12 THE MORNING OREGOISIAN, M02JBAY. 'JULY SO, 1900. OLDS St KING Little Folks' Summer Headwear At Half Price SECOND FLOOR ANNEX. We've many kinds and Qualities of them, such &s White Lawn Bonnets "With open work crowns, tucks and em broidery Insertion trimming. 15c and 38c grades. Fancy Lawn Bonnets Plain, red or pink, worth 50o and 60o eacn. ANY OF THEM H AIF Children's Gowns Reduced Heavy Musln Gowns, with yoke, neck and sleeves trimmed In tucks and embroid ery. Amply proportioned and daintily made. Size 2, worth 93c, at 69c each Size 8, worth $1.10, at 78c each Size 4, worth SLO0, at 72c each Size 10, worth L15, at. Sic each Size 6, worth $1.05, at 75c each Size 12, worth $1.20, at S4c each Our Novelty Silk Sale Presents an array of very attractive plaids, checks, stripes and bro- Q"J iA cades, light and darK. .Note tne mg silks to $2.50. only. High-Class Colored Blanket Sale Best selected fleeced wooL Color, deli cate fawn with fancy Jacquard borders, in pink, blue, red or green. $5.85 pair for 57.00 Blankets. $6.90 pair for $3.00 Blankets. Serviceable and pretty for home, beach or country uses. New Outing Skirts In plaid back, homespuns. Browns, blues and Oxford.-.. Perfectly tailored. THE BEST YET SHOWN, At $3.73 each. Our Shirt Waists Will meet your highest wish in both style and prettlness. Colored Waists now half. White Waists tTro-thlrds price. MAY BE A PROSECUTION DISTRICT ATTORNEY WILL INVES TIGATE SCIIMEER CONTEST. If It Appears That Crime Affalnst Ballot Has Been Committed, He "Will Take Action." A criminal prosecution may be insti tuted by District Attorney Chamberlain against the persons suspected of fraud ulent work in the Ninth Ward eleotion for Councilman. Yesterday he said that he had not followed the case closely as it developed in the civil action for a re count, m as his attontlon had not been called to the likelihood of his official ser vices being roquired in connection there with, but that from what he had heard since, he had determined to confer with Judge Frazer, William Schmeer and Schmeer's attorney, Henry E. McGinn. If it appeared, as a result, that there was sufficient evidence to warrant a con viction, Mr. Chamberlain said he would see that proceedings were taken to bring the guilty parties Into court. An effort will be made today by Mr. McGinn to have a careful and scientific Inspection made of the ballots cast in Precinct 42 and marked for Councilman Holbrook. This additional scrutiny will i bo asked on the ground that It appeared io tne court during the previous recount that ballots evidently left blank by the voter so far as Councilman was con cerned, had afterwards been marked for Holbrook with a black lead penclL Three or four of the ballots considered by Judge Frazer, at the recount finished last weekv were of this character, and Impressed the Judge that fraudulent work had been done. Mr. McGinn will, therefore, ask that he be permitted, with the aid of an expert and microscope, minutely to examine the ballots cast in No. 42 pre cinct which were marked for Holbrook alone. A cross or X, which the law prescribes for marking ballots, does not afford much basis for distinguishing icatures. The angle of the cross, however, and its re lation to all others on the same ballot, give some room. The color of all the .indelible pencils used at the pplls was not of the same intensity. One pencil might be a shade darker or lighter than Its neighbor in another booth. Even one end of a pencil might vary slightly in hue from the other. But it Is assumed by Mr. McGinn that the amount of wear required for marking a single ballot should not appreciably change the mark ing material. Should the voter dampen the lead the first cross made thereafter would be heavy and darker, the next a shade lighter, and so on gradually until back to normal density again. No mis takes are apprehended bs' Mr. McGinn on this account, for the evidences that will be dwelt upon as suspicious are only where the one cross In front of Councilman Holbrook's name varies from those both above and below. Mr. McGinn will not ask that the court count over, but merely that, in view of the fraud developed, he be permitted. In company with representatives from the opposing side of the case, to Inspect the Holbrook ballots cast in Precinct 42. Preparation will be made to have the work done thoroughly and scientifically, and the at torney is hopeful that Judge Frazer will grant the permission. The penalty that has for years been in the statutes of the state regarding frauds by judges and clerks at election, Is as follows: "If any judge or clerk of an election, or other officer or person or officer on whom any duty is enjoined by law rela tive to any election authorized by law. or to the return or canvassing of votes given at such election, shall