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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, JTHURSDAY, "AUGUST 13, 1903. 3 TEACHERS TAKE "EXAMS" 'SCHOOL-MA'AMS FACE ANNUAL ORDEAL AT PARK SCHOOL. Tea Forlorn Men and. 133 ToHBg Women Strive, to Ansi-rcr Ilard Questions. Three rooms full of rosy, wholesome loo&n? "school-ma'ams" makes the spec tator sigh to be a "scholar" once again. It was a busy and anxious day at Park school yesterday, for there began the reg ular August examination of teachers for the public schools of the county and e tate. The work is In charge of Professor R. W. Robl'Aon, school Superintendent of Mult uonwh County. He Is assisted by Profes sors Grout and Gregg. Of the 113 applicants for certificates and -liplomas to teach, 320 took the examination lor county certificates, while 23 sought utate papers. But one man Is applicant for state certificate and nine men for county certificate. -They are so heavily outnumbered by the young, blooming women that they look a trille forlorn In their black coats, dotting the big room like stumps In a flower garden. "There Is always a good demand for men teachers," said Professor Robinson, "particularly in executive positions, but commercial life and the more lucrative professions bid actively for them and com paratively few remain long at the work. In this county about 15 per cent of the teachers are men; elsewhere la the state the proportion Is doubtless even consider ably less." Quite a number of applicants for county certificates are from outside counties. This arrangement Is by mutual courtesy of the school superintendents throughout the state, and saves the applicant the labor and expense of travel to the county where the applicant hopes to "'get a position Jater. But the outside applicants' papers are sent for grading directly to the school Superintendent of the outside county. On the other hand, several applicants for cer tificates for this county are taking the examination elsewhere, as at Salem and Pendleton, whence their papers will be ecnt here for grading. County certificates are of four classes: tlrst, second and -third grade and primary. First-grade certificates are good for three years. The reauire ments are 12 montlis' previous experience as teacher, an average of SO per cent in all studies, with a standing of ndt less than 70 in a possible 100 in any study. Seccnd-grade certificates are good for two years. They require three months' experience at teaching, SO per cent aver age, with not lees than a credit" of 60 In any one study. Third-grade certificates are good for one year, require no previous experience, a 75 per cent average and a credit of not less than CO for any subject. Should an applicant without previous experience fiosa absolutely perfect, she can only get a third-grade certificate, as experien.ee is considered of great importance. The county examination will occupy three days. Subjects disposed of yesterday were penmanship, history, orthography and reading. Today the examination will be in written arithmetic, theory of teach ing, grammar and physiology. Examinations for state certificates and diplomas are much more severe than for county certificates. Eighteen common school studies are covered by a state cer tificate and four additional by a state di ploma. The manuscripts of the applicants for state papers are sent to State Superin tendent J. H. Ackerman, who distributes them to the State Board of Examiners. A. state diploma is greatly coveted in the jirofession. for they are good for life any where in tlje state. This means that the holder may leave the work for a score or more years and then return to it with out necessity for another examination. The programme for the state examina tion follows: "Wednesday Penmanship, history, spell ing, algebra, reading, school law. Thursday Written arithmetic, theory of teaching, grammar, bookkeeping, physics, civil government. Friday Physiology, geography, mental arithmetic, composition, physical geog raphy. Saturday Botany, plane geometry, gen eral history, English literature, psychol ogy. Qu'te a little revenue Is derived from theso examinations, which are held semi annually. The fees for state papers ($6 each for diplomas and $1 each for certifi cates) are turned over to the State Ex aminers' fund, while the fees for county certificates, at $2 each, are credited to tho State Institute fund. Questions for the examination of school teaciiers are always interesting. In spell lnr. tho test words yesterday were all Blmi'le. common words of every-day use, such as everyone feeis quite competent to spell correctly, yet habitually falls to do In many cases. Following is the list of questions In United States history in the examination yesttrdaj for county certificates: 1. What wore the names or the first two great political parties formed in the United States a'ter the adoption of the Constitution, and What were the dlrtlnctiv' principles of eaoh? 2. "Who was King of England In 1776. and What was his character? Who was his Prime M'nlMer? 3. Mention two leading events of each of the following administrations: Wahblugton's; Jack son'. Buchanan's; Lineoln'B. 4. What was the Alabama and what is rti-ant by the "Alabama Claims?" 5. For what Is each of the . following places dlstinsutuhed in American history: St. Augus t ne; Annapolis; Charleston: New Orleans: UUilford Court House; Monmouth? G. Name two of the early French settlements In America; two of the Spanish; two of the ErgllHh. 7 Who was4Danlel Webster? Henry Clay? John C. Calhoun? Robert Morris? Benjamin Franklin? 6. With what events are the following dates associated: 1007. 1019. 17S9. 1S03. 1620. ISM. 1601. 1685. 1S12. 