THE SUNDAY OREGONTAy, PORTLAND. NOVEMBER 15, 1914.
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TALE OF COLONY'S
ROOT BY MICE SPUN
Forestry Surveyor Repeats Re
venge of Volcano on De
stroyer of Settlement.
ISLE NEAR ALASKA SCENE
K. P. Cecil Telia of Backwoodsman
Who Passed Night of Horror In
. Tree With Rodents to Escape
Death. From Rising Tide.
' BY PAUL M. BTAN.
How a band of mice drove a Russian
settlement from an Island near the
mouth of the Stikine River, In Alaska,
and were destroyed subsequently by a
volcanio eruption. Is tne story related
by K. P. Cecil, a surveyor for the local
Forestry department, -who passed last
Bummer surveying homesteads there for
the settlers In the Forest Reserve.
Mr. Cecil heard the story from a set
tler named GlnKrasa.
"Glngrass told me." said Mr. Cecil,
"that the Island where he lived was In
habited formerly by a Russian mission
ary settlement. The priests raised cat
tle and vegetables there for their posts
in other sections. The settlement was
prosperous.
Mice Make life Miserable.
"But the fathers wore troubled con
stantly by mice. Despite all their ef
forts, the little rodents increased con
stantly In number. The priests'- sup
plies were raided continually, and, at
last, the j island became inhabitable.
The good fathers concluded that it was
the will of God that they should move.
They abandoned the settlement.
"Glngrass and his fellow settlers,
however, were less amenable to the will
of the Almighty. They settled on the
land, and took up the struggle.
"To illustrate how thick the mice
really were, he told me of one occasion
when he was caught by the tide, which
rises high there when the moon is full.
The island is low, and sometimes a
large section of It is flooded.
Rodents Invade Tree Refuge.
"Glngrass said that one night he was
caught away out on the coast by the
high water. Seeing that he couldnot
reach high ground, temporarily, he
shinned up an adjacent tree.
"The moon, he said, was full, and it
, must have been a beautiful scene. I do
- not believe, however, that Gingrass en
joyed it The water came swirling in
around him. rose gradually, and forced
him into the higher branches.
"As he grasped a limb, he felt some
thing soft and furry beneath his hand.
There was a faint squeak, whether from
' Glngrass or the furry object I do not
know. But Gingrass let go " so quick
that he almost fell into the water.
Glngrass Body Becomes Refuge.
"He glanced around furtively. The
whole tree, he said, was filled with
mice. His presence had alarmed them
he said, and they clung at the ends of
the branches like squealing bunches of
grapes.
"Every now and then one would be
crowded off, and would fall into the
water with a splash. Gingrass heart
lessly clung to the tree and would have
allowed his fellow creatures .to perish,
.-" but once in a while a mouse, stronger
or luckier than his. mates, would swim
back to the tree and, dripping ice water
at every step, would climb over Gin
grass shivering body to the treetop,
"Well, Gingrass said that he passed
an uncomfortable night, but, at last, the
tide went out and he descended from
the tree. He did not wait to see what
happened to the mice.
Persecution Are Avenged.
"Gingrass said, however, that the God
who had allowed the mice to devastate
the Russian missionaries, and annoy
the settlers even to the point of putting
ice water down their necks, at last took
a terrible revenge on the persecutors.
When the volcano on Kodiak Island
. erupted two years ago, he said, -the mice
were either scared to death or left th
country. He solemnly assured me that
not a mouse had been seen on the Island
since.
Mr. Cecil does not vouch for the truth
of this story. He tells It merely as it
was , told to him by an honest back
woodsman. He was on the Island for
some time, however, and says that he
saw but few mice there.
"No more than two or three." said Mr.
Cecil. "Of course I wasn't there before
the eruption, so I don't know how thick
they were then.
Reserve Surveying lit Free.
