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TRAINMEN AT EASE;
NO TROUBLES SEEN
Brotherhood President Says
Employes and Directors
. Understand Each Other.
BENEFICIAL LAWS NEEDED
William G. Lee Pleads for Surety
That Is Safely, Since Records
Show One Trainman Is Killed
Every Hour and 1 7 Minutes.
"Railroad employes and railroad di
rectors have common interests. They
should, and generally do, work in a
common direction to accomplish a
common end," cays William G. Lee,
president of the Brotherhood of Rail
road Trainmen, who arrived in Portland
on an official visit yesterday, accom
panied by Mrs. Lee.
"We seldom have any serious differ
ences with our employers," he con
tinued. "We understand one another
well enough by this time. We both
know that our progress or our adversi
ties are mutual. Why shouldn't we
work together?"
Mr. Lee is typical of the sane, pro
gressive, conservative labor leader of
the present day. Under his Jurisdic
tion, first as vice-president and then
as president, extending over a period
of 20 years, the trainmen's differences
with the railroad operators have been
kept at a minimum. He has seen the
trainmen's wages increased 40 per cent,
and the personnel and efficiency cor
respondingly improved.
.No Troubles in Might.
"And we have no troubles in sight,
either." he commented good naturedly
but emphatically.'
"This would be a nice time to begin
demands for wage increases," he con
tinued with a touch of satire. "Busi
ness all over the country has been bad,
and it has been worse for the rail
roads than for many other industries.
Our men are feeling the effects of
hard times."
Within the last year, he said, more
than 50.000 members of his organiza
tion " have been forced into idleness,
but conditions are beginning to im
prove, especially in the West, he re
ported. "Everyone is hopeful of better times
in the East." he explained, "but they
are rather slow in coming. But out
here in the West times actually are
setting better. Our men are beginning
to feel it."
"Full Crew" Law Knarted.
Within the last few years Mr. Lee,
together with the heads of the other
organizations of railroad men, has been
active in obtaining the enactment of
"full crew" laws in various states,
against the active opposition of the
railroads. Sixteen such states now
have such laws.
"That's one point where we differ,"
he said, with a grave, sidewise nod
of his head. "The railroads are op
posing us because it adds slightly to
their operating expenses. But it is a
natural development of the "safety
first' movement. It provides addi
tional safety for the property of the
Tailroads as well as for the lives of
our men. It is true that an extra
trainman is not needed on every trip,
but when he is needed he is needed
mighty bad.
"Just the same as that fifth tire,"
pointing to an automobile with the
familiar "extra" tire attached. "That
man may not need that tire in a dozen
trips, but when he does need it, he
. will need it bad.
Longer Trains Hauled Xovr.
"And then another thing. The rail
roads aio hauling much longer trains
now than when the present standard of
crews was established. The increased
motive power has made that possible.
There is no limit to the motive power.
Where they hauled from 15 to 30 cars
years ago they are hauling from 60
to 100 cars now. The extra man in
the crew does not entail an expense,
by far. in proportion with the increase
in the volume of traffic handled by
a single crew in a single train."
But Mr. Lee was equally insistent
that the trainmen are co-operating
with their employers in obtaining leg
islation that is mutually beneficial.
They have contended actively against
the radical rate reductions proposed in
tome states and have Joined hands in
the "safety first" movement.
"But we want saiety that is safety,"
he insisted. "We don't believe that
sticking the sign 'safety first" on a
fence post or on a station-house is go
ing to provide safety. There must be
some active effort by the officials as
well as by the employes. Our records
chow that one of our men is killed
every , hour and 17 minutes. Why
shouldn't we favor safety?"
Mr. Lee was given a cordial recep
tion on his arrival, with Mrs. Lee. from
San Francisco on the Shasta Limited
yesterday afternoon. A big committee,
headed by F. J. Damon, president of
the Portland lodge of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; C. H. Francis,
. F. C. Manley and W W. Northcutt. past
presidents, greeted him at the station.
