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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1900.
MEDALS DECIDED UPON
SFAXXSH WAIt VET5ERANS
OX A DESIGN'.
AGREE
Governor Geer Meets the Es-Tolnn.
tecrs at the Residence o Gen
eral Summers.
At the homo of General Summers last
evening the delegates assembled in Port
land to organize a state veteran associa
tion of volunteers finished the work com
menced the evening before, and adjourned
bine die. Pour or live resolutions bearing
on work to be done were passed, and a
design for the medal to be presented to
the soldiers by the state was agreed upon.
Governor Geer was present to take part
In the festivities of the occasion, and to
complete arrangements for the manufac
ture of the medals, regarding which he
and a committee from the soldiers had
been conferring.
The design of the medal for the volun
teers is a disc, about the size of a silver
dollar, bearing on one side the seal of the
state, and on the other the relief of a
soldier in field uniform, carrying a Spring
Held rifle; Above Che disc will be two
hars, to which it will be connected. The
inscription used for those who went to tht
Philippines will differ from that for the
members of the .batteries wlio were called
out but were so unfortunate as not to
cross the water. For the former the in
scription will specify, "For gallant serv
ices in he Philippine islands, from the
state of Oregon," and for the latter the
service will be changed simply to the
Spanish -war. This difference arose from
the desire on the part of the governor to
give the regiment in the field something
specifying their service, as Is being done
by most ail other states of the West who
1iii4 volunteer regiments in the Eighth
army corps. All the volunteers called out
riuld not receive this, and there was no
disposition to slight the good purpose of
those who -were ready and anxious to take
the fteld. To eover the case fully and
correctly, both Inscriptions were decided
upon. The design is now in the hands of
a Arm who will execute a model shortly
for -approval.
A resolution was adoptqd declaring It
the sense of the state association that an
nual encampments be held, of not less
than a week duration, the time and place
to be chosen by the council of adminis
tration later on. A committee of three
members, W C. North. Captain Sanford
Whiting, and Guy Jennings, and of which
General Summers is ex-officio chairman,
was appointed to take up the matter of
the return of the remains of de
ceased comrades to America, and
also to secure a suitable plot of
ground as a common cemetery for the
soldiers, where the dead should be in
terred If the approval of parents was
given. A motion concerning funds for the
erection of a monument to the fallen em
powered the council of administration to
appoint committees to confer with the
citizens' committee on this subject, and
to take such action as should be deemed
necessary in the premises. General Sum
mers, commanding' the state organization,
was authorized to appoint a judge-advocate
and an inspector for the entire regi
ment The matter jof employment was
left to a committee, which shall be ap
pointed in each camp by the major com
manding the battalion in -which the camp
is located.
The evening was passed very enjoyably
by all the members attending the social
and business meeting. General Summers
and wife provided refreshment and vari
ous entertainment for all those visiting
the house, and until a late hour the boys
talked over times that are not yet very
old, yet are of great interest
MR. ALISKY FOUND GUILTY
Jxxtterc JXcnbcssj Fines Him $10 for
Violating Ordinance 11,112.
Judge Hennessy yesterday afternoon de
cided that JD. A Allsky was guilty of vio
lating the ordinance forbidding the open
ing of trapdoors from beneath, and fined
him 510, but saw fit to remit the fine, "in
view of the fact that this Is the firstvio
lation of this ordinance and that the same
was unintentional" Following Is the text
of the decision:
"Defendant is charged by the complaint
with violating ordinance Xo. 11,112. This
ordinance was passed for the purpose of
protecting pedestrians from accidents
which might happen should gratings of
buildings over the cellarways thereof be
suddenly Taised from beneath without
warning to pedestrians. The provision un
der which the defendant was arrested is
that no person shall allow any cellarway
or entrance in the sidewalks of the city to
the basement -of any "building to open
from beneath the -sidewalk, and all such
doors or doorways shall -only be opened
from the surface of the sidewalk. Other
portions of the ordinance provide for the
punishment of owners or occupants, and,
as I construe it, the Intention is to make
anybody who has any authority over the
building responsible for accidents. The
owner, in particular, is the party who
should be held liable for violation of the
ordinance, for it is in his power so to
construct the doorways leading to the cel
lar as to render It Impossible for any per
son or persons to violate the ordinance.
