THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, MAY 21. 1911.
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CLASS PLANS LAID
Seniors of Washington Wi
Hold Big Carnival.
SOCIETIES NAME OFFICERS
Lincoln Senior of February, '1:
May Charter Steamer fur Class
Party IKmetlo feelence
Exhibit Is Success.
With the approach of June and grad
nations, lbs senior clitira la the high
schools srs planning many festivities.
Already posters are up In the schools
announcing a big carnival to be riven
May bv the June. 11. clsss or nun.
Initoo. The ptx-e will be the assembly
Ji.lt of t:.e Washington Hlsh sk-hool.
and II Is being planned to have soma
avly decorated booties and stands,
while rehearsals for various entertain
menta re btng conducted. Thera will
a several surprises on tea programme.
It la expected that a period will be
voted to commemorative exercises In
the Men school the day before Me
mortu day. next week. At Lincoln I
airls' chorus has been organised un
der the direction of Miss Northrup. and
several selections are being prepared
for th'S occasion.
Under the direction of lls LJ1I
' Tingle, an exhibition of cooking and
domestic art waa held In the Domes
tic Science rooms at Washington High
Retool last Thursday. A large number
of visitors attended and were pleased
with the tempting dishes on display.
Everything offered waa sold long before
the exhibition was over. Kf rrhmente
were served to all comers. Misa Tingle
Is planning a similar exhibition at the
otter high schools, to be given soon.
Trace Movement Explained. ,
As a stimulus to the universal pesos
movement. Miss Hounds, of the history
department, addressed the Washington
students Thursday morning on this sub.
ject. T:ie growing sentiment In favor
of arbitration was explained, and the
movement In favor of peace was re
Tlewed.
As a sequel lo some ef the activities
rf the June. 11. class at Lincoln High
School, the February. '13 class has form
ulated plans for an elaborate excursion
party to be given about the middle of
June. It la planned to engage the
Hatiey GxUcrt for tK.e evening and con.
duct all the festivities aboard this ves
sel. The possibilities of a gay outing
are numerous- There wf'.l be music,
dancing and refreshment: and plana
for olhecentertalnment are being con
sidered. The afiair Is the outcome of
the custom by which the two senior
classes entertain each other, the hosts
on this occasion being the sealora of
February. 'It.
M-jea disappointment has been caused
by tee lack of opportunity to play the
big game between Lincoln and Wash
ington. This match has been four times
postponed on account of Inclement
weather, and fears are being axpressed
that the game cannot be played at ail.
Societies Elect Officer.
At Lincoln the numerous societies
have conducted elections ef officers for
tee ensuing terra. These officers are: -
aae-ottaa Deba-lsf Society Prl-
Have Just Completed and Are Now Occupying the Largest Building on the
Pacific Coast Devoted Exclusively to the Heating and Ventilating Business
NINETEENTH
This building" has been made necessary owing to, the steady growth of our business jduring the past three years,
and to keep up with this growth we have also recently purchased and will install additional modern, '
up-to-date equipment and tools, which will enable us to maintain in every respect our
. reputation as "the leading heating and ventilating firm, of the Northw.est"
Both Phone Numbers Remain the Same, Main 852, A 1852
To reach us by car, take either the northbound "S" car or the westbound Sixteenth-street car, get off at
Nineteenth, walk" three blocks north
dent. Kussel Berst: rlce-pre
Frances Ilealy; secretary. George
ner: treasurer. Gertrude Stone
Amanda Smldt: gergeant-at-arms.
glnla McKenxle; committees, member
ship. George Warner. Bruce Dickie: In
itiation. James Kelso. Helen Matteson;
entertainment. Virginia alcKensie. Etta
Kucks. Richard Case; board. Kussel
Berst. Jack Tucksr.
- rhllolexlan Debating Society Presi
dent, Bernlce Harry; vice-president.
Margaret Klpley; secretary. Susie
I'alge; assistant secretary. Ina Dean;
treasurer. Gertrude Stephensen; editor.
Romalne Elliott; sergeant-at-arms. Eu
nice Townsend.
Tologeon Debating Society Presi
dent. Arthur Struble: vice-president.
Hay Toomey; secretary. Clarence
Young: assistant secretary. Carlyle
Getsler; treasurer. Edward Anderson:
editor. Charles Ahlson: sergeant-alarms.
Lawrence Dlnneen: committees,
advertising. Ualrd. NewhorT and Pearcy:
entertainment. Ahlson. Toomey and
Goode: programme. Bristol, Weiss and
Foster.
Modos Debating Society President.
Helen Hermann: vice-president. Joe
t'elestlno; see-retary-treasurer. Agnes
Nudelman: editor. Elsa Ilttrlh: com
mittees, membership. Gladys McAllister.
I-ouls Nudelman. Joe Celestino, Alice
Warner and Mayme Hurst; programme.
