THE ; OREGON DAILY JOU1 PORTLAND. - TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1C07. .... : CITY'S GROWIHf IS NHUML TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE TAKE ANOTHER UPWARD; JUMP . Real uttti transfers filed for record yesterday amounted to $UM7. an unusual record for the first day of the week. , Two-thlrda of thla Amount waa Included In the deeda transferring the corner or rront and Madison' to Dr. K. A. J. McKenslo for $5,00: ; th Templeton flats to Mrs. Gertrude E. Russell for 17,600 and J acres on Portland Heljrhta from Yrx Bros., to W. C. Hawk for $12,000. - The market' onened no yesterday 'With IN UNION DO BETTER W0Jm'if: v wv v a j w iiiv vns aa valuable downtown corner. D. K. Kea ey and aaaoolatea have taken title to 481 acre belonging to tire King estate. . , Official Figures Show Astound Ing Building Record for Portland. ONLY SIX OTHER CITIES f A . .' . ' . .... , ' f ; vsv. ' 1 ApHl Operations Here Most pmar 1 ," able Ever rubllnhed Contlaned f Activity Attract- Attention of Every Section in United State. . i. Official. records, giving detail aa to I building operations in 40 of the leading i cities, give no Indication or nam times, f The month of April. 1907. waa one . of the moat active months In building op-1 i: aratlons ever recorded, - . The . prominent poaltton occupied ' bjr '. Portland among the different cltiea of 1 the United State 1 attractins woria i wide attention, and the , great - growth f this elty ean be appreciated when It la , understood that among the 40 i- cltiea of the country the la led only by New, Tork. Brooklyn. Philadelphia, Chicago, . St. Loul and Waahlngton In The .property r embrace Inspiration Point and the surrounding tract, the Klnga Hclghta plat to the north of the City Park and Meltnda Height, a aur vy to the south and weet of the park. It is understood that the purchasing syndicate Is to pay about . 11,000 an acre for the entire. holding. '. , Dr. C. TV. Cornelius purchased yester day, a 60x60 foot" lot at the southeaat corner of First and Oak streets . for 130.000. The property was sold by the Metropolitan company of which Scott Brook is at ths head. Dr. Cornelius purposes to put up a four-story bus! neas nous , on the corner within the year. '..;";..;.. , ;"';-'-. .i - fllSTERS APPEAL . MINISTERS IVILl BOOST . .. i .. .. TO CITY AUTHORITIES I MERITS OF ROSE CITY Th repeitea arrest t oorg Btryr, Presbyterian Rally to Be Held .ill rr., i - . mission wornt r, iw I - l-- t. .!. r3k .1 o( isuimg ban j ran vi hour. was brought . an ' yeaterday be fore th thlt and Bsptlst minis ters' meetings, and action was taken to appeal to Chief OrtUmacher, Mayor Lane and th police' eommlsaloners. The stonr. told by Kev. John Bent in. . Rantist -citv missionary. Is that Strarer. who ha ben crippled for with Next Month: -I mmiIIii naat and walk the coat of building being constructed. I orutohM holds a permit from the chief Better to appreciate the great activity J be out after hour tn th Intereete tier, it is necessary to mase iw 9t M- worE. guaay night a weea ago comparisons. Permit taken out" for n, WM arrested by Policeman Tenant building operation during April, l07, and rougtjy handled. were three timer much -in eot as mqq yhlng nu room aftor 111 re- tnose or wnans. .neo, nw leas y Mr. Benwen, " Btrayer reu leans, Ixolslana. or Loulaville, Ken- on floor in a dead faint, and was tuckv: the building operation her for i.t. trmnA there bv hi f rlenda Stray- the same month exceeded tnos or to-ler ja mn independent worker, but all the lumbus. 