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;.hing Official Given Out but
Report Goes That It Recom
mends New Building on
Present Site. ; .
Washlnicton. PHV S.-Asslsta,nt Socra
tnry Wills ht the treasury department
today;, said:
' "Dr., Hill's report on the Portland
rostofflce matter Is liere and In the
handa of the supervising architect I
have only a! memorandum of what he
recommends, but Judge from It that his
report Js complete, frivlne; us- all the
Information needed. Dr. Hill offers one
plan, an alternative and another aug
gestiort but before giving It consldera
1 nDYinni IntlmAfA whftt hin recom
mendations are.- I have been giving all
my time to annual reports and items,
hence- I am unable to attend to the
Portland matter, but I iWill take It up
very Boon." - " ' ' '
Thi report is floating around 'Wash
ington that Dr. Hill recommends the
d tmnatitling of th present postoflf ce
structure and the erecting of another
on He site, instead of building a new
postofflee oft the Andrew C, Smith Site,
as recommended by tha OTegon senators
and the Portland commercial club; but
it ia lmpoasible x verify or disprove
the report" W: '. :".'.v.-:-.':
Supervising Architect Taylor refusea
to add anything to HI Ills' statement
ORANGE PACKING HOUSE
BURNS AT POMONA, CAL
raltM Pre ImmI Wire.!
Pomona, Cal, Dec. i.The packing
house of the San Dlmaa Orange Grow
ers' association, one of the finest in the
ttate,' and covering several acres,
burned to the ground at t o'clock to
night causing a loss of about 150,000
and throwing tOO employes out of work.
The fire originated In the sweating room
when a smalt oil stove,, used In color
ing process, exploded, the flames spread
ing rapidly; : Six -thousand - boxes -of
oranges were in the building when it
burned.
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"ANY OLD GRUB"
Strike of Chefs Causes Diet of
Dill Pickles and
f Publisher' FreM LmimI .Wire.)
Poughkeepsie. N. Y Dec. 3, Fudge,
dll pickles and olives constituted the
breakfast of a large number of Vasaar
college girls today owing to the strike
of the chefs in four of the six college
dining halls " V' '
. In spite of the promise or tne au
thorbties that they should not go hungry
only three hundred of the girls had
regulation breakfacta and there was an
air of hunger' and trouble" about the
campus. : Not one of the striking chefs
went .to work today. The sixth, who
clung to bis post through a atorm; fled
when he girls heaped praise upon him.
HAMMERSTEIN TO SEEK ;
BETTER LUCK IN LONDON
(By the International Newt Service.) .
New York," Dec. J.Oscar Hammer
stein will Sell his New York theatres
and take up. his residence in London,
where he la building a new opera house,
illy business la opera," aald the im
presario today. "I can do nothing else.
1 must produce opera. Since New York
does not want fme,. I will go to Lon
don, where I believe I am wanteds ,.
"After 40 years in.ttew York I am
going. After realizing my ambition and
giving opera here aa it waa never given
before, and then being forced to give
up my work, I shall go." .
Mr. Haramerstein will sell bis Inter
ests in New York, which are valued at
several millions. , . .
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IhuUilULlil blllL
TO HIE HOUSE
Disposition to Placate Cum
mins of Iowa r Supposed to
Have Reference to 1912, as
Well as the "Taft Program."
BUTTE'S TREASURER " '
ACCUSED; DISAPPEARS
(Special Ptepatch to The JnnrnaU .
Butte, , Mont, Dec, 3. Edward . H.
Naughton, former city; treasurer and
Well . knownk cltlien, is , charged with
having embezzled $550 from the city.
He was- to have been arraigned before
Judge Dolan this .morning, but failed
to-appear la court - He is at liberty on
bond and the sheriff stated today that
he has been unable to locate htm. i
Washington Bweae of The Journal
Washington. Dec' I, Every one won
ders , what political -result will come
from the conference between Taft and
Cummins today. Cummins and Bourne
conferred last night for three hours;
Borah also waa In council with them.
