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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, ; PORTULND, NOVEMBER 9, 1913.
DOUBT THROWN OH
REGENT ELECTION
County Clerk's Refusal to Fur
nish Registration Books to
City Opens Question.
COURT DECISION DESIRED
If It Is Found Xecessary to Enroll
Voters Again Special Call for
December 9 Will Have to Bo
Set Farther Back.
The constitutionality of tha state
law requiring' registration of voters,
the legality of the recent election at
which interstate bridge bonds were au
thorized and the right of the city to
bold a special election December 9,
under the 1912 registration lists, will
be involved in a suit to be filed in
the State Supreme Court tomorrow by
City Attorney La Roche. The suit has
been decided upon by the city, as a
result of the refusal yesterday of
County Clerk Coffey to turn over to
the city for the December special elec
tion the registration books of 1912.
Mr. Coffey declares that the city, to
hold a special election, must have a
new registration list, inasmuch as the
election must be held under the reg
istration law as passed by the State
Legislature last January, which Is en
tirely different from the old registra
tion law under which the 1912 regis
tration was secured.
Inasmuch as the 1912 registration was
used for the recent bridge election,
there is question as to whether the
county has been within its rights, in
asmuch as the election was held with
registration lists secured under the old
law.
Last Election Involved.
County Clerk Coffey, in refusing to
give the city the 1912 registration
books, places himself in the position
of believing that the special election
In December would not be legal if the
1912 books were used. Inasmuch as
the same question is involved in the,
county election held November 4. Mr.
Coffey virtually is placed in the posi
tion of acknowledging that a mistake
was made in handling the last . elec
tion. The suit, which will be filed tomor
row, will be in the form of a mandamus
to require Mr. Coffey to turn over the
1912 registration books. If the Supreme
Court rules that the 1912 books were
secured under the old law and that
the-new law Is constitutional, it will
mean that the question of the legality
of the bridge bonds and the other
measures voted upon November 4 will
be placed in jeopardy.
The city will contend that the new
law is unconstitutional and in all
likelihood will contend that the State
Supreme Court already has ruled that
the enforcement of registration rules
are contrary to the constitutional rights
of persons enfranchised.
Early Answer Expected.
In the case of White vs. Commis
sioners of Multnomah County, in 18S0,
the Supreme Court, In ruling upon the
validity of a registration act. held the
act to be Invalid, as in conflict with
section 2, of article II, of the state
constitution. This decision was by a
divided court. The decision was re
ferred to with approval in another
case involving a similar Issue at a
later date.
Judge McBride. now on the Supreme
bench, was one of the attorneys who
secured from the Supreme Court the
ruling In regard to the unconstitution
ality of the registration act.
If It is found that a new registra
tion Is necessary before the city can
bold Its special election. It may be
necessary to postpone the election
while registration is in progress. Under
present conditions there are only about
8500 persons in the city registered un
der the new law. If this registration
were used for the special election, all
who are not registered In this way
would have to be sworn in at the polls,
a plan which would be Impracticable.
City Attorney La Roche says he ex-
Sects the Supreme Court will hand
own an opinion In the mandamus pro
ceedings within a few days.
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QUICK ACTION' IS SOUGHT
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HISTORIC ESTES HOME BUILT BY PIONEER'S OWU- HANDS NOW. ABANDONED BY FAMILY.
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Did You Ever Hear, or Hear Of,
a $500 Talking Machine
An Instrument Costing $500 and Really Worth $500?
Nineteen such machines have come to Portland and they, are for sale
by Eilers Musie House. Don't fail to hear them. Perfectly reproduc
ing vocal and instrumental entertainment of every kind.. These New
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Evening.
Admission Free!
I Mrs. Agnes X- Dickson, whose 79
; year-eld husband, William Diokson,
brought suit several days ago for dl
i vorce on the grounds of cruelty, ves-
terday filed an answer in which she
says that her husband Is a confirmed
drinker, and during the past Summer
has threatened to beat her with a
tarred rope. Because of her fear of
her husband, her attorney, John A.
Logan, asks. In the answer filed yes
terday, that the case be advanced on
ue court oocKet ana determined as
soon as possible.
Because they were unable to get
along, Mrs. Dickson says they made
an agreement of separation In March.
