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TUESDAY, $EPTE3IBE"R, 7, 1909. . . ' ' THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN. to -1 .... i . . METHODISTS WILL MEET NEXT WEEK Annua! Conference of Oregon Church to Be Held at Cottage Grove. WILL CONTINUE SIX DAYS Few Changes In Assignments to Portland Chnrchea Expected. JSishop Smith to Be Presiding Officer of Convention. Minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which there are 16 In Port land, are finishing up their labors for the year, preparatory to attending the annual conference at Cottage Grove. It will convene Wednesday, September 15, and will continue until the follow ing Monday. Bishop Charles VT. Smith, of Portland, presiding. Rev. a. M. Nickle Is pastor of the charge having the honor to entertain the gathering this year. There is considerable significance in the fact that Bishop Smith Is to be the presiding officer. He has been study ing conditions In this and other near by conferences for more than a year, having been designated by the last general conference as resident bishop for Oregon, and when he announces t;ie pastoral appointments at the close of the session at Cottage Grove, it will be possible to see how he feels regard ing the ministers under his Jurisdic tion, as he-will be sure to use his own personal observations and information In making up his list of assignments. As a general rule, the bishop is guided almost wholly by the advice of district superintendents, who comprise his cabinet in each annual conference. Bishop Smith has been busy for some time holding conferences, and last night completed his labors as presiding officer at the session of the Columbia River Conference, at Coeur dAlene. Idaho. From there he went to Belllng ham. Wash., where he will open the Puget Sound Conference tomorrow, and from there he will go to Cottage Grove for the Oregon Conference. Importance of Conference. There are 107 active members In the Oregon conference. There are nine supernumeraries. 27 superannuates, nine probationers and 24 supplies, mak ing a total of 167, nearly all of whom will attend the conference session. There is always a great deal of busi ness to be transacted, funds to be re ported and reports from the four dis tricts comprising the conference, so that It requires days to complete the work. The appointments are read the last thing, either Sunday night or Mon day, and each member of the confer ence then officially knows where he will be sent for the following confer ence year. In Portland great Interest attaches to the annual conference, for there is a very large membership In the Metho dist Episcopal church here, with 18 active preachers In the worki So far as can be learned at this time, there will be little. If any. change In the local field, although it Is known that Rev. S. If. Dewart will not again erve at St. John, which Is regarded as virtually a part of Portland, so far as the church is concerned. This has been a year of unparalleled activity and success throughout the conference, and especially In the Port land district, many new houses of wor ship having been dedicated since the last session of the annual conference. Several churches are now in course of construction, and some have just been finished. Owing to the situation now prevailing, it is regarded as probable that Bishop Smith will make few changes in Portland pulpits this year. That Dr. Benjamin Young will re main at Taylor-Street Church is re garded aa certain. Dr. John II. Cud llpp has been pastor at Grace Church less than a year, having exchanged places with Dr. W. H. Heppe six months ago. and he will undoubtedly be left there. Nearly the same situation pre vails at Sunnysida. where Dr. W. T. Euster has been the past year. That he will be returned there Is no doubt, as he Is Just in the midst of building a fine stone church, which will be dedi cated probably next January. Rev. J. "W. McDougall Is also building a church at Mount Tabor and will be sent back to complete the work. Rev. L. F. Smith, of Trinity, will be returned to build a stone church there, in a new location. New Churches ledlcated. Churches that will be dedicated this ,vear in Portland are Epworth. built un der the leadership of Rev. C. T. Mc pherson, at Twenty-sixth and Savler streets: "Woodstock, under the leader ship of Rev. J. D. Voce; Laurelwood, by Rev. J. H. Bryant; Central, by Rev. L C Hamilton, at Vancouver avenue and Fargo street. Usually, after a pastor completes a church-building project, he is returned for at least one year to sufh charge, and It is likely