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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTXAXD, SEPTEMBER 16, 1906.
BAND
HE BEATS THE
Bert Morphy, Great Singer, Is
at The Oaks.
VOCAL GIFTS REMARKABLE
Irish Melodies Will Be Sung Mon
day Night Vaudeville Theater
Will Bo Opened This
Afternoon.
In spite of the inclement weather,
large crowds visited The Oaks all
week. The oDen-air features have
proven a great drawing card and they
will be continued until the end of the
men to come and speak before the league
who would be willing to pledge them
selves to put the platform Into law and
administer It A number of men ambi
tlous for political honors came forward,
and the league took a secret ballot to see
who would be chosen. Those who were
chosen were nominated to represent labor,
All women who took any Interest In the
country or Christianity belonged to the
league, and had a vote to say who should
administer the laws to overcome the
many evils. Naturally, the league, being
a unity or churches, industrial unions,
political unions and various sooieties. Its
platform was Just, and the mass voted
for it. and the woman won a political
franchise.
American women must blush with
shame when they look upon their dollar,
"In God We Trust," unless they do some
thing for him. CHA8. ADAMS,
WEALTH HERE AT HOME
Two Industries Dormant for Lack
of a Little Money.
PORTLAND. Or.. Sept. 11. (To the Ed
itor.) In The. Oregonlan of today a brief
Item Is published relative to the re
sources of Southern Oregon and men
tioning among other things a rich Quarry
of fine marble near Grant s Pass. This
mountain of wealth is undoubtedly one
BERT MORPHY, WHO SINGS "TO BEAT THE BAND" AT THE
OAKS.
season. Bert 'Morphy, "the man who
sings to beat the band," has made a de
cided hit by his singing in conjunction
with D'Urbano's Italian Band, and his
interpretation of the popular melodies
he offers his hearers. Mr. Morphy's au
diences are amazed at the demonstra
tion of his vocal gifts and declare his
singing and voice to be the most remarkable.-
There is no question that
If even D'Urbano's Band was double Us
present size in number of musicians and
played twice as loud, that not only
would his pleasing voice be heard dis
tinctly throughout the park, but even,
the words of his songs, so perfectly
does Mr. Morphy articulate. Mr. Mor
phy has selected Monday night as
"Irish night" and will sing those Irish
songs most dear- to the heart of the
true Irishman. He will also sing, "Good
Bye, Dolly Gray," "I Can't Tell Why 1
Love You but I Do," "Every American
Girl Is a Queen." "Where the Buw'anee
River Winds Its SUVry Way," "Those
Songs That Mother-. Used to Sing," and
by request will repeat "Holding Hands."
Mr. Morphy will continue all of this
week up to and Including next Sunday
night.
That The Oaks Is the most attractive
resort of its kind . In America is evi
denced by thfc fact that the press
throughout the country is commenting
upon Its picturesque beauty and many
attractions. The Los Angeles Times of
September 2 says:
"First there was an excursion to The
Oaks, an amusement place which, while
on the order of the Chutes at Los An
geles, is far superior to it. The place is
like Coney Island on a small scale and
Is better than anything which Chicago
has to offer of that kind, and that Is
saying much." .
. There la some talk of a great wres
tling match to take place on the open
air stage at The Oaks between two
noted wrestlers of America who are on
their way to this city.
On Sunday, September 23, at 10
o'clock A. M. and up to 4 o'clock in tab
afternoon, the great exhibition : shoot
will take place on the grounds adjoin
ing The Oaks, when fmany of the
world's champion marksmen will take
part In connection with the celebrities
of the Multnomah Rod. and Gun Club.
It Is expected that a large crowd will
attend this shoot.
Another feature Is the opening of
the Vaudeville Theater on Sunday af
ternoon where several exceptional acts
will be presented, that rank among the
best In their line In the country. In the
same theater the public will for tn&
first time have an opportunity of wit
nessing the marvelous Illusion of
Galatea. This Is a marble statue turned
Into a beautiful living woman.
A marble statue, but the marble soft
ens, life steals into the veins, the eyes
open and a living woman appears and
speaks. In addition to this, another re
markable change Is shown, represent
ing the transit from life to death;
thence to the spirit world, and finally
you see a heaven of roses.
Next Friday night amateurs are in
vited to the vaudeville theater to ex
hibit their skill as actors and actresses.
A beautiful prize will be awrded to the
lady and gentleman whom the audience
will proclaim the best among the ama
teurs. It has been decided upon to -continue
the free days for ladies and children
from 12:30 to 6 P. M. for the rest of the
season except Saturday and Sunday.
