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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 4, 1906)
It industry. For the past week experi ments have been conducted by the wire less station at Brant Rock, which Is equipped with a wireless telephone, with a small vessel stationed among the fleet, 12 miles out in Massachusetts Bay. Re cently the fishermen wished to learn the prices ruling In the Boston market- The operator on the wireless fitted boat called up Brant Rock, asking the price of fish in Boston and received the information asked for. FIVE FACE BARS THE DEAF MADE TO HEAR The Story of the Electrical Engineer Geo. P. Way, Whose Lost Hearing Was Restored by Mis Invention evun Informations Returned by Dep uty District Attorney. THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, NOVEMBER, 4, 1906. SURVIVOR'S TALE OF SKAGIT WRECK a 9 n Second Mate of lil-Fated Ves sel Tells Thrilling Story of Disaster. EIGHT BATTLE FOR LIFE After Terrible struggle Tliey Succeed in Reaching Shore Captain Hose and Cook Pinnock Ilcfuse to Leave Ship and Are Lost. SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 2. (Special.) Eight men huddled on the forecastle head of a vessel fast pounding to piecea on a rocky promontory; eight souls struggling in a boiling surf for their , lives, now being dashed against cruel rocks, now climbing bruised and bleed ing over the sea-swept reef, or fighting midst a chaos of floating wreckage, and two men going to their doom, are some of the sights which met the gaze of John Shulte, second mate of the ill fated barkentine Skagit, which was dashed ashore oft the Vancouver Island coast on the morning of Chltober 25. Ten men were aboard the luckless Skagit, but two never reached the shore alive, her captain, Lewis W. Rose, and Cook Thomas Pinnock, refused to fol low the other eight and lost their lives. John Shulte, second mate of the Skagit, arrived in Seattle yesterday morning and gives a vivid description of the events subsequent to the vessel's striking and the terrible fight for life on the part of those saved. Shulte was on watch when the vessel struck at 12 o'clock. At that time he received or ders to wear ship and heard the order to head her east, one-half north. A strong gale was blowing from the southwest. At 2 o'clock the lookout reported sighting a flashlight almost dead ahead and the master ordered her course set east one-half south. At 5:50 o'clock First Officer Lenco was called to take the morning watch. Immediately the craft was headed due east. Five min utes later the Skagit crashed on the rocks. Then havoc reigned supreme. Seas of tremendous height swept over the vessel's stern and swirled waist high along her decks. One of her topmasts went over the side, followed a second later by the topgallant mast. To escape Injury from falling spars, blocks and tackle, all hands retreated to the cabin. Five minutes after the first crash of falling rigging, the mainmast went over, followed a second later by the mlzzcnm:ust. All hands then came on dock and went aft. Hanging to any thing they could get hold of, the ten men waited, for what, not one of them knew. So forcible were the seas which swept the craft that her after cabin was stoven in and shortly afterward her starboard quarter was torn away by the sea. It was then that the men realized the vessel was doomed, and that if they wished to save themselves, the time had arrived to take their chances. For ward the forecastle head afforded a safer shelter from the sea, but between the poop deck and the forecastle head was a mass of debris, tossed hither and thither by the waves, which continu ously boarded her. Finally Second Mate Shulte, First Mate Lenco and. four of the men started for the forecastle head. At this time the craft wns lying over on her beam ends, and the men were forced to climb along her bulwarks, hanging on for life whenever a sea caine over tiiem. On the after deck Captain Rose, Cook Fln-loH-k, the donkeyman an,d one sailor remained. Realizing that to remain aft meant death, the donkeyman and sailor followed the others forward. At that time there was only one side of the after cabin left, and a portion of the monkey rail. I-or nearly five hours the men re mained clinging to the forecastle head and when finally that portion of the vessel began to break up it was decided that all hands must take their chances by swimming. First officer Lenco was the first to slide down the rope and let go. The men watched ' him struggle and cheered when he finally half stag gered, half crawled to safety over the rocks. Then one of the sailors made tlie attempt, and succeeded in getting nshore. Second Mate Shulte