1787. ' 9. When was the Emancipation Proclama tion" Issued? On what grounds? What did It provide? and what was its effect on the Na tion? 10. Gettysburg: Where fought, Union com mander, turning point, result, effect on the war. 11. When and by whom was the Hudson BUer discovered? the MUsUelppi? -the Pacific Ocean? 12. The President has lately sent a petition to tho Czar of Rucsla. What did It relate to? Some mighty good advice to teachers and parents in general was Included in the examination in reading, which, in part, was as follows: Every boy Is born bird student, but his natural methods are too destructive for the birds. In the nature study work children must learn the habits of our common birds and must learn of the benefits that the birds ren der us. Give thm gllmMe- ef the work our birds, bow they bulkl their little home. care for 'their young, ana defend them at the risk of thelc own lives. Show them to what dangers birds are constantly exposed, and how the Fall and Spring migrations always are long, dangerous Journeys. Too much direct forbidding and preaching Is haruifull. for In the heart of every boy sleeps the spirit of opposition. Soft sentiment or gushing talking Is also harmful. In connection with the study, road such articles as "SUver- epot," "The Crow," and "Redruff. the Don Valley Partridge." In Thompson's "Wild Anl tnals I Have Known." Literature of that kind creates true sympathy with nature, and after that Is awakaned tho boy Is converted. Tell the children about the hardships that Winker birds are exposed to, and teach them bow to feed birds In Winter and In unfavor able weather at other reasons. Let the boys make nesting boxes and etudy the tenants of the boxes. This bird study should not be mere play, but should b xnadu profitable although pleasant work. Let teachers do all they can to spread pood bird literature and to Aght such tradlt(enal Ig nor&nce that does, for Instance, still prevail against hawks and owls. This work roust, how ever, also receive due attention In high schools and normal schools from which our teachers go cut. In theso schools, as well as in cescaaa schools, llrd etudr clubs can do much good, li they strictly refrain from coIIctln? birds tu2 eggs, and If the teachers see to It that nests are not too frequently visited. Every bird actually placed in a collection by schoolboys probably means the wounding or4 kllllrg -of half a dozen. ACTED ON IMPULSE. Inquest Ordered lr Dr. Fierce; Not by State Board. SALEM. Or.. Aug. 12. (To" the Editor.) In as much as I have been entirely mis quoted, in your paper, and my actions In the matter of the Investigation of the death of Mrs. Lease have been unfairly criticised, I tlislre to make a statement. which, I trust, you will give full puDii catlon. I was Informed on Saturday, August S, at 11:20 A."M., that a Mrs. Lease had died the preceedlng Thursday night, and that at her request an autopsy hau been performed. I at once called up Dr. J. "W. Reynolds, who informed me of the re sults found. The day previous I had In quired of the State Printer ana had been informed by blm that the burial certifi cates required by the laws of the state and prepared by the State Board of Health, were finished. I at once procured copies of these certificates and placed them with the undertakers of this city and asked that the law be enforced. Rule 5, Rules and Regulations of the Oregon State Board of Health, reads as follows: It shall be the duty of all County Health Officers to deputize each and every Individual within his Jurisdiction who sells or handles caskets or undertakers' ma terials, as a Deputy County Health Officer, and to supply him with blanks for issuing burial permits upon application, when ac companied by a certificate from a practic ing physician, or. in the absence of the attendance of a physician, from a house holder, as to the probable cause of death. If. in his ODlnlon. there Is no reason why an investigation as to the cause of death should be made one of official inquiry. then he shall Issue a burial permit and keeD either a carbon copy or a stub record of the same and make a report to tho County Health Ofllcer'not later than the fifth day of each month, the report cover ing the deaths occurring In the preceding calendar month, with certificates of death and cause of death as Issued by the phy sician of householder." Owing to our Inability to secure printed matter until this time, the Deputy County Health Officers have not been appointed. and neither the undertakers nor County Health Officer were conversant with their duties In the matter of burial permits. This was a case, in my opinion; for official inquiry, and I. acting as a memoer oi mo State Board of Health, In the absence of a Deputy County Health Officer, ordered the Coroner to investigate the cause of death. The evidence adduced at the Coroner s Inquest were that the lungs were healthy. excepting two or three excapsulated nodules at the apex of the left lung about the size of a pea, the left pleura being thickened and adherent and a sinus or passage leading from the right pleural cavity to a bronchial tube, the right pleural cavity being partly filled with fluid and the bronchial tubes being flooded. These facts prove conclusively as was testified to by Drs. Reynolds and Lane, who performed the autopsy, that death was due to strangulation caused by the bursting of the pleural membrane. Drs. Lane and Reynolds further testified that any practicing physician with an ordinary amount of ability could have determined the cause of her protracted illness and frequent discharges of fluid from her mouth, and that her life could have been saved bj a simple operation for the removal of the fluid accumulation. These