1904, he receiving $1000, when he left
their home. Five months later, she
charges, he returned and has con
tinued to live at the old home. Mrs.
Dickson denies that she was Instru
mental in having her husband examined
for insanity, as he charged In his com
plaint.
The couple moved to Oregon In 1877
coming from New York, where they
were married a few years before the
trip across the continent. Dickson
charged in his complaint that his wife
had driven him from their home and
as a result of a conspiracy with their
. two children had subjected , him to
many indignities, causing him to be
examined as to his sanity and placing
him in a position where it was neces
sary for him to depend on charity for
maintenance.
Mrs. Dickson says In her answer that
her husband visited six law f-'
before he was able to find one wl .
sufficient credence in his sto;.
bring his divorce suit.
COATES DIVORCE DENIED
Cruel and Inhuman Treatment Plea
Fails to Win Judge.
I orrpe of divorce was denied Charles
A. Coates yesterday, who brought suit
against Rose M. Coates, charging cruel
and Inhuman treatment. The case was
heard by Judge McGinn, who said he
could not come to the rescue of those
who are parties to an improvident mar
riage. The couple were married In
Oregon City November. 1911, and sep
arated in July. 1913. Mrs. Coates tes
tified that she had learned by cards
that her husband had been associating
with other women.
Judge Kavanaugh granted three dl
dorces yesterday. .He freed H. O. Busse
from Annie A. Busse, who deserted her
husband two weeks after their mar-
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Coleman was granted a divorce from
Harry Coleman and C. C. Allen from
Charles M. Allen.
CHARLES WAEHLTE IS DEAD
Retired German Baptist Minister
Snccumbs at San Jose.
Rev. Charles Waehlte, a retired Ger
man Baptist minister of San Jose. Cal.,
formerly of Portland and many years
a resident of Oregon, died at his home
Tuesday, November 4, of valvular heart
trouble.
Rev. Mr. Waehlte was born in Thle-
mendorf, Prussia, Germany. July 22.
1850, and was aged 63 years 3 months
and 12 days. He served 40 years in
the ministry, several years of which
were served in the City of Portland.
He leaves to mourn his death his
widow, Mrs. Carrie Waehlte, and six
children. The burial was at Stafford,
Or., Rev. Mr. Waehlte's last parish.
Olty Sales Closed.
C. B. .Webb has purchased from the
Broadway Dye Works property at the
northeast corner of. Broadway and
Grand avenue for $15,000. F. H. Hayes
has purchased a new home on Overton
street, near Twenty-first street, and a
six-acre tract on the Cornell Road for
$12,500. The sales were" made by the
city sales department of the Fred A.
Jacobs Co.
"QUEEN OF PIANISTS"
TO PLAY NOVEMBER 18
Teresa Oarrenp Makes Triumphant Entry to America After Absence of
Six Tears, Winning Warm. Plaudits of Eastern Critics.
OLD HOME VACATED
Estes Family, After 50 Years,
Quits City Landmark.
RAZING IS.' NOT INTENDED
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With All the Latest Records on This wonaertul instrument
at Eilers The Talking Machine Headquarters.
THE THREE GREAT REASONS FOR DEALING
WITH THE HOUSE OF EILERS
Special Guarantee:
An unconditional guar
antee as to material and
workmanship accompanies
each instrument sold, the
guarantee being signed by
the m a n u f a cturers and
countersigned by us for
Oregon. Eilers . Music
House, E i 1 ers Building,
Broadway at Aider.
Special Free
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An y machine
and records sent
on three days'
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home in city or
state. Eilers Mu
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Special Money-Back:
We are so confident that
instruments will please
even the most critical that
all money paid will be re
funded to any purchaser
not in every way satisfied
Eilers Music House, Eilers
Building, Broadway at Al
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The House That Sells All the Makes and
All the Records All the Time.
Eilers Building Broadway at Aldar
Historic Property at Fifth and Sal
mon Will Be Preserved in Pres
ent State for Time, Says
Son of Pioneers.
So Mr. Estes and Mrs. Von Rhein's
on, Charles, have taken apartments
elsewhere. It is possible that when
Mrs. Von Rheln returns they will go
back to the old house. No other plac
will seem like "home" to them.
