The Sunday Oregonian., August 22, 1909, SECTION FIVE, Page 10, Image 54

PORTOLA QUEEN BLOOMS
OUT INTO AUTHORSHIP
Lays Down Law of Love as It Should Be Don Portola Is Chosen Dry
Policy Wrecks Hotel Scheme Fruit Industry's Tate
Hangs on Expert's Decision. " .
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SAX FRANCISCO. Cal.. Aug. 21
i Special.) Miss Vergllla Bogue. queen
of the Portola Festival, has published a
tnok. or at least Is having It published.
This fact, more even that the news that
Miss Bogue is the authoress of a novel.
Is the interesting news. Even before
Miss Bogue attained the distinction of
heing elected a queen, her friends new
that she was dabbling In literature. In
fact, several books are said to have been
written and. while It may not' be alto
gether flattering, doubtless the fact that
Miss Bogue Is now something of a char
acter has made It possible for her to se-'
cure a publisher.
Dreams of desire, colored In fanciful
imaginations of love, dominated by death
and swayed by the poison cup' are the
underlying motives of 'The Strength to
Yield. by Miss Bogue. Miss Bogue has
swept aside the conventional conception
of love, making- use of her regal right
to lay down the law of love as it ought
to be. Mother Grundy's face she has
slapped repeatedly. The authoress has
given her own views of the book In the
following:
"The morality or Immorality of a book
Is not of the slightest consequence; the
main point to consider is whether It Is
written well or 111. If it is said that 'The
Strength to Tleld' is a well-.written book,
then I am satisfied to pass by lightly any
criticism as to Its immorality. I presume
my reader to have enough Intelligence to
look after his own morals and not to
be swerved or dominated by the imagina
tions of the novelist."
Don Portola Is Selected. .
Well, at last they have selected a. can
didate for Don Gaspar de Portola. And
vou of the North may be surprised to
iearn that he Is no San Francisco society
bor. no society man at all. unless you
roiint his ancestry, which dates way
hack. The man who was named to Im
personate Don Portola In the coming
Fes rival Is Don Nicholas Covarrubias.
Nick Covarrubias. as he Is familiarly
called, is a sort of .fiesta king. He comes
of an old Spanish family and. after keep
ing a livery stable for a while in Los An
geles, graduated, into the ranks of the
recognized famous horsemen of the. state.
That he will sit astride a gaily capari
soned charger In the Portola celebration,
carrying his 200 pounds of flesh as jaunt
llv as a boy. is the statement of those
who knew him. He is the son of Don
Jose Maria Covarrubias. who was . the
Commissioner of Lower California In
1B45 Nick of late years has done what
ever has come to his hand. At one time
he has been a seller of pools In the har
ness races and his life has been one gay
flitting from one line of business to the
next. His home Is in Santa Barbara.
Dry Hotel Rafael Fails.
The Hotel Rafael, at San Rafael, is to
he closed. The guest have been notified
to quit within a week. Manager Holmes
says he has lost J10.000 and that he can
not afford the drain on his purse any
'ongr. His venture has Aisled out.
Sow that's all because of an effort to In
roduce drv-town methods' In a wet burg.
Holmes was a great success in Pasa
lena. There he ran the great Hotel
Jreen and became accustomed to the sly
wavs of getting a drink in the prohibition
-ity. So when he took charge of the
Rafael, he tried to put into practice his
faadena methods.
The band had been accustomed to play
ing on the clubhouse balcony. People
gathered at the band and supped late.
But Holmes said he didn't want to fea
ture the clubhouse. He admitted it was
money-maker, but didn't care for that
kind of money.
The Northern fashionables, however,
yearned for the sipping nights and the
gav life of that clubhouse and. though
Holmes got Ned Greenway to help him
out as an attraction for the fashionables,
the hotel wouldn't pay. Society In North
ern California is evidently not ready for
prohibition.
To Investigate Sulphured Fruit.
Three of the five distinguished scientists
desigated by ex-President Roosevelt to
investigate the sulphur dioxide process,
which is used by Western packers and
growers in preparing dried fruit for con
sumption, arrived last week. They are
Dr. Ira Remsen, president of Johns Hop
kins University, of Baltimore; Dr. Rus
sell H. Chittenden, director of the Shef
field School of Science, of Vale Univer
sity, and Dr. John H. Long, professor of
physiolological chemistry of Northwest
ern University, Chicago.