3tUe, 8t PauL and Indian : apolla by 100 ber cent, and they were almost double those of Cincinnati . and Rochester. " . i' - Throughout the entire temperate sone : building operation are alway nor tnous during th month of April and when it 1 understood that Portland leads such cities as Kansas City, De- , troit Pittsburg, Cleveland, Los Angeles and Milwaukee, one get a better idea of the great activity her than la pre sented .by a plain Statement of figures. Th Portland Commercial club, hav ing scattered broadcast over the Unit ed Bute over 100,000 leaflet calling attention to the increase in building op erations in Portland, has received a tremendous , correspondence'' regarding demand for granite, steel and . other structural material. From the reference regarding building operations In all th vast correspondence It is apparent that Portland' growth I ' becoming ' very thoroughly disseminated throughout the United State. ( , ' ' . . Christian denominations of the elty are behind him and wllf look Into thla mat ter and look towards the discharge of Tenant Chief Orltamaoher mad an Investi gation of th case at the time and said that he thought no violence had been offered and that only Btrayer feeling wer hurt, GATHER FOURTH FUNDS Th Presbyterian minister of Port' land are planning to do their har to ward advertising th Rose City. A committee ha been appointed ' to ar rang for a write-up of the city In the "Interior," the leading denominational paper of th country, published in Chi' cago, - Arrangement ar being mad to bring Nolan Rice Beat here to e th city, II .has charge of special ar tides and recently devoted two numbers to the great Marshall Field ktor In Chicago. ' , .., - . At the same time there la to b a big Presbyterian rally in Portland. Dr. Hugh K. Walker and Dr. John Willi Baer of Los Angeles aad Dr. Van Og den Vogt of New York ar to conduct th. rally, Bnuday. June 7. On Mon day the ministers will have a banquet for th visitor and later they will un dertak a trip to Mount Hood. AT . THE STOCK THEATRES Committee Wants Eight Thou- r sand Dollars on Which Celebrate. era suit on policy SAID; TO HAVE UEO " 'saswassssssBBasj t . - ; . . Mrs. Swackhamer ; Makes Order . of Washington Defendant m Case. V ' Suit for Judgment-for $1,110 from th Order of Washington was begun - In the circuit court yesterday by Clara S3. Swackhamer. It Is alleged that the or der promised last November to - pay $1,960 in monthly ' installments of 160 on a matured life lnsurancs policy, and agreed that the whole ebould become due If any installment wer allowod to default, .'.t'-i'-.'j ..) ;?;,:" ' : The order, made the last payment on January 16, according-to the complaint, and the plaintiff now asks Judgment for the whole amount unpaid. . . FORESTERS MEET IN , STATE CONVENTION ' Th state convention of the Forester of America opens today at Rainier, Ore gon, after on pf th most prosperou year in its history. -Grand Chief Ranger A. B. Dalgtty of Astoria and Orand Buo-Chlef Ranger A, L. Brown of Salem are among tb dele gates. The latter will be promoted to the office of grand chief ranger. A large reception is to be given by th Rainier branch this evening In honor of th grand court officer and th dele gates. . -yV;'7-:' -f'Vi. .;; Ttiere wiu d aa excursion aown in Portland' Fourth, of July celebration fund will be raised In on day by a flnanc committee conalstlng . of SO mombera, provided the plan of th general committee, which met in the elty hall last night, ar carried out. It wa estimated that not less than $6.000,. and probably $1,000. would be necessary to meet the requirements of the eommlttee.k ; -;- -i , ... '-r i Th commute of $0 ' will be un divided Into 10 soliciting committees. each of which will be equipped with an automobile and assigned to a certain