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14 THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAJf, MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1913. THESE MEN tOULD SERVE MULTNOMAH COUNTY AS STATE REPRESENTATIVES. INTEREST Monday's Bulletin IN LOCAL t RADIATORS INDORSE CERTAIN ASPIRANTS LACK NG POIIS Candidacies of Senator Mc Nary and Governor Withy combe Receive Approval. MEETING HELD IN SECRET A- A. Bailey and Phllo Holbrook Re ceive Indorsement for County Commissioners, but Will II. Daly Meets With Opposition. At a c'w"i meetinz held In th Woodmen Hall on Eleventh street last Thurday night, nearly 20 members of the Radiators, a secret political or ganisation, endorsed the candidacies of I'nlted Mates Senator McNary and Gov- ernor Witbycombe for re-election and also rave assurances of their support to other candidates. Toe chairman of the meeting, whlo was not concluded in-lt nearly I A. M. was John L. (Jack) fir. chairman of the Republican Coun ty Central Committee, and eion R Jaeohten was the secretary- Elmer 1 Amldon was among the active members f the organisation In attendance bat he did not hare much to sav. The main ex-llement. It Is under stood, cme over tho Indorsement of two candidates for County Commis sioner. A. A- Bailey, who Is one of the artlva spirits of the Kadlators. is a candidate for Commissioner and ha was Indorsed unanimously. The trouble came when the second Indorsement was to be made. It was then that Will H. Paly was vlaorously assailed as a man mho was not a friend of orranised labor and as a man who has betrayed orranised labor. After Daly's name had been thrown Ir.to the discard, other aspirants for indorsement were considered briefly and finally Pbilo Holbrook. candidate to succeed himself, was selected as Holler's running mate. This was fjt'S ) rf h p "-fcrJ f -rm ! n if m TvrrM irn rTVi sVmrshbmssbbI m. :-,k ttajfaywt .& : t tTnawtvn nrmU- r I'lffM .' ' . : f .Y ' : J kr ;- V -'"';- '! " 1 II Chief Contest Probably Will Center About Election of Two Commissioners. NINE CANDIDATES IN RACE ieerc P. Meary. 12) David K. Ifsrea tMaltaossah aad t'larkaaaaal. .t Scares Fonts. (41 Joseph ;. Richardson. 131 Uarar . Herae, ! Ur. brl t. McFarlaad. 171 Daa K. Powers (Mnllioaik and Clackamas). (H John A. Mean. VOTERS TO DECIDE :V.:ri.tB,i?S; Six Measures Will Be Submit ted at Special Election. terms with his f-llow Commissioner. Holbrook. Muck was backed by th Kadlators when he was elected County Commissioner two years ao. Sanderson Reed was indorsed for U C.n.l.r It i m nnl nnnAnnt in the primary election is John Gilt who TWO YET UNDECIDED UPON Hsrnes. former business aaent for the I)nshorrarn's I'nion. received the In dorsement for htate Representative. Further indorsement of legislative can- I jjtney Ordinance to Ilavo Ilestrlc didates was put off owing to the fact I tlons Similar to Those Put Ipon Streetcar Lines, May Bo Tut on Ballot by Trillion. Voters at the special city election to be held May 17 will be called on to vote for or against from six to nine didates was put off owing that at the time the meeting waa held seme of the prospective candidates had not filed. Th Radiators are not agreed as to the extent to which they should go In irdorslng candidates. Some would in dorse candidates for every office to be r'ected while others think the better plan would be to concentrate their ef forts toward the election of a less number. The question will be. further Kadlators scheduled for next Thursday niKht I nas aenniteiy aeciaea on ins BUDmin- Tho secretary read a letter at the I sion or six. ana may agree to sunmu nw.itno ron f. v. Kwiaert in which two others, una measure probably win ha expressed his regrets at being un- submitted by petition under the initiative. The measures which the council has decided to submit are. in brief as fol- ovs: An ordinance opening the way for the operation of Jitneys without any further regulation than the furnishing of a nominal bond A charter amendment providing for the Issuance of bonds to enable th city 1o force large real estate owners to psy up delinquent street and sewer assessments. A chsrter amendment to allow th Investment of Idle specisl munlclpa funds In any sort of municipal. Stat or Federal bonds. A charter amendment to authorize the Issuance and sale of refundin bonds to redeem