Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, October 14, 1911, Page 11, Image 11

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MOltXTXO OKEGOXIAX, SATUItPAT, OCTOBER 14, 1911.
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tfo a.T I "-RTf..- vj.itti.;. Thia art-
rtiuon t 2 il and tomcat ai
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lorw .. tmi ftaraooa at J.l
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la krU-4 rnliffiM la MtadMj't tmrnttm mmM a
UbJ In Tb Chrrcaoian utu- Ctc r
Ck xt I'ahh Mimstck to I'nr.Ani.
Iv : -:..-rt .f .-,in. of i;r.in;i Pa,
f irrnrr (uM-t f th- Tnlrl iTd rian
'h'jr. h. t Ka.l n ami Tur-
:-r.h trM. yriuj.y th pulpit
f th.it ihurch jri'l.iy u :nt. It-v. Mr.
.M. Ian ji rlk.t f the Thirt Church
ti-n it r.u at fr:t i.thth iin.I Kit at
r.r- i. Wliii he " In r!i4ri:e
I l- pr--n: r.l .1. r .. built an l lrU
rr. .i T, d.-y uf t t'i tl ! :ri tin
J-rv. Mr. M- t.-n i..r.-l f r Tort li.o.
i i -rr h lit'l L-n a:trn-l l- th
l'."i.. MiMt-in ilo.tr. t. r.n urcunt of his
t ..-r:t r.-.' a a m. fir .r-. H is
rv- i i r. hi (.-r:n r th.inh In 5rnnts
t r.ui a-. Itt v. Mr. M --
!r n' n-n t .ti-tr of the Anibr!
i r- )fTi.n i"rmrh.
M ritri;i iwr.n Anumro.
'Vi'i I h p . krta full of rrcnfj- In
v'l il ntfiiin.it (tnj. Mrvr r...nrn. j ro-
! t -r rf m-vinif pin-ir hnw in T-
'' i. n urnj!.! .y Ivtfr vm C"l
ri ,ri .m-l it. j. ,tt ha r i:!r)4l Mation
-: r( i afirnn. in tl a r.iph t re
1 : t fr-n T. r.ina T" n'mv. In tha
n-'.n of tri ofTV--r. Ix frjm th
t .rt wlnil.iw if i tr ti?rf.r. an ih-n
.i I t'.--! ir-it he tniM w ith his
( rnr "! m -t- no f-p t nf lf:ivtnc
1 tM t ! .-hrn. "an! I :ifti willing
t .- hti-A," Ii will e rrlurni tn
tnr t uj'Mfy nf nn rf:. t-r th!. nmrnlng.
1 it.n cvm Si m tth rr rR 1
In ; n .in-r an. I r r--t-fmpl:ttnt
r. yptlrnt.iv f. the -utt of M'inl
S e 4 r i r r- a t tr ". for 1
y. $ M irh n polrcm.in. dmnl
frm the hwyrr Thn patrolman
t i rrn h mr.tn acju 1 1 1 el hef tire
Jti-tt-e if a t-hurtre t.f a.-otault ire
f -r-"! Ir A itornfy H'-w rt and tht
h - wn a ! romtt llt'd t emfJiiy at
t rnrv t antvrrr rhiritr fll'l
iriint hirri mtth the Ferutlve nanl
f triit i'iiy. reptit.tttn and Hnan
rr h-iVe teen l i m :i el, he a.erta.
MiM'irTrKsi to trrT A rallefl meet
Ire of the mmlHti rlnl auirtiit !n w!ll
r- h.I I nt 1 : 1 V. M. at the Y. M l
A.. n tt M'fi'lr. at whlrli the f per! ill
writer f tointa wilt he ronnlilerati.m
.f the report of the committee recently
pp-tntil tu arrange for a Hre-mlnut
r. r f. r n. with ir"i'l nt Taft. hi
here, anl who b"t obtain an In -
t TVifW. rnunt llm in Mrliuir will ala
.i.t tre the miriftera. hla auhject binic
"The I'owrr ttt Attorney a a lU'lnted t
K'n-T Pnr.iiTTrntAf CufRofi. AMer
nn I Twelfth. Mrninjr aernion by the
Iftnr. Kcr. John H. F"1. I. L.. for
ptrrnta and children. "A Kl:ht foe m
i-e'; ev. nm worship. 7:3 o'clock.
