$75,000 EN THREE
YEARS PROMISED
10 REED COLLEGE
Reed college has been promised
an annuity of $25,000 for three years
by the general education board at
; New York city, following: the recent
visit in .Portland of Wallace But
terlck, secretary of that board, and
Dr. Abraham Flexner of the Rock
efcller foundation.
' A proviso of the gift announced Wed
nesday by the board of trustees of the
college is that the Institution post an
additional (23,000 annually to match the
gift of the board. That this will be done
Is promised by the trustees, who declare
that they already v have been assured
120.000 a year. , -
The gift of the general education board.
which follows very' close upon the heels
of the vinit here of two of its leading
members, makes possible the enlarge
mjent of the. scope of Reed's work
through the employment of much needed
instructors, the college trustees declare.
iln connection with tne announcement
of the gift the trustees have revealed
plana for the construction of a cottage
for women at the college from the 122,000
fund, which comes to the school from
the Anna Mi Mann estate. The fund
will provide j the cottage and a social
service center.
commencement address. : Diplomas and
scholarships were presented by ,W, A.
Eastburn of the board of education.
Newly wed Flees for
Life When 0W Fire
Station Is Burned
A Portland fire station nearly burned
down Wednesday evening, the damage
being roughly estimated at (2000.
. There wasn't a company - at the old
building at: Mississippi . avenue and
Shaver street, however, . the place hav
ing been turned over to Fireman Frank
Todhunter and his wife, newly weds.
Just as Mrs. Todhunter rushed out of
the front door the hot water tank on the
second floor exploded and the concussion
was so terrific that windows in the front
were shattered. A few seconds slower
and she would have Peen scalded. -
. The first started ; from the stove,
spreading to the walls and climbing to
the belfry, where the bell used to hang
that in the old days summoned, the vol
unteer fire fighters. .
- Todhunter is an inspector of hydrants
and fire fighting apparatus for the de
partment. !
Passenger Trains
Endangered by Man
Supposedly Insane
The Dalles, June 3. Passenger trains
might have been wrecked when coming I
inlo The Dalles Tuesday night if John I
Madden of ' Portland, believed to be a
former soldier of the Ninety-first dlvl
i slon, had not been nabbed while break
ing switch lights in the east end of the I
railway yards. Ills detention led .to the
discovery that he already had broken
every light for three miles-.west of town.
Madden was led to JaFL He made no
resistence, only jabbering insanely to
the officers. ;
"There are forces working against !
me." he cried, "to prevent me from work- I
ing where and when I want to. I made
i'P my mind to get even by making some
body else suffer." .
lie will be examined for his sanity.
Astoria Elks Coming
With Special Train
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Astoria. June 3. Arrangements - are
about complete for a special train to
carry" Astoria Elks to Portland Satur
day, when officers and the team of the
local lodge, by special request, will ini
tiate a large class of Portlanders into
the mysteries of Elkdom. From present
indications more than 250 Astoriaoa will
make the trip. ' i
DR. MORRISON HIS
PLEADINGS POINT
IN LAND HEARING
The fourth amended complaint of
the Episcopal school board against
Dr. A. A. Morrison, rector ; of Trin
ity church , and a member of the
board, cannot be filed in Its present
form. .So Circuit Judge j McCourt
held this morning.
He declared that the , school board
waived its' right to pursue the property
which it alleges was secured through the
use of a trust fund when it elected in
its first complaint 1 to demand a per
sonal accounting. He indicated, however,
that with some eliminations, the , new
complaint might be admlssable, but at
torneys for the school ., board did not
statedefinitely what action they would
take. '
This Is the suit In which the school
board charges that Dr. Morrison manip
ulated a trust fund of $25,000 so that
100 acres of land for a school for boys
was purchased for the board and In the
same deal Morrison became possessed of
915 acres adjacent. The board sought
the return of the $25,000 and also reim
bursement for $30,000 of outlay In build
ings, eta, on the 100 acres. Its latest
move was to have all the property con
nected with these transactions placed in
the custody of the court to be admin
istered for the benefit of all parties. ,
Divorce Mill
' Divorce suits filed : Helen Hamilton
against Harry - Hamilton, desertion ;
Anna B. Scott against J. Harold Scott,
desertion ; Rosetta Myers against Con
rad Myers, cruelty ; gle Bendele
against Paul Bendele, desertion ; Clara
Foray the against Thomas C. Forsythe,
cruelty ; 'Minnie K. - Peterson against
John C Peterson,- who - is serving a
sentence in the state penttetntiary ; Forv
telle Boomer against Haven M, Boomer,
cruelty. Default divorces were granted
to O. Im Dotton from Elise Dotton. Eva
McDonald from Everett McDonald. Chris
tine :' Demmer from Robert; Demmer,
Alice Harvey from William Harvey,
Jennie Greenough from Zina H. Ureen
ough, Mary - A. Russell from C. J. Rus
sell. Edith C. Felix from William L
Fellx. Kadia Simmons from L. U. Sim
mons. Nellie R. Staigmiller from John
Staigmiller. Ethlyn Brooks from Floyd
Brooks, - Evelyne Hall . from Hariey H.
