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ELKS ENCOURAGED
115 PURSE GROWS
Convention Fund Now Totals
$68,520; Nineteen of 99
Committees Finish.
$55,COO IS NEEDED YET
Dollar Gleaner. Report Certain Dis
trict Ltm Generous Than
Expected Suceesa of Can
vass fceema Certain.
It la apparent already that tha Port
land Elks' grand lodge entertainment
fund win not t oversubscribed.
Although th. contrlbutiona have
been liberal In certain Quarter, a good
many others that were expected to
aubacrlba In large amounts have dis
appoint)) tha committees. In many
places tha committers bitt had what
they call "mighty hard plckln'." Ther
will r.eed every cent they can ret to
make up their fund of IMi.OOU, of
wlilch the lodge Itself has given 1-5.-oo.
When the books closed last night the
total amount in the ham! of Treasurer
Van Schuyvr was f 3.C'0.50. which,
wita the lodge's donation, brings tha
total up to i.l.SJO.io.
This leaves mora than I5S.00O yet to
be raised. Of course soma of tha larg
est contributors have not yet reported,
but It will take many of these to over
come that lii.OOO gap-
19 Dollar Gleaners Finish.
I.ast nlgbt 1 of tha coenmltteea
sent out on tha canvass had returned
their book to tha office of Henry K.
Iteed. secretary, reporting- that their
work waa complete. Nearly all of th
money ao far received came from these
1 committees, but big donations hava
been figured In outslJe of these.
With the money now In sight tha
success of tha grand lodge entertain
ment and reunion in 112 is assured
and the local Elks are going right
ahead with tbalr plans to bring- their
brethren from Via 1200 other lodges of
the L'nited State to Portland a year
from tha coming- Summer.
But with f 12a.O0O they can make the
occasion th most astounding that tha
Elks ever have held and the fama of
Portland and of Oregon can spread
throughout the country as the fairest
convention place on earth.
$1 3,3 SO Day's Fund.
The following; were tha contrlbu
tiona yesterday:
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Constable Sit as Judge.
Constable Weinberger sat .on the
benrh yesterday as presiding offlcex.
while a constable's Jury determined th
ownership of certain property attached
by Mm In a aaloon at Seventh and
Ollsan streets, and In dispute between
H. Flerkenatein and the Welnhard
Brewery. Fleckensteln had levied an
attachment against Summers Cooper,
proprietors of a negro resort, to col
lect a bill for merchandise, two pool
tables were attached, and were claimed
later by tha brewery, under a condl
tlonal bill of sals. The property was
released from attachment.
MAP OF VALLEY COMPLETE
Even Houses Shown In V. S. Survey
Chart of Willamette Zone.
Three new topographic mapa of th
upper Willamette Valley have Just
been Issued by th Vnlted Plates Geo
logical Survey, covering territory be
tween Eugene and Harrlsburg, about
20 miles wide and 10 miles long. These
PUCKER RESIDENT OP ORE-
(.U DEAD AT AGE OP S3.
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Th Lata Mr. J. W. MeCraw.
M'COT. Or, Feb. 28. (Special.)
Mrs. J. W. McCrow. aged (3
yesrs. died at Uarkervllle, Al
berta. Canada. January 2. 1)11.
th cause being; Brlght'a dlseas.
Mrs. McCrow was born at In
verness. Scotland. July 14. 1841.
She cam to America In 1873. waa
married to Alesandar Anderson
In July. lt"S. and want to Port
land. Or., th lam year. Mr.
Anderson died In December, 117.
On child waa born to this union.
Airs. Violet A. Purvlne.
On October SI. 1880. Mrs. And
erson married John McCrow. f
McCoy, Polk County. Oregon.
Three children were born to this
union: Mrs. George Flake, of
Markervllla. Alberta: Garrett E.
McCrow and Clarence A. McCrow.
of McCoy. There are also three
stepchildren: Mrs. Andrew Fish
er. Pllverton, Or.; Robert McCrow,
Ooldendale. Wash.: Mrs. Joseph
Fisher, stayton. Or, and sis
grandchildren to mourn her loss.
maps are on in lara-esi ecaia
prepared by the survey, being; two
Inches to tna mile, ana snow an topo
graphy, streams, trails, roads, rall
roada and even houses.
Oregon Is at present about 17 per
cent surveyed, and owing- to the small
appropriations th work baa progressed
slowly. The Oregon legislature has
passed a bill providing for co-operation
with the Government in this work, and
It is expected that the whole state will
b mapped completely within 10 years.
