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THE SU1VDAY OKEGKKVIAX, POKTLAm JUNE 16, 1907.
BRQUGHER
LEAVE PORTLAND
Pastor of White Temple Has
Three Offers to Take Up
Work Elsewhere.
TENDER HIGHER SALARIES
One Offer Comes From Xew York;
Another From Chicago and the
Third Is From a Church on
the Pacific Coast.
Rev. J. Whitcomb Brougher, pastor
of the White Temple, has received
three definite offers to take up pastoral
work elsewhere, two of these coming;
from l&rg'e churches In the East, and
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Rev. J. Whitcomb Brougher.
the other from a church on. the Pa
cific Coast. Ir. Brougher declined
last night to give the names of the
churches whose committees have sent
him written invitations to consider a
change in his pastoral work, but it is
known that one of these is a New York
Baptist Church having an enrollment
of 2600 In the Sunday school alone.
A meeting; of the officers and various
. societies of the White Temple will be
held tomorrow night, at which time
the situation will be discussed.
If Dr. Broughr hould accept the
New York call lie would be pastor
with the present minister there, Dr.
Brougher taking; charge of the Sun
day night services and the organized
work of the church, and leaving the
present pastor free to branch out in
evangelistic effort and to enter new
fields. This church. It Is believed, will
pay a salary of 95000, while one in
Chicago and one on the Pacific Coast
have each made an offer of $6000. Dr.
Brougher's present salary Is $4000.
The congregation of the Chicago
church has not yet been called to
gether to Issue to Dr. Brougher a
formal call, but the matter is in the
hands of its prudential committee.
These offers are largely the outcome
of Dr. Brougher's recent trip to the
Bust. He said Last night that there is
no present prospect that he will ac
cept the offers made, as he Is bound
up with his work here, but that he
wishes to take the matter up with his
church. lS
Prominent members of the church
said yesterday that thoy could not
think of losing Dr. Brougher. One
said that he had been a member of
the First Baptist Church 28 years, this
time covering nine pastorates and
many supplies, but that there never
had been a time when the prospects
of the church seemed more hopeful
to him than now, nor a time when the
membership was more united. He said
he had faith to believe that Dr.
Brougher would stay with the First
Baptist Church, and that he would
have the hearty and loyal support of
all his members in future work. He
believed Dr. Brougher's best work
with the Portland church was yet to
be done.
It Is understood that Dr. Brougher
will not make any formal request for
an Increase in salary, but that the
question will be left with the congre
gation to adjust.
Dr. Brougher will be in his pulpit
today, hi subject this morning being,
"Sweet Sinners and Bour Saints," and
tonight "A Woman's Love; Is It
Fickle?"
AGED MAN UNDER ARREST
John B. Gray Charged With False
Pretences and Forgery.
i
John B. Gray, 60 years old. was ar
rested last night on a complaint charg
ing that he represented himself to be
John P. Foreman, in charge of the
night shift at the plant of the Penin
sula Lumber Company, and obtained
from a loan .agency in the Chamber of
Commerce building the sum of $20. He
was taken in custody by Captain Bruin
and Acting Detective HJU at Second
and Clay streets, where he was lodg
ing, and was booked on a charge of
forgery. He is also accused of passing
a worthless check on the Hlbernla Bank
for $7, to which he forged the name of
Father James F. Black, of St. Francis'
Church. This he Is said to have passed
on 6- West, a saloonkeeper at 749 Wil
liams avenue.
' The forged check was at once de
clared worthless at the bank when Mr.
West called there with It yesterday
morning and he immediately notified
the police. Gray was found in the
company of a woman whom he declares
la his niece.
CITY ATTORNEY'S POSITION
Explains His Cons traction of Son
day Closing Laws.
PORTLAXD, Or.. June 15. (To the Ed
itor.) Averse as I am to discussion or
explanation of my official acts In the
press, an editorial In The Oregonl an of
today seems to call for an answer to the
question as to whether I would excuse
or defend saloons for selling liquor with
Impunity to men, women or children In
the absence of a municipal ordinance reg-
..i.ti... i.h r-a f f In Veithnr TtAnvtnnJ
convictions nor sense of public duty I
would permit me to ao excuse or defend, I
and In the text of my letter calling forth I
-jcpuj expnMstoa a different sentiment kl
V
my part will not be found, nor can it
be Inferred.
