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TjE M0E3jrrNa-0REG0NIAy, SATUBB&Y, &UGfTTSOT 3$ IJTOO.
IF TOLL WERE PAID
'Free" Bridges Would Yield
a Big Revenue.
ESTIMATE OP THE DAILY TRAVEL
JLt One Cent a Passenger the City
Would Receive About $ 100,000
Every- Year.
The county Is heavily taxed to main
tain the free bridges and the Alblna
ferry across the "Willamette River, bav
ins' only recently rebuilt all the spans
of the Madison bridge, and let the con
tract for a new draw. Repairs go on and
on forever, piling up expense. Madison
bridge will soon be closed while a new
draw is under construction, and all its
traffic diverted to the Morrison bridge,
and Jhe result will be that the surface
of the latter will have to be removed at
ones after completion of the Madison
draw, causing more expense to the
-county. The Commissioners are also fig
uring on new decking for the steel
bridge. Then there comes the Interest
on bridge bonds.
An East Bide man who has been doing
some figuring, on the basis of the num
ber of pedestrians crossing the "Willam
ette River in one day, has arrived at the
conclusion that a toll of 1 cent on each
person crossing the river would keep
them in repair, pay operating expenses
end also fill Bast Morrison street and
Hawthorne avenue from the approaches
to Union avenue and East Third streets,
and possibly pay the interest on the
bridge bonds.
"According to the count kept of pedes
trians crossing Madison-street bridge In
one day," he said, "there are daily 6000
footmen and 900 vehicles. At Morrison
street there is probably a larger travel.
So on the Madison bridge there would bo
an income of $60 per day. If .the same
number cross on the other three bridges
and half as many on the Alblna ferry
we would have $270 per day. It gives
$S100 per month and $97,200 per year. This
does not include vehicles, which ;3loula
go entirely free. Hardly any onewould
feel such a toll, but if 1 cent should be
oonsldrred too much, then I would sug
gest that 4 cent be charged, and there
would still be a large and growing In
come Two men more would be required
on tha bridges eaqh and the ferry. The
county couia then take charge of East
Morrison street and Hawthorne avenue
and fill them up and make permanent
highways of them.
"As a relief measure I can conceive of
nothing that would be better. People
who pay nothing at all now would con
tribute toward the expense of keeping
up the bridges. It seems to me that
Bome such a measure will eventually
have to be adopted. The growth of the
East Side has been very large within
the past few years, and the bridges are
subjected to an increased wear. It might
not be popular, but no form of tax Is
popular. The term 'free bridges here
is a misnomer. It is true, they are free
to a class, but to those who have prop
erty in the count' the burden is exces
sive, and the expense will increase as
the traffic Increases between the East
and West Sides. It seems to me that a
toll, however small, is the proper thing
to equalise matters a little and give the
county a chance to get out of the hole."
Death o an Old Miner.
James McGrew, a pioneer of 1S52, and
an old California and Eraser River
miner, died at his apartment In the Nep
pach building, on the corner of Union
avenue and East Pine streets, yesterday
morning. Hs had been in falling health
for several months, and had been con
fined to his bed for two weeks, with
a chronic ailment. Mr. McGrew was 66
years of age. He was born in "Wheel
ing. W. Va. In 1852 he caught the gold
fevor and came to California, where he
engaged in mining for a few years. When
the Fraser River mining excitement was
at its height he went with the crowd of
miners who made the rush from Cali
fornia. After remaining In the Fraser
River country for a few years he came
to Portland, where he made his home
-since about 1K&. He lived in Stephen's
addition most of the time. He was a
charter member and secretary of the
Grant Engine Company. He spent a few
years In the mines of Idaho. His wife
died several years ago. James and Josle,
of Portland, are his surviving children.
The funeral will take place this morning
at 10 o'clock from Dunnlng's undertaking
rooms. East Sixth street, and Lone Fir
cemetery -will be the place of interment.
No. Seven's Quarters.
The members of Engine company No. 7
deserve much credit for the way they
have fixed up their quarters on the cor
ner of East Third and Pine streets. They
have the entire upper portion of the old
East Portland Council chamber. All the
partitions have been taken out. The
walls have been calsomlned and tinted,
while near the celling a line of fancy
stencil work has been placed, the pattern
being the same as that used In hose No.
8's house In Stephen's addition. Flags
also in colors have been stenciled on the
walls. The floor has been well painted.
Lace curtains have been hung at the
windows. At the east end of the hall
the old desk that stood In the old Coun
cil chamber of East Portland now stands.
The firemen found the relic of the early
days stowed away, much marred. They
revarnished It and It Is as goo"a as new.
Back of the desk Is a collection of photo
graphs. On the whole. No. 7 has aB fine
quarters as any fire company In the city.
The work was done by the firemen, while
most of the material was furnished -by
the city. They do not hesitato to invite
their friends in to see them.
East Side Notes.
Professor J. H. Everest, who has been
at Seattle for the past three months fill
ing a musical engagement, has returned
home.
Kirk Sheldon, station-master of postal
station A Union avenue, has started out
on his first vacation. He will put in two
weeks hunting and fishing.
Rev. August Krauze, pastor St. Paul's
German Lutheran Church. East Twelfth
street, and family are expected home
from Germany about the middle of next
month. They left In last May.