be guilty of any willful neglect of such duty, or of any corrupt conduct In the discharge of the same, said judge, clerk or officer, or ether person, upon conviction thereof, Shall be punished by lmprironment in the Pen'tentlary not less than one year nor more than three years, or by imprison ment In the County Jail not less than three months nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500." As the same ballots altered and marked for Councilman also contained the name of a candidate for Congress. It has been said that the United States statutes were violated and the guilty persons were open to prosecution in the United Stales Courts. This Impression arose from sec tion 5515, of the Revised Statutes of the United States, which was repealed in 1834, when the United States inspectors and supervisors of election were done away with. This section provided that fraud by any election officer involving the rolls or ballots where a candidate for Congress was being voted for, was a Federal offense. Decisions held that this applied whether the fraud was perpe trated in the interests solely of a state, county or municipal officers being voted for. The whole section was repealed, with several others relating to Govern ment interference in state elections, and at the present time it appears the only offense is against the state. Clara MncEvran, the GIrl-Hcrolne. PORTLAND. July 29. (Tothe Editor.) The article headed "Two Young Hero ines," In The Sunday Oregonlan of July 22, Is "well timed, and originated In an Im pulse that finds an echo in every true heart, That dear little Clara MacEwan deserves a substantial token of apprecia tion from this -whole country, and par ticularly her own city and state. Her rare presence of mind and good Judg ment, as displayed 1a the saving of two Children's Hats Combinations of mull and straw, lace trimmed, 40c, 50c and SOc grades. Corded Wash Hats Pink or white SOc values, and BOYS MULI, TAMS, worth S2c each. PRICE THIS WEEK. saving Dy Duying now. rancy (jJL 7 II Women's Summer Union Suits Priced attractively low for this week's selling. Union Suits of white cotton, low neck, sleeveless and knee length, worth 60c, at 44c suit Same in extra fine grade, with half but toned fronts, regularly 75c; now 54c suit White X.lsle Mercerized Suits, high neck, long sleeves and ankle length. Fine $L25 grade at 94c suit Of Bath Towels You can't have too many now. Another large shipment just received In BLEACHED AND UNBLEACHED Extra size and weight. PRICES, 15c, SOc AND 25c EACH lives at Ia Camas Lake, are, indeed, worthy of more than a passing newspaper notice. An Idea comes to me as to a way. Let an account of the thrilling in cident, well written and prettily illus trated, be printed in a small pamphlet or double sheet, with ornamental cover. The cover punctured for a silk cord or ribbon, to tie the whole with a fanciful bow. This put on sale at a reasonable profit, and the proceeds given to the little girl. Or, if the sum should prove to be consider able, why not buy for her a beautiful, first-class watch, properly engraved, as a memento? How proud she would be! And justly so. The little story would find a ready sale, one feels sure. And an other good object it would accomplish would be the stimulus it would give to heroism. Children would read and ad mire Clara's spirit and long for a chance to emulate her example, after the man ner of children the world over. A SUBSCRIBER. ' TIRED FIVE SHOTS. Coroner's Jury Investigates Suicide of Frederick Chonrad. The Coroner' Jury held an Inquest yes terday afternoon on the body of Fred erick Chonrad. of 569 Raleigh street, who committed suicide Saturday evening, and a verdict was found of death from gunshot wounds inflicted by himself. Chonrad was 50 years old, a native of Germany, having lived in the United States eight years, and in Oregon three months. He had been married 13 years. Mrs. Chonrad gave the following testi mony: "He came home Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock and went to bed. When he got up he commenced to curse me. He had been drinking. When he went to lie down again, I crossed over to a nelglv bor's house. When I went to bed In the evening, he commenced cursing roe again. I told him I would show him, and then I called a policeman. I told the policeman to come with me as my hus band had threatened to shoot me, and had said the same thing the night be fore. "After the policeman came, ror hus band could not be found. Then I went to the neighboring yard to talk to one of my friends. As I stood talking to Mrs. Schefer. with my back to our house, she said: 'There he comes. Ho came up, grabbed me by the arm, took his pistol, and shot at me three times. One ball grazed my arm, and another my ear. I ran away, and after that I