was the third to leave. lie was not so lucky as the two former shipmates. After free ing himself from the jumbled mass of debris near the ship's side, he was thrown high up on a huge rock, only a second later to bo lifted still higher and hurled into a sort of miniature basin, a hole in the rocks. There was no escape in that manner, and Second Mate Shulte was forced to again plunge into the sea and make his way back to the Skagit for another try. There was no chance to swim,, and the officer says it was a case of "go where the sea saw fit to throw you." On the second attempt Shulte was once more hurled on the rocks. This time he hung on. Near him ho sighted two pieces of timber, a portion of the vessel's knees, and a plank. 'With the aid of the plank, which he shoved oft ahead of him, Shulte once more took to the water, and this time succeeded in reaching the beach. On the bench then gathered the eight men, and on lookfng off toward the wreck they could see Cook Pinnock silhouetted against the horizon. They waved and shouted for him to come and save himself, but he remained im movable, and finally disappeared. After a consultation, the eight men set out in search of help. Finding no signs of civilization, the party decided to build a shelter. With planks and boards, upon the beach the men built a little cabin and crawled into it to escape from the biting wind. I,ater, after another expedition for help bad started out, an Indian came along the trail, and guided the party to the home of David Logan, a lineman stationed a few miles away. There the survivors were cared for. On returning to the wreck, which by this time was high and dry on the end of a little peninsula of rocks, the In dian and Logan boarded the craft, also accompanied by a missionary. There, lying on his face, was Cook Pinnock. Whether the man was drowned or killed by the force of the waves could not be told. None of the men know definitely just how Captain Rose met his death. By some It Is said he attempted to make shore as did the survivors, while others say that he would not leave his ship until the last man had gone, and was eventually washed overboard and drowned. XKW VSE FOR AVIRFXKSS. I lsliing Fleet at Sea Will lie Kept in Touch With Market. MARSH FIELD, Mass., Nov. .3. The wireless telephone, It Is said, has suc cessfully entered into the deep-sea fishing VKSSEL NOT IX DISTRESS. Tug Wallula Fails In Kifort to Bring In Unknown Bark. ASTORIA, Or.. Nov. 3. (Special.) The identity of the four-masted bark which was reported north of the mouth of the Columbia River yesterday has not been learned, but that she was not flying sig nals of distress, as was currently re ported, is certain. When the bark was sighted from the lookout station she was 2f miies north of the river, and the tug Wallula immediately started after her. After getting outside the tug ran into a severe gale, but was able to get within about six miles of the bark, which was in ballast. The bark looked like the overdue Iverna. As she had three lower topsails, foresail and main upper topsails set and was headed off shore, the tug could not overtake her.. She had no sig nals of any kind flying. The Wallula remained outside all night, cruising about, but nothing more was seen of the bark, which had evidently run off shore to escape the force of the gale. The night outside is said to have been a terrible one, with the southwest wind blowing at a high velocity, vivid lightning and high seas, which washed clear over the tug. This morning there was no trace of the bark, and Captain Reed decided to come inside, which he did over an exceptionally rough bar. WILL DISCUSS PRESENT LAW'S Shipping Men Will Hold Important Meeting in New York This Week. NEW YORK, Nov. 3. An important meeting of the American Association of Masters, Mates and Pilots will be held In this city November 12 and 13. The laws governing the navigation of steam vessels will be discussed. The object sought for is to make recommendations, if possible, for amendments to the differ ent laws governing the navigation of steam vessels. Addresses will be made by General George Filler, United States Supervising Inspector-General of Steam Vessels: Ira Harris, United States Super vising Inspector of Steam Vessels for Sec ond District; W. Irving Coonis, the well known marine underwriter; W. S. Van Kureau. State Supervising Inspector of Steam Vessels for the Inland Lakes; John Sllva. president of the American Associa tion of Masters and Pilots. The subjects to be discussed will include the inland rule as laid down by the Government and the s responsibility of the masters and pilots to the board of underwriters. STEAMER NORTHWEST SINKS