THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2D, 1810. "v II 1 fo Provide Sum for 1911 the Property In District Be As sessed on Special Levy 1'pon estimate of the expenses of the Portland schools. Inclusive of those at st Johns and in other outlying d is iricti, it will require more than $X 000,000 to carry the Institutions through the year 1911 and to adequately .are for the S8.763. pupils in attendance.' ' ' ToVprovide r this Immense ? sum of money the taxable property-.of the dis trict will be assessed on a s pedal lory of fi. 7 mills,' an Inctease, of .1.7 , rollls over the levy of 110. -- V- 1 1 is proposed fey the school board to -::pend $550,600 for new concrete school buildings and 1195,000 for the. ground on which to erect them.' '-''' ' In the report Just Issued by Secretary n. H. Thomas, the school board an. nounces that It has purchased property Su the past year to the value of $M1. f.70. Woodstcok, Mount Tabor, Lents una Fernwood have been- provided for in addition to the acquirement of two sites in the city. ' Grounds ,Cct $14.637. . '. Outdoor playgrounds as they stand to day have cost the district $12,637, more than $7000 ' being In the . treasury , for. their betterment and extension.. ". For the new, buildings erected during the past year 1101,325.22 har been ex pended, while additions have caused the use of 122805,01, It Is estimated that more than 80 new rooms will be needed during the coming year, , The school board calls attention to the fact that it his -been forced to vacate its quarters In the city hall and is now located In a, small room -In thi Tilf ord block, where adequate space can not be secured.' Arrangements will be made to locate the offices of the school board during the next few weeks. It may be that offices will be rented In some, of the pew blocks, but the ma jority of the board appears to favor the notion of building suitable quarters in one of the contemplated school build ings. " " " .. :. Estimates tot the Tear. Estimates for the ensuing year arc as follows : Permanent property, , mill dings and .3 S50.000 , (unutions K0 irooms (concrete) fp.' 16750 Grounds New . . ., 3150,000 Improvenirnts 2(1,000 Street and sewers. . ' 25,000- 195,000 Uciulpment . 1 ' Apparatus . . ................ Furniture . m , . . , . v ....... , Manual: arts' . ............. , Library . i liose and standpipes ......... . ftrpnlr shop t . Maintenance- , Census . . ............. v. inactions . . . , . ... . . . ...... Fuel . , .'....,..".".,... Freight anil dray;igo. Indigent fund Atto-ney's fi.es .. r. . ', Insurance;.-, ........... Inti-rot . ; 1 13,000 20,000 17,600 10.000 2.60(1 3,50U 1.700 600 , 30,000 -1,200 " 300 ' 1,500 U,000 4o.OOO Light . . 1 Tow er . Printing. 6,000 2,000 . Vw t,- t t t 2.600 2,500 61,000 Hcnt ... liepuirs and sanitation ...... Kiilfiries - Janitors . ................... 'Officers . . .................. Teachers v .. Scavenger. ......... Janitors . i ..;...;...$ 3.200 Manual arts 15,600 School . . 11,000 Telephones . . ................ Water . ...v....... Bonds, maturing In 1911..,.,.. Amount due on contracts. . j . . : Accounts payable.-,-. ,',.. . v. 56,500 26.600 900,000 . .-SOO 20.R00 1,500 ,4,000 6,000 107,000 20,600 Total expenses . . . . 32,115,100. Receipts Approximated. County school" fund 815,000 Ktule school fund 76.000 700 87,000 2.700 Tuition . . Cash on liand 'tlltl-THPt . ... , . i . . sspm'ial levy of 6.7 mills, mak ing allowance for usual loss in collection of taxes....... 1.634.700 Total estimated receipts. . . .32.116,100 The above levy of 6.7 mills and bond iHfe of 1150,900 ar submitted aa our recommendations. ' '-. ....-, COURT GETS MASSED" ; ; : BY AM ANGRY, WOMAN Mrs. -Anna' Benson, an aged widow, who appears Intermittently at polico court with i soma complaint or other was before Judge Tazwell this morning charging Hall Smith with breaking win dows in a Httlo shack which she owns near the Alblna. railroad yards," - When told that. it was a civil action and not a criminal one, the woman turned on Judge Tflzwell saying, 'What is the reason, I would like to know Why I can't , get Justice In this court. Every time I come, I am put. off on some pretensa or other and 11 can never get any protection. If it, is a man h Is helped but I am always : getting the worst of it" I think it Is a graft' i Judge TaasweH 'stated that he could not allow any such language to be used in the court, and threatened her with a fine if she did not desist. The woman van led from the court room muttering accusations agalpst, the Judse and the police. , Chajie g. Osborn recently elected gov ernor ef Michigan," is out . with i no-ocond-term declaration. - - - tf HE KEYSTONE; TO HEALTH IS HOSTETTER'S STOMACH , BITTERS ! "Ycu arc as well as ycur stomach" ; "7H0STETTER A word to the wise Is sufficient DBS ME LLOYD plKE HIE ' declares fUffiJACt TOIIELPNURSERY IS ASKED BY JURY if1 Clever Actress Volunteers v to Hold Auction to Raise'. .