THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING; APRIL 16V 1915.
TODAY
nr, , (106th DAY OF 1913.)
ONE YKAR AGO
At Home.
Oregon la obaerrlnx it Fire PrfTntlon day,,
designated hy proclamation of the governor.
Betting on baseball game must ceix. says
President Baom of , th Pacific Coast league.
."who- offers reward of $100 for arrest sad
: lonrlctlou of each offender.
Abroad.
Washington President Wilson gave Precis
ions 1 Presidf-nt Iluerta of Mexico warning
tbat If lie did not make amends for insults
fo the American flag by p. m. Sunday.
,Aprtl 19, he would lay the matter before
.congress.
v at. Augimtine. FIs. The men on board the
American fleet are rejoicing oer the prospect
of tbe Lnlted States teterfering In the Mex
ican trouble.
San Krancisco Reeorery of San Francisco
from the fire and earthquake of eight eara
ago was celebrated on (be Panama-Paclffc ex
lultlou aite.
AMUHKMEXT8
HEII.It;-rsroadmay at Tajrlr. Curtain 2:15
and 8:16. tUnk and rnlton In -Tbe CaDdy
Shop." Wednesday and Saturday niatine-.
CAKKR Broadway and Sixth. Curtains 2:20
and 8:20. Mattuecs Sunday. Wednesday and
Saturday. Italian Grand Opera company in
"II Trovafore" and 'Faust.
OUPHEUM Broadway at Stark. VaudeTllIe.
tirtains 2:M. 8:'S0.
rANTAiKS Broadway at Alder. Vaudellle.
t.'urtalna 2:W. 7:30 -and 9:10.
'LOKW'S KM PRESS Broadway at tan-bill.
Vatiderllle. Continuous 1 :30 to 8:30. 7:30
lu U.-lj week days. Contlbuoua 1 to 11 Sun
da v. J
LV It IC Fourth at Stark. Vaudeville. Contin
uous, 1 to 11 p. m.
COLUMBIA Sixth between Washington and
Stark sts. Motion, plcturea, 11 a. m. to :i
p. in. - ,
TEOPIES West Park at Alder atreet. Motion
pl.-tnrttt, 10 a. m. to 10:30 p. m.
STAR Washington at Park. Motion pictures,
11 t. m. to 11 p. n.
fc'ATlONAfy Park and West Park, at Stark.
Motion pictures, 12 m. to 11 pXm.
MAJESTIC rWashington at Park. Motion pic
tures. 10:3O a. m. to 11 p. m. .
SUNSET Washington at Broadwsy. Motion
pictures, 11 a. in. to 11 p. m.
C'lM-XE Fourth at Washington. Motion plc
tiipcf, 10 a. m. to 11 p. m.
ART MI.'SBVM Flftb end Taylor. Iloura to
fi week days, 2 to 3 Snndxys. Free sfter
noona of Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Satur
day. Coming Events.
East Side Business Men's luncheon April 19.
Rotary club luncheon at Benson hotel.
April 20.
Ad club luncheon at Multnomah hotel April
ProgrcsslT Business Men's league luncheon
April 22. . . ,
Realty Board luncheon at Commercial club
April 23. .....
Transportation club luncheon at Multnomah
hotel, April 23. '
Oregon Cilc league at Multnomah hotel,
April 24. .......
buuuuy school Unv-'s psget-nt of history
of rsliirLina Mtur-atlnr nrll 28. 29. SO.
"The Congressman. Lincoln high school
auditorium. April 30, May 1.
Central Library Meetings.
Rationalist society, every Sunday evening.
Oregon Civic league lectures every - 'Xhurs
dar evening.
Pacific university extension lectures, every
Wednesday evening .
Port Information Supplied.
Information regarding this port may ba ob
tained from tbe Portland Chamber of Com
merce. 6t Fifth street. Telephous Main W03
r A-1203.
Fire aoul Police.
Fire department Main 7700. A-132X
Police department Main 7181. A-4J751.
Weather Conditions.