Upon the decision of this boa,rd rests
the future of California's dried fruit In
dustry. If. upon careful investigation,
the board) finds the deleterious effects en
sue upon the eatlnj? of dried fruits cured
with sulphur flimes, incalculable damage
will be done to an immense industry in
which 116.000.000 are Invested.
If, on the contrary, it Is the opinion of
the board -that the sulphuring process is
not harmful, then one of California's
chief Industries may continue to thrive,
the appointment of the board followed
the National uproar occasioned in 1907 by
food Inspection decision No. 76. of the De
partment of Agriculture, which limited
the quantity of sulphur In the curing
process to 35-1000 of. 1 per cent. It was
asserted by the growers snd packers that
It was Impracticable to use so small a
quantity of preservative to protect the
dried fruit against dlscloratlon and decay.
It was flnaly decided to discontinue, the
enforcement of the rule until this board
can report. Action will eventually be
taken by Secretary Wilson.
Real Estate Prices.
Real estate prices and rates on loans
are slowly but surety getting back to
the normal. Large loans are now made
by the banks at b and 6 per cent net as
against 8 per cent, which rate obtained
but a short time ago. Rents of business
properties have been falling, and. in some
instances, fairly tumbling. In certain
blocks on Montgomery street, the rents
have been cut in two.,
It has been estimated that there were
10.000 houses and flats vacant in this city
during the early Summer months. These
are filling up somewhat, because of the
demand by those returning from their
outtns in . the i country. Rents of new
flats and apartments are still high, from
$10 to 112 a room being charged for those
having all of the modem conveniences.
The rents of old "flats have been ma
terially reduced. Where after the fire
they were commanding from $8 to J12 a
room they are now' being let for Jo a
room and occasionally less.
Unemployed IJon't Want Work. .
There is a general Impression that there
are thousands of unemployed of many
conditions In San Francisco. While this
may be true a recent attempt to secure
the sen-ices of 150 men would Indicate
that the unemployed are not particularly
anxious for work.
The services of 150 men were wanted to
secure election returns. The time of em
ployment would be from two to four hours
and the pay was to be $2 to each man,
with car fare and other incidentals pro
vided. Advertisements on these lines
were placed In the newspapers. As a re
sult, less than 60 men responded and the
advertisements bad to be . continued In
order Jo secure the desired number.
Schwerin's Statements.
B. P. Schwerin, vice-president and gen
eral manager of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company, is busy again with his
declarations that the shipping of the Pa
cific Coast is going to the bowwows.
While in Honolulu. Mr. Schwerin was
quoted as saying that the company had
no intention of improving the passenger
sen-Ice and that more likely the company
would retire the Oorea.
San Francisco shipping men decline to
take Mr. Schwerin seriously, when he
says that the big Corea may be retired
from the trans-Pactflc run. It Is pointed
out that from time to time Mr. Schwerin
has made similar threats, arguing that
the steamers of the Pacific Mail Company
were being run at a loss and It is be
lieved by many that present "statement,
eminating from Honolulu, Is merely an
echo of what the vice-president of the
line said before.
Fischer's House Closed.
Fischer's musical comedy house in Sut
ter street, near Fillmore, has closed. Herr
Fischer, .who Introduced Kolk & Dill,
.Maude Amber and Winfield Blake to San
Francisco playgoers, gives, up the musi
cal comedy fight with a lesser company
and Is moving to Los Angeles.
. "It is not that this theater has failed,"
declared lr. Fischer. "It has just about
paid Its way each week with a trifling
loss. Business will not be better out
Fillmore street way In any kind of an
enterprise. It is better to lose a little
than much, and it Is for that reason I am
quitting the game."
People all over the Coast ""will remem
ber when Fischer's' was downtown near
the Orpheum before the Are and had a
big run with the favorites mentioned
above. But now Amber and Blake are
In England and Kolb & Dill have their
own company. . I -
HARRIMAN'S FIELD MARSHAL
Career of J. C. Stubbs, Traffic Director for 27,000 Miles of Railroad.
Bookkeeper.
From the Alleghanies to the Pacific,
there is one man who is credited with
heing able "to make or break" a town,
a farming country, a mining district,
or even a newly formed state. That
man Is John C. Stubbs, traffic manager
, of the 27,000 miles of railroad con
trolled by Edward H. Harrlman.