President Taft desires to gajn favor
with the progressive senators.i with
whom, early in hia administration he
split because they refused -40 accept
bills as he sent them to the eaptol, but
Insisted on amendments.
Bourne said-today that ha. could not
speak for" anyone else but his own opin
ion was as follows: v, " '
"There, will be no machlna leader of
the progressives, or of the senate, for
that matter, from this time on. It will
be intellectual leadership that will
count and the leader on each occasion
when measures are up will, be the sena
tor who best know that particular sub-
'There wilt be differencea between
progressives at times, as tlfe situation
is somewhat mixed, but the aggregation
of forces will be on conviction. Instead
of by force of machine methods either
by progressives or regulars. The pros
pects are bright for progressiva meas
ures." ' V-.tfC;''": nW-'-v-A, vfij': . ''.vw
"It is known that Jaffa invitation to
Cummins to go to the White House to
day was his first move toward clearing
away, obstacle tr hia renomination 1n
1912. " The episode haSAcaumd consider
able gossip regarding national politics
Jn 1912, with Cummins and La Follette
prominently, mentioned aa . presidential
possibilities. ' r
One reril Averted.
From the Cleveland Leader". '
"Do you have adequate, police protec
tion la ble suburb r
"On. -we have the. poUca pretty well
scared now, and we don't need to be pro
tected from them any more." - ' ,
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Offer Refused, Accused Wife's
Attorneys Working Situa-
tion for Advantage.
(By the International Newa gtrviee.)
Wheeling, W. Va,, Dec. i. As has
been expected, by the defense all along,
John O. Schenk the millionaire packer,
hasrallleil to the support of Ills wife,
who la a prisoner In Jail here charged
with having j attempted to pofson him
Soon after 3 being removed from the
hospital to the home 'of his sister, he
ascertained that bis wife could be re
leased on bail and notified Mrs. Schenk's
attorneys that be . would go, on - her
bond.'
The attorneys, however, refused the
bond offer,, -., V
It Is the plan of her counsel to per
mit the, wife to remain in jail, knowing
that everyday-she spends there will
make her husband more Indignant at
the treatment accorded her. after she
shall have . proved her innocence at
the trial two weeks from next Mon
day . ' ,
CONFERENCE COLLEGES
TAKE DRASTC STAND
(United Prraa Leneed Wire.) 1 i
Chicago," Dec, .The vmost drastic
action ever taken by a meeting of repre
sentattverf of the western conferenoa
colleges resulted here tonight . when It
waa ruled that hereafter the members
of the "big eight" shall -not hold ath
letic relations with universities or col
leges that" have been members of the
conference put have withdrawn and that
the conference colleges will sever all
baseball and football relations with col
leges 'outside of -the middle west aa
soon as existing contracts expire.
This action means that Michigan Is
barred from the scheerule of all "big
eight" schools, so that .Minnesota and
Michigan liave met , for- the last timet
Illinois baa met Syracuse fo'r the last
time, and v after tilling . next' year's onr
tract with Cornell. Chicago will sever
relations with the Ithaca school.
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'.MER'FtlE
Charges of Graft to Ds Inves
tigated by Special Grand
Jury- Former Police Chief
Cause of Trouble.
' (Snedel Slxpatdi to The JonrnM.)
Spokane, Wastu Dec. 8. For the
Duroose of investigating charges of
graft malfeasance In office, general
dleerlmlnation and other;, offenses; laid
against the officials of Spokane county
and ci$y, a special grand Jury has been
called, for ' Monday, January 18. This
decision was reached Friday night by a
meeting, held en banc of five Spokane
county Judges, when the complaint and
request' of E. V. Lambert president of
the city 'council, and of the officers of
various labor organisations were taken
up for consideration.'. ; '
The labor organizations' request for
the appointment of a special prosecutor
In the cases waa ignored, as tne newiy
elected prosecuting attorney, John L.
Wiley, who is opposed to the roid Pugh
Ring" holding power in the court house
for a number of years, will take office
Januarv 9 and the judiciaries ruled that
he la aa good as could be secured for
the Investigation. ....