Mr. Cecil went, to -Alaska last June,
and until November. . 6 he surveyed
nomesteaas for, the -settlers on the Na
tional Forest Reserve. The Forestry
department does this without charge, he
says. Settlers outside the Reserve have
to pay from $100 to $200 for the field
work of the surveyors, and from $25 to
du lor tne notes.
The land in this section, he says, is
chietiy covered with hemlock, with oc
casional stretches of prairie and swamn
Mr. Cecil says the country Is so'damp
tnat most or tne nay is put up In silos.
ana xea as ensilage.
TWO INDICTMENTS SECRE
Grand Jury Finds True Bill Against !
A. B. Gihson for Forgery.
Indictments against seven alleged
malefactors were returned ' yesterday
by the Multnomah County grand jury,
of which two are kept secret
Public indictments were as follows:
A. B. Gilson, passing a forged check,
two charges; Rintaro Shimoye. larceny
in a dwelling; Alexander Wuilleumeier,
larceny in a store; Oscar Anderson, as
sault with a dangerous weapon upon
Peter Giaee. a fellow sailor on an Eng
lish ship now in port, and F. M. Brown
ell, non-support.
Not true bills were returned in the
cases of Fred J. Vance, charged with
non-support; P. H. Murdoch, accused
of having obtained money by false pre
tenses; Harry Wallace, Maude McDon
ald and Cecil Leary, charged with con
tributing to the delinquency of a minor,
and H. L. Reid, charged with larceny by
embezzlement.
J. LUDWIG AHLERS SUED
Recent Bride. Seeks Divorce and
Property Protection.
Married in March of this year. Eliza
beth Ahlers brought suit ,for divorce
against J. Ludwig Ahlers yesterday,
asking a division of property interests
and alimony of $75 a month. It is
asked that the defendant be restrained
from disposing of his property pend
ing the settlement of the suit. Cruel
and inhuman treatment is charged. It
is set out that the husband is the own
er of a country home near Salem of
the value of $10,000 and that he has
other property and securities to the
value of from $20,000 to $30,000. The!
plaintiff says she believes he has as-J
signed part of his property to a third"
person to prevent her from securing
it and asks that the court prevent
this action. ,
Lucile A. sued Harry A. Tuttle for
desertion. Alimony of $40 a month is
asked. Elisa sued Luigi Piluso on the
ground of cruel treatment, and the wife
petitions that ' their property be di
vided. Margaret sued Donnle C. Cole
man, asking' that her maiden name.
Puterbaugh, be restored. Daniel brought
suit against Winnlfred Mlllane. declar
ing his wife deserted him.
Judge Davis granted divorces yes
terday to Margaret from J. J. Edgerton
on the ground of desertion, to Anna
from H. W. Henderson, the latter being
charged with cruel and inhuman treat
ment, and the same -plaint served for
Alta Thorp, given a decree from John
vorce"to Elvie from Hugh Kitten-1
FRACTURED SKULL CAISES
DEATH OF SEATTLE MAN.
Elmer Owen Kali-child.
Elmer Owen Fairchild, of Se
attle, died November 7, as the re
sult of a fractured skull, caused
by a fall. Mr. Fairchild was em
ployed by the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company at the time of
his demise.
His widow, parents, Mr. and
Mrs. L. S. Fairchild, of Cornelius,
Or.; brothers, James B., Robert
Ik, Charles T., of Portland; Ed
ward S., of Seattle; Joseph T., of
Forest Grove, and sisters. Miss
Emma M. Fairchild, Mrs. R.
Stevens, of Portland, and Mrs.
Samuel Willie, of Forest Grove,
survive him. Interment took
place In Cornelius Cemetery No
vember 10,
house, cruiel and Inhuman treatment
being the basis of the suit.
E. C. D'ARMOND IS DEAD
SMS
Father of Portland Man Will Be
Buried at Grants Pass Today.
Ellas Cowan D'Armond died Friday
night at the home of his son, R. F.
D'Armond, 1052 Corbett street, at the
age of 79 years.
