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THE SUNDAY OKEGON'IAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 23, 1906.
BOLDLY GRAB FOR
CLERK'S SALARY
Members of the House Provide
Money ShSlI Be Paid to
Themselves.
FUN ABOUT NEW SPELLING
l.acry. Slade Independent by Defeat,
Attacks Roosevelt Grosvenor
Causes Laugh on Champ
Clark, the Purist.
OREGON I AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Dec 22. The House of Repre
sentatives inserted a very unwise para
graph in the legislative appropriation
bill last week in regard to the salaries
of clerks to mrtmbers of Congress.
This paragraph very properly Increased
the salaries of clerks from 11200 to
$1500 per annum, but went on to de
clare that the clerk hire should be paid
to members and they could make such
disposition of it as they deemed proper.
The Senate does not sanction this prac
tice. Clerks to Senators are on the
Senate payroll, and are regularly paid
by the disbursing office. In this way
the clerk gets the Balary allowed him
by law. The House has made it not
only possible but legal for members of
Congress to draw 11500 a year for clerk
hire and retain the full amount if they
so desire.
, Not many men will save the entire
amount, but a vast majority will save
considerable out of their allwwance,
and hire clerks at $40 or $60 a month,
retaining the balance for themselves.
This legislation Is purely a salary grab
that ought to be defeated. It Is a
notorious fact that fully Sn per cent,
of the members of the House hold back
a part of the clerk hire now allowed
them, and clerks who under the pres
ent law are entitled to $100 a month
receive in many instances not more
than half that amount. The enactment
of. this grab into law will not tend to
create sentiment favorable to an in
crease in the salaries of Congressmen.
Defeat Makes Them Hold.
It is remarkable how bold members
of Congress become when they know
they re serving their last term. A.
number of prominent Republican mem
bers of the present House who
were defeated at the recent election
nave exhibited remarkable independ
ence since Congress assembled. Repre
sentative t-acey. of Iowa, heretofore a
mild follower of the. President, made a
speech denouncing the President's spell
ing reform. A member Interrupted him
t ask if it would not be proper to
print the messages of the President ex
actly as they were originally written.
Mr. Lacey made this vigorous reply:
"The President can write his mes
sages any way he wants to, but, When
they are printed. Congress should re
niiire the public, printer to strictly ob
serve the spelling of the standard dic
tionaries." Before his defeat Lacey
would not have dared to utter such a
statement; he would not have taken
Issue with the President on anything.
Representative Grosvenor, of Ohio,
another one of the defeated, alluded to
tills fact in a humorous Bpoeeh on the
spelling reform. "There is no man,"
said he, "who can legislate with the
same degree of intelligence and the
same degree of Independence as can
the fellow who Is about 'to go out of
office. We who are about to retire are
not concerned over the bluster of some
walking demagogue in the form of a
walking delegate. What a wonderful
tiling it is at the end of a long career
of devotion to public duty to be able
to look in the face of the critic who
denounces you and invite that gentle
man to go to any place, hot. or cold.
There is something about it that is
refreshing to any man. Therefore, I
think that this House should pay espe
cial .attention to the suggestions that
I myself and a number of other dis
tinguished gentlemen will make to you
'during the next 60 "or 70 days."'
Grosvenor's Joke on Clark.
Karlior in the debate Champ Clark of
Missouri had poked fun at Grosvenor be
cause of his peculiar pronunciation of the
word "does." charging Grosvenor with
pronouncing it as if spelled "doos." Gros
venor' wife had ' no sympathy for him
when he told her of Clark's criticism.
Telling of the incident later. Grosvenor
related the following:
"1 told my wife that the mispronounc
ing of words comes from lapsing into
ancient habits. Sometimes even the best
educated men made slips. My wife deep
ly regretted that I had been made an
example in the House of Representa
tives, so I said to her:
" "A much greater man than I once
perpetrated a much worse thing than'
that in the -House. " And as he told it
lie: looked straight at Clark. " 'I said
that one of the best educated men in
the House, who boasted that he had been
the youngest president of a. college up
to that date, grew a bit excited in dis
cussing the pay of school teachers in
the IMstrlct of Columbia, and suddenly
burst foxth with this remarkable bit of
eloquence:
" ' Mr, Chairman, I hain't got no use
for nobody that is in favor of cutting
down the wages of Vschool teachers!' "
Then the House enjoyed a laugh at the
expense of Clark. . '"
Grosvenor further discoursed upon the
peculiarities of pronunciation. He said
that pronunciation was frequently gov
erned by localities. For instance the
New Englander pronounces . the word
"certainly" as If it were spelled "sutten
y.V VG to Missouri and the word is
pronounced"sartin," "and," added Gros
venor, "you go to the Speaker of the
House, and he will say 'cert,' and there
you have got the whole country covered.