The little on of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Dickenson, of Rockwooi. was received at
the Good Samaritan Hospital this week
for treatment. An operation was per
formed on his left knee, a piece of bone
being removed.
Rev. Hugh D. Atchison, of Grace
Church, is announced to preach at Haw
therne Springs the Sunday following the
reunion. It is Rev. Mr. Adklns, of Oregon
City, who will preach, instead of the pas
tor of Grace Church.
Dr. Wise, room 614. The Dekum.
DROWNED THE FIRE.
Department Has a Tnsnle In a First
Street Buildlngr.
An ugly fire was discovered in the
roof of a two-story building at 151 First
street, near Morrison, yesterday after
noon. The fire department responded
promptly to the alarm, and In a few
minutes had a stream of water and
two streams from the chemical engines
attacking the flames between the celling
and the roof. The Are was at no time
dangerous, as it was confined in narrow
limits, but the firemen had considerable
difficulty in getting the water playing
on the right spots. Holes were cut In
the roof, and the Are finally drowned
out. Chief Campbell had two engines In
reserve, but they were not called upon.
The bulldlnp is owned by Mrs. Charles
E. Sltton, and was 'fully insured. The
damage, from. ilre.,and ..water will not
amount to over 1000. The Are started in
a. closet In the second story; used by
R. H. Dunn, a real-estate man. for stor
ing wood. How the Are started is not
known, but when It did, the flames burned
rapidly up the shaft and then under the
roof. On the ground floor the firm of
Lewis & Stenger suffered only a slight
loss from damage to goods by water.
The fire attracted sr large crowd, but
there were no spectacular features, and
the flames- did not even burst through
but smouldered under the roof out of
view. The police detail put out ropes
along First street, and did efficient ser
vice In handling the Jam of sightseers.
IS THIS PRACTICABLE?
A Few Remarks Colled Forth by the
Blanket Ordinance.
PORTLAND. Or.,Aug. 17. (To the Edi
torsThe business which formerly gave
a living to hundreds of smaller store
keepers and their families is now rep
resented in a few'large department stores.
As a natural result, business property,
as well as real estate values. In every
direction, has depreciated to such an
enormous extent that enough taxes can
not now be realized to defray the ex
penses of our municipal government with
out raising the assessed valuation on
property to the point of confiscation, and,
as a final blow to the few remaining
smaller storekeepers, it Is now proposed
to license them out of existence, entirely,
thereby Increasing still further the busi
ness of the department stores, which will
continue to expand their business until
the last of the small storekeeper shall
have been forced to the walL When that
has been accomplished, who, may I ask.
will then pay these licenses? . ..
If a dozen persons want to do the bulk
of the business of this city, would It
not be Just and proper to make them
pay the bulk of the license In proportion
to the various lines of merchandise in
which they deal? To accomplish this
without discrimination, I would suggest
that we classify each mercantile line of
business, and assign the different mer
cantile articles to each particular line.
Having done this each merchant or
storekeeper should be required to register
his particular .line of business. Make a
uniform tax of (for example) $100 per
quarter on each merchant or storekeeper,
and except whero he confines himself
to his registered occupation, a rebate of
$95 should be allowed. If the 'merchant
desires to branch out, no limit should
be placed on the "number of additional
lines nor on his business ambition, but in
branching out, he is appropriating busi
ness which In a certain sense belongs- to
his neighbors and he should be made to
pay the full llcene of $100 per quarter for
each additional line. This would give
equal protection to all and no discrimina
tion. It could be made to apply to the
various professions as well as all other
callings. To classify all kinds of busi
ness would- at first appear as an insur
mountable task and yet It could be ac
complished in a much less time and in
a manner that no doubt would give more
universal satisfaction-than the proposed
blanket license with Its discriminating
defects. A license law on these lines
might not be approved by the depart
ment stores, hutt would prove a blessing
to the struggling small dealer as well as
to the general public ' It would fill up
vacant stores and create a brisk demand
for new ones at remunerative rentals
which would enable the landlord to pay
Increased taxes on his property. It
would Increase the advertising columns
of The Oregonlan to three or four times
their present number. It would Increase
the demand for dwelling-houses and
homes, as well as advance real estate
values all over the city, besides Increas
ing the demand for mechanics and labor.
In conclusion, I will state that I have
no particular animosity towards the own
ers of department stores. On the con
trary, I think their business enterprise
and shrewdness entitles them to consid
erable credit They are doing no more"
than thousands of others would do if they
had the brains and means. It is the sys
tem which permits of a few persons
crowding cut everybody else, and its
Inevitable and disastrous result on the
community where they exist, that I am
opposed, too.
