win be polled. "nrn ... Amusements What the Press Arent Hay. Thin Afternoon and Tonight. Thore will be two performances at tho Hell 1 Theater. Fourteenth and Washing ton streets, today.- A special matinee at 2:15 o'clock and tonight at R:15. The at traction wW be the favorite comedian. Richard Carle, and his excellent supporting company m Mr. Carlo's latest musical suc cess. "Mary's Lamb." Last opportunity of seeing one of tlie funniest and most tune ful muBical offerings Portland has had this season. Souvenir Matinee Today. t "The Gingerbread Man" souvenir matinee will be given at the Baker -today and all the young folks attending will be given a real "gingerbread man," which they can eat If they want to. The farewell per formance of this most popular and delight ful ' musical extravaganza will be tonight. This is one of the rare half a dozen or so good musical shows Portland gets ln each season. "Carmen at the Bungalow. There is not lover o? music nnvwhar who la not more or less familiar with weird and fascinating melodies and har monies of the opera "Carmen." and in Baker Stock Company's magnificent pro duction of tho play at the Bungalow this week this music runs all through the dif ferent scenes fitted aa closely as possible from the opera. AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS. One of th Best Ever at Orphrum. When there are such people on the bill as Jolly Finny Rir and Lilian Mortimer it cannot help but be.Q"eof interest. The AND MISS HILDA HEGELeT APRIL 17. 1909. iVtL ' one of the cleverest little women th ?tag fr sh not only writes h--r own skstches. but nrn-vi H en ni. i. AttTTwtiTe Children' Matinee. Send the children to th Pantages The ater matinee today, where they will see i2?ifi?h -?nmt ooJoyable animal acta In u. Il''' Blake-a mule, the original Hee nl .. S '!. comic supplement fame, and Donat Bedlnl'a acrobatic canines. The children will enloy every minute of this re fined entertainment. . Doss For the Children. Children like does and there Is a troupe or snow whit poodles at the Grand this "Tr' wh'ch the children will be delighted with. Any one of these poodles would be a prize-winner ln a bench show. The head line attraction is Brindamour. the Jail breaker, who escaped from a steel cage, irom handcuffs and from other difficult po sitions. COMIXG ATTRACTIONS. Lillian Russell Tomorrow Night. Beginning tomorrow (Sunday) night and continuing the following three nights, the moE American beauty. Lillian . Russell and her splendid supporting companv will present the brilliant comedv. "Wildfire" at the Heilig Theater. Fourteenth and Washington streets. This charming come dienne Is said to have in this plav the oest orferlng sh has ever presented. 'Seats are now selling. "The First Born" Opens Tomorrow. Tl? Bak Stock Company will be seen m the first stock production in this city or the famous Chinese play. "The Klrst Born all next week at the Bungalow, or-ning tomorrow matinee. It Is a strange and unusual drama In which all the char acters are Chinese and in a purely orig inal way tells a terrible story of blood shed and cruelty existing between the dif ferent members of th highbinders' so cieties. Black Tattl Tomorrow. Tomorrow matinee the celebrated colored diva known far and wide as Black Pattl will begin a: weeks engagement at ths Baker Theater and the advance sale of seats Indicates the large following ahe has in this city. . She is supported bv her own company of slnavrs. dancers arid ec centric comedians presenting "The Dark ville Strollers." Helen Herndon Coming to Orphpum. . Miss Helen Herndon Is a clever little woman in her own original act. that of a society monologutsro, where she sings her own sontrs and glv-s a satire on the so ciety women of Boston, San Francisco. Chi cago and New York, and the act Is one that is making a hit wherever it has been seen. Six nam ing Girls xt W eek. T1k special added attraction on the Pan tagea bill next week will be Morgan and Mcoarry and their six singing and danc ing gins. The principle feature act will be Rafayettes acrobatic dogs, one of the best acts of its kind In the world, the