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TERESA CARRENO, "QTJEEN OK PIANISTS," WHO WILL APPEAR
HERE IX RECITAL NOVEMBER 18.
TERESA ' CARRE NO, called 'the
"Queen of Pianists" , and the
"Lilll Lehman of the" keyboard,"
will play a recital- at the Masonic
Temple, Tuesday, November -18, under
the direction of the Portland Musical
Association. After six years' absence
she made her triumphant re-entry into
America on October 80, appearing; with
the New Tork Philharmonic Orchestra.
The New Tork Times said of her play
in of the Techaikowsky "Concerto":
"Mma. Ca'rreno) played the-"Concerto'
with her old-time energ-y and Ama
zonian power, brilliancy and accentuat
ed rhythm, likewise with purling deli
cacy and grace. The conception of this
work that Hme. Carreno embodies in
her playing is of superb and generous
proportions." x.
Teresa Carreno is a Venezuelan, her
father being a Minister of State, also
a musician and. Incidentally, her first
teacher. -Afterward she studied with
Hohen, Lou 1 3 Gottschalk and, later,
Rubinstein. In her playing one be
holds a marvelous blinding of the in
tellectual with the emotional and the
magnetism of her queenly bearing
arouses instant admiration before she
strikes a note.
During the season of 1913-1914 Mad
ame Carreno will tour with the Boston
Symphony Orchestra under Dr. Muck,
also with the New York. Phllharmoni
under Stransky and will be heard in
recital In all -the Important " musical
centers of ting country.
After nearly BO. years of continuous
use, the old home of the late Levi Estes
at Fifth and Salmon streets one of
the landmarks of Portland has been
abandoned by the family, but probably
will be preserved for a time in its pres
ent state.
The Estes home has associated with
it more than the usual number of ten
der memories. It was built by the elder
Mr. and Mrs. Estes before they were
married, and they occupied it within
an hour after they were wed. All their
children were born in that home, and
wnen me, old lolks died in 1898 the
children continued to live'there.
Ed L. Estes, a son. and a well-known
Portland business man, was the last
to leave. He left it only last week.
Our family Just naturally broke no."
said Mr. Estes, somewhat sorrowfully.
tne otner day, "and l couldn't stay
there alone. I hope, though, to keep
the old place, even though I never live
in it again."
Cupid Is "Architect."
The elder Mrs. Estes crossed the
pjlalns from Missouri in 1847. She was
Jennie Munson. Her parents located In
Portland.
Four years later yountr Levi Estes
crossed the . Isthmus f Panama and
iiKewise came to Portland. - Soon there
after he' met his future wife. They
planned to get married, but determined
first to have their own home. So they
acquired the lot at Fifth and Salmon
streets.
With their own hands the vounar
couple built their little home. They
planned it themselves and erected it
according to their own ideas: While
he did the actual work, she gave valu
able aid. Often, afterwards, sh relat
ed to her children how she would hold
a board while Mr. Estes nailed it fast.
She took pardonable pride in 'pointing
to aurerent parts of the house that
her own hands had shaped. A great
fireplace was built with care and In
after years was the particular delight
oi tne cnnaren.
But not until the building: was done
did they marry. That was on December
23, 1S63, a little less than 50 years ago,
They went direct from the church
in which they were married to their
house, which continued to be their
home as long as they lived.
"Tuesday" Figures Often.
By a peculiar coincidence they were
married on a Tuesday and eacn-of their
five children was born on Tuesday.
Mr. Estes died May 30, 1898. OnXAu-
gust 18 of the same year Mrs. Estes
followed him, She di. . of a broken
heart.
Until within the present year the
four surviving children continued to
live there. Then Harry F. Estes. a son
moved to his new house in Laurelhurst.
Mary B. Estes, a daughter, was married
in April of this year to Harry L. Shaw,
a merchant of Honolulu, and now lives
in,, that city. Mrs. Von Rheln, another
daughter, and Ed L. Estes, the other
son, remained. Now Mrs. Von Rheln
has gone to Honolulu to visit ber sister,
HOME CREDIT WORK LIKED
Buena Vista Parents Indorse System
Adopted in Scliools.
RTT-RM A VISTA. Or.. Nov. 8. Buena
Vista parents are sending in many let-
tA a Inilnrvlmff- hdinn prpdit WOrk And
appear convinced that it brings the
school and home togetner.
