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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 80, 1904. FIGHTING PROMOTER AND HIS TROUBLES Fable of the Man Who Thought There Was a Fortune In Pugs. TOO MANY PASSES KILLED HIS GAME Ho Soon Realized That All That Glistens Isn't Gold. One upon Time there was an Asplr lns Guy who fancied he Would Ilk to be a Fight Promoter. lie thought It would be the Beat Kver to run a Fight Club and to have the Bartenders whlaper his nana to cus tomers when ha want Into a Saloon. Ha figured the whole thing out In Theory and commenced Planning What Ii would Do with the Money he made off Kach Battle. So hs rented a Dance Hall in a Tough Neighborhood and put a High-Sounding Name on the Door. ' Also, he put In Equipment for a Fight ing Establishment and commenced to send Circular Letters to Managers of alleged Boxers and real Boxers through out the Country. Hs regretted this Move a Day later, for He received all Kinds of Letters where the Postage waa lacking and had to be Paid by his Club. - Also, hs Found out that There were More Champions in the Fighting Cir cles than Anybody Knew of, and that Kach person was Ready to Meet Any One In the World. But the High-Class Fighters he rec ognised didn't respond to his lettera And When he Wired they Suggested Weights that he Knew were Impossible For their Varioua opponenta to make. And as Soon ss he Painted the Name of his Club on the door he Found thst There were more Politicians In hia Im mediate Ward than there Were Seats In his Club. For all Wanted Passes. And When he didn't Respond Promptly Enough the Politicians threatened to Have the, Place Pulled. For they Showed Sur prising Anxiety about Whether Fight ing Was i,sal when they Couldn't Get a Couple of Boards for their Friends. He Managed to Weather the Early Portion of the Storm, however, though he felt like the Managers of the Car negie estate must Have Done when Mrs. Chadwlck commenced Operatlona And he Discovered thst For Every Friend he Made by Issuing s Pass he Made Two enemlea who were Sore Over being Turned Down. Also, he got Slugged In the Face the night of the Fight; when he Tried to Stop a Detective From coming In the; place without a Ducket. The Fight waa 'extremely Bed. for he Hsd Figured that Second-RaU Fighters Would make Just as Good an Attraction as First-Raters And when he Counted Up the Oate Receipts be found that there was 8SC.K0 in Cash in the Box Office, and 84,306 In Pa as. And the Fighters Clamored for a split of the 84,436 house. And the Men who Put up the Ring wanted $12f.. And the People who Rented the Hall wanted 81A0 And two or three Politicians nam around and Suggested that a UWI Dough out to be coming their Way - And- He Received So many Threats of Having his Jaw Smashed that he didn't Know what to do. And enough Peraona Wanted in Bor row Money to make Him Feel like Eddie Hrlght After he had made a Killing on Flying Torpedo. And when he Shied Up his Finances he found that he had 828.50 In Cash and About 08.000 in Debt. h Lack of Moral : All la not Gold thst Ollltera; to Witness, the Merchsnt of Venice. (If this moral don't apply, write en for yoursetf). M. A. A. C ELEVEN IS READY FOR 0. A. C. Both Elevens Confident of Vic tory, and a Hard Game Is Assured. Everything la in apple pie order for tomorrow's gams between the strong and aggressive eleven representing the Oregon agricultural college and the ex perienced aggregation of the Multnomah club. Both teams are in perfect con dition so far aa coaching and training is concerned, snd nothing remains but the willingness of both elevens to exert themselves sufficiently In order to make a first-class showing. Much has been written this year about the O. A. C. team and from the ahowlng that the men nave made. It Is fair to aaaume that all they kind worda were merited. A great deal haa also been ssld about the Multnomah club eleven,, and it has been deserved. In her history, Multnomah haa scarcely ever presented a stronger lineup than this year, and: her friends expect great deeds at the club's hands. In tomorrow's game weight Will go against weight and experience agalnat training and hard practice. While the club men have been faithful In their practices, lack of aocommodatlona a ltd time have given the Corvallls men the sdvantage, which consists of outdoor scrimmage In daylight. Taking both teama on a fair footing, the Farmer outweigh tha M. A A. C men about a half a pound to the man and that means con siderable. Captain Dowllng says that Multnomah will win by two touch downs, but if that comes true, Multno mah will have to play batter ball than she hss played In the laat three game. All of Multnomah's "available material" wilt be used In the gam and to set at reat the dope framed up by the thick legged man. the teams will start out In the f own wing fashion: M A. A. C. Wt. Position. O. A. C. W.t Keller. 