Bishop Smith will return all of these ministers, although the general scheme of making up the list, he may find 'it nec essary to move any or all of them, as they may be urgently needed elsewherej It Is regarded as certain that Dr. Clarence True Wilson will be returned to Centenary church, as he has exper ienced a ' very profitable year there. Others who are expected to be returned to their present charges are Dr, W. J. Jeffrey. Jr., Of University Park; Dr. D. A. Walters Patton; Rev. W. J. Doug lass. Woodlawn; Rev. Harold Oberg, of Montavilla; Rev. L. C. Poor. Sell wood; Rev. Everett Leon Jones, Clinton Kelly Memorial. PERSONAL MENTION. V C. C Frey, a merchant of Coeur d'Alene, IJaho, la at the Seward Hotel. E. F. Martin, of the "Fifty Miles From Boston" company, is at the Lenox. A. F. Tomlinson. of Galesburg. 111., to a Portland visitor staying at the Ramapo Hotel. C. M. Rosooe, a hotel man of Kansas City. Mo., la a guest at the Portland Irotel. J. VT. Hobbs, of Eugene, ex-Customs Collector for Oregon, Is registered at the Imperial. D. F. Skene, Of Eugene, Is staying at the Cornelius during a short visit in Portland. W. H. Fulwood and wife of the "Paid-in-Full" company are guests at the Nor tonia Hotel. H. C. McAllister. State Fish Warden, and wife, of Salem, are registered at the' imperial Hotel. R, E. Patch and family." of Poplar. Mont., are visiting In Portland and are at the Perkins Hotel. C. S. Benson, of Salem, son of the Governor, and his bride of a week, are staying at the Imperial. William H. Bowers, of the Bower Heat- ing Company, of Milwaukee. Wis., Is reg istered at the Hotel Lenox. W. S. Garrett, an Oakland furniture dealer. Is visiting here for a few days and staying at the Seward. A. Hodges and wife, of Boise, Idaho, are registered at the Perkins. Mr: Hodges is a prominent merchant of Boise. T. L. Greenough, the Spokane financier and president of the United Railways Company, Is registered at the Hotel Ore gon. " Dr. W. Kuykendall. of Eugene. Or.. ex State Senator. Is visiting at the Imperial Hotel. He will bo in Portland for a few days. Charley Olsen and Bob Touslff. wrest lers of Chicago and Indianapolis, passed thrmih Portland vesterdav and stayed at hjk I) a m ann I Maurltz Thomson, president of the Cen tennial Mill, of Seattle, and connected with the United Railways, Is a guest at the Oregon Hotel. R. R. Hlnton. a wealthy rattle man of Shaniko, Is visiting Portland with his family. They have taken quarters at the Portland Hotel. A party of Kentucky tourists consisting of Colonel I. C. Durett. I. B. ' McFerran. Sr.. L. B. McFerran. Jr., and W. B. Clancy are at the Nortonia. Charles B. Hervey. proprietor of the Cawthorne Hotel of Mobile, Alaska, is visiting Portland with his wife and is staying at the Cornelius Hotel. Bruce Glendenning. a prominent Spo kane, Wash., attorney, with Mrs. Glen denning are visiting Portland for a few davs. They are staying at the Portland Hotel. J. E. Llbby and wife, of Chicago, have taken quarters at the Seward Hotel. Mr. I-lbby is to have charge of the construc tion work of the new Swift packing plant on the Peninsula. John L. Howard and family, of San Francisco, are guests at the Portland Hotel. Mr. Howard Is one of the heavy stockholders in the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company. - C. X.- Wonacott, assistant general sec retary of the Portland Young Men's Christian Association, Is spending the week In Seattle visiting "the fair and at tending a conference of Washington T. M. C. A. workers. . A party consisting of J. B. Thayer and two aons, and E. P. Bates, of Philadel phia, and D. T. McCabe and two sons, of Plttsuburg and Chicago, registered yes terday at the Portland Hotel. The party, all of whom are connected with the Penn sylvania Railroad, left last evening for Seattle. Dr. H. C. Jefferds, who has been con fined at Good Samaritan Hospital for sometime suffering from the effects of a stroke of paralysis Is reported to be con valescing rapidly. It is anticipated that his condition will warrant his discharge from the hospital the latter part of the present week. W. G. T. U. IN NEWROLE PROMOTION WORK IS MADE AUXILIARY DUTY. Samples of Products of Each Dis trict to Be Displayed at Leb anon Convention. ALBAXT. Or.. Sept 6. (Special.) The annual convention of- the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Linn County will be held at Lebanon Wednes day and Thursday of this week. Plans are under way for the biggest convention of the organization ever held in Linn County." There are now 12 unions In this county located at