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V MORNING OREGONIAX. TITTXRSDAY. DECEMBER 1911. 14, CITY BEATS BOSTON AS LOVER OF BOOKS -t ': Portland Central Library Cir culates 74,000 More Vol umes Than Famed Hub. 44.8 PER CENT IS GAIN .Ml Mary l Iwra Heads Report at Annual Meeting of Association. -pw Building to He Adequate for Qoartrr-Century. Portland's central public library has b--n circulating nior books annually man the central library In world fmoui Boston. In 10 the circula tion of tha i-ntril public library In Hiiiinn was :".ST. Portland's central library clrculanxl l:3..'l books In 110 anJ IJl.J volumes during the fiscal year ending October 11. 1S11. ac cording to the. report of Miss Wary F. lion, the librarian, read at the annual mw:c( of the I'ortland Library A-K-laclon. In the art room of tha library lat night. The central library, branch libraries, and city and county schools circulated last year a total of 7S7.771 Tolumes. Thew were as follows: Sellwood branch. 24.757: Alblna. tt.tti: East I'ortland. J4.1S0; North Alblna. six months, 14.1i; sub-branches and de posit stations. i:5.4ol; city schools. 155.44; county schools. i:.:i4. 4-4.S Per Teat Gala shawav Th circulation last year was an In rmie of 241.17 Tolumea or 44 per cent over tha previous year. Tho gain not including the school department circulation, was 88.443 Tolumea, or li.J per cent. Tha par capita circula tion for the county was 3.48. ba.ed on the 1310 census population of 207.214. At tha central library thera are 31.38 book borrowers; at Bellwood. 1507; at Alblna. I1S; at East Portland. 3300. and North Alblna. 5i, or a total of 42.14. not Including tha school chil dren obtaining books through tha schools. W. B. Ayer. president of tha Library Association, reported the sale of tha present library building on Stark street and the purchase or tno diock at lam hl'.l. Taylor. Tenth and Eleventh streets- Tha present building will be retained two years. The new library will become) tha property of tha county. Approximately 1400.000 will be avail able for the new main building, and 134.000 for stocks and furnlanings. Caraegte'a Gift ReewrtedU Miss Isora mentions In her report tha rebuilding of tha Kast Portland branch and of tha gift of 115.000 by Andrew Carnegie for building three new branches. "On May 1." says tha report. "the) North Alblna sub-branch was accorded full branch privileges and moved Into lars-er quarters on Alblna avenue, near Kllllngaworth. In tba same month three new sub-branchea were opened. One. however, was not a success, and k as discontinued a few months later. -Tha playground system of tha city perfected Its organliatlon last Summer, and the library welcomed tha oppor tunity of co-operating with that splen did movement. Ptorlea were told weekly In tha seven playgrounds and wer listened to by 17 children. Books were Issued from tha Brooklyn playground only, and 30) were drawn by the children during July and Aug unt. Tills privilege will be extended to tha Kratiworth playground In tha coming Summer.- The' nve playground remaining ire all situated near branches or sub-branchea. ttaartrra Are Casaaared. "The year In the central building has bean practically one of marking time, as It is Impossible to Initiate new departments or develop freeh Ideaa un-ler the existing crowded conditions. "In November tha fines for overdue books were reduced from i cents to 3 cents. Tha changa was appreciated, and the good feeling produced mora than compensates for the added labor and expense. The requirement of re-rea-lstratlon of a member after fir a years. Instead of two, la another change that has met with approbation. "A more adequate reference collec tion upon the applied sciences Is sadly needed. Books have been ordered to meet thla demand, and tha library baa appreciated the help ant) suggestions of the library committee of the Oregon Society of Engineers In preparing tha list. To meet the lack of shelf-room, many volumes not in constant use have been packed In boxes and stored la the basement. "The foreign language collection has been IncreaseJ by books In tha Polish. Hungarian. Bohemian and Lithuanian languages. "There were 17 deposit stations la operation during the past year. The stations at Palmer. Ilurlburt. Multno mah and at the East Side branch of the T. W. C. A. have now been discon tinued. A new station has been la stalled on Government Island. A