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TIIE 3IORXIXG OREGONTAX, TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1911. rs The New Book, "Master Christopher," by Mrs. Henry de la Pasture, Author of 'Peter's Mother Etc., on bale Eitth floor hook store Soda Fountain and Dairy Lunch, Basement Coolest Restaurant and Tea Room m City, 7th Floor Music by Heihg Theater Orchestra flrA a - jl! ri x o a. jT An Echo of Teachers Contest WHERE are the winners of the Great Teachers' Travel Contest who were provided a trip abroad through the Meier & Frank Store! Miss Murphy, who left on the steamer George Washington, July 13, arrived at Plymouth, England, Thursday, the 20th thence across the Channel to Cherbourg, France. Misses Rogers and Jennings, who left on the American steamer July 15, arrived at Flymouth Saturday, the 22L Needless to Bay, they're enjoying every moment of their trip abroad! interest in ine ruuiu uniebi increases daily. Amateur photographers from Oregon, "Washington, Montana and Idaho are participating in this great contest. If you kodak, you shouldn't fail to start now and prepare pictures to win one of these splendid prizes. Anything from the smallest Brownie "snap shot" to the finest amateur work will be considered. Seventeen prizes in all totaling $280. Contest held September 3 to 16. Entries open August 21. SEND OR CALL AT KODAK DE PABTirewT rnT) a ttt th a Tinr "RT,ANTTr AND PT?.rSPF.f!TT7S ; S msmaRESMNBM Jlml Clearance of $12 .50 to ilk Bresse Clearance of Men's FancySummerVests MEIER eft nU.KB-Jt ST INSIDE MORRISOMTREET ESTRA.ICB. HERE'S news to interest men! Entire immense stock of Fancy Summer Vests at savings to a third and even more. Every style and cut that the well-dressed men of the day could wish for. Handsome materials of every description im ported French flannels, silks, madras, pique, linens, silk pon gees, silk and wool, etc., in plain white, tans, grays and the widest variety of stylish, new patterns ever shown in the city! High or low cut single or double-breasted, finished with fine pearl buttons. Every size from 33 to the extra large. Men come todav it's an offer worth while. Men' s $1.25 and $1.50 SummerVests, 95c Men's $2 to $3.50 Summer Vests, $1.79 Men's $4 to $6.00 Summer Vests, $2.79 MEIER & FRANK'S, SECOND FLOOR WCnfEN" will hurry to the Garment Salons for an early choice of these lovely Silk Dresses. Models suitable for street and after noon wear. Dozens of charming styles in a variety of pretty colors ; both high and Dutch neck. $7.85 is our Clearance price an unheard-of offer for such handsome Silk Dresses as these I Be here at 8 o'clock. Figured Silk Foulards Bord'rd Silk Foulards Rich Lustrous Taffeta Shim'ering Messaline Lovely Crepe Meteors $6 to $8.50 Wash Dresses, $3.98 'Twould be impossible to find prettier, daintier, Wash Dresses than these at $3.98. They re the last special purchase of our garment cruel now in iNew xorJr. Many charming styles and unusually fine materials dainty blue dotted Swisses, sheer plaid zephyr ginghams, f me checked and striped lawns, m trie prettiest shades of blue, pinks, lavenders, etc., as well as black and white checks. High or Uutcn necK, Kimono ana regulation eieeves uu uami- fi" '-j m ilv trimmed. Come today for your choice of these $6 to $8.50 JT.-Tyl Summer Wash Dresses at the Midsummer Clearance Sale price m Big Clearance of Silk Petticoats ' MEIER A FRANK'S FIRST FLOOR. UNUSUALLY fine quality messalines and taffetas are used in the making of these rich Silk Petticoats. Lengthened with straight, shirred and circular flounces. Light and dark colors. Plenty of blacks. $ 8.00 Silk Petticoats at only $5.95 $ 9.00 Silk Petticoats at only $6.85 $10.00 Silk Petticoats at.only S7.45 $11.00 Silk Petticoats at only $8.25 $11.50 Silk Petticoats at only $8.65 $12.00 Silk Petticoats at only $9.55 $12.50 Silk Petticoats at only $9.95 $16.00 Silk Petticoats, only $12.45 $18.00 Silk Petticoats, only $14.25 $1.35 Comforters Go at $1.09 MEIER Jt FRANK'S, THIRD FLOOR. AN UNUSUAL saving on such high-grade Comforters that were priced low originally. Covered with fine quality silkoline in pleasing designs. ? jr Filled with soft laminated cotton. These $1.35 full-size i JLj p Comforters priced in Midsummer Clearance Sale at only $2.75 Pillows at $1.98 Bed Pillows filled with downy goose ieatners covered witn iancy art tickings. Actually worth $2.75. Clearance $1.98 High-Grade Comforters No place in the city where there's a more complete line of Australian "Wool Filled Comforters rt ff than here. At $5, $4.50, D'i:.viU $2.25 Cable Net Curtains, $1.45 MEIER FRANK'S, THIRD FLOOR. ORDER BT MAIL. FULLY 750 pairs of these popular Cable Net Curtains for the Clearance Sale today. Exceptionally neat and practical good, firm edges that en dure frequent laundering. Scores of prettv designs, insertion and edges, in cluny t P lace patterns. 