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TOE MOTtXIXG OREGOXIA?T. TTEDXESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1913. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF OUCOMiX TtlirHOMS. rr?nttncrOTn .......... t'tty circnlaclna Jiar.ain Editor Fuoda, Editor ......... ( ompoiiDf-room Supartaiaadaoi aulldms. . . IKatn TOT A . .li aln TT A " . . Mala TOTO A Wl ..Vaia 7om A " , . Alaia TOTO A ,.IIUI TOW A WlU urir tn tbhth tavntti and Tay1or Tht Afrorn UDra Company in lalf'a ITnt 0JW4, Tha Hoharoiaa Oirt." tpMal matinaa lata auanuXMi -.i Toabl 111. BlKI H TH EaTER lE:ranttl and at-wH aoa t-Mo(la pictaraa of Alaska and Si beria. Coauauoua taia adaraooa and to- aiaht. CRPH ClTt THKATER MirnaB. VatwaM Flith aotf Kauth Va'idvi:ia. This af trara at S:1J and tonlht at S:1S a'elack. PAXTACCS THEATER svoth and A dr Vaudnla, Thla airaoca at 1.1. toalgat at T So and a clock. Cupri:a tm w axbr Park and Washier' ton) VaodoiUa. Tbla aftaraooa at 1 11. tonlaat at T .30 aad a a'cioca. X-TRIi? THEATER (Fourth and ' Vallrftl mnmmA "An AmcrlfAB Pr1ncea. Tbia aftaraooa at 3.M and tonlgat at J.S and I II s clock MoCLCi MAR. AHCADK. OH JOT. TIVOLI AND CRTSTAll"trat-ru Plc- toraa, 11,. H.-12 F. at. Carcacn to IIou House Warmtho. Rt. father George Thompson, paator of tha new Churco of St. Mary alas; dales, erected on Siskiyou street, be tween Ksst Twsnty-thtrd and Cast Twenty-fourth streets, baa aent out In rltatlons for a bouse warmlnir to be held next Tuesday. February 10. At that time the parishioners and friends are IhTlted to Ttslt the new structure and Inspect It. The bulktlna- Is a church and school together which baa been completed at a cost of 1:0.000. The church will be bteised February 21 by Archbishop Christie, assisted by the Catholic clera-y of Portland and vicinity with an elaborate service. The dedi cation will be followed by a banquet which will be aerred by the women of the parish In the course of which talks will be made by prominent Portland men. Aunt CojtMrrrraj to RrponT. The sillclttns; committee of the North Al blna Branch Library will report pro gress on tb street assessment funds which are belne; collected to pay off the assessments aralnst the site of the proposed new library, on Killings worth avenue and Commercial street. nt Friday nla-ht. This week the com mittee Is working to raise the balance of the 11S00 required to pay off the treat assessments on the quarter block. As soon as the assessments are paid the deed to the property will be mad out to the Portland Library Association. The papera are ready ao that the transfer can be made at any time. The whole community ts assist ing In raisins money for tb assess ments. Rst. Albbkt Ebuoott to Speak. Key. Albert Ehrsjott. superintendent or the People's Hall, which baa been established In the old Baptist Church. Kast Seventh and East Alder streets, will speak tonurht on "A Valentine." Mr. Ehra-ott Is belns; aaststed by Rev. II E. Nottingham In the new plan. It Is proposed to open a free employment bureau and Rev. Mr. Ehra-ott asks all cltlsena who have work of any kind to lv out to let either blm or Mr. Nottingham know about It. They also desire clothln and food for needy families. Rent will be paid and as sistance will be srlven those In need, air. Nottingham will be at the building part of the time and there will be a eta a In charge there at all times. Bio Mxbekshif PiAXinto. Th new Overlook Improvement Club, recently organised at th office of W. H. Payne. Shaver street and Maryland avenue, has it members, and th Intention Is t Mcsrs lit members. At the meet ing next Monday night a constitution and bylaws will be adopted and per manent officers elected. E. Thomp son la th present temporary presi dent. Th club will work to secure Or protection and Improved streets and co-operate with the movement to se cure an Interstate bridge acroaa th " Columbia River. Paasosaos Rnaacn Faxxo. Through th leniency of th complaining witness. Rev. E. Nelson Allen. Carl Groner. a florist, who waa caught In th Allen