operations are simple and attended with scarcely any danger. She had been under treatment by the Osteopaths since January of 1903, and Mr. Lease testified that they Informed his wife that they could "help her. Mrs. Lease had been up and about much of the time of late, and on the day of her fcath she was feel ing exceptionally well and cheerful until she was attacked by pains in the side, violent attempts to expel the pus fol lowed, and In the miint of which she strangled and died. She did not have consumption, as some people have been led to infer. I am convinced that rt?ath could have been prevented had she been treated by a physician of ordinary skill, and applied the simple remedy that would have removed the cause of her suffering and have effected a permanent cure. This is not a case in which any of the physicians of the so-called regulars, eclectic, homeopaths, or In fact any ex cept the osteopaths and Christian Scient ists, differ regarding treatment. There is but one rational methot of treatment, the removal of the pus, which would be done by any competent physician of any school. I protest against the statement accred ited to the State Board of Health, of hav ing begun a war againnst the osteopaths. In this matter I have acted on my own Impulses, and feel that human life Is too sacred to be so needlessly and ruthlessly sacrificed by any one that claims to prac tice the healing art, be they regulars, eclectics, homeopaths or any of the num erous healers of which we have so many. li mere is any censure to be placed in this matter, I desire that it fall uDon me lndlvidunlly for having acted in what I believed, and still believe, was my duty in so needless sacrifice of human life. E. A. PIERCE. The Oregonian is pleased to publish this statement from Dr. Pierce, though he does not attempt to bear out his assertion that he has been misquoted and does not at tempt to show that the facts have "been misrepresented. In t,ruth. his statement entirely bears out the news dispatches and contains nothing of which the public has not already been Informed, except that he alone is responsible for the actloa of the State Board of Health In this matter. ur. erce raws to snow any reason whatever, why an inquest should have been held. He says that in his opinion this was a proper case for an official In quiry, but upon this point he evidently disagreed with both the Coroner and the Deputy .District Attorney, and he dis agreed with the general public He does not point to any law authorizing him as a member of the State Board of Health to order an inquest. It Is the Corone: duty to hold an inquest in such cases only when there Is "reasonable grounds to sus pect that death has been occasioned by criminal means." "We fancy there will be some lively times In medical circles if crime Is to be suspected every time patient dies when different treatment would have prolonged his life. Oregon needs a State Board of Health. "When these needs were clearly and force fully set forth by Senator Andrew C Smith, the act creating the board passed the Legislature without opposition. But among the purposes of the board there was no suggestion that an inquest might be ordered, whenever,, in the opinion of one member thereof, a doctor failed to cure a patient by means which other doctors will testify would have been suc cessful. Dr. Pierce says that in ordering the in quest he acted upon his own impulse. which is quite evident, since it is clear that he did not act upon reason. It is also apparent that he acted upon impuls when he asserted that he had been mis quoted, for a careful comparison of bis statement with what has already been published will show that there Is no ma terlal variance. LOW AUGUST RATES. O. R. fc X A-galn Glvea Lo nit-Tim "Limit and Stop-Over. A-irnst IS. 19. 23 and 26 the O. TL & X. again sells long-time tickets to points In tho East, with stop-over privileges. Par ticulars at City ticket era. Third nd wtshinstos. BOY BURGLARS AT WORK TWO EAST SIDE STORES ROBBED TUESDAY NIGHT. Gaag of ToBBg Tot-glia Suspected of Stealing Mosey and Cigars by Breaking la. A. burglar entered M. Moulder's tobacco and candy store on the northwest corner of Union avenue and East jaurnsiae street Tuesday night and stole $5 in money, besides a quantity of cigars. Con sidering the central location or tne store, the burclary Is remarkable, though there Is no arc light within a block of this cor ner. Entrance was effected by prying open the front and side doors. From the ap pearance of articles strewn around In side, the burglar seems to have been sur prised or alarmed, and beat a retreat without getting an ne mtenaea to uwe. On tho floor were the contents of the Cigar case, consisting of a dozen boxes or more of clears. As far as could be Judged, only one box was taken. All the change in the till was removeo. a sioi machine was forced open, and a small bank, containing a few coins, was carried away. The night patrolman passes this corner pretty often, and likely the bur glar timed his work so he would be In the store during his absence. The grocery store of Wren & Faust, on the northwest corner of East Twenty; sixth and Powell streets-,- was broken into Tuesday night. Mr Faust discovered the back window thrown upward when ho opened the store yesterday morning. It had been forced upward, although it was held in place by nails. Within three feet of the window is a cottage, but the occu pants heard nothing. Only a box of cigars was missing. Mr. Faust said, how ever, that many other articles might have been taken without being missed. He attributes the robbery to the gang of bad boys who hang around the old carbarn across the street from the store building. and thinks It