THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY H, 19U S oelal dud) 1' New for t'uf S.n1nr ancl'tr column aiu i In the band! or tt Society Editor not liter than Vr(lnj of eicb week and tt receipt ai mucb . earlier at poanible will b appreciated. RS. HELEN LADD OORBKTT' opened her noma una arternoon for the benefit of theVialtlna Nurse" association. 'Society maids and matrons told the Be-, cret of their ages this afternoon by the number oi coins in the little bags 4by dropped during reception, hours. . "Pe board and officers of the organisation assisted the hostess. Those who served In the dining room were Mrs. V. B. Ayer.'MlBS VlrglnlaWllBon. Mis Faillna and Mrs. Thomas Honeyman. A candy tablewas in charge or Mrs. nes !. Honeyman and Mrs. A. A. Morrison. Mrs. Paul E. Froehlicn re ceived the -bags. The officers and inembers of the board are as follows: Mrs. MilHe R. -Trumbull, Mrs. R. B. Lamson,- Mrs. A. F. Biles, Mrs. I II. Tarpley, Mrs. 'R. 3. Marsh. Mrs. W. R. King, Mrs. F. J. Bailey, Mrs. John Cran, Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett, Mrs. John Btewart, Mrs. R. J. Dieck, Mrs. E; J. Labbe, Mrs. James Laldlaw. Miss .Val entine Prlchard. Miss Getta Wasser man, Mrs. C. U. Gantenbelnv Mr SJg mund Frank, Mrs. J. D. Honeyman, Mrs. A. A. Morrison, Miss Virginia Wilson, Mrs. W. P. Slnnott. Mi's. P. E. Froeh lkh, Mrs. P. J. Cronin, Mrs. T. D. Honey man, Miss Mabel Weidler. Mrs. McHrlfle for Mrs. Henry. Mrs. Robert McBride gave a box party to see Allco Lloyd Tuesday in honor of Mrs Charles K. Henry, who hag left for a trip south. -Professor t.nd Mrs. Thomas H. Mc Bride were the guests for a week of Mr. arid Mrs. Robert MqBrlde. They have now gone to California for an ex tensive trip. Professor McBrid has been for many years ofjthe .faculty of the University of Iowa. Melner-Surgentich Wedding. A high noon wedding yesterday which is of unusual Interest took place at the Multnomah hotel when MlssJeanette Maxine Meiner was married to Dr. Bplro Saraentioh. The bride is of an old and romlnent family, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Meiner, niece of the well known artist, Edward Espey, and granddaughter of W. W. Espey, a pioneer resident of Portland. Miss Bea nie Oatens was the bridesmaid and L. Gerdetz was the attendant to the groom. J)r. Sargentlch is a graduate of the Uni versity of California, and he later con tinued his studies in Vienna. An elab orate weddiog breakfast followed the ceremony, fn the royal suite of the hotel, The table was laden witli brides roses and lilies of the valley. Among the guests were: J. W. Mathes, consul for The Netherlands; Mrs. (). M. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. V. Hazeltlne, Mrs. L. W. Therkelsen, Cachot Therkelsen, Dr. Bruce Daniels, Ir. Roy Daniels, Miss Ada Herbrlng, Miss celia Fennell, Mr. and Mrs. Mein er, V. C. Gainer Thjgpon and a few others. ? lletrothal Retention. Sunday afternoon Mr, and Mrs. M. Barde will receive In honor1 of the be- 1 (l ' J BE HELD TONIGHT 250 Men and Women to At tend. Big Non-Partisan Gathering. trotlial of their daughter mm Miss Pearl I Outfit tcrsyftr Children I OPENING TOMORROW Saturday, Feb. 15th Here Is Our Opening Offer Boy's All, Worsted Blue Serge Suits We will introduce our selves and our merchandise by a rousing value on open ing day. These Suits are pure dye, all worsted blue serge with full lined pants. Up to 10 years in Norfolks; 10 to 17 years double breasted. We hope to establish a reputa tion with these values; come,r compare and be convinced. these suits represept. the utmost in quality and' durability. T43SSrStreer , . Bet. Alder and Morrison St J. Barde. to Isam Masolnek, of New York. There are no cards sent out, but they will greet their friends Informally from 3 until 5 and irom. until 10 o'clock 8unday. St. Helen's Hall Teacher Married. Miss Helen Wells, a former St. Helens Hall teacher, was married In Chicago to John B. Bell, a prominent merchant of Kansas City, February 13. Miss Wells wa$ an instructor av the Hall for about three years. She ! as many close friends In Portland who will be Interested to hear nt h n-o.Mlnir Her hnmi 11 formerly In Minneapolis. Mr. and Mrs. f Bell will make their home In Kansas City. w : For Mrs. Campbell of Seattle. , . In compllinen to iter house guest, Mrs. Walker Campbell, of Seattle, Mrs. Edwarl D. Ulrlch rave an Informal even ing party Tuesday. There were H guests who enjoyed an Informal dancing party. Anderson-Cowan Wedding. Miss Katharine Cowan and William Frederick Ankrson were married at the First PresbyWtan church Wednesday evening by B. !Dr. Boyd. The wedding was tvery quSMnd