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10 THE MORNING OREGCXNIAN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1902. R. A. BOOTH NOT IN IT Denies He Is a Candidate -for United States Senator. FAVORS C.W.FULTON'S ELECTION Lane CoHHty Mas DIschsscb the Po litical Situation E. M. Crolsan Is for Geer George C. Brovr aell Noncommittal. "I am not a candidate for United States Senator, and -won't be a candidate." That Is the response State Senator R A. Booth, of Lane County, gave last evening when approached on the subject of his al leged candidacy for the United States Sen ate. When asked regarding his choice for Senator he said: "I am In favor of the election of C. W. Pulton. No one' Is better qualified and equipped for the position by native abil ity, by education, by training, by keen ness of perception and broadness of mind. He 1b entitled to it from a party view point, for he has been one of the leaders of the Bepublican party In this state for many years and has labored faithfully for party success, though always in v7ays that brought him no compensation. The course he has taken in public matters has been generally commended by the people of the state. Ho Is methodical in all the work he undertakes. He believes In a greater Ore gon, and understands well that the oppor tunities for the growth of the industries of this state are unsurpassed In any other section of the country. If elected to the United States Senate he will command In fluence In the legislative body of the Na tion and with the Administration. For that reason he can bring to Oregon -what Its geographical possibilities and Its natu ral resources entitle it to. I think he will he elected, because I believe the views I express are. generally entertained by the people of the state. T am inclined to the opinion that there will be a caucus for the purpose of nam ing the Republican candidate for United States Senator not because it is In Mr. Fulton's Interest to have a caucus, but be cause the members of the Legislature are Inclined to get the election of a Senator out of the way early In order to give them a chance to attend to larger matters which demand their consideration. "I think there Is a disposition among members of the Legislature to go thor oughly Into the subject of assessment and taxation, making some radical changes in the methods of raising revenue, and shift ing the burden of taxation so as to dis tribute the burden more equitably. I be lieve that the manner of conducting the state Institutions will be more thoroughly looked Into than in former years, and that the purpose of the Legislature -will be to mark out a course of economical distribu tion of state money, and to do those things -which are necessary for the new conditions -which confront us and for the proper growth of the state. I believe this spirit pervades this Legislature more than any other I have everlcnown, and for that reason the members -will not dwell long on the election of a United States Sen ator." . SenRtor Booth declined to be. Interviewed on questions of organization of the Legis lature. "I am for T. T. Geer for United States Senator, and he will have my vote to aid In his election," says State "Senator E. M. Crolsan, of Marion County. Mr. Crolsan was In Portland yesterday on personal business, and was one of a" little crowd of legislators who gathered In the cor ridors of the Imperial Hotel last evening. Crolsan Is not much of a talker, and was averse to discussing politics in connection with the work of the coming session. He had nothing to say on the organization question nor on the problem of a. Senator ial caucus. Among those who were around the hotel last evening were C. W. Fulton, candi date for United States Senator; George C. Brownell, candidate for presidentof the Senate: R. A. Booth, Senator from'Doug las and Lane Counties; Senator Crolsan, from Marlon; Representative Judd, of Ma rlon, and Representative Jones, of .Lin coln. The gentlemen named are among the leading men in the Legislature, and their presence In the city created some stir in pollticaf circles. The Legislators were not here in pursuance of appoint ment, but just happened to be In the city on the same day. "Who Is your favorite for United States Senator?" was asked of State Senator George C. Brownell. "I am a candidate for President of the Senate," was the response. "Well, how are you coming on?" "I am going to win, hands down," re plied the Senator from Clackamas. A