Sullivan Causes Trouble.
The petitions of the labor council's
call for Investigations of city officers
and the police department especially be
cause of numerous charges made against
these in the last few months, growing
out of heated controversies and appar
ently important findings through, ita
investigation of ex-Acting Chief of Po
lice John T. Sullivan. ,
. Sullivan la charged with conversion of
considerable money -deposited aa bonds
in Chinese gambling cases to other than
municipal uses, with discrimination In
enforcing laws and in the management
of his department aside from the usur
pation of the office of the chief of police
in violation of tha- clty charter. Ha waa
tried by the board of police commis
sioners, which returned & report that ho
Irregularities were found, but immedi
ately afterward he waa. found guilty on
six out f eight - charges by tha -mity
council, which recommended his eus
pension pending further Investigation by
iK..lJi: ; t'.ut t: COUin .1 ! ! I'O a.-: i'j
to try the i-,isi.
f'.'vcrl t-!i.rs.'S 'of Irre gul.irltirs i i
differriit county offioes coming un!-r
the cato.-ory of pruft and nilsnuuias-mc-nt
Mill also be heard.
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v ' Ketv KtcajsiHliip Launched. '
.(By tbe lnUTnational Ninvn SitvIcb.)
Long Beacli, Cal.. Dec. 3. In the pres
ence of about 10,01)0 persons the Gen
eral Hubbard, the largest steamship
built for the Hammond Lumber com
pany of San Francisco, was launched at
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vy in all in j laoe
v;il be Meiunpil
up for the lir.st time next "Wednesday.
Tbe Mexican govormttent has ewtab
lished a amoLfli-ss l.owdt'r factory with
a cipiicity of 110,000 pounds a year.
Tbe, heaviest rudJer pver known, a
hundnd ton affair, has been built for
the new transatlantic liner Olympic.
V
ff hiiiisii St Lane Rano
Of 1910 Is th Result-of Year of
, " . f ' Experience in the Piano Business - ' i C
Probably no other first-class piano has" shown : snch marked traproTe
menti in recent years as the "Bush & Lane." t .
TVrilCIolltT appeals to the most critical and. satisfies the'
.iYllJlyClllj.higbest, artistic. requirements. " i
Commercially
The. Bush &Lane Piano, should ap
peal especially , to the people, being a
product sold direct fromkthe factory, , .
" It is . sold' by the. MAKERS DIRECT without btermediate
profitl and expenses consequently at a lower price than other pianos
of strictly the best grade. 1 , '
We cordially invite inspection of our Holiday Stock th$ finest
and most varied we have ever shown, -. - - - 1 -- ,4
EASY PAYMENTS-NO INTBRQOT A
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' Giristmas Boxes, Etc. -
A simple gift properly dressed is
impressive. Be sure to "dress" your
- gifts this year with pretty Cbrlstmaa
Tags, Labels. Snala, Crepe Paper,
: Holly and Polnsettla Boxes, Gold and
Silver . Cord, tc. , ' ; -
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' . Red Cross Stamps
' Put a Red Cross stamp on all your
Christmas packages and lettera. Our ,
booth will be in charge of Mrs. Hugh
Montgomery tomorrow, assisted by
Miss Mabel Shea and'Mlaa Genevieve
Kelly.t - , . . .
Christmas Booklets, Etc,
We have hundredn of handsome
little Christmas Booklets and Cards,
costing all the way from a penny
up; and an endless variety of Calen-,
dars at any price you may care to
pay.
