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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1903)
THE afoBNIUJGF OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBES 29, 1903. BIRTHDAY OF A CLUB Concordia Members Cele brate Anniversary. WAS FOUNDED 25 YEARS-AGO President Marcus G. Fleischner Be views the History of -the Social Organization at Banquet Bali Ends Festivities. The 25th anniversary of the Concordia Club .was the occasion of an elaborate dinner given last night In the Hotel Port land grillroom. Manager Bowers, of the hotel outdid himself in the menu and artistic decorations . of the banquet halL All the members and their wives and daughters attended After dinner a long row of carriages whisked the gay throng tothe club-rooms on Sixth and Alder streets. Once there, Parsons Orchestra, playing "My Paul ine," lured them into the ballroom, which was decorated with Autumn leaves. Op posite the orchestra, below the gallery, almost la the middle of the hall, hung down a bell, the emblem of the club, lighted up with small electric bulbs, with the dates '78 and '03 on either side. ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT. Succinct Revievrof Concordia Club's History and Progress. At the dinner tho toast "The Concordia Club" was proposed, to which President Marcus G. Fleischner responded as fol lows: Ladles and Gentlemen: I am proud to bo president or the Concordia Club upon the rounding: out of the first quarter century o Its existence. Th.e occasion Is one that calls for congratulations for what has been achieved, and for an expression of hope that bettor and more far-reaching endeavor will bo our aim In the future. Twenty-flvo years ago tonight, a few young men met in Mr. Jacob Brenner's office, on Front and Alder streets, and banded them selves together in a social organization, which they named the Concordia Club. Louis H. Greenhood was chosen president and Slg Slchol, secretary. Others who identlned themselves with the movement were Mark A- Mayer, Ben Neustadter, Herman Than hauser, MartU Hecht, George "W. Hahn. W. 6. Grlnsfelder, Arthur Kohn, Henry Wax and George W. Franklin. Quarters were opened on Hrst street, between Pine and Oak, at that time the fashionable part o Portland, and the first function was the coming out, or celebration, on December 10, 1878, of the 21st birthday of Slg Slchel, secretary of the young club. Many social events were held In this modest hall, and they became so pop ular that the club was soon compelled to seek a new and larger home to provide for Its constantly increasing membership. This was found in tho Mulkey building, on Sec oud and Morrison streetB, whore the whole Of a large floor was handsomely furnished and occupied as a clubhouse until the pres ent quarters were leased. This is in brief the history of the club. The primary object of the Concordia Club being sociability, its Influences have been distinctly social. Ours Is not a business men's club in any sense of tho word. Our members do not come here to consider de tails of transactions or to discuss or close V orders. "When they enter our doors, the ,?ArosnI, store, factory and office are left be- lilnd. TUere is a time zor .business and a time for relaxation, and we believe In giv ing each Its proper attention In Its proper place. Social Intercourse Is our principal purpose. "We olm to surround ourselves with tho environment of homo and congeniality and hospitality are the dominant forces of our club life. One night of. each week Is set apart as ladles' night. At this tlmo the mothers, -wives, sisters and sweethearts aro given the freedom of the clubrooms and made to feel that they are welcome visitors. During tho day the rooms are always open to the ladles, and the privilege of the bowl ing alley is always enjoyed to Its fullest ex tent. At frequent Intervals, social func tions of greater or less Importance are held, and to these the ladles are always Invited. The Concordia Club, above all other organ izations of like character. Is not -a closed door to the ladles. The latchstrlng of hospi tality is always hanging on the outside for them. The influence of our club upon the social life of our peopue "has been widespread. Here our young men, and tho older ones, too, aro provided a comfortable and homelike place for spending the long Winter evenings and Sundays. Here have taken place soma of the most signal