THE SUNDAY ORKanTAT POT?TT in tttttt' att? ttt? q 4mnr i
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CHRISTMAS CRUSH
IS OVERWHELMING
2000 Extra Clerks Taxed to
Limit by Demands of Hol
iday Shoppers.
WOMEN MOST IN EVIDENCE
Heal Kstate and Automobiles Popu
lar as Girts, but There Is Xo
Relief From Pressnre at
Old Points.
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' With close to 2000 extra clerks hired
and arrangements completed for ex
tended business hours, Portland busi
ness houses are prepared for the annual
strife and turmoil of final-week Christ
mas shopping. From now on until
Christmas the stores will be scenes of
constant activity, with every clerk, de
partment head and proprietor busied to
the limit of his capacity. Business men
generally said yesterday that Portland
has failed to heed the appeal for early
shopping:, at least to any considerable
degree, so that the bulk of trading re
mains to be done.
All comers capable of service as
salespeople wore being hired yesterday
bjr the leading: stores. One big firm
bad taken on 400 extra hands, mostly
B-lrls and women, when its employment
bureau closed for the day. These clerks
were put to work at once and are al
ready distributed among the various
departments so as to prevent any hitch
or delay tomorrow when the home
stretch shopping- scramble Is scheduled
. to set in.
Stores to lie Open Evenings.
Substantially all the stores will
operate evenings from now on. Busi
ness hours ranee from 12 to 18 hours.
The opening hour is from S to 9:30
A. M. and the closing hour invariably
Is 9:30, although some of the smaller
stores will remain open until 10 and
10:30 o'clock.
The hours of the women will not be
greatly Increased in any of the dozen
large stores of the city. LIpman, Wolfe
& Co. announced that the women sales
force would not be required to appear
for duty until 9:30 o'clock and would
he relieved at 9:30 P. M. At Meter &
Frank's, which has 1"00 women in the
various departments, it was . announced
that everything would be done to take
the burden of the rush off these em
ployes. The store will open at 8 o'clock
A. M., hut will be operated bv men
clerfts until 9:30 o'clock. The women
and girls will he relieved at 9:110 P. M.
Two hours off will be allowed each
clerk for meals.
Judglnrj from preliminary sales, Port
land will spend as much again for
Christmas this year as during any past
season. Five million dollars is the esti
mate one business house fixes for the
final ten-day's dash in Portland. Every
manner of business will profit by the
annual stimulus In trade. Everyone,
from the automobile dealer to the wood
man, will feel the quickened business
pulse. For big new automobiles will
be popular as gifts among the rich and
loads of wood will be exceedingly ac
ceptable as gifts for the poor. In the
complex arrangement of city life it is
true that many persons would -be .more
pleased at receiving warmth-giving and
muchly-needed fuol than others would
be in receiving pleasure-giving autos.
Heal F.state fiiris Popular.
Even the real estate dealers will
profit, for the giving of real property
for Christmas has of late years become
popular among people even of limited
means. The i-rgar stores, stationery
and book stores, jewelry shops, furni
ture houses, department stores, dealers
in staples and fancy goods, liquor deal
ers, candy stores, toy shops in fact
most everyone excepting the undertak
ing establishments will profit immense
ly by the season when sentiment
dominates the city. And there are those
cynical enough to hint that the under
takers ultimately will reap an added
harvest out of the ranks of the over
worked. While the various business houses
have been experiencing a lively busi
ness for two weeks or more, the first
touch of real Christmas shopping de
veloped last night, streets and stores
"Buzz Saw" Hums no Stinging Tunes
"lry l:tlltor Now Una the Cardinal, Whlrh lie Once So Bitterly Contemned,
and Ht ( rlllr. Sn, It Is aa t;irly a Publication a' Ever Sad Story of a
Upforni Uone to Seed.
PORTLAND, Pec. IS. (To the Editor.)
