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11 HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES TAKE " GROWN UPS BACK TO.CHILDHOOD THE ' OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY' MORNING, NOVEMBER 1, 1908. , TJiree Jhousani Wildly En . f thusiastic Admirers;of the r Commoner Gite Ex-Sena- ; tor Gearin Ovation at tfie Armory; ? Patriotism aod music and fluttering ps. - Roll on roll of applause from p.000 Brym-wlld mail and women. Cheers for commas and periods to punctuate hit address. These were, the (rights and sounds which greeted ex- United States fienator John M. Crearin ft the Armory last night, and which )' mu ii9 ciuse or ma iJ; . Commoner hearts ' of ryan -campaign an county j reat meeting;, prophatlb of in oauanfc ox ine ; great H Portland and Multnomah county, ii way a trrei tha hold which has tha upon "tfc minds and this stats. YiAnnl at Kqual In numbers-and surpassing In an- itiusiaam tha meeting addressed by t n ted States Senator Gore of Oklahoma which opened tha Bryan campaign in Oregon, -the closing rally of last night Jfaa a success far above 'tha expecta tions of Its manager. Xt waa to these , men, woo nave oeen working for- tha "" oi joryan during the long cam ' palgn, a tokea. of success on Novem ber I. r' - . . L.ong Berore tha tlma sat for tha meeting tha big auditorium of tha Armory began to fill with thoae who had come to hear Senator Gearin and jv. B. j. AioAnisier cuacuas f he political ipau oi in. , campaign. - mere was red fire and band mualo on tha streets uown xown cauing attention . to tha mee-tin. but these, .wera not needed and did? not bring the -crowd, tha people cams before tha band.. -. -: ,- JTUga peoorste Kail , . J '.' Those' In charge of tha meeting had decorated tha hall with bannere and shields of tha national colore. Back of tha rostrum was draped an lramenae American flag, around tha pioture of Bryan. 0n a shield In tha center of the background were II stars each bear ing the pictures of. one of tha presidents, there being one vacant place left for the president to be elected Tuesday. - It was apparent from tha first that the meeting waa to be enthusiastic. The ushers had aiatributed small flags and as the speaker took their places on the platform thar- audience broke Into fl wild prolonged cheer while the au ditorium became a -mass - of waving flasra. The band struck up Dixie' and again tha audience drowned the muaic with -feheerav.. - ' George JL Thomu. rhulrmin lh Democratic county , central committaa, mcujjcn io inn ironi ox tne piattorm tepi and again the cheers of tha saeq tn audience to 1 join rosa- Ha as in nngin(.u) nsmonsi antnem, and as the band -swung Xiyto the- air the great .audience roae, waving flags and Joined .in the song. ' Mayor Harrytane was Introduced as the chairman of the. evening, and as he Stepped to the front the people facing irn greeted him with another volley of ( all? F act of cheers until be held up his hand for The mayor waa brief In his remarks introduction. He said that he was there to adrireaa tho xnntttn- mt uie peopie- aeairaa to hear other and better speakers. They had" come to the meeting to listen to what the platform of Bryan had to offer to them. He aald the principles of Bryan and hla party were those which went to make for tha success and the happiness of the com. won people of trie country. Tha candK date met the common people on com . mon ground I Wpeaker Gets Ovation. When Senator Oaarln was Introduced and came forward to speak his audi ence gave him an o.vatlon. and he waa compelled to stand silent until the flood of sound had ebbed away before hla .When you saw tha youngsters out with tha lack o' lanterns. Just as soon as It. was dark last-night, didn't the sight recall tha days when you did exactly the same thing, Halloween T And didn't "you recollect all , sorta of memories, "of Incidents that you hadn't