THE OnSGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,- WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1913.
LIIIIGIHEE
AFlfl
PORTLAND SONGSTRESS
TO STAR AT EMPRESS
BIBLES, PRAYER BOOKS
AND NOVELTY BOOKS
FOR EASTER GIFTS
. Basement,
PICTURE FRAMING '
NEWEST MOULDINGS'
Lowest Prices in Town
T.IEET IS PROBLEM
WORK: P.
c'MercKandisc of C Merit Onh," .
in.
WILL HAVE CLUB
Women: Left. Poor Solve 'It
They Have Good Heads and
Grit; Investigator Cites tx
" amplesFrom "Portland. f
The problem of living has, of course,
as many angles as there are families
but the feattir common to H 1 neces
sarily the relation of the income and
the outgo: Do they balance, does the
latter utwelh, or Is there a rainy day
sum beinc nut by T 1 In this secona arti
tie on the living problem, which is-an
issue lir Portland lust as every wnere,
the investigator' cites three or four
sporadlo ,'ortland' experiences that came
under: bis observation.
"I ? am seriously thinking" of, buying
n email place ? in th witskirts of the
city and putting up a cottage, oungaiow
or whatever, you., want to call it." said
' the widowed ' mother of M-year-old
girl. -I hav studied the question from
many angles and I know that once c
, tablished in such a home of our own my
daughter and I an be healthier;, happier
. ' and more useful tf om another," ,v is
This woman, who has a salaried pOi
tion of $7o -a month, had been aatted
whether she was making both ends
meet Her plans for the future go to
prove the generally accepted rule that
under adverse circumstances it is osu-
ally the woman and hot the man who
is more resourcetW; even with fewer
opportunities. She-said she was tnak
ing both ends meet ijf the common ao
ceptanco of the term, because she was
. not runntnc Into debt- But this wo
man was not satisfied,!! insisted she
, was not making' both ends meet be
cause she Was not getting what sh Con
sidered value received for. her money,
and she placed the blame upon her
method of living. . She has. no aspira
tions socially, and never had, does not
mistake excitement for real pleasure in
ceeKing necfasary diversion, antj is rea
onably well removed' from false stand'
ards. She gives to .charity; as : a 'nec
essary expendlture.';v:-."...; -.,..'5-, f ,j
Set Use of the rnblio Parka.
"The difficulty In carrying out' my
plan," she said, v'ts la arranging .for
my dauHhte, -while. I am away from
home. That Is the problem I am at
tempting to solve. As to Xh main prop
osition getitng established in more
normal conditions rthera Is no question
about it. Why look here, i am now
living - close to, keeping .bouse in an
apartment. But we are not 'living' in
the riRht sense: We are staying, exist
ing. We have enough to eat and wearl
bm collectors don't bother us, we are
jeosOTittbiy-iiappy-But-we are not con-
tented. We have little opportunity to
get our feet on reai soil, and then only
, when we go to the parks evenings and
Sundays. Don't you eee, the pressing
- need or public parks Tor us Is a con
fession that our home life is lnade
quate7"! , ': ..
- fetopplngr a moment for a word with
her daughter, the mother continued
The Safeguard of Strings.
"If dreams ever come true, we . will
jet have our little home out in the
open, for that is and has been my
dream. I have made' Inautrlrs and I
i find that in Portland it is comparatively
4easy; to secure such a borne., The dan
er of debt does hot disturb ine, for
M will not attempt "anything beyond my
;J ncome;f I expect to ' go into debt for
fine 'home, but our future will be bet
ter safeguarded, than it now is, for we
ore providing lor tne future only In a
pmll way with savings that grow very
men tnmK wnat we can have: our
Town home, the cottage built Just o suit
us, sleeping porcb and all; our , flower
nd vegetable gardens, hens to lay eggs
,jur us ana a rooster to wake us up in
jt he morning. We will become producers
;m me uome. ana that will help wonder.
ul1y in making both ends meet."
. f Problem of a Deserted woman.