district with instructions to see every business man in that' district before sundown. It was the unanimous opinion of th general committee that by mean of a whirlwind campaign th money could easily b gathered in the allotted time. v - General O. Summer, chairman of th general committee; Lee M. Clark, secre tary! A. B. Stelnbach and H. H. New- hall wer named a a commute to meet tonight and name th flnanc commute Of $0. i ' ; K-.i.i,-t.J-V.,: -r'. i The general committee will meet Fri day night when the detail of th cele bration will b gone into. A day will alio b named on which th flnanc commute will mak Its campaign for subscription. '-.. ;twq bands at oaks STn-Mant Oar mid Orat Kew Uaa .' A a special treat to th Oaks skat ing patron, two big band have been provided for this work, and a soon aa on eases playing th other begin. Th car service Is grand now, and as soon aa a seven-minute ride to the Oaks, If you can't skate, learn now. , "Knob o' Tennessee' at the Star. . Hal Raid wrote many play, but non In which ther 1 mon absorbing in terest than "Knobs o' Tennessee," which Is being offered this week at th. Star by th new Star atock company. It la a play that abounds In heart interest and ha been immensely popular wher ever produced. ' ' Th story has to do with th efforts of a deputy United State marshal to capture a moonshiner in the mountains of Tennesse. Throughout th piece ther I & charming lov story and a number of thrilling .situations. Th plsy affords ample opportunity fof excellent aetlng on the part of v era! Individual member of the company. A very unusual feature of th pjay la the Introduction of a character repre senting the president of the 'United States.--' J. , ;. "Knobs o' Tennessee" Is a plsy that is surs .to please and ia admirably ?ro- duoed by the Star company, It will bei th bill at th Star for the entire week. "The ConnterfeiterM at the Lyric. Tjirr ftrnwda WltnusMul th nnanlnv ! performance of "Th Counterfeiter," which waa nresnnted at the Lvrla bv the Allen stock . comnanv vesterriav. It ta a melodrama of th thrilling type, th kind that 1 certain to meet wltb pop ular approval';'" '" y ir "Th Counterfeiter" ha an oriclnal plot that I not only interesting but really eleven Th stags affects are startling and - th comedy situation ar funny and up-to-date. The piece 1 excellently produced by the Allen com pany, several members of which appear to unusually good advantage. ,v. -. Mlas Verna Fenon, the popular lead ing" woman, has a boy's part this week, a part that is very difficult, but which Is handled with extreme cleverness by Mis . Felton. Sh receive admlrabl Support - "i.'v"':. .- ,. "The Counterfeiters" wa enthusias tically received yeaterday and will like ly be accorded th aam sort of recep tion xor me remainder or th week. a ureal uarjjcim m a Arc Most Sonnhl For Pav Larnc 'Divi- Desirable Railroad S!0Ck Dends Are Sale and Permanent Toledo. Watesli & t lo IS. . It- mm at $3.00, Per . Sliare Be Worth That Before the. Year. Is: Ont THE TRIE TO BUY FJICTIUC STOCKS IS BEFORE HIE ROAD IS COMPLETED ntherum'ae v6u have to oav larra Dremlumk and vour Investment is no bargain. Let ui illustrate this in the case ol the Inditnapohs Street Railway Co. Early in its history in 1900 stock sold at $15 per-share r u .a 11S Tl.. T.tJ YXfakaBlt J& T fitnplr un'11 on tVie urn umv:"! IDaX 11AI. x now ncus eti fiiu euutic,' : ahv ,avuuv, e- - j It can only be a few days before this sjock will be advanced to $5 per share. BUY NOW. Look aide Hap at the Tea of this Adv. Oovanunenl Ownership of BalU ( road is Agitata y noma. . TheUp-tp-Date Plan : Ownership by th peopl win wapetaed an othars. - -v - Toiado, wabasa Si St, Zioals KaUroad offwrs th solution. jro boaaa. Sf preferred Bsook. All etook ooaunoa stock, very share shares equally with every other share. A road of the people, by the peopl and fof th people. . A aoary air Un from Toledo Bt, Xoal, onneotlnr th Oreat Xke with th Klsslsslmpi, forming a couaeoUng lUxk he- tweea tae atuane ooass ana ui uuu ox sa.auw. Building a railroad by popular ubsaripuon. A start lMm mad-4t wUl b flaiahea, . , ;. ' ; Toledo, wabaan at Bt. Louia Kauroaa is ounaing an Kiecino Air Un Interurban Railroad from Toledo to St.