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THE SUNDAY OREGON IAN, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 1, 1912. 12 HALF BLOCK LEASED FOR TALL BUILDING Fechheimer Property on Wash ington, Park and Seventh to Be Improved. 10-STORY BLOCK PLANNED Syndicate Takes Control of Valuable Site la Retail Center Work, to Start January 1 Valua tion Is $900,000. What ia considered one of the most Important leases made In Portland lor some time was closed yesteraay wnen a syndicate of Portland Investors se cured a 50-year tenure on the Fech helmer property covering the half block Wnshlne-ton. Seventh and Park streets. According to the terms of the loo.o tha nircrreeate rental for the period will reach $3,680,000. W. L. Morgan. W. F. Flledner, J. A. Bovce and W. A. T. Bushong are mem berg of the syndicate which Is leasing the property. A substantial payment was deposited yesterday, but the final documents will not be signed until some time this week. Large Office Building Planned. The lessees announce that immediate ly after January 1, 1913. they will begin the erection of an eight or ten-story structure which will cost between $500, 000 and $600,000. Tentative plans which already had been prepared provide for an unique office and business building. One of the proposed features is an ar cade, with a 15-foot entrance on Vash lngton street and a passageway 12 feet wide extending from Seventh street io Park street at the rear of the site By this arrangement It would be feasible to establish a series of small shops with frontage on the rear arcade, and be sides, the ground floor would have frontage on each side oi me uuuuuib. Th. nrla-inal plans provide for offices and lofts on the second story and offices exclusively on the remaining upper finnr. It is announced that an Eastern capitalist has been negotiating for .r, nn the Seventh-street side of the basement to establish a rathskeller with furnishings cost aDout sld.uvu. W or It to Start January 1. "We will Immediately organize a cor poratlon to take over the lease and in tend to build on the property as soon as we get possession," said YV. . mea ner vosterdav. "The exact plans of the building have not as yet been fully de termined, but it Is probable that we will introduce some Important features new to the building trade nere. n is our plan to make It one of tha finest structures In the city. With the com pletion of the Broadway bridge and the rerouting of the streetcars. Seventh street Is destined to become an lmpor tant retail thoroughfare, and we intend to prepare for the increase of traffic at this part or tne ousiness aioirniu Our lease will Decome eriecuve janu rv 1. 1913. and Immediately after that. date we will raze the present buildings. We nlan to have the new structure completed by the middle part of next year. Pronertr Value Increases. Ths title to the property la now 'held by W. B. Fechheimer. His father, an early Portland pioneer, acquired the property several years ago at a nominal consideration. Based on the aggregate rental for the 60-year period, the prea ent value of the half block would be about 1900.000. One of the landmarks of the city Is the old frame theater building wnicn occupies the part of the property facing Washineton and Park streets. This building was erected more than 25 years ago and was known for many years as the Park Theater, and later as Cordray's Theater, then the Grand Theater and finally as the Empress, under which name it Is now conducted. The deal for the leasing of the prop erty has been under way several weeks, negotiations for which having been conducted by Mrs. 'M. Cornell, of the Consolidated Realty Company, and Giles & Lotz. WATKINS TO RETURN HERE O.-W. K. & X. Announces Changes in Two Departments. k ' H. M. Watklns. assistant auditor of the Vnion Pacific at Omha. and until recently a resident of Portland, has been appointed assistant auditor of the O.-W. R. & N. Company, with head quarters in this city.. He will return with his family to Portland at once. , This appointment, as well as that of G. A. Abramson as auditor of freight accounts, was announced by R. Blais dell. auditor of the O.-W. R. & N. Com pany, yesterday. The new assistant auditor is not a stranger to the O.