182 C Walker, 215 (Jrleve, 204 C Heeley, 1M BO Bundy. 110 Ross, 117 Ifl Dunlap, 200 Pratt, IT.', R T. Bnudcr. 10 Ktrkly. 171 B T Stow. J7 L T Abraham. 1(5 Howling. 147 B .Cooper, t8 Jordan. II t. .. Emily, 142 Murphy. 147 Q B . . , . .Rfnehart, ISO llonrn. J07 R H B. . .Williams. 170 I-onergan. 170. . .L H B Root. 10 Corbet I. 170 L H B Polph. 170 r Ptlhlngton. 188 Substltutss: M. A. A. 8.: Bennett, Crosby snd Johnson. O. A. C: Rose. Burrows. Steckle. rteferee: Mr. Thompson. Wire: Mr. Villa. Timekeeper: Mr Feckhelmer. Was-) county farmers are busy doing more plowing, and the stockmen are happy on account of rain and mild wea ther. , MANAGER M'CREEDIE WANTS GOOD MEN (Continued from Page Bight.) clslon In Patsy's favor. But where do you suppose Tebeau ever heard 'ob fuscater From Jess Burkett or Jack O'Connor, maybe." A rite Latham's versatility was Ulus trataer at " League park. Cleveland, one aarernoon not many years ago. A few days before, Latham and McAleer had been in a rolxup on the Cincinnati dia mond and Arlle used his flats on the great outfielder's head. A chorus of hisses greeted the talk ative third baseman when he came on the Cleveland grounda this particular day. Arlle saw the necessity of getting back into the crowd's good graces. Hia opportunity was offered by Young's mas terful pitching. Getting over on the coaching line when the Reda Ware at bat, Arlle lifted bis voioe. "Hit at every rone, fellers. They're all over. Strike? Course it was. Don't kick Umpire waa right. That's the beat plteher in the business, right there, that sum Cy Young. Jf we had him we'd be in first place. Three strikes? That's right. Biddy (McPhee). Go to the bench. Speed? I can't see the ball at all. How do you hold htm. Chief?" .And so on until the same crowd that had hissed him an hour before waiT'on Its feet cheering Mm.wltn KIT Tt might. Aa a climax, Arlle turned a couple of handsprings and raw for the Reds' bus. "Molasses. Biddy, molasses." he cried. "That's the way to land 'em." "Cincinnati was playing us a nip and tuck game one day when 1 1 waa with the Chicago Nationals," says Billy Brad ley. "In the ninth inning, with the score 3 to 2 in our favor, the Reds with two out, got a man around to trflrd. The Cincinnati captain then sent in Helny Pelts to hit In place of the regu lar batter. "Tom Loftus, who waa then Chicago's manager, began to laugh with all his might. He roared and abrleked untTl he attracted the attention of everybody players, spectators and umpire. '"What Is it, Tom?' someone saked. " 'h. that is too funny,' shouted Lof tus; 'sending up a Dutchman to bat in an emergency!' '"Then we all aaw Tom's game. His remark made Pelts so mad that he struck out on three pitched bells." "Spike" Shannon's debut Into profes sional baseball was In a game between Indianapolis and Milwaukee. Shannon was at first only a spectator. In the second Inning the Hooaler's shortstop was hurt. Manager Watklna offered 110 to any amateur who would take the dis abled player's place. "My pals nudged me snd I decided to go out and get that X-spot." says Shan non. "I'd never owned one up to' that time. When I got nicely located I ac cidentally glanced up Into the grand stand and when I aaw that sea. of faces shining in my direction I wished I waa home playing with my dog. About thla hour a ball that looked ilk a pea came shooting down my way at the rate of something Ilk 80 miles an hour. I made a blind lunge in the right direction and the next I remember of aeelng waa the runner walking back to his seat. Say, the grand stand and bleachers, howled like wolves. During the rest of the game I made three hits two with my bat and one with Watklna" PIPE DREAM