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    the Oregon: daily- journal, Portland, Wednesday evening, may . 5, 1915.
BOXING
1
ORDINANCE
PASSED BY COUNCIL;
ACTION
UNANIMOUS
Bouts Cannot Be Held Unless
: Permit lis Obtained From
Chief of Police,
CONDITIONS SET FORTH
Kiwut Xs tae Kort JDrastie of Kind
- ruiil i Portland la SCsay
Tears. -
Br unanimous vote the city council
this morning- passed the new ordinance
regulatiag boxing- bouts. The measure
.. Is one of the most drastic -passed in
: . years and prohibits all boxing- matcbes
except those wnere ribbons and medals
not to exceed 125 in value are given
, Cash and merchandise orders as prizes
are barred. , I ' - ?
The ordinance takes effect in 30
days, and thereafter It will be unlaw
ful to hold a match, unless a permit
is nrst secured iron the chief of po
lice. The time; of the bouts are limited
"to 12 minutes, and the duration of
- rounds shall not be more than three
minutes,, with Intermission of at least
pne minute between each round.
The rings and ropes are to be padded
that no injury! may be done the boxer
by falling, while; gloves are to be not
less man' elgnt ounces in weight.
Boxers are. not to bandage' their
Vucjties or hands. .
In case a boxer is knocked down,
the ordinance provides that the round
, shall immediately end. It is also
stipulated that lp case the contest be
comes one-sidld iahd there is liability
of either boxer sustaining injuries, the
matoft shall be! stopped.
No persons under 16 years of ags
are to be allowed to compete in box
ing bouts. The police are given power
to stop bouts In violation of any pro
visions of the. measure, and the pen
alty Is fixed atj 500 or six months' im
prisonment. MONEY FORi HAULING NEEDED
Council to Aft on Appropriation ;
About $28,000 is needed to haul the
, wood cut -at the municipal camps to a
, distributing pointmlthln the city where
It may be sold!, to consumers, and the
city council will act on an ordinance
appropriating the money at its meet
ing Friday morning. .
. Commissioner Brewster proposed V
award the contract for hauling to
Charles B. Haitt,. the price 'to be 1X80
per cord for thle 10,000 cords now cut,
but owing to request made by Com
missioner Bigelow that an investiga
tion be made as to the feasibility of
delivering the vood by train instead of
wagons and trucks action on the plan
was postponed (until Friday.
Thomas Bweeney, a local contractor,
protested against the contraefgoing to
: Hart, saying that he had made a lower
. bill and thst )Ia WAS hlno leorlniL
jiaica against.; commissioner ,Brew
ster refuted this and said that Swee
ney had not glven the lower bid until
he had heard Lof Hart's bid. This
Bweeney denied!, stating that both bids
were verbal and submitted at the same
time. ' ..- .- .'
Sweeney now charges that If the
award goes to! Hart the proceedings
will be irregular a, the charter pro
vides that in case no bids are origi
nally received! following .advertise
ment or bids are -rejected, proposals
-'- for bids must be Immediately adver
. tised. He says: this was not done and
any action iaitein is in violation of the
charten i j
CANDISPROV
MALICE
Swimming Pools
. In Schools to Be
. Open to Public
Swimming pools in the Coueh.
Shattuck and Arleta schools
.are to be available for use by m
the general public when the
schools are completed. The
Jfe .1.. . I ,... W Wm
cil this jnorning and met with CoIOnelAlSO GlVeO UPPOrtll-
approval. It Is proposed that , ... ... n
the city pay for the water nitv to Correct His Pre-
incurred r because of use by
others than the school chll-
dren. , .: - i
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PnnSFUFIT. RRIIMflMLiner Aquitania
V Nt5S5lANU5UI1t
vlous Testimony ; in Case
BARNES WAS: PAID, WELL
linson spent nearly six months in pre
paring for the suit and worked much
overtime. -!
Ha KeoeiTed Commissions Amounting to
as Xlgn 914,000 la Oae rarmeat
r for State Vrlatiafr Contracts.
George I Lawrence Injured.
