THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,. MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 61803.
Toiyn Topics
I r - in ll i T " MM .4--.-. 1
employed." Mr. Paget spoke of the
nuloon evil In general and asrted that
tt wai the greatest one In this ago,
. TONIGHT'S A5IUSE31ENTS. '
ITelll 11..,. 2 . . ."Woodland"
"larquara . .......... . ."Arliona-
Ifaker ............Thi Crisis"
I Km pi re ....."Are Yon CrasyT"
Urand a... ....vaudeville
Lyric........ "Man's Broken Promise"
Star.......,..,,, ."A Man of Mystery"
TOXIGHT'S ASa'SEJIENTS.
Are you looking for a reliable place
where you can have your eyes accu
rately fitted with attractive and perfect
fitting eyeglasses at very reasonable
rlceT Then come to 183 Fourth at,
etween Yamhill and Taylor,
week of prayer service will be held
at ' Mlzpah Presbyterian, church, East
Thirteenth and Powell streets, begin-
nlnr this evening at 7:20 o'clock. Rev.
George A. Blair will preach. All are
Invited. ,...y , ... ' -: - . ; . ,
SSI
For liquors phone the Family Liquor j
Store. J, E. Kelly, successor to Caswell
& Kelly, SGI ' Morrison street corner
Park. Both phone Pacific, Main 28.
ana uon a-zoj. ..
Save the dlscotfnt (25 cents) by car
ina; your bills for January-service on
Building: Valuations During
Past , Year Ten Times
?r Greater Than, in 1900
lleillg I... i,,. ...... "The Blue Moon"
Marquam a.. ...... ."The Passion Play"
Baker -..........."Soldiers of Fortune"
Empire .......... "At the Old Crossroads" line; your bills Jor Januwr wrvlc " rU.,l ft..Ut Ti.I i 1 i"
Grand. .Vaudeville or before the 10th of th month. Home ; , UlY S (irOWtll EeflCCtcd 111
Btar "A Child of the Slums" . .
' nenty or Rock springs, waiiaena ana
Richmond coal. Kina UD Independent
.Peter K Johnson, formerly a resident Coal & Ice Co., both phones. 163 Stark
of Rllvarton Orno-on. fliefl in in la city I
Increasing: Figures.
January 6, of cerebral hemorrhage. J steamer Jesse Harkins. for Camas,
Member Of the ramuy were unaDie xoiwasnougai ana way landings, oaiiy ex-
rouse him Sunday morning, and: hastily
summoned Dr. Tamasle and McCor
mack, but their efforts failed to restore
Mm and he died In about half an hour.
The deceased was a pioneer of Silver
ton, settling there in 1873. The past
two years lie had spent In Portland.
He leaves a wife. ' seven children, a
cept Sunday. Leaves Washington street
uoc. at p. m. ...-. .! - r ..
Dr. , H. A. Hoffman, dentist, ' rooms
208-7 Alisky bide.. 8d and Morrison.
Phone A-2241 andPadAo lilt. . . . . .
Acme Oil Co. sell safety coal oil and
Despite the, financial flurry In; the
past three months of 907. the building
permits issued, by the city show a won
derful Increase la building lines in port
land, with prospects of a greater ; In
crease la 1808, according to a report
compiled by .Irving W. Spenoer. city
building inspector.' In 18 07 the build-
brother in Berg, Minnesota, and three fine gasoline. Phone East 738; B-1007,
live. In this clty, The "funeral wrvlces I Woman's JSchang. 183 Tenth tri in valuation, as shown by building per-
will be held at 90 Keroy street to- luocn i;v o a Business men s lunoo. I "" n w umsi as great as in )uv.
morrow at 2:80, and the body will be
sent to Suvertoo lor interment.
Tha Right Rev. Charles Bcaddlng,
bishop of Oregon, entertained the clergy
I jo tha Episcopal church resident in
f arlsh house at 1 o'clock today. During
ho afternoon a conference will follow,
at which devotional addresses will be
given on the subject of "Our Lord Jesus
Christ; the Manifestation of Life, Light
i and Love." - The speakers will be Kev.
i A. A. Morrison, Ph. D., rector of Trinity
i church; Rev. Francis Bowen of Oregon
i rety. ana Rev. Barr a. Lee. rector or
t. Paul's church. Salem. The closing
aaaress wiu oe given oy in pisnop.
William Raid has begun suit against
T. 8. Stanley, I C Stanley, W. S. Dwln-
ball and R. Smith, from whom he pur-!
nighest ' price paid for fresh eggs.
Kruse's, Park and Morrison, . .
v D. Chambtrs. optician. '. HI Seventh.
v Journal want ads, la a word,
Bark Tonla for rheumatism.' . 'V "
AT THE THE ATBES
Tfje Blue Moonw at the HeUlg.
The attraction at tha Hell I g theatre.
