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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1910)
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND. DECEMBER 18, 1910. Tl . , - - - . aa J T T . n I S 4 sWt.-avn-11V-. I I ny's Beautirui ana si. oava.. - NORMANS HOPING 35 SHARES ENOUGH Spokane and Tacoma Broth ers Rely on Pioneers' Hold ings to Get Hotel. MISSION TO LONDON IS OUT Atiodiry ! Orfr I England to tall on "Leavc-lt-toOlc" rrcl mia and Secure Transfer of Stock. Held by Him. old iiMiimovi t non IS TKt HOTU roRTUM. Ami. Sbarsa. FU1 C. L- IViaastt t Joe BKll. J. W. Bacaaaaa ' L W. Balrd Ba Frelmaa l Cbarlse McCora C. T. smith Otto to'-hum Ann, I W. it. Wi4em I W. T. Walla - A. J. KooatKorth j. a. wim i o ao 5O0 130 SO IJO a Association In tba Circuit Court yeeter oay la which objections bad been made to tha paring of Macadam (treat from section li-l-l to Dakota itrnt. In volving aa expenditure of ISl.ilt. Tba rltye legal representative njalntalned that tha proceedings la ronntc.lon with (tunc tha work to the Oregon Hassam Paving Company were regular's every particular. AttenUon waa called to tha manner of advertising for bids, to tha prevailing prlea of ll.'S per yard and to the r"g!Tt of the Eaeeutive Board of tba city to let contracta and paaa opoa them. Tha answer carries with it a request for tba dlsmlasaJ of tha suit. OREGON-BORN ACTOR DIES Mark Ellsworth. Satire of Eugene, 1'assca Away In w York. Mark Ellsworth, who died In Nw Tork City recently, waa a native son of Oregon and bad achieved fame In the theatrical world. He waa born In Eu gene. Or., and waa the son of Attorney Stukely Kll.worth. Ills wife, a brother. John W. Ellsworth, ao Orerun news paper niau, and two srters survive him. The sisters are Mr. Ilattle R. McDonald of La terande. Or., and Mrs. Louisa Wood of Tecuruseh. Mich, lie was a nephew of Clay Ellsworth. Jap 1L Stevens and Mrs. X. P. Kelley of La Orande. After attending the Hill Military Aoademr Mark Filsworth beaan his - - . in PnrtUniL lAtRF j he went to Pan Francisco and New 1 oik. in -" v - - aaer and support lor popular star. In . k.4w u'ani. James O'Neill. Louis James. Katharine Kidder and Henrietta crosman. r or In tha K tharea of stock represented by the foregolnc table 1 concealed tna hope of tha Norman Brothers. Spo kane and Tacoma. for the control of the I'ortUad Hotel Company. All of the shares are represented ou the boobs of the company aa members of the pioneer who lent their aid In the establishment of the famous hotel property which aerved an Important part in the develop ment of the chief city of the Willamette. It la believed thai tha mission of At torney H- M- Cake, calling him to Eng land during tha past Summer, was to secure control of the interest represented by Ben Fretroan. and em.-e the meeting of the board of directors bold last Wed nesday. It has been learned that a de mand was made for the issuance of the stock. If that demand had been recog nised the Day Brothers woulJ have stepped out of the Hotel Portland man agement and the Normans would have been again la control. It has teen definitely learned that tha mission of Attorney Cake was successful aa to securing an asinment of tha stock, but it Is asserted by the Day ln treat thai such a move waa discounted early In tba year by tba cancellation of all stock except one share which waa fully paid op but which had never been Issued by tba total company. Property In Adjudication. At tnla time control of tha property la In adjudication throush a suit In tha State Circuit Court wherein the Fleck enatela estate aaserta a claim to tba two shares Of the hotel company stock, which bava been voted by Attorney Joseph and which baa maintained tba Day Brothers taTvTthth advent of Day control of the Hotel Portland, a number of employee of tha Norman Brothers were ousted, among them James Sergeant, former auditor for tbe company. flargeent bad been a warm partisan of tha Normans and having charge 