social functions in the hlstory of Portland. Here the daughters and sisters of many of our members have made their debut into social life. Here many notable marriages have been solemnized. In a1 word. In our club has been concentrated the so cial life -Of our people, and there aro many kindly remembrances of events of joy and merriment. Our directors have striven very hard the past year to procure new quarters to meet our constantly Increasing needs, but it has been impossible for various reasons, to make headway with our plans. One cause has been the uncertainty in the building situa tion, sad another has been the heavy drains upon our members for other purposes. Our members have contributed liberally toward tho funds for the temple and for the Klsbt netf and Heppner . sutferers, and It has not been deemed advisable further to tax them by asking subscriptions for a new club home. However, the question of new quarters Is recolvlng the careful attention of tho board of directors, and it is only a matter of time- when the club shall have a homo In keep ing with Its dignity and station among the Institutions of Portland. The Concordia Club should commend Itself to our people and receive from them cor dial good will and substantial support. It was organized for a definite purpose and has always remained steadfast to the spirit which brought It Into being. Its member ship. Instead of being less than 100, ought to be fully 00. I trust that a strong effort will be put forth this year to strengthen the club and make It In every' way thoroughly worthy of the cause it represents. The Con cordia Club has been with you 25 years, and it will bo with you always, and it merits tho best you can do for it. It is not amiss tonight briefly to review material progress in the 25 years of tho Concordia Club's existence with slight di gression into religious and political events. A quarter of a century ago. Oregon was iso lated, without transcontinental railroads or connection with the rest of tho world except by water. Then Portland had perhaps 15,000 people; now it has 125,000. Business enter prise ranged over a wide field In 187S, but too volume of trade was limited. Port land's Jobbing sales now run between $150. 000.000 and $175,000,000 a year. Twenty-five years ago, Jewish. Interests made but zee Die impress upon Portland's life. Today tno membership of the Concordia Club rep resents between $10,000,000 and $15,000,000 or the city's mercantile and manufacturing capital. Creed has become more tolerant In tno lapse of a quarter of a century, and the Jewish people' have been benefitted bv the spirit of liberality that has taken hold of mankind in general. In some parts of Eu rope tho situation is not so favorable as It might be, but In America there is little further to bo desired. Here, where religious qualification Is disregarded and where vic tory is whero merit places it. all are on an equal footing, and the Jew stands an even chance with all competitors. Nothing so llrmljt attaches a citizen to his fatherland as the right to acquire landed property? This privilege, being open to all. Irrespective of creed. In America, provides the surest and most enduring basis of patriotism and Na tional character. ' ladles and gentlemen, I thank you for your kind attention, and will close with well wishes for many happy and prosperous years for tho Concordia Club. Tho Concordia Club is a prominent Jewish social organization, and has among Its members many prominent Portland men. A complete list follows: Lazarus Ackerman, Cecil H. Bauer, Solomon Baum, Harry Beck, Theodore Beraheim, Otto S. Blnswanger, Newton Blsslnger, Solomon Blumauer, S. M. Blumauer, Samuel Blsslnger, Frank M. Cohn, Lu Coblentz, Edward Ehrznan, "William R- Ellis, Charles Feldenhelmer, Albert Feldenhelmer, Isaac W. Fleisch ner, Marcus G. Fleischner, Sigmund Frank, Felix Friedlander, Harry Harris, Julius Hellbron, Sampson W. Herrman, Leopold B. Hlrech, Ludwlg HIrsch, Max S. HIrsch. Sampson Hirsch, Sanford HIrsch, Solomon Hirsch, A G. Jacobs, A Pw Jacobs, C as ton G. Jacobs, Isaac Jacobs, Clarance S. Jacobson, Charles Hahn, Felix Hahn, Charles Kohn, Isadore N. Koshland, Julius Koshland, Sanford J.,.Xraemer, Edward Iang, Harry Lang, Henry Lang, Isadore Lang, Louis Lang, Julius Lang, Emanuel II. Lauer, Isaac B. Levy, Julius P. Levy, Mark Levy, Leon II. Lewis, Max Loeb, Julius Loulsson, Julius Low, Ignatz