In this position Mr. Stubbs directs
all the traffic, both freight and passen
ger, over these lines, and his Judgment
determines how many cars are needed
to move the crops and transport the
manufactured and mineral products of
that vast territory.
' His power Is such, that Callfornlans
today are debating .with heat whether
the prosperity of their state is- due to
his ability or. whether the state would
not be twice as prosperous If he had
' been more liberal In his traffic provi
sion and freigtrt rates.
The man who holds this power start
ed In life as a freight clerk In the Oak
land office of the Central Pacific Rail
road. He was 22 years old, back . in
1S9. when he . entered the business.
In the last 40 years he has seen rail
roading develop into a veritable sci
ence, on which rests the National pros
perity. As the business has developed. John
C. Stubbs has developed, with the dif
ference that he has always been about
ten years, ahead of his time, and has
watched the business catch up with his
ideas. Therefore, his rise was rapid,
and after two years as a clerk he was
made assistant general freight agent,
where ample opportunity was given
him to display that wonderful memory
. for details which led one man to say
recently:
"Stubbs knows just how many
peaches are on the trees in -California
and how many tons of ore will be
shipped out of Arizona."
He attracted the attention of Collis
P. Huntington, who was at that time
building up the transcontinental sys
tem, and was made general freight
agent In 1S73. He held that position
for nine years, and during- that time
did as much probably as any other
railroad official to Increase and facili
tate the long-haul traffic.
He was freight traffic manager for
the Central Pacific for the next two
years, and then It was but a step for
him to reach the post of general traf
fic manager of the "C. P." and all Its
leased lines. He remained there only a
year because the Southern Pacific need
ed just such an expert as he.
So he went over to that line as its
traffic manager in 1885, and today he
is its vice-president and traffic di
rector. Ever since he has been asso
ciated with Harrlman he has enjoyed
the latter's complete confidence in his
ability, with the result that Stubbs to
day is Harriman's general in the field.
HISTORIC SAFE IS FOUND
Furniture Used by DAc de Richelieu
Is Brouglrt to Light.
PARIS. Aug. 21. (Special.) An interest
ing discovery has been made during an
inventory of the furniture at the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs. A heavy oak safe
was brought to light. It bears the letter
R. and belonged to Due de Richelieu, the
former Due de Ftonsac, who was Pres
ident of the Council and Foreign Min
ister under Louis XVIII.-
The duke had ordered the safe on tlie
morrow of his nomination by the ordi
nance of 1816 and not by election to the
French Academy, where he occupied
chair No 16. which later passed to the
Due d'Audlff et Pasquier. and which is
now occupied by M. Ribot.
The duke's fellow Immortals hadniall
ciocsly reproached htm on the scantiness
of his literary output. To these taunts
he replied that his works. 'which would
only be published after his death, were
in the safe. Years passed away, and the
safe was no more thought of until it was
discovered by chancer It was opened yes
terday and was found empty. M. Picon,
the Foreign Minister, has placed It In the
museum at the Qua! d'Orsay.
TARIFF AND HIGH LIVING
If Yon Had a Notion That Necessi
ties Will Be Cheap, Drop It.
Kansas City Star.
Instead of a reduction in the cost of
living, which was clearly promised by
both parties represented in Congress;
There will be an enormous increase
in the cost of woolens and men's suits,
women's dresses, underwear, and hats
made from woolen fabrics, not because
the rates on these articles have been In
creased, but because the present excess
ive rates have not been reduced, and
because, under these rates, a vast trust
has been formed to control woolen
ma nufactures.
There will be a large Increase in the
cost of cotton fabrics and in nearly all
articles made, from -these fabrics, in-
' This Unusually COOL. SUMMER has greatly retarded the ANTICIPATED
sale of Gas Ranges, therefore ' .
