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12 EBVINGTQN PLAN OUT THEATER MEK TO AID MATZENAUER TO GIVE FIRST CONCERT AT HEILIG THEATER Steers & Coman Programme . Includes Eugene Ysaye, Harold Bauer, Reinald W'errenrath and Frieda Hem pel. i aVr mmtwrm'itmT--1 iri.if.ii BUSH & LANE'S Community Club's Winter Ac l tivities Announced. To Stamp Out Immorality Among Girls Is Aim. iiaiity Clearance . ' of Exchanged and Slightly Used i "JUNIOR DANCES" FEATURE MEETING BRINGS RESULTS Q Sale Lectures, Gymnasium Classes and Parties for Children Among Events Which Will Round Out Enjoyment for Members. On of the big- seasons in the club's hietory is In store for members of the lryinj?ton Club, according to announce ments just made by the social com mittee which will include no end of enjoyment for old and young. Other than the adult dances, as usual every Winter, the club has arranged for a series of "junior dances." which will bo featured this year on the first and third Friday of each month, com mencing next Kriday night, at 8:30 o'clock. The adult dances will not start till October 12. at which time the first event will be in the nature of a house warming:, to which all adults or the Irvington community are invited. Formal Danrrn Start Ortober 20. This will be an informal affair, the formal dance being held the fourth Friday of each month, the first of which wilt be enjoyed on the- even ing of October 25. The card parties will be held on the third Thursdays of each month, when bridge will be played. The first party for the children of the community will be a Halloween masquerade Saturday evening, Octo ber 27. and thereafter there will be parties on every fifth Friday in the month from 7:30 to 9:30, at which ail children of Irvington under 14 years of age will be welcomed cocr dially. The entire Irvinirton community ' will' be welcomed to attend the club lec tures during the Winter on the first and third Mondays of each ' month, commencing October 15 at 8 o'clock. 2o admission will be charged. Gjnnaiiinma to Open. Mrs. Richard Monges. an active member of the club, has consented to take charge of the gymnasium for the young folks, boys and girls up to 14 ye.ars of age. and Mrs. William H. McVey is in charge of the gymnasium for the women. In all it promises a most active year for the Irvington community socially and intellectually, as well as physi cally. Professor and Mrs. George K. Love have arranged a series of 11 dancing lessons to be given at the clubhouse on Wednesday evenings at 8:15, com mencing on September 26. A kindergarten has been established ot the clubhouse under the direction of Mrs. L. M. Peddycord. WHITE PLAGUE TOPIC TIBERCILOSIS EXPERTS WILL. .MEET IV PORTLAND. Conference Here Oetober 15 and 16 Will Present Manx I-eadlng; i Authorities as Speakers. "What can be done to prevent the ravages of tuberculosis among: troops sent from the West to help win the war?" Uesire to furnish the answer to the question will bring- the leading: authori ties on tuberculosis into conference here Ortober 1 5 and 16. The Canadian troops returned be cause of tuberculosis numbered more than twice the estimates and hospitals have been taxed beyond capacity. Hotels, schools and other buildingrs have been taken over for the care of the quickly curable cases. Effort to cope with the situation has been handi capped because of lack, of prepared facilities. A general outline of policy is ex pected to result from the conference in Portland. It is called under the auspices of the National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis by a committee of SO prominent men and women from Utah, Idaho. Wyoming-, llontana, Oregon and Washington. The list of the speakers and their subjects include the following: Ir. I'hilip King Brown, medical director of Arequlpa Sanatorium, Fairfax. Cal.. "What Constitutes a IMa gnosis of Tuberculosis Sufficient for Rejection From the Army"; Dr. G. C. Bellinger. 'The Significance of Rales"; Mrs. It. A. Morbon, "lied Cross Seals"; Dr. Ralph C. Matson, "What America May Learn From the French War on the Tuber culosis Problem"; Frank W. L.e Clere, "Organization": IT. II. Moore, "The Use of Kxhibits in Kducational Campaigns"; Ir. Hay W. Matson. "The Use of the X-Ray"; Dr. K. A. Pierce. "The Value of Physical Signs in General"; Marshall X. Dana. "Publicity and Education"; M rs. Bethesda. Beats-Buchanan. "Hos pital and Sanatorium Provisions"; Philip P. Jacobs, of New York, "A Na tional War Programme." RED CROSS UNIT BUSY CaUilamet Women Do Much to Aid Boys at Front CATHLAMET. Wash.. Sept. 22. Special. ) Cathlamet's Ked Cross So ciety now numbers I5i) members. Nearly all the adults of every fam ily have joined, both men and women. a.H well as a number of the young persons of the city. Cathlamet is- an auxiliary of the Centralia chapter of the Ked Cross and since June has completed and -ent in the following list of articles: .sixty-nine towels. 13 pajamas. 