- : ' Money Needed i Captivating Alice Lloyd will hold an auctjon tomorrow' morning at 11:30 which promise to bring out more people than the reception rooms of toe Meier & Prank tearoom on the seventh floor of the. new building wfll accommodate; :' . The clever English singer In herself would be attraction enough for any crowd anywhere, but in addition friends of thie Flower Mission Day Nnrsery have do nated a number of very handsome arti cles which will be sold to the high bid ders with the help of Miss . Lloyd. Among the articles to be, auctioned are two paintings by Rutledge, one of Mount Hood and on a moonlight scene. , proceeds of . the auction will go towards supporting the . Day Nursery, where children of poor mothers who work during the day are cared for at a charge of 10 cents. More than that, and for the special .treat of the children. Miss Lloyd will lng for the children of the nnrsery at their Christmas tree next Friday. But that of course is exclusive ly for the children. ThereTl be no out siders The grownups are to have their chance to enjoy Miss Lloyd at tomor row morning's auction. . . U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals Orders Dissolution" of Tem ple Iron Company. , (Onltfd Pivm teased Wlr,V riijladelphia, Pec. 20. A death blow to the alleged eoAibine whereby ,Penn- sylyanias anthracite coal ; output has been ; virtually controlled by : a single coterie of financiers, ; was dealt this afternoon by ihe .United States circuit ; court of. appeals: bre, when It Issued an order practically dissolving ' the Temple Iron company, ! through which the combine is said to have worked. , The court decreed that railroads and other corporations Interested In the Temple company should not be permit ted to vote their Temple stock nor. In any way i participate in the company's management The decision, it is ex pected, will force the Temple company out of business. , - ' For t long time, 'It Is said," the Temple company has been the medium through which , several affiliated corporations have secured for distribution all the products of the Pennsylvania coal mines. TAC0MA ENGINEER LIKES PORTLAND'S NEW BRIDGE '.' ' : .1-... . .'. - - .,- ..j - '- ; Declaring Portland to be a "live town" and a strong competitor for the com mercial Bupremecy of the northwest" a delegation Of officers from Tacom a yes terday submitted their report to the city council of that city. Tacoma's city engineer came here to investigate the vertical lift draw in use on the Hawthorne avenue, bridge, r and has not only recommended that Tacoma construct- such a span, bnt pays Port land the compliment of being JuBt now the most Interesting feature of the northwest . " . - - - City Engineer '.W. C. Raleigh pf Tacoma, " asserts that " his city can save $100,090 by adopting the vertical lift draw scheme In the construction of the Puyallup - and Eleventh , avenue bridges in- that dty. - - Lift draw bridges and the prosperity of Portland consumed the entire day tn the Tacoma council meeting yesterday. ATTORNEY YANKWICH IS TRIED IN JUSTICE COURT The trial of - Attorney Hen ry Tank wlch, accused by a number of Roumanian laborers, of larceny by bailee. In that he collected $1683 and only accounted for $126 of It Is on trial this afternoon before Judge Bell in . the justice court . The trial was started yesterday af ternoon, and during the procedure of the case, P. Ptcouf, the chief witness against the attorney, alleged that he had been asked to 'Accept a small portion of the money collected and then leave the city, giving tue. attorney the oppor tunity to claim that he had paid Ptcouf. This alleged overture was refused, however, he said, and the arrest fol lowed. The trouble originated from a controversy - between ' the laborers and contractors on the Katron-Eugene rail road, construction.. VsUu.' U. YOUTH IS SUSPECTED OF. ROBBING BUTCHER ( Walter Bloomhall, the young man ar rested yesterday for burglary and held on the technical charge of stealing a dozen eggs valued at 45 cents from C Olston, a butcher,' was arraigned be fore Judge Tazwell this morning,' but was .allowed