Hall, Joseph W. Davis from E. M. Da
vis. Mary F. Brannon from Hugh Bran
non, Ida McClary from John E. Mo
Clary. The divorce suit of I J. Stent
against Oracle Stent was taken under
advisement, and the suit of Ruth K.
Zomes against William O. Zomes was
dismissed.
House Committee
Opposes Mandate
-Washington." June 3. (OV P.) The
house foreign affairs committee today
voted to report favorably the joint res
olution declining authority. :. for this
country to accept a mandate over Ar
menia, requested by President Wilson. '
' Suit on Contract Filed
Oregon City, June S.-Levi F. Bowlsby
started action against W. M Draper
Wednesday, alleging failure to carry out
a contract to purchase property. He
ask, foreclosure.
Seaside Attracts
On Memorial' Day
Seaside, . June - Si Saturday, : Sunday
anC Monday were big days for the beach.
A record crowd came down by auto and
train. The rooming houses were filled
and restaurants did a big business,, some
of them being obliged to shut down, ow
ing to , lack' of supplies and help. The
gasoline shortage , was the cause of a
great number of cars being stalled here'
and as high as $1 a gallon was offered.
Soviet Peace Offer
; Accepted by Finns
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Washington, June 3. (I. N. S.) Fin
land has accepted the offer of the Rus
sian soviet government to Inaugurate
peace terms, according to advices re
ceivsd by the state department this af
ternoon. The peace conference would
bo held at Dorpat, on June 10.
Amended Inheritance
Tax' Law Is Upheld
That in amending the Inheritance law.
It was not the intention of the . state
legislature to change the law so as to
make the site liable for the inheritance
tax. and that the $10,000 exemption ap
plies to every' heir under the law, was
the . ruling made Wednesday afSernoon
by Judge Tazwell In the proceedings to
determine the amount of inheritance due
the state on the estate of John Clark,
S. P. & S. Officials
Visit Astoria; Plan
NeWi Station There !
Astoria, June 3.-A party of S., P. & S.
officials, made up or L. C Gllman, presi
dent:' A. J. Davidson, general manager.
and G. E. Botaw, superintendent, arrived
Wednesday in the presidents private
car. ' '
The visitors spent the afternoon with
J. II. Corbetti the company's local agent, i
making an inspection of the local ter
minal in connection with plans for Im
provements, which will include increased
trackage in I the yards to more than
double the present capacity, and the
preliminary work, for the proposed new i
passenger, depot. , ,-
Albany High School
Students Graduated
1 Albany, Juine S.- Wednesday was the i
final day of school for 51 graduates of
Albany high ischool. who were presented
Unloma8 at' exercises in the First
Methodist church before a large audi
ence. Dr. Wallace Iee Howe, ex-pres
ident of Albany college, delivered the j
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' If yoa want a real vacation come where
Alpine poppies bloom twenty sualit hours
'day atop j
at Lovely Lake Louise
and youTl get back the spirit of children .
starting vacation in June. Dine and dance
at the Chateau watch the mountain sun-
set reflect in the dreaming lake and be
glad that you came early in the four
month's summer of
The Canadian Pacific
Rockies
You will get up early eager to see blue sky .
blend into snow and ice terraces of Vic
toria Glacier glistening like an iridescent
Jewel in the ruing tun. You may go near
. yto i
Camp in Paradise Valley
' to relish brook trout browned to a turn
;' and sleep under blankets through starlit
nights beside log fires.
But you don't need s camp of your own
. the Chateau Lake Louise is open June first
in the heart of the Alpine Fairyland so
easy to reach by the Canadian Pacific
Railway.
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Canadian Pacific
Railway
PORTLAND, OB. .)