4o"inches wide, 2Y2 yards long. These $2.23 Jj) 0 PahTo Xp rnrt.iins for Clearance Sale todav. at a rair Bungalow Nets Reduced Bolt ends and odd pat terns in white and ecru, re duced for the Clearance to day. $1 Nets, 43-in., 69c ; 75c Nets, 45-in. 49c ; 50c Q J Bungalow Nets,42-in.O O C 12c Silkoline at 9c Scores of pleasing designs for draperies, comforter tops. Both light and dark colorings. These 12Vic Silkolines, a yard only 9c To 85c Drapery Silks 49c Famous Cheny Bros.' Flor entine Silks in artistic color combinations of blues, tans, greens, reds, yellow, etc. Often used for ki-y Q monos, 65c-85c Silks iJC Great Wall Paper Clearance lh Price MEIER FRANK'S THIRD FLOOR. FOR quick Clearance, dozens of re maining lots of fine "Wall Paper are now priced at exactly half! Just enough of a pattern for one or two rooms. Just to give you a hint: Bedroom Papers beautiful florals, cham brays and stripes, with dainty borders. From 25c to $1, at Yz price. Living-room, Dining-room, Hall Papers dainty two-tone, cloth and stencil effects. From 35c to $1.50, at,lV. Big Clearance of Steamer Trunks MEIER FRANK'S, FOURTH FLOOR. ORDER BY MAIL. STEAMER TRUNKS as durable and fine appearing as you could wish for. Constructed of 3-ply veneer wood, duck covered, painted waterproof. Com plete with two leather straps. $17.75 Steamer Trunks, 36-in., $15.10 $18.50 Steamer Trunks, 38-in.f 15.70 $16.25 Steamer Trunks, 32-in., $13.80 $17.00 Steamer Trunks, 34-in., $14.45 $1.00 Suit Oases, 66c Split "Willow Suitcases that are so popular for the rough and tumble wear of the outing trip. Have leather corners, handle and center strap. Size 16Mx8jJ x4V in- $1 Suitcase $3.00 Suit Cases, $1.95 Genuine Fiber Grass Suit cases that are guaranteed waterproof. Edges all well bound, lining of cloth, fitted short pocket. $3.25, size $2.20 ; with 24-in. $3 22-in. size $1.95 $2.50 Suit Cases, $1.80 "Well-made Keratol Suit cases in the brown walrus finish, 24-in. size, cloth lined. An unusually neat appearing Suitcase at such a low price. Regular- d f Qf ly $2.50, onlyJ)1.0U - I I I 1 0. LOWNSDALE, DRCHARDIST, DIES Native Son and Prominent Apple Authority, Passes After Year's Illness. WORK REVIVES INDUSTRY Apple Culture In 'Western Orrgon I Stli Making Frogre Tndrr Im Stlll Making Progr Under Im Wbo Ha Passed. Millard Or ion Lownsdale. on of the leading horticulturists of tha Pacific Coast, and formerly owner of tba famous Lownxiala orchard near La far -etta. Or, dlad yesterday afternoon at C o'clock at hla homo on Clackaraaa tract. Mr. LoTrnadale had been In poor healtn for mora than a year. Laat Fall ha waa obltred to undergo an opera tion at Ft. Vincent! Hospital, but hla condition did not Improvo and hla health gradually failed. Mr, Lownadal waa born In Portland, Norember 2 1. HSI. and waa tha aon of Ianlal IL Lownadale. one of the earliest plooeera and owner of a largo part of tha original townalta. Mr. Lownadale waa educated at the old Portland Arademr and afterward went East to school. In early manhood ha became widely known for hie remarkable voice and appeared many tlmea on tha con cert atage. After aeveral year a of study he waa offered an engagement In grand opera, but did not accept any of the proposals aa he would not adapt him self to the restraints of the profes sion. Ho returned to Portland and took up the study of law. but never practiced. On tha death of hla father he Inherited a large fortune and 11 years ago pur chased tha tract alnce known aa tha Ijownadalo orchard. In Tamhlll County. Always a student. Mr. Lownadale de voted hlmaelf to tha study of apple cul. turo. tie beoama In time a leading au thority on the subject, and did more than any other Individual to revive the apple-growing Industry In tha Willam ette Valley. In tha early days In this state this Industry had been developed to a high degree of excellence, but In later years these orchards had fallen Into neglect. It was thla condition that Mr. Lowna dale encountered when ha began the cultivation of Ms orchard. Not only did he make of hla iOO-aera property one of the most scientifically developed orchards In the West, but encouraged apple-growers to ado;g tha new meth ods which have since been employed In Jl parts of tha country- in, -jrramber. 110. Hi. Loarnadate i sold his orchard to an Eastern syndi cate for 1:75.000. Before that time, however, ho had moved to Portland and purchased a home at 724 Clackamas street. Ha Is survived by a widow and two daughters Mrs. Hugh McXary and Mra. Roger B. Slnnott. of Portland and a slater. Mra R. A. Hoyt, of War ren. Or. His brother. J. P. O. Lowns dale, died about a year ago. Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed. POLICE DECRY NEW ORDER Restrictions riacrd on Men While Awaiting; Duty Resented. First muttering of discontent against the new police administration were heard around the station yester day, when Acting Chief Plover pro mulgated an order forbidding the men SPEED BEACH AIM Course Near Gearhart Equal to Ormond, Say Autoists. a period of five years. The defendant recently organized an Independent company and began operating a ferry between The Dalles and the Washing ton side of the Columbia without seek ing a license. An Injunction la asked by Tha Dalles & Rockland Ferry Com pany restraining the new concern from continuing Its business. ; i lit -V i X-'ef'ri ; ; -. -j , PORTLAND CLUB ZEALOUS Trophies WU1 Bo Ofrexext to Attract Daring Drivers to Proposed Meet Next Month Biff Garage Built. M. O, Lownadale. Native Sea aad Well Khwi Ilortlewltarlat, Who Died Mewaay Afteraooa. to gather In the Municipal Courtroom or remove chairs therefrom, and taking out of the locker-room the chairs and tablea placed there for tha convenience of tha men. Until now the many orders of ths new chief have been accepted in good spirit by the majority of the men. but this action, based upon the Indiscretions or a few, affects all alike and places the patrolmen In an un comfortable position. Card games and soma breakage of furniture In occasional horse-play are at the bottom of the order. As the case atanda, there Is one small room where they may eat their lunches- As tba men arrive at Intervals before their hour of duty, they have used this room aa a club-room, and games of cards were played at the tables. Under tha new order It will be necessary for the officers to arrive punctually on the hour of their call to duty, or stand about If they arrive earlier. With a view of making the wide beach between Oearhart and Seaside tha most Important automobile racing ren deivoua in the Northwest, plans are now being formulated by Portland and Astoria autolata for the first big annual tournament, which is to be held the middle of August. At a meeting of the dlrectora of the Portland Automobile Club tonight, the matter will be pre sented, and it la expected that details of the programme will be decided. Portland autoists have assured the club that there will bo at least 30 en trants from this city. "Speed kings" of Seattle are Interested In the event, and It la believed there will be representa tives from that city. Fast drivers of Astoria and other cities In Oregon also will participate. Three silver trophies) have been of fered. One will be given by Carl & Gray, president of the North Bank road: one by the management at Oearhart Park, and one by too Astoria Centennial Exposition officials. According to IL L. Keats, the beach between Seaalde and Oearhart Is fully ss good as the famous Ormond Beach, Kls where many records have been broken. It is believed that some of the entrants this year will be able to travel at a rate of 100 miles an hour. The stretch of beach where racing can be held la 1 miles long. It Is planned, however, to have the course only 10 miles In length. The beach is compact and wide enough to permit 10 or 13 machines to travel aide by side. For the convenience of autoists who are expected to take part In the races, a large garage has been erected' at Oearhart Park. Fully SO cars can be taken care of there. ' It Is declared that the people of Astoria are especially Interested In the forthcoming races. Visitors to the Cen tennial City will bo provided with ample transportation to the tournament, a short distance up the Coast from As toria. FVrry Case to Be Retried. United 6tates Judge Bean yesterday remanded to the State Circuit Court for trial the suit of The Dalles A Rockland Ferry Company against W. T. Hendryx. This la a suit Involving tha right of county courts to grant ex clusive franchises for tha operation of ferries across boundary streams. The plaintiff company holds such -a fran chlae from the Wasco County Court for-. PORTLAND'S CHANCE RIPE Opportunity for Trad "With Alaska Pointed Out to Realty Board Men That the opportunity is ripe for Port land to build up a large trade with Alaska Is the belief of the members of the Portland Realty Board. Addresses were made on the subject at the weekly luncheon of the board yesterday by W, M. Killings worth and Edward C Rus sell. As editor of the DaUy Dispatch, of Juneau. Mr. Russell has acquired much Information about . the resources of Alaska. He said there were pioneer Portland residents now engaged In vari ous business pursuits In Alaska ports who had been In the North several years. There seems to be a strong desire among Alakana to trade with Portland in preference to Seattle," said Mr. Rus sell. "The reason that Seattle has en- Joyed the bulk of the Alsakan trade is because the merchants of Seattle went after It. If Portland should show as much enterprise as