The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, September 13, 1920, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextV, 1 ' DE KOVEN OPERA IS VEHICLE TO . All of Portland's musical and theatrical talent la to be used In taginc production of De Koven'f operatic masterpiece. "The Manda rin," at The Auditorium November 6-and 0, to raise funds for a great municipal Christmas tree for the needy children of the city. .-'Announcement of plana for the under taking was made Saturday by Mayor Baker. Portland lodge of Elks, by rea son of Ita put activity In Christmas and Big Brother work, has been asked to handle the details. " The production of 'The Mandarin." as ', a means of raisins the necessary funds for the municipal Christmas tree, was decided upon a week ago and the machinery set in motion with the result that the initial rehearsal and registra tion of chorus and principals will be held In the Elks temple, Broadway and Stark street, Monday night at 8 o'clock. Alt persons willing to take part are asked to attend. JSS WOMEJT, IS MEJ -' As 100 young women and 60 men will be required in the chorus and over score of principals needed. Mayor Ba ker urges all persons with any vocal ability to rfport to Director Carey W. Houseman at the lodge hall at the time "Indicated and, by actively participating In the opera, do their part In behalf of a laudable charitable undertaking. ' The mayor, who is also chairman of the committee having the affair In -charge, said, in regard to the affair: "Deeming It to be Inequitable and unfair that the Elks should bear the entire financial burden attendant upon 'bringing sunshine and cheer to the needy kiddies of the city through the medium of a Christmas tree, the com mlttee fcaa decided upon a spectacular production of Reginald De Koven'g won derful Chinese opera, "The Mandarin," at The Auditorium on Friday, and Sat urday nights, November 5 and 6, as a . tneana of raising the necessary funda MAYOB UBGEH SUPPORT ' MA mayor of the fclty. I want to call upon thecltlsens to support. In every way possible, this meritorious under taking and, when the tickets shall be placed on sale, to see that there shall not be a vacant seat for either perform ance." . At a meeting of the committee In the mayor's office Monroe Goldstein, under whose direction the Elks Christmas tree was handled last year, was selected as business manager and Carey W. House man chosen to stage the opera. Offices will be opened this week in a central downtown location and the sale of tick ets Is to be actively undertaken in the near future. Acting with Mayor Baker on the com mittee are Stanhope 8. Pier, head of the local chapter of the T. P. A and Dan Flood, one of the proprietors of the Lyric and Baker theatres. Nine Point Buck Is -Brought In; Hunters " Tumble Off Cliff I r . 1 s Roseburr, Sept 13. Much evidence of the open deer season Is seen here. The largest deer to be shown on the streets of rtoseburff was a nine point buck. The party bringing It In killed six deer In the Tiller district. W. A. Burr and his two sons, and Vlck McKenzte of Salem, were In the party. Professor H. W. Guston, who has been spending the summer near Cottage Grove, brought home a four point buck when he returned to begin the fall term Of school here. One hunting party had 4 "very narrow escape near the North Umpo.ua fish hatchery above Ollde. Hugh Suhellabarger and Andrew Smith were hunting and had killed a deer, when darkness overtook them. They fell over a 10 foot cliff. Smith was carrying the deer and fell on top of It. He was not hurt. Bchellabarger landed face down Ward on a rock and was rendered un conscious, lie was carried out of the mountains on a stretcher. Eugene Schools Open; Largfc Enrollment Eugene, . Sept. .13. All details were complete for the opening of the schools of Eugene Monday morning, the fall corps of teachers belnr assigned. The rush of registration Indicated that the enrollment will surpass that of last year, when there wars about 3000 of school age tm district The teaching corps numbers shout 85, ttr reat ma jority beli:g womrn. E. F. Cxrlton. city superintendent, enters upon his duties with every prospect of harmony. The principals of the four buildings are as follows: High school. O. E. Finnerty ; r Junior high school, Stanley D. Eaton - Geary. E. R. Parker.; Washington, Miss Ida Patterson ; Lincoln. Mrs. O. C. Ham. on; Patterson, Miss Ella Dlckerson ; Condon, Mrs. Leigh Douglas. Boy. Is Found in Hog j :qLot; Sent to Asylum Dallas. Sept 13 .Wandering