River Boat Strikes Rock and Goes Down in the Cowlitz. The. river steamer Northwest, plying be tween Cowlitz and Portland, Is now lying on the beach three miles above Kalama with a hole stove in her bottom. The accident occurred Friday while the. North west was on her regular return trip to Portland. When Just above Kalama she struck a rock. The steamer was im mediately beached and the passengers and crew safely landed. , The full extent of the damage is not yet known, but it is not regarded as seri ous by the Kellogg Transportation Com pany, the owners of the boat. The steamer Georgia Burton, carrying divers, a complete wrecking outfit and towing two cargoes, left for the scene of the accident yesterday and it is an ticipated that but little difficulty will be met with in the raising of the wrecked steamer. The Altona was chartered yesterday and is now taking the run of the Northwest pending her return to service. Bark Again Disappears Off Bar. Nothing was seen yesterday of the four masted bark reported off the bar on Thursday and it Is believed that under stress of the present gale she had to put to sea again. The tug Wallula. which answered the call of the North Head look out, returned Inside the bar Friday night without having located the bark. It is the general impression that the bark seen on Friday was the long-looked-for Iverna, which was spoken by the French bark Sally off the mouth of the river on Oc tober IS. It is not likely that the bark having put to sea will be heard of again for several days at least. Marine Notes. Tli Villa de Mulhouse will shift from Oceanic to Irving dock today. The British ship Allerton will finish loading at Montgomery dock Monday. The steamer Northland left for San Francisco last night with a full cargo of lumber. A large steamer, presumably the Aztec, was reported outside the bar yesterday afternoon. The Marechal de Castoirs is en route up the river In tow of the Harvest Queen and will arrive here today. The French bark Empcreur Menelik will discharge part of her cargo at As toria before coming to Portland. The Strathnairn will finish discharging her cement cargo at Mersey dock tomor row and is expected to leave for the Sound by Tuesday or Wednesday. The British ship Stronsa, from Callao in ballast and under charter to Balfour, Guthrie & Co., left up from Astoria yes terday and is due in .the stream this morning. The French ship Genevieve Molinos went into the stream yesterday from Oceanic dock. She will be taken down to Astoria tomorrow In company with the lumber schooner Sailor Boy. Advices have been received that the British steamship Manchester Port, un der charter to load grain and lumber for Germany, is due to arrive from the West Coast about November 17. Captain Eberhardt. of the German steamer Eva, spent the day yesterday in receiving congratulations and passing cigars around among his friends, the oc casion being the Captain's thirty-sixth birthday. A. F. Frey, private secretary to R. P. Sehwerin, vice-president and general man ager of the Harriman steamship lines, has been promoted to the ' position of assistant to Mr. Sehwerin, vice Edwin Orrett. resigned. Mr. Frey's headquar ters will be in San Francisco. Arrivals and Departures. ASTORIA, Nov. 8. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., obscured; wind southeast 22 miloH; weather rainy. Arrived down at a A. M., bark C. B. Kenney. Arrived down at D A. M.. German ship Nerelde. Left up at 10:15 A. M . British ship Stronsa. Left up at 12 M., French bark Marechal d" Castries. Outsldo at 6 P. M., a large steamer. Arrived down at 5 P. M., Nome City from Stella, Wash. . San Francisco, Nov. 8. Arrived Ship Leyland Brothers, British (Morgan), from Antwerp; steamer Edith, from Seattle; whal ing schooner Monterey, from Vnalaska. Sailed Bark Ocean, for Ipswich; steamer BlackTHoth, for'Aberdeen ; steamer Alameda, fur Honolulu; steamer Spokane, for Victoria, etc.; steamer Oregonian, for New York, via Taeoma and Seattle; schooner Lizzie Vance, for Gray's Harbor; schooner Ruth E. God frey, for Port Townsend; schooner Nokomls. for Olympla; barkentine Archer, for Roche Harbor. Hongkong, Nov. 8. Sailed Empress of China from Hlgo and Hongkong, for Vancouver. TO BE ARRAIGNED AT ONCE Dan Currier, Betah Smith, Homer Warner, John Peyton and Frank BouthUller Are Quintet Which Must Answer Grave Charges. Late yesterday afternoon Deputy District Attorney Moser filed informa tions against five different persons, charging criminal offenses In each in stance. All nave heretofore been ar rested, and. with a single exception, are now in custody. One of the al leged culprits is out on ball. The en tire group of alleged offenders