residence Sunday night by members of th minister's congregation, went free In Municipal Court yesterday, but HILa a sentence of on year banging over him. Groner stole 12 from th minister's residence, and waa caught through Mrs. Allen's observation, from her pew In th church, that a light In her home, nearby, was timed out. O.OB ArrsoTD Station Fit. Th North Alblna Improvement Associa tion adopted resolutions Monday nlgbt approving th location of th union atatlon at th head of the Park blocks, as proposed by the Greater Portland Plana Association. Th resolution ask ing that the Portland Library Associa tion sell the sit recently purchased n Tenth street and that a alt be secured on th Park blocks was laid on th table. Rev. Fathcr O'Haba Rbcoveriico. Rev. Father Edwin V. O'Hara, who waa compelled to suspend his lectures In the auditorium of the East Side Branch Library, on account of 111 health, writes from California, where he went, that lie Is Improving. He Is expected to return In a few daya and will deliver the dedicatory sermon at th blessing of th new Church of St. Mary Mag dalene. February I J. He will com plete his lectures later in the month. Osmrrs MiU Chorvs Concsrt. Jtelllg Theater, Saturday evening. II. 5 and 60 cents. Associate membership tickets on sal February If, 10 A. M.. box office. Public ticket sale, Feb ruary It; t9 men's voices In chorus, without piano accompaniment. First class concert. W. M. Wilder, director; Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer, soloist. Hsmsx. TO Ba Honor Ocmt. An In formal supper will be given by the Uni tarian Club of Oregon. In honor of Pro fessor Ralph D. Hetsel. of th faculty f th Oregon Agricultural College. Sat urday, In th dining-room of th T. W. C. A.. Seventh and Taylor streets, at P. M. roiran Skirts were advertised in Tb Oregonlan In Roberts Bros. adver tisement of Sunday, priced at II 60 and IS 0. Thla should hare read "Ponge Shirts" and It was a typographical rror to hav mad It read otherwise. Miss Pobt-s: Wbds Todat. Mr. and Mrs. L. 8. Doble. of 730 Hoyt street, announce that their daughter, Mlsa Helen M. Doble. will be married to Claud Nasburg. of Marshfleld. at noon today, at St. Mark'a Episcopal Church. Wb Pat as high aa 7 per cent for tnoney left In our hands for a term of year. Under state supervision. Call for folder. Provident Savings eV Loan Association, lit Stark street. VAUDrrtxB LtA Tea Dakcx. ToXlORT THX TlMSJ. R imlir'i Halo, txi Pt-acx. Mixcrr CLt- TKB OiRia. Tais Wtu B Sox a Dakcx. LAPtaa. I wish to announce that I have returned from th East with a choice selection of woolens and solicit your kind Inspection. Cults. S. K. Oumey. Mohawk bldg. Oun Rx--oi.r Corliss Exorxr. 90 "borsepower. In good condition: 150 If taken at once. Harris Ice Machine AVorks. 174 East Water. VtiXA Sr. Clara. 11th and Taylor, bachelor apartments, with bath and car. E. A. Percy, manager. Pa. Chahlxs T. Chamrcrlai. ear, Tioee. throat, has returned. Office 401 Tkum bldg. Hivi To" 15? If ao bring It with joj to H Morrison, w will show you. A Fbw rooms left In Webster Court. It a Grand . N. katuio today all day. Oaks Risk, Soxxtsidb Cixs to Mxrr. Th Sunny stde Push Club will hold Its regular meeting for February tonight at t o'clock. In th office of Dr. J. A. Pettlt. at the corner of East Thirty-fourth and Belmont streets. Reports of officera whose terms are at an end will b heard and the -annual election of offi cers for th new year will be held. The Greater Portland Plana Associa tion campaign will be discussed and the Improvement of Ladd Park and th street lights committees will report. With Honrs Sou Todat. Water bonds to the amount of 1500.000 will be sold this morning to Morris Bros.. of Portland, at i.6. an Increase of 1 per cent over th highest bid for tho same bonds less than one month ago. There were numerous other bids. Th bonds run IS yesrs end draw 4 per cent Interest. The bids were opened by City Auditor Barbur, but the aal must b formally mad by th Coun cil before It la complete. Aixsworth Clls Mects TODAT.