THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY ' MORNING, NOVEMBER. 16,. 1913.
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OF APPREHENSION UP
TRADE WILL DISCUSS
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'Correspondent Takes 'Issue
.With Statement That' It Is
-.Richest State in Union. . .
He Would Like to Be a "Con
Assassination of Director Abe
Due to Popular Conception
of Foreign Policy,
Thirteenth' . Street Improve-,
ments Are Rapidly Being"
Complete'd, -V ' . ;
fidential President". and
Let His; Work Dp Talking.
CROVDS SEND THRILLS
I , ; .DIRECTORS' OF THE PORTLAND ROWING. CLUB FOR 1914 , V I
ABUSf-HEAPED UPON
JAPANESE OFFICIALS
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Portland, Nov. 15,To the Editor of
the Journal: , J notice in the Issue of
. "The if Spectator" "of';' November 8 the
statement that "Kansas Is the richest
state in the Union, the per capita wealth
Is $1700.7,:. ' , ' V: . , . ;
I, . am curious to , know where the
editor of that paper gels his informa
tion. In the Portland public library there
is a governmefd: report on, wealth, debt
nd taxation, published' in.l907,"Which
Elves Uia per, capita -wealth of the dif
ferent states and territories .for . the
year 1804. That book gives the per
capita wealtii of Kansas as 11468 for
- 1004. It also shows 23 other states with
a greater per capita wealth and 18 of
these had a per capita wealth of more
than $1700. which he claims for Kan
sas, and one. of the 16 is our own state
with $1886 per capita.
These same statistics show the per
capita of . the dlff erenTTstates fofilife
year. -of 1890 as well a for 1604; for
this- - purpose they are divided Into
groups. What the government calls the
western North Central group is made
up of the states of Kansas, Nebraska,
Missouri, Minnesota, Iowa, South Da
kota and North Dakota. The increase
for this 14 year period in per capita
wealth was: Kansas 207, South Da?
kota $237, Missouri $252, Minnesota
$4211, Iowa $632, Nebraska $677 and
North Dakota, the otlier prohibition
state In the group, shows a decrease of
87S r,er capita. North Dakota prohi
bition-shows a decease; Kansas prohi
bition shows the smallest Increase, and
the next smallest increase is in South
Dakota, that had prohibition from 1890
until 1896.
Kansas Is Far la Sear.
The report of the Comptroller of the
Currency for Juno, 1907, showing the
per capita banking resources of each
stato, places Kansas thirty-second on
the list and the sixteen slates having
smaller tr capita banking resources
ar Indiana, Oklahoma, Ne Mexico and
the thirteen Southern states.
A few years ago when the prohibi
tionists were using the savings banks
deposits of Maine as a measure or
prosperity for that prohibition state.
' they put forth the claim that nothing
1 also so truly represented the general
prosperity of the people as the per
capita wealth in savings banks.
.The report of the pomptroller of the
currency for 1912 shows the per capita
wealth in savings banks at the close
of business. Juje 14 of that year;
only Arkansas. Oklahoma and Texas
have a smaller per capita than Kansas
and one of these is a prohibition state.
Prohibition Kansas has $3.69 per cap
ita In savings banks, while license Or
egon has $22.64 per capita.
The Spectator editorial also raises
the presumption that Kansas on ac
count of its prohibition laws has less
poverty, Insanity and crime than any
other state. This is a canard made uso
of by every prohibition worker or
publication.
Give eoord on Crime. '
The last government statistics on
crime available, are for commitments
to urlson for term sentence during
Thes6 are uiviueu mw v
classes: "Crimes against V""";
jvvi. . . . -uu- -1 r
lov."
Crimes against, proper-.,
"Crimes against tne persu.i
Kansus. we are led to believe, ranks
best iri 'all of these, but as a matter
of fact, in crimes against public pol
icy she Is twenty-fourtli, that Is. 23
state are better and 24 worse In
crimes against property she la forUeth.
that Is.-39 states are better, and only
eight are worse. .
