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12 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1903. HEAVY BATTER SIGNED TOM r.VTlItOTT -WILIi FIELD FOrt JACK G RIM'S TEAM. Satire Son, Who Has Been riarlut Baseball In the Cut for Slnnr Years, Returns. Tom Parrott. the native "Vebfoot, who made "Kingpin" Borchera look like the flickering lights In Solomon's temple In 1K, and who has played several profes sional seasons In the East, has been signed by Jack Grim as a fielder In the Port land team of the Pacific Northwest League. Tom was offered the pitcher's box. but ho declined It. "Jly arm gave out once." he said In his letter of declination, "and I think I would rather havo the field." While more valuable in the box, Tom Is illll a man for the field. He la as light on his feet as ever he was, and If there should be any necessity for a change pitcher he may be called upon. His arm Is as good as ever, but he docs not wish to use It In the box. In outdoor practice he tensed the curves as well as he did when he waa a youngster when the pro fessional league of was instituted In the Northwest. Tom has had a varied career. Gradu ating from a school of ball players which met at the famous old Oaks on the East Side and which sent Into profetelonallsm the two Parrotts, Tom and "Jlggs," Dren nan and Schmeer, he made a hit in 1S90 and 1SS1. "Jlggs" was called to the ma jor league ajd worked under the great Anson. Tom played In Oregon and Cali fornia In 1S92. and in 1SS3 he went to Birmingham, where he repeated his record of the Vest. Chicago called for him, and in a dispute about his services he war awarded to Cincinnati, where he served three yearn. In lSSfi he played in the out field for St. Louis, and he led the team in batting. In US' he was traded to St. Paul of the 'Western League for Walter Wllmot, now manager of the Minneapolis team, but the salary did not suit him, and he left the club. In the latter part of 1S he played in Portland, and with the Seattle team in California In 1SS9. He played In Denver In ISO), and In Nashville in 1S01, and now he is back in Portland. "I am here to stay," he told last night. "I have got rather tired of traveling, and I feel like staying at home In Portland, where I have everything at stake. Here I will still play ball and still play the cornet, although I am an old man." "Old man? When did you begin to get old, Tom?" he was asked. "I don't know. Some people tell me that I am old and I don't like to tell them that they are mistaken." "You were a boy when we used to play together, and that was only 10 years ago," said a friend. "Yee, but I have been so long on the field that people come to consider me an old man. You are still looked upon as a youngster, but I am not. People date my age from the year that they first saw me on the diamond, and some think I was born with the game of baseball." "But even that would not make you an old man." "Certainly not, but people would rather consider It otherwise. You know how those things go. But let it stand and tell them that when the game starts I shall be In the field." Tom has. never appeared to be in better condition for a ball game. He nan taken splendid care of himself during the past year, and his pitching arm is in fine shape. He says he will not pitch ball again, but It will not be surprising to we him in the box. His inclination Is that way, but Grim might prefer to keep htm in the field where he may do the fine field ing characteristic of him and the time ly batting that made himself and his late brother "Jlggs" famous. A baseball league this season of Pen dleton and five Washington towns Is now in sight, with Pendleton, Walla Walla, Dayton. North Yakima, RltzvlUe and El leneburg as members. Of these towns North Yakima, Rltxvllle. Walla Walla and Dayton already have associations or ganized or standing over from last year, and, while no definite arrangements have yet been made, the above line-up, with a salary limit between $750 and J1000 a month for each team, is probable. This league would be an entirely new thing in Inland Empire baseball, being on. a larger scale than anything hitherto attempted among the wheat towns. In its favor It Is argued that the towns are pretty evenly balanced and that train service would be excellent, with short Jumps. Enthusiasm is beginning to work up In Pendleton and In Walla Walla and Dayton, and Is said to be also rampant in the Northern Pacific towns. A permit was issued Thursday in Seat tle for the fencing and the building of bleachers and grandstand of the Pacific Coast League baseball park, at Fifth ave nue and Harrison street. The cost of the