aimlessly around In a farmer hog lot. a young man about 23 years old. was taken into Z. Saturdajr b Sheriff John W. Orr. The young man's mind seems to be JiLm?i c.om-p,ett b,ank- nd unable to talk coherently. As nothing could be learned as to his name or rela" three he was committed to the state hospital for the insane by County Judre , Robinson under the name of Mohn Doe." UNIVERSITY 1 NEEDY YOUNG PORTLAND COURSES IS 19 XrMBF.R. Liberal Arts Commerce Social Training and Literature. Foreign Trade, History. Art. Public Speakini MYhi! matica. Business Law. Busine .Organisation and ManagSSSft PhUof ophy. Economics. Sociology Public Health. Psychology Chemistry Salesmanship, Accounting. Advertising and other courses of UnlvermTtv' j Registration fee 15 per term for one or more courses. Full Social Work course and Public Health Nursing course, fill per term. For details and - i University Portland Center : V Main ,. i BACK ON FURLOUGH FROM KOREAN POST 1 ii , V-. if ' K i fx s 3 f r A ' " it ... , - 11 Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lucas Mr. and Mra W. E. Lucas, who have Just arrived from Korea, passed through Portland during the week on their way to New York. They have been in the Far East for seven, years, most of the time In Seoul, Korea, where Lucas has charge of a technical school under the direction of the international committee of the Y. M. C. A. Lucas reports a great Interest among the men and boys of Korea in learning the trades. They are anxious to know the modern way of farming, as Korea is an agricultural country, and also to get a secondary education in addition to their technical work. The boys In the school filled 111,500 worth of orders last year from articles made In the shop, and could have Increased this with more equip ment. FOREST PATROL BY AIRPLANE AT END Eugene, Sept. 13. With the close of the fire patrol season this week four members of the flying corps of the Eugene base will enter upon a new and interesting line of work. A quartet of them Cadets Walker, Woodgert, Hyer and DeGaxma jhave been ordered to Camp Lewis, where they will spend some time directing gun fire for the target practice of the coast artillery. According to schedule the air patrol season closes on Wednesday, but In reality It has been closed for several days by the general rain which has put an end to all forest fires. No more pa trol work will be done. Saturday Major H. H. Arnold and Captain Lowell H. Smith left by DeHavi land for San Francisco, 'starting early in the morning and arriving there 1A time for lunch. While here Major Ar nold expressed .himself as much grati fied with the records made by the serv ice, especially in the way of locating incipient fires. He feels' that the flyers have not only lived up to his expecta tions but Justified all his claims to the department as to the utility of the service. A striking Instance of the use of tho planes for detective work Is given by one of the forest supervisors. A De Havlland detected a man in an isolated location In the act of firing without a permit It was reported to the forest office and in a short time the trans gressor had a ranger on his trail. Com menting sadly on the affair afterward, the native said: "I knew as quick as I heard that there alryplane comin' that I wus a goner." 1200 Tracts Sold To Collect Taxes Kuicene, Sept 12. On the steps of the Lane county courthouse Saturday Sheriff Fred Stickles passed through his hands In one short hour more prop erty values than were ever known be fore In the history of the office. This was a list of approximately 1200 pieces of real property on which delinquent taxes were due fftm the year 1)14. A small proportion of the collection was from additions tacked on the outskirts of Eugene, the balance representing? new townsltes and additions In other parts of the domain. Probably not more than 25 pieces were knocked down to private Individuals, the balance revert ing to the county. The tax sales of this month will remove several hundred thousand dollars' worth of real estate temporarily from taxation. Editors Buy Half Of Albany Herald . Albany. Or.. Sept 13. Announcement was made Saturday by the Albany Her ald that II. H. Hill and T. B. Potwln. who have been employed on the Herald as news editor and editor, respectively, have purchased together a half Interest In the Herald from E. M. Reagan, until now sole Owner of the paper. Potwhl came here from South Dakota, where he owned and published a paper. Hill, be fore coming to Albany, was employed! on