THE 5IORXTNG OREGOXIAN. afOSTDAY, JULY 25, 1910.
SI 00 FOR BENEFIT
GOT IN 20 MINUTES
Merchandise Purchased on Credit Todayand Rest of Month Charged on Atigtxst Bill
Otir New Store Will Be Open Next Saturday or Monday Watch the Daily Papers
. VAUDEVILLE ACTRESS SINGS IN CAFES, TO RAISE MONEY
, . FOR CHORUS. GIRL BENEFIT.
simsiini sum
Sophie Tucker, Vaudeville Ac
tress, Gets Sum Sing
ing in Two Cafes.
1000,000' Removal
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MAHR FUND NOW $3275.01
Arrangements Made for Great Pro
gramme at Lyric Theater To
morrow Night for Little
Chorus Girl.
4-H records In raising money for the
Marjorie Mahr benefit . fund were
broken Saturday night by Miss Sophie
Tucker, sweet singer at Pantages last
week, whose beautiful voice filled hats
at the Oregon Grill and Louvre Cafe
with silver and gold. The collection at
the Oregon Grill amounted to $54 and
at the Louvre $46, making a total of
1100, raised in 20 minutes, counting
out the time lost in going from one
cafe to the other.
When Mrs. Armstrong, at the head
of a committee of chorus girls from
the Lyric, asked Miss Tucker to sing,
the latter's eyes fairly sparkled and
she said:
"I am sorry that I cannot be here
for the benefit, but if singing at the
cafes will help the fund along, I shall
be only too glad to do it."
Immediately after the show. Miss
Tucker was hurried to the Louvre,
where Rigo, the violinist, threw his
soul, hair and all, into the music, while
the sweet singer's voice caused the
merry crowd to become silent and
listen. After the song Rigo announced
what it was all about, and men and
women opened their purses as the hat
was passed around.
At the Oregon Grill E. E. Larrimore,
.the steward, made the speech of his
life for Miss Mahr and Introduced Miss
Tucker. The response was a liberal
contribution from the diners, and
cheers for Miss Mahr and Miss Tucker.
Anticipating a crush at the Lyric
Theater tomorrow night, when the
benefit performance takes place. Man
ager Keating will request Chief of Po
lice Cox to have several officers on
hand to assist in filling and emptying
.the theater in an orderly manner. The
doors will be open at 7 o'clock. Be
sides the 2000 tickets that have already
been sold, it is expected a rush will
be made on the box office by belated
ones, and to avert contusion it has been
considered necessary to have police as
sistance. If two shows do not accom
modate the crowd, a third will be given.
For that matter, the actors who have
volunteered their services are willing
to work all night, if necessary.
The bill will be made up today. It
will be one of the greatest aggrega
tions of stars and headllners that has
ever appeared before the footlights at
sny performance given in Portland.
The managers of all the theaters have
offered a choice of any or their best
performers, and none but the best will
be taken. The time of each act will
he cut down, so that It will be as short
as possible, but they will be put on in
such rapid-fire order that It will be a
continuous performance at each show,
from the rise till the fall of the cur
tain. The society women, who wi.ll act as
patronesses at the benefit, have never
relaxed their efforts since they volun
teered their services, and their ardor
can only be compared with the am
bitious chorus girls, who have workec
so hard for their unfortunate com
panion. About half the donations and
ticket sales have been reported from
the Lyric Theater and the Armstrong
Company, but outside of this combina
tion the society patronesses led all
others.
