THE HORNING OREGONIXN, THUHSDXY, 'OOCOSEIt 22, 1903.
TAKE STITCH IN TIME
Council Plans Prompt'Repairs
of Pavements.
DO-NOTHING COMMITTEE IS OUT
Jfevr Committee Named to Prepare
Plans With Instructions to Get
Busy Deplorable Condition,
of Many Bridges.
The" subject of street repairs occupied
the attention o the City Council during
most of the session of yesterday after
noon. Members urged that this subject
is among the most important with -which
the Council has to deal. When It was
shown that the special committee on
street repairing has failed to perform
tho functions of its office, it was sum
marily voted out of existence and a new
committee appointed.
It will be the .duty of this committee
to proceed wlthdut delay to draw ud an
effective plan of repairing streets andTro
port the plan at tho next meetlngof the
Council, in the form of a resolution.
This resolution will be drawn up so
as to provide for the care of all newly
improved streets. It Is argued that, should
small breaks In the paving be repaired as
ennn thev aDDear -and before they have
a chance to spread, thousands of dollars
will be saved.
The attention of the Council was drawn
to the subject by Mr. Flegel, who said:
"During the first six months' existence
of newly-paved streets they receive prac
tically no attention from, any source.
Small holes are allowed to expand into
larger holes. Instead of checking the
damage In its lnclplency, the city allowB
this damage to run along until It be
serious and the cost is doubled
many times over. Just now we have
miles of fine new streets that are not re
ceiving any attention. Old streets that
thft Htv Ik not under any obligation to
keep in condition are being repaired and
these nfcw streets which the city is under
contract to keep in proper conamon are
neglected.
Pill Holes "While They Are Small,
Mr. Flegel concluded by predicting that,
if active steps are not taken during the
next two months to care for new streets.
the city will be forced, within the next
two years, to issue bonds lor uio pur
pose of sinking thousands of dollars in
renalrs.
Mayor "Williams Indorsed this statement
by saying that he has personally observed
the dailv growth of holes in street pave
ment until a large sum was required to
patch up a hole that a few dollars would
have remedied when the rent first made
Its nirmearance.
Mr. Rumelln, chairman of the old spe
cial committee, admitted that -his com
mittPA had failed to take any action and
stated that it was because of a lack of
understanding of the duties rather than
negligence. He was willing tnat uie com-
m!ttw should be mustered out of tho
service to civo place to a more lively
committee and expressed- a willingness
to serve on the new one and live up to
all requirements.
Mayor Williams then appointed Coun
cllmen Albee, Rumelln and Flegel, with
City Engineer Elliott associated, as a
special committee and instructed them to
get busy at once.
Bad. Condition of Bridge.
report was submitted rrom fhe City
Engineer on the bridges of the cl.tr, many
of which are In wretched condition and
during the past few -months have- been
closed to the public as unfit for use. There
are nearly 40 bridges that are unfit for
use and, as there Is no money on hand
that can be used in repairing them, the
City Engineer was authorized to build
barricades to prevent traffic These bar
ricades will be kept In place until a so
lution of the .problem of repairing the
bridges can be reached; which may be
rather an extended period as property
owners have remonstrated against paying
the cost of repairs and the city does not
feel in duty bound to assume the cost
A resolution was passed providing for
the kind of barricades to be used in
closing streets while they are undergo
ing repair or Improvement. These barri
cades, the resolution provides, shall con
gist of a substantial fence across the
full width of the street and sidewalk.
This fence shall be built with heavy posts
set at intervals of three and a half feet
and four feet In height. At the top shall
be- bolted six-Inch planks, two inches
thick.
Authority was granted tho City Treas
urer to call In and cancel another $12,000
batch of Improvement bonds, that sum of
money having accumulated In the City
Treasury.
To Consider Morrison Bridge Plans.
Plans and specifications- for the new
Morrison-street bridge will be considered
this afternoon by the bridge committee
of the Executive Board. A special meet
ing for this purpose has been sot for 4
P. M. at the office of Mayor Williams. It
is expected that there will be a large del
egation of river men and pilots on hand
to view the new plans and make sug
gestions. .
Surveyors "Who Passed. Bluster.
The grading of the papers of those who
took the recent civil service examination
for chain men in tho city surveying corps
was completed yesterday. Of the 17 men
who took tho test, all but four were suc
cessful. The successful ones are:
Francis X. Sherlock, W. J. Ward, John
E. Clune, R. F. Beatty, William H. Mon-
ahan. C E. Devol. H. A. Demmer, F. H.