Because of the great amount of busi
ness dona by this office in 1107, . tha
force ' has been crowded for time and
was unable to give but two hours In
which to Inspect and approve tha plans
and superintend tha - erection of each
structure) called Xor by each permit is
sued during the past year. Front these
two hours must be deducted, the time
required 1n traveling to make tha two
visits allowed each structure. . -
In 1107,' 1,726 visits wfcre made, 4.1ZI
new and old buildings were inspected,
1,217 violations of the building ordi
nance were rectified, 1,877 written no
tices served, 17 cases prosecuted in tha
' ' V ' " 8 ; ngerdei
iliOEOUS ilLiOUOT
OF li'El' CUlLDli'lG
Frisco Eapidly Eecoyering
From Effects of the Firo
rfnd Quake Disaster.
Fourteenth and Washington .treti7 m.unlc,l'" cou"-.na ne ouuaing or-
nieht. Tuesday uh Wadnav niht. oinance prepared.
wun a speciai-price matinee . wednts
day, will be Schubert Bros production
oi tne , Deautnui muaicai-comedy sue
chased the ownership of. the Columbia loess, "Tha Blue Moon." This magnifl-
TimMr comouiT ana ma . uddib.. nf ni. ceniir mounted ina niinmM n av mraa i - .
Ism Mr Iplfln Rallwav rnmmnv lll.r.lrlviin tn ,nwll hiiu !.. 1 January ..........I 401,648 I fit,
In that they guaranteed him against and. Judfflnr from its retention. Fabruary . S28.898 fit
lamax suits arising previous to the j continue likewise during the engage- j 4 5,, !!?!!! , !;'
Kiirrhin hnl that tR li. fallnA tn mailt. Haiti ,n ulKn. .w. I April ............ S71.80S . 1,82.
t a tiMa-tnant rtt tt A aarnrarf h R. I Phanu Main 1 mnA A.ri9 I May L00 1,695 ; 1.11
i . . v - . i june ............. 4U7. 107 . x
L. : Davidson, which he was compelled
to settle in the name or the corpora
tions purchased from tha defendants.
Judge Wolverton In tha United States ry 12, and continuing every night next
"The Man of the IIonr'' Coming.
I Beginning next Sunday night, Janu-
circuit , court this morning sustained
Week. : With UnaHal . nHrtaa , at tha I November ...... i .
Wednesday and Saturday matinees, the December ,
ttM.Mnn at , U 1 Inlll , . . , , - . .. I , . . ' .
tha demurrer of tha National Surety attraction at the Heillg theatre wlh Do
company in tha suit riled against it by tne great piav on thr present "graft
Charles . van AUKer, tne uainier I siiuauon - tnrougnout
The following table shows a comnari-
son of permits Issued by months In HOC
and 1107; t. . . ,. .
! l . -4- 1I0. HOT.
Valuation. Valuation,
476
.741
721
177
.712
1.250
761.171
881.160
48.100
(46.685
109,210
111,146
I ' i i.. ,!.. . Bf aW
'V ,. . U 11,,. ' I V .,
; JJk
J
July
, .. A.
September
ucioDer
740.111
718.011
40,1S
880.255
(76.225
74.4(8
banker. Cashier Van Auker, who was
bonded In tha company, sued for 125,000.
owing to the fact that atfer robbery or
tha Bank of Rainier more than a year
ago, tha surety people had him arrested
and confined in Jail for several days.;
Ha was acquitted and brought suit as
a rasuiu v: . .. , ; , u
the United flint.
"The Man of the Hour." Seat sale next
rriuay jor t- - engagement. , r
"Soldier of Fortune.' -
Every reader of tha late books for
tne past rew years Knows Richard Hard
ing Da via' "Soldiers of Fortune" and
will want to see the Baker stock com
pany tms ween in tne beautiful drama
tisation, or it. Beats are rapidly sell-
Totals $8,902,032 $9,446,982
Building permits have been Issued in
past years as rouows:
. .. , . ,v Permtts. Valuation
1100..,.. 891 $ 944.985
l0n. 746 1.629,148
1802 .1,244 8.730,660
1904.; ..,,.1,720 4,029.225
106 .....8,818 , v 4.183,868
1906 ...3.16I (.903.032
1807. 3.890 l,44(,982J
St Johns Is voting on. the adoption of
a new charter today. Tha poll, opened ?nturKilIrm; TTaTTnT on k TTiXXm
at o'clock and Will close it 1. The tha extreme nonuiaritv -nt thiJ KTSHflP RfjA TnTiir
voting places have been selected ss fol- novel. , . . . . . . '
lows: , First ward. 209 West Burlington ... , mmm - f ; jrATTT!S A PPfiTKTTliTRNTS
street next door io tha St. Johna hotel; - itr.ti- r - a J, MJxn.EsO AllUlil iJlLIkWlO
Second ward, in the vcity hall. It is :;: Empire Matinee Wednesday-.
thought the proposed .charter .will be -"At the. Old , Crossroads" which The Bight Rev. Charles Scaddlng. D.
adopted. If It la, it will have been the opened yesterday at the Empire, will n lt. tk. ..M..in.
third In tha three years and a half , of continue at that popular uptown borne " ha" ma3 tne following appoint-
municlpal government In St. Johns,
of tha road attractions all this week.lmenta for the current month:
wnn matinees Wednesday and Sarur- f January 6 Epiphany. ' Conference
. Jiouai dcqu xmprovemeni asso- uay. i is m soutnern meioarama, under and devotional addresses foe tha lt
Utlon wlf meat, thl avanlng In tha B'f' "2 nttoHnV y In iV s'tephSn-.