Albany. Lebanon, Brownsville, Halsey, Crawfonlsvllle. Sclo, Plainvlew. Shedds, Sodaville, Rock Hill. Ash Swale and Lyons. A unique feature of this convention will be a demonstration of county products designed to show that the W. C. T. U. Is actively Interested In the general ad vancement of the country as well as In the advancement of the cause of tem perance. When the president of each union makes her report of -the work of her union during the past year along tem perance lines she will also discuss the commercial advancement of her commu nity. Each union will display samples of the chief product of its community. The Lebanon union la planning to distribute souvenirs made from paper manufactured at the Lebanon paper mills; the Rock Hill union will bring hair from Angora goats raised In that part of the county, and other unions will bring souvenirs in dicative of the Industrial nature of their communities. Mrs. Henrietta Brown, of Albany, presi dent ef the state W. C. T. U., has planned a "County Demonstration" along similar lines to take place at the forthcoming state convention at Hood River and the idea will be given its first test at the Linn County convention this week. Mrs. Brown says that the members of the W. C. T. V. are not "old fogies." as some times pictured, but that they are genuine "boosters" and they lqtend to prove It by discussing commercial questions as well as the cause of temperance at their conventions. i Thf convention will be held In the First Methodist Church of Lebanon and ses sions will be held both forenoon and aft ernoon on Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednesday evening will occur the annual gold medal contest when the winners of local contests heretofore held in ench union In the county will contest for the gold medal of county championship in declamation on temperance subjects. The officers of the Linn County W. C. T. U. who will be in charge of the con vention are: Mrs. Madge J. Mears, of Shedds. president; Mrs. Dora Davis, of Shedds. secretary", and Mrs. A. M. Ham mer, of Albany, treasurer.. The leading committees to handle the work of the convention have been named as follows: Resolutions, Mrs. Jennie Steen, of Rock Hill: Mrs. M. M. Blain, of Albany; Mrs. N. E. Gill, of Sclo. Finance. Mrs. Cora Simons, of Sodaville; Mrs. Alice Fletcher, of Plainview; and Mrs. Frances Hammer, of Albany. To nominate county superin tendents. Mrs. Meda Forbes, of Shedds; Mrs. Mary Taylor, of Halsey; Mrs. R, E. Garrett, of Albany. MORE CHEAP RATES. September 9 Is the date announced by the Canadian Pacific for sale of special round trip excursion tickets to Chicago and Eastern points. For rates and full particulars apply at local office, 142 Third street A KIH.V ENTERPRISE. Twin Falls , Oakley Project 38,000 Idaho's Choicest Acres. On Monday, September 20, at 10 o'clock A M., at Mllner, Idaho, a Carey act drawing under the supervision of the State Land Board of Idaho, will take place. Prices per acre, the flower of all Idaho, Including water rights, $65.60; $3.26 In cash per acre at time of filing; balance in 11 annual payments, 6 per cent interest; no Interest charged until water is reaciv for delivery, which will be April 1. 1911. Milner and Oakley will be the trad ing points for this great tract, and will soon be linked together by a railroad now completed from Gooding via Wen dell to Jerome and under construction from Jerome to Milner. The enterprise Is being financed by J S and W. S. Kuhn. who. during a long business career have made 'good In every Instance. The management will be the same as the Twin Falls North Side, Twin Falls Salmon RiVer, the Idaho Southern Railroad and all the power development of Lincoln and Twin Falls Counties. Write for book let Address Twin Falls Oakley Land & Water Company, Mllner, Idaho. HER LUCIA CHARMS Madame, Norelli, Portland's Soprano, Thrills Throng. RECALLED DOZEN TIMES Swedish Nightingale "Wonderful In Mad Scene of Donizetti's Tragic Opera Stormed With Bou quetsLarge Orchestra. BY JOSEPH M. QUETfTIN". . Portland's own ' Swedish nightingale, Madame Norelli. as Lucia, in Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," was cro.vned with every mark of favor last night at the Bungalow in the second performance of grand opera during the present series. She won more than a dozen curtain re calls, and was loaded down with bou quets. One handsome floral gift came from the Swedish Singing Club, Columbia, and when It was handed over the foot lights the large audience became electric with enthusiasm. For once, the old say ing that a prophet is without honor