The survey of the Willamette Valley
win b proceeded with more rapidly,
and In addition eeveral other eectlon
of the state will b taken up at onoe.
About JO maps of Oregon territory have
been published so far. including; areas
In Baker, Umatilla. Klamath. Malheur.
Jackson. Josephine. Douglas. Coos. Ean
and Multnomah Counties. Th Geolog
ical Survey publishes the maps, and
thsy may ba obtained at the local of
fice of the survey In the Tllford block.
Th United Statea Oeologlcal Survey
mapa are said to be the beat published
by any country, and practically ail th
statea In tha Union are co-operating
with the Government to complete the
survey of th United Statea within 10
or 15 years.
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VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash.. Feb. IS. (Special.) Batteries A and B and headquarters of the First
Fsttallon of the Second Field ArtUlery. comprising J65 men and seven officers, will leave thhi poet to sail
from San Francisco. March . en route to the Philippine Islands. They will go on the Government trans
port Sheridan, and will stop at Honolulu and Guam, taking a month to make the trip.
Officers of the Second Field Artillery are shown In the above photograph. Reading from right to left
they are: Standing Lieutenants L. H. Tatlaferro. K. a Perkins. F. W. 6harp. H. B. Marr and G. St Sea
man. Seated Lieutenant W. S. Sturglll. Captain H. K. Williams, Major John Conklin. Captain H. F. Reed
and Lieutenant Roy F. Waring. ... . n-
Wlth the soldiers will be the following officers: Major John ConkUn, In command: Lieutenants F. W.
Sharp, Roy F. Waring. L, H. Taliaferro, K. B. Perklne, G. S. Seaman. H. E. Marr. A. T. Bishop, acting adju
tant, and Robert Davis. ,
The troops will be stationed at the post at Stotsenburg. Island of Luson, near Manila, The trip in
cludes a EO-mlle ride on the narrow gauge Dagupan Railroad.
These batteries of the Second Field Artillery came to this post December . 1909. from Fort D. A. Russell,
Wvomlng. In the Spring of 1909 they were in Cuba, going from there to Fort Rueeell.
Battery D. Second Field Artillery. Is left here, and Batteries E and F. now In the Philippines, will replace
the batteries leaving here. -
Lieutenant W. s. Sturgill is now attending officers' school at Fort Riley. Kansas: Captain H. E. Wil
liams Is on recruiting service at Atlanta. Ga.. and Captain H. F. Reed has been transferred to the Fifth
Field Artillery.
INTEREST IS KEEN
Inquiries About Rose Festival
Already Coming In.
IDAHO WAITING EAGERLY
Popularity ConleMs With Tortlnnd
Trips as Prises Arouse) Much
Knthnslasm CAllfornlans
Kxpectod Jn Force.
That widespread Interest Is being
manifested In the forthcoming; Rosa
Festival la becoming- mora and more
evident every day from the big volum
of letter of Inquiry from many parta
of th Coast and also from correspond
ence with Eastern people.
The office force of the Festival la
now devoting- a a;ood deal of Ita tlm
In taking- car of thss Inquiries, sending-
out literature notice of rate), ptolnts
of scenic Interest, side trips and other
features. One of tha strongest letters
which baa bsen received In th past
few dnys comes from M. IL Qlbbon, of
Caldwell. Ida. II control a string- of
papers In various parta of the atat.
and Is now arranging- for a series of
trips her during the Festival through
several popularity contests. In his let
ter received yesterday h says:
"Idaho, and particularly Southwest
ern Idaho, Is eagerly awaiting the open
ing of the next Rose Festival. Conserv
ative eatlmates on the number of peo.
pla who will visit Portland during- tna
week from Canyon County alone place
It at 500. The Interest In other sec
tion of the state Is aa great.
"From our agents In the eastern part
come reports of universal enthusiasm.
They are of th opinion that our Ros
Festival trip are arousing- more in
terest then did our trips to tha Seat
tl exposition. From all expressions
we have had the results so far achieved
have far surpassed our expectations."
Similar a-ratlfylng- reports have been
received from railroad representatives
who are now at work getting- out their
preliminary publicity matter. Tht Is
In spite of th fact that tn f estival
dates are more than three montha away
and when the actual campaign of pub
licity by the transportation lines gets
under way. a tremendous lot of Interest
is looked for.
Because of the aid that Portland gave
to Han Francisco in aiding- tha Panama
Paclfio Exposition, many letters Indi
cate that a large number of Call-
fornlana will form excursion parties and
attend th week of festivity here in
June.