did not know what happened." Mrs. K. Schefer. of 571 Raleigh street, testified as follows: "Mr. Chonrad had been quarreling and growling at his wife for a week. He had been sick and she took the best of care of him. She was working hard by the day and came home at night and took care of the house, and did the work. He himself "had not worked for a month. "Saturday Mrs. Chonrad went to work as usual, and h'e was growling. He was jealous of anyone to -whom she might speak. She same over to my home, and when she went back he commonced to growl again. He had a pistol under his pillow and kept telling her he would shoot her. I then got up and ran after a policeman. When he came we could not find him. "After the policeman had gono Chon rad came toward us, walking out in his stocking feet, carrying a pistol behind him. Then ho said a few words: " 'Just as you made it, you shall hare if "Then he fired three or four times at her. and went back into the house, from which I heard two more reports." Police Captain Hoare, Patrolman Wheeler and R. F. Batty testified to hearing the reports and finding the man dead in the kitchen with the pistol near him. The medical examination showed that both shots fired took effect. The first was not necessasrlly fatal, having been aimed at his heart, entering the body between his tenth and eleventh ribs, and lodging In the spine. The sec ond shot penetrated his right temple, and produced death Instantly,. PERSONAL MENTION. Grant Mays, of The Dalles, is registered at the Imperial. Xeon Cohen, of Pendleton, Is registered at the Portland. M. P. Randolph, of Seattle, is registered at the Portland. W. L. Whltmore. of Chicago, is stop ping at the Imperial. S. A. Pierce, of San Francisco, is reg istered at the Perkins. J. I. Alberson, of Cornucopia, is regis tered at the St. Chafes. Thomas S. Ewlng. of Los Angeles, is registered at the Portland. W. B. Runkle, of Walla Walla, Is registered at the Perkins. J. P. Merrlfield and wife, of Seaside, are guests of the St. Charles. Judge W. R. Ellis, of the Sixth Ju dicial District, Is registered at the Per kins, from Heppner. A. C. Little, of Tacoma, Fish Commis sioner of the State of Washington, regis tered at the Imperial yesterday. Otis -Patterson. Receiver of the United States Land Office at The Dalles, regis tered at the Imperial yesterday. Professor W. H. Heileman, of Pullman, Wash., and Professor L. F. Kent, of Corvallls, are registered at the Imperial. J. F. Adams and wife, and Miss G. Bremer, of -Stockton, Cal., with Louis Adams, of Seattle, are registered at the St. Charles. Dr. Edwin Dinkelsplel, of San Francisco, who is on his way to Europe, is visiting his relatives in Portland, Mrs. Ben Sell ing and Mrs. Emanuel SIcheL SALE TODAY Our Extra Quality Crash Skirting Alvvsys sold at 15c yard As s speclsl baraaln today at Special Yard White Pique Skirts and Suits Cut to the quick for quick selling. Cut prices on alL A few examples: $ 3.00 White Piques at $2.10 $ 5.00 White Piques at $3.75 $10.50 White Piques at $5.90 $15.75 White Piques at $9.75 Qc The Greatest Shirt-Waist Sale of the Season From the lowest priced to the highest the entire stock of Shirt Waists sacrificed. gaff" 75c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $2.00, $2.25, $2.50 price?E.49c, $ .77, $ .98, $1.18, $1.33, $1.39, $1.55, $1.73 Higher priced Shirt Waists equally reduced. eoeoeooo INJUSTICE TO PORTLAND LIVESTOCK BOUGHT HERE SHIPPED FR03I SEATTLE. War Department Seems Inclined to Sidetrack This Port In Favor of the Sound During the past week 13 cars of horses and mules Intended for Government use in the Orient were shipped from the East through Portland to Seattle. lhese ani mals will be taken to Asia on a trans port of much less draught than vessels coming up the Columbia and Willamette for cargoes. Portland business men are puzzling themselves to see the economy of this method of doing business. The Chamber of Commerce has been gather ing some figures on the subject, and the reported shipment of horses from Eastern Oregon and Washington to Puget Sound. Alter the horses are here, or if they are bought In the country immediately tributary to Portland, It Is Impossible to reason how the Government saves money by shipping them to Puget Sound for embarkation on transports. Alter they are shipped there and accumulated In sufficient numbers, and transports are being prepared for them, naturally the transports will be sent there for them. This was the system discovered by the Chamber of Commerce in the matter of grain and hay. The Almond Branch and Belgian King were to be loaded In the Northwest. Previously a large quantity of hay and grain for the Government had been accumulated at Seattle, part of it being shipped from Oregon. When Port land justly asked for one of the trans