TT1E MORXIXG OREGONI-IN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11. 1911. 7 HOUSE SET AFIRE . H . vn TTl when seh sleep A Dress Sale JaNfeA-Smt Special . vss. MrM ..fM iVJTa MAW i II 535.000 FUND YET NEEDED BY ELKS Lodgemen Plan Big Canvass to Attain Goal Set at 5125,000 Last Spring. FINANCE COMMITTEE ACTS Man? Snharrltkrra to Convention Pure Are Tardy IolUr-; lean er to Be Named to Vllt All Overlooked. Immediate efforts will b mult by the Portland Elk to raise. JJS.J01 In the next fear weeks that tb entertain ment fund of $1 :. promised the a-rand lodes when the 11J convention was obtained for this city will be rompWtte. A meetln it of the 1 finance committee) of the convention commis sion wan head at noon yesterday at which dflnltt steps toward conducting a systematic cam pals n to (lean tills money were taken. 8ol Rlumauee- le chairman of this committees lie has appointed ths fol lwln members to serve, with him: Irs, Powers. reore W. Moyt, W. B. r.lafke. rr. Harry F. MrKay and Al bert Feldenbelmer. Teeterday'e meet Ins; was th first held by any of the subcommittees as this Is ths first one Bimel. It was decided to appoint a large number of additional committees under the direction of the finance committee and to start an Immediate canvass of all those business men and public spirited citizens who were not solicited in the campaign conducted last Bprlng-. Feed Pleda-ed. Several prospective contributors of large amounts have not yet been vis ited. It Is aimed to see all of them Im mediately, only t0.o of the required i 1:1.009 has been collected. Of this amount ths Iodic Itself has contributed l.'&.OOO. As tt.e delegates to Atlantic City pledaed the errand lodsrei a fund of flS. 004 for entertainment purposes, the Incsl Indse will be required to make up the difference of 3S.00 if this bal ance) Is not contributed by those- wbo will benefit from the convention. Cash to the extent of tll.tO already baa been paid Into the office of W. O. Van fVhuyver. treasurer of the com mission, on contributions pledged lent tprln The first payments were due September 1. but meny contributors have been nrtlft-nt in snndlns: In their monev. K. K. Kubll. exalted ruler, and Harry C. McAllister, secretary of the commission, met with ths finance committee) yesterday, and will partici pate In the campalxn for funds. rwavewtlM OsTtew Buy. Work Is piling up In the office of ths secretary as the convention dates ap proach and aa ths eagerness of ths outslda lodges to obtain Information concerning the big week July I to 1 Increases. Two stenogrsphers now are on duty part of the time answering the correspondence. Ths telephones In Secretary Mc Allister's office tinkled almost con tinuously yesterday morning owing to the desire of KIka and business men, who art not members of ths lodge, to extend congrsturallons on the appoint ment of Iavd M. Dunne as chairman of the general srrangemrnts committee for the Ull convention. Mr. Ilium was named to succeed YV. C Bristol, whose business engagements outslds the city will prevent him from devot ing the required time To the work, and who tendered his resignation Mon day. Mr. Bristol will lend his aid and Influence toward making the con vention a success at every opportunity tht offers, he has Informed ths other commissioners. r-everal of the other committees will be filled this week. All other com mittee appointments will be made nest Monday evening, that ths work of making the convention a memorlable one may proceed without delay. BOYS HOME IS PERMANENT Y. M. C. A. rinds That InetltnUon Has Accomplished Much Good. So successful has been the Boys' Home, conducted by ths TortUnd Young Men's Christlsn Association, that the directors of the T. M. C A., st their monthly meeting yesterday, decided to continue It permanently. When the home was established It was regarded as an experiment, and pro vision was made for only one year which has Just expired. Ths Boys' Home was established to provide for working bora a clean horn among helpful influences and at nominal cost. Boys who live there come from cheap lodclng houses, where