While we ore all very busy with our
own Rams of politics, there is another
game being played that meets little pub
licity and that the fo-neral majority of
us know and care nothing about. I refer
to the game played by youthful politicians
at Lincoln Hirh School Being acquainted
with several of the students there, I have
managed to gather In piece by piece a
rather Interesting "yarn" of school poli
tics. It seems that the school last year was
Infested by a party of organized youths
"frats," they were called. By adopting
the controlling members of social and
athletic bodies, the "frats" dominated the
various Important school bodies. Social
and athletic events are the important
parts of hish school life now.
But as these "frats" were very select
and as their members often failed to rec
ognize their common classmates upon the
street. It was not long before this com
mon crowd, or the "barbs," began to
see that they were but in the cold. The
latter considered that since they were a
rude, unorganized "bunch," there was
nothing they could uo or sav to help
elect a track captain or gain a position
on the football team,
to do nothing.
YAT'y didn't these
numbered the "frate-
So they continued
"barbs." who out-
ten to one, get
leader and down the "frats"? They
couldn't. All who ever showed sigr.s of
leadership were udor-ted and branded by
the "frats" as their own.
But the "barbs" at last found a cham
pion. Ono morning, an anonymous pub
plication was found scattered broadcast
throughout the school. It wa called the
"Huzs Saw." The "Kuzz fttw" pointed
out great wrongs committed by those
who had commanded . that all contribu
tions to the "josh" columns should be
signed. Abo. lite teachers used to dis
card nearly ptiires of good "hot stuff"
for this "josh" column, and retain the
page of ancient and seedy jokes and per
sonals. Yes. the soft-brained stuff by
"Uie teach.-rs was dtcaying the Cardinal
aTiH the morrt loyal were getting tired of
supporting it. in such a condition. With
licry and sarcastic eloquence. it re
noiineed the "fra-Ts and heaped bitter
' words upon them and upon all who had
taken control sn-jy from its rightful
possessors, the common herd.
We all remember the "BiVz Saw" and
how it ripped up the "frats" and threw
the pieces right and left. Needless to de
scribe the old "But Saw." We all heard
"were In a turmoil of activity. Elbowing--was-
out. of the question in some of the
stores. It was purely a matter of
waiting until the opportunity of mov
ing a step or two presented Itself. The
shoppers were welded Into a single
being, imbued with a single purpose,
and the units of the shopping monster
had merely to wait until their wholly
subservient personal whims and wishes
might be carried out. To. progress ten
feet in as many minutes in any of th
big toy departments was to achieve a
feat worth boasting over.
There were more men about tTian
heretofore, but again the women were
10 or 20 to one. The male portion of
Portland's shoppers has not awakened
to the nearness of Christmas. From the
viewpoint of precedent they are not ex
pected to awaken before the end of the
new week.- Go into the stores next Fri
day night and the proportion will be
reversed. There'll be 20 men to every
woman.
And, unbelievable as it may sound,
men prove even harder customers than
women. Salespeople say that when It
comes to shopping "finnlklness' the
male Christmas shopper is in a class by
himself. The woman shopper Invari
ably goes with a definite idea of a
suitaoie present for each person that
must be remembered and follows that
Idea. The average male shopper, on the
other hand, sallies forth at the eleventh
nour with no idea other than that there
are unlimited relatives who must be
fittingly recalled. He fumes and frets
along through the bewildering maze of
toyland until the B9th minute of the
eievemn nour and then plunges.
Tree Cutting Limited..
There are exceptions to this rule
w men, as was once pointerd out, only
goes to prove the rule.
"No trespassing" and "Cut no trees-
are signs that will meet those who Join
the annual pilgrimage to the woods for
u.insunaa trees today. Signs forbid
ding the cutting of firs are numerous
east of the city, while many- such ad
monitions are placarded in the foothills
to the west of the city.
However, there is considerable open
land left where young firs may be
taken without possibility of legal con
flict, and the amateur woodsmen will
have merely to avoid the property bear
ing such signs.
POSTOFFICE BISIXESS GROWS
Postmaster Believes Limit of Pres
ent Building Is Reached.
Careful tally of the number of per
sons who have transacted business at
the Portland Postoftlce during the past
week is indicative of the tremendous
holiday business which is taxing the
building to Its utmost capacity.