thought of before in years? And didn't you Just amlle and-'aort ot let your mind wander back, back, many years to the time 'when you played some prank and risked your life In carrying out the devilment? - r '?"" ' " " .yes, you '.did, and you know It,; and you almost i wished - yes, did wish It, once maybe-that you were a youngster again. It was tha sight of thoae carved pumpkins and the candles Inside glar ing oat through the big eye and nose and mouth that made you know It was Halloween, again, Know it waa Hallow een T Yea; indeed, and - weren't you thinking air evening, every now - and then, of the days gone by- days When yon. were young, toodays , when you dld.atunta with jack, o'lanterns? Days -but what's tha useT of course you remember It all, and a lot of things bav sides, some of which, perhaps, you . have tried to forget! , ' Enough .pumpkins were hollowed out during yesterday and the May before, just for the benefit of tha boys and girls, to make pumpkinpiea to last all Portland for a weak. Every family In town where there ware- vounratera about had pumpkin lack o lanterns, of course. And, besides, , In aome of the families whera thera are no . bovs or ?1rl not now perhaps even- the- old olka . themselves bad their little Hal loweenpranks and Jokes that they have carried out so faithfully all these long, long yeara Somewhere else, maybe, a thousand miles away or more, the girls and boys' of these old folks were doing the stunts with their own little ones that their parents had played wfth them Iniolden days when It saemedj that all the world was yaung. And so the night was celebrated. Not only In Portland, but ovr all tha,.world where All Sain$a'ev4 holds away.-Many homea were decorated, and there were parties and dances of all aorta. The youngsters celebrated . and tried to scare the smaller ones, ana rinauy went to bed, some of -them being una ble to await the arrival- of midnight, with, all its promises, hopes and antlci natlona .of the future and other cleas- ant things to look forward ; to all of wnicn nave never Deen unioiaea oy, tne curtain of night not even to the beat recollection of the oldest olOtimer. Down town thera waa a. sort of holiday crowd, good natured like, older ooys ana gins, ana au having a gooa tlma : . : ,!:: ? .... -s. ' The Halloween when damage to prop erty was done seems to have passed, and tha police did practically nothing laat night except patrol - their respective beats and look wle. That's an awfully big Job for a policeman, that last. . The busiest person In town' was the hopeful maiden with' tha mirror, just aa tha. clock struck 13, straining her. eyas to catch' a glimpse of her future hus band. And the man, too- the single man endeavoring to aee his prospective Driae. nut ine mirror game ror Dacne- tors aoesni -worx, even on Halloween, ana you Know ic , voloe could make command alienee. fit Its impression and In beelnnlnr his address, the Senator aaitea his audience not -to cau- for njtn to SDaak louder. - "T im m 1.11 anb In V A . m unit fi.il v . ... . VI eiid. "and I will soeak as loud as I can. I want you all to hear me. for J have aomathlng to say to you that I want you o near. - . .. "I had the honor." the speaker con tlnued, "of presiding at a meeting some time ago in this hall, where we opened the - Oregon camDaiam, of . William Jen nings Bryan" ' ' . -. i Tha audience .drowned tha voice- of the soeaker In 'one - great wild cheer. loud and long continued until he ralaed his hands for slienca Tha Senator then continued. Baying that he had come ' back after a tour over a portion of tha state to bring words ot cheer to the friends of" Brvan. , - -. "Throughout the state." he said. "I find that the forces of the - Democraoy are standing steady, united and work ing, not to cut down the majority, but to aweeu Oregon- into tne .uemooratic oolumn.'r ' Again the wave of sound beat