A weak low pressure area la central over
Manitoba and a moderate blgb pressure area
overlies tbe lower lake region. The barometer
continues relatively high along the North
Prclfle coast. Showers and thunderstorms have
occurred In the southern Ilork mountain atates.
wblle generally fair weather prevaila elap
where. It la cooler in the Willamette valley,
the Bound country, eastern ' Colorado, western
Kansas and tbe middle MlsalKSlppI valley.
The conditions are favorable for fair weather
In this district "Sunday, witn lower temper
aturcs In eastern Washington, northeastern
Oregou. and northern Ida no.
Forecasts.
Portland and vicinity: Sunday, fair; north
erlv winds.
Oregon: Sunday, fair;, cooler northeast por
tion: northerly winds.
Washington: Simday, fair; cooler east por
. tlon: northerly wind.
- WahlicUn: Sunday, fair; cooler east por
tfen: -northerly wind.
Idaho: Sunday, fair: eoolrr north portion.
EDWARD A. BBAI,
- Dihtrlct Forecaster.
V. S. Weather Bulletin.
Observations taken at 3 p. m!.. Pacific time,
April 17. ini.: - ,
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S c Wind
Station. -J: -g
g'l It; 't i
Baker 72 O . 8 NW
Bniw 74 0 10 NW
Ronton r, O 4 NK
t'Hlgary ..... 72 0 4 E
'bit-ago f- O 9 K
PenTer ,V .oa s N
Te( Moines ... SO O S S
- Dultith .. 54 0 4 NW
Kurek.-i 4 0 4 W
Galveston . . . 7S 0 12 SK
Helena .. 72 0 4 NW
Jackson viHe .84 0 . . E
Kansas t'lty.. S2 0 10 fB
ljim Angeles . 62 O 8 SW
Mrhficld ..62 rt 12 NW
Medford 82 O 6 NW
Minneapolis . 7S O 18 S
Montreal ....56 0 0 ...
New Orleans. S n 8 SW
New York ... 6rt O 8 N
No.. Head . . . f.2 O 1 NW
No. Yakima. 83 O 8 NK
Phoenix 80 O 4 W
Poeatello o 4 NW
Portland. 7.1 0 8 N
Roseburg ... 80 0 N
Sacramento .. 70 O 12 8
Rt. Louts 72 O Irt JiWS
' Halt Lake ... fit. T 10 NW
Nan Fran. ... 0O o 12 W
Seattle 66 O 4 NW
Spokane 7 O 8 SW
Tacoma 70 0 4 X
Tatoosh lal'l. f2 T lrt 8
Washington .112 O 4 N
Winnipeg 84 O 6 W
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Clear
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t'loudy
Clear
Closr
Cloudy
Pt. Cloudy
Cloudv
Cltjnrty
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Clear
Cleaf
Clear
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Clear
Clear
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Clear
Clear
Cloudv
Pt. Cloudy
Clear
Clear
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Clear
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K I Clear
Clondv
Pt. Cloudy
Clear
dear
Clear
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ZiOcal liecord.
Portland. Or.. April 17. Maximum tem
periture,. 73 degrees; minimum temperature.
60 degrees.
River reading. 8 a. m., 6.5 feet: change
in last 24 hours, "0.5 foot.
Total rainfall (5 p. rn. to S p. m.). none;
total rainfall since Sept. 1. Ii4, o,-i.85
inches; normal rainfall since Sept. 1. 38.57
inches: deficiency of rainfall since Sept. 1.
12.72 inches.
-Total sunshine. IS hours. 39 minutes; pos
sible sunshine. 13 hours. .TO minutes; barom
eter reduced to sea level). 5 p. m., 30.02
inches.
town Topics
Penngylvania Club to Elect. The an
nual meeting of the Pennsylvania club
will be held next Thursday evening at
the University club, that being the
birthday of Andrew G. Curtin, war
jsoverrjor of the Keystone state dur
ing thts rebellion. The meeting will be
in the nature of a banquet. Among
the speakers will be Judge John Ar
thur, of Seattle, president of the Penn
sylvania club of Washington; his topic
will be "Pennsylvania and the Civil
AVar." Mr. 'Wallace McCamant, presi
dent of the local society on "Andrew
a. Curtin," and Professor J. F. Ewing
of the Portland Academy, will respond
to the toast, 'General George B.