work is estimated at $5500, and the Job Is to be completed by April, 10. Work on the new park has progressed rapidly under the direction of Manager Wilson, and the sodding has been nearly completed. The erection of the grand stand and bleachers will be completed fully two weeks before the season opens in Seattle. April S3. The work of construction of the fences and the seats has been let to N. M. Beers, and the work will be begun next week. The seating capacity of the bleachers and grandstand will be about 3000. Manager Wilson as the members of the Seattle team will leave next week for Riverside and Los Angeles, where the pre liminary practice work will, be done. Outfielder Hoy left Cincinnati Tuesday night on a through train to Los Angeles via New Orleans. "Dummy's' original plan was to train at Hot Springs, but he has decided to condition himself at Los Angeles Instead. The mute ball player writes a splendid letter, and ought to, aj both he and his wife are school teachers, 'educated better' than nine out of ten men that are met on the streets. He writes a very legible business hand, and Is aa clever with his pen as he Is with the big bat. Hoy recently took umbrage at an ar ticle that appeared in an Eastern sporting publication to the effect that he has shown more wisdom than most ball play ers in .retiring when he was at his best. and stated in his answer, which was so well put together and so logical that the publication printed It In extenso. that no ball player ever retired when he was at ills best unless for business reasons, and that personally he was in the came to stay as long as he could give satisfaction to his employers. The Stanford 'varsity baseball lean will have the benefit this season of practice with the best professional team there is. Manager "Hank" Harris" nine riant will have the advantage of seclusion, two dallv practices and two-hour tussles every af-. xernoon wim a somewnat raw but very ambitious college team. The 6an Fran cisco professional team -will be taken to Palo Alto March 9. They will have three weeks' grilling practice on the Stanford diamond, every morning having the entire field to themselves and every sftern'oon mixing things up with the nifty Stanford varsity. The San Francisco team will live in Faio Alto and make daily trips back and forth to the campus. This scheme, says Manager Harris, will get his men away from the city to a dry town. will give them the benefit of a glorious Santa Clara Valley climate, and at the same time will give them practice games with a ,team quite worthy, of them. The same plan was brought up tast year by .Manager jsawaras, out Harris, alter see lng the college team play, decided that they were not good enough. This year Stanford s clever combination, will, he feels, be enough to keep his men busy. Harris team will be stronger than ever berore. Jt will have 'the following per sonnel: Catcher, Leahy; pitchers, WhaJen and Iburg; first base, Pabst. captain of Atlanta nine; second base. Burns; third Dase ana captain, Irwin, formerly of Brooklyn; shortstop. Shay; center field. Lynch of Syracuse: right field. Meany, a heavy hitter from Columbus, O. The left fielder has not yet been chosen. This makes Stanford's alrairiv triwl chances In the intercollegiate contest much better. With a good bunch of vet erans and a pleasing crowd of substitutes, freshmen and otherwise. Coach Swindells believes he can lead his men to victory. Arthur Ross. Los Anreles' new out fielder, the Eastern critics speak of as a "race horse on the bases," and say the Coast fans will see the fastest runner that ever came to this section. He will have to be a wonder, for Dougherty was no slouch going down to first bane, and Jack Lawlcr Is seme pumpkins hitting the pain. TO SETTLE THEIR OWX DISPUTES. California Collrarc Xot Under Con trol of Amateur Athletic Union. After a number of meetings and much discussion, the intercollegiate athletic com mittees or Stanford and the University of California have come to a not entirely satisfactory revision of the Intercollegiate athletic agreement. The chief point at ls- sue was tne clause relating to arbitration BULLDOG THAT BEAT CHAMPION RODNEY STONE. 