George Lawrence. - a laborer of
Pigeon Springs, Wash., who was In-1 Syracuse, N. T., May fi. (I. N.6.)
lured early yesterday mormnar in a I colonel Theodore Roosevelt today re
landslide along a road on-which le was I sumed the witness stand to conclude
working, was brought to tna aooa I new tine 01 testimony oy wmcn
Samaritan hospital last night. ; He is 1 enoronm w convince m jury
suffering from a badly bruised leg. j that hs, was not actuated by malice in
a t. v-Jf n "am jr. uarnes. wnicn started me
I 150.000 libel suit aarainat th u-dmI.
bwiuh hi in?Mimuua u vcing d.nt at th United Staa
made as to the use or the various au-i with the nrnhhi .nn(iH.inn nr cni-
tomobiles In tha citya service the coun-j onl Roosevelt's testimony some time
' " poltvnw wuwn wn today, an end to the long dragged ou
an orainance autnorising tne purcnase 1 uit seemeit-in ffht a mnr. wit.
ofi an automobile for the mayor and I n. ,- w.. .
city commissioners. , I u believed that this examination will
t brief, statements in ' corroboration
Appropriation:, for Memorial Day. lof previous testimony being all that
Thk eitvr nannetl thin mnmlnr aonro. i S aesirea. 1
nriated S500 to be used by the Grand! Justice Andrews gave the colonel
Army of the Republic, Spanish-Amer
ican war and Indian War veterans in
observing memorial day. ,
DALLES IS CROWDED
WITH! VISITORS ON
HAND FOR PROGRAM
(Continued From Page One.1 -
further opportunity to examine and
correct the record of hia testimony.
This permission the colonel was not
slow to avail himself of and he ac
cordingly perused the record with
painstaking care, now and then offer
ing a correction.
That William F. Barnes, plaintiff in
the 160,000 libel suit against Colonel
Roosevelt, ' received commissions
amounting at times to as much as
$14,000 in one payment for state print
ing contracts filled by the J B. Lyon
company, was the admission forced
from Charles Winchester, official of
the company, when on the stand today.
jonn u. towers, wno conducts oper-
AUTO DRIVERS ARB WARNED
Commissioner
Brewster Gives a
Word of Advice,
Drivers of automobiles should look
behind them before they signal with
the outstretched arm that they are to
top or make i & turn, according to
commissioner. Brewster this morning.
The arm should not be extended Just
before stopping lor turninir. but should
be done long before the car changij
us qiouon, says ait. Jtirewscer.
In most cases now," he said this
morning, "drivers stick out their arms
and immediately turn or stop their
car. -They do not know what Is be
nlndjtbem and seem to care less. Those
behind do not get sufficient warning.
Drivers should always look behind be
fore turning and signal before they
even start to turn or stop.
open tooted shrilly. The canal dredges
working on drift sand contributed an
even louder note.
T.l.nlrll. rh. TTititl. nmmAA little
-f X! 7 .v,,.v. i I atlons on the firing line for the form
every whistle was echoed and echoed r PrMldant. was unable to ascertain
again. When the Celllo canal is seen. tro 100 wvnes way io amounts
its magnitude is realised. "7 " T. t L U"'JILB l""
Eight and, one nalt miles is a long """ w wun nuKM.nr w iuu-
way on a boat. Five million dollars I '"2
Mma ntti. onnncrh tnr aA cinrntla an I powers did develop, however, that
Improvement, when viewing the face Barnes held stock in the company at
of the rock.: walls cut through, the " eonmionI were paio.
masonry installed and the fierce rjarut t-iaii, son ot me iaie senator,
rapids avoided. 1 was recaiiea 10 uie siana suincieniiy
It was interesting to observe the ' r aim 10 iwuiy lamt. ne naa
personnel of the party. A farmer "rouguiio ojrraciiM u jeneri wni-
frnm near TTmatllla exulted: "I'll I l" ojr nooevii 10 oenaror riu.il ana
have a cheap way of shipping my cope" 01 " letters written Ty fiaii
hogs to Portland market now. I OOVC1'- .
a merchant from Lewl.ton: -i can I Ilatt was Instructed to leave the
see where 111 make, business better letters In charge of the court as they
during this open river, and I believe wantea later,
service will be .practically as quick as I
by ralL"
John Gratka of Astoria: "We want
this entire crowd to make the through
trip and see the port at the mouth of
the Columbia. We. on our part, must
get busy with wheat elevators effi
cient use of our public docks and
other transshipping facilities."