How Australian Woman Got a
' Franchise.
PORTLAND. Or., Sept. 14. (To the EdS
tor.) Although many politicians of the
old parties promised to bring a bill for
ward to give woman a vote, none of them
carried out these promises. So the worn,
en. believing they could better serve God
by having a say who should be selected
to make and administer the laws of the
country, decided they would form the
Political Labor League. They wrote to
all parties and classes of the community
to help them get all eligible men on the
roll. Any one who helped do this was
made a member of the league: branches
were formed in every town and city.
Then they got a delegate sent from every
branch for the purpose of seeing what
platform would best suit the mass. The
olatform being made, they advertised for
of the state's most valuable assets.
Some months since W. H. Barrett, a
wholesale lumber-dealer of Portland, had
a sample of this marble analysed by the
State Chemist, who reported It "the? best
ever," containing ss per cent pure car
bonate of lime. Mr. Barrett then Inves
tigated the matter fully and found that
this marble could be converted Into lime
and laid down In Portland at 90 centB
per barrel. As lime is now retailing In
the city at $1.50 per barrel a well-equipped
plant at the quarry should net a profit
of 60 per cent or better, with an un
limited market for Its product. But
could a dollar of Portland money be se
cured for such a plant Nit! 1
Thirty miles from the city and lying
within Vi miles of the Southern Pacific
tracks, is located a vast deposit of the
finest building sandstone, containing mil
lions of tons of both the dark and white
varieties, ue latter being superior to the
Bedford stone, now being used in the
Wells-Fargo building, and which is be
ing imported from the Hoosler State at
a high Initial cost In addition to paying
a pawn-broker profit to the transconti
nental freight lines. This great quarry
Is well equipped with machinery for tak
ing out material, but Is In a practically
dormant state for lack of a paltry $-lo00
to build a spur from the Southern Pa
cific tracks to the quarry, though the
owner has long been trying to sell' a
block of 4000 shares of stock at $1 per
Bhare for the building of said spur. Fie!
Out upon such commercial, parsimony
nay, financial stupidity were a better
term. It is a menace to the progress of
the commonwealth.
In view of the above is It not pertinent
even If a little personal to suggest to the
two boosting committees of the Gotham
of - the West, that Instead of expending
all of their splendid energies and eloquent
display ads. in trying to i'annex" the
wary capital of the East, they do a little
missionary work at home? Let them
smite the rock of Portland resources and
streams of revenue will gush forth abun
dantly sufficient to finance the greater
number of the state's magnificent indus
tries. J. LEWIS DRINKER.
Willie Collier Finds
a Mascot
Black Cat Wander, into Box Office,
- and - Find . Home as Resnlt of
Business He Brings.
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That's just what you're doing when you pay more for furniture than
"EDWARDS" charges. And the worst of it is, you don't know it unless you come
in and see for yourself and that is exactly what we want you to do, whether
you want a rocker or a whole houseful, or just an idea of what it's going to cost.
Come in and look over our stock, and compare prices and values. It doesn't cost
anything to look, and it's sure to save you money. As an extra inducement we
offer a nice lot of specials this week, every one of which is a genuine bargain.
EVERYTHING FOR THE HOME AND EVERYTHING FOR CREDIT.
830.00 for onv Monarch Malleable
Steel Range ever sold bv us that's what
we'll give you for It even thoutrh It's been
used for 30 years. Have you ever stopped
to think what that means? It means that
the Monarch Rangre Is guaranteed almost
forever, because only a mighty good range
will be worth $30 after 20 or 30 years'
constant use anj the Monarch Is that
rantte. Some of the good points are as
bestos lining throughout; planished steel
body needs no polish: malleable frame,
drawn up with rivets like a boiler; duplex
urate, burns coal or wood; thin malleable
steel top heats through In a second, guar
anteed never to turn red. warp or crack,
has a smooth ground surface that needs
no polish. Come In and see the Monarch, a
hundred good features, that we haven't
room here to tell about.
Sl.OO down. SI .(Ml a week will place a
Monarch In your home.
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Umbrella Stand 65c
A prettv little stand
made from solid oak,
golden finish, that
sells regularly for $1.
Has a brass tray in
the bottom, and will
hold any number of
umbrellas.
Fiber Carpets 59c a Yard Lace Curtains 74c Early Meal Range $27
id well sruarantee they're the nrettiest nat- . mmw
And we'll guarantee they're the prettiest pat
terns ever seen in Portland. Words can't begin
io tell how pretty they are you have to see
them. Ask to see the advertised carpets; we're
only too glad to show them. They come one yard
wide, and the quality Is the verv best, the Kind
for which you usually pay 75c a yard.
