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THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1917. ir CITY NEWS IN BRIEF OREGOXIAN TELEPHONES. Managing Editor . . . Main 7070, A 6095 City Editor Main 7070. A 6095 Sunday Editor Main 7070. A 609i Advertising Department .Main 00. A oojo Compoalns-room Main TOTO. A 60US Printing-room Main 7070. A 6095 tjuperintendent Building ..Main 70.0. A ooao AilXSEJLESiTS. BAKER (Broadway or Sixth, between Alder and Morrison) Alcazar Block Company In Outcast." tonight at 8:13. PANTAGE5 (Broadway at Alder -Un-equaled vaudeville. Three shows daily., 2:30. 7 and t:05. HIPPODROME tBroadway anS Yamhill) Vaudeville and moving pictures: 2 to 5. 6:5 to 11 P. M.. Saturday, Suday. holi days continuous, 1:15 to 11 P. M. 6TRAND (Park. West Park and Stark Vaudeville and motion pictures continuous. Gbeslet Tabulation Is Rushed. Work of compiling a tabulation show ins; the probable assessment to be placed against each lot in the assess ment district for the proposed extenr eion of Greeley street from Killings worth avenue to Delay street, is pro gressing as rapidly as possible, said City Auditor Barbur, who hopes to have the work completed within a few weeks. The proposed extension, which if put through will be one of the largest ever undertaken by the city, is at a standstill pending the Auditor's report. To give every property owner a fair idea of what his assessment will be the tabulation is being prepared by the Auditor. Phillips Funeral Held. The fu neral of Thomas Phillips who died in this city January 14, was held yester day at the chapel of J. P. Finley & Pon. Rev. J. R. Griffith, of the First Congregational Church, of Beaver Creek, Or., officiated, speaking in the "Welsh language. He was assisted by Rev. S. E. Du Bois. Welsh and English pongs were sung by Mrs. Roderick Evans and Dr. Trevor Jenes. Interment was at Rose City Cemetery. Pallbearers were: J. Edwards, E. Thomas, R. M. Roberts, F. C. Coles, R. Parcell, W. R. Williams. Mr. Phillips is survived by his widow, a son and daughter, who reside at 275 McMillan street. Destitute Family Needs Furniture. A hurry-up call has been made to the Public Welfare Bureau for furni ' ture for a destitute family There are the father, mother four children and the old "grandma." They need every thing from frying pan to beds and bed ding. If they can get them today they will be able to get a start on a little place in the country. Who will help The grandma wants a rocking chair and the kiddies will need warm quilts. Mother will need a cookstove and any thing else she can get. Any one will ing to help these people to get on their feet may telephone Main 7051 or A 1517. Oregon Engineers to Meet. Heating and ventilating will be discussed by the Oregon Society of Engineers at its meeting in the ladies' dining-room of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, to morrow night at 8 o'clock. "Mechanical Equipment of Buildings" will be the subject discussed by George E. Reed. J. It. Keller will talk on "The Selection of the Proper Type of Heating Plant for Different Buildings." Ballots for the annual election will be sent to all active members not in arrears more than six months and the ballots will be opened nd counted on the last Thursday In this month. Crvic League Meets Saturday. "Open shop" and "closed or union shop" will be discussed at the luncheon of the Civic League at the Multnomah Hotel at noon Saturday. Charles F. . Hwigert will speak In behalf of the open shop and Eugene E. Smith will tpeak for the closed or union shop. Owing to the current interest in this question, in view of the ship-building strike, a. large attendance is expected end it is urged that all -who intend to be present telephone in reservations to the secretary at once, at Main 550 cr A 3340. Warren C o n s tru ct i o n Company Withdraws. The Warren Construction tion Company requested yesterday to bp allowed to withdraw its bid for the construction of the viaducts in con nection with the elimination of grade crossings along the line of the O.