Annie Drlng. Ann Weeks. Sylvia Bag
lev. Susie l-arton and Agnes Lawson;
Initiation. Elsa Plttrleh. Kuby Stein
burg. Gladys McAllister.
Daleth Nun Society President. Hazel
EdKeomb: vlce-preaUent. Bernlce Rap-
son: secretary, nose nevwooa; treas
urer. Alice King: sergeant-at-arms.
Mildred Rogers; editor. Florlan Link
later. FRF.MDET WHITH COL
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Dr. rshea B. L- Fearess.
One of the foremost educators
of the Pacific Coast. Dr. Stephen
B. 1 Penrose, president or hit
man College, will be tiie speaker
at the men's mass meeting under
the auspices of the Portland
YAimr Men's Christian Assocla- -:
tlon in the Helllg Theater this
afternoon at S o'clock. The meet
ing will ba open to all men
In Ice city and It Is probable
that the theater will be filled.
Dr. Penrose's subject will be
Modern Progress."
Special music will also be a
feature of the meeting. There
will be singing by the boys'
choir of Trinity Episcopal Church,
under the direction of W. H.
Boyer.
illTITPE IS URGED
Epworth League Told Giving
Should Begin in Youth.
BETTER SERMONS RESULT
Speaker at Convention Advocates
Progressive Contributions, Increasing-
to One-Half or In
come Officers Are Chosen.
That the plan of crlvlnsr one-tenth
of the Income of members to tbe
church support and benevolences would
settle all tbe financial troubles of
churches waa the sentiment expressed
yesterday at the convention of the
Portland District Epworth League In
session In tbe Central Methodist
Church. Vancouver avenue and Fargo
street. T. 8. McDanlel began the dis
cussion la his address on "Christian
Stewardship." He said In the course
or his address that generally only one-
half of the church membership gives
to the support of the churches and tbe
benevolences. He said that out of a
church or 1300 members only 108 were
contributory, to the benevolences, and
he thought that the average of con
tributing members was about half. To
overcome this Mr. McDanlel advocated
progressive giving, one-tenth to start
with and Increasing the amount finally
to (0 per cent. He said that the
foundation of giving should be laid In
youth.
Problem Would Be Easy.
'All the financial problems of
churches would be solved at once." said
District Superintendent McDougalL "If
tbe plan of giving one-tenth of the
Income were practiced. I am sure that
the preacher would preach better If
this were done. It would make It
easier (or the psstor and maintain the
finances., I always use a certain brand
of soap because the maker makes It
a practice of giving more than a tenth
of his Income to the Lord: yes. most of
the profits or his business go to the
Lord. When I go Into a store. I ask
for this soap, and I don't say this to
advertise this soap, either. We need
the money here In Portland to build
the churches In the suburbs, and a one
tenth would bring In the money we
need. '
Addresses In the same vein were
delivered by Rev. P. A. Walters. J. A.
Fay and others. Rov. C L. Hamilton,
of the Central Methodist Church, said
the members of his church were all
pay ITi g members and many paid a tenth
of their Income, with good results.
Tbe Junior League rally was con
ducted In the afternoon by Miss Ida
Mattson. district superintendent. Miss
Bertie Chan told about the Chinese
mission. Reports were received from
tbe chapters and In the evening the
convention listened to an address by
George B. Pratt.
Officers Are Elected.
The following are the newly-elected
officers for the district: President.
William M. Owens, of Mount Tabor
chapter; first vice-president. G. C
Cooley. of Sell wood chapter; second
vice-president. Carl Young. Clinton
Kelly Memorial Methodist Church;
third vice-president. Miss Jennie ,
AND WIL
Oliver, of Wesley chapter of Centenary
Church, fourth vice-president. Rufus
Mlsenhelmer. of Grace Church chapter;
corresponding: secretary. W. H. Warren,
of Sunnyside chapter; recording secre
tary. Miss Vlda Follard, of Montavilla
chapter; treasurer, H. H. Hall, of
Woodlawn Chapter: executive com
mittee, J. W. Petero. of Woodlawn
chapter, and J. W. McDougalL district
superintendent.
These officers will we Installed to
night In the Central Church, after an
address by Dr. E. R. Todd, vlee-presi
dent of Wllliamette University. Rev.
C L. Hamilton will preach a special
Epworth sermon this morning at 11
o'clock, and a general service will be
held by Rev. J. W. UcDougall. as
sisted by other pastors, it I f. U.
Husband and Two Children Survive.
Mary E-. wife of W. A. Ashton. who
died of heart failure at the family resi
dence, 661 Umatilla avenue, Sunday,
May 7, was born In Trukee, Cal., March
10, 1876. Mrs. Ashton was the daugh
ter of John and Elisabeth Kane, of this
city. Mr. "Kane being a retired lumber.
man. He was one of the organizers of
the St. Johns Lumber Company, but
spends much of his time now on his
farm, near Camas, Wash. - Besides her
husband, to whom she was married In
Portland, March 8. 1886, Mrs. Ashton
leaves a daughter, Mary Elizabeth,
aged It years, and a son, John Edwin,
aged 10 years. Funeral services were
held Wednesday and Interment fol
lowed in Rlvcrvlew Cemetery.