--Th Alnsworth Woman'a Club la to bear a number of prominent men and women discuss questions of th day at a meet ing at the achool thla afternoon at S o'clock. Mr. Georg Welster will apeak on "Psychology In the Home." George Rodgera of the law achool. will spe.k on th Boy Scouts, and hla address will be followed by a discussion of th subject. In whleh Dr. Benjsmtn Toung, Ir. Thomas Walker and Mra. Albert Ehrgott will figure. Reran. Merchants to Dura. H. D. Ramsdell will addreaa th Portland Retail Merchants' Association on "Benefits." at th February dinner of the association In the Multnomah Hotel, at :I0 o'clock tomorrow night. Other speakers will be Thll Gevurtx, who will welcome th Retail Merchants' Associa tion to th new hotel and William Woodward, who will glv th response. Governor GdesT or HokoR. Gov ernor West has been Invited aa th guest of honor at tli dinner of th Southern Men's Association at Its luncheon Saturday at th Commercial Club. Superintendent James, of th State Penitentiary, will be chairman of the day. Th luncheon will be held In the board of governors room. Owixo to Ocr Lirn-Lowo EinauiKca, w know everr part of th weaving, buying and selling of Oriental rugs, and are In a position to sell choice, rail able ruga at all times lower than any other dealers. " Give us an opportunity of proving thla. Cartoxlan Bros., im porters. 471 Washington, near 11th at Ptovs to Speak is Tacoma. H. W. Stone, general secretary of th Port land Toung Men'e Christian Associa tion, left last night for Seattle, wher he will visit the T. M. U- A. omcais. Ha will return to Tacoma today and speak tonight at th annual meeting of the association In that city. Buttle Preacher Speaks. Spe cial services are being conducted every evening thla week by Rev. Joseph Olsen. of Seattle, at th First Norwe gian and Danish Methodist Church, cor ner of Eighteenth and Hoyt street. Sat urday evening a special lector to th young people will b given. Bible Class Meets Todat. Th Blbl class of tb Council of Jewish Women will meet In the vestry room at the Tempi Beth Israel, at t o'clock today. Rabbi Jonah B. Wise will hav charge of the meeting. Tb subject of th day will be "Messianic Paaaagea of th Isaiah." Irttxotox asd Alberta Folk to Meet. The Irvlngton and Alberta groups of the Florence Meade Mission Circle or the Universallst Church will meet with Mrs. J. J. Lewis. 1010 Vernon avenue. near Alberta street, Thursday afternoon at t o'clock. Alleged Slaters Arratokxi. Wong SI Sam and Lew Soon. Chinamen under Indictment for the murder of Seld Bing. were arraigned before Presiding Judge Kavanauga yesterday and given a week to prepare their pleas. Clcb Bakqcrt Poerrrowc Th ban quet of th Portland Woman's Club will not take place Friday at th Com mercial Club as planned. Th dat has been posponed Indefinitely. Clackamas Couwtt Taxes received tl Chamber Commerce- Call or aend for tax statement. Beautibtx Bait Bot for adoption. Fhon A 7tS2. SEAT SALE OPENS. McCormnck's Wonderful sole) Draws Mu-rioLovers to Hell Iff. Today at 10 o'clock at th Helllg the. sal of seats opens for McCorroack's concert Friday night under th dlreo- tlon of Lola Steers-Wynn Cornan. "Punch" saya of this great tenor: "An enormous and most enthusiastic audience was present- Mr. McCormack has a vole of beautiful lyric quality. "-, V " v : v John MeCoraaack. full of ton color and depth. He la like wise an artist. He not only sings well but he also surrounds everything he ndertakes with a rich dramatic at mosphere, a-sense of reality all too rarely met with In th world's greatest alngers." , GAS FRANCHISE ALLOWED Jadse Clecton &oggts Rescrrntlon In Proposed I.lnnton .Measure. The County Court yesterday gave th Portland Gas Coke Company a fran chise permitting the laying of gas mains along the Foster road to Lenta. It Is provided that the rights conferred muI be utilised within a year or th franchise will automatically lapse. Tb company also la aeektng the right to lay mains to Llnaton along th Linn ton road. At th suggestion of Judge Cieeton