So-, you see, a man is not to be censured
because of any peculiarities in his pro
nunciation." Dubois Spoils His Chance.
Senator Dubois of Idaho, who retires
to private life on March 4. misrht stand
a good chance of appointment to some
position in the diplomatic service If he
would quit Tiis unjustifiable criticisms of
lhe President. Dubois, thougli a Demo
crat, has been of considerable aid to the
administration In establishing forest re
serves In Idaho, and moreover has shown
ability during his long term In Congress.
The President has taken care of less
prominent and less deserving Democrats
upon their retirement from the Senate,
and, might have done something for Du
bois. But the Idaho Senator feels keenly
hiR defeat at the recent election and in
expressing his resentment has gone out
of his way to attack the President and
accuse him of being a Mormon sympa
thizer. If the criticisms were Just, it
would not prejudice the President, but
the charge is without foundation, and the
probability is that, when Dubois leaves
the Senate, he will not receive any po
sition in the gift of the President. .
WHERE HELP IS. NEEDED
Suffering 'Among Class Known . as
the Genteel Poor. .
' ' Minneapolis Tribune.
A satirical writer gives the experience
of a young woman who started out to
be a philanthropist. Her idea was to go
and live among the poor and minister to
their wants.
She accordingly sought out a district in
the famous lower East Side of New York,
where she had been told that the poverty
was something fierce. Stepping off the
car with a load of bundles, with a dis
tinct shock, she saw, instead of obtrusive
misery, smiling faces turned toward her
on every side. The dense mass of people
seemed not only Contented, but happy.
Not to be balked, however, she made
diligent inquiry for cases of destitution.
After much search she found a widow
who had been left penniless, with several
small children. But on reaching the
widow's unpretentious but comfortable
flat, the Interloper was sternly, ordered off
by several young women who. were busily
engaged in cooking the widow's dinner,
cleaning up her rooms, doing her sewing,
reading to her, etc.
"This case is taken." they said. "You'll
have to look somewhere else." It turned .
out that there were more Investigators
and relievers than there were cases of '
CATHERINE ROBISON LIVES
IN THE FIFTH
lb!Sbahafiwtwfliifltfi ftst 71 yi
telCMA v n !;
PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN AT HOME OF HER SON. JOHN ROBISON, OF
WHEELER COUNTY.
'i.OST VALLEY, Or., Dec. 22. "Grandma" Catherine Robison, of Lost
Valley, Wheeler County, and three generations of her descendants are shown
in the accompanying picture, which was taken at the home of her son,
John Robison. a prominent farmer of Wheeler County. Only, a small pro
portion of her offspring are in the picture, as she has a number of children
of the fifth generation living "in the Middle West.
Mrs. Roblson's official ago is given as 94, but she claims that an error
has crept in, as she can clearly remember the ovations given General Jackson
when he returned, from his victory at New Orleans In 3815, and she was
' quite a young woman when "the'stars fell' in 1833.,' She says she never had
a doctor attend her but once in her life, and then she threw his medicine ,
'out of the window. Except for falling eyesight she is hale and hearty and
InsistB In taking a share of the housework for her recreation. She Is ft
native of Pennsylvania and was for many years a resident of the vicinity
of Hillsboro. ,
poverty to be relieved., The competition
of the philanthropists was fiercer than the
suffering. So our young woman con
cluded that since the poor were evidently
over-ameliorated she would turn her at
tention to the amelioration of the rich.
Going to the fashionable quarters of the
city she was more successful. She found
much unhappiness, and after careful
study she evolved a plan of relief which
embodied, among other things, legisla
tion to obviate the hardship of compelling
a residence in one of the Dakotas in order
to secure divorce. She suggests that resi
dence might be allowed to be establlsbed
vicariously, by a maid or a man servant;
also legislation to segregate more com
pletely the possessors of great fortunes
and prevent the rabble from aping their
manners.
This Is all very amusing as a satire.
There is no doubt that publio and private
charity nowadays provides quite effect
ually for cases of known abject poverty.
The airs and Immoralities of the vulgar
rich are sufficiently flagrant. But there
Is still a large field of work for genuine
benevolence.
The most acute suffering from poverty
will undoubtedly.be found' among the
class usually termed the genteel poor.
Those who ask for alms will easily get
them. But there are many who have seen
better days who have been used to refined
surroundings, who havy met with reverses
or fallen behind In the fierce race of busi
ness or professional competition, who are
too proud to beg. . Some of them conceal
their sufferings until brought to the last
gasp.