ORGGOy PIONEER WOMAN OP
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Mrs. Pauline I Sehmeer.
Mrs. Pauline L. Sehmeer. a
pioneer resident of Oregon, died
at Portland Sunday, May 7, after
being 111 many years. Mrs.
Sehmeer was born in Seelx, Wur
temberg, Germany, and came to
Victoria, B. C, and from there
to Portland in 1867. She lived in
Oregon practically the remainder
of her life, spending about 15
years in Albany and ten
years In Pendleton, and the re
mainder In Portland. She was
married In 1871 to John Sehmeer,
of Albany, Or. Mrs. Sehmeer Is
survived by one son, F. G.
Sehmeer. of Portland; two broth
ers. Charles Hegele. of Portland,
and Gustavo Hegele. of Scap
poose. and one sister. Mrs. C. A.
Allsky, of Portland.
E IS LESS
Railroads Show Decline in Re
? ceipts of Year.
ECOMOMY IS PRACTICED
Reduction of Operating Expenses
Effected "by Ileavy Saving In De
partment of Maintenance of
Way and Structures.
Net operating revenues of the Amer
ican railroads as a whole showed a de
cline of 7.3 per cent, and the operating
income a decline of nearly 9 per fent
for the eight months of the current rail
road year closing with February, ac
cording to the digest of revenues and
expenses recently complied by the bu
reau of railway economics at Washing
ton, D. C.
Operating revenues show a very
slight increase, 1.8 per cent, but this
was more than absorbed by the heavy
Increase In operating expenses, amount
ing to 6.6 per' cent. Freight business,
which supplies the bulk of railroad rev
enue, increased only .6 of 1, per cent
Western roads for the same period
show an even smaller advance in total
operating revenues, amounting to only
.6 per cent, while their operating ex
penses advanced 2.7 per cent. Their
net oneratlnsr revenue fell off 3.2 per
cent, and their operating income 4.1 per
cent. 1
For the two months of the current
calendar year American railroads made
an even less favorable showing, their
total operating revenues falling off 1.4
per cent, their operating expenses ad
vancing 2. per cent, and tneir operat
ing Income decreasing 12.8 per cent.
The Western roads, for the same period.
experienced a decrease of 3.3 per cent
in operating Income. The decline in
total operating revenues is traceaoie in
both cases to a falling off In freight
business.
For the month of February alone rail
roads show a decline of 3.2 per cent; or
$29 a mile. In total operating revenues,
and a decrease of 16.6 per cent, or $35 a
mile of line. In operating Income after
paying expenses and taxes. Total op
erating expenses advanced .8 per cent.
The Western roads experienced a drop
of 5.5 per cent, or $36 a mile of line in
total operating revenues ana a decrease
of 13.7 per cent, or $22 a mile, in oper
ating Income. Operating expenses de
clined 2.9 per cent, but at the expense
of a heavy saving in maintainence of
way and structures, which decreased
13.9 per cent.
The fact that on American lines as a
whole operating expenses were held
virtually stationary during February,
in imite of a continued tendency to ad-'
vance, shows the extent to which rigid
economy of expenditures is being prac
ticed, declares Howard Elliott, presi
dent of the Northern Pacific, in com
menting on this latest report. The ad
vance of only 2 per cent for this entire
neriod. he points out, is significant-
The average net revenue per day per
mile for the calendar year 1910 was
$10.93. For the two mpnths of the new
calendar year It Is only $759.
Franklin T. Griffith Goes East.
JFranklia T. Griffith, attorney for
REVENU
the Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company, will leave today for New
York to attend the annual meeting of
the National Electric Light Associa
tion, which convenes on May 29. This
The First Six Home Builders in
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Will each be given $100 off from the price of their lots.
Why not tie one of them? OBERLIN is a 30 minutes' car
ride from the business center and is one of the most beau-
tiful tracts in Portland, -with fine shade trees, splendid
view, "graded streets and water. , 4
Positively the Last
Close-in $SOO Lots
No interest. Taxes paid for two years.
THE FRED A. JACOBS
COMPANY
The Homebuilders' Friend,
138-146 Fifth Street,
"Portland, Or.
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DO IT
NOW
free to
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association will take all questions
which Involve the work of electric
lighting and will discuss the conser
vation of water power sites. Mrs. Grlf- ;
nth accompanied her husband. !
SHOULDi
YOU THROW
AWAY $100?
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Fred A.i
Jacobs Co.1
138-146 Fifth Street,
Portland, Or.
Please send me full nar-
ticnlars of your special offer of $100
first six homebuilders in Oberlin.
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