-W. R. & N. Com pany, as he entered its service In 1S97 as office boy to K. S. Benson, then auditor, and has been with the company the entire period since, except for a few months when he was In charge of store accounts on the Panama Canal, and since January 1 of this year, when he left Portland to be assistant aud itor of the Union Pacific at Omaha, in charge of the auditor's immediate of fice. His new position, while having the . same title as the one he relin quishes on the I'nlon Pacific, carries greater responsibilities and is a sub stantial promotion. Abramson has been continuously In the service of the Navigation Company since July, 1905, when he entered the freight accounting: department. He has been chief clerk of that department Since April. 1910. BOOTH IS TO BE HONORED Memorial Services for Dead PWlan- l thropist to Be Held Tomorrow. All over the world services will be held today in commemoration of Gen eral Booth, founder and father of the Salvation Army, which now knows no limits to Its territory as a result of his endeavors. People In Portland of every creed, sect ordemonir.ation. cleric and layman, soldier and civilian, will be present at the memorial services at j p. M. in the White Temple, as a mark of esteem and a tribute to the honor In which they held the sterling quali ties of the '"grand old man" of the Sal vation Army. .' A sect-embracing programme has been arranged, and the services of the band of the Eighth Coast Artillery have been acquired, while among those to deliver addresses are the leading clerical orators of the city. Governor Oswald West will preside. Following the opening selection, Jesus, I Love Thee." Dr. W. F. Reagor, pastor of the First Christian Church, will give the Invocation and Staff Cap tain J. W. Andrews, the district offi cer, will make some introductory re marks. Then the solemn strains of th0 1 "Dead March in Saul" will be rendered by the artillery band. Five addresses on General Booth and various phases of the man and his work will, be delivered by Revs. J. H. Boyd, W. B. Hinson, J. H. Cudlipp, D. G. Thoren " and James Ossewarde. The last-named chaplain of the Twen ty-first Infantry, United States Army. After further music and remarks by representative civic, municipal and philanthropic bodies. Dr. T. Holmes Walker, of the Calvary Presbyterian Church, will pronounce the benediction. WOMAN WINS HER FREEDOM Police Captain Riley Impressed by Indian's Pathetic flea. That she is an Indian is the cause assigned by Clara Mclntyre. a full blooded Umatilla woman, for her fre quent arrest on charges varying from "after hours" to statutory offenses. Mrs. Mclntyre was arrested last night, her 27th arrest in a year, by Patrolmen Frey and Murray, working in plain clothes, and charged with vagrancy. But when the case was sifted the woman was allowed to go. Although bail of $100 was at first demanded, her name was erased from the public records at the police station. "They have just got into the habit of arresting me. and they can't get out of it," she said in an appeal to Police Cap- VETERANS AT OUTS Spanish War Soldiers Resent McCord's Alleged Acts. "POLITICS" IS ACCUSATION Scout Young Camp Jib. 2 Repudiates Misstatements Supporting Of ficers of Mustered Out "Mu tinous" National Guards. Strife has broken out in the local camp of Spanish-American .Wat Vet erans as the result of resolutions re cently supplied to the newspapers from the camp taking the part of National Guard officers recently mustered out. That the resolutions were not official, that the camp was misrepresented and we discountenance, repudiate and con demn any and all effort, either heretofore made or hereafter attempted, to array this camp In any controversy Involving or con cerning Its membership. WOODMEN WILL GATHER Programme at State Fair Tuesday Will Be Elaborate. The Woodmen of the World lodge men in Oregon are planning great things for their programme at the Ore gon State Fair session next Tuesday, September 3, which is the day specially set aside by. the fair management as "W; O. W. day." Prediction is made that at least 15,000 Woodmen and their families will be on the Salem grounds that day to Join In the fraternal cele bration. A special train, intended primarily for the members of the order, will leave Portland at 8 o'clock A. M. on Tuesday, and the tickets purchased for this trip may be used until the follow ing Monday. Excursion rates will be In force from all railroad points in Oregon, and special lodge parties are expected to attend from many of the Oregon cities in which the Woodmen fraternity is organized. Several events exclusively W. o. w. in character and title will be staged. Fancy and