committee of lumbermen held a meet ing in this city yesterday afternoon for the purpose of outlining a bill for a law for better fire protection to the timber interests of the etate. The committee de cided upon a plan of state patrol, the de tails of which are yet to be formulated. TI- committee was appointed about a i ago at a meeting at which all the U. lumbering interests in the state were represented. The committee consists of R. A. Booth, of the Booth-Kelly Lum bering Company, chairman; George N. Cornwall, editor of the Columbia River and Oregon Tlmberman, secretary; W. B. Ayer, president of the Eastern & Western Lumber Company; S. Benson, of the Ben eon Logging Company, and George H. Andrews, secretary and acting land agent for the O. & C. Railroad Company. The general plan decided upon was to ask the Legislature to pass a law creating a Forestry Commission to be composed of Ave members, two from Eastern Oregon and three from Western Oregon. The members of the commission are to be named in the act creating It, and the commission is to be self perpetuating. That is, all vacancies will be filled by the remaining members. The purpose of this plan Is to keep the commission out of politics so that Its sole purpose shall be to preserve the forest resources. The com missioners will serve without salary. A forestry warden will be appointed in each county and under the warden aa many rangers may be employed as the commission may deem necessary. In some counties, where there is no timber, no rangers will be needed. The rangers will be employed only during the season when there is danger of fire and will be paid only for the time actually employed. The wardens and rangers will be clothed with police power so that they can arrest any person who violates the law regarding the setting of fires. The warden will be authorized to Impress into service at a moment's notice as many citizens as may be necessary in subduing a fire, such citi zens to be paid for the time actually served. The power thus conferred upon the wardens will be much the same as that given a Sheriff to call npon citizens to quell a riot The warden will also be -authorized to appoint as official rangers any persons he may deem suitable -who are employed and paid by private concerns for the purpose of guarding against forest fires. The Southern Pacific, the Booth-Kelly Com pany, and other large timber owners em ploy men to patrol their timber land dur ing the dry season, and the purpose is to clothe these private rangers with official authority, if they be men who are satis factory to the warden. It is also proposed to have4a closed sea son of four months in the dry season dur ing which it will be unlawful for any person to set a fire In brush or timber without first securing written permission from the warden In his county. The ob iect In this requirement Is to prevent the setting of too many fires at a time when there may be danger of the fire spreading and getting beyond control, and also to keep the fire warden Informed of the lo cation of all fires that are set The In tention is not to prevent entirely the burning of brush, but to place upon the setting of fires such restrictions as will prevent a repetition of the disasters which came upon Eastern Multnomah and Clack amas Counties last Summer. A subcommittee has been named to draft a bill embodying these features and to present the bill In the next Legislature. The provisions of the bill may vary from the plan here outlined, but only so far as the plan already decided upon may prove to- be Impracticable. It Is the intention of the committee to secure the passage of a law that will afford the greatest amount of fire protection with the .least comparative expense. R. A. Booth will draft the bill. G. Y. Harry, president of the State Fed eration of Labor, and other members of the legislation committees of the labor unions have been working upon several measures which the unions wish enacted this Winter. Among the measures al ready derided upon are an eight-hour law for all public works, a Bureau of Labor Statistics, prohibition of the overcrowding of .theaters and a child-labor law. Many of the details of this law are yet to- be worked out Regarding the latter It has been decided that the law will provide that It shall be unlawful for any person to employ a child under "14 years of age during the school year. The Intention is to frame the law so that It will work a hardship upon no one and yet