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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 26, 1908.
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ARE COMING IN
DUTSID
TOWNS
Four Cities Negotiate to Enter
Floats in the Rose Fes--tival
Next June.
COOS SENDS A COMMITTEE
Park Board's Attitude Meets With
General Disapproval and Asso
ciation Will Try to Enlist the
Boosting Clubs in Project.
Arrangements for the building of the
20 floats which will represent commu
nities of the Pacific Northwest in the
c ompetitive street pageant of the June
festival, open to cities of Oregon out
ride of Portland and cities and towns
of Oregon and Washington, are well
under way.
Negotiations are likely to be con
summated within a week for the con
struction of a float to represent the
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition fol
lowing; very closely the design pub
lished in The Oregonlan two or three
daya ago. The Astoria Chamber of
Commerce has instructed Secretary and
Manager J. H. Whyte, who is on his
way home from the convention of the
Pacific Coast Ad Men, to atop over in
Portland and close up a conliatt for
the building of a floral or elect. 1(8 1
piece to represent the industries of the
"City by the Sea." Mr. Whyte is ex
pected to close this deal today.
A committee of Coos Bay "boosters"
consisting of Secretary Walter H. Lyon,
the Marshfield Commercial Clair- Peter
Loggle and Colonel F. H. BrfgfiiM
North Bend capitalists, called at Fes
tival headquarters yeBterday after
noon, and announced that they would
enter a float in the All-Northwestern
street parade, and that they would
order a local artist to proceed at once
with the preparation of a design typi
cal of the leading Industries of the
Coos Bay country.
In addition to this promise this com
mittee pledged themselves to furnish
at least half a dozen turnouts of dec
orated vehicles to participate In the
exclusively floral parade, and that each
rig would be decorated in the native
flower, the rhododendron, which flour
ishes In wild profusion in that section
of the state and is in fullest bloom
early in June.,,
Hood River Is Interested.
Hood River business men sent a tel
egram of inquiry yesterday regarding
the conditions imposed upon prospec
tive entries In the street cavalcade and
intimated that they were prepared to
defray expense of a float symbolical
of the chief industries of that portion
of the state.
J. W. Harper, of St. Louis, who has
the contract for the construction of
the floral and electrical floats, is ar
ranging a list of the leading Industries
of tiie State of Oregon, based upon sta
tistics and annual reports, and will ad
Vise with each city and town as to the
expense and character of entry each of
the various sections of the state can
best afford to offer in competition for
the $T00 cash prize and additional tro
pins. Seattle lias practically served notice
on the executive committee of the Fes
tival Association that it will enter an
A.-Y.-P. float that will carry off the
first prize, for the reason that Portland
has shown the greatest spirit of com
munity interest in making the big fair
of 1909 a success, and for the further
reason that so many thousands of East
ern people will bo attracted to the me
tropolis of the Pacific Northwest be
cause of the low railroad rates and the
entertaining offerings of the Festival,
during the season of heaviest tourist
travel.
Park Board Only Drawback.
The discouraging attitude of the
Park Board is likely to result in an
appeal to the patriotic spirit of Port
land citizens in genera in the plan to
have a civic rose-planting day some
time within the next few months. The
officers of the Festival Association are
nonplussed at the lack of civic pride
displayed By the Park Commissioners
and hope to counteract their attempt f
to tnrow com water on me ceieDration
by making the rose-planting day a sort
of special holiday all over the city.
One of the. officials of the Associa
tion said yesterday:
"We are entirely at a loss to under
stand the attitude of the members of
the Park Commission, for we cannot
conceive of any better advertisement of
Pdrtland than to- have it go abroad
that all our citizens got out and joined
hands in a rose-planting fete in mid
Winter when the Middle West and the
whole East is stormbound and gripped
in a blizzard of snow and ice. To say
the least, it is disheartening for us to
face a contingency which requires us
to overcome the opposition of a body
of men who, as city officials, have no
other functions of municipal government
than to beautify the city and provide for
the enjoyment and comfort of its in
habitants, and now that the greatest op
portunity for such display of public spirit
and civic progressiveness has arisen, they
are trying to place every obstacle In the
way of our plans that they can devise."