probable that they only stole cigars. No money was secured. ARE MADE GRANGERS. Tliomim C. Devlin, and F. E. Beach. Initiated Date for Fair ArranRed. At the night session of Evening Star Grange, No. 27, Patrons of Husbandry, City Auditor Thomas C. Devlin, r. Beach, president of the Portland Board of Trade; B. Lee Paget and some others were riven the first and second degrees. There were about- 70 present, and the evening was pleasantly spent. Ice cream and cake were served by the young worn en of the Grange. Evening Star has now a number of business men of Portland as members. F. A. Miller, master, presided The committee on Grange fair C Milam. Mrs. H. L. Vail, Mrs. E. A. Eaton, H. Welch and Mrs. Anna Lehman de elded to hold the" fair Saturday, October 3. On that occasion there will be no busi ness meeting. Full plans will be laid for the fair in a short time. Every enort 111 be put forth to make it an event of importance. A. F. Miller. Commissioner of .Horticul ture and Agriculture for the St. Louis Vnir. has reouested that the best exhibits at the Grange fairs to be held this Fall be saved for the St. Louis collection he is making. Besides the Evening Star fair, the Mllwaukie, Pleasant Home and Os- mto Granges will hold fairs in October. A considerable display can be gathered from these district fairs for the St. Louis exhibit. BOY STARTED THE FIRE. Albino- YoungHtcr Snupccted of Re cent Acts of Incendlnrlsm. District Engineer Holden has collected evidence to show" beyond question that the houseboat on East Ash and East First streets was set on fire by an Alblna boy, Whose name he has been unable to ob tain. He Interviewed seven small boys, who said that they saw this boy creep into the shack, turn down the covers of the bed, start the fire and then run away. Damage was confined to the house, but the department was caused much trouble. The information was turned over to the police yesterday further to investigate. It Is the ceneral impression mat several recent fires were started by young toughs who wanted to create an excitement. It is thought that the fire that destroyed the barn of Contractor George jierccr ana the house of M. McBreen, adjoining, was the work of some youngster who slipped Inside the barn and touched a lighted match to the hay. Xew Oddfellows' Lodge Woodlawn Lodge. No. 171. L O. O. F.. was instituted at Artisans' Hall, Wood- lawn, by Richard bcott, deputy grana master, with 12 charter members ana n Initiates. The following officers were elect ed and Installed: George F. DashlelU noble grand; Robert Gustln. vice-grand; L. U. Robinson, secretary; iohn T. Moe, treas urer; E. S. Craig, warden; H. N. Haines, conductor; Onslow Young. R. S. N. G.; W. W. Frazler, L. S. N. G.; W. G. Stll- welL L G.; a H. Jackson. O. G.; H. O. Carpenter, R. S. V. G. A mixed team of the various lodges conferred the iniatory degree. A lunch was served at about 11 o'clock, by Mrs. Nellie L. Gustln. past president of Rebekah degree, ana .sirs. j. T. Moe. About 100 visitors were present from the different lodges in the city, 'lhe remainder of the degrees will be conferred by Portland lodges. Last night Samaritan Lodge conferred the nrst degree, uricnv will confer the second next Wednesday, and Hassalo the third next Friday even ing, August 2L, The new lodge will short ly tane steps to build a ball at Wood lawn. Compromise on Gravel Pita. After Contractor John O'Nell has taken out about 3000 cubic yards of gravel from the block on the corner of East Eighth street and Ainsworth avenue, that will wind up the gravel business In Wood- lawn. J. H. Burgard and J. i. -Kenny. adjacent property-owners, purchased the block from Mr. O'Nell. and tney auow him to remove gravel for his contract on Union avenue, after which they will fill ud the excavation thus made. This com promise was reached In time to avoid an injunction suit. A lawyer had been en caged and papers were prepared. This outcome, with the ordinance passed by the Council, has settled the question. Clinton-Street Railway. One block of track Is to be laid to com plete the Clinton-street . branch of the Richmond railway. The City & Suburban Railway Company Is changing the route to extend straight eastward on Clinton street. The old line makes a wide detour to the south and swings around by the Baby Home back to Clinton street. The new line passes through a district that Is buUdlnc; up rapidly. It is not announced whether the old route will be given up or not. Cars will probably be running on the new track ir. ten days. Accident Shorten His Vacation. Joseph C. Gibson, salesman for Mason, Ehrman & Co.. living at in isast xnirty. fourth street,' was compelled to give up his vacation, which he was spending with bis family on the farm of his brother on Johnson Creek. on account of an acci dent. Monday, while fishing, he fell heav lly on his right side, and has suffered pain ever since. He came home yesterday. when Dr. J. A. Pcttlt made an examina tion and found two ribs were broken. East Side Xotes. Dr. F. W. Brooke will leave today for Wilson River, where he will spend" two days, and then proceed to "Tillamook, where he expects to remain a month. Miss Roberts, living at 3S7 East Sixth street, met with a painful accident at the East Side asnroach to the Morrison-street bridge last evening. She was riding bicycle, but becoming frightened at an approaching car. fell to the roadway and was severely bruised. Patrolman Wendorf picked her up. . Mrs. E. C Minor, of Mount Tabor, who has been critically ill for several months with heart trouble at her home In Sunny side, Is now able to be about her house. F. O. Minor and family, of Wisconsin, have arrived and will make their home at Sunnyslde. Ther were