- Louis Via De fiance, rt' Wayne and Indianapolis, th construction and quip men t to be first class In .very particular, roadbed to. be rock ballasted, track standard gauge and equipped with 70-pound steel . rail. Right of way for th flrt section has been practically secured. Contract haa been let and bond given by the con struction company for the fulfillment of am. Th construction company ha accepted eiock of th railroad company in lieu of payment.. Thla atock 1 first t offered to the public the people. If the Investing publlo can tell a good thing when they aee it they have the oppor tunityprobably for the flret time -to get an intereat in an Interurban Electric Air Lin wh.cn will be built A moat Important tart has been made, V Th right kind of a start . Surveys have been mad between To ledo and oeflance. . :IEANS Within to dsvs around will be broken and actual construction work win have begun on the right of way of a great modern, upto.aai rauroaa. WKICB WXLXi KAVXi StOTSC FBJSZOXT JLMlf FASSSSaUB. t .i w rnr m -wiltr- t wttf t V J Ttr ai ' Inearparste SMier in. laws or to. state 01 name ror (fo.we.wvi or ' Th eofDMar Is si BllUon OulUra, slrldI rpora Into (600.CK10) sis bundr thooMnd sfcaivt of a par valo. (tint tea dollar, each. fall-Mid, aos aasswaftl.. sli-farr.iutie ana carrying no penoaai ..Utility. , - . . . ' ;: ' Practical raliroa B.e ana earerui iin.nct.r. mispriM 10. aireciorir., oi wsira v. v, Whltwr, formw g.ner.1 traffic mansr of th. CIotw Im( Xlue, la th hoad. 6ktehs t all th. of fleer, and dlrwton. tb. report of the rnltln iilnr sod a Ust of the railroads th.y hare built, statl.ties, ate., sll ef which would oreupr tno nook spaee to be DriutMl hna. are tnrludod la tb. Droipoctus, which r. will cheerfully d4 to yon If jo win kindly affls rout turn, to the coupoa printed below and forward to ear of flea. Be Your Own Banker Do Your Own Saving Why hand your money em te a m.a who has a ! eat "B.nkw" and let bliri fi- TeST yoor nODOy IB miiroaa nocu ac now pnm, oenexil VJ um nurvui lunwi vi uiv valne of atock -and draw haadwme dividends sad pay jwt or per erat foe the loos of your muMyt A. a mattHr of fact. It Is yna woo pars the bakr, toatead of him paying you. Yoar bank.r probably make. SO to loo pr eont en yoor saooy, Yoa ar. thwefore paylns him IS to M pf eeot for the prlTQ.te ef Invntln your money la railroad atock and othar securities. For bankw do Invest la railroad stock.. Tb. govornm.nc permim ih.i a Am an Hi.raliv nwwDltliu th vain, of thtw. SMarltlM. ' - ' Ton aoad so batter JudfmtBt ia buying railroad stoeka tbaa roa .mploy la yoar.every' day boaineas affairs. '; i , . .: r- . . Io aa yoor banker aoea.' . ,, '.'''' '' ' ' " ' ' '' " ' v Bay railroad etorks-at low prices and earn the eeormous profits which yoor banker Is Twhr ahosld yna lt yew banker IdvmI year stoaey wbs yea ea laves It yearsalT IM pill tb SU-OU-1UU or mayo. per cam mat your oanaw vuni : . jrxvx rax orr nxx. tomosbow wxat tov caw bo to!at, o- , SAT IS TU PAT TO ACT MOT TOMO&BQW. a , , .v BTJTT TIBS Sl&OO STOCK FOB S3.00 WHttB TOTT XATB Tn OXAJTCB. h.'--BXKS "fOTB OBJDSB FOSTaTWZTB. i .