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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 1909)
r 7 10 THE SUNDAY OREGOyiAN. FORTLAXD, SEPTEMBER 5, 1909. 7 Store Will Be Closed All Day Tomorrow, September 6th Labor Day w J i Custom Shade and Drapery Work Our Specialty Artistic Picture Framing r.'., reater. Meier 1 s - v , " " . 1 Portland Agents "Nemo" Corsets, Butterick Patterns, 'TerrinV' Gloves Stor the yV - ' f i ; , - ' ' i if J rfl - . ! It 5 S'1 lit - i i . 0 HQ 2 0V '1 r-v rX X n 4 fc.Jt X .. tv : . M . I if nil ci iMiJtjf ; --- i ni ill T31 1? ;i ii'u'mh n I m: -v. 131 1st ... 1 an? 'ccupymg Tivo I Floor Space 5even ocks 'I !if V'JI ill! in it lii Jrf r rrf TT5z 'i' jSST . ; .r- , - The enlarged store, with its fine appointments, superior shopping facilities and last but not least, vast stocks oTseasonable and staple merchandise attracted our way last week, the greatest volume of business the store has ever en,jo3-ed at any season of the year Portland and the Northwest have been awaiting the coming of this big metropolitan establishment there's no guessing about it. We are indeeed very thankful for the cordial reception and support accorded the greater store There has never been any doubt in our mind from the day building operations were commenced on this big annex as to its ultimate success The rapid growth of the city and tributaryterritory gave us every assurance of that and it's only natural to expect business to grow in the same ratio as the population The enlarged store is practically completed with the exception of stock boxes, floor "coverings and a few matters of minor importance the many improvements and rearrangement of departments in the main building are also finished, and the splendid store service pro vided bv the great system of pneumatic tubes extending to every department we know will meet with your hearty approval. "Here is an ideal shopping place for the people of Portland and Northwest, and we extend a cordial invitation to one and alio come and make yourself at home Every comfort and convenience for ynn t.n nsft free of charge and as often as you please Public phones, information bureau, fine lavatories, best reading rooms, writing room, etc., etc. Make your headquarters at the Greater Meier & Frank Store. The New Restaurant On the SeventhFloor The new Restaurant was the center of attraction last wppk We served on anaverage of 1500 people daily, which illustrates better than anything we can say or dohow Portland -welcomed this newfatureof the business The service was not all that could be desired, due entirely to thefact that the patronage was just about double what we anticipated. "Kitchen as well as serving facilities are being improved to meet every demand In reference to the food and prices, we re spectfully refer you to any of the 6000 guests of our Dining Room last week. Seventh floor. Fall and Winter Catalog Ready X ! tat .e I " w IS i 4 ! 1 1 1 1 re HOME IS USED Y. M. C. A. Moves Into Fine Building Erected by Public. WORK WILL BE ENLARGED Association Which Now lias 2000 Members Make Pbns to Extend Scope of Its Activities in the ar Future. September will be a most important month in the annals of the Portland Toung- Men's Christian Association, (or it will mark the occupancy of the hand some new build Ins. erected by public subscription. at Sixth and Taylor streets. The building: is the best of its kind in the West, and one of the finest In the United States, and its di rectors ana executive officers believe that its completion will bring: about an extension of a work that has already grown to slg-antlc proportions. The old T. IL C. A. home at Fourth and Yamhill streets, which had long been outgrown, has now been aban doned. The last of the furnishings were removed from it th past week and such as are to be used pgain were stored away in the new building-, where they will be put into place as the various rooms are finished. The first work of moving was to transfer the offices so that the duties of the ex ecutive department might be carried on as nearly as possible without a break. At present practically the only part of the new eight-story structure to be entirely completed and furnished Is a portion of the second floor. The rooms finished will eventually be occupied by the boys' department, but are now used by the general offices and heads of the various departments. The main offices will later be moved to the ground floor, where commodious quar ters have been reserved for them. Although a large force of -workmen is rushing the building to completion as rapidly as possible, it will not be entirely ready for occupancy before the end of October or early In November. At that time it is planned to Invite the