nMect. Thm Principle ti Mral Ovcr
.Triin." ahowtnir the chief cauae of
f.ilire In character anl rattirt. th
Mity of the nt vliiu.il to himaelf. and
of aot-i.'ty t-1 lt member. Anthem.
"The Ktnrf cf Ie"; soprano oo, '"He
Kn- w t:u Way.
W'.-wrv .k rr Bt.tr MaRKfrr. City
.U'f:tr Rarbur yenurrdy received a
r mrnunlcatun a.ltlrewjtej to the Mayor
an I nifmtMT of the ltty Council.
iir.inrf that thry ue their ower and
u'h'r:ty In nrrin'tnc for a public
n r kt. The coriiuitinlcnt!on w.ta
s.kcn.d by a number of women. It will
be ronMdereit a. I the nrxt Council aca-
rxi.KRK. oprnATtox. Mri
H J. laibbe. wife of It. luibbe, waa
i m ra t upon y enter day at ?t. Vln
rrnt Mt-pTI.iI f-T Mppemilritla. h. la
r-ported improving n;e.-iily. Mr a.
wa taken til never. il d.iva ao.
nnil w removed to the hospital Thurn-
I t. The operation a perfornirU by
,Ir. Krnivt Tucker.
It i earn i tTuN. Six laix'Hr.R
Tol l lephenon. -1 J eara 'd. waa
l'.wnett jt-f r 1 ijr fr Tn a barce of the
N t . k u t:i A Kf!!y 11 nt the .k k n.
White worklntf on the b ir-e he nlippd
v. ml fell overboard ar.d w e arlntr rub
ber boot nnd a heavy linker be wan
ira v n to the bottom. The body was
rvo verrd.
U K. itoVi FlM Kr.. Urt.n. The
funrr.il of Itenjnmin K Ku:t-:. an old
r- v-l" of the t: i.t St-le, who tl;ed at
i;,..t S.inrirltAtl Monpltit. l held ye
r.rMv und-T tne u;'hea of I'ortland
1 o.Ue if tit of tit.- h he w.i a mem-br-.
1 .: iVh'-n delivered the
"Ti r m n : -rt 4 Kci.pttrK xsr Srx
Ilviii.sr be the th-me tmor
r w rn.rn;n; t ti- Church of o.;r
Kth'r i nif .-i.ir. I, sventh and Yam
hiti. Kfv, V. ii iM.'t, Jr.. mlninter.
In the r'enm at 7 4a an illunlrat.-d
lecture on M rtin I.nt r
Si r. iL "N Tt i.. bairn nn.l
I h.ve on .ile t! -to-k from
Vrrlci Trunk Comp.t ny. 4. 'IS
jhirrton t '" t. nt K r. a t : y re. I uced
pr ue. Th 'a U your c ha nee tt wave
ri,n. v J It. U lln. "The Trunk Mm."
M jh.n.ton ntreet.
iVmiaut MrTp-i'i-rT Pr. Trim t.'.e
Fiek It A. M. "Pur lurpe and I'ro
rraTme": ? - P- M- btina series. "The
Man f-T M.n" "Hi Wi;r. ivt.d.er
: i n -e" : vt ber 23. Heart ";
,nrTl .T T.. MruinC Hear tha sene.
irch"'ra nnU.
KVAX . t t-rt S-vt.-ra The Itev.
Henry Mir.'-'lt wl.l pre.tch an! the
I .r v. .t C M irl:n w tl : ri c the ko el.
1 -e City Park Church. K-rty-rUtV. n-l
r. i v road. '.mliy nikht t T:i nnd
h n tfht of nv&t except Sat-
unhy.