In other words, he can so construct the
doors as to make It necessary for either
his tenants or strangers to open the doors
from the outside. Should the ordinance
he otherwise construed all that would be
necessary for an owner of a building to
do would be to let his building to some
person, whether responsible or not, and
thereupon the public would have no pro
tection, especially when in -a case like this
It is claimed that a total stranger opened
the door.
"It is the duty of this court so to con
strue ordinances as to make them protec
tive and Jo follow as nearly as possible
the intention .of the law-makers in fram
ing them. My understanding of the mat
ter is that the council intended that un
der 0 circumstances should doorways
leading Into basements be opened other
wise than as provided by the ordinance,
and as I have said, the owner is fully
empowered to protect himself by so con
structing the doors as to prevent a re
currence of the accident which happened
in this case. I am constrained to think
the defendant violated the ordinance, and
must -therefore find him guilty."
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NO ADDITIONAL LIGHTS.
Some Citizens Uorrowlnjr Trouble
Over Street Illumination.
Some persons are borrowing trouble by
surmising that there will be a demand
for more streets lights before the year is
past. There has been but very little de
mand for street lights for some time, for
it has been well understood that under
the present contract with the electric com
pany there were to be no new lights
erected. A few petitions have been re
ceived for changes of lights and for lights
In places where they were needed, under
the idea that a light might be moved
from some place where it was not so bad
ly needed. This is a difficult question to
decide, for if it Is proposed to change a
lamp to any new position It Is at once
shown that it is indispensable where it Is.
The city has 713 arc lamps and 635 In
tandescents, and It Is the opinion of some
city officials that this number of lamps is
sufficient Xo furnish all the street lighting
really necessary for the city, if they are
properly distributed. The trouble is that
it Is a problem whether a lamp is most
needed where it Is or in some other place,
and then to'get it .moved If desirable.
There is more than likely to be trouble
between the city and the electric com
pany about the lighting for tills year. The
company was persuaded to make a con- I
tract last year to light the city for a sum
equal to an apportionment of 1 mills out
of the S-mill tax levy, amounting to about
$55,000. Now .the assessed -valuation of
property has.pe.en. cut down ten millions,
and the. 1& mills for lighting purposes is
not likely to amount to nearly so much.
Some would have It understood that the
electric company is bound to accept the
proceeds of the 1-mIll apportionment In
full for the year's lighting, but the com
pany is likely to take another view of the
matter. As the 1-mill apportionment ap
pears to be all the funds available for
paying for lights, it seems hardly worth
while to begin .worrying at present about
additional lights which may he asked for
before the end of the year.
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UNSATISFACTORY, OF BOURSE
Drngrgrists Get the Best End of New
Lianor License.
The new liquor license ordinance is not
giving universal satisfaction. It is not
on record that any ordinance of the kind
ever did. In this case, however, it Is al
leged, a glaring Injustice has "been done.
"While druggists are practically left fancy
free to sell all the liquor they can, in any
amount they care to, and already have
show cases and windows filled with liquors
of all kinds in bottles, pint and half-pint,
or even -smaller flasks, the grocers and
restaurant men are required to pay a II
cense of $400 for selling in quantities of
less than one gallon. "While two restau
rant men, Brandes and Richards, have
taken out licenses, and two Chinese gro
cers have done the same, none of the
white grocers have yet taken out a license,
and some of them yet have hopes that the
ordinance may be repealed. The whole
sale liquor dealers are not exactly satis
fied with the new law, as it has been held
to require them, if they selL liquors in
quantities less than one gallon, to take
out a retailer's license, in addition to their
wholesale license, and they say that they
have goods, such as benedlctine, vermouth
and various kinds of bitters, which they
never sell a gallon of at a time, as a bot
tle or two of these is sufficient to supply
most saloonkeepers for a long time. As
the law now stands, saloonkeepers will
be likely to purchase supplies of such
articles from druggists, who have no lim
its placed on their sales.
As an official remarked yesterday, the
council does not legislate in the interests
of the general public. "What should be
general ordinances are passed in the in
terests of some special class, as has been
the case in this change In the liquor li
cense. The Liquor Dealers' Association
started the agitation. They had an ordi
nance drawn up and presented with the
idea of being released from what they
considered unfair competition on the part
of grocers, restaurant men and druggists.
They have succeeded in "doing up" the
grocers and restaurant men.v but by some
shrewd manipulation the druggists have
come out away ahead In the matter, and
a number of retail liquor dealers who
have heen supplying wines to families by
the gallon have been hurt In the deal.