The best relief that can be given to
people of this character la to offer them
honorable remunerative employment. Em
ployers .engaged in the keen competition
of modern life will usually reject the serv
ices of the unsuccessful and unfortunate.
There might be an organization in all
large cities to reimburse employers for
giving such people a trial, or' to provide
special work for them. It would be better
than giving them the money outright, and
would cost no more.
The country is so prosperous that its
charity 1s abundant. The great need Is
to direct. 'it to the channel that will re
lieve the most distress with the least
humiliation to the recipient.
Historic Chesapeake Timbers;
Ieeds Mercury.
The new British cruiser Shannon, name
sake of the Bhip that won the famous
duel with the Chesapeake off Boston
Harbor in 1813. was launched the other,
day. Remnants of the beaten ship still
exist today. After the fight the Chesa
peake was bought by the Admiralty. Then
she and the Shannon were laid up side
by side In the Medway, After six years of
idleness the Admiralty apparently weeded
out of the navy the ships thought to be
out of date, and the Chesapeake was sold
as old timber for a paltry $2500. Her man
ager broke her up, but'.her timbers were
used to build a corn mill, which still
stands In a '. peaceful little village In
Hampshire. And In the timbers of the
mill can still be seen the: marks of the
shot from the Shannon. v
Dead ComM'to Life. .
Kansas City . Journal.
Edward McElwen, ol Yonkers, lay on
the operating table of St. Joseph's Hos
pital as dead as a door nail. There was
not the least doubt about It. for Dr. Rub
lee, with the surgeons and nurses of the
hospital, applied every known test, and
according to tfie official terminology of
hospitals the house surgeon certified that
the patient "had ceased to breathe."
There the dead body lay stiff and cold for
half an hour. Then, to the surprise of
everybody the "dead man moved and
whispered'"For God's sake give me salt!"
Salt was injected, artificial respiration
started, and Edward McElwen, of Yon
kers. came to life. He . afterward ap
peared in the Police Court, .tall, strong
and as healthful as ever, no longer a mur
dered man, but a living miracle.
WILL RACE IN AIR
Many Entries Expected for In
ternational Balloon Cup.
ST. LOUIS MAY GET MEET
Six Balloons Being Prepared ' for.
American Competitors and
Contestants Are Busy'
With Experiments.
Assurances have already been re
ceived by . the Aero Club of America
that 12 foreign balloons will be sent
to-this country next year for the sec
ond contest of the Gordon-Bennett In
ternational Aero-Nautical Cup, says the
New York Times. The challenges from
France and England were received
some time ago, each country entering
the maximum limit of three balloons.
Last week word was received from the
TO HAVE DESCENDANTS .
GENERATION
Aero Clubs of Spain, Belgium and Italy
stating that, each of those countries
would bo represented by two balloons
with the possibility that a third' will
be added later. Two other countries,
Germany and Switzerland, are eligible
to compete. Switzerland did not entei
the last race, but Germany, In view
of the great interest aroused in that
country under the patronage of the
Kaiser, is sure to be represented, .and
probably by three balloons. With the
American entry of three barlloons, " 15
I balloons are now virtually assured
i starters, and when official word is re-
! ceived from Germany the number will
'doubtless be increased to 18. .
In the recent cup contest 16 balloons
started, so the coming event in this
country will be of wider interest and
importance. It was learned last week
that Knabenshue and Leo Stevens -are
both at work on new balloons, which
will be ready for tests early In the
season as prospective competitors in
the race. Three members of the Aero
Club are also making arrangements to
have large balloons ready.-
While no definite site has been se
lected yet for the big race, It will prob
ably be In St. Louis. A delegation
from the club will visit that city with
in a few days to study the gas facillr
ties, and see what arrangements can
be made possibly in the outskirts of
the city, for erecting an aerodome and
obtaining a large amount of coal gas
for tilling in a short time. As St.
Louis occupies- a central position, ad
vantage can be taken of the windMn
whatever direction it may be blowing
on the day of the contest, and a long
Journey under safe conditions may be
made. Lieutenant Lahm in the Euro
pean contest, covered 415. miles. SIgnor
Alfredo Vonwilier. o? Italy, was sec
ond, with 300 miles, and C. S. Rolls, of
England, who is now In this country,
was third. Just a - shade under 300
miles, while Count de la Vaulx, of
France, was fourth. All of these men
are expected to represent their respec
tive countries next season. In fact,
Mr. Rolls has told several members of
the Aero Club that he" intends to have
n larger and more satisfactory bal
loon for the next cup race, and he Is
making a careful study of balloon con
ditions in this country.
