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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1916)
TTTT? 3fOT?XTXO OHEGOXIAX, THURSDAY, MARCH 2.1, 1916. WORK TO BE and Deputy United States Marshal Berry. Loken is suspected of being- a member of the gang of counterfeiters working- in San Francisco, Seattle and Portland, which has just been broken up by secret service men. The authori ties have evidence that he attempted to pass counterfeit money in San Fran cisco and Seattle. His arrest is the eleventh in connection with the activi ties of the counterfeiters. Chamber to Have Open House at Meeting April 7. aaE PUBLIC TO BE INVITED tG Week Oply 5 Tour Tliroug'U Building Arranged a nd Attendants Instructed to Answer Queries About Work or Views on Exhibition. i The chan gin sr of the name of the - Commercial Club building- to the Oregon building, and the approach of the an nual meeting- of the Chamber of Com merce, have resulted In arrangements for a g-reat "housewarming" to be held April 7, the date of the annual meeting. The parts of the building occupied by the Chamber and by state exhibits and offices then will be opened to the public The entertainment is to be free to the members and their friends, and the programme contemplates not only offer ing a review of the various depart ments in activity, but also the pro vision of special lectures and stereop licon shows, featuring the Berger Jones color photographs and W. L. limeys striking collection of Oregon bird pictures. 1916 Bar to Be In Operation. No office or room in the building which is associated with the Chamber's work will be closed on that evening, and the tour of the visitor through tne huildinsr wiU be a liberal education in the activities of the Chamber, all th. way from the state exhibit on the first Moor to the preparation of dinner in the kitchen on the eighth floor In the barroom the "1916 bar," serv ing soft drinks, will be featured, and all of the offices on the fifth floor will be opened and lighted, with attendants on duty to answer questions lor the visitors. The annual meeting will be held on the fifth floor in the members' council-room, while the mass of the - guests are making their tour of in i spction through the building. following is the itinerary and pro gramme mapped out in the programme for the houiewarming night: First floor Exhibit of Oregnn products In exhibit hall, maintained by th State of Oregon. Ouests welcomed by Governor and state officials. E. T. Judd, state exhibit a pent, staff members and other members of reception committee will answer In iu1r!e. Music. Refreshment. In the offices of the Oregon Slate Game and F!sh Commission Interesting: features and. exhibits of the work, of this Commifi . sion will be pointel out. Amusement Features Provided. " Fifth floor 7:3i 1. M., annual meeting Portland Chamber of Commerce. Inspection of bureaus and. executive of fices, stenographic room and filing- and mailing rooms of the Port land Chamber of Commerce. Members of staff will explain various activities and answer questions. fcixth floor Recreation. Inspection of "3 916 bar." barber shop, private dining rooms and other facilities, including card rooms and billiard and poolroom. Ladles and escorts invited to enjoy billiard, pool , .and card tables freely. Seventh 'floor Social. Main parlor and ladies parlor entirei open. Members of the . staff or reception committee will anstwer questions or voluntarily point out interest ing features. Adjacent to this is an in teresting map donated by tiie Progressive Business Men's Club descriptive of the famous Larch Mountain trail. Of interest in the green parlor will be the exhibit arranged by Philip S. Bates, who served as advance agent for the suc cessful Berg-ar-Jones Eastern tour, showing -the famoujt Columbia Kiver Highway views. This exhibit consists of newspaper clip pings, programmes, invitations, letters and other announcements gathered incidental to tbeir appearance before citle. organizations and clubs all over the Middle and extreme Kaatera part of the United States. Oregon to Be Shown. Eighth floor Main