THE. OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING. DECEMUER 21. 1000.
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COURTLY BURGLAR
PUYS 1AII TRICK
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Calls Mr. Weil Away With a
Phony Phone Message, Tells
! Mrs. Weil Disaster Story
. "Loots House at Leisure. '
":-"".rWatM ftoMfeasrf Wlra.l r
Ban. Francisco, Deo. 21. Ths police
'- ars searching today for ths reincarna
tion of Lord Chesterfield who Inveigled
-William H. Well of this city away from
Ms horn to keep ' an "appointment"
' .with Max Dill, the comedian, and .sen
; T Mrs. Well and. her maid hurrying, to
: the Central Emergency hospital,, where
. ha said . her husband . was lying .near
' . death. . after which ha Droceeded lots
urely to look the Welt flat, of sliver-
, , ware and jewelry.':
V -The thief, woo-was reported to hava
, teen dressed In the height of fashion,
called up William Wall over the tele
phone, Imitated Dtlla voice and made an
. immediate appointment at a local thea-
' tre. With the jtusband out of the way,
the criminal proceeded to the flat, as-
umed a kind-hearted a attitude - and,
i deeply affected by hia "sad . mission."
. .told Mrs. Well that her 'husband had
.. been badly hurt In a streetcar accident
and wanted her. The stranger s polite'
"., ness end his solid tude drove away sua
. plclon, and the distressed wife aooepted
his courtesies. , He assisted Mrs. Well
' and her - maid with their wraps, at-
( tended to the locks on- the doors, and
rode . with - them a block , In order , to
pay their streetcar fares.
Ha dismounted, walked back to the
flat and stripped It of every piece of
jewelry ana silver it contained. ' i
The Wells after discovering the hoax,
returned to the flat and found their
valuables gone. No clue was left 'by
the criminal and the police hava little
t hope of finding him. ;( -.
$2000 PER ACRE FROM '
. HOOD RIVER ORCHARD
Special Dispatch to The Jcmrn.I.)
. Hood River, Or.. Dec. 21. J.VC. Por
ter, who, for many years was a partner
la tbe sears & Porter' orchard, and who
is one of , the largest, growers today,
holds the record for a profitable apple
crop In the Hood River valley this year.
Mr, Porter's three and one half acre tract I
of Tellow Newtown apples-will yield
$2000 per acre.', As high as SO boxes
were picked off . a single tree. Mr. Por
ter Iks shipped his entire crop to the
New York market with the exception of
a. few Newtowns that' were bought by
Pa Si' St. Son of Portland.' " .
MERE NONSENSE IN
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VA
VILLE AMUSING
Foolishness Rot and Other
' Stunts Attractions at the
Orphcum This Week.
" Uy a. I. W.
Frances Blossi n and Kranklyn Under
wood return as topllners at the Orpheum
this week and thntr old favoritism In
Portland, whurt they have played In
stock and In support of traveling stars,
wins them much applause, "Dobbs Di
lemma" Is a cleverly constructed play
let, with lots of laughs In It, and al
though George ' Bloomqulst la missed
from 'the role. 'his place Is. filled moat
capably by Mr. Davlos. "Miss Bloaaon
and Mr. Underwood have acquired
good deal more ease and abandon In
the play than they formerly showed
..The bulk of the -applause, ' however,
went to one. Frank Tlnney,' a corked
comedian corked only as to tha exterior
surface of his face. ' With an Infectious
smile lie imitated the halting speech of
an over-earnest youngster given to com
rouning with himself. He dooe some
playing and some danclngv but the fun'
litest part of his act la just himself. His
wind up effort with tha bagpipes, and
the elaborate announcement with which
he Introduces it Is a scream.' And. II
Trovatore on bagpipes I Shades of Verdi
and PlDer MacDonald.l - v
The Basque Grand Opera quartet does
some' acceptable work with selections
from the operas. The soprano has
pleasing voice of clear quality and good
range. Her singing of the Travlata aria
was good. The three men's 'voloea are
very good,' especially the tenor and barl-
tone. . . i ' . : . , ; " , : '
James Donovan and Rena 'Arnold
make a 1 good vaudeville team ' in non
sense. - Mr. Donovan has an lrresist-
able Irish manner about him and some
of his Jokes are very good. Their sing
Ing in genuine vaudeville style Is merry
and entertaining. The Zanettes are pseu-
do japs - wnn . clever make-ups that
might pass If the Japanese modesty and
quiet were not. such an absent factor In
their act. Their work In juggling la
good, though presenting ' little of the
original, but a brilliant oriental setting
and judicious use of colors makes their
act effective. Fox and Foxle's -circus
presents an Interesting study In trained
cats and dogs which Is rather good.