Under tnis creuu sysieio me otuwi
work .has been brought up to a high
standard.
Rplow is erlven a record of those who
stand highest on the list:
i ri v. -Dnnm HonV 2905
credits, first place; Clifford Wells, 2765
credits, second place; uuy r-eieraun,
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2420 credits, tnira place; tinier
9inR rAta -TmirtVi nlace: Raymond
Frost. 2255 credits, fifth place; Clara
Schneider, now creans, miiu t'c, Mi
tred Loy, 1460 credits, sixth place.
ir o f.Hnn U 1 1 1; 1 Q 4 rt rrfllHtl!.
first place; Verd Schrunk, 1920 credits,
second piaoe; Jeiana i-ramer, iv
credits, third place: Harold Reynolds,
1310 credits, fourth place: Evadne
Smith, 1300 credits, fifth place; Ray
mond Hall, lzzu credits, bix.ui
Room 1 Vivian Emmons, 1350 cred-
i ni.u- FranK Schrunk. 730
credits, second place; Raymond Strawn,
700 credits, third place; vioiet onmcr,
690 credits, fourth place; Helen Leon-
tjs r.dits. fifth Dlace: Inez Mc
carty. 610 credits, sixth place.
Garden Exhibit Planned.
Plan for organization of a society
to work for the establishment of a
central exhibit garden in Portland to
contain specimens of the native
flowers and shrubs of the state will
be made at a meeting in room G in
the library tomorrow night at 7:30
o'clock. This plan is hoped to lead up
to theestabll8hing of a similar Oregon
exhibit at San Francisco in 1915. The
idea was originated by Bertha T. Voor
horst, secretary of the Panama-Pacific
Exposition Commission of Oregon.
HARRY GAZE'S FREE LECTURE
this afternoon at 3. Subject. "The
Scientific possibility of Living For
ever." All are - welcome. Lecture at
Eilers' Recital Hall. Adv.
How to Destroy
the Dandruff Germ
BY A SPECIALIST.
That the dandruff Eerm is responsible
for nearly all the diseases to which the
scaln Is heir, as well as for Baldness ana
premature gray hair. Is a well-known fact.
ut when we realize that it is also indirectly
responsible for many of the worst cases of
catarrh and consumption, we appreciate the
Importance of any agent that will destroy
its power. We are, therefore, particularly
pleased to eive herewith the prescription
which an eminent scientist states he has
found, after repeated tests, to completely
dejtroy the dandruff germ in from one to
three applications. It will also almost im
mediately stop falling hair and it has In
numerous cases proo jced a new hair-growth
after years of baldness. This prescription
can be made up at home, or any druggist
will put it up for y )u: e ounces Bay Rum.
2 ounces Lavona de Composee. one-half
drachm Menthol Crystals. Mix thoroughly,
and after standing half an hour it is ready
for use. Apply night and morning, rubbing
into the scalp with tha finger-tips. It you
wish it perfumed, add 1 drachm of your
favorite perfume. While this preparation is
not a dye,- it Is unequaled for restoring gray
hair to its original color.i Adv. .
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Limitations
of the
Law
C"I desire to point out
to you the utter ineffi
ciency of the law when
it comes to the sphere
of morals," says Dr.
Hugh Cabot, of the
Harvard Medical School
in a terse, slrong plea in
Collier's of November 1
for sex education of the
young.
Education has made,
and is now making, men
and women temperate
in food, drink, speech
and thought; and educa
tion is the only agency
that will ever settle the
"temperance queslion
CA11 should know the
mildness and healthfull
ness of
BEER
and other pure, light
alcoholic beverages.
dThat is another edu
cation the public musl
take in before the "tem
perance queslion" can
be settled.
C.Dr. Cabot points out in
illustration that alcoholic
liquors, nearly
always in their
worst forms, can
easily be obtain
ed all over Maine how
much better to under
stand and promote the
beverages that make
happiness without harm.
Olympia Brewing Co.
Olympia, Wash.
Branches
Seattle Elliott 599; Main 599
Tacoma Main 195
Spokane Main 30
Portland A 24f,7; Main 671
Aberdeen Main 1321
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