bond Issues fallln due where no money Is available for their redemption A charter amendment permitting th city to give borne manufacturers a per cent advantage over outside con cents In municipal purchases. ( Ity F.asployea ta Resell. An ordinance authorizing the levying of a specl.il lax of 1 mill to enable the cliy to increase wsges of firemen and policemen and other employes who are leaving the city service because of the low wage scale. Two other measures have been pro posed, but may not get a place on the ballot. These Include a measure pro vldlng for a special tax levy to estab lish a municipal free garbsge collec NICK KITEt ridcr. Til ROW S TO I lion svstem. and a measure amending I the city charter in aucn manner as to able to attend Repreentatlves from several of the labor unions were pres ent and made reports as to the polit ical activity in their respective organl tlons. Among others attending the conference were men from the ship building plsnts and a liberal sprinkling o' street railway employes. Jack Pay. chairman, let it be known that he wanted to be retained at the bead of tn County Central Committee and to that end the Radiators are bringing out candidates for precinct committeemen In every precinct. It was largely due to this same preliminary wcrk by the Radiators two years ago that a sufficient number of committee men were chosen In the primary elec tion to put Day In as chairman of the ronnty orxantzatlnn. Working In conjunction with th' Kadlators Is a woman's auxiliary, the members of which are doing more or 1-j.s active work In nearly every precinct of the city. The plan Is not only to sup port the candidates Indorsed by the rudlarore In the primary election but also to see that the right men are elected members of the County Cen tral Committee In the interest of the retention of Jack fay as chairman. MOTORCYCLE HITS AUTO by the Vancouver School Board at a meeting last night. The following teachers were re elected for tho ensuing year: I -a lira Goddard. lielene Kppling. Gertrude Pierce. Lillian Porter. Mrs. Mary Meadows. Florence Henderschott. liaisy Boblee. Mrs. Nellie 1. Davis. Mabel Hil strom. Lenore Snodgrass. Alice Engle sen. Agnes Atkinson, Pearl Henry, De Garis Reeves, W. A. Law. .Alice Hub bard. C. F. Bennett. Florence Snod grass, II. H. Hanscom, K. M. Ktnm baugh, Blanche Sullivan. Lena Mattlce, G. H. Brackett, W. C. Brown, Bertha Bachtell. Isabella Barrett. W. V. Her rick. Ella vYtntler, Ada Kuntz. Caroline Romine. Elizabeth Scherxer. Helen Wal ton, Vera Wilder, Ida Martinson, Elea nor Yale. Patrick Hough, Marlon Yeat man, Theresa Hllstrom, Ruth A. At kins. Carrie Scott. Elsie Johnson, Mary DuBols. Myrtle Scroggs. Edna Knight, Mrs. M. S. Higglns. Alvie Johnson. MARTIN TO RUN AGAIN M I'LTSOMAII t'Ol'XTVH AVDITOR SKKK1 RE-KI,F. TIO. Hack l a trrtvea by I- A. Kltae Is Cea- elaVrahly passaged la f elllalea la ta Driving his motorcycle at alleged ex cessive sped vesterdjy afternoon. Nick Cristre. of West Tenth street. Vsn couvr. Wash., smashed Into an auto mobile driven by L. A. Kline, tearing .the fender from the auto. Cnstee was going am on Milt street, and In at tempting ta pass In front of the ma chine, which waa going south on Park. struck the rear throwing him to knocking htm unconscious. enable the City Council to relieve the Portland Railway. Light Power Com pany of bridge lolls and future paving obligations. t Is thought only one measure will be submitted by Initiative petition. This Is a measure for the regulation of Jit nevs. It Is being worked up by em ployes of the Portland Railway, Light eV Power Company, and Is aimed to put Jitneya on scanty with streetcars. !peelal Meetlag la Be Held. The council will hold a special meet ing today to Anally decide on the meas ures to be submitted. The council h until & o clock tomorrow night to sub- mil measures. They may be Submitted fender, the crash I by Initiative petition until the the pavement and I time, this being 30 full days before the election. The Jitney measure the council bas Crtstee was brought to the Emergency Hospital by Policeman Crane, wbere it decided to submit wss framed by the was learned that be bad sustained a I Jitney Interests and was submitted at lacerated scalp and several painful body 1 the request of these Interests. While bruises. According to Crtstee, the machine went