sta tion has been established In the tele phone exchange at Corbett. In answer to tha petition of farmers living cast of the Sandy River." The treaaurer'e report shows re ceipts of I10.4 4I during the flfal year, and disbursements of tt4.2S7.OL. qulrement for degrees at Pacific T'nl verstty Is now a law of tha past. This requirement la as old as the Institu tion itself and the decision was reached after a thorough consideration by tha faculty. Tha lata Harvey W. Scott wrote the first thesis presented to the faculty. In To take the place of the under graduate thesis, the faculty has adopt ed the plan of graduation honors, which goes Into effect with the present senior class. Tha abandoning of the thesis system Is Mie result of a signed petition pre sented to the faculty by the senior class. Tha graduate honor system Is fashioned after tha plan at Harvard. Tha work is aside from the regular course leading to a drgree and Is not lompulsory. as was the thesis. The rules adopted are. In part: "Of the major work required to be chosen by each student not later than tha beginning of his junior year; at least three hours must be done in the senior year. In a course or courses ap proved by the bead of the department tn which the work Is to be taken. "All students who desire to try for graduation honors must, before the end of the Junior year, file with the regis trar a statement of the department or departments In which they desire to do tha work. "Tha work for graduation honors la apart from and In addition to the pres ent requirements for degrees and Is unrelated to the present system of grading d MM in E. CURIE C1TEB DIVOBGE ACTION Wife of Professor Langevin Files Suit, Demanding Cus tody of Children. HUSBAND'S LETTERS HELD PHIL METSCHAN, SR., ILL morRrETon of impkhiaij ho tel long rxcoxsciors. Acute Indigestion Cause Severe At tack, hut Physician Say PnngeT Is Past. Phil Me,tschan. Kr., proprietor of tha Imperial Hotel, was critically 111 at hla a - POLICE CHIEF "TOUCHED" Special "Cop" Sajs Vagrant Begged Price or red and Got It. When a vagrant at Third and Oak streets appealed to Chief of Police Plo ver Tuesday night for enough money to purchase a night's lodging, ha re ceived It without comment from tha surprised chief. The vagrant was sent to the Chief of Police as a Joke by a special policeman to whom he first ap plied. Chief Slover was talking with a spe cial policeman on the corner when tha vagrant tried to "touch" another spe cial for the price of a bed. Tha special refused him. but said: "Sea that short man with the glasses over there? That's a rich fellow and he'll glva you the money." -Tha vagrant slouched over to tha short man with the glasses, not know ing he was tha Chief of Police. "Can you lend a fellow a little mon ey?" be asked tha astonished police head. "I'm out of work and I haven't got tha price of a bed." Although Chief Slover denlea that ha ever saw tne man or inn ne waa touched, the special policeman aaya that tha Chief dug down Into hla pock ets and gave up the asked-for coin. THESES ARE NOT REQUIRED Pacific rnlveralty Establishes Sys tem of Graduation Honor. PAnnC CNTVERSITT. Torest Grove. Or. Ic 13. (Special. The thesis ra- ..,- i " - " . '. ..." . t rkO Metecaaa, fr Wke Is m With Acute adigeettoa. apartments for 14 hours and It was not until late last night that tha attend ing physician pronounced him out of danger and so notified his family. Tuesday night bo was entertained at tha home of his son at dinner and re turning to tha -hotel about 10 o'clock complained ef bis limbs being weak, but he went up to his room, lira Met schan la In California and he expected to Join her next week. While alone la his room be became 111 suddenly and went to the bathroom. There ho be came unconscious and remained In that condition until after being found In the morning at 1 o'clock. At tha time It was feared that ha had suf fered a slight stroke of paralysis, but now It has been determined tuat ha was suffering with an acute attack of Indigestion. Late last night rr. Homer L Keener, his physician, announced that Mr. Met schan was out of danger and was able to converse with those about him. Tha news of his Illness quickly spread throughout the city, and waa re ceived by hla many friends with ex pressions of regret and soon the ac counts of his condition became greatly magnified and by some even his death was reported. . Mr. Metschan