12.50 Fiber Hugs, 9 xl2 SIO.OO
$10.00 Fiber Rugs, 7xlOV4 7.85
2.00 Fiber Rugs, 3 x6 $ 1.48
A very good grade of
Nottingham Lace, 3
yards long and 40
Inches Wide, In a
pleasing pattern,
that is good value at
the regular price
of 81.25
The best cast steel rain on the mar
ket. Better than the 35 ranges, and
equal to the average 45 rantce you'll
find around town. Heavy and dura
ble body, made of the best rolled
steei. sectional firebox lining;, guar
anteed not to warp. Will burn either
coal or wood; asbestos lining; warm.
Ins closet, and tea shelves, all
for $27
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Doormats 39c
Our last .week's sale on Doormats met
with such approval, that we will continue
the special prices another week, for the
benefit of those who were unable to take
advantage of the opportunity. All sizes
and prices.
14x24 Doormat. 39 16x26 Doormat. 59
18x30 Doormat. 70J 20x32 Doormat. 98
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We would like to have everyone read
ing this advertisement see the beautiful
early English dining-room suit Just re
ceived, and now being displayed In our
show window. We have not used an illus
tration, because it would but faintly ex
press the handsome design, whloh Is only
equalod by the careful construction and
richness of the wood. The finish is su
perb, something similar to weathered oak,
although not quite so dark, and much liner
and richer, and will appeal to those who
want something exclusive and up to date.
The set consists of a buffet, china closet,
5 dining chairs, l arm chair and a mas
sive table that extends' to 12 feet.
Remnants
12 l-2c yd.
Cuspidors
25c
Cobalt blue, decorated
with gold; pretty and
worth
th.relery- RnOTmpni
Sunlight Airtight Heater $8
This heater has a heavy
cast steel top and bot
tom. Body Is made from
the best quality rolled
steel. with an extra
heavy lining; to protect
the outside body. Foot
rails, panels and legs,
are nickel-plated.
We have
Hot Blast Coal Heaters
Combination.. Coal and
Wood Hratrra.
Alr-Tlsht Heaters from
81.75 upward.
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Carpet Rugs 75c
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binding on the ends, and vary in length
from 1 yard to IS yards. The cheapest car
pet in the lot would cast $1.20 If bought by
the yard. While they last 75j
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All colors, patterns and sizes, some
have only 5 yards, others have
yards. None of them are worth less
than 25c a yard, and manv of tliem
more. To close them out..l2V4 yd
Hat Racks 25c
Made of solid oak, 30 Inches
long, fitted with 5 orna
mental hooks of white
metal an article that can
find a useful place in any
home. The hooks alone are
worth more, but while thev
last .25
Handsome Rocker $3,00
Made from the finest
grade of quarter
sawed oak. golden
finish, with deertlv
chiseled carving. A big, roomy,
comfortable rocker that you
wouldn't expect to get for less
than $5. Spec, this week 83. OO
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OOP ' PLAGE T "TTRME)
POSTAL SAVINGS BUNKS
RECENT WRECKS EMPHASIZE
THEIR NEED.
THURBDAY afternoon, before the Col
lier engagement opened at the Hel
llg, a fine, large, purring black cat wan
dered Into the box office. Just as old Bill
Collier, an eminent and genial play actor,
came in for his mall. Collier saw that
cat, and, being a superstitious person,
proceeded to stroke It for the good luck
it was supposed to brlngr.
"That's, the best omen I've seen since
I left that dear H'australla," said Col
lier, "and the best isn't any too much
for that cat."
That night the house was packed. Fri
day nlgbt it was sold out a second
time, and Saturday well, Saturday If
you were lucky you may have found
a place away back where you might
sit down and see the funniest man In
America "act up." Collier has stuck to
that cat like a kitten to a hot brick- It
was reposing calmly In the tray of a trunk
In his dressing-room last night, having
lapped sumptuously of new warm milk.
The, comedian declares he will take It
wtth him when he leaves, as mascots
don't grow on every bush or wander Into
every box-offlce.
BEACH RATE REDCCED.
O. R. ? Makes Low Rate to North Beach
Points.