OF A HISTORY STUDENT (Continued from Page Eight) the line and downed him In hia tracks, amidst the yella of the delighted root ers. They lined up for s punt, snd John Milton, the great left guard, sent the ball into the eager arms of young Jsmes Fenlmore Cooper, who after a beautiful run of 20 yards, was tackled by the old reliable Demosthenes, who waa playing a atar game at center. The next play Hameaes broke through the line before the bail was In motion, snd the referee called him "off-side," but he told the referee to go away back to the pyra mids snd alt down, and was not going to give in and be penalised. Much dis sension arose over this, and Romulus gave Themistoclee a black eye. At lust It was settled, and Barneses was put out of the Kame, Oabriel, a substitute, taking his place. The game waa again In full swky. and after a few plays, the ball was punted Into the arms of Hanni bal, who was downed before he could gain a yard. Just then John Bunyan. the sombre referee, blew his whistle for the end of tha first half, neither aide having scored. After a breathing spell of IS minutes, the referee's whistle sounded, and the gams waa again started. Evansvllle was to receive the kick-off. Billy Shakespeare wsa to do the kicking for Laramie. When all was ready, the ref eree saked Evansvllle if they were ready. Then he ssked Laramie, and re ceiving an affirmative reply from both, he' yelled, "Let her go!" and Billy an swered. "As you like It." and sent it whirling Into the willing arms of Cae sar, who was downed after a short gain. After a' few plays. Evansvllle lost the ball and Laramie tried a series of line plunge, aendlng Billy Shakespeare and Napoleon Bonaparte through for good gains. Then Laramie lost the ball to Evansvllls. For 10 mlnues they swsyed back and forth, without many gains. With two minutes left to play. Evans vllle, who had the ball, received the signal for their most difficult plsy, the backward pass Sclpto, the left end, took the ball for a run around the end. with DlvltlacuB. the left tackle, at his heels. Just as he was about to be tackled by Hannibal, he made the back ward pass to Dlvltiacus, who hurdled the line and dodged Virgil for a 40 yard run and a touchdown.! Leonldos kicked the goal, with Xerxes holding the ball. Just as the referee's whlstls sounded for the end of the game. aJTO QMOOAXHB TO Dave Barry and Jack Greggalns hsve arranged to give s aerlea of boxing ex hibitions for the benefit of the locsl enthusiasts of the manly art: Tbelr performance will be given dally at the Lyrlo theatre. The finals in the men's golf handlcsp will be played off on the Waverley llnak next Saturday. This will close the golf season of 104. From the Detroit Free PresB. Old Friend So you have at laat con sented to marry some one? How did It happen? Miss Flippant Well, every young man that has proposed before haa said: "Will you be my wife?" But Harold asked If he might have the honor of being my husband. Jurist la Active at 0 Tears. Judge Charles Field of Athol. Maas., Is the oldest member of the bar in New England, and the oldest judge In the t tilted States who Is st present ex ercising full Judicial functions Al though 00. years old. Judge field sit on his court bench almost every day. either at Athol or Gardner. PORTLAND PEOPLE ADMIRE ATHLETICS Every Branch of Athletic En deavor Is Appreciated by Local Friends. BASEBALL RANKS HIGH IN ESTEEM Football, Racing, Track Events and Golf Attract Spe- 1 ' cial Attention. Few cities in this country can boas of a better spirit toward sports and ath letics than Portland and the faaae of her athletes Is great. In almost every branch of sports, be It a football scrim mage or a foot race, the people of thla city take a deep Interest and are al ways ready to patronise any games that bear the stamp of fairness. Away from home Portland I famed for the manner, in which the fans turn out tO'' witness the baseball games. Even with losing teama during the past two seasons, holidays and Sundays were the occasions for large crowds wending their way to the- ball park to shoot for the home club. Loyalty to the home play era waa always a characteristic of the local fans, and were a winning team to represent this city there would be no end to the enthusiasm that would be displayed. Golf