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There never was a better- time to put Giir&4the Ideal Gift Store to the "gift test" than now.' 'The .store never looked better -the stocks were never more attractively displayed or conveniently arranged
prices are nowhere lower variety is. nowhere broader quality is of that high merit that gives to bur merchandise a "character peculiarly. its own. We have a gift for every person at a price to fit any'
purse, and our courteous salespeople are eager to help you in your selections. BUT YOU MUST COME AND SEE FORYOUR OWN PLEASURE SATISFACTION ECONOMY AND EARLY
THE RESULT WILL BE MORE FITTING PRESENTS FOR ALL WHOM YOU REMEMBER AT HOLIDAY TIME, AND IT. WILL MEAN GREAT SAVINGS TO YOU TO DEAL AT THIS STORE;
Discriminating shoppers will find an exchi.
sive showing of Exquisite Gift Pieces in our
Fancy Stationery Department, choice select
tions from which are now on exhibition in
our Third street window. We invite you to
inspect these appropriate gift lines. , v"
Impbrted Leather Novelties
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: Including Air Cushions in case, Hot. Water Bags in
i case. Slippers for ladies and gentlemen fn case; Playing
Card Cases, Pocket Picture Frames,; Traveling Clocks,
Coat Hangers, Skirt Hangers, Ladies' Hand Bags, etc. "
Imported Metal Goods ' .
Including Brass and Copper Desk Sets, Book Ends,
Library Sets, Twine Boxes, Calendars, Fern Dishes,
Candle Sticks, etc. .
Handcraft Jewelry
"IncInamVStick""PinV"Brooch Fms,' B'lt'pinVI'.'Cafl"
Links, -Rings, Hat Pins, etc- k
Handcraft Novelties u
Including Book Ends, Lanterns, Pen Trays, Match
Boxes, Ash Trays, Paper Knives,. Desk Sets, etc
Fancy Leather Goods
!SS!5di.n8: VoTio Masic Rolls. Telephone Lists,
' 500 Scores, Address Books, Calling Lists, Card Cases,
- Guest Books, Calendars, etc 1
Hand-Tooled Novelties "
, -Including Table Mats, Magazine Covers, Telepbont
Covers, Book Covers, Mottoes, Book Ends, etc' .
You Will Tind a Book in This List
' And tiiis is only a partial list, selected at random, from opts, the largest and best book stock in Portland '
Waterpuun's
, Fountain
Pens
, v From
f 2.50 .
ills
The J. K GILL CO.
THIRT and AXDEa BTKEXT3
Engraved
Cosiness
mid
Social
1 Cards
For Gifts
Bueraieal (Blft Store
v for "The" Man
The Rubaiyat . 50 to'f25
Pipe and Pouch v
Clever New Fiction '...,. fl.18
The Poets, leather binding,
at f i.OO to $T.50
Toast Books 60 to $2.00
Humorous Books- . .50 to f 1.50
Tbe Spirit of Chistmas, net ;.50f
? it -t r.- .y i & i--r? '
Between Lacues
Christmas Angel, net ...i....50
What i- Does Christmas Really
tean 50
LongfelloVs Country, net $2.50
Romantic California, net ,,.$2.50
Myths and Legends of the Pacific
Northwest,, net $1.50
Siege of Seven Suitors, net $1.20
The Rose in the Ring ; ,,. ,$1.18
t r i
. For Grandfather .
i Seren Oreat Statesmen net $2.50
.'Life of Alexander Hamilton $$.60
The Other Wise Men 50 to $l
Master of the Inn ...:50f to $1
'The Terfect, Tribute ..50 to. $1;
.' Mark .Twain, complete or single"
volnmci . , " ;'.'.'.
The Christmas Mystery 60
f 1 ,' fc v '
Jror the Children .