military drills will be con- oucted for purses aggrecating 1300, FRONT ELEVATION OF BUILDING PROPOSED TO BE BUILT ON FECHHEIMER PROPERTY AAAM VWUuOAJUt 1 - " - X i mrim mtia-Hati n 1 M i 5? i urrjrpjtfjrfi loqujitt! rrp rr trrrnp ttmn i rn pFirpn n rrnrrn n n r r n r r n-rr.n rrn trntPWH I CCD Tj tLC ED fcTfi tQi jTijj tfcflf W JDL'rL e. p. err Lrjrr LEASING SYNDICATE TO INVEST $500,000 IN NEW STRUCTURE. MAYOR GETS AFTER Tl Rotten Fruit Being Sold All Over City Contrary to Law, Says Executive. BOTH OFFICIALS SCORED Dr. Wheeler Ordered to Replace Mrs. Evans and Singer if Illegal Sales' Are Xot Stopped at Once. FACE TO FACE WITH A VEXING PROBLEM REED-FRENCH PIANO CO.'S LEASE EXPIRED LAST NIGHT. QUARTERS LIKELY TO BE RENTED FROM OVER OUR HEADS AT ANY MOMENT. Ninety-Seven Highest Grade Pianos and Player Pianos to Be Disposed Of at Once, Regardless of the Sacrifice, Within the Next Forty Eight Hours, if Possible Prices and Terms Entirely Lost Sight Of $1 a Week Now Gets a Fine New Piano Fine, Slightly Used Pianos and Organs Virtually Given Away, tain Riley. She showed where she had been arrested on a number of charges In the past five months and, in most cases, dismissals in Municipal Court had been recorded. Her nativity, she says, is the real cause of her frequent incar cerations, which the decisions in police court next day proved to be without Justification. Broken down and weeping in the po lice station, she begged to be allowed to go to her rooms and get the ball from her husband, a hopplcker, who In tended to leave with her for the hop fields today. Police Captain Riley sent er to her hotel In charge of patrolman Wardle. When she returned with her husband and 4-year-old boy she was un able to furnish the ball required, but Captain Riley discharged her. IMMIGRANT'S PLUCK WINS Young Russian Achieves Success as Inventor In America. In strong contrast to life in his home In Russia, existence out here in the West has been varied for a young man named Charles H. Shapiro, who came to America in June, 1906. unable to speak word of English and with no school training of any . description to fit him for a job in any particular line. He himself said that before he left home he had never spent one night away from the family roof, but that since he came here he has traveled bout earning his living as best he could and getting acquainted with con dltions In all the big cities of - the tates. Three years ago he drew up a de sign for an Improved plumbing device. Since then he has patented over . 20 practical sanitary devices, which he says, with full confidence in his pow ers, are just a few little things to start on. His tracings, designings and charts are all the work of his own hands, and In detail and practical application are clever to a degree. What he has learned, both scientifically and along ther educational lines, has been picked p at home In the evenings ana on Sundays. In the brief 24 years of his existence Shapiro has crowded in more experi ence than usually falls to the lot of an average citizen in all his allotted span. 9 PRUNE CROP STILL SAFE Rain Relays Ripening and Picking Will Start September 9. VANCOUVER, WasliT. Aug. 31. (Spe cial.) Prunes have not yet Deen in jured by the excessive rain curing me past few days. Is tne siaiemeni oi A. Quarnberg. district horticulture In spector, who has been making an In spection of the prune orchards in this nd adjoining counties. The nrunes have not ripened enough to cause cracking yet, but the rain has no doubt delayed ripening several days. It is now likely that the picking of prunes will not begin until about Sep tember 9. the opening day of the Clark County Fair. However, there are- sev eral growers along me ,oiumui icr, here the prunes are more huvhiiu, ho will have some large exhibits of green prunes at the fair. This will be n Innovation, as me mir us uwnny been held much later ano an prunes exhibited were dried. Prune buyers ana growers nave noi et got together to dispose of the crop this year. Each seems a little timid about opening negotiations, as conditions are quite unusual. The crop is light so the grower expects to have a big demand at a good, price, while some of the buyers say that last year's crop . has not yet been disposed of entirely, so that the growers may be somewhat disappointed in the price they will receive. Insane Man Committed.' A Pietsold. of 708 East Thirteenth street, who threatened the life of Cir cuit Judge Gantenbein because