Hacheney, W. W. Frazier, Eugene Walsh,
M. 1. Hayes, J. J. Gorman, C E. Harding.
WAR ON BARBERS' SCHOOL
"Professor"
XX. L. Brings
rested.
Is
A war of lather and shaving brushes
la Dromlsod between the State Board of
Barber Examiners and H. L. Briggs, of
the Portland Barber College. The board.
hacked by the Barbers' Union, made the
first hit yesterday -when Briggs was ar
rested charged with conducting a barber
school unlawfully.
It's all ' because Briggs advertises that
his college for tonsorlal artists can grind
out gilt-edge barbers -in eight weeks that
war was declared upon him some time
aeo by the regulation barbers of the
cits-.
"Why, I've spent seven years at my
trade and I haven't learned it yet," said
one of the prominent members of the lo
cal Barbers' Union last evening. "This
man says ho can turn out a high-class
barber in eight weeks from the time he
begins the course at the college."
Briggs' university for students in the
barber trade is conducted at 253 Everett
street. Other barbers say that it is not
up to requirements in sanitation, but the
State Board of Barber Examiners, though
they have had the president of the college
arrested, have not issued any suspension
of his license.
The complaint against Briggs was made
hy J. C. Weiss, president of the local
Barbers' Union, and one of the members
of the State Board of Barber Examin
ers. The other members of the board
are F. T. Rogers, of Portland, and H. G.
Mayers, of Salem. Briggs Is the secretary
and treasurer of the American Barber
College Corporation, which owns the col
lege here.
When the quick-time barber college
started business some time ago tho bar
bers laughed and said that they would
soon put it out of the town.
"I want It to start Just In order to
show' the public how- quickly we will put
it out of business," said T. M. Leabo,
the secretary of tho Barbers' Union, last
August.
But try as the barbers might ana ma.
they could find no complain maae
aeainst the school through whlch they
could "put it out of business." Whether
the charge preferred by weiss wm do
sufficient remains to be seen.
I feel sorry for that board, for they
are between the devil and the deep sea,"
Briggs Is reported to have said in com
menting upon his arrest. "They must
keep on the good side of the union in or
der to hold their Jobs and their shaky
laws will not permit of much legal criti
cism." t
NEW PASTOR WELCOMED.
Rev. K. L. Yonnj? Succeeds Rev. W.
T. Kerr, of Central M. E. Church.
Central Methodist Episcopal Church of
Alblna last night sped the parting of the
former pastor, Bev. W. T. Kerr, and
welcomed the new pastor. Rev. F, L.
Yoking. There -was a largo attendance in
the auditorium, -where a short programme
of addresses and music was rendered. In
addition to retiring from the pastorate
and active work, Mr. Kerr rounds out a
Rev. F. I Yonn8T.
quarter of a century of active work in
the ministry, beginning his work in the
Central Illinois conference when ho was
a young man of SO years. He also served
four years in tho Union Army.
Rev. F. L. Young, who succeeds Mr.
Kerr at Central Church, was pastor at
Clark for one year. He was transferred
from Eastern Oregon to the Western Ore
gon conference.
S. P. Anderson, president of the board
of trustees, presided last night. An or
chestra furnished music S. U. Downs
spoke in behalf of the trustees, and re-
Rev. W. T. Kerr.
counted the work Mr. Kerr bad done
in relieving the church of the burden of
debt Mr. Downs also extended a hearty
welcome to Mr. Young. Mrs. M. J.
Stearns spoke in behalf of the Ladies'
Aid Society, and Mr. B-algleish for tho
Epworth League. At the-dose of his re
marks he presented Mr. Kerr with a
handsome book.
Mr. Kerr then responded fittingly to the
addresses, and expressed his appreciation
of the kindnesses he and family had re
ceived during the past five ears. Ho
warmly commended Mr. Young to. the
church. Mr. Young followed with a short
talk, In which ho asked the co-operation
and support of the working departments
of the Church.
At the conclusion of -the programme tho
entire congregation was Invited to the
basement, where the "Ladles' Aid Society
had prepared refreshments.
