TIIE MORNING OREGONTAN. FRIDAY, APRIti 1913. 11 ST. JOHNS MERGER IS NOT ASSURED Majority of All Who Go to Polls at City Election Needed to Ratify. CARELESSNESS fS FEARED Campaign May Be TJndertaken to Show Electors That Failure to Cast Vote Is Equivalent to Voting Against Measure. Annexation of St Johns to Portland, which has neemed a matter of mere form sine St. Johns voted favorably on the question a few weeks ago, may not be so easy of accomplishment after all. Under terms of the merger law passed by the recent Legislature, a majority of all the persons voting at the forth coming: city election must vote favor ably before the annexation can become fact. - Many persons were under the impres sion that the annexation question would be decided by a majority of the electors voting: on the question the same as Initiative and referendum questions are decided, but the law says otherwise. It reads: "Any city or town may be merged with another city or town, provided a majority of the elec tors of the two cities authorize the merger as provided herein." Non-Voters Are Ciphers. It has been suggested that the law. In this form, would require a ma jority of all registered voters to ex press themselves favorably on the question, but attorneys point out that the Supreme Court has held that a ma jorlty of only those who vote at the election will be required. This point was brought up in the case of the Broadway Bridge bonds and. the Su preme Court held that those who failed to vote were mere "ciphers" and could not be counted as legal electors. This means, however, that more than half of the people voting at the com ing election for City Commissioners and City Auditor must vote "yes" on the annexation question if the annexa tion is to be authorized. Those who fail to vote on the an nexation Issue while voting for the city officials, in effect, will be voting "no," or against annexation. t. C. Lewis, Representative from Multnomah County, who carried the merger bill through the Legislature and who was one of the most active in the group of progressive citizens of St. Johns in the recent merger, cam paign, points out the importanco of everyone in Portland voting for annex- atlon. He fears that many will be un informed on this question, or indif ferent, when they go to the polls, and may neglect to vote on It at all. Mercer Ballots Separate. However, the law provides that the merger question be printed on a sep arate ballot and that the judges and clerks in each election precinct furnish every voter with a merger ballot at the same time the other ballots are handed out. "Our principal hope lies in the fact that the people will be given two ballots," says Representative Lewis. "1 believe that everyone who votes on the question at all will votd 'yes,' hut there is grave danger of the merger being defeated by those who fail to vote. "St. Johns has demonstrated its good faith by giving' the merger an over whelming majority. Portland people have been seeking the annexation of their enterprising neighbor for years ana it would te a. shame now that it can be accomplished so easilv to have it defeated merely through the innuierence or tne people." St. Johns has a population of more than sooo. The city officials author ized the submission of the merger without the presentation of a petition and many Portland people are advo cating the annexation as a forward step in the general movement for a greater Portland. ' It is probable that the new Chamber of Commerce will be asked to conduct a campaign Immediately preceding the election xo impress upon the voters the necessity of voting on this issue. VOTE PROBE TO GO ON IBst Member of Board, George Al len, Here to Testify. George Allen, who was a clerk on tho night election board at the general election last November, arrived in Port land Wednesday morning and within a few days will be taken before the grand Jury to explain what he knows about the election frauds in that pre cinct, where more than 120 votes were changed in favor of Tom M. Word, the defeated candidate in the shriev alty contest. Allen is the only member of either the day or night election board who lias not yet testified before the grand jury. His testimony is expected to be important, though only corroborative, ilis presence is regarded as a bar to any atttempt that might be made, should an indictment be returned, to shift the blame to his shoulders. BISHOP