they are confronted by many tempta tions, and are given an opportunity to live normally. The W M. C. A. secre taries do not retard It as a correc tive Institution, but ss on that will keep boys from evil ways. -In fulfilling the purpose for which It wss founded the home has been a complete success." said General IWre tary Hone. "Aiwut i boya-live there. Mr. and Mrs. W. 9. Hals will remain In charge of the home. Reports submitted at ths meeting showed that all der-artmenrs of the as sclatln are active and that large gains have been made over last year. BROTHER GIVEN ESTATE l-ate II. O. Mk-knev Will I'ortune of $25,000 to North Pakotan. Ths will o H. O. Stlckney. who died October i. lll. was adraued to probate yesterdsv. It consists of property val ued at about l.'i.Ovto. the principal Item belrg i;s shares of the stock of the Katlwav Exchange Company, which owns the Kailwar Kxchange building. This stock Is valued at lie.OOO. Wirt Miner was named as executor In lieu of V. H. f.lcknev. brother of the de ceased, and a resident of Incklnson, N IX M- frtlckner willed all the property to the brother ment.or.ed In trust, de creeing that It shall eventually be dis tributed among ths belrs aa the laws ef the State of Oregon wuM reeoc mie their ' varl u shares. The stock In the lla:itey Exchange tx.Udlnc shall not be sold. It Is decreed, until the termination of, ths present lease, and the brother Is permitted to distribute ths revenue anvng tbe heirs as their needs may apr-ir to him. PERS0NAl MENTION. F. Jones, of WaSjara, la at ths Bow- 1 era. Mrs. P. L DavldVon, cf Hood River. was registered at the Portland yester day. E. E. Edwards, of gal em. la at tho Portland. William Oerlg. of Medford. la at ths Bowers. A. U Knox, of Ths Dalles, is at ths Oregon. J. H- 'Williams, of Tacoma. Is at tho Perkins. F. w. Horsky. of Albany, la at ths Cornelius. C. E. Harrison, of Eugene, Is at tho Cornelius. Mrs. M I. Burgess, ef Medford. Is at the Portland. C. R- Schmick. of Hood River, la at the Portland. W. H- Ramp, of Brooks. Is registered at ths Oregon. p. Balch. of Dufur, la registered at ths Cornelius. F. a Stewart, of BaJem. la registered at ths Bowers. Joseph Ooeta, a Dallas merchant, la at the Oregon. M. M. Olarey. a fruit man of Dufsr, la at ths I'erklns. C. D. Hertman. a Sllverton merchant Is at the Perkins. F. Rajotte. a contractor of Centralla. Is at tho Oregon. TV. E. Flnckney, of Salem, la reg istered at ths parkins. E. A. Harris, a fruitgrower of Hood River. Is at the Perkins. C. C Clark, a merchant of Arling ton. Is at tha Imperial. W. U Tooxs and family, of Falls City, are at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Moors, of Spo kane, are at the Bowers. L. c. Hslser. a fruitgrower of Hood River. Is at tha Carlton. I- c. Wilson, owner of coal mines In Centralla. la st ths Oregon. Dr. C- A. Eldrldge. of Hood River, Is registered at the Cornelius. P. McCracken. a fruitgrower of Hos um. Is registered at ths Bowers. J. H- Albert, a banker of Salem, and Mrs. Albert, are at the Imperial. W. c. Rust, a merchant of Golden dale, Is registered at the Oregon. F. P. Popp. head clerk of ths Butler Hotel, at Seattle, is at the Carlton. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Reld. of Fort Reward. Alaska, are at the Imperial Hotel. (J. P. O'Neill, a merchant of Wood land. Wash-, and Mra. O'Neill, are at the Carlton. H. A. Llttlefleld. H. R- Morris and L. R. Ferguson, of Newberg. are at the Cornelius. R. H. Goddard, of La Crosse. Wis, ewnsr of large timber Interests In this state, la at the Portland. Mrs. May C. Lassen, who has been visiting friends In Portland, will go to Han Francisco the later part of tbe week, returning to her boras In New Tork after the holidays. CHICAGO. Oct. 10. (Special.) The following from Portland are registered at Chicago hotels. Blackstone. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Avery. Jr.: Stratford. O. N. Howell; Hotel Planters. W. B. Cram and W. L. Peacock. TRADE TRIPS PONDERED COMMERCIAL CXCB TJIXJfER TO BE REVIEW OP EXCURSION'S. Practical ICssons for Development of Oregon Object of Event Planned for October tl. An experience meeting- will be held at the Commercial Club Saturday. Oc tober II. wben thoss participating In ths recent excursions to Aberdeen. Klamath Falls and Burns will draw practical lessons from the trips and make suggestions for future trade pil grimages. Others of Portland's bus iness community win be welcomed, for In this way It la thought ths policy for future excursions will be formulated. Tbe aasemblags will take tho form of a dollar development dinner and Xhe hour has been fixed for :10. Those attending will discuss the features that appealed to them while on the va rious trips, and there will be special stunts that will recall ths plesssnt hsppenlngs of the Junkets to thoss participating Ths committee to arrange for the dinner met yesterday at luncheon at the Commercial Club and outlined plsns for the event. Those present were: O. F. Johnson. D. O. Lively. W. E. Com an. F. A. Freeman. Phil 8. Bates. William VcMurray. C C. Chapman. George A. Lovejoy, W. P. Jones, C 1. Joslyn. Clark Williams. James J. itsyer. G. F. Johnson wss elected chair man and James J. Sayer secretary. C C Chapman, who was named chair man of the programme committee, an nounced the following aub-commtttees. to carry out the various Ideas: Speeches, I. O. Lively. C. D. Joslyn. A. C. Callan: views and lantern slides. Phil S. Mates, W. P. Jones. W. K. Corasn; general committee. G. F. Johnson. L. F. Weaver. William McMurray: songs and "while-they-eat atunts." G. A. Lovejoy. J. Fred Larson. F. A. Freeman. Julius Meier. L. W. McDowell. Speskers will be chosen to present the various phases or the three ex cursions to those attending. Secre tary Jtayer soon will send Invitations to eacb ons who participated In the ex cursions and to the general member ship of the Commercial Club. MRS. B. O'BRIEN IS DEAD Mother of llarrlman Official Dies Suddenly at Son's Home. Mrs. Betsy O'Brien, mother of 3. P. O'Brien, vice-president and general manager of the Harrlman railroads, died at her son's home at 71 Twentieth street North, yesterday morning after an Illness of less thsn two days. n waa about 70 years of age Mrs. O Brlen was a native of County Clare. Ireland, and at an early age went to Wins ted. Conn, with her parents. She was married there to Matthew O Brlen. and It was there thst the greater part of her life waa spent. Her husband died about ten years ago. and alms then she hsd been living with her sons Frederick J. O'Brien, of Wln sted; Thomas F. O'Brien, agent for ths O.-W. R. N. Company at Pendleton, and J. P. O'Brien In this city. Ths last two years of her life were spent la Portland. She was seldom 111 and waa attacked Sunday with stomach trouble, which developed Into serious illness Monday evening. J. P. O'Brien was out of ths city when her condition became alarm ing and be wss summoned. He was on his wsy home when the message reached him. and was able to be with his mother only a few hours before the end came. The body will be sent to Wlnsted and will be burled beside that of her hus band. Thomas F. O Brlen will accom pany ths body. No funeral services will be held In Portland. Teachers' Meetlnc; Slated. SALEM. Or, Oct. 10." (Special) Teachers meetings hsve been an nounced for Washington County Octo ber to 11 and for Yamhill County. tctnb.r II to ll. Superitnendent Al d.rman will attend both of the sessions. Have yon dined at the Carlton? Mr. and Mrs.F. E. Ulm Are Seized as Arsonists as Roominghouse Burns. OIL POURED ABOUT PLACE Police Find Fluid, Gas and Kindling Are red to Destroy Ftrsl-Street Lodjrlnjrs Couple Calm In Blare AH Escape. Deliberate arson, endangering the lives of nearly a doxsn persons, was averted at :S0 o'clock yesterday morn ing, when Patrolman Wlllett discov ered smose pouting from windows of the Sacrey rooming-house at S45H First street. After turning in an alarm and arousing ths sleeping, Wlllett made a hurried Inspection which convinced him thst the piece had been set afire. 