-W. R & N. on the East Side. The request was granted and the bid released and the company's certified check returned. This leaves two bids. The Pierson Con struction Company is lowest and Porter Bros. next. The contract will be awarded February 28. Abb Tou Going to Boston? Mayor Albee is anxious to get In touch with three persons who expect to be in Bos ton between February 5 and 9. He wants to get delegates to represent the city at the American Good Roads Con vention, the National Good Roads Show and the 14th annual convention of the American Road Builders' Association. A Jotter has been received from officers In charge of the sessions asking that J'ortland delegates be appointed. Scandinavians Open Revival. Spe cial "revival services in the Scandi navian tongue will be held at the r-wedisn Methodist Church, corner Beech and Borthwick streets, for three weeks beginning tonight at 7:45 o'clock. Rev. John O. Wahlburg, district su perintendent, and Evangelist John Bostrom, assisted by John A. Willman pastor of the church, will conduct the cervices. Mrs. Florence TO so Gets Divorce. Mrs. Florence Kiso has received divorce from Arthur Kiso in the court of Circuit Judge Davis, on grounds of cruelty and has resumed her maiden name of Florence Barker. She was married in Seattle in 1910 and as serted her husband was quarrelsome and choked her. He did not contest the action. Dr. M o r o a n Lectures Tonight.- "Europe and the Mediterranean the Dead Sea as a Rain Gauge" is the sub ject of the third lecture of Dr. William Conger Morgan, of. Reed College, on "How Nature Determines History,' which Is to be given at the Central Library in Library Hall this evening at s o clock. The public is Invited. Greeters Meet Tonight. The Port land Greeters' Association will meet to night at the Multnomah Hotel in the Royal suite, for a business and social session. The meeting will start at 1 o'clock sharp. It was originally an nounced that the meeting would be Sat urday night, but this was an error. Audubon to Have Animal Lecture. The Audubon Bird Club will meet Saturday night at 8 o'clock in the club rooms. 309-10 Y. M. C. A. building. An Illustrated lecture on "Fifty Larger Animals of North America" will be given by John H. Lee. The public is invited to attend. Miss Failino to Speak. The sub Ject of the lecture at the Art Museum today is "Fourteenth Century Italian Art" and tomorrow Miss Failing will apeak on "Florence." The Thursday lecture is at 3:30 and that on Friday, at 4 o'clock, roth lectures will be illus trated by lantern slides. "Spiritual World" Is Topic. "The Spiritual World or the Universe Mind" is the subject tonight at 8 o'clock of the second in a series of five lectures on the "Philosophy of Emanuel Sweden- borg" being given at the Public Library In room G by Rev. illiam R. Reece. Seattle'Woman to Lecture Herb. Mrs. L. Gillen, of Seattle, Wash., who has been lecturing in the larger cities of Idaho on the Bahai movement, will deliver an address in room A of the Public Library tonight at 8 o'clock, on "The New Age and Its Requirements.' Non-Support Charge Holds. George Stumpas pleaded guilty to non-support in the court of Circuit Judge Tucker yesterday and was sentenced to six months in the County Jail, but paroled on his promise to pay his wife $12.50 a in u n in. Leak on Wall Street. Send for Sidewalks to Bi Repaired. With Commissioner Dieck declaring that he has no available money for the repair of sidewalks, the City Council yester day put through a resolution, intro duced by Commissioner Baker, ordering a repair of the walks on Powell street in the southeastern part of the city. Mr. Dieck said he had no money for the purpose but the Council contends that he has. The plan is to have the work done and the cost assessed against the property benefited. The money re quired will be in the form of a loan. J. A, Pigo Wants Naub Changed. The name "Pigg" is one calculated to attract humorous flings, avers James Averal Pigg, who filedj a petition in the County Court yesterday for permis sion to change his surname to Page. The numerous Jokes of which he and his wife are the butt have become tiresome and a strain on the nerves, as serts Mr. Pigg, and he wishes to avert the stream of puns which flow his way. His wife Joins with him in the petition. City Fireman Seeks Divorce. J. L. Single, a fireman in the employ of the city, filed suit for divorce yesterday, from Lottie L. Single, alleging that she has conducted herself improperly while he has been on duty. He cites an alleged escapade in Stockton, Cal., where he sserts his wife went for a visit at the request of a man friend. Olivene L. Slaten filed suit from Ben jamin Slaten yesterday, asserting deser tion. Women Democrats Postponb Meeting. The Women's Democratic Club has postponed the regular meeting, which was to have been held Monday, until after the Legislature adjourns, after which date meetings will be held