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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1907)
-,'0 r r' THE MORXINfrOREfiQSUN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 15. 190.. 11 BREAK-UP OF GOLD SPELL PREDICTED Moderating Temperature and Increasing Cloudiness the Forecast for Today. TEMPERATURE 16 DEGREES Soon Adds Five Decrees to Early -Xlot-nlnar Mlnimnm, but o'CTlocIc in Afternoon Sees Mercury Again -.Declining;, re 4 i TtMrERATlRPS; ETERD..T FROM ft-A.. M. TO 1 P. M.s A. M. Se-. 1 ? n H ........ 17 . a. tH ,. el -1 . - ISO - - . 1U . IS .. 17 !U I'.,.. W I tli in the next" hours in. Portland mid vicinity there will be a tossing oi llip cold weather, says District Fore- fasler fil The inHratfonfi are that 1 1 1 t - -nl b 1 1 1 nlr tinj; leirtperKUirea mid Increasing cloiullness.,, ... . . Sd do nut despair.' Vn Ihft alarm .-lot:k RTOfts off this morn in t oclo?lc nl yuu emrg? from benoath the wb tin rovers; when the floor feela like . ice . to "But In the Morolof ' your "bre feet:; when- your clothes to the tender skin feel as thouptv they have been kept In cold storage for months; when you turn on- the kitchen -water faucet nut oh tain no water; when you go to the liillkpan and find you have ice cream Then your feet slip 6n the ley sidewalks, and you' have dozens of other frigid ex- jerlence; be calm, because warm weather at mnt- to m night. " ------ lnntf-J'&rbeeomhifc'tfseltt tlie kind of R-eatlifr that' Peary love 'no' well. Torl- tanders nearly frojee yesterday.- Snriday tne.y ia.yed Indoors with the hope that by Jlandaj.ttie .cold wave would, have flitted arrays Mi hilts. But when they found It colder than ever yeatrday mornltifr, with prospects of becoming atill colder,, they about gave up nope. The utreetg wore dewtai last night. v TEMVKnATVRES AT OtllF.R POINTS. Minimum t rmperatura reeorded yesterday at various points In the Northwest and California. Oity Rlsitnarck . . tK. I Tlty tear rti-u BMfr.-. . . :i 4 20i Rns-burK .... l-'O Boire ,',., l8i?arramrnto n M Helen 2ft4alt 1-ake 24 K . m lonps . . . 2 jsnn FranctsM 38 T.r-wtnton .... 4 ! M r H la n e O North 1 1 nad . . Sn;spattlo ...... 1 rocatello . . 12'TtoQ8h isl'nA 23 Portland lft Walla Walla,. 5. M mwn from the East accustomed to cold who 'arrived hre on the evenlna- t t-a 1 1 je. TVondrred whcr Portland people) May ex.1- .At some of the hotcla tlio rooms wrc fo cola .tint irtc Ruests Had to go to bM to Veep warm. The-.theaters coiiM h x-e naved - mon ey on thlr 1 ( jen t bills las t Tiiich t If they could have olowd. am In some of them not more than several- dozen uitaeUtors fratWto.. In tlifi afternoon pntmnlaed. be- matfnee wer well o-uf3 . people d daytime, even o not- like to k to 1m1 In lceep warm; but niirtiuiicy nreacd little coaxm... Yesterday ' minimum temperature t S o-lo(-Ic In the - morr- 16 dttr cJtd not rise until .7.. o'clo armfst between noon and 3 o'clock In the afternoon when the mercury actually sot up to a degrees. From S o'clock on it continued to slid downhill until at 7 o'clock It was 17.de a-rees when the weather, bureau toolc its tlnal record for the nigtit, Seattle is farlnpr no beUer than Port land. There "now six- inches, deep Is on the ground and the minimum, temperature foi yesterday was 13 degrees, just two crees warmer than Irt Portland. Spokane is still sufferinK Irom ro weainflr. Ice. .(togs. IM Side Wfticr Main. , The' .vafve of- one of the ' larjre .mains became cloestd with: Ice. ahuttlng- off the erftiwe. water -eippy T-rom a large portion ( ih GftMt- tdG .yesterday." At reservoir No. s at the loor of Mount Tabor, the outtaka became RrKa - so that the miip ply ""was trhu?torf fJtonT thousands of homes wirlyttie eriti(e..(iay, ..'.,. .' At nrt"lt was thought that there had )een- sr-'frealc in 'on ot the water mains, but a thurouRh search showed that the pip?? 'Veip intact, Upon an examination 0 the pln at the Mount Tabor reservoir luilu4 the eatU day; itleptioao calls TT.....I..-..:.'..'- Ob t. In Gn.t Daouwd. ' " M,tt,:(Mt,,,,,tt , j came with rapid succession to the Water Board. Mayor Lane and the other city officers. Comumen complained that they could fret absolutely no water. In many casog they were unable to build fires be cause there was no water In the furnaces And hot-, water rHpes. and thfis caused much Inconvenience. One 'woman ' called up Mayor' Lane' and sobbed through the telephone that he could get no -water and that net baby was suffering.. ' The shortage t of water in -the ..ftlgrher places of the cltjr was due in part to the waste of water. . Thousand- ot people left their faucets runnlngthrousrhout' the nlsht and the water was low In the. reser voirs. Mayor' Lane has. made a special request - that "consumers will . not allow further waste of water, as It incom:en- lences thousands of consumers and - be sides causes a . serious menace in., -case of Are. To