It is suggested that an ordinance of one
paragraph, providing that all persons sell
ing liquors in the city of Portland shall
pay a license of $400 per year, and pro
viding a penalty, would have filled the
bill, would have been more equitable and
more beneficial to the city, than the need
lessly long ordinance which gave oppor
tunity for sculduggery in the way of
amendments. Such an ordinance would
not suit -all who deal In liquor. No license
ordinance that can be drawn would, but
this ordinance would at least make no
discrimination.
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CLANS ARE GATHERING.
All Democrats Are Going: to Attend
Uleeting: Monday Xlght.
Tremendous efforts are being put forth
to make the meeting of democrats at
Turn haJle Monday ndsht, in honor of A.
Jackson, an affair which will be unprec
edented In the local history of the
party in Portland. All the old-timers, in
cluding S. Pennoyer and E. Killfeather,
will be urged to attend, and all past or
present leanings toward gold or expansion
will be forgiven. "What is wanted is a
crowd; given that, and nothing will bo
locking to the glittering success of the
occasion. The list of speakers, while de
cided upon, fca not yet been given out.
It is the Intention to spring a series of
dazzling and overwhelming surprises on
the assemblage, that shall have the effect
of uniting them like burrs for the pres
ent campaign, .and send them out rooting
for the cause till the welkin shall ring as
it has never rung before.
The affair will be in the hands of the
democratic county committee, which has
now buried the chestful of hatchets with
which its members were formerly wont to
carve each other, and is working, witn
the harmony of an Infant Sunday school
class. Dr. G. M. Wells, chairman of said
committee, will call the meeting to or
der and announce its purposes, which are
ostensibly to form a new democratic club,
but really to heal old wounds, banish the
memory of Napoleon Davis and enjoy an
old-time love feast. For prudential rea
sons, little is likely to be said about the
martyred candidate, William J. Bryar,
and the once immortal ratio of 16 to 1. It
is considered that such utterances would
be distasteful to the men who voted for
McKinley.
There is a very respectable number of
democrats in Portland, and if they can be
brought to agreement, they ought to be
able to form a srong club, which will
endure till the national democratic con
vention shall make a declaration of prin
ciples that will again, set the members- at
variance.
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DEMAND FOR W00DCH0PPERS
Southern Oregon Man Hires 150 of
Tliem in Portland.
J. T. Tuffs, of Wolf Creek, who was in
Portland yesterday, left orders for 150
woodchbppers at a city employment ottice.
He is manager of the Sugar Pine Door
& Lumber Company's interests in that
part of Southern Oregon, and the men are
needed to till a contract for 30.000 cords
of wood, to be cut for the Southern Pa
cific railroad. Mr. Tuffs said woodchop
pers were scarce in that section of the
state this winter, though usually more
men present themselves than are needed.
Men aTe paid $1 25 a cord -tor cutting and
piling the wood "at the stump," "the'wood
being hauled to "Wolf Creek station on sep
arate contracts. Choppers camp out, fur
nishing their own supplies, which can be
bought at the Sugar Pine Door & Lum
ber Company's stores, near by. Men usu
ally go in pairs, building their own cabins
and having a regular picnic In the resinous
timber, where sunshine Is much more prev
alent than in the northern part of the
state, as the climate of Josephine county
resembles that of California, rather than
of Oregon. The contract, it is thought,
will take two years to fill.
The advance In prices of both wood-cutting
and the finished product show
that prosperity has gathered this industry
into it benign folds, as it has swept over
the country. Three years ago, woodchop
pers were ,paid 90 cents a cord 'in the
same woods, while men w"ere eager to get
the work. Now the price has advanced
to 51 25, and the contractors pay the most
of the men's fare from Portland. The
Southern Pacific railroad could get all the
wood it wanted in 1S97 for $2 a cord. Now
the company makes no complaint about
paying $2 50
Enough to Command Ills Loyalty.
Newberg Graphic
Who can blame Bryan for his persist
ency in chasing his silver rainbow? That
story about he pot of gold Is no fairy tale
with him.
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o nJn -Mercantile Company-$l 20. men's
ur22d Annual Clearance Sale
Is meeting with the unbounded success whtch
always characterizes .our sales. Matchless as
sortments and values at the prices we ask can
not do otherwise. Great savings In every, de
partment. Some suggestions for Saturday
buyers below:
Closing Out
Double-Width Veilings
At 12c Yard
Best silk mesh, fancy or with chenille
dots. Regular 25c, 35c and 50c values.