has taken a firm held upon Port land and Its sponsor, the Waverly Golf club, is now in a flourishing condition. Every year the club holds Interesting tournaments, the fsll handicaps being still on the program at the links. During the past month steps have been taken by the Portland Rowing club to hire a competent coach from tha east to train and coach the oarsmen- of this city. This is a popular move and one that will redound to the glory of the club. No more appropriate place for rowing could be found than the Willamette river and now that the rowing club Intend to turn out crack crews, any crews eomlng here for competitions during the Lewis and Clark fair will have trouble holding their own with the local club. Another organisation that la in god standing la the Oregon Tacht club. During the sea son no club enjoys keener sport than its members, and Interest In the sport is In creasing year after year. With the track men Portland holds an enviable record. For year tha ath lete of thla city have ably represented their town. The sponsor of track and field sports, in fact all amateur sports. Including bowling, tennis, baseball and football. Is the Multnomah- Amateur Athletic club.' For II years this splen did institution haa done fadeless work In the way of athletic endeavor. Her men have won renown in every branch. In baseball and football her players have alwaya taken first rank. The real merit of the club la the fact that it la run for amateur athletics only. Many ath letic clubs throughout the country make a apeclalty or one branch of sports, and their member pey much more atten tion to the cafe than to the gymnasium. It Is for this purely athletic side that Multnomah club la. loved by all. Of course, sll the educational institution. like Columbia university. Portland academy, Portlsnd high school and tho Hill Military academy, endeavor to have their students trained In track affairs, which scheme works to greater advan tage in later years. - Taking it in every" line of sports, few cities csn excel Portlsnd. During the coming yesr. when the Lewis and Clark fair directors get the athletic feature under way. the people of thla city will have a splendid opportunity to Judge of the athletic prowess of her young men. It might be mentioned in con nection with the fair thst there will be autoboat races s one of the features of the exposition. The Trescott company that had the boating privilege at thg St. Liouls rslr will slso have charge of the boating here in Portland. Thle will give the people of the Pacific coast an opportunity to see sll the autoboat races. OUTSIDERS ON TURF HAVE A GOOD DAY Conger, at Fifteen to One, Beats a Good Field at Ascot Re suits at Oakland. (Sperlal Dlspateh by Leased Wire to The Jearaal) Los Angeles, Cel., Dec. 24. -Following are the results at Ascot Park: First race, one mile, selling, three-year-olds and up Exapo (McDanlel). S to 1. won; Ethel Scruggs, second; Au tumn Time, third. Time, 1:46. Second race, six furlongs, selling, three-year-olds and up Durnear (Mc Danlel), S to 1, won: Dan Collins, sec ond; Edlnborough, third. Time, 1:10. Third race, one mile and a sixteenth, handicap, two-year-olds and up Bragg (E. Walsh). 0 to S. won; Hans Wsgner. second; Milton Toung, third. Time, 1:48. Fourth race, one mile and a quarter, selling, three-year-olds snd up Rough Rider (Fuller), 5 to 2. won; Nam tor, second; Glisten, third. Time, 1:00 V. Fifth race, five furlongs, purse, three-year-olds and up Line of Life (B. Walsh), 2 to 1, won: Arabo. second; American, third. Time, i 01 4 Sixth race, one mile, selling, three-year-olds snd up Conger (Herbert),' 10 to 1, won; Liberty, second; Huapala, third. Time. l:44Vfe. I i Oakland, Cat., Dec 14. Weather rain ing, track sloppy. First race, seven furlongs, three-year-old and up. selling. 1 400 - M i Mary (Kuns). 0 to 1, won; Sugden, aecond; Dotterel, third. Tim. 1:30. Second race, six furlongs, two-year-old. 0400 Prince Brutus i Jones). 10 to 0, won; Yada. second: Squire John son, third. Time, I IS. Third rare, futurity course, three-year-olds and up, selling, 8400 W. R. Condon (Anderson), T to 2. won: Sol. Llchtenstein. second: Cousin Csrrls, third. rime. 1:12. Fourth rsce. one end s sixteenth miles, three year olds and up. selling, 0400 Northwest (Greenfield). 