on after the collision. An eye witness took the license number of the car and came to police headquarters with Crtstee and the policeman. Later K'.lne appeared at the police station to report the accident, assert ing that he had offered to aid the mo torcyclist, but was refused. He wss reprimanded by lbs police for not bringing Crtstee In bis car to the hospital. thft' council had to pass the measure order that It gel a place on the ballot, the passage did not mean that the council favors the measure. The other measures decided on have come from official sources. The gar. bags collection proposal has come from a committee of women. DEATH TAKES C. W. HOGAN Lone-Time Tillamook Resident Na tive of Umpire State. TILLAMOOK. Or. April 14. (Spe rlal. 1 Charles W. Hogan died her Wednesday evening. Mr. Hogan was born In New York June 20. lfio. and In 1479 was married to Miss Elizabeth Palm, also of New York. Mr. Hoi Aa moved to Michigan and later to tregon. where he first settled In the Willamette Valley. From there he came to the southern part of Tilla mook County, where he resided for many years near Cloverdale. A few years ago Mr. Hogan removed to Til lamook. Rev. R. O. Sum-rlln. of the Vnited Bnthern Church, conducted the funeral services Friday and the interment was In Bay City cemetery. Mr. Hogan left, besides his widow, three children. Mrs. Ouy Ford, of Myrtle Point. Or: Mrs. Oscar Wers. hkul and Harry Hogin, of THUnook. City, Or, D A. MCALLISTER IS DEAD Pioneer Handier and Legislator Passes Away at La Grande. LA GRANDE. Or.. April 14. (Spe cial.) D. A. (Bud) McAllister, pioneer rancher, stockman and legislator, died this morning in this city, aged 7 years. Ha has been critically ill for some time. In the lata '70s and early '10s he waa prominent In horse-ralslng. Later he was elected on the Democratic ticket to the Legislature as Representative ! and Senator. In the days of strenuous Salem sessions. The funeral will be held from the Elks' Temple Tuesday. Several sons and a daughter survive him. HUN LANGUAGE UNDER BAN Vancouver School Board Elects Teachers for Ensuing Year. VANCOUVER. Wash.. April H. (Special.) No new German classes will be opened In the Vancouver pub lic schools, according to action taken Mtrlrt Attealloa ta Business and Coar troll Treatment to All" Is .Message to Voters. am B. Martin, present County Au ditor, seeks re-election. In filing his declaration, he says, if nominated and elected, he will during his term of of fice perform his duties as County Au ditor faithfully, patriotically, and ac cording to his official oath of office, always having In mind the best inter est of the taxpayersr aft he lias endeav ored to do in the past. Words to be printed after name on the ballot: "Strict attention to business and courteou treatment to all." , Mr. Martin Is a graduate of the Spald Ing Commercial College of Kansas City, Mo., and has been a resident of Port land for 28 years. Since Mr. Martin has been Count Auditor additional duties have bec placed upon him. The 1915 Legislature passed a law . requiring the Count Auditor to make an audit nf the book of the clerk of School District f'o. 1 a 1-least once earn year. The expense o this audit is paid by the Board or Di rectors of the district on certificate o the amount thereof by the County Au dltor. Mr. Martin has performed thl duty personally each month since th enactment of the law without additions expense to the School Board. Tho road work of Multnomah County In the pas Sheriff Hurlburt, Who Is Seeking Third Term, Will Be Opposed by John Cook Two File for Au dltor Judgeship Attractive. Now-that the time for filing by can didates for National and state offices has expired and the lists for the pri mary election are closed. Interest has been turned to aspirants for the var ious county offices to be nominated the same election. Candidates for county offices, including precinct com mitteemen, must file their announce ments In the office of County Clerk. Keveridge before 5 o clock Wednesday afternoon. Compared with some previous elec tions, there is a noticeable scarcity of office seekers for places in the county government. As usual, the chief con test will be furnished In the election of two members of the Board of County Commissioners. Philo Holbrook and Rufus C. Holman, members of the board, whose terms expire this