The rate from Portland to North Beach
points has been reduced to l for the
round trip, and tickets are now on sale
at O. R. & N. ticket office. Third and
Washington streets. Tickets will remain
on sale at this rate dally until September
80. with final limit of October 15, and are
interchangeable with and will be honored
on A. & C. R. trains . and V. T. Co.'s
boats, as well as O. R. & N. boats.
Weak, Weary, Watery Byes Weleoma
Harm By Remedy. It Booths. It curss
Suggestion That Funds May Be
Safely Loaned to Wage-Earn- '
ers on Their Homes.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or-, Sept. IB. (To
the Editor.) Now that railroad rate reg
ulation hae been settled till the new law
Is tried out. It Is a good time to turn to
other Issues, not so Important, perhaps,
but needing action.
While sentiment is aroused It Is well
fo keep It at work, for the betterment
of present conditions.
Agitation In favor of postal savings
banks has been renewed because of the
recent great failures and loss of the sav
ings of so many poor people. Remedial
legislation must take one of two lines
stricter control of savings banks or their
ownership by the Government. In the
past, It has been impossible to secure the
latter, or even an Intelligent consideration
of It, because the politicians In Congress
are bankers. Interested in banks or are
under obligations to them; and because
the cry of Socialism has frightened too
many weak-minded voters. .
As to the latter objection. It should be
sufficient for thinking people that all
other . progressive nations have adopted
postal ovlngs banking without its having
any tendency that Is visible toward ulti
mate socialism. Again, our socialistic
postoffice, public schools and reclamation
service, not to mention other lines, have
not been such terrible things that we need
balk at this addition, because of the ten
dency. The more sensible thing is to
try such Ideas, use those that prove good
and reject the failures.
Government shops In France were not
a success and were abandoned. Govern
ment ownership of railroads has not been
an unqualified success and we do well to
hesitate before going Into that business,
but postal savings, so far as I have been
able to learn, has been a decided success
wherever tried.
Financial storms in the past have been
due to over-extension of credit . and its
collapse because of loss of' confidence.
The savings of the people In Insurance
and In savings banks are many times the
volume of our currency, and an attempt
to realize. In time of panic, must un
avoidably be disastrous. The savings now
amount to more than twice our volume
of currency, and If in the hands of the
Government there would be no fear as to
Its safety, consequently no attempt to
realize suddenly. The steadying effect on
finances can easily be seen.
With postal savings the Government
would need some way to loan effectively,
that the depositors may receive a fair
Interest on their money. No better method
occurs to me than for such loans to be
made to building and loan associations,
under stringent regulations. Such loans
constantly improve In the value of the
security, as the principal la reduced by
each payment, and losses would be in- i
finttesimal. They could be covered by a
small percentage of profits set asUSe for
that purpose.
A square deal for every man is our slo
gan, and It means that no matter how
poor he may be in his start In life, he
should be able to have a family and to
house them comfortably. No factors will
contribute to these ends more than low
rates of Interest, rent" and a just and dis
interested creditor. Postal savings .and
loans can be made to accomplish these.
Returning to the first difficulty, the
Interests opposing are very powerful and
accomplishment will be very difficult.
Keeping everlastingly at it will bring
success. The politician has a greater mas
ter than the banking Interests and that
is the voter.
The direct primary, law gives- us a
chance to turn him out to grass If he
will not promise to carry out our wishes,
or having promised, falls to perform. If
we cannot get politicians to do this work
we might even take a few farmers like
E. L. Smith or a college man, as we did
last June. C. C. H.
SAN FRANCISCO IS RISING
Callfornian Is Optimistic Over the
Future of Stricken City.
Frank D. Monckton, clerk of the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals, which
meets here next Monday, Is optimistic
concerning the future of San Francisco,
his home place. Yesterday in discussing
the situation Incident to the recent earth
quake in the California metropolis, he
said:
"It Is true that San Francisco in Its
present condition woufd Impress one that
It Is In very much of a chaotic state,
and that It is going to take many years
to place It on a normal basis; but I am
Inclined to think that two years hence
will see a vast Improvement in Its ap
pearance. "In the first place, neither the fire nor
the earthquake destroyed the foundations
of any of the structures, and did not in
jure them to any noticeable extent As a
matter of fact, the excavation and other
work necessary to establish the founda
tion for a building consumes fully 60 per
cent of the time required in its erection,
particularly so in San Francisco, where
so much piling is required in certain dis
tricts. . This Is still Intact, so that when
the steel frames of the new buildings are
up, and the brick work finished for a few
stories, it will have a tendency in com
paratively short order to create the im
pression that the work of rebuilding San
Francisco Is progressing rapidly.