until' tomorrow to plead. His ball was fixed at $250. Bloomhall Is suspected of, stealing $90 from Olston, and his arrest on the other charge was for the purpose of holding him, as It was believed he was preparing to leave the city. Bloomhall has been conducting a cleaning estab lishment In the rear of Olston's butcher shop. ' CHINESE GAMBLER IS GIVEN FINE OF $200 Yol Toi. one of thbest known Chinese gamblers In the city, who was arrested yesterday afternoon at 93 North third street, was fined $200 this morning by Judge Tazwell. Charlie Lee was ftned $35 and Fbng Shal was fined $15, -, When arrested yesterday the gamblers attempted to, burn ' the evidence, by throwing the lottery tickets Into a bowl andsetting fire toTthem. enough evidence was obtained to con Vkt. - : -, - ' Lee Chung who was arrested Saturday night with ten other Chinese at a Second street store was fined $35 and the visi tors to the lottery room wre each fined $16. ... COAL TRUST AGENT . OUT OF BUSINESS Men Debating Kcrsh Trial 72 Hours Grew Tired; Sent Back by Court. Two requests from the Jury in the Kersh murdei case' have) been made to Judge Morrow asking their discharge and stating they will be unable to reach Verdict The court refused the re quests and told the 12, men to continue their delibemtlons. , They have been out since 6 "o'clock Saturday evening. : ' ' The first request for a discharge was made .yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. after the members had taken many bal lots. ; The second request was made this morning at o'clock, when Judge Morrow told the men to make further efforts to reach a verdict. ; No questions of instructions hav been asked of the 'judge since yester day noon, when" the Juryrhea questioned about ine de.gfs of pnijshment Further qu tions asked b members of the Jury Indicated that efforts were being made to reach a compromise verdict of guilty. The best information obtainable,, how ever, is to the effect that the greater majority of the Jury is in favor of pun. Ishing. Mrsi Kersh, but is unable to agree upon the degree of guilt, ' : Mrs. Kersh has scarcely slept since the jury took the case. Neither has she eaten. She frequently Inquires If any word or indication has come from the Jury throwing any light on their de liberations.. This long - vigil Of the woman charged Jointly ; with Jesse P. Webb of murdering s W. A. Johnson, a rancher, tn the New Grand Central hotel, has telling effect upon her. When brought into court yesterday noon while the Jury asked for further in structions, she swooned, and was car tied into an adjoining room. BADGER GAMESTERS . PLEAD NOT GUILTY ' (United fttm LeiiMd Wtos.1. . Washington, Dec 20. Pleas of not guilty were entered today by Mrs. Ben jamin Knott. her husband and Alton Armstrong, under arrest for alleged blackmail charged by Henry Rosenthal, a wealthy Washington business man, The trio will plead that there was no conspiracy to lure Rosenthal to Mrs. Knott's apartments in a fashionable S hotel. Nine photographs showing Ro- senthal and Mrs. Knott In compromising positions, which Rosenthal says Knott and Armstrong wanted to sell to him for $5000, the defense will attempt to prove were secured through a coinci dence. The' pictures were taken under a mercurial light with a hidden camera, which the defense, will attempt to show had been arranged for experimental pur poses of another sort 4 ,1 Mrs. Knott, who comes of a respect able family In Detroit whispered to her husband continually during their pre liminary hearing today. Much Interest is being taken in the case because of her connection with It " Her relatives have promised to aid her In securing her free dom if she will leave Knott COMMONS PLANS " ' , CHRISTMAS FEAST : Portland commons is planning to serve a Christmas dinner to the unfor tunates of Portland next Monday from noon until 6 p. pu that will make that day, at least one of happiness for the men, women and children of Portland who are homeless and penniless. Ar rangements have been made to feed the hungry through th entire afternoon at a rate of 100 at a sitting. The menu will include vegetable soup, roast beef, pork and turkeys potatoes,- green peas, celery, cranberry sauce, bread and but ter, mince pie, coffee, apples, . oranges and nuts. ,-.--m .' . .-. In addition to-this dinner boxes of food and clothing will be sent to the boys and girls at the houses of deten tion, and prisoners' wives and children are. 