year. are candidates to succeed themselves. Will H. Daly. Georce B. Thomas. J. T. Wilson and A. -X- Bailey have already fiied for Commissioner. Among others who hitve announced that they will seek this office are Ralph XV. Hoyt. Benja min R. Perkins 'and Lv G. Carpenter. liey are expected to completo their filings before Wednesday night. County Clerk Beveridee has filed for re-election to a second term. W. W. Hall, a former clerk of Marion County, some time ago announced that he would oppose Mr. Beverldge, but has not yet actually filed his candidacy. Sheriff Hurlburt Opposed. Sheriff T. if. Hurlburt. who is seek ing a third term, will be opposed by John Cook, a clerk in the Water Bu reau. County Auditor bam B. Martin, candidate for re-election, will be op posed by E. H. Collis. also an expert accountant of this city. County Treasurer John M. Lewis. County Surveyor R. C. Bonser, County Coroner Earl Smith and Constable Mark VV. Peterson have all filed for an other term. Thus far neither has any opposition. It is rumored, however. that before the time for filing expires Wednesday afternoon, opposing candi dates will appear for the offices of Coroner and Constable. The principal interest in the ap proaching nominating election, so far as Multnomah County offices are con cerned, will be supplied in the contests Impressive and beautiful, of patriotio for three Circuit Judges. The incum- MANY JOIN KNIGHTS ! Large Percentage Wears the Uniform of the Army. FATHER SHERMAN PRESENT Son of Ureal Civil War General Ex liorts Men at Home to Back Vp Work of Soldiers and Those Ministering lo Fighters. ax well as religious and fraternal sig- bents. Judges Morrow. Stapleton and nifi.n,.. were the service, ve.terdav Gantenbeln. whose terms expire, have , ... A, . I announced that they will seek re-elec- lor mo iniLiaiioii oi a initio wnaa I lrf Mn,r i Drnurlment. ranamaits mm on i nmsuia jjCi 2, will be opposed for the nom Columbus, held at St. Mary's Cathedral. I jnation by District Judge Dayton. For The unusual part of the ceremonies was Department No. 4, Judge Stapleton has tho participation of such a large per- four opponents Arthur I. Moulton, A. .enlace nf men wearing the un form of "cion. n. . i.6..t .. i 5 a S We Have Just Received a Fine New Shipment of Young Men's Spring Suits $25 Nowhere in Portland outside of Meier & Frank's can suits like these be sold for $25. We have just re ceived a fine assortment of young men's suits in the very newest styles and color effects. Handsome navy blues, myrtle greens, rus set browns, copper browns, heather shades and iridescent effects! Every model that a young man could want ' is here. Strictly hand tailored suits in all sizes for young men of every build. Come in today and try on some of these new arrivals they're very moderately priced at $25. Men's Clothing Shop, Third Floor. Boys' New Spring Two-Pants Suits $8.50 Smart new mixtures in plaids. Plain back, loose belt-all-around styles. Some have slashed pockets, others regular and patch pockets. Materials include homespuns, tweeds and fancy cheviots. Each suit has two pairs full lined knickers. All sizes 6 to 18 years. Won derful values at $8.50. Boys' Clothing Shop, Third Floor. Tint Quality' STdfe op porjlawd fTWy, 3biT1sirWwAtsswau. DANCERS TOP BILL Pretty Girls and Rare Comedy Charm Orpheum Crowds. - ', ' ' '-.'.:!! I ?. . ; :: J ' v : :: ti.''" . B. Martla. Cosmtr Auditor. . W ha AaMsiees Candidacy for Re-eleetloa. few years has also Increased the work of the Auditors office without any ad ditional expense to the taxpayers. In his semi-annual report of receipts and disbursements Mr. Martin has at 11 times announced that he will furnish additional data to anyone upon. appli cation. All the estimates, accounts and claims In the erection of the Interstate bridge were checked, audited and approved in he County Auditor s office without ad ditional help. Although the work in the Auditor s ffice has been on the increase, Mr. Martin requested a reduction of his budget for the year 1918. He has In stalled a separate ledger account with every firm doing business with the county. This is found, to be a great help. In many Instances duplicate claims are filed for payment and by referring to the ledger account it will show at a glance when tha claim was paid and the number of the warrant by which the