The mother of two girls was, deserted
3y -her husband," She first attempted
.clerking in a store. The girts were nec
essarily neglected, paj-t -of the time and
ithe neighbors began to talk. The mother
roon rewised that she was falling both
a breadwinner and as a homemaker,
for it, was hard to keep out of debt
r ! and., impossible properly to look after
i,the children. She Quit her job In the
-.More, with the assistance of friends
j rented a house at $30 a month and be
gan taking roomers and boarders. She
jhas succeeded in renting five rooms,
,- twor persons in a room, steadily, the
iierenue from that source averaging $50
;a month, two table boarders increasing
t this to I8Q. This woman is now making
both ends meet by doing all, her own
.work and giving strict attention to out-
, flay. . She has established a good stand
i aid of living for the children and is
, certain she can mnlntaln it while her
-strength lasts. 8heN considers herself
; fortunate in having made a success of
, -the rooming house bunlnessTln which
man others have failed. a .;
Ortt aad Definite Purpose,
,w The mother of four children ranging
- in age from 6 months to 6 years, became
a widow last October. Her husband wts
-a steady worker, getting $10 a week
,ttn that average wage husband and wife
, (went into debt for a email house In the
southeastern part of the city. The babies
kept coming, and vet v.i.n tiu
ibaiiu died the widow had a home which
'today is probably worth close to $1000
end Wie mortgage had beetrWfiretl ex:
U-'-bt for a balance of $68. a garden and
chickens had helped, but a definite p"
. .pose. and sheer grit were the greater
...factors. , ,
Kind-hearted people Interested thenv
Jselves in the family, paying the balance
on the mortgage and providing $-1 1
month for living expenses. The wo
' man is making both ends meet on her
. hen" uT;h forW'-d to the time
4wnen, with children a Utile older she
. way again become self-supporting
: A man. the father of a baby: ran
. The wife -and beby were penniless, but
- ? f m?a f8 resourceful. She Inter
ested friends, who secured the hus
'bands release from m-i .. '
.took to help put the family on Its feet'
Tbe man, bandicanDed hv hi.
si
& C A g Q
Elfrieda Heller Welmteln. '
The second local headliner to shine
at the Empress theatre will be Elfrie
da Heller AVelnstein, dramatic soprano,
who was engaged yesterday to appear
fdr 23 performances next wek, begin
ning with the matinee Monday.
. Mrs. Weinsteln ' has airoeared but'
one in private recital since her return
from Europe, ; and her vaudeville en
gagement will mark her first public
appearance In "uer home city after scor
ing triumphs abroad. The Portland
songstress went to Europe at the soli
citation of Madame Schuman-Heink and
as' her protege, coached tinder the noted
Frank King Clark of Berlin and Profes
sor Auderleth of Vienna.
The Portland -artist bad the distinc
tion of staging for Siegfried Wagner
nd CO artists at FestsplelUaus In Bay-
reuth in the July Wagner festival.
While abroad she was offered an en
gagement as first dramatic soprano in
Breslau and Director Gregor of the Vi
enna opera house also offered her an en
gagement, but Mrs. Wellpsteln, upon
completing her coaching course, decided
to return to Portland to resume her
concert work and teaching.
HIGH PRESSURE
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PLAN
Flans for a system of reinforcing
fir mains J!or the business .districts on
both, sides of . the river were 'adopt
ed by the city water board yesterday.
These plans were drafted by Engineer
D, D. 'Clarke of the water department
and Fir Chief Powell The system
will eventually extend bank from the
river for six blocks on each side.
On the west side the, plans embra.e
i'i Inch mains to be laid In Couch, Ai
ken, v, fe'tarky Alder and Tamhill (street
from front to Sixth; and 12 inch tlelng
mains In Sixth from Yamhill to Couch
and in Fourth from Pine to Ankeny, and
a 16 inch main in Front street from
Yamhill to Davis. The estimated cost
of-the system is $G3,X00.
Th mains ' extending - out 1 Into the
river will have to be lowered so as
not. to impede navigation. , Trenches
for these will be made by a suction
dredge.
