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- THE 3IORNTXG OREGONTAX, FRIDAY, XOVE3rBER lO, 1916. 11 CITY NEWS IN' BRIEF OKEGOXIAX TELEPHONES. Jtunactng Editor Main 7070, A M3 City Editor Main 7070. A 6095 Sunday Editor Main 7070. A 609S Advertising Department .. .Main 7070, A (JOBS Composing-room Main 7070. A 6095 Printing-room Main 7070. A eons Superintendent Building ...Main 7070. A C0a5 AitUSEMEJJTS. BAKER (Broadway or Sixth, between Al der an'l Morrison) Alcazar Stock Com pany In "The Eeternal Magdalene." To night at 8:3 5. FANTAGE3 (Broadway at Alder) Tn tqualed vaudeville. Three chows daily, 2:30. '4 and 9.05. X.YRIC fFourth and Stark) Musical stock. Three performances dally. HIPPODROME (Broadway and Yamhill) Vaudeville and moving pictures, continu ous. 1:30 to 11. Saturday and Sunday. 1 to 11 P. M. 6TRA.VD fPark, West Park and Stark) vaudevl.le and motion pictures, continuous. Advertisements Intended for City News In Brief columns In Sunday's Issue must be handed In The Uregonian business office by X o'clock Saturday evening. Mazama Walk Arranged. The Mazamas, for their Sundaj trip, will leave Fifth and Washington streets on the Rose City Park car at 1:12 P. M. and continue on the Parkrose car to the end of the line. The walk will be out Sandy road one or two miles; thence across country to the Columbia River. The return will be made for several miles along the south bank of the Columbia and thence to East Eighty-second street where a streetcar will be taken for the return to the city. Distance 13 about seven miles. J. I. Teesdale, leader. $11,500 Damages Asked of Citt. Claim for $11,600 damages was filed against the city yesterday by W. (.3. Lawrence for damage alleged to have been done to his property on Mont gomery Drive by an earth slide origi nating on city property. He claims that a broken water main which was allowed to run unchecked for several days was responsible for a large part of the damage. The damage since has been repaired at a heavy cost, Mr. Law rence claims. It Is expected that if the city refuses to pay, the J11.500 suit will be brought. Ahavai Sholom Elects Officers. The annual election of officers at Con gregation Ahavai Sholom was held Sun day, November 6, and the following were elected: President L. Krause; vice-president, M. Gilbert; treasurer, John Dellar; secretary, Julius Cohn; trustees, A. . E. Miller, Sig Lipman, David N. Mossesohn, Nathan Weinstein and Jacob Asher. Rabbi Robert Abra hamson, who has been with the con gregation for 33 years, was re-eletced for five years, the new term beginning in August, 1917. Fireman's Widow Gets Pension. After a lingering sickness Edward Antonisen. city fireman, died yesterday. He is survived by a widow who will re ceive a pension of $45 a .month under the firemen's pension act. They were married about three months ago. Mr. Antonisen was made a fireman March 26. 1915. and has been on the sick list for several months. Under the fire men's pension act his widow will receive half of his salary. He was getting $90 a month. Police Eligibles Retained. Men now on the eligible lists of the Municipal Civil Service Board for policemen and captains of police will not be required to take another examination for at least a year. The Civil Service Board decided yesterday to extend the present eligible lists for one year from Decem ber 1. The present list of eligibles was formed about a year ago. after an ex amination. There are still a large num ber of eligibles on the lists. Bazaar to Bh Held. Members of Our Savior's Lutheran Church are giving their annual bazaar and dinner today and tomorrow in Forester's Hall, on Fourth street, between Washington and Alder streets. The bazaar opens at noon both days and dinner will be served from 5 o'clock on. Tomorrow there will be a luncheon served at noon. Light refreshments will also be served throughout the afternoons. All visitors are welcome. Realty Board Tp Meet. Under the chairmanship of L. W. Cronan ' as "referee." the members of the Portland Realty Board will hold a regular busi ness meeting in the crystal dining-room of the Benson Hotel at 12:15 o'clock today. 