Beattle has. I be lieve there Is no Question that this city would become the shipping center for the great northern country. "Instead of directing attention entirely to the wholesale trade. Portland should look after the retail business with Alas ka. If a line of good steamers were put Into service, tnere is no reason why the art of the tourist trade with the Far North ahould not be handled to good advantage through Portland." Mr. Kllllngsworth. who returned re cently from a trip to Alaska, told of the Immense possibilities there, and urged the Realty Board to aid In making Port land the shipping center for Alaskan business. County Assessor SIgler addressed the board on realty valuea and assessments In Portland and In Multnomah County. SEWER WORK IS URGED REPAIR OP TANKER GULCH TUBE RECO 3IMEXD ED, City Engineer Ask That Repairs Be Made Before Rain Seta In. Cost $23,300. J. P. O'BRIEN RETURNS Harrlman Chief Back From Confer 'ence Over Standardizing of Line. J. P. O'Brien, vice-president and gen eral manager of the Harrlman lines, returned yesterday from San Francisco, where he passed a week .with other of ficials in a general conference on the subjects of equipment, maintenance and motive power. A policy has been established to standardize the motive power and other forms of equipment on all parts of the system. ' The question of dispatching trains by telephone also was considered in view of the fact that this innovation has been introduced on various parts of the lines. Including certain divisions of the O.-W. R. & N. Company. A Peek Inta His Pocket would show the box of Bucklen-s Arni ca Salve that E. S. Loper, a carpenter, of Marllla. N. T., alwaye carries. "I have never had a cut, wound, bruise, or sore It would not soon heal." he writes. Greatest healer of burns, bolls, scalds, chapped hands and Hps. fever sores, skin eruptions, eczema. corns and nlles. 2So at all druateusta. City Engineer Hurlburt recommend ed to the ways and means committee of the City Council yesterday that the repairs of Tanner Quloh sewer be com menced at once, that it may be com pleted before the rainy season begins. It was estimated that It will cost 23, 300 to construct the sewer In a tunnel on Seventeenth street from Alder street to a point 100 feet south of Taylor street The City Engineer has also provided for reconstruction of 680 feet of sewer at a cost of 113,815, and for the repair of a similar length of pipe at S6800.EO. Mr. Hurlburt pointed out that It would be dangerous to leave the sewer without repair another Winter. "If it ahould collapse, which It Is likely to do unless repaired. - he said. "the damage would be considerable. Mr. Hurlburt recommended that the work be done by the city Instead of by contract, and that the work bo rushed. He asked that the money for the repair and reconstruction work be taken from the general fund, Instead of levying of assessments on property owners, as is done in ordinary clr cumstances. It was suggested that should assess ments be attempted the property own' ers would remonstrate and probably hamDer the work. The van and mtiiu committee refused to recommend that the Council act on the subject, how ever, but decided to recommend that it be referred to the sewer and drain age committee. CITY HALL ALARM SOUGHT System for Watchmen to Ring' Every Honr Is Considered. A proposal to install a burglar alarm, with a watchman's telegraphic signal and fire alarm system, in the City Hall was made to the ways and means committee at its meeting yester day, and referred by It to the Executive Board. It was estimated that the sys tem would cost till a year and .that 30 a year would bo saved In insur ance. The plan Is to have a box connected with a downtown office of the burglar alarm company and that the night watchman signal , from every floor every hour. If he fails to signal the cause of his neglect Is to be investi gated at once. NUN, AGED 81, PASSES AWAY Sister France Xavier Dies at Os wego After Accident. Sister Frances Xavier, of the Sisters of the Holy Names, died at St, Mary's Academy and College, in this city, Sun day afternoon. - Her death was the re sult of an accident sustained at Oswego June S, while returning from the new training school of the sisterhood. Sister Frances Xavier was in her 81st year and had been a rellgeuso 60 years, 52 of which had been spent in Oregon and Washington. She was one of the four sisters of the original 12 of 1859 to celebrate the golden Jubilee of the foun dation two years ago. Physical and mental vigor remained to her in a won derful degree, and had not the severe fracture militated against her strength she might have reached the century mark. ' Sister Frances Xavier belonged to the old French family. Provost, that cast its destinies with Cartler In founding New France. She was closely