I:' v. Wahrm H- I-anpov I . I . pre-l-
,1,-rt ,f San KfaH''Mr-i Theol.u ! 1 1
S Tinirv. :il preach lom.np w no rn-t-tf
m t" ilv.iry Presbyter. an ih rch.
nn i K.'v Huk.i Tiylor. IV !-. of U-.
In th- rvmiTfi.
pi;r r.-s.nriATiov-i, Omirh Pr.
Pvt! t .e n n.fter. preached tomor
row i '.. r. - 11 A M . ' ln Md Pwrr";
7. li r M . -p.Tt .and a Men. Women
nr Vi. id-en "
M:i i:''r.rt Tlrect'y frrn d.ilrv;
V S '! ' 1 . e? ) Summit t'airy. It.
y. p. .N-.
Aia. Cak TAfi'Fi; to Oiks Kink.
J. vis merry crom d at Ore nt II! nk.
Pkaxk Smith's butter &S A Te.
Fhank I- Smith hams, half ham 17c.
Krank I. SrrUh's btcin 2-' 2-
ELKS SEDOUJ 1400 BIDS
r.nimiit- Hujr Arrnuln; ror Ills
Crk-hr.nl Hn In Jill).
Krry lo.lc of K!k In tho I"nliJ
rtjt. bJ bcn Invitf.l tn cf-i, t.,
1-ortlmJ n it Ju.y t att. n.i th sth
adquaI iir.inl l-ii; rruo.cD ar.J con
tention. Hirry C. Mc!!!tr, -or.try of the
'.ovl C'.nvfTit.on fi'inmlMi-in. jrKtrriljijr
nill nrrly l Iritfr. tn th.
vurlou Kir. In th. country urging
thorn to get la touch with the Portland
orp inlxatlon.
Kach lodeo h b..n isk.d to or
ramie -1'ortlnnd flub" and to In
form the local r.mmltle. of lta pro
prt In oriranliinx th. UeKtlon that
will come to Oregon n.xt July.
Arranicm.nt. to adv.rtlM the con
vention thoroushly also have been
mad.. Co-:.rHH-n with the railroads
and other li..tltutlon engaged In the
fev;..i.ment of th. state hat been
HOUBht.
Aa soon a. return atart to come In
from th. letter, sent out by the secre
tary more uXlnlte knowledge of the
i.ri.'bat.l. atirn'ianoe will be obtain
able. JudKlnit from the report already
received from lod.a In every portion
of the I'nit.d Mates, the local Klka
place the numbvr at 43.0J0.
Al meetina; to be held next Mon
day noon the finance committee re
cently appointed by Sol Blumauer. chair
man. .II name the subcommittee that
are to Mart the whirlwind campalKn
for the completion of the Illi.OuO en
tertainment fund promised the rrand
loda:e. The local committee Is Oi.Of'O
nhori of the required amount. o
trouble tn securing the balance Is anti
cipated. -
OIL PROMOTERS FREED
c;NTi:xni-:iN-s dkcisiox is op
pcsitk m ;i" s.
Ju.U-r- llolil ral- rrcte-ns Evl
drniT Mnt lie In Wrltlns of Ac-ruM-d
li;.niinl Concern 3.
Holding dlrertlv opposite a decision'
rr.-le bv Judc. .Met. inn w ne i.
d;ctment airamt K. A. I'eck was at
larkMl, rir.ult Ji lB. f..intenl..ln yes
ter.l.iy made a riillnic whl h led to the
nt th atnte
itrami...ai or ir. -r . V
. ... it ivhiiaabar on. Of th.
airair.ni i . 11. .........
promoter, of an oil company, who was
a'l.-se.l to liave as.t..l In fleeclnIr
Mary J Cole out of Troperty worth
mor. than fll.U". taklnic the property
In ex.-l.an:. for 7:.0 shares of oil stock
u.-.'lnr. d to be worthless.