The board ordered the engineer to
proceed at once with the construction
of the Fourth street main In order to
have U completed before the new elec
tric line tracks of the Southern Pacifio
are laid.
J. C. Alnsworth. a member of the
board, was granted a three months', ab
sence, lie will tour Kurope. (
The board ordered that water befur-
niMhed free to contestants in the school
children's gardening project.
IN
NOTED SPEAKER
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AI HIUEWEiHl
They Have Earned Money for
Building on Campus Them-
selves by Selling Candy anr
Fancy Work, Etc. '-
SKUl;to The Joum'..l .'
I'niversity of Oregon, Eugene, Or.,
March 12. After working for four years
to raise $2364, virtually earning every
cent of it. the girls of the University
Y. W. C. A., are" preparing, to build the
Y, W. C. A. "bungalow"' hear the camp
us, which, when completed, will stand
entirely free from debt. Construction
will commence within the next two
weeks. Plana are completed, . and the
contract will be let probably next Mon
day. The "bungalow" when complete
Will form a club house for college wo.
men, giving the co-ds a building of
their own. ..: " . j
The money for the houM has "been
mostly earned bf the -members of the
X. W. C. A. by selling candy. dalnty-
work, and other wares at booths, hold
ing "county fairs' and similar benefits,
Part of It has been subscribed by Eu
gene people, though the largest sub
scriptions wer one for $100, and, air
other for 30. The college women have
been assisted by the women of Eugene,
for the large part graduates of the uni
versity. The Y. W. C. A. members were
determined that the entire sum be raised
before any construction work was start
ed. In the meanwhile part of the mon
ey, $1851, as It was earned, was in
vested in interest bearing county bonds,
The balance of it Is in the bank, also
bearing interest. The money has been
handled by the girls themselves.
Kate Pleasant Dlsoovery.
In reality the bungalow has. been 11
years in preparation. Four year ago the
Y. W. C. A. members conceived the plan
of constructing a club house for the
university women, and set about the
ambitious task of earning the necessary
money for first a lot and then the
house.. Mrs. Archie Wvermore, of Eu
gene, a graduate, was asked by the
girls to look about far a suitable loca
tion. She asked her father, E. A. Wheel
er, a Eugene abstract man, where a suit
able, lot could be purchased.
"Why don't you use what you already
hav" he replied.
It then developed, by almost accident
al discovery, that 11 years ago three
citizens of Eugene had donated to both
the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. of
the university a tract of land adjoin
ing the campus, which is now a portion
of the. campus of the Eugene Bible Unl-
versity. Th's In addition to a small
sum of money had been given 'by Mr.
Wheeler, F. L. Chanbers and T. O. Hen
dricks, and was being held in trust for
.the two organizations.
The property was part of a solid block
which the Bible University wished to
make its campus, so soon arter the
movement to finance a "bungalow" was
commenced, the tract was exchanged
for two lots adjoining the university
campus, a block south of the Bible Uni
versity. The new piece was larger, and
carried with It an additional payment
of money, the Y, W. C. A.'s share
amounting to sorae.$250. With this, and
the money, that accompanied the gift
of land as a mucleVfs. the Women set
about the stupenduous task of earning
$2000. This Jthey have not only done,
but they have exceeded tile figure by
$250, and expect to have an additional
$100 before the building is complete.
The plabs for the-club house were
drawn by the head of the department of
architecture at the university.
Incidentally the lot purchased It
yeffrs ago by the three donors was orig
inally purchased for a few hundred dol
lars. It was virtually on the edge of
the city, and the university campus
acrocs the street was fenced in to keep
the cows out. It is now worth more
than $3000, arfd virtually in the heart
of the ally.
record, considered himself Juoky to set
, tne problem of a home. A chean hut
good lot in the outskirts of tow? waa
contracted for, the man undertaking to
.ray for on $5 monhly installments
'The Wife, though in poor health said
"she would earn the money to na'y for
; the house, and she . did. The material
'-j cost. $75, and the man built the house
.himself at odd times. U e
There they live today, squarely on
;. their feet, making both . ends meet on
n Income of $$.1 a tnontli, $5 of which
gora toward paying for the lot. The
iwlfe is happy, the baby contented, and
sthe husband, Is regaining, his self-re-'eptcl
because he is making good.