RICH FARMS IN TUALATIN
Farmington and SchoIIs Districts Are Highly Productive
a Railroad Would Do for Its Development
FARMLNGTON, Or., Oct. 20. (Special
correspondence.) The Farmlngton and
Scholls districts situated in Washington
County and lying along the Tualatin
River are two of the most beautiful, fer
tile valleys in Oregon, and at present tho
engineers of the Southern Pacific Rail
road are running a survey through hero
in view of building a railroad to run
from some point on the West Sldo road
to -the Willamette at Oswego and to cross
over to the East Side. There will he a
great deal of freight offered through this
valley and there are also industries hero
that would grow to a considerable extent
if a railroad should be built. Tho people
hero live far enough away Jttom any rail
road and close enough to Portland to haul
a large part of their produce to Portland;
whereas, If a railroad sllould touch here,
everything would be shipped hy cars and
much saving would occur to landowners
In tho amount of draught horses and
wagons "kept. The farms are highly im
proved through here and some well-to-do
farmers live here.
At Farmlngton is the fine farm lately
owned hy Mrs. P. M. Edwards that has
about 57000 worth of buildings on it, nearly
200 acres under the plow, and several
miles of drain tile, and well fenced with
hoard fences. It Is now owned hy J.
Kamlnna and produces many carloads of
farm produce annually. The Schulmerichs
own about 1000 acres of rich farming land
In this district. Hon. W. D. Hare owns
a fine farm here also. Robinson Bros,
own C40 acres of very rich land, a great
deal being the very besfonlon beaverdam.
Between Farmlngton and Scholls. Roberts
Bros., of Portland, own a very fine 400
acTe farm that produces large crops of
hay and grain. At Scholls Ferdinand
Groner owns S50 acres of rich land; it was
originally 1000 acres. J. Groner. who was
F. Grbners father, first settled in this
neighborhood about 40 years ago. and
bought out a brush farm of 160 acres. He
added acre to acre hy hard work and good
management until out of the product of
the soil he owned ho had paid for 1000 acres
of rich land, $10,000 worth of property In
Portland and considerable money besides.
He also put $5000 In a house and furniture
on his farm. This ought to bo encour
agement enough to satisfy that there Is a
bright future for any young man who
wants to apply himself to an agricultural
pursuit F. Groners gross sales of farm
products reach about $10,000 a year. He has
JLalso a partnership with, Howell Bros, in a
TO HOLD THE FORT
Mrs. Riggs to Take Up Abode
at Crittenton Home.
-
SHE PAYS IT DAILY VISITS
Majority of Board of Managers Calls
for Her Resignation, at "Which
Her Friends Are indignant,
hat She Holds On.
Mrs. Rlggs still holds the fort and re
fuses to budge. Officers of the Florence
Crittenton Mission are still awaited to
settle the dispute.
The parlor of tho Home has been fitted
up for "a. new guest. In place of the
piano stands an iron bed. The stove and
are old carpet have been removed; also
the lounge and the hat rack. The new
guest Is to be Mrs. Rlggs.
Mrs. Rlggs announces that she intends
to take up her abode at the Home. Sev
eral days ago she gave out that intelll
gence, hut. she has deferred moving from
day to day. However, she has visited the
institution every day for a week past.
sometimes staying an hour or two, other
times going away in tho gloaming. Such
concatenation of visits is wholly unpre
cedented.
Any minute Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett,
general superintendent of tho ' National
mission, may drop In. Mrs. Rlggs has ex
pected Mrs. Barrett's advent for about
a week and will bo on hand when the
stranger arrives.
Several days ago tho opponents of Mrs.
Rlggs on the board of managers did
something perfectly awful they asked for
Mrs. Rlggs resignation. The request was
signed by six members of the board, not
Including Mrs. M. E. Hoxter, Mrs. S. E.
Foster, Mrs. Agnes McGowan and Mrs.
H. J. Shane, who are all dead set against
Mrs. Rlggs. The six signers were: Mrs.
H. H. Crosier, Mrs. Hamilton Meade,
Mrs. J. C Moreland, Mrs. H. C. Albee,
Mrs. A. J. Hamilton and Mrs. Frank
Hacheney.
The meeting opened with prayer. In
which the meres- of tho Most High 'was
Invoked to lend pacific inspiration.
First of Mrs. Rlggs' followers to read
the petition was Mrs. R. T. Rankin. She
passed it to Mrs. Rlggs. Mrs. Rlggs read
and passed the paper to Mrs. L. J. Amos.
