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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAU PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING, PECBMBgH tt6sV 1 FLAMES CAUSE HOSPITAL PANIC Fir Destroy Laundry Building of City Hospital on Black well's Island. LAUNDRESSES RESCUED WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY Patients Make Frantic Efforts to Jump From Windows in Their Excitement. (Jouraal Special terrier.) New York, Dec, II. The four-tory laundry building of the city hospital on Bleckwell Island waa deatroyed by lira this morning. 81xty-flve laundresses on the top floor wera rescued with diffi culty and the 700 patients In tha hospital .were thrown Into a panic. The losa la MM-. When the Are waa discovered every avenue of eacape from the top floor waa to all appearances cut off. Quick action of the firemen with ladders and neta. however, resulted in tke final rescue 'of all the women, many of whom were in a fainting condition. While thia was -being dona the In ntatea of the hospital, mora than 700 In number, were In a state of panic. Women were hyaterlcally praying and weeping, while men who a few momenta before wera scarcely able to move, made frantic efforta to jump from win dows tn the ground below. Attendants assisted by the police finally aucceeded in restoring- quiet, thought it la feared the effect of the excitement may prove jperlous to several patients. SHERIFF'S GRAFT IS NOT WORKED BY WORD Sheriff Word today produced figures abowing that no "sheriff's graft" la worked tn Multnomah county in the ' transportation of Inaane patlenta to Sa lem, aa Intimated In dlapatchea that came from the capltol. The assertion waa made that the sheriff hare haa 1I.M for each patient, and In some Instances SM.7S. when an additional guard la aent. Sheriff Word asserts that the exact sum paid the sheriff for conveying tn eane patients to Salem la I10.0I. of which the Items are: Pour collars and SS cents for two f area, to and one from Salem, at l.(f each: t2 hack hire to Portland pasaenger atatlon; 12.50 hack hire In Salem; $1 50 for supper, bed and breakfast of guard In Salem. $10.(1 In all. Thta money goea to the sheriff, and the $t per diem paid by the state goea Into the county treaaury. In no case does It go to the sheriff. Furthermore, frequently one guard takea two pa tients, the additional expense being merely one extra fare to Salem. These figures apply to' Multnomah county and have no reference to other counties "It la apparent." said Sheriff Word, "that the statement that waa sent to Salem haa politics at the bottom of It However, so far aa concerns this county there is no Bo-called 'sheriff's graft.' We receive only, actual expenses necessary to the transportation of the patient to Salem " These figures do not apply to the transportation of prisoners. who are compelled to walk to the atatlon. MISTLETOE HUNG IN CENTRAL SCHOOL ( ontlnued from Page One.) Bpence klsesd the teacher, and the teacher kissed him. ' It waa more kissing than I ever aaw before, but wa didn't care." She wouldn't mave Other girls take a different view off the affair. They don't go to achool to be bussed, they said, and "would like to see the impertinent things try to kiss them." "I wasn't at school yesterday." said one young woman. "If I had been none of tboae mean thlnga should have kissed me. even If the teacher had held all the mistletoe In Oregon over my head.- I'm so glad tha girl from the other room scratched that boy's face. He waa the boldest thing I ever heard of." Before the mistletoe waa Introduced the teacher carefully surveyed the cou oles thst had been arranged at -the desks to devour the peanuts. She pro nounced. It Is said. Miss Nora True and William Spence the handsomest couple in the room. He showed his apprecu tlon of thia by klaalnar Mlae Hamilton. Stnce the mistletoe Incident and the teacher s remark about the handaomeat pair In the room Indignation meetings have been held among the mother whose artrls go to the achool. No allu sion Is made at the meetings to th teacher's remark 'the Idea of carry lne- on so outrageously at a school.' they say. It Is still undecided whether It Is better to get angry or to regard the affair aa a Joke. The Utter senti ment prevails. Miss Hamilton declared today that she would alve no Information concerning the affair. It waa atrlctly a private matter, she said, and the public was not In the least Interested. "It waa hist a little affair of our own," she said, "and nobody's business except ours. You don't get any lnfor mat Inn from me about it.' "I