01 the books of the concern, ascertained that la tba organisation of the original com pany numerous contracts for tha pur chase of stock bad been made, but final payments bad not been made. In some eases oancellatlona of the contracta bad been entered, but In others tba record of tha contract stood. Tba Norman Brothers are aald to have borrowed a large portion of tha money used In purchasing tha Hotel Portland anJ Day Brotheva are said to bava accommodated them. Day troth are made their money from the mlnea of Idaho, and are said to have been owboya In their earlier years. As tha story goea Sergeant Is said to have In Testlaated tbe records of the company and found that ii shares had been sub scribed and partially paid for By tha old-timers who were willing to help boost the city. Old Contract Cancelled. A so soon aa tba Normans found this condition of affairs to exist and believ ing that they bad full control of tbe property. It la said they caused a reso lution to bo passed cancelling all tbe eld contracts and forfeiting the c'alma of stock represented by "Leave It To Me" Frelmaa and other claimants After Attorney Joeeph bobbed op with tbe two shares, now claimed to be owaed by tbe Fleckenstela estate, and the control of the property bung lo the balance. It Is said that aa effort waa made by the Normans to secure as signments of the unissued stock, aa represented by contracts. H. M. Cake la said to bava been successful In his mission to England and to have de manded tbe stock when he returned. The claim was presented last Wednes day at the directors' meeting of tbe hotel company, and refused, tbe man agement being now la tbe bands of tbe Day Brothers. It Is probable that a law-suit will be begun la the Circuit Court to determine tbe validity of tbe atock contracta -Leeve-lt-To-Me" Frelman waa one ef the beet-known characters In tha Pacific Coast, bis sobriquet being ac quired while be operated a restaurant at First and Osk streets. Fre'man came to Portland In tbe early eighties, and bad conducted a bote) at Yoko hama. Prior to that time be bad been engaged as a professional sutde In Con stantinople, and waa a thorough cos mopolitan. He spoks 1 languaa-rs, but tbs thing that appealed to the rateror waa to have a etranser drop in at hla Oak etreet restaurant, which was tbs beat In the city in those days, and ask wbat he could serve. "Leave it to me." Frelman would re apond. Nobody ever bad occasion to com plain of the quality of food serve J. Frelmaa left Portland after tbe crash of 1 ar.d never paid more than the first Installment oa tie Port land Hotel stock. He Is bow running the Hotel Oregon in London, aad to that tna Attorney Cake la said to have wenstd his wsy. Frelmaa assigned his stock in the Hotel Portland, or such clslms to stock aa lie may have, and the Norman Brothers are oemaadlng that the full amount of stock be Issued to his as igases. Other stock contractors bave also assigned their shares, and It la proposed to assert the claim that tba order of cancel Jit Ion ef the stock con tracts waa made without authority aad under a mlsapprebeesloa of the facta. The Day Brothers will clslm that no tice of cancellation was duly given, and ttat tbe j-eMers of stock contracts rave been legislated out of the man agement. City Defend Macadam Pavement. Through Its attorneys, tha City of Portland mad lis answer to the suit I ef tk South Portland Improvement tnn.n or ram vf-ars dies, VICTIM VI' DIPIITUEBIA. f -1 r . i. " i: - - -sw" X i f r 1 . e" ... v.J T ... . Edith Aadrey Nelaom. Edith Audrey Nelson, who died of diphtheria December IX and waa burled December 14, waa four years, four months and !1 days old at the time of death. She waa the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A- W. Nelson. The child died at the home of her grand parents. Mr. and Mrs. L A. Webb. 7J Commercial etreet. Mr. and Mrs. Webb were early pioneers of Oreron. and formerly resided at Medford. years be appeared In