At the entrance to the theater to
morrow night. Mrs. June MacMillan
Ordway and Mrs. Andrew Haben will
have a candy stand and sell candy that
has been donated by manufacturers in
and about Portland. '
Following were the donations report
ed yesterday:
Previously reported $3049.M
t'SBh. a friend - 5 00
Mrs. S. Frank, ten tickets 10.00
Ionations received Lyric Theater:
Ml.a Sophie Tucker 100.00
MIm Murkle and Miss Llndhall 30.00
strannnr i 3.00
Donation, no name. 1.00
Mildrrd Thompson 300
meirr v rranK s i.aaies- urcnestra 5.00
Mrs. Armstrong, collected 66 00
Miss Cas.ell 00
Kvelyn Ulrkie. collected -'oo
Or. J. J. Panton 6 0O
Henry Rliaaon 1O0
A. J. Erlkle -foil
Rons Everett 100
Herman Bryer ,R0
Grand total
J275.01
VANCOUVER HAVING BOOM
Improvements Costing $750,000
I'nder AVay in Military Town.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Julw 24. iSn-
cial.) Buildings and improvements in
course of construction and others or
dered and contemplated, reached J750,
000 In Vancouver. The largest building
in course or construction Is St. Joseph's
Hospital. This will cost $125,000 It
s being built by the Sisters of Cha.itv
of Providence. Work on the third story
of the 165.000 Elks Home has started
at Tenth and Main streets. Across the
street, J. P. Klggtns. Mayor of Van
couver. Is erecting a three-story the
ater building at a cost of $30,000. The
Vancouver public market. comDleted
today, represents an expenditure of
JL'0.000.
The large garage at Seventh and
Washington streets, was built by Alex
ander iook and H. C. Phillips, at a
-ost or no.ouo. j. j. Wintler Is putting
ip a iwo-story brick business house
t Slxtn and Main, and Frank J. Lackaff
s building one on Sixth. These build
ups will cost tU.000. G. W. Smith has
tarted to excavate his property at
-econd and Washington streets for a
ft 20.000 brick building. The school dis
trict has completed a $30,000 school-
ouse in Arnada Park.
The Congregational Church, is being
ml It of concrete blocks at a cost of
I'.S.OflO. The United Brethren Church
s building a $13,000 church anri th
First Methodist Church was rebuilt
us eummer at a cost of J9U00. S. M.
.angsdorft is building a $7000 residence
n Esther street.
The Government is building a $20,000
oad between the military reservation
nd Vancouver. In the Barracks, sta
les and other buildings are being
rected at a cost of at least $30,000.
no Spokane. Portland & Seattle Rail
oad is enlarging its terminal facilities
ere and is spending not less than
100.000. A special election will be held
.i Vancouver August 20 to vote on
ullding a sewer system to cost $50,
0. . Besides all these there are over
00 residences being bullc .
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MISS SOPHIE
GOOD FAIRY GOMES
Mrs. Fiske Calls on Brave Lit
tle Marjorie Mahr.
ACTRESS PROFFERS AID
She Will Help Maimed Girl When
Time Comes to Settle on New
Vocation In Life B rave
Spirit Wins Praise.
This Is just a plain tale of how a
world-famous and beloved actress
found time in the midst of a busy day
crowded with business affairs to spend
a chatty half hour with pretty Mar
jorie Mahr at the Good Samaritan Hos
pital. It was yesterday, just after lunch
eon, and Marjorie's nurse had decided
that a wheel around the garden in the
warm sunshine was Just what the pa
tient most needed at that moment. So
they started out, Marjorie's dusky
beauty set off with a wine-red silk
robe and a rose; Marjorie's nurse
walked slowly behind the wheeled
chair and the pair circled the garden
once or twice and finally drew up
near the gate. In Marjorie's lap lay
a book, "The Chorus Lady." and her
hands Idly fluttered the leaves.
Actress Visitor Arrives.
Presently a motor chugged up to the
entrance and a small woman got out.
She was dressed inconspicuously in a
blue rajah silk suit and wore a long
blue scarf wound gracefully about a
modest little bonnet. She had big,
starry eyes and a dainty way about
her, and Marjorie's brown eyes fol
lowed the visitor as she entered the
building.
"My," she said, aloud, her voice only
echoing her eyes. "I wish she were
coming to see me."
Then she turned to her book and
was treading in earnest when steps
beside her caused her to turn her heaa,
and there stood the lady in blue. "So
you are Marjorie Mahr," said the
vision, holding out a little gloved hand.
"I am Mrs. Fiske, and I am so glad
to see you up and able to take the
sunshine."
Marjorie said she was glad, too, and
the visitor sat down on the bench be
side the wheel chair and the nurse
slipped quietly away.
Girl's Bravery Attracts.