On his arrival in Oregon Mr. D'Armond
settled on a claim near Albany. Later
he moved to Grants Pass. For the last
four years he had been a resident of
McMlnnville. He had lived at his son's
residence in Portland for seven weeks.
Mr. D'Armond Js survived by his
widow and eight children, besides two
brothers, a sister and nine grandchil
dren.
Funeral services will be held ' at
Grants Pass today. "
ASYLUM RETURNS $45,000
Eastern Oregon Hospital to Ask Less
Funds for Next Year.
That the Eastern Oregon State Hos
pital turned back to the state 145,000 of
its appropriation this year, and will
ask for $12,000 less from the next Leg
islature than it received from the last.
despite an increased number of pa
tients, was announcd yesterday by Dr.
W T UpVgrv Vi . i H gf tYtn InatittitlAn.
"We have, r believe, the most mod
ern hospital for the Instane in this
state," said Dr. McNary. "The last
Legislature appropriated $187,200 for
our use. This amounted to about 22
a month for our 350 patients. We still
have about $45,000 of it. This year we
will ask for about $12,000 less than our
last appropriation.
BREEDING STOCK BARRED
December Cattle Display Here Limit
ed, Owing- to Epidemic.
The Pacific International Livestock
Exhibition will be held at the Portland
Union, Stockyards from December 7 to
December . 12. as scheduled, but all
breeding classes of cattle, sheep and
hogs will be barred, according to an
announcement made yesterday by O,
M. Plummer, general manager of the
exhibition.
. This step was taken because of the
prevalence of foot and mouth disease
in the East. Fat stock will be shown
as planned. Only stock intended for
slaughter will be exhibited.
TALENTED VIOLI1VIST PLATS
AT RECITAL TOMORROW
' NIGHT TO AID REF
UGEE HOME.
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Herman S. Heller.
One of the soloists who is to
take part in the excellent pro
gramme to be offered in the con
cert, at the Masonic Temple
auditorium Tuesday night is
Herman S. Heller, violinist. Mr.
Heller, who recently came to this
city from San Francisco, where
he led an orchestra at one of
the leading hotels, is a member
of the first violin section of the
Portland Symphony Orchestra.
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MEN BEG TO ENLIST
Paul Reimers, of Portland,
Says Germany Untouched. .
MILLIONS READY TO GO
Itte Reports 6,0 0,0 0O In Field
and as Many More Prepared.
Strategy Enables Him to Elude
British Searching .Officers.
That Germany has 6,000,000 men In
the Held and could send as many more.
Is the assertion of Paul Reimers, ex
president of . the Anderson & Crowe
Company, of Portland, now an officer
In the German naval reserve In Europe,
In a letter to Mrs. Reimers, who la In
Portland.
Mr. Reimers denounces England for
her part in the hostilities, and predicts
the disruption of the allies and a sepa
rate treaty 'of peace between Germany
and France before Christmas.
If you travel through Germany,"
says. Mr. Relmera In his letter, "you will
see young, able-bodied men. thousands
of them, everywhere. You wonder why
they are not at the front. The reason
Is that there are too many, about 6,000,
000, soldiers at the front now. Just as
many, more could be sent. Gradually
the stay-at-homes become recruits.
Later they will Join the army.
Men Eager te Enlist.
"If you could see these young Ger
mans with tears In -their eyes because
they are not taken, you would know
why Germany must win this war. They
run from one regimental office to the
other, from one town to another, still
hoping they may find a regiment which
takes men. At one regiment 60 men
were wanted. There were hundreds to
select from, so a footrace waa started
and the best runners were enlisted.
"Another Important factor In this war
Is our railroads. Not only did they
move to the east and west front about
4,000,000 soldiers In a short time, but
they distributed cannon, horses. - food
and ammunition, besides taking all
these men to their respective regiments.
When the history of this war la writ
ten the railroads of Germany will nil
an Important chapter.
Prisoners of War Increase.