will be arraigned in the State Circuit Court some timo tomorrow. Dan Currier is accused by the Dep uty District Attorney of having given a check for $34 to M. Slchel on Octo ber 29, to which he had signed the name of J. D. Burke, a fictitious per son. The goods secured were after ward pawned. On the same day he is alleged to have purchased Jewelry from A. & C. Feldenheimer. giving them in payment a similar check for J45. He later attempted to pass an other check on E. J. Jaeger, of Jaeger Bros., but the police were notified an 3 he was arrested. While en route to the police station in custody of Detec tive Jones, Currier made a desperate effort to escape, and had secured a good lead on his captors when he stumbled and fell, after Jones had fired several shots over his head. It Is claimed he has confessed the Sichel and Feldenheimer affairs, as well as the other, and will probably plead guilty tomorrow. Betah Smith is the name of another individual who is churged With an overwhelming desire to attach other persons' signatures to checks in va rious amounts. He is accused by the District Attorney's office with having passed at least six spurious checks about October 23, Fred M. Goodwin, of Dresser & Co., being a sufferer to the extent of 20 by this process. It is claimed that he also forged the name of Frank B. Kerr, of Wadhams & Kerr Bros., to a check for a small amount, which he made payable to James Mc Grath. This check he indorsed with the name of McGrath and also wrote un lerneath "I identify this signature," signing Kerr's name below. In this manner he is alleged to have defraud ed the Portland Hardware Company, Fred Fritz, H. Fritz, manager for Au-. gust E. Erickson, and Charles Kirch ner, proprietor of the Turn Halle sa loon. Homer Warner, the 19-year-old purse snatcher, will also come up for ar raignment tomorrow. He has already confessed to three different cases of purse snatching, the most conspicuous being that of Mrs. Adams, the elderlv East Side woman whose hip was fracS tured at the time of the robbery, and who was yesterday reported by the po lice to be in a serious condition. Charles Greenstreet, his 15-year-old associate upon this occasion, being under 16 is now in charge of the de tentiot home of the Juvenile Court, and unless he evinces a disposition to mend his ways will be sent to the Re form School. The particular offense with which Warner stands charged, and to which he must plead tomorrow, will be a charge of larceny from the person of Jennie Coleman, whose purse he is alleged to have snatched re cently. John Peyton, a cook, residing at 211 Gihbs street, is accused of heating his wife, Daisy, on October 26, and will most likely be a candidate for either the rockplle or the. whipping-post. , Frank Bouthillier, a North End bar tender. Is alleged to nave committed assault and battery at Third and Pine streets October 24 upon May Vernon, a variety actress with whom he was on friendly terms. He is out on bail. JAIIi FOR INDECENT CONDUCT Burly Negro Pleads Guilty and Get9 . 135-Day Sentence. Dennis Brown, a brutal-looking negro,' was yesterday sentenced to four months' and 15 days' Imprisonment in the County Jail by Judge Sears, after he had pleaded' guilty to making himself a nuisance to' residents of the East Side. The police' laid a trap for him. with the result that Officer Endicott apprehended him while' in the act of annoying some v white women, and locked him up. Brown was frightened half out of his1 wits when the patrolman and the husband' of one of the women he had insulted' swooped down upon him, and for a while' Imagined that the Georgia method was' about to he adopted in his punishment.' He felt much relieved when he found out that no bodily harm was to come to' him. and readily agreed to enter a plea' of guilty. He will adorn the rockplle' at Kelly Butte during the winter months.' Court Notes. Articles of Incorporation of the Wilson's Automatic Music Leaf Furniture Com pany were filed with the County Clerk yesterday by Harry L. Wilson. N. Wilson and H. A. Speer, incorporators. The will of Mrs. Emellne Bradbury, who died here October 12 last, was ad mitted to probate yesterday. She left an estate valued at $5000 equally to her two daughters, Sallie B. Forbes and Susan S. Buffum. and her son-in-law, F. G. Buf fum. The latter is named as executor, to serve without bonds. The will of Henry Helmcke, who died in this city October 10 last, was admitted to probate yesterday. He left a $4000 estate, consisting of real and personal property, all of which was devised to his wife, Magdalena Helmcke, with the exception of J10U each to Mrs. Hannah Helmcke, of . Sylvan, Or., and Alma Helmcke, of