- TS VVORK fS PASSED TO NEXT GRAND JURY BEST BROADWAY METHODS PREVAIL IN PLANNING PORTLAND PRESS CLUB SHOW Newspaper Men Are Fastidious la Their Choice of Start for Entertainment at Heilig Theater, December 19. Fifteen Acta to Be Programmed for "A Night Off," Before Christmas. Vaycr and Chief of Police to Improve City's Moral Conditions. There are three kinds of total adding cash registers manufactured, as follows: PORT PROBE TO .CONTINUE Norrmber fir a nil Jury File Krport With Jndft-A Clcland and Ad journs Kelly Bntte and County Jail Are Insanitary. With a rrren.w fmni f h Mx,wr and ' Olef oC Polio that (be moral roadrUnn of h city will be Improved, and oe- quest h!n a lor; list of house of que- Uubl character to tne next arawl ory tar InreatHatlon, (ha Nmmbw eoticty grand Jury eutrmrttcd It final t port la Prejd.lln: Jad Clelaod y 'trdy morair e. In eommentin; upon tta ftndtnca, tha ktt report says: WhJo w bar not had ttma to In vevtlcata tha condltlona thoroughly. bcuew haw arcorop1 lhei rood la thl direction and w aro leav ing a lone IWa of houses of thta rlaa to b turned orr to the lecuiher (rand Jury to nnlah Inreatlratins;. W hav i aad tha ILiyor and tha Chief of Pnllca befcr oa twice, cacti of whom haa prom ' led ua their cooperation, and we Under stand that the j--llr- have received strict orders thl wee, t Ii.it will be of much hrnent. If obeyed, and we hop our uc- reeaor will aea that these order ara fulrtlled.- I'ort's I' robe to Croitlrrue. WHh reaard to tha Port of Portland mmlaln. tha report anln beduestri the merits of toe proportion to the Ie cember Jury, and take a tep further In (lerlirlr that "we wish to Impreaa the rwenher jrrand Jury with the full Importance of their continuation of the (work we have commenced In tha full lsva:utlon of certain specific chance ; made by the Committee of Fifty, heeded br Ju.lee Uunlr. In mhJoh we hara an attorney Inr::iratin8 row. who ke rentable to thl committee, and who la w.rkiri In harmony with tha District Attorney's office. We hare recnen- men.trd to tha County Court and County 1 tVmm!.ira that a rceeonmbl lam he !!,. I to carry on the loreextcatlon of the 1'ort of lvtlend Cnmmtsalon. In It report the Jury states that It haa actrd upon 33 I ?T of whlc1 were considered true hit- and eta not true Mil, irtatitutuma at the poor farm bt;r Hu'te. Unnton rock quarry. Coun ty and Vv Jail and the Haby Home were rtoltrd. At the poor (arm tha Jury report, that It found everything- In satis factory condition, and th.a the marmae tnrnt wsa food. 8u far aa tha tuber cular ward waa concerned tba Jul IhoucM that tt mlaht b Improved upon la reaard to the attic, wher several In- nutei had to b pUced oa account of lack of room, and where In eas of nra there, would ba la darucer. At Kei r Ilutta condition war thouaht ta be Insanitary, and Improvement were recommended- Tha remaining; In stitution were found to ba ewttafactorr with ti-.a aireptlon of the County Jail, wher no relief could ba arc u red until the new quarter are 1 readlnr. The araiid Jury waa composed of tha rVllowirs; member: Foreman. II. A ajeppner. 7 Sat Tenth atreat North: clerk. Thorns P. Thornton. 3 Rant .i linen street: J. TK Wharton, ta Et eleventh at reel. IX D. Walton, latt Kxeter reet; W. It. Cbuntryman. ill North Twenty-fourth trae: 8. Ie Toon. I'm Haven atreat; A. Anaorit. M Caat vi.lean MreaC r."'VS". ."- :- -) ; . , ,2 'Hh j v. . ; y y-: f. -y'- ' -- ' yj : 'A : -.a. - f - -"CI J jojm.oj& jjstJ' jque. cve s-yvs-irsr e . . fc ss-r g?gjr. je-oa..aur-ejyuBe- e?sa-e-.. "X ..- VV , - '"J , M... r-- . 9t 'V- . r-f 5.' . ;XV vv ..i "C,-'-: ,.r A i mi-Hi i -i i iJ mltiiV i lamgin iT HI i ! II I 'i ii In an inYi n j o-x-v'---r--c-rv -E-n-t-r- -Wrc-JW rrzj-jfl erjvr T. -ntr-cw n jwwyr 1--r-"--:-'VTr-r"VC eo.Kar 1 . , I frolic. "A Nlht OfT." at th JUIIlg- lilt eawe III M. X II UtROII IV POLICY AM.IX.ED terrenhonao Owner Contend Appll- railun Specified Content. John O. Holden. flortet. whoaa reen boua waa burned In the Kxpoettlon fire, haa brouaht suit airalnt tha I -aw I nlon tt Rock Imurance Company, of London, to collect on a policy of liOO. Mr. lloiden rontenda that th aent mad a mtataka In maklna; out th pol. ley. and that be did not notice until after tha fir that th policy read "on fram and ! rtaen-houaef In stead of f IXturea. too Id. (c." lie contend" that bla application for a policy pec I fled th content sad not tha bulldlrif. tha Portland Pre Craba holiday froJlc. "A Nlaht Off." at th JUII1- Theater. Monday avenlnf;. December 11. paaae Into hlatory without exciting fieri fire of Jealouay and envy In the heart of Lee Shuhert, Charle Frohman and Martin Beck, th committeemen who ara worklna tirrleaaiy to make tha fra ttvltle brilliant and aatlafylnir will feel that their labora have rone for naught. Jack Rarrett, chairman of the enter tainment committee, and Jamea 8. Tyler, who finds time after bla dutlra a newa editor of a dally and an executive officer of th club ara flniahad to aelect tha lit erary wheat from the chaff for th Prea Club book, can ae no good reason why A Klffht Off ahouid not be th real claear theatrical treat of tha aeaaon. n the flrat plan, they arguo. they have (Ma talent, and what