in his own country was shown to be an error. ' In every ' way the performance of "Lucia" was finished and -capable, and was Just the attraction to place us un der the true grand opera spell. To be sure, the performance might not have measured up in detail and ensemble to the feasts of artistry enjoyed In Paris, London, or Berlin, but we are not pay ing $5 or $10 a seat and what we are get ting Is worth the money. I did not find the pretty theater, which is a pleasant study in delicate green, unsufferably warm, and the atmosphere was just of the usual Summer variety In Portland and that's the best ever. The orchestra, harp Included, under the capable direc tion of A. Vinaocla, did good work and was augbiented by several first-class Portland musicians who have played the music of "Lucia"- so often that they didn't need tokeep their eyes glued to the score. The audience was in every way representative of musical Portland and it was an encouraging sign to see so many young folks present. Naturally, Norelli was the bright star of the oast. Previously, I had only heard fcer sing from the concert tage. when she did not -have the" benefit of stage costume, scenery, or orchestra. She gave a fine, artistic account of Norelli, the actress, and as a singer earned new laur els. It ,was easy to see that she was a favorite but all the same she won by merit and talent Her voice was in first class condition, and she sang way up to E flat in aitreslmo, in the mad scene. Her clear, coloratura soprano blended In sweetness with the flute, and in trills and color work the voice came out ahead. She won fairly all the shouts of approval that came from her audience, and it will be difficult In the future for any soprano to duplicate the statuesque beauty of NoreUli's 'Tucla." Barl was the Edgardo and sang with passion and fire. His voice is midway between a lyric and robusto tenor, and last night he was effective up to high B flat. When Bark, as an uninvited guest came into the room where the wed ding ceremony was being performed, so well did he assume the part of an Indig nant lover that his moustaches curled upward, fairly quivered with wrath. In sorrow, he -sang with a suggestion of the tear and in the death scene he was splendidly tragic. Zara, the baritone, made a good-looking Sir Ashton, and his big. melodious voice easily filled the theater. Giullana is another tenor who sang very well and suitably filled the dual parts of Sir Arthur and Norman. The best climax came at the rendition of the famous sextet and it was a tri umph of vocal art. Vinaccia, the con ductor, deserves much credit for the en semble triumph won on this occasion. The scenery was adequate. "Lucia di Lammermoor" was first pro duced in Naples, Italy, in 1SS5. The opera is almost as stormy as the life . of its composer. He drew the story from a Scotch novel written by Sir Walter Scott, and the music is as tragic as the words. "Lucia" is Donizetti's triumphant answer to the challenge that he lacked the mel ancholy sweetness of Bellini' or the sparkle of Rossini. He clearly wrote "Lucia" for the voice, and unconsciously preached a sermon, that Wagner ought to have heard. Donizetti was a man of many moods, and was in succession a law student, architect and soldier before he found his life work as a composer of music. The failure of his "Don Pasquale" broke his heart, and his reason left him before his death. That Is why he lived in his own life- the tragedy he pictured in "Lucia." Tonight, Giordano's opera "Fedora Is the bill at the Bungalow. WEATHER NOT SO WARM Maximum Temperature 8 Degrees Under Sunday's Record Mark. Genuine September weather pre vailed yesterday and the official ther mometer stopped at 85 degrees, eight points lower than the record-breaking temperature of Sunday. Indications are for cooler weather today and continued fair. There has been a slight drop in the barometer, and thunder storms have been reported In Southern Idaho. During the next 36 hours the weather will continue fair in the western sec tion of Oregon and Washington, ac cording to- the forecast Hourly tem peratures yesterday at Portland fol low: i . BAM 65' 12 noon 7 6 A M ! . ...0 1 P- M 81 ? A M .. .... 