Lieutenant Lahm's balloon, named
thd United States, will be shipped to
America this month; and will form one
of the important exhibits of the Aero
Club at the December automobile show.
The Gordon-Bennett' cup will also be
on view, while models of all. kinds of
balloons, illustrating , aeronatutlcal
progress, will be more complete than
was the case last year. One of Santos
Dumont's air ships Is being sent over,
and some of Professor Alexander Gra
ham Bell's kites, showing his latest
improvements, will be an object of In
terest, Professor Bell is now in Nova
Scotia pursuing his experiments, but
he is due to arrive in Boston on No
vember 22. He will, attend a meeting
of the Smithsonian Institution in
Washington the following week, and
will then come to New York for the
show. Patrick Y. Alexander, one of
the prominent aeronauts of England,
will arrive here about November 24,
bringing several exhibits for the show,
and Captain Fournler, of the French
Embassy at Washington, will proba
bly represent France at the meetings,
which it is planned to hold here dur
ing the first week in December.
A. Lawrence Rotch, director of the
Blue Hill Observatory, near Boston,
who was the delegate of the club at
the recent aeronautical conference in
Berlin, returned a few days ago, and
it is expected that his report will be
presented before the meeting tomor
row night. Mr. Rotch has been mak
ing a number of very careful expe
riments with the use of small sound
ing balloons to study the currents of
the air. Fifty-six- of these balloons
have been sent up under his direction.
each equipped with delicately record
ing Instruments, and 63 have been re
covered, v . '
SEW STYLK IN TEXPIN'S.
Bowlers JJisplay' Interest in Changes
Made in the Game.
Bowlers In Chicago are watching with
great Interest the effect of the. new
33-game schedule-"Of the Chicago
league, which finished last Friday night
with two teams tied, the Nationals and
the Gunthers. The Mussey bowling or
ganization usually has set the fashions
In ' the tenpin game locally much . as
Paris sets the styles for women, and
If the league shows new vim In the
next two or' three weeks the seal of
approval will be set upon the custom
of cutting the championship race in
half.
- Under the new system, now receiving
its first tryout, prizes are paid out at
the end of the first complete round, the
second round being entirely independ
ent, with the exception that the win
ners of both the team and individual
contests of each round meet in a post
season championship battle for extra
prizes donated by the league. The idea
of paying out- prizes at the half-mile
post was suggested for the reason that
the men who are left badly In the ruck
in the first few series would then be
placed on an equality with the leaders
in the second half..
The phenomenal record-breaking work
of the Llpmans in the Monroe league
has been the feature of actual playing
the last week, the new records, all of
them the best made in Chicago for
the present season, are 1178 for high
team game, 1113 2-3 for high team av
erage, 299 for high individual soore
and 248 2-3, made' by Louis Semones
also, for high average for three games.
These records are within a few pins
of the best marks made last year by
local bowlers and have caused the pre
diction that last year's marks will be
passed in all four branches. The Mon
roe alleys, and particularly the No. S
and 4 drives, on which the new marks
were made, have become as "soft" for
the good bowlers as the No. 8 and 9
drives in the bear' pit last year, where
the Howards made their three world's
records. The drives at the Monroe this
year are not being shellacked, only oil
being used, and this Is thought to in
crease the depth of the grooves which
make possible the big marks.
Bowlers have less than two weeks in
wrhich to send in their entries to the
city bowling tournament, which takes
place at Ollie Leonard's alleys this year,
and Secretary Charley Wilson Is get
ting back the filled blanks rapidly.
Everything points to a big entry list,
with the largest cash prize lfst ever of
fered by the Chicago Bowling Asso
ciation. 'GAG RULE" CALLED PUERILE
Public Which Supports. Football En
titled to Coaches' Opinions.
The resolution adopted by the college
conference that In future "no coach, of
ficial or player connected with a game
should talk about the game with repre
sentatives of the press after ' the con
test" was a foolish action. It sems in
credible that college professors, even
hastily, should adopt so puerile a mea
sure. The .excuse given is that immediately
after -a game things frequently are said,
In the disappointment of the moment,
which do not look well in print. Even
conceding that this be true, and past
experience hardly prpves it, as many
must have observed the dignity and fair
spirit which nearly always characterize
the statements made by the principals
after big games, is It not foolish to ad
mit that -the older men -who serve as
coaches and officials at football games
may not be depended upon to weigh their
statements, when they insist on the
players keeping their tempers through
two steady hours of fierce hand-to-hand
combat?