tLowengart. Philip Lowcngart. H. B. Litt), Louis Marx, Dan iel Marx, Emile Marx, Leopold Mayer, S. Julius Mayer, Abraham Meier, Julius L. Meier, Herman Metzger, Joseph D. Meyer, Emanuel May, Bernard Neustad ter, J. L. pppenhelmer, Louis Ran, Mar- Marcus G. Fleischner, President Con cordia Club. tin Rosenbaum, Solomon Rosenfeld. Na than Rosenthal, Samuel M. Rothchlld. Samuel Rothchlld, Jacob Rosenthall, Eu gene F. Samuel, L. Samuel, Frederick M. Seller, A B. Stelnbach. Ben Selling, Moses Slchel, Julius SHverstono, Gustav Simon, Joseph Simon, Samuel Simon, Leon H. Steinhart, Isam "White, Adolph "Wolfe. PERSONAL MENTION. Representative B. F. Jones, of Toledo, was at the Perkins yesterday. Dr. G. "W. Tape, of Hot Lake, Or., was registered at the Perkins yesterday. L. C. Paljner, the well-known lumber man of Bridal Veil, Is lit tho city. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Oswald, of London, England, are in the city, on an extensive tour of the United States. J. A. Clock, Pacific Coast agent of tho "Wisconsin Central Railroad, has gone on a business trip to the ound district 8. L. Scragging, of Sheridan, president of the Bank of, Sheridan, which was robbed recently; came to Portland yester day to purchase a new safe. P. S. Davidson, of Hood River, was a guest yesterday at the Portland. Mr. Davidson Is a member of tho Davidson Fralt Company, tho largest shipper !Of fruit in Oregon. Park Commissioner J. D. Meyer returned yesterday from an Eastern trip of several weeks, during which he served as volun teer press agent of the Lewis and Clark Fair and distributed a large quantity of literature. Rev. L. P. Desmarals and his sister, Miss Mary Desmarals, are registered at tho Imperial. Father Desmarals is now rector of St. Peter's Church, at The Dalles, Or. Mis? Desmarals will leave In a few days to visit her many friends in Califor nia. M. O. Peck, publisher of tho New York Financier, one of the leading banking pub lications of the metropolis, was in Port land yesterday on his way homo from the bankers' convention at San Francisco. Mr. Peck is of the opinion that bad times are coming In financial circles. He be Heves that the recent failures on "Wall street are straws which indicate Jhat the winds of adversity are beginning to blow "Every year Increases tho demand for Oregon fir and spruce," said J. W. San born, a wholesale lumber merchant of Kansas Cfty, at the Portland yesterday "Kansas City Is the distributing point for Southern yellow pine, and the Pacific Coast lumber comes Into very close com petition with It. I have for years made a specialty of the handling of tho output of Portland's mills and am a firm believer in tho superiority of your lumber. This is especially true of long lengths, and tho North Pacific Coast is practically tho only source or supply for that class of lumber. If Portland had nothing but her lumber trade she would be an Important commer cial center. As It Is you havo the best town on the Coast, excepting San Fran. clsco, and I -find a .better growth hero than at any other point I have visited in this section." G. TV. Garrels, president of the Franklin uanK, oi at. Louis, was in Portland yes terday on his return from the National Bankers' Convention nt Snn TiVnnr.ian and left for the East last evening over the j. as j. .air. uarreis is not disposed to view with alarm the recent flurry In stocks and to share tho fear that busi ness conditions are seriously threatened "This talk that we are on the verge of widespread depression is not well found ed," said he. "The only danger I can seo is me aistrust wnicn is occasioned by alarmist Interviews with certain operators who would be benefited by panicky condi tions. The country Is generally in too sound a condition to be stampeded into a panic, however, and conservative men will not lose their bearings. I don't agree with the theory that we are on the summit of a wave or prosperity and must of neces sity go down the other side. It Is true that a Presidential election Is approach ing, and that a National campaign usually Is bad for business conditions. It is true that steel Is low, and that in somo quar ters this Is taken as a barometer, but wiiuu a. uiun considers mat the crops are unusually good throughout the country, that the bank statements show heavier del noslts than at anv other timn n vi. and that In spite of labor disturbances ever- city in xne country