CHARLES H. KORELL,
235 Stark street
Tet It must be said that department
stores furnish cheap goods, or they could
not have grown up to their present pro
portions. No doubt they do crush out
the smaller stores, make shops vacant,
reduce The Oregonlan's advertisements,
and all that sort of thing. Tet we know
not how to meet the change or arrest
the tendency. It Is a movement in ac
cord with economic law, not to be
stopped by statutory expedients. It Is
beyond question that modern business
methods are continually reducing the
proportion of Individual proprietors. The
movement has been In progress ever since
the machine began to displace the man;
and recently, through highly developed
organization of business It has been
greatly accelerated. 3t Is social and
business evolution, on economic lines;
and we know not how It can be met or
turned back. Reduction of cost of pro
duction and distribution is the tendency
of all commercial enterprise. Ordinances
cannot stop it. for In the long run the
people would not permit ordinances to
stop It. The people at large want every
possible obstruction to production and
distribution removed. The process hurts
some of us, undoubtedly. Certainly it
causes wide gaps in the advertising col
umns of this newspaper. But on the
whole what can we. or any of us, or all
of us do about it? It still remains that
the most competent will go to the head;
the difference Is that the ability necessary
for present conditions Is not so common
as It was for the old conditions. The
Oregonlan doubts whether any ordinance
requiring a dealer to pay a separate li
cense on every particular kind or line
of goods dealt in by him would stand.
FROM BOTTOM OF THE SEA
Ancient Greelc Vase, on Which. Coral
Has Formed, In Portland.
An ancient Jar that came to the light
of day In a peculiar manner was dis
played In Woodard, Clarke & Co.'s win
dows yesterday. W. F. Woodward, of the
firm, gives its history so far as known,
which attaches to the relic for more
than ordinary Interest "This Jar," said
he, "was brought to the surface of the
sea by some divers In the Bponge busi
ness off the southern coast of Greece,
near Athens. Schleffelln & Co., who have
branch houses In New York and other
Important cities of the world, employ the
divers to bring up sponges. One of the
crews found what appeared to be a great
mass of sponge Imbedding a heavier sub
stance, and raised the whole to the boat
There the crew. Ignorant of what they
possessed, stripped the sponge off, re
vealing a large, worn vase of very an
cient pattern. Coral had begun to grow
on some parts of It The boss of the
crew had the great vase transferred to
the shore safely, and the management
sent It to the New York branch. While
I was in New York recently I asked the
loan of the vase for a period, and, in
view of the fact that we were heavy
patrons, the firm presented ij to us."
This vase has the form of ancient Greek
crockery The sponge growth around It
when discovered could have been compar
atively recent but the coral would re
quire greater time to develop. This piece
of crockery Is heavy, and has proven as
enduring as stone Itself. The firm prizes
the vase highly, and will retain It asra
valuable relic
r!fflf v1ntf fsrj laae& A Anllx
won by Hood's Sarsaparilla.
WENT. DOWN WITH SHIP
CAFT. XICOLIS WIFE J.OST WITH
THE STJTHERLANDSHIRE.
Had Many Acquaintances -In Port
land, HavlDB Made "Several Vis
its Here "With Her Husband.
The Oregonlan has heretofore" reported
the wreck of the British ship Sutherland
shire, on Sumatra, July 27, and the loss
of 13 lives. The Sutherlandshlre sailed
from Rotterdam May 3 for Portland via
Klao Chou. She was commanded by .Cap
tain David Nlcoll, who was well known In
Portland, the vessel having carried sev
eral cargoes of grain fiom here ,to .Europe.
Besides the 13 of the crew who went
down with the Sutherlandshlre, Captain
Nicoll's wife also perished. Mrs. Nlcol
made several visits to Portland with her
husband, and had a large circle of ac-
WAS GUNNERY- SERGEANT ON THE OREGON
L .. :
FREDERICK A. RAMSEY TO ENLIST AGAIN.
SALEM. Aug. IT. Frederick A. Ramsey, son of Jadg-e and Mrs. W. M. Ramsey, of this
city, left this week for Washlnirton, D. C, to enlist in the United States Navy. Ho was
discharged May 27, 1900, hlsttme having expired, but he was given GO days within which
to re-enllst with his former rank of Gunnery Sergreantf t He returns rto his, position Jn the
Navy with the almost positive assurance that he will be sent to participate In the war in
China.
Frederick A. Ramsey Is 20 years old, and was born in Yamhill County. He has resided
With his parents at La Faye.tte. McMlnnville. Salem and Pendleton. Ho enlisted in the
United States Marine Corps at MareIsland, Cai.Tln May, 1695, and was there until the fa
mous battle-ship Oregon went into commission. He served on this ship from the time she
first went into commission until -April last He went with the ship on her famous run
from Son Francisco around the Horn to Florida and Cuba, touching at Callao, Valparaiso,
Sandy Point Rio, Barbadoes, etc., and expecting-at almost any moment to meet the Span
ish Cape Verde fleet or other Spanish craft It was on this famous run that Captain Clark
telegraphed the Navy Department that if ho was left untrammeled by orders, he was not
afraid of the whole Spanish Navy. Sergeant Ramsey was with the ship in the various bom
bardments In which she engaged on the coast of Cuba, and at the battle of Santiago, on
July, 3, 1898, when the celebrated Spanish Cape Verde fleet was destroyed, and in that en
gagement he commanded a battery of six-pounders He was detailed as one of the squad
of men to board the last Spanish ship that was captured in that battle, the Cristobal Colon,
and was on that unlucky engine of war soon after she hauled down the Spanish flag. He
went with the Oregon 'back around South America to Honolulu, and thence to the Philip
pine Islands, and was with her at various points in those islands, and at Hong Kong and
along the Japanese coast He had six weeks of land service in the Philippine Islands, look
ing for Aguinaldo among the mountains. He was discharged with the character of "excel
lent" on the 2Tth of May, his term having expired. His .rank was that of Gunnery Ser
geant and he has the reputation of being one of the most capable non-commissioned of
ficers In the marine corps. "He is one of the few native Oregonians that served on the
famous ship that bears the name of our state. Physically, he is a fine specimen of young
manhood. He is large, of almost perfect proportion, and of graceful carriage.