Meade," the hero of Gettysburg. The
club Is in receipt of a personal mes
sage from Governor Martin G. Brum
baugh, which will be read at the din
ner School Pupils Cntrtain, Pupils of
the ninth grade at Albina Homestead
school gave a program of music and
recitations at the school building Fri
day night. Several selections were
played by the grade orchestra, and there
wore recitations by Ruth Weir and Jes
sie Mowerjv Geneva France played a
piano solo, and Margaret Yost played
ths violin. Viola Luckow played the pi
ano and told a Chinese -story, a Dutcia
song; was rendered by Marie Parson
and Evelyn Clark, Quotations and
club drills made up in the balance of
the program.1 In the orchestra were
Kvelyn Powers and Ellen Pilkaer, rrfan
dolins; Hazel Olson, Harold Hohnstefn
and Chester Smith, violins, and Geneva
France, piano.
Sigreets Claim Be Disallowed. On
the ground that the law provides a
day i election 1 board shall count tbe
ballots of . an election when the vote
In the precinct is less than l0y A. .W.
France, chairman of the day election
board in precinct 209. in a letter to
the County, commissioners, suggests
that j the pay of the Bight board in
that precinct be disallowed. : He says
that the night board demanded that It
be allowed to make the count and that
the day board gave way for that rea
son, ; The letter was refererd to Coun
ty Auditor Martin for reference when
the election officials are paid. The
total vote in the precinct was 107 for
the road bonds jnd 39 against, or 146
votes.
Vacant Zrtts to Be Cleaned. Vacant
lots in the Brooklyn section will be
the-scenes of a vigorous clean-up cam
paign, foe which plans were uecided
on yesterday at a meeting of the
city beautiful committee of the school,
of which Principal T. J. Gary is chair
man.' Mrs. Krtd G. Urfur has offered
the use of lier automobile, and W. Q.
Oglebee. janitor of the school, will go
over the district oh a scouting expedi
tion which will determine which lots
need i cleaning and which will be
cleaned first. Home owners will , be
expected to clean up their own prem
ises. -: It is planned to pay the school
boys who will do the work on the va
cant lots.
To Honor War Governor. The hundredth-
anniversary of the birth of An
drew G. Curtin. "war governor of
Pennsylvania, will be celebrated by
the Pennsylvania club at a dinner to
be given at the Unlverstty club Thurs
day evening. Judge Arthur of Seattle
will be the speaker and plans are being;
made to make the scelebratlon one of
the most notable ever held by the or
ganization. Governor Brumbaugh of
Pennsylvania was invited to attend
but was forced to decline because of
a change in his plans about coming
to the coast.
Electricity Will Be Topic. Chair
man Clyde B. Altchison, of the state
rairroad commission. Is sending out in
vitations to those interested to attend
a conference at the commission's local
office May 8 and 10, at which Dr. E.
B. Rosa of the United States Bureau
of Standards and others from the de
partment will be present. The con
ference will deal with discussion of
rules proposed by the Bureau for the
United States Electrical Safety Code
pertaining to generating and sub-stations,
overhead and underground lines
and utilization equipment.
Pira Chief Will Speak. Today at
12 (noon) Fire Marshall Jay Stevens
will address the Men's Current Events
class of Westminster Presbyterian
church, corner East Seventeenth. North
and Schuyler streets, on "Fire Preven
tion In Portland." It is pointed out
that the large number of fires in Port
land during the past year make this
subject an economic question of great
local interest. Mr. Stevens has Just
completed a tour of eastern cities in
vestigating modern methods. All men
are cordially invited to attend.
Coal to Be Exhibited. One big block
of Oregon mined coal, dug from the
mine on property owned by W. S. Ball
of Coquille, Coos county, will be
placed on exhibition at the new Cham
ber of Commerce as soon as it arrives.
Mr. Hall has notified the chamber that
the exhibit is On the way. The speci
men will be mounted on a i-olished
pedestal of Oregon myrtle. Mr. Hall
has lately finished placing c.n exhibit
in the Oregon building at the San
Krancisco exposition.