back the voice of the -speaker, aa he stood with hands upraised waiting to pro ceed. . hla Demooratlo enthusiasm, wide spread- as It la, forcecaats in no uncer tain terms tha triumph of William Jen ninra Brvan " he added, and -again the crowd drowned his voice with-cheers. Calls It Tidal Wave. Tha sneaker continued, arguing that the widespread movement waa no sur face disturbance, but waa a tidal wave In Its nature, stirring the hearts and qnaolences ot the people. It had been in motlombv the schemes and proj ects of tha dominant party. It waa not movement to break: away xrom party ties, but averv to break awsty from the political vide a of the preeerM time. The Republican platform, the speak er contended, was a mass or apology. and ever since -its presentation the speakers of the party baa Dean trying to explain tha apology. Mr. Taft waa a bla- man. "tout 'the task of was too bir for him. ' The that the platform had died the same day It had been born, not having vital ity sufficient .to Keep it aiive. ;wa present you a piatrorm wnicn does mean something," tha speaker aald,' "and one which says what It means. It . needa no Interpreting. It needa no president with a big stick to write eomethlsa- into it" The speaker then took up the planks of the Bryan platform and dlscuased them briefly, when he touched on the bank guarantee plank the audience broke Into Us biggest demonstration of the evening; Men jumped to their feet and waving Bats end flags and shout ing wildly, tha cheering continuing for several minutes until the speaker se cured silence after repeated efforts, only to ba interrupted again by a fresh outDurat. Touch on the Tariff, .Continuing, the sneaker touched upon tne tarirr. tna relation or xeaerai gov ernment to tha state, the foreign lmml explanation fact was r ration Question : He took up the statement made by Governor Hughea of New ' York, that ...... .. . . ... "'I IV"- ' Selcct Vour Present Now And so take advantage of our .Immense showing of dia monds, watches and, fine jewelry. Our holiday stock is here and is replete with many handsome and che,ap gifts as well as many beautiful novelties in diamonfis and jewelry. " k Pay for It Later This s our plan. Just cat! on us now, while our stock is 1 -. . O ! . 1 ' I . ... . . . paying us ha complete. Seleca what yoo desire and take it with you. for it a little down and V dollar a wrlr W lAVst hl-l4es..f sT MsAaMaa H. U . V . iL" .- ' aa uuui vua vi VU9IVIUCII WUU UUjf IIJIS wljr. STANDARD JEWELRY STORE .189. THIRD STREET, OPp. BAKER THEATRE ' had 'Bryan's principles been, put . In practice It would have meant the wreck of the government, and abowed that each of tbeae principles were now claimed by the Republican party with tha single exception of the doctrine of free silver in discussing this ques tion - ne aamittea nig error, Dut said that' he had illustrious company. Sena tor Fulton, Senator Bourne and tha Ra puDiican state piatrorm of 1890. "I Will admit mv free-silver stns. aid the speaker, "and I will admit that the panic argued aa a follower of this doctrine might have been a bad one. I will- admit that the panlo might hava prowo so dm w me conservative bankers of Portland might have been forced to get down so far as to have been compelled to issue clearing-house certificates. It might have grown so bad that these same bankers might have been forced to have taken a spe cial train to Salem, where they would have gone down on their knees before the governor and said: 'For God's sake, George, give us some legal holidays or we wilt be ruined.' "I will admit that this might have happened In IMS In a Democratic panto, but of course It could not have happened in 1907. under a ReDublican administra tion." Will Steal loilcy. Tha snsaker contended that, should Bryan be elected, tha ceonle would be given a bank guarantee law. If congreas I vyu.u WW IWIWU fcv lMB 1U LI ia.it was elected, the speaker warned the audi ence that the Republican platform of four years hence would contain a bank guaranty plank. ' Tha speaker cloaed his ' address by telling why -he did not like Taft. He did not Ilka him because of the com pany he kept! -He did not like Standard biiu tne Bieei irusi. At the conclusion of the addaess by Senator Oeartn, Mayor Lane Introduced B. a J. McAllister, who dealt with many points and Issues which1 had not .been touched upon by Senator Gearin. WILL TAIK Oil CITY COUNCIL ! . ! y - ' . 