'Come on boys, election's over, get on the Job, everybody talk at once. put In your oar. This meeting means a sale for you," Is the way the meetln announcement reads. Church Concert Is Tonight. The choir of Central Presbyterian Church under the direction of E. Maldwyn Evans, will give its annual concert to night. In addition to several numbeis by the church chorus and the Colum bia Ladles' Orchestra. Miss Anne Math! eon, contralto of the First Presbyterian Church and Mrs. Mabel Butterworth Branin, reader, will contribute num bers. . "Lifb of Cave Man" Lecturs Sub ject. "The Life of the Cave Man' win De tne suoject or a lecture on anthropology, which Professor William jr. ogburn. of need College, will give at Turn Hall. Fourth and Tamhill streets, tonight at 8 o'clock. This is one of the Reed College extension lectures on modern science and is open to everyone free or charge. Eaoles Entertain Chief. Rex Good cell, of San Bernardino. Cal.. grand worthy president of the Order of Eagles, was the guest of Portland Eagles yesterday. He arrived in the city early in the day and was taken for a drive over the Columbia River High way in the afternoon. Last night he was the honor guest at a special meet lng of Portland Eagles. Kessler Sues for $5000. S. Kessler filed suit against H. Brown in the Cir cuit Court yesterday, alleging that when he purchased the Junk business of Brown at 206 Front street, November 4, Brown continued to take orders from customers in apparent competition Kessler paid $700 for the business and alleges he has been Injured to the ex tent of $5000. LaURELWOOD METHODIST8 TO MEET.- The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church will hold Us semiannual district meeting today In Aaurelwood Church, beginning at 10 A. M. A good programme has been ar ranged. Basket luncheon will be served at noon. Take Mount Scott car to Laurelwood Station. All will be wel' come. UNrvERSALIST PAR. XT PLANNED. The T'niversalist Sunday school will give harvest home party for the children and their parents at the Sunday school rooms. corner Twenty-fourth and Broadway, on Friday evening, Novenv ber 10, from 8 to 9:30 o'clock. All In. terested In the Sunday school are in vited. Former students of Annie Wright seminary. Tacoma. are invited to meet for luncheon 1 o'clock Friday at Cat N Fiddle. This is one of a series of Informal luncheons and reunions of Annie Wright students which will be -held each month during the v inter. Adv. Roseburo Bot Recovekcto. Word has been received from Carl D. Shoemaker, State Qama warden, that his young son, who was recently stricken with pneumonia, is much better. Mr. Shoe maker is expected back in Portland to morrow from his home in Roseburg. T. H. Kempbteh Arrested Here. Tom H. Kempster, wanted in Tillamook for obtaining money by false pretenses was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Tichenor yesterday In Portland. He-ts being held for Sheriff Cranshaw, who will arrive for the prisoner today. Coffee Dat Saiurdai. Our 40c built coffee. 25c, limit lbs. We deliver. Phone early, M. or A 1893. Martin Marks Coffee Co, 262 Id St.. near Madison. t Adv. Dr. Ella X. Dearborn, 800 Union, N. Adv. McCorkli Holds Policb Job. The position of chief clerk in the Police Bureau involves duties much out of the ordinary and therefore the position should not be filled by a person who passes an examination for chief clerk in other bureaus, according to a ruling yesterday of the Municipal Civil Serv ice Board. Accordingly James McCorkle, who holds the position now, will not lose his Job as a result of having failed to pass a recent examination for the position of chief clerk. A special ex amination will be held. The date for this has not been announced. Mr. Mc Corkle must pass this to continue in the position he has held for about three years. Detectives Get Merit Marks. For the part they played in the arrest of W. P. Williams, alleged expert forger. Police