'to be remembered with fuel, un derwear, shoes and toys, Thft'cnmmons Is itr need of one-ivnund rolls of butter, four-pound packages of sugar, Individual glasses of Jelly and Individual cakes and meat and chicken are needed to supply all those plans have been made to help. , ,4 , NORTH BANK LINE TO REMOVE ALL BRIDGES For the purpose of giving one of the fastest roadbeds in the northwest the North Bank line paralleling the Colum bia river will be : mads freel from bridges in - the riesr 1 future. It Is an nounced that the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway company will order a dredge' built .- with , which to dredge gravel from tbe river to be used In fill ing a number of gulches now spanned by trestles. Wf -;. i , tvVf;;:, -( 's.Tne. dredge wfn be 120 feet long, 36 feet wide and equipped with aa 18 Inch suction pipe, and will have very power ful machinery. As the track parallels the river bank, It will be possible to de posit the sand and gravel exactly where wanted with 'one handling. The contract for the dredge has not been - let,-but It will - probably be awarded upon-the return of President Stevens from Chicago In about two weeks. . CURTISS WILL ALIGHT ON WARSHIP IF HE CAN (United Pr Issued Wlro.V Washington, Dec. 0-In response to a request by Lieutenant Paul Beck and the San Francisco citizens' aviation com mittee, a- naval vessel will be assigned for experimental duty In San Francisco bay during the aviation meet In Jan uary. ..' Jy '?.'';. ' :;" .'. Glenn it Curtlss and his assistants have signified a willingness to attempt to land on the deck of a warship in an aeroplane and it vwas decided that a vessel should be detailed by the navy department to make the trial. Rear Admiral Barry was ordered to arrange with,, the San Francisco committee for the experiment ' ' CITY PAYING INTEREST . ON $8,265,000 IN BONDS According to figures being; compiled for the annual report of the city audi tor, the city is paying interest . on $8,266,000 worth of public utility bonds. lImiuJrjicseoiipUJaduds.AflytUhe Im. provement bonds, such as those issued for street paving and the like. ' . -One of tbe items In this year's budget, recommended by the'. , mayor and the ways and means committee of the coun. cil. was a 1 mill tax to pay interest on this bonded indebtedness. " - While the furnace In the .sanitarium of Dr. Ella JC Dearborn.. Lincoln Park addition, was vigilantly fed with coal and wood yesterday morning, she was compelled to eat her breakfast with the thermometer registering S3 degrees above sero, she says. It was all blamed to an alleged defective heating system installed in the home by Thomas Ilulmo against whom she has brought suit in the circuit court to recover the original cost of the plant 'We kept pouring wood, coal and all kinds of fuel into the furnace." she told Judge Hamilton this morning, "and the heat scarcely got above the first floor. . Why, while eating my breakfast yesterday morning It was so cold in the dining room that I could scarcely eat The thermometer was at 68.: The second floor was 10 degrees colder than the first floor and the third floor was 10 degrees -colder than the second floor." Iri order to get the third floor com fortable, said , the physician. It . was necessary to heat the first floor to such a temperature that it could not be OCCUpiwt '-.V--'-''' Dr. v Dearborn further said that the valves leaked and ' had caused them much trouble in this respect The trou ble, she declared, was that the plumber plant On account of the failure of the plant to beat the second and third floors It was necessary to put seven gas heat ers on the two floors. The plant is a hot water system and has been Installed in the house more than two years. T Special Prosecutor Francis J. Heney did not chow up in the , United States court or district attorney's office to day.. He left hia room in the Portland hotel early in the morning and went to the office of Charles J. Reed in the Henry building, where he spent the en tire morning dictating. " v Mr. Heney said he had no announce ments to make yet concerning what ac tion b would recommend in the Frank lin P. Mays and other oases now await ing his approval. He said he would be In Portland until Thursday evening, when ha would leave for San Francisco so as to be home for Christmas. ROAD SUPERVISOR IS ACCUSED BY RESIDENTS Several property owners in road dis trict No. IZ have petitioned the county court ' td remove Carl Nlelson, super visor, and appoint William Bell.'; They charge that. Nlelson Is In the habit of drinking more liquor than is good for him, and the road district , It is also charged