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4. STATE FREIGHT RATE WILL BE INCREASED Public Service Commission to Authorize Rise. . INFORMAL guests for a visit to the harbor and municipal terminals Hatton W. Sum- ners. of Dallas. Tex., and C. F. Reavls of Falls City, Neb., representatives in congress from their respective dis tricts now making a tour of thfc Pa cific coast. Mr. -Sumners left last night for the north. Representative Reavls will leave today for San Fran cisco. Several years ago there was a con siderable movement of Texas people to Colorado," said Mr. Sumners yes terday, while conferring with Secre tary Quayle of the state chamber of commerce, "and a little later there was a California fever. But. I am satisfied that if Texas people knew what Oregon has to attract settlers. an Oreeon fever would sweeD over CONFAB HELDsome Parts of the Lone Star state)" the attractions that Oregon has for tourists as well as the business op portunities offered. He may become the owner of an Oregon stock ranch' as he has found a spot on the coast that he thinks would be about as fine rroperty as a. stockman could de sire. AUDITORIUM REPLY -MAgE SEVERITY IX INSPECTION OP MATERIALS IS DENIED. streets at. t o'clock last night. Shej was out walking and suddenly fell over in a faint. A doctor-from the emergency hospital went out- to give h-er aid," but she was dead when he arrived. The b'odywas taken to the morgue. Mrs. Lavagetto was the wife of Giuseppi Lavagetto. vice-president of. the Oregon Macaroni Manufactur ing company. She is survived by her widower and one son, 26 years old.. Peter Thomas, 65, of 15 East Seventy-fifth 'street, died of heart disease last night, in a drug store at 200 Mor rison street.- He walked - Into the store- and asked for a heart stimulant. savlntr that he felt weak. He fell In reply to evidence brought before over and-died before the clerk could the auditorium claims committee in helD him. ' The body was taken to past meetings which tended to show II. Ilofman, Superintendent of Coiibt ruction , Testifies at Claims Hearing. 2 FLATS, 2 LOSS AT PARK AND JACKSOX PUT AT $3500. '. Two Dwelling. Are Damaged by Blaze Starting on Roof of V Flat; Family Away. Carriers Will Give Prompt Atten tion to Modifications After Boost Is Effective.' 10'CDNNELL'S JOBS VACANT Increase of intrastate freight rates in conformity with the advances authorized oy the interstate com merce commission on interstate rates will be authorized by the public ser vice commission of Oregon. An informal conference was held vesterriav with rnresentativea of the railroads and of-the shippers, at Possibility of Fight Being Made which it was understood that the car- MULTXOMAH DIRECTORS FAIL TO ELECT SUCCESSORS. riers will give prompt attention to modif ications that are found advis-1 able after the rates go into effect. The session did not take the form of a hearing, but all of the members of the commission came down from Kalem to hear from attorneys the at titude of the different interests 'among shippers and discuss with the traffic and counsel of the railroads tile various aspects of the situation. Buchtel Urges Action. Commissioner Fred A. Williams was tn attendance on the hearing held at Washington. D. G. at which the testimony of the transportation com - panies and of the shippers from all ejections of the country were heard. Chairman Buchtel said that it was the consensus of opinion of the commis vion that the application must be ap proved or rejected, as it would be an interminable case to undertake hear ings to determine what each rate should be under the various classifi cations. But with the understanding that the carriers would be willing to ad . just rates with the shippers thereaf ter it would be possible to remove .any inequalities that may be found to exist as a result of approving the applications for the increases that hae been adjudged necessary by the Interstate commerce commission. - Stockmen Want Voice. j.'