Detectives P. R. Moloney. R. B. Lasalle, C. R. Hellyer and J. M. Tacks berry were each awarded ten merit marks yesterday by the Municipal Civil Service Board. The merits were awarded in accordance with recommendations of Chief of Police Clark and Mayor Albee. The awards were for "Excellence in the Performance of Duty." Williams when arrested was wanted in several states for forgeries. Touno Folk to "Visit Poor. The San Grael Christian Endeavor Society of the First Presbyterian Church will hold its regular song service at the Multnomah farm Sunday. All young people are cordially invited to Join with these young workers and help them cheer up the inmates at the farm. Meet at Third and Morrison streets at 1:45 P. M. and take the Montavilla depot car. Anyone having flowers, postals, or anything of that kind, will do a deed of kindness by taking them along and distributing them. Ex-Administrator Asks Review. Maida L. Byrnes, who was removed from the administration of the estate of Franz L. Wahlrab, who died June 24. 1916, by Circuit Judge Cleeton, on October 10, 1916, filed an action In the Circuit Court yesterday asking for a review of the action of Judge Cleeton. Mr. Wahlrab left an estate of $2000 and the only heirs were his father and mother. Playground Injury Suit Filed. Alice B. Wells wants damages from the city to compensate her for a broken leg suffered August 1. while sliding down chute In Washington Park play ground. Claim was filed with the city yesterday. It Is declared that the ground below the chute was in sucn shape that when she slid down she caught her foot In a hole and her leg was broken In two places. Mrs. Gilman Speaks Tonight. "The Larger Feminism, Marriage and the Economic Relation" will be the subject of a lecture to be given tonight in Lin coln High School by Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Tomorrow at noon, Mrs. Gilman will speak for the Oregon Civic League at their noon luncheon in the gold room of the Hotel Multnomah. A Study In Mascullnlsm win d ner subject. Vesper Servicb Scheduled. The usual vesper services will be held at the University of Greater Portland at Seventeenth and Lovejoy streets, at 4 o'clock Sunday, In the vocal studio. Dr. J. P. A. Nordine. professor of languages at the new university, will deliver the address. Men of all nationalities as well as women are welcome to all serv ices. Refreshments will be served. Dr. Morrow Speaks Tonight. Dr. E. V. Morrow will give an illustrated lecture on Belgium tonight at the White Temple, under the auspices of the Berean class of the churcn. ur. Mor row, with several other doctors and about 50 nurses, was sent to Belgium by the Red Cross Society and spent 18 months in the trenches. Esperanto Class Forms. A class will be formed for the study of Esperanto, the international language, at 8 o'clock tonight, in room E, Central Liorary. VETERAN REPORTER FOR THE MORNING OREGONIAN, QUARTER OF A CENTURY ON ONE BEAT, PASSES AWAY. WOME.V OF" PORTLAND! Have your dollar ready today for starving Armenia. It will be called for at your home. WOMEN'S COMMITTEE. There will be no charge for Instruction and anyone wishing to study or to learn more about the language is in vited to be present. J. Homer Clark, recently appointed propaganda consul for Oregon, will have charge. Three Divorce Suits Filed. Divorces on grounds of cruelty were asked in the Circuit Court yesterday by Ethel N. Stevens from George R. Stevens, Susie May Donovan from Albert M. Donovan and Charles L. Caawallader from Dorothy Cadwallader. Service Hours Set. Services will be held at Congregation Ahavai Sholom, Park and Clay streets, tonight at 8 o'clock. Tomorrow morning services at 9:30 o'clock. Rabbi R. Abrahamson will officiate. Crvic League to Meet. Oregon Civic League will hold its regular monthly luncheon at noon Saturday in the gold room of Multnomah Hotel. All members are urged to attend promptly at 12 o'clock. Rabbi Wise to Talk. Services will be held at Temple Beth Israel tonight at 8 o'clock. Rabbi Wise s sermon topic will be "The Jew and Humanism." Serv ices tomorrow will be held at 10:30. A. W. Laffertt Asked to Pat $4. A bill for $4 for gasoline and oil pur chased by A, W. Lafferty. Congressional candidate, was filed in the small claims court yesterday by G. G. Campbell. - v-f 4 VI . .