CITY NEWS IN BRIEF OBEGOMAS TELEPHONES. Managing Editor. Main 7070. A c.95 CUy fc.diior .. Main 7070. A C0i5 Eundai Editor ilain 7070. A 6o;5 .Auvei Using Department.. .Main 707O, A Cily circulation Main 7070, A 805 Composing-room ........ .Main ivtv, A nuno iTinting-room ..Main 7070, A 6"'-;5 Superintendent Building., .alaln 7070. A 6095 AMC8EMESIS. HEIL1G THEATER (Broadway and Taylor streets) Motion picture, "The Blrtn of s Nation." BARER TH EATER (Sixth and Morrison streets) Tonight, "The Tapping at the Door," auspices of Ben Franklin Club. pAKS Ail LSEMENT PARK Varied amuse ments, concert band and vaudeville. PANTAGES (Alder at Broadway) Vaude ville. Performances 2:30; 7:30 and V. iL. EMPRESS (Broadway and Stark) Vaude ville. Performances 2:30, 7:30 and 9:15 P. M. iOBEGONTAX AT REBOOTS. Subscribe with the following- agents at your Summer resort, to secure the 4 most prompt delivery of The Ore 4 aonlan. City rates. Subscription by 4 mail are payable in advance: Bar View . F. Jackson ! ', Bay city. Or K. P. Marcher I ' i Bay Ocean W. 8. Johnson t " BrigfatAn. Or W. A. fiowa i . areas, Uwta Carl B. Smith I Mineral Springs Uetel 4 Columbia Beach I i Mr. ST. E. Burknead J T I. con. w - I Caribaldl O. C. Ellis i Oraruart, Or Mr. SI. 6. EUiot 4 Long much J. U. fctraulial J Lake Ljtle Frank Miller J Manhatlan Frank Miller i 4 Slanunila E. J. Kardell J T Jtiegicr, jr ............. J Nahcotta, Uasb J. 11- Brown I Newport, Or O. T. Berron T .. I. ih 1.' R,.lMV 4 ocean Lake Park....O. L. Comstock J I Kockoway ueacn -...Iran aui 4 fealtuir Frank Sillier 4 Seaside, Or Clark Straiten 4 teaview. Hash. . .Constable Putnam T Twin Kocks Frank Miller 1 Tillamook. Or J. 8. LAmar I Wheeler. Or B. 11. Cady 4 Williult Springs F. W. McLaren Advertisement intended for City New In Uriel columns in Sunday issue must, be S o'clock Saturday evening. River Victims Arb Buried. Fu neral services for Walter Nelson, who as drowned while attempting to save a companion, were conducted Wednes day afternoon from the Pilgrim Con gregational Church, with Rev. D. V. I'ohng, former pastor of the church, ffieiatink;-. The pallbearers, students of the Jefferson Jligh School where young Nelson attended, were Llcyd 1-ofsron, Auxust Hixon, Earl Paulson. Cecil Dunn. Harry ilontag and Donald I'atton. Many beautiful floral tributes "were received. Interment was made in Hose City Cemetery. Alvin II. Hawkins, the 17-year-old boy who was drowned Monday, was buried yesterday from the Anusiaua Lutheran Church, corner Kodney avenue and Stanton street. He was the tori of -Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hawkins, living at 859 Castle avenue. A Modern Family Hotel at Gearhart. The Lombard place on ocean front, 3ust .south of Hotel Gearhart, is for lease for long term of years. There is tit piosent a large house on the south side of the land and on north part, faring paved street, a building suit able lor a family hotel, open the year "around, could be built- The lot is a Jarpe corner lot facing on Sixth street, running from Ocean ave. to the ocean ami extending 150 feet along Ocean ave. and 150 feet along the ocean. The place lias pood sewer connections and is not dependent on cesspools. It has good mountain water and is at the ocean end of the main street. Apply B. M. Lom bard. 3d and Madison fits., Portland. Adv. Kvr.MNu Star Grange 42 Years Old. Kveniny; Star Grange, No. 27, Patrons of Husbandry, is 42 years of age, and vill celebrate that event tomorrow at the regular meeting at the hall on the Section Line road. J. J. Johnson, jnaster of Kvenlng Star, who is a son of Jacob Johnson, one of the founders of this Grange, will make the talk on the history of the Grange. Judge Clee ton, of the Juvenile Court, will tell iibout the work of that court. Mrs. Lucia K. Additon. of the W. C. T. U., will speak. A musical programme will "be rendered. H. M. Vis Avert Funeral, Todat. H. M. Van Avery, who died at Seaside Tuesday at the age of 73 years, had livtd in Portland for the past 26 years and was an Albina business man, where lie was a member ot Rose City Camp, Woodmen of the World. One daugh ter, Mrs. H. A. Webber, and three sons, C. J.. Kdvvard and Albert Van Avery, Eurvlve him. The funeral will be - conducted today from J5t. Mary's Church. Williams avenue, at 8 A. M. Interment will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Woodmen to Honor Director. The monthly dinner of the officers' federa tion of the Modern Woodmen of Amer ica of Multnomah County, recently held, developed as the principal topic the coming visit to the Pacific Northwest of Neighbor Korns, chairman of the board of directors, who is to be in Portland October 12 and 13. and plans were laid for a monster