7,-V' ?SBSlsSlssH TbTbTbbTbbbbTpsb' i-sTBTsTsm aHLLLLLLLLK Ibtbtbtbtbib9 j V ' 1illssssssssK'fll ' B 'iMlflBSBv ' '''aSsVjBSaVjBHjK''ijHi fckji. JBjjBSBBSBBBBBBBBBBr' SS. ' "'-IbBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBbI CIIIDIADAS, THE UGLIEST nitUTE AT THE SEW YOUK DOG SHOW. The dog that attracted moat attention In the New Tork dor show was IL B. BlUlnra' champion bulldog- Chlblabas. In the open class for dogs Chlblabas, sa villainous a looking brute sa ever allowed hla teeth, best ths famous forma r champion. Rodney Stone, the property of Richard Croker, Jr. Croker"a best dog;. Itrornley Crib, died, and since his death Rodney Stone has been considered unbeat able until Chiblabas cams alone snd "trimmed" him. Chlblabas la a white dog with black spots. Rodney Stone la a red brlndle, and thereby has the advantage, because red brindle la the beat color, other brlndles rankles next, and then white. i In matters of alleged professionalism. The 1 amendment as adopted provides for the settlement of all matters relating to pro- ( fessionallsm by the faculty athletic com- j mlttees, and If these disagree the case Is to be taken to an arbitration committee selected by the University Club. This doos not alter the agreement of last year, except In one item: It is now definitely understood that the University athletes are not under the control of the Pacific Amateur Athletic Association. Another amendment adopted defines uni versity standing, which Is mentioned In the agreement as one which confers a bachelor's degree. Graduate Manager Decoto in a recent Interview said: "At the recent meeting the California representatives held that the faculty athletic committee of each university should be the sole and final UtltlflbJ . ."I. .... ....... I Judge when charges of professionalism are j brought against members of their re spective teams. I can see no reason why. if we have occasion to protest a Stan ford player, we should not present our evidence to the Stanford faculty athletic committee, and let that body decide tho matter. But since such an arrangement did not suit Stanford, we agreed to the more cumbersome amendment." CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS. Several Horses Fell in Steeplechase at InKleslde. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 20. The steeple chase handicap at Ingleslde today was a chapter of accidents, only two horses really finishing. At the first jump Dis covery, Rainier and Be Happy fell, while Duke of York, the second choice, was crowded over the wing. Corriglo fell at the eighth Jump. The race was practically between Mike Rice, the favorite, and Dag- mar, the first-namea winning handily. Imperious, the other contestant, fell at the last Jump, but the boy remounted and took third money. McCarthy, who rode Rainier, was unconscious for soma time, but is not seriously hurt. Bear Catcher won the 2-year-old race at four furlongs In the fast time of 4S sec onds, beating Toledo and Rapid Water. Only one favorite won. The weather was fine and the track fast. Results: Futurity course, selling Tommie Knight won. Puss-ln Boots second. Action third; ime, 1:23. Seven furlongs, selling David S. won. El Fonso second. Lone Fisherman third; time, 1:28. l our furlongs, purse Bear Catcher won. Toledo second, Rapid Water third; time, 0:t3. Steeplechase, handicap, short course- Mike Rice won, Dagmar second. Imper ious third; time, 3:37. Six furlongs, handicap Sad Sam won. Honlton second, Glendennlng third; time, 1:13. One mile and 60 yards, selling Gold One won, Oriana second. Urchin third; time, 1:C Races at Nevr Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 20.-Crescent City race results: MUe Hnzzah won! McWllliams second. Balm of GUead third; time, 1:12. One and one-elgnt miles Annie Lauretta won. Locust Blossom second, Socapa third; time. 137. Six. furlongs Wealth won. St. Cuthbert second, Jim Clark third; time, 1:12 1-5. Seven furlongs, handicap Old Hutch won. Boaster second. Bummer third; time. 1:27 3-5. One and a sixteenth miles, selling Al fred" C won. Chickadee second. I'esuvta third; time, 1:K 2-5. Six furlongs Carl Kahler won. Andes second. Ben Mora third; time, lOS -5. Commissions on California Tlnj-rm Accepted. Portland Club Cafe, 130 Fifth street Direct wires from the, tracks. Pape to Row In Bast. Alexander Pape, of the Dolphin Boat ing and Swimming Club, of San Fran cisco, -the dmateur chamDlon sculler at the Pacific Coast Is preparing to meet tha champions of the East He U arrang- lng his affairs with the Intention of Pe5dV,'J, s.e"'?Tal months in the vicinity of Philadelphia, which Is a boating cen- ter. Pape has never been defeated either In shell or In outrigger skiff. In all his races he hns started with a burst of speed and has usually finished alone. He has great strength and wonderful power of endurance. As his time over a measured course equals that of the fastest scullers he tees no reason why he should not hold his own with them In competition. Pape hia ordered a shell from one of the famous Eastern builders, so that he will be as well boated as any