that he is . incompetent and has mismanaged the affairs of the dls trict. v In the person of William , Bell, the petitioners state they have man who will do his duty and further meet With their idea of road supervisor. ; The county commisslonere called George JEvans, a resident of the road district, before them this morning, and questioned him in regard to the mat ter. The court has also asked Nlelson to appear before them, but he has not done eo. Decision In the question Is being withheld until the commissioners can secure further light on affairs of the district Road district No. 13 is in the vicinity of Corbott - ' SON'S DEATH LEADS TO SUIT FOR $20,000 . Mrs. Wtlliir.ina Easton of : Roseburg motner or Jumes Eastman, a lineman electrocuted, at Roseburg, September 22, 190B, appeared In the United States court today to prosecute suit for the recovery- of $20,000 from - the owners of the Roseburg electric light plant J, L. and 8. A. Kendall of Pennsylvania. young Easton was - an employe of the Pacific States Telephone & Tele graph company and was working on the wires . in Roseburg when electrocuted. It Is claimed the light company's wires crossed so closely to the telephone com- 1 pany'S that they were dangerous and were so pooriy insuiaiea witn oia ana rotten , Insulation that they were . af forded no protection SAYS HER INSANITY ; - CAUSED, BY ROOMERS , , ...-y y.i .,,,4 t-,.;-.- Deolaring that her roomers were driving her Insane through pranks In which a telegraph instrument and cold draughts were Intermixed, Anna L. Ken nedy arrived at the police station to day, accompanied by a Saratoga trunk containing a few personal effects, - Mrs. Kennedy asserted that the men who roomed with her at 26 North Park street operated electric batteries at un reasonable hours thereby- i causing draughts of cold air to circulate through the rooms and around the halls. The woman was taken to the county Jail where she , will be turned over" to the officers for an examination as to her Mnity.;-;-;:-;'-: CHAPMAN TO SPEAK ON - VALUE OF PERSONALITY C. C. Chapman, manager of the Port land, Commercial club, will speak this evening in the auditorium Of Lincoln high school, '. Fourteenth and , : Aider streets, on the subject of "Personality." This will fe the fourth- lecture In the board of education's free Tuesday night course on ,f Careers for Men." . J Mr. Chapman believes that anyone can develop a pleasing personality, that each one snouia . reauze .now important a factor r in success personality i Is. the1 board of education extends a hearty wel come to the people of Portland to attend this and ,the other lectures In the course, i-.-r, rv.'v -l 1 FEDERAL VENIREMEN GO ; : HOME FOR CHRISTMAS '. Members" of the United States Jury venire living outside of Multnomah county were ; allowed to go to their homes today to remain ( until after Christmas and there was great rejoic ing in consequence. The present Jury has had a long and tedious session and this will give many of the members the first opportunity to go home they have had in weeks. , A special venire will be called Thursday from which-to select jurors-in the Interim, - -Dcstroycr .Tannchrd-at Cath. ....J Bath, Maine, Dec. 20. The torpedo boat destroyer Trippe was successfully launched today at the yards of the Bath Iron Works. The Trippe Is one of the largest types of destroyers built for the United States navy, and Is a Ulster ship ABOU FRAUD CASES to the Paulding and Drayton VETERANS READY -FOR FOOTLIGHTS : ' ; ' Boys Who Fought in Spanish American War Have Sur prise for Friends. - The -Merry Military Minstrels" by the Portland organisation of Spanish American War "Veterans, wlH be the attraction at the Hellig theatr tomor row night This is to be the most pre tentious effort tn the dramatic line so far made by the khaki-clad soldiers who were on the firing line with Lawton tn the far-away Philippines. The program Is divided tnto two parts. In the first half will appear the Merry Minstrels with Jay It Tipton - as interlocutor, flanked on either side by the "end men with tambos," ' coon 1 bells with 'songs and vocalists 'with songs and backed with an assorted and variegated chorus with harmonious noises.v ' The feature of h second hall of the program is a camp life soene by the drill teams, the 8. A. W. V. quartet and the bugle and fife and drum corps from Vancouver barracks. A second Interesting number on the program Is the fancy drilling and wall scaling by the prise drill team of Vancouver bar racks, composed of 26 men from com pany C, First United States Infantry, commanded by Lieutenant Ruttencutter. Other-numbers on the program are a xylophone solo by Jean DuRochej Web-J ber's juvenile orchestra, composed of 13 Portland boys and girls under tne lead ership of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Webber; Miss Marguerite Egbert In her original localized monologue; the Phlss-Ozsy quartet In comlo and classic vocal renditions, and Beth Story and Harold Germanus, popular entertainers. DOWN THREE DECISI011S (Salen Buresn rf Tils Journal.) ' Salem, Or., Dec 20.