. "Arthur M. Geary appeared as at torney for the livestock Interests and tirged that a half-day hearing be . jsranted to the stockmen. He declared that a situation exists that threatens the livestock Industry, due to low - markets, coupled with threatened in creases in freight rates, and that If the proposed higher rates were granted - on Intra-state business be ." believed that it would seriously in '. jUre the men engaged in the industry and redound to the. injury of the rail- - roads in decreasing the traffic. i. Joseph N. Teal, attorney for the West Coast Lumbermen's association - and for the Portland Traffic and , Transportation association, protested - against increased freight rates on - lumber and forest products. R. J. Knott, traffic manager of the West- - em Pine Manufacturers' association also protested against higher lura ' ber rates. J. M. Devers objected to increasing the rates on road-building materials, appearing on behalf of the state highway commission. '', .' For the railroad' corporations the representatives appearing at -the con ference were a follows: Southern Pacific, Ben C. Dey, general attorney; H. A. Hinshaw, general freight , agent, and John M. Scott, general passenger agent; Union Pacific. Ar thur C. Spencer, general counsel of the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation company; H. K. Louns bury, general freight agent; Spo kane, Portland . & Seattle, Great Northern and Northern Pacific, C. A. Hart, attorney. to Retain Instructor Xow Looms on Horizon. Not enough members Of the board of trustees of the Multnomah Ama teur Athletic club showed . up last night at the regular Monday night meeting to make a quorum, so there was not really any meeting at all, Last night's meeting was to have been held primarily to settle the ques- that the city had used discrimination and undue severity in the Inspection of the building during its erection. L. H. Hoffman, superintendent of con struction, who was on the witness stand for the city in the hearing last night, denied that there had been any severity, and said that Hans Pederson, the contractor, had been favored as much as possible. Hoffman declared that in one in stance a large stone in a conspicuous place over one of the doorways had been condemned because . of obvious flaws and that in other parts of the building he had passed on stones which were imperfect and allowed them to be used in the construction rather than reject the stone3 alto gether. In regard to the charge that weather conditions and delay in brick and etructural .. steel delivery had seriously impeded the work, photo graphs of the building in various Two flat buildings and two dwell- Ines at Park and Jackson streets were J J . . ! . j . i... -.lhl ThA the public morgue. He is survived by -?". ,2 , a sister.. FOUR CARRY WOES TO LAW WOMAX SAYS MATE'S INFIDEL ITY REVEALED BY LIQUOR. Wife Works In Cheese Factory, While Husband Makes Good -- Income, Avers Complaint. port, with which the city endeavored to show that there had not been seri ous impediment. Hoffman admitted that delay in brick delivery had" im peded the brick work, but declared that the interior construction of the building had progressed without-de- llay. Prior to the introduction of Hoff man s evidence, the testimony or M. H. Whitehouse. representing the tior, f tu 4i.,wal of Edward architects of the building, was com- J. O'Connell as wrestling and boxing Ple5ed- w.s brouht outjhat instructor at the Wlngea M msmu- - .... tion and the naming of two instruct- M?2ounted' In round numbers, to $22.- U I - u less LiiaiL trBiiiua-ic I1IUUC UJf the architects in their specifications. ors. one for each department. Because of the failure of a quorum no formal discussion or action could take place last night and an attempt to get the trustees together will . be set for Wednesday night. It is rumored that a number of prominent members of the Multno mah club have taken up the change in the athletic department and are de manding that O'Connell be retained as instructor. At the present time the former club instructor is in Los Angeles, where he went to spend the summer. Tom Loutitt, well-known football player, and a former boxi: g pupil of O'Connell's, has been mentioned as a possible boxing instructor, while Ted Thye, former middleweight champion. has been tentatively considered as wrestling mentor. However, there are a number of questions to be settled both within the club and with the two men before any definite action is taken. Admissions, said to have teen made while Arthur' Camp was under the influence of liquor, are used against him bv'Mrs. .Lily Camp in a divorce suit filed in the. circuit court yester Hnr - rin Tniv '9. 