Belle Davis presents a quartet of pick
aninnies, who sing and dance cleverly.
COASTING INJURES
., , TWO AT PENDLETON
(flpm-U rlM(eh to Tfc J intra, t. ) ,
rendieion. Or., Deo. II. Two surlous
roasting accidents have put a damper
on the winter sport among the boys in
this city. The flurry of snow Bundsy
and frreslng weather served to make
the sidewalks on the various hills ex
ceedingly slippery. Sunday morning
11-year-old George Peebler and a num
ber of companions wera ooastlng down
the steep narrow sidewalk on Garfield
street, ona sled following another. A
cap from ona of the foremost boy's head
flew off, and the runners of young
IX-bler's sled struck It. and swerved
crashing Into some grade stakes, hurl
ing the boy Into a tree with such force
that one of his We was fractured just
above the knee. Bkillful treatment will
! necessary to prevent stiffening of
the kites Joint
Teaterday morning, on south Main
street. Harry Wilson, the 14-year-old
son of Mrs. . 11. Wilson, was riding
head foremost at terrlflo speed when
he crashed Into a tree. He Is still un
conscious as a result of concussion of
HioMiraln. Ha alao sustained a severe
out on tha head, but hia exact Injuries
cannot beasoertalned until ha regains
consciousness,. , ,. ,
Talon Woodmen Elect,
(Speelal Pbtwteb to The JesrsaL) '
Union, Or., Deo. 11. A t the regular
meeting of tha Modern Woodmen Sat
urday night tha following officers were
elected: Venerable consul, William
Klelblock; worthy advisor, Samuel Ki
lls; banker, Thomas T. Cock; clerk. A,
K. Druesej escort. W. B. Culley; sentry,.
George McDaw; watchman, Nela Chris-'
tensen; manager (for I xer), R, I
Wakefield. . :
Chamberlain's ' Cough Remedy never
disappoints those who use" It for ob
stinate coughs, colds and irritations of
tha throat and lungs. It stands un
rivalled as a remedy for all throat and
-lunjr diseases.
Charles P. Taft'a Birthday.
Charles P. Taft, elder brother of Pres
ldent William H. Taft, was born In Cin
cinnati, December 21, 1843. He gradu
ated at Yale college In the class of 1864,
and from the Columbia law school, two
yeara later. From 1868 to 1819 he was
a student at Heidelberg; university, and
at the universities of Paris and Berlin.
He returned to Cincinnati in 1869, and
began the practice of law, which pro
fession he abandoned 10 years, later to
enter upon his career as a newspaper
editor and publisher. In 1879 he bought
the Controlling interest of the Cincinnati
Times, and the, following year he ac
quired the Star and consolidated the two
papers, i Mr. Taft served , one term In"
congress, and has held several Important
publio offices In his home city. ; He is
reputed to be a trian of great wealth, arid,
is the owner of one of the finest private
art collection's in America. v
Thosfc who pnee
taste the exquisite
flavor arid de
liciousness of
v3 sr n r
CCDCOA
will always drink
it not from hat
it. but from choice.
It makes the ideal
beverage for
every
Don't ask merely
for cocoa ask for
GhirardellPs. ' '
Cocoa
Fact
No. 12
The'early Spanbh
explorers in Amer
ica found cocoa es
tablished as the na
tional drink of the
Montezumaa Tha
Artec emperon had
spedallr trained
chefs whose sole oc
cupation was to
make cocoa tor the
loyal household.
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JIUSIC IN THE HOME IS A TOY AND CONTENTMENT UNENpING"
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Have You Selected Your Piano?
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It is easy, and pleasant to select your piano here, because every
instrument is marked in plain figures at the real selling price.
We have only one price for everybody for the same size and
style of piano. y
Here you Will find the greatest of allthe Steinway--and the
Everett, A. B. Chase, Conover, Ludwig, Packard, Estey, Kurtz
mann, Cable, Emerson, Kingsbury, Wellington and others.' ,
NOTICE: The car of Kurtzmann pianos, for which some of
our friends have been waiting, arrived yesterday. .
There are a few good used, pianos left. You can. get many
years of service out of one of these yet and you may trade it in
later, towards the purchase price of 'a better one. We will make
delivery any time you say. Easy Terms If Desired.
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EVER ATTEMPTED TAKES PLACE TOMORROW
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the Crowd
WORTH OF LADIES' and MISSES
Suits,
Skirts.
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Opt Time Is Bat Honrs Away
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