THE MOUSING OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1910. 9 CITY NEWS IN BRIEF City Kditor Main 707O, A 6093 Sunday Editor Main 7070. A bnpo Advertising Department. .Main 70.0, A. MAi Superintendent ol Bids Main 700, A tSUSo AM ISEMEMS. ORPHEUM (Broadway at Taylor) Vaude ville. This afternoon and tonight. AI.CAZAR (Eleventh at Morrison) Alca sar Musical Players In "Fantana. To night. BAKER (Broadway nr Morrison) BaRer Stock company in "Polly tinna. -tonight. LYRIC (Fourth at Stark) Musical com edy. "The Hypnotist." Three shows daily, 7 and 9 P. M. PANTAOES (Broadway at Alder) Vaude ville. Three shows daily. 2:30. 7 and a:Oj. HIPPODROME (Broadway at Yamhill) Vaudeville and moving pictures. - to 5. 8:45 to 11' P. M. Saturdays. Sundays and holidays, continuous. 1:10 to 11 P- M- THRIFT STAMPS WAR SAV INGS STAMPS On Sale at Business Office, Oregonian. Boys and Guns Cause Incitement. A small riot was started at S70 De kum avenue Saturday night by three boys, who fired volley after volley with revolvers, according to a report to the police headquarters. Police Officer J. H. Foote was sent to put an end to the noise, but the boys, -who were in the street at that place, ar: said .to have climbed onto a "VVoodlawn car and made their escape before he arrived. The boys are said to have been 18 or 19 years of age. The report to the police said firing conlnued for about a half hour and roused everybody in the neighbor hood. Juvenile Court Gets Youth. Fred Ruhnke, 390 Multnomah street, who was arrested Saturday after Inspec tors Morak. Russell, Van Deusen and Pat Moloney are said to have found In his home a quantity of automobile parts and tools missing from the llarshall-Wells warehouse, was turned over to the juvenile court yesterday. In all he is said to have taken articles valued at $35. When first arrested he said he was 19 years of age, but the police later learned that he was only 17. Armt Store Receives Prunes. Among the newest shipments of goods received at the government retail store at Fourth and Pine streets and now on sale are 4u00 crates of dried prunes, or 200,000 pounds. These sell at 11 cents a pound. Dehydrated po tatoes at 28 cents a pound and dehydrated carrots at 26 cents are to be had also. The store now has 15, 000 wool blankets and 60,000 more are on the way. These sell for $6 apiece. Prohibition Officer Named. Tele graphic advices from Washington. U. C, announce the appointment of Johnson S. Smith, chief deputy in the office of Milton A. Miller, collector of Internal revenue for Oregon, as fed eral prohibition officer for Oregon. Mr. Smith has been associated with the internal revenue department for the past six years. This experience, it is declared, will aid him in his new duties. Mr. Smith was defeated for congress by C. N. McArthur. American Four to Give Concert. The Jefferson Four will give vocal selections in the auditorium of the T-rtland T. M. C. A. tomorrow night F''nr to the lecture by Professor George Morris on "Scientific Charac ter Reading." the third of a series which is being given under the aus pt.s of the association service de Vrtment. He will demonstrate and iUni-trate his talk with pictures, skniiM ind head readings. The meet mt i "-ee to the public. ivhlt Court Has Blaze. A fire ::i ! basement of the Waverly Court Vui '.merits Saturday night caused tiii.'ttderable excitement among the enants of that place, although prac 'toally no damage was done. The fire started in a box of waste, pre sumably from the stub of a cigar or cigarette. Four fire companies re sponded to the alarm, but by the time they had arrived A. W. Kly, jan itor, had the flames nearly extin guished. Kiwanis Club to Entertain. With a meeting of the governors on Mon day, a special business meeting and luncheon Tuesday noon, a dinner in the interests of community service Tuesday night and a luncheon on Wednesday in honor of Harry Lauder, the coming week promises to be one of the most eventful for Kiwanis since the installation of the local chapter. Special notices have been eent to all members urging them to attend these sessions. . Two Hundred Thousand Dollars to Be Spent on Road. The Alaskan forest road programme for 190 will call for the expenditure of $200,000. according to the estimates of forest service officials. Major A. H. Waugh. chairman of the Alaskan road com mission and representative of the bu ' reau of public roads, with headquar ters at Juneau, has recently been con ferring with P. II. Dater. district en gineer, of the forest service, regard ing the 1920 Alaskan road programme. 