- fitly GlUiam Wheat Farm.
T """" ' 1 ty-imT-Ti',,BnlJu(i
. (.omion, or March II. Gilliam coun-
t tr estate is becoming more active
J; spring sdvanres. "Four hundred acres
f'n the r'erry Canyon region were sold
this, week by Nancy Meek to W. B
Matey Twr . 1J,09. . ,
President Fletcher Homan of Wllla- Portland Market
mette university Is arranging with Dr.
James 3. McGaw, field secretary of the
Second Voiid's Christian Citizenship,
tumerence, to ie neia in Portland, June ;
ii. juiy o, io ooiain one or the cele
brities of Europe or Asia as commence
ment speaker for the university. Dr.
McGaw telegraphed last nleht tn the
Philadelphia publicity headquarters of
the conference to see Whether the man
desired by President Homan would be
available.
Tom 79 to 100 of the world's leadinsr
Christian utalAKinnn mU.1,,,1.,1.. i I
sters, educators, sociologists, ohilan-
thrOOistM moral mffirmftr.. n .1
. ...... ...... i .nu VVIICI m
men prominent In the world's affairs, j I
will be the speakers at the conference, 1 H
Suit iinfverMltlA. 11 ai
-. i . , uici tuu viutmi
States are taking advantage of this
assemblage to obtain rare speakers for
commencement. Yale and Harvard hav.
already secured their speakers and other 1
universities are being supplied as fast !
as possible.
Surer to Have Xew Depot.
Buena Vista, Or., March ie. The lit
tle town of Suver, northwest of this
place, is to have a new depot soon, ac
cording to a report from the Bouthern
Pacific company's headquarters' at Port
land.: Much livestock and other farm
products are shipped from there to the
Chiffon Frocks $15.00
These frocks are for Misses
and are fashioned .in simple-and
becoming styles. Made with low
, . necks and short sleeves, trimmed
withshirring and puffings of the
- material. - Around the-waist is a
girdle of satin held in place with a
rosette.
In light blue, white, American
Beauty, pink, Nile and maize. .'
XUrl floor.
Vogue Shirts $500
These shirts are made! of tub
silks and pdngee. - They show the
Byron collars, the pretty rolling
style that opens in a V in the
front Others with .high turn
down collars. Soft French cuffs ;
and side pocket. Made in a man
nish style, perfectly tailored. In
tan, navy, light blue, lavender,
black and white.
," '. 'v.;-. Third Plooi
Ramie Linens 40c Yd.
Don't overlook the fact that
dress linens will be the very scarc
est dress fabric in sixty days from
now. The manufacturers are un
able to turn out the orders placed
with them. The spinners cannot
supply the yarn, therefore it is
well that you anticipate a little on
your linen suit. "
Our line Is complete in colors.
This Ramie is 36 inches "wide.
Made of pure linen flax. .
Basement
$3.50 Wool Blanket4
.- $i.98 :
Just 100 pairs, of slightly dam
aged wool blankets. Full size and
weight. They are but very slight
ly soiled or damaged, by having
a rough selvedge or an oil spot,
but so slight as not io impair the
-worth of the blanket.
SUtb yioor.
Our Custom Tailoring Department for Women: :
Is Prepared to Execute to Your Special Order x
The Smartest Suits and Coats
. For the Spring and Summer Reason '
. i ' . Tailoring- Dept., Seventh Floor"
Children's Rompers' 39c
Made of plain or striped cham
bray, High neck and long sleeves.
Side closing. In blue, tan' and
gray,
Sizes 1 to 0 years.
rourtn r loo .