qualntances. She wa3 the mother of two
children, a girl and a boy. The girl trav
eled with her and was on the Sutherland
shlre when the vessel was wrecked. The
boy remained at the home of the Nlcoll
family at Arbroath, Scotland. Captain .Nl
coll cabled Thomas Law & Co., of Glas
cow, that his wife was among the lost
As he made no mention of his daughter,
It Is presumed that she was saved. The
news of the death of Mrs. Nlcoll was re
ceived from Arbroath, Scotland, yester
day, by Mr. Keyes K. Baxter, of the
Oregon Mortgage Company.
CAPSIZED BY A SQUALL.
Yacht Captain and Tvro Persona
Drowned Off "White Island.
QUEBEC, Aug. 17. The yacht St Fran
cisco, while on a pleasure trip from
Taduosac to River Du Loup, yesterday,
was caught In a squall and capsized off
White Island. There were five persons
on board Captain Foster, Adelard Ha
vard, Couzlne Morln, P. Morln and P.
Boucher, all of whom were thrown Into
the water. The yacht Jamboree, of Que
bec, was passing at the time and with
much difficulty succeeded in saving
Boucher and Savard. Captain Foster
and the two Morlns are missing, and
were probably drowned.
Wrecks Off Cape Horn.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17. A dispatch to
the Herald from Montevideo says:
A steamship from Port Stanley, Falk
land Island, which has arrived here, re
ports that many vessels recently were
wrecked off Cape Horn during a terrible
storm. Among the vessels which ar
rived at Port Stanley with passengers
were two American barks. One was the
P. L Blanchard, which sailed from Bal
timore for San Francisco, and the other
was the Henry Falling, which left New
York for Hawaii.
Glcncaird Not Chartered.
The British bark Glencalrd has not been
chartered to load wheat at Bortland, as
reported by the San Francisco Commer
cial News. The Glencalrd Is at San Fran
cisco on the disengaged list She makes
eight disengaged vessels at San Fran
cisco. Bowman B. Law Clears.
The British bark Bowman B. Law
cleared for the United Kingdom for or
ders yesterday with 24,000 barrels of flour,
valued at $67,500. The cargo was shipped
by the Portland Flouring Mills Company.
Marine Notes.
The hulk of the William Carson broke
from Its moorings at Honolulu in the
early part of this month and floated out
to sea. An effort will be made to locate
and sink the derelict, as It endangers
navigation.
The British cruiser Phaeton Is undergo
ing repairs at Esqulmalt It Is under
stood that 5300,000 will bespent on her. .
The Shinn.no ilaru. the new liner of the
Nippon Yusen Kalsha. will leave Yoko
hama about September 12 for her Initial
trip to Victoria.
The new tug Fearless arrived at Hono
lulu August 5, after a "trip of nine and
a half days from San Francisco. The
Fearless rode low on account of the big
load of coal In the bunkers and on deck.
One wave washed clean over the tug
and nearly flooded the engine-room.
Domestic nnd Korelgm Ports.
ASTORIA, Or.. Aug. 17. Condition of
the bar at 5 P. M., obscured; wind, south;
light fog and rain.
San Francisco, Aug. 17. Arrived-
Schooner Pioneer, from Astoria, Sailed
Schooner A. B. Johnson, for Gray's Her j
bor; 'Schooner Melancthon, for Willapa,
Arrived Schooner Repeat from Gray's
Harbor; steamer Rival from Willapa:
Hamburg, Aug. 17. Arrived Patricia,
from New Tork via Plymouth.
New York. Aug. 17. Arrived Fuerst
Bismarck, from Hamburg; Gallia, from
Naples.
Glasgow. Aug. 17. Arrived State of Ne
braska, from New York.-
Port Townsend. Aug. 17. Arrived Bark
Gerard C. Tobey, from "Yokohama.
Nagasaki. Aug. 16. Sailed Port Albert
Seattle.
Moville. Aug. 17. Sailed Furnessio,
from Glasgow, for New York.
Whatcom. Wash., Aug. 17, Arrived
Brltlsh bark Stillwater, from Port Town
send. Isle of Wight Passed August 15.
French bark Cassard, from Antwerp, for
Oregon. v
Hiao Chou Sailed August 11. German
bark Osterbek, for Portland, Or.
Tacoma Arrived August 16, bark Tidal
Wave.
Seattle Sailed August :16. schooner Co
lumbia, for Astoria; steamer Albano. for
Nome. Arrived August 17. steamer Bow
head, from Nome; steamer Humboldt,
from Skagway; August 15, schooner Let
tltia, from Nome.
San Francisco, Aug. 17. Sailed Steam
er Mackinaw, for Seattle. Arrived Bark
Gatherer, from Tacoma.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Frank Kiddle, an Island City cattle
man, Is at the Perkins.
C. Lund, a returned Dawson miner, is
registered at the Imperial.
D. M. French, a banker, of The Dalles,
Is registered at the Perkins.
R. J. Jennings, a Bohemia, mining man,
Is registered at the Imperial.