rally and class adoption in his honor. Interesting talks were made by Neighbors, Dearlove, Sim mons. Free, Corbett, Henderson, Sher wood, Richanbach and others. Jackson Cu b to Meet. The Jack son Club will hold a regular meeting in Library Hall tonight at 8 o'clock. An attractive programme has been ar ranged. Among the speakers will be Frederick V. Holman on political issues and Mrs. Millie Trumbull on the work of the child labor commission. Citt Bureau Places 784. The Municipal Free Employment Bureau furnished work to 784 persons during August, according to the monthly report of Chief Clerk Christensen suhmitr.i yesterday to Commissioner Baker. Of mo juus ui went to men and S3 to women. ouvl 1ST X TO MEET. The iiuuBunimer meeting of the "Lang Syne" Society will be held tonight at 8 o'clock at the Portland Heights Clubhouse. The wives, daughters and friends of mem bers are invited for the short pro gramme and refreshments. Ahavai Suolom Services Set. Serv ices will be held at Concrpimtlnn At, ,-. Sholom. Park and Clay streets, tonight " lJ 1 1 "l rv- .tomorrow morning serv ices will be at 9:30 o'clock. Rabbi R. Abrahamson will officiate. For Rknt. West Side, six-room flats fine neighborhood near new Couch cunoui, nrepiace, furnace, with hot water coll, every convenience. The jj.jt-v ' oco mem today 72314 and 725 Kearney, near 22d st. Adv. Statb or Washington. Daily round trip. The Dalles and way landings. Leaves Taylor-street dock 11 P. M. Leaves Dalles daily except Monday. 11 M. Tel. Main 1. Adv. ofbcial for SATURDAY. Our regular 'cciii omit conee, 29 cents; only four pounds to a person. Martin Marks v.onea -o zai -rnira at. Adv. uiuextil kugs wasn-cleaned and repaired. Cartozian Bros. Main 3433. JU V. School Books bought sold and .. chanced. 170 ith, opp. Postoffice. Adv. ECONOMT AND QOALITT IN PRINTING. J". W. Baltea Co, Main 15. A 11SS. Adv. Dr. Selliko, Selling bldg., returned. 1 AO. v. Attornst David E. Lofcrbn has removed to 466 Pittock block. Adv. Da. Ralph A. Fbnton, 801 Stevens 10, hi retyrned, A,dv, East Glisan Nearlt Completed. ' The improvement of East Glisan street between East Sixtieth and East Seventy-fifth street by the Independent Paving Company will be finished this week. East Glisan street is 80 feet wide to the city limits, and is occupied by the double tracks of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company. The cost of improvement will be about $50, 000. The branch sewer on East Glisan; street has now been laid from East Seventy-fifth to East Eighty-second street, and will be extended to the city limits in advance of the hard-surface. This sewer trunk is part of the general sewer system under construction in Montavilla. Mazamas Will Go to Beach. For their Labor day outing the Mazamas will go to the beach. The members will leave town on the Southern Pa cific train at 1:4J P. M. tomorrow, with tickets for Garibaldi. The party will leave the train at Wheeler and ferry across to Nehalem, tramping from there out to Neah-kah-nie. They will camp on the beach there Saturday and Sun day nights. On Sunday a tramp to Arch Cape and back will be made. On Mon day the hikers will return to Wheeler METER HEARING SET CAPTIVATING LOVE STORY IJT "THE BIRTH OK A A A T10"' AT HEILIGi. f J. . i , I J- J Ok ' , , 1 a Henry Waltnnll. If there were no other features worthy of note In the "Birth of a Nation," which is packing the Heilig Theater twice a day, the excellent portrayal of Ben Cam eron, the "Little Corporal," by Henry Walthall, would make the play memorable. Ben Cameron had never met Elsie Stoneman, daughter of a Northern member of Congress, yet the daguerrotype he pilfered from her brother, Phil, was car ried next his heart through the wars. The young couple met in a Northern hospital, where Elsie was nursing the wounded and to which the "Little Colonel," had been brought, a wounded pris oner. From that time until the end of the play the love story be tween these two is an ideal one. and tramp down the coast to Garibaldi, meeting the afternoon train from Til lamook,, due in Portland at 10:45 P. M. Furniture in Van Burns. New furniture owned by the Simmons Manu facturing Company, Seventeenth and Thurman streets, was ruined, with a damage of about 300. yesterday morn ing, when fire started in a van of the Henderson-Finch Transfer Company, on Hoyt street, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets. The origin of the fire is not known, but it is supposed to have started from a cigarette stub dropped in the wagon. The horses were unfastened and led away and the fire was extinguished by engine No. 3. Professor Metzoer to Speak. Pro fessor L. M. Metzger, professor of English literature in the Western Union