only a few relatives of th'e couplfe Were present. ..Miss Cow an as a-1ppular school teacher In th Vernon 'school. They are at home to their friends at the Burch apart ments, on Twonty-flrst and Gllsan streets. Ituslness Girl's Club Entertains. Tuesday evening the Business Girls' club Of the First Congregational church, entertained their friends at the recep tion room of the church. Games and music were the informal entertainment of the evening. Spring flowers and Cerns were used for decorations. The patronesses wero Mrs. Luther R. Dyott, Mrs. John A. Bell. Mrs. W. H. Doane. Mrs. D. U, - Brace, Mrs. W. S. Turner, Mrs. K. U Sabln, Mrs. J. D Win Stanley. Mrs. B. S. Huntington, Mrs. Trafton Dye and Mrs. Nancy Ward. Hugue-Finch Wedding. Miss Ivy Finch and Richard Hague were quietly married at the home of Senator and Mrs. Harry Lane Monday by Rev. Dr. Richardson. Miss Finch is recently from Salt Lake. Those present were Miss Harriet Lane, A. G. Finch and Mr. Baker and Senator and Mrs. Lane. Mrs. Morduunt Complimented. Mrs. Kdward Thompson trave an In formal tea yesterday in compliment to Mrs. Margaret Mordaunt, formerly of Los Angeles, who came during the past month to make her home with her sis ter, Mrs. P. E. Brlgham. Mrs. Mor daunt was one ot the founders of the Ebell club of Los Angeles. ; Dinner Hosts. Mr. and Mrs Louise Gerlinger were dinner hosts at the Hotel V. S. Grant In San Diego, when Mrs. Gerlinger planned a birthday surprise for Mr. Ger linger. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Gearln and W. B. Wakefield were the only Portland guests. ' . .j Dramatic Club Gives Play. , The Lents Dramatic club, a strictly local organization is busy rehearsing "Nevada," which will be given in than suburb on February 1!0 and 21. The clul gives these entertainments once a montn. the proceeds always going to some wothy organization. This month all surplus moneys will be given to the G. A. K. Post. Wedding Announced. Mr. and Mrs. John Alfred Luckel an nounce the marriage of their sister, Miss Amy Belle Bauer, to Mr. James Bry don Nicoll, Tuesday, at 4 p. m., Grace Memorial chapel. Rev. Oswald Taylor officiating. Only immediate relatives were present. Keramir Club Entertain. Mrs. F. F.' Boody ' entvrtHi ue.l the Ker. amlc club at her home, Wednesday af ternoon, the occasion being the ailnuul election of officers. w w Mrs. Hoody Hostess. Mrs. F. F. Boody entertain...! tlie Daughters of the Confederacy at a Val entine luncheon at her resilience, Thurs day afternoon. Concert Delightful Affair. Mrs. Elfrledu Heller Welnsteln sang last evening at the Lincoln hlga school auditorium before a fashionable audi ence of her friend. The concert wss n delightful affair and Mrs. Welnsteln's splendid singing was received with warm applause and showers of beauti ful flowers. She made n clik: figure in a Paris gown of rose pink cut on simple lines, with high waist line to a corsage of white lace. Society Notes. Mr. and Mre. .1. E. Gorman and daugh tir Beatrice, who have been visiting their former home town, Walla Walla, have returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Welch and Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Welch of this city, are guests at the Hotel Potter in Santa Barbara. Four Months Old. Weighs 24 founds f( ' SI Two hundred and fifty men and wom en of Portland will honor United States Senator Harry Lane at a "60-cent ban quet" in the Commercial club at 6 o'clock this evening. The event will have unusual features. It Is said to be the first banquet at tempted to be given for so little as SO cents a plate. A Representatives of all parties have received and accepted Invitations to at tend. The list Includes a number who were officially prominent In pre-elec tion campaigns hostile to Senator Lane's election. Colonel Robert Miller '.will serve as toastmaster. The keynote, of his intro ductory address will be, it Is announced, that Lane, the candidate, was support ed by the Democratic party; that he received the votes of many who were not Democrats, and that now he is not the senator of the Democrats, but of all the people of the state. The chief address of the evening will be madeiby Senator Lane. He is ex pected to outline some of his policies of service. Other addresses are to be made, but the speakers will not be announced until this evening. Colonel Miller announced that those who desire to attend will probably be able to secure tickets at the Commercial club until 6 o'clock. There will be a brief reception to Senator Lane, preliminary to the dinner, In the green room of . the Commercial club. .