Judge W. L. BradshaW. of The Dalles
Is registered at the St. Charles.
L. C. Palmer, a Bridal VelJ lumber
man. Is registered at the Perkins.
M. J. SInnott, an attorney, of The
Dalles, Is registered at the Perkins.
H. M. Taylor, a large rancher, of Cath
Iamet, Is registered at the St Charles.
C. H. Abernethy, a hopgrower of Cham
poeg, Is registered at 'the St Charles.
Julius Lyons, a wholesale merchant,
of Kansas City, Mo., Is at the Portland.
S. H. Friendly, a prominent merchant
of Eugene, registered at the Imperial
last evening.
A T. Vandevanter, Sheriff of King
County, Washington, is registered at the
imperial from Seattle.
J. C. Lawrence, a prominent Eastern
Washington farmer. Is registered at the
Perkins from Pomeroy.
J. S. Purdom, a well-known railroad
man, of Athena, is at the St Charles,
accompanied by his wife.
C. W. Nlbley, a Baker City railroad
man, Is registered at the Portland, In
company with two daughters.
H. C. Bowers, of the Hotel Portland, re
turned yesterday from Seaside,-accompanied
by Mrs. Bowers and Mrs. A. J.
Wright
Michael Doran, an experienced rail
road contractor, is registered at the St.
Charles from Wallace, Idaho. He is fig
uring on some work for the O. R. & N.
Colonel Mansfield, United States En
gineers, Division Engineer for the Pa
cific Coast, will arrive here .Monday to
inspect all works under charge of Cap
tains Langfltt and Harts, and of Cantaln
j-ayior, at Seattle.
Captain Harts, United States En
gineers, who has had charge of the
various works under supervision of Cap
tain Langfltt during the absence of the
latter In Alaskan waters, will turn the
same over to Captain Langfltt today.
Captain Fred W. Sladen. of the Four
teenth United States Infantry, aide on the
staff of General Otis, Is in the city on
leave of absence, visiting his parents.
He expects to be relieved and go to West
Point August 2S, to take the position of
Instructor In tactics.
NEW YORK. Aug. 17. J. Holesbet and
wife, of Seattle, registered at the Grand
Union today: E. Twitmyer Is at the Cos
mopolitan, E. C. Hughes at the Alber
marle, and Mrs. J. H. Lewis at the Hoff
man House.
Praise of Frlnlc From' Pierce County
Tacoma Ledger.
The King County man will run like
a racehorse. Both as a .citizen, a large
employer of labor and a State Senator,
his record Is above reproach. He is big
hearted, able, resolute, of a brave and
independent spirit, and can talk for him
self anywhere and everywhere.
Horse and Barn Burned.
At 12 o'clock last evening the barn of
Father Charles J. O'Reilly. 620 Williams
.iSCy.
avenue, Alblna, caught on fire and was
biasing brightly when the fire department
was called by an alarm from box 313.
In the barn were the driving1 horse and
buggy of the pastor, which were "burned
wlththe barn, which is a total loss. The
residence was scorched bythe flames but
the, damage was slight -The total loss
was- $500, covered by Insurance.'' Cause of
the fire Is unknown. "
DISCUSSED Y. M. C. A. WORK
Institute of Secretaries nnd Physical
Directors in Session.
An Institute of secretaries and physical
directors of the Young Men's Christian
Associations in the Northwest is In ses
sion at the building of the Portland as
sociation. Attendance Is made up of men
from several Northwest cities. Matters
of a technical nature are discussed. The
association officials learn from each oth
er, by reading papers and Indulging
In discussions of affairs connected with
the work. Such annual conventions also
tend to bring the officials of the distant
cities into closer touch and enable all
to co-operate much more effectively than
If the acquaintanceship did not exist
There were present yesterday when the
convention was called to order the fol
lowing officers:
James D. Brown, formerly assistant
physical dlrectorat McMlnnville College,
but engaged in Y. M. C. A. educational
work; A S. Allen, general secretary at
Seattle; A. W. Douchett, physical dlrec
' tor, Seattle; Mr. Cook, physical director,
Everett; A. S. Pattullo, general secretary.
Tacoma; S. H. Ward, general secretaryt
Spokane; A, J. Carroll, physical director,
Spokane: John Fechter, general secretary,
Salem; Robert Carey, assistant secretary,
Seattle; E. E. Fix, Hood River; Oscar
Cox, Merwin Pugh, H. W. Stone, of the
local association, all of Portland, and
Stuart B. Hanna, traveling college sec
retary for the State of Washington.
The programme as previously published,
has been carried out without change. A
discussion of, "TheA.ssociatlon Member
ship" opened proceedings, Stuart B. Hann
leading. Oscar Cox read a paper on 30
clal work, and social matters generally
were considered by the secretaries after
ward. H. W. Stone read another paper
on the subject. "What Should Be Con
sidered Satisfactory Results." This was
to bring out more clearly to the work
ers the purposes for which the associa
tions were organized. To emphasize the
answer to home ideas, the speaker gave
a few negatives. An association was not
a church, not a. substitute for a church,
not a men's mission, an athletic asso
ciation, bath house, reading-room, ,nor
club for a select few. After these elimi
nations Mr. Stone defined his Idea of
the Y. M. C. A. and proceeded to deduce
what should be satisfactory results.