regularly the second and last Mondays of each month. SON ATTACKS TITLE PIONEER WOMAN DIES SUSAN ANN STARR PASSES AT MON ROE AT AGE OF 92 YEARS. Widow of W. H. Moore Called to Tell of Business Deals. $100,000 DECLARED STAKE Widow of Late Rev. Noah Starr Ac companied Husband to Ore icon In 1851 Seven Children Survive. Susan Ann Starr, who died Jannary 6 at the age of 92 years, at Monroe. was buried in the old Belknap Ceme tery at that place, where so many of the old pioneers lie sleeping. Rev. Mr. Moore, 'pastor of the Methodist Church, read the burial service and E. H. Bel knap delivered an address. Mrs. Starr was born in Maryland, August 8, 1825. Her parents moved to Indiana when she was a small child and later to Iowa, where she was married to Rev. Noah A. Starr in 1847. They crossed the plains to California In 1850 and came to Oregon in 1851. taking up a donation land claim at Starr's Point, now Monroe. The settlement at that time con sisted mostly of members of the Starr. Belknap and Hawley families. The community was remarkable for the number of college graduates and prom inent men who came from it. Five of Mrs. Starr's children were classical graduates. In 1854 Rev. Mr. Starr Joined the Oregon conference of the Methodist Church and Mrs. Starr chared the hard ships and privations of a pioneer Demand for Probating of Estate Is Made as Preliminary to Suit Over Woman's Right to Prop erty Held by Companj. Preliminary steps to a contest of the title of the widow of Walter H. Moore to - property said to be worth $100,000 were taken in the court , of County Judge TazweVJ yesterday when Mrs. Moore was cited to give testimony regarding the business deals of her husband. Arnold Moore, stepson of Mrs. Moore, began the action when he filed a pe tition for the probate of his father's estate, which, he said, was of the value of $100,000. though Mrs. Moore had said that her husband left nothing. She appeared before Judge Tazwell yesterday to testify concerning prop virtually in her possession, given er husband before his death. Mr. Moore was a diretcor of the de funct Oregon & Trust Savings Com pany, which went to the wall in the panic of August, 1907. Creditors, tes tified Mrs. Moore, "hounded him" for restitution, and he transferred a ma Jor portion of his real estate and other holdings to the bank. Later the re ceiver for the trust company threat ened suit against Mr. Moore, alleging negligence. At this time Mr. Moore is said to have turned over the balance of his property to the Moore Investment Com pany, of which Mrs. Moore Is a heavy stockholder and director. Bartlett Cole, attorney for Arnold Moore, said yesterday that the hearing was only preliminary to an attack on the right of Mrs. Moore to that prop- rty. Arnold Moore and two children of his deceased sister are heirs to Wal ter Moore's estate, it is held. Jay Bowerman is attorney lor Mrs. Moore, and contends that the invest ment company's title to the property perfect and that there la nothing in the estate of Mr. Moore. yeste Xrty EXAMINATION IS WAIVED Italian Charged With Murder Held for Grand Jury. v: . - James Brusco, the Italian laborer who fatally stubbed Garnet Stark, his friend and neighbor, in a quarrel at Milwau kie street and South avenue, Sunday ight, waived examination before Muni- ipal Judge Langguth yesterday on a charge of murder and was held to the grand Jury. The quarrel in which Stark wan slain followed a party in which red Italian wine is said to have been drunk freely. Brusco maintains that he struck in self defense, after he had been villi fied and attacked. He is defended by Attorney M. G. Montrezza. 1 f , I Susan Ann Starr, Pioneer of 1S51, Passes at Ate of 03. CITIZEN MAY LOSE PAPERS "Whit Slaver Faces Deportation Case Following Conviction. Revocation of the citizenship papers of Jake Gronich as a preliminary to possible deportation to Australia, as an undesirable alien, is under advisement by Federal Judge R. S. Bean, follow ing a hearing yesterday. The proceedings for revocation of his citizenship papers were brought on the basis of alleged perjury on the part of witnesses wno swore to his good moral character, when he took out the papers several years ago in Ohio. lAsKi ALLEGED GROUCH SUED It preacher's life until the time of his death in 1881. She was a widow for 35 years. She was the mother of nine children two of whom died in Infancy. The fol lowing survive her: M. Clay Starr, Miles T. Starr and S. Asbury Starr, of Portland; Mrs. Clara