91 st Soldier Prints Diart. Gui seppe ti. Romeo, who served as a pri vate in the 91st division overseas, was in Portland yesterday en route from his home in Tacoma to Astoria. While in the army Private Romeo painstakingly kept a' diary and sines returning home has had this printed for distribution. The diary, in the form of a booklet of 38 pages, gives a very complete account of doings of the 361st resiment. 91st division, in which the writer served. Man. 60. Found Dead in Bed. Pat rick Ward, 60 years of age. a laborer, was found dead in his bed yesterday afternoon at the Quinaby hotel, Sec ond and Couch streets, where he is said to have been a patron for the past five years. The body was turned over to Deputy Coroner Calkins, who said that death was due to heart fail ure. Mr. Calkins said the man had apparently been dead for several days. Drt law Violation Charged. On a charge of violating the prohibition law, Bernard Hoffard, 1020 Interstate avenue, who said he was a Russian laborer, was arrested Saturday night by Police Officers Huntington, Rus sell and Riley. The police confiscated a quantity of mash and a still and some iiquor were taken as evidence. Hoffard is said to have been making raisin whisky. Ho will be turned ver to the federal authorities. Over-Kxertion Causes Jnjurt. Frank T. Kitchen, a contractor living at SlS'i First street, is in the Good Samaritan hospital as the result of having attempted to lift a tub of wa ter lute Saturday. Mr. Kitchen was reported to have suffered a wrenched hack and a rupture of the kidney. His condition was considered serious yesterday. Woman Injured in Street Car. Mrs. M. K. Krise. 631 Hoyt street, suffered a fractured ankle at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when a Morrison street car which she had just boarded started before site had seated herself. She was treated at the St. Vincent's hospital. Just received a shipment of Budda toilet waters and perfumes in attrac tive Christmas packages. L.ewis Stenger Barbers" Supply Co., cor. Mor rison and Tenth ets. Adv. Kemmerer Coal, Carbon Coal Co, mine agents. S21 Hawthorne ave. East 11S8. Adv. Carvinci Sets $2 and up. Portland i Cutlery Co., 86 th sU near Stark. Adv. 300.000 Know Dr. McMahon, Chi ropractor. Adv. For Sale. By owner. Hot Springs botel. Stevenson. Wash-j-Adv. Moors Sanitarium fo.yie milk cur. .-Adv, Books to Guide Tourists. Tour ists, vacationists and hunters will have guide books to Oregon and Washington national forests next year if the forest service can find enough money to print them, according to H. A. Smith, director of the educa tional work of the United States for est service, who has been conferring with district publicity heads for the last five days, on a tour from Wash ington. "The forest service is strong ly back of the movement for better advertising of the recreational facili ties of the forests," he said. "The department has, however, been ham pered by financial backing, only $700,000 a year being allowed for for est service publications." Taxpayers Meet Today. Taxpay ers of Portland will have an oppor tunity to express themselves regard ing the adoption of the 1920 school budget at a meeting of the directors at 10 o'clock this morning. The ses sion in room 304 of the courthouse is open and is intended for the pur pose of hearing objections concern ing any item in the proposed budget, which totals $3,272,000. Since the preparation of the figures estimated receipts have fallen off $20,000 on ac count of the failure of the school census to show 60,000 boys and girls of school age. The total Instead was found to be not quite 59,000. and this will