dining-room. Inspect the. private dining-room and particularly the main kitchen. Steward and others will point out various facilities for serving large numbers. Presentation planned of the famous Ber-ger-Jones natural color photography, de picting cenes along great Columbia River H ighway and st-areopticon presentation by William Finley, State Biologist. "Birds of Oregon Their Haunts and Habits." Ladies' reception committee composed of women members of the Portland Chamber , of Commerce, the board of directors, the re ception committee, the house committee, member of the staff and others will be in charge. DAIRY EXCHANGE TO MEET Minor Changes in Co-operativo Sys tem IMans Proposed. There will be a. meeting at Corvallis today of the board of directors of the Oregon Co-Operative Dairy Exchange, in which dairy experts of the agricul tural college will participate. A number of minor changes in the ACTRESS AT EHPRRSS AP PUAltS WITH TIlYOliT ACTS. ROSEBURG TO PLANT BEETS Douglas Handlers Pledge Hundreds of Acres to Sugar Crops. ROSEBURG. Or.. March 2. (Spe cial.) At a. meeting of ranchers here tonight several hundred acres of Doug lass County land were pledged for the growing of sugar beets this year. - F. S. Bramwell. soil expert of the Salt Lake Sugar Beet Company, outlined in detail what Is necessary to make sugar beet culture a success here. The beets raised here will be shipped to the company's plant. at Grants Pass. Mrs. J. n. Knapp Buried. The funeral services of Cornelia A. Knapp. wife of J. B. Knapp. were held yesterday from Finley's chapel at 3 o'clock. Rev. L. W. Boozer officiated. The pallbearers were H. B. Oakleaf, Condon R. Bean, D. B. Stuart. C. C. Patrick. G. H. Cecil and George Sulli van. Interment was in Riverview Cemetery. Counterfeiter Suspect Arrested. On a charge of concealing informa tion of counterfeiting operations, ens lave Loken was arrested in the North End yesterday by William A. Glover, TTnited States Secret Service operative. Are You Ready for Mr. Germ? "Some little bug is sure to gfet you" if you do not keep up your powers of resist ance by eating nourishing, wholesome, easily digested foods. Keep your body in top-notch condition by eat ing Shredded 'Wheat Bis- cuit, a simple, natural food,' which makes healthy tissue and keeps the stomach and bowels healthy and active. Serve with hot or cold milk, cream or fruits. Mrs. Frederick Allen. One of the acts on last Thurs day night's professional 'tryout" programme at the Empress The ater took so well with, the audi ence that Manager Conlon booked the act for a week's engagement at the Empress, beginning next Sunday afternoon. Announcement of the act will be made later. Another splendid "tryout" pro gramme has been arranged tor tonight on the second show. The "tryout" acts will be pre sented in conjunction with the big Empress bill, which includes "Wallingford Outdone," a jolly musical comedy revue; the Royal Italian Sextet, Mrs. Frederick Allen and company. La Toy brothers, Raynor and Bell and Edith Mote. plans of the exchange will be. con sidered. Already 12 creameries hav signed the articles of association, and others have signified their intention to do so. RICH LACE IS STOLEN Mrs. 1). li. McBride Accuses Former Xegro Domestic. Mrs. Donald B. McBride. wife of the president-manager of D. B. McBride & Co.. last night caused the arrest of Cinderella Thornton, a colored do mestic formerly in Mrs. McBride's employ, on a charge of stealing jewelry and lace from the McBride home at 1764 East Y.amhill street. The loss was discovered when Mrs. McBride went to her linen chest last Saturday to get a luncheon set for a tea in honor of her daughter. Miss Marie, who had just re turned from San Francisco. The lost property, as enumerated in Mrs. McBride's complaint, consists of a $60 lavalliere and a J75 Austrian lace center piece. Mrs. McBride said that the lace could not be duplicated. Churcli to Give Recital. For the benefit of the missionary work of the East Side Baptist Church, a musical programme will be given Friday night in the church. Mordaunt A. Goodnough will play piano solos. Miss