At a special meeting of the executive
committee of the Festival Association
held at headquarters, yesterday after
noon, the scant courtesy shown the
backers of the project by the Park Board
was the sole subject under consideration,
and the position assumed by the Board
was roundly condemned..
Will Ask Clubs to Help.
An effort will be made to enlist the
support of all the city improvement clubs
and "boosting" organizations with a view
of compelling the Park Board to show
some material interest in aiding the
Festival Association in making the June
jubilee a grand success. So far, it is
maintained, this Board is the only source
of opposition to the celebration that has
developed, the tender of only three
Plaza blocks for rose planting being re
garded as only a op to the floral cele
bration. Repairs ana remodeling of the trans
portation building at the world's fair
grounds in order to fit it up for a proper
workshop for the building of the floats
are already under way. Temporary street
railway tracks will be laid in the next
few days from the main line of the
Twenty-third street system into the build
ing so that the trolley-car trucks which
are to be used in the construction of the
electrical floats may be run into the
structure. These cars win be stripped to
their platforms and work begun on them
as soon as the prospective entries for
this class of floats have been decided upon
by the local and out-of-town competitors
in the electrical pageant.
From 35 to 40 floats will be built 'in
the transportation building, and they will
embrace the IB or 20 street-car floats as
well as the decorative and illuminated
vehicles that are to participate in the
main day-light parade. Designs for the
entries in the marine spectacle will also
be constructed in this work-shop, but
nothing will be done with this feature of
the week's entertainment until the water
carnival committee has made an official
report to headquarters setting forth the
amount of support and financial interest
it is able to arouse among t,he property
owners who. will derive the most benefit
from this portion of the week's celebra
tion. A preliminary report from Captain
Speier, chairman- of the marine carnival
committee, is expected sometime next
week.
RUEF'S CHAUFFEUR GONE
Cannot Be Found When Testimony
Is Wanted.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25. Despite
the efforts made by the Sheriff's office
and the. forces of Special Agent W. J.
Burns, of the prosecution,, Alexander
Lathan, formerly Abraham Ruef's
chauffeur and an important witness
for the prosecution against Rucf and
the other defendants in the United
Railroads' trolley cases, -has. not-- yet
been located.' When Lathan failed to
respond when his name was called in
Judge Lawlor's court yesterday after
noon, a bench warrant was issued for
his arrest and placed in the hands of
the Sheriff. Special Agent Burns stated
today that there was no doubt that
Lathan had again been induced to leave
the city and perhaps the state. In order
that he could not be "compelled to tes
tify for the prosecution against Ruef.
Examination of witnesses and argu
ments on the demurrers to the indict
ments in the so-called "prize . fight
trust" cases, charging bribery against
ex-Mayor Schmitz,- James W. Coff
rotli, Eddie Graney and Willis Britt,
were continued this morning by Judge
Dunne, at the request of the defendants,
until next Saturday, when the demur
igirs will be disposed of. All the mem
bers of the former Grand Jury have been!
subpoenaed, and will be examined as to
bias and prejudice. Special Agent W. J.
Burns will also be questioned as to the
part he played In securing the evidence
upon which the indictments were re
turned. The cases against ex-Supervisor
M. W. Coffey and Ex-Railroad Commis
sioner Andrew M. Wilson were continued
for two weeks.
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PLANS KOn THE XBW FORBES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ARE
COMPLETED.
. Architect W. H. Downing has completed plans for the new edifice
for the Forbes Presbyterian Church, to be erected on the corner of
Gantenbein avenue and Scllwood street, and the contract will be let as
soon as bids are submitted. The building will cover the quarter
. block, taking up space 80x80 feet. The main auditorium will be prac
tically the same size as in the building that was burned down, only
the ceiling will be much higher, so a gallery can be put In when
required. Entrance will be under the tower on the corner of Gan
tenbein avenue and Sellwood street. Provision will be made in the
auditorium for a grand organ. For the Sunday school department
special provisions are made. This room will have two stories, 30x80
feet, with a basement.