The Columbia and i Snake rivers
waterways convention at Astoria Fri
day and Saturday will be the climax
of the trip, and one of the features of
the Astoria program is a trip out over
the bar to study the north and south
Jetties.
At Maryhill. Samuel Htll had as his
guests at breakfast this morning Gov- j
ernor Alexander and family of Idaho,
Governor Lister of Washington; Sen
ators E. Pplndexter and Jones of
Washington, Congressman Humphrey
of Seattle, also the following who came
from Portland by private car: Fred
erick. B. Holman, John Lewis. Ned
Ayer, George N.
ORPHEUM THEATRE IS
TO CLOSE ITS DOORS
HERE THIS .EVENING
Unconfirmed Rumor Says It
Will Open in Summer With
Moving Picture Shaw,
I Will Send Milk Deputy.
Over tha objections of Commission
ers Daly and Bigelow the city council
this- morning authorised City- Health
Officer Marcellus to send a deputy to
' accompany Portland's milk exhibit to
'the San Francisco exposition.
It Is the plan to send Chief Milk
Inspector Dr. D. W. Mack with the
milk which will compete in the inter
national milk contest to be held at
the exposition beginning June 7.
New Publication Appears. -A
new publication called "Civil
Service." devoted to the interest of
civil service employes of the county.
state and city, made its first appear-J
ance at tne city nan tms morning, it
Is published by) J. .H. Tregllaa and he
says In the editorial of announcement,
"we propose to put a ' check on the
high-banded driver of civil service men
nd women."' ....
' Rule Made JLess Strict. .
The city council puassed an ordi
nance this morning providing that
streetcars are not to be required to
. stop and. sound warning signals before
crossing other tracks not in operation
Before streetcars were required to stop
at all car, tracks whether In operation
or not. I "
domlinson Is Paid $1000.
Because of overtime spent in pre
paring for th Schaw-Batcher Pipe
Works company suit, the city council
this morning allowed Deputy City At
torney Harry Tomllnson $1000, Tom-
The Orpheum closes tonight.
It is rumored that it will be ODened
Trowbridge. Albert I for the summer with movins- Pictures.
Smith," Frank Riley, John F. Carroll, j but Manager Thomas Conlon says he
Senator K. A. J. McKensle, George l Knows notmng of the plans of John
Rodgers of Salem. P. C. B. Prall. Ru- w. considine, the owner
fus C Holman. H. L. Bowlby. Judgo "About the only thing certain." said
Hannaford of Seattle, C J. Chamber-1 Mr. Conlon this morning, -is that we
lain and J. Stewart I will reopen again In the fall with thi
Mr. Hill had nrenared freauent slras I regular orpneum vaudeville."
explaining tha good roads demonstra-1 Mr. Considine Is now in New York
tlon which the auto tours constituted. I conferring with Marcus Loew about
He had 10 types of road construction ntneatres taken over by Loew from
from the standard asphaltlo, concrete. uuivan & considine.
which has worn perfectly fur five! . 11 ald that Loew wrtll turn these
years without repairs, to a surface of I theatres, including the Portland Em
oil an ni-th i!.n rlvln, aumrtaln vlv 1 Pess, back to Considine.
good service. - Unquestionaly if all the . The latest word received In Portland
communities represented In the excur- J telegram from Mr. Loew to The
slon could take from Mr. Hill's road Journal, in which he says nothing is
lessons for practical i application. thelMW,,a aeriniteiy.
Columbia basin would become famed
for Its splendid highways, wonderful
prosperity and intense development.