'rear .of Armltage's drug store t Kern Coit?DMy nrMenuSa- u ?5S?d. hS .S P"-hal1 t0 - "! P- meet
Park. . Born, action will - be ' taken ta SP,Lp?.enHn "l?.110 baad and fnr of trustees of EDisconal fund at
bring about ' an ' improvement of the
jwater systems in the Mount Scott- dis
trict hat are reported not to be as de
sirable as thev could be made with the
exertion of a little energy and a small
amount of capital. : i ' ;
Special tonight for couples and begin
ners at the big Oaks rink. Good skates.
Tonlrht t the Lyric
The Alien Company will be seen this
week, beginning; tonlrht in tha remark.
able human Interest drama of present
day stare life. "The Transgressor." This
powenui a ram a was . written bv Rainh
BishoDcroft
- January 7 t ' p. m., meeting of the
board of missions at BlahopcrofL
January 8 Chamber of . Commerce
banquet -
January s conference with St
Mark's vestry.
January 10 Eur en e State university.
January 12 First Sunday after Epl-
;:: Br d. s. v V;
Take out two or three of tha good
songs, tha gorgeous costuming, half a
dozen ludicrous situations, a few of tha
interesting spectacular erreots and elim
inate James T. Powers himself and the
"Blue Moon," which opened at the
Heillg last night, wouldn't amount to
mucn, ttrgo, witn ail these left In,
especially Powers, and tha production
la a rlb-tlckler from start to finish.
Powers, of course, is largely guilty of
malrlnv tha "Rliia Waah" . . I , V.
envy of bis (Powers') ability to make
the first second and third layers of an
opera house and any additional spaces
for holding an audience-lauKh with a
merry, merry laugh. Left alone. Powers
could probably bring a broad smile to
the face of a tombstone, and what could
Induce a quicker convulsion than for
him to turn to one of his supporting
company, - at Just the time when the
house is an uproar, and remark:
"Please don't grini whenever ou do
your face looks Ilka a buttonhole in a
aecond-hand suit"
The "Blue Moon" comes perilously
close to living up to the promises made
by the press agents. Press agents, you
know, always look on the liquid aide of
thlna-s histrionic. To them, nothing on
the stage Is lacking in heavenly design.
The worst possible, the next worst the
medlecre, the medium fair and other
gradation! share alike in tha perfume of
their commendations. Even tha Cherry
sisters are decorated with nicer things
than elderly cabbages.
Booth, general agent of tha pas-
department of tha Southern Pa-
cine- railroad, with headquarters at San
r ranoisco, declares tne city or Kan
Francisco has done as much rebuilding
as tha most sanguine expected would be
dona In five years, and that another
year will wlpa out the flre score. .
. '"There were over 28.000 hnlMlnrn ria.
stroyed by tha fire. , There has been
finrvi nla taf ' ,ln. than amm. S AAA
8,000 more are under construction.' Mr. i
iDuwn bbiu in a unemeni oi existing
I condition a at San Francisco. "This
Shows about 80 per cent of restoration.
, "The value of tha new buildings rep
resents an outlay of $108,000,000, while
It is estimated the value of the 28,000
bulldlnas destroyed was 8106.000.000.
showing that our new buildings are Ap
proximately three times aa good as the
old ones. This Is actually the case, as
our ore limits have been so broadened
that a large number! of new structures
coma within Its sc6pe, thereby being
made flreproor ana necessarily mora ex
pensive." . ;"""'-''''
tsACQCES I Daaa on tha ground can comprehend the
. I amount of work aocomDlished since the
earthquaka and lira disaster. Materials
had to ba brought from across the con
tinent there were railroad difficulties.
strikes of all kinds at San Francisco.
among carmen, painters, carpenters, ma
sons and other building trades, . tele
mnh nuninr . Btrlkaa and telenhone
strikes, bubonic plague scares, and with
all this 'a olty government that was
robbing tha people. 1 .
San Francisco bank clearing for tha
11 months andlna November 80 were
$2, 199, 398,818, as compared with $1,993,'
801 170 tar tha nracadinr rear.
In tha western aacution, wnsra tne
Are' did least damage. Fillmore street
Immediately Jumped into prominence as
a retail street, it is saia mis street
will undoubtedly remain an Important
retail street avan after tha large stores
go down town. , ' . ,
rtiit hnnnii nnlden date-nark the sand
hills hava been graded, streets laid out
II r T'a.
Our foree Is mit nrn1o,t that wa i
do your entire crown, bridge ot! pi i'i
work in a day if necessary. This i i
be appreciated by people from out of
town. You may have your teeth ex
tracted in the mornlna and ma ho in a a I
night with, pew ones.
Fositively V ralnlasa , ' Xxtraotioa rr
When mates t Bridge Are
.- Ordered,'.1 i '
W. A; WISE, Dentist
Twenty Tears In Portland.