Services at Bead College. The Reed
college vesper service this afternoon -it
4 oVlook will be given over to special
music by the chorus. Two anthem se
lections will be rendered, Gounod's
"Sanetus." and Maunder's "Praise the
Iord." In Reed extension course 12,
natural science. Dr. H. B. Torrey will
give the sixty-fourth lecture, entitled
"The ! Behavior of the Lower Organ
isms,' Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock
in the biological lecture room of the
college.
Punished for Assault. After an al
tercation with four youths, said to be
Columbia university students, on Daw
son street. St. Johns, Thursday, J-e
Werths of Portsmouth and Clyde
I'avidson and Al Fredericks of St
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BET. 3RD AND 4TH
Jaeg
Johns were arrested on an assault and 1
battery charge preferred by one of the
four, H. L. Walker, aged 21. of Chi
cago. HI. Justice of the- Peace J. K.
Williams fined Werths S25. Davidson
515 and Fredericks If 10. Fredericks
paid his fine, but the other two were
sent to the county Jail.
Indorses Planned Toutv Dr. ; C. J.
o-itk .,. ,,,.
extensive business trip to the Atlantic j reverently instead of filling you with
seaboard, warmly indorses the pro-' sagacity. . 1 j
rosed trip of the Portland police band Versatile W. P. La Roche, city attor
to the east during the coming sum-1 ney, with geniality for his middle
mer to arouse public interest in .the : name, did it and ! got away with it
great northwest. He said it would" be without having even as much as a
Bit attraction that would cause more bad scare. Yet, to this day, he won
comment and attract more attention j ders how he did it and how the high
than a flood of pamphlets and posters. wayman was so easily fooled. To get
which: would be glanced at and then . him to tell the story, however, is like
relegated to the waste basket.
California Society Busy. The Cali
fornia society will celebrate the ninth
anniversary of the San Francisco fire
next Wednesday evening,. April 21. at
Masonic temple, by holding a refugeo
card party and dance. Many of the
members will come costumed to fit the
occasion and an interesting program is
assured Mins Agnes Welch Is
chairman of the committee in charge
ft, V8, n!frtain,m'?t-. Memb- of
incited societies are
t ''
. -" - yj 111-
mont of 49714 Columbia street, rid
ing a bicycle at Columbia street and
Broadway about noon yesterday, was
struck by the automobile driven by
Dr. Curtis Holcomb of 129 Russell
street. There were no Injuries ex
cepting slight bruises. He was taken
to his home by Dr. Holcomb, who aft
erwards reported the accident to the
Police.
The Nebraska Society will meet at
the Central library building, Monday
evening. April 19. "Social Hour" and
election of officers will be the features
of this meeting. It is earnestly re
quested that all members of the so
ciety attend in order that the e'ection
may be held and officers installed for
the ensuing year. (Adv.)
ITew York, April -16, 1915, To J. M.
Dixon, grand recorder. Ancient Order
United Workmen, Portland, Or. Valua
tion reports for.department go forward
today, showing- by National Fraternal
Congress table one hundred eight per
cent of solvency. Miles M. Dawson.
Actuary. (Adv.)
Cigarette Ashea Start "Fire. Cigar
ette ashes falling into an enamel vat
at the Auto Enameling company, 527
Alder street, yesterday afternoon,
started a fire that attracted large
crowds from the downtown business
district. The loss is S300,. not cov
ered by insurance.
Succeeds J. W. Matthes Succeeding
J. W. Matthew, who resigned several
months ago, Berghuls O. Krak. 207
Fourteenth street, a landscape garden
er, has been appointed vice-consul for
the Netherlands at Portland. Mr.
Matthes Is said to be employed with
a shipping firm In London.
Mr. X.ora C. little and Mr. E. E.
Buster will appear in a free entertain
ment at the Peninsula theatre Monday
night. Mr. Buster will present a pro
gram of wit and humor, and Mrs. Lit
tle an illustrated lecture on vaccina
tion. States Big-hta Por Sal for Oresron
and Washington to s no t.ni.H
machine. The proposition should pay I the man's hand flashed from his pock
the purchaser a profit of over $10,000 i ct and the command came for him to
a year for many years. Model ran hn' raise i his hands. For an instant La
seen at room 920 Northwestern Bank
ouuaing. care E. H. Grasty. Adv.