In crimes against the person. Kan
sas Is thirty-seventh, that is, 36 better
arid only 11 are worse. During 1904,
Kansas committed to prison 138.9 peo
phfor each 100.000 of population,
while Oregon only committed (7.8 peo-
The government also furnishes us
with facts 'as to the number of in
mates enumerated in prisons oil cer
tain dates. June 1, 1890, 20 states had
Imore People in prison in proportion
I to population than Kansas ana u naa
Oregon Show Decrease.
Juno 30, 19.04, only six states had
more people In prison than Kansas In
proportion to population and, 41 states
had less." During this fourteenth year
period, 86 states show a per capita de
crease in prison population and 1!
show a per capita Increase; among the
12 states that grew worse during this
period are the prohibition states of
Kansas and North Dakota. From 1890
to 1904 Kansas shows an increase of
6S.2 in prisons for each 100,000 of
population and makes the worst show
ing of any state in the Union except
Wyoming. During this same period,
licensed Oregon shows a docrease in
prisons of 62.1 for each 100,000 of
population.
During the year of 1904, 27 states
had less Insanity in proportion to pop
ulation than Kansas and only 20
states had more.
Bo far as paupers are concerned,
Kansas ranks eleventh but even in this
she Is far below license Nebraska,
which ranks third.
Whv is It the prohibitionist never
divulges tho source or nis mrormation.
If there are any later government
statistics on per capita wealth, crime
Insanity and pauperism they are not
in the public library.
H. HUSSOCK.
Opposition in Store for SpiigV'
- New York, Nov. 15. As Christmas Is
approaching the "Sj)ug," as the S. P. U.
O. or Society for the Prevention of Un
necessary Gifts Is familiarly called,
are reopening their agitation. The ob
Joct ofMho society is undoubtedly sen
sible, but It is extremely doubtful
whether the society will be able to make
much progress. It Is true, the efforts
toward abolishing the unsafe and Insane
methods of celebrating the glorious
Fourth of July have to a great extent
been successful here and In many other
cities, but in that case only the fire
work trust was tho loser and It was in
the unfortunate position of being unable
lo use any arguments In favor of a noisy
Fourth that would have appealed to the
masses. - In the case ebf the "Spugs,"
however, It Is quite clear that they will
find arrayed against them not only a
solid phalanx of merchants anxious to
do big holiday business, the combined
childhood of New York and an over
whelming majority of, their fond par
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""'Ban Francisco. Nov. 1S.Th atnta
railroad .commission - rendered today a
decision- reducirig'by ztper cent all long
distance telephone rates In California.
The new rate will go into ef f eot Feb
ruary 14, 1914, and will mean a saving
to telephone users ef mora than (600,000
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By Burton K. Stttndish.
Washington, Nov. 16. Up to the pres
ent time President Wilson, hasn't learned
to enjoy addressing crowds.. Which, in
inese days .. of persistent . presidential
travel- and Insistent Inhabitants, is
somewhat amazing. President Wilson,
if he followed absolutely his own wishes
and desires in the matter which he
doesn't would very, rarely, if ever, give
rear platform) talks or make campaign
speeches. What he'd like to 'do would
be to tackle his Job of being president,
and with the exception of a game of
golf now and then, let nothing else in
terfere or draw him away from his desk.
He would much prefer .to be, as some
local newspaper wag her)a said some
days ago, ar"confldential president, and
let his work and results do the talking
to the crowd for him.
President Wilson actually Quiver;
wlfea delighted constituency in overalls
and coal dust looks up at him and cries
out, "What, ho. Woody, old scout!" or
'Hooray for Woody! He's ready and
willing always to shake hands, particu
larly with the ladles, for the president
probably is the greatest example of
oourtesy extant today, and many times
the chief executive has sent shivers of
apprehension cavorting coldly up and
down the spines of the secret service
guards who accompany him on all trips,
by insisting on leaving the platform to
wade into a crowd to shake hands with
some woman who la waving an index
finger in the air and exclaiming that
she wants to grasp the president's hand.
Crowds and the bonhomie which all
presidents must assume bother him. His
mind, as he once wrote to Colonel House,
his friend, is a "single track mjnd,"
that loves to grapple with great prob
lems, but hates to detach itself and
come downstairs, where airy persiflage
holds forth.