protect those children whose parents do not feel enough Interest in them to keep them in school. There is considerable good feeling In labor union circles over the victories won by the labor union tickets In the municipal elections at Grant's Pass and Ashland. REPORT OF H ARRIMAN FUND Total Receipts Were ?2746 and Ex penditures $2725. The Harrlman booklet committee of the Board of Trade and Chamber of Com merce has submitted a financial report as appended. The report was compiled by Adolphe Wolfe, chairman of the commit tee. The money was all raised by sub scription among business men. The total receipts were $2746 and the total expendi tures $2725. The $21 necessary to balance the two sides of the account Is held by J. M. Moore, ex-secretary of the Board of Trade. Mr. Moore said several days ago that about $400 was left over of the fund. He probably referred to the $450 which was spent for advertising Oregon in the Minneapolis Evening Journal. F. E. Beach, president of the . Board of Trade, said last night that he knew noth ing about the $21 held by Mr. Moore. "I have heard nothing about it," he remarked over the telephone from Portland Heights. Mr. Wolfe's report follows: RECEIPTS. Allen & Gilbert Company..... Allen & Lewis . 4 10 00 60 00 25 00 25 00 10 00 25 00 6 00 100 00 20 00 10 00 5 00 10 00 SO 00 125 00 50 00 Alnsworth National Bank Ames & Harris Acme Mills Company... JBreeden, 'H. C. Company Bisslnger & Co Balfour, Guthrie & Co. ...... Beebe, The Charles F., Company ...... Brown, George W.. ........ ........... Brlgham. P. E..... Bishop & Co..., Closset & Devers City & Suburban .Hallway Company..., Columbia River P. B. Navigation Co. Canning, Wallace & Co... 10 00 Dayton Hardware Company.... .....- 6 00 Davidson, Ward &Co... T.. 10 00 Everdlng & Farrell. ......... 20 00 Edwards. H. E: 20 00 Esberg-Gunst Cigar Company 10 00 Ellers Piano House...........-.,..... 25 00 First National Bank.. 250 00 Ford's Auction-House 10 00 Flsher-Thorsen x& Co I.. 25 00 Flanders, George H., estate of 50 00 Flelschner. Mayer & Co 50 00 Fuller. W. Pi. & Co 50 00 Gill. J. K.. & Co. 10 00 Glass & Prudhomme 10 00 Gauld & taine ....i. ...... 25 00 Goodyear Rubber Company 20 00 Grlndstaff & Blaln 10 00 Goodman Bros. Shoe Company . . , . 10 00 Honeyman Hardware Company 50 00 Honeyman & McBride. ...... 10 00 Holman, Edward ........ 10 00 Hartman, Thompson & Powers........ 25 00 Henkle & Baker ..... 10 00 Kan, Andrew & Co...'. lQOO Lang & Co 25 00 Llpman, Wolfe & Co... .. ..A.. 60 00 Loewenberg & Going Co. .. 25 00 Lion Clothing Company . 5 00 Ladd & TUton ..." 250 00 Livingston, B, 50 00 Lawrence. The George, Company.... Meier. & Frank Company Mitchell. Lewis & Stiver Company.! McAllen &. McDonnell 20 00 75 00 25 00 10 00 5 00 Moore, Dr. A. w, - Merchants' National Bank.. ........... MacMaster & Blrrell .... Mason, Ehrraan & Co.. .... Montatrue & Kin? .. .. .... 50 00 5000 25 00 10 00 Maxwell & 'Knapp 10 00 McLeod.D. L McMonles & Co.. W. 5 00 10 00 10 00 60 00 76 00 50 00 5 00 5 00 60 00 25 00 20 00 5 00 50 00 5 00 5 00 6 00 25 00 10 00 10 00 60 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 6 00 60 00 50 00 5 00 H - Northrop & Sturgls Olds, Wortman & Kin? . Portland Railway Company ... Portland General Electric Company.... Paquet, Joseph Pollvka, J., Co. Prescott. C. H., trustee.... Portland Trust Company.. ..'...... Perkins Hotel T. Portland Coffee & Spice Company.. Portland Cordage Company .... Rosenthal, Jacob Rasmussea & Co -. ... Rogge & Storp . Russell & Blyth .. .. Rountree & Diamond Riley. F. F. Security Savings fc Trust Company.. Smith. Milton W. Schmltt Frank & Co.. Shaw, W. A. . Scott H. N - Stearns, David S .. Title Guarantee & Trust Company.... Thompson. Burrell & Co Torgler. F. W. t United States National Bank 50 00 Vanduyn & Walton..,.,..., 5 00 Woodard, Clarke & Co 25 00 Welch, the American Clothier 5 00 White, Isam 25 00 Wadhams & Co 25 00 Wakefield, Fries & Co 10 00 Wise. W. A. 10 00 Zan Bros. 10 00 Total $2725 00 Exclusive of the following subscriptions col lected by the Board of Trade and not turned Into the fund: y G radon & Koehler ...X 4 00 Harris Trunk . Company 2 00 Oregon Furniture Manufacturing Co... 10 00 Ira F. Powers Manufacturing Company 5 00 Total $ 21 00 disbursements! L. N. Guy, collecting subscriptions from subscribers $-15 00 Standard Box Factory. 