THE MORNING OnEGONTAN.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21. 191G.
BELATED SHOPPERS
CHARGE Oil STORES
"twin beds" star, once honor
student; is at heilig tonight
Though She Wanted to Paint Great Pictures. Fate and Miss Kisser's
Mother Get Busy and Plan Other Road to Fame and Fortune.
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Merry Crowds Jostle and Jam
at Last Moment to Get
Postponed Gifts.
LIQUOR LINE IS LONGER
Considerate Wholesale Houses Send
Packages Neatly Decorated to
Those Who Are Preparing
for Long Dry Spell,
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La at call for eleventh hour Christ
mas shoppers. The rush is on and the
belated gift choosers are now getting:
'a run for their money, as the saying
1. -With stores Jammed throughout
the retail section, the postoffice filled
with, a Jostling crowd, the express of
fices piled high with packages of every
kind, and with the greens that adver- 1
ttse the lewm displayed everywhere,
one cannot escape the fact that the big I
holiday of the year is at band, and woe !
betide the one who has postponed and ;
s idestepped In making the customary ;
purchases. ' '
Thrilling as the whole bustle and
intense activity of Christmas week is,
there Is one outstanding fact about
. It all that makes tills year different
from any other Portland ever saw or
.will, probably, ever witness again.
We refer to the great preparedness
parade that winds ita way from mor.n
ing to night to the local express offices
for the regulation two-bottle ship-'
ments of Usquebaugh or other cheering
strong waters from California.
Kjad of Parade Not Sen.
Last July Portland gave a Prepared
ness parade, but it lasted only one
evening. ThM was the panoply of war
about the demonstration,- martial airs,
the beat of marching feet in unison
as the column swept down the streets.
Cheers floated up to the welkin, and
the whole big city was In a Jolly pre
paredness spirit.
But now comes real preparedness.
The present parade has been under
way since the November election, and
Its end is not yet in sight. The mid
summer preparedness mood was as
nothing compared to the grim deter
mination now so manifest on every
hand.
Each parader bears aloft the familiar
rectangular two-quart package, and
'claims by right of this striking badge
to be a worthy exponent of prepared
ness. Long Drouth Expected.
It is the greatest preparedness dem
onstration any city ever saw. Some of
the Eastern metropoli boasted of the
fact that their preparedness parades
last Summer, when preparedness pa
rades had a wonderful vogue, occupied
one whole day. ' From rosy-fingered
morn to dewy eve the marchers marched
and the flags waved.
But Portland's parade has now been
under way a month and a half wlth-
' out a halt or break in the ranks, and
the beat guesaers give It out cold that
there will be no interruption for an
other month. This is preparedness
with a vengeance. . '-'..
No pilgrim ever Journeyed to Mecca
with greater resolution written on his
features than the participants in the
great 116 preparedness pageant. There
is a determined spirit about the demon
stration that shows the true metal ot
the Portlander when real peril threat
ens the peril of a drouth that Is likely
to last, mayhap, until the crack of
doom, that indefinite vanishing point of
the future.
Packages Come Decorated.
Right in line are the express com
panies. Affable young men behind the
counters cheerfully write out affidavits
by the hundreds and thousands and
hand aeross the rail the two-bottle
"shipment" that gladdens every heart.
Into the true spirit, too, have entered
the California shippers. One large con
cern, to make it all the more in keeping
with the glad Christmas season, has hit
upon the happy thought of wreathing
the packages about with a circlet of
adhesive paper that bears a printed
counterfeit of a holly branch. Is there
no limit to the thought! ulness of these
unknown, impersonal, but highly re
garded benefactors of California?
Although the express companies hold
all record . for attracting Christmas
shoppers, the last big drive of the year
on the retail stores is on full blast.
From the Tush to shop, it appears cer
tain that every single man, woman and
child in Portland will have many
Christmas presents of wide variety and
utility.
. '. Prompt , Mailing Advised.
The kids are not being forgotten by
any means, and neither is father or
mother. On all hands is manifest the
spirit of consideration and thought
fulness for others that makes this the
really greatest season of all the year.
It is proper at this time to sound the
usual warnings, now that it is too late
to '"shop early." One should be ad
vised to ship presents and Christmas
cards of greeting, intended for out-of-
town recipients, as soon as possible, so
that they will reach their .destinations
at-holiday time. Because 'of the con
gested mails, express and other trans
portation means, a little leeway is ad
visable. Better give a day or two ad
dltional beyond the regular time sched
ule of the. mails to cover a certain dis
tance. '
From every angle it looks like i
really, truly merry Christmas for Port
land. ' ;.
THERE!. is always a fascinating in
terest to a young girl who accom
plishes much, and one of the most
pronounced claimants to this honor
now before the- public Is Marguerite
Risser, of the "Twin Beds" company,
which cornea to. the Heilig Theater to
night for three nights and Saturday
matinee.