$ rested In a saloon at Second and Couch streets last night for gambling. Thorn ton claimed h had been assaulted and robbed of 5S by the other players. Van B.' Delashmutt Jr., " eon - of n former mayor of Portland, was arrested by Winters last night for vsgraney. after he had attempted to Induce Winters to visit a Woman. ; . Two elderly women, Margare J RUey and Jessie Monroe, were arrested last night with M. F. Jarvls In the New York rooming house at First and Jef ferson streets on statutory charges. D. Penner and a woman claiming to be Bessie Hunter, who was ftmnd tq be his Wife, were arrested on a South Port land scow for white alateryand three men. E. Athey. C. Whitteii and C. H. Miller, were taken at the same place as Witnesses on Wednesday night. Archie B. Davidson, a youthful citi zen of Amity. Or. He is 4 months old aqd" weighs 24 pounds. He Is tlie son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Davidson or Amity, 'who have taken The Journal since It was first published, and who are looking forward to the time when their son and heir will be able to read it. REPOR J.; SHOWS STATUS OF BONDING CONC RNS F.N. CLARK GOES TO $50,000,000 SYNDICATE F. N. Clark, one of Poortland's larg est realty operators, has expanded his interests to Include the managing direc torship of a southern California syndi cate owning 1,200,000 acres of irrigable land In California and Mexico and rep resenting 150,000,000 of capital. Harry Chandler, manager of tlie Los Angeles Times, is bead of the syndicate. The new arrangement will necessitate Mr, Clark's removal to Los Angeles. Win .ml Krntlttf V. A Plnrlr will remuln in charge of the Portland P.'6 ro bustness, which will be conducted, ac cording to announcement this morning, on more extensive lines than hitherto. Contract for expansion of tlie com- piiny's offices in the Spalding building was let this morning. The California syndicate proposes the irrigating of lands, the digging of ca nals and the building of cities. Mr. Clark will have charge of properties and operations. He will be the wholesaler of the lands, not meeting individual buyers himself. He will go to Los An geles, February Lewis M. Head, well known Portland advertising man, who. has accepted the position of pub licity director for the syndicate, will go to Los Angeles tonight with his family. Mr. Clark has been in business in Portland for seven years. Four years he was president of the Columbia Trust company. He has been sales agent for the properties of tlie Ladd fstate and others. He has been one of the most active and successful of realty men in Portland. E. A. Clark, his brother, was admitted to partnership in the firm Kome time ago. I'ntil this time he has been sec ond in authority in the F. N. Clark com pany. Hereafter he will have direction of the business, keeping constantly In touch, however, with his brother. No change will be made in the firm name of F. N. Clark Co. A tabulated statement completed to day by the city auditor's offjee shows that bonding companies doing business in the city have furnished bonds for the completion of sewer and street im provements aggregating $2,760,263.52. For this sum eleven companies in all are liable to the cltj' Mayor Rushlight several months ago began an investigation of the standing of the various bonding companies. The matter has been taken up independently by Charles W. Hodson of the city ex ecutive board. It as at Mr. Hodson's request that the auditor's office gath ered the data showing how much busi ness each of the eleven companies Is doing here. Following is a recapitulation of the total amounts each company mentioned was liable fur on February 8: Aetna Accident & Liability' Co., $107,731.24; American Surety Company of New York, I3I.20S.59; Massachusetts Bond ing n Insurance Co., $1,888.29; Maryland Casualty Co., $50,605.09: New England Casualty Co.. $262,987.(15; National Surety Co., $403,952.08; Oregon Surety & Casualty Co., $174,079.54; Pacific Coast Casualty Co., $297,308.01 ; V. a Fidel ity & Guaranty Co., $81 2,788.07; South western Surety Insurance Co., $285, 185.94; Title Guaranty'. Surety Co., A. W. Noycs Is visiting his brother, A. V. Noyes, In Tombstone, Arls. Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Henry left rWedhesday for Pasadena, where they are making plans to build their future home. They will be , .south, about a month. Miss Dagmar Kelly left this morning for a visit in, Vancouver, B. C, where she (vlll be the house guest of ''Mrs. Swan Benson. Miss Kelly has a splen did soprano voice and will be heard In an informal musical at the home of Mrs. Benson during her visit .Mr. Fairfax Wheelan of San Fran cisco, was a guest of his cousins, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Boody, Tuesday evening! Mrs. Rowan Gatther or Portland, ac companied by her three-year-old son, is visiting 1ier parents." Senator and Mrs. Chamberlain, In Washington, D. C. Mr. Oaither has been paying a visit to relv tives In Mississippi. She will remain there untn after the InBtnrtminofi William Webber a business man of Belllngham, 1b In Portland with a view to locutlng here. He has been a guest of J. Woods Smith, In addition to these bonds, the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. is liable to the city on street improvement main tenance bonds in the sum of $440,861.38 and the Union Guarantee association has furnished bonds for maintenance in th sum of $89,239. 1 Swims by the Year Suits, hliowers, dressing rooms In cluded, single tickets 25c or $15 a yfar. Y. W. C. A. Tomorrow Is the Day There, is something interesting in The Journal's poultry columns tomorrow. Be aurea'nd read them. V INVITA Ti RECflAL E PROVES SUCC SSFUL JOINT CELEBRATION OF - WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES (Special to Th Journal.) ' Chemawa, Or., Feb. 14. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. 11. E. Mann and Mr. and Mrs. E. A; Smith assembled In the gym nasium of the Salem Indian school for the purpose of celebrating the ailver wedding of Mr." and Mrs. Mann and the wooden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Smith Wednesday night. - ' - The evening was. spent In dancing and social chat. Punch was served from a bower made of fir boughs and kearU. One corner of this bower was arranged as a postofflce where there was, a piece of malL addressed to each guest. Both couples received many beautiful pres ents. s By J. L. W. In her initatlon recital In the Lin coln High school auditorium last night, Mrs. Eirrieda Heller Wslnsteln. . so prano, made a very favorable Impres sion. It was her first appearance In concert since her return from a year's coaching in vocal and operatic work In Europe, and the audience was some what eager to note the reault. Mrs. Welnsteln la. more of the lyric soprano than before! her departure for Europe, and her program was essenti ally lyric with the exception of 'Brun. hilde's Croy," from the "Valkyrie," which she gave for an encore with even greater dramatlo power and tempera ment than when she sang It here be fore. It demonstrated that the short time the singer had at her disposal in the music centers of .Europe was used to very good advantage. None of last night's songs were In English. They were In German, French, Italian and Croatian, the latter repre sented by two songs of VJekoslav Ruaic, a modern composer. These were prob ably the most pleasing of the entire list, which Included arias from Mas senet's "Thais" and "Le Cid," aria from Puccini's "La Tosca," Richard Strauss' "Befrelt," Smetana's "Lerchenllcd" and Debussy's "Beau Solr" and "Mandoline." The last named, too, was very charm ingly rendered. ' .Mrs. Welnsteln has a very charming stage appearance and sang with ease and perfect confidence. "J J. Hutchison played the accompani ments very artistically. J 12 ARRESTS CAUSED BY DEPUTY SHERIFF Activity on the part of Deputy Sher iff Winters has brought 12 men and wo men Into custody for various of fenses in the past two days. John Thornton, Mike Perovich and Joe Rob- ACTING 11AY0R WARS ' FILM PlCTUREyHQUSE Warning was Issued t'fay by A i Mayor . Raker to managers of ml picture ;how houses not to permit ' violations of the ordinance prohibit" the crowding of aisles or pa!itM 1m ing .to ,flre exits. Representatives tte largest motion picture theatres e .. called into tlie mayor's office and no' - fled that there have been a numWr n.' complaints filed lately In regard i overcrowding, i v The theatre men promised the actii mayor that they would Issue spectfu instructions to the head ushers in th various picture show houses to pay par ticular attention to ,th fire ordinance?, especially with a view to keeping crowds down to the capacity ot the the. aires. , . . SECURING JURY TO TRY . ATTORNEY M'ALLISTER Chief of Police J. F. Hltttson Of Med ford, Or., who arrested E. 8. J. McAll Ister last November as the latter yss southward bound' after the exposure of his connection with the vice scandal. Is In Portland to he a Witness In the pros ecution of McAllister. The entire morn ing was taken up with securing a jury. The attorneys hope to have the jury qpmpleted before tomorrow noon. The trial Is being held before Circuit Judge Kavanaugh. New laws make a new harvest field for lawyers. , Eats Freely But Has No Dyspepsia Takes a mild laxative with good pepsin