Falllnr bklr Third and Waahintn
sta. 8 a. m. to C p. m. Sundays, to Vj.
Painless Extraction, 60c; . Plates, II. .
BOTX rXOSZS A A3TO XAXST 8039.
AJtTTBrjCBjrTtl.
. d Waehbacton
' Phones Main 1 and A-HliT7?
Tonight Tuesday and Wednesday Nights
Special Price Matinee Wednesday.
SCHUBERT BROS. , Present
JA1CEI T. yowxxjs.
U THB MUSICAICOMEDT,
TO BX.TDB XOOS."
Kvenlngs, $2 to 60o.t Mat, $1.59 to 6o.-
teata Seaing at aUilig Theatre
JAW:HUBELIK
But the press agents who have her
alded the "Blue Moon" hava placed tha
NtaatAs tM"44an a4 aKaila aiakaiai vi nv Osv..
ers and the red-beaded comedian who and many homes are under construction
assume the part facial antics and obll- there. Tha north end of town, which
gatlone of Charles Taylor, acting band was completely destroyea oy nre, naa
master of the Royal Mucservernugger been rebuilt so aMrtldly that no trace of
native band, makes good at every turn, the lira remains. Thia is tha Italian and
The "Blue MoonV' tear-stained face foreign quarter, and three new Italian
rise In India, where it shines on a bank have been started there In addl-
party of English people and with these Uon to old ones. . '
visitors and their troublesome times the , Mission street, formerly a .modest
play ha to do. There are several favor- residence street ha become a business
it sona-s sun, which, with their nleaa- street Out beyond tha Mission, - In
ing spectacular accompaniments, elicit
much enthusiasm, although It cannot ba
said that there is a very handsome array
nhurba laadina- toward Burllnrame
thousands of worklngmen'g home have
been built and are now occupied by
of voice. Better one hav been heard families that formerly, lived in tene
ments down town. Tha
been a Godsend to. them.
change has
at the Helllsr.
But the shortcoming in vocal exhibi
tions are made ud in other particulars
and generally speaking tne "Blue Moon l nim nra nmr.
is so refreshingly refreshing after wit- LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE removes
iT'taiV b?,..Vfj?tr,"f.ni QyiNINE.-.Look for signature of E. W.
takes tha butter off the aweetened
bread. ' - , "
Powers was riven an ovation lonr and
lnatlna- when he appeared last night
His vaudeville stunts with Clara Pal
mer will take the edre off of mother-
in-law's tongue for a whole week and
! GROVE. 160.
i 1 I ' - "
tnn the first conares met In 1771,
111 year ago, there have been 184 ses
sions of the national noar, aiviaea oe
tween 111 regular and 16 extra-se-sion.
During the same period there
peaaer ana
ther were numerous other members of I have been 89 different
the company and as many entertaining speaker pro tern.
features to aau to tne genuinely numer
ous evening program.
The "Blue Moon" will ba seen at tha
Heillg tonight tomorrow and Wednes
day nights ami Wednesday matinee.
tiers at tne oig wax nna. uooa sitaies. utuan, tne eminent actor, ror bis own J BBanv MorninV ind venin t . kt
IMuslo and the largest and best equipped and used successdully by him. Mat- gSen'shurch even,n l St-
-l.k . .v. .nr. . i I lna Tllllv. Thlirurlnii- anil C.tn..n BWFB vuun.ll. - -
' " vii im vviuii. . no iwvn juu w r - - "-j. i January 16 Church or our Havfaur.
kat free of charge during our after
noon or evening session. Cars direct to
Oaks rink every 10 minutes. Take Caca-
dero, Oregon City or Oak car to Oaks
rink tonight , - ,
Article war found on streetcar Jan
uary 4 and 6, aa follow: . Two . suit
cases, five packages, one -lantern, one
basket one knife, one bank, one saw,
one rubber, . one mitten, one key, one
lunch, box, one "photograph, one pair
"vvg viaw a w p uii asiJ. at v ucas
brellaa . Owners call at room 4. O, W. P. I
building, first and Alder atreet. -
The Rosa City Park Improvement
(league will meet this evening to listen I Japanese, youth
UNHLUCKY JAPANESE
Woodstock.
. January II Men's mass meeting at
St Stephen's church. At this meeting
110117 "RV 5,T?TlT'rTl!h Wnep-wlll give a report of his trip
jlsvxi jLt , :jj m. jLixxjjy i in tnei. east ana ot in action or
Postal Inspector ' Scours Eastern
' Oregon to Find Man That
i.; Made Touch for ITundred.
I
(Special Dispatch, to The Jonraal.)
Pendleton, Or.; Jan. (.The crime of a
ha - caused William
tar rapoft from outsUndlng committees Troensegaard, one Of th most efficient U-ii
Inn.1 ftrntwiaail fmnrnvamanta ttffiit1n7l.. 1 nail
that a.,fi,.rh " "an a-ar-. a3 inspector In the postal service, to come and C
residents are asked to attend. The an . tha way from New York to make a I . January i
meeting will be held In tha Alameda aa ari.H fnt tha artmlMal nrA fa mcam
school DOUS. to Its rlrhtful owner a relaterad letter
' . ' ', . -. I containing about $100 which was taken
The will; of B. Gaken wa filed and from tha nostofTloe here bw the) wrona-
admitted to probata In the county court Japanese. Some time ago a registered
Xthl mornlnar. Th oronertv consist of I iHniu iuv w oshyoto vo
j ufces, mortgages and caah to the amount
or zi,Z6Z. uaxen. who died October e,
was unmarried, and the heir are broth
ers, and sisters in Germany. .