As Mr. Lee had not been in Portland
for 12 years, some of the. boys thought
they would have difficulty in "spot
ting" him. But no such misfortune.
Mr.- I.c Looks tke Irf.
"That's him," cried one of the mem
bers as a thiek-chested, broad-shouldered,
sun-burned individual stepped
from the Pullman. It was "him." an
right, for he looks the part- His eyes
beam good nature, but they are steady
and set well apart, indicating shrewd
ness. After a series of handshakes ano
"glad-to-see-yous." Mr. and Mrs. Lee
were driven to the Imperial Hotel in
an automobile displaying the regula
tion white and green .flags fore ana
aft.
Lee B. Hendricks, one of the veteran
conductors on the Shasta run, hati
charge of the train that brought Mr.
Lee to Portland. Mr, Hendricks is a
member of the Order of Railroad Con
ductors. one of the organizations with
which the trainmen's brotherhood i
affiliated. These two organizations.
together with the Brotherhood of Lo
comotive Firemen and Brotherhood of
Locomotive Kngineers, form a federa
tion independent of the American Fed
eration of Labor, although the two fed
erations work in frequent sympathy.
Mr. Lee was the guest of honor last
night at a banquet at the Chamber ot
Commerce, at which members of the
' four organizations, as well as -a num
ber of local railroad officials, joined
in doing him honor. This afternoon
Tie will address the trainmen in their
hall at 264 Madison street, and to
night he will attend a joint meeting
of the four railroad organizations.
A committee from the Women"
Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Rail
load Trainmen was at the station to
meet Mrs. Lee. Mrs. Jewell Bruce wa
chairman of the committee. Other
members were: Mrs. Emma 1. Holmes,
Mrs. Bernice Dobbin. Mrs. Emma L
Best and Mrs. Ida HolmstedU Mrs. Let
was tendered a reception at the home
of Mrs. Dobbin, 8S3 Castlo avenue, yes
terday afternoon, and will be the honoi
guest at a dinner at the home of Mrs.
Holmes, 929 Thurman street, this afternoon.
PICTURES TAKEN AT UNION DEPOT YESTERDAY SHOWING HOW WILLIAM G. LEE, PRESIDENT OF
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAINMEN, WAS WELCOMED TO CITY.
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(1) Left to Right F. J. Damon, W. V. Nortbeutt. Mr. Lee. F. C. Hundley and C. H. Francis. (.2) Mrs. Lee, Mr. Lee, Lee
B. Hendricks, Conductor of Shasta Limited.
WOOD PRICES CUT
Fuel Dealers to Fight City
When It Enters Trade.
LOSS OF MONEY FORESEEN
Retailers Hope to Make Municipal
Venture So Vnprofitable -That
Other AVajs to Aid Cnem
; ployed AVill Be I-'ound.
The city, will meet bitter competi
tion in the form of price slashing, it
is said, when it goes into the retail
wood business, soon in an effort- to
unload the 10.000 cords ot wood pro
duced last Winter at the woodyards
operated for the unemployed. - - '
Wood dealers have lined up to fight
the city's venture and force the city to
sell Us wood at a heavy loss if it
sells it -at all. The dealers already
have cut their prices to such an extent
that the city cannot compete without
a loss of from 50 cents to 75 -cents a
cord.
In face of these conditions prospects
are that Portland will pay less to keep
warm next Winter than for many years.
Fir Sell at 9-t.SO a Cord.
The prospects are that the . best of
fir wood will be available at less than
to a cord. At present the best first
growth wood is being offered at $4.50
a cord delivered and stacked and the
chances are that there will not be any
great increase when he heavy buying
season starts. ' -
The dealers can make a small profit,
it is said, at cord wood prices which
the city cannot meet. The city's wood
represents an outlay of more than $5 a
cord. Every cent less than that price
will be loss to the city. If the city
has to compete at $4.50 a cord the loss
on the $10,030 cords will b,e between
$5000 and $7000 it is said.