friends of the association to par ticipate in a formal opening-, but in the meantime the various rooms will be put into use as rapidly as they become available. According to Secretary Stone, the present week will be one of the busiest ever spent by the officers of the asso ciation, although none of the regular athletic or educational classes will be In session. Mr. Stone and his assist ants are now engaged in outlining the work for the Fall and Winter and pre paring to organize it on a far larger scale than ever before. - Already the membership of the association, which is approximately 2000, Is growing rap idly, and although the teaching and ex ecutive corps has been enlarged, it looks as though the men employed will have their time all occupied. R. C. French, who has charge of the educational department, will be as sisted by P. W. Wyman and J. O. Rus sell. These men are now seeing to the equipment of the classrooms, which will be all that could be desired and pro vide every facility for study In the various lines that are followed. Be tween 35 and 40 teachers will be em ployed, which indicates the size of the school that is maintained by the asso ciation. Physical Director Grllley and his as sistants also have their hands full fit ting up their rooms that are given over to athletics. The main gymnasium, which is one of the finest on the Pa cific coast, will be partially equipped this week. The apparatus to -be in stalled now is such as has been re tained from the old gymnasium. A large Installment of new and modern apparatus, the best that could be se cured, is now being shipped from the East and the association has assur ance that It will be here and In place so that the gymnastic work can be re sumed before the end of the present month. TOPNOTCHREACHED Portland People Swelter on Season's Hottest Day. MERCURY JUMPS TO 92 Only Twice In History of Local Wea ther Bureau Has September Tem perature Been More Torrid. Today to Be Cooler. Every extant heat record for Sep tember but one was left way back in the shade in yesterday's special hill climbing contest for tnermometers over a straightaway course, but nothing and nobody else was. Whew, but it was hot! The staid old thermometer In the Custom House reached the top notch at 2:15 o'clock when it registered 92 degrees. Officially it may have been only 92 degrees, but unofficially it was any where from 5 to 10 degrees hotter. Two different thermometers on Wash ington street registered 98 degrees dur ing the afternoon, and out in the hot sun it must have been over 100. Every body on the streets simply wilted. Even the poor old abused Iceman mopped his brow and grumbled as he shifted the block of ice to the other shoulder. Well, anyway it was absolutely the hottest day Portland has had this Sum mer, and that Is by the official records of the Weather Bureau, too. Adding to the discomfort caused by the heat there was a hot and sultry east wind that took all the sap out of you and made you feel like a bottle of tomato catsup that hadn't been able to pass Dr. Wiley's soda bensoate test, which is something that doesn't very often happen in Portland. The only redeem ing feature Is that cooler weather is predicted for today. According to Mr. Beals' figures only two September days in the history of September days in Portland has ever been hotter than yesterday. Those memorable occasions fell on September 11, 1886, and on September 9, 1907. on each of which the populaoe sizzled and sozzled under a paltry 93 degrees. Dur ing the other 33 years the Weather Bureau has been in our midst 87 has been the highest September heat. The soda water man and the Ice cream man had a great day of it yes terday. They simply coined cash. And, gay talk about the sud shops! Why they couldn't pass 'em out fast enough to serve the thirsty gangs who laid out their nickels on the smooth and shiny bar. Those interested in knowing the grewsome details of., how they fried by hours yesterday can glean same from the following: table: 5:00 A. M 621 1:00 P. M M ' 6:00 A. M Oil 2:00 P. M. ....... .90 7:00 A. M l 2:U P. M 02 8:00 A. M l 3:00 P. M 00 :l0 A. M 711 4:00 P. M 90 I 10:OO A. M V .83 5:00 P. M SO 11:00 A. M K4I 6:00 P. M 88 ' 12:00 noon 87 AUTO CRASHESJNTO BUGGY Rig-, Unoccupied, Is Smashed; Ms . chine, Containing Two, Flees. In front of The Oregonlan building at 8:30 o'clock last night an automo bile going west on Alder street at a J . , . otiH rrRShfld into lUntlUB IALO n.'