hlteakrr'a freedom carrl.S with It
that of I. r. Hammer. F. A. Peck,
II. r. I.uker and t'. U I-uker. his as
...oiaf. In- the I-ake Oil. Ja A Pipe
Line fnmpanv. Knvnnns the conten
tion, of .amue White, .attorney for
Whlte.ker. Judire tlant.nb.ln refused
t. a!iow'leptitvi pistrl. t-Attorney l'e
to introdwa as evidence a propectus
an. a bottle of nil which the defendant
and his companions are aliened tn have
ued In Inducing Mrs. Cole to purchase
the stock. The defendant's liberation
was obtnlnei by virtue of a section 01
the Oregon stat-itea which reads in
part as follows:
I ron a trial f.-r bavins f r any false pr
tne .l ti!nr.l th. ln.tur of any person
to anv written Infimmrnt or ohl.ln.rl from
,p rron anv vjiIu.' le thlr.s. no evidence
cn a-lmltted of false pretense epresud
lv .nl uncemr antert hy a fsl.e token
or r1t.r.: tut s.'-h irrlen. or p.m. not.
c.r m.no.r.n.l im there.. f mut be In wrtttns:
and .:'hr ...it.rri.. hy or In th. bandwrlt
tn. nf th. d. fen.lar.t.
Ju.lKO c.antcnbeln held that the
wording ci en above militated to pre
vent the admission of the prospectus.
He derided that It was merely what It
purported to he a prospectus and
could not be used to prove false pre-tcn-.
"When Oe Indictment against
reck sap demurred to a few months
. . . . - l ijv. M -i'.Inn de
cided that th. irlrjer-tlon to the charge
was strictly tecnnicai ami snoooi n"i
be sustained. He refused 10 dismiss
the Indictment.
Attorrev White a.lmltted to Judge
tlantenbelt that many of the state
ments in the prospectus were false and
misleading, but Insisted that his client
was entitled ! have the charge against
hint dismissed because the state could
not Introduce any of his own hand
si riling. He rjuoted liberally from de
cisions given by Supreme Courts of
other states.
"The fault Is with th" legislature,
not with the Judge." salj Judge finn
tenhetn. "In only one or two other
states In the I'nton Is there a law
which calls for sm-h positive proof of
f-ils. pretenses. My opinion Is that tha
law should be amended so as to per
mit of f.i!s pretense being established
by the evidence of m-ltnesses."
AGED MAN LOSES . MIND
llonrjr Mcllrnr). 2, Iniaclnosi He Is
r'l-htlitc Indians Again.
Henry Jlcllenry. 'aged 92. was
brought from the IVitlon Home for the
Aged last niw-ht and Indeed In the City
Jail as demented. McHenrja became
mildly Insane at the home and was
final y sent In by Patrolman Murphy at
the request of the attendants.
Mcllenry. Ivlng with his face to the
m-all in the CitV Jail, fouitllt out airAIn
battle, with Indlins of his earlier days J
In orcuon. ar.d when searched by Jailor
Webster, thought thut a bowle knife,
which he had been using In his bloody
nilmlc wars was being taken away
from him. He nil finally quieted
throuirh the efforts of the Jailor and
Severn! pidlcernen.
.Mcllenry. before being confined In
the I'nlt n Home, was a familiar figure
about the streets. driving a small
wnaon. from which he sold buttermilk
Before bring in .the buttermilk busi
ness Mcllenry was for some tune in the
county hospif.il. afflicted with aliments
l.cu!E.ir lo o-d atfe.
Study of the early days Pfi Oregon,
which Interested him greatly. Is be
lieved to be the cause of the dementia
which mused his removal from the
home. He will be sent to the county
for care.
EAMES - GOGORZA COMING
Sing Here Next Wnlnestlay Sent
Vale 0en Monday.