In Oregon three years ago, but returned East, riotmng milted them so well as Oregon. FAR3IS SHOW GOOD YIELDS. Crops ef All Kinds la Eastern Malt- aomak Are Excellent. GRESHAM, Or.. Aug. 12. (Special.) Threshing has begun In this vicinity and will continue for 'about two months. There are four machines to do the work for all of Eastern Multnomah, and their owners are confident of having a profit able season. The grain .fields are small, scarcely one of them amounting to 20 acres, but their number is great. Every farmer raises enough for his own use in the way f oats and wheat, and generally has a small surplus to selL The oat fields have nearly all been cut and wheat is ripening very rapidly. All the crops are good and the yield will be heavy and of splendid quality. Good Hop Prospects. Multnomah's only hop field, belonging to W. W. Cotton at this place. Is look ing well and gives promise of a large yield this year. It receives the best of atten tion and the product is always of the best quality. Mr. Cotton refuses to con tract his hops but sells them to the best advantage whenever the price is Just right. He shipped a carload East last week, the last of the past year's crop. xiis yara or m acres gives employment to i the women and children of Gresham ex- cluslvely during the picking season, thus putting a great many dollars In circula tion that do much good right at home. Crusher Ready Again. Engineer Prettyman has the county rock crusher set up again at the Schelfer gravel pit and will begin opeprations in a few days. A new feature is the es tablishment of a boarding-house in the vicinity where the men can board, thus avoiding a tedious trip to and from work every day sometimes a distance of sev eral miles. The rock to be crushed will be put on the Sandy road for a distance of about four miles and the crusher will be kept at work nearly all the remainder of the year. A railway has been run into the pit and the banks of gravel will be thrown down by blasting. It will then be loaded on the cars and drawn up to the machine ready for crushing, after which it will be taken to its destination by team ond wagon. Brief A'otea. D. M. Roberts has a few samples of oats and wheat which are wonders. One stalk of oats has 220 grains upon It. The samples were grown near here. Road Supervisor HUlyard has Jus com pleted a cement cistern, surrounding spring near the roadside, and has raised the water high enough to supply watering troughs for teams. The spring was two feet below the level of the roadway. A L. Stone's right-of-way project along the Columbia Slomrh Is DroKressIne fav- S SSb. SSSKnS farm and has promlsearaU the war to Troutdale. The Idea is prevalent that the City & Suburban is Intending to own line to Troutdale or 'farther, and that it vrill get Its power from the works on Trout Creek, where operations have been going on for over two years past. Such a road would pass through a rich section and have plenty of business from the start. Arthur !. Miller returned from the Cascade Mountains a few days ago with lar.est flaeBt and most up-to-date plano an express wagon full of blackberries. He ho se on the Coast, and that Is why we went out with a load of glass Jars, picked offerlng such Inducements at this time. TORMENTED A SMALL BOY Street-Cnr Conductor Permits Cru elty by Hoodlums. GRESHAM, Or., Aug. 12. (To the Ed itor.) On coming from 8L Johns to Port land this morning, on the car that leaves St Johns at 6:20 A. 2d. I noticed a most disgraceful affair. On the car that runs from Piedmont to the city and connects with the above car a boy about 12 years old got on the car, also three young fellows .about IS years of age, who be gan gibing and picking at the little fel low. They snatched off his hat and tossed it to the other end of the car, and when the boy went to get It they would close up the place where he had been sitting, although there was plenty of room in the car. They also threw the little fellow on the bottom of the car. to the great indignation of women pres ent This was allowed to go on for some time, and the conductor, iso. 179, went up and down the car several times, and once or twice stood and laughed at them as If it was great sport, but most of the passengers on the car could not see the sport, as I did not. I took It in hand nnd stnnned the row mvself. Now. It spems to mn that the officers of the City & Suburban Company should take some steps toward protecting passengers from such indignities and mistreatments. W. H. HAMILTON. CAUGHT THIEVES AT SALEM Colored Men and Women Arrested on Charce of Theft. A merry gang of alleged thieves will be brought to Portland this morning by .De tective Hartman. On telegraphic infor mation from Chief Hunt, Chief of Police Gibson, of Salem, arrested four colored persons and held them to await the ar- rival of the Portland detective. They are: Eva and Grace Attlebury, Frank Lamb and Andrew Cole. The police here be lieve that the women gave false names to the Salem chief. Lamb and Cole are wanted on a charge of grand larceny from the boarding-house of Mrs. Sarah Mendenhall. 