there may be Inserted In this franchise agreement when algned a provision that, should the county at any time wish to use gaa. It will be furnished free or at an exceptionally low rate. The Idra of Judge Cieeton Is that the county should reserve th right to receive some compensation for th us of lb roads. s . ' ' ' A f if ' A WA. . aui;n SUIT MAY TEST LAW Republicans Name Committee to Fathom Delegate Act. PROMPT ACTION DESIRED JLcmbers of State Body, Believing: National Convention Statute Dis franchises Electors, Want Friendly Contest, Under direction of th Republican stat central committee, a committee will confer with Secretary of Stat Olcott and Attorney-General Crawford at Salem today for tb purpose of de termining whether tb validity of the law enacted by th people In th last general election and permitting tb party voter lo vot for only on dal gat to his party's National convention when 10 delegates are to be elected cannot b determined by a friendly suit In th courts prior to th prepar ation of th official ballots for tb April primary nominating election. Thla committee constats of Dr. J. M. Keen, of Med ford; J. S. Delllnger. of Astoria, and W. W. Stelwer, of this city, representing Wheeler County. It Is th opinion of th members of the special committee as well as that of th other members of th stat committee that a strict Interpretation of thla statute amounts to disfran chising the elector to whom has been delegated th election of delegates to th National convention of his party as well as nominating- candidates for Presidential electors. Law Eatacted la 1010. Th law to which objection Is mad was enacted by the people In th gen eral election of November, 1110. It specifically provides that the Individ ual voter can vote for only on candi dal for delegate and one candidate for - Presidential elector, although 10 delegates and fir electors are to be selected. Responding to a letter from Charles H. Carey, candidat for election as delegate to th Republican National convention. Involving thla same ques tion and sent to Salem laat Saturday. Secretary of Stat Olcott replied that he would follow the speclflo Instruc tions contained In th statute objected to on th theory that It was the en actment of th voters of the stat and no alernatlve remained to him. A question exists as to whether a suit for th determination of th val idity of th law can be assailed until th Secretary of State takes action toward complying with th speclflo provisions of the law respecting th preparation of th primary nominating ballot. Prempt Salt Wanted. Th purpose of the committee's con ference with th state officers today Is to ascertain If he will not consent to the Institution of a friendly suit which can be disposed of by ths Su preme Court prior to th primary eleo tlon. Unless th Secretary of Stat aa-reea to th Institution of the pro posed suit at thla time, the question of th validity or tna law cannot am taken Into th court and determined bafor. the dat of th primary elec tion, when the electors of the stat will aelect their delegates to xsauonat con ventlona and at th same time nomi nate candidates for Presidential elec tors. The commltte will leave for Salem at s is o'clock thla morning and ex- pacts to conclude Its conference and return to Portland lata mis iiitmoim. It will submit a report to an adjourned meeting of the state commltte which will ba held In Portland February 2t. Twelv members of the stat com mute attended yesterday's meeting which confined Its work to a consid eration of th question already re ferred to and for the disposition of which th special commute was as signed. . . Stat Senator Nottingham, chairman of th committee, tendered his resigna tion, but at th request of members of th commute consented to continue In th office until the commltte re organlxea In April. KICKS' TRIAL ANTICIPATED Lawyers Ask Jurors Searching . Questions Jn Other Cases. , .ini...ttnn -r III. trial of Burt A II .lim..