.i. a rig owned by the Central Stables. The horse was cut ana dtuiscu con siderably and the axle and front wheel of the buggy were smashed. Dr. A. T. Nemiro and Dr. Samuel Nemiro had Just alighted from the buggv and tied it to the curb when the accident occurred. The automobile was Jammed between the wheels of the buggy and the light rig had to be 1 1 f . n ii awav n tkictriratf the machine. There were two occupants In the auto mobile. They drove away, refusing to give their names, but their number, Oregon 1157, was taken. "Imperials" have no equal. Town talk, Imperials." FOREST FIRES AVOIDED CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION IS ELATED OVER RESCLT. from members. The organization is now six months old and boasts a fair mem bership and a healthy condition.' Fast Motorboat That Will Compete in Races on Willamette Tomorrow J f V - " ' ,V"Vf I. - ' " ,''" : - - ,.. . ' ' '-t . ....: V. -:-- -,.--.,.T. ,;,...-J:-t,iH I hMdkmr.-'.yi-rrriii . ni.ii.i .,,---w-- 4 i Secretary Wastell Issues Circulars of Warning Only 1'ew Blazes in Dry Summer. "The people of Oregon are "becoming educated as to the manner of avoiding forest fires and the experience of last Summer has, indeed, been one of ex treme satisfaction to the Oregon Con servation Association and the State Board of Forestry," said A. B. Wastell, the newly elected secretary of the latter or ganization, yesterday. Mr. Wastell was appointed a member of the State Board, vice E. P. Sheldon, resigned, on August 27, and at a meeting held on August SO was elected secretary. At that meeting the new secretary was given assurance that he would be upheld In any prosecu tion for violations of the law, expecially In regard to leaving fires burn endanger ing adjoining timber. "Some weeks ago," said Mr. "Wastell,' "we . Issued a number of folders and posters, concerning the prevention of fires, to the railroad offices, state Are wardens, postofflces, loggers, mills, and ammunition houses. These were so well re ceived that now 50,000 of the small folders are being sent out and 10,000 of the placards. A number of letters have been received In response to these notices stating that the citizens are realizing more and more the need of precaution against foreft fires. "I think It is to campers and people who go Into the woods that we should give credit for the few fires this dry Summer. Until the last two weeks there have been almost no fires, but lately soveral fires of more or less extent broke out but they have been well fought. "I would like to call attention to the fact that the Oregon Conservation So ciety Is allowed but 500 semi-annually for Its expenses, not enough to cover postage and stenographer's pay. This amount Is insufficient but the associa tion has supplied some funds from dues HUMANE SOCIETY'S WORK George Taylor Tells of Efforts to Protect Animals. PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 4. (To the Edi tor.) Knowing the kindly interest you take personally in animate and other mat ters. I take the liberty of bringing to your notice the work that is being done by the Oregon Humane Society. . The directors have held their monthly meet ing, and the report of the humane office, Sergeant of Police Crate, briefly Is as follows: August 4 Arrested Manning Smith, con tractors, for working six horaee with sore shoulders; fined $20. August 11 Arrested J. Gersfeldt for cruelty to animals for working a horse with sore back; fined S20. AuguHt 12 Arrested F. J. Peterson, driver for N. W. T. Co., for overloading: fined $10. August 18 Reported to the president of the society that certain parties on Columbia Slough had their cattle In a pasture where there was no feed; investigated and found re port true, so made owners remove animals to new field. August lft Notified three or more junkmen not to work their horses with sore backs until the horses were better. August 20 Arrested V. Ljilane for cruelty to animals for driving horse with sore neck; fined $20. August 24 Went to crematory and killed a horse. August 26 Notified two owners not to use their horses until In proper condition. August 29 Killed a horse by request of Dr. Craemer. August SO Notified the foreman of the street cleaning department not to work a lame horse on cart No. 0. August 81 Notified poundmaster to get a i(Also0einade regular visits to the grading camps, poultry houses, stockyards, etc I have refrained from mentioning any names excepting in cases, where the parties were convicted and fined. In ad dition to the above Officer Crate advises me that .In numerous cases, he has been called on to kill some badly hurt dog or cat, or some pet, a duty that the Oregon Humane Society is always ready to assist in through the police officer. I have letters before me, from friends in Reedvllle, Washington County, com plaining to the president of the Oregon Humane Society. (A. Berg) of the bad treatment that horses were receiving. The president personally went out to ; examine into the case, and on Aujrust 20 he was