Mother Goose .... 50 to $1.50
Board Books ..25 to T5
Boys and Girls from Dickens $2
Grimm's Fairy Tales i.50to $5
"Tanglewood Tales and Wonder
: Book $2.50
-"LitttrCotOTiet-Serles 1 ,;i::i:r.$i,;2or 1
Pecpsat Many Lands 75
' For Jane at College
The Siege of Seven .Suitors $1.20
Tho Purchase Price ...... r,.i,..... ..$1.18
Flamsted Quarries ..V. ......... $1.18
The Garden c-f Girls, net . $3.50
For Fred at College
...as'
....35
The Power, of Purpose
Kingship of Self Control'
Days Off ..$1.18
What's Wrong with the World, net ,....$.SO
For Wife or Mother
A Guest Book $1.50 to $5.00
The Lure of the Antique,- net 1.-J.".$2.40
Presden China . . $1.00
The Colour of. London $5.00
For Father or Husband ;
Our National rParks ',M.Ll..M.M..M.if3.00:
The North Pol net $4.80
Books About Oregon .........50 to $150.00
Sets of Standard Authors. - All Editions. ;
' V ' ;. What iio Give Sister , ,
, An Oxford or Nelson Bible 1...50 to $10.00
Testaments ..25 to $3.50
Annals of . Ann . . . . ..v. ,$1.18
Princess Flower Hat ..... .......$1.18
' t ' ' V - , " . K' ,
j What Brother Would Like
'' ' '" -.5. . ' . , - " 7 .:,
A Bible or New Testament
Keith of the Border, net .;
'AmcricanNaturir Iliitory,
:..25 to $10.00
U a.sa.a $ J.
net ... 3.50
American Birds, net ...... $1.50
For 'The'': Girf .
The' Garden of Girls, net ..$3.50
Pictures in Color, net ....$3.50
Book of Sweethearts ....$15
Lovely Woman, net $2.50
'Girls, net ........ $3.00
; The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
at 10 to $25.00
Th 'Poets, all bindings, .
c at , .,50 to f 10.00
Between Men
African -Game Trails, net.1. $4.00
Camera Adventures m African J
Wilds ; I.... ...,.$6.00
A Vagabond Journey Around the
World $3.50
The Great White North, net $2.50
' My Friend the Indian, net $2.50
The Mississippi River, net $3.50 -The
Russian Road to China, ! .
net $3.00'
. " ; ..: -
For Grandmother " .
Out of Doors in the Holy Land, '
. net ............ ..4..$1.50
Master of the Inn, net 60 to $1
Eternal Values, net . .$2.50
Master of the Vineyard, net $1.50 ,;
Old Rose and Silver, net ..$1.50
Cheer and Joy B,e Thine, net $1.00 ;
Old Friends ; ..$2.00-
For the Baby
Paper Books". ..'...5 to 50 .
v Linen Books 5 to $1.00
Board Boks ........25 to 75
Stories to Be Reid to Baby, ;
at ......25 to $1.50
Nnrs-33rJRl!yine.and Tales
at ........... i.. .25 to $1.50
Fairy Tales .25 to $5.00
If you have decided to "give a Bookcase, be
sure it is the famous GlobeAVernicke the
bookcase you see advertised in the maga
zines absolutely the best madeunques
tionably the one best gift We invite your,.
,'mspectioA'
Husbands : V
"Cannot select 'a more appropriate 'Christmas gift for
their WIVES than a Globe-Wernicke Bookcase h
Wives
Cannot seleti a more appropriate Christmas gift for
their HUSBANDS than a Globe-Wernicke Bookcase
, Children
' Cannot select a more appropriate Christmas gift for
, their v PARENTS than a Globe-Wernicke Bookcase
Why not mass yoor presents and give something worth
while? ' ' 4
Relatives ,
Cannot select a more appropriate Christmas gift for
their KINSFOLK than a Globe-Wernicke ; Bookcase v
v ' ,v Friends , , . .' .;-
-Carmot' select a more Appropriate Christmas - gift for.
their ASSOCIATES than a. Globe-Wernicke Bookcase
.vVerily,-':v - '
Globe-Wernicke Sectional Bookcases are appropriate
for' all people . We carry them in stock and will be
glad to show you the.handsome designsand finishes.
Let ts. suggest that you come down to our display,
room tomorrow and make your selection, at once .We
will gladry bold them for future delivery. It is well
worth'' your while to heed our advice-at least, come
and see the Bookcases. ,
- 1retlT , , A A ' Ilandsome
New Tew Jf)(C J New Year
.Cards ( Vylj 1 Booklets
Endleea ' ATI ,.
' Variety The J. K. GILL CO., Price.
Booker. 6eal (5ift Store