61 2 P. M S2 8 A M '....!; ? P. M M 9 A. M ' " r. ai 10 A M TO 5 P. M 11 A M 13 .83 NEGRO PORTERS ACCUSED Two "Arrested for Alleged Theft of Passenger's Purse. Accused of stealing a purse contain ing $45 and a ticket. W. H. Newlands and Jesse Cooper, negro porters on passen ger train No. 16 of the Northern Pacific, were arrested last niht by Detectives Mallet and Casey. J. E. Rowley, of Val lejo, Cal., who was returning from Seat tle, is the. complainant He says he left his purse in his berth and when he re turned It was gone. The theft was reported to' the local Pullman office and the arrest of the negToes followed. Newlands confessed that Cooper gve him $J0, but denies having anything to do with the robbery. A KOSCIUSZKO MONUMENT Polish pioneers of Oregon Make an , Appeal for Funds. , PORTLAND, Sept. 6 (To the Editor.) Through the efforts pf the office and mem. bcr of tho Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America and of dif ferent Congressmen from various states, a biu was introduced and parsed by the S9tfl Congress providing for the expenditure of $.vl,000 for building a monument to the mem ory of Count Caslmlr Pulae-kl. the Polish patriot, who was commmander of cavalry In the Army of Washington during the Revolu tionary War. and who lost his life for the freedom of our country In his gallant charge on the British outposts at Savannah. Ga. Congressman Brick, of Indiana, made an amendment to this hill that space also be provided for a monument to be erected by the Polish people of the United States to the memory of Thadddeus KoscIumko, another Polle-h patriot who was' chief In command of the Engineer Corps In Washington" Army, plannned such Important fortifications as West Point and other places and who, through his knowledge and skill In warfare, saved the American Army from many defeats. After a conference the bill as amended was referred back to the House and wae panned unanimously. It received the hearty ap proval of fX-Pre.ldnt Theodore Roosevelt. It was decided to postpone the erection of the Pulaski monument until sufficient funds. can be rales for the Koeetuazko monument, and, as the Polish cltlsens of this country con stitute a large portion of the laboring class. It is almost an impoerlbtlity for them to ratse sufficient funds, among themselves, to build the Kosrlnszko monument. Therefore, we. the -Polish pioneers of Ore gon. Branch 10S5 of the Polish National Al liance, do hereby appeal to all loyal and patriotic citizens of Portland and Oregon to help us to erect this monument, a General Thadddeua Koecluszko certainly deserve be ing remembered with a suitable monument to his memory In Lafayette Square. Washing ton, D. C, beside the Lafayette and Pulaski monuments, for his honorable services to this country. " Contributions may be swnt to the Kosolusiko Monument Fund. 219 Curry street. Portland. Or. John Mevers president: TV. Knwalewekl, vice-president: I. T. Teierskl. financial secre tary: G. A. Werner, recording secretary; F. Kolkowekl, treasurer. Polish Ploneere of Ore gon. Brsneh 1 ..W, Polish National Alliance of the United States. SAND WsrW FIGHT POSSIBLE AMENDMENT yiTLTj BE RESISTED IX COUNCIL. Mayor Determined That Material for City Work Shall Be Purchased Where Cheapest. Mayor Simon's ultimatum the Port land sand trust, which, has put an end to its sale of Columbia River sand at exorbitant prices for city work, has created widespread Interest, and, al though vesterday was a legal holiday and the City Hall was closed, scores of tele phone calls were received by the Mayor, congratulating him upon his stand. City Engineer Morris, who started the investi gation which has led to the death-dealing blow to the octopus, also received numerous congratulatory messages. ' Whether the officials of the sand trust will put up a fight, will probably be seen when City Engineer Morris, acting upon orders of Mayor Simon, carries to the City Council an amendment to the pres ent ordinance, by which the trust has waxed and grown fat for ten years. He will do this tomorrow.' when the Council will meet, but is is probable the proposed amendment' will be referred to a com mittee, where the first skirmish will take place, if It is the policy of the trust to put up a fight. Owing to the fact that Mayor Simon is not making his fight direct against the trust, it may be that the officrals of that organization will not care to put up a fight The Mayor's plan is to taboo the product which is controlled by the trust, and to purchase sand where he can get It cheapest. As the present ordinance galls for ""Columbia River sand," it is suggested that the trust officials will try to force compliance with the strict letter of that law, and that they will try to forestall the Mayor and City Engineer In their efforts to break up the monopoly by se curing votea in the Council against the proposed amendment. R. A. Hume, who represents the sand trust, says the basic price for sand is $2.60 a load in