la perhaps one of tha most widely known men In Oregon. For two terms he was State Treasurer, being elected from Grant County. PRESS WILL BE HOST RECEPTIOV WILL BE HELD AT CLUB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. Newspaper Men Will Keep Open House in Comfortable Quarters for General Public. Tha Portland Press Club will hold open house to its great friend, tha gen eral public, tomorrow afternoon. Tha public. Its wives and sweethearta and children, are cordially Invited to visit tha quarters In the Elks' building. No cards of Invitation will be Issued. It being the Intention to have the af fair Informal In the extreme. During the past 'year and a quarter, which la all the existence the club has had. tha Institution hss been the recip ient of many favors from Its friends, and tomorrow the club will In soma measure undertake to show Its appre ciation. All week the house ' committee and Generalissimo Li Hung Chang, who gained great renown by being car tooned In the Press Club programme, have been at work furbishing and re furbishing the rooms. The curtains have been washed, the rarpeta swept, and the piano tuned, the which, by the way. ta what principally. In the eyes of the gentler sex. constitutes getting ready for an Important function. The entertainment committee has also bent Its best efforts to making tha afternoon a great success, and although It baa refused to tell what Is to be ex pected. It can be talcen as assured that It will be well worth seeing. The ladles who have been asked to receive the guests are: Mrs. S. B. Vin cent, Mra. K. B. Piper. Mrs. C. 8. Jack son. Mrs: Lute Pease. Mrs. K. A. Beals, Mrs. Charles X. Kvan, Mrs. Paul R. Kelty. Mra D. F. Morrison. Mra John W. Kelly. Mrs. Carl 8. Kelty. Mra John T. Dougall. Mra E. N. Blytha, Mra O. C. Merrick. Mra W. P. Strand borg. Mrs. Frank J. MoGettlgan. Mra John L Travis, Miss Leone Cass Baer, Miss Luella Clay Harrison. Miss Av-s LobdelU Miss Eleanor Cannon and Miss Amanda Otto. P resident Names Consuls. WASHINGTON. Dee. 11. President Taft today sent to tha 8enato nomina tions for Foreign Consuls. Including Rea Hanna. of San Franelseo. His post Is to be Georgetown. British Guiana, Wife Seeking- Decree Says She Will Withdraw Criminal Complaint Only-In Event That Separa tion Is Granted by Court. 'PARIS. Dec. 11. The name of Mme. Curie, the discoverer of radium, and one of the most eminent professors of chemistry at the College of France, waa cited today In a petition filed In the divorce court by the wife of Professor Langevin, also a professor of general and experimental physics- at the Col lege of France. Mme. Langevin asks In her petition fop separation and the custody of her husband's children. She also claims separate maintenance on the ground of her husband's alleged misconduct. Laagevtn Oppoaea Petition. Professor Langevin. through hla law yer, entered .opposition to the form of tha petition. Mme. Langevln's lawyer submitted documents containing letters alleged to have passed between Mme. Curia and Professor Langevin, which he con tenfls prove "grave Injuries," this term meaning either physical violence or marital Infidelity. Malt re Cnudry announced In court that If a senaratlon (which becomes a divorce In France at the end' of tlu-ee years) Is granted. Mme. Langevin will withdraw her criminal complaint, which she brought against Professor Lange vin and Mme. Curie. Otherwise, she would let that allegation take the or dinary course. Letters Takes) Sarreptlttoaaly. The letters cited by Mme. Langevln's lawyer Include all those which Mme. Langevin removed surreptitiously from an apartment where her husband is said to have constantly met Mme. Curie, and It Is hinted they show that relations of gTeat Intimacy existed. while It is said they disclose the at tempt made by .Mme. Curie to separata Professor Langevin from his wife. PACIFIC AFTER $100,000 College at Newberg- Plans to In crease Its Endowment NEWBERG. Or., Dec. 11. (Special.) Paclflo College Is launching a cam paign for an addition of 1100,000 to the endowment, the board having taken that action at a special session last night. President Pennington Is to withdraw from all classroom work to take the lead. In thla campaign, but will not retire from his executive duties as head of the school. An additional teacher will be employed to take his place on the teaching force. Thla campaign, following the com pletion of