dogs performing all kinds of acrobatic foals. ?ew Bookings for Grai.d. Among the new bookings for the Grand next week will be May Ward-a Eight Dres den Dolls, a girl act. with Jessie Morris as the comedienne. Another feature will ?e . L- Oranvllle in "Twlxt Dawn and Daylight. a new Idea in protean sketches. The new- bill promises to be one of tho Orand s best. DURING ESCAPE FOILED PRISONER WALKS OFF FROM KEI,L,Y BUTTE. Sheriff Stevens and Deputies Get .Busy find Man Is Caught Ten Miles Away, Near Gresham. Climbing; a 100-foot precipice yester day morning, "Bill" Squires, alias Will iam Eilers, a convict at Kelly Butte, made a, sensational escape, and after a furious chase by a posse of deputy sheriffs and special deputies, who -worked under the personal direction of Sheriff Stevens, was captured at 7 o'clock last night in the brush about ten miles from the Butte, between the Powell "Valley neighborhood and Troutdale. Squires was at work along with the 50 other prisoners serving wntcnm at o,a rockpile. He was assigned as a drill man and had climbed part way up the solid Wall of rock to make hnlpa fr ik ... Guard Moorehead. who was in charge at tne time, not dreaming that the man would essay such a dangerous feat, did not look after Squires for a little while. During this short period the prisoner scaleq the dizzy height and disappeared. He had gained a I5-minute start when the guard, according to his" custom, checked over the prisoners, but Squires could not be found. The alarm was given and the guards turned out to beat through tho immediate neighborhood. Two blood hounds belonging to Detective Tichenor of the Portland police, which are being trained at the Butte, were given the scent and put on the trail. The dogs fol lowed it for some distance and were finally forced to give it up. Sheriff Stevens was notified and organ ized Sheriffs Archie Leonard, Frank Beatty, uuiijc, , jonn Day, m. c. Huckaby Jack Dolan. Perry Hunter. Sam Wegner and. heading the nnrtv himBnif i ' -.- iiui ueu out to the scene in automobiles. Here tney were joined by Superintendent ph.II l!P"'w0,f, the Hutte: Engineer William Mitchell and Guard Joe Hoey. who had been m town. All the prisoners at the Butte were then locked up for the dav while everybody hunted for the missing Squires. T. H. Ruddy, of Portland, had stopped along the road to eat lunch, when Squires approached and asked him for something to eat. He was recognized from his de scription. Ruddy gave the man a sand wich, and then hunting a telephone, sent word to the Sheriff s office of the man s direction. Sheriff Stevens telephoned to Gresham and deputized City Marshal Gilikson and i ord Metzger to act for him. They found and arrested Squires, who was returned to the Butte in an automobile sent out "COFFEE DOESN'T HURT ME." Talea That Are Told. "I was one of the kind who wouldn't believe that coffee was hurting: me" says a N. Y. woman. "You just couldn't convince me Its use was connected with the heart and stomach trouble I suf fered from most of the time. "My trouble finally got so bad I had to live on milk and toast almost en tirely for three or four years. Still I loved the coffee and wouldn't believe it could do such damage. "What I needed was to quit coffee and takeliourlshment In such form as my stomach could digest. "I had read much about Postum but never thought It would fit my case untit one day I decided to quit coffee and give It a trial and make sure about It. So I got a package and care fully followed the directions. "Soon I began to get better and was able to eat carefully selected foods without the aid of pepsin or other digestants and it was not long before I was really a new woman physically. "Now I am healthy and sound, can eat anything and everything that cornea along and I know this wonderdful change Is all due to my having; quit coffee and got the nourishment I need ed through thi3 delicious Postum. "My wonder is why everyone don't give up the old coffee and the troubles that go with It and build themselves up as I have done, with Postum." Easy to prove by 10 days' trial of Postum in place of coffee. The