She waa born In Brooklyn. N. .T, of
French parents, and 'was educated at
the Notre DameAcademy at Staten Is
land, from which she graduated with
high honors. Her first determination
at that time" was to become an artist.
She wanted to paint great pictures!
But fate and Miss Kisser's mother got
together and mapped out an altogethei
different plan. "
. Her mother believed the stage held
honors for her talented daughter, and.
after much difficulty, succeeded in ob
taining an audience with the late
Charles Frohman, who, upon seeing
Miss Risser for the first time, ex
claimed: "My child, what a beautiful head of
hair you have.
And the best part of it all is that the
hair was all her own.
Since that time Miss Risser has been
steadily employed in leading metropoli
tan productions.
CITY TO STOP LEAK
Departments Ordered to Work
With Legal Bureau.
ERRORS ARE FOUND COSTLY
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mirrors to reflect beams of light free
from shadows on an operating table
from an arc lamp outside the operating
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Marguerite RJaeer. Witk "TwlM
Meds," at Heilig Tonight.
Council Investigates Publication of
Traffic Ordinances in Pamphlet
and Ixs8 of Appeal Right in
Property-Purchase Case,
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In face of costly mix-ups, due ap
parently to lack - of co-operation be-
ween various city departments andtue
city's legal bureau, the City Council
yesterday, on motion of Commissioner
Baker, adopted an order calling for
ubmisslon of all matters to the legal
bureau and calling for co-operation
with that bureau.
Two costly experiences have been
had lately. One was in the publication
of the new traffic ordinance at a cost
of $249.75. -Nobody seemed to know
anything about it except that the
Council desired the ordinance published
for the benefit of the public. -
As it appeared in pamphlet form it
had been reduced to a digest and was
littered with mistakes, and the blame
or responsibility could not be placed.
- Right ef Appeal Lost by Error.
Another case was that in a decision
of the State Supreme Court on Tues
day, In which the city was refused an
appeal in the case of condemnation of
property owned by Charles Schmid, at
Sixteenth and Washington streets. Af
ter a decision of the Circuit Court
awarding Mr. Schmid $8000 for his
property the public works department
under Commissioner Dleck laid a side
walk on the property; and thereby took
possession.
When City Attorney LaRocha dis
covered this he forthwith demanded the
removal of the walk, saying that such
action was virtually taking possession
of the property and thereby eliminating
the possibility of the city appealing
from the Circuit .Court decision.
City Will Have -Pay $8000.
The Supreme Court ruled that such
was the case and now tne city win
have to pay the $8000 without having
an opportunity to appeal.
Tne rirsi step in xne new policy
probably will be the submission to City
Attorney LaRoche of city ordinances
which have been codified under a con
tract held by C. D. Mahaffie. Part of
this work has been completed and sub
mitted to the Council for adoption. It
may be necessary for the city's legal
bureau to check over all this work be
fore approving it, which will mean vir
tually doing all the work over again.
The contract for this work was let
by the Council to Mr. Mahaffie about
two years ago. Mr. Maname started
the work and ex-City Commissioner
Brewster, who is a member of the Ma
haffie law firm, is finishing it.
Francisco, fie arrived in. the city yes
terday. John Kelly is registered at the Ore
gon from Edmonton, Canada.
' H. C. Stratton is registered at the
Portland from San Francisco.
William Schleiger, of -Tracy, Cal is
registered at the Washington.
A. Goldberg, of Vancouver, B. C. is
a recent arrival at the Oregon.
John L. McGinn, of Fairbanks, Alaska,
is registered at the Multnomah.
T, T. Ristelger, of Grand Forks. N. D.,
is an arrival at the Washington.
Mrs. Hattle Thompson, of Bozeman,
Mont., is registered at the Seward.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Larsen, of
Raymond, are registered at the Perkins.
Aubrey Lee White, of Spokane, is
among the arrivals at the Multnomah.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Putnam, of Los
Angeles, are registered at the Cornelius.
Among the arrivals at the Imperial
yesterday was William ' F. Foster, of
Burns.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lancaster and
family are registered at the Nortonia
from Hood River.
Mrs. W. Ferguson and fiss Chris
tine Martin are registered at the Carl
ton from Gale, Wash.
L. A. Newton, a prominent business
man from Spokane, is registered with
Mrs. Newton at the Nortonia.
A. W. Booth, of Oakland, who arrived
in the city yesterday. Is registered at
the Multnomah with Mrs. Booth.
Anthony Euwer. ot New York, is
registered at the Portland. Mr. Euwer
is known as the poet of the Hood
River Valley, and recently gave a lec
ture at Lincoln High School.