The letter was solely in line of statuj
tory construction, containing my Inter
pretation of existing statutes In the light
of what I believed to be the most perti
nent authorities of the courts holding
that regulation of liquor Belling may be
conferred by the state or local munici
palities and the control of the latter.
thereupon, becoming paramount to gen
eral statutes, i did not presume a con
dition such as suggested by you, as there
were ordinances regulating and restrain
ing the sale of liquor in the city of Port
land in effect and known to the Legisla
tive Assembly of the state at the time -of
the charter enactment, which ordinances
were continued in force by the Legisla
ture and presumably were satisfactory
to it. It may be held by the courts that
the state authorities are enforcing a
criminal statute requiring the observance
of Sabbath by certain businesses and
callings. Including that of liquor sellers,
rather than ignoring the Jurisdiction con
ferred upon the city to regulate the
liquor traffic, in which" event my Inter
pretation of the statutes is subject to
criticism. Of this criticism I shall not
complain, but believing that I have been
misunderstood by you, and that, espe
cially since this editorial, others may
misconceive my position. I have decided
to make answer to f your question and
Btate publicly what sincere and rigid
prosecution of violations of the liquor
selling ordinances by my office for sev
eral years past will fully substantiate
that my sympathies are entirely on the
Bide of the public morals, though dis
cussion of an abstract question may be
mistaken to reflect my private views.
L. A. McXARY.
1
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SATISFACTORY RESULTS OF THE
FEDERAL LAW.
Doing Its Work in the Protection
of the American
Table.
Certain citizens of Portland who are
Interested in the subject of pure foods
have .looked fully Into the Government
inspection law and its application, and
their findings are so eminently satis
factory as to deserve the attention of
the press and the public. For the
benefit of all iney are here briefly
given :
The law provides that all meats In
tended for interstate commerce shall
be inspected before the animal is
killed, at which time all animals hav
ing a symptom of disease are rigidly
set apart; a second inspection takes
place after the animals are killed, with
the same object In view. The meats
that successfully pass this rigid in
spection are labelled "U. S. Inspected
and Passed," and placed in cars that
are Government sealed. These seals
are not broken until the car reaches
its destination, and then this is done
in the presence of other Government
officials. Thus, there is no possible
chance for substitution, or for mixing
bad meats, with good.
Should any establishment fail to de
stroy the meats condemned by the in
spectors, the Secretary may remove the
inspectors from the establishment, thus
completely stopping the firm's opera
tions.
Sanitary inspection is enforced with
equal rigidity; experts in sanitation In
spect these establishments, and pre
scribe the rules and regulations under
which the house must be conducted; If
the sanitary conditions are not favora
ble to healthful, clean foods, the
product ' is not allowed to bear the
Government stamp. t
The law positively provides that
meats and meat food products which
contain dyes, chemicals, preservatives,
or Ingredients which render such meat
unsound, unhealthful, unwholesome, or
otherwise unfit for human food shall be
destroyed in the presence of an In
spector." "No preservatives or chemical
other than common salt, sugar, wood
smoke, vinegar, pure spices, and salt
petre may be used In any meat or meat
food product bearing the legend "U. S.
Inspected and Passed."
Chemical laboratories are provided
where tests are constantly made of
products of meat establishments to de
termine whether or not they contain
dyes, chemicals or preservatives that
are forbidden.
Any one purchasing lard bearing the
stamp "U. S. Inspected and Passed" is
actually receiving pure lard, rendered
from the clean, sweet fat of healthy
animals; the same Is true of every
potted article bearing this stamp.
The inspectors are efficient Govern
ment officials, having passed a civil
service examination, in addition to being
graduates of reputable colleges. They
are especially educated for this work.
To be lax in their Inspection, to falsely
represent conditions, or to wrongfully
alter or deface any of the Government
marks or tags Is punishable by im
prisonment and a heavy fine.