Is making a healthy growth, I do not believe that this scare uuit can aistum business condl tlons." NEW YORK, Oct 28. (Special.) Northwestern people registered at New xotk noteis toaay as follows: Portland Continental, J. Buck. Pendleton, Or. New Amsterdam, Mrs. U. cohen. Misses Thompson, Mrs. Thomp son. . Salem Albert, G. H. Jones and wife. SpokanePark Avenue, F. M. "Weber. Tacoma Imperial, Mrs. J. B. Hurley Seattle Normandle, TV. Martin; Grand union, L. P. Fry. "Women from their sedentary habits aro often subject to headache and constipa tion. These are quickly removed by Car ter's Little Liver Pills. COUNTY NOT LIABLE Victims of Bridge Accident Cannot Recover. JUDGE CLELAND SO DECIDES Morrison-Street, Bridge Is Not a County Road Under the Law and Claimants for Dam ages Refused Relief. Multnomah County Is not liable for dam ages because of the Morrison-street bridge accident last Summer, when a large num ber of persons who were witnessing a swimming feat were precipitated into the river. Judge Cleland so held yesterday In sus taining the demurrer to tho complaint In the suit of Carolina Schroeder, which was brought as a test case. Claims against the county aggregating over $50,000 on ac count of this accident havo already put in an appearance, consequently the decision Is one of importance to the taxpayers. An appeal will be taken to the Supreme Court for a final determination of the question. Judge Cleland In rendering his opinion said the Issue was, "Is Morrison-street bridge on a legal county road?" At the time of the argument Judge Cleland stated that he was inclined to think so, but upon reflection as to the con struction to be placed on the statute, and following the ruling of the Supreme Court, he was Inclined to change that opinion. "When the bridge was built," sold the court, "there was no county road over the Willamette River. It was a toll bridge. And the County Court had power to fir the tolls. I do not believe that single power made it a county road. After tho Cities .of Portland and East Portland were consolidated the bridge became -a city way. The bridge was-acquired for the city by a commission, and after the title had "been obtained and passed over to the City of Portland, the bridge was turned over to the County Court to operate by a Leg islative act The County Court refused to accept and operate the bridge, and a test case, Simon vs. Northup, was brought Thp Supreme Court decldedthat the act was not one making the bridge a county road." Judge Cleland reviewed this decision at some length, and commenting on It said: "There is nothing, in tho legal history of the Morrison-street bridge that ever did or does now constitute It a county bridge." SIGNED WARRANT, THEN LEFT Legality of Governor's Action In Ex tradition Case Is Attacked. Tho legality of an extradition warrant signed In blank by Governor Chamberlain before ho started onvhls trip to "Washing ton and filled In afterwards by his private secretary, was disputed yesterday in a habeas corpus proceedings brought to secure tho release of Louis Dalton. who Is wanted at Martinez, Cal., to answer to a charge of seduction. TV. T. Hume, the attorney who appeared .for the prisoner beforo Judge Sears, also argued that the warrant Is void because it was Issued on a criminal complaint whereas the law provides that an extradi tion warrant can only be Issued where an Indictment or affidavit has been filed. Counsel said It appeared that Governor Chamberlain before he went away signed a number of extradition warrants In blank to be used during his absence if oc casion mlgbt require. The attorney said tho execution of such a warrant was a quasi Judicial act Tho Governor must have the papers before blm on which ho issues It and examine them and know that he is acting properly. "If he can sign up a lot of papers in blank," said counsel, "and leavo them lii his otllcc for his private secretary to fill In as he pleases, what Is to prevent the Governor going to "Washington to hobnob with President Roosevelt or some other big gun when the Legislature Is In ses sion, and leavo a lot of blank signatures behind him? Ho could do this and tell his secretary that If the Legislature passed any bills whllo he was away, for tho secretary to approve as many of them as he saw fit by adding the blank -signatures." Deputy Assistant Attorney A C Spen cer argued that the act of the Governor was a