"I have been Interested in you ever
since I read of your great bravery and
fortitude." said Mrs. Fiske. "I have
the greatest admiration for you. and I
fancied you would appreciate it more
If I came to teil you in person." Then
they chatted much like old acquaint
ances of many things.
"And now. dear, said Mrs. Fiske, as
she arose to go, ."I want you to write
to me just as soon as you are able. I
am much Interested In you and I don't
want to lose track of you. It is not
the time nor place now to discuss your
plans for the future, nor in fact to give
much serious thought to anything, only
to getting the roses back In your
cheeks and strength and health in your
body. But there will be a day soon,
when we shall have to be thinking of
what line of work you are best fitted
for. and I want to keep In constant
touch with you so that maybe I can
suggest something when that day
comes."
Spirit Good to Have.
Then they said goodbye and the
famous actress patted Marjorie's cheek
tenderly. "Keep up your brave spirit,
child." she said, in parting. "Its a
mlghtly fine thing to have."
"On, .1 most forgot." called Marjorie,
as Mrs. Fiske walked to her waiting
car, "to thank you for the beautiful
bouquet you sent yesterday and the
contribution to the "
"Sh-sh." laughed the actress, finger
on lip. "not another work. Now read
your "Chorus Lady' and get well and
strong soon. And." she called out, as
the chauffeur closed the door, "don't
you forget to write to me "
"I won't really I won't," called Mar
jorie, waving goodbye.
WALL STREET HESITATES
Speculation Vnsettled and Banking
Position Doubtful.
NEW YORK, July S4. Incidents cf
last week served to attract the atten
tion of financial markets to unfavoraole
features in the conditions of business
TUCKER.
and to unsettle the speculative tone in
the stock market.
Incidentally the Spring wheat pros
pect has lost the foremost prominence
which was given it by the Government
report of heavy deterioration during
June. Also the offsetting advantage of
the large yield promised for other
grains, notably corn and Winter wheat,
have neutralized the influence of the
Spring wheat shortage.
There was a good deal of confusion
in the reading of the industrial pros
pect. A rise in the price of" the copper
industrials was based nominally on re
ports of an agreement among the prin
cipal producers to curtail output to the
limits of the present demand, which is
large In itself. Suspicion of design for
effect on the stock market was height
ened by the unexpected reduction in
the dividend on National Lead stock
and the violent decline in the price of
that security.
Strong forces are at work to build up
the reserve strength of the New York
banks, but the banking position in the
country at large remains open to dis
cussion. .
BARBER APPEAL FILED
TITLE TO 35,000 ACRES OF FIXE
TIMBER IS INVOLVED.
Lumber , Mills Near Boise Closed
Pending: Outcome Bean's De
cision Against Company.
BOISE, Idaho, July 24. (Special.) Th
Department of Justice, through United
States Assistant Attorney General Peyton
Gordon, special prosecutor for the Depart
ment, filed this week with the Clerk of the
United States Qourt of Appeals at San
Francisco an appeal from the adverse
decision of Judge Robert S. Bean, of
the Oregon division, in the case of the
United States vs. the Barber Lumber
Company. The case Involves the title
to 35.000 acres of the finest, timber land
to be found In Idaho, 60 miles north of
Boise in the Boise basin.
The case has been set for October,
when it will be argued by Mr. Gordon
and C. T. Bunday, counsel for the Bar
ber Lumber Company. The criminal
case, wherein James T. Barber and Sum
ner G. Moon, both officers of the Barber
Lumber Company, are made defendants,
will be argued before the Supreme Court
of the United States on October 7.
Ever since the litigation was begun
the big mills of the Barber Lumber Com
pany, seven miles north of this city,
have been closed, at great loss to the
corporation. The promised end of the
legial controversy means the starting of
the mills if the company wins its case.
LOVER OF ROSES DIES IX THE
CITY OF HIS ADOPTION"
AT AGE OF 76.
Alpheua Coaitrjrinis.
First attracted to Portland by
the Lewis & Clark Exposttion,
and thereafter making his home
among the roses he grew to love,
Alpheus Countryman, aged 76
years, died at his home in this
city. Friday. July 15.