prevent the pipes from freez ing, the water should be turned off. Three of His Toes Froin.. A. G. Richardson, city passenger agent for the Rock Island.1 was 'frozen .Sunday, while shooting on Sauvies' Island. " He broke IhrmiDh th ,s a nrl mTt one foot. While sitting in a blind, 'Waiting for, the a licks to ny. tne water iroase ana ne found that thr toes had ' fa-eem frozen stiff. He removed his shoe and rubbed the foot with snow. Vigorous-' rubbing ;i re- .stored the circulation. but -the.' Injured toes pained him Intensely. : f -T-eturned to the city yesterday, and; the ouly ill effect of his adventure is, a "light limp, as'. the frosted foot Is still quite' acre. LEAD IN EXTRAVAGANCE ( Con ti nud from Vtrmt. Tnr. ) group of newspaper men anff : officials weife talking about th'money-.tKai has heen aquandrred In this conntrr ori; e3E-' positions. An Inquiring- . young , scribe iskeo" an Mposltlon' oKfeal j( it would be possible to estimate ' the- sum and oompare It with something-. Thla was the replyr "Just, say that, if all the; money '3 that lias Wn. thrown away on-expoeltions jn trie i nited . estates was sathered to Mrether and nut in a heap, it would make a pile so high that you couldn't fly a bal- (..-,. 1 loon over it.' There were 18.TflO.O0O paid BrimlMlonn itt St. Iuls. and It Is esti mated that tne visitors to the fair spent over iMQQQ in the city wtiile, the tig show was In progress. A.. Rood - Illustration or te American fondness for "'going: somewhere' was at-. forded when the annual reunion of' the fnlted Confederate Veterans was held at Dallas. Texas. At this time the census credited Dallas with a population of 46.000 people, and. the railroads sold 119,000 tickets to the reunion.- Therefore the. hospitality of Dallas was taxed with the remarkable responsibility of ..eniertain- inp nearly three times as many' people as It had population." But' Southern hospi tality was equal to the emergency, and before the 'week was over every visitor was ready, to throw up hs hat .for. ralas. ... Excuses to Go Somewhere. The Home-cornlnic Week la a new departure In celebrations, and there la a good story in connection with its origin; Miss IxhiIsp I,ee Hardin, a former Ken tucky a-lrl llvina- In. Denver, listened to -a band play "My Old Kentucky Home"! one night and prot the blues. She wrote a letter next-morning auga-eatlngr that Ken tucky's .wandering- sons and daughters be invited to return for a home-coming week. The Rugfres.tionwaa adopted, !and" it. cost 5O.00O ex-Kentucklans not less than $."00,000 because a bluegrass girl in far-' off. Colorado" got homesick; but every Kentuokian thoug-ht it was well worth the money. ."... 1 : Pfiof the best estahUshfd and most popular annual festivals In the country; Is the Mardl Graa at New Orleans. The Southern t-ity does .itself proud in'" "pro- vtdlpg .entertainment for.-its visitors on these ..-oeraslons. Four, processions, Momus, - Protua. -Rex;ind Comus. . cost 25.000 each, or 100.000 for the four. A gorgeous ball Is given In connection with each of these processions, the expense of which ajaounta to JoO.OOO. Other enter tainments, illuminations, decorations, rich and rare rosttimes, etc-, run the ex pense up to C25O.OO0 for. the week's fes tivities. The New Orleans people figure 'that ever)- visitor who comes to town during the carnival spends $30, and .that the -blur show Is a paylnR proposition Cor all parties concerned, other celebrations almost equally famou wltK the Mardl Graa are the Veiled Prophets at St. Jouis. the Priests or Pallas at Kanna Otty-. Ate Sarhen at Omaha, tne Fall Musical Festival at Cincinnati, etc.. etc. Kxpenw KeKsrdless or I'lrantire. "New TorKcrs are tiie most extrava- srant of all Americans, and New York Is t lie costliest clt v on .tills -continent to - -v-islt. No- matter how much the fvcrago. oowinmu.'B income Is, 'he lives up to It. -and -often beyond It. Mmn hs t tan hen- so - man v pacemaiccrs in sprnltnr tliat no matter how much of a splurge you maKc, there is always. some fellow rea.dy to fgo you one bet ter. In sneaklna- rf that rtf-itr, 1 r nr TMaw Vork, someone rnmarked to t"he " Jatc Colonel Waring : "They, .devote them- Mlvja til HlpnSUf&'rrSirflloss 6f . pense. and he replied: "Oh. no: they don't. Thoy -l v o t, t h-mnlvn. to -jc -pense regardlens of pleasure." A New. TqrKtr'B income may lnrrraso irom five to ten 'thousand .a year, hut he ds ne'as -asi 1 y-' as the other, the WpHtornor first' trik?8 proadway and1 comes in 'COntOTt Vltll" the akv-htfrh tariffs that abound the ere. the little . abivera rla-h 'P and down his apliy. The last- time I was in New TforK. I came there direct from London. On. the morning of my departure from the Knsrlieh capital x; drove In - a hansom' ' from the Motel Cecil to the Victoria Station, and the cttarge was only a; shilling, baggage and all. A week later when I landed at New York and toolc