purely ministerial one, and that the signature would hold. Judge Sears took the matter under ad visement An officer is hero from Cali fornia after Dalton. BASEBALL DEBT MUST BE PAID Dr. Emmett Drake and Hawthorne Estate Held Liable for $2100. Dr. Emmett Drake and the Hawthorne estate are liable for tho balance of $2100 duo to Peter Hobklrk, a contractor for building the grandstand, fences, etc, at the baseball grounds of the Portland Na tional Club, on Hawthorne avenue. Judge George so decided yesterday, overruling the defense made to Hobklrk's suit that ,hls mechanics' Hen was not filed within tho statutory period. TV. H. Lucas and J. J. Grim are also defendants to the action, but aro said not to be financially re sponsible. Drake was one of tho officers and stockholders of the club, and the Hawthorne estate is liable as the owner of the ground. Hobklrk might have pro tected himself by collecting- for the work as it progressed, and Drake and others might also havo played safely. Judge George referred to theso facts yesterday in deciding tho case. He re marked: "Everybody thought Lucas had lots of money, so much so, that the Haw thorne estate did not exact a bond from Lucas, which he offered to give, and the estate did not even protect the property by posting notices that tho owners would" not be responsible for liens. There Is a lot of old junk now on the premises, which Is worthless, and which nobody wants." PLEADS GUILTY TO BURGLARY Adam Bamberger, ex-Convict, Admits Breaking Into Saloon. Adam Bamberger pleaded guilty beforo Judge Cleland yesterday to a charge of burglary in breaking Into Gardner Bros.' saloon at the northeast corner of First and Madison streets. Ho will be sentenced on Friday morning. Bamberger once lived at Corral lis, whero hewas convicted of arson and sent to tho penitentiary for a short term. John Conway was arraigned yesterday before Judge Clcla"hd on a charge of rob bing a Chlneso named Ching Ting "of 14.85. He was allowed until Friday to plead. Ed Lundy, alias J. Bush, pleaded not guilty In the State Circuit Court yesterday to a charge of attempting to steal from O. H. Crabb MOTHER DENIED HER CHILD. Grandmother Given Custody of Mrs. Nellie Bowman's Offspring. Mrs. Nellie Bowman was refused posses sion of her child, a girl 4 years old, by Judge Sears yesterday, and the little one was ordered to remain in the custody of her paternal grandmother, Mrs. Nellie "V. Steele. The father of the child is dead, and the mother has since married again. Tho County Court at Astoria awarded tho child to Mrs. Steelo and Mrs. Bowman The New The Mutual Life r Insurance Company of NewYorK After an examination, asked for by the Company, which occupied' the entire examining force of the - Department from January 2 to September 21, 1903, every dollar of the hundreds of millions handled by the Company from January 1, 1898, to January 1, 1903, was checked and found accounted for in strict accordance .with the Laws of the State. In his official sanction of the findings of the examiners, the Superintendent of Insurance says : "7 think it fitting to note, the unusual extent and thoroughness of this examination and the evidence which it bears to the conscientious and careful management of this large institution,19 CHIEF EXAMINER ISAAC VANDERPOEL, ot the New York Insurance Department, in his report, says in part : " This examination just concluded, has occupied the entire time of the examining force of the -nearly nine months every detail the Company's officers and the the admirable methods in vogue Condensed Receipts and Disbursements JANUARY 1, 1898, TO JANUARY 1, 1903 The net or ledger assets December 31, 1897, as found on the previous examination of the Company in 1898, were then shown to be ..$236,630,17578 This sum has since been augmented from the follow- ing sources, and these receipts have been examined - and verified in detail : , New premiums $52,257,884 72 Renewal premiums 175,031,892 62 Consideration for annuities....... 15,085,511 65 Rents 5,537,361 34 Interest 59,346,317 26 Profit on sale or maturity of ledger assets 5,352,304 07 Other income 797,565 54 Total receipts from 1897 to 1903 $313,408,837 20 Total , $550,039,012 98 Total disbursements from 1897 to 1903, including " claims and dividends paid policy-holders "..$199,892,047 15 Balance, being net or ledger assets, December 31,1902 $350,146,965.83 Non-ledger assets December 31, 1902, audited at . 