"Our armies are In possession of "all
Belgium except Antwerp and Ostend,
We are about 20 miles from Paris, and
large parts of Russia and France have
already German civil' government. Not
one French, Belgian, Russian or Eng
lish soldier stands on German soil, ex
cept as 'a. prisoner of war, of whom
there are plenty. JVe have more than
300,000 now, ' and more are arriving
every day. About half are Russians
and half French, with about 8000 Eng
lish. ' ,
Thousands of wounded and Impris
oned French soldiers are writing to
their homes of the fair treatment they
receive at our hands.- The Zouavea and
Turcos are mostly Mohammedans. We
send these to Constantinople. They will
learn there who their friends are. The
French wounded are treated exactly the
same as our German brethren.'
Mr. Reimers left Portland for Ger
many on August 3. He Intended to ship
as a seaman on a Norwegian ship, but
other reserve officers persuaded him. to
sail with them on the Italian steamer
Ancona. The Ancona was searched by
the English at Gibraltar, and 25 Ger
man reserve officers, arrested.
"" Strategy Wins Escape
Mr. Reimers describes hia escape as
follows:
"Soon a launch flying the English
colors came alongside, and a commis
sion of three officers came on board. I
had made the acquaintance of the ship's
doctor, and he promised to lend me a
pair of spectacles. I had not shaved
since leaving home.
"When the officers came on board I
got the spectacles, but the silly things
would not sit on my nose. Finally I
stuck them on, but I could Bee nothing.
The doctor must have been very near
sighted. My hands were dirty. I put
on a dirty shirt and looked as little like
an officer as possible.
"I told the officers that I wanted to
find my daughter in Germany and take
heW back to Portland. This was true,
even if 1 did not intend to do it at
once. I was passed as 'too old for
service. "
COLLEGIANS 'GIVE PLAY
PIGEON," THREE-ACT DRAMA, IS
REED COLLEGE TREAT.
Students Stage John Galsworthy's
Classic at Lincoln Hlglt Every
Role la Portrayed Well.
John Galsworthy's three-act play,
"Pigeon," was presented by the dra
matic club of Reed College at the Lin
coln High School last night.
The nlav. a figurative one. concerns
a man, charitable to a fault, who gives
his all to the deserving ana tne unae-
serving alike. . In turn they fulfill or
betrav his trust in them, some humor
ously, others pathetically or dramatic
ally, as the case may be.
The "Pigeon" himself always is half
humorous, always a philosopher and
always a CTeat. whole-hearted man.
Howard Barlow was ideally suited to
the ' part of the artist-philanthropist.
His every motion and. -expression be
spoke his feeling of the part. Perhaps
no part was harder or better acted than
that of Ferrand. the alien. Alexander
Lackey was a Frenchman, every inch
of him, from his bizarre manner to his
tiny mustache and his ardor In love.
Genevieve Megan, whose quaint brogue
and plainness, of manner bespoke her
Irish descent, waa portrayed by Verna
Menefee . Tlmson, the cabman, added
a delicious touch of comedy to the play.
Frank Scott did most creditable work
in the role.
Marlon Allhands took the part of the
conventional English girl, Ann Well
wyn," who didn't know the meaning of
charity.
All the cast did excellent work and
received hearty applause. The cast
was: .Christopher w ellwyn, an artist.
Howard Barlow; Ann, his daughter.
Marian Allhands; Ferrand, an alien.
Alexander Lackey; Timson, once a cab
man, Frank Scott; Guinevare Megan,
a flower seller. Verna Menefee; Rory
Megan, her husband. Jay Pechrist; Ed
ward Bertley. a canon, Charles Larre
bee; Alfred Calway, a professor, Ste
phenson Smith; Sir Thomas Hoiton, a
justice of the peace, Joyce Kelly; a
Police Constable, Donald Lancefield;
First Humbleman, Harold Golder; Sec
ond Humbleman, Mathew Riddle;
Loafer, Lindsley Ross.
Castle Rock Debaters Win.