Tha Security Saving -A ATrust De
posit 'Vault company. Incorporated by
p.- F.-Adam.1Br AWyl6T and "Joseph
(Simon, has . filed its oanern with the
pouniy cierg, xna capiti
the
general convention as it affects the
Episcopal church' in Oregon.
January, 17 8 p. ' m.. conference of
women In St Stephen's' parish hall to
consider the advisability of establish
ing a Mary B. Rodney nail for young
women at the Eugene university.'
January 18 -To McMlnnville.
January 19 Confirmation at Mc
Mlnnville. ."-v. i
January 21- "At home" at Bishop
croft from 3 till 10 p. m,
January 228 p. m., ' St John'
church. Seliwood..
January zi lecture at st. eien
gymnasium , on "Home uatnearais
Churches of France." '
Burn anniversary at
Armory nau. '
January 26 Third Sunday after Epi
phany. . Morning, Church of Good Shep
herd; evening, All Saints.
January 27 i p. m., meeting of th
school- board. .?
January .; 28 "At home" at Bishop-
ZltfJZS'WFZ croft from 8 till 10 p :
clerks having every assurance that he
was tha rightful owner,' but in a few
days the man to whom the letter was
addressed called for his mall and when
told of the delivery of the letter to an
other declared that a false friend had
un personat ed hinu : -
. Every efCort to locate the man who
received the letter has so far failed and
The capital stock 1 $60,- Inspector Troensegaard of New York
t;uy . is now visiting every Japanese
camp on the "O. R. & N. In hopes of lo-
The Mothers' and Teachers' circle oflcatlna- the man who took his friend's
iha Holman school will hold the reru registered letter.
lar monthly" meeting Tuesday at 3:151 . ", .
Mr,, ts. Bi coiwell will preside H If A V rf If. ' I i I Y V K
O'clock,
and Rev. George B. Van Waters, D. X..
will address the meeting on tha topic.
ruueoience ana mow to UD tain it.
Palntlnr. tlntlnr. naner hanvlnv and
picture framing. Portland Paint nd I
if aper company, zsi lrst St. Main 4879.
B. Lea Paget wa tha principal speak-
WAY FOR GOSPEL
-' (8peclat Dkipatcl) to To Joaroat.) , .
Pendleton,?' Or., Jan. . Eighty-ftve
cottage - prayer meetings preceding a
Union revival meeting here have been
F: W. Baltes
and Company
invite your
inquiries for
Phone
Main 165
Home A 116
First and Oak
rr at the Peonlo S Forum last nle-ht. Wl I alailat fnr tha Timet tWn wnnks. : The
pubject was 'The Saloon and the Un-1 cottage prayer meetings will be held, at
dlirerent nomes in tne city, ana wm do
led by diflferent-: church workers and
minister and are Intended to arouse an
interest and Brenare; the way; for auc-
' cessful evangelical meetings, to begin
January 22 ana to o participatea w
by the Methodist Episcopal church, the
Methodist Episcopal church south,, the
Presbyterian, the Congregational and
the Baotiat churches. Rev; Ca R. Haud
enschred, now holding a series of meet
ings at Eugene, will conduct th meet
ings here. ( ,
Funeral of Mijs.8 Sylvester. ' .
V '; ' (Special Dispatch t: Te Jonrnal.)
The Dalles, Or., Jan. The funeral
of Mrs, Anna May Sylvester, who died
Friday morning, wa held yesterday
afternoon,- Rev. L. R. . Kufus Of the
Methodist Episoopal church officiated.
Mrs. - Sylvester was - born at . Indian-apolis-
October 3. 1848, and moved to
The Dalle in 1860. She was married
to William Sylvester- July 4, 1888, in
thia city, . where she had resided ever
since. To them were born five children,
three of whom, Mr. Anna E, Oliver,
Mr. Nellie Murchie and Frank Sylves
ter, reside In California. She was a
member of the Methodist . EdIscodbJ
hchigrch. v . ... ' , .
j : ' Where -to Dine.
If. C. Brandes' grill. 108 Sixth, serve
elegant Table. d'Hote - dinner dally."
Bilious? Feel , heavy ' after dinner?
Tongue coated? - Bitter1, taste?. Complexion-'
sallow? Liver need waking
up. ' ' Doan's Regulets . cure bilious at-
tacKs,- wen ty-mr. cents, at any drug
January 29 Salem. St Paul' church.
January 80 Indian school Chemawa.
' When in Portland the bishop's office
hoilr is from 2 till 8 p. -m. every day,
SALE OF SEATS-- - - .--r-
FOB JAN KUBELIK
l i Skating as Usual Special
JPAiSXOir PZaAT PICTXTBES
,4:80 p. m. and I p. m.