The city is having its wood hauled
to the city, a contract having, been
PBKSII1KT OK MINK!OTA
WOHBM'S CUBS VISITS
l. PORTLAND. .
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Mrs. C. L. Atnood.
Among tho visitors t the re
cent conference of club women in
Portland was Mrs. C. L. Atwood,
of Minneapolis, president of the
Minnesota mate Federation of
Women's Clubs, who took an ac
tive part in the week's . proceed
ings. Mrs. Atwood is a sister'
of Mrs. George H. Km it ton, of 526
East Eighteenth street, whom
she visited while in Portland.
She was accompanied by Mr. At
wood, a prominent banker. They
left a few days ago for San
Francisco, . where they will at
tend the fair.
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. POKTLAND,
awarded some time ago.. The wood is
being stacked on the. West Side, here
a sales office will be established soon
and, the- wood will be offered at retail.
The money, derived .will go into a fund
for use- in paying for wood cutting
next Winter. The plan is to make
it a revolving fund.
Wood dealers do .-not , cherish the
idea of the municipality entering -into
competition with them and ' it is for
that reason that the price cutting has
been resorted to. it is declared. , There
is a -chance, of the prices going still
lower. Every cent1 of reduction means
that much more loss to the city and the
dealers hope the losses-: may become
great enough so that the city will
find some other business for the unem
ployed. EMIGRATION IS OPPOSED
Literature, From .TJnited States Is
Under Ban iri 'Warring Lands.
The siren song of Oregon's . immigra
tion literature will' no longer be per
mitted tn rinsr:in "the Mn 1 1-. .
tries of Europe.
.. In fact it has. been suppressed by
the censors for- some months past. -
vyiin tneir men dying by thousands
on the battlefield - i--.,
emments : Involved iri the great war
-- uuc uicuneo to let the sur
vivors be lured .away-to America, still
further denlerlno- . . - i . :
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Europe. -. v
"All immigration literature from-the
Lnited-States is' now being barred by
the belligerent 'powers."; says W L.
Crissey. chief of the information bureau
of the Chamber of Commerce. "Even
s not any too friendly toward
literature sen, mtt -.. j.
. - ... tiJO L DUCU
fetates with the purpose of-luring set
tlers to this n3fiil twt-
- . vvuuii -e. can
send our literature into Canada if we
desire, but the recipient at the other
. """sen to pay la. cents duty
on it. - . ,'
CITY WOULD TEST PAVING
Municipal Laboratories lo Be. Used
- if Terms Satisfy Board. '
If terms as. arranged are ; satisfac
tory to the Board of County Commis
sioners, the official tests of paving ma
terials to be used in county road pav
ing will be made at the city labora
tories. The City Council yesterday de
cided to offer the use of- the labora
tories and the chemists necessary to
make all tests provided the county
would pay all the costs. '
The city intends to do the work and
let the county pay for it at actual cost.
Including the salaries of chemists,
charges for chemicals and other sup
plies necessary In making the tests and
overhead charges.- A definite proposal
was asked by the county from the city.
- Citv Chemist Dlllin wao itnaHlA
give actual figures as to the probable
cost. ne estimated, nowever, that it
would be between .$4000 and $7000.
SCHOOL BONDS VOTE ISSUE
Oregon City llstrict Proposes Stu
dent Increase. .
- OREGON CITY. June 13. (Special.)
A special school election will be held
Thursday, June 24. to vote on a $20,000
addition to the high school.
The board, of school directors is
planning the addition in view' of the
probable increase in attendance on. ac
count of the new high school tuition
law. The .school will be brought up
to the state standardization require
ments during the Summer so that this
district can take advantage of the new
law which .creates a county high school
tuition law for those students who
live in districts without a high school.
, nineteen Autoists Gets AVarniiigs.