3 ... ,..tf X 1 !. E. risa. W he Is fader Ar rest si a Charge ef Arson. Fire Kadaagertag deveral a.ives. He telephoned his discoveries to Cap tain Riley, and wss Instructed to arrest F. E. Ulm and Mra. Ulm, proprietors of the place. In six bedroms the patrolman found that the beds had been soaked with petroleum; that litter of paper and kindling wood, also soaked with oil. had been plied under the bed and that gas-hose had been conducted from the house pipes to the floor under the beds and the Jets lighted. More careful preparations to burn down the place had been made In the kitchen. IIna, Dressed, Runs to Hall. C D. Walker, who lives with his family In ths lodging-house, was one of the first to discover the fire. He rushed Into a rear room and started beating out the flames with his hands, when H. M. Stttcn. who lives at 638 Second street, the back of his house overlooking ths rooming-house, yelled to him. saying: "Hey. you firefighter; get Into the next room, he's setting fire In there now!" Walker rushed Into the room Indi cated, heard the clang of an oil can thrown on tbe floor of the bathroom, and a moment later encountered Ulm. fully dressed. In the hallway. "The house Is afire!" shouted Walker, but Ulm. he says, appeared unmoved. Firefighter Fella Landlord. "My hands are all burnt now."eon tlnued Walker. "Why don't you set busy T" Ulm returned an Inconsequential answer, and then Walker felled him with a blow of his fist Lodging In tbe house at the time were A. Glorr. C. D. Walker. L. D. Walker. H, F. Locke. C F. Wallace, R. Kowier and Charles Warren, working men. They escaped, but Patrolman Wlllett says that If he had been a few minutes later In discovering the fire the lives of some or all of them mlgnt have been lost. Partly through the timely discov ery and partly by a seeming miracle, the house was but little damaged by the fire, which was extinguished when It had destroyed the beds in which it was started. The floors and walls were charred In placea, but the stability of the building was not affected. The house is a two-story frame struc ture containing more than 20 rooms. It Is owned In equal shares by E. H. Col lins, an accountant with offices In the Worcester building, and F. H. Thatcher, of Nome. Alaska, represented here by H. Y. Freedman. 117 Beck building. The Ultna rented the plsce a month ajro, coming here from Los Angeles. They took a transfer of an Insurance policy for 11100 on the furniture In the house. Arson Evidence Great. More leisurely Inspection of the premises brought to light several things which the officers add to the weight of evidence aualnst the couple under arrest. The kindling lsld under the beds corresponds to wood In the rooms privately occupied by the land lord, and matches used to set the fires tally with matches In a box In their rooms. One of the rescuers says that when Mrs. Ulm was Informed that the house was afire she replied nonchalant ly that her room waa not burning. A trunk containing valuable clothing had been removed tbe evening before from one of the rooms set afire. In tha kitchen tbe floor had been soaked with oil and even the telephone on the wall had been wrapped with oiled rags and set afire. The Instru ment was destroyed. Mrs. C. D. Walker told the police that she had been In the habit of dropping Into Mrs. Ulm's rooms and visiting for long periods. Monday she went to the door to show Mrs. Ulm a new hat. When she knocked Mrs. t'lra came out. tak ing care to open the door only wide enough to pas through and shutting It behind her. Standing before it she conversed for a Ions time, but did not Invite her visitor In. The Ulms were held at the City Jail yesterday In default of ball. The In surance companies have begun a aepa rate lnvcatlgatlon of the cause of The fire. A few days ago Mr. and Mrs. Ulm re ceived a telegram from Los Angeles urging them to go to that city at once Judge Samuel Bullock's condition, whjch hss been serious for several days, was unchanged yesterday. There Is no hope for his recovery and the end may come at any time. Of more than ordinary import ance, involving the smartest styles shown this season at unusually low prices $15 Serge Dresses $10.00 Hera's an unusual Dress bargain in these splendid Quality