College, of La Mars, la., will preach at the First United Evangelical Church, East Sixteenth and Poplar streets. Ladd's Addition, Sunday morning, and at night at the Ockley Green Church. He will start for La Mars next Mon day to resume his work. Professor Metzger was formerly professor of English in the Dallas College, and has been spending his vacation in Polk County. Clothino Mtitiei Solved. The mystery of the boy's outfit found on the banks of the Columbia River on Hayden's Island last Monday that led to drowning theories was cleared up yesterday, when the clothing was claimed by Mrs. E. H. de Brauwere, of 371 East Portland boulevard, as the property of her son. The youngster was In swimming Sunday and some one stole his clothing. He waited on the banks of the river while an elder brother went to his home and brought him a new outfit. C. J. Wangerien Leaves $4000. The estate of Carl J. Wangerien, the young attorney who was drowned in the Co lumbia F-iver August 22, is estimated to be worth $4000 in papers filed yes terday in County Clerk Coffey's office. His father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. August Wangerien. of Vining, Kan., are the sole heirs. The father waived his own rights and asked that Walter G. Hayes, law partner of Carl Wan gerien, be named as administrator. Civil Service Exception Made. The 17 men who took a recent civil service examination for electrical in spectors and all failed will have another examination. The Civil Service Board yesterday made a special ruling whereby they can take the examination in spite of an existing rule to the effect that no person who fails in a test may take another for six months. The present case was considered in the nature of an emergency. Ex-Official on Eligible List. M. A. McEachern, who. resigned about a year and a half ago from the position of license inspector to go into private business, was yesterday reinstated to the civil service eligible list for his position. The action places him in posi tion for reinstatement into the service when a vacancy occurs. Mr. McEachern served as license collector for several years, finally retiring to go into the grocery business. Realty Board to Meet. The first meeting of the Portland Realty Board since the vacation adjournment two months ago will be held in the fifth floor dining-room of the Commercial Club building today at 12:15. The mem bers of the local board who attended the recent convention meeting of the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges at Los Angeles will report to the members of the Portland board. Enrollment Is Tonioht. Those desiring to enter the Bible training school may enroll tonight at a meet ing to be held in the Calvary Baptist Church, East Eighth and East Grant streets. Rev. Walter Duff will be in charge. Lectures will start next Tues day night The course is for those who want to fit themselves for Sunday school teaching and church work. Old Resident Dies. John E. 'FMta- patrick, who had lived in Portland for 4 years, died Wednesday at the age of 61 years. He was a brother of Mrs Steven Collins and Mrs. H. A. Hosier, of Portland, and Mrs. Louise Schiller of rtooa ruver. The funeral will be held this morning from St. Mary's Church. Indiana " Woman Seeks Son. Mrs. James Yike. of Peru, Ind., is anxious to learn the whereabouts pf her son. John E. Yike. who was last heard from in the Northwest, according to information reaching the. police yesterday, City Enjoined From Shutting Off Mill's Water Supply. FIRE PROTECTION IS ISSUE Demand of Mr. Daly for Large Itet-order of Amount XTse'd Will Be Heard on September IS. Pipe Reported Sealed. The demand of Commissioner Daly that a six-inch water meter be in stalled in the plant of the West Oregon Lumber Company at Linnton will be heard before Circuit Judge Davis Sep tember 13. Judge"Davis yesterday signed a tem porary injunction restraining the city from shutting off the sawmill's Bull Run water supply until the meter hear ing is held. Notice had been served that the water would be shut off today. For several years, says E. D. Kings ley, manager of the lumber company, in his affidavit, a Bull Run pipe has been in the mill for fire protection only. The pipe itself has been sealed so that the water could not be used for other purposes. This condition existed before Linnton was made part of the city, and it is only since Linnton has been brought into the city that Mr. Daly has demanded the installation of a meter. Drmand Is Styled TJnJnst. The lumber company's complaint, filed in County Clerk Coffey's office yes terday, styles the demand for a meter "unjust and unfair discrimination." If the water is shut off, says the lumber company, the fire hazard