Urove Crippled Hon K Hlmmol.
stein, fruit peddler, arrested Fridav
for driving a crippled horse on the
street, was fined $15 in the municiDal
court yesterday on the testimony of
numane M-rncer Jr-ltts.
To Plan Decoration Say, Sons of
Veterans of the Civil war will meet at
n. o vi. z. nan in ma t'ounno m
building tomorrow night at 8 o'clock
to arrange for the celebration of Dec
oration day.
Ths Bible Study Circle will hold its
last meeting for the year at the Cen
tral library. Tuesday, at 3 o'clock.
Rabbie Wise will lead the class. All
men and women are welcome.
Xalsomins Tour Boom, 40c. Paint
your floor, 85c. House with Diamond
Pure paint, $1.65 gal. Paint and varnish
auto, 75e. Portland Paint Co., 230 .
i'luui. .uainiiaii iu, (Adv.)
Steamer Jess Sara-Ins for rm
Washougal and way landings, dally ex- '
cept Sunday. Leaves Washington street I
" . ft,. ill.
Adv.
.The Pen Store. Fountain pens, ink.
repairs and exchanges. 354 y Wash
ington St., Morgan bldg., near Park.Ad.
On Suit Pressed Baeb Walk. $1.60
a month. Unique Tailoring Co.. 309
Stark. Main 614. A-4314. (Adv)
Chlpherd's Hot Springs, A good
time to -co. E. L. SHIPHKRD, Mgd. Ad-
Wooster Sells
"Washington st.
Everything. 4S8
(Adv.)
Br. W.
Bar View.
Wiss has returned from
' (Adv.)
B. Pox, optician. Journal bldg. Ad.
The Dandelion.
. By J. B. Zler.
The bet of the ittf ts of the itreat. ood God
,Are, those most generously supplied.
He loves the common people best
And so they everywhere abide."
And what they love In normal state
Tbe.i find in their own door vsrd
Shut in. not out, by Eden's pate.
While armored ;.jgels guard.
The bees abuzz in the .apple trees
The honey In the rorah, '
The llly'a soul upou the breeze,
, Caress the lowly home.
The Infant on the velvet strard
With gleeful greed it gathers In
The yellow coins of the cottage yard
Full current ther, in Baby land.
In Baby land! In Fairyland! :
Upon the sod the gold is spread.
In Happyland! In Homeland!
The green, green graw beneath the feet.
The blue sty overhead.
The deep, rich coins of the Dandelions
Sown broadcast on the sod.
The gold way down in the dank deep mine
Hia away by the selfsame Uod. "
Tbe dirty coins of the market place.
With their stamp and base alloy.
May be the choice of a slavish race. -
Enfettered man for childhood's joy.
But give me the riches without alloy.
The finet gold on esrth,
I'll join with the child in its rimple Joy .
And be- a share 'of its mirth.
I'll fill mr hands with tbe lowly bloom,
And fling away the metal's dhws.
I'll ctirt the shaft of the downy globe.
While sephyrs waft away its floss.
The sky. and the grass, and the winds be
tween: The child and the golden bloom;
Where are the riches ran tbeoe surpass?
Ur. like them, dispel the gloom T
Safe
You are safe In buying from Jimmy
Dunn. The ready-to-wear men's suits
ne sens are made by the foremost
clothiers in Chicago, New York and
Baltimore. $20.00 men m suits for
$14.75 $25.00 men's suits for SIS 75.
Oregonian bldg.. 3d floor. (Adv.)
WHO'S WHO IN
By Claude M. Bristol.
Making a real highwayman believe
V - ' m a a jl a wir wtian r.,t
I v a,-..-.... .,..
-are not, ana naving mm duw iu you
trying to draw spikes with the claw of
a tack hammer.
City Attorney La Roche was on his
way home one night. It was - cold.
He had the collar of his black over
coat closely buttoned around his neck.
He wore a black soft felt hat.
