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THE MORNING OKEGOXIAX. SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1913. 12 INTERSTATE BRIDGE MOVE TAKES HOLD Clark County Delegation Has Conference With Mult nomah Officials. SPECIAL ELECTION ASKED Commissioners Prefer to Have Tax payers Request Vote by Petition Proposal Is to Build Span Sborn of Ornaments. With Clark County pledged to bond itself to the full limit for the erection of the Washington portion of the pro posed raciHc highway bridge over the Columbia Kiver between Fortiana ana Vancouver, plans are rapidly assuming form for the calling of a special elec tion in Multnomah County to have the voters express their desires on tne nona problem on the Oregon side. The first move in this line was made yesterday when a committee from Vancouver colled on the County Court and put the proposed special election plans before the commissioners. The commissioners announced that while they all are ardent- supporters of the bridge project they Deneve tne taxpayers themselves should call the election by petition. After ascertain ing the stand of the court the com mittee reported to the Portland com mittee and steps were taken at once to jtet the petitions In shape to set them circulated. It is expected that they will appear on the streets within the next few weeks. Ornament May Be left Off. Since Governor Lister, of Washing ton, vetoed the bill passed by the Washington Legislature providing for $500,000 for the Washington share of the bridge cost, the Clark County peo ple have been busy with engineers working out plans whereby the cost of the structure can be reduced 1500.000 if possible. It Is proposed to leave off some of the ornaments and other fea tures to reduce the cost of the struc ture as arranged by Engineer Modjeskl. without weakening it in any way. If this can be done it is thought It will be possible to eliminate possibly J500.000 of the cost, which would place the bridge finances on much the same basis they would be had the (State of Washington succeeded in getting the $500,000 appropriation. The original cost of the structure as estimated by Engineer Modjeski was approx'mately $2,000,000. It Is believed that with the changos which can be made the cost can be reduced to $1,500. 000. "Our Idea." said F. B. Riley of the Portland committee yesterday, "is not to cut out anything that would not make a first-class bridge. The struc ture is to be erected not for the pres ent, but for the future. We want a bridge that will not require remodel ing in years to come. Multnomah Believed Willing. "It Is my candid opinion that Mult nomah County will be more than will ing to vote bonds to pay for the cost of the brldse on this side of the river. If a little sparcely populated county like Clark is willing to wade out Into the stream as far as it possibly can, 1 believe the powerful and wealthy county of Multnomah will be willing to wade out the rest of the way and help the little county. "There Is no question about our being able to get the petitions to call the special election. They will be oer igned a good many times. Clark County is willing to bond Itself to the full limit. $500,000. Multnomah County surely will be willing to do the rest, especially when the State of Oregon has agreed to pay the interest on the bonds for the bridge." The Vancouver committee, compris ing ex-Mayor J. P. Kigglns. F. A. Swan, J. P. Stapleton. A. L. Miller and B. A. llorman. was to have held a conference with Mayor Rushlight yesterday after noon, but deferred the visit until later, when plans are further along on the proposition of circulating petitions for the special election. The Mayor prob ably will be asked to help in this. and. being an ardent supporter of the pro ject, undoubtedly will help. M1IXIOX-POIXAU BRIDGE AIM Vancouver Asks for Xew Bids on 30 and 36-Foot Structure. VANCOUVER, Wash.. March II. (Special.) That a SO or 56-foot steel bridge can be built across the Co lumbia River for approximately $1,000. 