8 to 1, won; Lady Kent, second ; Vol. Anderson, third Tim. 1:40. Fifth raoe, seven furlongs, three-year-old and up. selllns. 8400 Albemarle (Kuns). 0 to 5. won; Bardbtirn. aecond; Mr. Farttum, third. Time. 1:26. Sixth raoe. mile, three-year-olds, sell ing, O400 Dungannon (Davis), ( to t, won: I nist v Miller, aecond: Scherso. third. Time. 1:44. She Do you believe that money car ries dlaeaae? He Not much' It the lack of It that makes ms 111. Detroit Free Press. PORTLAND BOWLERS HAVE BUSY WEEK Ten Pin Men and Thsir Good Doings on the Local ' Alleys. The past waa a busy week on the Portland bowling allays. The boys are all putting forth their best efforts to be In the best of condition when the league season opens January . 100S. The old bowjerp are all roll Ilk up to form and tha new ones are showing improvement with eaeh 1 game. , There were many double century scores rolled on the alley during, the past week Kruse and Case are tied for the weekly prize for high score, with -344 each. Rosav is right close with 240. Fred Closaatt and Fred Hoffman with 230 and Hague with OSS are right up with the top notchers. There were num erous other doable century ecores rolled. There were a number of lad ten visiting the alleys last week and some of them rolled very good scores. Ladles, there Is nothing so good for ths health and a good complexion as bowling, so do not be backward. Come to the Portland bowling alleys and In dulge In a few games of ten pins and I know you will go away pleased and benefited. The alleys .are so situated that ladles can have private alleys If they so desire. The management will see to It that ladlea are made com fortable, and treated with every respect. It Is Mr. McMenomy's intention to or ganise some ladles' clubs shortly after the first of the year. He will also give a prise to any lady rolling a score of 1SS or bitter. There will be. a-match game, at the alleys between the All 8tars and the Pin Knights. The teama are evenly matched and a good game is expected. SPORTING NOTES. George Gardner, the former light heavy weight champion of the world. Is re ported to be at the point of death at Butte. Mont-, from a severe attack of pneumonia. Hia father la on his way to the Montana metropolis In the hope of reaching hia son's bedside before the end. Tommy Burns, the clever middle weight, who waa scheduled to meet Dave Barry here some time ago, but the matoh fell through, is spending the holidays with his manager, Billy Lavlgne, in Seattle. Barry will return to Portland after New Yeara. The Tale basketball team Is touring the eaatern states during the holiday weeks. Their Itinerary embraces a 3,000-mile trip. Midshipman Harvey Delano of Illi nois has been elected captain of the naval academy's field and track team, vice John C. Sweeney, Jr., resigned. De lano is a sprinter snd quarter-mtle run ner. Frank J. Marshall, the crack American chess maater of Brooklyn, has srranged to lesve for Paris in about a fortnight to play a match with Janowskt at the Orel Phlldor In that city. This fact would seem to Indicate that Marshall is not disposed to wslt any longer on Dr. Leaker's convenience in the matter of his match with the latter for the cham pionship of the world. Victor Rice, the western college cham pion aprlnter, has decided to return to the University of Chicago and finish his last year of college athletics. Ths Miami Gun club of Miami, Kin . Is planning sn Important shooting contest for amateur marksmen, which Is ex citing considerable interest among the amateur gun clubs. Invitations to en ter teams in the several shoots have been accepted by the New Tork Athletic club. Westchester Country club. Cres cent Athletic club, Meadowbrook Hunt club,' Carteret Gun club, Olympic Ath letic club of San Francisco, Missouri Athletic club of St. Louie, Chicago Ath letic association. Boston Athletic asso ciation. Tale, Harvard. Prlnceon and Cornell Gun clubs and the University of Pennsylvania. The next annual regatta of the Amer ican Rowing association, known aa the American Henley, will be held on the Schuylkill river at Phladelphla on the Saturday preceding Memorial day next. LOVING CUP FOR TEACHER. W. D. Shaw. Jr.. Shorthand Instructor at the Behnke-Walker Buaineaa College, Gtven a Pleasant Sur prise by the