all-wool serge in the smartest styles of the season; dainty empire effects, Corday collars and striking combinations of trimming. f) (( Regular $15.00 Dresses pAV.VU $18.50 Satin Dresses $13.50 Exceptionally smart satin duchess Dresses, made with Charlotte Corday collars, in new greens, king's blue and coronation. Very charming ttj 1 O C ( styles. Regular $18.50, special. ...... .P -- v" $20.00 Satin and Serge (M A Dresses at Only . . . . ) It:. I D 'v A collection of dainty, smart styles that is rarely found at $25.00 and $30.00. These Dresses are made of very fine quality duchess satins and serges. A splendid value at $20.00, $14 75 jpiij It i m m For Today Regular $35.00 Suits dOyl HC Today, Wednesday at $.10 Here s a bargain at this popular price. These beauti ful strictly man-tailored Suits are the height of per fection, of mannish materials and rough mixtures in new browns, grays, men's wear, navy or black serges. Suits possessing such character and tailoring cannot be bought anywhere for less than $35.00, special for today Wednesday n j Htl come and see these. ipe4.i. O $25.00 Novelty Coats 1Q CA Are Great Bargains at p 1 JJU The season's most sought styles are here at this price. Stunning reversible cloths, novelty mixtures, large collars, models in many charming styles; also fine black broadcloths and serges. A most compre hensive variety of regular $25.00 C1 Q CA Coats AN EXCEPTIONAL VALUE. H JJeOU $5.50 Silk Waists $3.35 Every One a Great Bargain A most remarkable lot of clever new Waists, made of mess alines and chiffons in pretty col ors and designs. They're regular tt O O C $5.50 Waists, special a xfJ.JJ $18.50 Raincoats at $13.95 A timely bargain. A splendid assortment of stylish gabardines and double textures, with raglan or set-in sleeves; exceptionally well made and guaranteed strictly rainproof. Your choice, regular $18.50, CJ"! 3 QC special at tpiJ.JJ j VISIT MILLINERY SECTION! UHE TO BE READY SOON TILLAMOOK ROAD TO CARRY PASSENGERS BY NOVEMBER . Ballasting; and Protection- From Landslides Required Before Com plete Service Is Inaugurated. Limited passenger and freight serv ice mar be established on the Pacific Railway Navigation line between Portland and Tillamook November 1, but U will be several months betore ths new road will be ready to accept the heavy lumber shipments that now are ready to move and are clamoring; for transportation. The first train, bearing- a number of officials of the Harrlman system, passed safely over the line Monday, but the trip was made merely for the purpose of giving the railroad men an opportunity of inspecting the road, which Is by no means ready for opera tion. More than 50 miles of track munt be thoroughly ballasted before regu lar traffic caa be Inaugurated. Drainage must be effected In several places, a number of banks must be cleared away that danger of landslides may be removed, and a few minor fills must be made. The last of the bridges has been completed and the IS tunnels are in good condition, well Umbered and perfectly drained. Ballasting. It Is believed, will be the greatest problem In the operation of this road even after regular traffic la started. The service Is bound to be heavy, with timber shipments forming the bulk of the movement. Immense qusntlties of timber now are being cut and sawed Into length ready for move ment by rail either to Tillamook on the western end of the road, or to Port land on the eastern end. H-.avy timber trains are hound to put th tracks to a severe strain, and the offl. lals desire to have It In best possible condition be fore subjecting It to this usage. Both E. E. Lytle, president of the company that built the line, and J. P. O'Brien general manager of the Har rlman system, which furnished the funds, are eager to put the road Into operation as early as possible. They have made no definite arrangements for accepting traffic, but believe that regular passenger and some freight service ma be started by November 1. All those who made the trip Monday were thoroughly Impressed with tbe traffic possibilities on the entire route. The road passes through