Mr. Countryman was born in
Canada, and later lived In New
York, Illinois and Iowa before
coming to Oregon. He was a citi
zen who labored for the better
ment of the city and state, and
had a large circle of friends in
Portland. Mr. Countryman is
survived by his widow, four chil
dren, four grandchildren and two
great - grandchildren. His sons
and daughters are: Fred Country
man and Mrs. Byron McKlnley,
of Portland; Mrs. Clara Raffertv
of Vancouver, Wash., and Mrs.
Harry Weaver, of Forbes. North
Dakota.
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Only 3 More Days of
Portland's j Covering
Greatest Entire
Morrison, Alder, Tenth
and West ParK Streets
Come Today
Offering; Sensationally Low Prices in Every Department
During the last six months we have Kept our buyers busy going to and from
New VorK and European points, searching the marhets of the whole world for
merchandise for our new store They have bought heavily in all lines of
seasonable goods Our stocKs in the present store are becoming broken and
each department is determined to unload the odds and ends Take advantage
Lay in a supply of household needs and wearing apparel while prices are low.
Ladies' Suits now greatly
Linen Coats now are all
Silk Coats are now all
All Dresses are all greatly
Undermusliris all greatly
All Corsets are now much
Millinery is now greatly
Ostrich Plumes also are
Infants' Wear is greatly
Silk Petticoats now are
Ladies' Shoes now are all,
Men's Shoes now are all
Men's Shirts, prices are
Men's Ties, prices greatly
Underwear prices are now
TRAIN KILLS
John Manin, Former Soldier,
Run Down on Track.
NO EFFORT MADE TO ESCAPE
Confused by Freight on Opposite
Track, Victim Pays No Heed to
"Whistling of Passenger Engine
Coming Up Behind Him.
John Manin, a former infantryman of
the United States Army, was struck by
a Northern Pacific passenger train near
Portland and instantly killed at 7:15
o'clock last night.
The accident occurred Just opposite the
North Pacific mills as passenger train
No. 333 was entering the yards. As the
train rounded a curve. Manin was seen
standing on the track. The engineer
whistled repeatedly but the man seemed
confused by the approach of a freight
train on the other track bound in the op
posite direction and stood with his back
to the passenger locomotive, making no
effort to get out of the way. Owing to
the trees near the track at this point
Manin was not seen by the engineer un
til it was too late to bring the heavy
train to a stop in time to save him.
Manin was hurled to one side of the
track as the engine struck him, and
rolled over several times. He was dead
when the train crew hurried back to help
him. It was found that he had been
struck on the head and back and that
his right leg was broken in several places.
From papers found on the man it was
learned that he was a former member
of Company D, of the Sixteenth United
States Infantry. According to the papers
he enlisted in 1888 and was honorably
discharged in 1889. He was mustered out
at Fort Douglass, Utah, and had sev
eral testimonials from officers of the
Army as to his good character and ex
cellent service. The papers showed that
Manin was an Austrian by birth and 53
years old.
From other papers found on him it
was established that he had bean a sea
faring man. both before and after his
enlistment in the Army.
The body was brought to the Union
Depot and turned over to the Coroner.
An inquest will be held today and efforts
made to locate some of the dead man's
friends or relatives. He had only $1.50
on his person and few personal belong
ings. Clubmen Will "Get Togher."
ALBANY. Or.. July 2. (Special.) The
Albany Commercial Club will hold the
first of a series of monthly "'get-together
MAN
for the Greatest of All Bargain Events
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Dress Goods are all greatly reduced
All Silks are now greatly reduced
All Linens, are now greatly reduced
Wash Goods are all greatly reduced
All Hosiery prices are now reduced
Underwear prices greatly reduced
Neckwear now at great .reductions
Fancy Goods prices greatly reduced
Stationery prices greatly reduced
Drug Sundries here are reduced
Art Goods prices are all reduced
Trimmings of all kinds are reduced
Embroideries, fine line here, reduced
All Laces in the great store reduced
All Veilings in store are reduced
suppers" in the rooms of the club next
Tuesday evening. July 26. The sole ob
ject of these suppers, one of which will
be held every month, is good fellowship,
with an exchange of ideas for the better
boosting of the city. The committee on
arrangements for the first affair consists
of W. H. Marvin, R. C. Churchill and
3. C. Holbrook.
WATER PLANTS COMPETE
Bandon Company Not to Retire Be
fore Municipal Enterprise.