Students. Friday night th closing term of the Behnke-Walker Business college waa th acene of an unusually happy and en thusiastic demonstration on the part of the etudent body In honor of W. D. Shaw, Jr., th Inatructor In shorthand, who waa closing his engagement with the school to take a position In the post office department of the Lewis and Clark fair. Mr. Shaw, by his faithful and pains taking work among the students has won, not only ths respect of his fellow teachers snd students, but the universal esteem of sll who came In contact with him. His unassuming manners, his kindness of heart, his helpful Interest In student organisation, and his sympa thetic Interest In all that pertain to each Individual student, had more than endeared himself to all? Thla waa at tested by the ovation given him Friday evening by the day and night students of the Behnke-Walker college. Through the efforts of Messrs. Guth rie and Wallace and others of the stu dent body. generous sum of money was contributed towards the purchasing of a handsome solid silver regulation loving cup, manufactured by Jaeger Brothers, Jewelers. While Mr. Shaw was busily engaged in teaching the night class, the day stu dents came up to the fourth floor of the Steams building and literally deluged Mr. Shaw's room. After surprised and surprisers hsd composed themselves. Eugene Ball Is. In a moat appropriate and befitting1 speech, briefly gave the rea sons for the hsppy occasion and on be half of the atudent body presented the cup. The surprise had more than over whelmed Mr. Shaw, and In response he, with suppressed emotion, thanked the students and told them that the sur prise of , the evening would be to him one of the greatest eventa of his life. After a further speech from Mr. Walker, In hia uaual happy vein, and another from Mr. Behnke. In which he expressed th fact that Mr. Shaw's place could never be filled, on sugges tion of Mr. Bailie, the gathering arose and gave Mr. Shaw a rousing Chau tauqua salute and a hearty God speed In his new field of labor. Bast atonoy fpr Prima Sonne. From th Chicago Journal. Hinging for phonographs seems to be as high-paid musical exercise as there la A phonograph compeny haa offered a prima donna who sings at the Metro politan opera-house this winter 014.AO4) for four song that la, 88,000 an soon as the songs are sung and 82,000 a year for four years ss a reward for not sing ing into sny other machine. Great and many are the means of Income of a god dess of grand opera She could live splendidly on what a be can get for using a pill, a perfume, a piano or a piiono-graph. Headquarters of i ca irrv t-?ri.i iuo-iu ruin ol, wpposue rosiomcc oquarc i orricEms: CharUa B. Young. rreoidont Yin Poy Okeeag, Secretary Edward B Jamas X. 2Ua, ataaagsr Xaa, Tiuaiiu BBBPesBBiBBl sask. rJJFeu, essBaBi sBOSJjHHFL i $JsfSBw OaaBsr XoSkjap il asaMldJ Sav I '-w 4fjsa0a"v". 3sP g mJx?sbBI mOTw. V v' eissasBSBa) QbBbbsbljsbbb! ' ' H9MMBra3lUBL- gt 'wWajflfts. jaWCl-giatEJ' linaTlv -sSbbbbbHsbbbbbbbbbbbb BBBBSBBBBBBBBBBaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBs&-'-- "' v'V BF BBBaMu 0wBF?tsKeSeB9AgssJlsY. JsroaFsspoBsB) Fjjj vIil'S blt& sBBrCtfl Bbsmssbbbs BHi :BBBB BBjRT aff BaT-" BBi BB BruwBBgSeBBl HjSs etBBBBb BM'" '' BBi aBBBBSBBwTu SaaraTBw BBT Bi The Western Importing Company, whose headquarters are portrayed above, has come Into Immediate promi nence aa one of the leading mercantile establishments In its line on the Pacific const. Th concern importa lta . wares direct from China and Japan, and deal extensively, wholesale and retail. In Chinese and Japanese ourt osltles and novelties, silk crepe, satin, embroidered lace handkerchiefs, pongee sUk. sat sums, fine porcelain wares, bronze cloisonnes, ivory, matting, ruga, camphor wood chests, fine ' teas, Chinese fancy carved ebony chairs, tables and cabinets, fireworks and flags and manufacturers of ladles', gents' and children underwear. Charles B. Toung, one of the best known business mn of Portlsnd dealing in Japanese and Chinese mer- chandlse, contracting in fish canners' supplies and help, and figuring In numerous othsr sntorprtses, is presi dent of the company. Mr. Young (s one of the wealthy Second street merchants, himself in his own store doing ( one of the best businesses of the