nin OllEGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, ',1912,
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LITTLE ACTRESS IS
v ARDENT SUFFRAGIST
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BY THE WATER BOARD
5-'
-4 Association to Be Formed for
Purpose of Considering the
Question) : Letter; Bent-' Out
" Caliirig Attention' to Need.:
The rrorecnl. of tha Greater Portland
Flans association to widen - Bttrnside
I street has brought a great Heal of com-
1 merit frorri the property Owners. So
fa r they seem about- eqoattyt ftivldefl
the question. Wany letters have been
.received statin the attitude of the
property ownerst Jn respense to a cir
cular eommunleatlen Bent cut .tf the
association; .
The Greater Pnrtlffnd plan anticipates
thati as the city grows ffcimalde will
feeeeme the axial thoroughfare Of the
Htyv the recipient and distributor M
ongeste traffttS the dividing line be
tween the retail and jobbing centers and
I the baftindarf oi important traffle elr
' suits-.
The property owners are new preferr
ing te form an association that they
rttay unitedly consider the blam Alse
:the proposal will occupy a considerable
portion of flie program of the aBse'
elation at its nest meetlngi
feCost Important Thoroughfare,
The tetter to property owners re
View rfiret the plan for the street, and
ddst
"Burnside Is naturally the aslal tnf
fie artery of the cltyi Its leeatlan, dl
rectlen and length, running' as It docs
.easterly and westerly through the ce
tef of the elty, from the Tualatin Val
ley and North Plains oil Washington
county en the West to the Bandy river
-ttJUie, enst, make It by far the most
lmprtant"ftrwMtghfr of Portland.
This Importance Will bs "'gfetrtry
tnented If the Bennett plana are carried
out. The radial arteries of traffic on
I the at side running from the north,
northeaat and southeast, and on tho
weat sldo from the northwest and south
west are planned to feed Into Burn
side. Thus Burnside Btreet will re-
1 celve from both tha east and west sides
the traffic bound for the business cen
ter, and on the other hand It will be
through Burnside street that this traf-
!flo will be returned and distributed
throughout the city.
treat Mast Be Widened.
"But a street 60 feet wide cannot
sustain the honor or perform tho ser
vice required of bo Important an ar
tery. Unless the street is widened, this
traffic and importance thut properly
belong to Burnside must b shared with
less favorably situated streets, and
Portland will have missed a great oppor
tunity and the Burnside property own
ers will have lost an Inestimable ad
vantage. 'The persons most directly Interest
ed In the perfecting of this thorough
fnre nra tho owners of property along
this KlITOt.''
The letter conctudes with a series of
questions relating to tho willingness of
properly owners to organize, draling
with trio amount of widening I . ',; ac
complished as u fir.'jt unit, n' k for
miggi st Ions us to met hods of n.'ng
damages and benefits, ami iisltiiig for
Individual estimates of damage.
HUNTERS ARE PAROLED
ON PROMISE TO DEPUTY
A party of Salem hunters saved
themselves from arrest last week when
Sheriff Mitito uml Attorney Bingham,
members of the party cave their written
promise to produce the member of tho
party who killed a due found in tho
camp In court whenever wanted.
The party was placed undr arrest by
1'cputy llami' Warden V. 1!. Harrington,
who discovered the due. As they rf
fused to divulge the name of the guilty
one and he could not handle the entire
psrtr single hnnrleit, a compromise, was
finally liRi-eed to by which the party
fihouhl. bp allowed to complete their out
ing In return for the promise to reven!
tht- Knilty hunter. The trip will be
completed about AiiRiiht 24, and should
the. men refuse to name tho guilty one,
tho entire party will be prosecuted for
having doo In their possession illegally.
The evidence was placed In cold stor
age by liepuly Harrington until the trial.
CATHRlNF COUfJTiSS TO
BE GUEST AT LUNCHEON
At the luncheon to be piven Friday
noon in tin., blue room of ilu- Multteimjih
hotel in honor of Miss Cillninc Countlss,
under tho au.-jilci.s nf th follows ltm)
Suffrage league, Colonel Kmmct Calahan
of Baker and Joreph N. Teal will speak
on ecjii-'.l sulfinge. .Miss Countlss will
also speak: '
Other speakers are to be Invited hut
no definite announcement .an be made
yet. Tli'- luhi h. on v. Ill be similar to
other luncheons given t.nder the auspices
of the l. ajTue. intt rested In suffrage,
men or women, are invited.