"That's another blow," said Mrs. Amos,
Rnf -MVn -PnnVin irM Tint so eMitlft -trlth
ho notltlnnon; fihn rrtn1 them n flerv
lecture. Why had Mrs. Albee, who never
attended the meetings of the board, signed
,. MtlHnn? Thnt'a nrhnt "Mrs T?nnV!n
wanted to know. And why had not Mrs.
Shane signed, who had been the first to
raise the standard of rebellion against
Mrs. Rlggs?
Tho r.aVmt f tho xnnfnronM tens hat
Mrs. Rlggs, president; Mrs. Amos, vice-
Twftsldent and Mrs. Rankin, secretary.
.looTrKwi vi Tailor, insoiont And nrpnnq.
trm,0 nn nnirnrthr of on ni deration hv
such a dignified body as the board of man-
agers.
even -though the document was
signed by six women, and Mrs. Rlggs had
only three women to hold down, her end
of the teeter board.
In spite of the order of Mrs. M. Mi
Wolfe, National organizer, that all in
mates must he kept six months, Mrs.
Rlggs has received two girls who will be
permitted to go short of that period.
Mrs. Rlggs is not dismayed hy the re-
fusal of the State Commissioners to dls-
burse any more funds for the Homo until
she resigns.
RETURNS TO THE CHARGE reopening of the draw and said the ves
. Isel finally got into position and would
Heed Objects to Report of Receiver I
Slgler.
W. I. Reed, in the matter of ,tho re
ceivership of the Rainier Mill & Lumber
Company, has filed objections to the re
port of the receiver, Bluford D. Slgler,
and asks that he be held to 'account for
all property that came into his hands.
Mr. Reed filed his objections In the form
of an affidavit In tho State Circuit Court
yesterday.
Some time ago the mill was advertised
for sale by order of the court, and at
tho time bids were received. Charles
Wilder, representing his brother, Gardner
K. Wilder, bought the property for 520,000.
The terms of the sale were 10 per cent
down, which, on the Wilder bid, amounted
to $2000. Tho receiver never exacted the
deposit, and the sale was not consum
mated. Reed afterwards bought the. mill
for $18,500, and he now asks that tho re
ceiver be made to account for the differ
ence between this price and the Wilder
bid of $20,000, which, he says, the receiver I
would not nave to do if he had made
Wilder come down with tho 10 per cent
deposit, wnicn coma nave been forfeited
when Wilder backed out.
Reed avers that It is not true, as al
leged by Slgler in his report as receiver.
that the necessity of filing an Inventory
-What
largo brick and tile plant, and a sawmill
that has a capacity of 20,000 feet of lumber
dally. Mr. Groner says he has loaded 40
carloads of farm produce in one year bo-
sides hauled considerable to Portland di
rect. At present he has25 carloads of
hay at Redvillo, but finds it quite a task
to haul it so far and before the idea of
getting- a railroad occurred. Mr. Groner
made a strong plea for bonding the prop
erty for a good macadamized rood, but
now considers tne railroad would be the
best. Rowell Btob., who live at Scholls.
raise a great many onions and their crop
comes to haul when tho roads are bad
and they havo to keep a large numbor of
norses to do their haullnjr to Portland.
They have sold at tho rate of nearly $1000
per acre or onions. The Rowell Bros,
own two-fifths and F. Groner three-fifths
of tho brick and lumber plant, and havn
"30 men on their payroll which helps make
things prosperous at Scholls. Their local
trade Is very good, but, if the railroad
comes, they expect to largely Increase
tneir piant.
v-. xiuaap, wno commencea Here a
llttlo over 20 years ago with 212 acres,
tmxiy iui Drusa tana, nas now a fine farm
oi -wo acres, 300 acres under the plow,
several thousand dollars In bulldlnsra.
silos, drain tiles and fences, and owns some
pure-brea stock from Ladd's Hazel Fern
herd, "besides a largo flock of well-bred
sheep. B. T. Flint owns 400 acres of rich
tannine land of the lata Judaro T. r
Humphrey's donation claim, has several
tnousana dollars invested in improve
menis ana raises maximum crops. Being
a gooa larmer nis oats sometimes yield
SO bushels per .acre.
EL Quackeribuslvi5f the Investment Com
pany, owns about S00 acres of rich farm
ing zana in this district, and raised a large
amount of hay, grain and fruit. These are
oniy a lew of the prominent farms.