In th eours of th next few days
General Manager Ilutchln will take up
the matter of getting pleaaure parties
from Spokane. Seattle and Tacoma In
terested In the Festival. This schema
will be worked In connection with th
commercial organizations and Rotary
Clubs of those cities, and In thia work
tha Portland Rotary Club 1 expected
to give valuable assistance.
Storage Man Gets Wireless Plant.
A pAtnnll m'lrelesa teleo-ranh station
became tne property oi nooen mB
yesterday, when sold by Constable Wein
berger to satisfy a judgment against the
Continental Wireless Telesraph Tele
phone Company. The plant brought $140.
The defendant company rested under
Judgment for $7, secured by Louis C.
Shlmel on a defaulted not Skeen had
A storag bill and bought In th plant
at A price which covared his claim, In
addition to th judgment.
Advcntlst Church to Be Dedicated.
Th new Seventh-Day Adventlst
church at Oregon City will be dedicated
at i o'clock this afternoon. Among
those who will take part In th service
are-EIdera W. F. Martin. O. W. Pttlt,
P. A. Hanson, C. A. Cole, Thomaa H.
Starbuck and A. Johnson. Elder Mar
tin will deliver the dedicatory ssrmon.
Elder Cola will present the financial
report of th church.
AT VANCOUVER BARRACKS LEAVE
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See Window Display of Rare Bargains in Odd Pieces of Furniture
Lancaster English Shade Cloth
will end your window shade troubles. It is different from
other BhadingB new here, though used for years in
Europe. It la the ideal shading flexible, extremely dur
able, hangs straight and smooth; will not bag, and can
easily be cleaned. We are exclusive agents. Telephone
for samples and estimates.
Fjh and Stark
SPIKE MARKS BEGINNING
GRANTS PASS A ItOGCE IUVEIl
ROAD TO CELEBRATE.
Fertile Applegate and WHllAms
River Valleys Will Be Tapped by
Projected Line.
Much ceremony will attend the driving-
of the "flret plke" In the Grante
Paaa- & Rogue River Railroad, which
event will take plaoe at Grante Paes
next Thursday. March 2.
A. D. Bowen. of Portland, president
of the company, left yeeterday for
Grants Pa to preside at the festlvl
.1 u -m wi.M thA maul With
which the first eplke will be driven Into
the tie.' The spine is to do mau.
silver secured from the native hills,
and after It has served Its purpose It
will be presented to the Grants Pass
Commercial Club as A souvenir of the
occasion and a constant reminder of
the beslnnln of the road that hopes
to become an Important factor In the
affairs of that community.
The Grants Fass & Rosue River road
was incorporated by Portland and
Grants Pass citizens with the object
of bulldlnE A line through the fertile
Applegate and Wlllams River Valleys
toward the famous marble halls of
Oregon, where it is hoped eventually
to build and maintain a Summer re
sort. The country that will be served
by this line Is rich In 'agricultural
FOR. PHILIPPINES MARCH 6
MaCk. Sz CO.
and horticultural resources' and many
acres will be developed by the trans
portation facilities that it will afford.
Although grading has been under
way for some time, track-laying will
not begin until after the ceremonies of
next Thursday. The road will be built
on a comparatively easy grade and will
be completed early next Fall.
EMMET TO BE HONORED
Hibernians Plan Memorial Exercises
to Be Held March 5.
The iaSd anniversary of the birth of
Robert Emmet, the youthful Irish pa
triot, poet and orator, who sacrificed
his life for the cause of Ireland' free
dom during the troublous times at
the beginning of the nineteenth cent
ury, will be observed with fitting ex
ercises in Woodmen of the World's hall.
128 Eleventh street, at 8 o'clock Sunday
night, March 5. The programme will
be under the auspices of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
The Introductory address will be de
livered by Roger Slnnott. Professor
O'Keefa will play a medley of Irish
airs on the piano, and the Daughters of
Erin chorus, led by Mrs. W. A. Smith,
will sing. Miss E. Keating will recite.
Miss A. M. Lewis will sing and Master
A Hyland will recite Emmet's speech
from the dock. Miss Nora Barrett will
recite. Miss Irene Carroll will sing and
Fred Bauer will sing a solo accompa
nied by Leo White. W. Munllf will de
liver an oration. Miss Mae Breslln and
F. Hennessy will each sing solos and
the Daughters of Erin chorus will olose
with singing "God Save Ireland'" and
the "Star Spangled Banner."