000, connecting Portland and Vancouver and linking two great stretches of the Pacific Highway, Is the belief of the Vancouver bridge committee, which went to Portland today and passed the entire time with a similar committee there, obtaining data regarding the proposed bridge. This committee, comprising James P. Stapleton. chairman: John P. Kiggins. an ex-Mayor of Vancouver; Bert Dor man. City Engineer, and Floyd Swan, ex-Councilman, conferred with the Com missioners of Multnomah County, and It was their belief that the bridge could be bulit. even though Portland and Multnomah County should be compelled to appropriate mere than half of the necessary money, which would be neces sary. If Oregon built to the boundary line, or If the proposition were based on property values. The assessed valu ation of property in Vancouver and Clark County is about 114,000.000, while In Multnomah it is much more. The Vancouver committee has tele graphed to a firm in the East for new bids on the proposed bridge. When a bid was received on the 40-foot bridge it was $1. Coo. 000. Tho committee has asked for bids on a 30 and 36-fcot bridge. When In Portland today the commit tee met and talked with Frank R. Itlley and J. K. Nolia of the Portland com mittee, and all are highly pleased with the outcome. The Vancouver Commercial Club is planning a mass meeting, with repre sentatives from all parts of the county present in Vancouver within ten days. REPORTS FROM VESSELS Br Marcod Wireless. Steamer China. Honolulu to San Francisco. miles out at 8 P. M. March 20. Steamer Korea. San Francisco to Yokohama, ll'Cl miles out at S P. M. March 20. Steamer Marama. 1S27 miles south of Honolulu at S P. M. March 20. Steamer Honolu'.an. San Francisco to Honolulu. 603 miles out at 8 P. M March 20. Steamer Ventura. Honolulu to Sydney. 1054 miles south of Honolulu at 8 P. M. March 20. Steamer Manchuria, Tokohama to San Francisco. 1-34 miles west of Hono lulu at 8 P. M. March 20. Steamer Chansior. Monterey to Port- land. 26S miles south of Columbia River at 8 P. M. March 21. Steamer Fenwlck. Astoria to San Pedro, ten miles north of San Fran Cisco at 8 P. M. March SI. Steamer Elder. San Francisco to Portland. 25 miles south of Arena at S P if. March 2L Steamer Maria. Honolulu to San Luis, 300 miles out at 8 P. M. March 21. Steamer Rose City. San Francisco to Portland. 30 miles south ol Arena i & P. M. March 1. Steamer Catania. San Luis to Port land. 163 miles south of San Francisco at 8 P. M. March 21. Steamer Stanley Dollar, SO miles west of San Pedro, north bound, at 8 P. M. March 21. Steamer Speedwell off Point Loma, north bound, at 8 P. M. March 21. Steamer Columbia. 15 miles north. off Santa Barbara, north bound, at 8 P. M. March 21. Steamer Manchuria, Orient to San Francisco, 1234 miles west of Hono lulu at 8 P. M-. March 20. Steamer Ventura. San Francisco to Sydney. 1054 miles south of Honolulu at 8 P. M.. March 20. Steamer Marama for Honolulu, 1827 miles south of Honolulu at 8 P. M., March 20. Steamer Korea, San Francisco to NOTICE GIVEN ELECTORS. Registration Books open dally from 8 A. SI. to 5 P. M.. until April 14, at Courthouse: all who would vote must register unless having regis tered for Presidential election and not having moved from precinct since; persons having changed po litical affiliation since registering are entitled to reregister. Primaries May 3: vote is on nom inations for Mayor, City Auditor, Treasurer, -Attorney. Municipal Judge, two Councllmen-at-large and fire ward Councilmen under present cnarter; also adoption or rejection of proposed commission charter: If commission is adopted, nominations are void, except Auditor. General election June 2; if com mission charter Is adopted May 8, vote will be on Mayor, four Commis sioners and Auditor only, all other elective offices being abolished. ' Hoifolulu. 1901 miles from San Fran cisco at 8 P. XL, March 20. Steamer Minnesota, Orient to Seattle, 1144 miles from Seattle at noon March 20. Steamer Washtenaw, southbound, left Port Angeles at 8 P. M.. March 21. Steamer Chatham. Kedondo lor x- coma. 20 miles east of Tatoosh at 8 P. M- March 21. Steamer Breakwater, nine miles norm of Heceta Head at 8 P. M., March 21. Steamer Alliance, 12 miles south of Cape Blanco at 8 P. M., March 21. Steamer Roanoke off Blunts Keel at 8 P. M.. March 2L Steamer Camlno, 40 miles north or Mendocino at 6 P. M-. March 21. ROLE IS A 1 JOHXSOX OVERWHEMED WITH PART IX "EAST ITXXE." Theater Managers Kefuso to Allow Barber to Interfere With Barbara Hare's Hirsute Adornment. John A. Johnson, manager of Pan- tages Theater, offered yesterday to oresent $250 to the Theatrical Man agers' Association of Portland if it would call off all plans to present East Lynne as the feature or tne "1913 Follies" at the Heillg Theater next Thursday night. Nothing doing, was the quicK re sponse of "Bill-" Pangle. "That Just shows you the worth of "East Lynne' as we are to produce it. Here Is an expert showman who would pay $Jou to get rid of the role of Barbara Hare, and there are nine other roles Just as valuable. That means we are going to present a $2500 act at popular prices." Mr. Johnson is down in the cast to play the part of Barbara Hare. He has been studying his lines like a Tro jan, and after several rehearsals he can say them backwards without getting twisted. He is perfectly satisfied with the role, even though It requires him to wear skirts. "I have the best lines to say in tne whole extravaganza, and If I do say It myself, the best Jokes in the whole out fit are cracked by me," explained Mr. Johnson, "but my cursed mustache makes me look ridiculous when I m clad in the height of milady s fashion as known In the good old days of 'East Lynne.' " "Shave off your mustache then, sug gested Milton Seaman, secretary. "No. that'll never do." exclaimed George L. Baker, who is to be the lead ing lady. "Johnson was put down for the Barbara Hare part because he is the only manager possessing a mus tache. If we were not following Be- lasco detail In this production we could have given the role of Barbara Hare to 'Nick' Pierong. 