SINGLE TAXER WILL
GIVE LECTURE TONIGHT
This evening J. W. Bengough, car
toonist and single thxer, will give, a
lecture on "Taxation and Builders," il
lustrated with (rayon cartoons, to the
members of the Carpenters' union at the
hall on Grand avenue and Knst pine
street. Tomorrow evening he will give
an open air crayon talk at Williams ave
nue and Russell street by request of
the residents of the neighborhood. Oth
ers will speak at this meeting. Last
night Mr. Bengough and W. S. U'lien
upok" to large crowds at Sixth and
Washington streets.
FISHER TO INVESTIGATE
HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
(United l'ri 'eniea Wire.)
Washington, Aug. 21. Secretary of
the Interior Walter L. Fisher announced
today that he expects to start for Hon
olulu next Sunday, personally to Inves
tigate affairs connected with the ter
ritorial government of Hawaii. Fisher
will sail for the island from San Fran
cisco, August 31, and will reach Wash
ington on his return about October IB.
jJl
Qrcgonl
has Its entire operating plant In Oregon, makes all of Its invest
ments In Oregon securities only, has an unmatched record of suc
cess. Is growing greater day by day, and receives preference from
all discriminating buyers of life insurance In Oregon.
-Rmf f Ol On(fnn nn Hoa-Office-Corbtt - Bid.,
DC31 Ior VregOnianS COr. Oth & Morrison. Portland.
A. L. MILLS L. BAMTJEL CLARENCB S. SAMUEL.
President General Manager Assistant Manager
Vera Sheridan. - t
Verne Sheridan, who takes the Jart
of the barefooted newsboy In "Squaring
Aoounts," at the Orpbeum, Is a married
woman, an out-and-out Socialist and a
suffragist of the ardent type. In real
Ufa she is Mrs, Rlehard Sterling, Her
husband is an actor In the east. Verne
Bherldan Is rightfully termed s, little
Distress, She falls four inches short
of being' five feet tall. Before coming
west In her vaudeville vehlole she
opened the Socialist oainpatgn, in. Chi
cago and East lieohester. The actress
la special correspondent for the big
Socialist newspapers of the nation and
In the east she Is- known as a street
orator with a record for drawing
ro,w,lJat
Mrs7 BleTrmr-'4-U&cJn her dentin?
elation of Emma Ooldmnn. trr-Wh..
lngton and California, where women can
vote," she said, "we are real human be
ings, and I am happy to be In such a
part of the country."
L
A playground festival that will mark
the close of the combination playground
entertainments for this year will be
held at Columbia park playgrounds dur
ing the forenoon and afternoon of Sat
urday, August 24.
Miss Alice Ryan, who directed th&
recent successful playground circus at
the Sell wood park playgrounds, will
have charge of the festival. Approxi
mately 160 hoys and girls of all ages
a.nd varying sizes will participate in the
festival.
The entertainment will Include a field
and track meet, the "march of nations,"
folk dances, Indian skirmish, chariot
racing and athletic stunts. In addition
raffia work done by the rhlldren will
be exhibited?' At the conclusion of tho
festival judges, who will be appointed
later, will award season cups, for which
vrtrin.UK playground teams have com
peted during the last several months,
and pennants and prizes will be present
ed tire winrrcTs nf the day's events.-
The field meet will bo held In tho
forenoon beginning at 10 o'clock. The
usual competitions, Including shot put,
hammer throw, etc., will he held. In the
afternoon the truck meet, which will
Include dashes and distance runs, will
be staged. At the same time girls will
give the march of nations and perform
various folk dances, and other Interest
ing events will vie with tho athletes lor
tho crowd's attention.
As the playground Instructors are
working in common lor the development
of all children and not any particular
star, the competitions Saturday will bf.
goverued by rules that are intended to
afford all participants opportunity tn
capture a prize. Kaoh competitor will
bo allowed to enter one event, and only
one entrant will be allowed In an event
from each of the clht playgrounds of
the city.
To equalize the chances for contest
ants, the youthful athletes will be dlvl.l
rt -4n-"t4Mee latBw --THe f trtf 1ah
will Include all boys -imder ' 4 feet 8
inches In height, the second class youths
under 5 feet R Inches, and the third class
anyone under 21 years of age.