CONFIRMS CLASS Kite Performed at Milwaukie by Kpiseopal Prelate. Bishop Walter Taylor Sumner offi ciated at the confirmation services last night in the Episcopal Church at Mil waukie. The Rev.. John D. Rice, rector of the gellwood Church, is vicar of the Milwaukie Church and he assisted in the ceremony. The choir rendered spe cial music. Mrs. Hattie Jane Dowling and Miss Opal Dowling were confirmed. On account of his recent illness, the bishop did not preach, but made a few briff remarks. Tonight the bishop will adm'inister confirmation in St. Andrew's Episcopal Church at Portsmouth. The service is set for 8 o'clock. SHIP'S PASSENGERS SKATE Northern Pacific Officer . Stages Party Out at Sea. Skating on lakes has been popular ever slrlce the first freeze, but skating on the ocean is less than six weeks old, having been introduced for the first time by Hazen J. Titus, who had charge of the dining service and amusements on the steamship Northern Pacific on its trip from Philadelphia to San Fran cisco. The Innovation was conceived by Mr. Titus when he was getting provisions for the steamer at Philadelphia. Ha bought 150 palr.i .of roller skates to prove the value of his theory. He was laughed at by the ship's officers, but when the passengers found that they could coast along the smooth decks of the steamer the laugh was reversed. Mr. Titus was at the Benson Wednes day. "The expositions at San Francisco and San Diego have aroused the desire of Eastern people to visit the Pacittc Coast. The war has shut off European travel, and the scenery in the Pacific Northwest, the Columbia River, Alaska, Glacier, Rainier and Yellowstone Na tional parks and the Canadian Rockies will draw travel through Portland in either direction," he said. "The new steamship line will bring every passenger it handles through Portland, and Portland people will have an opportunity to entertain the trav elers while they pause for a day or longer to view the panorama from Council Crest or the Columbia Highway.'' ROAD HEAD HERE TODAY SIR THOMAS SHAl'GHXESSY TO BIS VISITOR. FEW HOURS. Invitation to Luncheon Declined for Lack of Time, bat Some Cour tesies Will Be Extended. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway system, will be the guest of Portland for three Sir Thomas G. Shaughnessy, Pres ident of Canadian Pacific Rail way, Who WU1 Be In Portland Today. or (our,hours this morning, and will be entertained informally by local rail road officials. 'Sir 'Thomas' office car will arrjve over the Southern Pacific from San Francisco at 7:30 this morning and will leave in a special train over the O.-W. R. & N. line for Seattle about 11 o'clock. J. D. Farrell. president of the O.-W. R. & N. Company, is an old-time friend of the Canadian Pacific president, and has arranged for a visit with him this morning. The Chamber of Commerce sent an invitation to Sir Thomas at San Fran cisco to meet a group of Portland busi ness men at luncheon today, but he replied that his schedule would not per mit him to remain here for luncheon. The Chamber has arranged to send large, bouquet , of rosea to his car- for Lady Slraughnesay. The Royal Rosarians. in their white uniforms, also will go to the station, supplied with rotes for Lady Shaugh nessy and their daughter, who is trav eling with them. The only other per sons in the party are Sir Thomas' pri vate secretary and George C. Wells, assistant to C, K. K. Ussher, passenger traffic manager. J. V. Murphy, general agent for the Canadian Pacific passenger department, will meet the car at the station this morning. It Is probable that' Sir Thomas will find time to visit the local offices of the Canadian Pacific and to call on other railroad officials and bankers. He has been attending the Fair at San Francisco, and says he is eager to get to Vancouver, B. C. SUB-STATION SITE. SOUGHT Senator Chamberlain Says Station Will Be Retained for Present. It. M. Lepper, secretary of the East Side Business Men's Club, has received word from Senator Chamberlain that the petitions from the East Side asking for the retention of Station A and for a better location for the station, had been received at the Postoffice Depart ment at Washington. Senator Cham berlain gives assurances that the East Side station will not be consolidated with Station E for the present. The matter of moving the station to some point on Grand avenue has been taken up with Postmaster Myers and the in spector, and if satisfactory terms can be arranged the station probably will be moved. Lease of the present quarters on Union avenue and East Alder street expires May 15. NOTED DOCTOR RKSIGNS STATE POSITION. AND WILL. RESIDE IN BURNS. 