51 shoulder wraps, more than 100 tray cloths, napk ins and handkerchiefs. The women have also knitted several pairs of socks and are now engaged in making sweaters, mufflers, socks and wristlet sets. They are also mak ing a canvass for flour sacks, of which they are making: dish towels for the toys in camp. They have given two successful ben fits, at one of which Miss Margaret Kennedy, of Skamokawa. a talented vounr singer of Mrs. Kose Coursen Steed's class at Astoria, sang- moat c-ehfchtf ully. Mayor and Mrs. Gorman gave a r'teasant and successful whist party at their home at which about 60 were present. The party netted the Red Cross $.6.-0. A silver thimble and discarded tr.n Itet fund has aUo been started with which to get more money for the work from the sale thereof. The officers are Mrs. Charles War ren. president, and Mrs. John Heron, secretary-treasurer. The value of precious stones Import ed in 1916 for the first time crossed tne $50,000,000 I J f V w f I - -v - . Vi;4v . :; "vw yL "i i&5''fllr" 'T-'-c if ft Vjtt J 3 rz Get, y OCTOBER 3 is the date Steers & Coman have settled upon for the first concert of their season at the Helligr. -Margaret Matzenauer, who possesses what has been pronounced the greatest voice at the Metropolitan Opera-House, New York, not excepting even Caruso, will open the series of concerts. Madame Matzenauer is a Hungarian by birth, and has been identified with all that is heroic In Wagnerian opera, singing both soprano and contralto roles. She Is certainly the darling of the gods, for no other singer of our day is gifted with a voice of such ex ceptional range, such noble volume of tone and enchanting art. such majesty of mien. One critic says she is des tined to be the legitimate successor of Schumann-Heink; another declares that the mantle of Xordica has fallen upon her, so strangely does she unify the gifts of the famous Wagnerian so prano and the greatest contralto of this generation Hi to a flaming -genius peculiar to herself. In fact, bhe defies classification. The transcendent art of Ysaye. pere. enables him to stir the emotions to their profoundest depths with the mar velous sweetness of his violin. Many regard him as the most commanding figure of all the ages in the violin world. Harold Bauer is leonine, yet perhaps no other pianist of the day shows such rare combination of sanity with all that is ethereal in art interpretation, culminating in a power of appeal that never fails to enthrall both heart and mind. The captivating art and personality of Frieda Hem pel, the young star of the Metropolitan, left her without a rival in Europe when in 1912 she came to America. Her striking beauty is more- than matched by a voice of such exquisite quality and amazing bril liancy that immediately she had New York at her feet. Both Frieda Hempel and Margaret Matzenauer are strangers to Portland, for each is now making a Western tour for the first time. Likewise Rern ald Werrenrath, the new American baritone, whose luscious voice and at tractive programme have given him great prestige and vogue elsewhere. These three young stars will be pre sented to Portland for the first time by Steers & Coman this season. The concerts will take place at the Heilig. this being the 17th season in which distinguished artists in the world of music have been brought to the Pacific Northwest tinder this management of Steers & Coman. ROAD AGENT ACQUITTED ALLEGED 1XTIMIDATIOX CHARGE SOOX DISPOSED OF. Verdict In Obtained Without Word of Testimony Introduced for Defense Without Introducing a word of tes timony in his defense. W. S. Beam. agent for the Southern Pacific Com pany at the Brooklyn yards, was yes terday acquitted by a jury in District Judge Jones' court of a. charge of threatening, intimidating and coerc ing" Harry E. Wood, a car clerk, resid ing at 4712 Seventieth street Southeast, from joining a labor organization, the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks. The complaining witness. Mr. Wood. testified that he was told by both the defendant, Mr. Beam and A. A. Love, chief clerk in the office of the division superintendent, by whom he was dis charged August 1 last, that if he "joined this organization he would be discharged." Frank Cox, a switchman, residing at 893 Fast Twenty-fifth street, and John McGregor, a car clerk, living at 843 North Jersey street, testi fied to hearing the alleged threat. On cross-examination by Ben C. Dey, counsel for the railroad company, who appeared for Beam, Wood admitted that at; the time of the interview he was already a member of the organiza tion. . Mr. Dey referred to this fact and cited a number of decisions In which laws similar to the statute under which the defendant was being prosecuted were held to be unconstitutional. Grazing: Conditions Investigated. GULER, Wash.. Sept. 22. (Special.) William C. Barnes, chief of grazing of Washington. D. C, has spent several days In the Trout Lake country and In the grazing range In the mountains to the west of here. The Indians who come here by the hundreds every Fall to pick huckleberries have made com plaint that the feed for their horses has been taken by the sheep and also that the sheep have damaged the huckleberries. Head The Oregonlan classified ads. TWO