"Shows Himself."
Once in a while, though, the president
actually enjoys those exchanges of wit
that come whenever a chief executive
or any great man mingles with the rest
of the world. One example of this oc
curred on a recent trip to Washington
from Mobile. At Salisbury, N; C, there
was a great crowd waiting for a speech.
The president had ordered the train to
stop but a minute so he could avoid
making it. A man clainbered up the
brass rail of the observation car and
cried out:
"Come on out, Mr. President, and
show yourself, anyhow. We want to
look at you." The president, grinning,
stepped to the doorway of his car.
"I'm not much to look at," he said.
"Well, anyhow, you look darn good to
me," yelled the man, waving his hat
"That's why I voted for you, and I'm
going to do it again, when I have a
chance." On the same trip at Evington,
Va., a way station where the president
had the train halted so he could take a
little constitutional, . some women
grabbed him hysterically by the arm.
"Oh, Mr. President," cried one, "give
us a flower," pointing to one of the
floral displays with which his enthusi
astic admirers had showered him all
along the line of route. The president
directed that the whole affair, a most
elaborate basket of yellow chryBanthe-
mums and roses, bo divided among the
woraen. One of them got the whole af-
women. One or them got the wnoie ar-
ralr and started off as fast as she could
go. The others got her on the 10-yard
stretch and there was a mad scramble.
The president Blushes.
"Mr. President," cried a girl, grabbing
him as he was aacending to his car,
and pulling him clear off the steps.
"You said divide now didn t you
didn't your' and she literally hugged
the chief executive.
"Yes, I did," said the president,
blushing and dashing for his car. When
the train nulled out Evington was in
the throes of a feud as to which of its
feminine inhabitants was to bave the
basket.
At college and in college atmosphere,
however, the president loses his or
dinary austerity and actually beams.
At. Princeton where he went to cast
his vote in the primaries, he wan
dered about the college, aotlng.aauide
to the pi. v and explaining tne build
ings and the treasures in a loving sort
of way. He oraggea nis iooi as ne
went toward his train and he remained
on his car platform as long as he
could see the college buildings. At
Swarthmore college, where he went to
deliver an address, he warned his hear
ers that he would have a hard time
keeping away from a regular lecture on
discipline and nenavior. ana men
launched into a discourse on those
very subjects. After it was through,
tiinnirh it was dark and very damp,
he Insisted on strolling about the cam
pus, talking over college matters with
the president or tne eouege xjt, owain.
He Isn't very fond of having dele
gations greet him when he is on a
twin. The formality tires mm. a
fnrmaittv does. He has abolished uni
forms on his aides; he carriea? with
him only" a stenographer to take his
snoAchea:. he never writes out a speecn
beforehand. He rarely even divulges
what hJ Is going to talk about,
100.000 HUNCHBACKS
AMONG FRENCH PEOPLE
Paris. Nov. 16. That there are In
France alone more than 100,00 hunch
hacks and over a million people whose
backbone are bent In a way nature
never Intended they should be. Is the
contention of Dr. Calot, in a paper
read Wefore a surgical congress here.
Dr Calot has made a lifelong study
of tfie vertebral column and its ail
ments and Is considered an authority
on the subject all over France.
The specialist declared that out of
every 100 girls, 10 were more or less
afflicted with curvature of the spine.
He added that all "corsets," braces and
similar 'engines of torture," are of lit
tle, value and only serve to "conceal
the malady and hide the misery
Show Stimulates Enlistment.
New YorV, Nov.16. The great mili
tary spectacle at Madison Square Gar
den last week attracted enormous
crowds and proved a remarkable success
in ns)re than one way.', If It was 'in
tended to help the universal peace move
ment by demonstrating clearly-the hor
rors of war, the show must1 be adjudged
a complete failure. Instead of Inspir
ing the spectators with fear and horror
the spectacle aroused In a most unex
pected manner the martial spirit dor
mant in' many apparently commonplace
and peaceful persons. It must 1 at
tributed to this stirring exhibition that
during thO" week of : ths show the- re
crulting stations of the United States
army In this city, usually quite de
serted, wars crowded with applicants
anxious to exchange their civilian -garments
for , Uncle Sam's military . unl-
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These men will handle the affairs
to be the most successful ever
Top row H. O. Checkering, H.