Oriental Rugs
$22.50 Belouchistans, $16.45
There are still , many of these
beautiful rugs left and are shown
in'dark, rich colorings. They have
that rich,: silky sheen and finish
for which these rugs are particu
larly known.' - . ",
Size 4 ft 9 in., by 3 ft. 2 iii.
' ' i ' riith Floor.
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Girls Spring Apparel
Ouf - Norfolk ; Coats for girls
from .8 to .H years are very jef '
fective. Priced at $6.50.
Coats of fancy gray materials
in double-breasted styles are un
usually becoming, v Sizes 8 to 14
years. Price $7.50. ' ' ;.
-.The suits of fine serge, and fancy
mixtures come in sizes from 13'
to 17 years. Both Norfolk and '
plain tailored styles are shown.
:. rovrtli rioor
Art Needlework ,
The latest novelties are here.
Pin cushion and doilies stamp
ed in clever and original designs. "
Sell from 35tf to 75$ each. 1
N e w stamped to embroider -towels;
the cross-stitch pattern, ;
prettier than ever before. Shown
in Bulgarian color effects and
stamped at 50 and 75.
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We show three new rhodela
which are finished and stamped
- ready for embroidering in punch
work Louis IV, French and me
diaeval patterns. 50, 75c and
$1. . .
Special attention is given to or
der work for initials. Also colored
embroidery at lowest quotations.
Second floor.
75c Outing Flannel Gowns
Special 59 , -,
Striped outing flannel gowns, 5
in pink and , white or blue and
white. Turn down collar, yoke in
front and back. Ruffle finished '
skeve.
, rottrtb floor r1"
Easter Millinery
' At Practical Prices.
We've put the smartest and
. jiandsomest millinery known with-,
in the reach of the modest pocketc
book.0 We've removed the high-;
priced barrier that stands in other
"shops between fashion followers
j and the creations of the foremost
milliners of Paris, . . -
-r-Our skilled corps of milliners
make .' copies and adaptations .
which await :your choosing, at
very much less than you can buy
unauthorized styles for elsewhere.
. Visit our show, rooms," where '
the daily output of our own" work -rooms
is shown you will no longT
er wonder why, we do the largest
millinery business in town.
Seoosl Tloof
New Dress Goods ;
We are showing complete lines
of all the latest Spring weaves,
both imported and domestic.
; ' , . i-1,-i' ,. " - -"-This
exhibition is one of the
largest and finest we have ever
shown and includes " ,
Eponge in white and all the lat
est colorings. ; '. : ;"" S' ' '
Cream wool Suitings in numer
ous weaves."-
Black and white check mater
ials.;'' : ;"; '.' '
-ChaUies in dark and light color
ings. .; . :;: t
Hosts of serges. , :
Diagonals. :r...
Numerous novelty weaves of all
kinds.
Seooad Hoot
)!
Demi Blond,
Combs and Pins
New Bulgarian Velour Ribbons $2.75 Yard.
The most gorgeous and withal the most effective ribbon that has been
brought out for many a season. No matter how these ribbons are handled,
crosswise, biss or lengthwise, the pattern is retained.
In combination colors such as coque I rouge, Kana, coquelicot, emerald,
Orient, taupe, gold. They are eight inches wide.
. 'runrt floor
The latqst triumphs in the crea
tion of novelty hair ornaments.
They resemble real tortoise
shell so closely that even an ex
pert cannot detect the difference;
have the same beauty of coloring
the same exquisite design and
shape. And they are practically
unbreakable. ; .
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Here in greatest assortment and
many styles.
Exclusive with this store -
Priced from 25t? up ,
KoUoa Section, rirct rioor
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Bsajm f .-. ' ' v-i-Tl VU-."u: r I ?rv t'jmrJ; 4 .- 10
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B ( rtf spencer a,W; ZSXS . v
B . ?ne or teat xJfQv - .