The committee in oharge of the cele
bration Is composed of T. J. Murphy,
E. H. Deery. D. W. Lane. P. J. Smyth,
John Shane and T. Mlnogue.
WE ARE
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MANHATTAN
SHIRTS
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Inexpensive Bedroom
Furniture
' It is 'unnecessary to pay more for pretty out-of-the-ordinary
Bedroom Furniture than you would pay for ugly and common
place pieces. We carry a large assortment of medium-priced
Bedroom Furniture. We believe you will like it. It is well
made, well finished, well designed handsome, simple, wholly
free from ugly curves and jig-saw ornaments.
It is made in Oak, Mahogany, Circassian Walnut and Birds
eye maple. Dressers range in price from $20.00 to $30.00; Beds
from $18.00 to $30. Chiffoniers, Dressing Tables and Chairs in
proportion."
New Drapery Fabrics
Advance shipments of the now drapery and upholstery stuffs ar
at hand. It is our policy each season to show the newest fabrics
and the most exclusive designs and colorings in the cheapest as
well as the costlier grades. The new things selected last month
by our buyer and now arriving will delight those who admire
beautiful hangings.
ROOSEVELT DUE APRIL 5
COMMITTEE AVILL PREPARE
ENTERTAINMENT.
Part of Time Promised to Press
Club Commercial Club Gets
News of Visitor's Plans.
Theodore Roosevelt will arrive in
Portland Bt o'clock the afternoon of
April S and remain until 12 o'clock
that night. Such was the Information
contained In a telegram to Harvey
Beckwlth, president of the Portland
Commercial Club yesterday. The Com
mercial Club was requested to look
after the entertainment of the ex
Presldent, If It was the desire of the
members, and to Inform Mr. Roosevelt
of Its Intention.
The subject will be presented to the
board of governors at Its next meeting
on Tuesday and a committee of 25 or
60 will be chosen to draft plans of the
entertainment.
It has been suggested that arrange
ments be made so that the ex-President
can meet the members of the
Spanish-American War Veterans, an
organization of which he Is a member,
and also the Press Club, should this
meet with his approval. Colonel
Roosevelt already has accepted tenta
tively an Invitation to give the mem
bers of the Press Club a portion of his
time while he is in Portland. The com
mittee will prepare a programme and
submit it to Colonel Roosevelt.
Halsey Young Man Dead.
John Franklin Rector, born In Har
rlsburg. Or., September 1, 1877. died
PRING
0YEKC0AT!
The ranks of Spring
models are gradually
filling up, the showing
is nearing" completion.
Spring- suits and over
coats, including the
productions of Brokaw
Bros., Rog-ers Peet and
our own special make,
on display at $15 to $40
the smart new styles for young: men
Fifth and Stark
here recently after Ave months' illness.
He was employed by the Southern Pa
clflo for some time as pump repairer.
He was married to Miss Anna Crelgh
ton. of Portland, August 23, 1908. She
and one child survive him. He is also
survived by hia father, mother and
two sisters. The funeral was held at
the Halsey Methodist Episcopal church,
and Interment was made in the Browns
ville cemetery, under the rites of the
Odd Fellows.
Ex-Michigan Aggies Dine.
Graduates and ex-students of the Michi
gan Agricultural College held their an
nual dinner in the rooms of the Y. W.
C. A. last night. Covers were laid for
30 and an enjoyable time had in talking
over old times at the college. Howard
Evarts Weed acted aa toastmaster and
responses were made by H. L. Chapin,
Charles Hemphill. A. R. Wilcox, Miss
Bertha Holdsworth and others. The
Michigan Agricultural College is known
as the first college of its kind from which
all others have been patterned. The Ore
gon Agricultural College has always had
four or five of the Michigan graduates
as members of the faculty. Dean A- R.
Cordley and four others of Corvallls
being graduates.
M. C. Wright Dying.
M. C. Wright, 82 years old, a resi
dent of Portland for 20 years, is dying
In a West avenue sanitarium. He was
taken to the sanitarium suffering from
an attack of bronchitis and later was
stricken with paralysis. He Is the
father of Attorney R. C. Wright.
Oregon Postmasters Named.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington. Feb. 25. The following
Oregon postmasters were appointed to
day: Allegheny, Coos County, Georgia
V. Bennett; Clifton, Clatsop County, O.
S. Hutchinson.
SPRING
BROOK HATS
WITHOUT
A PEER FOR
$3.00
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