There are a great many lust as nmnnor-
ous in proportion, hut are smaller hold-
lngs. A great Industry would be fostered
by the coming of -tho railroad along the
north slope of the Chehalem Mountains
is some of the finest prune land In tho
wona, tne famous Santa Clara Valley,
uaiirornia, included, and If this rond
should be built, Jt will encourage capital
10 invest in mat maustry when Its merit
becomes known. Here the Fallenburg
prune can do raisea to its Highest perfec
tion for quality and Quantity, and hun
dreds of carloads ought to be shipped
annual ur. TiiOMAS WITHYCOMBEV
was waived, and says that ho does know j
that certain property transferred to tno
receiver was lost, hut Is unable to state
Just now of what It consists on account of
not having an inventory.
Reed alleges that it Is not truo that the
10 per cent of the bid for the mill was to
be paid when tho report of the sale was
made to the court, but asserts that It was
to have been exacted from the successful
bidder Immediately after the bid -was ac
cepted, to Insure-the faithful performance
of the contract.
Reed further states that he frequently
demanded a statement from the receiver
of his accounts so as to be advised of
the financial condition of the concern, but
was never ablo to obtain a statement. Tho
receiver 13 criticised tor cancelling the in
surance on the mill, and Reed states that
he never asserted that it would be useless
to employ a day watchman.
Concerning the financial statement sub-
mltcd by Mr. Slgler, the allegation is
made by Reed that he cannot tell if it Is
correct' until all of tho original books
have been placed in his hands so that
he can ascertain if tho accounts were
properly transferred to the receiver's
books, and the charge is also made that
tho books, as presented to tho court, do
not balanco with tho cash on band.
Mr. Reed asks that the business of the
Grays River Logging Camp be closed by
the receiver at once, and he says tho re
ceiver Is paying interest on $2000 when ho
has plenty of money on hand to pay the
amount. These, and perhaps other-ob
jections will be argued before Judge Fra-
zer and passed upon.
TRYING TO PLACE TUB BLAME.
Almond . Branch Collision "With
Bridge Ascribed to Anderson.
Evidence for the defense was submitted
yesterday In the suit of Multnomah
County against the Willamette & Colum
bia River Towing Company, Pacific Ex
port Lumber Company et- aL, to recover
damages on account of the collision of
the Almond Branch with tho Morrison
street bridge on February 19, 190L
John M. Lewis, of the Pacific Export
Lumber Company, was on the bridge of
the steamship Almond Branch at tho
time of the accident, as was almost Cap
tain Anderson; the master of the vessel.
and Henry A. Emken, pilot. Mr. Lewis
testified that he heard no protest from
Captain Anderson about his vessel being
moved through the draw with the steam
er "Vulcan alone. Tho witness admitted
that the pilot wanted two towboats, but
they were unable to get two at the time
and bo went ahead wtlh one. There was
a conversation between captain Anaer-
son and Mr. Emken regarding where the
"Vulcan should be lashed to the Almond
Branch, and It was decided to attach the
steamer to the stern of the vessel. Mr.
Lewis said William Mitchell, pilot, was In
tho pilot-room of the Vulcan and re
ceived orders from Emken. The witness
also testified that after maneuvering for
some time an attempt was mado to go
mrougn uie araw, put uie current m-
lenereu. xiie unuo umw iucu
closed to allow people and cars to cros3
bridge. Then the draw was reopened
ia.ua. severei muru Jiiieuiiim iu yuaa
through were made. The current caused
the bow of the Almond Branch to swing
to one .side or the other. Captain Ander-
son Pused the telegraph button for the
engine of his ship to go ahead, and
signaled his crow to stand for orders.. It
acuuu vu mo uiu w-
ter of the Almond Branch which, ac
cording to the opinion of the witnesses.
brought on the collision, and Mr. Emken
"UB irainjuaimo j.ui im
Henry' A. Emken, the pilot, testified
that he was engaged by the Pacific Ex
port Lumber Company to take the Al
mond Branch from Astoria to Portland
and return! He was on the vessel by re
quest at the time of the collision to take
her down to the North Pacific Lumber
Company's wharf from Inman, Poulsen &
o.'s. Ho applied for two towboats but
Got only one. and the master said he
"would go down anyhow. The vritness
isoia ne remaritea ai me ume, -we wm
Mr. Emken then'told of the closinir and
have passed through the draw all-right.
wnen uaptain Anaerson, wno is a very
nervous "man, got a little scared and rang
for the .engines of the Almond Branch to
go ahead. Emken said
I knew what would happen, and would
have stopped him if I bad known what
h6 was going to do; that Is persuaded
him not to.- We were getting along fine
and there is never any danger in drift
ing."