the new brick and stone building last year. Is regarded as an Indication of tha new life that the col lege Is experiencing. Tha attendance la larger thla year than ever before and the proposed addition to the en dowment will tut the school In a po sition for a work that It has never be fore been able to do. . A year Is being added to the academy course and with thla advance the requirement ror graa- atlon becomes considerably in excess ef tha amount given In the require- anenta for the standard college. BOSTON HAILS ROOSEVELT New Hampshire Governor Tarred to Speak at 'Progressive" Meet. B08TON. Dec 11. "Holy smoke',' Colonel) Theodore Roosevelt ex claimed today as ne jooaea down from a State-street building, where be was attending the regular monthly meeting of the board of over seers of Harvard College, upon a crowd of (000 enthusiasts who had left their business to catch a glimpse of the ex- President. I A few minutes later, as the Colonel waa leaving the structure, there waa a I deafening din of cheers. As the ex-President entered an auto mobile, he acknowledged the greetings, but requests for a speech met with a decisive negative. After a conference today with po litical leaders calling themselves "pro gressive" Republicans, Colonel Roose velt admitted having urgea governor Robert I. Bass, of New Hampshire, to speak at the "progressive" Republi can meeting here on Saturday evening and expressed his pleasure that Rev. Eamuel M. Crothers, of Cambridge, would preside. AL KADER TEMPLE ELECTS W. C. Bristol Is Chosen Potentate at Annual Meeting-. t What Will It Be? LOOKING over our varied stock of HIGH-GRADE JEWELRY, CUT GLASS, SILVERWARE, LEATHER GOODS, etc., you will surely find some thing to meet your fancies. f OME in and allow us to help you make your ! CHRISTMAS selections. "We will not urge you, 1 . to buy, but will, if you desire, offer suggestions ettil which will make buying easy. OWEVER fastidious your tastes, you will find here articles of ornamentation and utility. Seal your friendship closer by giving your friends presents of merit. We are showing a better stock than ever this holiday season. L.C. HENRICHSEN GO. Est. 1861 284 Washington, Near Fourth i ai isanmMWUga PERFECT is prepared by a practical dentist who knows what is best for the teeth YEAR'S FETE SET rORTLAT HOTELS AXD GRILLS DECIDE OX DECEMBER 80. i-ka n n ii 1 mtlnff of A 1 Kader Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of tha Mystic snnne. waa neia iubi m.hf mt the Masonic Tomolo. -The following were elected: Poten tate, W. C. Bristol; chief rabban. D. O. with; Oriontal guide. W. E. Grace; with; Oriental guide. W. 8. Grace; treasurer. W. A. Cleland; recorder, B. O. Whltehouse. Representatives to the Imperial coun cil R. D. Cannon, George F. Robert son. W. C. Bristol and William Davis. The present membership of the shrine Is 157. The consideration of new by laws was postponed until Saturday, De cember 23. MISS PULITZER BRIDE SOON Marriage License Issued for Wed ding of Late Publisher's Daughter. NEW YORK. Dec. 1J. A license to ved has been Issued to Edith Louise Pulitxer, daughter of the late Joseph Pulltser and William Bcovllle Moore, son of . Clermont Clark Moore. The wedding, which will be held at tbe Pulitxer residence December II, will be a quiet affair because of the recent death of Mr. Pulitxer. Vancouver Fire Kates Readjusted. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec 1J. (Spe cial.) Insurance rates In this city are being readjusted by T. C Craig and three assistants, representing the West ern Insurance Rate Bureau, of Seattle. Managers Hold Conference) With Chief Slover Lid Will Bo Put Down Tight, Is Said. New Tear's eve In Portland will not be celebrated Sunday, December II, but on Saturday, December SO, that Is, of course, Xrom a hotel grHl standpoint. Representatives of the various estab lishments Involved held a meeting yes terday to consider whether to observe Saturday or Monday, January 1. They decided, as one of them expressed it, that there would be too much of a hold-over" feeling In the air Monday. Therefore, the day before New Tear's eve Is to be celebrated. First of all there was an informal discussion with tha Chief of Police. Aud the result of the informal discus sion was the Informal Information that on aa metaphorically tight as possible, on as metaphorically tight as poaslble. That means that the bars which per tain to