1 ... : v-. "... w. m. ON RAINCOATS w OVERCOATS Coerdtat tooS f W. C. OTM - Ckltate These garments are equal to those sold in any store in town at $20 and in some stores at $25 K The well known reliability of our statements assures you the best values in the city COME IN AND LET US SHOW YOU WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD ITS SO : Third and Oak 1st and Yamhill MOYER DR. E M. DALLAS; Optician Ha rrtarned front Europe, where he bat been invegtitratins; tha different methods of EYE-TESTIKQ of- prominent opticians in Franc0rKiany ind. England, will tie the new WIESBADEN METHOD, which eahsed .ia much Ullr in Europe and it the most -wonderful science of jts kind in -the fitting: of lenses. OUICKL AC CURATE and ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. No extra charge m be made for the use of this method. , Always reasonable in price, you will-. find tha workmanship the best, and tlit relief from-the , glasses immcoiare anaasnng. ;? c- .- ; Rev. William Hiram Foulkee. This afternoon In the. T. M. C A. building;, at Fourth and Yamhill. Rev. W. H .Foulkes, D. D., wUl grlve tha firat of a aerlea of five addreaaes on "Chal lenjo of the City." His first subject Is aulte alirniflcant aa one of what ha believes to be the great challenge of the city. He will apeak today on "Clvlo rmeousness ana city council.",- r. Foulkes has taken deeD interest In wnat tne counoti nas been doina ever since he as bean in the city- tie may have some things to say that will be to the credit of the council, but he will undoubtedly have much to sar on the other side, for he has been In attend ance at a nunrner or aesaiona or the city council recently, and haa expresaed hlm aelf strongly on some actions he has aeen taking place mere, it is believed that he will take occaalon thia afternoon to express his own . personal opinion quite I reel y in regard 10 wnat tne Busi ness of the city council is. and aa to whether he believes they are doins; their Duainesa or not. This Is but the first of a series of five addresses to be riven at the Stunday aiiernoon meeting; mi me .x. ai. (j. A. The other subjects will be as follows: November 8 "A Wall of Fire": Novem ber 15., "The Armor of Light"; Novem ber zz, Mountain-Climbing"; Novem ber zs. Twentieth-century Knights." Just before the address this afternoon at 8 o'clock there will be a concert by Sheet'e orchestra of IS pieces. Imme diately following -tha address will be Bible classes, and at t:46 tha historical fellowship lunch, which has been a fea ture at Sunday afternoon meetings for the last five or six yeara. - QUIT SUMMER TIME-CARDS AIT the transcontinental railroads are rolng Over -their train schedules pre paratory to changing from tha summer to the winter time cards. . The Canadlaa PacLSo. - beginning Monday, will start train No. 4 from- Vancouver for Mon treal at 1:15 p. m.' Instead of l:lt, and the Northern Paclflo train out of Seattle. connecting; with the Canadian Pacific will leeve at. J0:20 Instead of 1 p. in. The ateamer Princess Victoria, plying between . Seattle, Victoria - and . Van couver, will leave Seattle dally except at , ESTABLISHED 180(5. 218-19 FaiUng Bldg, Corner Thlfd and Washington. Second' Floor! V .-- .'Ta3ra Elevator.