Mr. Hill probably i does not expect
so big a result from his exposition, but
he prepared as if he had. '
The companion to the good roads were
the finely paved sir eta of Goidendale,
wrucn poasts more pavement in pro
portion to population .than any
town in the country. ; -
$1000 Check Gift
To Local Sleuth
W. P. Hawley, president of the
Hawley Pulp A Paper-: Co. of . Oregon
other City, paid a social call on his brother.
. uawiey, a memoer of the police
detective department, last night. As
St, Johns to Participate. j wa leaving he handed bis brother
Combined fleets eelebratina- the I -v-.. v -
formal opening of The Dalle-elllo bile lr Uv. it for a rainy day " sard
canal of the Columbia river will be w p Hawley a rainy nay, said
SSVt-vf tmrw ?7J ki brother "opened the envelop, to
boat, Vim, bearing 40 boosters of the find a check for-iiooo
St Johns Commercial club. It will tm ,5r v. ..
iSJmn" at 10 A m;Kn,,tne 'or the tankto' openT anxiou's
turn it will accompany the fleet at I . wi . .
w. . . .uici- i money. -
S?. SlXL JltT ; JVm. ? an auto." but I
Tha s .John. X'Z" 1 n .8v. " e ralnj day
7S -nT! " . ae.tec"Y this morning. "It
,""... Z,j, Z.V v iT c . I wasn't my birthday either."
by bells and whistles when passing St
Johns, I
Oonardi Company WIU Put , ataamar,
Oommandesrad as Armored Cer
. chant Cruiser, Back cm Xua Again.
i London. Mav t fT K R TVi Tn.
ternational News Service learns the
Cunard company Intends to put the
Aquitania into the North Atlantic
service again as soon as the volume
of passenger . traffic warrants it y On
the outbreak of the war the Aquitania
was stripped of her passenger fittings
and commandeered as an armored mer
chant cruiser.-
Toward the end of August she was
Jn collision witWa Ley land liner and
returned to the Mersey for repairs, as
it was found the repairs would take
many weeks. Her place In the govern
ment service was taken by another
ship. ? - ' v - -v- - ; r
The admiralty then decided that the
Aquitania should be returned to the
Cunard ! company, payment being- I al
lowed for extensive repairs needed. for
refurnishing the ship and for the (pe
riod she was in the repairers' hands.
AUTO SPEEDERS FINED
ON THE OLD SYSTEM
OF DOLLAR PER MILE
-" . i ' '
Offenders Severely Dealt
With in Municipal Court
and Two Demand Juries.
AD CLUB
NDORSES
MISS MARIAN
SPOERI
FOR FESTIVAL QUEEN
Action Follows j Withdrawal
Power to Block
Improvements May
, Be Taken Away
To prevent .property owners
4t along Broadway from the
Broadway bridge td Union avev
nue remonstrating out proposed
j Improvements of the thorough
' far Is the purpose of a char-
ter amendment wbicb may be
submitted to the people at the
Of MiSS Pl'ke FrOm RaCe, Jun laUon. Every tlm. the
Jflt Htw nflss a t f amn t ss1 4mntnvsa
r If I'll' III . T V 1 WTW
oecause or ner,neaiin,
. The Portland Ad club at Us regular
weekly luncheon in tke Multnomah
hotel at 1 o'clock this .afternoon ln
Commerce Chamber
Committees Named
The following standing committees
Commerce
M H. Tattle Arrested.
M. II. Tuttle. formerlv i ra1 .tot.
aeaier nere, la under) arrest at Boise,
Idaho, on request made some time aeo
xrm tnis city. Sheriff Hurlburt re-1 of the New Chamber of
ceivea a telegram this afternoon tmm I wr an n nun carl teriav: . I
ruiiuo a. itooinson. at Boise. I Finance J. C. Alnswnrth W m.
stating that the man s in custody and! Woodward, E. L. Thompson and Emery
uciu wr ute -ornana author-1 uinasteaa,
luuicica soma umi ijuasret Mcmrmn or r nn nm
j oa a. cnarge or obtaining money I mittee and O. M. Clark. Guy-W. Tal-
uuut xevuso pretenses oy; issuing a
warranty deed January 1, 1914, to a
parcal of realty to Mrs. Victoria White,
of 1483 Macadam . street. It la aJ.
leged that the deed was fraudulent. A
deputy sheriff will be sent to bring
Tuttle to Portland, j
UOfl
TfPuirmTm TllhP Insurance
WcWllll lUUfcr Company
i ... ... i T
Only Company "Exclusively Oregon"
Best for Oregonians r
Home Offlce Corbett Bundinc. Fifth and Morrison. Portland
A. L. Mills.
Preidenf.