There will be department rooms connected with the Sunday school
auditorium, also rooms in the basement and on the second floor.
The entire cost of the building has been estimated as high as $15,000,
with furniture. Of this sum the congregation has subscribed $5000.
and there was $5001 Insurance on the old building. There was some
debt on the old building, leaving a little over 19000 as a building
fund. Promises of assistance came from many sources .before any
work was started. The old church was burned in December. The new
building may be occupied In two or three months. Rev. H. H. Pratt
is pustor.
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Sole Agents for
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The only range sold with a
Cash Guarantee.
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A GOOD PLACE TO TRADED 1
Challenge
Sale
The greatest bona-fide price
redactions ever made in Port
land on staple goods ends Saturday.
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Reductions in -Ivery Dep't. for Challenge Sale
; 1 i : r '
$1.35
each for our entire stock
of 2-Ply Bed Springs, double or three-
quarter .size. Regular .price .every-
where ."
$1.95
$2.25
each for Yum Yum Bed
Springs (as many as yon can use), and
any size. ' These are the supported
springs usually sold at.
$3.00
39c
a pair is the price of Baffled
An
Muslin Curtains, 2Yt yards long.
extraordinary Sale bargain. Regular
;
price .' ....
$4.00
75c
is the Challenge ' Sale
price of a good mattress with soft white
cotton top, bottom and sides, made in
our own shop. Usual price. t n
$6.00
67c
per yard for some of our all-
wool Ingrain Carpets, sewed and laid ;
a very special challenge price. They
are really worth
$8.75
for large double - door
$1.00
hardwood Wardrobes, one of the best
values in this great Challenge Sale.
Reduced from.
$12.50
$3.95
for Edwards' special sup
ported Bed Springs, the kind that give
satisfaction for a lifetime. Soft and
strong. Reduced from..
$3.25
$4.75
for Kitchen Safes, made
1 '.
of spruce, with double doors and wire
screen panels (3 ft. wide, 5 ft. 8 in.
high). Reduced from.
$5.00
$9.00
for large Kitchen Cabinet
with high top and treasure base, made
of selected spruce. For this sale re-
duced from
$15.00
$12.50
for weathered or
golden oak Buffet with Trench 17x30
mirror, size of top 20x42, Now reduced
from '. ,
$22.00
2dC the yard is now our price
for yard wide Cotton Ingrain Carpets;
colors that will not run. The regular
price was.
50c
for a dainty Tabourette, top
11 in. square, stands 13 in. high, made
of the best quartered oak, well finished,
value
$1.00
$21.85
for a beautiful Conch
covered with imitation leather, biscuit'
tufted, solid oak frame, steel construc
tion. Reduced from..
$33.00
$1.50
for double-size Mattress,
excelsior filling. An extraordinary
Challenge Sale bargain. Regular price
everywhere
$2.50
$13.50
for Eastern hardwood
Kitchen Cabinets, tops divided into 10
compartments, bins run on rollers and
$20.00
all nicely finished. Reg.
$1.19
the yard for best quality
Tapestry Brussels Carpets, sewed and
laid, elegant patterns. Extra special
Challenge price. Value, yd..
$1.50
$1.25
the ' yard for ' beautiful
soft Axminster Carpets, sewed and laid
on your floor. Complete assortment of
these goods. Worth, yard. .
$.70
$13.00
for Round Pillar Ex-
tension Tables, finished in quartered
oak, 6 ft. long, tops 42 in. diam., extra
leg support center. Worth
$20.00
50c
for h a r d w 0 o d ; bow back
Kitchen Chairs, four spindles in back.
A big feature in the Challenge Sale.
Reduced from 75c
$25.00
for a double Brass
Bed, made of tubing IV2 in., diameter
in., filling made in one of best East-
ern factories. Cut from.,
$37.50
$39.90
for a quartered pol-
ished oak Patented Rolltop Office Desk,
paneled sides, top fitted with pigeonhole.
cases. Regular price was
$55.00
$6.50
is, the Challenge Sale
price of our fine white cotton Mat
tresses, fancy ticking, made by us in
our own shop. Worth.