32.680,170 86 $382,827,136 69 Deduct agents' debit balances, gross. . . . 394,455 39 ' Total admitted assets December 31, 1902 $382,432,68! 30 - r Ainswbrth Block last Bummer sought to obtain It by means of habeas corpus proceedings. Tho case was tried at considerable Jength recently and the reputation of the mother was at tacked, while, as a matter of defense. It was urged that she had reformed. Judge Sears said It had been proved that Mrs. Bowman had been Indiscreet and had neglected the child. He said that some other court might in future glvo her the child, but would not do so now. He did not think her reformation had covered a sufficient length of time. Tho colirt ordered, however, that the mother be- al lowed to -visit her offspring. - Divorces Granted. Joseph Bertrand, a steamboat captain, was divorced from Merceline Bertrand by Judge Sears yesterday. The testimony was taken several days ago, and was to the effect that the defendant remained away from home at night while her- hus band was absent, and frequented saloons. The parties were married at Vancouver, Wash., in 1S97. . Joseph Dunkall. whoso wife,. Ixm E. Dunkall, abandoned him several years ago to go on the, -stage, Tyas granted a divorce by Judge Sears yesterday. Indians Accused of Murder. Yesterday afternoon tle United States grand jury spant the time investigating the cose ot Albert Martin and Abe Logan, two Indians from the Sllotz .reservation, who are accused of murdering TJ. S. Grant, a famous Indian of the reervatlon. It is expected that the jury will conclude its work today. GRESHAM. SCHOOL IS CROWDED Board of Directors Refuses Tuition to Non-Resident Pupils. GRESHAM. Or., Oct. 2S. (Special.) Owing to the rapid increase in attendance at the public school the board of directors has found it necessary to refuse .tuition to all outside pupils, except in the high school grade. The new building, with four rooms, is already overtaxed, and the dis trict will find It necessary to build an addition within two years. It is highly probable that an extra room may havo to bo rented before that time, as the population Is steadily growing and the school attendance is constantly increas ing. Plans for the new schoolhouse will ad mit of on addition of four more rooms whenever necessary and there would be very little opposition to putting them up next year after the close of school in June. Sold His Farm. Ed Heslln, living on the Sandy road east of Fairvlew, sold his farm last week to J. H. Osborn for 57200. The place em braces 120 acres partially Improved. Mr. Osborn was formerly a resident of this neighborhood, but moved to Portland two years ago. . Mr. Heslln will go to Cali fornia. New Public Hall. J. D, Regner Is puttingrup a two-story building on Powell street, the upper story of which will be converted Into a hiU for public use. The bulldlnfg will have a f rontngo of 30 feet and a. depth of 50 feet and be provided with a basement. Resigns From. School Board. Rev. D. M. Cathey, of the school board, has resigned on account of 111 health YorK Insurance. Department REPORTS ON RICHARD At McCURDY, President Insurance Department since January 2 last, and during this period of of the-Gompariy's transactions has been subjected to the closest scrutiny." Every facility was afforded by heads1 of 'its several departments, to thoroughly accomplish the work, which has been materially expedited by at ;the. Home Office in the handling of accounts and keeping of books of initial or final entry." from New YorK W. L. HATHAWAY, Manager and moved to RIckels, Douglas County. Jtiis piace on tne board has been fllled by the election of J. J. 'Robertson to serve the unexpired term. CONSUMPTION THEORY WRONG Dr. Ravenol Contends Dry Sputum Does Not Contain Disease. WASHINGTON, Oct 2S. The American Public Health Association today further considered the subject of Infection of human beings with animal tuberculosis, and listened to several papers relating to the collection and disposal of garbage. In discussing the former subject. Dr. M. P. Ravenol, of Philadelphia, took up the question of tuberculosis bearing on Its transmission from man to animals and from animals to man as well as actual lnocculation. He regretted the disinclination of Fed eral and state authorities to permit crim inals condemned to death to be inocculat ed with the tuberculosis germ in the In terest of