-""" -"- - - - - - r nf murder In the nicfti v ' - - first degree, which Is scheduled to com mence next Monday. John F. Logan and Dan Malarkey, who will defend, and W. M. Davis, who has been retained as special prosecutor, are haunting th courtrooms to get a "line" on Jurors. They are making copious notes of answers maae oy veniremen w tui tions asked them In other cases. n.1 n n n. n. .n r..lf In Tilda l acre w ... - Gatens' department yeaterday th trial of a personal injury Logan tt Smith. Malarkey, Seabrook A Stott and iJavia et.rarren n .i ... m nr the other. ucipaiiiiR: wm - ther being two defendant. Th Jurors were amaxea t. wi . examlnatlone to which they were aub- Jected. They wer asked searching luestlons as to tneir union wr uun inlon sympathies, as to their anteced ints and wher they had lived and vhat occupationa they had followed for several years. Their answers wer Hicks, who operatea an open ma chine shop, shot and killed W. A. Wort- man, a union macniniai nu atim leader. In an East Side ator entranc a few months ago. FIB COSTS MAN LIBERTY Sentence Imposed When Judge Dis covers Falsehood. On little self-defenslv II cost Jim Russ months of freedom yesterday, when he denied that he had been be fore the Municipal Court on a former occasion. Russ was charged with vag rancy. The face of th prisoner appeared familiar to the officers of th court, but he stoutly denied that he had been In th hands of th law. Th records wer searched and It waa found that under th same nam he bad enjoyed the leniency of the court not long ago. "Six months for lying," was th sen tence Imposed by Judge TaxwelL YE OREGON GRILLE. Special engagement Mr. Fred E. Os borne, celebrated baritone; Miss Eliza beth Anderson, soprano, supported by Marino's splendid Orchestra. Every evening this week. t Railroad Offices Established. Both freight aad passenger depart- A Generation of Progress Our stability and safe banking meth ods have won for us in the past our full share of the pat ronage of the sub stantial concerns of Portland. Now after a generation of success we are better than ever equipped to at tract the accounts of the larger business establish ments of the city. A specially organized of ficial staff kept in con stant touch with the af fairs and needs of our clients. We invite your account whether it be large now or one that will grow large. Portland Trust Company of Oregon Third and Oat: Sta. SHOE SALE Over 1000 pairs Ladies' Shoes and Oxfords to select from, values to o MARKS ' N. T. SHOE SHOP, Upstairs, Lafayette Bldg., 3isy2 Wash., N. E. Cor. 6th. ments of th Southern Pacific Company now hav established their general of fices on the third, floor of th Wells- Fargo building, which probably will ba their permanent location tor several years. This Chang gives the South ern Pacific exclusive use of th second and third floors of the building, tho second floor being devoted to the operating and engineering departments. The legal and claim departments af lo cated In the Fenton building directly across Sixth street from the wans Fargo building. FUELPRICES. 4-ft. wood pr cord: Fir, 14.50 to $5.25; ash, IS. 60; gr. slab, $2.75; gr. abort alab, $2.76: coal. $.60 to $10.60 per ton; dry slabwood. Holman Fuel Co, successors to Banfleld-Veysey Fuel Co. M. 853. A 2353. Boat Club Plans Dance. Another of th monthly entertain ments organised by the Motorboat Club will take place next Tuesday, February 20, when. In addition to the usual songs and speeches, members and their friends will enjov an Impromptn dance. AN EYE FOR AN EYE Our Artificial Human Eyemaker will reproduce your eye so perfectly that nobody will be able to observe the dif ference. He will visit this store FIVE DAYS, March 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. His work can be done only by per son a 1 appointment. A p p o i n tmenta are being made every day. If his work is not perfectly satisfac tory, not a penny is charged. COLUMBIAN OPTICAL CO. Marshall 81 14S Slxtk Street HOSE UNDERWEAR WE OPERATE OCR OWJf fHOP Mill to Consumer. Guaranteed for 13 months. For men, women and Children. On account of receiving too lata for Christmas, we offer five desea S3 Black Worm SUk Hoa special for, pair. S1.95 Five dosea S1.7S Black Worm SUIc Hose, apeelal for, pair S1.20 VE GIT ABLE SILK SHOP 4th Floor Selling Bids th aad Alder. $! $ to i b I Agents for Holeproof Hosiery. 