-In an opinion' written by Associate Justice Thomas McBride, the supreme "court this morn ing awards $700 damages and costs to Hector and Margaret McDonald of Wal lowa eounty because the Oregon Rail way & Navigation company, In securing a right of way for its Joseph-Elgin ex tension, agreed to have tbe road fin ished in two years and failed to keep Its agreement : The railroad corpora tioh made a contract with the McDon alds to pay $600 for a right of way. with tne condition that the road would be completed and operated in two years. Owing to financial difficulties and weather conditions the road was not completed and McDonald fenced, up the right; of way which had been graded only. The court held that the agree ment Was binding and that the clause was a condition and not a covenant as the corporation attorneys contended, but that since the railroad had afterward been completed and was a public utility, damages should be awarded McDonald In the sum of $700. The case was tried In the lower court before Judge J. W. Knowles and his decree was modified by the supreme tribunat - - v : The Crane company, a private' cor poration, appellant, vs. the Erll Heat ing company, the Oregon Railway & Navigation company and . others, re spondents, appealed from the circuit court for Union county, J. W. Knowles, Judge; Is affirmed In en pinion writ ten, by Associate Justice Eakin. -. y J. W. Baxter Jr., respondent vs. M. F. Davis and .others, appealed from the circuit court for Union county, J, W. Knowles,, judge; Is affirmed In an opln Ion written by Associate Justice Slater. ARCTIC MOTION FILMS TO BE SHOWN HERE Following Is n excerpt from the Ta coma Ledger of December 14, comment ing upon Dobbs' Arctlq motion pictures which will be at the: Grand- theatre Thursday and Friday nights, December 23 and 23: . " ,, : . -,. . - "Without question the ; most marvel ous collection of motion pictures ever seen In the city are those exhibiting the wonders of the far north, shpwn at the Tacoma theatre last . night by B. B. Dobbs, the Arctic photographer. The perfection of the views shown by Mr. Dobbs are examples of the highest plane to which a motion picture camera may be elevated. The pictures last night literally tarried the audience Into the beauties and mysteries of the silent northland, revealing to them conditions as they actually exist In the far north wonderful pictures that the jnost fa mous Bcenio artist or most able lecturer could hot hope to depict" . MEN'S'. Best 75c and $1.00 Slippers, in all sizes black or tan leathers. Specially priced for this sale at this low: sum, the pair. . . ... neons SSSMSSJWBSSSSBSSHSSMIMSBMBMSSSMMBSBSBSJBI OTEX BVXmXQH XTSTlh ZMAS SSSiHBBHBBSSSSSSSSSnSHHSBSBSSSBSSSSMMWBHSBV Children's Softest and Finest Fur-Trimmed jSlippers, flexible soles, all colors-Sale price, the pair, SIXTY-FIVE CENTS f Between Alder. .', and Morrison SALE OF STAE.r.PS LEASES FAST Visiting Nurses Expect to Sell 1,000,000 for benefit of A Consumptives. With the workers increasing their energy and many more volunteers offer ing their services, the Visiting Nurse association officers still have hopes of reaching the coveted 1,000,000 mark In the sale of Red Cross seals. One of the unique contributions camo from Adams Bros, on the Columbia slough, who presented a dressed sheep of, delicious quality. It will be placed on sale Wednesday at Jones', market Fourth and Stark streets. Both Miss Alice Lloyd and Miss Grace Cameron are assisting the asso ciation. MUs Lloyd sells seals today and Thursday, and Miss Cameron will dispose of them Thursday and Friday, vesterday a pretty young nurse, who said she came here from Washington, sojd seals In the Owl drug store in nurse's costume and netted a neat sum. ' Booth attendants tomorrow are as follows ; . Meier A Frank Miss Angela Ktnny, Miss Ma Id a Hart, Miss Bertha Tongue, Mrs. John Cronan. Olds, Wortman & King Mrs. George Marshall, Mrs. Walter Gates, Miss Caro line Benson, Miss Jessie Hurley. v Llpman & Wolfe Miss Marguerite Boschke, Miss Geraldine Hall. . Tull & Gibbs Mrs. H, M. Carlock, Mrs. Glendennlng, Miss Inei Stockton. J. K. Gill Miss Ethel Chamberlain, Mrs. J. C. Morrison. v Owl Drug-Store Miss Ruby Crelgh ton. Miss M. Forbes. ' , , Woodard & Clarke Mrs?" A, R. Shan non, Miss Palmer. Corbett Building Mrs. Ray Watson, Mrs. J. Ellis. . . Swetland's Candy Store Miss, Janet Thomas, Miss Florence Uarey, Mrs. Kenneth Mackenzie. .