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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1916)
TOE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAM3, AUGUST 20, 191G. GLAMOR OF 'GOLDEN WEST' FILLS LIFE FORMER PORTLAND WOMAN WHO SHOT AND KILLED HER HUSBAND IN JEALOUS RAGE IN MICHIGAN LAST THURSDAY. BOTH SIDES FIGHT Our Store Will Close at 1 P. M. on Thursdays During July and August, Thus Allowing Our Employes to Enjoy a Weekly Half-Holiday Each Week During This Hot Period Will You Co-operate by Arranging to Do Your Shopping in the Forenoon Thursday?!? HARD FOR SENATE STORE OPENS DAILY AT 8:30 A. M. ON SATURDAYS 9:00 A. M. STORE CLOSES DAILY AT 5:30 P.M. ON SATURDAYS 6:00 P. M. Mrs. Roy Pettit, Slayer of Hus band, Member of Pio neer Family. Republicans Certain to Gain Seats, Whether or Not .They Win Full Control. PACIFIC PHONE MARSHALL 5080 HOME PHONE A 2112 The Most in Value The Best in Quality EARLY HISTORY RECALLED Woman's Grandfather Came West in IS -10 Ilosebnrg Kclatlve Says Ho Is Convinced That She Was Insanely Jealous. The romance of pioneer days in Ore gon and of 'the golden glory of Cali fornia in 1849, is woven into the life of Mrs. Roy Pettit, who shot and killed her husband at Mount Clemens, Micht, last Thursday. Her maiden name was Lena Kess, but of eccentric nature, years agro she adopted Eirmel for a Christian name and became known by it in Oregon and in Michig-an. the home of the husband she killed in a fit of Jealousy. Mrs. Pettit's father was Kred Hess, a son of Daniel Hess, a pioneer of Ore Ron, who crossed the plains in 1847 and later went to California in the gold rush of 1849. He was one of the first gold seekers to arrive in the pay dirt country. He stayed there until 1851. Returning' to Oregon he married Phoebe C. Lee. They resided on a donation land claim near Dundee, Or. Tfn children were born to them. Death In In 1876. Mr. Hess died in 1876. Mrs. Hess continued to live on the homestead un til February, 1915. when the eldest son. Samuel, died. She then divided the property among her children and came to Portland to live with her daughter, Mrs. F. W. Shankland, 25 East Twenty sixth street, where she now resides. Of the six boys born to Daniel and Mrs. Hess, only one, Kred Hess, father of Mrs. Pettit, survives and he now lives on a part of the donation claim which came to him in the division of the property. The four girls are all living, and besides Mrs. Shankland, are Mrs. Alice Swank, of Portland, Mrs. Ada High, of Washington and Mre. Kate Pratt, of Dundee. Or. The Hess family became well-known In the Dundee district during and fol lowing the division of the property owing to the legal procedure which accompanied the division. Mrs. Pettit's mother's maiden name was Miss Luella Edwards. She mar ried Fred Hess in 1881. She died In 1903. There were four children, but only two survive, Mrs. Pettit and her brother, Clarence, aged 32, who lives at Dundee. Mrs. Pettit was the oldest, having been born in 18S2. Mrs. Pettit was comparatively well known in Portland, largely as a result of her husband's popularity and wide acquaintance as a. hotelman. He was well liked among the hotel fraternity, and prior to leaving Portland was at tached to the Multnomah Hotel. Mrs. Pettit worked in several of the hotel grills here as cashier and Is remem bered by a number of cafe habitues. That Mrs. Roy Pettit possessed an extremely Jealous disposition was the assertion of Mrs. W. A. Pettit, of Rose burg, who is passing a few days In Portland. "The dead man's wife and I had been close friends during their residence In Oregon," said Mrs. Pettit yesterday, "and when I recall past events I cannot help but think she was insanely jealous. At the time the slain man was acting as receiver of a hotel at Tillamook I passed two weeks visiting them there. Mrs. Pettit became greatly agitated at times and most especially when her husband conversed with women patrons of the hotel. Upon two or three oc casions I saw her interfere with con versation and ask that Mr. Pettit go to his apartments. She appeared es pecially jealous of women who lived in the hotel of which he was manager. First Wife's Picture Angcn. "Mrs. Pettit was also very jealous of the slain man's first wife, who, with her daughter, lives in Pasadena, CaL During my stay in Tillamook Mr. Pet tit showed me the photograph of his first wife and child, and remarked "Sh is pretty.' Mrs. Pettit became angered and later told me she had placed the photograph where he could not find It "I passed considerable time with the slain man and his wife, and they ap peared devoted to each other. I never heard them quarrel or exchange words. and little thought their domestic Hie would reach such an unhappy cul mination. Mrs. Pettit frequently spoke of her husband in the most endearing terms. Only a short time before they left Oregon she told me they were go ing back to Michigan to care for Mr. Pettit s mother, who is growing old." W. A. Pettit, who was asked