necessitate some revisions, but these will not be made until later. Grazing Examiners Meet. Results of grazing studies for the past season were reviewed and plans for the 1920 season were laid at a session of graz ing examiners of Oregon and Wash ington held with K. X. -Kavanaugh, assistant district forester in charge of grazing. D. C. Ingram and J. L. Peterson of the Portland office and W. L. Dutton of Baker, F. V. Hor ton of Bend and F. B. Lenzie of We natchee attended. Instructions for the handling of stock on the ranges during the season of 1920 were mailed from the grazing office to the various supervisors. Regulations are much the same as last year. Miss Malarket to Answer Charge. Miss C. B. Malarkey of the Silver Cord apartments will appear In mu nicipal court today to answer to a charge of reckless driving. Miss Malarkey was arrested by Police Sergeant Frank Ervin and Patrolman W. I. Scott at Adams and Holladay streets after she is said to have driven down the street for two blocks on the left-hand side of the thorough fare. It was raining heavily, which increased the hazard, the police say. She was released on her own recog nizance after having been taken to the police station. Legless Newsboy's Daparture De layed. Keen was the disappointment of John Manz, the legless newsboy, when he rolled up in his wheel chair yesterday noon to board a steamer for San Francisco. He was told that he could not be given passage on the vessel, despite the fact that he had his ticket tucked in his pocket. Manz then decided to remain in Portland until after the holidays, when he will make the trip south by train. In the meantime he will go back to selling papers, following an illness which kept him from this occupation for the past two months. FARM COURSE ANNOUNCED Ranch and Orchard Study Prom ised at Hood River School. HOOD RIVER. Or., Nov. 30. (Spe cial.) The community winter short course provided by the Smith-Hughes agricultural department of the Hood river high school, will begin tomor row night, when the subject of plant propagation methods will be dis cussed. On Thursday night, with -Professor L. F. Henderson, now a lo cal orchardist but formerly head of the department of botany at the Uni versity of Idaho, leading, principles of plant breeding will be discussed. The full programme for the course, as announced by Professor R. V. Wright, follows: December 9, "Budding and Grafting", December 1 1, "Enemies of the Apple and Pear"; December 15, "Principles of Spray ing"; December IS, "Orchard Fertiliza tion"; December 23, 'Pruning'; January 1, "Farm Kecords and Accounts'; January ti. "BuHiness Aspects of Farming; Income Tax"; January 8, "Essentials of Good Farm Management"; January l:, "Motor Power and Machinery on the Farm"; January 13, "Business Law The Principles of Con tract" ; January 20, "Soil Formation and Classification" ; January 22, "Physical Properties of the Soil"; January 27, "Irri gation and Drainage"; January 2U, "Plant Food and the Soil" : February 3. "Organ isms of the Soil"; February 5, "Corn and Potatoes" ; February 10, "Legumes and Grasses"; February 12, "Pastures and Soil ing System"; February 17, "Crop Improve ment" ; February 19, "Breeds of Horses and Horse Management" ; February 24, "Unsoundness and Disease of Horses"; February 20. "Breeds of Cattle"; March 2, "Requirements of Good Dairy Cows' ; March 4, "Principles of Livestock Feed ing': March 9, "Feeding the Dairy Cow"; MarPh It, "Breeds of Swine"; March 18, "Breeds of Poultry" ; March 2o, "How to Cull Flocks of Poultry"; March 25, ,-Feed-Ing Hens for Egg Production"; March 30, "Housing Poupitry, and Poultry Diseases." Fruit Mislabeling Causes Fine. YAKIMA, Wash., Nov. 30. (Spe cial.) Charged with violating the new law against mislabeling of fruit, E. A. Bannister of Nob Hill was fined $25 yesterday by Justice of the Peace C. Roy King. It was the first case here under the new regulations. Ban nister was accused of labeling apples as "'Extra Fancy' and "Fancy," which did not come up to the requirements for these grades. GOING UP? St. Peter Late arrivals complain that the cost of living is soaring sky high on the planet Earth. Mr. Mentwell High! that's mild, reasonably maintain a home and family. 