George P. McCabe, solicitor for the
Department of Agriculture, in an ad
dress, later reproduced In a Govern
ment circular, says with emphasis:
'I am authorized to say to you that
this administration has made and will
continue to make the Federal stamp
upon meats and meat food products
stand for something." -The meat in
spection label "is a guaranty by the
United States of the healthfulness,
wholesomeness and purity of the
product."
Portland citizens, having- a thorough
understanding of the meat Inspection
law and the rigidity of its application
in short, a sense of respect for our Gov
ernment and Its edicts. Induced by in
vestigation and knowledge, not by
patriotism alone, must speedily lose all
feeling of doubt as to the efficiency of
the law in providing this community
with pure, healthful "U. S. Inspected
and. Passed" meats.
VALUABLE DISPLAY,
Gold Jsnggets From Baker County
Are Attracting Much Attention.
A 'striking display of gold nuggets.
amounting in value to 95000, is attract
ing much attention from pedestrians on
Washington street. . The collection is
placed In the window of William
Friedlander, the Jeweler. The nuggets
come from the famous Pine Creek
Placer Mines, owned by the Burnt River
Consolidated Mining & Dredging Com
pany. This company owns about 1200
acres, now being mined and the prop
erty promises to be a rood dividend
payer This company has a new plan
of stock flotation. In which the investor
seems to be absolutely protected from
loss, as the owners of the mines can
receive no income from the property
until the Investor Is receiving dividends
on his stock. A new triplex pump has
been Installed, which Eugene Pearson.
president of the company, says Is work
ing satisfactorily. The company and
the property are well spoken of by
bankers and business men generally of
Baker City. If more mining companies
were floated in the conservative man
ner which has marked the launching of
this one, the reputation of' Oregon as a
mining state would inspire more con
fidence in investors.
KI5EB FOB SCENIC JTIOTOS.
Imoerlal jjataj Al Kodak Developing,
MASON G
GRAND
LODGE ADJOURNS
Initiation of Large Class of
Candidates by Mystic Shrin-
ers Closes a Busy Week.
NIGHT OF MERRY-MAKING
Eight Hundred Xobles of Al Kader
Temple Assist in Taking 59 Bud
ding Pilgrims Across the
Burning Desert.
Masonic Grand Lodge week in . Port
land closed last ni?ht with a special
meeting of Al Kader Temple, Ancient
Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic
Shrine, at the Armory, when a class of
B. G. WHITEHOUSE, PORTLAND
For Twenty Consecutive- Years
Recorder of Al Kader Temple,
Mystic Shrlners.
59 candidates was Initiated Into the
mysteries of Shrlnedom. Eight hun
dred of the 1139 members of Al Kader
Temple were present to share In the
fun, which was proldhged until after
midnight, regardless of District Attor
ney Manning's Sunday-closing; procla
mation. A business session was beld early in
the evening, when resolutions were
adopted expressing sorrow and sym
pathy for those who suffered by the
wreck of the sDeclal train of Shrlners
near Los Angeles last month. En
grossed copies of the resolutions,
which were drafted by a committee
composed of C. A. Dolph, James W.
Cock, Phil Metschan and J. F.Boothe,
will be forwarded to Ismailla Temple
of Buffalo, New York, and Rajah Tem
ple of Reading. Pennsylvania. The'
resolutions follow:
To the Illustrious Potentate and Nobles of
Al Kader Temple.
Your committee appointed to draft resolu
tions of sympathy with relation to the re
cent disaster through which Ismailla and
Kajah Temples lost so many of their hon
ored members and friends, respectfully re
port the following:
Whereas, We, the members of Al Kader
Temple, are profoundly moved by the sad. be
reavement which has befallen Ismailla and
Kajan Temples through the wreclclnr of their
special train while returning from the session
of the Imperial Council lately held at Los
Angeles, California, and the great loss of life
in consequence thereof; and
whereas. We desire to si-ve formal exnres-
sion of our great sorrow and sincere sympa
thy in the melancholy event which has sad
dened the heart of every Noble of the Mystio
snnne; tnererore.
Resolved, That Al Kader Temole. of Port
land. Oregon, extend to the members of
Ismailla and Rajah Temples our tenderest
sympathy, assuring them that our grief over
this mournful event is only exceeded by th6lr
own.