1920. Camo came stages of construction were displayed, h ' intoxicated, savs his wffe, "and together with a daily weather re- whUe in condition admitted pay in attention to women ol question able character and admitted having a rood time in steneral. saying he was going to do bo again." Though Camp is said to make from $250 to $300 a month as owner of a 'for hire" automobile, his wife de clares she wis forced to work for $13.44 a week in the cheese depart ment of Swift. & Co., 283 GIVsan street. to keep up their home ahd - to buy clothes.. . He has given her but $21 in three months, she, asserts, saying that $19 of that was spent on her home, and $2-to buy a pair of shoes for herself. There are two children. Alimony of $40 a week is asked. The Camps were married in Oregon City, April 2. 1913. To provide food for herself and children. Cora D. Hambling com plans she had to work in rail road yards scrubbing cars, while her husband. George T. Hamblin.' ex pert' mechanic, she said, refused to work. - Other divorce suits started yester day were Howard W. Bascom against Beatrice Bascom and Georgia Luns ford against George R. Lunsford. 75.000 LEAD ESTIMATED SEATTLE MAX SAYS WASHING. TO.V SAFELY REPUBLICAN. covered by insurance. The fire started on the roof of flat occupied by Mr. and Mrs. James I v. -Mcuonam, aozt jacReon BLrecu The family was at the seashore and the alarm was not turned in until the flames had . made considerable headway. Before the fire apparatus arrived. another flat building at 350 Jackson street had caught fire and the paint and shingles on two dwellings at -462 and 464 Park street had been damaged. The lower flats at S50 and 352 Jackson . street, occupied by J. L. Wilkinson and Mrs. J. B. Garre-tson, respectively, were damaged by water. Thomas Gavin, a city fireman, lived at 350 Jackson street. All four buildings were owned by the Buback estate. All the loss was covered .'by insurance except that of J. L. Wilkinson. Fire Marshal Gre-nfell said that the fire- was fanned by a high wind and that it was with great difficulty that the firemen kept It from spreading to other buildings Another fire last night destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Butcher. 5616 Fifty-sixth street south east The loss was about $1400. covered by insurance. The house was not finished. .The blaze started from a kerosene stove when a breeze blew a curtain against the fire in the wick. 1 kss II . H fir Jti H ii i J n x n satistiGs the annetite rff of the growing child ' I M J- - 1. 'I -1 V ?-r - .".v. .'..!- r.f i B the vounsrster is to &g9&h&i U be a "regular ' m&i 1 I UUU11VV1 J-JX U1UO SSS- S5SAtA j i age!" clear of skin, jfW"S& 4; -I t i Dngnt oi eye, souna m&m&Ei i "-fsf '--i J plenty of milk! 3Wi hi Milk to drink with ifet : . ; ' " 'l , nxw, iiiuK uetween jm m I meais, milk '-0-mi ; in whole-- ' y I i o n n V p H - Y IS ; .dishes. Mmh'ilMh W fee 1,-1 ' TTtTV; M VynfrtrT 1 "MrVfira foods and W1M W Ht- J t ? Tnnns. 1 1 sp. 'voccxw it 1 wuuv i i miik allow- a ii.TrssiK: II every iiWMHSiiliiiH HMV . I member of . H Wffl IH O MM& r ;j tne iamny p w u v w u ihhihim .1 n K WiV FlAV VV'VV WV' 3V r- Mill! T I THREE DROWN IN SOUND MOTHER GIVES LIFE IN EF FORT TO SAVE CHILDREN. Fatlr, Though 111, Succeeds' In Rescuing Son and Daughter; Sees Others Go Down. AUTO MEN PLAN EXHIBITS! Local Distributors to Attend Show at Vancouver This Week. Numerous local automobile distrib utors are planning to attend the an nual industrial exhibit and automo bile show In Vancouver, which opens tomorrow and continues until Sunday night. The exhibit will be at .the Clarke county fair grounds. J. E. Morgan, manager of the ow, ays every automobile dealer in Van couver has taken space for the ex hibit, while a number of farm ma chinery houses of Portland also will place tractors, trucks and other farm equipment in the industrial exhibit. About 30 different makes of automo biles will be shown. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 16. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Marie Gllson, 31 years old, and two of her children, Bertram, aged , and Jack. aged 7, were drowned at Thornada beach, on the south end of Mercer usland, this after noon when the mother attempted to save both lads as they were being swept beyond their depth by waves. ' A third boy, Robert, 11 years, was rescued by his father, Oscar A. Gil- son, after the boy was almost over come, while trying to save his two brothers. After pulling Robert from the water, the fatiher dashed into the water and pulled out his youngest child, Esther Marie, 3 years of age, who was almost beyond her depth. n the meantime, ah undertow, set p by the stiff breeze -which sprang up Monday afternoon, had swept the other three out of sight. Gilson, who has been ill for some time, is unable to swim more tihan a few strokes. He endeavored to save his wife and two boys by means of a pole, but without avail. The bodies had not been recovered up to a late hour Monday night. Democrats Tired of "Wilsonian' Policies to Support Harding and Coolidge, Says Gilham. "Washington this year is safely re publican and Harding and Coolidge will carry the state by at least 75,000 asserts Harry E.. Gilham, member .of the republican state finance commit tee for Washington. Mr. Gilham, who was In fortlana yesterday for a brief visit, says that niany farmers who joined the non partisan league a few months ago are now beginning to realize that they were duped by oily-tongued orators who held out promises which cannot be fulfilled and hundreds of farmers who took out memberships in the non-partisan league have assured him they are through with it and can be relied on to vote the republican ticket this fall. ' . "I have also found that democrats also are turning toward the repub lican party this year," he said. "In our state defections from the demo cratic to the republican party are greater than ever before. They are still democrats;- as the party was years ago, but they have grown weary of Wilsonian democracy."- Mr. Gilham this week -will hold meetings through southwestern Wasfi lngton. He has held at least two meetings in every county seat in the state since he began the organization work a year ago and these meetings will be continued without interruption until election day. LOWER PRICES FORECAST MERCHANTS TOLD TO ,PRE PARE FOR GENERAL DECLINE MOTORCYCLE- HITS GIRL Evelyn Mason, 6, Severely Injured . -'When Struck. -. Evelyn Mason, 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Mason, 8707 Seventy-second street Southeast, suffered bad cuts about the head and possibly a fractured skull last night when she was struck by a motorcycle ridden by G. D. Heartwell, 119 V4 East Lombard street, at Mississippi and KiUingsworth avenues. The child was taken to Good Samaritan hospital. The girl, who was with her another and two sisters, was running tor a street car. Witnesses said she ran directly in front of .the 'motorcycle. $2,000,000 MELON IS CUT Western Union Begins Paying Km- . ployes Share In Profits. NEW YORK, Aug. 16. The West ern Union Telegraph company, In pur suance of 'an. announced profit-shar- ng policy, today began paying to its employes nearly $2,000,000. This additional remuneration rep resents a share of the company's earn ings during the first six months of 1920. Each employe received 54 per cent of his January earnings. Good Jobs for Workers Becoming Less Plentiful and Trade of Re . tailers . Is ' Naturally Cut. MILWAUKEE, Wis.. Aug. 16. State merchants were told to prepare for general decline in prices today by Paul Findlay of Los Angeles, who spoke at the convention of the Wis cpnsin Association of Retailers. He declared merchandise was already heading downward.