the district closest to the point from where delivery is made, Instead of $3.60, as has been stated. WILL TEST LIEU LAW SUITFILED IX STATE CIRCUIT COURT AT HILLSBORO. Alleged That Enforcement Deprives Owner of Property Without Due Process of. Law. William Reld ex-Justice of Peace, has brought a suit In the Washington County Circuit Court which will test the constitutionality of the lien law passed at the last session of the Oregon Legisla ture. The law provides that a creditor may take possession of chattels upon which he has performed labor, and that if he file's a lien with the County Clerk within SO days after surrendering them it entitles him to foreclose. Two ways for foreclosing on the lien were provided by the last Legislature, one, the ufual method of bringing suit in court, and the other consisting of delivery of a cer tified copy of the lien to the Sheriff, when he attaches the property and sells It in the same way a? upon an execution. - In obtaining an Injunction against Sheriff Hancock, of Washington County, from County Judge Goodin, Mr. Reid alleges that the latter method of fore closure deprives the owner of his prop erty without due process of law. The case will be tried before Circuit Judge Campbell, at the October term. The plaintiffs in the suit are Robert Hann and the Pacific Construction Com pany, and the defendants N. J. Person and Sheriff Hancock. The suit Is friend ly bo far as the Sheriff Is concerned. It appears from the complaint that Person, who is a blacksmith, repaired tools be longing to Hann. who Is a contractor, grading on the Southern Pacific exten sion at Brmlta, between Hillsboro and Oswego. When the time for settlement came, Hann considered Person's charge of about $W)0 too high. Hann thought the price should be about $X. and expected Person to proceed . with a suit. Instead of that he handed the lien to the SherifT, and it was only by the Issuance of the Injunction tluit Hann saved his grading outfit from sale under the hammer. Masher In Tolls. Accosting every woman' pedestrian who passed him while standing at Third: and Washington streets, A. B. Feels, a me chanic, living at 364 Fargo street, was arrested by Patrolman Maddux last night. Feels had been drinking, accord ing to the officer. He' was locked up In default of $30 ball. . Family Out, Thieves Work. While the family of A. Roderick Grant, 561 Elm street, was absent from home yesterday afternoon, burglars entered the hotise and stole articles of clothing and jewelry valued at $t. The police wero notified and detectives have been detailed to the" case. It Is in time of sudden mishap or accident that Chamberlain's Liniment can be relied upon to take the place of the family dwtor, who cannot al ways be found at the moment. Then it Is that Chamberlain's Liniment Is never found wanting. In cases of sprains, cuts, wounds and bruises Chamberlain's Liniment takes out tjie soreness and drives away the lain. Washington. The Naval Bureau of Supplies and Accounts Is In the market for 40.000 jackknlves of the new typs recently adopted. I mi i i nn II I V. 5. UUUMS LAP 1120 Acres, Figuring in "11 . 7" Suit, Restored. JUDGE BEAN DECIDES CASE Timberland Acquired Illegally by Horace McKlnley Seized by Government- Prisoner and R. B. Montague Testify. I By a decision given by United States Judge Bean in the Federal pourt yester day. United States Attorney McCourt ac complished the restoration to the Govern ment of 1120 acres of valuable timber land, patents to which had been acquired unlawfully by Horace G. McKlnley and his associates. The land Is located in Linn County and is included among the plunder obtained by the land-fraud art ists in what has come to be known as the "11-7 case." It was for this offense that McKlnley was convicted in the United States Court and sentenced to the Jail term he Is now serving. Preliminary ' to the issuanoe of a de cree by Judge Bean ordering the cancel lation of patents to these seven quarter sections, acquired by McKlnley and his confederates by the use of names of fictitious settlers, some testimony was submitted showing the fraudulent char acter of the operations of McKlnley and his associates. This evidence was sup plied briefly by , McKlnley, who was brought to the courtroom from the County Jail, and Robert B. Montague. ex-Deputy County Clerk of Linn County. Montague assisted the "11-7" gang in its operations by certifying to bogus affidavits of the supposed settlers who were, m fact, none other than McKlnley or one of his agents. This was the first appearance of either McKlnley or Montague in the