A. A. Allen.
MURPHY MAY BE DEFEATED
BUT HIS SMILE BEAMS ON
Tammany Boss, in. Imminent
pears Not Least Perturbed at the Prospect; Heart
less Hennessy Is Loose Again,
By Gotham-Knickerbocker.
IHi ths InterDRtlonal Npwi Hervice.)
New York. Nov. 16. Will some kindly
disposed person please take a list of
steamship sailings around to onaries
FTanols Murphy, chleftan of Tammany
HalW
Mr. Murphy Is game. He knows how
to resign his self imposed task of man
aging the affairs of New York city and
New York state, Mr. Murphy merely
smiles. But members of Tammany Hall
are anxious to raise the cry "The Chrf
Is dead! Long live the Chief!" And,
if. Judging from the talk in the vicinity
of Fourteenth street, the Tammany
minor leaders have their way, Mr. Mur
phy will either resign or be boiinced
unceremoniously Into the cold.
Already Tammany assembly district
leaders, district captains and ward-
heelers are excitedly discussing a prob
able successor to Mr. Murphy, Tom
Foley, former sheriff, is the name most
frequently heard, but as a matter of
fact, there Is little probability of oiey
ever becoming the "chief." There are
several reasons for this, the main one
being that Foley hag had too close an
association with the underworld, has
too many friends of questionable char
acter, to permit his occupying an office
always the center of attack lor tne met
roDolitan cress.
The name of United States Senator
O'Qorman has been linked with that of
"Big Tom" Foley, as a possible suc
cessor to Murphy. Senator O'Qorman,
late of 'the New York state supreme
court, may not like the linking of his
name with Foley. Whether he warms
to the suggestion that he succeed Mur
phy. only OGorman could say.
In order to "fire" Charley Murphy,
Tammany Hall may have to change the
personnel of its executive committee.
That committee may remove the lead
er of Tammany at any time It pleases
If it pleases. But the present, execu
tive committee of Tammany Hall is com
posed of Charles Francis Murphy, or
rather Charles Francis Murphy abso
lutely controls every member of the
committee, which shows ust how clever
a.. Chief Murphy has been.
In the days of "Dick" Crocker, James
J. Martin, who has since quit Tammany
Hall, was a member of the executive
committee, and at many of Its meet
ings, he very frankly and quite plainly
told Crocker Just what he thought of
him. But there is no member or the
commltjtee today who would dare tell
"Chief Murphy what he thinks about
him.
Curses! Heartless Hennessy! He Is
In again I
Just as Tammany contractors and
"bagmen" were beginning to come out
the front door Instead of the back ens
trance; "aweV'te appear In their accus
tomed haunts undisguised, there came
the alarming news that Governor Glynn
will unleash Sulxer's watch dog of the
state again.
So the election Isn't the only thing
Tammany nas to be unhappy about.
'Reserve your table for New Year's."
A man from out; of town would be sur
prised to see this sign in New York res
taurants now. But as a matter of fact,
two months isn't any too early to make
the reservation for the famous eve.
NeW Year's Eve is Broadway's own
holiday. At no time doos the gay white
way kick its besllppered toe so high,
cause, the tinf oiled corks to pop so fre
quently, and behave SO much like Paris
at Us liveliest or. a bit worse.
As the theatrical, district creeps far
ther and farther north on Manhattan
Island, every year the question arises.
where will it stop? . , A- natural bar
rier would seem to be the south end of
Central Park, at .Fifty-ninth street If
It continues up along Broadway, it must
go farther and farther .away (la time)
from Upper Fifth avenue and Its aristo
crats sida streets. ; -
But . some ' sucn twng . wm probably
happen. Gasoline Row did not hesitate.