On Mondav. at 10 In the morning., the
seat sale opens at the Helllg for the
K. ime. !e tlogorxa concert, and expec
tation an I pleasurable anticipation are
so high tl at a si. lend!. I house will re
.ilt. In Vancouver. B. t. where the
two great artists have Just given one
of t'elr wonderful programmes, a critic
rot. of Karnes: "She has Innumerable
frier.. is who point to lier as one of the
very few ni-nl sopranos of the World,
an I last rl.'.it she combined a glorious
oi. e with such measure of faultless
art.stry and c'..irni of personality that
S'o h a contention Is not only pardon
able but. o? r.eccssitv, obvious." The
Joint re "tal on Wednesday next will be
the first of the Iois Ste.rs-Wynn
Coman annual series of subscription
concerts. '
Proud Mother Is Gnet.
Mrs. Hex Husseil. of Goldnndale.
Wash., the mother of the baby who
won the first prise at the Klickitat
County Fair, will arrive In Portland
torlght as th guest of the Portland
I'niiiti St.rckyards Company and th
North Bank roaiL one of the condi
tions of th baby exhibit at the fair
was that the mother of the nnest baby
in the show should b entertained for
a week tn this city. The Stockyards
Company has. accordingly, secured ac
commodations for per at the Portland
Hotel, and she will be entertained for
a week with theater parties and auto
rides by the wives of the stockyards
vfRcials and livestock dealers.
Have you dined at the Carlton?
BRIDGE BIDS HASTENED
ADVERTISEMENTS FOR BROAD
WAV TELEGRAPHED EAST.
Executive Board Saves Week by
Adopting Mayor's Plan--Contract
May lie Let In 4 5 Days.
" Vsa of the telegraph was resorted to
at the suggestion of Mayor Rushlight
before the Executive Board yesterday
afternoon. In Inserting calls for bids
for the superstructure of the Broadway
bridge In Eastern periodicals. A night
telegram was sent by order of the
Board, which will save about one week
In getting the advertisement Into the
papers that reach bidders lntthe East.
Forty-five days will be allowed for
bidders to get their papers ready for
Inspection by the Executive Board, this
being the time recommended by Con
sulting Engineer Modjeski, who Is
handling Oie work for the city, as
soon as bids are received they will be
. . iii i
gone over in detail ana a contract riu
be let. It Is the purpose of the ad
ministration to rush the big span to
completion at the earliest possible mo
ment. A contract was awarded to the
t'nlon Bridge Construction Company
to build the Crosby-street approach to
th Broadway bridge at the same unit
prices being charged by that com
pany for tlie substructure.
1"he Executive Board yesterday or
dered payment of 137.000 to the United
Engineering & Construction Company
for work on the Hawthorne-avenue
bridge, with the exception of I626 for
claims not approved by the Board.
$3500 penalty Imposed and J1500 to be
held out by the city until certain work
Is done. There is not enough money
In the bridge fund to pay this amount,
but the Board Is sending It to the
Council in the hope that that body
may be able to find means of pay
ing It.
City Attorney Grant has decided that
the city has no authority to pay any
money over the amount derived from
the sale of the brld-te bonds, w nich
was SI59.000; that. If any other is paid
out. It must come from an additional
bond sale, of bonds to be voted by the
people. At a meeting of the bridge
committee yesterday morning. Mr.
Grant said that the law Is well set
tled on the point that, where city offi
cials expend more money than Is pro
vided for In a given case, the officials
are reaponsibl.T Individually.
CHURCH CAMPAIGN STARTS
Y. M. C. A. Leads In Movement to
Promote Personal Evangelism.
Under the leadership of R. R. rer
klns. religious work director of the
Portland Young Men's Christian Asso
ciation, representatives ' of all the
Protestant evangelical churches In
Portland will gather In the Y. M. C. A.
auditorium next Sunday afternoon at
4 o'clock. Th gathering has been
called for the purpose of organizing
the work of personal evangelism In the
churches, and Is prompted both by the
Ovpsy Smith meetings, to be held next
month, and the Men and Religion For
ward Movement, to be launched In Port
land early next year.
Each church has been Invited to send
at least one delegate to the conference.