large American and Canadian citlea In Sbakespearean productions. Leaving the stage, Mr. Ellsworth be came secretary of the National Actors Society of America, with headquarters In New York City, and at tha time of his death waa a member of a firm which bandied practically all the lead log theatrical European attraottona. i r . . L'ni.ht Temnlar. a Mason I and a member of the Brotherhood of Elka and of the Knlshta of Pythias, ' For seven yeara be waa a vestrymsn In St. Paul s episcopal unurcn, rvw City, where the funeral services were held. The alasone ana ciss conuucieu. . i I n tha al.sonle Tamnlt. The floral trlbutea were many and elaborate. CABINET HOLDS MEETING Denial Made Tbat Recent War Scare Una Any Connection. WASinNOTOK. Doc. IT. A special meeting of tbe Cabinet was bald at the White House thla afternoon. It waa attended by all nine members and lasted from o'clock In the afternoon until 4 JO o'clock this evening. The length of the session gave rise to the rumors that It had been called la connection with the war scare, which baa been disturbing Washington for the last week. This was denied, and It was said tbe Cabinet had de voted Itself enurely to unfinished rou tine and departmental matters left over from yesterday's session. tOLOIST WIU MXO AT BKME tTT FOR ORP1IAXV HOME TONIC ur. J ..IfV .... ' : : A: ; . . - - : .. i - 4 1 t : . : - w:. i it mm 4 OUver B, Hackee. A sscred concert sd4 lecture will be glrea at the St. Lawrence Church. Third and ghennan streeta, tonliht. ai g o'clock The proceeds are to CO for tbe benefit ct the .Orphan's Moms. A fine musical programme has been arransed. Tba lectors wl'l e gtvea br tbe Rev. Oeorte jlsrr. ef Columbia University. Ills object win be -The OTeateat Moral roree la tse World. Others aba are ta lake part are Mra. K. A. SjUHan. Oliver B. Uufhes. btlss Anna M. Twlas. Mrs. rrauk Roekert. M!sa Mae Ursiua. the Portland ktale Quartet. Miss Marts atooser. Mrs. atattle Xellr Pleaslas aad the at. Lawrsnee choir, satnaeated by the St. Laereaee Cbaral OusV Sole Agents for W. K. Cowan & Compai THE ONE GIFT that is' sure to give pleasure that is at once sensible, beautiful, distinctive and practically everlasting, is a piece of good furniture. If you are in doubt, buy furniture of quality. You will find on our floors for your selection one of the largest," most varied and hand somest stocks of gift furniture ever shown in Portland. Every need, every taste and every purse can be perfectly suited. Our stock of easy chairs in mahogany and oak, of rockers, period chairs, willow chairs and Craftsman chairs .will delight you if you are in search of a gift at once comfortable, beautiful and durable STORE OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS Artistic Novelties Smokers' Sets Brass Jardinieres . . Fine Lamps Mahopany Trays Fern Dibits Muffin Stands Pedestals Candlesticks Nests of Tables Cigarette Boxes, Etc., Etc .$ 5.00 to $45.00 $ 3.50 to $15.00 , .$12.00 to $80.00 .$ 6.00 to $50.00 .$12.00 to $18.00 .$10.00 to $25.00 ..$4.00 to $70.00 ,.$ 3.00 to $10.00 .$18.00 to $55.00 Jewel Boxes, , Etc Desks, MusicCabinets ' and Tables VTe show a particularly fine assort ment of Musio Cabinets, Ladies' Writ ing Desks and Tables of every sort. Most of the pieces are in mahogany, with some in walnut and oak. Music Cabinets range from $12.00 to $50.00 ; Desks from $25.00 to $125.00; Tables from $5.00 to $275.00. Work Tables, Pick-up and Tip Tables, Consul Ta bles and Card Tables are shown in many styles. Out-of -the'-Ordinary Gifts Magazine Stands ....$20.00 to $ 30.00 Tea Tables , .,,.$10.00 to $ 30.00 Davenports . . . .....$50.00 to $225.00 Screens.. -$ 3.50 to $ 35.00 Morris Chairs . .$15.00 to $ 65.00 Leather Chairs ...... .$20.00 to $160.00 Leather Couches $35.00 to $ 65.00 Bookcases ' $35.00 to $125.00 Craftsman Rockers. .