" I. Samael. .
.General Manager.
C S. Samael.
Assistant Manazer.
bot, L. A. Lewis, E. B. Piper and Henrv
a Reed.
Membership W. J. Hofmann. II. M.
Mitchell, E. D. Timms. C C. Chapman
and A. G. Labbe.
House John EL Cronan. Phil Mets-
chan Jr.. J. C. English, Nathan Strauss
and & D. Vincent. v .
May Day Exercises Held.
May Day exercises were held at the
Franklin high school this afternoon.
A dramatic sketch was presented by
the Dramatic club of the school. Boys
came to school dressed in overalls and
the girls wore aprons. At the close
of the festivities the baseball teams of
Franklin high and the Behnke-Walker
Business college clashed and track
events were held.
Election Officials-' Selected.
Judges and clerks to serve in. city
elections until 1917 were selected by
the city council this morning, v They
are the same that served In the county
Consternation struck the ranks of
automobile traffic law violators this
morning in the municipal court when
Judge Stevenson put into effect . his
system of 1 per mile fines after a
lapse of almost a year. V
Fourteen automobiusts or motor
cyclists who were .accused of traveling
f aser than the city ordinance allows
were arraigned, and ten of them were
fined. Pleas of sympathy, of hurry
ing to sick wives and of broken speed
ometers fell on deafened Judicial ears.
Two of the men demanded jury trials.
"Tour ball is $100 and you will stand
committed to jail until the bail Is forth
coming," retorted the judge. Two of the
alleged speedsters took appeals under
these conditions.
The following fines were Imposed:
J. M. Park. S3 5: R. H. Hughes, $30;
S. L. Adler, 330; Q.- L. Buland, ISO;
Clyde Lawrence, $25; Harold Cadwell,
$25; Clarence Newman. $33; A. L.
Peterson, $30; A. Lapakin, $30, and M.
Hargrove, $ 25.
E. B. Collinge and James Micitey de
manded Jury trials, are held in $100
bail, and will be tried next Tuesday
afternoon. S. L. Adler was fined
$30. and A. LeParkin was fined $30.
and each signified his Intention of ap
pealing. The majority of tha arrests were
made by Motorcycle Patrolman Ervin,
although one or two of the men were
brought in by Patrolmen Bales,
Goulds tone and Prapeau. Ervin has
been especially detailed by Chief Clark
to! chase speeders. More than half of
the speeders were unable to pay all
thei fines and Judge Stevenson let
thm off with the promise to make the
payments on the installment plan,
Coast Artillerymen
Will Have Practice
Instruction an CKm Work to Be ta-
tuxed Mvs pays at Port Stevens;
Officers and Men Kow on Way.
A detail of" officers and men from
each coast artillery company in Ore
gon is now on its -way to Fort Stevens
for five days' Instructions and gun
practice. The non-oommissloned offi
cers will be examined for ratings and
promotions. Each company sends five
noncommissioned of fleers and privates
and from one to three commissioned
officers. The command of the camp
that will be formed at Fort Stevens will
be held by Colonel Creed C. Haymond
of Roseburg, and in his absence by
Lieutenant Colonel B. K. Lawson of
Cottage Grove. The following; offi
cers passed through Portland this
mornine: Captain- Frank M. Powell,
First Lieutenant L. R. Gilbert and
Second Lieutenant Roy .R. Knox bfi
Albany; Captain Alva J. Vance and
Second Lieutenant R, N. poster or
Medford; Captain Clyde A. i Maione,
Second Lieutenant William -, E. Blake
of i Ashland; Captain John! C. Bu
chanan, First Lieutenant Russei C.