la more ah, now It rim out-H-verythlnt; pertaining lo the booking of eomr-blrue, dramatic heavv- elalite. comeitlan and general bead- liner haa all bean carried out according to tba moat approved method of Forty aero rid afreet. And all of the poater projecting th attraction of tha fet upon the public hav been framed atrlctly In accordance with the unwritten laaa for SMch tiling laid down on th Rialto. Thia may pall upon th dl1nterated laity aa commonplace detail, but tlier could be no greater error. Jack Barrett, for Instance, would aa anon thlr.k of writing a note to a prima donna without couching the mlaelve In the orthodox theatrical vernacular, aa la employed by all aelf-respectlng Impresa rio, a he would or paying the -National dent or living In Beet tie. Ilarlnr launched Into the labor and ra- eponatblllty of preparing an entertaltt ment that w'Jl find favor wtth aucb. rap- tloua critic a their fellow mcrobera. and will pleaae th general public, they are determined to carry out the Job accord Ing to Hoyle. or mor properly, accord ing to Broadway. i At a reeiilt of the ectlvlMe Incident to t : . rr " K 1 i t an-tr . I ' " ' vt;Vlao eciiritig 15 alar feature for "A Nlaht Off' and preparing a souvenir programme that la extccted tu add much to the club reputation, th board of managers' room In tlie club's nutte, third floor, iler- hanta Trust bulktlna, haa taken on a distinctive theater-office look. A Dra matic Mirror date-book offer Inspiration lo those thinking up new "atunta-" with which to bewilder and ertthuao local patrons of the drama. Just one picture of All'- Lloyd, hung on the wall, fired Barrett with enough seal to land four lug "acta" for the show, at ono fell swoop. Members of the committee on enter tainment have beonma so steeped In the atmosphere of the footlights that Charles N. Ryan took tt as a matter of course or matter of ctiorua that the two yonng women who presented them- aelvea at room 303 Merchants Trust building yesterday were anxious to add their luster to the stage. "Have you any work?" asked one of th fair ones, making Incandescent eye at Kyan. "Might have." said Mr. Ryan. "What1 your actr' The young women looked at each other and girirled. Mr. Kyan's professional eye took In the situation at once; the young women were umateurs. Klne Kefcrenccf Cited. "Most anything," lisped the goddess. who had a good face, though an Impos sible dresser. "I know." said Ryan," but we hare to know what your act is. Can you sing Can you dance we might be able to use some or the raviowa aturr it you can do It properly. Goddess No. 3. a mere slip of a girl of M Summers, sniffed contemptuously from undor a moulting Gainsborough. "Sing! Dsnce! Why, the Idea. Tv worked for some of th best families In town and I have never been aked to sing or danee. Why, I have references from Mrs. What's-her-name over In Irvlngton " "Lsdle," said Ryan, "thia 1 th book ing office for A Night OfT 15 star acts count 'em. with acenlc " "Oil." stammered the housemaid, "we thought this wss a Intelligence office. There Is an employment office for women across the corridor from the cltrb- room. 'But It just shows, said Jack Barrett. who care as much for logic as he doe for the toothsche. "that things are com ing our way." Flushed with prloe over th Idea, h decided to appoint a .press agent, not necessarily for publication, but to em bellish the booking office. He argued that there waa no telling who might drop in any minute and it would embarrass the newspaper-theatrical men not lo have a few pres representative strewn around. Wlfo Win Plvoree Decree. fWaus her husband treated her with contempt and cruelty, a divorce waa granted to Maud A. Tutro yesterday from Krnest C. They were married In Mil bank. A D-. In l"i. and hav four chil dren. Th court rranted th custody of tha children to the znotuor and gave her to lota In Arleta. Kqolty Suit Plmlsard. A croae-blll In equity was disposed of In the suit of A. L. Maltlngly vs. the Oregon Idaho Land Company, In volving a note of ll'.'P-V Th bill wa dtmlsed and the company waa per mitted to begtn an action at law for the collection of the note. City Snrs to Condemn. Th City of Portr-ind ha brought suit against th touth I'ortland Improvement Company la condemn a narrow strip of land o as to mak a ml desired In con-nev-t on with the extennlon of a street In th Jtouth i'ortland district, Salt rron on SI 0,000 Note. IX W. Hum ha ugh haa brought uit ajlnt John Clwn for the recovery of I V..U due on a promissory note given ta pevment for lots 1 and I In Park Ad.uuon. The petitioner asks for a tore cloeure decree. Ilrcrlyrr Not TMschartrd. Judsw Morrow refused yesterday to dla charse ti rccetxer In the case of Aueten v. 1'latts. which Involved an automobile. T.er was an appiU-atlon for discharge eo t.'iat partnership debta might be re lieved. Women AVI II PWoi Author. Th December meeting of the State Woman Preaa Club of Oregon will be hvid Wednesday evening. December a. at i o'clock. In a committee room en the second floor of th City Hal!. II anil be -sulhorW evening. " Th programme I a follow: "Hint aa Plot-Making and Character'.!, ton.- Mr. M. K. 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