$10.00
$2.50
is Challenge Sale price of
Household Treasure Table, with 2 bins,
2 drawers and bread board, made of se-
lected spruce. Reg, price..
$4.00
$4.75
for -Couches covered with
plain denim or muslin, made by us, flat,
no head; hard edge, excelsior filling with
cotton top. Worth.
$6.50
YEAR'S WORK ENDS
Annual "Meeting of Rescue
Home Directors.
REPORTS SHOW PROGRESS
Mrs. Cornelia F. Rockwell Is Re
elected President. Comments on
Erection or New Building
and Workers' Harmon?.
Good progress in the work of the
Florence Crittenton Refugre Koine was
shown by the annual report of the
president. Mrs. Cornelia F. Rockwell,
given at the annual meeting last Tues
day. Besides listening to statements
from the heads of several departments
of the Home, the directors elected the
following officers: President. Mrs.
Cleveland Rockwell; first vice-president.
Mrs. R. R. Steele; second vice
president, Mrs. t. J. Lee; treasurer,
Charles E. Ladd: secretary. Mrs. Al
bert L. Lucas; directors: Mrs. R. E.
Bristow, Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin. A. B.
Manley, Mrs. S. G. Reed, I H. Tarpley.
Mrs. C. A. Coburn, Mrs. W. P. Olds. Mrs.
Zera Snow. Mrs. George E. Chamber
lain, Mrs. "Dr. Ford Warren; attorneys,
W. W. Cotton, W. T. Masters; matron,
Mrs. A. L Rix.
Staff of physicians Dr. C. Gertrude
French, chairman; Drs. E. D. Tlmms,
Amelia Ziegler. E. C. Pohl, Sarah
Whiteside, Kittie P. Grey, Mae H. Card
well. Household committee Mrs. R. R.
Steele, chairman; Mrs. S. G- Reed, Mrs.
R. E. Bristow, Mrs. Lola G., Baldwin,
Mrs. A. L Lucas.
Admittance committee Mrs. J. D.
Lee. Dr. Cardwcll. Mrs. A. L. Rix.
. Building committee A. B. Manley,
chairman; L. H. Tarpleyf Mrs. W. P.
Olds. Mrs. C. A. Coburn.
Devotional committee Mrs. Dr. Ford
Warren.
Entertainment committee Mrs. W.
P. Olds, chairman; Mrs. George E.
Chamberlain, Mrs. R. R. Steele, Mrs. J.
D. Lee, Mrs. Ford Warren, -A. B. Man
ley. Kindergarten committee Mrs. Zera
Snow. .
Committee on mothers meetings
Mrs. Lola (J. Baldwin.
Mrs. Rockwell's report in full was
read to the directors as follows:
I will not encroach upon your patience Tat
this time by an extensive report, as no doubt
the annual reports of our secretary, treas
urer and matron will touch upon all points
of Interest in the work of the past year,
but I feel it my duty as well as pleasure
to pay tribute to the conscientious, faith
ful and excellent performance of your duties
as the board of managers, and the board
and Christian spirit with which you bave
met all difficulties and filled the require
ments cf your office:
To the household committee, with Mrs.
R. R. Steele as chairman, we are in
debted for careful supervision an eco
nomical expenditures in the household af
fairs. To the good judgment and kindly
firmness - of Mrs, J. J. Lee. chairman of
the admittance committee, we owe a sub
stantial ir crease to our maintenance fund
by a more prompt payment of the maternity
fee. Mrs. W. P. Olds has brought so much
ability, energy, zeal and liberality into the
work of the building committee as to earn
our deepest appreciation and lasting grati
tude. In the early- part of the year we had
some trying conditions In the home by
reason of unusual sickness ant insubordina
tion among the girls, necessitating some
changes, but we were very fortunate in
securing the services of Mrs. A. I. Rlx for
matron, as she possesses so many qualifi
cations for this work, having much mental
and executive -ability.- dignity and refine
ment. Her interest in the work is great and
I her Influence with the girls beneficial. She
1 is ablv assisted nv Miss Davis, who is not
only a thorouchly trained nurse, but has so
many admirable Qualities, as makes it a
privilege to have her services.