During the middle of the day an av
erage of 20 persons has passed into the
corridors each minute, and the doors
have swung outward a corresponding
number of times. In each hour 1200
people have visited some one of the
departments and gone again.
The Postoffice employes have thus
far been able to handle the crowds
without serious delay, but the throng
has been so great at times it was al
most Impossible to wedge a passage.
Compared with last year, the office
has eight windows In use at the gen
eral delivery as against four; two reg
istry window against on, and three
stamp windows going day and night,
as against three In the day only in
1908.
Every nook of the present building:
has been utilized for space te. accom
modate the public, and officers of the
Government believe the limit of the
present building has been reached.
There is no place to cut in otheV win
dows and these is no room for the ad
ditional boxes which are daily de
manded. Postmaster Young thinks the
Increased business of another year will
swamp the office. The receipts of De
cember, 1908, amounted to over $78,000.
It is thought the increase fop the pres
ent month will be near to 20 per cent.
FORGERY CHARGE FACED
Alleged Former Convict Arrested on
Complaint of Astoria' ex-Mayor.
Fred Demingr, alias Custis, 34 years
old, and thought to be an ex-convict
from the penitentiary at Folsora, Cal.,
-was arrested for alleged forgery yester
day morning by Detectives Snow and
Coleman at Fourth and Burnslde
streets. Demlnff had been sought by
the local authorities for more than a
month. Herman Wise, former Mayor
and now a prominent merchant of As
toria, is the- complainant.
Deminp formerly lived in Astoria.
He is- accused of passing a fictitious
check for $50 on the ex-Mayor. JDeming
is said to have made out the check In
this city and registered it himself at
Astoria. Robert M. Hamilton, his uncle,
he told Mr. Wise, had sent him a re
mittance. reming will be returned to
the seaport town for trial.
of its good work, as It occupied much
space in print at the time.
Not only the frats, though, had to feel
the sharp teeth of the "Buzz Saw," for
the Cardinal, the high school publication,
was raked over the coals in a very start
ling manner and was accused of being
on the verge of decay. The teachers
were blamed for this, as it was charged
that they had unrightfully seized control
of the publication and that the editor
who was elected by the students was
merely run by the teaohers. But great
things were hinted in this "Buzz Saw."
The hint given was that some day the
editor of the "Buzz Saw" would run
for the editorship of the Cardinal and
give the "barbs" a chance to redeem
themselves, regain all their power and
live happily ever after. Almost too good
to be true. One day the name of the
editor of the "Buzz Saw" was made
public.
What do you suppose followed? His
name was up for editor of the Cardinal.
"With visions of the overthrow that was
coming for the "frats" and the' teachers
who had taken their control away, the
great body of "barbs" happily cast teir
vote for their great champion. But oh; it
was such a pity. After being boosted into
the plum tree, this champion decided to
leave things as his predecessors had and
not raise a muss with everything and risk
a fall. Being in so exalted a position, so
high above the "barbs," he found it bard
to recognize them aa the "fraus" did. He
really couldn't rahie the row he had
thought of, so long ago. A high office
suited him anyway, so he didn't want
any change. He couldn't force the teach
ers to stop demanding that th "josh"
contributions bo signed, as he. had so
radically decided on a year or so ago. So
he is just letting the "barbs" howl for
their Improvements all they want to and
no bother to him. At least, so my High
School friends tell me.
Instead of making the "rough house" he
had planned awhile back, this" new editor
champion is bound hand and foot with
those he once intended to overthrow. In
fact he is the very idol of the teachers
whom he charged last year with grasping j
auiuuiiLj. r i -19 a. puitsMua ana & pro
tector of the Interests he was once vowed
to sauelch. Since he has held office, he
has tried to forget his dreadful "Buzz
Saw" work. He has never mentioned any
reforms since he has held office except
printing an editorial now and then pro
testing against throwing banana peelings
or the boorish habit of eating peanuts in
atreecars. JEROIJB KAY JEROME.
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HEADQUARTERS 353 WASHINGTON ST.