"Jouvin" Gloves
Finest Dress Glove in the
market for $L60. Well
worth 52.00 pair, all colors,
black and white, now
Celluloid Novelties
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Handkerchief, Glove and Fan Boxes,
etc.. all hand-painted. Some handsome
styl.es, with shirred silk sides and linings.
Elegant Hair Switches at Half Price
Mrs. Peterl, of Now York, will be with us a few days longer, with a fine line
of hair goods at half the price usually asked. Switches made to order if desired.
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EVERY ARTICLE REDUCED
Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Veilings, Lace, Ribbons, and the thou
sand and one little indispensables, all at lower prices now than
at any other time in the year.
IN THE PICTURE STORE
The annual event the great money-saving event is now in
progress. Pictures at prices less than the cost of the frames.
Elegant etchings, water colors, pastels, platina prints, carbons.
There are many kinds, but only a few of a kind, so an early se
lection is advisable. It is a rare opportunity to buy pictures at
prices less than ever offered before, one that should not be over
looked. ARTISTIC PICTURE FRAMING
At regular our prices for picture framing are the lowest dur
ing this sale we allow a discount of 20 per cent on all orders
bringing down the cost of picture framing to the lowest mark
ever reached in Portland.
DON'T DELAY YOUR ORDERS
For judging from the orders we receive every day we -will soon
have to refuse orders, as we did before Christmas.
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FOR ELECTION OFFICERS.
Democratic Committee Has Submit
ted Its Selections.
The board of county commissioners will
choose judges and clerks to s.di-ve at the
June election, on or before January 20.
The board has addressed a letter to the
county chalrmdn of each political organiza
tion informing him of the fact. The rule
in the past has been to appoint two repub
lican judges, and one democra-ic judge,
and one democratic and one republican
clerk. There are 80 precincts altogether
in the county, of which 57 precincts, be
ing numbers 1 to 57, inclusive, are in the
city limits.
The democratic central committee has
prepared a list of names which will be
submitted with the request tnat tho?o
named be appointed as judges and clerks
of election, the first named to be judge aid
the second clerk:
Precinct No. 1 T. J. Concannon, M. C.
Davis.
No. 2 M. L. Nicholas, J. C. Welch. ,
No. 3 F. Kiernan, John Cosgrove.
No. 4 T. J. Uhlman, F. Bundschuck.
No. 5 J. Drlscoll, P. W. Ortman. -
No. 6 Page Stephens, Byron Powers.
No. 7 James Gleason, F. Ortman.
No. 8 Thomas Whalen, M. J. Mallay.
No. 3-D. M. Watson, George I. Smith.
No. 10 B. C. Protzman, J. K. Fltzhugh.
No. 11 E. J. Jeffery, OttOyStark.
No. 12 Frank N. Gilbert, R. M. Scho
field. No. 13 Robert Brady, T. A. Richardson.
No. 14 A. C. Barclay, J. T. Mllner.
No. 15 P. F. Castleman, W. H. Grind
staff. No. 1G Otto Schuman, F. Richardson.
No. 17 George F. Holman, C. H. Bauer.
No. 18 P. JT. Cronln. Charles Oliver.
No. 19 Martin Ready, J. M. Manning.
No. 20 John Montas, W. A. Coffey.
No. 21 W. P. Adams, J. J. Shipley.
No. 22 J. W. McGinn, George C. Stout.
No. 23 John M. Cress, H. Fleckenstein,
jr.
No. 21 A. Tozier, Zeba M. La Rue.
No. 25 T. J. Duffy. L. Simmons.
No. 26 Seneca Smith, Frank Scheeland.
No. 27 H. B. Nicholas, F. B. Beach.
No. 2S D. W. Taylor, Phil Harris.
No. 23 W. A. Parker, W. B. Carter.
No. 30 J. W. GrussI, Charles Herrell.
No. 31 V. K. Strode. E. C. Bronaugh, jr.
No. 32 Thomas Snyder, D. M. Donaugn.
No. 33 P. A. Prestpn, .
No. 34 R. D. Inman. T. J. Hannigan.
No. 35 Job Hatfield, James Brody.
No. 35 W. B. Wells. B. B. Seabrook.