BANDON. Or., July 24. (Special.)
A committee of tne City Council, head
ed by Mayor Mast, has been investi
gating conditions with the view of lo
cating the reservoir for which the city
voted $60,000 of bonds. It Is probable
that the reservoir will be located three
or four miles out, to g;et pressure Xor
fire purposes.
The old water system, which is owned
by the Bandon Light & Water Com
pany, is becoming inadequate for the
needs, but the company is putting in
two new reservoirs and will have a
big supply. This company has a fran
chise, and its intention is to compete
with the municipal system.
The new reservoir of the company
will be on Ferry Creek, and the reser
voir for the new municipal system will
be either on Johnson Creek or Crooked
Creek.
WAGON CRUSHES WORKMAN
Truck With 8000 Feet of Lumber
Runs Over Youth, Who May Die.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., July 24.
(Special.) Frank Smith, of Oakland.
Cal., who has been employed at the
Meadow Lake sawmill for a few weeks,
will lose his leg and possibly his life
as the result of having been run over
by a lumber truck, on which was
about 8000 feet of green pine lumber.
The lumber company uses a big trac
tion engtne to haul its lumber to the
railroad. This engine draws three or
four big lumber trucks at a load and
young Smith was handling brakes on
one of these .wagons. He slipped and
fell from the lumber and the rear wheel
passed over his shoulder and side and
one leg, crushing him terribly.
Mile tof Cement Walk to Be Laid.
JACKSONVILLE. Or., July 24 (Spe
cial.) More than one mile of new ce
ment walk will b laid in Jacksonville'
this Summer. Surveys have been com
pleted on Oregon. California and Fifth
streets and work has begun. The
Council will endeavor to rush the work
to completion this Summer:
Log Is Buried Deep.
VANCOUVER. Wash., July 24. (Spe
cial.) When digging a -well at Ridge
field, workmen found a Cottonwood log
at a depth of 18 feet. It was partly
decayed, but it was in state of preser
vation so that it could be easily recog
nised aa Cottonwood.
Wonderful Bargains
TKis great merchandising event -will end
in Three days For today, tomorrow and
'Wednesday -we -will offer tremendous re
ductions on all lines of Women's and
CHildren's Wearing Apparel We -will
slaughter Millinery Sacrifice all lines of
Fancy Goods, NecKwear, Ribbons, Gloves,
etc. Shoes for men, -women and cHildren
Dress goods, silKs, linens, domestics,
wash goods, etc., will be priced -without
regard for -worth Men's furnishings,
trunhs, bags, etc., greatly reduced Un
usual reductions on crockery, glassware,
silverware, cutlery, etc. Closing out prices
on draperies, carpets, rugs, hammocKs.
lawn goods, toys, etc. A grand final clean
up which means a great saving to you
Boys'
MORMONS ARE PRAISED
M. J. BALLARD SAYS UTAH PIO
SEERS NOT APPRECIATED.
Leaders of Sect Did Much to De
velop West by Achievements at
Salt Lake, Declares Lecturer.
In his address last night at the Church
of the Latter Day Saints. East Tenth
and East Grant streets, on "The Mormon
Pioneers," Melvin J. Ballard, president
of the Northwestern States' Mission, de
clared that the Mormon pioneers had
contributed largely to the development of
the West and had made its settlement
mainly possible by subduing the wilder
ness and desert places. Yesterday was
Pioneer day in Utah, and the occasion
was celebrated there, in Oregon and else
where, t
Elder Ballard reviewed the history of
the Mormon people, told of their persecu
tions at Nauvoo. 111., and of their march
across the Continent to the Great Salt
Lake Valley, under the leadership of
Brigham Young. t
''It is a story unparalled in the history
of the world- since Moses led the children
of Israel out of Egypt," declared Elder
Ballard. "Driven from their homes and
property at Nauvoo and unprotected by
the Government they respected, they as
sembled on the. banks of the Mississippi
preparatory to the march to a country
where they could worship God according
to the dictates of their own conscience,
in 1846. Here the general Government
demanded that they furnish 500 men to
fight the Mexicans and. although without
protection, they furnished the men re
quired. They started across the great
plains, suffering unparalled hardships be
fore they came to Salt Lake Valley. No
green trees greeted their tired eyes, but
with the same fortitude that had main
tained them in the past, they founded the
great city in the desert and made perma
nent the development of the West. They
showed that the desert could be made to
blossom, and President Roosevelt in his
address in the temple at Salt Lake City
said that the people had made the wilder
ness blossom. It was the most unpromis
ing spot that eould have been selected,
but Brigham Young had the vision that
It was the spot picked out by God.