Nineteen automobile owners appeared
before Municipal Judge Stevenson yes
terday for failing to dim dazzling
headlights, but being first offenders
were all released with a warning to
observe the new traffic rules. Those
arraigned were: J. Brown. Frank Ro
sette, F. N. Kendall, Dr. A. J. Brown
ing. P. W. Lwls. H. L. Driver. Rich
ard Quinney, M. W. Lorenz, J. O. Houk,
L. L. Sharp. Dr. Killingsworth, Dr.
Tromntald. W. H. Gibbons. Mrs. . G. M
Dodd, C. A. Hart, W. C. Shearer, C. V.
Everett, Dillon Rogers and W. O. Fee-naughty.
IDLE MEN COST $75,000
PREPARATION FOR (AEIT WI.XTER
IRGED BY MR, BREWSTER.
In Return for .Money Expended City
' Han 10,000 Cor da of Wood Left,
. . but Operations Skovr Loss.
. To cope with the seasonal unemploy
ment problem in. Portland last Winter
tost' the city. $75,000, according to a
report issued yesterday by City Com
missioner' Brewster showing, in detail
the operations at the municipal wood
yards, ..the' free lodging-houses and
other features of the city's relief to the
unemployed.
To. show for the expenditure the city
has 10,000 cords of wood ready to place
upon the- market and has a number of
gulche-, cleared of rubbish. In his re
port ' Commissioner Brewster recom
mends that the city start early to make
its plans if the unemployment prob
lem Ms to be cared, for next Winter on
as. large a scale as it was last Winter.
' In reviewing the work of the last
Winter -Mr. Brewster says it was
planned at firsj to find work for men
clearing land. He says this plan fell
through because of . the inability of
most of the land owners to raise the
money - necessary to pay for the land
clearing. . .Other owners who could af
ford tne expense were unwilling to
make the necessary investments.
The woodyards, Mr. Brewster reports,
were successful when they got in proper-operation.
At the outset, however,
they did not run as smoothly as they
might have.
"The three camps at which the wood
was cut furnished employment for 902
men and there were 11.752 working
days consumed, so that - each man
worked an average of a little more
than 13 days."
ot Deserving.
- Xew York Post.
Dr. Pillem Are you going to call a
consultation?
Dr. Bolus I think not- I don't be
lieve the patient has that much money.
FIRST-STREET SV-Vt(iO(.L13
RE-ELECTS CANTOR.
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' Rev.. .Abraham RiiNent-rantx.
Tlcv. Abraham Rosencrantz. the
celebrated cantor, this week was
re-elected for the fourth consecu
tive term as reverend at First
street Synagogue, at First and
College streets. Mr. Rosencrantz
has a tenor voice, with which he
has pleased the always over
crowded synagogue since he took
charge.- -Since he has had charge
the. membership has increased to
more than 400.
Rev. Mr. Rosencrantz is in
lineal descent from a cantorish
family, his father, grandfather,
and all' of the men members on
his father's side having been
cantors in Russia, - the family's
birthplace. Rev. Mr. Rosencrantz
is considered to be one of the
learned Hebrew scholars in this
country. His residence is at 625
Fifth street, where he resides
with his - wife and four young
children. -
JUNE SO, 1915.
OOAD'S WIRE WORK
AWAITS FRANCHISE
Southern. Pacific Will Extend
Electric Service as Soon
as Corvallis Acts.
FUND FOR WORK PROVIDED
Conneetion to Be Made With White
son as -Intended Originally Un
der Plans Drawn for Portland,
Eugene & Eastern Line.
If the City of Corvallis grants the
Southern Pacific Company an accepta
ble franchise, work on the electrifica
tion of the line between Whitcson and
Corvallis will begin within the next 30
days and will be completed before the
Winter rains set in next Fall.
This substantially, is the assurance
given yesterday by D. W. Campbell
assistant general manager - of the
Southern Pacific, upon his return from
Corvallis, where he attended a meet
ing of the City Council on Friday even
ing. Ralph K. Moody, attorney for the
company, accompanied him.