No. 37 J. H. Kessler, John Myers.
No. 38 S. B. Holcomb, George L. Ray
mond. No. 33 F. W. Torgler, J, W. Fay.
No. 40 B. J. Jones, J. F. Lovelace.
No. 41 Stephen Farrell, J. W. Fay.
No. 42 A. A. Kadderly, O. Young.
No. 43 W. P. Snook, J. E. Worth.
No. 44 Fred Wilson, Thomas Varwig.
No. 45 Pete Schrantz. Herman Schaoe.
No. 47 F. A. Watts. H. Waternoider
No. 4G F. M. Gatens. John Golden.
No. 48 John Crozier, T. Hogan.
No. 49 M. G. Munly, N. McCoy.
No. 50 John Thomas, Clinton Haight.
No. 51 John L. Cllne. W. S. Beattle.
No. 52 J. Kalish, H. M. De France.
No. 53-John Mock. William Wendt.
No. 54 L. Caples. David Cole. .
No. 55 Carl Velton, M. W. George.
No. 5C J. D. Kelly, C. E. Holtgrieve.
No. 57 W. A. Dunn. E. H. Peery.
The list does not include the country
precincts.
Reception to Dr. Gibson.
A reception to Rev. John H. Gibson,
D. D., pastor of the Grand-avenue Pres
byterian church, and wife -was tendered
them last evening In the church. There
was a good attendance of the members
and friends of the church, and Dr. Gibson
and wife were made to feel that they have
come among pleasant people. They havo
been here since the 15th of last month,
and are fairly Into the work. w
Women's Hose
Full finished black cotton,
double heels and toes
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Children's Hose
All wool ribbed, very elastic, double
heels and toes.
Reduced to
20c and 25c Pair
Fine Footwear for
Women
Laird, Schober & Co.'s, of course. They
show all the late smart styles.
REGULAR $5.00
Hand-turned
Hand-welt and
Mannish styles.
NOW
4.25 pr
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SUNDAY SCHOOL DONATION.
Scholars of Calvary Swell the Monu
ment Fund.
The members of Calvary Presbyterian
church Sunday school, by means of a dimo
collection, have raised ?19 70 for the Sec
ond Oregon regiment monument fund. Tne
contributions by classes are given below:
No. 1, collected by G. S. Mann, 51.
No. 2, collected by W. W. P. Holt, $1.
No. 3, collected by E. C. Stares, from
Hazel Lee, E. C. Stares, E. W. Sehberr,
Margaret Stark, N. J. Stark, Earl B.
Stark, Walter S. Stark, Everett C. Stark,
Addle M. R. Stark, Joseph Given, $1.
No. 4, collected by Miss Norcross, 51.
No. 5, collected by Miss C. W. Burns,
from John Serr, C. W. Burns. Nelson Wal
ker, Agnes Mather, Mrs. K. Watson, Mrs.
Honeyman, Carl Lelbe, Miss Blackwen,
Miss Burns and Miss Yost, 51.
No. 7, collected by Mrs. J. R. Mllligan, 51.
No. 8, collected by Miss Ansley, from C.
B. Holt, W. L. Ormandy, Charles McKee,
James McDonald, Arthur McKenzie, Paul
Rockey, A. P. McKinlay, Bert Went, Ram
Glafke, Catherine Wood, 51.A
No. 9, collected by Miss Ruth Honeyman,
SO cents.
No. 10, collected "by E. C. Stark, jr., 51.
No. 11, collected by J. Waldrath, from
Gladys F. Sibray, F. R. Dllly, Charles
Van Horn, L. Reishield, C. C. Hudson,
Jbrett H. sniper, Winifred Sniper, 51.
No. 14, C. B. Hqlt, 10 cents.
No. 15, collected by W. W. Ormandy, 51.
No. 16, collected by Earl B. Stark, 51.
No. 17, collected by Miss Crissie Burns,
from G. J. Burns, Agnes Burns, Mrs. A.
Strow, Ella M. Crawford, CTissie Burns,
Mrs. A. Gordon, G. J. Burns, C. W. Burns,
SO cents.
No. 18, collected by Miss Isabelle Purdy,
51.
. No. 19, collected by W. L. Ormandy, 51.
No. 22, collected by Miss Klnsmann. from
Mrs. G. L. Maver, Mrs. John Zwahlen, J.
H. Alexander, Mrs. Freeman, Arthur 01
sen. 51.