Dunham, Second Lieutenant John J.
Kernan and First Lieutenant Frank II.
Vlncll of the medical corps of Rose
burg; Captain H. K. Metealf, First
Lieutenant M. L. Sco villa and Second
Lieutenant G. C. Cruson of ; Cottage
Grove: Captain R. W. Collins, United
States Army Instructor, Major G. F.
Willoughby, Captain W. L." Coppernol,
Captain W. G. White, Captain i Paul C.
Bond, Lieutenants M. B. Huntley, W.
G. Williams, T. B. Harris,' V. i Svarve
rud, B- C. 6pencer, J. F. Metsger and
Glen Walker of Eugent Second Lleuh'
tenant Charles R. Allen of i Eighth
Company, Portland, with five non-comi-missioned
officers. Joined the troops
this mornin. Captain Frank W.
Wright hopes to go later.
"$10a000Baby"
Seeing Exposition
dorsed the candidacy of Miss Marian
Rose Spoeri for Queen of tha Rose,
Festival. ; ' ; : . i " ' Vc-
Miss Spoeri Is the' daughter of Fred J
Spoeri of the 'Paclfle Telephone & ;
Telegraph company ; and is. also the!
candidate of Rotary club, of which her
father is president.
The Ad club had nominated MJss
Marjorie Nelson Pike, daughter of N,
G. Pike, a prominent Ad clubber, and
was prepared to, make a vigorous cam
paign In her behalf, but Miss Pike
was compelled to withdraw on account
of the condition of her health. Instead
of putting up a; new candidate the Ad
men threw their strength to Miss
Spoeri. - .
The nomination of Miss Rosa Hoff
roiller by the Errol Heights Improve
ment club this morning brings the
total number of candidates for Queen
of the Rose Festival up to 14. Ballot-
Ht this street property t owners
have killed proceedings.
4k -The question of a charter
Mk- amendment was broached by
He City Attorney La Roche this
morning. He said that several
4t prominent east side residents:
are now engaged in the tenta
tive draft of a measure under
which all rights of property
owners along streets to main '
bridge ' approaches to remon
strate against improvements
would he 'taken away.'
JITNEY BUS BONDING
LAV, WASHINGTON,
UPHELD BY COURT
i " -V- -;;Vvf"
Official Announces He Will
Proceed With v Warrants
of All Violators, .
Seattle. Wash.. May B. (p. N. 8.)
Washington's jitney bus bond law, an
acted by. the last legislature, requiring
all drivers of nickel automobiles in
first class cities' of a the state to file
bonds of $1800 with the state authori
ties or cease to operate, was tolay
held constitutional - by Judge ?Kln?
Dykeman In the superior court Judge
Dykeman's decision was rendered at
the close of a suit brought by the Se
attle TaxicaH A Transfer pompany to
test the- coBstltutlonallty of the bond
law.- . I -t
With the decision of the court to
back him, Prosecuting Attorney A., li.
Lundln announced that he would im
mediately issue warrants for the ar
rest of all Jitney bus drivers who fail
to make application for a bond. Pros
ecuting attorneys in Tacoma, 6pokan
end Everett, other, first class cities-?
the state, are expected to follow his
It is estimated that there are at
least 280 Jitney buses I in Seattle at
present operating without bond.
Mrs. Florence Kraussi of Newark, N.
J recently wed secretly, and it was
discovered that five of her ancestors
had done the same thing..
Archbishop Christie :
Returns From East
The celebration of the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the CathoHo university
of America at Washington, D. C;, was
a very Important event in the history
of the CatHo.Ho church, according to
Archbishop. Christie, who returned
ing for the coveted office will begin as ' home last night. , He was accompanied
by Father George Thompson- or tne
Church of the Madeleine. Archbishop
Christie took part in. the ceremonies at
(he celebration. He also attended the
meeting of the archbishops of the
candidate of the North Bank club, an United States, which was held in
organisation of 8. P. & S. employes. Washington. On his way home he
kept down the total.! Miss Heintse visited his old friend. Archbishop Ire-
soon as the number of candidates
reaches 15. -. -
Three nominations were received
yesterday afternoon, but the with
drawal of Miss Pauline Adele Heintse,
withdrew, for the reason that many of
the North Bank club members also
belong to other organizations which
are supporting candidates.