- ,, .,-';;,v,; In Orderingv Stock of Toledo, : Wabash & St Louis ; Railroad Company Fill Out the Coupon Printed Below 1 and. Mail1 to eon t have tp pny, dux w. wi j -3.,.. kMn m tinfll :ao" i v ... . . TV. of our client, aad yea wlU be welcomed at an tin. btwea tbeee hour. ; v" . .'-'i.''. 7 'v"' i, : Building Permit. James Lyons, repairs barn. Union Columbia som tlm before Thursday tret between East Alder and Bast sight, wnen tne convention wiu ciosa ' About 160 delegates will bs in attend- I . anc when this evening' train bring in 1 th remaining ones. : Many spent few hour In Portland on th way. t Waahlngton, 1100; A. C. McDonald, one- tory office, Pippen. between viiiard and Atlantic, 1200; N. O. Patterson, one story barn, East Davis, between Eaat Sixteenth and Eaat Seventeenth, $300;' Mr. L. B. Fluke, repairs, dwelling. East Seventh street corner Rhine, f 800; BL O. Wright two-story store. Alberta, corner East. Fifteenth, 11,800; w. F. Ball, one-story dwelling, Denver be tween' Kllllngsworth and Willamette boulevard,' !; O. F. Barbea one-story dwelling, Kllllngsworth, between Denver and Conoord, 1100; S. W. Thorntonwon and '-, one-half-atory dwelling. Oneflhta, near Claremont $1,100: J. B. Hoffman. repair, dwelling. William avenue, be tween Going and Prescott ' $1000; F. Dresser, repairs, dwelling, Broadway, corner East Ninth, $450; F. W. Carlson, on and on-half-story dwelling, Tilla mook, between Eaat Twenty-fourth and East Twenty-fifth streets, $1,960; city of, Portland. two-storr -.engine-house. Orand avenue,, corner Multnomah, $7,- $00; Georg Browrr, one-story dwelling, AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATRES . ZBQVXBT OOTJTOJT, Plea fill out thla coupon and mail to Southwestern f sonrltle Co, 80O-S01 . Tllford Bids ForUand, Or. Gentlemen: Information regarding wm vnn WARAHH RAILROAD CO. , r My" Nam J. , , .... . . .... . . ... ... ...i. aty . Stat . ." i ... k7.. ' P. J. B-tl-T. Kindly end m pmspectn' and full MMvAtn thm atnc.k of tno TOLEboV'W ABASH ST. - LOUIS fTestern Fiscal Agents - 300-381 Tllford Bnlldlng. Portland, Or; EASYPWIlHr. PLAN l ,10 Shares, Par Value $ .!100JOO rfcei$ ,30,00 ! Pay $ 6.00 casht and e.OCTper month for tout months 20 Shares.-Par Value " 200.00.: Price :, 60.00 ' Pay 12.00 cash and 12.00 per month for four-months 50 Shares, Par Value ' .500)0, PriceV 150.00 Pay 30.00 cash and v 30.00 per month for four months 100 Shares, Par Value '1,000.00, Price 300.00 Pay 60.00 cash and 60.0Q per month for four months Not Less Than lO Shares' Sold J rvmoxAsa ooufov. i . Plpaae fill out thli eonpoa add mall It to fiOUTHWEfltSRN RaCUKlTIRS po.;. SOU-tul TUford , Bldg., ferjlaad, ,Or.so:; ; j 1 0atl.roVnK-'PIaaa .nt.r my erW for 'f.".,T. U.rts .Fh stork of til TOLEDO, WABABH BT. LOUIS .RAILROAD CO. t $100 BW ahare, sa valu $10.00 each,- tar M I by make .appUratloa oa time parmnta fully paid, aoa-aaaMal)la and nna-f or fallible and earrylns no pVaonaf liability. Tim. paytti.nts on. fifth dowa aad en fifth monUily for toer months tberaafter. N. aubtorlpUao. for .1mm than tea ahan. aecaptad, $ per cent dlseonat for caab sabwrlptloaa ' . Inclosed plMM flDd.....,.....".'....dollari te pay for tb. aam. . -viv ify aam Is' City , State j. &4i-r A on-aet play enUtled "Th Olrl Who Dared," 1 , tb headline attraction at the Orand thl week. It la a complete iov story ana tn enamg r th play 1 decidedly novel. It I presented by miss urao way, upportd by a eaoa. bl company. . Miss Grsy is a decidedly clever aetress and the play la received witn antnuaiaam. j ' Th Waltreaa and th Caf Pianlct" la th tltl of a comedy kech by Mar garet Webb and Jack Connelly. It la omethlng of a musioal comedv and Is offered in a way that arouses oonsid-4 able Interest. Track and Gladden, in weir singing ana aancing speciaitiac ar another interesting feature, whll Ar nold and Gardner, in their skatch enU tled "Th Minstrels," also provid eon taerabi amusement. Th all at -th- Grand thls-wee eon tain many other worthy feature and i up io u standard trur rm TOT I .AT ' " iu j .