- "' w'OSr - II ) V A , ; x" f A I-- -. '.- - ; '.'!- ...;) mm vi ursfrs. -frrif.fi i m r, , r r-nWria fim ni arm ' -"-TT li h'mw iit rT-"" - - - L H. WELLS, 64, DIES Last Assignment of Oldest Re porter Brings Gloom. WHOLE EAST SIDE COVERED LIBRARY CLASSES MEET Oregon. University Courses Scheduled for Today and Tomorrow. Seven University of Oregon exten sion classes will meet tonight in tso Central Library, one of which begins a series of eight lectures by Dr. H. J. Sheldon on current problems in Ameri can education. He will speak this evening on "Recent Experiments With Precocious Children the Family Edu cation." In the story hour room at 8 o'clock. Other classes meeting are: Drawing from life, Mr. Doech. north gallery, at 7:30; child psychology. Dr. DeBusk, room H, at 8; philosophy. Dr. Rebec, room A, at 8, and descriptive geometry, division A. at 6:15; graphic statics, beginning section at 7:30 and the ad vanced section at 8:30, all by Professor Adams In the north gallery. On Sat urday, November 11, the architecture classes meeting In the north gallery are: Descriptive geometry, division B, at 1:15. and the advanced section at 2:15, both by Professor Adams; model ing. Mr. Dosch. 2:15. and architectural design by Mr. Lawrence, at 2 P. M. Mrs. Parsons will meet ner drama class In room H at 7:45. REED DRAMA CLUB MEETS American Authors and Works Will Be Studied Tonight. The regular November meeting of the Reed College Drama Club will be held tonight to study American dra matists. This will be the last meet lng open to all students. Two American dramas will be pre sented, George Middleton's "The Man Masterful" and Kenneth Sawyer Goodman's "The Winged Bear." Short talks will be delivered on the authors. The cast for "The Man Masterful will be: Mrs. Williams, Lucille Bolles Miss Sheldon, Lenore McGregor. ' The cast of "The Winged Bear" 1 Ephraim, Sam Polland; Bertha, Ruth Hathaway; Sheets, Glenn Qulett; Maid, Clara Wleveslec; young man, Charles Larrabee; young woman, Margaret Scottj tne bear. WllmotA Osborne, For 3Iore Than 30 Tears Loyal Serv ice Is Performed and Active Part Taken in Shaping Des tiny of Great District. BY BEN HTJR LAMRMAN. In the "local room," where the re porters gather to receive their assign ments, and the clacking typewriters pound out the news of the city, there is a certain bulletin board. The gen eral orders for the day. the office gossip and the office Jests, are spread upon its scarred and paste-smeared sunace. it is an institution, almost of antiquity. We all read It. Yesterday noon It bore a single an nouncement. One by one the ganf sauntered up. In the lull that precedes the real business of the day. As they read they turned slowly from the lonely bulletin. Their comments were low- voiced. "L. H. Wells, reporter on The Ore- gonian for more than 30 years, died this morning in St. Vincent's Hospital.' Such was the burden of the bulletin board. Portland was a lusty young city in 1885, proud of her growth and claim ing not less than 25,000 people. Men said that the destiny of the town lay west of the Willamette. Yet Deyona the river, unspanned by any bridge, little huddles of business places were springing up. Homes were being built. It became policy to recognize the k-ast Side more liberally in the daily news. "Beat" Covered 81 Years. There were no linotypes then. Among the compositors of The Oregonlan was young graduate of Willamette Unl versity. who had had newspaper ex perience at Salem and Roseburg. They offered him the newly created "East Side beat," to be correspondent for The Oregonlan and the Telegram. On March 1885, Leander H. Wells became East Side correspondent. From that day Mr. Wells was a tlx ture for the East Side's future. He entered the work with the quiet cer tainty of one who is sure