reward is big. "There's a Reason." Kver read the above letter A new one appears from time to time. Thpy re trnninr, tnir, and full tit human Interest. THE PORTLAND PORTLAND, Oft ETJKOPEAjr PC. AX v MODERN RESIACKANT COST OSE SULUOif DOLLAM. ! HOTEL OREGON ! J CORNER SEVENTH AND STARK STREETS I : Portland's New and Modern Hotel. Rates $1 per Day and Up European Plan. Free Bus I ; WRIGHT-DICKINSON HOTEL CO, Props. I 0. Contrally Locatad -TfcZ In Rmwrr J. F. DAVIES. President St. Charles Hotel COMPANY (Inc.) Front and Morrison, Portland, Or. EUROPEAN PLAN ROOMS 50c TO $1.50 FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT IN CONNECTION THE Park: St, between Morrison and Alder. CALUMET HOTEL 3 3 a aJSttm re ai.TJ it " mi m i5t mr m i MODERN C. V. CORNELIUS, Proprietor. by Sheriff Stevens. The point where he was picked up was just ten miles from the Butte. Squires was convicted of larceny in this city on October 24. 190S. and was sentenced to serve one year at the rock pile. He is regarded as a daring and dangerous man. From the rapidity with which Squires disappeared from the neighborhood of the Butte and from the fact that he was wearing different cloth ing when arrested, the Sheriff's forces IRE IGATED LANDS $100 $10 A BEST THE Tew people know that the finest irrigated lands in the West are in the Willamette Valley unlimited water, most fertile soil no sand storms nor extremes of climate, as east of mountain Ad joins Candy, 20 miles south of Portland. P'ive, ten and twenty acre tracts as low ss $100 per acre. Perpetual gravity water right, perfect drainage; quick transit by rail and river, conveni ences of city, including schools, churches, telephones and elec tricity, at Ganby uX,?;ri,men made by the U- S- Government at several points ln!r 7 have dem(ns:trate'i he value of irrigation, increasing production from two to four times, and serving as insurance during the dry Summer months, making crop failures unknown Statis tics show less than 2 inches of rainfall during the months of July, August and September. IRRIGATION IS KING IT'S UP TO YOU The Willamette Valley Richest on Earth CHOICEST SPOT CANBY CANBY CANAL COMPANY, Canby, o ITEADOrARTERfa FOR TOCR1ST8 and rOMMKBf IAL TRAVELERS, tporlal rates tnad to families and sin gle gentlemen. The management will be pleased at all time to show rooms and give price, A mod ern Turkish bath ea tabllanment In tha hotel, H. C. BOWERS. Manager. HOTEL PERKINS Fifth and Washington Sts. In the heart of the business and shopping district.. Th most modem and up-to-date hotel in the Northwest. ixeai and long-distance phones in every room. Rooms with private bath, en suite and single. Large and modernly equipped sample-rooms. ELEGANT GRILL-MUSIC Bus meet .11 trains. Kr. l and op. FRANK A. CLARK. Manager. Madam la.. Imperial Hotel Seventh and Washington Phil. MUchan & Son. Ria. lKMMsa. Rates 51.00-JL53-52X3 C. O. DAVIES, Sec. and Treas. A Strictly First-Class and Modern Hotel Containing 170 Room. Only American and European Hotel in Portland. Long Distance Fhonea In Etmt Room. Frr 'Bus Meets AU Trains. Kates Amertaaa, at. on per day and aa J5" Kuropean, $1.00 per dr and np. Ter month. Dingle room and board, at 5 t 5j according to room. For two, $75 to Board, without room f 30 per month NORTONIA HOTEL ELEVENTH OFF WASHINGTON ST. Beautiful Grill R oom American Rate to Families and . Kuropean Our Una Meets All Train Sample Suites with Baths for Traveling Men. COMFORTS MODERATE PRICES THE CORNELIUS "The House of Welcome," Corner Park and Alder.' Portland's Bon Ton Transient Hotel. Headquarters for the traveling public. European plan. Single, .$1.50 and up. Double, $2.00 and up. Our free omnibus meets all trains. N. K. CLARKE, Manager. believe he rauft have received assistance from outside sources. Small l'lre in Chehalis. CHEHALI3. Wash., April 16 (Specia I. ) t-nelialis had a small blaze this fore j ngon in the upper stories of the Brown- iik piumoing snop building, in the busi ness section on Market street. Th Klre, Department kept the flames confined to the, one building, whicli wa badly gutted. DOWN MONTH WEST ens regon (Sard