4 V .f 11 Dr. Shelley Sanrman. Dr. Shelley Saurman, director of the state bacteriological labor atory of the State Medical Board, who recently resigned that posi tion will leave today for Burns, Or. Dr. Saurman is a graduate of the Army and Navy Academies, being one of the few -men to hold this distinction in the service. In 1909 he was presented with a medal by the faculty of the Temple University of Philadelphia for the remarkable excellence of his work in the medical department. ir - t ' - t ' I 3A V - HEW FILMS TRIUMPH Stage Attractions of "May Blossom" Retained. CIVIL WAR DRAMA, LIKED "Tie Highbinders" at Sunset Thea ter Is Thrilling Drama of San Francisco's Chinatown, With Descriptive Detail. Another celebrated dramatic success has been converted into an even greater Aim triumph In the Famous Players Film Company's adaptation of David Belasco's illustrious domestic drama. "May Blossom," the current Paramount release, which began a three day's run at the Peoples Theater yesterday. The action of the play is woven round the love of two men for Southern girl prior to the opening of the Civil War, The material lends Itself admirably to the screen, and altogether "May Blos som" promises to be one of the best dramas laid - In the Civil War period yet which is not strictly a military drama. The tense, powerful plot that made the play famous on the stage is pre served in the screen production, which is one of the most successful of the Frohman film productions. Dustin Farnum In ' Captain Courtesy," a story of California's mission days, will be the Peoples Paramount play for sunaay. OHIXATOWX SHOTVX IX FIL3I Play at Sunset Theater Replete With Thrilling Action. "The Highbinders," a rattling good drama of San Francisco's famous old Chinatown, with Eugene Pallette and Signe Auen in the leading roles, heads a well balanced bill at the Sunset The ater for the remainder of the week. "The Highbinders," in two acts, is a remarkable drama in every way. The scenes are laid in a section of real Chinatown and real Chinese take part in much of the action, which Includes a tong war over a kidnaped slave girl The picture shows the narrow passages and winding alleys that wind througn Chinatown. Especially vivid is the scene, where Chung Foo Is called to pay the blood penalty for warring on a powerful tong. "The Castle Ranch," a two-act com edy drama, is al6o particularly good. A charming one-act drama, "Rose Leaves," and two rousing, uproarious comedies. "Ethel's New Dress" and "The Actor and the Rube, round out the programme. ' ALLEGED FORGER TAKEN "THE MAN FROM COOK'S" REPORTED ARRESTED IN MINNEAPOLIS. F. Belts, Who Defrauded Portland Mer chants Ont of 400O, Left Trail Across Continent. "Tha Man From Cook's," -master for ger, who left a trail of bogus checks from Portland across the continent to New York, is reported under arrest in Minneapolis, according to a telegram received by Francis S, Alkus, manager of the local Burns Detective Agency, yesterday. Detective Captain Baty, of the Portland detective force, telegraphed the Minneapolis police immediately to hold the man to answer to charges filed here. As soon as an answer is received and complete identification has been es tablished Captain Baty will leave to bring the alleged forger to this city for trial. "The Man From Cook's," who oper ated in Portland last November, cashed something like J4000 worth of bogus traveler's checks drawn on the Cook Tours Company. He accomplished his work and was out of the city in less than 24 hours, and the fact that' the paper was fraudulent was not discov ered until it went into the clearing house a few days later. There were in all about 40 of the checks, and the signa ture of L. C. Best, which was the name the forger used while staying at the Multnomah here, was attached to the majority of them. The man is known by the Burns Detective Agency as F. Holtz. He was arrested under the alias of Hans Fisher. While operating in Portland Holts was registered at four hotels at once. At the Benson he registered as H. A. Heinrich; at the Multnomah, L. C. Best; at the Perkins, J. C. Strauss, and at the Portland, A. T. Scheiner. HOGRAISERS