the Morning Oregonian in Portland as a copy reader, and formerly was for 12 years news editor of the Capital Jour nal at Boise. ' OF OREGON bulletins apply of Oregon 652 Courthouse 3575 DELIVERS THREE ADDRESSES ON DRY QUESTION Three addresses In favor of the try cause, srere made in Portland Churches Sunday tT D. Leigh Colvln, nominee for Vice president on th- Problbitlon ticket. The talks were not political, but were. aimed to show that lack of law enforcement will practically nullify the eighteenth amendment. "Eternal vigilance only will retain for America the benefits of prohibition' the speaker said. The audience at the First Methodist church Sunday night was the largest Colvln addressed while In the city Sat urday and Sunday. Sunday morning he spoke at the First Naxarene church and Sunday afternoon at Lents Evangelical church. " "The organised liquor traffic is en gaged in a treasonable attempt to null ify the amendment," he said, "by such modification of the enforcement act as will Increase the alcoholic content In been and wine and thus thwart the will of the people as constitutionally ' ex pressed. The proposed Increase In the alcoholic content of beverages would be fraught with grave danger In that it would mean the return of the open sa loon with all its attendant evils." New Year's services will be held at the Congregation Nevah Zedeck Talmud Torah, Sixth and Hall streets, Monday night at 7 o'clock, and Tuesday morn. Ing- at 7 :30 o clock. Rev. Abraham I. Rosencrants will officiate. A large choir will assist in the services. Sunday school workers in the High land. Alberta, Piedmont and Woodlawn districts will meet at Woodlawn Chris tian church Monday night in their first fall rally, when plans for bettering Sun day school work will be discussed. Nor man F. Johnson, newly elected general secretary of the state association, will give an Inspirational address, aimed to help Bible school workers in Bolving their fall and winter problems. Special music will be furnished by talent from the schools In the district. D. T. Short will preside. Tuesday night Johnson will speak at Third Baptist church, where the scMools in Albina and Central East Portland will meet. The first service In the series of "quiet talks" to be given by the Port land Church Federation at the Hetlig theattre will be Tuesday from 12 :30 to 1 o'clock. S. D. Gordon, celebrated au thor, will speak each noon until Sep tember 25. Tuesday's topic Is "Tisrht Corners. Blind Alleys and How to Oet Out" The meetings are held primarily for business men and women. The pub lic is Invited and asked to "come in when you can and slip out when you must." A similar series lasting nine weeks was recently conducted in a lead ing New York theatre by Gordon. Polk's Prune Crop Suffers From Rains Dallas,. Sept. 13. Rain Saturday night and Sunday has done thousands of dol lar damage to the prune crop In Polk county, as much of the ripened fruit has cracked as a result. Picking was to have ben started in many of the or chards MoAday. but will be delayed sev eral days until the extent of the dam age can be ascertained. Colonel Harbaugh to Be at Big Round-Up Eugene, September 13. Among the most picturesque figures at the big round-up at Walla Walla will be old Colonel Harbaugh. Juvenile officer of Lane county. A twin of Buffalo Bill In appearance, he rode the Bad Lands of South Dakota and slept in the same bunk with that noted character 40 years Life Cood payt Wheat Hearts ao Put cu,jk3 a Tbsnr bt pour fxmfrjifooir insam ago or more, and followed much the same trail on the plains. He is about 70 years of age and still alert and vigorous. Two-Year-Old Boy Of Cottage Grove Dies FrdnLPbison Cottage Grove. Or.J Sept. II. While two physicians blame the death. of Bur ley Bender. J-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bender, to I canned pork and beans, the- father believes the boy was poisoned by 1 4 N in In 106 vernier vara. - The pork and beans were eaten J Thursday. The boy f. i - became ill Saturday afternoon, dying a few hours later. The boy's father Is the proprietor of the City bakery In this city. The boy was born here. International contests of tractors and other self contained agricultural ma chlnery will be held In Egypt in Jan- nary and March. T ALICE VERLET Herself in Portland! t The famous Belgian coloratura so prano, whose finished artistry has charmed a whole continent is com ing by special arrangement to Portland. Her personal appearance makes this the musical event of the