OF THE WOMEN WORKERS WHO HELPED TO SOLICIT FUNDS FOR FIRST AFRICAN M. E. CHURCH (ZION) YESTERDAY. On nearly every street corner yesterday could be Been women and chil dren workers for the First African Methodist Episcopal Church. Zlon, which is now under construction at Williams avenue and San Raael street. Yes terday was Sympathy Saturday lor the Church of Zion, and through appeals to passersby nearly enough money was raised to clear entirely the new edi fice of debt. It Is planned to dedicate the new church next Sunday and special services will be hld by Rev. W. I. Rowan, pastor of the church. The church has had three homes in the past few years, only to be com pelled to look for a new site when residents of the neighborhood in which the church was located would raise a complaint, after which the case would be carried into tho courts and the congregation would be forced to look for a new home. It -was after much difficulty that they were able to obtain their present site, and they mxm now a&Uafical that thev hsv at last found. M. permanent bom a. District Attorney's Office and Juve nile Court AVin Co-operation on Part of Playhouse Managers. Warning to Be Given. Managers of Portland theaters at a conference held in the chambers of Juvenile Court Judge Tazwell yester day gave' assurance of their . earnest c-operation in the efforts be ins? made uy me uisirict Attorneys office and the officers of the Juvenile Court to stamp- out immorality among young girls. The meeting was . attended by Deputy District Attorney Dempxcy, Chief Probation Officer Spencer and the representatives of two amusement houses. It developed at the conference that the charges that have reached the Dis trict Attorney's office from young girls involve only youths who are en gaged in the sale of candy in some of the show houses. In not a single instance, explained Mr. Dempsey, do the charges, in any way. involve the ushers who are employed directly by the management of these places pf entertainment. In this connection it was called to the attention of the Juvenile Court of ficers that the lads employed as candy salesmen are entirely outside the con trol of the owners of the theaters. In this city, the, concessipn for selling' candy - in most of the sho.- houses is owned by a concern with head-quarters in Los Angeles. . The boys are em ployed by a resident representative of that company, are furnished their uni forms, paid and discharged by tho same agent, independent of the man agers . of the theaters.' The manager of one of the theaters said the fact that these salesmen are not rsid adequately accounts for the employment, of some boys whose rep utatt : Is not always the be6t. Work ing ' a a -commission of 20 per cent on iheir sales, few, of these boys, it was represented, earn to exceed 56 or $8 a week. This ' same manager as serted that under the terms of his contract with the company owning the candy concession he could discharge these boys only when their further presence about the place was oDjec tionable. He said that . although he kept a reasonably . close supervision over the sales boys it was impossible always to detect them at, their mis chief. He also made the charge that in some of the cases under investi gation the .accused lads had declared positively: they first met the girls who have brought the charges of improper conduct on the streets or at piai-ea other than In the theater. As a result of the meeting. Pro bation. Officer Spencer was directed to moot with the candy salesmen and warn- them against a continuance of the offenses with which tnree oi their number have been charged. The same . officer also will communicate with the officers of the company own ing the concessions at- Los Angeles and demand that greater care be ex ercised by that concern in employing sales boys. . ftLBAHYTOHAVEW.GJ.il AKSVAli STATE COSVENTIOX IS THIRTY-FOURTH IV OREGOV, Rev. ' Wallace Howe I-rc, 13. IJ., Will Deliver Addres of Welcome Date of Meetlns la October 2-5. Oregon .W. C. T. U. will hold its 34th annual convention at Albany October 2 to 5 Inclusive. Many prominent per sons will attend these sessions and elaborate and interesting programmes have been arranged. A meeting or the official board will take place on the opening day and the following afternoon the convention will be called to order by the singing of America. Regular business will be transacted and the president Mrs. Jennie Kemp will make an address. .Reports win follow by the officers and speeches will be made. Rev. Wallace Howe Lee. D. D., will deliver the address of "Welcome to Albany" on Wednesday night and also conduct the devotional services. Musi cal programme will form a large part of this programme, as well as addresses and responses by prominent members of the union. Mrs. Margaret Houston will have charge of a grand gold medal contest. - On Thursday morning among other business will be a conference of state superintendents and many interesting talks. At 10:30 there will be an elec tion of officers and the reading of re ports by the committees. Pledges for state work and for year