Resolved. That the recorder cause a cony
of this resolution, under the seal of this Tem
ple, to be forwarded to Ismailla Temple, at
i-'itTpio. is. Y., and Rajah Temple, at Read-
in. Pa.
Members of the Class.
The class initiated last night included
Syver Backey, of North Bend: I. L.
h.eyt, Perrydale; T. B. Richardson.
Arlington; W. T. Shive, Klamath Falls;
Charles Muckle, St. Helens; Albert Wurz-
weiler, Joseph; F. D. Wheeler, Cottage
Grove; I A. Wright, Union; Frank M.
Jackson, LaGrande; Henry B. Bickner,
Oswego; John F. Givens, Roseburg;
Charles W. Talmage, Tillamook; William
A. Parson, Ashland; N. U. Carpenter,
Baker City; Conrad' Stafrin and George
N. Cherrtngton. Dallas; Albert Seellg and
E. S. Bargett, Marshneld; Louis E. Bean,
rtaipn u. Robinson, C. B. Willoiurhbv.
Floyd M. Day and A.- J. Gillette, of
Eugene; Paul H. Hauser, Claud Gatch,
Fred A. Legg, William M. Welch and
Fred A. Erixon, of Salem: G. S. Parker
and N. Mollto, of LaGrande; T. J.
Tweedy and C. N. Ingram, of Pendleton;
George A. Carney, F. W. Ariss, C. Mln-
singer, Iwight Edwards. S. J. Freed man.
Charles Erickson, David' W. Hazen, B,
u. cannon, JSmll Schacht. Phil Metschan.
Jr., William F. Kaiser, B. H. Arnold.
ieon a. rtasfclns, George IsazneU, August
Dlpple, Richard J. Bond, S. B. Stewart,
A. Freidenrlch, Mansing Van Alstlne.
James H. Halpln, H. W. Scott. John
swut Beail, Henry J. Schulderman,
George A. Beavis, W. H. McCorquodale,
Joseph McClelland and John O. B. Scobey
of Portland.
One of the youngest members of
last night's class of Shrlners -was
Ralph D. Robinson, of Eugene, who
has the distinction of being the young
est Knight Templar - in the Masonic
order. Mr. Robinson is the son of
James F. Robinson, of Eugene, for a
number of years grand secretary of
the Oregon Grand Lodge of Masons.
Air. rtoDinson is a junior in the college
ol social science at me university oz
California at Berkeley. His rise
through the Red and Black Cross de
grees 1st one of the most rapid In the
history of Masonry. He received his
Commandery degrees last August
within six months after his 21st birth
day. He has taken the remaining de
grees, entitling him to membership in
the Shrine, during the last 10 months.
Rev. D. R. N. Bell, of Baker City,
who has been re-appointed grand
chaplain of the Oregon Grand Lodge
of Masons, is the oldest living grand
Masonic officer in point of service,
having filled that office for Si con
secutive terms. Other than Mr. Bell,
Grand Master L. L. Pearce has ap
pointed the following officers to serve
for the ensuing year: Senior grand
deacon, T. M. Baldwin," of Prlnevllle;
Junior grand deacon, S. S. Spencer, of
Eugene; senior grand steward, Oscar
Hayter, of Dallas; Junior grand stew
ard. Alex Martin, Jr., of Klamath
Falls; grand orator. H. W. Scott, of
Portland; grand standard bearer. Alex
Kurrts, of Portland; grand sword
bearer, William G. Schlllenberger, of
Portland; grand marshal C A. Simons, J
J? fllf fp Willilll III ,
of Ashland; grand tyler, D. G. Tom
asini, of Portland.
Ritual Is Kot Changed.
Before adjourning, the Grand Lodge
of Masons created the office of grand
lecturer, and elected S. M. Yoran. of
Eugene, to fill the office. An attempt
to modify the ritual of the order failed
and the grand lodge will adhere to the
old form.
B. G. Whltehouse, recorder of Al
Kader Temple, has Just completed his
20th consecutive term as recorder of
Oregon Shrlners. When Al Kader
Temple was organized 20 years ago,
Mr. Whltehouse was elected recorder,
an office to which he has been re
elected annually ever since.