It now .Starts half mile south of Fifty
ninth street, swings around the south
west corner of the ; park 1 a'hd then
of the Portland Rowing club during
enjoyed by the Organization. The
E. Judge, W. J. Patton. Bottom
Danger of Being Deposed, Ap
(stretches more than half a mite north-
A famous English divine once laid
much of New York's moral frailty to the
"Disintegrating effect" of Central Park.
The hyperdermic needle that new
terror to. the girl who walks out alone
has now a record officially in the police
department of, the city after much has
been said in ridicule of stories of this
modern successor to "knock out drops."
A young girl faints in tho semi-darkness
of a moving picture theatre. She
Is carried to the sidewalk, where two
young men later found to have occupied
seats directly behind the girl, say she
is their sister and order a taxlcab.
Just as they are about to put their
still unconscious girl Into the cab, sev
eral; girl friends of the victim appear,
recognize her, and cry "Why, she has
no brothers."
he young men Immediately get Into
the cab and drive off. The girl is at
tended by an ambulation surgeon, sum
moned by a policeman and does not re
vive until eight hours later.
In the back of her neck the Burgeon
discovers a tiny pin prick, evidently
caused by the almost painless thrust
of a small hyperdermio needle as she
sits enjoying the pictures.
The monopoly of the New York KtorTt
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the 1914 season, which is expected
directors, from left to right, are-
row A. A. Pfaender, J. Letz and
Exchange In the selling of high class se
curities, which has caused it to be called
the most closely guarded "trade union"
in the world, is apparently stronger
than .ever.
Its sole rival, the "Little Board," or
Consolidated Kxchange is out at elbows
from a lack of business. Recently the
exchange Itself bought in a membership
offered for Bale at the ridiculous price
of $100. And the brokers on the "Big
Board" are complaining because the
price of their seats has fallen from
$90,000 to $40,000.
Movies Odst Legitimate Drama.
New York, Nov. 15. The Criterion
theatre, long one of the leading play
houses in New York and in the very
heart of the theatrical district. Is to be
come a moving picture theatre. Just
how soon the change will be made de
pends upon the degree of success of the
attraction now running at that theatre.
Judging from present Indications, the
run of the 'play will probably not close
until spring, but whenever the play
should be taken off the "movies" will
move In. It Is said that the concern
which has leased the theatre Intends to
show 'feature films" in that theatre for
which prices of admission as high as $1
can be charged, and to use the house as
a sort of advertising venture for the
films of the produoing company.
Urges Domestic Service as Career.
London, Nov. 16. Mrs. Cloudesley
Brereton is leading an educational cam.
paign to spread what she calls the old
fashioned Ideas of the well bred English
gentlewoman concerning servants.
That the women leaders of England
from feudal times on have never be
lieved they lost caste by understanding
kitchen science Is her contention; She
believes most servant troubles are due
to the mistress lgnoranca She advo
cates domestic service as a career for
educated women.
,Tokfo, Nov. 15. The assassination
of Mr. Abe, the director of the Po
litical Bureau of the Japanese Foreign
Office, is attributed here to the virulent
abuse showered on the government at
all times of crisis by the local press.
Further details of the murder show
that He had gone to meet Mr. IJuin, late
minister at Peking, at Shlmbashl
Station.
On Walking back to his house he
was set upon by two ruffians, hidden
behind the garden gate, and whilst one
held his hands from behind the other
plunged a dagger into his stomach, in
flicting a mortal wound, from which
death resulted the next morning.
One of the murderers committed
"seppuku''. In time-honored fashion,
whilst another was arrested on board a
steamer, trying to make his escape out
of the country to Dalren. An accomplice
surrendered to the metropolitan police. .
A remarkable letter was left behind
by Mltsuru Okada, the assassin, who
committed "seppuku" in the house of
Chlryo Sumioka, Tsukudo-Sho, Ushl
gome. '
Murderer Leaves Letter.
The young man had asked Mr. Sum
ioka to inform the Inspector-General of
Police of his whereabouts, and while
Mr. Sumioka was gone he committed
"seppuku, sitting upon a map of China
six feet square. The missive la as fol
lows: "I stabbed Mr. Abe, Director of the
Political Bureau. Why did I commit the
murderT
"Japanese diplomacy has now reached
the limit of weakness. See what the
diplomatie authorities are doing with
regard to the present Chinese problem.