Ths
' resemblance to a clergyman, at first
glance, was striking,
Xace to race With, Burglar,
j when wlthin a- few blocks of his
; nome ne Degan to feel uncomfortable,
He couldn't account for it-until he
! discovered a stranger across the street
J eyeing him in a suspicious manner.
inevitable was about to happen. He
was in for an encounter with a holdup
artist. The speed of lightning is slow
as compared to the way his thoughts
traveled.
I7r to this time La Roche had al
ways contended that the safest thing
to do when a gun Is stuck in your
face is to raise your hands and be
most respectful. He forgot all about
his. fine resolutions when the stranger
seemed .to Jump across the street and
step out from behind a tree. His
fists had doubled up and he wanted
to fight.
Undoubtedly his face was pale,
though lined with determination when
Roche did not know what to do. Th
next instant he got the surprise of
his life, for -these were the words he
heard:
Mistaken fox Priest.
"I beg your pardon, 'Father,' I have
made a mistake."
For the barest fraction of a second
! La Roche did some quick thinking. He
realized that he had been mistaken
! i.mor. n wo avii oome-
j what surprised "when he heard him-
self say:
"Never mind, my son. Possibly you
have made a mistake, and a grave one
at that. Why do you do this?"
In a few minutes the stranger with
tears in his eyes told his story. He
was broke, his family was without
food, and he could not get work. La
Roche, of course, "fell," although he
does not say how much he fell for.
Then, in a real fatherly fashion, he
gave the would have been highway
man some advice. They parted. La
Roche to go. to his home chuckling
. 1 ..... . 1 1 . V. Wlawl.
I ana musing aaeruaici , iwiu uic m"
I wavman . to go his way apparently a
better man.
To know City Attorney La Roche,
as those at the city hall know him, la
to like him. There is that irresistible
something about him which makes all
those who meet him wish that there
were more-in the world of his sjamp.
"With a twinkle in his eye and a
smile on his lips, ready for a lark or
ready for a fight, yet wholly serious
when necessary. Is It sny wonder that
he is loved by his employes and asso
ciates alike? A kind word here and a
cheery smile there that is City At
torney W. P. La Roche.
La Boons Zs Versatile.
While by profession La Roche is a
lawyer, there are many , other things
he has done of which few are aware
One of these Was to survey and build
a road from Savannah, Ga., to a point
12 miles from the city. But we are
getting, ahead of our story.
La. Roche can cook he's some cook.
believe me. He can wash- and iron his
own clothes. Those who were with
him on his vacation far down tho Ore
gon coast last summer can vouch for
that. He can run. he can swim and he
what he could do recently when ho
beat them all in broad jumping.
There is one thing that can be said
against him, however. He is a poor
deer hunter. He would much prefer
to lie in the shade of the old maple
tree watching the clouds drift by than
climb a mountain loaded, down with a
gun and knapsack looking for big
game. Give him a troutpole and a
nice, quiet little nook along some
mountain stream, however, and he will
be content to stay there until the cows
come horn.
Comas Prom Zrge Pamlly.
For a more gallant fellow among the
public servants one would have to
search with a microscope. Ask the
women employes in the city hall about
it. They'll tell you more about his
gallantry. There is nothing of the
sham about it, but it Just comes nat
ural to him.
La Roche is a southerner. Maybe
that has something to do with it. He
was born in Savannah, November 9,
1866. the son of a Georgian real estate
operator. There were nine children in
his famlfy, and he was the sixth child.
He took to grammar and high school
as a cat takes to milk. After finish
ing he attended Chatham academy.
His father and himself determined
that law was to be his life's work, and
so on the boy. then 16 years old, fell
the burden of making a lawyer of
himself.
Before he started studying, however,
he and his father thought it best that
he get some business education so he
went . to work for awhile. His first
job was with a cosl company. . He was
put to work at $5 a week trying to
get money out-of those who disliked
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P. La Roche, city attorney.
paying for their winter's supply of
iuei. tfe dia it so wen mat djt trie
time he finished his business educa
tion two years later he was getting
several dollars more a week.