T. Cader Powell, former United
States Marshal of Alaska, arrived here
yesterday from his home at Holly
wood, Wash. Mr. Powell held several
prominent offices while living in Port
land, and is remembered by a large
number of old residents.
Bride Tires of Supporting
- Husband and Quits.
Bird. Frank Reynolds Saya She Will
IVot lie Responsible Farther for
Parole Violator.
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PERSONAUMENTION.
J. A. Hosklns, of Baker, is at the
Carlton.
E. H. Scott, of Heppner, is registered
at the Ritz.
Jack Spence, of McMinnville,
the Imperial.
M. Terhache, of Rainier, is registered
at the Eaton.
S. Briggs, of Scappoose, is registered
at the Carlton.
Mr. -and Mrs. N. S. Hubbell. of Boise,
are at the Ritz.
Leo Neist, of Oakland, is an arrival
at the Cornelius.
W. F. Marsters, of Roseburg. is stay
ing at the Eaton.
L. Mymale Is registered at the Nor
tonia from Seaside.
A. A. McDonald, of Woodburn. is reg
istered at the Ritz.
H. D. Kenny, of Nelson, B. C, is reg
istered at the Ritz.
B. F. Farley is registered at the
Eaton from Seattle.
E. J. Weetburg is registered at the
Eaton from Seattle.
E. F. Carleton, of Salem, is regis
tered at the Seward. ; m
Volney Seebeck, of Spokane,ls regis
tered at the Imperial. ,
John R. Allen, of Medford, is regis
tered at the Portland. ....
A. E. Eberhart, of Pendleton, is reg
istered at the Oregon.
E. F. Lorraine, of Astoria, is regis
tered at the Cornelius.
Roger Murphy is registered at the
,Nortonia from Seattle.'
J. L. Carmen is registered at the
Portland frpm Tacoma.
Ed Blackburn, of Seaside, is an ar
rival at the Cornelius.
John Milne, Jr., is registered at the
Imperial from Hlllaboro. .
L. M. Howe is registered at the
Perkins from Aberdeen.
F. Souvenir is registered at the
Perkins from Cathlamet.
Fred C. Forsell. of Detroit, is regis
tered at the Washington.
Thomas Skinner is registered at the
Multnomah from Tacoma.
L. Sampson, of Raymond, Wash., is
an arrival at the Oregon,
Blanche Lucas arrived at the Sew
ard from Salem yesterday.
Dr. Frank Peterson, of Minneapolis,
is registered at the Carlton.
R. H. Brittan, of San Francisco,, is
registered at the Seward . from San
M tired of supporting him: I'm
through." With these words 19-
year-old Mrs. Frank Reynolds yester
day washed her hands of further re
sponsibility for her husband, who told
Juvenile Court officers that he was 17
years old, but whom the officers, after
investigation,, believe is 20 or 21.
Reynolds, on the assumption that he
was a Juvenile, was brought before the
Juvenile Court for the violation of a
parole. He was arrested last July for
passing a bad check and served 15 days
in Jail. Then, on condition that the
repay the amount of the check, $25, he
was released by Juvenile Judge Clee-
ton. lie has repaid but $5 it is as
serted.
Meantime Reynolds married. This
was November 4. His wife was work
ing in a downtown store and Reynolds
is said to have quit a $45 Job on a
steamboat, because Mrs. Reynolds made
good wages. His wife did not learn of
the arrest and the bad check episode
until after marriage, it is asserted. It
waa then she declared "quits."
The Juvenile Court officers expect to
turn Reynolds over to the Circuit
Court, but meanwhile are trying to find
his parents, in Wisconsin or Utah, that
they may send him back to them.
HAWAII DRAWS TRAVEL
Great Northern Booked to Capacity
for Several Trips Ahead.
Never before in history has the tour
ist travel to Honolulu been so heavy
as during tne present Winter. Steam
ers from San Francisco for the islands
are booked to capacity for several
trips ahead.
Advices were received yesterday by
officials of the Great Northern Pacifio
Steamship Company that the steamer
Great Northern, now plying between
San Francisco and Hawaii, is handling
capacity business.
Two added sailings have been ar
ranged for the .steamer, on April 11
and April 30, and the craft is expected
to return to the Columbia River in
May to take the Summer run between
Flavel and San Francisco.
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PARDON MAKES VJ11NESS
CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORED AXD TES
TIMONY ITS ED BY PROSECtTTION.
President Rushes Slgaatarea and
Charles Barclay Take Stand In
Indian Liquor Trial.
The pardon of the President of the
United States restored the civil rights
to Charles Barclay, material witness in
a case against Bidwell Riddle. Foster
Barclay and Harry Brown, charged
with taking liquor onto the Klamath
Indian reservation, and allowed Assist
ant United States Attorney Goldstein
to place him on the stand at the open
ing of the Federal Court yesterday
morninsr.