No. 23, collected by Miss Kinsmam, from
Miss Mae Case, Miss Claussenlus, M. Fitz
gerald, C. C. Allbright, Fred Preston, Jos
eph Given, -SO cents.
No. 24, collected by L. M. Parrlsh, 51.
No, 26, jcollected by Dudley Clark,
cents.
No. 28, Leonard Fuller, 20 cents.
No. 29, Winnifred Labbe, 51.
No. 33, collected by Stuart R.- Strong,
cents.
No. 34, John Honeyman. 10 cents.
No. 35, William Honeyman, 10 cents.
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MATINEE TODAY.
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"The Hottest Coon in Dixie." at Cor
drny's Theater.
The melodies of the colored people, sung
by the colored people themselves a' only
they can sing them, bright specialties and
clever dances, will be heard at the mat
inee at Cco-dray's this afternoon, when
"Tho Hottest Coon in Dixie" will be seen
there. This is a style of entertainment
which is always delightful o children,
and they can be given no greater treat
than by taking them to see the matinee.
The show Is bright and up-to-date, with
out a suggestion of coarseness, md na3 an
amusing plot, the thread of whicn contin
ues unbroken throughout. The last per
formance will be given tonight,
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SMITH'S DANDRUFF POMADE
Will cure eczema, dandruff, itching scalp
and stop falling hair, and make hair grow
when all other remedies fail. Price 50c, at
all druggIsT3. Sample free. Address
Smith Bros., Fresno, Cal.
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"Resolve slowly, act swiftly." Take
Hood's Sarsaparllla and you will not
make any mistake.
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Today Shoes, 51 10. Union Mercantile
Co., 229 Morrison, between 1st and 2d.
Who
Shall
Our Great Annual
Clearance Sale
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BARGAINS
In manufactyred materials,
every desciiptloiie
BARGAIN
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gins
BARGAINS
in articles of utility and in artistic productions.
We advise our patrons to do as much of their buying as possible during the morning 'hours.
Our store will be open until 9:30 o'clock this evening.
OVER A SWAYBACK HOUSE
JUSTICE TREOEHAND "WRESTLES
WITH BUILDING LITIGATION.
Sannyaide Firemen May Connect With
the Town Bell Obstructions
Left in Bnrnslde Street.
Justice Vreeland, of the East Side court,
has under advisement his decision re
garding the suit of Charles Lohkamp
against Mrs. Katie Salchenberger, of
Bridgeport, for 5170, alleged to be due for
the erection of a dwelling on the place
of the latter. Mrs. Salchenberger set up
in her answer that she did not owe the
defendant a cent, inasmuch as the house
or rather the something he calls a house
was not put up according to contract,
and that as it stands it is an eyesore to
her and the neighborhood. She, therefore,
set up that, Instead of owing Lohkamp
anything, he owes her 5200 for damages
alleged to have been sustained by the
erection of the shack which disgraces her
premises. The trial continued almost all
day yesterday, and there were about 30
people present from the neighborhood,
most of whom were witnesses on one side
or the other. There was also a mass of
complaints, answers, other complaints
and more answers and a long list of
articles bought by Lohkamp when con
structing the dwelling, until the justice
might have decided the case by weighing
the documents and deciding for the sido
which had the heaviest papers, but he
concluded to hear the evidence. From the
testimony of the side of Lohkamp It might
appear that his claim is just and ought
to be paid, and that the house was built
according to contract. On the part of
the defense, however, there was another
story. It was asserted that the house
was not constructed according to contract,
that damp lumber was used, so that It
shrunk up, leaving cracks wide enough
for a cat to creep through with comfort;
that for the ceiling ship lathing was used
instead of first-class ceiling, . and six
Inch flooring instead of four-Inch stuff.
But that was not the worst feature. The
rcof has sagged down in the center so
that it looks very much like a swayback
horse. It was asserted that the rafters
had not been "tied" together, and that a
fall of snow would cave the roof in. For
this and other reasons, Mrs. Salchen
berger declined to pay the claim of the
defendant and demanded 5200 damages in
stead. Just how long Justice Vreeland
will have to ruminate before he gives his
decision it Is not known, but he may have
to visit the house first.
Pleasant Home Notes.