In Savannah there was an old Phil
adelphia lawyer (no joke meant here)
and unto him young La Roche took
himself. He got a lesson evi-y day
and in addition saw that the office was
kept clean and the books tvere in
their place. For two years he kept
this up and then he was admitted to
the bar.
Some finishing touches were deemed
necessary and to the University of
Virginia hied the enterprising young
barrister. He -spent a summer there,
taking the regular summer course in
law and then began his career in earn
est. The stories lie can tell of those
earlier attempts to get into the game
would tfili volumes, but it is enough to
say that it was not many years be
fore he became, a recognized factor in
the community. He had the faculty of
taking hold of a case and winning it,
and it was not long before he got the
reputation of winning the greatest
number of cases of any who practised
before the supreme court of tha state.
Politics in the Georgian town were
bad. A number of citizens decided that
a housecleaning was necessary and
banded together under the' name of the
"Citizens' club." La. Roche beams a
member and the. housecleaning started'.
A lot of politicians dropped nto ob
livion when the club members got hold
of them.
La Roche did not aspire to public
office and made no attempt to land a
public Job, but along in 1898 I fiends
in bis district picked him as a can
didate for the legislature. Of course,
he was elected and went to work for
his state. He served through two ses
sions.
La Roche, by this time, had built
himself a country home 12 miles from
Savannah and decided that he ag go
ing to live comfortably for awhile
There was only one thing wrong with
this place, however, and that was there
was no road between it and Savannah.
Once he had the home he was going to
have a road.
How to get it .was another question.
He took himself to the county com
missioners and laid his case and those
of his neighbors before them. Sure
they believed that a road was a neces
sity, but to build it was an entirely
different story.
They wanted - to build in a round
about way and not at all in accordance
with the wishes of the property own
ers. Once more La Roche and his
neighbors saw the county commission
ers. They were told to go ahead and
build the road themselves if they
wanted it so badly.
Taking them at their word La Roche
and his neighbors decided where they
wanted It and how they wanted It. To
La Roche was intrusted the work, how
ever. The first thing he did was to
seek the advice of engineers. He didn't
get it, however, for- they had been seen
first by the county commissioners and
had been told not to "monkey with La
Roche and his old road." ,
But La Roche wanted a road, any
way. . He got a transit, some books on
surveying and decided to :-ulld the
road himself. Several months were
spent in surveying for that 12 miles
of roadway. The job was finished one
day but it almost finished La RocT.e.
He was taken down with malaria, con
tracted by wading through and work
ing in a swamp, and his career as a
road builder was ended.
For. weeks he lay in his bed several
times near the point of death. When
he recovered the doctors advisad . a
change of climate, telling nim that un
less he moved ' put cf the aouth he
would die.
BtmoTM to Portland.
La Roche had been throueh the.
northwest a couple of times before so
decided to leave everything and take
his family with him to Seattle. He
came to Portland expecting to go on
to Seattle, Dut ne liked the town so
well that he decided on a stopover. He
has been here since. That was in
1905, and he says he likes the town
better every day.
That same road that caused him to
come to Portland is today one of the
finest in the state of Georgia.-' It is
part of the beautiful Vanderbilt cup
race course lamed as an - automobile
speedway. Guess the name of it. It
IS known as La Roche avenue.
As said before. La Roche likes Port
land and he likes Oregon and is one
of our best little boosters. Probably
this would better snow his allegiance
to the state: He was asked if he "were
W. P. LA ROCHE
to go to the San Francisco expoei
tion.
"Go there!. I should say not." he
said vehemently. "Why, down there
they are doingeverythlng in the world
to keep travelers from coming to Ore
gon. They want everything and would
leave, us out in the cold. ... I. for one am j
going to stay right here at nome ana
spend my little mite where it may do
some good.".
I As a story ! teller La Roche is a
wonder. He's got a story to fit every
little happening and to illustrate every
point he wants to emphasise. He is a
very convincing talker. A few weeks
ago he almost convinced the entire
city commission why a wagon bridge
of the old-fashioned kind has side
walls and a roof. The common tjelief
is that they are for protection of the
structure from the elements. La Roche
contends, however, that the walls are
there to prevent horses, becoming
frightened, from jumping overboard.