A. Rlchey, of Barton; Wilbur F. Starr, of Monroe Mrs. Mary C. Waltz, of Salem, and J, Benson Starr, of Pasadena. Four brothers also survive. James and Enoch Turner, of Stockton. Cal.; Theodore Turner, of Modesto, Cal., and Thomas .Turner, of Tulare, Cal. OPERA "M1GN0N.! ft General Sale Prices, Now 5 0c On; Popular $1. to The presentation of the popular op era. "illgnon, next .Monday and Wednesday evenings at the Eleventh Street Playhouse on Morrison will sur prise loyal Portlanders. From begin ning to end it is charming, spirited and bright. You will leave the theate bumming the delightful melodies of this happy-ending opera. Friends' Conference Popular. SALEM, Or.. Jan. 17. (Special.) The conference of the Friends Church which has been in session here thi week, has been largely attended and many prominent speaKers connected with the church have delivered ad dresses. That preciseness in designing and tailor i n g demanded b y men who dress care fully, is characteris tic of the custom made clothes of this leading tailoring establishment. and HUM EX MORTriWESTERM BANK BLDG, a -oostezzanOt&roor- The wise ones read our daily advertisements. It pays. Every young man in this country today is ambitious or he's a "dead one." $14 or $20 invested in one of our special over coats or suits for young men is one of the best letters of introduction it is one of the best indorsements that a young man can carry around. The windows suggest the many different forms available for right first impressions as well as the money saving possibilities. Morrison at Fourth St. Wear Ralston Shoes. S. & H. Stamps Are Cash Discounts Is REWARD! a is ,1 S !? ai -3 1'ii;!!i',SiT -3 SSlmnni" El J. SI !s Si !s IJ Bl 53 83 El Bl tl S3 Bl 81 EM L 3 - jj, x -mi M 1 !j $5 i Gain in Deposits and Patrons OUT of 274 banks in the United States having deposits amounting to or greater than Ten Million Dollars, the North western National stands fourth in percentage of increased deposits from Nov. 1, 1914, to Nov. 17, 1916 with 210. And its patrons now number 24,000. W IV Imperial Hotel Broadway. Stark PORTLAND'S Wwlilimw LEADING HOTEL IdMTIr located In tfc heart of things on Broadwaya throbbti m canter. Tba tox ical katel tor thoe sa bualneaa or pleasure. Dinlnc-Room a Special Featura. rhll Meterhaa. jr. Mp. In Northwestern Bank B I d. Portia nd.Oreon H A REWARD OK 930O is hereby offered for the arrest and convic tion or for any - information which will lead to the arrest and convic tion of the person or pereons guilty of having killed Lou Sun at his tai loring establishment at 91 North Second street. This money will be paid by his relatives through the merchandise house ot either Yee Wah, 64 Second street, or byKwong Shew Lun. 91 North Fourth street. CHUNG BING JOHN. beg for any clothes that she might need. The Dickeys were married in Eugene February Z, 1915. On May IS, 1916, Mrs. Dickey left her husband and came to Portland to support herself, she ae-serts. J. M. Moore filed suit for divorce from Carrie Moore yesterday, alleging; desertion. Mrs. Dickey Says She Had to Beg for Clothes She Got. Wesley Dickey is "a man who nurses a continual grouch," complains his wife. Elizabeth Dickey, in a euit for divorce filed in the Circuit Court yesterday. He is stingy, also, she charges, saying that she had to get on her knees to him and INSURANCE MN IN EAST Metropolitan Representatives lieave Saturday for New York. Managers and agents for the Metro politan Life Insurance Company, of this state, will leave Portland Saturday morning over the O.-W. R. & N. Com pany lines for New Tork City, where they go to attend the annual conven tion of agents or the company. A special party of 20 Pendleton peo ple will leave next Sunday to attend the Winter carnival at St- Paul, which opens next week. While there, the Pendleton people will give considerable publicity to the annual Hound-up. DR. RAUBENHEIM . VISITS Capo Colony Physician Is Here to Get Hints on Surgery. Dr. J. A. Tlaubenhelm, of Cape Col ony. South Africa, arrived in the city yesterday on a tour he is making to study surgical methods. He spent yes terday morning with Dr. ll. C t-orrey, with whom he met while working with the Mayo brothers in Rochester, Mtnn. Dr. Raubenheim will soon depart for China to get in touch with American and EngliBh surgeons. Leaving China. Dr. Raubenheim will travel to Indl 0 . V: ::-': W I lli.li ...... m,-, in i'i inmn .1 THE New Edison Fills the Home With Melody Our Selling Plan Allows You Full Fifteen Months to Pay for It "1 E 1 HOME OF TUB BIO SHOWS Week da v Af ternacae. IPPODROME 5 BROADWAY AT YAMHILL UaliataTa. 