- He said retailers are first to suffer from a spirit of conservatism, which is prompting con sumers to buy more cautiously. Retailers are beginning to notice a falling off in buying, he said. "Up to the present good jobs with high wages were easy to get, and as a result the housewife went right ahead with her buying. "Now good jobs can't be procured as readily and the consumer pulls on his purse-strings against the gro cer and small retailer first. Buyers are not paying the grocer as much profit as they did." MONTANA GUSHER WONDER Oil Well Is Flowing More Than 1800 Barrel Daily. LEWISTOWN. Mont.. Aug. 156. An efficlal measurement of the flow at the Frantz well In the Mosby field, which blew Itself in Sunday, made yesterday ehows the gusher is flowing a little over 1800 barrels a day. It is claimed that this is the largest -well in the world producing oil with a 61 per cent gasoline content. LAWMAKERS IN PORTLAND Texas and Nebraska Reprcsenta tives Among City Guests. G. B. Hegardt, chief engineer of the dock commission, yesterday had Where Is He? E8 MAZAMAS RETURN 4 6 WHO REACHED PEAK OF MT. HOOD RECEIVE BADGES Initiation and Graduation Ceremo nies Held for Four New Members Ride Log. BEER MAKER IS FINED Oregon City Man and Portland Woman Get Hearing. OREGON CITY, Or., Aug. 16. (Spe al.) "Yes, Judge. I will admit that I did make some beer and gave some of it to Mrs. Holland, but there are 2000 families in Oregon City making it every day and I. don't think that I am any worse than the rest. I : not experienced in the work so some of my beer was not very good and in 11" I think I have made only about 20 gallons," declared Henry May to day when he was arraigned before Judge Loder on a charge of making and giving away liquor. May and the woman, who were said to have been intoxicated, were ar rested by Deputy Sheriff Hughes, who obtained a search warrant and found about a dozen full bottles at the May home and a number of empty ones. May pleaded guilty and was fined $50. May is a resident of Oregon City and Mrs. Holland's home Is in Port land. NEGRO MOTORIST KILLED One of the most successful summer outings ever enjoyed by the Mazamas was brought to an end yesterday when the 68 members who spent the last week or two at Camp Sammons on Mount Baker returned home. Spe cial coaches out of Seattle had been secured, so the hikers journeyed in comfort, and rested after their strenuous trip. Camp was abandoned early Sunday, and 14 miles covered on foot to .Excelsior, where automo biles met the party, and carried it to Bellingham. Initiation and graduation cere monies were held Saturday night on the mountain, when four new mem bers rode an old log, temporarily equipped as an electric goat. Summit badges were presented by E. C. Sammons, president, to 46 Ma jamas, who reached the top of Mount Baker. This was the largest group to stand on the jieak at one time. , it. vv. Montague spoke at the ceremonial. Another feature of the last night s entertainment wag a mock weeding of the mountains, "Ruth Shuksan" and "Austin Pass Baker." Mr. Sammons late in the week en tertained with a "presidential tea," elaborately carried out with a fake sunken garden, orchestra and programme. COTTON MARKET TUMBLES New York Traders Nervous Over European Conditions. NEW YORK, Aug. 16. There was break of $5 to $6 a - bale in the cotton market today. . Causes were increased nervousness over European conditions, reports of lowerspot offerings in the south and a continued absence of trade - de mands. . ' ' ; ." MATCH HEADS KILL CHILD Son of Indian Farmer Dies After Two Hours' Illness. PENDLETON, Or., Aug. 16. (Spe cial.) Eating the. heads off matches proved fatal to five-year-old Jonathan Miles. He died after a two hours llness. His mother, Mrs. Dorothy Miles, wife of James Miles, Indian farmer of the Umatilla reservation, left the little fellow in perfect health and went to the mountains to pick huckleberries. When she returned he was in his grave. The child had been left at the home 1 of his grandfather. Parsons Motanic. He died before the doctor reached him and .had to be buried before his mother returned. Fugitive Arrested In SeMtle. - Joseph R. Davis, alias J. Marshall, who was indicted several years . ago for larceny of an automobile in Port land, has been arrested in Seattle, according to a telegram received- last night by Lieutenant -Goltz. Davis was arrested at Minedoka, Idaho, in 1917, but escaped before he could be brought back to Portland. Negro Exiled, Home Burned. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 16. Will Morri son, a negro mine employe at Coul terville. 111., was forced to leave town and his home was burned by unidentified persons there today, ac cording to information received here tonight -from municipal officials in Coulterville. Girl Reports Purse Snatched. Irma Wood, 11, of 6S37 Forty-fifth venue Southeast, reported to the po lice last night that a boy about he wn age had snatched a purse con ainiirg $19.15 from her hand and had made his escape. The police were un able to find the boy. S. &'H. green Holman Fuel. Co. Adv. William Fonville Released Satur day on Bail on Liquor Charge. William B. Fonville, negro, of 520 Northrup street, was killed in an automobile accident yesterday while en route from Portland to British Columbia, according to a telephone message which was received by E. Wilson, barber in the shop at the Golden West hotel. Fonville left Portland about S:45 yesterday morning. The machine, go ing at a high rate of. speed, left the road near Napavine. Wash., and Fon ville was killed Instantly. His wife sustained a broken arm and other Injuries. Fonville was in the municipal court last Saturday on a charge of violat ing the prohibition law. He was re leased on $250 bail and his hearing was set tor August 31. GEORGE J. 05JLSEIV. The undersigned brother of George J. Ohlsen, whose picture appears above, wishes information that may lead to the finding of his brother. George J. Ohlsen is 34 years of age. The above picture was taken some 17 years ago but is a good likeness. Persons knowing him or of him will i confer a favor by writing Phillip Ohlsen. 1601 - Inter-Southern Bldg.. Louisville. Kentucky. Mount Tabor Concert Tonight. PARTY GLEE CLUB MEETS Republicans Discuss Plans for Coming Campaign. At a meeting last night in room A, public library, the Republican Glee club met foa- the f-rst discussion oi plans for the coming campaign. It was proposed to bring the organiza tion up to a membership that will provide musicians to sing campaign songs at all political meetings of the party throughout the campaign. A membership - committee was ap pointed, composed of A. E. Richards Mrs. Anna B. Watson and Mrs. Fred F. Warren. Each person present was pledged to bring four new members to the business meeting next Monday night at room 635 Morgan building. The first practice will be held early next month, when a full set of the republican campaign songs will have been received from the national com mittee headquarters at Chicago. The aid of some of the best vocalists in the city has been assured the club. The programme for the municipal concert tonight by Conductor Et tlnger's Royal Rosarian band, to be given at Mount Tabor park at 8 o'clock, follows: overture, rest- iL.emneri; selection I lamilfl H M nirt from Offenbach operas (Borttgar); "In- WU MAIM UlCO vitatlon to the uance- (vveber); "Coro nution March." from "The Prophet" Mey erbeer). Intermission 10 minutes. Se lection, "Atilla" (Verdi); (a) "Amina' (L.lncke). b "Whispering: Flower." quested by Mrs. Davis (Von Blon); "Polish uance. . io. l ' (KhorKenka); medley, "Sweet Old Song tDalby): "Star- Spangled .Banner." IN STREE' Mrs. Virginia Lavagetto Succumbs Man Drops Dead In Store. Mrs. Virginia Lavagetto, 68, of 83 East Twenty-sixth street, died on the sidewalk at Sixteenth and Holgato GUNNERS ARE DECORATED Second and Third Machine Gun Battalions Wear Fourragere. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. The sec ond and third machine gun battalions have been added to the American ex peditionary force units authorized by France to wear the fourragere, the war department was advised today. The decoration was awarded for exemplary conduct in the face of the enemy, the second battalion for the part it played in engagements south of Soissonsr July 18-22, 191S. and again from October 21-23. and the. third at Cantigny and Soissons from May to October of the same year. stamps for cash. Main 353. 