a cab up town, the charge Cor about the same distance was $2.50. I gave , the cabby a tip amounting to more than the whole cost of my transportation In London, but he only - grunted In ' response. It takes- twut hair, dollar .ta make a New York rabby smlla. and dollar to sret Nh out from under his hat. Oire m j v Wand twut tl). carrjur entrance .ol a. Broadway hotel, or the door ol a g-ar- . rv . .h 1 . h . M m .h A'. ill ' a&r. aim urc 'a iiiuiiiii s suiury ior &' United States Senator "blown in" fr automobiles, between noon u nl eass: any day. . Grows Fat on ''Come-oiu." -, . -Txok at the rearlstex- at any- New Tom Hotel and you win nnd the names of people from every, .late In. tk I'nlon. people llvlnar on Sroadwa-v for a few days at the rate or -$10,000 a year, when .ttieir expenses at home "do 0t- exceed 12050. They figure that they don't a-et East very often, and ao Ion a as they are there they- might as well "see the whole show. By the time they are ready to" depart their places are taken by other people from the West, who are "Just on for a few days, you Know." And . ao mighty Gotham grows rat ana sleeK on the pronta- from the - endle .com-ons who feed ft chain of F reedy maw. TO aRE A COLD Bf 0S DAI" Tate LAXATIVE BROMO Qulnln Tablets. IruJtKl-- Mfwnd moser tt it falls- to cur Si. W. qROVE'3 figiiatura. Is oa mca tooacT 3sa f action ot Carter'i Little Liver Pliu la pleasant, mild and natural. They cre:tly stitnulau the liver and rcsulate CUo bowala, Ju do aot tfurtS. ALL ARE ORPOSED TO FREE WATER Impracticable. and Inequitable, Say Members ot .the City Board. AND NOT CONSTITUTIONAL Principal Objection That Manner of Paying -Off Bonded Indebtedness Would - Be C-janged.Moral Question Also Involved. Impracticable and inequitable i A- sum mary of the opinion the members of -the Wratcf Board hold concerning the charter amendment which has been drafted by; the Free Water Association, - and which will be . put before, the people at the June election, Not. only do the. members, of the board declare that the provisions of '. he amendment would prove undclrabl1 "In their5 practical workings, but they ao txjr- trier ana express grave ; aouDts -whether the- amendment could be enforced. If passed, hold Ins: that It contains uncon stitutional stipulations. Putting: this phase aside, they say that the amendment would Anything -but just. ' - The ' objection"- that ' the- amendment wottTd '! 1 1 Iffzn I s basrd upon the pro- yisfon "that the sinking fund and Inter est on the bonded Indebtedness 6t the' water department should be paid by taxa tion. The- water bonds -were orlsclnallx" issued with the understanding- that, they UIHI.OCATBH JtIM JOINTS. - KlUa : Whitman, "Uninun RaUle-. ; box," 4t Apear- Before ' Thyglrlaflfl ' 1 . . J:ill, Whitman, .ioiown tpthe niprli-- ciJ-rflf',agton' mm the ".human ratr if- . dox," will appear before a-iatWinj. 4fAphrs(clap jtt the Chamber xt. Com- mre, tomorrow -nITit. Tha - power that Whlinjan .possesses of- throwing his jetats out of action ia conid-r ened .extraordinary- With ao jtort he throws . the joints or his hips. lbowa r and shoulders oit- -of' JointV and ptr- vldana who bave witnessed--;Mb exhi bitions say that the dislocations are r?l- - Whitman- tnak-a his Uvlnjc ry exhibiting himself before .-medical so- "cW'le?, and he has traveled' over the entire country. - were to be redeemed wHh mnney accrulna" rrom tne receipts or the department: This is a part of the charter and. It la aswerted, forms a part of ttic agreemcnt witli those who took the bonds. Under this consideration, it Is contend that the stipulation ot the proposed water 0111 tnat a general tax be levied tr? pay the bond obligation would not have a standinsr - In. any- court. Added to this Is the fact that bonds to be paid from actual receipts ot (.'department are, univercaliy regarded as better security than g-eneral bonds of a city. For ' this reason -If the present bill " were passed. ihvolvtna: " a change, in the manner or meeting tne water- bond payments, it Is probable that the holdera of bonds would enter an ob jection and that tlielr position would be sustained in tne court. . ' System Kssenllalty Wrong. Aside Trt.i m the arauYnent w.blcb involvee an important feature ot the Bill, mepi- Mi (AM Wrd declare that ( ie 9y term '""rlrce water" In a misnomer: - iateF' Vliirnlfd. they' slt iuufeUt wllfhaye 5tO Jy" for It. There can no more"" Trcfi water r tm n ri-- 1-mx.r rreehouses. " lp their opinion. Following tins line or argument, tne? asu if it is just tha: t one body of citizens should re ceive absolutely free a commodity for wincn anotner noay or citizen has t pay, granting that tnts WOulJ pe"the actual result of 'lie bill, as Is Its evident Indent, .1 - . . - . ' - J Under the new eystm all .pcoperty-own- p.vQuid. snare m meeting tie expenses of the water department, while those who own no properly would contribute not a cent fidreotly. Members ot the board a however, that: the reeult, would nat,even be entirely to take the burden from renters, as th. additional tax. upon own era would - doubtless result in hirliev rents. In the long run a share of the expense would be borne by the renter.