ports, the Quartermaster's Department replied that the cargoes of hay and grain were at Seattle, and could not be had here. Some of the very cargoes accumu lated there had been taken from Oregon. Tet the War Department said It could not get them here, and that It believed they could not be had here. It begins to dawn upon the members of the chamber that It is a Seattle stamp which the goods require, more than the price or quality, for the most astute cannot figure out the economy of shipping by rail from Oregon at the rate of ?2 a ton for loading on transports that could just as easily be brought to Portland. Considerable purchasing of horses has been carried on by the Government In Eastern Washington and Oregon of late. From Pendleton, Walla Walla, Baker City, La Grande and other cities, all the horses bought are shipped to Puget Sound Freight owned by private Indi viduals comes down the Columbia more cheaply from some of these points. Per haps the land grant privileges afforded by the Northern Pacific alter the case somewhat with reference to the Govern ment as a shipper from the same points, but the persistency shown to take from Portland all the Government business pos sible In other cases has led the members of the Chamber of Commerce to think, even though land-grant privileges did not tend to send trade toward Puget Sound, Government freight would go Just the same. A batch of correspondence and other Information on the subject has been turned over by the chamber to the Oregon Congressional delegation, with a request to do whatever is possible. All Portland ers and Oregonlans are urged to take a determined stand on this matter. The palpable injustice done Oregon will work much-injury if not corrected, and it seems to the Chamber of Commerce a united and forceful demand will be necessary. ONLY COURTS CAW DECIDE. Controversy Which Must De Settled by a Lawsuit. PORTLAND, Or., July 29. (To the Edi tor.) Will you kindly answer me, through the columns of The Weekly Oregonian, the following question: If two men own a ranch between them, and one of them goes on the ranch alone, can the one on the ranch charge the other one with improvements he makes thereon without the other man's consent? A SUBSCRIBER. Not even the Supreme Court of the United States could answer this question without knowing something about what Improvements were made, and whether they were timely and proper and for the benefit of all concerned, ,or not. Partners in a ranch, or in any kind of business, usually consult with each other In regard to making Improvements, etc, but each to a certain extent represents the other and exigencies may arise which render It necessary for one to assume full con trol of the business for the time being, and to do certain things -without consult ing the other. Of course, the man on the ranch can charge his partner for anything he likes, but the partner would not have to pay it If a court decided that the charge was an Improper one that Is, for some thing which was unnecessary or was det rimental to the property or intended for the sole benefit of the man on the ranch. The only place to get an answer to such a question is in the courts, and it will probably be much cheaper and better for tho partners to settle It between them selves. It is an old saying that "partner- Another shipment of TURK15H TOWELS 10c Each 16x24 inches, un bleached Turkish towels. 12ir Each 18x40 in ches.bleach 2 ed Turkish towers. 15c Each 20x4oinches, bleach ed Turkish towels. 5C Each Bleached Turkish wash rags. (Sew Felt Walking Hats For coast and mountain. $1.50 and $2.00 each Scotch Tarn O'Shanters 75c and $1.00 Straw Sailor Hats at reduced prices. All Children's Hats at cut prices. ALL REMNANTS OF Swiss, Cambric and Nainsook Embroideries at HALF PRICE First Fall Shipment of New Portieres and Couch Covers Just Received. Kid Gloves Our S1.2C 2ciasD Scala and 3-cIasp Theodora at, special. . . Also genuine Mocha gloves at $1.25 pair ship Is a good ship when you have a good partner," and when one goes into a part nership he has to take chances. STRENUOUS SMALL BOYS. They Are Talcing Object Lessons In the Art of War. The rising generation of young Ameri cans is probably the most cosmopolitan on earth, nearly all nations being rep resented among them by a trace of blood If nothing more. The mixture results In fighting stock, as was seen by the readi ness with which youths volunteered for the Spanish War, and further evidence of this fact Is seen daily wherever a crowd of smair boys Is collected. On a sandy beach of the river below town a gang of these "kids" have con structed an entrenchment where the game of. war is played almost dally. The "gang" Is divided Into two armies, as equal In number and strength as pos sible, and a General chosen for each. A