- Oregonlan Building Mrs. Van Court Wells Fargo Building Mrs. Ballon. . Chamber of Commerce Thursday Af ternoon club. , , ' j Commercial Club Mrs. F. Swanton. Spalding Building Mrs. S. CGGor man. .- . Charlton's Store Miss Evelyn Wil son, Miss Dorothy Newhall. Plcnds Not Guilty. Joe Fryer, who was arretted several days ago on a charge of attempting to pass a forged check on C. J. McPher son, was this morning bound over to the grand Jury. The check claimed to be a forgery was for $35.., Fryer plead ed not guilty. - . . si A PICTURE CHRISTMAS .To meet the growing inter est and Remand, In' beautiful f framed pictures especially at - thl8 ' season of the year, the works of the most eminent ar tists have come ont in the finest "productions. We . present, this-' Beason. the' finest collection of ' the most meritorious pictures: we have ever been able-to as semble. ; :, : It matters, not what other gifts you make, one or more , framed pictures should be in cluded. The picture affords a wonderful expression of thought' and effects'1 genuine r and lasting pleasure to the re cipient when well chosen. Our , collection is so large, we say, so varied and attract ive and so reasonably, priced p : that you can. easily be suitedr here. '7'; v ;; ; There are, "perhaps, pictures Jn your home that need fram ing now. ' Let us do that work for you; it will be well done, artistic and at a reasonably low price; Countless other things In this, big store should interest you, when at the last moment you haven't been able to choose your gifts. Open evenings this week until 9 o'clock. 5 ANBORN.VA1L & CO. - ; WHOLESALE RETAIL 170 First 171 Front Bctweeri Morrison and .Yamhill 7;':,v ' y.V::?-, on First ... m . i '..F ii fnnn WOMEN'S $1.50 and $2.00 Warm Felt Slippers, also Fur - Trimmed Juliets, in all colors and sizes. Sale price, the pair . ..... . . . V i :L:...;...Jv, ' PRICC 5. 1 nnriT renprn nr UliLU hlLltUUI Ul llESEXTOID Western Union Obtains Con- trol of Four Atlantic Ca ,. bles; Mackay Talks. ; (United Prew Learcd Wire.) New Tork, Dec. 20.1 Clarence H. Mao kay, on being shown the announcement from London that the Western Union Telegraph company, with : two submar- rlne cables from the United States to Europe, had 'Obtained ' control of the four submarine cables owned' by the Anglo-American Telegraph company, said: . . ' " ,. "The only competition now left is the Commercial Cable company on the ocean and the Postal Telegraph company on the land. The Bell Telephone company has combined with our only competitor on the land and with our competitor on the ocean. v They - have got together a vast, combination and it Is elear thatMf the public wants, competition the public must rely on the Postal Telegraph and Commercial cable. , We shall not enter Into any combination. Neither shall we sell out. Wo shall continue to com pete -and give the fastest service, - . "As , I stated to the legislative com mittee in New Tork last winter, the Postal Telegraph company will be the last competitor In land telegraphy. I would now 'add that the Commercial -Cable, company will be he last compet itor In ocean cabling. . wnen mat com petition ceases there will only, be a choice between monopoly and govern ment ownership," , . ' t Snes Tngboat Company for Damages (Sneclnl Dispatch to Tti Jonrnol.l : Aberdeen, Dec. 20. Suit for $10,000 has been Instituted by the Blade Lumber . company against the Grays Harbor Tug-. boat company for alleged damages to the - barkentine Jane L. Stanford, which struck on the Grays Harbor bar and was seriously damaged on October 29, while In tow of the Cudahy. belonging to this company. The vensei was loaded witn lumber from the Slade milt which owned her, and was- bound for Aus tralia. )--'. . f Gettinjj ready 1 I for Chrisimas?. , I You, don't t need to wait until the week be fore Christmas to select that. Victor or Victor Victrola. Come in now and pick it outwe'll ar range to deliver it at. any time you say. " " There' a Victor at every price '$10 to $250. : Eaiy terms to suit. Buy Your Victor Now- 50c Down 50c Week 142 SECOND STREET : . . ( - i !l