Aftemoon . ladies and children
free. . Eveninsra aeneral admission
i , A 1 . . or.
? AW, a.a tecs rtiu.
Seats are selling at box office, the
Heilig theatre. Fourteenth and Wash
ington ctreeta, for the two concert to
be given this wetk by the world-famous
violinist, Jan Kubellk. i The first will
be. given next Thursday evening, Janu
ary 9; the second, Saturday afternoon,
January 11. Two entirely different pro
gram will ba rendered. Kubellk will
be assisted by the charming and cele
brated : young French pianists. Mil.
Bertha Roy, and Herr Ludwlg Schwab,
accompanist . ' , '
; Peremptory Sale.
Because of the merging of the old nnd
conservative dry goods firm of Mc
Allen & McDonnell, corner Third and
Morrison, 'tntn . nn InnnfnAHtlAn ' tha 1
stock - must be reduced . to the lowest
posaiDie limit immediately. ' Uurlng this
sale all question of profit will be elimi
nated. "The wide-awake -housekeeper
and her younger sister will appreciate
tms opportunity to secure needed arti
cles. The Character f th stock car
risd I too well known to need any
comment, . neguiar patrons or tne store
and public In general are invited to
compare price with other houses. The
new corporation, : when organised, wilt
be one of the .strongest la the city of
Portland, and - shall use progressive
methods to bring the housf to the high
est atanaara ot emciency a an A-i
exclusive dry goods, cloak and suit
nouse. McAiien & McyonnelL
noted for good good.. - -. . -n -
S1
ill
tor
tore.
, In answeriDt ' adTsrUlcaieats htrtla, bImm
Bwitioa Xae JonrnaL . . ... . -
S. P. C0NTE ACTORS lfi$:
AT WOlK AT KLAMATH
.;..,i ... '. . ,.,4..4'.:J.
j . .'V ,."':V.J.j ' X
. (Special Plniatch to Tbe Jonrnal.)
Klamath Falls, Or., Jan. 8. Con
tractor E. N. Smith and bis outfit are
her ready ., to commence - work at the
point where the railroad survey crosses
the government canal In Hot Springs
addition. The angle' of crossing Is pro
hibitive and the Southern Faclflo pro
pose- to straignten tne canai at lis
own expense during the season -- when
the work will .not' interfere . with -irrigation.
The work also, lnclv.de a heavy cut
above the canal. . This . work must be
completed before any work can be done
in-the-yard or on the - grade Deiow
Klamath Falls, as all the material for
the. fill that will be... necessary m p
UKu Xraa th cut. -. --a.,
"Soldiers of Fortune" at Baker. I honor b due. Miss Ashbrook excels
-a t v a , I in tne enunciation oz tne wora speiiea
tsy J. . B. I In Enrlisn n-a-v--r Th true teat of
Moat Ceonle love a Richard Harding I an cmotlnml aotraaa lias in tha anlin.
Davis book or play as a school girl j elation of thia very word of five letter,
love fudge, and the Baker audiences j if you have never taken elocution or
are no exception to the rule. "Soldiers I been the nrlde of a dramatic school vou
of Fortune": I the bill at th Third- haven't any Idea what that word la
street playhouse this week, and besides I capable of belnr drawn Into.
being tha most characteristic of all thai Now Marlon Barney, when playing a
Davis creations it was very well dona I "heavy" does very well. She says
uy me cuier people. i "ixevani wevani" ana tne errect is gooa.
With commendable foresight Mr. Dill I You immediately credit her emotional
didn't try to play Marlon Barney a abilities with about 83 ner cent. Eva
nope uangnam. xnere are a great i Karle-Frenoh and Elisabeth Hale-Ar
many thins: that Miss Barney does and I mour da hattar TTanariaiiw has mim
does well she plays "heavy'' parts to Armour Improved since she Increased
use tne stage vernacular wnn panic- the length of her surname. She is now
ular skill. And as Madame Alvares she able to thrill out "nevarh" when the vil
did excellent work yesterday. But for lain grow too Impetuou With astonish
fully 10 minutes the auspens of fear- ing success. Mis Armour and Mis
ing ahe .might come out as Hop Lang- French hou!d both hav about 00 ner
ham, killed whatever comfort tha pleas- cent in th emotional column. But Mia
ure of atandlng In the rear of the house Aahfcrooir h thm an nin-
left me. . , , , . . , I Last nlcht the audience sat and
Miss Marlbel Seymour played Hope prayed for her to say it ever again. She
wa in a very gracious mood and ac
commodated Jier admirer- frequently.
It' hard for a mechanical typewriter, a
mere thing of wire and teel and rub
bar letters to attempt to reproduce with
any dea-ree of verisimilitude th throat
and palate movement executed by th
great emotional actress in performing
this feat of th elocutionary art Jt
It be said. ' however, that it combined
all the excellence of Mis Ashbrooke'a
rivals and added some new variation
that are all her very own. Following
tne "V" come tne vowel a, e ana o,
while the diaaraDh "Kh" 1 brourht in
a a nnai punctuation.