while ago they used to be Boers and Eng lish, but lately they are Boxers and Christians or "the powers." One army takes charge of the sand fortification and lays in a stock of ammunition in the form of wet clay sticks, and even stones aro smuggled in, to be used as dum-dum bullets. In case of emergency. Then the other army, also well supplied with am munition, assaults the fortification, and a battle royal ensues. The Boers and Brit ish never made half as much noise as these two armies whon engaged in fight ing, but the Chineso may equal them when mobbing diplomats or missionaries. The rules of the game are that the fight goes on until the assailants have captured the fort or some one is placed hors de combat. A man who witnessed one of these games from a distance the other day says that great bravery was displayed on both sides, and the noise was appalling. Two boys succeeded In scaling the sand bank, only to be taken prisoners and held down by several of the defenders sitting on them. Finally one of the assailants was struckwlth a ball of clay In which was a small rock, and was knocked silly. JThe flow of blood from a cut on his head soon restored him to consciousness, and his head being bound up with a soiled handkerchief, "Richard was himself again." Then, according to the rules of the game, the position of the armies was reversed, and, among the new defenders of the .fort none exhibited more daring than the kid With the broken head. The boys might chose some game like "mum-ble-ty-pcg," which would not be so dan gerous, but It would not be likely to so well prepare them for the strenuous days coming, when America Is to take her place away up the line among the pow ers of the earth. ENTERS A PROTEST. Library Subscriber Objects to Early Closlna-. PORTLAND, July 29. (To the Editor.) Noticing by .-today's issue that the Gas Company advertises a considerable reduc tion in the price of its product, I would like to ask if there Is any longer a rea sonIf one ever existed for closing our Portland Library at 9 P.M. As it is shut all day Sunday in all Its departments, its use, except to persons of leisure and school children, is practically restricted to tho taking out of books, which i3 not, after all, its most Important function. There are numbers of business men and women whose- time is fully occupied with life's duties until 6 or 7 o'clock, who would appreciate some little time In the evening to consult the many invaluable works of reference, and also the periodicals, with out having to keep an eye on the clock and the other on tho vigilant Janitor, who Invariably has all lights out at S:5S sharp. It is true, on thus being evicted from the institution the member is humbly as sisting to support, he can go to the de lightful reading-room of the Unitarian Church library, where, without money and without price, the remaining hour can be spent. But the half-finished article in the encyclopedia or Spectator must be held. If possible, suspended in the mind until a favorable opportunity offers to finish it. Do any of your readers know where a "public library for subscribers only" Is found that closes at 9 P. M., Summer and Winter? If there be any such It would be most fitting that mutual sympathies should extend between us and the mem bers of the other untimely benighted ln- ! stltution. As, doubtless, economy is still a much needed watchword, could not the matter be easily met by keeping the library open until 10,: but 'limiting. If necessary, the taking out of books to 9 P. M. It would appear, by thus releasing the librarians at the same- hour as now, this course should Hmlt the extra expenses to the additional gas, and with perhaps some small added compensation to the Janitor. T. W. B. L. Trie United States Conrt has awarded the Anheuser-Busch Brew ing Ass'n absolute and exclusive use of the name BUDWUISKR, and all other brewers who ' have used that name have been defeated and compelled to drop It. W. J. VAN SCHUXVER &. CO., Portland, wholesale dealers. A Great Scoop By Our Eastern Buyer 1000 Children's Wash Dresses Made of percale and gingham. Fancy checks, stripes, plaids and figures. All this season's goods. Neatly trimmed. A nice assortment of styles and colors. Reg ular 75c to $1.50 values, Until Every One Is Sold 52c Each Newly Arrived A complete new line of GOLF CAPES and SHORT SKIRTS. See display In Fifth-street window. $2.00 Kid Gloves for $1.1T 23 dozen "Ruthland" 3-clasp Kid Gloves, novelty shades, stitched backs, all sizes; high grade in every re- rf r spect; regular price, $2.00; I . I 4 a nalr Ladies' Vests Plain and Richelieu Ribbed - Cotton "Vests, fancy yokes, o I C white only; each w Note Paper Crane's Extra Superfine Kid Finish Note Paper, azure, - opaline and heliotrope tints, I AZ a quire w Envelopes to