Nominated yesterday wero Miss
Vivian. Ek of Klllingsworth and East
Forty-sixth street, sponsored by her
fellow employes of the Honeyman
Hardware company; Miss Mary Law
ler, named hy the Ladies' Auxiliary of
the Ancient Order of Hiberniens, and
Miss Martha Schultz, of 6203 Sixty
second street, southeast, backed by the
students of the Behnke-Walker Busi
ness college. '
It Is expected that the Woodmen o?
the World will decide upon a candidate
today.
- I ' I Nl , I ! ! l
Suit Dismissed on
Company's Motion
After three weeks had been spent in
trial of the suit of the McCabe Con
struction company against the Pa
cific Railway & Navigation company
to recover $40,488.80 alleged to be due
for work on the Tillamook road, Cir
"cuitTJudge Davis yesterday dismissed
the suit on motion of the railway com
pany. The railway company contend
ed that the construction company had
failed to prove fraud, mistakes or flag
rant Inaccuracy on the part of the
railway company's engineers in mak
ing final estimates of work done and
that a release signed by the company
barred further action. Judge Davis
upheld iheir contention. Judge pavls
heard the case In person for a week
and then referred It to a referee to
complete the taking of testimony. -
New York postoffice handles 80.000
parcel post packages a day; damaged
bundles do not average over four a
day. ,
land, at St. PauL and stopped for a
visit at Notre Dam university, in In
diana. Famous Neurologist Dies
London.' May 6. (I. N. S.) Sir Wil
liam Gowers, the famous neurologist,
is dead at his home here. . '
AMUSEMENTS
Nervousness
Squint
HEILIG
Broadway at Taylos
Ibis 1 and A-11M
3 SISaW TOMORROW
John Court Presents
Famous Comedienne
MARIE TEMPEST
XHTOS. FEL 3FI0KTB, A Comedy V
"THE MARRIAGE OF KITTY"
SPECIAL SAT MAT. AMD NIGHT
The Fares
"NEARLY MARRIED"
Efe't.: Floor, 11 rows $2; T rows at $1.60;
bal. $l,"7c, 60c; gal- BOe. Bat. Mat.: rioor.
11 row, $1.50; 7 st $1; bal. $1. TSe, sob;
tallary 50c.
seats vow tzxxnro
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SPECIAL PRICE HAT. WED.
CHARLES r KOHM AN PB.ESKNTS
JOHN DRE W
Is "BOBIHAaT"
Eras. 3 to Boe. .Wad. Hat. $1.80 to 60c.
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You Can Do Better for Lets on Third St,
fcJan leans
Clothing Economy
The man who buys his clothing here sayes
anywhere from $5 to $7.50 on a suit. . -
This is because he is asked to pay only
one profit. ' '
, Efsewhere several middlemen's interests
are taken (care of, which means higher cist
to you, ot course.
. Ask to See Our
Our New Spring Suits at
$15 - $20 -
Same grades will cost you from $5 to $7150
more elsewhere.
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Woolen Mills Store
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PAINT UP-CLEAN UP WEEK, MAY 4-11
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I- II V
THEATEI
Main S, A-SS0.
G. I,. Bakr,(sA
All Talis Week
The Italian .Grand
Opera Company
Longest and moat oeeaa(nl grasd opera aa-
. j v aon arat knows bare. , .
Today Matinee-"Lucia."
Tonight-"The Matked Ball"
Thursday"La Gioconda."
Friday-Traviata." i?.'.,
Sat Matinee-"Carmen.",
Erentng prlcea: Iowr';nofr $1: baleonlei, 25e
t T5c; box $1.60. Sun. and 3at. Mt, . 26e,
60c; box 7Ba. Wad. BargalnMat.b all acau
(axeept box) 2Sa ' i
MAX FIGMAN JN "JACK
MAJESTIC, BEGINNING TODAY
CHANTY" AT
SEE THAT
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BS. T.