. The public, which turns out 25.000 strong
to watch these games,' has a right to
know-what the leading persons connected
with the game think about it, and it
would have been a wise act for the conference-to
have directed that such offi
cials consider It their duty to make state
ments, if requested to do so by the press.
There are some' people prominent In
sports, like Coach Williams of Minnesota,
who. take pride in denying the press in
formation, but were such persons in the
majority there could be but one result,
and that would be football would be given
less attention in the newspapers Globe
Democrat, St. Louis. .'
INCIDENT OF TE OLDEN TIMES
Queer Play in Ball Game and Catch
er's Quick Decision.
Back In the old days, so Dan O'Leary
says, they used leather bags to keep the
balls in for the umpires' use, the same as
they do in the American League now.
Therefore what are we about to write
is true, says Boozman Bulger In the New
York Evening World.
"Watch" Burnham was umpiring the
game and Tom Evers,. of the old Wash
ington Nationals, was at bat. A runner
was on first. '"One-Arm Finn" Daly was
pitching and Charlie Snyder was watch
ing. Daly made a wild pitch and the
ball shot by Snyder and Jumped Into the
bag. which was half-filled with balls. The
runner made a mad dash for second and
Snyder, aa quick as lightning! rushed to
the bag, grabbed the bail and started to
throw.
"Hold on there! Nothing doing!" yelled
Umpire Burnham: "You don't know
which ball you are throwing. There were
13 in the bag." '
Snyder was knocked ' out. He didn't
know which way to turn. His wits came
to him quickly, however, and he acted in
a flash. Rushing to the open bag he
put the ball back, snapped the lock and
started across the diamond
The runner In the meantime was ap
proaching third. Snyder met the runner
half-way, slapped him on the back with
the' bag and called for a decision.
"You're out!" yelled Burnham.
H figured that as all the balls hit the
runner the right one put him out.
FEAR WOLVES IN ILLINOIS.
Hunter Keports Pack of Five Ani
mals Devouring Turkey.
BLOOMINGTON, 111. (Special to the
Record-Herald.) G. W. Daniels, a
traper and hunter, residing near Kil
bourne, reported this week that while
hunting' he came upon five large wolves
devouring a turkey. He fired but failed
to kill any of the animals. The report
has created considerable concern
among residents of the vicinity, as 11
is feared children going to and from
school may be attacked. A grand hunt
is planned for the holidays.
Would Change Shape of Gridiron.
"Eddie" Cochems. coach of the.St,
Louis University football team, advo
cates a change in the shape of the ball.
He says that most of the fumbling this
season waa caused by the cumbersome
shape of the pigskin. It is particularly
awkward, he says, for the proper em
ployment of the forward pass. As .a
remedy he suggests that the ball be
made longer and that its diameter be
somewhat Increased. He also advo
cates a wider field.
The labor demand for plantation
work in Hawaii has been a rapidly
growing one, the number of planta
tion laborers having risen from 24,653
in 1897 to 48,229 in the year 190S.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
" PORTLAND. Dec. 22. Maximum temper
ature. 60 deg.; minimum, 48 deg. River
reading at 8 A. M., 11.9 feet; change in last
24 hours, rise 0.7-foot. Total precipitation.
8 P. M. to 5 P. M.. none; total etnee Septem
ber 1. . 1806. 19.64 Inches; normal. 17.0S
Inches; excess, 2.56 Inches. Total sunshine.
December 21. 1906., 4 hours and ' 13 min
utes; possible. 8 . hours and 38 minutes.
Barometer (reduced te ' sea-level) at 5 P.
M.. 30.04 Inches. -
PACIFIC COAST WEATHER. -
' STATIONS.
Bakr City .
Btamarck . .
Boise :
Helena ....
44!0.0O
18;0.00
4!SW
Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
Cloudy
Pt. cl'dy
Rain
Clear
Pt. cl'dy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
14 NE
4::;u.ou
3S 0.00
380.00
SO 0.181
8iE
4SW
.Clm,
8 NW
4lNW
4SE
IE
h&amlooDK. B.
3. c.
north Head. .....
Pocatello . .
Portland
Roseburg .......
Salt Lake City. .
San Francisco...
Spokane
Seattle
Walla Walla . . .
4210.00
500.00
50 1 0.00
44 O.OOi
4 W .
4N '
4INE
12jS
4:SW
4810.10
4()0.00
C4I0.02
3S0.00
jCloudy
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The pressure has risen along she Oregon
and Washington coast during the last 12
hours and fallen decidedly at K am loops. B.