"The labor question is operating as a
serious menace to reconstruction by rea
son of the Wgh charges of bricklayers,
stone masons and other material workers,
but I think that problem will eventually
work out Its own salvation. The extrav
agant prices asked for this kind of labor
Is In response to an atraormai demand.
brought about by the hurried erection of
temporary brick shacks. The time is
fast approaching when these edifices will
supply all immediate needs, and that will
have the effect of releasing large num
bers of the building crafts for use on the
larirer structures, and of decreasing pre
vailing wage rates. I look for a change
for the better very soon In that respect.
and In due course of time conditions will
resolve themselves .into a shape that shall
hasten the reconstruction of San Fran
cisco beyond any calculation.
Mr. Monckton has been clerk of the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
for upward of JO years, and Is known all
over the Coast as a caretui ODBerver.
New High School to Open.
St. Mary's High School, corner Stanton,
near Williams avenue, will open tomor
row morning. This Is the first high school
VANITY OF HOBO OVERCOMES
HIM WITH JAPANESE TOGGERY
Dons
Swell" Check Suit, Only to Tall Before Jiu-Jitsu of Its Kightful
Owner.
JOHN BURNS, vagrant, has fallen vic
tim to his vanity; his life is now
clouded with woe and his sphere of
activity is confined within four small
walls.
John always got along until his vanity
got away with him. He always got a
nice warm meal by doing a little work
around the kitchen of some restaurant,
and there was always some cosy corner
Into which he might crawl to spend the
night. In fact, John was a prosperous
and happy specimen of hobo.
Then came the temptation to his vanity
and he fell. He was doing a little work
for Weda, a Japanese tailor, on Second
street near Burnside, from whom he was
to receive five beers in cash. He was
working atone In a rear room when a suit
of checked apparel came before his gaze.
It had been sent to the Jap's place by
some swell to be pressed. It Is not Im
probable tbe swell was In bed waiting for
It at tbe time.
Between Burns' tattered garb and this
rich apparel the contrast was pitiful. It
was too much for him. Slipping oft his
rags, he donned the toggery, surveyed
himself proudly and then Jumped his Job.
Scullery work was no longer for such as
he.
John must have thought he was dis
guised, for he attempted to walk through
the main part of the shop, where three
Japs were working. They looked at him
In amazement and then demanded an ex
planation. The transfigured John brushed
them aside with a haughty wave of his
hand. Then the storm broke.
While two of the Japs assailed Burns
and overpowered him with Jiu Jltsu tac
tics, the other rushed to the police sta
tion for reinforcements. Detective Hell
yer was sent to the front In support of
the Japanese skirmish line and reached it
Just In time to receive John's surrender.
John was arraigned In Judge Cameron's
court yesterday forenoon on a charge of
larceny, He said "Not guilty," aod wt'l
be tried September 17.
on the east side of the river. All pupils.
Catholic and non-Catholic, who have com.
pleted the ninth grade In any school of
the city and .of good moral character w-lll
be admitted. The grammar and primary
grade departments will reopen at the
same time. The school has been remod
eled and enlarged at great expense during
the Summer, and Is now a new, modern,
uprto-date school in every sense, with ac
commodations for 400 pupils.
St. Johns School to Open.
The addition to the St. Johns publlo
school building has been completed, and
next Monday, students will matriculate
for the school year. Enrollment of at
least 500 Is expected. Following Is the
corps of teachers: Principal, Professor
Alderson; first grade. Miss Ewan; pupil
teacher. Miss May Haley; first grade B,
Miss Peddlcord: second grade A, Miss
Tonner; second grade B. Miss Bunn;
third grade A, Miss Beach; third grade
B, Miss Adams; fourth grade A and B.
Miss Bailey: fifth grade A. Miss Haley:
fifth grade B. Miss Woody: sixth grade
A. Miss Overstreet; sixth grade B, Miss
Brown; seventh grade, Miss Beebe;
eighth. Miss Van Vleet; ninth. Miss Ethel
Waters. Monday evening a public enter
tainment Is to be given In the school
building. Mayor Lane, Hon. Jefferson
Myers, Tom Richardson and other Port
land notables will make addresses. The
proceeds will be used toward the purchase
of a piano.
Foreign Miners Stab and Kill.
STEUBENVILLE, O., Sept. 15. Six men
and one woman were stabbed and hacked
In a row between Polish and Austrian
miners in a boarding-house at Long Run
last night, where they had been drinking.
Three of the men will die. The woman
and the three other men are seriously
wounded. Four of the rioters were arrested.
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