680-21. FREIGHT GIRDLES WORLD Steamship Completes Epochal Voy age 186 Ports Touched. : BALTIMORE, Aug. 16. The steam ship West Kasson arrived today, com pleting the first "around the world" freight service voyage, inaugurated by the Pacific Mail Steamship com pany, with Baltimore a her home port. She sailed January 12. " She touched at 186 ports of call. POOL LICENSES DENIED Renewals Refused Japanese Busi ness Men at Seattle. SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 16. (Spe cial.) Renewal of licenses under which six Japanese residents of Se attle have conducted poolrooms, em ployment agencies or pawnbroker es tablishments for many years in tne district south of Yesler way was re fused by the city council at its meet ing Monday afternoon. No reason was offered and the inference stands mat the permits were refused because the applicants were Japanese. After an Investigation oi tne appli cations Councilmen Hesketh and Erickson of the council license com mittee recommended that they be granted, each of the applicants hav- intr been engaged in Dustness ior many years and none having been the subject of any complaint. The council voted 5 to 4 for rejection. K. G. Crawford Is 111. E. G. Crawford, first vice-president of the United States National bank. is confined to his apartment at the Mallorv hotel as the result of nines Physicians yesterday reported nis condition serious. New Yorkers to See Highway. P. J. Mcintosh, of New York, who last year toured the Pacific coast and made a brief stop in Portland, will spend next Thursday here and plans a trip .over the Columbia river Inch- way. He is now at Mnia rsaroara, wlu-.re he has been for the season, and will an Ive over the Southern Pa cific at 9:15 A. M. occupying the pri- ate car "Ideal." The car will be at tached to the Oregon-Washington t.-ain for Seattle at II P. M. the same day. coast guard, that her brother. Joseph I j. Knott, whose home is at Long Beach. Wash., died at Fairbanks. Alasak. July 20. Mr. 11 Knott's widow has left her home at Long Beach for Seattle. The body was sent on the steamer Yukon by way of Whiu-horse to Seattle, where cremation services probably will be held. Irish Rally, Is Planned. j An Irish rally has been announced for Thursday evening, August 19, at Hibernia hall, 340 Russell street, un der the auspices of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. A feature of the pro gramme will be a talk by Father O'Flynn, who has just returned from a year's stay in Ireland, on "Condi tions as I Observed Them in Ire land." Captain Cicero F. Hogan will speak and George Hennessey will en tertain with songs and stories. Other entertainment features are planned. Joseph L. Knott Dies in Alaska. News has just been received by Mrs R. Stuart, widow of the late Cap tain Charles Dudley Stuart of the Time Means Nothing Here Mealtime here is all the time--any time you want it." No matter when you want to breakfast, lunch or dine, we are ready for you in either restaurant from 6 A. M. to P. M. Attractive specials, ap petizing combinations, table d'hote and a la carte. All at popular prices. Smpertal otel "! - . . K- Macdonald to San Prancisco. Sanfield Macdonald, manager of the Harding and Coolidge club, left last night for San Francisco for a con ference with Senator Hiram Johnson relative to the latter's campaign tour in Oregon for the republican presidential ticket. Mr. Macdonald while In San Francisco will confer at western headquarters of the na tional committee with Director Wood of the bureau of Harding and Coo lid'e club orertnlzHtinti New Perkins Hotel M Washington and Fifth Streets, rOKTLANU. OREGON. rCC ,n "eeklnsr hotel accommodations consider our 1- C I L most central location in the heart of business '"'MLn.S CSTTj activities and also our very moderate minimum. fE11? ! '"MJ WITH rjj:jjtf RATES Sit private"atii $L5Q vp ??!.; tet? S3 Street Cara From Union Station tJslBSS' 4,i5!g Pass Our Doors trtEKPgJfNT ZZ- Aat Bus Meet Tralna - ltp. 12-7 It's the Specialist's Skill that fplls thft storv not onlv in scientific eye examination and lenses furnished, but also in the "know how" of ndinstinp- the classes to such a nicety that the greatest ease, comtort and style are given to tne wearer. Let me give you the benefit of twenty years' experience and, if needed, make you a pair of Perfect Kitting; Ulusn, DR. WHEAT Kyesljcht Specialist 207 MORGAN BUILDING. Kntrance '.M 6 Washlncton. A A 1