'Bill' Fangle, Frank Coffinberry. Dan Flood. Larry Keating. John .Cordray. Calvin Heillg. Milt Sea man or other beardless artists. That Bettled It. The managers de parted. To the barber for uaroara, saia Mr. Johnson. "1 11 be a female Im personator for you fellows, but I'll be hanged If I'll be a bearded lady." CARFARE BILL POSTPONED Council Committee Delays Action for Two Weeks. For the first time In many months' Councilman Clyde yesterday got what he wanted from a Council committee. He appeared before the health and po lice committee to represent a proposed ordinance lie Is fathering, to require the streetcar company to grant re duced rates of fare during the morn ing and evening rush hours. "What do vou want us to do with the ordinance?" asked Chairman Jennings. "I wouldj request that the committee postpone action on the measure for two weeks." replied Clyde. '"Inasmuch as every member of the committee is willing to postpone It Just as long as you desire before kill ing It. your request is granted," re plied Jennings. And the proposed ordi nance was slipped back into the com mittee pigeon hole with another two weeks' lease on life. LOCGE'S HOWE DEDICATED Past Uegents of Koyal Arcanum Are lresent at Ceremony. The dedicatory services of the Royal Arcanum's home on the third floor of the Oregon Water Power Station. First and Alder streets, were held last night and every past regent of the order was present. The hall is elegantly furnished and was decorated for the occasion, ranking with the finest In Portland. The lodgrooms belong to the mem bers of the Portland Electric Council. Royal Arcanum, composed of officials and employes of the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company, and the coun cil was organized through the efforts of B. S. Josselyn. president of the company. GRAND JURY PROBES Scantv Tona War Evidence Laid Before Investigators. ACCUSED MEN AT LARGE ...iwx-utoi nino- to Belief That Louie Hing and Huey Ching Will Be Indicted for One Murder. Clew to Other Crime Vague. Without having made great progress in gathering testimony, District jmui ,.. irvan. Hran nnttinsf the evidence In the recent tong war murders fete the grand Jury yesteraay. auu a crowd of Chinese were held In the witness room waiting to give thbir statements. What the outcome will be Is highly problematical, though It Is believed that enough testimony can be adduced to insure the indictment of Louie Hlng and Huey Ching. the two gunmen who were accused directly by the Coroner's Jury of committing the murder of Lam Foon at Second and Oak streets. Diligent efforts to unearth some thing with reference to the killing of Chung A'l Gong In a restaurant at Fourth and Everett streets have been fruitless. The only two uneiy wit nesses, two white men who were eat ing in the restaurant at the time, proved utterly useless, plainly showing that in their panic they had observed nothing and had forgotten what they had seen previous to the opening of fire. Chain of Evidence Woven. Around Fong Chu Lung, notorious gun man from San Francisco, a chain of evidence Is belfer woven as one of the arch-plotters of the murder at Sec ond and Oak streets, the latest addition to the information in the hands of the authorities being his Identification as one of the band that came up from San Francisco March 13. Conductor Spill man, who was in charge of the Pull man car in which the gang rode, picked Fong out yesterday from among several Chinese and said positively that he made one of the party. The state will be able also to estab lish that Fong was In the vicinity of Lam Foon's store when he was shot down by Huey Chung and Luey Hing, and one witness says that Fong had a revolver half drawn as he stood at the curb. A photograph of the suspect has been sent to San Francisco, where it is hoped to identify him as a no torious killer with a record of 20 bat tles. Detectives Tlchenor and Abbott went to Hop Sing headquarters yesterday and broke open the big safe in the of fice. In search of further evidence, but the' result of the quest was disappoint ing nothing of especial significance be ing found. At the time of the visit . 