The Southern Pacific now has all the
equipment and material assembled for
construction of the new piece of road
and is eager to begin the work. Elec
trification of the Whiteson-Corvallis
line is an Important step in connection
with the Southern Pacific's plans of
converting more than 300 miles of Us
lines between Portland and Eugene
from steam to electric operation.
Original Plan to Be Followed.
The Whiteson-Corvallis link was in
cluded in the original plans proposed
by 'the Portland, Eugene A Eastern
when that company was incorporated
as a subsidiary of the Southern Pacific.
Robert E. Straho'rn, president of the
Portland, Eugene & Eastern, who will
retire from office on July 1, when -the
company loses its corporate identity
and becomes merged with the Southern
Pacific, fjrst intended to electrify this
unit coincident with the electrification
of the Portland-McMlnnville lines. Fi
nancial depression caused the company
to suspend all activity after the work
had been completed as far as White
son a point about three miles south
of McMinnville. The company, it is un
derstood. intended to make McMinn
vilie th terminus of the first unit, but
the high price of real estate there
caused it to extend to wniteson.
Now tltat the Southern Pacific In
tends to operate the electric lines as
a part of Its steam system, Mr. Camp
bell will have active charge of the
work, both construction and - opera
tion. Early Work Proposed.
"The directors have made an ap
nrotiriation for this job," said Mr,
I'amnhrll vesterdav. "and if we can
agree upon terms with the people of
Corvallis we can begin the work right
flwav "
It is understood that the differences
between the Corvallis city officials
and the railroad are slight. Tne com
pany has trackage on Van Buren street
there and desires a franchise over some
other streets to connect witn . mis
existing track.
It appears, however, that a misun
derstanding exists over the assess
ments that the company is to pay for
some street Improvement work under
the Corvallis & Eastern, another South
ern Pacific subsidiary about to be
merged with the parent body, and that
this question must be disposed of be
fore the other subject can be definitely
considered.
The Corvallis Council will meet next
xrniidav evening. Mr. Campbell and
Mr. Moodv have been invited to at
tend. It is probable that the terms
of franchise - can be agreed upon at
that time. The railroad officials have
made no proposals. They will permit
the Corvalli.i people to suggest tne
terms, they say. and will reserve the
option of acceptance or rejection.
The Whiteson-Corvallis line is 43
miles long and will enable the company
to operate through trains, electrically,
between Portland and Corvallis.
TRIO CONFESS PERJURY
MAX PISED FOR SELLING LIQUOR
FACES AXOTHER CHARGE,
Subornation of Perjury Is Laid to W.
O. Rose After Friends Admit Te
UtjSns Falsely In Ilia Trial.
Confessions of' perjury committed
by three witnesses in a bootlegging:
case in Municipal Court yesterday
morning were secured by Deputy Dis
trict Attorney ' Ryan and Deputy City
Attorney. Stadter yesterday afternoon,
with the result that W. O. Rose, al
ready fined $20 for selling liquor on
Sunday, will face charges of suborna
tion of perjury in the Circuit Court
"I wanted to help my friend out."
was the explanation given In turn by
Claude Curkendall. Robert V. Mackey
and Frank Lester as their reasons for
swearing falsely on the stand in Mu
nicipal Court.
The written confessions all admit
that the statements on the stand, de
claring they were in the room when
the officer entered, saw him take a
bottle of whisky without paying for
it, and even described the olething
he wore, were false, inasmuch as they
were not In the room, did not see
the officer and did not see the arrest
Patrolman Schmidtke testified in the
morning to paying $1 for the pint flask
of whisky, and denied seeing any ol
the three men that Rose had brought
to testify in his behalf. Municipal
Judge Stevenson did not think the
story of the witnesses rang true, and
at the conclusion of the trial, asserted
that lie believed the men were lying,
fined the defendant, and remanded the
three witnesses to jail under $1000
cash bail on perjury charges. Their
confessions followed a few hours later.