An effort will be made to organize In
ea'ch church body a group of men
pledged to give special attention to the
t. - . .. .. 1 .-un.allfm Twentv-
I wora oi suii.i - - .
six such groups of men have already
been formed Ihrougn tne wors. ui mo
Y. M. C. A.
S. V. Harris, who was recently added
to the religious work department start
of the Y. M. C. A-. will be active In the
movement. He will be the executive
officer and will act as an Inter-church
secretary In promoting the campaign.
The men who attend the meeting to
morrow will be asked to act as leaders
of the groups In th various churches.
FRISKY FELINES TO FROLIC
Portland Cat CInb Expects More
Than 400 Entrants.
At a meeting of the Portland Cat
Club yesterday In the rest room of
Meier Frank's store, arrangements
were made for the second annuul cat
show. The dates were set for January
1. 17 and Is. and the place of exhibit
will be the Meier Frank store.
A pretentious programme was out
lined by J. E. Howard, president of
the club, who said that an effort would
be made to bring exhibits from all
parts of the country, and that he. ex
pected more than 40 cats to be on ex
hibit. It Is planned to open the show
to the public without charge.
One. of the features of the show, as
outlined bv Mr. Howard, will be the
arrangement of csg.s. which will be
different from customary arrangements.
They will be placed In two long rows,
with a wide aisle between them, but
their backs will be turned towards each
other and th fronts will face out
ward The advantage of this arrange
ment will be that the Judges will psss
along the aisle In Judging the exhibits,
nnd will not disturb th visitors, who
will pass along the outer sides.
SCHOOL SITE SELECTED
Purchase of Two Acres Ordered to
Serve Grefc-ory llelfthts District.
At a special mooting of the Board of
Fdueatlon yesterday the clerk was au
thorised to purchase the east 233 feet
if lot 8. in Glenhaven Park, consisting
of practically two acres, for a new
schoolhouse to serv that .nd the. Greg
ory Heights neighborhood. U. C. Jinks,
who holds an option on th property,
has offered to sell It for 13500.
The building committee, had pre
viously reported favorably on the pur
chase of a tract at East Eighty-second
and Siskiyou streets, but changed Its
mind at the meeting yesterday. Mem
bers of tha bosrd have, been Inspect
ing sites in the neighborhood to select
one for school purposes, and the loca
tion finally decided upon yesterday was
determined to be th one most cen
trally located. A four-room structure
likely will be 'built.
ATTENTION!
After using coal that's heatless.
Ashless, as well as sootless.
Try Wellington. It's faultless.
Edlefsen Fuel Co.. mine agents.
Samples at Meier Franks store.
PW E lid "d C :snj about some
bTrdwood and tr t 1, 50 to 15 50
WHEREJO DINE.
Ton embrac. an opportunity wh.n
you din. at th Aider Restaurant.26
Alder street.
Richardson Meets Success.
Message received st the Commercial
Club from Billings, where Tom Klch
ardson Is assisting the commercial er-
Unlike an Abstract of Title
A Certificate of
Title by reason
of its absolute
guarantee, fur
nishes the buy
er of property
recourse in case
of error by the
examiners.
For this and many other rea
sons the Certificate of Titie
system is displacing all other
method of trar.sferrin real
estate." Ask those who have
tried it. Ask your Ranker.
Investigate before you make
that real estate deal. Call
for booklet.
TITLE an TRUST GO.
rnni" ri ninii ii a u i 11 n i .
ganizations to inaugurate a systesn of
publicity similar to the one originated
by the club In Portland, announce that
he Is meeting with unexpected success.
At a' single meeting In Billings .17,760
was subscribed for publicity work and
the sum Is to be raised to S23.000 be
fore the campaign closes. Mr. Richard-,
son will go from Billings to Helena,
where he will be next week, managing
a similar campaign. Mr. Richardson
went to Montana in response to an ln
vttatlon received through the Portland
Commercial Club last month.
PORTLAND STILL LEADING
Spokane's Bank Clearings for 'Week
Fall Far Short.