261 Thirteenth street. Articles to tho value of $75 were A BACK NUMBER. The Mlllc and Egg Diet. Starving the patient who has a sick stomach is an out-of-date treatment and no longer necessary with the predlgested and nourishing- food. Grape-Nuts, that the weakest stomach can handle and grow strong upon. There is plenty of proof of this: T had suffered from stomach trouble for bIx years, and for most of the last two years had been confined to my bed, the trouble having become chronic In spite of the very best medical attention. I had always been a coffee-drinker, but for the past year I could not drink it at all because it made me so nervous I could not sleep and my anoetlte was almost entirely gone. Then some friend advised me to try the predlgested food Grape-Nuts, and about three months ago I do so, and since that time my improvement has been so rapid that my customers and friends are astonished, and every day some one re marks upon my changed condition. I have gained 15 pounds, sleep well, my appetite Is good and my digestion is perfect. Where I have lived on milk and light diet for years. I now eat most anything I want and don't suffer any Inconvenience, either. The way Grape-Nuts food has built up my stomach and strengthened my nerv ous system particularly Is Just wonderful. "I drink your food drink Postum. too, and no longer feel the want of coffee. There Is absolutely no doubt that leaving off coffee and using Grape-Iuts ana r"os turn has brought me out. of my bed from an Invalid back to fine health." Name given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich. There's a reason.'' and that reason Is plain to any one who will spend a few minutes Investigating In the Interest of health. Send to the Company for particulars by mall of extension, of time on the $75$9.$9 a cooks' comtest for 736 moaer prie NONE SO GOOD Never was Ice Cream Better Than Hazclwood ICE CREAM Hazclwood Never Better Than Now PHONE 154 HAZEL-WOOD CREAM 382 WASHINGTON STREET BUY YOUR PIAMO NOW ., . .... The Great Midsummer Uear- ance Sale of High Grade Pianos at Portland's Big Music Store of Allen & Gil- bert-Ramaker Co. Whv nut off buvinir a piano till Fall. when you can buy one now at the big re duction we are making? .cveryimns our stock goes, and here you will find the Knabe, Hardman, Everett, Ludwig, Fischer, Packard. Baldwin. Smith & Barnes, Cable, and 20 other makes. We are constantly receiving new goods, and you have access to everything that is latest and best in case design, finish, etc These are the prices that bring- the trade: Regular $690 Pianos go for $496 Regular $550 Pianos go for $446 Regular $500 Pianos go for $394 Regular $450 Pianos go for $348 Regular $400 Pianos go for $324 Regular $358 Pianos go for $284 Regular $300 Pianos go for..:... $238 D,nI,ar Piann? flfl ffir S196 KCgWaT GJU HdllUi yu IUI J1C7U Regular $225 Pianos go for $1 72 We have some nice second-hand pianos at almost your own price. Organs at a corresponding discount. All pianos sold on our easy payment plan of J6, $S and J10 per month, and all contracts taken are held by vs. thus securing safety to you in case of sickness or out of employment. As stated before, we have to dispose of a great many pianos before we move into our new Quarters at tne corner oi sixin and Morrison, where we will have the ALLEN & GILBERT- RAMAKER COMPANY Successor to The Wiley B. Allen Co. 209-211 First Street LARGEST PRACTICE IN PORTLAND I The Oregon optical uo. nas tne Deau equipped optical Institution in Oregon as well as the largest practice in Portland. Examinations free and painless. OREGON OPTICAL CO., 173 Fourth Street, near Yamlilll. stolen from there by men said to be the two negroes now In Salem. The police believe that the women left their hus bands to join Cole and Lamb. The crowd made their headquarters at the home oi George J. Newsome, 240 Woocte street. Their host was unaware of the characters borne by his boarders, but found out to his sorrow when several small articles were missed about the house. It is be lieved that the women calling themselves Attlebury are responsible for- the thefts. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Aug. 12, S P. M. Maximum temperature, 76; minimum temperature, 00; river reading. 11 A M-, 7.1 feet; change in 24 hours, .3 of a foot; total precipitation. 5 P. M. to 5 P. M., 0; total precipitation since September 1, 1002, 41.32 Inches; normal precipi tation since September 1, 1002, 46.30 Inches; deficiency, 4. OS Inches; total sunshine August 11. 1903. 14:24; possible sunshine. 14:24; barom eter, reduced to sea level, at S P. M., 29.90. STATIONS. Baker City Bismarck ......... ,1 6210.00' NW (Clear :2i t OjS Cloudy 6INW Clear Boise SOJO.OOl 540.00' soo.oo soo.oo Eureka kw itrioudy S'.W IClear OF ICl6udy 6'W Iroggy 10W IClear NW IClear Helena ............ Kamloops. B. C. . . . North Head Pocatello Portland GOjO.OU 660.00 76 0.00 Red Bluff , 940.00! S.SB IClear Clear Roseburg 62.0.00110; N Sacramento ....... S4 O.OOilOiS Clear PO'O.OOi 8!N Clear 58i0.00j22 W Clear SSi0.oqi2jSW Clear 74J0.001 SW Clear 34o.O0l4!S Cloudy 9210.00! 61 SW Clear Salt Lake CUr... San Francisco .... Spokane .......... Seattle Tatoosh Island ... Walla Walla. Light. WEATHER CONDITIONS. Foggy, cool weather continues along-, the coast from Capo Mendocino north to Cape Flattery. In the Interior It is clear and mod' erately warm. The indications are for fair weather in this district Thursday. WEATHER FORECASTS. Forecasts made at Portland for the 23 hours ending midnight, Thursday, August 13. 1903: Portland and vicinity Fair; northwesterly winds. Oregon and Washington Fair; northwesterly wmos. - . Idaho Fair. EDWARD A BEALS, District Forecaster. Wind. I ES - 1 1 i ? I : CO. CLASSIFIED AD. KATES. "Rooms." "Rooms and Board." "Housekeep 1ns Rooms." "Situation Wanted." 15 words or less. 13 cents; 10 to 20 words. 20 cents; 21 to 23 words. 25 cents, etc No discount for ad ditional insertions. UNDER ALL OTHER HEADS except "New Today," 30 ceats for 15 words or less: 18 to 20 ivords, 40 cents; 21 to 23 words. SO cents, etc. first Insertion. Each adltlonal Insertion, one-half; no further discount under one month. "NEW TODAY" (gauge measure agate), IB cents per lino, first Insertion; 10 cents per lino for each additional Insertion. ANSWERS TO ADVERTISEMENTS, ad dressed care The Oregonian. and left at this oibce, should always be inclosed in sealed en velopes. No stamp is required on such letters. The Oregonian will not be responsible for errors ii advertisements taken through the telephone. AOTSEMEXTS. 