But Miss Ashbrooke'a "never" Is not
tne omy good thing to oe seen the Em
pire this week.. Other members of the
''At the Old Cross Roads" company also
excels There 1 some good song and
dance work by black-face specialty peo
ple; f lora jjyain, tne aaugnter or re
reppa. la pretty and Bin; pleasantly.
while the other character are for the
most part good. The play is an old
favorite - with- Emrlr ' audiences and
Saver fail to draw welt
"Child of the Sluing."
Th "Child of the Slum" must have
been particularly good at the Star last
night " The little Washington street
house was so crowded that it was prac
tically Impossible to pack another pat
ron away in it ' They stood all the way
down each wall and filled the little
standlnar room left in the rear Of tha
seats. The rise of the curtain on the
first act reveal St George Daglenn ly
ing near dead on a mattress, wnn
over him bends the hideously grinning
face of Charles Burn! son. The grin is
Interrupted by the entrance of a lawyer,
who informs Mr,'-Burnison (under tha
guise of his stage name of course, what.
ever it may be) that ne is neir to iuu,
000. - . .. ,
George takes it very calmly. Why
worry over a mere bag or sheila Ilk
that? He answers in sweet dulcet tones
that he Will accept tne legacy with
?na A5.5.H.,.l ""ir.-Vf",.w.a" Kritefui humility. Then when the law
feeyn, fiSt -iort of ffl it.!.nG.
part without the least trouble In .the
world. :..'.-"..':'!- ;-'--"' -";!. .;'.? - :;
At th end of the ' third Act there i
were goodness know how many eurtain
calls. Everyone lost count when seven
had been successfully ' carried off and
then Mr. Webb haa only been out twice.
while Donald Bowles had but Just turn-;
niea sown oi in taDie ana com to
life. ' ' Miss . Barney - came - out - two or
three times. ' and the last and best of
all was when ... Mis Seymour stepped
out . alone. - Ail the gins nair-iaugnea
ana nmi criea niiu everyone ciapueu un
til nis nand nurt au in ail, it was a
and the mattress and run down stairs
and into an alley. The fir department
arrive, put out th fir and rescue
St George '
Some one said that one of the two
boys personifies duplicity ana deoeit
and the other suffering and final tri
umph. That being the case, it is to ba
hoped that It wa St Georg who uf
fered and triumphed, v What' , in a
nam If he wasn't the on?
Charlea Conner play a hen-pecked
lawyer: , ' Elisabeth Hal' Armour: and
Dorothy5-- Earle-French --play wronged
very,, pleaaaht occasion,
In the face of such an . ovation it
isn t necessary to say very many kind
tninga or tne company, ana tne way it
carried; off th play. It stands alone
this week. Mr. -Webb was quite as soul
and suffering women, and
ward played mil Magrone.
frank Seap-
carried on th play,
this week. Mr. Webb '
fully- romantic as ever: Donald Bowles I vran't
Passion Play Pictnree.
At the Marquam nearly 8.000 people
saw th Passion Play picture yester
day afternoon and last night Thar
i j J? i Ivt: 1"; I wasn't a seat obtainable at any pr-
Slt M..-oet!.h?r formance by the Ume the picture began
kept down hi tendency to ranting to I ,h..i. n k. aaan an tha ,h.
vanaiKSX Wfll?JUJ"2 aldentTy pleased immensely.. The work
5!2t2rfti?wt--'M?i.JS ?Slii.ilot th orche.tr, rn accompanying the
clgarettegracefully.i, Howard Russell intetura deserves mention It was never
worK as Teddy ingnam is good, and o too joui nor too glaring and carried out
Is Mr. Bradbury' . Welmer. c The pro-
auction is. quit a gorgeous ; ones ana
there are any, number-of. supernumer
aries to help - out the more stirring
scene.
th spirit of the performance excellent
Iv. The Bicture will be shown tonlrht
and tomorrow- night -i---r 1$-
Take no '.Substitut at soda fountains
Ask for the- original and genuin food
drink. "Horlick'-, Malted MUkUnot in
a milk trust ' v.
- "At the Old Cross Roads."
To Florence Ashbrook (spell with the
'e" - please), leadin- woman with 1 the
Alston-company in "At the Old Cross I ' Attend Rosenthal' great clearance
wu,,t.juiB auwu v, Miis jKs.4et au i ai ioc jia aut Dargaip.-
Your Teeth
The Imperial
Painless Dentists
Hav opened ' their handsome and
fully equipped dental parlors In the
HEAliT BLOCK. Rooms 1. 2. 5. 7,
corner GRAND AVHTNUB AND EAST
MORRISON STREET, where you ar;
welcome. A full corp of skilled
den tlsta Expert work without pain,
at loweat price. A binding 10 and
IS -year guarantee on all work. Lady
attendant . . - -.
The East Side lor Eastsiders
nrtntsDAT miowt
ultvjuat atraouroov
Prtce Lower floor. 81.10.' 88.00; bal
cony, 88.00, 81.80. 81 00; gallery. 11.00,
MARQUAM GRAND
- Portland' Famous Theatre,
, . . . , phone Main .