-. juss aa -lrfs -at. -present. AC- the sa me time, they add.' . the idea of tree water would always be prevalent and- would.be per- ntclous In H&- moral influence on the con munlty. embodying eveir the idea of get Inf? something for nothing. W' Jrtqreover It-is. asserted that -the eys-- tem of -main extensions would work-great hardship upon the owners ot small prop ertlee. Water mains -and laterals have already been laid adjacent to t-he valuable property of tha city In the future most of this work will be for the improve ment of small boldlnaps' and in districts occupied by the poorer class. Therefore It is reasoned that the assessment of the ' cost of laterals aa-ainst .adjacent prop erty and of mains to districts -would prac tically' free the most valuable property from this lafge tte.nl of expenditure and plaoe "the burden upon the. small property owner. - - - - ' - ; Even admitting that the scheme of "the association could be made' to, Worls that all expenses of the- system - could' be covered Mn-ttic manner u&&est held that the burden -would be verj great upon property-owners, especially fhoso of the minor Cia.- In the first place, as rtas been' "mentioiiea," property-owners wwiWV have .to meet' the cost- of" laying malnit and lateral-, and . for the moet jjajr. bills would. XaUl .on. aiaall holiii-uata. " J 1 ? : ! ! n ihihiiiiii i ililrai.iiiiin inmi ii ir una " The fact that considerably over $300,000 has been spent In construction durins tjie past year ehows how largra this -factor is. In addition to this a general property tax would meet the Interest on bonds and the sinking- fund, an annual item -of more than $190,000. Behind this is also a provision for a tax up to 1 mill to- meet any deficiency which may occur in the operating expenses. It- is declared by the FTee Water Association that the latter tax would not be necessary, as the operating expenses would be met by receipts from irrigation fees and from water- used for commercial purposes, for which meter rates are to be charged. The operating expenses dur ing the past year were $92,178. and the receipts from irrigation and water sola for commercial purposes were in the neighborhood ot f75,000. Thus it is seen that the operating expenses could not be met without a tax. unless reduced. Th.e association says that they could be much reduced, and members or the board admit that the operating expenses misrht be met in this way. It is said, however, that Tree water would, result -in great waste. If people have all the water they want for nothing there is bound to be great waste, is the opinion of the boand members. At pres ent when there is reason to believe that there is waste of. water at any place a meter Is put on and the consumer pays for what he uses. Under the proposed system there would be no means of check ing or preventing waste. Those who pre pared -the' bill, however, say that people would annreclate the privilege of free water and would use It sparlna-ly. Members of the water Board yesterday expressed their opinion of the new bill so far as they could; conf iderfnir the brier time ttaev had had to" looK over it- a neir views in brief follow; ' Views off Board Members. G.. "W. Allen It ny opinion lhat the proposed Dill would not be sanctioned by the courts. The water bonds' were issued wlik the understanding- that the receipts of the department were- to be behind them. The interest on these donas is to be paid by .collections from water, To at- tempt to pay this interest by a general tax: would be to impair the contract with talned. The Idea ot free water which is incorporated in the bill Is neither feasible noj- practical. Nothing of value should re,-jgiven to tne people. a ne tendency n morally . wrong-. .On the other hand I in dorse the idea of taxing property for the extension of mains, but not in the way stlDulated In" the bill- Tf a greneral prop erty ' tax paid for the construction ot mains and laterals, rates to consumers could er- reduced one-half, and this I be lieve Is the oroper method. It would not be' fair to do aa the aaHociatton sua-greats and place this tax on abutting- property ana' on districts benefited, for with the existing: system, this cost would be thrown almost entirely on small owners. Dr. S. E, Joseph! The general proposi tion of free water Is not a good one. The system mi guested would place the major portion of the burden on the owners of small dwellings, not only for water used by them, but also that used by transients in- the city. My idea is that all property should contribute in taxes towards the water- department, whether the holding "is occupied or not As It is pipes and mains have been laid through the valuable hold- Ings of the city out of money received from consumers. If now we should turn arcnind and tax abutting property and dis tricts, for assessments It would throw the cost on those owning -nburban homes. The proposition to do away with the superin tendent and engineer of the department Is an. absurdity. It would place work- on the Auditor and Oity Engineer which would, simply swamp . them, or else It would require the maintenance of a force of assistants practically as it is at pres ent. Another weak, point in the proposed plan in the great amount of waste which would result. r, .'''