Irene Kessler will sing. Others who will contribute numbers will be Mrs. Boughton. Miss Irene Strowbridge and Harvey E. Hudson. The pro gramme will conclude with a group of songs by Mme. Jeanne Jomelli. Henry Meyer Drops Dead. .' Henry Meyer, a tailor at 111 Kil lingsworth avenue, dropped dead" from heart failure in the bae,k room of his shop last night. He was 50 years old and is survived by a widow. Deputy Coroner Loew took charge of the body, which is at the morgue on East Third street. Salvation Army to Hold Festival. The Scandinavian branch of the Sal vation Army will hold a. special fes tival at the hall, 430 Burnside street, tomorrow night at S o'clock. Mrs. Gotuelson, of Seattle, will have charge. There will be a musical programme and. refreshments will be served. All SEW WASHINGTON" HIGI'WA. COMMISSIONER TO TAKK OFFICE TOMORROW. 4'i: I 7 tf Jamea Allen. OLYMPIA. Wash.. March 22. (Special.) James Allen. who took office as State Highway Commissioner Monday at a sal ary of $5000 a year, by ap pointment of Governor Lister to succeed W. R, Roy. began his service in the state highway de partment - as locating engineer under Commissioner. J. M. Snow, in 1909. He became chief high way engineer December 10, laiS. In naming Mr. Allen to succeed Mr. Roy, Governor Lister an nounced the ap. ointment as made in recognition of merit, and it has been received with ap proval by engineers and good roads associations generally. Plus Four Trademarks from Quaker Oats Packages .mis Uteukeir (Looker We have supplied perfect double Cookers to over 700,000 homes, to make Quaker Oats more delightful. They are made to our order to bring out the fullness of the flavor and aroma. Such a Cooker as this, if sold at retail, would cost more than most homes would pay. 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People tienerally Are Tired of War and "Want Opportunity to Farm Lands Without Interference. Joseph M. Healy, well-known Port land business man, has just returned from a visit to various points in the state of Sonora, Mexico, with the para doxical report that he saw less evi dence of international disturbances in Mexican territory than he did on this side of the border line. Mr. Healy is interested in some prop erty in Northern Sonora, about 50 miles south of the border. He went into Mexico early in March, before the mas sacre at Columbus, X. M. "The people of Sonora are tired of warfare, and will welcome any change in government that will put an end to it permanently," said Mr. Healy yes terday. ".Most of the Mexicans I met are peaceful farmers, and are entirely friendly to the people of the United States. Sentiment seems about equally divided in the particular section that I visited between Villa and Carranza. "People all along the Mexican bor der live in fear and dread that some thing may happen to them at any time. They believe that the trouble down there never will be permanently set tled until the United States takes a Arm hand and settles it for them. "Everyone regrets that when we en tered Vera Cruz we did not continue to Mexico City." ISSUES MAY BE UNITED Recall Election May Be Held on Primary Date, Says Opinion. SALEM, Or.. March 22. (Special.) Recall elections may be held at the same time as other elections and under the authority of the same officials, Attorney-General Brown ruled today, al though he suggests that the ballot for the recall should be either separate or a separate division of the regular elec tion ballot, that it may be tallied sepa rately and. the returns separately given. The Attorney-General also holds that the same ballot boxes may be used in either case. The ruling is given in answer to an inquiry from District Attorney Cooper, of Columbia County. A recall election will be held in that county, it is said, at the time of the primary election, and it is desired to ASK TCm md fiTPT HOfLICEC! THE ORIGINAL m ALT ED E73ILK Cheap substitutes cost YOU Sims prica. use the same machinery for the two elections. FOUR DEER HUNTERS FINED JfortH Plains Men Traced Through Anonymous Letter. Receipt of an anonymous letter by the State Fish and