CASTLE ROCK. Wash., Nov. 14.
(Special.) The debating team of the
Castle RocK illgn Bcnool went to win
lock last night, and won the contest.
the first in the state debate. The team
consisted of Joseph Mallery, George
Hubbard and Mildred McClane, all
seniors. Single tax was the question
debated, the team from this city hav
lax tha AA&aUYss
How Ccmld
Sold in Portland During October ?
Goods of Real Merit Priced Lower Than Ever Again Is the Why!
It .was the unprecedented combination, the Manufacturers' Emergency and
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VIM VU9 fcJVlUO UlVBi AM-UIU. IMU, HUHUU. M. J . HJ W4. .V V. AWV w u
representatives, Ellsworth, Barnes and
Special offer to purchasers Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Every pianoless heme should, make carettu investigation, it is so easy to pay a utue
each month and own one of the superb instruments now olfered during this most .extraordinary piano sale. ,
Manufacturers
Bring--this advertisement. We give .
you absolutely free $23.00 as initial
payment on any new piano or player
piano at these tremendously reduced
......... aiiu . ni laiigc jt.j ..........I
in 10 months, or 20, or 30, or even 40,
according- to Drlce of the instrument
and amount of time you think you- may
require. Tou have the privilege of
paying by the week and also paying all '
or more a any lime.
The manufacturers do not need the : ,
money, but they do want to keen the .
wheels of their great institutions turn- .
ing. They have undertaken to sell out
the great stock of Ellers Music House, .
on an agreement that we buy three BUr-s
pius instruments ror every two now
sold by their representatives, Messrs. -
Ellsworth, Barnes & Davey. v.-
Here' are a few price which will'
Diakp onr aelllnic recorda for November
the bligaeiit of ny November ilace the
iiouhc of tellers was cstahllKbrd many
years ago. Remember, every instru
ment In this sale la accompanied by a
guarantee, assuring absolute satisfac
tion to the purchaser or no sale.
See these and many others at the
sale of the Boule Bros.' Failure Stock
and the Manufacturers' Emergency and
Surplus Sale.
practically every piano in tnis sale is
rew, not even shopworn; but the few"
that are used are in perfect and guar
anteed condition. All can be had on
very easy payments. Take 10. 20 or 30
or 40 months. .
The Price Thai Was
The Pries That Is
The big home piano
house's little proflt-per-p
1 a n o method
?-rlce. Now made still
ower during this
The Sonle Bros, and
also the San Fran
cisco and other eon- '
lrsment branch
concern price.
30 Mission Wnraun Piano, now
less tnan hail JSiiXti
9850 Lester Grand, latest style,
almost half .8437
350 Small s 1 a c, elesrantly fin
ished Mahogany Sonle Bros.'
upright ...xien
325 Nicely finished, though used,
Everett Upright.... S140
f.575 Steiawny, ebony stained
case, and a- maller-
slsed Mnhoaany.. . ; 8185
$525 Hardman, very elaborate
case ; 818S
500 Lara-eat - sired Weber Up
right S196
SI ISO Weber Pianola Piano, Jast
. . like new, the heat and most -
- expensive ever built, by
Webers ...-8488
' Many other allsrhtly-nsed
Pianola Plnnos, all with
- Tb e m o d 1st Metrostrle at
tachments, 8380. 8337. 8285
S3 (in Largest sise Flacher Up-
right, Walnnt.... 8165
325 Another Mahogany 8135
anoo Most elaborate, finest toned
Steck Upright ever seen In
this city 8295
ftBO Stock Pianola Plnnos; . Jast - .r.
like new, the best and most
expensive models ever built
by Bteck.