match above, a 1 3r package 1JU Our "End of Season Sale" Is Still On Snits, Jackets, Dress Skirts, Silk, Ribbon, Lace and Cotton Shirt Waists, all at exceptionally low prices. Summer Millinery Offer Onr entire stock of Trimmed and Untrlmmed Ready-to-Wear and Sailor Hats at prices that do not beein to express their value. Just Received by Express a Shipment of Colored Scotch Dimities BIBR HE BLAMES THE POWERS PASTOR OP IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH OX THE CHINESE WAR. Say Greed of Gain, Not Conversion of the Heathen, Has Led to tho Present Uprlslnsr At Immanuel Baptist Church last even ing, the pastor, Kev. S. L. Lapnam, who has seen much service In foreign coun tries as missionary and otherwise, spoke on "Reasons for Riot in China." Civilized nations were severely arraigned, and the missionaries defended with much warmth. Mr. Lapham said in part-: "The present uprising Is not a bolt out of a clear sky. Fires that have been smoldering long and pent-up rage accu mulated In past years Is tinding vent. It is within the present century that England forced the opium trade on heathen China at the cannon's mouth; that, too, when it was a crime to cul tlvaje the poppy there. But the opium of India must have a market. This led to war, and from 1S39 to 1S42 England wrought havoc along the coast of China. This helpless nation surrendered on terms which England offered, and at Nankin agreed to give England 521,000,000, swal low her opium pill and be thankful for tho murder of her citizens and destruction of property. In 1S50 England, with France, In Southern China gained more rights, and finally the dishonest greed of these two nations resulted in four years more of war, and China came out with less land, ports and money. In 1SS5 a war with France resulted In the loss of Cochin China and Tonquin. The defeat of China by Japan In 1833 was the opportunity innir Roueht bv Russia. Germany and Franco to work a little 'hoad3 I win and ( tails you lose game, which resulted in concessions that make them, with Eng land, masters of China. The seaport grab game was played in 1896 when, with out n sincle excuse, there was perpetrat ed that piece of National brigandage and robbery by which Russia. England and Franco robbed China to the tune of mil lions again. "The loss of valuable harbors, rich mines, fertile Islands, provinces, cities and rights of way whioh place them at the mercy of nations whose only Interest in China is to enrich themselves has nat urally enough enraged the people. Eu ropean powera have allotted and ear marked their districts of proposed dlspoli ation for the future. Is it strange that these things should lead to the hatred of the 'foreign devil' and murder by people where life Is so cheap? "Another cause Is one of an Internal character. The crafty old Empress Dow ager has virtually ruled In China for 40 years. She held sway through the life of her husband, son and nephew, and seems to have effectually suppressed tne , latter. Prince Kwang Hsu, because of I hla attempt to Introduce modern methods j tn cnverrnimpnt nnrt trade. Hosts of use- ! less ofllclals would bo thrown out of fat positions and Celestial glory by the pro posed reforms. These fellows are as anx ious to succeed themselves in office as the political exploiters of our own country, and care as little about the means used to accomplish their objects, so long as they get the pie. Foreign encroachment and pressure, domestic policy against re form, headed by tho Empress Downgr, whrt fs dfitermlned to crush all opposi tion to her will by force, has much to . do with the trouble. "Special privileges to the Christian by treaty In not te caus of trouble. Asido from the treaties with Franco (which affect particularly the southern part of China, where thor Is no trouble), the rljrhts of tho mlsslonnry are simply right1; accorded to othor citizens They do not force rellfdon down tho Chinese, but do not permit him to kill Christians be cause they are such. "RclIHnn of pverv doscrlntlon is tolerat ed In China. You mav nrofesa them nil and live ronrfstrnt with non of them nd be thourh no more or less of. Onlv in so far as it comes from a foreigner and stand." for nmsrrr nnd h" rhantr ne nf citom Is It hated- Rplleion In it?elf is the lnt thln to be mentioned as h onus of the riots. 