.. Favors Tax for Mains. - 12. 13 . .Lauison : Water ought not to. be delivered -Tree, and made part -of general taxatioiv. Water is a commodity which cajTbe measured and sold by the city at the actual cost of delivery CTonsumers cap -buy -as much or as little as theywleh and there is no reason that any certain elas should be made to pay for the water used by all. There Is no justice In giving: something for nothing. 2 am heartily In favor ot taxing the expenses of laying mains ,to property, but not by the exact system suR-farested in -the bill. It Is far more absurd to sua-gest abandoning the office or superintendent of the Water De partment. The engineer Is now under the Oity KhkIiip't. but no reduction in the engineering? force could toe effected with out crippling the service. If the superin tendent'" duties were given to the Auditor it would flood that office with work and the present clerical force would have to be retained. , , Dr. C'H. Me(y-I have not had time to study the bill, but T disapprove of the Idea of Tree water nnd Pvnrj thiriK or the kind. To my mind such a system is neitlipr practical nor desirable. I would indorse t h " pof-4 ion of the bill which pro- oi-trict H8aesmentii Tor the layins of malnn but I do not think the expense of laterals should be charged to abutting property.. T approve of the pros on tli ir point, oons-lderlnsr that for laterajn should come out o eral receipts ol tne department, Y. W. C- A. ANNUAL MEETING Dinner . followed by Reading: of Ke ; porta and Klectlon of TraMees. "The .annual meetlniar of the, Tounft men"s Christian Association warn held, last evening; at the , association buildingr., at Sixth-- and Oak streets. hSch dinuer: at w both the House &M . .wrre present, curing the evening: Interestynar reports of th- different committees -u'orro read., shoxv Ing the' excellent worx accomplished this pwt.'j'ear. ' .The president, Mrs. James V. T aitlnj:. presided at the meotinjr.- The fo4tsw lxi fK repyJtts were acceptnd - , (The treasurer's rejiort, fiveh by Miss HelenaSaxtortl ' . Report 'of DomBtic Sflienca Commit tee: Mrs. Sarah Kvan.. Educational report? 'Mrs. H. I Cpr bett. ';X Traveiera- .--.Aid and employment woret; Mra. Toja - Baldwin. Membership campaJif.-i ami financial report of i business . girls' committee: Dr. Saran Whiteside. 'Financial report; Mrs. I-. -w. Harry. Report , ot Devotional Conunltcee-; Miss Day. 1 Report of State Woricfc-JIra- Gasre. A. pleasing report of the worc of the First Biennial Convention of the V. W. C. A. of the Unttel Slates of America was srlven by Mrs. "W. -T-. Honeymtn. who attended tJe recent convention held lnNew .XorK Cty. - An announcement of Interest was made by Dr. "White-side to the effect that she would head a list to obtain ten $5 memberships, and' a eiuillar atltemvnt was made by Mrs. Doughlt, who volunteered to secure ten SI mem berships. , Trutees to serve for ;t period, of three years were elected a follows! Mrs. La. Corbett. Mrs. H. W. Corbett. Mrs. f. c. Oamp!ll. Mrs ?I- "W". Stone. Mr-. W S. - ladd, Mrs. I. ST. Warren, Mrs. Robert .flail and Mr., Helen Card well. Raldinc- Coal In ett le- SEATTLE, Jan,' it-CIttiena or Pre- mont, a northern suburb of 19eattle, this tnornlnK raided a carload of coal Intended for use in the school bulldlng-a of the Nortll End, and in two hours every pound of hec U0 tons had been carried-away. The fuel lke Ixa WAIT FOR PATENTS Oregon Entrymen Delayed by Interior Department. SECRETARY ISSUES ORDER I n less Congress Acts, Those Who Have Taken Vp Homesteads Will - Be Compelled to Walt In Pa- tlence for Derds to 1 . ml . Of special Interest to the people ot this state la the reported action of Senator Carter in seeking to prevent the whole sale withdrawal of the public lands and the suspension of land entries by Sec- retary of the Interior Hitchcock unless that official show the authority under which he is operating-. Senator Carter, who was Commissioner of the General Land Office under Fresldent Harrison and Is conversant with general land office. practices, has presented a resolution lr the Senate In which he says he will at tempt to show, at an early date, that the Secretary of the Interior acted entirely without authority