C. This Indicates that the Washington dis
turbance Is passing eastward over British
Columbia. Light tains over Northwestern
Washington have attended this mevement of
the storm area. High winds also occurred
along the coast, a maximum velocity of 46
miles from the southeast being reporfed
from North Head, Wash. Cloudiness pre
vailed this evening over the entire district,
but no rain was reported except over West
ern Washington. No marked changes In
temperature occurred.
The Indications point to rain Sunday west
of the Cascade Mountains, and rain or
snow east of the range.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
Forecasts made at Portland for the 28
hours ending midnight, December 23:
Portland and vicinity Rain; southerly
winds.
Western Oregon and Western Washing
ton Rain; southerly winds.
Eastern Oregon. Eastern Washington and
Idaho Rain or snow.
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MEETING NOTICES.
A. & A. S. RITE Members are
requested to attend the funeral
of Brother -Henry E. Ankeny,
32d degree, at Scottish Rite Ca
thedral, tomorrow at 1 P. M. By
order.
PRESIDING OFFICER.
ANNUAL T. P. A. BANQUET The trav
eling men will give another of their famous
banquets at tne Hotel Portland Saturday
evening. December 20.. Manager Bowers is
planning to make this occasion the most
enjoyable of the many which have preceded
it, and a cordial invitation Is extended to
all travelers to come and make good cheer.'
Good speakers and music. Tickets at office
of secretary, 206 -Fenton building.
. J. W. C'L'RRAN. Secretary.
MACCABEES PORTLAND TENT WILL
give a whist party and dance Thursday
evening. December 27, in K. of P. Hall.
Christmas prizes. Admission 16c. Re
freshments. E. M. LANCE. R. K.
CBNTENNIAL COl'NCH.. KNIGHTS AND
LADIES OF SECURITY, will have Xinas tree
and general, good time. All members and fam
ines, and friends welcome. December 24, at
K. P. Hall, 11th and Alder. Admission free.
DIED.
CP.I'LLY In this city? December 21, Thomas
Oully. aged 24 years.
GIBSON In this city, December 22. Mary E.
Gibson, aged 80 years.
BENSON In this city, December 22, C. Ben
. son, aged 46 years. Funeral announcement
later.
BOYCE In thl city. December 22. William
Boyce, aged- 36 years. Funeral announce
ment later.
CANUTO In this city, December 22. D. Canu
to. at 203 Clay street, aged 62 years. Funeral
notice later.
CANUTO In this city, December 22, Daniel
' I). Canuto, aged 60 years. 7 months, 7 days.
Funeral announcement later.
FUNERAL NOTICES.
FETT The funeral oc Mrs. Margaret Fety
will be held from the residence of Emile C.
Fety. 247 Grant street, at 2 o'clock this
afternoon. Services at grave private.
BROWN Mrs. Margaret, beloved wife of H.
H. Brown, aged 7 years. Funeral Monday
at 10 A. M. from the family residence, .'124
kast 40th street. Interment at Multnomah
Cemetery.
CHAMBERS Friends and acquaintances are
respectfully Invited to attend the funeral ser
vices of Eliza J. Chambers, which will be
held at the chapel of J. P. Flnley & Son to
day at 4 P. M. . Interment at Salem, Or.
ANKENY In this city, December 22, Henry
Fl Ankeny, aged 02 years. Friend and ac
quaintances are respectfully invited to at
tend the funeral services, which will be held
at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, Mondav. De
cember 24, at 1:30 P. M. Interment at River
view Cemtery.
PATTON In this city, December 22. 1006,
at 2 14th St., Robert Glasgow Patton,
aged 48 years, 7 months and IS days.
Friends are respectfully invited to at
tend the funeral services, which will be
held at Holman's chapel, corner Third
and Salmon sts.. at 1 P. M., Monday, De
cember 24. Internment Lone Fir ceme
tery. TODD The funeral services of the late
Charles Todd, who . died in this city De
cember 21. will be held at the St. Fran
cis Church, corner East Eleventh and Oak
streets, today at 1:15 P. M. Interment at
Mount 'Calvary Cemftery.
DUNNING. M'ENTEK GILBAUGH Suc
cessors to Dunning 4e Campion, undertakers
nd embalmers; modern in every detail; 7th
and Pine. Miono Main '480. Lady assistant.
ERICSON UNDERTAKINU CO., 409 Alder
st. Lady assistant. Phono Main 61S8.
EDWARD HOLMAS CO., Fnnerai Direct
or, 220 3d st. Lady assistant, l'hone M. 607.
ZELLER-BYRNES CO., Unaertakers, Em
balmers, 273 Russell. East 1088. Lady ase't.
J. P. KIN LEY SON. Funeral Directors.
No. 161 8d St., cor. Madison. Phone Main S.