MAN WRITES OR DEATH
DKLVKS POISOX . BY MISTAKE
AXD JOTS ACCOrXT.
Photographer Drops Cyanide Into
Ale, and Realizing Mistake, He
Leaves Xote lor Family.
LONDON, Dec. 18. (Special.) A re
markable description was given ot the
death of E. J. T. Webb, a well
known Portsmouth lawyer, at the in
quest upon Ais remains. Mr. Webb
died from paisoning by cyanide of po
tassium. He was an amateur photo
grapher, and had fitted up a, cellar at
his house as a dark room. Here he
was at work, by the light o the usual
colored lamp, upon a photograph en
largement, having taken into the room
with him a glass of beer.
He dropped by mistake some cyanide
of potassium into the glass and drank'
the mixture. Suddenly he remembered
his error, which he knew must be
fatal, and fully aware that he was a
dying man he hurriedly wrote the
following letter on a piece of bromide
paper:
"In semi-darkness have made an
awful mistake. Must Nhave poured
cyan into ale. Only a few sees, to live.
Cannot call. God help you my pet.
Brain reels. Tell to "
The writing towards the end of the
letter was almost indecipherable.
The letter was found on the devel
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SOLID GOLD BIRTHSTONE RINGS . . . -S2
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All that is worthiest and best m Pianos, Organs, Talking Machines, etc., is here. Also the wonderful Pianola Pianos, the
Orchestrelle and the little Cabinet Pianola, which can be readily attached if you already own a piano. We sell for cash
or on payments to suit any reasonable buyer. We rent' Pianos and Pianolas by the day, week, month or for a term of
months. Delivery will be made at any time desired. iIt is to your advantage to make selection at once.
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oping bench beside the drained vessel
that had contained ale, and Mr. Webb
was discovered dead in a crouching
position at the foot of the stairs, his
head on his arms. He had evidently
endeavored to get upstairs, but the
poison, which Jt was stated would
temporarily stimulate the brain -and
enable him to write a farewell note,
had then paralyzed him.
Mr. Webb leaves a widow and sev
eral children, and it was his elder son
and widow who found him dead.
PURSE FAT, NOT CONTENTS
Honest Deputy Returns 1 5 Cents to
Probable Owner.
.When William Griffith, deputy United
States Marshal, yesterday picked up a
woman's fat-looking purse from the
floor of the corridor in the Federal
building, lie proved his honesty by
handing it to the first woman he saw
but here is the story:
"I guess I have proved that I'm not
a grafter," said the deputy, as he
burst Into -the office of the Marshal.
"I just picked up a purse in the hall.
It belonged to some woman, and I
spotted a lady standing at one of the
general delivery windows. Stepping
up to her, I asked if she knew to
whom the purse belonged, and she said
she thought she did. I gave It to her,
all right." v
"But, Bill." said Marshal Reed, "the
pocket-book may have belonged to
some other woman. Tou ought to have
made the lady Identify it. Perhaps
some poor woman has lost all of her
MONEY SAVED
Compare these prices with other jew-l
elers and you will see that we save'
you from 10 to 25 per cent. TVe
a large assortment of Diamonds from ?500 to $1000.
4 KARAT DIAMONDS, FINE WHITE COLOR
FROM $25.00 TO $35.00
V2 KARAT DIAMONDS, FINE WHITE COLOR
PROM ten nn TO 7C nn
GERMAN SILVER MESH BAGS, large sizes
frm---- 3 to S4-50
SILVER TOILET SETS from. . . .S7 to S10
We Give a Written Guarantee With Every Article Sold
All Goods Engraved Free of Charge.
OUSE FOR XMAS GIFTS
OPEN EVERY EVENING NOW
AT HEADQUARTERS
Christmas money by your giving up the
purse so easily."
"QJi. that's all right," replied Grif
fith. "There was only 15 cents In it."
BUGLE CALLS TO BE HEARD
Bugle Band to Give Complimentary
to-dregon Xational Guard.
Bugle'; calls of the leading armies of
the world. Will be sounded at the
Armory tomorrow night when the bugle
band from the Duke of Connaught's
Own Rifles will give a complimentary
concert to the officers and men of the
Third Infantry, Oregon National Guard.