United States Court since the conviction of tho former on an Indictment charging con spiracy In the acquisition of public lands. FRANK E. WHITNEY PROMOTED Chief Clerk of Railway Mall Service Now Assistant Superintendent. Official confirmation of promotions In the railway mail service for the Portland district was received yesterday from Washington. In consequence of this an nouncement. Frank E. Whitney, for 11 years chief clerk of the railway mail service for this district, has been made assistant superintendent of the same service to succeed Frank W. Vaille, who on July 1 last was made superintendent of the newly created 13th division of the railway mail service with headquarters In Seattle. Mr. Whitney will have his headquarters in this city. His promotion carries with it an increase in salary from $1S00 to $3000 per annum together with an allowance for all necessary traveling ex penses when his duties require his ab sence from Portland. 1 Mr. Whitney will bo succeeded as chief clerk by Albert S. Rand who for 20 years has served as clerk on the Portland-Ash-land run. The annual salary of Mr. Rand is increased through the promotion fromi $1500 to $1S00 and he is also allowed traveling expenses. DOUBLE LIQUOR TAX SOUGHT Judge Bean Considers Internal Revenue' Case Involving $200. An Important legal question relating to the -collection of Internal revenue was presented before Judge Bean in the Fed eral Court yesterday when testimony was given in the . suit of Frederick de Bary & Co. against Colonel David M. Dunne, collector of internal revenue for this dis trict. The case was taken under advise ment by the presiding Judge. This is a suit involving the collection by Colonel Dunne, as an officer of the Government of about $200 Internal reve nue duty from the complaining company on a quantity of champagne and other liquors brought to this city for disposi tion in the local market. It was the con tention of the liquor dealers that the payment of an internal revenue tax on the goods in trie state of New York en titio,? tt tn HisnoKe of the stock anywhere in the United States. This position was attacked by United States Attorney Mo- 7 I "Nature Will Punish and if no attention is paid to her war nings aches and ails that follow abuses it's a mat ter of but a short time before gpod health is lost. Coffee may or may not be the direct cause of your trou bles, but we know of thous ands who have profited by the change from coffee to ; Try it yourself "There's a Reason" Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich. SECOND H nil o WILL TAKE PLACE ON NEXT Wednesday Eve., Septembers 7:00 TO 10 O'CLOCK It is an event looked forward to with pleasure by many East Portlanders. There will be orchestral music from 7:30 till 10 o'clock. At 9:15 P. M. Valuable Presents Will Be Given Away Everybody is invited to come and spend a pleasant and profitable evening. You will want an opportunity to examine at your leisure our Fine Stock of Fall Goods Every department of the big store, including our Men 'a and "Women's Sections, is overflowing with new arrivals. Your inspection is invited. Gevurtz Bros, East Burnside and Union Ave. Court who appeared for the Government and Insisted that the payment of a tax in the State of New York did not entitle the liquor firm to peddle Its goods In any other state without the payment of an additional fee to the Government. AMUSEMENTS WHAT PRESS AGENTS SAY "i-edora" at Bungalow Tonight. The International Grand Opera. Company will presen Giardana s trapic and absorbing, opera. -Fedora." at the Bungalow Theater. Twelfth and Morrison streets, tonlcht at ill o'clock The brilliant prima donna foprano, Mmo. Therry will be seen as Fedora, together with an excellent east ot principals Including a former Portland girl. Diamond Donner. who. is cast as ' Countess Olua" Follow ing la the repertoire for the remainder of the week: Tomorrow after noon, -II Trovatore"; tomorrow nlsht. Klg oletto"; Thursday evening. "Rustlrana-Il Paliacct": Friday evening, "Carmen"; Sat urday matinee, "La Traviata"; Saturday evening, grand composite bill, "L. Amlco Fritz." "Ruatlcana," "Pagliacci," Portland Is Indeed to be congratulated on having an opportunltv this early In the season of hear ing this magnificent organization. A Splendid Success at Baker. Tha engagement of Misa . Jewel and Mr. Bowles at the Baker this week has exceeded all expectations, both from an artistic ana financial standpoint. Crowds are attending every performance despite the weather, and to their surprise they find the Baker quite cool and comfortable. The