claim was paid. Mr. Martin is an experienced account ant and is thoroughly familiar with the work of tha office to .which he seeks re election. ' Phone your want ads to The Orego nlao. Main 7079, A 03i. the Army. To open the day there was a com munion service at 8:30 o'clock. A surprise and treat for the vast as semblage of men was the appearance of Father Thomas Ewing Pherman, son of General Sherman, who passed through tlrely to Republican candidates. Con Hume. Circuit. Judco Gantenbein. of Department No. 6, also faces a field of four contestants lor the nomination W. A. Carter, W. W. McCredie, James N. Davis and John JS. Owen. One Democrat In Race. The foregoing discussion relates en Portland yesterday en route from San Francisco to Spokane. Address Rings With Patriotism. Father Sherman, son of the great General of Civil War fame, gave an elo quent sermon that rang with patriot ism. He urged the men at home to back up the work of the soldiers and of the Knights and others who are ministering to the men in the trenche '"Sacrifice is necessary for all of us. declared the r.ev. Father Sherman, "This cause in which tho United State is cngased is too sacred, too vital for us to foraet and be selfish. Sacrifice and nscrifice gladly and do your part.1 After the communion service the men marched to the Cathedral Hall where a breakfast was served to 260 guests. M'omea Provide Breakfast. Mrs. J. P. O'Rrien was chairman the committee of women of the parish who had charge of the breakfast. She was assisted by many prominent ma Irons and maids, among whom were Mrs. J. 1. Farrell, Mrs. John Cronan, Mrs. M. Daly, Mrs. Charles Whitney, Mrs. P. J. Flynn. Mrs. J. McAllls, Mrs. P. Bacon, Mrs. Julia Freeman, Mrs. D. Maher, Mrs. James Cooke, Mrs. Frank Doolry, Mrs. Wilson Clark, Mrs. Joseph Leonard, Mrs. A. Van Roosendael, Mrs. Coe A. McKenna, Mrs. James Laidlaw, Mrs. Charles Chenery, Miss Margare Burke. Miss Helen Farrell, Miss Gladys Dunne, Misses Helen, Ruth, Lucille Dunne, Miss Katherine Laidlaw, Miss Mamie Helen Flynn, Miss Chenery, a number of girls from St. Mary s Acad emy and others. tlrand Knight Patrick Bacon pre sided as toastmaster. Among the speakers were Father K. V. O'Hara and F. J. Lonergan. fiprlns; Flowers Decorate Hall. The hall was decorated in Spring flowers to honor the assembled Knights. Mrs. Carl Herbring sang a solo and Mrs. Ambrose Scott contrib uted a number. Miss Mamie Helen Flynn was accompanist. Ail the addresses carried through them a vein of patriotism and refer ence was made to the splendid service the Knights of Columbus are rendering o the cause of humanity. The impor tant ceremony was the exemplification of the ritual of the order to the large ass of candidates. This service oc upted the entire afternoon and there waa an attendance of several hundred to witness the ceremony. Frank J. Lonergan had charge of the major degree. An out-of-town team assisted. The whole service was a backing-up of the war work of the Knights of Columbus and as such had an impresslveness that brought home to the Knights and the soldiers the seri usness of the occasion. Ex-Postmistress of Cliff Dies. LAKEVIEW. Or., April 14. (Special.) Mrs. Jessie McLain, former postmis- ress of Cliff, Or., died here Wednes day after an illness of almost a year. Mrs. McLain was a patient at the Lake- lew Hospital, which was destroyed y fire a week ago Monday night, and had to be rescued from the window of her room when the corridor was in flames. Interment was in the Odd fellows Cemetery. Canadian Clocks Moved Ahead. TORONTO, OnL, April 14. Canada started today on daylight saving in compliance with the law passed by the Dominion Parliament. Official time pieces In virtually every city, town and llage were advanced an hour at -2 clock this morning, fronted by a 3 hi to one registration against them, Multnomah County Dem ocrats never have been very keen about contesting for district or county offices. And they are evincing even less interest than usual in these jobs this year. Emerinus Versteeg Is tho only Democrat thus far who has assembled sufficient courage to file for his party's nomination for any county office. He is a candidate for County Commis sioner. Roscoe P. Hurst, prominent young lawyer of this city, will probably be unopposed for. the Democratic nomi nation for Circuit Judge, Departmenl No. 