Emken has been a pilot on the WHIam
ette River for 33 years. He blames the
accident entirely on Cantain Anderson.
Neither the latter nor the ship Almond
Branch is a party to this suit.
FIGHTING TAX LIEXS.
Property-Orvenrs File More Suits
Asalnst County to Cancel Them.
Suits against-Multnomah County to set
aside tax liens are still common, and
hardly a day passes but what two or more
of such cases are filed. A suit to cancel
old' taxes Is the only redress left since
Judge Cleland decided that compromises
made by the County Court are void
Frank Spreadborough yesterday brought
suit in tho State Circuit Court against the
county to cancel taxes on lot 7, block L
in Patton's addition, for tho years 1S92,
1S93, 1S55 and 1S3S. The county heretofore
bid In the property for tax under the act
of 1901, and Is about to sell it under the
provisions of the same statute. The com
plaint sets forth that the county, Under
the law of 1S0L has not secured any title
to the property and has nothing to sell,
and other legal objections havo been
raised. An order of court has been ob
tained enjoining the sale.
Emma Godfrey has instituted suit
against Multnomah County to quiet title
ho property at West Salmon and King
streets. This Is also a case where the
county, school district No. 1, and others
claim an interest in the property because
of a tax title.
WILL SENTENCE JOHNSON.
Jadgre Cleland to Perform Laxt Act
in Trial of Younjc HiKhvrayman.
Adiner Johnson, who pleaded guilty to
a charge of robbery' about two weeks ago,
is to be sentenced this morning by Judge
Cleland. Johnson held up a messenger boy
and stole a few cents from him, and Is
also said to have played tho role of high
waymOn in several other cases, assisted
by his young wife, who states that she 13
only 17 years old. Mrs. Johnson Is also
locked ud in iall on a larceny aharee.
Johnson is a son of A. A. Johnson, who
was a woll-known butcher an4 capitalist
In Portland. His parents are both dead.
The Johnson estate was appraised- at
tSSS.OOO. but it was eaten up by debts,
Since the arrest of Johnson his brothers
and sisters and various old friends of
his father, including Richard Williams, the
attorney, have Interested themselves in hi3
behalf with a view of lessening his pun
lsnmenu
Will Decide Damage Salt.
Judge Frazer will announce a decision
today in the case of William R. Moffett
vs. Oregon & California Railroad Compa.
ny; motion for Judgment on the plead
ings.
Examining the Oriental.
The Immigration Inspectors are still
examining the Asiatics brought over In
tho steerage of the steamship Indrasamha.
1 Of the 72 Japanese passengers, 62 have
I been landed. The other ten are being
held for further examination. Some of
them seem to be afflicted with loathsome
diseases and one Is alleged to be a con-
tract laborer. The Chinese have all had
their preliminary examination.
Japanese Wanted at Astoria.
OREGON CITY, 'Or.. Oct. 21. (Special.)
Kanaoka, a Japanese, was arrested at
Milwaukee today by Deputy Sheriff
Charles Noblltt and will be returned to
Astoria. He is wanted for robberjr at
Clifton Clataop. County - " -
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The Genuine is
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Tfi full name of the company, California Rlgr Syrup Co
Lb printed on the front of every package of the genuine.
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r Packages Only, by Reliable Druggists Everywhere
Knowing the above will enable one to avoid tbe fraudulent imita
tions made by piratical concerns and sometimes offered by unreliable
dealers. The imitations are known to act injuriously and should
.therefore be declined.. v
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when bilious or constipated, prevents fevers and acts best on the
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TO BUILD FORT CLATSOP
HISTORIC STRUCTURE TO BD RE
PRODUCED AT ST. IiOUIS.
Cost "Will Bo 910,000, and It Will
Resemble Tliat ot Leirls and Clnrlc
as XearlT as Possible.
The poser, "What were tho measure
ments and general appearance, exactly,
of venerable Fort Clatsop? was anxiously
discussed at a meeting last nlght-ln the
Chamber of Commerce of the state Lewis
and Clark Fair Commission. The meet
ing was called to discuss a plan for the
Oregon state building to be erected at
the St. Louis Fair. After considerable
discussion thoso present admitted that
they were not "up" on Fort Clatsop lore,
as It was next to Impossible to obtain,
the exact particulars concerning tho old
fort from the journals of Lewis and
Clark. The sentiment of the meeting was
that the proposed stato building ought to
resemble Fort Clatsop as nearly as pos
sible. Ultimately, a plan drawn up by
"Whldden & Lewis was approved and
ordered to bo sent to President Jeff B.