of his competi tors. He Is already aiming at high game, as he 1a trying to arrange a meeting with Champion Titus. Blir Yacht Cluli In Boston. BOSTON, Feb. 20. The amalgamation of the Hull-Massachusetts and the Boston Yacht Club has been effected, the latter's name being retained. With the exception of tho New York Yacht Club the new or ganization Is the largest of Its kind In America. Vltcnnnx Ties Billiard Match. PARIS, Feb. 20. Vlgnaux won the sixth game In the international billiard cham pionship tournament played here tonight, defeating Lou's Cure, 300 to 403. This ties Vlgnaux, Sutton and Cure. Hanklna, Turfman, Has Few Assets. CHICAGO. Feb. 20. In an, amended pe tition filed In tho United States District Court. George V. Hankins, the well-known turfman, says his debts are more than double those which he scheduled last .November. The total liabilities of which he asks to be relieved by order of court amount to JSU.618. His assets remain the same as before, consisting of property valued at tll.000. The principal claims which did not appear In the original sched ules ore In favor of holders of mortgages given In 1633 and 1896. These amount to about J50O.O0O. Another large claim which was not scheduled before Is that of the Manufacturers' & Traders' National Bank of Buffalo for J35.000. Academic Baseball. The Bishop Scott Academy and Colum bia University baseball teams will cross bats on the tinrvewdtv MnmnnA at 9 , , . , . ... o clock this afternoon. This game opens the season among the dtv colleees nnd while only a pratlce game -will cause no llttlo interest owing to the many new men on both teams. Blsby Won Trophy. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 20.-In the annual coursing race for the Waterloo cup at Altlcar today. Father Flint, belonging to J. H.' Blsby won the trophy. Sixty-four dogs were entered. Challe'nKe for Lavrn Tennis. LONDON, Feb. 20.-G. W. Mewburn secretary of the English Lawn Tennis Afv sociatlon, yesterday dispatched a chal lenge to America, for tho International championship. Challenge for Athletic Meet. L 1NDON. Feb 20. The Hardvard-Yale challenge for an athletic meeting with Oxford-Cambridge this Summer has been received. Trro Horses Out of Suburban. NEW YORK, Feb. 20. Sombrero and Cunard have been declared out of the suburban. Atblattc Aotes. H. H. Herdman. Jr.. athletic commls sloner for the Northwest of tho Pacific Aimeuc Association, has resigned. At the last regular meettntr of the Pa. clflc Athletic Association George James and Herbert Hensen made a Joint report on the matter of California being repre sented at the Olympian games next year at St. Louis. The St- Louis people prom ise to treat the Callfornlans well. Seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars has been set aside for the "building of a sta f.lum seating 50.000 people and for the en. tertalnment of athletes from all parts of the .world. Thli sum may or mav not hn available when the time comes, but the intentions of the fair managers are good. Private letters received in San Fran cisco make It appear that Eastern ' sport ing men have given up all hope of seeing jennes ana coroett in a world's cham pionshlp fight. A communication received by a patron of the pugilistic game says in Dart: "Jeffries wbo is more" advised by Fitx slmmons than f Jiy one else Just at present, is fully determined to go to England and swing around the circuit of the show towns. The feeling here In New York Is that If the champion was to be goaded Into a match with Corbett, the amount of criticism that has been heaped upon htm lately would have done the trick. "It Is believed that Jeffries feels he is In no condition for the active work of the ring, and for that matter the suspicion has been engendered that he has little uivugiH Ul cci UUJ1UII1S 411S ugaung logs a5ain",He haS toId 8,mC ot hla lnUmates that FJtzslmmons and himself expect to clear 1100.000 each through their exhibition tour, but It Is argued here that the kind ot a show they are giving will not prove much of a money-maker among the Brit ish sports. Jeffries says he will attend to Corbett nri nil nth.