We Shall Sacrifice Profits to Clear Stock
;-' To its normal size for usual Fall and Winter trade ,
Over 600 Gas Ranges Sacrificed in Price to Stimulate Trade
The price-clipper has been applied to Gas Ranges of all sizes and makes. You
can find here most any style you need at
Prices From $7.SO; to $50
Price ranges according to number of burners, size of oven, broiler, etc.
ook at Th
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for
No 81 This handsome ."New Method" Gas Range has four full-size burners and one
simmering burner made of stamped steel, heavily enameled, enabling them to beeas
ily washed and kept clean, like a graniteware cooking , utensU. The o.ven.is loxlb
. J , j.- j. j J rrit, U-i'lr. oo Ttrill li Tirtirprl in t hfi dir.. has
incnes m size, wiin paieui uruu uwi. , - - , . ,
two supply pipes and burners at either side; and the flame is thrown toward the center insuring perfect
roasting or bailing. The body of the range is built of sheet steel and all outside parts are treated on
best baking enamel baked on BOTH sides of the plates; insuring against rust; also as neat i 1 tmn
. . 4 fV A -D-m smsa aTvcvTTAT. An-instnllflirvns madei free of chartre SAME DAY UK-
minjrs. ask 10 see uui jkj ji ui. - 1 , , i-i , , , i
DERED. Easy terms if desired. These "New Method" Ranges use 14 less gas than old-style ranges.
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ExtraordinaryDresserBargains
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x An assemblage of some 48 high-class ciressers, marKea ior our au
' - gust Sale slaughter. Seldom are we. able to offer just such values
in dressers. About 25 entirely different patterns will be closed, out
at the sacrifice price. Before you place an order anywhere, see
.this offering, good for the coming week, beginning with Monday
morning. The price quoted ought to dispose of the lot within two
or three days. ,
" Look over this special lot, whether you are ready to buy or not.
'No trouble to show goods" that's what we keep our salesmen
for. Your inspection is cordially invited.
Circassian Walnut, Dark and
Tuna Mahogany, Golden Oak
and Birdseye Maple, Cnoice
Only
These beautiful woods, made up' fu several models and
topped by genuine French bevel plate mirrors of large
size. 'Some of these cases and mirrors are shaped ex
actly like the cut. a new model, and other mirror frames
are oval or fancily shaped. Mirrors range in size from
25x31 inches up. The cases show most beautiful grains
the natural wood wax-filled, hand-rubbed and hand-
polished the finest piano finish. Your Bjny Cfl
$ ' 11"
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$37.50
choice only.
Napoleon
Beds p5
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Genuine Heavy-Roll Napoleon
Beds in Finest Woods
These Napoleon Beds have the extra Heavy 9-IncK roD-sSapa
head and foot, and other shapes. They are built of finest dark
mahogany, tuna mahogany, golden oak, waxed finish and
birdseye maple. The seasoning of the wood, workmanship and
finish are of the most perfect character. Your choice Q3K
during our August Clearance Sale ia only.. . . V J J
Finest Axminster Carpe
: Special at $1.35
Our Carpet and Rug Department is always bustling with bargains of some sort. Our
.Eastern buyer is continually on the lookout for special bargains, which we are always
glad to share with our customers. This week the attraction in" the carpet section 13
several patterns of high-class Axminster Carpet, worth ordinarily $1.80 to $2.00 per
yard. Patterns suitable for any oom in the house, on special sale at, CM ng
9xl2"Turko,,K
ug for $1
"Alaska"
Refrigerators
are best and cheapest 'because
they require but little ice to do
the work. They are lined with
charcoal the great non-conductor
of heat.
$1 Down, $1 Week
hyviiftz Sells the Cheapest:
-'We Any in hntnerwe iuanuuww vj aip.m ni v
FIRST AND YAMHILL
Here's the rug for that den! Just the thing! Also suitable for 'dining-room
or bedroom. Heavy all-wool' rug, sometimes called a pro
Brussels; is of neat, attractive Turkish, pattern, and will give good
service for years. They are 9x12 feet in size and are made to stand
hard usage very pat for bungalows, houseboats, beach houses, cot
tages, etc. They are worth much more, but our special 010
price is only . . . ... .'.. ; . . . - .r.r..jr.U I i
Fall Suits
and Goats
In Ladies' Department
have arrived and there are
many stunning styles at all
prices. Inspection is invited.
We make our prices right. Easy
SECOND AND YAMHILL terms if desired.
eluding women'8 and children's cloto
lngr. ; The cost of sugar will remain the
same, and each family will continue to
pay two cents a pound more for its
sugar, than the same sugar sells for in
London. -
There will be -no reduction in the cost
of flour, bread, meats or potatoes, and
there will be large increases In the cost
Of lemons and pineapples.