book also will be taken. At 1 P. M. there will be a conference of corresponding secretaries and treasurers, with, prayers, songs and talks. The official board will meet Friday morning and In the afternoon there I 14 AT PRICES THAT SHOULD MAKE YOU THINK! This sale comprises more well-known Pianos in better condition and much lower prices, quality considered, than any similar event ever held in this state.' These pianos were relinquished, not because unsatisfactory not because worn out or music ally" deficient, but because their owners preferred our Bush & Lane Cecilian. Player Piano the piano which every member of their families could play and play artistically. No music. house offering an inducement to exchange, less powerful, could possibly gather to gether such a splendid collection of instruments. ,' , . We Are Offering These Instruments at Prices Way Under Their Real Value In order to convince you of this, we will agree to take back any piano which you buy at this sale, any time within three . years, and allow you every dollar that you paid for it if you'should desire to purchase one of our new instruments from us. We can afford to do this, for the reason that we know that these pianos will be just as good three years from now as they are today. Monday's Extraordinary Bargains On Monday morning we will place on sale the following pianos: These are only a few of the many exceptional bargains that comprise this sale. NOTE that names are all old and well-known pianos. .-Price Now. READ, THINK and ACT KRAKATJER BROS. Beautiful Walnut Case $245 BRIGGS Like New. Dark Mahogany.. S$235 HOBART M. CABLE In Splendid Shape. . -. $100 KRANICH & BACH A Rare Bargain.'. $225 CARL-KONISCH Worth Twice the Money $ 5 FARRAND CECILIAN You Must See This Piano... $225 EILERS UPRIGHT GRAND In Fine Shape $190 JACOB DOLL No Better at the Price $200 STEINWAV Splendid Value 8 87.50 SHILLINGS & SONS Less Than 6 Months Old $185 Price New. $525 $475 $375 $450 $3oO $950 $425 $400 $000 $350 Tou can buy any of these pianos, on practically your own terms as low as $1.50 a week and long as thirty-six months" time in which to pay for it. We have a few special bargains in pianos of our own make Bush & Lane and Victor ex changed for Player Pianos and used less than a year. One BUSH & LANE piano, beautiful Art Style, mahogany. Factory store price $500, goes now at $325. - ....... One VICTOR piano, was $375, used less than a year, goes now at $265. A few BUSH & LANE and VICTOR player pianos repossessed from dealers never been sold go in this sale at greatly reduced prices. . , People who in the past would never think of attending a second-hand sale teachers, musicians even those of large means, should attend this sale if interested in buying a piano or player piano. You must see these instruments to appreciate their value. Their names and prices alone are not sufficient. It is "only when you see and try them that you can fully realize the exceptional character of this opportunity. If you live out of town no matter how far away write us at once for a complete descriptive price list. We do as we advertise. Bring this advertisement with you. i Manufacturers Wholesale Retail 433-435 Washington Street, Cor. Twelfth All Cars Transfer will be a reading- of the minutes and regular business discussed. The con vention wil close with a meeting of the executive committee. RED CROSS SUPPLIES SENT Lewlston Has Forwarded 2 8 Boxes of Materials In Two Months-. LEWISTOJf, Idaho, Sept. 22. (Spe cial.) A shipment' of 14 boxes, contain ing 7821 articles for use in the Red Cross service, was shipped yesterday from local headquarters. The shipment Boe sto Seattle, the nearest distributing point. These pieces represent continuous labor on the part o' the local chapter and neighboring- auxiliaries since the last shipment on August 2. At that time 10 boxes were shipped and a few weeks prior to that two boxes had been sent, making a total of 28 boxes from Lewlston in two months. were served, attended. llore than 500 persons Grangevllle Welcomes Teachers. GRANGEVILLE, Idaho. Sept. 22. . (Special.) A public reception, under the auspices of the women of the Com mercial Club, in honor of the teachers of the city schools, was held tonight and largely attended. Refreshments Latarrn Always means or Lessened Vitality sr. It is a stagnation of .a mucous surface. Sometimes it 13 local ; often it is systemic. Then it may manifest itself in unexpected ways in the stomach, the intestines, or the head. Always it means a part of the delicate mechanism of- the body is not working;, and other parts must overwork. Continued, catarrh "means the involvement of larger areas, and eventually a diseased, weakened sys tem that invites worse troubles. Control It Promptly Take a tonic that will invigorate the whole body YT restoring digestion and cleaning up thefeixgnation. That tonic should be Perona, because, it is specially designed, for just such conditioM.sand because of its wonderful rec ord of succes&innearl7 half a century it has been relied upon.,. 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