F. S. DUNNING, Undertaker. 414 East
Alder. Lady assistant. Phone East 62.
PIANO STUDIO LOUIS H. BOLL
New class method especially for children at
reduced rates. 842H Washington.
ORIENTAL CARTED TVOKT, 14 TH
t... Mexican Drawn work Co.
NEW TODAY.
PORTLAND HEIGHTS--THREE OF THE
most sightly lots on Portland Heights,
near Observatory, $6300. F. J. Fording,
412 Stearns bldg. Phone Main .1671.
BUY A LEXINGTON HEIGHTS LOT. 60x
lOO feet, on the carllne; charming view
of city; $50 cash, balance $10 monthly.
B. S. COOK A CO., 251 Alder St.
HAVE 2O0O CASH TO INVEST IN INCOMB
bearlng property, real estate or otherwise.
Apply C 8,eX)regonisji.
NEW TODAY.
Portland Auction Rooms
A-SCHUBACH, PROP.
AUCTION SALES
Tomorrow. 2 P. M.
FURNITURE, ETC.
We have a grand assortment of ma
hogany, black walnut and quartered oak
furniture of every description. Just
suitable for the holiday season. A very
fine piano, also OFFICE FURNITURES,
such as typewriter roll-top desk, - book
keeper's desk, plain roll-top desks, self
change-making cash registers (new), and
a thousand other items, all to be sold to
the highest bidder.
Toy and Picture
AUCTION SALE
Tomorrow, 7:3.0 P. M. .
211 FIRST ST.
FURNITURE
AUCTION SALES
AT 211 FIRST ST.
WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY
At 2 P. M. Each Day
Great Grocery
AUCTION SALE
Thursday Next, 10 A. M. .
80 N. SIXTH ST.
Forced out of the premises. This Is a
complete stock, fresh and clean. Fix
tures and all must go to the highest
bidder. Coffee mill, showcases. &o-foot
counters and shelving, scales, oil tanks
and all the 1000 and 1 items found In A
F1RST-C'IASS GROCERY STORE.
Goods will be sold retail at Ms cost price
up to day of sale, so take advantage of
this opportunity.
. C. ti. FORD, Auctioneer.
; 1
WE WISH YOU A
MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND SHALL BE GI,AD TO MEET YOU
AT BAKER'S AUCTION HOUSE, '
COR. ALDER AND PARK
STREETS.
TOMORROW (MONDAY)
At this time we shall offer for public
auction a very fine oak folding bed,
with French plate mirror front: quartered
oak pedestal dining table and set of
chairs, fancy rockers, parlor couches, box
couch, good body brussels carpet, parlor
tables, large library table. Vernis Martin
and enameled iron beds, best springs and
mattresses, pillows, dresser and chiffon
iers in maple and oak: quilts and other
bedding, cook stove, kitchen table and
other effects. Sale at 10 o'clock tomor
row, Mondav.
BAKER & SON., Auctioneers.
- ON THURSDAY
Next we shall offer household furniture,
carpets, rusjs, etc., far various con
signors. Sale at 10 o'clock.
BAKER & SON. Auctioneers'.
Auction Sales
By 3. T. Wilson
AUCTIONEER
Monday.Wednesday, Friday
at 10 A. M. each day
At Salesroom, 208 First Street
Our sales for the three days mentioned
comprise a fine assortment of parlor
furniture, dining-room and library effects,
bedroom and kitchen furnishings; an ex
ceptionally fine lot of carpets, linole
ums and floor coverings, a stock of new
dishes, glassware, cooking utensils, etc.:
bedding, table and bed linen; dressers;
chairs, rockers, couches, etc.; ranges, cook
and heating stoves, gas Rtoves. kitchen
safes, treasures and tables, besides all
the other items used for modern house-,
keeping.
NOTE: We pay ash for anything you
wish to sell. Phone Main 1S26.
J. T. WILSON.
Auctioneer.
GILMAN
Auctionand Commission Co.
AUCTION SALE
Choice blrdseye maple dresser and chif
fonier; beautiful 9x12 rugs: all brass bed
stead: costly paintings: Satsuma vases
(4 feet in height): Oriental draperies (1
pair); beautiful mirrors. In designs: oak
furniture, oak dining chairs, etc.. etc., by
auction sale at the Auction Mart, Gil
man's. Tomorrow, Monday, 41 1 Wash
ington Street 10 A. M.
Unlimited. : Be there on time and secure
Holiday bargains. Choice paintings bv
A. D. Cooper 1KS3, and W. W. Armstrong,
now on exhibition.