60 shipping boxes, at 35 cents 21 00 Union Printing Company, printing 150, 000 booklets 2120 00 Hlcks-Chatten, engraving for book and pover Howe, Davis & Kllham, packing book lets Holman Transfer Company, cartago to depot - .Lovejoy & Lincoln, packing booklets.. Baggage & O. T. Co., cartage to depot Post Special Delivers Company, cartage to O. R. & N. Co Applied to advertising the resources of Oregon in the Minneapolis Evening Journal 103 75 5 00 2 50 5 00 2 50 25 450 00 Total $2725 00 The total .cost of the advertising in the Min neapolis Journal was $1000, of which amount the Chamber of Commerce paid out of Its own funds the sum of $550. Respectfully submitted.. ADOLPHE WOLKE. - .REDUCED RATES TO THE EAST. Via the Rio Grande Roate. On January 8 and 9 tickets will be on sale from Portland and common points to Kansas City, Mo., and return for $60. From Spokane and common points. $55. For particulars, call on or write to W. C McBride, general agent, 124 Third street MILLER GETS A LICENSE COUNTY COMjriSSIOXEItS OVERRULE STROXG REMOXSTRAXCE. Rule Is Adopted That Licenses Not Paid For In Full Will Be Void When Delinquent. The County Commissioners yesterday decided to grant the petition of A. J. Mil- Twelve-Mile House. There was a strong remonstrance filed against the .petition, and considerable time of the court was consumed at different sessions held within the past month taking evidence and listen ing to legal arguments bearing on the case. The court finally decided that Miller has a sufficient number of names on the petition to entitle him to a license. The court adopted the rule that here after when a man presents a petition for a license for a year and pays for only a quarter that at the end of the quarter his petition Is null and void. If he desires to pay by the quarter he must get out a new petition each quarter, or he can pay a year in advance. Miller will pay a license for a year. He has been In business In hl3 present location for a long time, but has heretofore paid only one quarter's license In advance. This Is shown on the records In the County Clerk's office. DRAWN FOR JURY DUTY. Summonses D-sued for Service in State Circuit Conrt. The following-named persons, were drawn from the jury list by Judge Sears, Sheriff Storey and County Clerk Fields, to serve during the- January term of the State Circuit Court which begins Mon day, January 12: B. B. Acker, capitalist F. S. Akin, brick manufacturer." Rudolph Becker, milliner. L. W. Benedict carpenter. James Bennett shoemaker. Fred W. Merry, merchant ' Charles BIrcher, real estate. N. J. Blagen, contractor. E. R. Botsford, printer. t J. R. Brigham, real estate. Philip Buehner. millman. H. L. Camp, carpenter. Robert Carr. farmer. S. Chase, civil engineer. V7 John Clark, harness manufacturer. James W. Coles, carpenter. Robert Collier, superintendent Iron worka. Mark Crandall, farmer. John W. Curran, merchant i James F. Davies. hotel keeper. W. A. Deardorf. farmer. J. C. Deaver, farmer. W. A. Dempsey, lumber. r A J. Dygert Sr., bookbinder. . Ralph W. Feeneyf forwarder. .t r Jacob M. Gellert, merchant Charles Gllroy, laborer. s Fred F. Grotophorst farmer. ' . A H. Harding, merchant Morris Harnett, farmer. Charles Hegele, merchant H. A. Heppner, agent Henry Holtgrleve, farmer. ; Charles H. Hunt mining. ' F. M. Ireland, livery. -.- James January, fruitgrower. P. J. Jennings, mining. Charles Johnson, fruitgrower. Emu Johnson, merchant W. E. Jones, books and stationery. R. Z. Joy, farmer. W. H. Joyce, carpet-cleaner. J. J. Kadderly, stoves, etc F. M. Kandle, dairyman. L. J. Kelly, fanner. Henry Landwehr, ploture frames. J. H. Leader, farmer. John Marshall, engineer. J. A. Martin, millman. W. G. McCormack, watchman. - H. G. Morgan, saddler. Peter J. Neuberg, dry goods. Joseph Paquet capitalist John Patterson, painter. C F. Pearson, painter. L. T. Peery, merchant Charles Porth. frultcrower. . Hiram Raster, restaurant Thomas Schneider, laborer. P. H. Schulderman, capitalist- Franc's Sealy. jrroeer. R. P. Sibley, clerk. N. S. Spinney, clerk. H. S. Stone, v farmer. S. L. Stone, clerk. F. J. Streibig. druggist W. B. Struble, managers Richard Tegayt farmer. - M. E. Thompson, insurance. C C Tlngry, Jeweler. N. P. Tomlinson, real estate. F. G. Urfer, grocer. C. A. Wass, stenographer, 3. M. Woodworth, clerk. H. F. Yates, capitalist Some Interest will attach to the jury, be cause Its members will be called upon to try the Judge Hogue gambling cases. SUES FOR INJURIES. . Thomas Hnntlnsrton Wants $5000 for Contractors. Thomas Huntington has brought suit in the State Circuit Court aeainst Elizabeth