At the afternoon 'session J. N. Pattello
led In the prayer and praise service. H.
W. Stone read a paper on "Educational
Class'Work," S. H. Ward read another
on "Reading-rooms and Library," and
Oscar Cox was heard on the subject
"Association Advertising." E. E. Fix led
In the evening prayer and praise service.
A. W. Douchett read a paper on "The
Physical Work, What It Is." M. M.
Rlngler discussed ' "Class Work," A. J.
Carroll "Games and Exhibitions," and
Robert Carey, "Membership Work."
An Informal discussion of various fea
tures of athletic work closed the. even
ing meeting. Among other subjects'taken
up was the effect of boxing competitive
tournaments, and the drift toward pro
fessionalism In athletics. All the attend
ing secretaries nnd physical directors
entertain positive Ideas on the subject
and expressed them, making of the pe
riod a very interesting and Instructive
part of the conference.
At the usual time this morning the
convention will continue Its work.
PAID THE HIGHEST PENALTY
North End Tough Fined and Im
prisoned for Striking an Officer.
Prank Miller, the North End man who
assaulted Patrolman James Mott last
week, while being arrested for disorderly
conduct, received the maximum penalty
yesterday afternoon from Judge Cameron.
"You are fined $300 and sentenced to 9Q
days' Imprisonment, and I only wish 1
could inflict a heavier penalty," said the
Judge. "It was a purely wanton assault,
for which there was no excuse and no
provocation." Miller had entered a plea
of not guilty, and had testified to being
roughly handled by the patrolman, when
the evidence showed that he had been
fighting and had struck Patrolman Mott
Immediately after the arrest had been
made.
In the case of Lawrence Sullivan, ar
rested on a charge of violating the state
law by demanding and receiving more
than $10 a man for sailors furnished the
British ship Nlthsdale, a general demur
rer to the complaint was argued and the
case went over until today.
Ray La Grande and Claire Kernan, two
18-year-old boys, arrested a week ago on
a. charge of the larceny of a $3 purse,
were bound over to the grand Jury under
bonds of $250 each.
Revenue amounting to $440 was received
by the Clerk of the Municipal Court yes
terday from the forfeiture of ball put up
by the Chinese lottery men and gamblers.
The Blanket License.
PORTLAND, Aug. 17. (To the Editor.)
The 'Oregonlan has oftentimes given
good advice to our City Council, but
when It says to the present license com
mittee, "You have put your hands to
the plow, and you are not likely to look
back; If you do, you are undone," the
advice seem3 not to be good, for It en
courages the committee to go on and put
a new and heavy tax on nearly the whole
of the people, making It harder and
harder for them to live. If a man or a
people commence a good work, then
there should be no looking back, but a
pressing on to a glorious consummation.
The allied powers of the world have
started to save the lives of their people
in China, and they will do It or die In
the great work. But If the work be bad,
such as the present City Council has
commenced, and aB nearly all the people
say that It Is bad, then would It not be
better for the Councillors and the Mayor
to look back and to stop, for assuredly
If they go on and tax, every Individual
one who votes for It will find his name
"Dennis" the first chance the electors
can get Had Pharaoh not oppressed the
people, had he looked back with regret,
he would not have been drowned In the
Red Sea, Had the South got sorry and
stopped after firing on Fort Sumter,
what misery It would have saved. Had
Spain looked back and stopped In her
oppression and taxation of Cuba, she
would not have been humiliated before
the world. Let Ttw Oregonlan, there
fore, in all kindness and love, advise the
present City Councillors and Mayor to
look back and to stop In the blanket
license ordinance. F. M. NEILL.
Divorce Suits.
Bessie B. Brown has sued Julius Brown
for a divorce because of desertion said
to have taken place In Chicago, 111., In
the month of January, 1839. They were
married In that city on November 30.
1S9S, and there are no children as the
issue of the union.
May Edwards has commenced pro
ceedings against Charles Edward3 for a
divorce on the ground of cruel treat
ment. Disgusted "With Its Delegation.
Tacoma Ledger.
It is regrettable that the Pierce County
delegation, for -want of a little perspi
cacity, of management, should have been
made to take such a mollusk-llke part In
the Republican convention. By compari
son, the little County of Wahkiakum,
with its five manly, vertebrate votes
made Pierce, with its measly, impotent 44,
look like a goeyduck.
Care, worry and anxiety whiten the hair too
early. Renew it with Parker's Ralr Balsam.
For all skin troubles use Grove's Ointment, COc j
FOR BETTER CITIZENSHIP
IMPROVED TRAINING OF CHDLDREN
IS SADLY NEEDED.
State Superintendent Aclcerman's
Address at the Pacific Coast In
dian. Institute.