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Miller & Tracey
Credit If You Wish
Main 2691 578-85
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The Largest Retailer of Shoes West of Chicago
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A Special Sale of Higl
' Dependable Footwear '
lei' aid Women-
QE05Two eyelet Dixie
Tie in black, patent
: leather,- turn sole, cov
ered 'French heel.
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TM Special Sals
gen-'
bcw.
styles, In all of lie
This' beautiful
model is made by Laird
Schober & Co., in black,
brown or white kid. .
. How.Retocefllo -
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Ihoes for
am
F5549Stylish ' English,
nfodel - in ' i nne mahogany
calfskinJ 'An exceptional t
buy.
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model 'ira fine calfskin;
blind eyelets and single
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270
WASHINGTON ST,
MORRISON ST. '
SAN FRANCISCO
PORTLAND
who died in Multnomah county, lea vinr
sn estate of more than 9652,000.
Woman Hurt -When
Gasoline Explodes
Mrs. R. W. Montasrue. wife of R. W.
Montague, ; Portland attorney, received
severe burns : ow her hands, arms and
face Wednesday - afternoon at her rest
donee, 351 North Thirty-second street,
when gasoline, wipi , which she was
cleaning ; a cost, exploded. Friction
caused the explosion. -
Finds Stranded Sainton
Baker. June 3. Joseph Klns,""a Burnt
river farmer, who lives near Audrey,
L reports that while he was irrlgatlnpr
meadow last weeK he tiiseoverea a-.iar;.-
salmon floundering on the grara. pap
ing for water. The fish wa S feet Ions,
he says, and must have become entrapii
in an irripralion ditch that .leads from
the main stream. Andrey t 50 tniica
from Snake river, of which Hurnt river
Is a tributary. .
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Men! An Added Opportunity to Save!
In Addition 5 to iand Supplementing my
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and Colossal Shirt Sale
I Inaugurate .Tomorrow a Great Sale of
Athletic - Union Suit
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ale
Their Regular, Prices Are:
$2.50, $3.00, $4.00 '
Their Price on Friday and Saturday
$1.9
Box of Three for $5.75
Midsummer coolness and comfort at a low cost! Fabrics in
clude Jacquards, silk stri pes, and fancy stripes, in pure white,
light-weight weavings.
Three Patterns in a Box
Buy 'Em by the Box -
Jiist inside Morrison-street corner entrance.
BEN SELBING Morrjson at Fourth
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Will YOU Profit by the Expencncc of tlia
Timscon , Steel Company ?
- The Iruscon Steel, Company of Youngs
tovrn, Ohio, is using 45" DictapKo-es., The
: result is that m greater volume oi correspond
ence now passes through the several depart-:
ments. Mr. G. Kahn, Sales Manager,, says:
"We ascribe this to the ease with vrhich our
dictators can dispose of all matter that calls ;
for immediate attention-". .
Your office may belare or tmH I
matter. We are ready to install Dictaphon
and let you see for yourttlf, on pour wot
how The Dictaphone speeds up conespon
ence and bow much time and morcy it
save or you, -
Say ' the word and we , will give yoa
demonstration. '
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"Ths Shortest Route to the MaiUChtztz"
Weetem Union Teierap Company, ), H. Wei-i
(er, Vkse-Preeie t in ckerje of Cotnmercie'
: Dep-rtment, eye , 1 bo Dictephone ! in extensive
Ue in our various departmenta and i giving good '
, aatiefactlon. After TLa Dictaphone-ra triad out,'
ezperi mentally in the firatinetanca. a ait experience
howod it to ha a time-and-money saver. Our uaa
of Tha DictapLona haa grown atoadjrr" ,
' Hartford Aecidant and Indea-u'.y Co., I!ar.
Conn., A. V. Cornell, Supervisor Audi' Dc- i
at Chicago, My . -The 4 Dietaphonee in otsrC:
Audit Department ar Chicago speed vp ' .tt
duct ion. They make it porMe for our cxet
and' their; assistants to dictate every IiV.M t
Important subject while it ! fresh in lY.t't t '
Fo sftef-ofLce-hours dictati-Xi Tha D:;Lo. .
Indispensable. .
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mfte0 em ymmr tm
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. Phone Main 3CC0 Call at 420 SpslZ'ij rI! T!:
Thara e bvi ana CWetanliona; rada-maHted "The EVetspHena made and merehand'see' r-v ta CI v. .
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