of his duties and master of his own loyalty. Few men could have claimed, with better reason, the right to assert that they had played a major part in the develop ment or the city Deyona tne river. None ever heard such a claim from L. H. Wells. Quiet and unassuming, he slipped Into the office with his copy, made his report and was gone. For 31 years he "covered" the East Side "beat," and in a manner both thorough -and fair. Pencil-pushing gave way to the ew tangled typewriters. lie bought one and mastered It. Way Beset With Dancer. As in many quiet characters there was the steel of clear courage beneath. In the troublous early days he drove the gamblers from their East Side stronsrholds. He lashed thm with painful facts. The thugs of the green- table called him to a conference. It was planned to "get" him. to coerce him. to "beat him up." Alone to that meeting went L. H. Wells, all In keep lng with the programme. In a gambling den at East Water and iast Morrison streets the thugs. ugiy ana tnreatenlng or mood, gave him their ultimatum. The East Side correspondent looked them over. They crowded close. At the point of a re volver ha cleared a path to the door and went out to write more "copy for a cleaner Portland. otnie was on between rival com panies for the water supply of the East Side. Favorable newspaper re ports were needed, were essential to the scheme of one. They, too, sent for wells, and made their offer. Smart lng under his placid scorn they "faked" an embezzlement suit against him, for he had once worked for the company. It was thrown out of court. The men who attacked him are for gotten, and gone these many years. Streetcars Development. Streetcars were yet to come. It Ms true that the West Side boasted of Its horse-drawn cars, but across the river one plodded ' in a country without pavements and cursed the tardiness of better days. One of Mr. Wells' first uses for his salary was the purchase of a saddle horse. For many years he gathered his news on the gallop, as It were ana gathered It well. Mr. Wells was more than prominent, despite his unobtrusive ways, in the growth of the East Side. He aided in the organization of the East Port land Improvement Association, 17 years ago, and was Its secretary for 12 years. In similar capacities he served many public organizations, taking ud his work without complaint. Just as ne wrote his "copy." Much of the East Side church news most of It, In fact was attended to by Mr. Wells. Compliments came to the office from many pastors, for, as they said, "he always got things right, coupling a real spiritual touch with news value." The ministers are going to miss him. j Loyalty la Keynote, Illness strove to deter him, and made a flat failure. Almost up to the time of his death he "turned-ln" his "copy," never trusting it to a messen ger, but coming to the office through fair weather or foul to see that it reached there in time for the first edi tion. In August he was forced to agree that he needed a vacation. He took it reluctantly, and was gone for a month. This is the characteristic note that he left for the city editor on the eve of his departure: "I will have a little Sunday 'stuff this week. If I hold out." On Saturday last they took him to St. Vincent's Hospital. He had re turned from his vacation, again taken up his work and he wasn't "holding out." An operation for stomach trou ble, necessitating the removal of a portion of the stomach, was Imme diately performed. He did not rally. Final Assignment Given. And so it happened that In St. Vin cent's Hospital yesterday morning, that plain and modest man who served the East Side and all Portland faith fully for more than 30 years "went off shift forever. There may be a Joke on the bulletin board tomorrow, or an order from the city editor. But these won't serve to make the "local room gang" forget that L. H. Wells has written his last stuff and gone on a far vacation. Leander H. Wells was born In He bron, O.. September 5, 1852. When seven years of age he came to the Pa cific Coast, by way of Panama, with his mother, and his brother. Georsre si . Young Men . This Is the Young Man's Store of Portland By this we do not mean that our showing of good clothes will be confined to styles for young men of twenty to thirty, but our.