M. Smith, J. Sweeny, Charles Carter and IN TOMORROW'S OREGONIAN, Additional to all the news and the customary departments, The Sunday Orego nlan tomorrow will contain: WHERE CHRISTMAS BEGAN Holy of Holies, where three great worlds' re ligions, worship. Illustrated. HOW SEVERAL PORTLAND MINISTERS PREPARE THEIR SERMONS Five well-known pastors tell of their methods. EMMA'S CHRISTMAS GIFT A short story by John Fleming Wilson in his finest vein. YOUTHS' CHRISTMAS PAGEr-Articles on the great holiday in historical, flc tional and humorous phases. THE REAL AMERICAN SANTA CLAUS-He Includes the postman, "stage driver and express messenger. Illustrated. MRS. WARBLE'S CHRISTMAS PRESENT How she changed her plans after visiting tha city. BY GEORGE ADE IN SLANG Three middle-weight fable3 manufactured ex pressly for the Christmas trade. Henry Host for $5000 damages. Mrs. Smith owns the Occidental Hotel property, at the northeast corner of First and Morri son streets. Sweeny, Carter and Host are contractors, and on October 13, 1902, were engaged In lajyng a cement sidewalk In front of the hotel, and also putting in new underpinning and sills under the building. The latter necessitated some excavating. Huntington, In his complaint avers that as he was going Into an oyater-house lo cated in the premises to get supper, a nlank on which he was walking tipped, causing him to fall Into a hole seven feet deep. He alleges that his head was in jured, some of his teeth knocked out, and that he remained in an unconscious con dition at the hospital for three weeks. He also insists that he has lost the use of his lower limbs, Huntington is 70 years old. John Dltchburn and John F. Logan appear as his attorneys. WIVES FREED FROM TYRANNY. Decrees of Court Separate Them From Errlns Husbands. Three divorces -were granted by Judge Trazer Yesterdav. Eliza B. Dodson xrns freed from Thomas. L. Dodson, to whom ' she was married at Lebanon, October 26, , aumuonai tnreo floors will be a"dd 1891. She was also awarded the custody of ' ed for some time, the roof will be con- thelr minor child. Mrs. Dodson testified ' that the defendant accused her of un faithfulness, and beat, and choked her on various occasions. Dodson has been twice arrested and convicted o'f making and passing counterfeit coins. His last con vicUon was in May, lSQf. and he was sen- ucuaiuK kuuiiicucii uuma. xxi a ittsc con- tenced to three years .imprisonment in the -penltenUary on McNeill's Island. Judge Frazer. on nearlne that Dodson In fn tho ia m uie .penltenUary, . said that was suffidest ! lBirth fTSi 01 reg0n ground for a dlvoTce. . , If"l1)ts J?f yas, were filed in Anna C. Smartwood was granted a dl- '. to yesterday by VT. vorce from Harrison B. Smartwood be- I S'J' ?elc and JkRaPhael cause of desertion, beginning in jun. -1116 va?ue the property ,1s 52000. 1A01. Thp nartlpj; Hvorl fno-ntVioi- onf three years. Smartwood was manager of thn K-fi1Pv TnsttHitn It, Pn,infl - - - iiu iciw his wife and went away with another woman. Nettle L. Wise was divorced from Les ter B.. Wise because of desertion. The parties-were married on December 5, 1900. Wise conducted a barber shop on Russell street and he suddenly disappeared on September IS. 1901. Previously, for some reason best known to himself, he caused a : story to be published that his wife 'had j been drowned. The fraud was exposed, !and it was soon afterward that Wise went away. Mrs. Wise was restored to her maiden name, Poor. She testified that 1 Wise sold his barber shop before he abari- ! doncd her. ' 'Judge Frazer asked the reason for Wise's flight, and Mrs. Wise answered: "I rled before we were married. He de- ceived me all the time. B. P. JOHNS LOSES SUIT. He Sued for $250, and Now Has to Par ?S1. In the suit of B. P. Johns against .Miss C. M. Nodlne et al. to recove-$250- and to foreclose a chattel mortgage on a fruit store on First street, Judge Frazer yes terday rendered a decision that Miss No dine have and recover $S1 from. Johns. The defendants filed a counter-claim for $250. The controversy was a puzzling one and involved the sale of the fruit store and a hotel at Chehalls. Miss Nodine for merly owned the hotel, and A. C. Ken nedy was' the proprietor of the fruit store. Miss Nodine owed money to Johns, and in the course of a settlement the hotel was sold to Kennedy. He, however, did not complete the purchase, and Johns now owns the hotel and Miss Nodine has the fruit store. The case was tried several weeks ago, and- was