when he published an order on Xecemoer 18 last, prohibiting; the issuance of land . patents to homestead entrymen under all laws, regardless of conditions. Register A. 8. Drenser and Receiver O. W." Bibee, of the Portland Land Office. nave not been advised or tne issuance or the order of general application to home stead entries alluded to in this order With which Senator Carter's resolution has to do. But the Knowledge of such an order having heen -published will disclose itself the entrymen. The order of secretary Hitchcock, to which exception has been taken by Senator Carter, and to which general resentment is offered by the peo ple of this state. In presumed to have been made by that clUcer in Harmony with that part of President Roosevelt's mes sage In which he proposed that all home stead and other entries to public lands be investigated by special agents and duly reported on as to the regularity with which the entry was made and final proof offered, before, patent shall issue to such lands. Many Entrymen Delayed. But there are In tills state many entry men whose claims should have passed to patent for the laM several months and these are involved in the general order that hos been made by Secretary Mitch- cock and the anxious settler must patiently put up with this additional delay until steps can be taken to hasten the same to patent or cause the Sec ret ray of the In terior to show his authority for his action. It is understood that there are more than 200 of these entrymen holding claims In the Silet-s country who must wnlt for patent until the Interior Department Is ready to issue them. This action on the part o Secretary H Itchcock In prohibit in a- the issuance of land patents to homestead entrymen un der all laws hy which 'these lands have been acquired and regardless of all condi tions is but another high-handed proceeding- on the part of the official head of the Interior Department in keeping with his uniform and inconsistent policy so antag onistic to this state and - its interests,' said a prominent land office practitioner in: tjiscusslnpr the situation yesterday afternoon. 'It- so happens that Senator Carter having been General Commissioner of the Iand Office under President Harri- son, is acquainted with the details, of the public land business and in the interest of the outraged entrymen he has taken a hand In the situation and will demand that the Secretary of the Interior at least justify his position and his rulings. The truth of the matter is Secretary TTttch- cock la acttnjv entirely without, justi nida tion and has appropriated to himself rights and privileges In ordering the wholesale withdrawal of public lands, the suspension of entries to the name and an Interruption In the regular routine of Is- suing patents to lands that Mould be passed to patent, that are alone vested in CongrH." Interest In Proposed Kcpeal. More interest is taken In T-and Office circles here in the proposed annullment of the timber and stone land act. which has been favorably reported by the Senate public lands committee, and substituting therefor a law dtrectin-t- that the Govern ment retain title to Its remaining timber lands, selling only the timber at not less than appraised value. Thin bill in reality will create forest reserves of all unap- propria ted Oovernment t Imher Is nrt which can never pass to- private ownership and be taxed as audi. An amendment (a (he of the timber on these lands shall be paid to the pountlps In which the timber Is cut us compensation for this loss in taxes. Thin propusoU lcf1nlatkin i said to e directly In the Interest of the hug-e timber pnd "pronator?. Jt is maintained that the individual applicant for the timber on any tract would stand but' little pronpert oT eoncludlnK a deal for the purchase or timber in competition with such specula tors as the UVyernauaer limber syndicate or the railroads. Under the present law. applicantR for timber land are res trie-ted to ItiO acres each, a condition that, makes psibltitlie distribution of mis part of the public domain among many citizens as waa originally contemplated In the admin istration of the land laws. In this proposed disposition ot the tim ber on these lands, the Question la sufr- eented .what la to be done with the land after the timber hsa oeen removed? AVliat Is to be the line of demarcation between timber land and that available for entry as a homestead under the - proposed new law? These and numerous other complica tions. It is insisted by land pO.ce at tor- neys. will follow any attempt to alter or substitute the present Umber and stone land act. During the last few years, how ever, there have been made extensive en- tries, on these lands In this state and the approximate area remaining' unappropri ated is unknown. AT THE THEATERS MISIC, GIRLS Countess Otga toii HatzfelJt in ''The Xlttlc Duchnw" at Hctllr. TaKe thus tlp-wc 'Tne Little Duchefl," at The Heilig Theater. Charm In r and dainty Olsa von Hatafeldl n excellent company of prlnclpaM and a bevy of joo look Inn- ohorua girls, together with three or four real corned i- ana. comprka this clever OOtnDany. which U presentlna- this catchy and tuneful musical of frlntr at t4i above 1hatr tonlfht and to marrow nia-ht. Tou'U never rBrt it, as tts t laugh Irom start to finish, with yooa muiic all the time. Seats elllns at theater box ofric. SEAT SALE TODAY, pamoafi Maitical Comedy Success "The Strollers" Coming to Helllg. PORIUIO, OR. aUT7TMrKAF nlX MODEBft . . . KESTAtKAXT. COST OVK MILLION DOLLARS. liOTEL OrEqoin'! 