-clothes express the spirit of youth. KUPPENHEIMER CLOTHES are here in a big variety for men and young men totally different models in which perfect style lines are built because of perfect tailoring in models that are winning deserved popu larity. Fabrics as fine as they coma and a wide choice range of patterns and colors as low as $20. OjwiIiIiI 1918 THE BOYS' DEPARTMENT is complete with those thinjrs boys prefer. Among the late arrivals are some new pinch back Norfolks with two pairs of pants of exceptional val ue at $7.50 Notice the perfect buttonholes in the Lion Brand Collars, 2 for 23c Wear Ralston Shoes C-sJ' Morrison at Fourth Our Special Thanksgiving Offer J?T DOUBLE S. & H. STAMPS equal to cash discount given with suit or over- :;V'fi.-.:j coat purchases when this coupon is presented. ! vV? '! Not good after November 23th, 1916. Wells, now of La Grande. John Wells, the father, a pioneer well recalled, had preceded them. The family located at the old town of La Grande. He attended Willamette University in 1871 and 1872. and began his Jour nalistic work as an editor of the Wil lamette Collegian, a student publica tion. Roseburs; Paper Edited. After completing; his college course, he engaged In the newspaper business at Roseburg-, where for some years he edited the Douglas Independent, a weekly newspaper. In 1S80 he'eame to Portland and entered the employment of The Oregonlan as a compositor, ac cepting the position of ast Side cor respondent In 1SS5. He is survived by his widow, of 607 East Ninth street, three sons and a daughter. The eldest son. Albert S. Wells, is state food chemist in the office of the State Food and Dairy Commissioner. Richmond Wells is a dentist, with offices in the Plttock building. Lea A. Wells Is practicing dentistry at Estacada. The daughter, Alice M. Wells, resides at the family home. Two sisters and a brother also sur vive him, Mrs. Anna Baker, who lives at tha family home: Mrs. Almyra Curtis, of La Grande, and George Wells, of La Grande. Mrs. Wells was also operated upon for stomach trouble less than a month ago. In St. Vincent's Hospital, but has completely recovered. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday afternoon from the chapel of ii the Kast Side Funeral Directors, 414 Last Alder street, but no definite ar rangements have as yet been announced. confidence! That Will Easily Attract Your. Favorable A ttention r 1 r t I PATRONAGE- MINCE MEAT, MATERIAL New Citron, Orange Peel; Lemon Peel. Vostizza Currants, Seeded Raisins, Crystallized Cherries. Crystal llzed Pineapple, Pure Boiled Apple Cider and all other Ingredients. HOOD RIVER CIDER Sweet and pure. It cures M n rheumatism. Per gallon.. .. t-Uu Jones' Dairy Farm Sausage Fresh from the farm today. Links, lb., 45c Meat, lb- 40 ALLIGATOR PEARS Large, fanoy fruit, from Cn Florida. U FLORIDA GRAPEFRUIT Fine Juicy Fruit. All Sizes, Ar rived Yesterday. EXTRA FANCY HOOD RIVER APPLES From Oar Gold Medal Orchard. The express companies make special low rates on apples for shipment Hast and elsewhere. For 75c you can have a box de livered at the residence of your friends in Snn Francisco. See us about it. Finest fruit at low est prices. B reek's Loganberry Juice This is the orlsrlnal juice, and is still the best. Three I flfl ..VllUU II 1 I 1 T i6-TJ3 A-GIG I Main 72LOO jrpj HI ii,' tCl 21 9 9, TiBtx R 5 "V,; H I TOOTirPASTE f EB3mh -hi i,8IaaiiPiiii "JMUmiaawmmd J I txperience IB THAT DISTINCTION V:y f-3 and nicety of de- :: tail which are the - i hall-marks of the Y- exclusive custom p h: tailor are mir- R fs rored in the gar- F 'dL ments that bear hr m! Vj the shopmark of I:'! U this establish- ' V Inent" M0RTHWE5TERM BAflU BLDO. iOtC6S1tl2Aftf ftOO r HOTEL ililiiT SAN FRANCESCO Geary Street. 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