- ,.i back from the other side. That goes for what It is worth. The managers of the Fort Erie Club have about concluded that j Jeffries has no notion of .boxing any one J at least at present-and have announced that tho SS.000 offer to Jeffries and Cor bett will Bo withdrawn In a few days. Manager Herman has said that Jeffries will not be given a chance to box at the tort Erie Club at any future time." Young Corbett now weighs 130 pounds. the weight he agreed to make when he secured his match " with Eddie Hanlon. Corbett expects to take off between three and four pounds more before he steps Into the rlntr at the Mechanics' Pavilion. San Francisco, on tho night of the 26th Inst, The little Denver bcxer Is making pleas t-re out of his training work, and expects to enter the ring In condition to do him self complete Justice. He works In his coxy gymnasium at the beach In the morning, and In the afternoon goes on the road paced by Harry Tu thill and Tim Me Grath In a buggy. At Alameda Eddie Hanlon Is attending strictly to business under the watchful eye of Harry Foley. The latest reports from Hanlon are to the effect that) he will weigh nearly 130 pounds on the night ot the fight. He has filled out rapidly recently. ARGUMENT FOR OZOKERITE Testimony of One Who Has Had Ex perience With the Mineral. GOLD HILL. Or.. Feb. 17. (To 'the Ed itor.) If it was merely to settle a differ ence of personal opinion as to the niture of this material. It would not be worthy of space In your valuable paper, and It wouia do useless to argue tne question. But If by the publicity of this discussion in the columns of The Oregonlan this much-mooted question can be. settled. It may result In the finding of Its sources. with the strong probability of adding an other valuable product to the virlous re sources of this state. That this Is ozokerlto of an excellent quality, and that It has Its source In the near vicinity to where it is found, there should be no question, when all ot the facts are fully understood. It It had not been for the fact that some ot this ozok erite was found In the shape ot flit cakes, with mysterious carvings on the flat sur face of the cakes, and that some of it was found In the shape of crudely-made candles, without wicks, and that a bee was found In a piece of It, its origin would probably never hive been doubt ed, nor do I think we would ever have had any scientific analysis of It as bees wax. After several years' practical experience In the gllsonlte fields of Eastern Utah and Western Colorado, where are found nearly all of the members of the bitumen and hydrocarbon family, consisting of oil, coal, natural gas, gllsonlte. elaterlte. al bertlte and ozokerite, the peculiar forms In which the ozokerite nt the mouth of the Nehalem takes are no mystery. These characteristics can all be duplicated In the fields mentioned, and are easily ac counted for. At some point In the vein or Imbedded plane where this ozokerite is found, it will be found exuding from the vein In a semlllquld form, as Is found in the gll sonlte veins. If this Is accompanied by water, which Is more than likely, it would. In this semlllquld state .attach Itself to any intervening substance, such as a twig, root or straw, and gradually form In the shape of a crude candle, on the same principle In which years ago they used to make candles by dipping a wlck into melted tallow until sufficient tallow would adhere to the wick to make a can dle. After sufficient ozokerite had accu mulated to give It weight, it would break off. and In time the twig or foreign sub stance would decay, leaving an opening through this supposed candle. This ex plains the candle rgystcry. isow, as to tne canes witn tne hiero glyphics: This llquod ozokerite flowing over a rough bedrock would adhere and harden on the rock In the same manner, and might attain a thickness of several Inches or feet If the conditions were favorable. Then, when-becoming detached from the rock, by floods or otherwise, would show all of the Imprint ot the face of tho rock. While In this plastic state berore hardening. It would entrap any un wary fly. bee. or any helpless Insect thai might alight oh it. This accounts for the cakes with the Chinese characters referred to by Mr. Miller, and for the bee found in a piece of It Mr. Miller In his article of recent date argues that from its soft and pliable na ture It must be impossible for It to float down the Nehalem and retain its shape and sharp angles, and likens It to quartz which Is No. 7 In hardness and Is rounded smooth In traveling but a short dis tance In tho bed of a stream. Previ ous to this he gives the specific grav ity of ozokerite at .95. Now It is this very light specific gravity that preserves the ozokerite Intact. A piece of quartz might be ages In traveling a compara tively few miles in the bed of a stream grinding amidst other boulders and wear ing smooth, while a piece of ozokerite would be but a few hours, buoyantly float ing on top of the water during a high freshet which has dislodged it from Its resting place In rock or twigs, where It has been collecting. The writer has fol lowed gllsonlte that has floated