the lat ter signed an order permitting the sale of his property because of unpaid taxes and assessments for municipal improvements, was yesterday adjudged Insane and taken to the state asylum at Salem- The examination was made by Dr. S. E. Joseph!. that a small political clique in the camp is attempting to use the veterans' organization to promote their own self ish interests, were among the charges heard. As a result charges shortly may be preferred against George K. McCord and an effort made to have him dis missed for the good of the order. Resolutions were adopted deploring the attitude charged against the camp as supporting militia officers mustered out as the result of recent field maneu vers. The resolutions also repudiated Interviews and statements given out at the time by a committee which was self-appointed and which acted wholly without authority. McCord was openly charged with a large share of the re sponsibility for these misstatements. It was charged that, among other things, he gave out the names of veterans com posing a grievance committee to in vestigate the National Guard squabble whereas, In fact, no such committee had been authorized or appointed. The resolutions passed by the camp are as follows: Whereas, Scout Young- Camp No. 2, United Spanish War Veterans, as an or ganization has been placed In a false light before the public, regarding Its attitude in the recent unfortunate controversy Involv ing the Oregon National Guard, because of certain alleged interviews and the publi cation of newspaper articles, unauthorized officially by this camp; and. Whereas, It be the avowed purpose of the United Spanish War Veterans to fos ter patriotism, develop comradshlp and to cement the friendships formed during the war with Spain, therefore be It Resolved, By Scout Young Camp No. 2. out of sole regard to the best interests of all concerned and the good of our order. donated by the state fair board, and prizes will be competed for in the tug of war, chopping, sawing and other contests, and In a nail-driving contest open to the women only. The tallest, the shortest and the fattest men are to be picked and awarded prizes. Teams from 16 camps have signified their in tention of entering the drills. L L Boak, the head consul of the Pacific jurisdiction of the lodge, will deliver the principal address, of the day on the partisan theme, "Wood craft." A special number, the 2:25 "Woodman of the World pace," with an attached stake of $2400, has been placed on the regular racing pro gramme to be held on Lone Oak track. Estimate is made by the committee in charge of the preparations that fully 8000 Portland people will be in at tendance and lend their share to the success of the gathering. 1912 Graduate Is- School Principal. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Aug." 31. (Special.) Leon Ray, presi dent of the latest graduating class of the University - of Oregon, has been elected principal of the Junction City High School, to take the place of H. A. Scullen. also an alumnus of the university, who has Just gone East to Ames, la., to take an instructorshlp in the Iowa State College. Ray assumes his duties September 16. He attained Drominence in the university by lead ine- the college debating team for three years. He was the representa tive of the university in the state ora torlcal contest. Tou tell Mrs. Evans and this fellow joe singer to get busy and clean up this rotten fruit that is being sold all over town or you get some inspectors who will," was the peremptory order aeuverea to city Health Officer Wheeler by Mayor Rushlight during meeting of the City Board of Health yesterday morning. Mrs. Sarah A. Evans has been mar ket inspector 'ever since the office was created, and Is one of the most widely known women in Oregon, being for years prominently connected with women s clubs and active in suffrage work. Singer was forced Into office by the Mayor himself, who had th City Council pass the ordinance creat ing the position of additional market inspector and named Singer without having spoken to any member of the city board about it. "Singer is a first-class man ana well fitted for the place," Mayor Rushlight told the members of the board when he appointed him, and they approved tne appointment for that reason. "There Is a whole lot of rotten fruit being sold in the city," said the Mayor, when the board met yesterday, "and1 I want you, Dr. Wheeler, to tell Mrs. Evans, and especially