W. O. Rose is proprietor of a room
Inghouse at 223 Market street. A war
rant for his arrest on the subornation
of perjury charge was issued.
CALDWELL SPENDS $82.53
Defeated Candidate for Commission
er Files Statement.
Ceorge W. Caldwell expended $S2.53
in the campaign he conducted as a
candidate for City Commissioner in the
recent city election. He filed his state
ment of expenditures with City Auditor
Barbur yesterday. He reports that the
money .was furnished by himself and
that the expenditures were principally
for advertising and-printing.
. Candidates have until Tuesday to
file their statements of expenditures.
Failure to have them on - file by that
time subjects the candidate to arrest
under the corrupt practices act.
SCHOOL DIRECTOR CHOSEN
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SAMUEL P.
LOGKWOQD IS VICTOR
All but 2 of 45 Precincts Give
Victor Big Majority. .
LOSER GETS 2 DISTRICTS
Atkinson and- Failing Show Returns
Favoring Member of. Board,
but Only by" Scantiest
of Margins.
(CantiDued From First Faje.)-
firms or partnerships, together with
holders of stock in corporations, which
do not pay taxes, may vote.
For the first lime in school elec
tions locally, the corrupt practices act
was in efefct, but no violations were
reported yesterday. School Clerk R. H.
Thomas -was the busiest man in con
nection with the election. Throughout
the afternoon and evening: he was con
stantly . being called on the telephone
by election officials and others who
wanted various questions settled in
connection with who should be allowed
to vote.
W'em&n, I nftiktrnt, Losea.
One woman called who was insist
ent that 6he be allowed to vote, saying-
she always had voted at school elec
tions and that.:. she intended, to con
tinue to. do so. Jn the end she was
dissuaded, as her name is not on the
tax rolls.
Another asserted she should be per
mitted, to vote, saying she paid taxes
on a cow. Search of the. records, how
ever, failed" to findher name, and her
vote was not allowed.' Another' woman
contended she had a piano upon, which
flie paid taxes, but her fate;was the
same as that of the cow-owner.
One question that bad to be submit
ted to the School Board's attorneys was
that asked by an heir to an estate, who
sougrht to vote by reason of taxes paid
by the property in which he is to share.
The decision was that until the estate
had been . administered he could not
vote.
School Clerk Thomas had informed
himself fully on the provisions of the
new law and he ran the election off
smoothly. .-There was not a serious
hitch all day and complaints were sur
prisingly few. The grouping of poll
ing places was in the main satisfac
tory, although it was experimental,
being the first time this method had
been tried. Possibly a few changes will
be made at the time .of the next elec
tion that will make voting even more
convenient for the people.
Following Is the vote by precincts:
Som- I.ock-
Pollinsr place
Precinct. . mer. wood.
1 45 J0i
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4 16 l.-i
.-. 14 1
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h. .. 7 K0 10i
8 .18 t 1 2
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Chapman .
Davis . .
Couch ...... -
Atkinson
second and Morrison
Lownsdale
Twenty-third and Wa
l.add
Courthouse . .........
E. H. Holt Piano Company Seeking Cash
Retiring $40,000.00 worth of pre
ferred stock in our company to satisfy
stockholders. I am positively selling
pianos, and good pianos, and player
pianos at prices never before offered
to the public. I have Sohmer's,
Behning's, both in uprights and
grands. I have Chase & Baker s, M.
Schulz, Strohber's and many other
pianos, and players , of the highest
standard makes. Surely if you ever
expect to buy a piano you cannot af
ford to allow this great opportunity
to pass by unnoticed.
This is not an-ordinary e very-day
advertised sale, as you will note from
the prices I am making; it is cash
that I am seeking; therefore, pros
pective buyers who have the cash can
now make that money go further to
day towards the purchase of a stand
ard . instrument than ever before, and
for a very small increase in price I
have made arrangements with . the
bank to accommodate you by giving
you a reasonable length of time to
pay for the instrument you may
choose.