street. . James M. Kan. general manager of the establishment, haa been aaaocjated with Mr. Toung for many yeara. and Is an active genius in the business affairs of this class of importing merchants. Ha Is full of enterprise and , snap, and every mlnuta of hia. life is strictly up-to-date. Mr. Kan has traveled over all the manufacturing districts of China and JapanT and la familiar with th manufacture of the goods his house haa In stock. He Ii therefore sn expert buyer. He knows what he Is about, and patrons of tn store greatly benefit by his experi ence. He buya low and sells low. There la no mistake In that. Tin Poy Cheong, secretary, Is one of the sober, staid, substantial, solid kind of men that wears long and whose judgment Is worth money. He saw In Portland an advantageous opening, and advised lavish purchases. His counsel was followed, and the Westsrn -Trading Company now displays one of the largest and- most awleet stocks of merchandise on the northern shores of the Pacific ocean. Edward B. Kan. treasurer, has been engaged In mercantile pursuit for th last 12 years. He haa had mueh to do with the clsss of merchandise contained In this big atore, and la a recognised authority and expert on fireworks. In recognition of his experience he was selected to handle tha fireworks for th Multnomah club at I Its carnival laat summer. The Westsrn Importing Company begins with a good business from th start. All lta goods are first -clssw, and at a vary email margin of profit. . ! -'- - - PLEA FOR PROPER HARBOR LINES It Is Said the Willamette River Is Becoming Narrower Every Year. DEBRIS FROM DREDGES FILLING TOWARD BANKS If Methods Now Employed Are Continued There Will Be Danger From Floods. River men say th Willamette In th harbor I becoming narrower every year, and prophesy that before many decades the banks will get so clos together that they will overflow In every freshet. This Idea has been suggested by the work which the dredge Portland has been doing during the pat few day. She Is clesrina out 4h channel between the Madison and Morrison street bridges, and the material ahe Is removing is being deposited in the river fully SO vards west of the east slds of ths stream. By the time he completes tha work and discharge the sand and gravel in that locality a new island will be formed. It will contract the river bed between the bridge, say those who hav been watching operations, and the water will overflow the bank. Th consensu of opinion I that har bor lines should be established from which no deviation could be made. Ac cording to the present plan, very little attention Is paid to the lines established by the government. It is asaened that some docks are extending considerably further out into the river then they shotrld. It le a practice of the owners to claim just as much of the river aa they possibly can. Piles are driven and docks pushed fsr out Into the stresm. Debris gather around th plies and the water Is forced into a narrow channel. The bed not having been deepened to any great extent the river naturally rises. In time It will be as high as ua first floor of the docks. To .statement Is made that when a particularly havy flood occurs the banks of the river will be overflowed end much valuable prop erty on First and Secnnd treeta will b badly damaged. To prevent tht It la pointed out that the tTnlted States engineer should -tahllsh harbor lina and not permit any one to erect piling or deposit material beyond thoee line). SALMON FOR GERMANY. (tasolta Schooner Oaoo Will Carry Flh for Shipment to Hamburg. Within th next day or two the gaso line schooner Cheteo. opera tew by th) roast Trading company, will be in com mission between '.Portland and Rogue river. The vessel has seen equi the Western Importing Company, d. r T-li.fC o sbbbbbbbT''1 """5r DIEIOTOES: Ooodnougb Building, Tilth and Tamhm with a modern refrigerating plant, and on the return trip will bring a cargo of Chinook salmon. A teat of the plant waa made yeaterday. It Is believed an excellent market for the fish can be built up in Osrmany. Arrangements hava been made with sev eral Hamburg ftrma to handle the prod uct, and It Is believed they can dispose of all th fish sent. Germany haa al ways been a liberal buyer of Pacific coast- salmon In' fact soma difficulty