this fellow Sin ger, that they have got to get around and clear up this situation. If they don t do it, you get some Inspectors in their places who will do it. There are a lot cf stores selling rotten fruit and It has got to be stopped. . F. A. Chaney, of Denver, appeared and asked the Mayor and members of the board to go Into partnership with him in making coal bricks out of the garbage of the city. He exhibited some of the bricks, manufactured in Council Bluffs, Iowa, which he said were equal to the best coal. He pro posed to use the city s old crematory at Guild's Lake for the Installation of the machinery necessary to make the bricks and said that he would make 100 tons of the "coal" daily there, sell It at not less than 36 a ton, and pro posed to g'vt the city half of the profit, which he estimated would amount to 390,000 a year, or $45,000 for the city. "What you say may be true," said the Mayor, after hearing what Mr. Chaney had to say, "but, franklyi don't believe you can do it." "Tou have a perfect right to think so," replied Mr. Chaney, "as there are so many things sprung on the public these days that I don t blame you; but just the same, I can demonstrate this proposition. "If you can," said the Mayor, "you have solved the garbage question all over the country. The board referred the subject to Dr. Wheeler and Superintendent Otis, of the crematory. JUDGES DESIRE CHANGE SIEETING CAMMED FOR TUESDAY TO DISCUSS PLAN. GRANDCHILD CHRISTENED AT GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVER SARY OF MILWAUKEE COUPLE. :tv 1 7 U i 1 ' i.ij If. -O . o.s s- i- Ik iFX ' : ? i ' , " . v VliiJMil i.Mh. ft lirtiinVn- II ' ' " 1 " l1T ""' Abolishment of Presiding Magistrate System Advocated to Increase Courts' Efficiency. Circuit Judge Gatens Is again seek ing, this time with the co-operation of Judge McGinn, to Induce the Multno mah County Circuit-Judges to abolish the presiding Judge system. He has requested Presiding Judge Morrow to call a meeting of the Judges for Tues day afternoon to consider changes in the rules governing court procedure Judge Gatens would have the County Clerk assign the cases to the Judges in rotation, equalizing as far as possible the different character of cases to the different departments. He believes that each Judge to whom a case Is assigned should hear and determine all proceed ings preparatory to making up the Is sues and that each department snouia keep Its own motion book and trial docket and make its own rules govern- ng the setting of cases for trial. Under Judge Gatens' proposed rules applications for writs of habeas corpus injunctions, mandamus writs or other rspeclal proceedings could be had be fore any one or the Judges, uncontestea divorce cases would be assigned to the different departments in rotation and the same would apply to motions for default Judgments. Naturalization of citizens would be undertaken by the Judges in turn. Each department would in turn nave charge of the pettlt Jury and the draw- ng. instructing and receiving oi re ports from the grand Jury. It is pro posed to have the new rules take ef fect beginning with the first day of the October term of court. Under the present rules the Judges preside for six months each In' rotation. The presiding Judge has charge of the grand and pettlt Jury and all ex parte matters, including proceedings prepara tory to making up the issues in the cases and preparing them for trial and such matters as uncontested aivorce;. mandamus, Injunction and habeas coi pus. The other Judges have their cases assigned to them after they are all ready for trial and have been set down on the calendar and their duties are slmnlv those of trial Judges. The principal argument against the presiding Judge system Is that a Judge should be thoroughly -acquainted wun all preliminary moves in every case which .reaches him for trial. MR. AND MRS. M. C. THOMPSON AND GRAXDDATJGHTER VIR GINIA EUGENA. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Thompson, of Milwaukle, Or., celebrated their golden wedding August 17. ' Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are natives of Illinois, where they were married 50 years ago. Mr. Thompson Is a veteran of the Civil War, having -served three years in the One Hundred and Twenty-Second Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and had a full share of hard campaigns, being in the two days' battle at Nash ville, wten General Thomas destroyed the Confederate army of Gen eral Hood. A number of neighbors and friends were present, on which "occa sion they were the recipients of numerous golden tokens, and their little granddaughter, Virginia Eugena. was christened by Rev. Mr. C. E. Cllne. We won't waste time in flowery lan guage, or lengthy explanations. Suffice to say that we're facing the problem of our lives. No firm was ever con fronted with such a trying situation as we are lacing at this very moment. We're quitting the piano business. Our lease, expired last night. Even with the heavy buying of the last two weexs we still have on hand 97 highest-grade pianos and player pianos. Each and every one must be sold re gardless of th sacrifice within the next forty-eight hours if possible. We're here on a day-to-day basis now. You know what- that means. Our present quarters are likely to be rent ed over our heads at any moment. HERE'S WHAT WE'Ll DO. It's not a question of how much will we have to cut prices in order to dis pose of everything. In fact, it's not even a question of any profit at all. The whole thing is simply this and that is, we are compelled, yes forced, to make such prices and such terms thajt will dispose of every planb and player piano in double-quick order regardless of the loss. If you have any Jdea of buying a piano or player piano within the next two years, we say come in at the earliest moment. Seleot the instru ment that pleases you in every way. And It matters not whether it be a Knabe, or a Lindeman, or a Howard, or a Haines Bros., or a Starck baby grand or player piano or any of the many other equally meritorious and late3t-style high-grade Instruments you can have it at absolutely and posi tively the bare cost price, to us. WHAT IT REALLY MEANS. It means you can now secure a piano, or player piano, or baby grand at exactly the same price the largest dealer pays. It means that for as little as 3129 and 3168 you secure choice of a num ber of new 3300 pianos' well-known New York makes which have never been offered, even in the East, for less than $265. Others will go for still less money as low as $96, which sum now secures a large, full size, brand new upright, which always sells regularly for $200 and even $225. Several strictly highest grade $400, $425 and 3450 pianos will be offered at $232, $268 and $283, and the regular $350 and $325 styles will be offered at $207 and $197 respectively. FINEST OF ART STYLES. A number of the finest orchestral grand size, highest grade uprights In fanciest mahogany or burl walnut or genuine quarter-sawed oak pianos that have never sold for less than $5;0, $600 and $625 in the East will go at exact cost, or $334, and the ebonlzed cases for $22 still less. PLAYER PIANOS CUT IN TWO. Did you ever hear of player pianos brand new, latest 88-note instruments, being sold for $297? That's what we're offering the regular $500 styles 'for now. And the finest $800 and $S50 player pianos are now marked $477 and $512, and those high-grade player pianos which have been selling regu larly for $600, $650 and $750 are now marked $362, $397, etc. USED PIANOS GIVEN AWAY. We will also offer a number of fine, slightly used pianos Ludwlgs, Steln bach & Dreher, Fischer. Willarda, Smith & Barnes and other equally well-known makes at unheard-of re ductions. Prices as low as $43, $68, $77 up. Organs, just a few left make us an offer. Pay 50 cents a week. A FINAL WORD. Bear in mind that everything will be found exactly as represented. Remem ber, too, that these prices and terms are bound to attract siirewd buyers from far and near. Be on hand early. Terms as low as $1 a week can be ar ranged. Open day and night. Reed- French Piano Co., Sixth and Burnslde streets. AS GRANDPAPA "BILL" BERNARD ENTERS ANEW Veteran Actor-Manager Conies Back to Baker Theater With News of Daughter Dot and Her Wonderful Baby Rehearsals Start at Once. ILL BERNARD baptised name being William Is back In Port land after six years in less desir able places. Less desirable places In any or all instances are cities other than Portland. In this particular instance the places have been New York, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, Denver, Lon don, Berlin and a tour of the Middle Western big theater towns. For Bill has been gone from among us for six years, and during his absence he has been playing theatrical engagements. directing companies or visiting in these spots. o actor identified with Baker early stock days Is better remembered