With the presence of President Taft
on the Pacific Coast and with the cele
bration of Columbus day. the holiday
spirit during the week affected the
showing In bank clearings Mi all Coast
cities. While each city registered a
loss in total clearings it -remained for
Portland to make the best showing.
Portland's totals were $U.la3.00.
with a decrease of only 5.9 per cent
over the clearings for the correspond
ing week of last year. Seattle's clear
ings were less than Portland's, the
totals being $10,045,000 and the de
crease, I6. per cent.
Los Angeles dropped far behind Its
usual showing, having only $11. 888.000
in total clearings and registering a loss
of 18.4 per cent. Sun Francisco's de
crease was 9 per cent the total clear
ings for that city being $37,400,000.
At Tacoma-the poorest showing was
mnde. That city's clearings were $3.
836 000. with a decrease of 34.9 per cent.
Spokane was also heavily hit. the clear
ings there being $1,037,000 with a loss
of 26.6 per cent.
AUTO WILL COLLECT MAIL
East Side Service Is Extended to
Xifcht Circuit.
Collection of mall by auto will be
begun on the East Side October 28.
The Innovation was prompted by com
. .i. . f rdtizon. that the
plaints on 1 1 1 " i 11 - . -
mall heretofore has been collected so
early In the afternoon that the benelit
to patrons has been small.
Postmaster Merrick, on the sugges
tion of K. W. Pearson, who offered to
collect the mall at night for a salary
of $60 a month additional to the regu
lar salary, investigated and found the
test satisfactory. .,,,
Under the present system the work
of two men with carts will be accom
plished. YOU ARE INVITED.
The traveling public and those seek
ing Winter quarters In the most unique
and sttractlve hotel in Portland are
cordially invited to attend the formal
opening of the La Salle Hotel. Tenth
and Burnslde streets, from 8'to 12 P. M-,
tonight. Free orchestra concert and
refreshments. Five stories of solid
comfort and fireproof construction. All
rarts of the hotel will be open for your
inspection. A. J. Porter, owner.
i
Eartliciuake's Turmoil Retold.
A graphic description of the scenes
and turmoil in San Francisco following
the earthquake was substituted for
routine business at the annual meeting
SATURDAY IS
GLOVE DAY
When Buying Buy
the Best
2-clasp Dent's make,
special ... ... .1$1.00
Our 2-clasp Torea
dore ... $1.50
1- clasp Dent's $1.50
2- clasp Angelus here
onlv ....$2.00
12-button, re?. 3.50,
special $2.48
Colors and white or
Black.
F.P.YOUNG
Ladies' Haberdasher
323 Morrison St.
W JJ
af3 - T7"TN
Dtooe id
New Tailoring Shop
349 Washington St.
MAKES ITS OPENING BOW
of the Men's Club of St. Mark's Parish
Church. .Episcopal, at Twenty-first and
Marshall streets, Thursday night. The
speaker was Rev. Father Lee. of San
Francisco. The visiting clergyman will
also preach at the evening service, at
7:80 o'clock next Sunday. The election
of officers will take place at another
meeting to be held In about a month.
LINCOLN. GRANT FILED
Land Patent Signed by "Old Abe"
In 1865 Is Clark Relic.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 13. (Spe
cial.) An original .patent to a dona
tion land claim of 320 acres, granted
in 1864, and signed by Abraham Lin
coln. President of the United States,
was filed for record in the office of
the County Auditor today. On the doc
ument the name of this county is
spelled "Clark." without the final "e,"
included in the present official spell
ing. "Old" John Stensgair. as he was
known to the pioneers, took up the do
nation land claim five miles east of
Vancouver on the Columbia River. The
patent to the land was granted Febru
ary 25, 1865. The parchment has been
kept in the family for nearly, half a
century, John Stensgair having long
since passed. It was filed today by
a son of the homesteader.
SALEM. Or., Oct. 13. (Special.)
Joseph A. Walsh, 'it years of age and
for several years a well-known tele
graph oerator here, is dead. He re
sided in Portland for several years. He
Is survived by a wife and daughter.