every grill will close with the last minute of Saturday. In mere point of fact, they will close about three minutes of 12, for clocks are al ways kept a minute or so fast, to avoid Dosslble delay In removing from the premises those desirous of continuing their celebrations. The dining-rooms will close at 1 A. M.. as was tha case last New Tear's eve. "Will the celebration ba as lively as possible?" was asked one of the hotel representatlvea "Well, er, we shall aim to maxe it aa nice' aa possible," was tha reply. It Is more than faintly rumored that In certain of the grills there will be a wine restriction. That Is. unless those reserving tables guarantee to consume a certain quantity of champagne or other refreshment of a similarly pleas ing and expensive kind, their applica tion for tables for tha evening will ba tabled. The hotel and grill men acout this rumor. They declare that reserva tlona will be made aa fast as they come In and that It wUl be a case of first come first served the reservations, not tbe champagne. The meeting did not consider varia tions from accepted conduct to be pos sible, for It seemed to be generally un derstood that canons of good taste might be apt to vary on an occasion like New Year"a eve. Tha hotels having representatives at the meeting were the Portland. Oregon. Bowers, Imperial and Carlton and tha grille at the Louvre and Hofbrau. CHRISTMAS SPIRIT BUSY PETTY OFFENDERS TO BE AL LOWED PARDON'S, Councir, Clubs and Charitable Or. ganixationa Are Selxed With De sire to Give Joy. Stock in the Christmas spirit has been taken heavily by Portland resi dents the last few daya and so far there Is no indication of the certifi cates being Issued In any limited number. The City Council presented four men with pardons aa a unique form of Christmas present and Councilman Monks remarked that any man who is In Jail for committing a petty offense should be given a pardon if he wants It. The Portland Ad Club took one big block of stock when they Informed Portmaster Merrick that all letters ad dressed to Santa Claus would be taken care of by their members so that the little Willies and Marys should not find themselves forgotten entirely. To the surprise of the club, the Postmaa ter Informed it that it could only have a portion of tha letters, as several charitable organisations and two Port land newspapers were already acting In the capacity of Santa Claus. Then the Church of Jesus, Interde nominational. 182 Russell street, has arranged to supply all needy people with food and clothing, supplies being distributed during Christmas week. Mra Isabel Ruasel. pastor, however, wants to sell some of her stock in tha Christmas spirit, and aha asks that anyone willing to deliver clothing and ,inniiaM in the church and from the church to the homes needing it will telephone her in the forenoon at Main 8337. In previous years letters to Santa Claus have Deen rorwaraea xo tne own letter office, but that has been changed by warm-hearted persons. Thr 1 a verv oresent desire to see that no one child shall be left out of the compilation or gooa tnmgs inia year. "Let's make old Santa real." has been the cry. LONE THIEF ROBS A BANK (Continued From First Page.) caught a Northern Pacific train for Se attle. ' People who noticed the robber loiter ing about the bank said that he ap peared 111 at ease, but avoided doing anything to attract attention. Several persons, who saw the man, described him to the police tonight as having red hair, and the officers are working on the thory that he may be the red-haired robber who has been terrorizing Ta coma the last few daya Chinese Imperialists Win. LOifLON. Dec. 13. The 'Dally Tele graph's Pekln dispatch says that gov ernment messages announce that the Imperialists, by a brilliant turning movement, have occupied -Nyang Tsu Kuan defile, an Important pass In Ehang 61 province. Sailor on Casco Killed. The body of John Peterson, a sailor of the crew of the steamer Casco, who was struck and killed yesterday morn ing by the breaking of a chock, was brought Into Portland and given Into tbe hands of the Coroner when the ship arrived at Portland late last night. Tbe steamer ran aground In the fog Tues day night and the accident In which Peterson was killed occurred while the crew was trying to draw her clear. When tha strain of the winch waa put on a line running through a chock. in the bow. It broke and a piece of the flying metal struck Peterson In tha head, killing him Instantly. Peterson Is survived by his widow, who lives at Alameda, CaL Jones Indorses Ranck. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Dec. 13. It is understood that the President will appoint Glenn N. No Bad Dreams or Nervousness Night sweats, sleeplessness, nervous ness, dizziness and sick headache are mostly caused by an upset "stomach. MI-O-NA stomach tableU will clean and drive poisonous gases from tha stomach and stop all tha distressing ailments named above. They will relieve gas, heaviness, sourness and distress after eating la five minutes. It your nerves are going to smash your stomach may be to blame. Try MI-O-NA It has re stored thousands of nervous people to ro- MI-O-NA means health, strength, energy, vigor. x. vim. vitality. It means GOING X3 bright eyes, clear skin Mw"'" and an abundance of (If rich, red. pure blood. J rlb3l it Is a tonio tor tne entire body, as well as the best pre scription for stomach ailments ever written. Large box SO cents at druggists everywhere. It Is guaranteed. Test sample free from Booth's Ml-o-na, Buf falo, N. X. Free Music Lessons $ Cut this out. Take it to Graves Music Co. and arrange to re ceive a full term of free music lessons. Select your own teacher. Graves Music Co. Ill Fourth St. XMAS GIFTS WORTH WHILE Go to Eilers Music House Immediately today and get one of the latest Hornless Talking Machines and Records 10 cents a day. We have just re ceived a new shipment and include them all to the great $22.80 combination offer. THIS LATEST HORNLESS MACHINE (cut does not do it justice), and 24 selections f recordall for $22.80 cash, or on payment of TEN CENTS A DAY. Order now this lot will not last long. All Departments of Our Store Will Be Open Evenings Until Xmas. Now is the time to obtain one of these marvelous hornless Talking Machines. As an ideal Christmas present it has no equal, and will be -a pleasant daily reminder for many years to come. It is a strong educational influence, as well as a most delightful source of entertain ment. Twenty-four selections with each machine. Sent on three days' free trial to any home. Will refund money to any purchaser not pleased with instrument. Made in mahogany, quarter-sawed oak and fumed oak, with highest grade of piano finish. Largest-sized tufntable triple spring motor plays six pieces with one winding concealed sound cham ber hornless type modulating doors produces tone absolutely lifelike. "Price $59 cash, or $7 cash and $4 monthly. n--'-Mtin?-fCi5Tr' ;: t - .. -Sty i 8SL t-rr In the new Eilers Building. Seventh and Alder Streets The Nation's Largest Ranck as Receiver of the Vancouver Land Office. Senator Jones having con- curred in the recommendation o Sena tor Polndexter. OLD VIRGINIA ANTIQUE FURNITURE CO. J31-133 Tenth Street, Near Alder. Are selling their entire stock of rare and valuable An tiques, comprising Colonial, Chippendale, Adama, Shera ton, Hepplesrhite and Dutch Marquetry Furniture, superb Vases, rare old China, Sheffield Plate, Brasses, -Mirrors, Clocks, Paintings, etc. INSTRUCTIONS FROM HEADQUARTERS ARE THAT EVERY ARTICLE MUST BE SOLD AT ONCE, ABSOLUTELY REGARDLESS OP COST. CASH EVERY WEEK FOR ARTICLES ON "HOW WE WON OUR HOMES The Portland Realty Board invites the homeowners of Portland and vicinity to enter an essay contest for the best articles on the general topic, "How We Won Our Home," and offers tbe following prizes each week: FIRST PRIZE, $25 SECOND PRIZE, $10 THIRD PRIZE, $5 The articles should deal with actual, concrete personal experiences of home-winning and home-building, setting forth, step by step, the progress toward the achievement, from- the time of making the first 'payment on a lot or acreage to the realization of the ambition. It is not necessary that homes be entirely paid for. Articles will appear in The Sunday Oregonian. Photographs are desirable, but will not be considered in awarding prizes. The right is reserved of running in The Sunday Oregonian stories not awarded prizes. The following simple directions should be observed: 1. Articles should not be more than 800 words in length. 2. The writer should be a bona fide homeowner, or the member ol a homeowner's family. S. Write on one side of paper only. 4. Sign writer's correct name and address. 5. Mail articles to City Editor of The Oregonian, 6. Prizes will ba awarded Thursday of each week. A A I