15 Six Great Acts Thursday to Sunday Pacheo Troupes "4 ' World's Koremeat Athletes Six Wonderfal Gymaaata. BIABEL FLORENCE & CO. la the Kaaay Sketch "She Wanted Affect!" Weir, Temple & Dacey "That Somewhat Different Trio." Frank Palmer The Cartooning Monologlst. Three Anderson Sisters Songs and Dances De Luxe. Von Trott & Morrison Music, Song and Dance. FILM FBATtTRK Beautlfejl eoloayd twe-rrrl pletare showlaa; the silk Indaatry from the beiclnalng to the, finlahed product. Sni5 THK KinniFS . Tl RnT AKTKBSOOX It la Bailees Matlaee. A FI.e Bailees will he Clvee Free to every child lome early. and Australia before returning to South Africa. Dr. Raubenheim Is registered at the Perkins. CARD OF THANKS. We desire to exnress our sincere thanks for the kindness shown us dur ing the eirkness and death of our be loved husband and father. Thomas Phillips. Also for the many beautiOil flowers. MRB. JANE PHILLIPS Adv. AND FAMILY. After extensive experiments. British manufacturers have round that paper can be economically made from a grass that grows freely In Burma. Thm Kfofft. q r t and pure, poiiiti yen r.va boy. Rpa braiw omllror tDiite cl int ramDU J ik a Daw. Dcxm tb work an Irk I an 4 avaflr. Hold in two six oftna hr II iroer. Hrn ware and Dru 6 to rm. hmmh for Fttwt m fan A SUCCESSFUL COUGH REMEDY 10 CTS. Ill iYS TBK M:w TRIAL M7.K "IX Regular flzefl U&c cue, eV At Priigfri't.. BROWN'S "ONCHuaTROCriES OHN I. BROWN & SON. Boston. M Better Service and STILL Better Service is an aim and an ambition of this bank. We know that you are entitled to it; we also know that it is a good business policy for us. For anything in the banking line call upon us. ) IN.: tiH.SO.iV: -- i-t - vv- - ? -r?ri"rr -vir Th bh. aAKU Is a iew, muaara ma elegantly appointed hotel, poasliif on of lb most beautiful corntr lob. bles in th Ncrthweat. .Located at lOih and Alder at., oppoatt Olda, Wort man Kina Mk department tore. In fcfart of retail and theater oiatnec Kates. I and up. Bus eta all trains. "W car also rum from Union Dfoot direct to hotf.i akl. w. m. HKWARP. Prop. I New Arrivals f? in Portland Should First Find Their Way to Hotel Cornelius RATFS t A DAT AXI CT '. V . lomHIa., rrcldnu H. JC r'letclier. Manager. Park and Aide. Torttaud. Or. Very Attractive Wtater Hates. ,r.i;iT. O -q- .,.,..!-i--t..M.j HOTEL CARLTON Fonrtentb and Wahfnva 8ta. ltetnforcd Concrete Building PosiUvaly ir proof. 1-f or Brandt, sto Flnnc-aramv proprietor Manaser. hpcclal Kates by the Week er Month. Capital and SorpluM 9StOOOv0O0. NATIONAL BANK Third aad Oak Streets. Portland, Or. 12 t 1 P'ffP San Francisco's likeable HOTEL American er European Kales Ricbt Service Right Obadiah Rich, Manager A Moderate-Priced Hotel at Merit HOTEL CLIFFORD East Morrison frt-, Near Grand Ave. 75f. 1 er !). With Bath. 1.25 EGG NOODLES GEM I VK rillNRSK r.c.a NOOPLES, HAM'FACTIKEU UV EXPEUT. VEI1V 1 1K (ilALlTV. Also HlgU-Lirade Sauce for All Sorts of Dlfhe. Chinese: tea. wholesale and sun meen & So'as:: t Every type and design of Edison's wonderful instruments may be heard at our stores, and your choice may be pur chased on most reasonable terms. Better service, a better stock and an intelligent understanding of your needs makes purchasing here most satisfactory. Send in this ad for information. THE WILEY B. ALLEN CO., Portland, Oregon. Please send information cat&loaies and terms on Instrument checked. Model A $100 ( ). C 1150 (..). Sig-n here ... Oregonian. Address . Your Money's Worth or Your Money Back S7? & ? MASON & HAMLIN PIANOS, PLAYER PIANOS, MUSIC MORRISON STREET AT BROADWAY ROLLS. Other Stares San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Sacramento, Angeles, San Diego and Other Coast Cities. Los 'The Route of Lowest Altitudes" EASTERN POINTS "The Route of Suiishine" "through the GOLDEN STATE Gy via Sad Francisco, Los Angeles, El Paso, Kansas City to I Chicago and St. Louis. Two Daily Trains "GOLDEN STATE LIMITED" "CALIFORMAN" Liberal Stopovers Allowed The Cost Is Low CITY TICKET OFFICE 131 FOURTH STREET John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent. SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES ROCK ISLAND LINES WANTED, CHAIRS TQ CAXE BX SCHOOL FOR ELI.N3 ro?. rARTlCl'LARS, CAXJ. MR. J. F. MYERS. MA1H 543 Phone Your Want Ads to The Oregonian Main 707Q A 6G95 - ' - - plumber. Main 73D0. 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