2. Multnomah County Circuit Court Mrs. Maria L. T. Hidden and John 3. Smith, both of this city, will contest for tho Democratic nomination for Representative In Congress from the Third Congressional District. L. J. Simpson will leave today for a tour of the West Side counties for the purpose of carrying his candidacy for Governor to the Republican voters In that section of the state. He win be gone several days, making the trip by automobile, and upon his return will go to Eastern Oregon, visiting those counties he failed to reach on his last trip. NEARLY 100,000 LISTED VOTERS REGISTERED SG PER CE.T ME.V, 44 PER CBST WOMEN Enrollment for Coming Primary Elec tion Mar 17 Will Close at 9 Tomorrow Night. Approximately 100,000 voters are reg istered in Multnomah County, accord ing to estimates made in the registra tion offices at the Courthouse. En rollments in recent weeks have been heavy, it was reported. Of the voters now listed on the books 44 per cent are women and 56 per cent men. Registration for the coming primary election, to be held May 17. will close at 9 o'clock tomorrow night. In the compilation of registration fig ures last made the grand total of vot ers was 90,067. Additions not yet tabu lated constitute an increase of about 10 per cent, registration workers estimate. Thesa are the figures shown by the official check: Party Men. Women. Republican 34.149 26.4S5 Democrat 11,114 Progressive 3H7 Socialist S78 Prohibitionist 4ii." Independent ................. l,.i-'tt one ......................... ij SCENIC EFFECTS GORGEOUS Tarzan, tlic Monkey Who Isn't J Monkey, Stars in Plenty of Sparkling Comedy Balan cing Act Real Sensation. BY LEONE CASS BAER. Dancing athletic, dancing classic, dancing devotional, dancing esthetic, but always dancing that is tho best of its kind tops the Orpheum bill thi week. Marion Morgan has by far th most pretentious offering of interpre tative dances given in American vaude ville. The Greater Morgan- Dancers are in dividual and collective pictures grace, developed from strength and poise. Their dancing, set to Massenet's and others' incidental music, is a com bination of superlative rhythm. To be absolutely truthful, the Greater Mor Kan Dancers are liko opera. Some of us really know what it's all about and can understand it, and if necessary ex plain it, others of us are frankly not up on esthetic movements and haven't a ghost of an idea what it s all about. Garden Scene Gorgeons. Another big lot of us fourflush little and pretend that we like it, that if there's anything on earth that we d rather see a little more of (literally, not figuratively, although it works both ways) it's esthetic dancing. know a woman who eats with her knife and she likes the Morgan dancers because they're so re-fin-ed. It's all a matter of taste. To be honest, they probably did know what it was all about. The Mor can programme takes no cnances. it explains in plain English what it's all about. "A youth returns victorious from the Karnes." it reads, "and Is ereeted by his sister and her com panions. Dances in celebration of the victories. The youth and slaves leave tender offerings and thanks to their shrine, the Temple of Vesta, which is the sacred sanctuary of the vestal Vlr- eins. Processional aance to me lempie. The slaves pass on. but the youth, self- confident and elated from his victories, is attracted by. the singing of the Vestals, and Stealthily observes the rites, and is then attracted by the al tar and its high priestess. He ap proaches her. and when about to em brace her sne cans upon me gwa iwr protection, and the answer is his death." Athletic Offering Amazing. The scenery is magnificently real and really magnificent, with a gorgeous blue sky and marvelous pillars oi mar- Totals Grand total. 90.067. 