1 ............... mava flnCflrtoli no t ll P V 1 11 U ilUMicia v . . have continued to be ever since they were vacated on a moment s notice i the time of the murders last Sunday, night. Coincidence? Theory Gains. , That the two murders, at Second and Oak and at Fourth and Everett streets, within a few minutes of each other Sunday night, were not connected, but that tlrelr occurrence at the same time ,.,. a Anlnoldanoo la A. KimnQSi ti Oil. lm probable as it seems, that is beginning to De consiaerea seriously uj au thorities. As to the Oak-street affair, a -i . i. ..tnhlkhpd with the UCttl LUi.un.i.i.11 .a - - coming of gunmen from San Francisco, and with similar air rays in ocmno, uui up to the present it has been lmpos- f.v.i4.. an ..nnnortlon be- tween the two Portland murders. This Is all the stranger in view oi me n . i v, rn TTmirth street was committed in the midst of a brilliantly lighted restaurant, while the other oc curred in a dUBky, obscure shop. Not a bit of evidence nas Deen sumeitu u 1. 1 i- . Mnn.i.t tha I-fnn Sine- tong with the killing of Ching Ah Gong, in the Fourtn-street resiurui, ... now thought possible that the murder may have been based upon a personal motive. SCHOOL DATA COLLECTED Professor Cubberly Leaves to Pre pare for Survey. After a conference with the commit tee In charge of the proposed school survey for Portland, and after col lecting data upon which the plan for a survey may be made. Professor E. P. Cubberly. of Stanford, left last night for Stanford to make further prepara tions for beginning the investigation into the local school system. Mr. Cubberly will return to Portland next month with Frank Spaulding, su perintendent of schools of Newton, Mass., to begin the active work of the survey. Others who have been Invited by the committee selected by Portland tax payers to arrange for the survey are: E. C. Elliott, of the University of Wis consin; Dr. F. B. Dressier, of Wash ington. D. C. and J. H. Francis, super intendent of schools of Los Angeles. Definite acceptances have not yet been received from these. ELKS C0MINGJ25 STRONG Seattle Lodgement Will Assist in Initiation Exercises. t act Informal inn from Seattle in dicates that more than 125 Elks will come from that city tomorrow to par ticipate in the initiation exercises here inmnr.nir Tiitrht. Portland Elks are preparing to receive them at the Union Depot at 7 o cioca ana to entei uim them royally while they are In Port land. a i-in nf 14 candidates will be Ini tiated at the special lodge meeting to morrow night. Next Saturday a special trainload of Portland Elks will go to Seattle to nain la. th rornitrstODB of the new lodge home in that city. Harry C. Mc Allister and Harvey o Bryan, memoers of the committee In charge of the ex cursion, say that more than 150 mem bers' of the lodge will Join the party. The famous Portland Elks' band Is going along. PERS0NAL MENTION. H. R. Dibble, of Rainier, Is at the Perkins. Mrs. L. W. Ames, of Denver, Is at the Bowers. F. A. Seufert, of The Dalles, is at the Imperial. E. H. McAllister, of Eugene. It at the Imperial. W. L. Thompson, of Seattle, is at the Multnomah. H. T. Hopkins, of The Dalles, is at the Portland. Lester S. Pulsifer. of Kew York, is at the Bowers. W. H. Burke, a Chehalls merchant, is at the Perkins. Fred Hartley, of Dallas, Or, la at the Multnomah. Attorney-General Crawford regis tered at the Imperial from Salem yes terday afternoon. Dr. R L. Smith, of WashougaL Wash., Is at the Imperial. X P. Mears, a White Salmon orchard- 1st. is at the Portland. H. Russell and wife, of Jamestown, N. D.. are at the Portland. J. A. Livingston, of Aberdeen. Wash. Is registered at the Oregon. W. B. Bonekemper is registered at the Portland from Omaha. Dr. H. E. Plnkerton. of Pendleton, is registered at the Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Garke. of Seattle. are registered at the Bowers. Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Henshaw, of San Francisco, are at the Oregon. F. H. Wann registered at the Perk- Ins vesterday from warrenton. Gilbert W. Haggart, of Fargo. N. D., is registered, at the Multnomah. Howard S. Amon. a Seattle real es tate man, is registered at the Oregon. Mrs. C H. Callender, wife of a prom inent salmon packer, is at the Port land. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sherwood are registered at the Bowers from Aber deen, Wash. . C. F. Lang registered at the Perkins yesterday from Salem, where he is in the mercantile business. H. S. Hendrlckson, of Seattle, Is In Portland on business, registering at the Multr.omah yesterday afternoon. Professor W. F. Gasklns beads the 20 members of the Oregon Agricultural College Club.' registered at the Imperial from Corvallis. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Strauss and Mr. and Mrs. L J. Strauss, of Chicago, who are touring the Pacific Coast, are reg istered at the Oregon. Robert E. Strahorn, president of the Portland, Eugene & Eastern Railway, with Mrs. Strahorn, has taken perma nent apartments at the Oregon. Much Improved In health. Acting Postmaster Williamson returned Thurs day from a two-months' leave of ab sence spent In Southern California. He will be unable to resume his duties for some time. SPEAKER EXPLAINS ACTS LEGISLATUTiK TJXJTJSTLX CRITI CISED, SAYS M'AKTHITK. In Addressing Credit Men Lawmak er Urges Support of Proposed Law Amendments. C N. McArthur. Speaker of the House of Representatives at the recent ses sion of the Oregon Legislature, ad dressed the Credit Men's Association of Portland at the weekly luncheon of that organization yesterday, reviewing the work of the session. He explained In detail the provisions of the constltu. tional amendments submitted to the people, the "blue sky" law, the work tngman's compensation act, the county bonding and state high-way acts, the changes in the banking and election laws, the millage tax bills for the State University and Agricultural College, the Agricultural College extension law, the Celilo and Deschutes survey bills, the sterilization law, the Board of Con trol law and a number of other Impor tant measures. "The Legislature has been unjustly criticised," said Mr. McArthur, "but the fact remains that the recent session enacted more constructive legislation than, any other session in the state's history. "I have seen many sessions or tne Oregon Legislature, but never saw one that equalled the recent session for In dustry, efficiency and integrity. The members set a precedent ay remaining for nracticallv an extra week and serv ing without pay in order to finish their work and give the various measures the Intelligent consideration to which they were entitled." Mr. McArthur made a special plea for the adoDtion by the people of the amendment lengthening the legislative session to 60 days, the amendment en abling cities of more than 100.000 peo ple to consolidate tneir city- ana county governments, and the amendment per mitting adjacent cities to be merged. NEW CARL1NES ASSURED Street Improvements Will Be Made in South Mount Tabor District. Extension of Twenty-ninth avenue from East Fifty-eighth street to the west line of Ermington Addition, South Mount Tabor, is to be made under the report of City Engineer Hurlburt, which has been filed with the City Auditor. The total amount of damages to property taken for this extension is given as $9645, and of this amount S41S4 must be Datd by property owners benefited by the extension. This work is necessary In order to get tne ua-thorne-avenue carline built to East Seventy-fourth street on Twenty-ninth avenue. For this extension property owners have subscribed $15,000. nearly all of which has been paid in. Another ex tension Is that of Brazee street, from East Twenty-seventh to East Twenty eighth street, the total damages being $4794. of which $2877 is excess dam ages, which will be assessed to the owners benefited by tne extension. LECTURER WILL BE INVITED Xalium Sokoloff, From Palestine, ' May Speak in Portland. Nahum Sokoloff, from Palestine, who Is now In New York and who is to tour the United States lecturing upon the development of agricultural and In dustrial pursuits in Palestine, will be invited by a message from the Port land Zionist Society, which will be tel egraphed tomorrow, to Include Port land in his itinerary and to lecture here under the auspices of the local so ciety. A meeting of the Zionist So ciety will be held In the Talmud Torah Synagogue tomorrow to consider fur ther the plan to secure this prominent lecturer as a visitor to Portland. Officers have been elected for the ensuing year in the Zionist Society as follows: President, D. N. Mosessohn; first vice-president, M. Ostrow; second vice-president. B. H. Goldstein; secre tary, E. N. Weinbaum, and treasurer, D. Nemerovsky. MAGUIRE PLAN REJECTED Charge for Burning Manure De clared Discriminatory. On the ground that it would not be proper for the city to charge for burn ing manure at the city incinerator and not charge for the consumption of waste material from Industrial plants, the health and police committee of the City Council yesterday rejected the pro posed Maguire ordinance providing a tax for the reduction of manure. It was shown by Superintendent Otis that it is but a matter of time before the present plant will break down under the heavy strain to which It is now being subjected. The committee will take up the In cinerator problem again after the spe cial Council committee on sanitation makes it report, which probably will be Monday. E I Portland Y. M.C. A. Still Leads Seattle Rivals. 