1MB THEATER TWELFTH AND MORRISON 'Phone Mala 78, George L. Baker. Resident Manager. Tho only theater In Portland devoted to high class vaudeville. THE REAL, SHOW TONIGHT. Nine new all-star Eastern acts, headed by JULIAN ROSE. . Direct from the Orpheum, San Francisco. Brand-new show. Acts that you read about. Evening. 30c. 20c. 10c; matinees, 20c, 10c Matinees Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. A TIP DON'T MISS THIS SHOW. SHIELDS' PARK ISth and Washington S200 seats. Same old story hundreds turned away Sunday night. Greatest Bill of the Season. 10 ALL-STAR ACTS 10. AMATEURS FRIDAY NIGHT. Next Sunday, moving picture Sunday's ball game. GENERAL ADMISSION, 10c. AUCTION SALES TODAY. At Gllman's salesroom, NO. 413 Washington street, 10 A M. S. L. N. Oilman, auctioneer. At Baker's Auction House, comer Alder and Park sts., furniture, etc. Sale at 10 o clock. tieorge Haker Bi Co., auctioneers. MEETIXG XOTTCES. M.T. TABOR LODGE. NO. 42, A F. & A M. Stated communication this (Thursday) evening, S o'clock. All M. M. invited. By order of the W. M. GEORGE P. LENT, Secretary. OREGON COMMANDERT NO. 1. K. T. Stated conclave this even ing at 8 P. M. Sir Knights courte ously Invited to be present. W. S. MAUKuai, itecorner. Regular meeting this (Thursday) evening at 8 o'clock. Initiations. Visitors welcome. is. JvLiUMS, fcecretary. COLUMBIA LODGE. A. F. & A M. Special communication this (Thurs day) evening. Masonic Temple, 3d and Alder sts. Work In E. A degree Masqns cordially invited. Refresh By order of the Master. B. S. PAGUE. Secretary. MEMBERS ABD-UHL-ATEF TEMPLE. 117. D. O. K. K.. AT TENTION! There will be a meeting Monday evening, August 17, in K. of P. Hall. Mar- euam bldg.. for the purpose of selecting a team to go to Astoria August --. a. fun at tendance is earnestly requested. G. C. MOSER, R. V. FUNERAL NOTICES. CHRISTENSEN Aug. 11, 1903. at St. Vin cent's Hospital, unnst unrisiensen, age w years, 7 months, 18 days. Funeral Thurs day, August 13. 1003. at 10 A M. from par lors of the Edward Holman Undertaking Co. Friends Invited. Interment Lone Fir Ceme tery. ALBRIGHT The funeral services of the late Mrs. Jennie Albright, beloved wire or a. A. Albright, who died August 11. 1903, at 301 Sellwood st.. will be held at the Evangelical Church, cor. Kerbv and Fargo sts.. at 2 P. M. today, August 13. Interment at Lone Fir cemetery. Friends invited. J. 1. mXET Jt 8 OTI. ProgreiilT. Fonersl Directors and Embalaen, cor. 3d sad Madlaou streets. Com Detent lady ui't Both phones So. U. EDWARD HOLMAN, Undertaker, 4th sad 1'aablll ats. Reaa Btlaaoa, lady assistant. Both Phones Ko. SO 7. CLARKE BROS., FIXE FXdWEHa, Floral OeilgBt, USU Morrlxoa. DUXXIXG Jfc CAMPIOX, UNDERTAK ERS, hare moved to 45 ji. Utu. F. S. DUNNING, Undertaker, 414 E. Alder. Lady assistant, 'let. Lit 52. NEW TODAY. ILLUSTRATION NO. 10. The Oldest Trut Company In Oregon. PORTLAND TRUST COMPANY OF OREGON. Incorporated April 22, 1887. A short time ago a certain man sold a saw mill. He deposited the funds, with us upon a certificate payable on ten days' call. Shortly afterward be bargained for another mill, and called our certlncate. The negotiations, how ever, fell through, and he canceled his call. This enabled him to continue in the receipt of interest without losing a day s tune or a dollar of fnterest. Almost any business man occasionally has ex periences of this kind. The next time you have iunas on wnicn you wisn to get some return, call upon PORTLAND TRUST COMPANY OF OREGON. 1TO UHlltD STKEtTT. SHERLOCK'S ADDITION Lots for sals on favorable terms. Apply to Hen.y Hawett & Co., room 223 Sherlock bldg., corner itd and Oak sts. PIKE ORCHARD SS acres Italian prunes, 5 acres Winter apples; a large fruit drier; only 14 rail cm from Portland. Special price. See owner, Gaa Chamber' of Commerce. MORTGAGE LOANS Cm Portland Ttxl estate at lowest rataa. Titles loured. Abstracts furalssed. Title Guarantee & Trust Cd. XEW TODAY. Uny tour Cos! Now! Special rates on B tons and upwards. Tele phone Main H25, King Coal Company. OB lmCrOVed CUT Uli (ami mn-rrv Ktittill loans, luullnwt loans. WJ1. MACMAdTEie U Worcester blovk. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE THREE FINE BUILDING LOTS $430v Corner lot and fc-room nous. Very tine S-room nouse, with lot. ou Corner lot, with 10-room house All in Hawthorne Fark. Easy terms. CATiU & POWELL, 701 Chamoer of Com merce. Pnone Mala ISO. WAKKHOUsli SITE. lOOxSwi. IN EAST IMrtlanl bottoms, oa railroad and Improved street T30i; a buy. Slow for luoxaw feet, one of mott sightly pieces at Mount Tabor; a. splendid homeslto for the price of an ordi nary East l-irtuad lot. Hart Land Co.. lur hherlock bldg. Td INVESTORS IT WILL BE TO TOUR AD- vaciage to see Abraham at the Valley Land Co.'s office. 43 1st, cor. Ash; estate llshed IS years, whicn enaDlea him to secure the best bargains In all kinds 'of real estate on the market for nls customers. Hood 4M. COMB MONDAY MORNING 200 ACRES, l cuiiivuieu. aw iigai orusn. iw excellent um ber, 12 miles froni Oregon City, on nne road, living water: good orchard; Slz per acre. C i. Plowman & Co., Oregon City, Or. J. W. OG1LBEE. ROOM li. U5i 1ST ST. 5- acre tract all in cultivation with house of seven rooms, one block from car line. 3 mile southeast of Morrison-street bridge; will make a nice home. Price $3000. 