to make an investigation here by his Eastern relatives, said: "There is no doubt In my mind but that Mrs. Pettit was temporarily insane. I have talked with many of her friends and former em ployers and they all spoke in the high est terms of her character. The same was true with regard to the murdered man. who was held In high esteem by Portland people who knew him best. 1 was unable to ascertain anything that would throw any light on the tragedy. "Close friends of Mr. and Mrs. Pettit said they were unusually happy when they left Portland and were apparently glad to return East. I am certain that Mrs. Pettit was not justified In her claim that her husband was pay ing attentions to other women. This assertion Is supported by several prom inent Portland hotel men who employed iir. t-ettit during nis residence In Ore gon. I believe the tragedy was due to Mrs. Pettit's brooding over imaginary wrongs, ana subsequent insanity. MOTUE1J TAKES BODY HOME Wife Who Slew Roy Pettit Weeps Over Hus'oand's Bier. MT, CLEMENS. Mich.. Aug. 19. (Spe cial.) Airs. Cora Pettit, mother of Roy Pettit, slain by his wife in a fit of jealousy, today took her son's body to the family home in Ithaca, Mich. Roy Is the third member of the family to die within a month. The wife's condi tion was so serious todav that she could not appear in court. There will be no formal inquest, but a hearing will be held before Prosecutor Kent Monday, when the wife of the slain man will be arraigned if her condition permits. Mrs. Pettit said today she would not fight for her freedom and asked the Prosecutor to act as soon as possible. She has threatened repeatedly to take her life. A matron Is attending her. The police have refused to allow visi tors to see her. 6ociety women Interested in her case will provide counsel. She was the re cipient of many flowers today. The mother of the slain man refused to ee the wife and said she had long ex pected a tragedy of some kind, as her daughter-in-law had on a number of occasions shown insane jealousy. Mrs. Pettit asked to be allowed to see the body of her husband before It was taken to the railroad station. She broke down completely In the morgue and was forcibly carried away. Power ful sedatives were administered by phy sicians to quiet Cer, ""' 111 ' y . - - - X - - , i . . iJ o i -Sii 3k . - - ,, r i - - - i i i MRS. ROY PETTIT. RATE HEARING ENDS Opinion Is Commission Will Suspend New Tariffs. NEW SCHEDULE DEFENDED Preponderance of Testimony Is That Scale Proposed to Begin Septem ber 1 Unjust and Discrim inating: Against Coast. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Aug. 19. Protests against the proposed advance In transcontinental rates were closed before the Interstate Commerce Commission today and two agents of the carriers, H. G. Toll and H. H. Scandrltt, made brief defense of the new tariffs. The opinion was gen eral among those who participated and followed the hearings of the past week that the Commission will suspend the new tariffs before September 1, when they otherwise would go into effect. The preponderance of the testimony showed the new rates to be unjustly high, and if the Commission takes this view an order of suspension will be entered. Mr. Scandrltt said the new tariffs were made in accordance with the de cision of the Commission and elabo rated his ' contention in some detail. Mr. Toll declared the carriers in fram ing the new tariffs had sought to re move the discrimination against Spo kane, and had therefore taken as the basis the Spokane rates in effect prior to July 15, 1915, and scaled them up at terminals In accordance with the per centage rule, thereby, as he said, re moving the discrimination. July 15 was the date when the famous schedule C was created. Mr. Toll admitted there are mistakes in the new tariff which must be corrected. It was testified that the San Fran cisco Chamber of Commerce and Union Iron Works had gone Into court at San Francisco with applications for injunc tion, and Mr. Teal said similar steps were to be taken in Portland today. S. J. Wetrich, of Seattle, said a sim ilar move will be made In Seattle. J. X. Teal left for the West tonight. rates, and the second was a sugges tion that the eight-hour basis would be accepted only tentatively and might be terminated after Investigation by the commission provided under the Presi dent's plan. The railroads all along have con tended that the facts relating to pay of men will not justify the eight-hour day and some of them are said to feel that investigation by an Impartial com mission cannot fail to back up that po sition. The companies would be under additional expense while the Investiga tion was in progress, but In the opinion of Mr. Wilson Its work would be done expeditiously and a report might be ex pected in a few months. Public Interest In Rates Cited. The road officials, however, evidently feel that before a decision is reached every opportunity should be given other business Interests to decide what might