The Grand Chapter Order of the
Eastern Star concluded its .annual ses
sions yesterday by installing officers
for the ensuing- year. This ceremony
was conducted by Mrs. Inez M. Ryan,
of Oregon City, past grand worthy
matron. Last night the women of the
Eastern Star were the guests of the
Masons following the special session
of the Shrlners at the Armory.
Will Comes From Germany.
County Clerk Fields received from
Dresden. Germany, yesterday the last
will and testament of Joseph Frltsche, a
Portland man, who died recently while
on a visit to his children in Europe. All
the estate Is situated in Portland, and is
left to his son and daughter, his only
heirs. Both children live in Dresden.
The estate consists of four lots situated
In the Caruthers Addition.,
The children to whom the estate is be
queathed are Sub-Lieutenant Carl
Frltsche and Emilia Frltsche. The will
is written in German.
Death of Father Huedscher. -
Father Leo Huedscher, O. S. B.. died
at Mount Angel monastery last night at
9 o'clock. He was a native of Switzer
land and 45 years old. and, being a very
able man, was much valued by his co
workers among the . clergy of the
Catholic Church. The funeral will be
held Tuesday morning at 16 o'clock at
Mount AngeL Local clergymen are In
vited to be present.
WANTEDR0SES
For fiesta, Tuesday, Wednesday. Phone
Btlers Piano House. Exchanpe 23.
"THE CLIP
THAT "WON'T COME Orr
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Can bo fitted to any Eyeglass; war
ranted purely sanitary and up-to-date.
Can be had- only of
J. D. DUBACK
OPTOMETRIST
Successor to
OREGON & PORTLAND
OPTICAL COS.
173 Fourth Y. M. C. A. Bldg.
"They're Great."
NEEDS MGRE ADVERTISING
PORTLASD IS JTEGIjECTED IN
PRESS DISPATCHES.
So Says II. Clay Breeden on His Re
turn From Voyage Around
the World.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Clay Breeden have
returned to the Portland Hotel after
a trip around the world. Mr. Breeden
Is a prominent retired business man
of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Breeden
have been seeing 'the most important
cities of the world since last October,
when they left Portland.
"Portland Is not given the publicity
throughout the world that rightfully
belong to the city," said Mr. Breeden,
yesterday. - "All the time we were
away we anxiously watched the dis
patches to see what Portland was do
ing, but there was seldom any men
tion of the city.
"Seattle, on the contrary, is con
spicuous for . the amount of publicity
it receives In other countries. I do
not think enough energy Is used here
to proclaim to the world that this city
has the beot natural advantages of
any place In the whole West for a
future metropolis.
"Portland is very dear -to me and
both my wife and I have talked of
POCKET
SAVINGS
BANKS
One of these neat, attractive and convenient
Banks vrill aid you materially in saving the
dimes and nickles you now aimlessly spend.
A number of our depositors now have hun
dreds of dollars who never before saved any
thing. TVhat are you doing? , .
Get a Bank and begin at once:
merchants Savings and Trust Company
247 WASHINGTON STREET
Capital Fully Paid, $150,000.00
J. Frank Watson, President. R. L. Durham, Vice-President.
W. H. Fear, Secretary. . S. C. Catching, Asst. Secretary.
. ' O. "W. T. MueHhaupt, Cashier.
DOW
Tsn
with the idea that you must pay
a HIGH PRICE for your
SPRING SUIT
when you can obtain such good
ones from us at
Dozens of styles; hundreds of
suits to choose from. Your
money back at any time if
you are not satisfied.
BOYS' CLOTHING
SCHOOL SUITS, $1.95 to $5
WASH SUITS, 50c to $1.50
WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD. IT'S SO
Two Stores.
this city to friends wherever we went
until they must have become tired of
the subject. We saw no city with such
advantages in our travels, and are in
deed happy to be home again.
"We left by way of Honolulu and went
to China, the Philippines, Australia, In
dia, through the Mediterranean, to Eu
rope, returning home by way of New
York and California. Plenty of time was
taken on the trip to thoroughly enjoy
what we saw. We did not stop while
passing through Egypt, but if our plans
carry out all right we will, return to
spend the Winter In Egypt and nearby
countries."