51000 3-ROOM COTTAGE. ALL MODERN conveniences; cash or installments; terms to suit. $lt0 buys S-room house, bath, pantry, lot 10uxl2S, trult trees; 'i blocks from car. Sisley, Montavllla. FOR SALE ,25 PER ACRE, GOOD STOCK zarm, too acres, 40 acres cleared, living wa ter, good buildings, plenty of trult, 24 mliea eat of Portland, bee Mrs. C. A Sweet, Gresham. Or. DESIRABLE WEST SIDE HOME, FURNACE, gas, porcelain Data, location unsurpassed; also choice corner lot; special bargain for short time; "S" car to 807 Corbett st. Owner. $210075X100 ABOUT 3 FEET ABOVE grade; a choice corner, and 4-room cottage, Stephens' add., only $tiut cash, bal. long tla at per cent. Call 220& Morrison st. TWO ACRES IN CORVALLIS; GOOD 1M provements; will sell or trade for stock, feed and implements, and rent farm. Address owner, J 11. Mattley, Corvallls, Or. CHOICE CORNER LOT. WHITTAKER AND 1st st.; snap. 200 acres, farm and timber land, 2 miles west from Scappoose Landing. Bargain. See Beswlck, 250 Oak. st. NEW 0-ROOM COTTAGE, NEAR WOOD stock car line; fine view; It's a snap 'at SHOO; $400 down, bal. Installments. i M, Johnson & Co.. 321 Falling bldg. .CHOICE LOTS. CLOSE 1, FOR 5350, AT ,5 per month; money for building purposes at o per cent. W. It.idt, room lb, Washington blag., 4th and Washington. NEW 0-ROOM MODERN HOUSE, TWO 5 room houses; small payment down, balance monthly. Call SCO East 7th st. North, near joason. Jfnone .asi oio. S- FOR SALE MODERN 7-ROOM HOUSE, bearing fruit trees; lot 50x100. Call after noon, 724 East 13th st. Dahlgren, owner care Oregonian. FOR SALE NEW S-ROOM HOUSE AND LOt! corner Dupont and Benton, between ferry and steel Dridge. Inquire Monday morning on premises. GRAIN, STOCK. FRUIT AND DAIRY ranched la Oregon and Washington. See us .before buying. McArthur & Mahoney. 242 Stark st. S750 AND S1150 TWO 0-ROOM HOUSES, full lots, fruit trees and flowers. Michigan ave., Alblna. Address Owner, COO. 4th at. SOME GREAT BARGAINS ALONG THE line of tne o. W. P. electric railway. O. K. Additon, Lents, Or. Mount Scott car, 5c iort SALE lu-KOOM HOUSE AND TWO lots in best residence portion of city, cheap. Apply Mrs. W. A Daly, 533 Morrison. FOR SALE 5-ROOM HOUSE. LOT 63x100, lawn and fruit trees. 613 East 26th st., near Clinton Kelly School. Woodstock car. FOR SALE ALL KINDS OF FROPERTT cheap. tLll at veranoa noiei. jquwamue, yf.y. WANTED REAL ESTATE. WANTED. FOR CASH TWO TO TEN ACRES improved, near city; stato location, ana price. H 85, Oregonian. i'OK SALE FARMS. THE CELEBRATED GEO. V. JAMES STOCK farm of WO acres, ncn, araoie pasture ana woods, within driving distance of Portland; water can be piped over buildings; good im provements; bearing orchards; near two milk condensers, at the very low price of $30 per acre; terms easy. T. Witnycombe, Farming ton. Or. WANTED BUYERS FOR 40 GOOD IM- proved farms In the rain belt, wiinm a miles of the East Oregon State Normal School, In the center of the largest wheat-growing county in the State of Oregon. Address Western Real Estate Assn., Weston, Or. CHOICE YOUNG ORCHARD, ADJOINING the notea iiemti aruuuu, in ijwr v-iccti Valley, Jackson County, Oregon, for eale. Write Holmes Bros., Central Point; Spltzen bergs and Newtowns. IMPROVED FARMS FOK SALE IN ALL parts of Oregon ana wasmngton; payments made to suit purchasers. For particular, apply to WM. MACMASTER, 311 Worcester block. FOR SALE IMPROVED DAIRY FARM, near Portland, 240 acres, 100 acres bottom land; good orchard, 7-room house, barns, dairy bldg., etc.; a bargain. Owner, 190 3d. I BEAUTIFUL FARMS. HIGHLY IMPROVED. In Willamette Valley, near Portland; from li to 060 acres, from fS up. per acre. Se or address T. Wlthycombe, Farmlngton. Or. FOR GRAIN, STOCK. FRUIT AND DaIKY farms in Oregon and Washington, see Mc Arthur & Mahoney, 242 Stark. FARM LANDS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, ON easy terms. J. L. Cliff, 26S Stark. FOR RENT FARMS. A GOOD FARM FOR RENT TO A GENUINE farmer; not Immediate possession. D 83, Ore. gonian. FARMS WANTED. FOR EASTERN BUYERS, WHO WILL AR rive within 30 days, as result of extended Eastern tour of one of firm. Owners com municate at once with Ogden, Maxwell & Perry. Ablngton bldg. WANTED TO RENT FARMS. WANTED TO RENT CULTIVATED. FARM and buildings. Address W. E. Thomas, Lents, Or. TIMBER LAXDS FOR SALE. SCHOOL LANDS ARE THE BEST. BECAUSE there's no contests, no holding up patents. Just a straight buy. $2.50 per acre, oae-flfth cash, balance on yearly payments; also bare, assignment of choice scnool land. $2 per acre; have descriptions of all school lands la Ore gon; good homesteads and timber clalme lo cated. B. J. Sanford Co.. 16714 1st- FOR IMMEDIATE LOCATION 50 CHOICE yellow pine timber claims; cruise 3,000,000 each; lo good flr and cedar, crulso 4,000.000 each 12 nne farm homesteads; all extra well located, near good R. B. town; rellablo cruisers; fees reasonable. Wm. Hawks, room 303, Commercial block, cor. 2d and Washington ats. A SNAP FOR A LOGGER-G14 ACRES FIR and cedar, being N. and NE. of SW., sec tioi 7. and NW. V4 and W. of NE. and NE. of NE- section 0, all In township 10 N R. 1 E., Cowlitz County, at slo per acre. jj, v. Faulkner, owner, Anita. Ia. No agents. FOR SALE-40 ACRES. 20 Ef CULTIVATION, balance pasture, orchard; new house, large barn, outbuildings; two wells; near Beaver ton. Address Owner, box 73, Beaverton, Or. FOREST RESERVE SCRIP FOR SALE IN large or small blocks; ready for lmmediato delivery. L. W. Whiting. 408 Ablngton bldg. Finest homestead lands and timber claims: alio holding timber for scripplng in state. Ogden, Maxwell & Perry, Ablngton bldg. LOCATIONS MADE ON TEN FINE TIMBER claims; satisfaction guaranteed. Address Lo cator, box Z. Jacksonville, Or. BARGAIN A SECTION PATENTED TIMBER land, well located; good quality. Addresa box 162. Medford. Or. PACIFIC TIMBER CO.. TIMBER LANTJS. farms nd real estate, go McKay bldjg" "