be the effect on them of an eight-hour railroad day. There was no concealment of the fact that some of them believe man) manufacturers and shippers are bound to register at the White House their opposition to this proposal, and that pressure will be ex ercised to have members of the Senate and House express to the President their convictions along the same line. Each part of the President's proposal Is expected to be taken up separately and the answers given to the White House separately. This fact and the fact that the Western executives cannot reach Washington for several days will contribute to the executive's plan to consider the whole problem slowly and give ample opportunity for every de tail to impress itself upon the pub lio mind. PRESIDENT MAKES APPEAL ("Continued From First Page.) the White House. In his statement he urged the adoption of the eight-hour day because he "believed the conces sion was right," suggested the creation by Congress of a small body of men to Investigate the results, and urged the abandonment for the demand for time and a half overtime pay by the men and the "contingent" proposals by the railroads. Arbitration Right Upheld. Mr. Holden Insisted upon arbitra tion In his reply to the President, "be cause It is essentially me common right of every citizen of whatever condition in life to be beard," and because ex perience "has put the right to claim arbitration as a method of settling such controversies beyond question." He argued that the eight-hour day Is impracticable In railroading, and said the roads are willing for the Inter state Commerce Commission or any other disinterested body to arbitrate the whole question. The demand for the eight-hour day Is In reality, he declared, only an Indirect plea for "an enormous increase In wages" and said that "in this instance for those de mandlng a change to refuse to submit their demands to arbitration is inde fensible." W. G. Lee, head of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, gave out a brief statement tonight on behalf of the men, pointing out that In accepting President Wilson's plan the employes "surrendered a very large portion of their demands, while the railroad com panies "seem about as unwilling to ac cept suggestions from the President of the United States as they have in the past refused to consider requests from their -employes. Grains of Comfort Foaad, The railroad officials found two points In President Wilson's public statement of his settlement plan that comforted them and led to a belief that eventually there would be an agreement avoiding a strike. The first was a hint that if the facts warranted, the Interstate Commerce Commission might grant an Increase in ti eight PLOTTER 111 DUNGEON CONVICT LOVE IS PUNISHED FOR PLANNING BIG BREAK. TASK IS NOT UNDERRATED Penitentiary Authorities Take Long Knife From Him Five Solitary Cells Are Occupied. ' SALEM. Or.. Aug. .19. (SpeciaL) Earl G. Love, head of the plot by which a wholesale escape was planned Thursday among the penitentiary con victs employed in the flax fields, is today occupying the dungeon at the penitentiary. It Is said he will re main there for 30 days. Love was re ceived last May from Malheur County to serve from three to 20 years for a statutory offense. Incidentally, further details of the plan to overpower the guards in charge of the flax crew became known. A long knife, manufactured, it is said. within the prison shops, was taken from Love, while two other convicts are declared to have had less effec tive weapons. Instead of striking Ben White, chauf feur of the motor truck carrying the convicts back to the prison, over the head, as at first reported, the plan seems to have been for Love to plunge his knife into White's back. This was to have been done as the truck as cended a hill near the State Training School. Without a driver It was be lieved the truck would roll back down the hill and crash into the automobile following with the guards. In the con fusion attendant upon the collision be tween the motor truck and the guards' automobile, the guards were to have been disarmed and possibly killed.' Lovos cellmate, believed implicated In the plot, was exonerated after ex amination by the prison officials. Construction of six solitary cells less attractive than the regular cubicles, but not so dark as the "black hole." has been completed and five of them are said to be occupied at the present time. The entire flax crew of 150 men, iff" four gangs, went back to the fields today after a day's rest. R0SEBURG MAN MISSING I. D. Stuart Leaves on Trip, Is Not Heard From for Month. ROSEBURG. Or.. Aug. 19. (Special.) Anxiety over the whereabouts of L D. Stuart, local representative of the Ore gon Life Insurance Company, who left here four weeks ago for southern parts of the county, resulted this- afternoon In a search being started by the local officers. It Is thought he may be the victim of an accident. Mr. Stuart left all his valuables in hte room and It was believes! he had gone on a business trip.