PORTLAND AID ASKED .
FOR ROAD ACROSS U. S.
An active campaign for congressional
action on the proposed trans-continental
highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific
liaa been started In San Francisco under
the direction of John Brisbane Walker,
director of congresses of the Fanama
I'aelfic Exposition.
Mr. Walker, addressing the Fortland
Chamber of Commerce, urges that the
strongest kind of pressure be brought to
bear to have congress act promptly so
that the proposed highway can be com
pleted In time for the opening of the
I'anama-Paciric Exposition at San Fran
cisco in 1915.
Tho letter states that all commercial,
motor and good road organizations In
the states will bo urged to assist in the
cmnpaign.
BIG WREATH FOR MIKADO
.
, IvIAUt KtAUT A I btA I I Lt
(Srwclnl to The Journnl.
Pcittle, Wash., Aug. IM. The tribute
PLAYGROUND FESTiVA
WILL BE CONDUCTED
of United States to Japan in the form the second time tho man has been ar
of a six foot wreath, of laurel and cycas j rested on this charge. Thomas was sen
leaves is being prepared by I,. W. Mo. tenced to a 90 day term for tho of fenBn
Coy, a local florist, upon, orders fromlast February -and served that sentence.
government officials. It will be one
or the most beautliul as well as tho
Inrgoot floral designs ever made here,
and will be delivered to Secretary of
State Knox when he sails, AugusJ 22, for
Yokohama on the cruiser Maryland to
attend the mikado's funeral. The wreath
will be tied with red, white and blue eystenii u now.,n 0 o,.eKn Bhnr Llna
ribbons, and will bo presented by theLn-int .,. 1 .,.i .i ...m
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grief and friendly expression. The
Maryland Is rapidly making ready for
the voyage.
Is the Only Life Insurance
Company Exclusively Oregon,
fchs city water board resterday afteri
noon jlismfssed, Cornelias O: Murphr
fronv "tlw ..water fieartmefit " f of ' tha
"tppw ef tha. serTtee:: : ' "'
The specific charge against 4Wurjhf
was that he old a Quantity bf lead and
brass belonging to the olty Bner-boui
December J, to ff: . lv, . Jantt
dealer. Mnrphy admitted that he told
the material claimed by the clt and
that he received a check amounting to
IS2.20 therefor. .Murphy and his. attor
ney!, however, set up the contention that
tha lead connections, brass, water cocks
and other stuff picked up on the streets
wsa flotsam and Jetsam that belonged
as much to the men of the water depart
ment, as to anybody else.
Murphy said the stuff sold to tiye
included only material that had-been
gathered from oht -mains -replaced Tbf
private contract. He said that the
material had been accumulating In the
machine shop for two years.
The order of dismissal, was unani
mous after the board had given Mur
phy a thorough hearing; ffhls Is the
second time the former head meter man
has been discharged. On the first ocea-
sion, several months ago, he appealed to
the eltf elvtl service commission en the
ground that the charges against him
had not been sufficiently Speelfie,
Only one or two witnesses appeared
at yesterday's hearing In addition to
those whe- hod testified at the first
trial "last wlntefi But the testimony of
one of these, John Myers, was damag
ing, Myers Is an employe of the de
partment of meter repairing and works
at the maehlns shop on Fourth and
Market streets, ever which Murphy had
charge. lie said It has been the cus
tom for employes under Murphy to
make periodic! clean-ups ef lead oonneo
tlons end water eoeks picked up by tha
repair gangs on the public streets for
the purpose of sailing the stuff. He
said he had reoelved a portion of -the
proceeds of these sales and he produced
a memorandum showing the amounts
and dates of salt.
Murphy's salary from the date of his
first dismissal to yesterday will have to
be paid by the city. Attorney Slnnott,
who presented Murphy's side of the case
before the board, said yesterday he
would t'a'RB'TtfWi'Udr.. Appeal to the civil
service commlbslon. .
TACOMA TEACHER
BUILDS EVAPORATOR
TO SAVE PEACH CROP
(Special to The Jmirnnl.)
North Yakima, WuhIi., Aug.