science. He ald he was sure that a man corfdemned sto death would most willingly take his chances of con tracting tuberculosis as against execu tion. He emphatically controverted the com mon theory that dry sputum Is the under lying cause of the- tubercular Infection, and said there 13 absolutely not one whit of evidence that it ever caused a single case of tuberculosis in mankind. He produced numerous statistics show ing bovine tubercular Infection of human beings and said the bovine tubercular bac clllus is extremely more virulent than that of the human being. He concluded by strongly urging that every precaution should be taken by the association as sanitarians for the protection of the food supply as derived from cattle. The committee on garbage reported through Rudolph Hering, of New York. "Various, methods of colIecUng garbage and ashes In tho severaL cities were dis cussed. Street sweepings, the report stated, contained disease germs, the prin cipal one being that of tuberculosis. Whaling Bark's Luck. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 23. The whaling bark Charles "W. Morgan. Captain Earle, the first of the blubber-hunters, came Into port with a cargo valued at about 522.000. She left here November 22, 1902, has hunt ed the South Seas and the water along the coast of Japan, and came' here from the Okhotsh Sea. Her luck was fair. In her hold aro about 1S00 barrels of sperm oil. The Morgan reports that, in company with,, the whalers California and Alice Knowles, she passed through the hurri cane which In January last swept the Paumato Islands with such tragic re sults, when all the vessels suffered more or less damage. A Portuguese sailor died on the voyage. The rest of the whaling fleet is expected here within the next few days. Hoy Cared of Croup In Fifteen Mlnntcii. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cured our little four-year-old boy of croup in fifteen minutes. My wife and I have used this remedy In our family for the past live years, having tried many other kinds pre vious to that time, and can say that we consider it far superior to any other. We are never without It in our home. Frank Hellyer, Ipava, I1L For sale by all 5W gists. Insurance Department's Report Condition January 1, 1903 ASSETS United States bonds and other securities $220,140,306 02 First lien loans on bond and mortgage 81,566,584 60 Loans on bonds and other securities 10,278,000 00 Loans on Company's own policies 14,620,874 79 Real Estate: Company's office buildings in London, Paris, Berlin, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Sydney and Mexico, and other real estate 32,833,323 45 Cash in banks and trust companies 15,677,925 78 - Accrued interest, net deferred premiums, LIABILITIES A. Policy reserves, etc Contingent Guarantee Fund...'. Authorized dividends . . . ; TO MAKE BUILDINGS SAFE ARCHITECTS FRAME PROPOSED CITY ORDINANCE. Many Defects In Old Law Are to Bo Remedied An Inspector Is Provided For. A new building and fire ordinance ha3 been framed by a committee ot the Arch itects' Association of Portland, to replace and extend the scope of the fire ordinance of March 22, 1S92. The compilers are: Emil Schacht, Henry J. Hefty and Will lam C. Knighton. Their work has far exceeded their anticipations, on account of the utter inadequacy of the present law. After sending fqr and examining similar ordinances from other cities, they have decided to follow the San Francisco ordinance as a model. The results of their compilation Is to be laid before the City Council next Wednesday. Attention was first called to the. inade quacy of the present law when Drs. S. -A. and E. C. Brown applied for a permit to, buna a ateel-framed building on Sixth street, between Washington and Alder. The fire ordinance was looked up, and nothing about steel buildings was found. Tho local architects were not pleased with such an out-of-date ordinance and de cided among themselves to draw up and submit to the Council a proper bill. But when their committee got Into the work and found out how other cities had pro vided building Inspectors and a hundred details that lead to necessary sanitation and "safety, they decided to draw up an ordinance that would cover not only tho fire limits, but tho whole city, and would extend to many sides of tho subject not completely taken up by the present law. The greatest need they found to be for a building