Plainer cases .8435
inassive iuanoaany n - note
Apollo Player Planes MKO. 3K
SIO.IO Knabe Grand 8472
S.S.-.0 Vose V Sons, 8108? another 8X24
wi mstey, another K1U5
S375 LqdtrlK, 8165l another .... 8146
SOOO Anaelua Player Piano .'.8225
940O Mallet .ft Davis, fine for stu
dents ....8140
250 Cable Nelson make.'. . ' jft T-
S75 Kinasbury make. S 88
SOO Player Piano, beautiful Ma-
hoaany. -.8310
f50O Weber Upright, K e n n I n e
W e b e r - nuide Instrument.
M a n n f a c tured before the
Stelnway-Weber-Aeollan al
liance. Now only. ......... .8255
Another, very beautiful 8345
Another, shows usage, 81U5
And many others, almost any make
you can think of, and all now to be had
for less than wholesale prices.
This great sale is bound to close very
shortly now. The' stock is thinning
out. The assortment is still complete,
but will be quickly depleted nw. Sav
ing money is making money: make it
by taking advantage of these low
prices. But you must be quick to do
this. Buy now.
Make payments commencing next
year. We deliver free now. or. if vou
prefer, will store free and then deliver
as a superb Thanksgiving or Christmas
surprise. MaKe home what It should
De. it is easy, iiiusic will do It.
USED, BUT JUST LIKE NEW.
BREWERY CHANGE FIXED
HARRY M'ALLISTKR VERIFIES RU
MORS OF CANlfERY FLAK.
Thousands of Tons of Fruit Go to aste
la Yakima 'Valley' Annually and
- Plant Will Save Loosen.
Manv breweries in Oregon and Wash
ington will be turned Into packing
and canning plants, ice plants and
other branches of industry when the
prohibition laws force them out 01
business at the end of next year, says
Harry C. McAllister, manager 01 tne
North Yakima Brewery, wno wa ia
Portland yesterday oh business.
"We already have made tentative
plans for converting our. brewery into
a fruit-preserving ana iruii-canmng
establishment." he said.
"Thousands of tons .of fruit go to
waste - in the Yakima Valley every
year. I believe that we can arrange
to buy this at reasonable rates and
nack It Into cans. . There is an un
limited market for superior grades of
canned fruits and no market at all for
the cull fruit that now goes to waste
in the orchards.
"I believe we can handle all this to
advantage in our plant, as we can take
care of the by-products. W e are pre
pared to make vinegar, grape juice
and other extract of fruit.
"It is our intention to continue in
the brewing business until the new
law soea Into eiiect January. 1, isi
.
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$288 "jg
!( $600 "'iT"
Kg $388 Sif.
li $900 rPrt
H . steck I -
I II $535 1
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385 JUT,
Pianos WorthiOver SS6.000 Be
Davey, now in charge of this great
Emergency and
My sroodnesa, look! A Kift
of 923.0O free xt Ellera. Free
toraire nntll Thanksgiving; or
Christmas day, and free de
livery. No need to worry over
flmr-pnyment money. Here if
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$550 New Player Piano now
$850
And all others
EILERS BUILDING
v Broadway at Alder
In the meantime, we will perfect our
plans for utilizing our plant. I be
lieve many other brewing concerns in
the Northwest will do likewise."
Mr. McAllister says that the North
I Yakima Brewing Company will not
suiter severely irnm -
prohibition. It has assets that would
enable tne company 10 iw'io
out- loss even should It not ne aDie to
"llize Its plant for other purposes as
It proposes to do. : Some breweries in
the State or wasningion "u
however, he aaya r
Mr. McAllister is a former resident
of Portland and ex-Master Fish War
den of the state. He was secretary
nf th committee thst handled the Elks'
National convention here In the Summer
of 1912.
LANGUAGE STANDARD SET
Grammar and High School Teachers
to Co-ordinate in Work.""
Decision to co-ordinate the language
work in the high schools and the gram
mar errades as far as possible was
reached -at an organization meeting of
language teachers in the Board rooms
at the Courthouse yesterday. The
meeting' yesterday was In pursuance
of City Superintendent Alderman's plan
to organize the teachers In each de
partment. Thus far the history, un
graded room, science and language
tMi-hpra have organized and the math
ematics and manual training teachers
will organize later.