for miles during high water and lodged on the banks of the stream with no more sign of wear to Its edges than If Just broken from the vein. Its light specific grav ity protects It In water. As to Its analysis, here Is where doctors disagree. I have had it tested on dif ferent occasions, and by a specialist In this line of work, a man who has spent thousands of dollars and the better part of a lifetime in Investigating and experi menting with the hydro-carbon minerals. He and the others who have tested it unhesitatingly pronounce It ozokerite of first-class quality. I am credibly in formed that pieces ot sandstone Impreg nated with ozokerite are found In the immediate vicinity of the ozokerite. If this is a fact. It should settle beyond any question the nature of this material. Having shown a few ot the fallacies of the beeswax argument. I would .like to see some intelligent prospecting for ozokerite in the vicinity of the Neha lem, being satisfied that the source of this supply can be found and that it will not be a bee tree either. H. H. MEARS. THE WAR ON THE SHEEP Grant County Man Traces Its History In Hla Rrjclon. CANYON CITY, Or.. 'Feb. 15. (To tho Editor.) I notice a communication In the Blue Mountain Eagle of one Roy Glass cock, in which he appears .to be deddely opposed to outside sheep ranging in our county. Let us state a few facts In re gard to this matter, showing this op position to outside sheep In Its true light The sheepmen here, as a rule, are as much opposed to outside sheep as any one else. But the facts are as follows When those sheep-shooters first took It In their beads to stop the ranging of out side sheep in our county they began by organizing small parties and began their depredations, shooting sheep In the night usually masked. The first attack was on Emll Scharff, next on J. G. Nealen. then again on Emll Scharff. Those people lived at Monmouth, Grant County. Or. Next came Mrs. Emma Welch, for whom they killed some 200 head; next Tunis Sweek's camp was burned and then followed William Barnard, W. R. Mascall and George Iremonger, Mr. Mascall los ing some 40 head. The next attack was upon Mack Bros.' rented sheep belonging to J. H. McHaley. Two hundred head or more were killed. Finally they attacked Emmet Cochran on the trail coming home, and on this oc casion met their first Waterloo. These people all live In Grant County ana mere is no aouct mat some ot the Identical parties who did the shooting and the loudest howling about outside sheep have helped to shear and haul to market the wool from the very sheep they sought to destroy. Last July the sheepmen of Grant and Morrow counties published a notice" to tha cattlemen of this county that they would, meet, them in friendly convention letting them (the cattlemen) set the time and place to meet and amicably settle the question of range. " We work by wit and not by witchcraft " Shakespeare In this erne particular the Gorham Cq. Silversmiths may join hands with Iago. The products of its workshops repre sent the last word of human, intelligence applied to craftsman ship. The mechanical methdds of the twen tieth century are allied to the artistic feeling of the fifteenth, with the result that silverware of consummate beauty of design and admirable workmanship is placed within the reach of everybody. 311 An responsible jewelers STtKUHO I keaplt Everyone In the community knows the re sult. Not a cowman showed up, with the exception of the delegation from Union Precinct, whose actions were hon orable In every respect. Now, so much for outside sheep. The fact Is", there has never been, to my knowledge, a band of outside sheep fired Into. - It has been reported that on one or two occasions away out on tho eastern line of the county sheep were fired Into while being driven out of the county, always In the night time, and the parties being masked beyond recognition. In the article referred to at the outset. Mr. Glasscock predicts more bloodshed next Summer (simply a threat), then signs mmscir for law and order. We believe that every American citizen has equal rights to use and occupy tho public domain. Uncle Sam guarantees such rights to all, and If these parties were seriously abused, their rights being Infringed upon, why do they not come out in the broad open light of day and de mand equal rights, not go In the dark hour of night with masks over their faces and destroy the property of their neigh bors? Good men, too, men who have put In a lifetime to build up a legitimate and prosperous business. The Indications are that this sheep fight Is for no other purpose than the destruction of the sheep Industry