Bare Walls Made Beautiful
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MICKLE RESENTS USE
OF NAME IN, BREAD AD
Portland. Or., March 11. To the EdU
tor of The Journal My attention lias
been called to an advertisement In The
Journal of March 10, advertising a cer
tain make of bread in connection with
which my name waa used without my
knowledge or coneent, and we regret
that any persona will endeavor to make
business capital out of any courtenlen'
extended to them and thereby olm
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Our Art Section pre
sents to you wonderful
opportunities through
the month. We are of
fering all our- Framed
and Unf ramed Pictures,
Art Objects, Imported 1
Pottery and Hammered
Brass at-greatly reduced prices. ' Bring us your treas- j
uicu rums-, cicnmgb or rnoios ror an ariisuc, inexpen
sive frame. People whose judgment is good say our
careful, tasteful framing is the one touch-which makes
ths-picture perfect.
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this of flop In the llaht of an niv.rii.. El
ln bureau. " j n
We are frequently called upon to an-
placed upon the market for the In- CL
lurniBiiun 01 paniea ooncernea but such
information ia never given out with the
Intention of allowing It to be published
over our signature as advertising and
violation of this confidence means a
withdrawal of the privilege to the party
wno uoes so. - J. 1J. M1CKLK, I
Oregon Dairy and Food Commissioner.
llandou Ha Homo Talent Play.
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Bandon, Or., March 12. The four
act comedy, , "Wliat Became of j
I'arker," was " produced here by . local
talent under the auspice of the Bandon
Commercial dub. The production was
very successful and the funds of the !
eiuo were materially, assisted ' by the
hmeflt. The II people In the cant wr
tt7:rrTritfrrtir--Tt
ii. rooie, w. a. Hoiaernan,. E. 8. Gear.
O. l)mas, K. . Cansldy, Mrs. C. R.
Truo, Mrs. p. M. Averitl, Mlsu Dorothy
Gibson, and Mrs. C. T. Parte, fionaa Wr
ung between thelicts b Mr. Tom Mehl
ana juss Winnie McNalr." ' v
We Are Receiving Each Day Direct Shipments of
"Mark Cross"
Famous
English Gloves
Perfection of the Glover's
Art.:;..:. :- '
I An old patron said yesterday: "1 find one fault with
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One of the real romances of the Kan
Francisco exposition has Just come to
light. Friends Of K. Champ Spencer,
poptjiar clubman and well known assist,
ant cashier of the Metropolitan Nation
al bank, were astounded -this morning
to hear of his marriage last Saturday
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i laima ivjiiiirimo ivieui ui rfacKSOnv Hie
lion room or the orpgop building at
the exposition . grounds and was a.
I champ spencer;
TAKES HIS BRIDE TO :
THEIR HOME IN ALTAMEAD
by many well known Oregon-
tended
lans,
A' few weoRs ago Mr. Sp-ncer left on
his vacation, planning- to. take in the
exposition, and . befoie. he left laui'h-'
Ingly made a wager, with several friends
that he would ln. n bride In th south
to take to tho beautiful home he lias
Just completed on his .Jamhlll street
property In Altamemd. . ;(j - '
From reports received it ts evident
that'Mr. Spencer has won. hia wager.
Mrs. Spencer, whose portrait ia abovi
shown, In a, beautiful young woman and
wwff-iarawwreleomVn- Pori-4 mUt t-ewtteMielX wee,- d ieda
land society.
The beautiful Ppcncer home in Alla
mead In located on one of Its many
sightly lots. In this popular suburb they
will be surrounded on all aid.f'a.by peo
ple Of refinement and means. ' - ' '
The. home which Mr. Spencer"' ha"a
fitted ui for his bride had Its Inception
In 1913, when Mr. gpewer purchased his
lot" At that time Altamead was' a new
district. Tha utreeWars had juslt com-,
menced runnlnf nd Altamead.-whlch
is now "close-ln-was then just coming
to the front. The thoughtful people who
purchased lots in the new suburb wtere
M r. Spenrr ; 1 -eceivlng the congrat
Ulatlons jf hl friends..; ni)t only On hi
marriage, but ort his forethought which
enabled him to procure at only a few
hundred dollar the choice home site,
now "worth several tnousand.4 - " '
mi-.- TiTl4r"