"The Mormons furnished the first les
son in Irrigation. The erection of the
great Mormon temple, which took 40
years to build and cost $4,000,000, helped
make permanent the development of the
West. The pioneer Mormons were pat
riotic people and loyal to the Govern
ment. "The. Mormon pioneers are not yet ap
preciated, but history will set that mat
ter right. In education, in the dramatic
art and in agriculture, the Mormons have
ever been foremost and progressive.
Brigham Young was a great man and
great leader even if, like Abraham, he
had more than one wife. He was a pat
riotic citizen and loyal to this country
in spite of the misrepresentations of his
life and character."
Carpets are now greatly reduced
Draperies are now greatly reduced
Curtains are now greatly reduced
Bedding now very greatly reduce.d
Blankets now are greatly reduced
Hammocks are now much reduced
Camp Chairs are greatly reduced
Wagons now are reduced
Go-Carts are very greatly reduced
All Toys now are greatly reduced
All Dolls at prices greatly reduced
Glassware prices greatly j-educed
Crockery at prices greatly reduced
Garden Hose prices are reduced
Refrigerators, all at prices reduced
ANOTHER FAILURE
We expected to present to the medical
profession of this city the most aston
ishing recovery yet in a case of Dia
betes a case involving gangrene. Due
to excessive sugar, the circulation was
so sluggish that the toes of both feet
were sloughing off, the bones protrud
ing. The case was horrible in the ex
treme. The patient was a well-to-do
businessman but he had lived well
and paid no attention to his Diabetic
condition. It was almost Impossible to
remain in the room, and his physicians
threw up their hands. The outlook was
hopeless. -He was brought to this city.
The patient, -with his wife, went to one
of the leading hotels and sent for Ful
ton's Diabetic Compound and a phy
sician to aid it. A determined fight
was started to control the most hope
less case of Diabetes that ever came
our -way.
Large doses of the Diabetic Compound
were given to reduce the sugar, gan
grenous toes were treated, nutrition
was forced, etc.. etc., etc.- The sugar
was soon eliminated and the circula
tion sufficiently restored to permit
operation. Part of one foot and the
toes of the other were amputated.
Clean flesh soon asserted itself. One
foot was entirely healed and the other
was closing rapidly and the patient was
making such fine progress that on
Christmas Day he was allowed mince
pie with his Christmas dinner.
We were preparing to take photo
graphs ' of the ' amputations to show
what can be done in such cases, when
the physician was suddenly called. To
his amazement he found the patient on
the edge of Diabetic Coma, sinking
rapidly.
It seems that the recovery was so
definite and prompt that the influences
that were behind him attributed it to
Christian Science and advised against
further dietary limitations and to eat
and drink as usual and all would be
well.
The diet was always a restraint to
him. and having lost his fear he eagerly
adopted the suggestion.
We have never seen or heard of such
a quick relapse. The sugar and
starches acted like poison. Gangrene
promptly returned and coma was almost
at once established. At this point the
discouraged physician asked our advice
and we suggested that if he couldn't
control the conditions to withdraw.
The patient passed on almost Imme
diately, saving the necessity for any
discussion.
This is the second case of Diabetes
we have lost in the same way within
a year. In the other case also the
victory, practically won. was attributed
to mental processes. Diet and restrsint
were thrown to the winds, followed
quickly by coma and dissolution.
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