American and British bugle calls will
predominate, but there will be calls
from the Japanese, French, German and
Italian manuals.
All members of the Oregon Guard
stationed in Portland have been ordered
to turn out for the occasion. Assembly
will be sounded at 8 P. M. , and the
concert will be taken up at once. After
the bugle calls and quicksteps have
been sounded the Canadian infantry
men will give an exhibition rifle drill.
The guardsmen will respond by going
through the manual of the United
States Infantry. Friends and relatives
of guardsmen have been added to the
invitation list. The visiting soldiers
will leave Tuesday for Vancouver, B. C,
their home station.-
Prince Appears In Comic Opera.
PARIS. Dec. 18. Ppjnce Robert de
Broglie, whose marriage to Estelle Alex
ander, the American singer, in Ohlcago,
was annulled py tne trench courts in
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comic opera at Nice. He has been tak
ing singing lessons from a French pro
fessor, whose daughter, according to re
port, he shortly will marry.
See Slg. Sichel & Co.'s display adver
tisement on pac-e 7. section 1.
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European Plan $1.50 a day up
American Plan $3.00 a day up
lfew steel and brick structure. Furnished at
cost of $200,000. Every comfort and con
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city. Omnibus meets trains and steamers.
Send for Booklet with map of Sanf rancisco
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THE ENDLESS CHAIN
If we depended alone oij these taiks '
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Alveolar method of dentistry, we would
not be able to pay our running ex
penses. Each patient is the beginning:
of an endless chain; he is our live wire
(walking) advertisement. The Alveolar
work is so far ahead of anything ever
dreamed of before in dentistry that each
patient when, finished becomes an en
thusiast; his enthusiasm becomes con
tagious; he Is so pleased and so mvs
tified by the marvel wrought in his
mouth that he unconsciously or other
wise pastes the good tidings along to
his or her friend; that friend hath a
friend, etc., until the bushel Is lifted
from our candle.-
In brief, the Alveolar storv Is this:
If you have two or more teeth left on
either side in either jaw, without re
sorting to plates, partial plates or
bridge work, we can restore all vour
missing teeth with Alveolar teeth, "that
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uie ana aecidedly more beautiful than
the best set of natural teeth, and we
will defy anyone, dentist or layman,
to tell them from nature's teeth they
look, act and feel like they grew there.
Alveolnr Teeth Where Brldeevrork In
luipoNMiltle.
If only your front teeth are left, sav
3 or 4 or more, we can replace all those
that have been lost on both sides clear
back with perfect Alveolar teeth, whilst
bndgework would be impossible, even
if- you had -8 or 10 front teeth to tie
to. If you have onIv two back teetli
on each side, say, molars, we can sup
ply all the front teeth that are missing""
with beautiful, serviceable, lifelike Al
veolar teeth. This could not possiblv
be done by the bridge route. Suppose
you have lost your last (back) teeth,
two or more upper or lower on either
side, can replace them witli Alveo
lar teeth. The bridge specialist would
have to advise a partial plate, which
would encumber the mouth as well as
to help destroy your other teeth. Where
you have lost a few teeth there are
dentists who would extract all the rest
to make room for a plate. (Whece
people have no teeth, we make
plates, too. And when we do they look
Iie l,hey rew there. They are scien
tifically and artistically built for serv
ice and comfort as well as beautv )
Rven where bridgework is possible
there. Is no comparison between the
,A "e,T 'arse percentage of our
work is taking out bridgework put in
by supposedly high-class dentists, and
replacing it with the beautiful and ar
tistic Alveolar teeth. And, unlike
ondgework in another respect it is
practically painless. No boring or cut
ting into the gums, nothing to be
dreaded Now. then, p?ic?s bein
equal. which would vou choose"
Curing Pyorrhea (loose teeilii,' a dis
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curable, y another of our specialties.
e curejrtt absolutely. It-s a boastful
statement to make, but we can-do any
thing that is possible in dentistry, and
what we do Is always of the very high
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