Mr. Breeden believes that more news
should be sent out to acquaint the world
with the prospects here. '
"There Is something wrong," he said,
"when Seattle, which cannot compare
with this city foa business, receives so
much outside advertising. Every little
thing about Seattle is recorded In the
news, while Important happenings in
Portland seldom get outside the state.
"From the growth In evidence here. I
do not believe we claim the population
we really have." he asserted.
Los Angeles to Dawson by Auto.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., June 15. An
automobile trip, with Los Angeles as
the starting point, and Dawson, Y. T.,
as the finish, .has been begun by Mr.
and Mrs. David L. Burke. They are
due in Portland late in July, after
having driven their car through Cali
fornia and Oregon. They will sail for
Skagway probably from Seattle.
While they have not yet made up
their minds whether to tales the auto
mobile into the Klondike, they will
certainly continue their trip into Daw-
RUN AWAY
Third and Oak
son, going in by way of White Pass
and coming out by way of St. Michael.
They will spend several weeks hunt
ing In the wilds of Oregon, where a
cousin of Mr. Burke Is timber cruising.
OLD PIANOS
GOOD AS NEW
PORTLAND HAS 0NLT C0M
PLETE PIANO FACTORY ON
PACIFIC COAST.
Summer Best Time to Have YouJ
Pian. Overhauled Eilers Preparing
for a Rush of Work as Soon as Va- -cation
Season Begins.
Portland has the distinction of having
the only practically complete piano fac
tory on the Pacific Coast. This will be
interesting news to many piano owners,
who have fine instruments that require
overhauling, repairing, rebuilding, re
finlBhlng, tuning, etc.
Out at Thirteenth and Northrup streets,
occupying an extensive space on several
floors of the large wholesale warehouse
of Eilers Piano House, is installed a
fully equipped factory, with every fa
cility for handling piano work of every
description. There are several depart
ments, each devoted to a particular class
of work. There Is the reflnishlng de
partment, where case work of all klr.ils
is handled where old cases are made to
look like new where they are scraped,
varnished, rubbed and finished where
damaged cases are repaired. Then there
is the regulating department,' where all
interior work is done. Here may be
seen all the component parts of a piano,
in different stages of repair. In this
room pianos are practically rebuilt. The
vital parts of a piano hardly ever wear
completely out, for the sound board,
strings, and action are usually so well
constructed and of such material that
all that Is necessary is readjustment and '
overhauling.
Hard to Beat This.
It is 'really surprising what can be
done with a piano that is often regarded
by the owner as entirely worn out or
useless. A striking Illustration of this
was an instrument recently put through
the Eilers factory, which had been .
through the floods last Winter. The
piano had been completely submerged
for a number of days, and indeed looked
a hopeless wreck when It was recovered.
However, after a thorough overhauling.
It was turned out by the Eilers factory
experts in practically as good condition
as ever. The case had been entirely
scraped and refinished: the Interior
parts had been completely gone over
some of them replaced by new. others
repaired. The work was so well done
that the owners were with difficulty
convinced that the piano was not a new
one.
In addition to caring for pianos of
every make, the Eilers experts nearly
all of them graduates of long experi
ence from such famous ' factories as
Chickering, Weber and Kimball are pre
pared to handle not only the usual piano
work but organ repairing, electric piano
work". orchestrelle overhauling,, eto.
Piano tuning constitutes another sepa
rate department, and this work Is en
trusted to a force of the best men to be
had. insuring reliable and satisfactory
work. In all cases.
See How It's Done.
This Is the best time of year to have
your piano overhauled, during the vaca
tion season when you can best spare it
from your home. A visit to Eilers fac
tory will prove of great interest to any
one who contemplates having extensive
work of this nature done, and a demon
stration of the many different stages of
piano-construction as handled there will
be well worth the time spent. Visitors
will be given cards of admission to the
factory upon application at the Eilers
store, at Park and Washington street.
Upon request, an expert will be sent to
make estimates upon any work desired.
If ' not convenient to call at the store in
person. Just telephone Exchange 23.