- , ' ma J Z IP T7T v II IEZIOEZIE IOI 1 m SOLD ON AT THE THEATRES , To get inside the hat question see our stock. . Whatever style you fancy is here. , - Whatever style of face you cany, we carry 'the , hat that corre ; sponds. " , -Sailor Straws $1.00 to $3.00, : . ' ' . '- v ' Panamas $4 to $10.. CiothinqCo CuslCulmPicp Men's and Boys Outfitters. 1C3 and 1C3 Third St . . xacnawx isuxiamg,: maintained h- n J ir-rn ..An. " . . J a - ... vr, nar jacv.ung, nvv, cu-i di-io, i mat popular vauasVUt nouaa Twentieth and Twenty-first streets, $250; 8. Blumautr, ' repair. tore, Fourth, between Morriaon .and Aider, $100; A. J. 'Teter, two-story dwelling. East Twenty-first street, between Ivon and Division, $2,000; W. B. Cornutt, one- story . dwelling, Bass X,lne, between Brook and Summit, $100; D. B. Powell, one-story dwelling, East Fifteenth, be tween Howe and Ainsworth. $ 1,000 r A. Grlfflth, on-tory shop, 1 Belle vue, be tween Vulcan and Morton, $100; R. H. BllUnraley. one-story dwelling. Clack am as, between East Fifteenth and East Seventeenth, $1,100; Presbyterian churoh. one-story church buildings, East Twen tieth, between Wy grant and Alberta, $,- ioo; Anna Hal pin, one-atory dwelling, Hunter avenue, between East Tenth and jaaat Eleventh,' $75; , A. Hendrlckaon, two-story dwelling, Fargo, between WU Hams and Vancouver avenue, $1,650; Joseph Clossett repairs, store. Twentl th, corner Hoyt, $150; John Frank, one- siory aweutng, Oberlln. between telth and McKenna, $1,000: J. A. Kenny one-atory dwelling) Borthwlck, between. Kllllngsworth and Jeasup, $1,760; Mra ID. Bogen. renalra dwelllnc. Ganten- beln avenue between Central and Mon ro. $42; H. Q.- Bohlstrom, , reuinlng wait,; jsaat i Twentieth, i between East -Washington and East Stark, $150; A. W. west, one-story dwelling, Eaf.'.vFlf-i teenth. between Skldmore and Pre- i Icott. $200; j. c. Moreland, two-story dwelling, Twenty-second, between John-, ttoa ana Keanwy, $t,$08. "Ths Singing Girl" at Maraiuun. Thar. bo dlmlnllhlna In (ha nl. -fefefc flock nightly to tb Marqoaia and th htatorte theatre Is mora Bocnlar tbaa in th- i... .c oio. in eaa - rraaelaee Opera . eompaay strrasthen lutlf In popular approral test nieo. want k presentM "Tb. Btnflor Olrl" for the trst tlm. In Portland. Th. Mrfnnn. ane even exceeded tbe expectatlona ef tnaa- asnMar a no paeiie an um kn rniMtio i ii vmf a prououi a iuccm. ,'Tm Blnslns uir. wm in intiw ai enioay,' win ee re Patd all WMk, with matln.es next flatumn and Sunday; It Is advisable to order scats la advance, tor tner is a strong demand. Seats for MMri..WMWBi Profession" Tomorrow (Wednesday) uornlnt, 10 t'clott. at box-offlc, . H.lllf theatre. Fourteenth and Washlnctoa stmts, tb. adraaee'aeat aala Will Mon-1 opes .for "Mrs,. Warraa's Profcalon." . tr . tow sokt . - neeeed the first time use Herbine and you will get InaUnt relief. ' Th great eat ' Hver regulator. " A- positive cur tnr oonstlDatlon. dyspepsia, malaria. chills and all liver complaints. Mr. C of EmoryTexss, writes: ,ty wlf has been using Herbine for herself and children for nv years. It Is a Sure cure for constipation and malaria . fe ver, which is substantiated by what it has done for mr family." Sold br all druggist. D ' 1 . U 1 I O -you Are Welcome to J Credit O; tv . f vqoi ioi YOU WEAR THE DIAMOND, WATCH OR JEWELRY WHILE PACING POR SAME YOU MAKE-THE-TERMS-WE DO-TH" REST Corners First, Second and Yamhill Streets IOE imoEiir bMlllaat actress, Bess Ooghjst sapportod hy an exccllrat company, will present tbls moob dlaoumd play f Barnard Bhaw's st tb abore tbeatr next Friday , Saturday, and Sunday nlgbts, Kay S4, 28, M - ' . ' --.. C' ..'t.,': i .. . -:i isn n,n i ':V'-;.