entirely and In the Interest of a certain other class of stockmen. I believe that a man who will mask himself and go In the night and shoot his neighbor's stock would burn his house If It was In nis way. M. M. BRIERLY. The .Nation's Problems, Kansas City Journal While the problems with which th pie are nov confronted seem vast and difficult; and even ominous, they certainly do not seem more so to us than those of the Revolutionary period, or those of the trying days immediately following the es tablishment of the Government ot those of the time of the bank contest, or those of the long, dark epoch of controversy over slavery, or those of the perilous years of rebellion and reconstruction, seemed to the statesman and people who were caiiea upon to solve them. The knowledge that all these big problems were solved, nnd solved right and that all these perilous cruises were safely passed is what encourages the American people to look into the future hopefully and serenely, despite the fact that some c.angerous-Iooklng breakers may be dis cerned ahead. If they had proved unequal to past emergencies, or If they seemed to underestimate the magnitude ot the diffi culties they must encounter, there might be some occasion for alarm. But neither of these things Is true. There never was a time, perhaps, when they better under stood or wero trying harder to understand the merits of the questions they had to deal with than now. They are. therefore, going forward with. a manly and natural confidence that their strength will prove adequate to every trial: DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT PORTLAND, Feb. 20. P. M. Maximum temperature, S3; minimum temperature. 37; river reading. 11 A. H..2.8 feet: change In 31 hours, 1.0 foot: total precipitation. S P. M. to S P, M 0.00; total precipitation stnee Bept 1. 1002. 30.43 Inches: normal oreclDltatlon since Sept 1. 1002. 30.80 Inches: deficiency. 0.38 Inch; total sunshine Eeb. 10, 7:31; possible sunshine Feb. 19, 10:30; barometer (reduced to tea. lerel) at 5 P. M., 30.28. WEATHER CONDITIONS. LIcbt rain has fallen In extreme Northwest Washlncton. and the weather la cloudy and threatening elsewhere In the North Pacific States. The cbancea In temperature since yes terday have been small and unimportant. The Indications are for rain Saturday In AN ENDLESS CHAIN. That's What It Looks Like to a Co ttee Toper. The trained nurse has a hard task In deed during the long, lonesome hours of tho night when she must keep watch, and It Is hardly to be wondered at thit many of them fall Into the use of stimulants. "When I first entered the profession,' writes a trained nurse of Kansas City Mo., "I was required to give my patient most careful watching, end during the long, sleepless nights I used to refresh myself every now and then with a cup ot strong coffee. "For a time It would seem to revive me but unless I took another cup my condl tlon was worse thin ever. In time I be came extremely nervous, and my strength failed me, but a sister-nurse came to my relief by telling me her own experience. She said, 'I have been Just where you are now, on the verge of nervous pros tration, but If you will do as I did you can be restored to 'perfect health. If you will give up your coffee and use Postum Food Coffee your strength will return and your nerves be rebuilt' Upon her ad vice I Immediately quit coffee and begin the use of Postum Food Coffee, and what a change! "It has beenMwo years now since I commenced Postum, and notwithstanding the days and nights of hard work which come to every nurse I find I am strong In every way and feel ready to live my allotted 'three-score and ten.' Postum is a good friend to me and I have tried to be a, good friend to Postum in return, and many of my nervous patients have been greatly benefited by its use. "One of these cases I will mention brleny. The patient was a newspaper editor, and his condition was such that the doctors were afraid to let him be left alone. I made Postum for him and made It good. He wis delighted with It a'nd quit co nee entirely, and It was not long before he completely recovered. Is now strong pnysicauy ana mentally, and has resumed his editorial duties. I know the chief ciuse of his recovery was the leaving off oc co nee ana taking Postum Food Cof fee. He is naturally a good, strong friend of Postum." Name given by Postum company. Battle creek, Mich. 1 m uBssBHHsl mmm Dental Work oi not Demg uk. rs. mam 342 Cor -iltation Graduate Iowa State Untv. Sundays. 