$10.00 to $ 60.00 Hall Clocks $18.00 to $550.00 Etc., Etc., Etc. Fifth and'Stark J. G. Mack '& C'd Fifth and Stark WOUND IS NOT BAR Teamster Accused of Forgery Seized in Weak State. MAN SHOT SELF TUESDAY E. Batcher, Alleged Fasaer of Bad Check, Thrown la Cell Though Suffering From Accidental HurtWoman May Go Free. Emaciated from the effaeta of a aair Inflicted bullet wound laat Tuesday. E. Butcher waa taken to the police nation yesterday afternoon to answer to the charge of forgery. With tha oonstnt of hla pfiyslclan, be waa lodged In a cell In the city JalL Butcher aeya a aevere wound In hit left breaat waa Inflicted accidentally while he waa cleaning a revolTer. 11a waa brought from Wood lawn on a street car and waa Scarcely able to stand when ha arrived at tha station. ' Butcher la aoouaed of having forged a check purporting to hare been drawn by the National Wine Company, for 115. It la alleged that, having been em ployed aa a teamster for the company, he gained access to tha desk where tha checks and stamps were kept, and drew a check, which was accepted. He lives with bla brother-in-law. George Marshall, at 13J7 East Ninth street, Korth. Wound Is Accidental. Tha circumstances leading to Butch er's wound wars Investigated by De tective Tichenor. who waa unable to find any evidence to oontradlot Butch er's assertion that the shooting was accidental. Bad Check aggregating 1700 have bean charged to the aacount of Mrs. J. F. Ihiffy. alias McElroy. who surren dered herself to the polloe several days ago. Friends have coma to tha woman's rescue and the checks have been paid up. The latest complaint waa on filed yesterday with he District Attorney by a representative of the Toung Women's Christian Association, who ao copied Mrs. Duffy's check on a Kargo, N D.. bank for JJS and received it back protested. The District Attorney had not decided whether to heed .recommenda tions of the victim and dismiss the cases. The case will be beard in Munici pal Court tomorrow. Brother Saves Prisoner. Solicitude of a brother who came from Tacoma. Wash., to make reparation for him, saved Charlea Marvin from trial, his shortage baring been mad good with added costs, by the brother, yesterday afternoon. Martin was accused of hav ing collected S belonging to R. L. Tur ner, of tha Oregon Taxlcab Company, and tailing to make return of It. Hi brother said that Marvin had become entangled with a woman hero, and that after settling his difficulties ha would send blm to California on tha San Fran Cisco liner Bear today. MRS. PHOEBE E. HALL DEAD Pioneer of Oregon and Washington Paases at Tacoma. Mra. Phoebe Elisabeth Hall, wife of the lata John H. Hall, died at her horn In Tacoma December . runeral ser vice were held at the residence by tha Kev. Frederick T. Webb, of St. Luk's Episcopal Church. Mrs. Hall, who was- born In Piatt City. Mo., la 184J. waa a daughter of Judge William Dawson, a native of Northwestern Scotland and Mary Searcy Dawson, of Kentucky. Mrs. Hall crossed the plains with her par ent la Ilia la the Stephen Meeds party , t. v.mhlll Pountr near McMlnnvlile. She waa also a pioneer of Seattle, having moved there in 1868. . Mrs. Hall came to Tacoma J year ago being among the pioneers of thla city. She Is survived by two sisters. Mrs. J. M. Bowley. of Repubyc Wash, and Mrs. Cbarles Ellis, of Dixie, Wash, and eight children. The children are Clarence Hall, of Australia; Edward, of New York; Otis, of Hoquiam. Wash.; Mm. D. P. Ketchum and Mrs. L. A. Schanno. of The Dalles; Mrs. Richard T. Comer, of Washington, D. C. and Misses May and Elisabeth Hall, of Ta coma. - - CHILDREN SELL STAMPS Red Cross Seal Campaign Lively In Publio Schools. . Interest in tha Red Cross Seal cam paign among the children of tha pub lic schools Is greater this year than last. There la a rivalry among the children to have their schools lead the list In the sale of stamps. In addition to swelling trie tubercu lar fund of tha Visiting Nurse Associa tion, the sale of the Red Cross stamp in the schools has been of much edu cational benefit. The principals of the schools have explained the oause