season. Next Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 8:15 P. M. The White Temple Assisting her will bo Robert Velten, violinist; Mr. Victor Young, pianist, and Mr. Thomas A. Edison's Three Million Dollar Phonograph. FREE TICKETS Call, write or telephone us for free tickets of admit tance. They will be issued In order of application. REED-FRENCH PIANO MFG. CO Local Edison Dealers 12TH AND WASHINGTON All Figured Baking with Flour need not be haphazard.. The results you will realize in your own kitchen, are anticipated in our laboratory kitchens. The customer's satisfaction is in mind when the grocer recommends liiRilsJUSj, It is sold in 10, 24 and 49i pound sacks. b1KSe The city council, at an informal mee'tlng Saturday morning, discussed the matfet of the new systam of gar bare collection aad disposal which will be brought before the voteri at the election In November. Proposals for plans to handle the garbage of Portland, are to be made by concerns engaged in the business not later than September 14. After consid ering the various jftans proposed, the city will draw the proposed measure. In . town Saturday was E. M. Humph reys, representative of the -Northwest Nufuel company, a corporation that manufactures coal and garbage Into a briquet It has a plant now beginning operations In Toronto, Canada, the only, one in North America, although the sys tem has been followed in Europe. H. B. E. Brown, secretary of the Pacific Conservation company of San Francisco and Los Angeles, la. also in the city and will submit a bid Monday, according to City Commissioner Blg- Out -for You Easily Made Tea Biscuits 2 cups CE3SESE Floor, (safiad before itmiurw). t level taaapoor baking ins. cup milker Sift the dry father t vicc wtc in thon nint vfch t9 knives; mid milk or eer, araduaay '(nixing and eut ting thtoufh with knife, till the wink is , a light, spongy mam. Tuns onto a wtB floured board, Oil Uhtly to on inch thtek and cut with biacuic cotter. Bake in hot even 10 to 15 low. : Brown's plant saves by-products i from the garbage. '1 According to Commissioner BlgelowV explanation, the city will probably be asked to allow one of these companies to build a plant according to its sys tem, and either operate the plant as a private industry, buyinc the garbage from the city, or selling the plant to the city to be operated as a municipal enterprise. In any event, the city will "have, to maintain its own-collection system. At present the collecting, is done by .pri vate agencies. In the event ther plant Is operated bjr a private company, the latter will pay' for the garbage, prob ably areund M cents a' load. This will not begin to pay the cost of the col price. We want you toi get acquainted with "our gray-blue room and have chosen these values as a sort of introduction to the entrance of autumn styles. There are medjum and large hats of duvetyne and combinations of du vetyne and panne. Colors henna, navy blue and the new shades of brown. THE aristocracy of -millinery, by Gage and Maurice, is exemplified in these . plain but beautiful hatter's plush sailors for sport, street wear and riding habits. $15 Other makes v )&! Gasoline of Quality lecting system, but thli Is felt to be a neceLsary sanitary -measure long needed and to which the city will gladly subcrtbe. Military Department Of 0. A; 0. Praised; By Gen. M'Alexander - . Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallls. Sept. I. The college military depart ment was given high praise by General IT. Q. McAlexander. tht "Rock of the Mama, here on a visit with old friends FIFTY New Autumn Hats Just In at ..... which is but a small part of their real worth. This ad only begins to tell the story of these hats at 14.85. They were bought V be sold at a much higher to $20 from $4.95 to $15.00 The name "RED CROWN" is your guarantee of an all-refinery gasoline witn a continuous chain of boiling points. ' In Corvallls before going on to Portland and Beattle. He was a guest of Secre tary and Mr Be W. a. Jensen. "The I mllitsry drnartment has made remarkable strides." said "Major Mar," as he was always called In the yesrs In which he served as commendant at O. A. C MOt to 1911. "it's my child and no wonder Tm proud of It." Murray Crane (ialnlng Slowly Dalton, Mass.. Sept. ts.(VT. p.)v- Murray Crane had another comfortable dsy Sunday' and Is slowly Balnlii6. his physicians said today. A motor driven bandsaw is a new tool for retail butchers. - r e, Tenne1 HATS A Very Remarkable Offering $ A .85 STANDARD OIL COMPANY r ... ' ' . ; - . .