- -- Monday a a. m. at :! a. m. Instead of It la TirohnKI A that thaTmnarfat llm. l tea-over the Canadian Pacino will not be given up during the winter,, as -has bean the caae heretofore, aa instructions have been given o continue tha opera tion of the crack train indefinitely.- WHAT IS AN ADVERTISEMENT TO US It is a conscien tious effort to tell the people what's selling here. It's really a mar ket report on a great aggregation of necessities. MGSMCIA1LS I Am Retiring From Business ill 144-146 THIRD ST., BET. MORRISON AND ALDER MffiEMCIE SHANAHAN'S MONDAY. PETTI C O ATS Fine guaranteed Taffeta Silk Petticoats, all .colors, , regular $5, $6 and $7.50 values ; special Monday 3.98 Black and colored Heatherbloom value . . petticoat, $1.75 98 Black Heatherbloom Petticoats, made extra wide for stout people; regular. $2.00 kind, on Monday . .1.25 One lot fine lace Waists, in white and "ecru, $5.50 value 2.98 Ladies' Tailored Suits, in fancy checks, jacket effects, pleated skirtcut very full, sizes 34, 36 and 38 only, regular $17.50 value 7.98 Ladies Fine Tailored Suits, made from fancy striped herringbone suit ing, all new Fall models, regular $25.00 values now $15.45 Ladies' Fine Tailored Suits, long coat effects; in gray and red only, regular $20.00 value; now 12.50 Ladies', fine Tailor-made Suits, long military coat effects,' handsomely trimmed, skirt thirteen gored, also trirnmed, regular $35.00 value; at only ..........24.75 ..." 1 " ' 1 One lot of Fine Tailor- . made Suits, long coat ef- 'N f ects, all new. Fall models, values up to $42.50; special tor Monaay ii.DU Ladies' long. Empire" Coats, in shadow stripes, regu lar $12.50 value,..,.,....... .. .... . . .X .750 Ladies' fine long tight-fitting Coats, made from fine French Covert Cloth, 54 inches long, regular $2730 kind; special on Monday .v. ;.w.. 18.50 , ' , ; . i rr 1 : One lot JdieVi Winter Coats: special for .Monday, 3 each ,;. . v.1 t v . - ... . . . J . . . . .1.00 NX AT ' TTTT T T T - X Children's Suits Children's Wool Sailor Suits, Emblem trimmed, also velvet and braid:- sizes 4 to 6 years; regular $4.00 value. ; : .'. . . . .?1.08 II ii 1 1 i i i .I. - r - 1 ' m ' i Infants' Crochet Worsted Sacques; 50c value, only ............ .35. Infants' Worsted Pants and Leggings; 50c value. only . .. ..... . . ... . . . . . . . . ' 29 11 1 ii 1 , i .1 Infants' Worsted Bootees, 20c value .......... 15e I. i . , t i -. . . i i i Infants' Knitted Toques, 25c value . ;.. . . , . . . 15$ Infants' Knit Sweaters, 75c value. .". T, A9f Childrens' Jackets, in plain colors and shadow plaids, values up to $6.00; ,on Monday ... . ... . , . . .3.50 Ladies'fluslin Underwear Corset Covers made from fine grade of muslin, lace and ribbon, trirnmed, regular 50c value.'. . . ; v .29t Ladies' Night Gowns, made good and full of heavy muslin; V-shape, tucked and ruffle yoke, 75c vals.490 ' Ladies' White Skirts, made of nainsook 14-inch flounce of Swiss embroidery and clusters of fine-.", tucks ; $2 values , . . 1.25 Ladies' fine white Skirts, made from extra' 'fine, quality of sheer nainsook; has a 20-inch flounce of . fine Swiss .embroidery and several rows of fine . tucks; regular $4.50 value . . . . . .2.98 Ladies' muslin Drawers, made from fine quality of -cambric, trimmed with lace;. regular 50c vals. . ,35 Ladies' fine all-wool knit Skirts; all the popular col ors, with fancy borders; good length; reg. $2 vaL .98 Ladies' lisle pad Hose Supporters, in black, white f and colors; 35c value ,.... ... . .... . .23 Fine quality of bone Hair Pins; regular 2,0c value; ' retiring price . . y ....... . ...i.. 1255. Laundry Bags, white only; 20c value.., ., Children's Lisle. Hose Supporters, black and white only; 20c value ............ . . , ..v . .-. . .12 Large ske Cube Pins; 8c value . . . ...... . . , Pillpw'TopSlitJs; 50c value ...... 1LV High grade Pearl Buttons; 10c value. . ...'. ; . . ; . . 12-button length silk and lisle Gloves; $1.25 value, retiring price vV. v;i: i . . .v . .... . . . . ..... .o! fHwm,mMvMwm