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About 1115 paid admissions would pay ex penses, but the opinion is gaining ground among these concert patrons that these events should be continued in the interest of public musical edu cation, whether the concerts pay ex penses or not. Dr. Jonah B. Wise of Temple Beth Isreal has said that It was highly satisfactory that an aver age of 800 people attended and paid their way to these organ recitals Sunday afternoons. Yesterday afternoon the organist was Mrs. Gladys Morgan Farmer, or ganist of the First Methodist Episco pal church, assisted by members of the Chaminade vocal trio, Mrs. Mity lene Fraker Stites, Mrs. Miles Delwin Warren and Mrs. Edgar Allen Dens more. Mrs. Farmer played with fine style and registration organ numbers by Kinder, Stebbins, Frysinger, Kul lak, Kevin and Bonnet, selections that showed graceful musical coloring. The Chaminade" trio sang in cul tured, finely expressive fashion, and their voices blended charmingly. They sang several delightful numbers, amonsr them being "Thistle Down" (Rusher), "Slumber Sea" (Chadwick). and "Chit Chat" as an extra offering. Applause was cordial. The new system of request numbers as organ solos came into force yester day, and the first received was from Mayor Baker, whose choice, of popu lar music was "For, I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles," which Mrs. Farm er played, and it was received with rousing applause. The key-desk of the Auditorium pipe organ yesterday was moved one foot higher than usual, so that the audience could see more easily what the organist Is doing. RAILWAY HEARING TODAY Washington Commission to Consid er Williams Mill Pettion. CEKTRALIA, Wash.. Nov. 30. (Spe cial.) The state public service com mission will hold a hearing tomorrow in the Chamber of Commerce on a petition recently presented to the commission by local manufacturers asking that a physical connection be made between a branch of the Mil waukee and the Korthern Pacific and O. W. R. & N. at the Williams mill just west of the city. The petition points out that prac tically all of the local industries are located on the Korthern Pacific and O. W. R. & N. and that the Milwaukee is practically useless to these plants it takes at least $5,000.00 a year to now, that your earning power has a sufficient amount in cash to yield to support your family? intended to arrange for a $20,000.00 putting it off. Insurance Company UrTI.DING, Morriaoa. Portland, Ore. Gen. Mgr. E. N. STRONG, Aeet MfT, i is the thing to be careful about in buy ing clothes this year. The best way is to buy clothes that you know are thor oughly reliable from a store known for fair and honest prices. Such clothes Kuppenheimer and Lion Quality such a store is Lion's. OVERCOATS $25 to $85 For men and young men for shipping, as freight must be hauled across the city by truck for loading. Food Reported Scarce in England. CEKTRALIA. Wash., Kov. 30. (Spe cial.) Food is scarce in England, ac cording to a letter received Friday by A. U. Dann, vice-president of the Centralia bank, from John Hughes, ex-Centralia business man now resid ing in Liverpool. The writer de clared that each person has an al lowance of one ounce of butter and eight ounces of sugar a week. Money is plentiful, Mr. Hughes wrote, and promoters are doing a big business in the sale of "wildcat" stocks. Yakima to Get New Theater. , Kov. 30. (Spe- TAKIMA. Wash cial.) Jensen and Von Herberg, own ers of a string of Northwest theaters, have bought the property formerly occupied by the Listmann Furniture company, adjacent to the Commercial hotel, and will extend their circuit to this city, according to announcement made locally by the former owner of the property. Dr. C. A. Riemcke. 66 J I IWIPII tad el ill lf M mmSi Just a few lines" : but very important ! Tailors know the futility of trying to build a suit on a foundation of poorly fitting under wear. 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