411 MEMBERS SECURED Puget Sound City Workers Reduce Margin of Local Contestants' Gain Individuals Laboring to Win. Watch as Prize. STAND rVO ON FINAL DAT OF INTER-CITY V. M. C. A. CONTEST. Bovs. Pen's. Fees. Points. Portland 1&9 222 $2:i:i.-0 436.1.5 Seattle .. 69 1S2 1378.00 li3S.4CH Portland goes into the last day of the lnter-city T. M. C. A. membership contest against Seattle today with a lead of nearly 200,000 points. This margin, however. Is somewhat smaller than it was yesterday morning, the Se attle association winning out on the day's returns yesterday for the first time. Seattle scorI 74,100 points yes terday to 62,700 for Portland. Today will be the real test of strength between the associations, as neither one bad shown its real strength up to last night. It has been thought from the first that Seattle was hold ing back points, and Portland officers are practically sure of this now. On the other hand, the Portland teams were urged to turn in all the points they scored each day. This was done on Monday and Tuesday, but It became known last night that since Tuesday some of the teams have been withholding their returns. Thia has been done not so much to spring a coup on Seattle as with the hope of surprising some of the other Portland teams and winning the race within the local association, which is no less keen than the inter-city contest. 200 Attend Dinner. Nearly the entire 200 membership solicitors attended the dinner In the association auditorium last night. It was the most exciting meeting of the week despite the returns showing Se attle in the lead for the day. Several visitors were present who had been in Seattle this week and they assured the Portland men that they were better organized and putting up a more enthusiastic campaign than is Seattle. President Staley and Secre tary Compton, of the Salem Y. M. C. A., also attended and complimented the Portland teams on their work. The race to be high man and win a gold watch Is the most Interesting feature of the contest at present. This race appears to He between I. C. Cun ningham and W. J. Clark, and they are so evenly matched that it is any body's contest. The score last night stood 61,225 to 60,400 in favor of Cun ningham, but Clark gained during the day. Other high men at present are: W. E. McCorkle, 19,400; R. C. Kruse, 17.336; J. A. Day, 16.700; R. J. Clark, 15.800; Walter Krupke. 11,635. If these men maintain their lead until tonight, they, with one other man and the two high boys, will be given the Seattle trip in case Portland wins. 411 New Members Secured, Portland has signed up 411 members during the week and Seattle 201. The detailed returns for yesterday are: Portland, boys, 84; seniors, 30; fees, $307: points, 62,700. Seattle, boys, 26; seniors, 37;. fees, $426; points, 74.100. The W. L. Campbell side won over E. J. Jaeger's men for the day, S5.100 to 27,600. The Jaeger Bide still leads In total points, however, 235.900 to 200,875. The contest will close at 9 o'clock to night when final telegrams are to be exchanged with Seattle. The usual membership dinner will be held at 6:15 o'clock, and after it the men will be turned loose to work until nearly 9 o'clock when the last report will be compiled. In the contest several years ago Seattle was behind until this f.nal count was made. The Portland enthusi asts are determined that there shall be no such result this time. FUNERAL T0BE TODAY Mrs. Nancy M. Roberts, Long Resi dent of Carlton, to Be Buried. The funeral of Mrs. Nancy M. Rob erts, aged S5. of 1062 Amherst street, who died Thursday after a week's Ill ness from pneumonia, will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Finley's chapel. Mrs. Roberts had resided In Portland for four years, and for 21 years before that at Carlton. She was a member of the Christian Church. Mrs. Roberts came to Oregon from Iowa, but was born In Tennessee. Four sons, W. A., F. I. and J. A. Roberts, of Portland, and George Rob erts, of tfreene County. Iowa, and four daughters. Mrs. Eva White and Mrs. Katherine Kesley, of Portland, and Mrs. Emma Dudley and Mrs. W. L. Frank lin, of Greene County, Iowa, survive. Roseburg to Have Chautauqua. ROSEBURO, Or.. March 21. (Spe cial.) Arrangements are being made for the second annual Chautauqua In Rn.Rbure late in July. The Catholic Church grounds have been leased and the entertainment will be held under canvas. Kev. J. p.. iu.ci;onnen ua booked a number of attractions of Na- tlnnal reoutatlon. The