this city, both adopted daughters. His wife was also named as executrix to serve without bonds. Philip Daniels yesterday brought suit in the State Circuit Court against the Pacific Hardware & Steel Company for $10,175 damages on account of personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff last September while In the employ of defendants. It is averred that while engaged in pushing a loaded truck through a dark passageway it ran over one of his feet, crushing and mutilating it to such an extent that if had to be amputated. Harry Yanckwich is his at torney. Short $20,000 in Accounts. READING. Pa., Nov. 3. Herbert La suer, who was treasurer of a brick com pany, was sent to jail here today in de fault of bail on the charge of embezzling about $20,000. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Babr Is Cnttlnc Teeth Be era re and use that old and well-tried rem edy, Mrs. W tallow's Soothing Syrup, tor chil dren teething. It soothes the child, setter. the gums, allays ail ittua, cure wind eou and diarrhoea. About eight years Mr. George P. May, electrical engineer of the Detroit Young Men's Christian Association, could scarce ly hear the roaring of his own engines and dynamos as he passed among them. Today he is to all appear ances pos sessed of perfect hear-ing.- Yt when ' he re nt cif e s two tiny devices from his ears he is quite as badly off as before. Mr. Way's deafness had been Increas ing for years until it had GEO. P. WAY. inventor. he was unable to hear his wife's voice across the dinner table, and his usefulness as an englner was seriously threatened. It happened, as Mr. Way tells the story, that he was at his post In the dynamo room one day nearly eight years ago, and as the buzzing In his ears bothered him more than usual he placed a curious ly shaped tuft of cotton In his right ear. Then a most thrilling thing happened. In the midst of the perpetual silence that is the torment of one shut off from the . , - m iniml Mr. Way will be in Portland at the Oregon Hotel, No vember 5th to 17th, inclusive. All who are deaf should be sure to call on him, as it will cost nothing to learn whether he can help you or not. Take the Elevator and the Attendant Will Show You to Mr. Way's Parlors GEN B1GLIM WILL APPEAL DEPOSED HARBORMASTER TO FIGHT FOR PLACE. "Will Take Case Before Civil Service Commission and Perhaps Into Court. Although the police committee of the Executive Board filed a report with the City Auditor yesterday, recommending the discharge of- Ben Biglin, the suspend ed harbormaster, the latter Is not going to acquiesce in his dismissal without a struggle.. He announced last night that he would appeal to the Civil Service Com mission for a hearing, as is the privilege of every discharged employe of the city under the charter. He has not yet con sulted an attorney, but announces that he will also carry the matter into court if there is any hope of recourse in that di rection, as he considers the action of the committee unjust. Mr. Biglln was suspended as harbor master almost a month ago, and was given a hearing before the police commit tee two weeks ago. The charges against him, which were filed by Mayor Lane, accused him of extreme carelessness In firing a shot while patrolling the waters front during the. recent strike. He was also alleged to have been negligent in the preparation of reports. The police committee found him guilty of both charges. As to the reports, the harbormaster claimed that he could not get the information called for from the captains of the various vessels. The committea. suggested that he might have obtained the information desired at the Custom-House and from the various for eign Consuls. The committee admitted that many witnesses testified that Mr. Biglin was the best harbormaster ever serving here, but at the same time It found that "Portland never had a harbor master prior to Biglln who performed any other duty than to draw his salary." "I believe that the decision of the com mittee was a surprise to every shipowner and to all others along the waterfront," said Mr. Biglin last night. "The general opinion as brought out by the testimony at the Investigation was that the charges aganst me were of a trivial character. I shall certainly appeal the decision, and ask for justice from the Civil Service Commission. "Mayor Lane has always tried to han dicap me in every way possible, and I have not had the slightest support from him in performing the duties of harbor master. The Council appropriated money last January to purchase a launch for mv iifie, but the Executive Board never THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL Few Feoiile Know How ITneful