'Fopclflrd oVipree npp'ist th mlcoion nr1,, a'' co,nannio'r absent. From rer pnnal nb"rvat'on. T know tt hp enn nrt nf Thifp inn ftnoir liriclvUzrd nn-r tlvps is ton pn-nnt to b desTlb-d. HI"? vices pt" fearpd mor than th darkppt r.rrt''n nnd 'mrjinc of Trp native. The vinnhlp. tnfln of bad". calico, trinlc- rrMskv and f rearm re evdnce" of the white man's love of tho native. The Tn. Big: Sale-of Summer Dress Goods It Is safe to say that In no' previous sales have goods of this character been offered at such low prices. LOT 1 1500 yards of Fancy Pique. In light and medium colors; regular price, 15c; special.. S8c LOT 2 1400 yards of Fancy and Plain Crash and Burlap Suitings, in check3, plaids, stripes and polka dots; . light, medium and -dark J colors; special LOT 3 1200 yards Plain and Striped Denims, 35 Inches wide; r- regular price, 20c and 25c; I jL special Wash Silk Fancy Plaid and Striped , Qr Wash Silk, per yard L7 Challies Fancy Silk Striped, Per yard 29c Odds and Ends Sale Odd pieces and parts of sets, including plates, cups and saucers, fruit dishes, pitchers, sugar bowls, butter dishes, cov ered vegetable dishes, platters, etc. at Remarkably Low Prices. See Display in Crockery Department Grocery Specials Postuin Cereal, small size On package &w Large size package 20C Plllsbury's Vltos, 2 packages 25C Shredded" Whole Wheat Bl"s- 1 f r cult, per package 11" Carpet Department 500 Cotton Filled Cushions, i n covered with fancy ticking I VL and cretonne; each FOOTSTOOLS Covered with Brussels Car net, each . r5c Covered with Axmlnster Car- QCf pet, each 3 Wc arc agents for the celebrated "Empire" Window Shading Which meets every requirement for ar tistic, high-class shades. Every shade guaranteed. Estimates furnished on application. St FRKNK CO results of trade with savage tribes is their land shorn of Its wealth and the native more corrupted and demoralized. Every advantage Is taken of his Igno rance or necessity. The native Is looked upon as an object of disgust or prey by the average white man. "The divine right of the dollar to pro tection is emphasized, while we are told that the government is becoming a. propo gator of religion if we protect the mis sionary. It is not the mission of tho Government to spend money In the in terests of any tea or silk merchant or railroad projector In China. The princi ple which gives me the right to buy or sell, gives me the right to live and teach my convictions of conscience. Both rest for protection not on what Is undertaken, but on the rights of citizenship. The American Government is not a gigantic commercial machine and does not exist for the protection of property more than life or conscience. Life outweighs prold. and conscience Is larger than a silver dollar. "Expansion for humflnltv sake and 'Go ye into all the world pnd shoot the gosppl of clvlllrntion into all people,' beginning with the Philippines nnd China, is not the motto of true Americanism. "Tho Boxer has proven himself an 'g norant. Intolerant fanatic, but his white brother, who walks about our city talk ing about boiliner the missionary in the same pot with the Boxer, nnd Christian missionaries forcing the Chinese .to be come Christians. Is more Ismorant. Tho Boxer placards which lay the mosj. fiend ish rhanres of torturp to the 'forricm devil and accuse the Christian nIsslon arv of gouglnsr out the eyes of Chinese childron to moke mpfl'einp. are on a level with the stuff pnraded about our streets ps thp cause of murder and riot In China." THE I3IMIXEXCE OF GOD. Initial Sermon by Hev. F. E. Coulter, First United Brethren Church. Rev. P. E. Coulter, -the new pastor of the First United Brethren Church. East Side, preached his first sermons yes terday. At the morning hour he preached on the subject. "The Imminence of God." His text was from I John 4:7: "He that loveth not, knoweth not God. for God is love." He said in part: "It is hard for the sons of men to real ize the Importance of an adequate con ception of nearness or the person of the living God. Tet men live as a general rule up to their Ideal. 3Ien are what their conception of God Is largely, and their conduct toward their fellow men will be altogether In harmony with what their vision of the Loved One is. "A great many hate and fear God be cause they have accepted hearsay testi mony about his vengeance and wrath. If we are told one is a creature of cold ness, wrath, passion -inspired, vengeancc seeklnj?. out attitude toward that per son will partake of these qualities: so it does with the Lord. "We see this con stantly in the lives of our friends who live by the law. The Lord suffers a3 much from false friends who attribute evil qualities to him. as he does from open enemies who deny his love and power. This Is largely the necret of the world's attitude towards him. "If we feel constrained or 111 at ease In his presence; if he Is not to you all that is loving, companionable, gentle, kind you have missed him, and har bored a devil unaware. "God is a person, not a mist, or an influence, or a light, but the personality of love, even the Lord Jesus Christ. Think of praying to a cloud or addressing petitions to a light. "When you pray do not as some do. address God some place, somewhere, you know not where; that is Idolatry; but