Myers, who is now at St. Louis, asking
him to sco If the consent of the St. Louis
Fair authorities can he secured to the
erection of the building. The appropria
tion for the work Is, In all, $10,000, and the
present plan calls for a building measur
ing CO feet by CO, consisting of a main
building and stockade. A portion of a
rear of the bulldlngforms a part of one
Biae ol uie siuc.K.a.ue, anu uie siocKaae
proper Is In the rear of the building.
There were present: "Warren E. Thom
as, who presided; Dr. Dave Raffety,
Frank A. Spencer, G. Y. Harry, J. C.
Flanders, Richard Scott, of Mllwaukle,
and Prof. F. G. Young, of Eugene.
The members learnedly discussed the
plans and from the first It appeared that
only One
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G. Y. Harry opposed the Introduction of
the stockade because he thought the
money could be spent to better purpose.
Prof. Young opposed the stockade because
he was not sure If a correct historical
picture could be secured.
Mr. Flanders, chairman of the commit
tee empowered to draw up plans, re
ported that the members had not met
yet, but as President Myers wished to
secure a plan for the Oregon state build
ing before he left St. Louis it was nec
essary that action on the plans be taken
without loss of time.
"What will be the cost of tho build
ing?" was asked.
"Within the appropriation $7500 for the
building and $2300 for the stockade"
was the reply.
"Why a. stockade at all? asked. Prof.
Young.
"We wish a representation as nearly as
possible of old Fort Clatsop," explained
Mr. Spencer. Another member stated that
the intention was to exhibit stereoptlcon
views Illustrating Oregon on the stock
ade. Mr. Harry suggested that rustic
seats could be secured, for gatherings, to
keep up the rustic beauty of the picture.
"We shall have to get an awning o-ier
the stockade then, for thunder storms
with rain arise unaccountably at- St.
Louis," said another objector.
"No stockade for me. We ought to put
up a plain, simple building, costing from
$1500 to $2000, in proportion to our in
come," remarked Mr. Harry.
Then It was that a new idea made Its
way into the meeting, when Prof. Young
wanted to know If any one could tell
from a "careful reading of the journals
left by Lewis 'and Clark what was the
outside appearance of Fort Clatsop, and
Its measurements, etc. "Put In the
stockade as a feature If you like," he
urged. And by poetic license call the
place Fort Clatsop." Nobody came for
ward tor explain the proposition, and It
was remarked that a new edition, prom
ised, this Fall, of the Journals left by
Lewis and Clark would undoubtedly shed
light on the matter-
"If we b.ullt the place as an exact rep
resentation of the old fort, it would prob
ably bo so ugly, so unsightly, that people
back East would not look at it. Let us
call It Fort Clatsop, anyway," said Mr.
Spencer. Then the motion recommending
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the acceptance of the plan was unanR
mously passed.
LEWIS AND CIjARIC FAIR PAPER.
Publicity Committee Arruupres Jour
nal of IOjOOO Monthly Circulation.
, Provision was made at yester lay's meet
ing of the publicity committee of tho
Lewis and Clark corporation for an ofll
clal journal for tao Exposition. Tho
Lewis and Clark, Journal will be its name,
according to arrangements made with C.
B. Rlesland and J. D. M. Abbott, who se
cured the sanction of the committee tor
publlsh it.
According to1 the proposition made by
the publishers and accepted by the c n
mlttee, the periodical will be published at
least once a month In editions of 10,000
copies or more, each copy having 2-1 nageii
and cover. A thousand of these c les
arc tt be disposed of under the direuUon,
of the publicity committee free of charge.
The publishers guarantee a circulation of
1000 copies before tho third issue and stato
their determination to use every reason
able means of increasing tho circulation,
to 10.0000 copies. They also promise to
devote one-half of tho Journal to matters
pertaining to the Fair and to make their
interests Identical with those of the Ex
position. Counsel for the 100-4 Fair.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2L President Francis
today appointed ex-Judge James A. Sed
don general counsel of the Louisiana Pur
chase Exposition Company to succeed F.
H. Blair, resigned. Tho salary of the posi
tion 13 $1S,000 a year. Judge Seddon is a.
law partner of Mr. Blair.
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