advised that the man, Hiller, was arrested, plead guilty, and was fined $30 and-costs This is" Just"oneof the services'that Mr. Berg has done"at"hls own expense In the work" of the Humane Society, always working with that best of friends of'jdumb animals, Mr. Shana han. The idea of the Oregon Humane Society lo, that it Is not advancing its cause in Portland alone but in the entire states. The object of the Oregon Humane So ciety is to stop cruelty to any animals, that have to do work, and to see that they are properly taken care of. This of course, rsqulres more or lees money, and the treasurer, Mr. Jubltz. of the Security Saving & Trust Company or any member of the board of directors will be pleased to receive subscriptions from any lover of animals. There are no salaried officers. Our idea at present is not to he asking for funds to carry on the work, so much as to advise the public, not only in Port land, but In all of the adjacent country that the Oregon Humane Society la an Institution for the entire state. GISOHGB TAYLOR. IN NEW QUARTERS. Oregon Creamery Co. has moved from 106 Fourth street to 130 Second street Telephone Main -744 or A 2144 for purest and best milk, cream, butter, checese, etc. Woodmen Camp Awards Prizes. Multnomati Camp No. 77, Woodmen of the. W'orld, on Friday night awarded the four cash prizes offered by the camp for new members. J. M. Woodworth was given the first prize of $100. E. A. Wil liams the second prize of $To, Charles B. Miller the third prize of $50 and C. L 'Blakely the fourth prize of $30. Fifteen applicants were initiated on Friday night and the clerk now reports over 1400 names enrolled on his books, making Multnomah camp the largest lodge of any kind in the state. Spiritualist Services Tonight. The State Spiritualists' Association of . Oregon, which Incorporated In 1902. Its convention services at will holds 7:30 tonight In Allsky Hall, Third and Morrison street. Subject. "What la Spiritualism?" THE motor boat races to be held tomorrow afternoon by the Wil lamette Motor Boat Club promise to equal anything of the kind that has been held this season In the North west. Some of the fastest boats In the United States will be entered and It Is expected that there will be unusually exciting- contests and that possibly records may be smashed. One of the feature event of the meet will be the exhibition by the Pacer, owned by R. F, Cox, of Portland. In her tryouts Against the watch this boat has made THE PACER, OWNED BY R. F. COX, AND OXE OP THE BEST SPEED CRAFT IX THE UNITED STATES. records that would compare favorably with the fastest time of the Dixie II, the fastest boat in the world. The Pacer has been known to reach a speed of over S3 miles an hour, and this time is about equal to that of the Dixie II. Besides the Paeer other boats which are expected to make a great showing are the new 26-mlle boat, which has been brought from the East by the Niagara Motor Boat Agency, and the Wolff It The course for the races will be below the Steel Bridge so that the spectators can have an ' unobstructed view of the events from both banks. This will save the necessity of'crowd lng on the bridges. Cups will be given to the winners of the events. The Jager Bros, .cup, for the handicap four mile event will be' defended by Otto Ranft In the Happy Heinle. Commo dore Kelly has offered a cup for the 10-mile scratch event. The contestant winning this cup two out of three times will obtain permanent posses sion. Cups will be offered also by J. Wesley Ladd and R. F. Cox, owner of the Pacer. The races will be five in number, including races for the 10 mile class, 15-mile class, 25-mile class and the 30-mile class. All but one of the events will be a scratch. Six boats will be entered by the Astoria Motor Boat Club and the en tire fleet will come up the river today. After the races the visitors will be given a buffet luncheon and reception at the Willamette Motor Boat Club house. About 150 motor boats are ex pected to participate in a grand parade to be held after the last race. WE INVITE you to inspect the large assortment of Rtigs German Scotch and Do mestic which we have just received within the last few days. Do you need a new v floor covering of a high grade and quality, or a neat, durable and inexpensive one? Ye have the one required. You will find in our immense stock of cretonnes, bungalow nets, alyth cloth, tapestries and velours just the pattern and colors required to make your room inviting and attractive. Our line of medium and high-grade furniture is complete, and our prices reasonable. We are only too pleased to show our display of bed room, living-room and dining-room furniture. t !i f Is FIFTH and STARK J. G. MACK & GO. FIFTH and STARK