bare heard nothing of It." aald John T. Gregg, principal of the achool "Many of the teachers had exercises yesterday before closing for the holi days, bnt I know nothing about the mistletoe episode." SEEK IRRIGATION FOR KLAMATH LAND (Continued from Psge One.) BOYS OF PORTLAND ENLIST IN THE NAVY Nearly a Score of Lads Co From Her to Ship With Unci Sam. that the chief engineer of the reclama tion service la hereby respectfully re quested to diligently prosecute said sur veys and. If the said Klamath project Is found feasible, to build the same as an interstate enterprise; and be It further "Resolved. That the representatives in both congressional and stats legis lative bodlea be and hereby are respect fully requested to lend their aid and as sistance to the reclamation service In providing such legislation as may bo required. To these favorable replies are being received. ATHLETE IS BESTED BY JIU JITSU MAN Clergymen Attention. Applications for clergy certificates for 10 5 may be had by calling at o R. A N general pasaenger department, room 1 Worcester building, or on C. W. Stinger, city ticket agent. Third and Washington streets. Allen (saved Meek Oaaaed t A LewW' Best Brand. FREE! FREE! To yaSross of the Boyal fcssa.gr snore or Buffet. Saturday night aay. No matter what you buy, you'll reive absolutely KRFK. With our best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, a pretty Holiday flask filled with pure old BOTali WaTZSataTT. A rxii or wzxsxsnr rui to Ul! dik tabu will be drawn at 10 p. m . Saturday. Royal Liquor Store set WAssmroroa sr. "levy's" Opp. Star Theatre. (Journal Seeds I Service.) New York, Deo. It. Five star athlstes of the New York police force yesterday went to headquarters to set aa subjects In experiments In Jiu-jitsu. Hagashl. formerly teacher of Jlu-Jltsu at Kioto, summoned Commissioner McAdoo and Illustrated the Japanese method of de fense and offense. The Ave policemen selected as subjects Included the all- round strong men of the forces, the champion hammer thrower, professional welterweight, amateur middleweight, champion boxer, runner and all-round athlete. The policemen are all powerful men. Hagashl la feet Inches tail and weighs UO pounds He began with s policeman known ss AJax because of his marvelous strength. AJax dupli cates the feats of the strong men In the circus. He towered like a giant over the dlmunttlva Jap, but after a brief tussle the Jap had him down limp and black In the face. AJax tried again, and in a second was down again, showing such signs of dis tress that the other five policemen rushed to pull the little Jap off. The other policemen were not willing to let the Jap try Jln-Jltpu on them. Nearly a score of Portland boys have Joined the navy since a recruiting ata tlon waa established. In thia city atx weeks ago. Fifty-three Is the total en listments up to 10 o'clock this morning. Of this number, many were grown men; plumbers, printers, carpenters, loggers, engineers, brakemon, . street car men. students of human nature and other trades and occupations were represented. About one half choaa to Join the seaman branch of the service, while others cast their lot with the engineering depart ment. A Jackie cannot ehoose the ehlp he wishes to Join. Seventy-two enlisted from other places. One thing about the Oregon and Wash ington men who decided to Joint the great white fleets that Is most pleasing tn Lieut. J. A. Bchoneld, who haa charge of the recruiting office. Is that only two of tha sallors-fo-be are foreign born. The enlistments sre for four years Prom here the men were sent to the Mare Island navyymrd. while the boys were assigned to ths training ehlp at Ban Francisco. it IS said that It takes one year to make a proper seamon out of a "land lubber." The atstlon closes tomorrow noon. From hers the recruiting party will 'go to Denver. Notice. A Chlneae tailor by the name of Chan-Wal.'a member of the tailor firm Lin Hlng Co., disappeared several anal ' ssaastl I 1 I Chan-WsL dsys ago. He had cut off his queue And dressed In American clothes, and seemed. from his other peculiar actlona and talk, to be mentally unbalanced. Any person having any Information of the above Chinaman, plesss notify his friends St 224 Burnslde street, and they will receive a liberal reward. Telephone Red 846. PIAN08 FOR CHRI8TMA8. IT rOTS AMBaUOAjr WIVES. Our Enormous Output Gives you FRESH CIOARS and ths right sort. Any B. B. RICH Cigar Store (Joorasl Spectt i Service.) London. Dee. It. Among the persona of note booked to salt for New Tork to morrow ire Sir Weetman Pearson and his wife. Sir