for which the funds are to be used, and In structed the children In regard to rules to follow In order to keep the disease from spreading. The Alnsworth. Montavllls, Irvlngton and Holladay school have Ordered three supplies of seals, while tbe Buck man School has disposed of five orders. An Edison moving picture film haa been made, entitled "Red Cross Peal." ... . . tii v. a nn at the Ar- ino picture .i" v " - , cade Theater today, tomorrow and Tuesday. A pretty story la told of a young girl who wins the prise for the best design for the little seal, while the work of the Visiting Nurse Asso ciation Is also brought out. Tha pic ture will be shown on the East Side the latter part of the week. PIONEER MILLMAN DEAD Jacob Hepp Long Engaged in Indus try In .Oregon, By the death of Jacob Hepp. Portland has lost one of ita pioneer mill men. Mr. Hepp having been engaged In the planing TnlU and general mill work hero more than 20 years. , . He was a native of New Tork, born November 11. lSJt H cam .JUVL tjl 1881. remaining in Son Francisco until 166. He then went to Chicago and en caged in mill work there until 1886. Re turning to California, he spent four years at Los Angeles and In 1890 came to Port land where he had lived since. He leaves a widow, a brother. Valentine Hepp. and seven children. They are: Daniel Hepp. of Chicago; Mrs. Robert Holman. of or V v..-i Trii.n. of Trout- Sto: Mr Arur omV of Berkeley. Cal.- Mra. Frank Culin. of Oakland CaL; Walter W. Hepp. of British Columbia, and Mrs. Harry Holbrook. of San Francisco, Cal He died Saturday. December 10, at his home. 103 Dlviedon street. The funeral was held last Wednesday. , Rack Bpruas Oaal. The best house coaL Liberty Coal lee Co.. exclusive agents. 2S North Four-enth street. Main ltti: A 113. 5000 Square Feet of. CHRISTMAS PIANOS The above la the amount of floor space used and required on our second floor to display our pianos. DO NOT judge our store and stock by the amount of space used on the first floor. It is used only for samples. 160 PIANOS for 150 provident people who believe in saving every dollar they can. Inducements 20 HIGH-GRADE PIANOS turned over to us to sell at factory cost in which $127 is saved. 6 BEAUTIFUL $325 pianos will go to the first six customers at an introductory price of $196. PIANO PURCHASING CHECKS issued by us at any time will be accepted this month aa first payment on certain makes of pianos. .. THE BEST $650 player piano on the market for $550. Easy payments. IP YOU are piano wise you will surely see our pianos before you make yor selections. Store open evenings. Call for a beautiful calendar. HOVENDEN PIANO CO. 106 Fifth Street, Next to Perkins HoteL ii What to Give for Christmas Listed hare are a few of the thousands of articles , that comprise the great holiday stock of tMa store. In it yon may find the solution of YOUR problem. If not, spend a few minutes in the store tomorrow. Yon will quickly find jnst what yon want at a price yon can afford. Every article named here is positively of best quality obtainable at the price. Watches Watch Fobs Watch Chains Rings Scarf Pins Watch Charms Cuff Links Match Safes . Stamp Boxes Cigar Cutters Desk Clocks ' Canes FOR MEN Umbrellas Silver Pencils Silver Knives Gold Knives Satchel Tags Smokers' Sets Picture Frames Shaving Sets Clothes Brushes ,; Fountain Pens And many other things too numerous to name. FOR WOMEN Diamond Rings Diamond Brooches La Vallieres , Pins set in preciou stones Bracelets Pendants Lockets Cuff Pins .. Back Combs . Toilet Articles Jewel Boxes Picture Frames Clocks Umbrellas -Mesh Bags Vanity Boxes Cream Ladles Sugar Tongs Oyster Forks Ice Cream Spoons Salad Forks Cucumber Servers Orange Spoons Gravy Ladles Asparagus Servers Olive Forks Cold Meat Forjts Chocolate Spoons Bonbon Scoops Carving Sets Baby Spoons Cut Glass 1 Credit to Reliable Parties. rLO: ' largest diamond i mastercmftmm TWAT mS TN ORBGOtf 1 JtfFTO30USMETALS . -i 283 sST. .1- 74 THIRD STREET J