"The government's policy toward
China at present has been solely drawn
up by Mr. Abe. He Is responsible ior
the weakness of Japanese diplomacy. In
the present critical time he is behaving
himself as If he did not have the grave
affairs of thestate at heart.
Thinking of the present and future
of the nation, and being Impressed with
regards as to its destiny, I have deciaea
to sacrifice my life for the purpose of
reminding the authorities of the nature
of the spirit of the nation by assassin
ating the man. The act is the outcome
of my. sincere wishes for the welfare of
the state.'
Vice to Be Movie Feature.
New York, Nov. 14. The moving plc-
knaln,,. Via alrB.dV tTOWn tO enOT-
mous proportions ana is still develop
ing with rapid strides, xnere seeum
to be no limit to the enterprise and ad
,,..n.ir, ahintv nf thn film companies.
Now it is reported that they contemplate
to Invade the field or - vice pia-ys, mm
the Universal Film company has made
a dramatisation of the report of the
Kockefeller committee on the white
slave traffic. Films will be prepared
which will be advertised under the title
'The Traffic in Souls." These pictures,
which. It is said, will be even more re
alistic than the scenes of the vice plays,
are to be produced under the direction
nt th-Travelers Aid society and other
organizations which look out for the wel
fare of young ana inexperiencea gins in
the large cities of the country. The
pictures are to be given a tryout at one
of the New York houses in the near
future.
Girl Qualifies for Life Job.
Detroit. Mich., Nov. 15. Mollis Me
Cafferty, chambermaid at the Hotel
Hoffman, is now a life fixture at that
hostelry. Because ths Irish girl put
steeplejacks to shame she has , earned
$26 and a soft Job for the rest of her
life.
Si oil ie olimbed out on a sign sus
pended from the third story of the hotel
on Woodward avenue and placed 300
electric light bulbs in it.
A motorcycle headlight that uses a
candle and which can be folded and
carried in the pocket Is a novelty gain
lng favor In Paris.
SellwoOd, Nov. 15. That the people at
large have Jiot been given complete in
formation - regarding the proposed
amendments to the 'city charter to, be .
voted upon December 9 is the assertion
of J. W. Campbell, of the.Sellwood
Board of Trade. The board will con
sider them at its . meeting , Tuesday. .'
The hard surfacing and replaclngof
streetcar tracks upon East Thirteenth
street, from the Golf Links to Maiden, v
avenue. Is being completed rapidly.
From the links to Spokane avenue work '
nn tha ...... , ..m .1.. I .
all that remains to be done- on the .
streets-Work is about three days' labor ';
in asphalting scattered stretches. North
of Spokane the oar company will com
pleto its work within a week, but the "
paving company has -mads little prog
ress. .. j
Work on the Lambert o venue sewer
which will serve the East Sellwood di. .
trict and connect with the Insley ave"-
nue sewer, is progressing satisfactorlly.
and will be completed about January 1. .
Yesterday blasting was done" on big
boulders in East Nineteenth street.
Jacobson & Bade are the contractors." '
The ladles of Blackmar circle wlTt '
gly.e a bazaar Thursday, November '20.
in Wall's hall, East Thirteenth an
Lexington, streets. Dinner will be
served from 6 to 7 o'clock. ,
Miss Mabel Blosser. of Spokane ave
nue and Fifteenth street, who is to
marry William Rlckson, of Tenino ave
nue and Fifteenth street, within a few
days, was the recipient of a delightful '
surprise shower Friday evening in the "
main lobby of the Y. M. C. A., at which
nearly 160 friends were present As the
date of the wedding has been kept se
cret, the many splendid weddlng'pree--ents
were brought to this affair. The
building was beautifully decorated with ;
chrysanthemums and ivy, and the or- '
heatra of the Sunday school of Sell
wood M. a church played selections'. '
Miss Effie Pennlck rendered a vocal
solo, Mrs. H. M. Huff gave a .reading
and sang a character song, and Miss
Mildred Pierce contributed several vie-'
lin solos. Light .refreshments were
served. The affair was arranged by
Mrs. Dr. J. W. Lehrman. Mrs Hugh
Knlpe, Mrs. Alice Goodwin and Mrs. H. -M.