performance of "Salomy Jans" arousea great enthusiasm. Lyric Matinee Today. There's a souvenir matinee at the l5"rle toda " when the Athon players will he seen In A Kunaway Match." the great fane comedy success. whli;h Is making such a big nTtnTs week. Every lady will receive a souvenir. Other" matinees Thursday and Sat urday, and every night this week. You 11 like the Lyric- AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS. All-Star Bill at Orpheum. Another of those great all-star feature bills s holding the board. ; at the Orpheum this week. Prominent is Tom "Wateis, late itar of "Coming Thro' the Kye," etc. His performance include. his original ?y Pastime." song, dance, story and mimicry. Mr Waters Is one of the best-known come dian, in his line In the country. Pantages' Excellent Programme. Pantaccs Is the coolest theater In town The man who To Be His skin there was grocery coffee.' my he 1,1 ANNUAL oenini JL and the excellent bill, headed by Edward Blondell and company, the Five Musical Pplllers. and .Professor Buckley's Canine Company, Is very attractive to the show shopper. The management of the house hns secured a small force of boys who carry water for the patrons, at Innovation in a vaudeville theater. Grand's Beat Bill. Best of'all the vaudeville programmes tho Grand has given In months 1 the ono now offfred Rlnaltlo. the wandering violinist. Is a smashing big hit and carries the house by storm. Every lover of music will enjoy his turn. Botuwell Browne & Co. have a travesty on Cleopatra, and a long, live snake 1. used during a strange dance. Cirrus at the Star. Blanche Graydon. with her splendid little dog and rnonkey circus Is creating quite a sensation at the Star Theater. Many splendid pictures this week, headed by 'Jn,XLJ ican " the first of five pictures to be taken from Victor Hugo's "I.es Mlserables.' Bis; Crowd at the Oaks. Another hlr crowd at the Oaks yester day furnished evidence that Portland s great amusement park Is appreciated by both res id -nts and strangers within our gates. The sensational act of the marvel of tw-o con tinents, the great Desperado, amazed all who witnessed his extraordinary exhibition. Xlie band concerts continue popular. FESTIVAL MEETING CALLED Association to Decide Tonight Whether Event Will Be Annual. It Is not yet known whether Portland will hold a rose festival next season. At the annual meeting of the Rose Festival Association, to be held in its rooms in the Swetland building tonight, the ques tion will be decided. It has been hinted that several of the ofllcers of the association have griev ances against business . men and firms whom they accuse of violating their agreements to contribute to the financial support of the recent festival. This is said to have disgruntled some of the of ficers to such an extent that they will not bid for re-election at the election ol oftleers to be held tonight. . Reports of President Hoyf and Secre tary Hutchin of the festival association will be read at the meeting tonight. Dis cussion of the question whether the fes tival should be an annual event will then be taken up- misuses her gifts. FOUND A WAY Clear of the Coffee Troubles. "Husband and myself both had the coffee habit and finally his stomach and kidneys sot in such a bad condition that he was com pelled to give up a good position that he had held for years. He was too sick to work. was yellow, ana i naruu an organ In his Doay ui not affected. "I told him I felt sure his sickness was due to coffee and after some discussion he decided to give it up. "It was a struggle, because of the power ful habit. One day we heard about Postum and concluded to try it and then it was easy to leave off coffee. "His fearful headaches grew less frequent, bis complexion began to clear, kidneys grew better until at last he was a new man altogether, as a result of leaving off coffee and taking up Postum. Then I began to drink it too. "Al'hough I was never as bad off as my husband. I was always very nervous and never at any time very strong, only weigh ing 95 lbs. before I began to use Postum. Now I weigh 115 lbs. and can do as much work as any one my sizo I think. "Many do not use Postum because they have not taken the trouble to make it right. I have successfully fooled a great many per sons who liave drunk it at my table. They would remark, 'You must ouy a us" of coffee.' One young man who clerked in a store was very 1 When I told him wnai it. was. T'o onld Postum lor tour ycii! but I had no Idea It was like this. Think I'll drink Postum hereafter." Read "The Road to Wellville," In pkgs.