TO CONFER Pure Breeding to Be Union Stock yards Topic Tuesday. A conference of raisers of pure-bred hogs will be held at the Union Stock yards in Portland Tuesday at 10 A. M. The meeting has been called by O. M. Plummer, secretary of the Stockyards Company, in an effort to promote the pure-bred hog industry of the North west. Mr. Plummer's action has been prompted by the increased interest of growers in pure-bred stock. Recently the Stockyards Company made a pro posal to the school children of Oregon, Washington and Idaho to furnish them with high-grade sows, already bred and treated to prevent hog cholera, on easy terms. The children were merely to sign a note, due in ten months and bearing Interest at 6 per cent. The result has been a large number of ap plications, and many requests are for pure-bred stock. The movement has attracted the attention of bankers in Oregon and promises to spread all over the country. "As it appears to be the beginning of a Nation-wide movement, I have been asked to call this conference of breeders," says Mr. Plummer. RAILWAY TRAFFIC GAINING Eastern Roads Report Iron and Steel Mills Resuming. . "Eastern railroads report substantial Increases in traffic," says Frank W. Robinson, assistant traffic manager of the O.-W. R. & N. Company, who has returned from Washington, D. C, where he attended, last week, the hearing before the Interstate Com merce Commission on the proposed re adjustment of westbound transconti nental freight rates. "Representatives of the lines oper ating in the iron and steel territory informed me that many of the mills are resuming operations and that traf fic Is increasing in volume. "From a traffic standpoint the car riers ought to have a better season this Summer and Fall than they had last year or two years ago." Don't Fail to Attend Barum & Bingum's Circus, WE GIVE 2?C GREEN TRADING STAMPS SO Stamps FREE with Burbank's' $1.00 package of Flower Seeds. 12 varieties in each package; total retail value $1.80; all for $1, and 50 Free 1 Stamps, fourth floor. Your Needs Can Best Be Supplied HERE! Latest Stocks Best Assortments Lowest Prices Special Sale Boys9 Suits $7. Main Boys' $4.50 Russian Suits 98c Boys9 39c Blouse Waists 25c Bargain Circle, First Floor Sale extraordinary of Boys' Russian Blouse Suits odd lines from our regular stock in feizes 2 to 7. Made from fine quality wash ma terials and neatly trimmed. Suits selling heretofore at $1.50 QOn up to $4.50. Your choice fOv Men 's 50c Underwear 3 5c Dept Main Floor EVERY MAN should take ad vantage of this splendid Underwear opportunity. For today we offer standard 50c quality in Men's Bal briggan and Mesh Shirts and Drawers perfect new stock, in full assortment of all regular sizes. Special, three garments fEZf for $1, or, the garment Jw MEN'S UNION SUITS of stand ard $1 quality. Shown in white and ecru and in a full range sizes. Buy these today Eg at the special low price of v W We Give "S. & H.M Trading Stamps Men's Panama Hats $5 Main Floor The season's very smartest shapes are here for your choosing. Excellent quality, fine, even weave. Better ffCT ftf step in and select your new Panama from this line at V'Oetl Complete showing of other novelty straws at $2.O0 up to $5.O0 $4 Low Shoes $2.95 line of all sizes. Priced special, pair J Men's $5.00 and $5.50 Black or Tan Shoes, priced special, pair, $3.85 Men's and Women's "Ped-Speed" Oxfords, special, pair, $3.50 and $4 Today's Grocery Specials Fourth Floor Colonial Up by Armour & Co., Choice East n ern Sugar-Cured. Small dium Sizes. Special Today, Armour's Simon-Pure Lard, regular price $1.00, special today, only 80 It1,.J W UOIJ (JKrAMr,Ki BUTlifiK, two-pound square, special. 55 20c Canned Peas, choice, mCT f f. small, special, three cans Reg. 25c can of Aspara- O'J gus on special sale today "4 Solid-Pack Tomatoes, spe- fg cial, $1.15 dozen; can Demonstration Borax and Borax Products 10 per cent Free goods with purchases at Special Booth. ON COT IN COURT! DAMAGES IN 10,200 ASKED FOR IN JURY SUSTAINED BY FALL. Paralyzed Plaintiff Undergoes Rigid C roan-Examination In Suit Against Owners of Lodging-House. While Mrs. Loretta Griebel, 20 years old, lay on a stretcher in Circuit Judge Kavanaugh's courtroom yesterday, two attorneys argued at great length over the introduction of testimony to reveal her past life to the jury. Declared to be partly paralyzed, Mrs. Griebel under went a rigorous cross-examination, lasting more than an hour. Mrs. Griebel slipped on some fresh paint and fell down a stairway of a lodging-house at 649 Yamhill street. November 14, permanently injuring her, she declares. She has sued the owners of the rooming-house. William J. Stand ley, Priscilla J. Standley and Mrs. Caro lina Demke, for $10,200. She has been In a hospital since she was injured. Mrs. Griebel. with weak voice, an swered all the questions fired at her by H. - M. Esterly, the attorney- for the owners of the rooming-house. Her face was white, except for a small hectic flush in either cheek. 