For instance, I have a number of
second-hand pianos old, but in good
condition, good makes, consisting of
Steinway, Chickermg, Kimball, Mar-J
AT YESTERDAY'S ELECTION.
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LOCKWOOD,
Alnaworth 11
Shattuok lz
Kalllns l.t
I lolman 14
Sell wood lr
Brooklyn 1
WooIstock 17
Arleta is
l.ents l.
tlofr man jo
t'reston i! 1
nichmond -J-
Clinton Kelly
Stephens
Hawthorne LM
Buckman -jn
Sunnioe L7
Kerns JS
lllencoe
Mt. Tabor ::o
Montavllla .'il
Hose City Tark
I'Vmwood
MoMadny l
Irvinston
K.llot'
Shaver , ::7
Thompson :;.s
Alblna Homestead V.'.t
Highland !i
Vernon -11
Woorllawn 42
Jefferaon HiSh A'.i
Kenton .' 4 1
Portsmouth 4j
Total
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SWEDISH PEOPLE LOYAL
.VBEU OF SPECIAL PATRIOTIC L A -LltCISES
IS DK.MKD.
Midsummer Festival at Cladntone,
However. VI1I Include Celebra
tion of "WllKon Day."'
American citizens of Swedish an
cestry do not feel the need of any
special patriotic exercises for the bene
fit of foreign -born persons, according
to Rev. John Ovall. of the Swedish Mis
sion Conference of the Methodist Kpis
copal Church.
But, at the same time, says Rev. ?.Ir.
Ovall. these people desire to express
publicly their sentiments of loyalty to
the president and their adopted coun
try. To this end they will celebrate
on June 24 at Chautauqua Park, Glad
stone. The celebration was arranged orig
inally for the Midsummer Festival, an
old Swedish custom dating back (iOO
years or more. But the loyal Swedish
Americans will also celebrato Wilson
day on this occasion.
George C. Brownell, of Oregon City,
will deilver a patriotic address on this
occasion, by invitation of the committee
in charge. There will be other promi
nent speakers, including Dr. T. B. Ford
and H. K. Cross, of Oregon City.
There will be recitations and singing
in both English and Scandinavian. For
children there will be a special pro
gramme. Rev. John Ovall is in charge of ar
rangements. Jde announces that the
exercises will begin at 10:30 o'clock in
the morning and will be free to all.
Itefceshments will be served.
Th"e use of the park has been donated
and the Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company will run special cars
to accommodate the attendants.
juvenile Court Problems L'p 'cxt.
To discuss the qucstio'n of the Juve
nile Court and dependent and delin
quent children, the Social Service Club
will meet at a dinner at the liazel
wood on Thursday at 6:30 P. M. The
principal speakers will be Juvenile
Judge Cleeton, I"avid Morrison and
I. C Burns, of the Baby Home.
shall & Wendall, etc., ranging in
prices from $75.00 up.
I have three pianos manufactured
by one of the most famous manufac
turers, brand new, but shop-worn,
which will be sold for $143.00, $165.00
and $185.00. I have several splendid
player-pianos, finest makes, brand
new, that will be sold for $250.00
each, including player music.
I have grands and player grands;
in fact, I do not want to boast, but I
can truthfully say that my stock has
always been considered of the highest
class and one of the largest carried
in the City of Portland. It has been,
and is still my aim, to maintain a
house of quality, and, while this fi
nancial depression has caused me to
make a great sacrifice on this beau
tiful stock of goods, I am going to
remain in business, and my customers
will receive the same attention as
though they had paid the full price,
for I appreciate to the fullest extent
the meaning of satisfied customers.
Give me a call and you will buy.
- E. H. HOLT, President.
E. H. HOLT PIANO COMPANY,
Wholesalers and Retailer,
333 Morrison Street,
Northwestern National Bank Block.
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