6 pair guaranteed 0 months. Just a Few Days More s and our Gigantic Clearance of men's Suits and Overcoats will be at an end. This is the greatest opportunity offered this Season to replenish your wardrobe at immense savings. $35.00 Suits ' $30.00 and $27.50 O'Coats i Ji $18.00 $15.00 Sole Agents Yoemans' Famous $5.00 Hats. If. w. baltes AND COMPANY PRINTING- Main 165. A 1163 Tint and Oak Thousands Are Coming Do you know that THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of people ARE COMING to witmn tne next lwu nun ins? These people have heard of the many NATURAL RESOURCES surrounding; BEND, and they are coming to take ad vantage of them. HAVE YOU INVES TIGATED BEND? Are you going to let these STRANGERS from the EAST take TOUR OPPORTUNITY? BEND today OFFERS YOU the same opportunity that made FORTUNES for the INVEST ORS in Spokane, Seattle and Portland a few years back. BUY NOW while you can got this HIGH-CLASS. CLOSE-IN property direct from the OTVNERS at first vrlces. Our lots are 60x140 on 6.0 and SO-foot streets and 20-foot alleys. For a short time wa are selling- this high-class, close-in property at 250 .PER LOT 2T.O. TERMS 910 PER MONTH. Call or write today for FREE maps and literature of BEND and Central Oreson. We are OWNERS and not agents. THE NEWLON-KDLLER CO., Inc. SOI Bnebanaa Bid;., Portlnnd, Oresrom. A Breath of Springtime FOE VALENTINE FLOWERS that . bloom in the Spring, for your sweetheart, wife or mother. Splendid Box $1.00 Phone us. Tonseth Floral Co. 325 Morrison St. Opp. Portland Hotel Main 5102 A 1102 y atjiA tfiiiW """iniii in'- nn, -imi -II' ' ' PORTLAND'S FASHION CENTER. 835 $25.00 Suits $22.50 and $20.00 O'Coats Ji Suits and O'Coats The High Standing of this Bank has been acquired by always fol lowing, during its eighteen years of business, methods which conserve the best interests of depositors. We invite those contemplating the opening of a bank account to confer with us regarding the service which we can render them. Checking and savings accounts are handled. "A Conservative Custodian" HIBERNIA SAVINGS BANK SECOND AND WASHINGTON STREETS Open Saturday Evenings Six to Eight 1 10Off on All OREGON MADE UMBRELLAS The largest stock In the city every description from the cheapest to the highest-priced ones all fine values also all the staple lines Including: our noted Rustproof Umbrellas The best umbrellas in town at 1.00, $1.25, $1.60, $2.00 and upwards. Recovering in all grades of silk and lorla also repairing at lowest prices, et us put a new umbrella on your old handle or a new handle on your old umbrella. MEREDITH'S ?:A 320 Washington St., Bet. 6th and 7th, Imperial Hotel Bntldlmsr. f. Jl Woo Arrow "Notch COLLAR. Easy to put on, easy to take) off, easy to tie the tie in. Clnrtt, Pe&body ft Company, Makers, Tray, V.T' F'f!W,gr!H'Jf. ytfsf.iajMaysja llilfiliialli Foster & Kleiser 4Aa brade Commercial an Htmtttf SIGNS fEast fcniA and East Bverett 9rraa Fhsavaa feast 1111, B 2334. f ' Z " v Spring 1912 Manhattan Shirts, 1.50 to f 4.00 Spring 1912 Brook Hats, $3.00 Protect Your VALUABLES The "Baby" $25.00. In yonr office you need THE SAFE CABINET for yonr valuable papers, records, plans, etc., which no insur ance can replace. In yonr home yon need THE SAFE CABINET for, silverware, jewelry, accounts, family papers-the valuables that are in use often enough to make a safety deposit box in a distant bank of little value. The interior is adjustable. Sizes for all purposes in office and home. Ask for Catalogue. IOLHAM Stationery and Printing Co. Commercial Stationers, Office Outfitters, Printers, Engravers, Booklet Makers and . 1. Bookbinders. :u ' l Headquarters for Architects' and Engineers' Instru ments and Supplies. Corner Fifth and Oak Streets. 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