Huff. v
Sunday morning in Sellwood Method
ist church Mrs. Felt, who has, bJen an-J
gaged In mission work in India for IB
consecutive years, and who is now .re
turning to her work there, after a fur
lough of a year and a half, will deliver
an address. Her husband was formerly '
Methodist district superintendent . In
Jubbal Pur district, In which there are
10,00.0000 people, and where 500,000
people are served by one missionary. '' -
In the evening the services will. '
closed with the sacrament of the Lord's
Supper, conducted by Prof. J. W. Mc
Dougal, superintendent of the Portland
district of the Oregon Methodist con
ference. This Sunday evening service '
will' close a week of personal evangel
ism, conducted by the young people of
the church. This was a , part of the
universal observance during the weefc
of the "Win My Chum" movement,
which was directed by Rev. Wilbur F.
Sheridan, general secretary of ths Ep
worth League, with headquarters in
SPECIAL METING AT
IE
New Schoolhouse and School.
Tax Levy to Be.Ois
' . cussed.
.'..V1
Mllwaukle, Or., Nov. 15. -A special
IP'Jey0'-". of the taxpayers of Mirw-Mik'
school district will be held at 8 p. ju.
Monday In the schoolhouse to disenss
the matter of securing a new schoot
house and to fix the school tax levy fol
the coming year. 1 ' '
Mtlwaukie grammar and high school
had, during October, a total enrollment
of 266, with an average dally attendance 1
of 254, or 97 per cent. These figures are
approximately the same as those for the
corresponding perfodUof last year. . Thi
coming week an lnterolass Indoor bass
ball league for girls will be organized,
with Principal R. Costs as coach. "
Upon complaint that cars of the Port
land Railway, Light V Power company
were being run over the hew concrete
culvert Just south of Mllwaukle -a a
dangerous rate of speed, the! company .
notified its -employes Thursday not. to
exceed four miles an hour over the
structure, and to run still more slowly
If that speed proved dangerous, ,
The women of St. John' Catholic
church will give a bazaar, with dinner
and .supper, December - 5 and (, 1
Grange hall here. A country fair will
be a feature, ;r,--.-' 7.
Herbert Williams moved to Mllwaukle
from Oak Grove Tuesday, ,'
H. II. McGovern returned Wednesday . ,
from a short business trip to' Newport, t
Or. "
Cyrus R. Arnett, a recent arrival from ,
Indiana, purchased a few days ago from
A. B. Kammertr lot at Irving and
Adams streets. The proporty, which 1 ,
60 by 100 feet, is (improved with five"
room house. r-.,,,..
SUPERINTENDENT SPEAKS1"
AT SELLWOOD SCHOOL
Selwood. Nov.. 15. City Superlntend
dent of Schools L. R. Alderman ad
dressed an audience ef Over 250 people
who filled to overflowing the assembly
hall of Selwood school Friday night at
a meeting of the ' Sellwood Parent
Teacher organization. The ; presldrpt.
Mrs. w. H. Beard, presided. O. !.
Flurnmer, of the board , of education,
who was scheduled to speak, was un
able to be present The Sellwood scheol
orchestra made its first' public appear
ance. Miss Lillian Ward saner a soln
and Airs. iter. F. H. Hayes cuntrlbuti!'i
plana solo. .1
At tha next meeting in 0''''ftiber, an
address will be delivered by Mrs. Jirtw-
tena Felts, nresldoot of the Otciton
CpngresH of Mothers. "
- Bermuda to Have IIhiikIiiet.
Ham lit oil, Bermuda, Nov. is. i;.,i
Armstrong, a negro, was fnt(nc1 t
day to be hangd for tlm muiilr
Chesterfield FauJ, al- a nfirr.j, tin
tober. 4. l This wms the "first rii.
passed tn t he lwiuri'1 In Si j .i-j
MILwAUK
MONDAY
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