Chautauqua will be in session for six days, with three I programmes each day. ENDS TON GH The rougher whiskey tastes the stronger it is. The stronger it isthe more harm it will do. But then you don't have to drink it rough, strong or high-proof. There's Cyrus Noble, pure, old and palatable Bottled at drinking: strength. Costs no more than any other whiskey. W. J. Van Schuyver & Co., General Agents, Portland. New THE MULTNOMAH Tf52 JliliWliiil I . SllilWl Med for the Excellence DEATH IS MYSTERY Bejeweled Woman Carried Dy ing From Automobile. $5000 IN DIAMONDS FOUND Mrs. Leda Curtis, San Francisco Di Torcee, Fatally Stricken Here While Riding Witb Woman and Men Companions. With $5000 worth of diamonds tied about her neck In a chamois bag, Mrs. Leda Curtis, 41 years old, a divorcee from San Francisco, died about 8 o'clock last night in a drugstore at East Twenty-eighth and East Glisan streets, five minutes after being taken from an auto In which she had been driving. The cause of death has not been de fined. The odor of liquor about the clothes worn by the women will neces sitate a Coroner's Investigation, In the opinion of Deputy Coroner Goetsch. By the meager details which Goetsch could gather from the members of the party and others, Mrs. Curtis and Stephen King, of 1303 Teon building, with a friend of Mrs. Curtis, who gave the name of Miss Maxwell, and another man named Duncan, were driving in an automobile, looking at a house which Mrs. Curtis was intending to buy. On East Glisan, near Bast Twenty eighth, Mrs. Curtis became faint. She was removed to the Rodda's pharmacy, half a block away at 120 East Twenty eighth street North, and there soon ex pired. Mrs. Curtis had been staying at the Palace Hotel, on Washington street between Eleventh and Twelfth. She Is is supposed to have a sister in , San Francisco. Half a dozen rings, earrings and brooches were among the valuables taken from her person and kept In the custody of the Coroner. Miss Maxwell's residence at the Palace Hotel was denied by a clerk last night. Mr. King said last night that the trip was one of business, in that he wished to make the sale of an Irvlngton home, which Mr. Duncan, who Is also a real estate man, with offices in the Hamil ton building, is Interested In. He said that no liquor was drunk during the ride, which started at 6:30 o'clock, and that they passed no place where liquors rfere dispensed. Mr. King haa tormjn sold some property for Mrs. Curtis, in her last trip to Portland, he said. She recently returned from Vancouver, B. C, and desired to make further Invest ments in Portland property. PUBLIC MARKET IN FAVOR Woman's Republic Officers Are En couraged in Movement. The officers of the Woman's Republic are enthusiastic over the encourage ment that Is being received from Port land citizens in support of the woman's public market. It has been Intimated that substantial assistance will be given from an unexpected source. A Dlat of ground has been offered free of charge as a building site and the committee now has It under con sideration. The housewives are eager to buy food necessities at a less cost, while the farmers seek a chance to market their produce. Miss Agnes Lane, 370 Vista avenue, secretary of the Woman's Republic desires names of women Interested in this project. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. March 21. Maximum tem- Perkins Hotel In the Heart of the City NOTE OUR RATES Boom with Bath Priyilege 1.00 tTP Two Persons S1.50 UP Boom with Private Bath $1.50 UP Two Persons $2.50 UP L. i- SWETLAXD. M (PermsBent Rates on Application.) Absolutely Fireproof 100 rooms ... $1.00 per day 100 rooms $1.50 per day 200 rooms (with bath)..$2.00 per day 100 rooms (with bath)..$2.50 per day Add $1-00 per day to above price when two occupy one room. VERY ATTRACTIVE PRICES FOR PERMANENT GUESTS H. C. LOWERS, Maaaser. GA1NEH THIGI'EM. Ass't Mr. perature. 40 degrees: minimum. 81 desjees. River reading at 8 A. M., 6.0 feet; Changs In last 24 houi-s, 0.1 foot rise. Total rainfall (5 P 31. to 5 P. M ). trace: total rainfall since September 1. 1D12. 20.84 inch": nor mal rainfall since September 1. 3o.l3 Inches, deficiency of rainfall since September 1. 1912. 8.20 Inches Total sunshine March .1, 3 minute possible sunshine, 12 hours, li minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea-leveu at 5 P. M., 29.75 inches. THE WEATHER. State of Weather STATION! Baker ..... Boise ...... Boston v... Calgary ... Chicago . . . Denver .... Des Moines Duluth .... 301 T. I 8'SE Snow 38 T. 12 SB Cloudy Cloudy as h 14154 SW S2I0.00 8'E Clear 84':l,00;2S W Clear 24 O.OOl 4!NE Clear 22 0.12 4NVV(Clear ieo.02;i6jv (Pt. cloudy Eureka 1 4S U.n iUon irviwi, Oalveston I 6B0.00 10N Clear Helena 180.00 4 NW Clear Eureka 4S!0.74:1;SW main Jacksonville . ... -J 82:0.2412S Cloudy Kansas City.... 24 0.2ilO::W Laurler 35 0. 