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O CTg Priced special today at of Pumps, Colonials and Oxfords Scores of Styles Main Floor The opportunity YOU have been waiting for! Hundreds of pairs women s low Shoes included in this offering. Smart "Peggy" Pumps of patent leather in two-tone effects Mat Kid Colonials with leather-covered buckles, gunmetal pumps with cir cular vamp and ornament Dull calf, low-heel walk ing pumps with flat leather bow, white Nubuck and tan Russia calf Sneaker Oxfords with all-rubber soles, very popular with the younger set. Not a Shoe in the lot worth less than $4. Complete 2 " f llama Put and M Pound Demonstration of Clow's Waffle Flour in Grocery Department, on fourth floor. Special combination offer One $1 Waffle Iron and one 25c package Clow's Waffle Flour total value $1.25 T f ff both articles for only p JLmJJ "S. & H." Green Trading Stamps With Purchases. Ask for Them! ter, but this was fought by her attor ney, Arthur I. Moulton. At the conclusion of her examination Mrs. Griebel was carried out of the courtroom by hospital attendants and taken away in an ambulance. The trial was not completed yesterday. H. A. WILKINS APPOINTED Job Taken as Traveling Auditor for Industrial Insurance Commission. Harold A. Wilklns, who was Journal clerk In the House of Representatives at the recent session of the Legis lature, has been appointed traveling auditor for thro Industrial Accident Commission of the state. He will have charge of the northern tier of counties as far east as Morrow County and part of Western Oregon. Mr. Wllkins has been practicing law in Portland for the last few years. He was educated at the Oregon Agricul tural College and at the law school of Michigan University. FOLDER TO DRAW TOURIST Chamber and Hotelmen Co-operate In Sending Out 100,000 Copies. One hundred thousand folders of In formation about Portland that will be attractive and useful to the prospective tourist and should be in his possession Y M. C A., Friday and Saturday-Admission 25c With Purchases ALWAYS ASK FOR THEM Home Phone A Smart New Spring Coats $17.50 Second Floor -Here are Coats in the latest belted effects, with roll col lars and deep cuffs , -length Coats in new military models, with full flare skirt new box-back styles and novelty cuts in splendid assortment. Coverts, tweeds, poplins, gabardines, etc. All plain colors, checks and stripes. Exceptional j t f garments at price H- O J Other models at $7.95 to $fi5.QO New Suits $22.50 Second Floor Clever new Suits in Norfolk models also smart belted styles or loose-back effects. Some are finished with patch pockets, deep revers and military braids. Any number of handsome styles in this assortment. Shown in black, gray, green, brown, etc. All sizes for women and misses. 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Full 27-inch width, much in demand for Summer EZQn $20f dresses. Shown in white or cream. Priced, yard3Ce OcC Duntley Pneumatic Sweepers great labor saver the JJuntley really is and avail yourself of this exceptional opportunity to buy this well-known Sweeper at this extremely low price. Attend the special demonstration C Q on the third floor. 1915 Duntley Sweeper, special 'piJ J before his arrival in Portland will be printed under the authorization of the new Portland Chamber of Commerce, as ' a part of Its campaign to interest tour ists in visiting this city in going to or returning from the Panama-Pacific Exposition. These folders are to be distributed through the co-operation of the hotel men's organizations with the new Chamber. A letter of greeting is to be FIVE YEARS OF STOMACH TROUBLE RELIEVED BY AKQZ WITHIN FEW WEEKS Mrs. L. Peterson, 301 Wheel er St., Portland, Praises New Mineral Remedy. 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