Weetman Is England's foremost railway contracter and is the possessor of a vast fortune Accom panying the Pearsons to America are their son Cllve, who will Inherit a large share of his father's wealth, and young George Churchill, son of l.ady Ed wa rd Churchill, who will eventually succeed to great estates through his mother's family, while his father also Is a rich man. Merry Dancers. Ladles' last chance to select their partners, for the closing leap-year party of 104 will be the Eagles' grand New Year hall. Saturday night, December . SI, il" l. "Dsnclng the old yesr out and the new yesr In," to the entrancing music of one of Portland's best dancing orcheatrss. All ladles snd gentlemen sre Invited. Gentlemen 60 cents, Indies 25 cents. Let Us Show Yoju How you can ssve $100 on the pur chase of a piano. How you can secure s complete course of lessons from the beet Instructors without cost. How you csn obfsln ths lstest music free of charge How you can buy s plsno by making a small deposit snd small payments to suit your wishes We have Just received a fins assort ment of musical Instruments of sll kinds, and are sacrificing the old to make room for the new. This sacrifice Includes soms high-grade pianos st half price. Sheet music given swsy tonight be tween k snd p. m. with every purchase. Open day and night Wright's 127 Sev enth, between Wsshlngton and Alder. A free electrical panorama at the corner of Third and Alder streets, from I a. in to 9 p. m. ESTABLISHED 1870 tea for Catalogue Furs for Christmas Gifts AT G. P. Rummelin & Son's 126 SECOND St.. bet Alder and Washington White Fox Boas, Sable Fox Boss, White Thibet Boas, Mink Rices, Ermine Stoles, Chinchilla Neckwear. FUR COAT8 in Alaskan Sealskin. Persian Lamb,' Aetrachan, Near Seal, etc. Fur Muffs, Fur Caps and Cloves, Pur Robes end Rags rrtee open evenings LEA0IH m RELIABLE HSWW Building Business. At no time of the veer la the esnAeliv Snd perfection of s mercantile estab lishment so thoroughly tested ss during the t'tirlatmas trade. Small or large stores with a stand still reputation do not as a rule satisfy the hustling holi day buyer. They seek the progressive stores where newer styles snd s large variety is to be shown.' The Chicago. (9-71-7S Third street. Is surely Portland's greateat clothing house. It haa the greatest commercial capacity of any etore 1n Oregon or Washington, and with s double or triple force of salespeople, wrappers, tailors and delivery boys, tha big store la mas ter of any situation and can handle more bualness properly than any two or three stores In the city. The high quality of goods snd the Immense vsrlety backed by unmstchsble low prices In every de partment makes the Chicago a mercan tile wonder. Aa great as Is Its selling capacity the Chicago win remain open every evening until Christmas; Christ mas eve until midnight. Suitable for "Hr." A pretty bottle of perfume. With but few exceptions every woman likes a bottle of Prench perfume. To these who And themeelves pussled what to give to a sister or sweetheart this suggestion should prove s valuable one. If the render could but see our perfumery counter st sll hours of the day doubt would not exist aa to whether perfumery Is popular or In demand. Our display of theee goods Is ths most complete In the city, it embraces all well known makee and In all the latest and best makes. Our exhibit of holiday packages In cut glass, Bohemian ware. Austria court boxes and Swiss baskets Is unsurpassed. They are direct Importations from the celebrated perfumes. Expensive? No; sll our perfumes are sold st popular prices. All within your reach Wood ard, Clarke v Co.. Fourth snd Washing ton street. Dividend Notice. At s meeting of the directors of ths Htbernls Savings bank, a dlvldsnd of It per share was declared payable Janu ary 1, itQt. LANSING SLANT, Cashier. Arthur I. Alexander Is one of the most versatile musicians that ever came lo Portland Me. leaves for Paris early In Jsnnary and wUI be one of the singers st s fan well concert to be given In his honor at the White Temple. Twelfth and Taylor streets. Thursday evening next. Mr. Alexander is not only' s singer of rare t atari t possessing a most sympsthettc ter.orVlhat rarest voles of all. hut Is a pianist of no mean ability He plays his own accompaniments, and the most difficult compositions form no barrier to the most artistic rendering of voice end plsno. At this concert will appear, selected from Portlsnd'a princi pal musicians: Mrs. Rose Rloeh-Beuer snd Mrs. Fletcher Linn, sopranos; Mrs. Walter Reed sad Mrs Anns Selkirk Nor lEe Finish Is in