21 With much talk of the need
of canneries and evaporators to
utilize the by products of the
orchard, a woman school teacher
Is the first in tho field with an
evaporator actually constructed
and doing the work. Miss Lucy
Lamson, supervisor of music in
tiie public schools at Tnroma,
owns 25 acreu of fruit ut Purker
Heights, much of it poaches, Kl-
bortus and Crawford.". Not wlsh-
lng to await the motion of scv
4 eral companies which were ta!k-
lng of coiibti uctlng evaporators,
4 Miss I.ainson went ahead with
one of her own constmc-
much of It her own construc-
Uon. It in 1. fct wide by 16
feet long, of corrugated Iron
find has a capacity of 1200
poundH of fruit at a filling. It
Is sufficient to take care of her
peach crop, if p,,es aru not
4 such as to warrant shipment of
green fruit.
Two other evaporator", one
built by C. R. Norton nnri tho
........ 9 It' ?. rJUL A E... fcihanniw, win b .
in operation this week.
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GOPHER GUNS- SHATTER
FINGERS OF 2 FARMERS
(Ppeclnl to The Joiirnnl.)
Forest drove, or.. Auk. 21. John
Crook, h farmer living one mile enst
of this city, was quite seriously In
jured by a gopher gun Sunday. Mr.
Crook set the uun In the rtmwnv of the
i rodent, which had been working in his
! garden. Going out to investigate, he
took the gun out of the runway, when
.the shell txploded. Fhattcrlng the two
'middle ringvrH of his 'eft hand so badly
'that amputation was necessary. Mr.
Cj'ook is quite aged, and on this account
his recovery will he somewhat slow.
Chemawa. fir , Aiiit. 21. J. ,T. Westlev, I
lUui....Xaxuiuu ..myLuOk'.tui - ..Uv- Alwi.....lnUUu..r
school to instruct the pupils in n.;rl-1
culture, had two fingers blown off Ins.
right hand at the school Saturday by j
tho explosion of a gopher gun.
MANDATE ARRIVES; NOTED
PHONE SUIT IS NO MORE
(Snlem lUirrBii of The Jnunuil.!
Salem, Ui, Aug. 21. The inundate
frym the United Stale supreme court
;in the case of the Pacific Slates Tele-
phono company against the slate of ore-'
' gon has been received by the state so- !
j premo court. This closes the famous '
niit wherein the validity of the- Intia-'
itive and referendum In -this slate was'
tested and found to be legal and proper, i
ITho suit was ov4-r the col'.e'tion of
taxes under the piovislons of the grossj
:eainlngs lax law passed by the Powle.,
by Initiative. " f ' 1
CARRIER OF CONCEALED
WEAPON GETS LIMIT
Tho maximum penally w;'R yesterday
morning given Steve Thomas who was
Ltrre
arrested last week bv Patrolman Wise
iln Albina tor carrying a concealed weap
on, when Judgo Tnzwell deercd that
ho should 6pend 100 Iays on the rock
pile and pay a fine of JJOti. This is
HEAD OF HARRIMAN
SYSTEM ON A TOUR
Judge K. S. Lovctt, chairman of tho
fVl'flltlvO mnm IIiia nf tliA , W .1 r! m n n
u..v,,vt Ull ft. ll'UI auu Will
iiruuiiuiv nav i'i ri nt hi :i visit !rTnr r
turning to his home in New York. Judge
Lovett is traveling In his now special
steel cor and is due to arrivo ut Hunt
ington this evening.
DAILY TRAINS WANTED
ON HOMESTEAD BRANCH
t
Salrm, Or., Aug., 21. W. IX. Jeffries
and If. A. Clemens of Halfway, Or.,
have filed a formal complaint against
the Oregon Short Line Knllrond -company
with the state railroad commission
asking a daily train service over the
TTomesTfaa Tfaneh,-wftteh' rims down tne
Snake river from Huntington. T.Jie pres
ent Beryicfi la tlixe.a trails a ftci.
REGULAR $2.00 PANTS
REGULAR $3.00 PANTS
REGULAR $3.50 PANTS
REGULAR $4.50 PANTS
REGULAR $5.00 PANTS
REGULAR $6.00 PANTS
Boys' Suits
REGULAR $1.95 SClTS REDUCED TO. . . .
REGULAR $2.50 SUITS REDUCED TO. . . .