10 uik j. iiiuuni. Western Oregon and Western WaAtngton. and rain or anow In Eastern Washington. WEATHER FORECASTS. "Forecasts made at Portland for the 23 hours endlnc at midnight Saturday. February 21: Portland and vicinity Rain; southeasterly winds. Western Oregon and Western Washington Rain: southeasterly winds. Eastern Oregon' and Southern Idano Kalr. Esstern Washington snA Northern.. Idaho Probablr rein or snow. PACIFIC COAST WEATHER. 8 Wind. n Si a STATION'S. 2" I Baker City Bismarck Boise , Eureka .......... Helena. Kamloops. B. C. North Head Pocatello Portland Ited Bluff Roseburg ........ Sacramento ..... Salt Lake San Francisco .. Spokane Seattle Tatoosh Island . JfW NV NW SW W Clm SE B SE S SW NE V W NE W Cloudy Clear It. cldy Cloudy Pu cldy Pt- cldy Cloudy Pt. cldy Cloudy Pt cldy Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Pt. cldy (22(T (10 siro.coi G10.0tlH H'o.od! 3MO.IKV00 .140.00 N IHO.IIO ,S4 T C2 0.O0 23 O.O0 14410.00 l.vrnm 48'o.oi Walla Walla. .... ,.i4o;o.ooi "iNAy irtddy Light. FEBRUARY PIANO SELLING GROWS WITH INTEREST FROM DAY TO DAY Never In the "history of jilnno eH Intr In Portland have so many flne, hlKli-irrade p!ano been sold. "We started ont to unload ten enrs, and at the present rnte we will have no difficulty In dolnic If. If TO" re thinking of buying; n piano within the next six months, yon should not let this opportunity of profit-sharing on lilBh-Krade pianos bo ly. Here you will And the Knnbe, Steele. Uvcrett, Fischer. LndTrllc, 3Insoh tt Hamlin, Hanlmnn, KliiKsliury, Ham ilton, Cable, WHIard, Smith fc names, and n number of others, and the prices ranee from 9175 up nnd the payments are "fS, f 10, ?13 nnd 920 per month. If you feel you are not quite prepared to take advan tafre of tills, come In nnd see us nnd we thlnlc we can arrange matters satisfactorily to on. Remember, ire carry nil our own contracts nnd do not hn-ve to send them back to the manufacturers, n others do, and lu that way we are In a position to take care of you should an emer Kency require. "We take orcans nnd square pianos in exchange as n first payment where parties so desire. Durlne this sale we have taken In trade quite a number of second-hand uprights and squares that we will ell at almost your own price. Come In nnd look tlictu over, and we will make you n satisfactory price on snme. Among the lot you will And the Cliickerlnrr, ICimlinll, Kingsbury, Bradbury, Hlnsc. "Whitney, Board, man and many others. "We also nave some sample plnnos that will be closed out at about factory cost and freight. It is worth your while to give tUs your Immediate attention. ALLEN & GILBERT RAMAKER CO. Successors to THE "WILEY B. ALLEY CO., 209-1 1 First St., Portland, Or. 1406 Second Ave., Seattle, Wash. Hats None made U a tortured. n. wmuni o offic Washington, Cor. Seventh Free. Fees Rensonabl A. M. to u 21. Telephone iiortn ZUL. Z --- " " mp i-rr urnipi 1 11 pxiti it V I A I I- IYII-IIII A ! I V I I I I I W f a L 1 1 sww -w a 1 a w Cna..ll.f. fAfl- Man" Hit.'! nr-'ir-i ir-f in tmh uniL a tater. Established In 1SG. nanira it: nlso sneciai ai Diooa poison, ais-eases oi tne Kiunej bladder, etc. T'nfirtunnts mrn whn rnnnot call shou FRF.K. Thnnaanila onr.xl at hnm All Iptte conncenttai. iso cnarce lor consuuauo 7ttl t int Ave.. Seattle, wnsn. TICE: a hi. K3. ho. st, 00, 01, o"9 o:t. U 77, 87, OO. C .", S7, 88, OO. D (SI, OO. E 8(1, 87, 01. F SO. G 01. OI. II 85, 87. SO. J 78, S4, 85, 80, 88. 1 80, S8, 01, OS, 03. 312. 88, 02. X tKt, 81, SO, OO, 02. O S2, 87. I' 85. Q 80, 87. It 80, 88, OI. S 85, S7, SO, 01. t a 1, sa, so, 00, 02, 03. V 87. IV 01, 02. X 22. 8-1, SS, 01, 02. Y SI. 3IEET1NO XOT1CICS. one o'er Dahna's gre iSatunlarl mnR iyros win oe scrveu y Ijg All Arabs requested anenu. lae Hour. Hall. Marouam bid the DroDbet. john ii. iiAXX. secretary. ALBIXA LODGE. NO. 101. A. Jfc A. M. Stated communication th "Work In F. C desree. By order W. M. A. J. HAXDLAN. Sec. X lUCLtt 1 X uuimi '-'- ws tho runpm or our nruiiirr. nomcr ling. riuina nsjAi.is, PORTLAND LODGE. NO. 53. xnis (saturaaT) ermine-. i'H snar All rls) U.u.,. svMtfillv InvttP nf f rjs TV XT T V Plf TT Kr i ,i r. nuuiii. i i f t i j ...... j , a, , tvi , . r.jir.. Hall this (Saturday) evenln? at 8 o'clock. A. H. McCOAVAN. Sec. DIED. in Hatneia. Mass.. Oct. zi. ixii: leaves wire and three children. Mrs. Eva. J. Parse later. tlce or iuneral hereafter. .T I I. rVI.KV .C- snv. Prmrrrulv . ...a .1 n .1 1 . , r SEW TODAY. I MONEY I0ANED On Improved city property. BuIIdlnr loans. FHED 11. STllOAG. 103 2d St. IV! r- W I IJ tJ C INJ ITS THIRD STREET, ui lua. vjLirB. . itiKsr. t i M lbs. cube sugar l.t - psgs. .uaiis, viia, f orce or cero Fruto.. 3 cans Van Camp's soup..... - 1 can Eagle milk 4 cans raspberries 1 Quart bottle mauls syrup................ e an