Late Tuesday night Mr. Goldstein
conferred -with Aaslstant United States
Attorney Rankin to see if there was
any possibility of placing Barclay on
the witness stand, as he had been con
victed of a felony charge and bad
served his three months' sentence in
the County Jail. Mr. Rankin asserted
that a pardon from President Wilson
was the only means that would allow
Barclav to be placed on the stand.
United States Attorney Reames ac
cordingly telegraphed to the Attorney
General of the United States, who in
turn communicated the wiwh of Mr.
Reames to the pardon attorney. James
A. Finch.
Mr. Finch arranged with Secretary
Tumulty for an early signature of the
pardon from tne freeident and yes
terday morning a few minutes before
the Federal Court here opened the par
don came.
NEW YEAR DANCE ALLOWED
Stroke of Midnight to Be Signal for
Watchers' Festivities.
Dancing the new year in will be
possible this year only through an un
derstood suspension of the city's dance
ordinance. New Tear's eve comes on
Sunday, a day when dancing is pro
hibited. The question of allowing dancing was
put up to the Council yesterday by
dancing clubs, but was rejected. . It
was agreed, however, that dancing will
be permitted from midnight until 2 A
M. So technically it will be possible
to dance the new year in but not the
old year out.
who were elected ore A. C. Newill. Miss
Gertrude Talbot. Mrs. Elliott R. Cor
bett. L. B. Smith. Norman C. Thorno
and Dr. W. C. Morgan.
The league, after hearing reports o
retiring officers, voted to name the
third Tuesday in December as the time
of its annual meeting.
At the first meeting in January a
number of proposed constitutional
amendments will be discussed.
LEONARD ESTATE $184,200
Chester V. Dolph la Petitioner for
Probate of Property.
I An estate valued at $184,200 was left
' by the late Herman C. Leonard, who
died December 17. at the age of 93'
JAMES B. KERR ELECTED
Civic League Names Officers and
Sets Annual Meeting.
James B. " Kerr was elected- presi
dent of the Oregon Civic League at its
six members of the board of directors
MR. DIECK STIRS UP GRIEF
Ben F. Smith, Building Plan Exam
iner, Makes Charges Over Dismissal
City Commissioner Dieck has stirred
up more civil service grief by laying
off again Ben F. Smith, who for seven
years has been employed as a building
plan examiner in the bureau of building
inspection. Mr. Smith claims that by
reason of his being the oldest man m
point of service in the bureau be should
be shifted to another position in the
bureau, there being several others held
by men who have been In the service a
shorter period than he.
Mr. Smith contends that his dismiss-!
has been for personal motives and m:
for lack of efficiency. He says he has
qualified for other positions in the
bureau.
lioeeburg Has Chickenpox Cases. '
ROSEBURG, Or., Dec. 20. (Special.)
Considerable alarm was occasioned
here today when Dr. B. R. Shoemaker,
city health officer, discovered several
cases of chickenpox In the local
schools. A case of measles also was
found by the health official. The health
authorities have decided to take dras
tic action immediately, that a spread of
the disease may be averted.
CLOSING OUT SALE
WE WANT TO DISPOSE OF OUR LIMITED
STOCK BY SATURDAY .
ALL ARTICLES REDUCED
Hand-Painted Serving
Trays
Sticks for the Garden
Flower Boxes
Children's Costumers
Flower Pot Stands . .
Flower Pots, hand-colored
Rocking Horses
Twine Holders
Hobby Horses
StoolsToys
The Oregon Home Builders
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years, according to the petition for
probate of the will filed in th.- County
Court yesterday. Of this property.
$100,000 is in -eal estate. $3,000 in
stocks and bonds. $50,000 in notes. and
mortgages and $9000 in cash.
Chester V. Dolph is the petitioner, for
the estate is left to him in trust for
the relatives of Mr. Leonard.
Mr. Leonard never married. His heirs
at law are: Emily Camp Leonard, of
Owego. N. Y aged 85. a sister: Laura
Ann Leonard, of Owego. N. Y.. aged 80,
a sister; William A. Leonard, of Cleve
land. O.. aged 68, a nephew; Louis H.
Leonard, of Owego. N. Y.. aged 66. n
nephew, and Louisa B. Van Xostrand,
of New York City, aged 63, a niece.
There are also mentioned in the will,
it is understood, a grand-nephew, a
grand-niece, and two great - grand
nephews, all living In New York state.
The will whs not filed.
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Year" is a wish best evi
denced by the far-sightedness
of father, mother or
husband who makes
"someone" the apprecia
tive recipient of a North
western National bank
book, showing real money
deposited to their credit.
Air amount from One Dollar tip
will open a Gift Savings Account.
The Northwestern National "the
bank clone by," Morrison from Sixth
to Broadway.
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