CHEMAWA. Aug. 17. The Racine
Coast Indian. Institute closed its first an
nual session last night Th; fine address
of State Superintendent Ackerman on
"Educational Problems for the Twen
tieth Century" was delivered In the aft
ernoon, and he said. In partr
"Training for citizenship is another
problem, which the age Just closing car
ries over into the new. Wa are accus
tomed to look to the public school as
the source whence must come the cor
rection of the present social and polit
ical evils. Undoubtedly one of the most
Important functions of the school If not
the most' Important Is to train the pu
pil for his duties as a citizen. It is not
enough that pupils be taught what Is
right and good. They must be trained to
it Some one has said that the noblest
work of God is the-man who, from prin
ciple or habit does what he deems Is
right, and the grandest work of the
Frank M. Conser, V. S. Supervisor
of Indian Schools.
school Is the making of such men and
women. The great need of this country
and the fundamental Idea of the school
system Is political education the train
ing up of the masse,, to be Intelligent,
honest and patriotic participants In pub
lic business. The evil of political cor
ruption Is one that Is raplpiy growing,
and unless checked must -ultimately be
fraught with the grave3t perils to the
country. The Integrity of the ballot Is
being assailed to greater extent than
ever before. In every campaign of any
importance charges and counter-charges
of corruption are made. In. a recent
election. If the public press Is to be re
lied upon, a group of conspirators at
tempted to get control of the govern
ment of an entire state. The ballot-box
stuffer Is peculiar to no political party.
In fact, he Is the enemy of all political
parties, and affiliates only with the one
which he can use to promote his own
selfish ends. He is a sample usually of
your self-made men. We have too many
of that brand running at largo at pres
ent. As David Harum says, 'We don't
need any more men. but we would like
to" have a little better breed of men.
We have enough self-made men, and saloon-made
men. and men. who, llke'Top
3y, 'Just grew up.' What we need is
more school-made men. The school
should be the most popular man-factory
In this country, and Its trademark
should be a sure guaranty that Its bear
er will do his duty every time.
"The present age Is an age of insub
ordination, and who can doubt that this
has resulted from a loss of authority In
the family and schoo'. Parents and
teachers have abandoned the principles
of government established by our fa
thers. They no Iongar enforce obedience,
but attempt to purchase it by promise
of reward. Mark the effect of such dis
cipline upon the child. He soon learns
that disobedience Is the best currency at
his command to purchase the desired
reward. Insubordination becomes a
habit, and he soon loses all respect for
authority and those who exercise It over
him, and grows up In. reckless disregard
of the laws under which he lives. In
every town of this state may be found
a band of young hoodlums that are a
menace to society, and must ultimately
he restrained behind prison bars. These
young free-booters owe their blasted ca
reers to some one's neglect of duty pos
sibly some teacher who found It a good
deal easier to suspend a boy from school
than to give him a sound drubbing an
operation which, in nine cases out of ten.
would have made a man out of him.
While not advocating corporal punish
ment, except as a last resort, I am firm
ly persuaded that the tendency to give
Professor Thomas W. Totter, Super
intendent Chemavrn Indian Train
lngr School.
no stronger remedies for wrong-doing
than allopathic doses of moral suasion
has caused the decline in parental, and
school government. I plead for the re
turn of the time when the 'Thou shalt'
and Thou shalt not' shall mean some
thing to the child when the pupils will
not bo coddled and cajoled along the
path of knowledge, but rather led by a
firm hand and a determined, though kind
and sympathetic, spirit."
The subject of Indian education and
the success of the Indian students after
leaving school was ably discussed by
Professor ueorge iiitchneld. of Salem.
ex-Special Indian Agent Mr. Litchfield
cited several incidents that had come
under his observation during- his four
years experience in the Indian service,
showing the great educational work
which was being done amon? the Klowas
and Comanches, Sioux and other tribes
on the plains, and gave accounts of
many young Indians who had been edu
cated in the various schools, and were
following honorable positions in life.
Hon. E. B. McElroy, of Eugene, deliv
ered an address that consisted of a gen
eral review and history of the estab
lishment of the Industrial work In the
public schools of the United States,
which has now developed and found a
place in the National education of our
Indian youth.
An enjoyable cantata was rendered by j
L mv
'
some 30- of the younger Indian chlldr
who were dressed in attractive costumd
and-played their parts with an ease aa
grace that was delightful. Encores we
frequent, and the children's vole
sounded sweet, both In solos and chc
uses. The audience passed a thorougfc
enjoyable evening.
THE CIRCUS LICENSE.
Injurr to the Carnival and tho
Is Predicted.
PORTLAND. Aug. 17. (To the
It strikes me that the prohibitory or
nances havo not been passed by the Cs
Council In the interests of this d1
In the first place, a circus Is a drawi!
card which would be certain to Indu
thousands of peoplo to visit our
proachlng carnival, about which s&x
tenths of the country people are In toi
ignorance as to the meaninsr of the
"carnival,'- and. even If they do und
stand sufficiently what It means. th
have no Interest In such proceedihJ
xet, it tney come to see a circus.
they never have failed to do. they wf
tnen spend a good portion of their tlri
In the city and aroind the carnival ce
ters.
Secondly, I think that when the clr
is certain to spend somewhere In ta
neighborhood of $7000 while here, tli
sum would benefit the citv. which
apparently. In much need of funds ta
circus adding, at the same time, mul
to the enjoyment of the public at larl
who will not undr any circumstance
spend all their time in the carnhl
booths, etc.
Thirdly, the circus can go outside ta
city limits and perform there wltho
having to pay the city a cent for llcenl
to do so. and. thereby, attract the
Joritjr of the citizens and visitors
Mount Tabor or some other convenie
point to which the street cars can taj
them In 15 minutes. In this way tho elf
will lose money, whilst the enr compaa
pockets It. and the streets and boot!
will be deserted for a time
Fourthly, It Is unconstltutloml to pa
a prohibitory ordinance. The Suprer
Court of the United States has so hel
and, should the Rlngling Bros, care
contest the legality of such an ordinanl
the city will have to pay heavy 1c
costs.