haa been experienced In keeping her sup plied. The Chetco will make a round trip every two week a, taking general cargo down and bringing up about 75 tons of frosen salmon. The flsh will be sent overland to New Tork and trans-shipped to Hamburg and other centers In Ger many. It Is the flrst time that a boat has ever been operated on the Pacific coast to handle traffic of this kind. While it Is in th nature of an experi ment the promoters say that there 1 a possibility of building up an enormous trade. CAPTAIN ARRESTED. Bald to Hav Permitted to Leave Jules ted Sailor Captain Quartreveaux. master of the French ship Jules Oommes, was arrested yesterday afternoon by a United State's marshal for permitting a ssllor to leave his vessel who Is ssld to be Insane and who' Is likely to become a publlo charge. Beforet the captain la released he will be required to deposit 8000, -the mini mum penalty. The ship lsft for As toria yesterday afternoon. The ssllor who caused the trouble Is Joseph Morlsesux. He arrived on the Jules Gommes from Hull. Bnglsnd, on November 12. Soon after his mates tried to get rid of him. ss they thought he was insane. About a week ago ha dlssppeared, and word was given out thst he had deserted. Immigration In spector Barbour informed the captain that he would have to locate the de serter and take him out of the country, or he would be subject to a heavy pen alty. The missing man could not be found, however, and when the ship wss ready to leave, h waa not allowed clearance papera-jbut later It was de cided thst she should clear, and legal proceeding were taken against ths cap tain. Her. t fore a head tax of 82 waa collected, and the ship waa allowed to go. EASY TIME ON ROCKPILE. Chain Oang Enjoys Its Short Roars of Work. Addition are being made to th city rockplle force almost every day. If it continues to Increase at tha same rat It has for the past two weeks the steam er Republic, which carries the prisoners batwaen here and Llnnton, will either have to be enlarged or aupplanted by a boat of greater carrying capacity. There are now close to 70 In the chain gang. The prisoners get two good maele a day and work shorter time than moat union mn. lies Idea they get a .floe boat ride up snd down the river, whet In Itself la an incentive far sees m Jan. in It Is sB4S law 4Mg0takrtwr. it Is etaitx the JMj Charlm H. Oarer Chest B. Young Charles . Toss Sower B. Xaa surad of good meals, light labor and pleasant boat rides for the winter, theyj" think fate Is vsry kind to them. ALONG THE WATERFRONT. British ship Durbridge cleared for Pari) Natal, South Africa, yesterday, with. 1,83, ss reet or lumoer. vaiuea at it.- 000. Dlllilll miij, i .uiiiriKdii wuiymn uwor Hour carau innii ion i ui imiiu riwuniv Mills for tha Dark Continent yesterday. Arrungement are completed for the) boat race to be held In tha harbor to morrow afternoon. The vessels reear sented In the race will be the Carl. It.mnlitn Tltim frleashtre Holt HU1. Vail nnrt Villa d Miilhnu. IHaucua. Martha Koux and 8. Celesta Steamer Alliance and KUburn last evening f: uolnt down the Both want SBM n. verfu Tn'fckw W. iliSely. hava Tranaportatlon com to build a new gasoline launch 00 feat lav length. A company of soldier from Vi ver barrack came to Portland yearteraAr afternoon on the steamer Mascot. sot, and will leave today for Manila by San Francisco. - . Many of the ships in the harbor area decorated with svrgrena la honor of, the Cbrlstmsstid. MARINE NOTES. fVSS schooner G. W. Watson, for San Cisco. Arrived at 10:80 a. m.. schooner And? Mahony, from San Pedro. Sailed at noon, schooner Honolpu. fog San Pedro, and schooaar Mlndora, fog Ssn Francisco Sailed thla morning, choonr Anal); Lren ana w. r jewett. ror su rrmmm. Cisco, and barkentln James Johnson, for Ssn Pedro. Arrived at 2 p. m . schooner lousaak from Ban Francisco. Condition of tha bar at 0 p m. rate: wind, west; weather, cloudy Dan r ranciwo, isir. ao schooner Jam A. Garfield, from land. From the Chicago Newa Sir William Laird Clow a Insomnia. "I hav raiiamm ana OS) people, after having ascertained sltion ior Sleep. nn mmjm above th heed, so thet In mPflmr tm it without moving th neea tn must be rotated upward. low limn covered with opaque paper. 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