824 332 76 39.791 Former Senator Is Killed. SEATTLE, April 14. E. M. Williams, Washington State Senator in 1907-09 and instigator of litigation against the tate dry law last Summer, was killed in an automobile accident at Arlington, ear here, early tonight. He was driv ing the machine, which ran over an em bankment. The other occupant, Mrs. Williams, was slightly injured. Hon Battleship Refloated. LONDON, April 14. A Reuter dis patch from Stockholm says the German battleship Rheinland, which was re ported stranded near the Aland Islands, has been refloated. The battleship is ba41y damcged- 10' I ble in the Pompeiian garden scene. The 3g3j.uorgan aancers iae men 1,031 farms, souls and other things seriously and let the whole worm Know it. Thev interpret in splendid athletic dance, with amazing leaps and beau tiful muscle control and mental direc tion and in pantomime tne story or tne Roman youth. The girls are lovely of nhvsiaue. perfect physical specimens, symmetrical and alive with happiness and the joy and sincerity of their art and the cult they represent. If we lose the beauty, mystery, subtlety, grace, soul, feeling, art and culture of it all, and see only a flock of women dressed In 10 cents' worth of ehlrt running around in a lot of bare legs and heav ing emotional chests and exanea ex nrssions its our own fault. It all de pends on our viewpoint, plus our hon esty with ourselves. From tne suonme oi me urcawi ence adored him. A lot of us thought he was a bad little boy all done, up in monkeyshines and not a trained chim panzee at all. He's so uncannily alert it will make a lot of us read Darwin again. Leaping again from the comical to the sublime, we find the three Natalie sisters, lovely, cultured, charming and talented girls who are musically gifted. One sings, one plays the piano and one plays the violin mighty, mighty well. The two Burleys are clever. One is an English dude and the other is a canny Scot. As they say of themselves, "some of our jokes are funny and somt: are English." They dance a bit, and are boneless wonders in their acrobatic adventure, but it's their clever spoofing that amuses most. Francis Yates and Gus Reed double cross each other at every turn. They both eing unusually well, one of them in a beautiful, sonorous, deep bass that delights. They've a surprise that sur prises, and a new war ballad, "Au He voir. Soldier Boy, but Not Good-bye," which pleases much. Harry De Coe's wife must have nerv ous prostration every time he goes on in his sensational balancing act atop a million nervous chairs and unreliable tables. . W. H. Macart and Ethlynne Bradford offer a one-act farce called "Love, Honor and Obey," which is a modern and humorous adaptation of the "Tam ing of the Shrew," well acted and funny in spots. MILL AT CHENEY BURNS SEVERAL LOID EXPLOSION'S PRE CEDE OUTBREAK OF FIRE. Plant Had Been Working Night aad Day to Kill Contract With. Gov ernment' for Flour and Feed. CHENEY, Wash., April 14 (Special.) Cheney was visited this morning by a large fire that totally destroyed tho present mill plant of the F. M. Martin Grain & Milling Company, causing a loss of $150,000, Including the buildings, wheat, flour and feeds on hand. The firo started about 10:30 and immediately the building was a mass of flames, the entire plant being destroyed in less than an hour. The cause of the fire is unknown. The local manager, C- D. Martin, yis- ited the mill 20 minutes before the firo. The mill has been running continuously night and day, but was closed down this morning at 6 o clock for some minor repairs. The men were working in the building, suddenly there were several explosions on the upper floors loud enough for Mr. Martin to hear three blocks away. The loss 13 partially covered by in surance. The most serious matter, tne management stated, is the inconven ience in filling the present contracts to the Government. The mill will be immediately rebuilt and will be fire proof and rushed to completion. TRADE EXPANSION BEGUN , B. Mooraaw Going to Australia to Investigate Farm Industries. Morgan dancers to the act of Tarzan, the monkey who isn't a monkey, but a chimpanzee, tne greatest scnoiar in ine -j I . SVl . 7 chimpanzee world, is only a matter of J f lrfJzXTZtil an act. Tarzan is so ornery the audi- j Signature Tri?.wW OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, April 14. While Australia pro duces largo quantities of fruit, par ticularly apples, the Summer season in Australia is Winter In the united States. This difference offers an excellent market in Australasia for American fruits during the winter. S. B. Moomaw, for several years European distributor of .fruit of the Pacific Northwest and Virginia, will sail for Australasia soon to investigate the fruit, livestock, meat and dairy in dustries In Australia and In New Zealand. CASTOR IA For Infants and ChUdrea In Use For Over 30 Years Always bean