He does not .explain why the roof Is
there, though.
One of La Roche's best little pet
theories is that we have hair on our
heads to absorb electricity from the
air and furnish energy for the brain.
"Look at our great men the musi
cians and the artists," he says. "All
of them have plenty of hair. That
hair is absolutely necessary to a
brainy man, for it gathers electricity
from the air and furnishes energy for
the brain."
Now glance at La Roche's photo-
graph, reproduced herewith, and you'll
see now tne theory may be applied.
Portland's city attorney is, in addi
tion to all of the things mentioned, a
very studious person. He loves to read.
He is not very keen about non-fiction,
but give him a story about a man and
a woman, some love, a couple of shoot
lng affrays, narrow escapes, etc., and
he has little time for anything else.
He says he reads stories of romance
only for relaxation, however.
Take La Roche away from the city
hall and put him in the garden. He
will make himself useful there. He'd
get a shovel, a hoe and a rk nnri in i
'a little while one would not know the
place. The next thing he would do
would be to get some sticks and wire
and build a fence and after that get
some paint and paint the fence.
While his department is one of the
busiest in the city watch the em
ployes at work some time and he is
crowded with opinions to . write and
letters to answer, he still has time to
chat a few minutes with everyone who
comes to see him. Playing the game
Just comes natural to him, and If he
tried- to do otherwise he would not be
his real self. ,
In a few lines this shows the type1
or man we nave heading our legal
bureau. It was shortly before noon
laat Tuestday. everyone in the city
hall was talking baseball; all wanted
to see the opening game: La Roche
wanted to see it. too. The city com
missioners had decreed that the em-;
ployes could see the game if someone
was left to keep the offices open. j
La Roche learned that the employes '
of his office wanted to see the game
start. Right then and there h decided '
he had the backache and that sitting
in'the open air watching a ball gamej
..wuftu .nji. i' n n n.y . ne Biayeu to
keep his office open. . , . .
Books Will Open ,
Tomorrow for AH
Who Would Sign
) Registration books will be
Mf- opened tomorrow to remain
open for 11 days, closing April
29. All whose votes were sworn
- In at the election of last Wed-
nesday must register to. vote
m in the city election if they
" would not aeain go to the trou-
ble of being sworn In. Changes
of address should be noted that
oters may be registered in the
jF precinct In which they reside.
Women who marry must regis-
ter under their new names to
be properly registered.
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Tests In Germany have shown that
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DEMAND FOR WATER
METERS IS GAINING
STEADILY IN THE CITY
Applications' for Meters .Are
Now Coming in at the Rate
of 10 to 15 Each Day.
SUPPLY IS NEARLY OUT
Hew Applications Cant Be Granted
TJnless Conadl Authorises Pur
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Water consumers want 1 water
meters. The demand for them is stead
ily growing greater and now the water
bureau is seeking, a way to secure
more, of them to keep up with the -demands,
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" According to L. 8. Kalser. superin
tendent of the bureau, applications, for
meters are nowi coming in at the rate
of 10 to 15 a day. While the bureaii
has been Installing the instruments mu
rapidly as possible, taking them from
tho scanty supply on hand, there are
mere than 200 applications now on file
which have yet. to be granted.
That this work might be done more
rapidly and the bureau keep up with
the requests, thrf city council Wednes
day authorized the purchase of a small
runabout. This' machine .will be used
exclusively by. jthe crews installing
water meters. j .
The meters now being installed are
from a. supply of about 460 the city
secured in exchange for 'old opes re
moved from services where other me
ters were installed. This supply is
about exhausted and according to Su
perintendent Kaiser, unless the coun
cil authorizes the purchase of more
instruments new applications can, not
be granted. j , - '
The council last year authorized the
purchase of 5000 meters but the refer
endum was Invoked on the measure
and it will come before the voters at
the June election.
McAdooV-i Illness Figures.
Washington, 'April 17. (I. N. S.)
Secretary of the Treasury McAJoo's
illness, it was! said here today, has
been an important factor In Inducing
the government's attorneys to ask for
a continuance of the Injunction' suit
filed by the Rtggs National bank
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