will be greatly Increased. The suit generally is looked on as one of importance, because Judge Davis' decision will determine the ability of Commissioner Daly to enforce the in stallation of meters In some classes of mills and factories throughout the city. Since the proposed ordinance provid ing for the general installation of water meters in Portland was defeated by a large majority at the May elec tion, several companies have, at Mr. Daly's request, installed meters on the pipelines which they used for fire pro tection purposes. Cost Estimated nt 400. Mr. Daly yesterday estimated that a single meter of the type demanded at the West Oregon Lumber Company's mill would cost between $400 and $500. "It is not our purpose to force these people into the use of the mer sys tem," said Mr. Daly yesterday. "We only ask that a meter be installed on the pipes where the city has put in fire protection service free of charge. "Without cost to the mills we have put in water pipes for emergency use in case of fire. As long as they have the pipes in the mill they might use water for other purposes, and for this reason the meter safeguard is asked. it is not an unreasonable demand. It is the custom in every city. After a fire, if the city water is used, we read the meter, and do not charge for the water used on the fire." SINGER CLOSES WEEK MME. JOHGLLI FIXISHES EXGAGE JIRXT SATURDAY NIGHT. Majootlc Theater Will Feature Local Interest Film and Fox Famous Photoplay. Madame Jomelli, the prima donna who has been charming thousands ot Portlanders at the Majestic for two weeks, will be the attraction for only two days more. Today, tomorrow and tomorrow night will be the last. Madame Jomelli has endeared herself to Portland men and women in the last two weeks. They have appreciated her work immensely. She has appealed to them through song, and has touched a chord which is sure to vibrate long after she is gone. A picture of timely and unusual in terest is being featured for the rest of the week. It is The Man From Oregon." The plot is woven about the United States Senator from Oregon. who, after refusing to be bribed or ca joled into voting for a bad measure, is finally compromised by a woman whom he loves. An intensely interesti-ng climax is reached when the woman makes her accounting, and the Sena tor, in spite of his enemies, assails the bad bill in the Senate chamber. "Ham at the Beach" and "Bud and Wag See Charlie Chaplin" are two com edies which add a dash of ginger to the programme. The Hearst-Selig News Pictorial shows some excellent view of the great Galveston disaster. Beginning Sunday, the Majestic will show the famous Fox features with Theda Bara, Jean Sothern and Will lam E. Shay in "The Two Orphans." EISTE J AN IS FILM T II KILLS Girl "Who Starts Out to See Vorld Furnisb.es Exciting Theme. When Elsie Janls wrote "the sce nario of "Betty in Search of a Thrill," which opened at the National Theater yesterday, she must have Imagined her self in the position of a young girl who wants to "see the world." For in "Betty" Miss Janis "sees the world" in five thrilling reels. Coming straight from a convent, she runs from home. Her first experience is as a clerk in a department tore. "Kid, you're too classy to sell ties. Coma on with me," says a light of the chorus. And Miss Janis promptly tries out the chorus, the life of a cabaret dancer, essays life as a man and is caught in a. gambling-house raid, has a wild ride in an automobile, escapes in a canoe and is swimming away when "nabbed." After all that, it was no wonder to those who watched her yesterday at the Nati6nal that she said: "Marry me in a week or I'll never speak to you again." "Colonel Heeza Liar Farmer" intro duced, the cartoon Munchausen in a new role. The bill will run until Saturday night and will be succeeded Sunday afternoon by the Frank Rich com pany in three musical stpows a day, at 2:30, 7:30 and 9 P. M. Politz Policy "Marks a "New Clothes E ra in M erchandising Politz merchandising policy will mean the utmost in style and quality in Men and Young Men's Clothes. Fairness to everyone is the very keynote. Politz policy will mean the death of the "Special Sale, Our Clothes will never be reduced. We believe the time has come when men can't be coerced into buying by this method. You will never see a suit or overcoat at one price one day and at a different price the next. Our constant watchword in busi ness will be Honest value First, last and at all times. Why shouldn't a policy like this be received most enthusiastically by Portland men?