- Word re ceived from the headquarters of the life insurance company showed he had not corresponded with his employers. A check that had been mailed to him had not been called for. No reason can b& assigned, for hi disappearance. Efforts Will Be Concentrated on 12 States, in Which 1.4 Seats Are to Be Contested For, With Good Prospect. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Aug. 19. A Republican Presi dent and House of Representatives, handicapped by a Democratic Senate, can not remove from the statute books the Underwood tariff law or the sun dry and numerous special taxes en acted by the Democratic Congress, nor can they put into effect another pro tective tariff law. No more, under such a combination, can any partisan legislation be enacted or any obnox ious law of the Wilson Administra tion be repealed. Knowing this, the Republican cam paign managers have turned in to con trol the next Senate, notwithstanding they must hold their present strength and replace no fewer than nine Demo crats with Republicans. But while the Republican campaign committee is di recting its efforts to wresting control of the Senate from the party now in power, the Democrats have appointed a special committee to take charge -of the Senate fight, and that committee, through Its chairman, makes the pre diction that the next Senate will be more strongly Democratic than the present one. Republicans Will Make Gains. i Regardless of partisan claims one way or the other, it is evident, from a close study of the situation that the Republicans will be stronger in tne next Senate than they are in the pres ent one: whether they can control the next Senate is yet to be determined. The capture of the Senate will be a terrinc task, tne size or wnicn is not underestimated by the men In charge of the Republican campaign. Republicans have their eyes on 12 states, where they think they have a chance of defeating the Democratic Senatorial candidates. There are 14 senatorships at stake In these 12 states, as Maine and Indiana will elect two Senators, the Maine vacancy being caused by the death of Senator Bur leigh. Republican. The 12 states and the incumbents whose terms are aooui to expire are: Ashurst. Arizona: Chilton. Wst Virginia; Hitchcock. Nebraska; Johnson. Maine; Kern, Indiana; "Lee, Maryland; Marline. Now Jersey; Myers. Montana; O'Gorman. New York; Pittman, Nevada; Pomerene, Ohio; Reed. Missouri; Taggart, Indiana; vacancy, Maine Democrats Are Not Idle. While the Republicans are casting longing eyes at this array of togas, the Democrats are not overlooking several Republican Senators whose terms are about to expire. They count confidently, to begin with, on re electing Senator Johnson of Maine, and his colleague, and they also boast that they will elect both Senators from In diana, which would give them a net gain of one seat. But beyond this they are planning to elect Democrats to succeed the following Republicans: Catron, New Mexico: Clapp, Minnesota: Clark, Wyoming; DuPont, Delaware; La Fotlette. Wisconsin: McCumber, North Da kota; Sutherland, Utah; Works, California. The President's Mexican policy Is so intensely unpopular In New Mexico that talk of electing a Democratic Senator in that state Is ridiculed by Republican managers. Senator Clapp, of Minnesota, was not renominated, but Frank Kellogg, a much stronger man. Is the Republican nominee, and Is believed to be in no danger. He Is strong with both wings of the Republican party. Fight on Hand In Wyoming:. In Wyoming, the Democrats are run ning Governor Kendrick. the strongest Democrat, against Senator Clark, and Clark, who is not at all aggressive, has a real fight on his hands. His state la normally strongly Republican, but the personal element will enter Into it to a large degree. Senator Clark Is not entirely certain of re election. Delaware Is put down by all polit ical prognostlcators as an unavoid able riddle at this state of the cam paign, with the chances favoring the Republicans. What is going to happen in Wiscon sin will depend largely upon the nom inations that are made. If LaKollette is defeated for the Republican nom ination, he will throw his strength, or as much of it as he can control, to the Democratic nominee, but the chances seem to favor his renominatlon. If an antl-Laf ollette Republican is nom inated, the Republican managers know they will have to concentrate heavily on Wisconsin to elect their Senator. Farmers Alliance Complicates. McCumber normally would be ex pected to pull through in North Da kota, but he is being opposed by ex Governor, now Treasurer Burke, a pop ular Democrat, and the situation in his state Is further complicated by the formation of the Farmers' Alliance, which Is running a full state ticket of its own. and committed to no party on the Congress ticket. The Democrats are making a hard fight to defeat Senator Sutherland of Utah, and while they made gains In that state In recent years, and