-';-V:'i-rj"i;- "A Contented Woman" at the Baker. at tb Bakw this week, thers ar big crowds at Try performsac becaos ther Is aa as- wally good show. All Hoyrs plays ar looa, bat "A Contented Woman Is especially la- tervstlag. It desla With a subject that appeala te every one. Tba place 'affords axcallent ep- portwuiy-fwrth Btkcrf afonu. . f Big Crowds at; the Empire, . Tb. tort' week' encarement. ef the ' Sea man Stock company at the Bmptre is prorlnf to be of .pwlal tntsreet. On of tbe very bt melodramaa of tli. aeasca Is tb. offering at tb. Uorrbwa atreet hoae for this lest WMk sad all tb. eatrona ef tbe Empire are swarm Ins thwe te pay their reseeut. It Is aoa of tb bat ftart of tb lasaa ooapaay, , fThe Coimterf dterg.w ; ;iX On ef tb best dramaa seta la Portland tbls season . Is "The Oonntarfeltera," tb bill ftraa tbls week at tbe Lyric by tbe Allen Stock company. - Mlas Verna Teltoa and tbe other fa vorltes hare Important roles.1 Xbe stag effecta are raallstle. Tbere is an abeadaac. ef cood comedy la the play. Matinees Tbonday, Sat' ynuy-ead ennaay. Beau are sew sailing.1 . ' , "Knobs o', Tennessee." Whan Hal Rald-wrat ''Ksoba tf . Tenmsae." he painted tbe Sontb.ro sioonafalner aa he ex ists and jot j'b -.ssrsjly. txasrerated. Beid haa glTaa to tb. atas a remarkable' play and although melodrama It la a atndy of a distinctly Amerlcaa - type of meontalnea. "Knobs e T.nnass" la th bill this week at the Star Theatre, whr th new stock company far. a .tron performance of tbe piece laat algbt te a dtlisbtad aodlanc. Tbere will be matinees Tharaday, Saturday and Sunday. ?.---t- - v jVi,i , A f . .x LaoghtervUle. . '" JnstMd of vadvfll it if UoghtwvUl at th Grand thl week, '"The Olrl Wh Dared." played by Oraes Cray and a capable .support tng company, 1 a novelty, for It Is one of th few playlets In vandavlll wberela there la a Slot with beart interest. "At tb Tarf Inn" i racing ak.tch, with a horse race fAlsh a exciting aa the senalne article. Th. Walt reaa and tbe Cafe Planlat" la a langhable mnsleal comedy . and . aalda ..from these sets are several other ef equal merit." - UNABLE TO WORK HB ' - ASKS HEAVY, DAMAGES toroiN ffItet?:;DJ .'v:ft'v V.: ''V :;J , -TH -i jr:' -j fTl w:. rl ; IOU ; Are , , ' Welcome ' I S' ; to .J Credit y j 'ill'.) I bS .. j ti Suit for $39,000 damages for personal injuries was begun In th olroult oourt yesterday by Anton K. Holm against th Eastern A Western Lumber company. , Holme alleges that through th negligene of th lumber company hi right leg wa cut off by a' band saw and Ms left leg bruised and mashed In. August, HOt. ' Holmes wa a "band sawyy fJWlng IT a day. when . his carriage beoaf block by debris. He alleges that h stepped over to olear away the debris, when th carriage suddenly started for ward, struck htm and knocked him down on top of It, and carried him past tb saw, which out off hi right lag. ' H asks $26,000 damages for th in Jury and $10,000 damages for being ren dered unable to work at hi trade, at which h arndr $2,300 a year. - .L ..- . v REV. ELY SPEAKS TONIGHT IN PIEDMONT CHURCH ' A mtins of th Presbyterian Broth erhood will b held this evening at 3 o'clock In th Piedmont Presbyterlatt churoh. Luncheon will, be' served by th ladles of the churoh. Th principal speaker will be Rev. B.; E. El of Calvary church and a. B, Leach A Ti