- By our constant growth we believe we've demonstrated the superiority of Politz clothes of Politz idea in style-creation and modern clothes merchandising. See the Autumn exhibition of Politz Suits, then you'll realize the honest value, plus that individual style, that has made Politz foremost in Portland. Implies Distinction in Style moderation in Price. Washington Street at Sixth main the entire outer Peninsula dis trict would have been without water last night while the big pipe was being fixed. Razor Explanation Fails, So Negro Gets 30 Days. Argnmnt That Same Blade In TJaed to Shave and to Cat Malls DMsn't Convince Court. YE8 sah. Ah had the razor in man pants, where All put It befoh Ah went to bed," said P. H. Hendricks, colored, on trial before Municipal Judge Stevenson Wednesday. Hendricks had been arrested on a vagrancy charge and had a large razor with him. "What do you use the razor for?" queried the court. -Why foh shaving roahsef, ob course," was the answer. "You take your life in your hands them," said the magistrate, glancing along the nicked, uneven edge of the razor. "Ah tell you, jedge. Ah also uses It to pare man. nails with," was the de fense offered. "And do you mean to say that you shave with tho same blade?" asked Judge Stevenson. "Not exactly, yeronner," was the naive reply. "You se, Ah uses one end ob the razor foh shavin' an' one end foh cuttin' mah nails." The court was not convinced that the razor was not chiefly utilized as a weapon of offense, and sentenced the negro to 30 days' confinement and con fiscated the dual-purpose razor. MOUNT TABOR MAIN BURSTS Cause of Accident to Vernon Stand pipe Connection Unknown. From an unknown cause, the 24-inch trunk water main connecting the Mount Tabor reservoirs with the Vernon standpipe broke yesterday at 5 o'clock at East Thirty-third and Shaver streets, flooding several blocks in that vicinity. No serious damage was done. The water ir the big pipe was shut off and repairs will be made today. In the meantime, the standpipe will be supplied by the recently-constructed SO-iocli trucS main. But for the pew Sunday excursions: To Cascade Locks on steamer Bailey Gatzert. Jl round trip. Leaves Alder-street dock 9 A. M. Arrives back 6:45 P. M. Phone Main 914. A 5112. Adv. CCHWAB FRiHTIKC CO. VBEN F.GREENE-HARRY FISCHER S45i STARK STREET Eat Holsiarn Cake Delicious and absolutely pure in every particular. The most careful housewife will be glad to serve this excellent Cake, after she has seen it made and has tried it. 5 FLAVORS Chocolate Fruit Gold Silver Nugget In eanitary, .attractive package 15 at all dealers. Log Cabin Baking Company 1 3 Ex New Location ELEVENTH AND ALDER F. A. Taylor Co. Furniture and Draperies Sawed Wood $4.75 Best cord wood sawed In 1 6-lncb ton gths, delivered within re&sonabl dUtanc. Small lots 50 pieces. $1. Seghers Wood Co., lgth and vanehn ets. Phone Main 6i5ii. A 241S. WM Your Dinner . W A Enjoy it at The Portland, in an V Wj atmosphere pleasing and refined. I .n jr Served Table d'Hote (( 4 5:30 to $8; $1 ' ) Orchestral Music Throughout the ffY Evening . nj The Portland's club luncheons are yJyy served every das in the nee, from 12 to 2. f Jfs$!P THE rtV prtlaXdHote1 Ceo. C. Ober. Manaeer. jr To select the best from the best! That's what we do in buying and you in turn may do the same if you do your selecting here where you al ways find wide assortments, where goods are priced as low as can be safely made to keep quality and ser vice where you prefer it, and where the service is all that you would wish. tra Specials PILLSBURY'S BEST FLOUR Special! It ha no equal. It has been the world's standard for a half century -makes more loaves of bread to the sack than any other. A $2.50 sack for . . . $2.00 $1.25 sack for $1.00 WILD PLUM S For jelly making. Another shipment due this morning they will soon be gone do not delay. Per basket 45 65c RIPE OLIVZ S White Cross, large, fancy fruit, for 45c BRECK'S LOGANBERRY JUICE Demonstration today. Come in and try a glass; no charge. If you like it we will sell you 3 large bottles $1.00 $1.50 CALIFORNIA PORT WINE Closing it out at, the gallon $1.00 GRAVENSTEIN APPLES From our Hood River farm. Choice cooking, fancy and ex tra fancy grades, $1 box up. 290.STARKSX illliiillilMilMlliiiliiiiiiiiiiiniiiiilllllnlulillliuiillilillillliiillilll Smiles of Happiness are infinitely better than lines of care. If you have money troubles and want to know how to conserve the money you have, or make it earn more, it is our special business to advise you." We are politely willing that you consult with us about your financial affairs. Experienced officers are at your service here. LADD &TILTON BANK Oldest in the Northwest pilfer frniliirnlllllllllllllil.lhlllljiilllllllj Capital and Surplus Two Million Dollars Washington and Third TT1T T I f"l II T J l i i " 1 I iliilliii i 1 i 1 fi M