related to many distinguished members of the Canadian hierarchy. She was one of four sisters to enter the Sisterhood of the Holy Names, and is survived by one of these. Sister Mary Jude. The funeral mass will be sung Tues day at 8 A. M. by Archbishop Christie at St. Mary s Chapel. Her remains will be Interred In the new cemetery at Villa, Maria, near Oswego. E AGED 22 LOSI ATTORNEY A. C. EMMOXS- IS DE CIDED AGAINST. LEAGUE INTEREST HIGH COMEYG DEVELOPMENT CONVEX. TION TO BE WELL ATTENDED. Towns Over State Manifest Intention to Send Delegates to Astoria Meeting August 14-16. Letters received yesterday at the of floes of the Oregon Development League at the Commercial Club indicate there is a great deal of Interest in the 1911 convention of the league to be held at Astoria, August 14-16. The state Commercial Clubs are working hard to get good delegations and are planning many novel ways of promoting the Interests of their respective cities and districts. A letter from O. P. Schlosser, public ity manager of the Roseburg Commer cial Club, announces that a committee composed of S. E. HalL J. A. Buchanan and Mr. Schlosser has been appointed to arouse Interest in the meeting and will try to get out a delegation of at least 25 persons. The Albany Commercial Club has ap pointed C. H. Stewart and C. B. Winn as a committee to promote the Albany part of the convention and numerous other clubs will appoint committees and delegates at meetings to be held this v-eek. It is thought there will be no fewer than 250 delegates to the con vention from all over the state. SERVICEDE LUXE. Two and one-half days Portland to the Twin Cities via the Soo-Spokane- Portland train de Luxe. Best of service.. Lawyer to 'Whom Four Settlers Gave Claims for $1600 in 1889 Can't Collect From Government. Society Folk to Wed. License to marry was granted yes terday to Edmund de Schweinltz and Miss Gladys Weidler. Both are promi nent In Portland society and have re ceived many attentions since their en gagement was announced. The mar riage will take place tomorrow at the home of tha bride on Lovejoy street. After waiting for 22 years, Arthur G Emmons, a Portland lawyer, was ap prised yeterday, in an opinion by United States Judge Bean, that he was not entitled to recover $1600 from the Government. This sum represents the amounts paid as filing fees by clients of Attorney Emmons for public land under the timber and stone act. Al though the case was Instituted in 1889. the proceeding was not finally argued and submitted to Judge Bean on its merits until early this month. Prior to 1889 four homesteaders each filed on 160 acres of public land under the act of June 2. 1878. and paid to the Oregon City Land Office the purchase price and filing fees preliminary to obtaining from the United States a patent to the land covered by their filing. Subsequently and before tlie patents were issued, the lands filed upon were withdrawn from settlement under the timber and stone act and the applications of the quartet of home seekers were rejected. Following this action on the part of the Government, the claimants applied to the officials of the Land Office for the return of their money, amounting to about $400 for each claim. This was refused several times until the disap pointed settlers employed Mr. Emmon as counsel and assigned their claims to him and he brought suit against the Government. In 1890 a demurrer to the complaint was argued before Judge Hanford, who sustained the contention of the Government and upheld the demurrer on the ground that Emmons, as as signee, did not have the right to main tain a suit against the Government for tne recovery of money Daid to th G'overnment by other individuals. An amended complaint was filed by Em mons, but It came to the same end fol lowing the argument and submission of a demurrer by the Government be fore Judge Deady. In finding for the Government terday. Judge Bean referred to a Federal statute which expressly pro vides that all claims against the United States become nail and void on assign ment to a second party unless certain technicalities as to witnesses, .r, other details are complied with. The findings of Judge Bean were in keep ing with a number of decisions by the United States Supreme Court. In which me same issue was Involved. Y. M. C. A. to Test Swimmers. To obtain official results for the Na tional y. M. C. A., the Portland asso ciation will conduct a swimming exam ination of its members in the tank Thursday night. Four tests will be given, namely: The leader's test, be ginner's trial, swimmer's work and tlie lifesaver's drill. There are buttons to be given the successful aspirants in each division. The campaign is being conducted under the guidance of p. w. Lee. assistant physical director. The exhibition will be free to members. I