Sight SATURDAY sees the grand stand finish of the greatest sale of high grade Furnishings, Hats, Shoes, etc, ever attempted in this city. Not a single article must be left on the shelves Christmas Eve. I've put the screws to prices with a strong twist throughout the entire stock. With nerves of steel I have clutched the key of necessity flung back the flood gates of the world's greatest bargains and I am irrigating the thirsty soil of the people's wants with the richest stream of this century's grandest values. Not only have I wiped out every vestige of profit, but 1 have cut deep down into the vitals of the original cost on our peerless stocks. I want the room, I must have the room, I will have the room at any price. Remember, Saturday night sees the last of these goods. Read on. SHIRTS LAST CALL ON SHIRTS. We'll bundle them out at the follow- i,, ing prices: $2.00 and $2.50 Shirts are forced out at 98. $1.59 Shirts are forced out at 89s. $1.00 Shirts, in every conceivable kind are forced out at 49 cents NECKWEAR ANY TIE IN THE HOUSE And some of 'em are worth up to $1.60 and $t, are on the bargain counter, to close out, at 25 cents SUIT CASES WE'VE A CARLOAD They must be sold $15 Kinds, now selling at $12 Kinds, now selling at LOT 86.95. 85.95. $10 Kinds, now selling at $4.95. $7.60 Kinds, now selling at 83.95. $6.00 Kinds, now selling at $2.45. $2.50 Kinds, now selling at $1.25 GLOVES GLOVE PRICE'S ARE ALL SHOT TO PIECES. $2.50 Kinds are now selling at 81.48. $2.00 Kinds are now selling at' 81.23. $1.60 Kinds are now selling at 89. $1.00 Kinds are now selling at 48 cents SUITS AND OVERCOATS $25 TO $40 SUITS AND OVER COATS Hand-tailored and hand-finished, the fiick of our unclaimed stuff, abso utcly the finest in the land they go down and out tomorrow at $7.95 UNDERWEAR The Underwear is up Against it with the rest of the stock. All Underwear, worth $2.60, now 98. All Underwear, worth $2.00, now 89. All Underwear, worth $1.50, now 69. All Underwear, worth $1.00, now 25 cents SHOES EVERY SHOE IN THE HOUSE, and the values run up to $6, $6, $7.60, including all the popular shapes and leathers at the one price of $2.95 PLANTS A BIO BUNCH OF FINE PANTS are in the mix-up also. $6.00 Kinds, now selling at 82.99. $8.00 Kinds, now selling at 98.09. $4.00 Kinds, now selling at $1.95 HATS The Hats get a pretty hard knock in the schuf fie. ANY HAT IN THE HOUSE and the stock includes all the lead ing makes and styles, are marked to match out at the one low price of $2.50 STRAIN 285-38? WASHINGTON STREET 'S Christmas Gifts -PORTLAND'S LARQEST CURIO STORE We wish to call your attention to examine our large line of Japanese and Chinese Art Goods Consisting of ths very latest styles of Silver, ciiilssnnnes. new nraaswarc, genuine Porcelain. Canton China ware, fsncy Cups and Saucers, handsome Embroideries. Ladles' BUS Crepe Ki monos, Robes snd Jackets Neteuke Purses, Juet the things saltsbls for Christmas presents, which we are selling oat at the wholesale prices. ItLS Western Importing Co. 168-170 Fifth Street. Opp. Old Postofflos B. TOUsTO, Presldeat. ton. contraltos; A. l. Alexander, tenor. Horn J. Zen. baritone, snd Mrs. William A. Knight, plan 1st. A qusrter, consist ing of Mrs. Rose Hloch Saner. Mrs. Wal ter Retd. A. t Alexander snd Doss J. .an. will mske Its debut, aa will also the Orpheus male chorus, II selected voices. K. F Coursen will be Uie eo-companlst LaTATIVS BROMO QUIXINB "as. la) get tke sesslae. sail far tke fall tame and bek for tke slgaatare ef B. W. Sreve. tee. TEETH Boston Painless Dentists charms sll work snd rears' cloved. frowned secret than sell ears prices snd y our pelhieee system TVS racted, pout pain py swr run or ssseisiisis ei exDenenoe. wo itiidknti absolutely without pain presavration applied to the ajf-rfMriffti IRlAUMA HI SOsSLgS SSS ran MSwath' '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.v.'.'.'. & AS WsesT'Oi 11 mil 1 1 10 Yesr Have yesr teeth extracted without pain and replaced with asw ones ths sssss say. Coras m st once sad take ad vantage of lew rates. Ss sure you are In the right place. BOttOfs PswatiSSS DwSrteSts '""rwTTaw'iyTST sisis" wkL wlisxows Debnke-Valker BUSINESS COLLEGE Monday and Thursday evenings from seven to sins. BOOXatnrara (Laboratory Method). ret sin System). Touch method AJmrXMBTIO, T-. sad Tuesday, Wednesday axed Friday evenings from seven to nine-thirty. TUITION, 6 Mos $25.00 By ths month elx dollars for the first month, flvs dollars per month for the following Ave months and four dollars per month there after. 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