00I 4 EE 6J'0.00!10 SW 4ti '1.221 BSE 5010. 01 8 NW 62 0.22!30 SW Clear Clear Cloudy Pt. cloudy Los Angeles... Marshfield ... Medford Montreal ..... Van n.Taflnl Pt. cloudy Pt cloudy 820.021 4 N New York 640.01 BOISW Knnk HboH I 44 0.00;10 E pt. cloudy Cloudy Cloudy North Yakima....! 400.00 6iE Phoenix .'. 72O.00I 4 NE (cloudy Pocatello Sill T. ! 8IS1I Cloudy Snow Clear Cloudy Portland ........ Roseburg ....... Sacramento ..... St. Louis St. Paul Salt Lake San Francisco.... Spokane Tacoma Tatoosh Island... Walla Walla Washington Winnipeg 40 T. 17NE 4S0.2 8,8 04 '0.08120 W aj!l.64 18 NW Clear 18 0.08il8 NW Cleur .ltt A fill 4 w Cloudy 54f0.'(l8 22 SW cloudy 8010.00 4INH uiouuy 4410.00 12 N Cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Clear 44)0.00.10 E 40-0. 00( 4 S 70,0.l4,12j3 12(0.0O(l2;W WEATHER CONDITIONS. A large high-pressure area overlies the central portion of the United States and ex tends from Alberta to Florida and from the Rockies to the lakes region and Middle Atlantic coast. Tho pressure Is low over the Pacific Slope, where an elongated de pression extends from the North Pacific coast to Arizona and the Northeast. Local precipitation has occurred throughout tne country and heavy rains were reported from Alabama, Missouri and the southern portion of tho lakes region; on account of wire trouble no reports have been received dur ing the last 24 hours from the lower Mis sissippi Valley (except New Orleans to night) and the Ohio Valley, but high winds have occurred from the central Mis sissippi Valley eastward to the coast. On the North Pacific coast all storm warnings were lowered at 6:50 P. M. today except at Marshfield, where they will continue to be displayed throughout the night. The weather la cooler In the upper Mississippi Valley and lakes region and It Is warmer In most sections west of the Rockies. In the Plains and North Atlantic States and the St. Lawrence Valley. The conditions are favorable for leoal rain or snow Saturday In this district, with no marked temperature changes and gen erally easterly winds. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Occasional rain or snow: not so cold; easterly winds Oregon, Washington and Idaho Loral rain or snow; not much change Id tempera ture. Easterly winds. THEODORE F. DRAKE. Acting District Forecaster. CURED CAPT. BURT'S ECZEMA FOR 50c. Had Spent 1000 In Vain, Then a Jar of Reslnol Cured Him. Franklin Burt of 81 Fulton St.. Kew York, late captain In the U. S. Army, and a man whose standing makes his word absolutely beyond question, given the following account of his cure Dy Eeslnol: . . "I became afflicted -with eczema twenty-five years ago. I did every thing for it, but the itching and burnins was so intense and continual that In 1893 I put myself in the cana of a spe cialist. The result waa of little, or not any benefit. Doctor Said "Get Box of Realnol." "About 1898 I called on the doctor to ask him if he yet knew of anything to cure me. He said. .'Get a box of Reslnol Ointment.' I got it. Tne Itch ing stopped as if by magic. By the time the jar of Reslnol was all used the cure was perfected. I expended perhips a thousand dollars, and en dured real suffering for many years, and at last was relieved and cured In a month for the sum of fifty cents, the price of one jar of Keslnol. .-,. Better proof, even than such a letter. Is to try Reslnol yourself and see how Quickly - the itching stops and stubborn sfkln or scalp eruptions disappear, lor free trial? write to Dept. 19-T. Reslnol. Baltimore 41 d. Every druggist sells Reslnol Ointment (30o and U) and Reslnol Soap (2oc). ItEEIlN'O NOIICES. OREGON COMMASBERf. K. T. Special conclave Sun day evening, March 23. at 6:0 o'clock, for the purpo of attending divine service at W first LOIJgltfBailuiioJ v-" ' The attendance of all Sir Knights ot tnis commsnderj Is expected and the attend ance of sojourning Sir Kniglits will be ap preciated. The parlors will be open from and after 1:30 P. M. v,. r . i r. . .j. ' WASHINGTON COMMAS DERY, NO. 15. K. T. Spe cial conclave Easter Sunday evening, 6:ii0. for ctttendanca of divine services at Grace qr Memorial ciubcvji..! ..... . All Sir Knights courteously invited to at tend. F. H. NOLTXER, Recorder. AL, KADER TEMPLE, A. A. C N. M. S. Stated ses sion Saturday, March JJ. Iltl3, 8 P. M. New Masonlo Temple. Important business to come up; amendment to bylaws and Instruction of delegates to Imperial Council relative to proposed lncreasa of dues and Initiation fs. Visiting nobles coraiauy in-vltf-d. By order of the potentate, HUGH J. BOYD. Recorder.