pray to the spirit of love within you, even the Lord Jesus Christ in your heart, which is the hope of giory. If he Is our Father, he Is a per son. "In the beginning he made us like him In spirit; In Christ we become like him, soul and body; Just the veil of the flesh separates us from the knowledge of God. "There Is a trinity In God; not three gods, but one God. who Is the ruler of the spirit world, even the Father: who Is the guiding star of the soul world, even the Holy Ghost, who is the king of earth; and Lord of lords, even the Son. "Look for God in the lives of your fellow, not In the sky. Yfe speak of the personality of Lincoln or Brooks; we mean their influence, which is always Imminent: so it lp with God, his loving spirit it always here, and now. Some of you say all things are possible; let us on to victory, and I see God within you. leading. Others say, we can't, and I see God repressed and in bonds to the flesh. For God Is love; love knows no failure, and vaunteth not Itself, but per severeth. to the victorious end." Clothing Department MEN'S SUITS for a $1250, $1350, $15.00 or $1650 . All-Wool Summer Suit. Do Not Miss This Opportunity To procure one of these strictly all-wool stylish, up-to-date suits at a fraction of their real value. 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The directors have de cided to have one built without delay, and are now about ready for bids for Its con struction. It Is to cost yjCOO, and will be located on the site of the old one, which will be moved away. Last Spring the district voted a special tax of 50 mills for the express purpose of putting up the new building, but there were some who threat ened to enjoin the building of a new .schoolhouse, and the Directors wisely de cided to wait until the money had been collected before beginning operations. This accounts for the delay, and as a result the Fall term will not open until late in October, as it will require until that time to complete the new building. The edifice will contain at least three rooms, and be so built that an addition can be put on when needed. Alfnlfa Ennilnge. Since the matter of silos has been agi tated In this section, the farmers on Co lumbia Slough are discussing the advis ability of raising alfalfa for ensilage and going into the dairying nnd milk business on a larger scale than ever. Experiments have shown that alfalfa can be grown on the Columbia River bottoms as wejl as anywhere on the Coast, nnd that It Is better for cows than clover or corn; also that more feed can be raised to- the acre of this- grass than any other kind, and that it makes an excellent ensilage. The growing cheese Industry, which will take all the milk that can be produced In this section, has determined the farmers to keep as many cows as possible, and the feed problem must be met, hene the trials of alfalfa which so far seem to be satisfactory. A few more years, will see pilos all over the eastern part of the county, and the milk production more than doubled. Threshing? Besnn. Harvesting of grain has begun in ear nest and several fields of early oats have already been threshed. ' giving a good yield. Captain Brown, of Melville farm, was the first to thresh, and his grain is all safely hou. cd. and the straw hauled away from the field. Only one steam thresher Is at work yet, but there are rour more in mis district, ana tney wm all be in operation in a few weeks. Gardeners Qnlt Business. Tho worm pest still continues Its rav ages, although it has disappeared from several farms. It is now vigorously at work on potato fields, and there are fears that the crop will be entirely destroyeti. Not a green thing escapes their attacks, and since the clover has been cut, they are moving to other kinds of pasture. The greatest sufferers are farmers along Columbia Slough, many market gardeners having to quit business for awhile, be causo the worms left them nothing to market. Brief Notes. The soldiers' reunion at Pleasant Homo will begin this morning. Already there are a number of campers on the grounds, who will remain during the week. The reunion promises to be a success. J. F. Roberts has gone to Tacoma to bring home his two daughters. Mrs. Louis Dinger and Miss Eflle Roberts, injured in the street-car accident there. They were both terribly injured, and have been In the hospital ever since. Cone Bros' sawmill, at Troutdale, has shut down for several months, probably, owing to the scarcity of logs. Its supply comes from up the Sandy, and the stage of water will not permit rafting at pres ent. More than half the population of the earth has direct access to the Pacific MMLOMrwSS- HOW? USE fay Cycle. THE MOMOW COASTER BME. (her 100.000 in use. For Sole By AM Dealers. blSTMOUTOilS FRED T. MERRILL CYCLE CO. JrjiSa vn '"TJ f f Lp2