J. R. Strauss will move his sawmill in
a few days one mile south of its present
location, where he will have a very fine
and large body of timber. He has cut all
the timber that will make lumber where
it now 6tands, and he is compelled to
move to another place. There is talc of
another sawmill coming Into the neigh
borhood to cut out more railway ties.
Mrs. Wablll, who has been very sick
for the past two weeks, is considered
some better, and the chances are favor
able for her recovery.
Thompson "Van Fleet, who has been sick
for some time, is Very low and growing
weaker daily. It Is thought that he can
live but a few days. He is an old soldier,
having served in the civil war. He came
to this coast from Nebraska. For sev
eral years he has been making his home
in Pleasant Home district. The old sol
diers are looking after him-
The Installation and annual campflre of
tho M. A. Ross post and Woman's Relief
Corps will jointly take place In their hall
Saturday, January 13. Tho Installation
will occur in the afternoon, and In the
evening the campflre and bean bake will
take place. On the latter occasion there
will be a programme, including some short
talks. George Older, of Portland, will in
stall the officers.
May Connect the Tower Bell.
The Sunnyside volunteer firemen have
started a movement for the purpose of
getting the tower bell over the hosehouse,
on Belmont street, connected with the
electric fire alarm system. They propose
to raise most of the money themselves
to meet the expenses of making the con
nection by giving dances in the upper por
tion of their building, where there is a
considerable hall It is thought that the
expense of making this connection will be
about $150. There is a 300-pound bell In
the tower which can be heard over the
Sunnyside district, and with it connected
with the fire alarm system It would re
peat the strokes of the down-town bell
and thus give the alarms out there. Be
ing so far away, the residents at Sunny
side cannot always hear the general
alarms. If the connection be made, It
will probably have to be largely paid for
by the volunteers themselves, owing to
the condition of finances, with such help
as the commissioners may feel justified in
giving them: It is thought by the volun
teers that they would have no great diffi
culty in raising the money themselves
with dances and entertainments at their
hall.
Delegates Appointed.
The committee appointed to file the list
of membership and name delegates from
the U. S. Grant Club for the stae re-
seeks and will not take when once 'tis offered,
never find It more. Shakespeare; "Antony and Cleopatra."
opportunities that should1 n'otbe-neg
Among them are
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22 and 23 Washington Building
publican league, yesterday made the ap
pointments. The total membership of the
club Is between 200 and 400, but, owing to
the accidental destruction of the old mem
bership roll, the club does not get a rep
resentation for that number. With the
roll from the Sound Money Club and a
partial roll of the Grant Club, a repre
sentation of 150 members were appointed,
who are as follows: At large, Thomas C.
Devlin, T. W. Cuthbert, George C. Cam
eron, William Christianson, Louis E. Sau-
valn, EC. B. Loverldge, T. A. Davey.
Obstrnctlon In East Burnslde Street.
The two-story building on the corner of
East Burnslde and East Eighth streets
has been generally overhauled and new
concrete sidewalks laid, all of which is
an excellent improvement. But in front
of the building and nearly in the middle
of East Burnslde street, a great pile of
debris ha3 remained for several months.
There is no warning light at night there,
and several accidents have already oc
curred. Milk wagons have plunged into
the pile, and in one Instance a driver was
thrown from his seat. It is considered
remarkable that the obstruction should
have remained for months in the street
and no effort made to have it removed.
Sellvrood Hose Company.
The Sellwood hoso company has elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: Foreman, E. J. Relnke; first as
sistant, R. E. De Merrltt; second assist
ant, O. H. Wallberg; secretary, E. A.
Austin; treasurer, A. L. Pelffer. Mr.
Relnke has been foreman for a number
of years, and has been identified with the
Sellwood hose company from its organ
ization in 1895. The company Is the sole
protection to property In that community,
and right well the volunteers have 're
sponded to all calls at fires the past year.
Shortly the company will celebrate Its
fifth anniversary. Arrangements are mak
ing for the event.
East Side Notes.
Rev. G. A. Blair, pastor of the Cumber
land Presbyterian church, has been sick
the past week, but has about recovered,
and will be able to occupy his pulpit to
morrow. The launch Katie Weir, the property of
Captain Weir, which has just been rebuilt
in Supple's boatyard, was launched yes
terday. The little craft will soon be
ready for business. In the recent freshet
the boat was severely handled and sunk,
but Is now almost as good as new."