It Is in Pre serving Health and lirauty. touts Nothing to Try. Nearly everybody knows that char coal is the safest and most efficient disinfectant and purifier in nature, but few realize its value when taken into the human system for the same cleans ing purpose. Charcoal it a remedy that the more you take or it the better; it is not a drug at all, but simply absorbs the gases and impurities always present in the stomach and intestines and car ries them out of the system. Charcoal sweetens the breath after smoking, drinking or after eating onions and other odorous vegetables. Charcoal effectually clears and im proves the complexion, it whitens the teeth and further acts as a natural and eminently safe cathartic. It absorbs the injurious gases which collect In the stomach and bowels; it disinfects the mouth and throat from the poison of catarrh. All druggists sell charcoal in one form or another, but probably the best charcoal and the most for the money is in Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges; they are composed of the finest powdered Willow charcoal,, and other harmless antiseptics in . tablet form or rather in the form of large, pleasant tasting lozenges, the charcoal being mixed with honey. The daily use of these lozenges will soon tell in a mueh improved condi tion of the general health, better com plexion, sweeter ' breath and - purer blood, and the. beauty of it, is, that no possible narm-can result. . frpm their continued use, but,- on the contrary, great benefit. ;. - A Buffalo physician, in speaking: of the benefits of charcoal, says: "I ad vise Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges to all patients suffering from, gas in stomach and bowels, and to clear the complex ion and purify the brSath, mouth anu throat: I also believe the liver is great ly benefited by the daily use of them; they cost but twenty-flve cents a box at drugstores, and although in some sense a patent preparation, yet I be lieve I get more and better charcoal in Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges than in any of tne ordinary charcoal tablets." Send your name and address today for a free trial package and see for yourself. F. A. Stuart Co., 56 Stuart Bldg., Marshall, Mich. sounds of the busy world, there came a. terrible crashing sound as of an earth quake, and Mr. Way bounded across the room, terror-stricken. Then the amazed engineer sat down in his chair and tried to realize what had happened. Uncon sciously, he pulled the tuft from his ear. Instantly he returned to the eternal si lence that had enveloped him for years. The sound oX the machinery eame to him as far away; he no longer heard his as sistant's curious questions. Then the truth came to him and he realized that a new day had dawned for him. Mr.- Way rushed home to tell his wife the good news: they were all amazed. Then for five years he experimented constantly to put his accidental discovery to use. . The Way Ear Drum was the; result of his labor, and he wore it with splendid results. Others, of course, heard of the marvel and he was overwhelmed with requests for one of these little ear phones from friends as well as from peo ple of whom he never knew. . Literally thousands of the drums have een sold in every iart of the country, and the present vol ume of sales runs into hundreds of pairs weekly. With these little ear drums in the ears It is almost im IHCWIN6 POStnCN IN THE CAP possible for any catarrh to take place. Mr. Wav, whose home office is in the Ma jestic building. Detroit, Mich., believes that there are very few cases of deafness that his drums will, not relieve. ' bought it, although I asked for It repeat edly. I was required to visit every yes eel that came into the harbor, and I' had to hire launches and pay for them out of my own pocket. I also had to pay my own streetcar fare when on my rounds, although car fare is paid to other mem bers of the Police Department. And all of these expenses came out of my salary of $100 a month." Mayor Lane said last night that a tem porary harbormaster would not be ap pointed, but that one of the police force would do duty on the waterfront. as has been done since Mr. Biglin was suspended. As soon as applications can be received, however, an examination of applicants will be held before the Civil Service Com mission. There is practically no doubt that the Executive Board will sustain the report of the committee in making Mr. Bglin's dismissal permanent. Steamer Chiusa Goes Ashore. HONOLULU, Nov. 3. The merchant steamer Chiusa. from Kobe, with 5G0 immigrants for this place on board, is ashore off the harbor in the east chan nel. She Is believed to be in no danger. Several