White Temple Pulpit
WALTER BENIELL HISSON'.' Minister,
Twelfth and Taylor Streets.
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MEETINGS FOB THE WEEK.
tianday School. 9:45 A. M.
Classes for all aires.
Morning Service. 11 o'clock. Supject.
"The Best Building- Wile In Portland."
B. V. I. V., Lower Temple. 6:15 1'. M.
The finest Young People's Society In the
state.
Evening Service at 7:30. Subject:
"Can iod Prove His Innocence T
Weekly Prayer Meeting. Thursday. 8 P. M.
Average Attendance, over 25.
Don't Miss Ir. Hlnson's. Sermons.
The Home of Economy
SHOE SPECIAL FOR
SATURDAY ONLY
238 Pairs Women's $3.00 Button
and Lace, All Styles,
FOR S2.0O A PAIR -
Make no misUike.
Upstairs, Lafayette Building.
NEW YORK
SAMPLE SHOESHOP
Entrance S1ZV2 Washington St.,
Northeast Corner Sixth.
Portland Academy
PK1MARX AXD GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Opens Monday. September 1L. Does th
work of the grades in seven years. Experi
enced teachers in every grade. Special at
tention to reading. .pelllr.g. grammar,
geography and arithmetic For full Infor
mation aoDir for cata.onu.0.
irs.
Here, you fellows of critical taste!
We want you to come to the opening of
our tidy little clever clothes shop,
and see the ultra-correct fabrics for
men 's suits.
Nothing but exclusive woolens to show
you.
and the neatest little store in Portland.
The datef
Saturday, October rourteenl
SldEBBROS
Clever Clothes
Creators
349 Washington
CAUTION
Registered
C. S. Pat. Offlos
THE STANDARDS
53 Highest Awards in Europe and America
BfADBONLTBY
WALTER BAKER & CO. Limited
Established 1780 DORCHESTER, MASS.
Assignee Sale
Pianos, Talking;' Machines, Vio
lins, Guitars, Mn.Ie, Etc.
By order of court, the assignee
must push the sale of the Perry
C. Graves Company stock in
order to liquidate at once. He
is, therefore, making; prices never
before known on musical goods
of all kinds.
Pianos from 1130 tip. Scnll
lere, Woosters, Kranlch & Bach,
Baus, H. P. Nelson, Weber and
others.
Record cabinets at half price.
Talking; Machines, regular
200 kinds, $150; $40. now $30,
etc
Investigate our talking ma
chine record prices. Come early
In order to get a choice selec
tion. Washburn Guitars, regular $25
Instruments, now $16.50. Regu
lar $15 instruments, now at $10.
Cornets, regular $60, now $40.
Violins from $2 up.
Sheet Music, 20 copies for $1.
6c per copy. All other goods in
like proportion, except Bdlson
goods.
Remember the address:
Receiver of Ferry C. Graves
Company
413 Washington St.
Established 1900
OVER TEN YEARS OF SUCCESS
NETH & CO.
COLLECTORS .
Worcester Bldg. Portland, Or.
Foster & Kleiser
Illgh Grade Commercial and Electric
' SIGNS
East Seventh and East Everett Streets.
Phones East 111, B -24.
Makers of Smart
Clothes for Men
and Women
In view of the many imitations
put up in similar packages, with
wrappers and labels closely
resembling the originals
consumers should ask for
and be sure that they get
. the genuine
Baker's Cocoa
and Chocolate
with this trade-mark
on the packages
OF THE WORLD
Brewed '
and
Bottled
under the most modern,
sanitary conditions by
skilled masters, in a
brewery as clean as
"mother's kitchen;"
ROTHCHILD BROS,
Distributer,
20, 22, 24, 241 X. First
fi phnnH. Main 1 ."i:t.
. . .
4660. Portland, Or. - ,?t J
sniin CAKE NO WASTE
SAPOLIO
Cleans when others fail
and requires less effort
NO DIRT CAN RESIST IT,
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