S. N. GILMAN, Auctioneer.
Last day of the great
AUCTION SALE OF
land-Painted China
Monday at ' '2:30 and 7:30 P. M.
413 Washington st., between 10th and 11th.
S. U N. GILMAN,
Auctioneer.
HANFORD 6 BLACKWELL
CIVIL ENGINEERS
Railroads, Power Plants,
Industrial Plant
1101 Alaska Building. SEATTLE, WASH.
JAPAN BAZAAR
$5000 stock of Japanese rancy gooda Must
be sold regardless of cost.
68 SIXTH ST.. BET. OAK AND PINE.
GEORGE BLACK.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT.
18 Worcester Building,
Phone Pacifio 1807.
STEW TOD AT.
PORTLAND
Is sttrsetlnr mora attention than anv elrv
on the Pacific Coast snd is undergoing s
MIGHTY TRANSFORMATION snd in th
Btxt ten years, will likely make tnora
PROGRESS than It has In Its entlr past.
The EAST BIDE has the most HOMES,
baa the GREATEST papulation. Is growing
th most RAPIDLY, and the GREATER
PORTLAND MUST and WILL be there.
Holladay's Addition
Is the geographical 'center or the cltr. and
Is the most DESIRABLE) residence district,
and much of this will become BUSINESS
property. Do not overlook tbeje FACT3
when making Investments, and call and In
spect the property, for seeing up believing.
The Oregon Real Estate Company
8 Third EL. Room 4. .rortiana. Oregon.
Sixth and Davis Streets
Quarter block on southeast . corner
with two-slory brick and frame build
ings for Male nt 1 OO.OOO.
'this property la excellently altantrd
In tbe bnslent portion of North Mith
street and yields u satisfactory net in
come on the price and one that can be
increased.
Pine Street
40x100 between ' t-'lflh and Slits
streets for sale at 44(,000. This prop
erty adjoins the Commercial flub and
the new Krlede buildings, and yields
now i5o per month.
RUSSELL6 BLYTH
82H Third Street, corner Oak Street,
Washington St
100 Feet Frontage
$70,000
East of 16th Street, '
Tenanted by prosperous stores. Fays
$4380 yearly, 6 per cent net on price.
Values rapidly advancing in this lo
cality. E. J. DALY
114 Third Street. .
PAYING OVER 9 PER CENT NET.
PRICE $8250
Corner lot, 85xW feet;- 2 'first-class
houses; nice location.
Income $1200 Per Annum
On Investment of $12,500
Improvements Hrst-Hass and - up-to-date.
Kine corner lot ; fcpfemlid 1 oration.
Klrst-class apartment house: pays over
10 per cent net. 4 block, good location.
PRICE $37,000
.Choice J block. 52 feet of Washington
street. First-class site for family hotel
or apartment house; price $6,000.00.
J. FRANK PORTER
222 Washington st. upfM.airs,
FIRST STREET
Quarter-block,' 3-story brick, ' will
bring $400 per month; inside lot
vacant.
$50,000.
Wm. B. Streeter
114 Third Street.
CORNER
East Morrison St.
$30,000
RENT $225 A MONTH
H. A. CALEF
366 E. MORRISON
EAST THIRD STREET
lOOxlon, corner of East Couch street.
Income $K40 per annum.
Good liish, solid ground.
Brick on this ground will lease im
mediately. Good for manufactory, flats, apartment
house, family hotel or rooniiiiR-house.
There Is a steady demand for each of
the above.
Half block at Davis street. Will sell
this or build on It for tenant.
R. M. Wilbur
110 2d street.
$12,500
Business block, near. Steel Bridge, In
come J1300 a year. Pays 10 per cent net
Can be Increased.
F. 0. NortTrup & Co.
211 Commercial Blk., Zd and' Washington.
$17,500
Sixteenth Street Buy
Corner lot paying 7 per cent net on J2).
00U.0O. 16th street Is rapidly becoming
business property. Best buy on the
street. Grindstaff & Schalk. 264 Stark.
For Rent
Desirable residence on Lownsdale
street. Apply to
W. R. MACKENZIE, '
Worcester Block.
Mortgage Loans 5 and (5
Real Estate City and Farm.
Insurance in All Lines.
A. H. BIRRELL
101 to 20S McKay Bids;.. 3rd and Stark
92000
Wanted. Gilt-edge security. 0 10,
Oregonian.
$5700
Magnificent residence cite, 100x100, faorlnf
vouth. in th nw dslra.b) residence portion
of th Wnt Side. Address 8. RASWORTHT.
746 Hoyt tv'treat. Phone Mais 2961. .