2 CORNER SEVENTH AND STARK STREETS. ; rortland. New and Modern Hotel. Rate. $1 per Day and Up, . European Plan. Free Bus. WRIGHT-DICKINSONHOTEL CO., Props. HOTEL PERKINS Fifth nd Washington Streets. PORTLAND. OREGON EUROPEAN PLAN stomas, (t.aa to S.M Far Day Aocordliic to Lpcitlon. a9. sr. DATm, ssiasits. St. Charles Hotel CO. (INCORPORATED) Front and Morrison, Streets, PORTLAND, OR. EUROPEAN PLAN ROOMS SOc TO $1.D FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT IN CONNECTION success. "Ttic Strollers. which coms to The llrlllB " TratM- noKC Thuraday. T-r-!lS- -anti Saturday nig-hts, January 17. IS, 1, with a special malinee Saturday. Alda Heninil In the part of Bertha; "TeMy" Webb. 84 Auitu-t Lump. tha.) wandarlnc TTil1rtTOEriaar ; Franrta aa Tv n ttj r r ; Jocwph W. Smith, aa Ho- land, the magistrate; Afrnee Leicester, as Anna: Frank Rrrtrann". aa Muggenhelm; "Brownie" BrowninK. as Rudy: O-ont Kunkel. aa De Bomaky. aro soiti of ttif. w 1 - known people that will appear In the produc- tion. ., ril itary Play at t lie Baker. "Ranson'ji Folly,; by Richard Harding Davit, which the Baker Company la presenting- 'this week, is an Intensely inter esting: story of life at an army post. tvli was at his toest when he concortrd this plot, and its netting of blue uniforms and brass buttons makon It doubly attractive to the audience-. John Salnpolin makoa a fine Lieutenant Ramon, and the rent of tli- cast I splendid. The lioufe is well warmed and the spectators experience absolutely no discomfort from tha cold. finc Play at tlio Kmplrr. The famous serine in "At Cripple Creek. M which reveals the Interior of "Thr l.t rjollar Mine. Is pronounced one of the mont realistic bits of statecraft ever produced In Portland, and the Empire audience are most enthusiastic over the wonderful ef fect. Rift Canyon and the high cliff over which little baby Tattoo 1 thrown is an other 'scenic favorite. Popular priced mat inee tomorrow. The theater Is well heated. Olfcav Netherole fit Sapho. SVstt Monday and WedntHiday- nlKhts, Janu ary 21 ami t. tha famou KngilAh actrersa. Olrca Nthtrawl. will pre-ant tlie fly1e Fitch version of "Sapho" at The lleiltn Theater. Tuepday night "Th Swon. Mp. Tanqurray At the matinee. Vednetday. "Sapho" will be re peated. Sest sale open for entire enaaaement next Saturday. DAIT.V METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Jan. 14. Maximum temper- tture, 22 den-.; minimum. 1. River reaUlna- at 8 A. M., 0 'ert; change in laat i'4 hour. non. Total procipltatlon. 5 P. M. to 5 I. M-. non: total sinew S.ptflmb.r 1. 1HOH. Inch..; normal, Inch..: .xcc... 2.62 Inchfts. Total sunshine. January I a, idOT. 4 mlnulM: posBtble. 9 hours. Barom eter (rdnced to sea-level) at 5 P. M.. 30.o incl". PACIFIC COAST WEATHER. ITATIOM BaW CHy Bi-marck ........ BnlBP ............ Hina . . KimloopR, B. C . . North Head Pocntello ........ PortlaiKl ......... Tl frl T? 1 II ft ........ FtOHeTouvir; -------- Pacrarri'-nto Bait Laka Hly... Kan Francisco. . Rpnkan ......... Sonttl Tatoosh Inland Willi walla 1l.fl.fl2 nv -2Oi.00 lalNW t. t-iisK 14IO.IMI - i m 1410.00 . . Urim IS 0.001 W Clonr Ciourty Clear near Moudy Inudy 4NW V.3. S4!A.on! 4!flB f'lni.uy 4B0.1Hjl21V 25r0-o'iK '"ler o:3 icioudy WEATHER CONDITIONS. Daringr the lat 12 houra tha barometer hn.fi fal lea nllwhtly In tha lntar-mountaln ra Klon tvnd rlaan w Ion rc tne -jt Tram Oap Jflattery to San Fra nclco, which will cause ttkm iniM direction and t ir-wenlM of .the cold, weather within the next 24 hoiira Modratlv hsa "v- rains have f a 1 ln In California and light enow ia reported sen- crally throughout Southern Oregon and Southern Idaho. Th.ro are .Is Inch., of snow still on th. around In S.iitt I.