argued yesterday by H K. Sar gent for Johns, and W. M. Cake for the de fense. While the argument was in prog ress Judge Frazer, referring to the evi dence in the case, remarked: "Johns was always careful to collect a bonus oh every deal he made in connection with these transactions. I haven't very much sym pathy with a man who makes .a bonus every time he makes a loan, and Insists on the highest rate of Interest every time. The men who are most- careful to collect bonuses are very careful never to pay them. It is just as hard to get a commis sion out of a real' estate man who Is al ways collecting commissions himself." "FINE BOAT," SAYS PAQUET. "Lan-rhinc; Stock of the Hiver," An swers E. W. Spencer. The trial ot-the suit of Joseph Paquet against Captain E. W. Spencer,- to recover $7o0 balance due for bulldlnc the steam ship C. R. Spencer, was continued before Judge George yesterday. ' Paquet, who built the old TeleDhone and other nntprl craft testified that the C. R. Spencer Js tne best boat on the river. CaDtaln Sneneer. on th nfhor Vmn3 tlfled that the stern is raised too much and the wheel dips only 22 feet where it should dip 28 or 30 feet, and that all steamboat men call her a crooked boat ana make a good deal of snort over- her. Paquet says he followed the model, and Spencer avers that he didn't There is also a dispute between the parties con cernlng items and extras. Wants Share of Profits. Suit has been filed in the State Circuit court by Arthur Williamson against J, w. togers to recover $300, and a writ of attachment has been issued. As cause ot action Williamson alleges that on Janu ary 15, 1900, he agreed to assist Rogers ior me ionsten jfuip & Paner Com pany, of San Francisco, In the name of Rogers, for the performance of certain worK. 'rne amount of the contract -wnn $1500. Rogers is alleged to have made a prone oi -uo. Williamson states that -he was to have received one-half of the prom, due nas been paid only $1,00. Traynor Cnse Goes to Jnrr. The case of Hugh Traynor, the 'bunco man who robbed Ed Louth In conjunction with Ed Sheehan, was submitted to the jury by Judge Bears at 12 o'clock yester- auy. .uasi mgnt tne jury was still locked up. " Traynor, during the trial, was attended by his wife, who came here from San Francisco. She says her husband has fol lowed the show, business, and at one time kept a saloon at Seattle. Conrt Notes. Hulda McCoy yesterday filed suit against George W.. McCoy for a divorce. ALL WILL DO HER HONOR President and Other Dignitaries o-In-c to Mrs. Grant's Funeral. WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. - President Roosevelt, expects to attend the funeral services of Mrs. Julia Dent Grant, to be held in the Metropolitan Methodist Church tomorrow morning. Members of the Cab TTo,wP nf t, " M::"U .oin inet, .oi me aipiomatic -corps and of both of the T G. Z "Sj tte oyal Sn athe Union "Veterans' Legion, the Army of the Tennessee, the Army of the Cumberland and the Army. of the Ohio will also bo present The church services will be short. General Frederick D. Grant who is here to attend the funeral of his mother, paid his respects to the President tnrtnv t, President extended to him his warmestJ syuipainy. W.- D. Fenton to Build. W. D. Fenton will soon commence the erection of a three-story brick building on the east side of Sixth street, between Stark and Oak streets. The cost of tho new structure will oe $35,000 for the three stories now. planned, but tho founda tions will be laid in so substantial a manner that It could support an addition al three floors should they be added In the future, a plan which is already in the mind of the owner. The site Is 50x100 feet, and is now occupied by a frame resi dence, which will soon be removed. The new brick will probably be used on the ground floor by a wholesale firm, while the upper stories will be so partitioned nun. mey may De used for offices or apart- roe08- Though It Is not probable that f """ed In such a1 way as to facilitate Its raising to cover a six-story building. Articles of Incorporation. Supplemental -articles were filed veator. J . of n ImP,rovement Com; iT"!. "Rasing tne capital i H" Nelu E. M. . :7J. iewu. AfinlD i ... ulaSjZiffi&.J'P com U?lri.f!AVJ!.it P5rker s. Halr Balaam. ouiuriwvius, me oesi cure lor corns. ifWn Largest Stock of Holiday Goods on THE MARKETS OF THE v WORLD SUPPLY US Fountain Pens $1.00 to $7.50. Liquor Flasks v NEW STYLES. Sterling Silver ; ENGRAVED FREE. New Simplex - Typewriter On which a letter may be written as neatly as on a $100.00 machine. Price $1.00. 