The health officer put in a portion of
yesterday giving notices to families to de
sist from throwing garbage Into tho
streets and back yards. There were many
places where this has been done, and It
will have to cease. Fair notice is given,
and further notifications will not be made,
but prosecutions may follow.
The following officers of the Sunday
school of the First United Evangelical
church were chosen at the annual elec
tion: Superintendent, George Ormsby; as
sistant superintendent, Mrs. E. Molden
haudr; secretary. Miss Beatrice Kern;
treasurer, Mrs. C. D. Ott; librarians. Miss
Ethel Kern and Lloyd Painter; organist,
Miss Elsie Small; chorister, C. D. Ott.
The ladies of the Sellwood Methodist
church are giving a series of entertain
ments during January and February,
which are proving very successful. Rev.
H. W. Kellogg, under their auspices, gave
an illustrated lecture the first of the
month, and it proved highly Interesting.
He has consented to give anotheirwhlch
will also be Illustrate dwlth stereoptican
views.
District Engineer Holden has taken the
homeless truck in charge that had been
stationed at Woodlawn. The volunteer
fire company there, in whose hands it had
been left, has disbanded, and the old
truck was left without shelter or care.
It Is a relic of the past, and It will be
preserved. Woodlawn people think that
the chemical engine at Highland affords
them sufficient protection, and do not
care to maintain a volunteer company.
Perhaps too much should not be ex-
t . f
not made up, of
men, women, boys
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Fourth and Washington Sta., over LItt's.
pected of the streetcleanlng department,
running as it does on short allowance.
Still it ought not to take any great amount
either of exertion or of .valuable time for
the deputy who is paid to attend to such
matters to notify persona whose business
it la to attend to it to remove the large
pile of plaster, broken glass and other
building debris that ha3 lain undisturbed
upon East Burnslde street between East
Eighth and East Ninth, for several weeks.
The pile Is unsightly and an obstruction
to travel, and should ba removed without
further delay.
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VLADIMIR DE PACHMANN.
De Pachmann, the great Russian pian
ist, will give a piano recital at the Mar
quam Grand on Monday evening, January
8. Do Pachmann will play the Steinway
piano. Go and hear the great master and
see the indescribable beauty of his touch
and the exquisite finish of his runs and
ornaments, and hear the defined rhythm
and poetry of his phrasing; such tech
nique, such tones, can be produced en
only one piano, and that's the Steinway,
Listen to the Steinway tone, then come
and see us, and we will show you our full
line of Stelnways in grancs and uprights.
SHERMAN, CLAY & CO.,
Steinway Representatives,
Rooms 16 and 17, Russel building, Fourth
and Morrison.
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Bargain store Shoes today, 51 10. Union
Mercantile Company, 229 Morrison.
A COFFEE SLAVE
Released by Postam Food Coffee.
"To my surpriso I discovered that the
coffee habit was fixed upon me, and I
looked forward to the beverage at meala
as Indispensable.
"I felt that I would rather do without
the balance of the meal than the coffee,
and became Impressed with the fact that
my free. Independent manhood was prac
tically gone.
"My heart gradually became weaker and;
weaker until it was so crippled that my
feet and hands were always cold, except
immediately after drinking coffee; and
after the effect of the, coffee wore off, I
had, that horrible, Telaxed, run?g-out-Hke-a-dish-rag
feeling that made nj$ Jeel like
an old, decrepit man at the age of 33.
"When I awakened to my condition,
I quit the coffee, and took up Postunx
Cereal Food Coffee, finding It a most
palatable and perfect beverage. My
heart has recovered its normal strength,
and I am again a young and healthy man.
It Is very plain to me now that coffee was
robbing me of my strength and vigor.
Postum helped me quit and build up my
nervous system.
"My wife, also, has been wonderfully
benefited by the use of Postum Food
Coffee, and we have been engaged in an.
active crusade In Its behalf. Have found
many people who had turned down,
Postum solely on- account of not making
it properly. It is easy to make if one will
use four heaping teaspoons to the pint of
water, and allow It to boil long enough.
We always use good, rich cream, and
sweeten the cup to taste. It Is a delicious
beverage.
"The following' persons were affected
very much as I was, and have recovered
their health by the use of Postum Food
Coffee: Dr. J. A. Schueike, of the United
States army, also Mr. John Corcoran, of.
South Omaha, with the Cudahy Packing
Company.
"With best wishes." W. H. Spauld
lng, 1C10 Casa street, Omaha, Neb.
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