. Monday and Tueaday, - -
Contlnuou Performance, 8 p. m. te
' , 10:80 p. m.
TU OMIT lAgSIOT WLAT. :
'The Life of Christ '
, ' " Marvelous, Realistic
", Any Seat 18c,
Jan, t, t, 10, 11 riorvnoe Bobert.
BAKER Theatre- Phone UaUg
GEORGE L. BAKER, General Manager.
All this Week, the Baker Stock Com
pany In Richard Harding Devi
j. - Famous Play, ....-
- -uoTuaxsMB op roxTtranB."
On of the creates! atnclc nmdiirtfnna
of the entire season. A beautiful South
American play-Evening price 860, 85c,
50c. .Matinee 15c, 25c. Matinee Saturday.
Phoae
117
CMPIKE Theatre
Mlltnn W. Raimin V,,
Tonight All Week Matinee Wedne-
oay ana tsatxrday, Arthur C. Alsien s
'Great Southern Drama, '-
"AT Tn oxosta koidl"
Strong Play. Refined Specialties. Exeat-
. lent company. .v.- .
. Regular Empire Price. - .
STert Week "fa tonlsUn.
TMB STAR SZatlSe
For the Entire Week of January B.
THB R. E. FRENCH STOCK CO. PRE-
SBNTS THE GREAT SENSATION- .
At, MELODRAMA,
"A CHXU OP TXB MJtXnSS." -Matinees
Sundava Tuesdays. . Thurs
day and Saturdays at 3:30 p. m.: price
lOo and 80c. - Every evening at 8:15;
price 15c, 85c and 85a - ' '
Beat may be reserved py either phone.
L YRIC TH R ATRE
oth Phone 1 XCata 4680, aaa A-1033.
Week commencing Monday, January I,
im Auen biock company Teeente ,
ncii nmrsoxxssoxs. r
Matinee Tuesday. Thursday. Saturday
and Sunday. Prices 10c and JOo. Every
eventna- at 8:15. Prices 10c 30a and 10a.
Boxes BOo. Office open 10 a. m. to 10 o. m.
THB GRAND
Three Show Daily, 3:30, 7:80. 8:15 p. m.
Prices Weekday matlnaaa. lKn - tn
all part of the house except boxes.
Evenings, 16c and 26a Sunday matinees,
am price a eveninr.
rOVM OJRXTTZ SXBTZXS. -European
Gymnasts and Acrobat.
3CB. FKESTOXT XXHTDAXI
America's Greatest Protean Actor.
And a Host of Other Acts.
"The Hickelodion Theatre"
Opposite Oregonian BMg.
TOSAT
Life of the Ant
' ' coMio srroxca. ,
v ANY SEAT 6c
. 1 .''I-.,..-
Nowlo
SPRINC3S
COAL
Independent Coal &
Ice Company
-- both rxozms. -
353 Sfark Street, Near Park
j OPP. LIBRARY BLDG. ,
SOCIETY MIGHT
ToirxaicT
Oaks Rink
XatUur TO SXATB aTOW
Muslo every afternoon and even
ing, . Beginner .taught to akat
- free.
--- qAjur stsst zo xxzrtrTss 7
, ' Direct to Oaks Rink. 1
Diamond Roof Stains '
' iXXr BaCASSS . ' .
MADE FROM CREOSOTE
Gal. Lots 75c Per Qal.
Portland Sash & Door Co.
83o non ST. poxTtAiro, ox.
Webfoot Oil Blacking
3Cke ' Shoe Waterproof Preserve
, Leather trot a BBine.
AX iU SXA&EXS. -
attreisei and Upholstering
Mad Over and Made to Order, Carpet
. ; Sewed and Laid. Phon Mala 8374.
atULSSXlT ft stASSSX. 80S Toarth Street
J. Sheraassky, Window Glszlsa
Promptly attended to. in any part of the
city. Door and windows bought and sold.
64 Second, near Jeff. Phone Pac 8037.
Schwab Printing Co.
i 7 i s t a. n. 11 sTRi;ri
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HOTEL JEFFERSON
nrxsc aits oouos stxbbts.
' . SAN FRANCISCO
SrECXAl XATE9
New hotel, face Jefferson Square
Two block from Van Ness ave., the
present shopping district. Car lines
transferring all over city,- pas door.
Every modern convenience, 860 rooms
ingle or en suite. - 160 private baths.
American and European plans. Price
moderate. Omnibus meets all train.
- , 81CWABX - SAXXEX CO.
ria - iia awl
IiM.Wi.''.
1ll . .-
INSIST! CMAfO!
Tea tie Crocr to Cr;.
EISIOP'S -
ATI KOLA
Kin- of Ccf;: M
Ub, 40c, 2 lis.S 3
Oregon Main 6218. Home A-JS17.
pnsarcs takct oiixxTT err t
' ' ..JM COHTAJTf'. .. .
Successor to the rrtrt'nnit Pv- VCoi .
II. J. THAVGhii. i'rop.
All kinds of irirmcnts .sm-c --..'.:.
cleaned, tiyd. prtaci a'ii f, -- .
praotkal hatter, t
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