0 e e c s e 0 o o a s o 9 e Triplicate Mirrors Such an immense line it has never been your fortune to see. Terra Cotta Busts And Figures in beautiful form and tints. j ; Poker Sets Hardwood blocks. Something fine. Opera Glasses As a suggestion for your Christmas gifts. Noth ing will delight her more $3.50 to $18.00. 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 e 0 o a o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 "0 0 L Will please the recipient and be a . useful present. COMBINATION PURSES - WIST. BAGS', x CHATELAINES ,v GENTS COIN PURSES In all the popular skins and shades Celluloid Toilet Cases Every color, style and value is on sale, and for prices you will find them exceptionally low. Silk-lined cases painted cases. o 0 0 MUSICAL CONCERT AFTERNOONS 00000000000000000000000000 CRIME SEEMS POPULAR MANY ROBBERIES AND BURGLARIES REPORTED TO THE POLICE. Detectives Are Arresting Many Sus pects, "While Citleens Salter From Various Kinds of Depredations. A bold, 'bad band of thugs seems to be working In Portland. Within the past 48 hours there have been an exceptionally large number of attempts at robberies and hold-ups. In some cases the thieves have got away with a valuable lot of plunder, but. In the majority of cases the loss to the victims has been small. The detec tives are working hard and declare they will land the gang If they never get any sleep. They are having some success. Yesterday several arrests were made, and the evidence that they have caught some of the right parties seems to be indis putable. One of the worst robberies that has been reported was that of the Atlantic oystor house, at 247 Stark street. This place was entered at night and valuable silk cloaks and other fancy clothing taken. Mrs. Lrevens, the proprietress, states that she lost at least J90 worth of clothing. Yesterday afternoon Detectives Snow and Kerrigan arrested a man who gave his name as Spike "Van Cleve, who had some of the missing articles in his possession. Van Cleve has a bad record, and the of ficers are sure he Is thp right man. A bold robbery was committed at Bon neville a few nights ago. This the detec tives belike was committed by members' of the gang that Is now working- In Port land. Yesterday Detectives Snow and Kerrigan found some of the goods that were missed at that time and traced them to a gang of three that have been loafing about this city. Two of thenrwere landed In jail, and the detectives think, they will have the third soon. Have Many "Ways of Robbing. That there must be a large number ot these criminals is shown by the number and variety of the robberies that have been attempted in the past 48 hours. Among them must be confidence men, pickpockets. hold-,up men and house bur glars. John McKeown, van expressman. yesterday reported to Chief of- Police Mc Lauchlan that he had lost $55 In money. He suspects a man who was sleeping In the same room as he was. In a down-town hotel, of having taken if. He did not miss the money until late the next day, and by that time the man had made good his escape. James -Cox was the victim of an at tempted hold-up, but evidently hlsx assail ant became frightened before he had com pleted his work. Cox was walking down Fourth street, and. at Fourth and Gllsan was met by a thug, struck on the head and knocked down. The robber, how ever, became frightened at this time, and fled without making any effort to rob him. The pickpockets are working in the crowded street-cars and other places where a crowd Is assembled. Mrs. Annie Brown, who lives at 300 Washington street reports that on the night of De cember. 18 she missed her purse as she was riding, on a Vancouver car. A vig orous search failed to reveal the where abouts of the missing purse, and it Is the geriernl conclusion that one of the light fingered fraternity knows pretty well where It la The purse contained a check on the Vancouver Bank for $20 and a $10 bill. There have been a number of attempted house-breakings, but no very large losses. W. J. Plleher, of 235 Fourteenth street, reports that on Thursday night his saloon was broken Into and a box of cigars and two, bottles of whisky taken. R. Bird, who has a grocery store across the street from Plleher, says that his store was broken into the same night, and a. box of cigars and two plugs of tobacco taken. 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