Game Commission several weeks ago resulted In the ar rest and conviction of four men In Washington County on a charge of killing deer out of season. Archie Mays. E. F. Miller, William Wire and Arnold Hutchinson, all of North Plains, admitted violating the game laws before Judge Bagley at Hillsboro and each was fined $200. Mil ler and Wire were required to paj 925 of their fines and Mays and Hutch inson J50 each, and all were released pending good behavior. The men were arrested by George Russell, deputy game warden at Hillsboro. Louie Ding Out on Bonds. Louie Ding, alleged, chief of "Yellow Owls." an organization w the which tne reaerai autnorities say nas re ceived $1,080,000 for opium and J640, 000 for Chinese laborers smuggled into the United States in the past four years, was released from the County Jail yesterday on- $5000 bonds. When arrested in Chinatown Monday night he was wearing jewelry the. estimated value of which was at least $1500. Read The 'Oregonian classified ads. FUNSTON VISITED HERE MAJOR-GEXERAL SOLD SPRINKLERS TO OREGON CITY MILL. Old-Timer. Remember Agent Who Bad Been Soldier of Fortine and on Death Valley Expedition. OREGON CITY. Or., March 22. (Special- AT alrir-fenem 1 Vrefl eT-il- TTuna. p;on, whom President Wilson has placed unreservedly In command of the Mexi can expedition to catch Villa, was once a resident of Oregon City, and the old timers are watching closely bis chase of the Mexican bandit. It was along in 1S93-4 that General Funston made his home In this city for several months. He .was a soldier of fortune then, having returned from the Death Valley expedition the year be fore. He spent a year or more along the Pacific Coast and came up to Ore gon finally. After a stay at Portland he proceeded to Seattle, and there connected himself with a company that installed sprin klers In buildings. The company sent him to Portland and later to Oregon City. Here he put the system in the Crown Willamette Pulp & Paper Com pany's mills. He organized most of his force here for the work. One of them was Frank Sherey. who went away with Funston and may be with him yet. J. P. Lovett, superin tendent of the mills, recalls the Gen- yr Sunday Table d'Hote Dinner $1.00 Imperial Hotel Served in the Tapestry Restaurant 5 to 9 P. M. MUSIC Imperial Hotel Augmented Orchestra, F. H. Vfing, Director. SINGING Blanche Etelka Burritt, Dramatic Soprano Dinner "Week Days 750 W4 Sunday in the Pompeian Restaurant or LUNCH or DINNER rn tOC ll:30to5JC 5 to 9 OUC Dinner Week Days 350 BREAKFAST OP 6 to 11:30 tOC " "1 Phil Rdetschan, Jr., Ifianaqer eral. J. C. Pollanz, superintendent of the sulphite plant at the mills, remembers Funston well. "He had so much 'get-up-and-get about him' that impressed me," said Mr. Pollanz. "The young man, for he was a young man then, was busy and j. hustler all the time." J. S. Rownlree's Funeral Held. Funeral services for John S. Rown tree, who died at the family residence, 1136 East Yamhill street, March 20, at the age of 85 years, were held yester day from Finley's, chapel. Rev. W. O. Shank officiated. A quartet S. A. Pat terson, W. I. Kalter, J. Fred Bischoff and Professor William M. Wilder sang "Steadily Shoulder to Shoulder" and "Shall We Meet Beyond the River?" Interment was in Riverview Cemetery. PRISON IS LEFT FOR JOB Conditional Pardon Given to Break er of Dry Law In Linn County. j SALEM. Or., March 22. (Special.)-H In accordance with the recommends tions of- Circuit Judge Kelly, District Attorney Hill and others. Governor Withycombe today issued a conditional pardon to G. C. Bilyeu. who has been serving a sentence in the Linn County Jail at Albany for violating the local option law in December, 1915. Employment has been provided for Bilyeu and his pardon is conditional on his future good behavior. A EMPRESS TONIGHT SECOND SHOW PROFESSIONAL TRYOUT ACTS INCLUDING THE BIG SPECIAL FEATURE S. & C. SHOW WALLINGFORD OUTDONE BIG, CLASSY MUSICAL COMEDY MRS. FREDERICK ALLEN & CO. IN VAUDEVILLE'S CLEVEREST COMEDY PLAYLET ROYAL ITALIAN SEXTETTE Best Singing and Instrumental Act in Vaudeville OTHER BIG ACTS TV Jsa p SflSSte mm?