Wo cannot overlook the efficient services
of our excellent staff of physicians.' nor
fail to express our deep indebtedness for
their promptness, unselfishness and skillful
attendance upon our sick, giving -alnable
time without thought of compensation, and
exercising an interest In the general wel
fare of the home equal to our own.
While our hearts have been centered updh
the completion of the new home in order
to enlarge and perfect our work, I think
our year has been a progressive one, not
only In the good accomplished but in the
fact we are becoming more imbued wltb the
true spirit of the work as embodied in the
constitution of the National Florence .Crit
tenton Mission but in our own by-laws. To
aid and encourage homeless, destitute and
erring women to seek reformation of char
acter and respectability and to reach posi
tions of honorable self support.
As Mrs. BarraU says there are many or
ganizations that are supposed to ba pro
gressive, effective and catholic In their
work that are lamentably ignorant in re
gard to rescue work. It Is ours to know
the need3 of the work, and how best to
meet them.
membered that he did not know a word
of the English language, so he began
to study it. All his time during the
seven days he was at sea. he put in on
study, with the result that he arrived In
New York with a working knowledge at
the language, which enables him -to con
verse freely on any subject.
STANFORD WANTS CANTEEN
Saloons Are Menace and Clubhouse
AVith Bar Is Uesired. j
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal Jan.
23. In a letter In -which he seeks to
abate "the greatest single Influence for
evil about Stanford University," Presi
dent Jordan, of the university, asks the
Board of Supervisors of San Mateo
County to refuse to renew the liquor
license of Charles Meyer, the saloon
keeper of Menlo Park, and of Walter
Jellich, who conducts the "Wunder."
on the Los Tracos road, In the hills
behind the university. Each of the
places complained of is about one mile
from the campus, and by a peculiar for
mation of Santa Clara County are just
outside its boundaries. Meyer .is the
man who once reigned supreme in the
neighboring town of Mayfield -before
that town went dry, and he was forced
to remove to his present location at
Menlo Park, one mile the other side
of the university.
Dr. Jordan's letter was read and con
sidered at the meeting of the Super
visors in Redwood City, and the in
terested parties were ordered to ap
pear before the Board for discussion.
The president considers the presence of
the saloons a erious menace to the
welfare of the present and future gen
erations of Stanford men, and it is his
desire, if possible, to have them closed.
He has the university community in
entire sympathy with him. The letter
has aroused much discussion and as a
consequence of its publication, so it Is
rumored, a movement is on foot among
certain prominent students for the es
tablishment on the campus of a club
house under university control, where
beer and light wines shall be sold to
students in moderate quantities. Such
an institution would be conducted on
the lines of the old Army "canteen."
Found After Three Years.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 25. George
W- Wilson, a furniture clerk, was ar
rested yesterday on an indictment re
turned three years ago by the grand
jury in Buffalo, N. Y., charging him
with deserting his wife and child,
which is a felony under the New York
statute. A woman giving the name of
Mary Cullen. with whom, it is alleged.
Wilson eloped, was found with him.
Wilson will be taken back to Buffalo
by Detective Laughlin. who caused his
arrest. For three years a search has
been made for Wilson, who has clev
erly evaded the officers.
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Learns English in Seven Days.
NEW YORK. Jan. 25. Victor Von
Salemann of Moscow, Russia, Is In New
York for the purpose of studying sky
scrapers. He seeks to learn all there is
to know about them In four days, and
return to Moscow and straightway con
struct one. Mr. Von Salemann owns
several buildings in Moscow, and a short
time ago determined to 'erect one of the
sky -scraping variety, for there are no
laws in Moscow limiting the height of
buildings, as there are in St. Peters
burg. After he got aboard the steamer
to come to New York Mr. Salemann re-
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