Superintendent Alderman haa ap
pointed the following teachers as a
commitee on visual education; L. A.
ff . These Pianos, $200, $250, $300 val-
J2?j?v 1 A ues new plaia styles, 98 others - gSL
- wVl S118 and S145 the $525 and -
- My Goodness! "f iVf
Look! RXj
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Surplus Sale) coupled with the sale of
va'i - o nrnnil nf "Rut TTnVBTO her will fe
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sale, are making prices lower than ever
Surplus Sale Will Soon Close
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These Player Pianos now less than'
Uprights of same quality regularly
sell for. All new Pianos, Player
Pianos and Baby Grand Pianos, including the Wonder
ful Autopiano Baby Grand.
S262 $700 New Player
New Player Piano now
equally low. Free music rolls.
Wiley, .8. TJ. Downs- and Miss Edith
Darling. These,; teachers are investi
gating the work done with lantern
slides in the schools of the- East, with
the idea of -enlarging upon that branch
of work now incorporated In the Port
land schools. The plan Is to specialize
on views depicting natural Industries
and scenery. .' ' .
M UTS TO SHOOT FOR NEEDY
Plans Made to Distribute Dncks and
. Rabbits in Holidays.
The Muts are arranging to "provide
the noor and needy with ducks for
Thanksgiving and rabbits for Christ
mas. After a big duck shoot next Saturday
and Sunday the Muts' Gun Club, organ
ized for the occasion, - will band over
its game for free distribution. Through
the courtesy of James M. Kyle, Mayor
of Stanneld: E.'E. Cleaver, of Pendle
ton, and James Li Miller, traveling pas
senger agent of the O.-W. R. & N. Co,
a rabbit drive has 1een arranged to
take place a few' days' before Christ
mas. It ia hoped that the drive will
yield at least 1000 rabbits.
Mayor and Mrs. Albee paid a visit to
the Muts' headquarters in the Pittock
block yesterday and Mrs. Albee volun
teered to investigate the reported des
titution of a number of families.
Reed Vesper Service Is Today..:
The speaker for the Reed College
vesper services this afternoon at 4
o'clock will be tr. Bernard C. Ewer.
Special music will be rendered, con
sisting of, a prelud. trom Bach, and
the residue of the costliest makes
hiETffer. Vipi-arwp t.h a TITannf artnrers
tJ O 1
heretofore equalled or heard of.
-.5.-.
Piano now. S337
S436
Free exchange.
EVENINGS UNTIL
9 O'CLOCK
a contralto solo from Handel's "Mes
siah." "Oh, Thou That Tellest Good Tidings,'-,
by - Miss Clara Wuest '
ASYLUM INCREASE NEEDED
State Board Will Ask Legislature for .
$814,950 Appropriation..
SALEM, Or., Nov. 14 (Special.)-
The State Board of Control has dec Wed
to recommend to the Legislature that
it appropriate 314,950 for the Eastern
Oregon Insane Asylum for the next two
years. It is an increase of $30,121 over
the appropriation by the last Legisla
ture, and is declared necessary becauso--
of the increasing population or the in
stitution and the higher cost of living.
In addition $100,000 will be asked .
for constructing a wing to the building
for the accommodation of about 250 .
additional inmates. The board will .
recommend an appropriation of $36,789
for the Blind School for the biennial
period. The last Legislature appro
priated - $37,235 for the institution for
the two years ending January X next..
Grub Street Clnb to Resume.
Winter sessions of the Glub Stree
Club will be- resumed tonight at, a '
meeting at the home of the secretary.
Mrs. Harold Sawyer, 743 Everett street,
at 7:45 o'clock. The club, which waa
launched last Winter, is an organiza
tion of fiction writers, efforts of some
of the members being , concentrated
particularly on short-story writing.
Meetings will be held every other week.
Lyons, Prance, has a union of alUc mer
chants. .