-. nt. Inch.. . T Fpoban. and oniwlnch at Walla -'Walla, but In Ore- on there Is but little snow in the valleys aroept In tha northaant etlon of lh tat. littiifairiaaiiiiniihlniHi Tht Got Inn Oil Etminm "Par Exdllmt," (Usforas Haalih by Bulidlnc Tlstua Because the Human Body must have fat to supply energy to the tissues, Ozornulsion contains the purest of natural Fats, Cod Liver Oil and Glycerine. Without ani- mat fat : in some easily digested form, the Body would starve. Ozo- muls'ion replaces the lost energy of oxidization in the" best known manner to science. For Wasting Diseases OMIULSION tlSKCS tM till LOSt TI99U9 Beneficial Results are Obtained after the First Dose. Ther- arc two sixes S-ote. and lS-otc. Bottle tht Formuii is printed in I Unguagn on neb. Ozomulsion Laboratories &H Fearl atraat, 2w York. Mm$w& Ia, J-:e& Oil I b ill! biiiSipinwiiaiiit.'I'.'Siii'i h2 MHii! 1 ikllaiialiUlliiiiliiliinUjP lilDOUllTIIS fOI TSOUSTS 1 . eamEaxiu. tumius 8 pedal rata made ta ' f ami lira and .lnal sentlma. Tti f management will be pleased as all time to hovr roomt ud r1 pHoea. A modern Turkish hath es tabUabxaeatt la the hotel. H. C. BOWERS, nrat-riaas Choc Kertaaraat C. O. DATTS, gee, aaa ' a-here it Ilea to the depth of about three in. llr The Ind IcHtlons are for lis tit now Tues day In J?outlirn ana Eastern Oregon. Bat- rn Washington and Idaho, with rlslnff lent- peraturr-. It tv 111 continue fair in ecoti and "VS .--. I i n Wn-lili tnoderatlng temperatures. WEATHER FORECASTS. ' Foreeaota made at Portland for th 23 hour, ending; mldnlRht. January IS: l'ort lnnd nl vlrinlty Itt r. a -In k douol - nejif; not so cold; north slurtinrs to went - rrlv wind". Western Oregon InrrAaslnit rloudlneim, with Know miuth portion; not mo cold; north towc-ntwinils. Western Washington F"alr; not ao cold; north to west winds. Eastern Oregon. Rastprn Washington ind Northern Idaho Snow and not fo cold. SotitJtern Idaho Rain or now. EPWAKl) A. HKA1.S. rir-trl-t For-ra-lr. AUCTION, flAIaVSS TODAY. Ry .T. T. Wrifnn at iS4 Wa-hlnaton at., it 2 P. M. J. T. Wile-on, Auctioneer. At Gtlman's anrtlon roomn, 411 TVaahlmrtrin fttreet. at JO o'clock A. M. S. L. X. Gllman. auctioneer. At Baker'sAurtlon House, cor. Alder and Park sts. FurnlturP, carpptn. ftr. Sale at lO o'clock. Halter A Son. Auctioneer. MEETING NOTICES. A ceremonial mrmfrm of Al Ka.ir Temple will oe heM at the Armory of Third Regi ment. Orfon National (iuanli. on Saturday fvenlni, Jnntiflry 19. Buine, ballot-ins- on petition at -V T. if. TPrepriitlon of ruildl d at pa T to 8 o'clock. Ceremonial - slon promptly at 8:15 P. M, All hetltlonii must be in th hands of the recorfler not later than 4 o'clock TV M. . January lO. Do not forgrt the Lime, place, petition or fez. IAH liUAtl W . J, A X UJK. B. G. WHITEHul'SE, Potentate. Record er. A. AND A. R ite Guard drill In 20th and 32d Awt to- llicht at S o'clock. By order PRESIDING 0FFl6ER A. A ?S O A. P. RUB, AIKf TAOUTH C'HAPTfHt OF ROSB CROIX, NO. 1 Regular meetlnt tMa evpnlng at d oV.ork. lom-ed toy reheai-saal of .t24 decree. or -lsIO MAST.KB ALT, MKMttKnS OP M. E. B. A.. TS'O. 41. a r rMiie-tad to meet In tlieli halt Tiif-daj- niomlnsr at A . M. for th- pnrpf of aitnlfria the funeral ot our laie brother. Michael Mcifliarfy. - By order of TPreeident. 1 ASSOCIATION mretH tontfllU; election Of flfflfrfi Alliky kiilliilnpt. o'clock. I. . pv-nlnj at 8 T, )l, 9rflr ct Tn- pla. Vlaltlnr Sir KnlrMs courta- ou.1t Invited. FRATKRNAt. ORDER OF EAfiljK". PORTLAND AKRIR. V0. 4. All mmW. Invited to attend Inatltutlon nf " St. John' - Aerie thta fvpnln. 11 1 m-at aa.1 3d an1 Aider at, at 7 o'clock to take St. Johna LOUIS DAMMASCff. SMfllW. ; CRBMER-ID tl)l (It?. Janwrr Hi 1I9T at the family renldence. 12ft7 K. Main at.. Kdwa """ Oranlrr. aael TT. year ana a TXXERAI. XOTICE8. COT" nTTRTS: In ttili" oity. Jannarr in. axt the Tt tn i I y i-ralclence. t0n ratutl Rtavlmon 3rT s T-a 1 Clara Couture, aijed .T yaarr anl C4 dayn. Remain." Iwe Erirann chapel 8 :.I0 A. 1 ment at CTontlon." Or. LASHIER Thf fttneral a-rvlc-i of the late. ' AtU-lbert S, ranlUer will he held at the r Impel of J. P. Flnley 4 Son today (Tuei- aavi. junuary tu, jwi, ii i r . m., u-r -which the body will ba incinerated. Frlcnda in-lt-d. SII.VER I" thla city. January 13, 1P0T, at 6.15 Third St., Clwei 8. Sliver, -d n years. - month" and 12 days. Friends and acquaintances are reapeotfully Invited to hold at Flnley'a chapel atr lO JL. . WDdnaidav -Tflniinrv 1fi Interment T,nnr Tit- a.a.. rir eeineieiy. MTARTHT JatiuaTy 12. 1JK7. Michael Mo- , Oar thy. asce. r8 yeara : menxber of the Marine Engineers Association. No. 41. P"u- neral Tu-sday, January JO, at 8:30 A. M.t from Kolman'a chape!, corner Third and Salmon streets, thenca to th Cathedral, -corner 15th nrA Davln at Sarvicaa tat, A. M. I'rlenda are respectfully Invited t attena. intermeni wt. uaivary cemetery, RAKDKLL Tn this city. January 13, ifWVT: " 1 i 1 1 a m Randall, as?ed 4f years. monthx and T da", at late r afrtenee. Trrmonl ' Kricnda are respectfully lnvlfel to at tend the funeral aervlcei. which 'will be held. at Holman's chapel, corner Third and Sal - mnn xt i".. tat 1 oTIoclt today (Tuaaday I. January Si. lntarmtnt Multnomah cem etery. ;; BRICSO.X fMZRTAMM CO,, iOV Aiaif tt. Lady aaalttant. Phopa Main KEtLER-Bf RVE9 CO.. Cnoerialten. Em- J. p. FINLST m BON. FSSCTsI Dtrwtars tNo, m ii it-. 901. Mttdtoen. fuoos Slata f. PIANO STUDIO LOUIS H. BOLL