have one Democratic member of the House now, Sutherland is expected to pull through. The chance of electing a Dem ocrat In California' Is said by Repub lican managers to be small. As for the list of Democrats to be assailed by the Republicans: New York, Ohio, west Virginia and New Jersey are listed by Republicans as sure to elect Republican Senators. Senator O'Gorman is not seeking re election, but ex-Chairman McCombs has been nominated, because the or ganization did not thing the prospects good enough to put up a Tammany man. Ex-Ambassador Herrick will walk away with the race In Ohio against Pomerene: Chilton is marked for the slaughter because West Vir ginia la strongly Influenced by the tariff: the Progressive party has merged with the Republicans, and the Republicans feel sure of his state. New Jersey Is thought to be safely Repub lican on all counts; the President has lost his grip in his own state. Mexican Issue Hurts Ashurst. If Ashurst of Arizona is defeated, he may properly charge it to the Mex ican issue. Hitchcock of Nebraska probably should be listed with Pomerene and Martine. Maine may split its Senatorial vote, re-electing Johnson. Democrat, and sending a Republican to fill the Bur leigh vacancy, though the Republicans are leaving no stone unturned to cap ture both Maine seats. There also is a prospect that Indiana may divide her Senate delegation, for each party has nominated one strong and one weak, candidate. ' Ths Republicans stand a food chance There Is Sure to Be a Rush For These TJNDERPRICED UNDEBSIUSLINS Gowns and Envelope Chemise in Dozens of Dainty mrr Lace and Embroidery-Trimmed Styles, at C Lines Regularly Selling at $1.00 to $1.23 What are generally conceded to be the best values in Undermuslins are to be found at this store a superiority of style and workmanship and an excellence of quality, in both materials and trimmings, that emphasizes their unrivaled money's worth and women are not slow to appreciate the fact, and, also, eco nomical women are quick to profit by such underpriced offerings as have been arranged for this sale. You have choice from dozens of styles in gowns and envelope chemise with dainty trimmings of laces and embroideries 7Q our regular stock lines, selling at $1 to $1.25 priced for this sale at C y OUR ENTIRE STOCK HUNDREDS OF PIECES Embroidery Remnants ?HiiLsASLEE at Half Price There was never a season in which women could enjoy beautiful embroideries at such small expenditures as this, and for this sale values are really marvelous, for you have choice from our entire stock of rem nants at one-half the marked remnant prices the assortment includes every desirable type, from the narrow baby edges to the 45-inch flouncings; also insertions, bandings and corset cover embroideries in fine cambric, nainsook, Swiss and batiBte, and in one, two, three, four and even 5-yard dress lengths. All of fine quality and perfect in workmanship, "hundreds of charming patterns to select from, but come early and profit by first choice from the complete assortment at One-half the Marked Remnant Prices. None Reserved, No Phone or Mail Orders and None Sent C O. D. ATTRACTIVE VALUES AT THIS Sale of HAIR GOODS An attractive woman may heighten even her natural comeliness by the tasteful use of hair goods. This sale will permit you to do so at a splendid saving, for prices have been reduced as follows: Regular 15c Real JIair-cap Nets priced at 10 Regular $7.50 First Quality Hair Switches at $4.4H Regular $15.00 First Quality Hair Switches at $10.50 Regular $7.50 First Quality Gray Switches at $4.48 Regular $8.50 French Refined Hair Switches at $4.9tt Regular $3.00 Fine Quality Wavy Switches at SI. OS Regular $5.00 Fine Quality Wavy Switches at $2.7S Regular $6.50 Fine Quality Wavy Switches at Sit.OS Regular $3.00 French Refined Transformations $1.K Regular $10.00 First Quality Transformations S6.9S 2000 Yards Novelty Voiles at 10c Yd. Figure, Flower, Dot and Stripe Styles in Popular Colorings. All in 25c Quality, So many wonderfully underpriced lines a's we are offering now were never before gathered together in 'the Wash Goods section. Unseasonable weather has left us overstocked and we now resort to extraordi nary price reductions to remedy this condition. Take this item, for example: 2000 yards of Novelty Voiles in standard quality shown in a full variety of patterns figure, flower, dot and stripe styles in all colors. Our regular 25c Voiles at less than cost yard A vC DRESS GINGHAMS AT 122 YARD An unsurpassed showing of best standard quality Dress Ginghams in hundreds of patterns light, medium and dark-colored checks, " Qli, 11 stripes, plaids and plain colors, on sale SCRIMS AND MARQUISETTES AT 15 YARD A splendid lot of 36-inch Scrims and Marquisettes in white, cream and ecru all crisp new curtain' goods. Our regular 20c lines priced for 1 P rapid selling at, yard AOC of electing- their Senatorial candidate In Maryland, for Representative Lewis, the Democratic nominee. Is an advo