and insures com fort and pleasure. Fortunate la the one who can ea. "anything" without suffering the tor tures of dyspepsia, but as few are sa fortunate care should be taken in the matter of diet. Eating slowly," masti cating the food thoroughly and taking ra short walk after the heavy meal ot rthe day will do muclt towards assisting digestion. Any grown-up person ought to know the peculiar foods that do no; agree, and these should be avoided. When these common-sense aids fail, the next thing to do Is to tako a mild digestive tonic with laxative properties. and there Is none better than Dr. Caljk well's Syrup Pepsin. It contains ,ge greatest of all aids to digestion, good pepsin. - It has other ingredients that act timidly on the bowels, which to gether form a combination for the re lief Of dyspepsia or indigestion that Is unsurpassed. Its action is to tone and strengthen tho stomach and bowel muscles so that they can again do their work naturally without outside aid, and when that happy moment comes all medicine can bo dispensed with. It Is the best rem edy obtainable for any disorder of the stomach, liver and bowels, for dyspep sia, constipation, biliousness, headaches, drowsiness after eating, gas on the stomach, etc. Thousands of users will testify to this, among them Mrs. Oliver young. Merrill, Wis She says: "After many years suffering from indigestion I have obtained what I believe to be permanent relief by using Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. I feel 10 years younger, my work seems easy, my breath Is no1 longer bad and I est what I want with- . 11X8. OLITXB TOTttrO out distress." - Syrup Pepsin Is sure In its results, and a vast Improvement over chewing or swallowing tablets and mints, or tak ing cathartics, salts, etc., all of 'Which ' are harsh and nauseous and at best do but temporary good. You can obtain Syrup Pepsin at any drug store for fifty cents or one dollar a bottle. Resulta are always, guaranteed or money will be re funded, r , , If no member of your family has ever : used Syrup Pepsin and you would like to make a personal trial of It before buying it in the regular way of a drug gist, send your address postal will do to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 417 Washing ton St. Montlcello, III., and & free sam ple bottle will be mailed you. STATE GETS $500 EXTRA FROM D0HERTY ESTATE " The sum of f00 extra in inheritance taxes will be collected from the estate of Michael Dohtrty if the decision of Probate .luile Cleeton remains unre versed. Jtidfre Cleeton held that 1)0 hertv hud not acted in the capacity of parent for 10 years prior to his death to Mrs. Mary Koweuu Clark, as Mrs Clark alleged, and that approximately $20,000 which Mrs. (Mark inherited should rome under the provisions of the inheritance tax, which relates to lega tees mid not under the provision re garding children. Under the form-, r provision Mrs. Clark would have been allowed an exemption of $5000 and had' to pay hut 1 per cent on the balance. I'niliT the decision she must pay .1 per cmt tax on the first J10.000. 4 per cut on the next $10,000, and 5 per cent tax on all in excess. SHOES PRICED AT HALF AND LESS REGULAR DURING OUR .AST WEEK IN BUSINESS AT FOURTH AND YAMHILL SATURDAY is GREENFIELD'S LAST week in the SHOE BUSINESS at Fourth 'and Yamhill streets. Shoes 'are being given away at prices never. before quoted in Portland to insure that nothing will remain in the store -when the keys are turned over and the store vacated. 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Besides using the Inhaler thoroughout the day and for quick results thousands use the HYOMEI vapor treatment at pight. just before retiring. Here' it Is; try It: It 1s simply splendid: Thoroughly heat a teacup: then fill It half full of boiling hot water. Tour Into the water one-half teaspoonful of LlLXQUEl mo .not.. stir.X UoIJ- lha cup close, to face and breathe deep Into the lungs the healing; germ destroying vapor that arises. ; Mall orders filled, charges prepaid bv Booth's HYOMEI Co.. Buffalo, N. 'f. Trial treatment free, . - ALL HOYS' AND MISSES' $2 SHOES GO AT ONLY 9 ALL BOYS' AM) MISSES' SHOES GO AT ONLY .$2.50 DUKING OUK LAST WEEK THE PRICE ON $1.25 AND $1.50 SLIP PERS W ILL BE CUT TO 79c CHILDREN'S $1.50 SHOES WILL GOAT 78c ALL MEN'S AND LADIES' $5.00 SHOES Go During Our Last Week at ALL MEN'S AND LADIES' $4.00 SHOES Go During Our Last Week at $1.98 ALL MEN'S AND LADIES' $3.00 SHOES (jo During Our Last Week at $ 1 .4 ALL MEN'S AND LADIES' $2.00 SHOES GO AT 99c CHILDREN'S 75c AND iS5c SHOES 4YT 39c 4th AND -v n rv I ill ' a OUR LAST -VEEK-GETTIH RIGHT NUnCi::: f 4