Inspector. At present Chief Campbell of the fire department examines buildings, but only to provide against fire; and, as the law exists today, his powers are limited. The architects recom mend the appointment of a special build ing inspector, to whom plans and speci fications aro to be shown. He must be an engineer, and capable of Judging the strength of buildings. Every building, in or out of the fire limits, is to be In spected by him and built with his per mission. The architects' recommendations will bring the ordinance completely up to date, providing for steel structures and other modern methods of building-. " Almost all tho provisions are against fire. Tho plumbing law is considered adequate and" is left untouched. The provision relating to elevators pro vides against combustible cages and shafts. In warehouses an automatic: safety guard must cut off the shaft at each floor, to prevent Are from running up the shaft In office buildings this is not feasible. t There are to be no more 4x8 chimneys; 6x12 is tne smallest allowed. No joists must touch the brick. A four-Inch, air space is to be left on all sides, with only enough supports to brace the chimney. Other provisions against fire Include one necessitating thick asbestos cover ings to heater pipes, and one requiring etc 7,315,666 66 382,432,681 30 i $314,293,45? 19 7 65,119,223 11 . 3,020,000 00 $382,432,681 30 Portland, Oregon solid floors that fire cannot work, through. The fire-escape clause in the present ordinance is not considered satisfactory,, and all new structures, Including factor- les, mills, theaters, halls, etc., are to ber built with ready means of egress, wido stalrscases and fire escapes. There aro a' good many buildings In town today that are capable of becoming fire traps, and na more of these will be allowed. The committee did not consider it neces sary to provide against too high buildings, as there Is little likelihood of any such being built. The tendency Is toward low structures, with a maximum height of; five or bIx stories. If the committee's recommendations ara accepted fires are less likely to be dis astrous and Insurance will bo lower. EXPORT TAX HELD INVALID. Federal Judge Orders Refund Made, to Steamship Companies. NEW YORK. Oct. 28. Justice Holt, oc the United States District Court for tne Southern New York district, has banded, down a. decision In the suit or the New York- & Cuban Mall Steamship Company, brought as a test case under the clause oC the war revenue act of 1S08, Imposing a. stamp tax on manifests for the clearance of cargoes for a foreign port, In which, he holds the tax in question to ba un constitutional, as being in effect a tax on exports. Should the Government not ap peal from this decision, or In event of the decision being sustained by the Su preme Court of tho United States, tho amount paid as such tax by the various steamship companies will be refunded bj the Government. This case is an outcome of the decision; by the United States Supreme Court that the tax on export bills of lading was con trary to the provisions of article one, sec tion nine of the Constitution ot the United States, that "no tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any state." It was urged by tho Government that the tax on export bills of lading was a tax on the document or1 paper, but tha court held that it was in reality a tax on the goods represented in the bill of lading. TERRORIZES GUESTS AT HOTEL Wealthy Landlord, Crazed by Liquor, Shoots In Every Direction. TUCSON. Ariz., Oct. 2S. Alexander Casey, a wealthy mlneowner of Turquoise, Ariz., walked Into the Willard Hotel, at Tucson, of which he Is owner, and began to shoot In every direction. The guests es caped for the most part through windows. The shooting attracted five officers, who attempted to arrest him. Casey opened fire and seriously wounded Constable Pa checo. The other officers then began to shoot, and Casey was seriously and prob ably fatally wounded. Casey had been drinking heavily. Sheridan Will Carry Many Pesos. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 23. The trans port Sheridan, which will sail from this port on Saturday, for Manila via Honolulu and Guam, will carry a large passentrer list and 675 enlisted men of the Twenty second Infantry. She will aso carry H,4E5,000 sliver pesos for the Philippine treasury. This taonox will be under a guard of 30 BOldlers.