Hosiery will cost more and gloves
will cost about the same, both of which
articles are excessively expensive under
the present law.
These are only a few of the articles
entering Into large and general neces
sary use. The cost will be Increased
on manv others and lowered on only a
few. The reductions granted affect
mainly raw materials, leaving the
people entirely at the mercy of the
manufacturers as to whether the pub
lic shall share In the benefits of such
reductions. .... .
It is submitted that a bUl bearing
thes general features, having this
broad tendency to increase rather than
lower th cost, of living, embodies a
flagrant betrayal of the people.
Get your tribute ready. The cost of
living Is to be maintained, for a time
at least, in order that the graft of the
trusts shall be protected and made to
flourish.
CHILD TERRORIZES SCHOOL
Language " or " Two-and-fialf-Year-
Old Boy Too Much for Guardians.
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LONDON, Aug. 21. (Special.) An ex
traordinary case of the alleged incorrigi
bility of a child only two and a half years
of age. came before the Wycombe board
of guardians yesterday. The boy, al
though so young, was said to be con
stantly, using , awful, language, and was
removed from the Poor Law schools to
the workhouse, in order to avoid contam
inating the- other children. A relative,
in whose care it was afterwards placed,
returned it to the union, as she could
do nothing with It.
Yesterday a guardian gravely objected
to the infant being kept in the work
house, for fear that it should contami
nate the old people with Its "fearful lan
guage. An opinion was expressed that
the case would be met with a little whole
some parental discipline,- One guardian
said the terrible Infant was a sturdy,
merry little chap, who would be cured
by judicious treatment. The child has
been left to the care 'of the master and
matron. , '
GARFIELD F0R GOVERNOR
Taft, Burton and Koosevelt Reported.
'. Favorable to Candidacy.
Washington Special to- Pittsburg Dls-
patch.
President Taft and Senator Burton
have worked up quite a boom In Wash
ington for James R. Garfield for Gover
nor, and the reports from Ohio are that
the Garfield candidacy has found a
footing in at least two districts. It Is
no disparagement to Mr. Garfield to say
that his biggest asset Is the conviction
that Theodore Roosevelt would take
the stump for him. The fear of Gov
ernor Judson Harmon has loomed so
large In Ohio Republican circles, ap
parently, that the leaders think it will
take the Hon hunter himself to handle
the Governor. I
In ' the Congressional campaign of
1910, with the control of the House and
so many Senate seats at stake, Ohio
will be the pivotal state. The prelimi
nary skirmish of the 1912 Presidential
battle will be fought In the BucKeye
State. This exqlains the feverish anx
iety of 'Ohio Republican leaders here,
from the President down, to get to
gether thiys early, if possible, upon the
strongest available candidate.
Of course the preseilt booming of Mr.
Garfield does not guarantee his selec
tion as the party's candidate. The pres
ent sympathetic attitude toward his
boom of President Taft. Senator Bur
ton, certain Ohio members of the House
and others does not mean that they
are irrevocably committed to his nomi
nation. They are now trying the Cleve
land man out, to see how he would
run if entered in the race next Fall.
The first serious talk of Mr. Garfield
heard here seemed all to trace back to
Senator Burton. It Is certain that he
has asked most of the Ohio people
whom he has seen here this Winter for
tbelr opinion of Mr. Garfield as a Gub
ernatorial candidate, and also for their
opinion of the estimation In - which
their home folks hold Garfield. It was
some time before it developed that
White Hovise visitors were being asked
the same line of questions.
YOUTH COMMITS MURDER
Fifteen-Year-Old Quits Clai-srooni to
Kill Old Woman!
BERLIN, Aug. 21. (Special.) A terrible
crime has been committed by a 15-year-old
schoolboy, at Johannesdorf. A widow
named Werner was found dead In her
house. Her 12-year-old daughter layon
the floor unconscious. The woman's skull
had been fractured by a heavy weapon,
and the wounds on the girl's neck had
been caused by a hatchet.
When the girl regained consciousness
she declared that a boy, named Wenke, "
had attacked her mother and herself. The
boy was arrested, and confessed that rob
bery was his motive In murdering the
widow. He had stolen a few coins, which
he buried with the hatchets. . Afterth
crime the boy returned to .school, and
applied himself to his studies as though
nothing had happened
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