what is de clared to be one of the finest stands of virgin timber In the world. It will tske years to develop this. Much of the logged-off land can be converts l Into productive farms. SPEEDER IS OWN LAWYER IV. A. Illldgc, Fined $25, Appeals to Test City Auto Law. Acting as his own attorney in the Municipal Court. W. A. Illldge. con tract agent of tne Pacific Telephone Company, pleaded the aoverelgnty of the state over the city in making auto mobile regulations, and -on that con tention appealed his case when the court Imposed a fine of $25. Mr. Illldne studied tbe new statute which went Into effect last August, and. confident of being within the law, was bowling along Hawthorne avenue at the rate of IX miles an hour, as he admits, when he waa arrested by Pa trolman Sims for exceeding the city speed limit of 15 miles an hour. Tbe defendant contended that the new statute repealed the city ordi nance and permitted rates of speed up to 15 miles an hoar. Assured by the court that he was mistaken, he an nounced his Intention of seeking adju dication of the question In the Circuit Court. LEAGUE FIGHTS VACCINE Health Defense Body Protests Aimlnt Company's Precaution. Christian Anderson. George L Brooks. Frank W. Wsters and Oeorge Morris were detailed by the Health Defense League last night, to call on officers of the Portland Railway, Llfht eV Power Company and ' protest against the company lending City Health Offi cer Wheeler its aid In forcing the vati cination of the company's employes. At the meeting It was said that Health Officer Wheeler, following the discovery of one mild case of small pox among the men. had Insisted upon the vaccination of 110 of those who work out of the Piedmont barns. Of, this number 7S were disabled, two or three were confined for great lengths of time to their beds and one became dangerously 111, the speakers asserted. Among those who addressed the meeting were Councilman Clyde. Oeorge L Brooks and J. W. Brlggs, of St. Paul. Mr. Anderson, a member of the committee. Is In charge of the Portland branch of the League for Medical Freedom, an organization which has fought the old school of physicians, especially the effort to establish a National bureau of health. Dr. Wheeler, the speakers declared, had told the men that they would either be vaccinated or be taken off the cars and the company Is said to have supplemented this by ordering 'the employes to submit fo the Health Officer's mandate. Pitcher Frlnke Goes to Jail. CENTRALIA. Wash., Oct. 10. (Spe cial.) In the Superior Court of Lewis County before Judge Rice yesterday morning. Frlnke. the twlrler who made such an enviable record with the Chehalis State League team during the season Just closed, signed a year's con tract to appear at Walla Walla. Frlnke's occupation during the coming year, however, will not be ball tosalng. Bend, Oregon. fink 53 Lots Sold In One Day but rather stone breaking, as the popu lar twlrler attempted to rob the store of Dunbar r Company during the progress of a fire In Chehalis, Saturday night. Frlnke plead guilty to the charge of attempted burglary. YOU HAVE A YOU HAVEN'T A VICTOR be sure to get a copy of the new Victor monthly bulletin which tells about the newest music. Stop in and get a copy, or drop us a postal and we'll glad ly send it. VICTOR you'll find the Victor bulletin interesting anyhow. F?o send for a copr. Better still stop in and get it, and hear some of the esSfcj music Nsw itself. VCTORS S10 TO S100 Sherman May'&.Go.. SIXTH, AT MORRISON VICTROLAS S15 TO S250 Clean pots and p v msLtSi una i answi That the way our property so!d when the people SAW IT. WHY? BECAUSE THEY INVESTIGATED IT AND WEBB SATIS FIED THAT THE lXCATIOJf 18 THE BEST. OCR PRICKS ARE THE LOWEST. OCR TERMS ARE THE EASIEST. As this property Is solne very rapidly, we sussst that you lofe no time la m&kinjc your Investigations snd selections. Close-In residence and business lots S0xl4o. with 20 foot alleys and 80-foot streets, 3 blocks from ths Union Depot. S?0. 0S. TERMS fie PER MOTTH. Call or srrite today. 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