or mere often spoken of than Is Bill Bernard. Six years ago he directed George L. Baker's company and did It so well that Mr. Baker sent him to Denver to manage a Baker stock at that place when the one in Portland had closed. Following the Denver en gagement Bill Bernard went a-tourlng In "Mrs. Temple s Telegram," with Marguerite Snow an engagement that took him through the Middle West and Canada show towns. Next Bill Bernard went to St. Paul. where he directed the James Nelll stock, then he cast his fortunes with the Shuberts for a year, and following this he went to Berlin to visit his sister, and later to London. Then he Jumped into Los Angeles to be director for the Beiasco Theater. Daugttter Makes Headway. About the same time Mr. Bernard went to Los Angeles, his lovely daugh ter. Dot, who used to go to St. Helen s Hall here and was the youngest mem ber for a season at the Baker, went to the Southern California city to work for the Biograph Motion Picture Com pany. Dot is Mrs. Arthur Van Buren now and her husbano is none other than the Arthur Van Buren who is playing leads wlh Izetta . Jewel at Poll's stock In Washington, D. C. Dot has a little daughter, Marjorle, and grandpa Bill, who doesn't look the least bit like a grandpa should look, according to tradi tion, says that ill' Miss Marjorle Is the wonder baby of the century, and makes his work all play, when he s near her. Just now Dot and the baby are visiting Mr. Van Buren In Wash ington, If it can be called visiting for a wife to call on her own husband. Dot Is considering an oner irom tne Olo graph company to go to London for a season and Father Bll says she will accept it probably. - Town Amazes Bill. For the week past Mr. Bernard has been shaking hands with old friends, renewing acquaintances and sizing up the -city. Like all returned pilgrims. ; r i;; ' ii Mi f:MM MSxst'(i: ! ! 1 ;:- ,.. 1 - i ' ' f IL ;JZ, .. b William (Bill) Bernard, Veteran Actor - Manager Who Censes Back to Baker Theater mu Stage Director for Tbla Season. he is "completely flabbergasted" at ths marvelous improvement. "I had heard that Julius Meier had built an addition on his store," he said, "and I read that the Multnomah Club had burned, so I knew they'd build another one. Occasionally I met Port land people traveling abroad or in the East, and while they always told me that I wouldn't know the place, believe me, I was wholy unprepared for the tremendous growth I've encountered on my return." Mr. Bernard has for the last three months been director of the Lakeside Stock in Denver, where Maude Fealy, Ann Sutherland and Mary Boland have by turns been leading women during his regime. Now he is back with the Baker here and is busy already look ing after scene and property, plots and details incident to the opening of the company on September 8 in "The De serters." Tomorrow Bill assembles his players and starts rehearsals. Labor Services to Be Held. CENTRALIA, Wash., Aug. 31. (Spe cial.) X special Labor day service will be held In the Centralla Presbyterian Church Sunday night The local union men' and their families will attend In a body. BROOKS BUILDING, ZiSVi WASHINGTON. NORTHWEST CORNER 7TH Miss Chambers Welcomed Home. Miss Marie Chambers, who attended a meeting of the National board of di rectors of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in Chicago, n a delegate from Oregon, was given a reception In honor of her return by the La Hoa C1UD, at her home, suo Min nesota avenue, Tuesday evening. Miss Chambers was re-elected a member of the board. Preacher-Author to Speak. Rev. Joseph Henry Crooker, of Red- lands. Cal., a distinguished unitarian preacher and writer, will occupy the nnlnlt at the Church of Our 'Father. Seventh and Yamhill streets, this morn ing. Dr. Crookers most receni ana nniAvnrihT books are: "The Church of Today" and "The Church of Tomorrow." Besides these ne nas written many books on religious and aociallnemes. j iC5 - (it r y n After a few months of rest, which time has-been devoted to gathering the newest ideas in woolens, styles, systems and methods in use at the different tailoring centers in producing the highest class of tailoring, I will open up, in the above address, with a complete line of woolens, as well as one of the best equipped workshops on the Coast, where I shall be pleased to meet my old cus tomers, as well as new ones, assuring everybody the best of treatment. 0 A. EEFFLING, Rooms 3, 4, 5 and 6,-343Va Washington.