What the city needs most is not
prohibitory ordinance or a blanket
cense, but an honest adm'nistratll
whose executive officials shall not hai
long pockets. Into which. In the pa
the city funds have gone, otherwise t
taxes collected from various sourc
should have proved ample. Judging fr
the almost imperceptible lmprovcmer
to our streets and other highways, tS
funds collected should have been n
than sufficient to meet the required
legitimate outlay In those llns. If t!
citizens and Its Council were only
pay more attention to the outlay as
see how the funds go lnstend of passli
unconstitutional laws and blankest
censes, no extra tax tlon would
deemed necesrary. and the city wov
be In more prosperous condition.
J. CREAGI
DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Real Estrtte Transfers."
Nicholas Popp and wife to Henry
July ... .'. '. .'$
jf ercy ri. uiytn to . a. Moser, iot u,
block 12. John IrHs's First AJdl-
-tlon. August 14 If
The Alliance Trust Co. to wan J tar
nlne. lot S. block 4L Alblna. Au
gust 2 11
Mary C. Rogers to William Kogers,
undivided of lot 4. in N. double
block L. Portland, nine, 4 xl5"x33xl06
at West Main cnu Chapman streets,
JlI 23
J. 1). McCulty anl wl'e to S. M.
Church. 33SX.C9. Wlberg Lane, Au
gust 17 .
Charlotte Johnon and Charles John
son to John J. Ingman, lot 27. blocK
11 Alblna Aneust 17. ..... !
Wisdom Mlllsap and wife to C. E- and
Susie Bad, lots 1 ana , dick t.
Fairfield, October 2S, 1339
Butldlupr Permit.
Norwegian Church Davis street, bl
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth, brjfl
basement: J7C0.
Marriage Licenses.
Marrano Arcldlacono. aged 31. Clats
County, and Ia Bonando, aged 20. .
Theodore R. W. Ohlsen. aged 32.
Mrs. Minnie Babb. aged CO.
Deaths
August 15 Mary Richards, aged 45, st
ride by poison; to be buried hr Cathiam
Wash.
August 14 Florence Frances Kopp, ag(
7 years, convulsions.
August 13 Robert J. Marsh, aged
years, accidental death.
Ausust 11 Jerome Flucrdnure, aged
l years, dropsy.
August 1&-Baby of Mrs. a. is.uncj. ja
anese. aared 1 day.
August 10 Joseph Raab. aged 73 yea:
asthenia.
Birth.
August 15 Boy. to thf wife of Wlllla
A. Wylle. Fulton Park.
Colorado Hay Be Lost.
Woodburn Independent
Senator Teller believes In free silver ar
expansion. At Indianapolis Bryan lgnonl
one and denounced the latter, ills lei
ter of acceptance may come too late
save Colorado to the Dr-moTats.
A PUNGEJNLJ:E?,jp$D DRlNKj
With the Tn.ite of Coffee.
"Perhans no one has suffered mos
from the use of coffee or failed of tener !
the attempt to leave It off. than I havl
Although I never drank more than ha
a cup at a time. It even then gave
sour stomach and a whole catalogue
misery- This kept up for a long peri;J
and time and again I have resoivea tna
I positively would drink no more coffei
but. alas, the rest of the family use
It and. like the reformed drunkard wt
smells whiskey and fails again, when
smelled coffee. I could not resist it.
"Finally we came to try Postum Foe
Coffee and my trouble was over at onr
There I had my favorite beverige.-
crisp. dark brown, rich coffee, with a fir
pungent coffee taste, and yet with no soil
stomach or nervous troubles arter it.
the contrary. I have gained gradually
strength and sturdy health, ah
have spoken to me about Postum agre
and we have found it so. that tne aire
tlons for making must be followed, and
must be boiled at least 15 minutes.
more, and It also requires the addltlo
of srood cream. We have tried bollln
It a few minutes when in a special hui
ry, but found It Insipid and unsatlsfai
torvt whereas by proper boning, it
dark and rich, with a delightf jl flavoj
"Dr. McMillan, of Sunbeam, II!.. aa?
he had used Postum and found it to
lust as irood as coffee, and more healtl
fnl. Wo Is an M. D. of fine standing
Mr TVivtrt Stronar and sister have le
off coffee and are using Postum. The
find it much more healthful. Rev.
T. Campbell, pastor of the Second Unite
Presbyterian Church of this city, sayi
You may say anything good tnat yc
wish about Postum Food Coffee and
win substantiate It' He was a ver
sTeat lover of coffee and yet found
very injurious to his health. Ho no'
drinks Postum three times a any
the old troubles have disappeared.
"I shrink from having my name
pear in public The statement I ho,vi
jrtven you Is truthful, and I hope wig
aid some Deoole to discover that coffe
is the cause of their aches and alls, anj
thev are In a. war to get rid of the!
troubles by leaving off coffee and takinl
ud Footum Food Coffee.
This lady lives at Monmouth, 111., ani
her name can be jrfven by letter, upos
anolieatfon to the Postum' Cereal Cofl
Ltd.. makers of Postum, at Battle
Mich.