-V-REGULAR424$J5U1TS REDUCED TO....
REGULAR $3.95 5U1TSREDUCEDTCL, . .
REGULAR $4.35 SUITS REDUCED TO. .:."
REGULAR $5.00 SUITS REDUCED TO. . . .
i REGULAR $6.00 SUITS REDUCED TO. . , .
Five Stores
First and
"YOU WONT BE
BREAD-SATISFIED
TILL YOU GET IT"
"Taste
Its
Taste"
THROUGH AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER
j
EXCURSION TICKETS
Can be purchased for numerous dates to trie East
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY
UNTIL OCTOBER 31 TO RETURN. Liberal stopovers permitted
on Ruing or return trip, with additional stop during the-Farlc season,
to September 15, to permit visit to
Yellowstone
Gardiner Gateway is the Official Government Entrance to the Park.
Thence Park coaches take guests to Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel;
TWO 72-HOUR DAILY THROUGH TRAINS
TO CHICAGO
"North Coast limited'1 and "Atlantic Express"
This great sale of Men' ami Boyf
save dollar if you JTJ
- Wonderfully low prices :
Men's Suits
regular $10.00 suits reduced to. . . .$ 6.95
Regular $15.00 suits reduced to. . . .$11.35
regular $20.00 suits reduced to. . . .$13.35
regular $25.00 suits reduced to.... $16.65
All Our Men's Suits in Blue and Black
ONE-FOURTH OFF
Men's Pants
REDUCED TO $1.45
REDUCED TO $2.25
REDUCED TO $2.65
REDUCED TO $3.00
REDUCED TO $3.75
REDUCED TO..... $4.50
When you see it
m w pi w m m m r m m
jWhy
Morrison Second and Morrison First
87 and 89 Third
Note the name an3 the
label on the dust-proof,
germ-proof wrapper.
CJ It's your guarantee of
cleanliness your certifi
cate of purity.
feoc JabS
IvBAKINC COW
Tomorow is Blue Eibbon Thursday A
JFlytng Bird Free with erery Loaf.
Taacoavar A.Y. nd. rrmoat fit.
Log Cabin Baking Co.
Vancouver Ave. & fremont St.
via
National Pari
Let us give you particulars as
to fares East and to and
through the Park, and sleeping-car
and train service, and
furnish you with Park litera
ture. A. D. CHARLTON, A. O. P. A,
Portland, 255 Morrison St., Portland
Main 244 Phones A-1 244
Clothing Is nearing it en3;
vou a
"'vr:.:"'"t:r::J
Men's 50c Underwear
35c
Men's $1.00 Underwear
79c
Men'. $1.00 Shirt.
79c
Men'. $1.50 Shirt.
$1.15
Men'. $2.00 Shirt.
$1.35
Men's 50c Neckwear
39c
Men's 25c Garter
15c
ALL STRAW HATS
AND PANAMAS
Half Price
.$1.35
.$1.65
.$1.95
.$2.65
$2.90
.$3.35
.$3.95
ALL CHILDREN'S
JVASH SUITS
Half Price
in our ad, it's
r?i i-jug
Third and Oak
0i '
SpeciarRates
Hotel Multnomah
Commencing September 1, We are offering
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS
TO PERMANENT GUESTS
E x t r a - Co n v e n i e
Permanent guests of the Multnomah have the advan
tage of our magnificent dining-rooms, acknowledged
by all superior in service and menu, and lowest charges.
Also the Arcadian Garden. Vaudeville attractions
every evening and concert in lobby Sunday nights.
Bachelor Apartments $25.00 A Month Up
H. C. BOWERS, Manager
Take
Grand Trunk Pacific
STEAMER C
"Prince George"
LEAVING SEATTLE, SUNDAY, AUGUST 25
MIDNIGHT
TO THE '
Government Sale
Prince Rupert Lots
AUGUST 28, 1912
$18.00 One Way $36.00 Round Trip
DIRECT FROM SEATTLE
Including Meals and Berth , . v
DORSEY B. SMITH J. R BURGIS, Gen! Ajrt
u. r. ju .
ice 69 Rfth'SLTPorlIanfi,OreGa
you'll
r'T
so
v
Five Stores
and Yamhill
i-rnrrrirtiiortruru
n ce for - Fa m i 1 i -
rue Best.
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