Tha Great Vantrilaqalat and Eli Own Cora
pa Dr In "A MOBNIMO IW HICKS VILUS"
t OTHEK BIO-TIKE ACTS
Box and f irat row balcony laiairad1 ij
phmM. UU 4638. A.S.
John. Zriohola Brown, XXZ, Xtichaat Boy
17 Tsars Old and Ovs 6 Jaot, Stndy
iag Boclolory.
Ban Francisco, May S. (P. N. S.) r
Deply Interested la tha studs; of politi
cal economy, the "$10,000,000 baby,"
John Nicholas Brown, III, richest boy
In tiro world. Is puttlne In day after
day at the exhibits of socloldey. gov
ernment ana eaucaaooai systems at
the Panama Pacific International ex
position. The "baby" Is 17 years etfd and
stands over six feet tall.-
High Gourt Upholds
rTrank Case Decision
Affirms Aotlpn of Oeorgla federal;
Court In B carta Wzit of Kaoeas
Corpus to 'AUsgad Elaysr of QlrL
- Washington. May 5. (I. N. S.) The
supreme court" here today ' Issued a
mandate affirming the decision of tb
Georgia federal court in denying- Leo
M. Frank, sentenced to death for -the
murder of Mary Phagan in a,-pencil
factory at Atlanta, a writ of habeas
corpus. This action was taken at the
request of counsel for Frank, who de
sired it in order to facilitate his ap
plication for a commutation of his
Mrs. - V., aged 29, was a constant
sufferer from nervousness, head
ache, irritability and nausea. . She
was sent to us by her family, phy
sician, who failed to relieve her with
drugs. Her need of glasses was-very
marked: We advised them for con
stant" wear. The result was almost
magical. For the first few days she
experienced some difficulty in walk
ing; gradually this passed away. In
six weeks she returned to tell us that
her headache, etc., had entirely dis
appeared, her general health greatly
improved, and that . she now took
more pleasure in living than ever be
fore. Master S. X., a$ed 4, was afflicted
with a squint in his left eye when he"
was 3 years of age, which continued" -
to grow more pronounced. On ex-i
animation we found the sight of hit ;
squinting eye much impaired and '
both eyes were defective. Glasses,
were recommended to correct these,;
wfth the result that his eye is now
periectly straight and his vision
much improved.
1 Had gfasscs not . been pre
scribed the squint would have
become permanent ajid the
sight of the eye practically
useless. f -
Difficult Cases Solicited "
UOMPSON
OPTICAL INSTITUTE
209-10-11 CorbettBld5th and-Mor.
LIRIC
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Today and Up to Sunday
Continuous performances from
11 A. M. to 11 r. K.
TBZB ZtATB
John Bunny
Za a' different comedy each day)
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CHAPLIN
"BY THE SEA"
"THE MERMAIDS"
A "Bttbrnarine" Boveltr
The MUDGE-MOR-TON
TRIO
Some Classical Mnadoal Acts
THE STOREYS
Xn. a bodge podge of dancing and
sin gin r
FRED HARRIS
' Portland's popular sarltons
aad ;-; :'.
First Run Photoplays
5c and 10c
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Max Figman in ap excellent film version of Hulbert ' Footrier's
novel, "jAck Chanty' is the attraction at the Majestic for today
andfl-emainder of the week. This is a viriletale of the Great North
west: of red-blooded men and women in. which are evident all of
the elements that gjo into the making: of a really notable feature
Mr. Figman is supported by Lolita Robertson and a company of
uniform excellence ' : '
8
Park-Stark-West
Sark
Bear Washington Street
Open Daily Boos to IX T. M.
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' Today and Thursday1
Held Over Because Every One Wants to See
OLGA PETRQVA
In the Five-Act Master- piece
"The Heart of a Painted Woman"
, THE PANTOMIME
Sterling Stars Exhibiting in Flesh and Blood the Great
Studio Scene hrom Above Play.
Other Good Picture Plays and Specialties
COMMENCING SUNDAY, MAY 9TH
5fcl,r:
ANY SEAT 10c c