Island steamers have offered to aid in floating the stranded vessel. Later the Chiusa was floated. It is be lieved that she is practically undamaged. Will Discharge Cement at Astoria. ASTORIA. Or., Nov. 3. (Special.) After several changes of orders, It is now prac tically decided that the French bark Em pereur Menelik will discharge 12,500 casks of her cement cargo at this port before proceeding to Portland. Ten thousand casks of the cement are for the Harri man lines, and will be reshipped to Coos Bay. Severe Storm Off Coast. ASTORIA. Or., Nov. 3. (Special.) While there has been but little wind here, there Is every reason to believe that a severe storm is raging outsidwnot far off the Oregon coast. The barometer Is excep tionally low, and during the past two days a high sea has been running, making the bar unusually rough. Spanish Society Meets. The Circulo Espanol Literarlo (Spanish Literary (Circle) met last evening at the IS?) Room-Making Sale of Rockers Which will last all this week, and during which we are going" to have a Stupendous Sale of Rockers. We've received large shipments from the East and are going to make room for them by cleaning out our stock ONE-THIRD OFF On every rocker bought, whether on time or for cash. Our stock is absolutely complete, and you'll have no difficulty in finding what you want in it r $9.00 Rockers $6 $7.50 Rockers $5 $6.00 Rockers $4 $4.50 Rockers for $3.00 $3.50 Rockers lor $2.75 And so on all through the line. Leather, Upholstered Veiour, Upholstered Mission, Golden Oak, Mahogany, Reed, Den, House, no matter what kind, it's included in THIS GREAT ROCKER SALE. ONE-THIRD OFF CO V E All the Credit You Want Only $25 for No. 22. This Is a Davenport bargain, as you will readily admit when you see the sample. Covered in good grade of red veiour, automatic drop, forming full size bed; large case in the base for bedding. If you are in need of a Davenport don't fail to inspect this offer. tcis '- s "Sis 'P Si XIm Wi No. -246. This very stylish China Closet is in quarter sawed golden oak; has double thick bent glass ends and door; o feet high, 3 inches wide; ornamental top set off with bevel plate mirror 8xls Inches nearly like cut. Sells elsewhere for $35: Gevurtz price only $30. $2 down, $1 a week. Eclipse Heaters Save One-Third The Fuel over other Stoves, and they are lirictul for less. Investigate before buying. A LITTLE DOWN; A Gevurtz 173-175 First Street. home of Mrs. W. W. Robinson. The pro gramme -consisted of the reading of an Interesting! Spanish article, address by Mrs. Robinson, narration of experiences during his stay in Mexico by Mr. Kesl, piano solo by Mrs. Kesl, recitation of a Spanish poem by Rabbi Willner. piano solo by the president, and an address on the Spanish language In general by the vice-president. Professor Vejar. The next meeting will be with Mrs. U F. Boyd. 191 3ixth street. An interesting pro gramme will be prepared. Spiritualistic Iiccture. Mrs. J. A. Seeds Samson Lender, a spiritualist lecturer, will speak tonight at Drew Kali, 162 Second street, on "Di vinity and Evolution of Man, as Viewed From the Celestial Spheres. " She will be assisted by Mrs. Wilson. Admission will be free. Ex-Convict Arrestetl. On the presumption that he was wanted in Hood River for a crime. George Bile. Portland Agents This Davenport r l Only I f $33 I No. 374. A very attractive Buffet. Just like the above cut, in finest quarter-sawed golden oak. The top is 16x 36 inches, with French bevel plate mir ror 12x30 inches in size. The cabinet doors are highly ornamented with scroll work witli glass interspersed, forming a really beautiful glass froVit. Others ask $45; Gevurtz price, only $33. LITTLE AT A TIME. & Sons .li)-2'27 Yamhill. an ex-convict, was arrested at Second and Burnside streets, by I'atrol Serjeant Col and Policeman Wanless. lie was intoxi cated, and was booked at headtfuartera on that charge. A telephone communica tion from the Chief of Police of Hood River disproved the suspicion that tha prisoner hud escaped from the jail thorn. He was under arrest there, but was re leased. -Mutual Probing C.ocs On. NASHVILLE. Nov. 3. George L. ter. manager of agents of the Mutual Llfa Insurance Company, of New York, and I'l R. Perkins, X'irc-presldent and manager of domestic agencies of the New York Life, both of New York City, havo been summoned here to appear 11'ore fltHte In surance Commissioner Reau E. Folk next Thursday. A number of district managers, and agents of both companies named throughout this section have also been summoned for the purpose of continuing an investigation legun by Coininissionui Folk this week. FURNITURE COMPANY for Laurel Stoves and Ranges