cate of Government ownerahlp of everything:: is an Intense radical, and has much opposition in his own party. Senator Myers of Montana is count ing in the prevailing prosperity in his state to carry him through, par ticularly the prosperity In the copper industry. But -4f the control .of Mon tana politics, due to Influx of new settlers in the agricultural section of the state, has passed from the mining; districts, Myers will be in danger. Ncnlanda Strong In Nevada. In Nevada Newlands is notably stronger In the state than Senator Pittman. who is up for re-election, and there is. at present, more than an even chance of defeating Pittman, who. recently was renominated. I Ate advices from Missouri indicate that Senator Reed will be forcibly re tired. Reed, while a clever campaign er, has many enemies; his state has not been enjoying that degree of pros perity felt mostly in the. East, and if Hughes carries the state he Is likely to carry a Republican with him into the Senate. It would be going further than the facts Justify at this time to predict that the Republicans will control the next Senate. They have "a fighting chance, but it will be a remarkable accomplishment. If they succeed, and will be due to a Republican landslide, more than 'to Individual effort. WORKMEN'S BILLPASSES t'EOERAIi EMPLOYES' COMPE.NSA TIOX ACT READY FOR SIGNATURE. Uniform Sick and Drath Benells Are Provided Three S4OO0 Commlaiios erahlpa Created by Measure. WASHINGTON", Aug. 19. Th work men's compensation bill to provide unl form compensation for Government employes when disabled, and adequate benefits for their families in case of death, was passed today by the Senate practically in the same form as it passed the House. Federal employes would receive two thirds wages throughout disability, and provision is made for adequate medi cal attendance or injured. A commission to administer the workmen's compensation affairs will be composed of three members at $4000 a vear each. The bill was drafted by the American Association for Labor Legislation, of which Irving' Fisher, of Yale, is president. President n llson. Jane Addams and Justice Brandeis are among the vice-presidents. The tiill will go to the President next week. Roscbur; Has Explosion Fire. ROSEBURO, Or.. Aug. 19. (SpeciaL) Fire starting from an explosion of gasoline fumes in the rear of the Im perial cleaning and pressing parlors here at noon today seriously burned Lyman Spencer, one of the proprietors, and did $500 damage to the establish ment and the building. The Oregon C!aa Company's office next door in the time building was damaged by water and smoke. The losses were covered, fully by insurance, . SINGER IS CITY GUEST MADAME SCUl'MASiX-HEI.XK WILL VISIT DALLAS TODAY. Ftsuoi Contralto Accepts Invitation of Cltlsens. and Children ' 'Will Greet Her. DALLAS. Or.. Aug. 19 (Special.) Madame Ernestine Schumann-Helnk will be the guest of Dallas tomorrow afternoon. School children will meet the famous contralto at the entrance to the city at 3 o'clock and extend her a. welcome. Madame Schumann-Helnk will be taken on an automobile trip through sections of Polk County dur ing the afternoon. When citizens of Dallas realized that the contralto was but 12 miles away, the Mayor was asked to extend her an invitation to visit. Accordingly & com mittee composed of Mayor K. C. Kirk patrick. President W. V. Fuller, of the Commercial Club, secretary of the club. U. S. Laughary. ex-Mayor J. R. Craven and Lawrence Dinneen went to the Nickum Ranch, near Buell. where thn singer is a guest and extended the Dal las invitation. "I would sing for your school chil dren, but my accompanist is in Port land: I'll come tomorrow afternoon to see you, and then afcain somejother time to sing for you," was the gracious reply. A farm is the present desire of the singer, who has charmed the world, and she is contemplating the purchase of a stock ranch near Buell. She has not completed arrangements for one yet, aa she has also said she wants to see prune land. To John UrtIow. musician, is due the credit for the invitation to Madame Schumann-Helnk. He suggested tliat she be asked to come here, and his suggestion was soon a popular de mand that she be invited. No formial entertainment has been provided for the singer. None will be; Dallas knows that Madame is here for a rest. . lAnnouncemen t The Portland Hotel has amplified its service to its guests and to the public by the following attractive features: Club Breakfasts These are served in the breakfast room from 6:30 to 11:30, and they will offer, at popular prices, a choice from a number of well-balanced combinations, with frequent seasonable changes. Merchants' 50c Lunch Served in the breakfast room from 11:30 to 2, offering a most ample and delightful menu, which is changed daily. The usual excellent a la carte service be tween the hours of 6:30 A. M. and 1 A. M. will continue. DAILY AND SUNDAY TABLE D'HOTE DINNER AT $1. The Portland Hotel Elbert S. Robe, Manager.
