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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1900. WHY SETTLERS SHY Owners of Land Grants Rath er Lease Than Sell. URGE TRACTS THUS HELD OUT Works Against Development of the StateOther Reasons Why Ore eon Does Not Receive Fall Measure of Increase. Of Oregon's superficial area, of 61,277,540 acres, about 35;000.000 acres still belong to the Government domain and are open to settlement. This Includes alL the un appropriated and unreserved land of the state. About one-third the area of the state has been appropriated, 20,500,000 acres. About 3,500,000 acres of this are In the land grant of the Oregon & California Railway, 1,100,000 acres In the grant to the Oregon Central Military "Wagon Road Company. 600,000 acres in the grant to The Dalles Military Wagon Road Company, 161.000 acres in the grant to the "Willam ette Valley & Cascade Mountain Wagon Road Company, 120,000 acres in the grant to the Roseburg & Coos Bay Wagon Road Company, and 95,000 acres to the Corvallls & Yaqulna Bay Wagon "Road Company. The Oregon & California Railway has disposed of about 600,000 acres of Its grant, but scarcely 1 per cent of the grants to the military wagon road com panies have been sold to private holders who use the land. These grants are now owned In San Francisco, except about 40,000 acres of the Taqulna Bay grant, and the owners prefer to keep the property rather than sell it to settlers. The In crease In value that is steadily coming makes these properties exceedingly desi rable Investments at the terms on which the present holders obtained them. It is said that the 40,000 of the Taqulna Bay grant, which Is owned by the men who own the Corvallls -& Eastern Railroad, Is practically on the market. The grants that the wagon Toad com panies got were made by the Federal Gov ernment to the state for that purpose be tween the years 1864 and 1S6S. They were limited to three sections of land for every mile of road built. No restrictions to speak of were placed on the grants, ex cept that In the case of the Coos Bay road it was provided lhat the lands should be sold at a price not exceeding $2 50 per acre and that not moTe than 160 acres should be sold to one person. This seemed to have In view the settlement of the country, hut it so happens that most of that grant is valuable timber land and hardly available for settlers. It Is "better suited to selling in large tracts for lumbermen to take the timber off and tirepare the wav for the tillers of the soIL The other grants, of which the timber area is relatively unimportant, carry no restrictions as to the size of tracts to be sold or the price to be paid. The selection of the route for thee ' military wagon roads having been largely j left open to the builders. It followed that they were guided to some extent by the value of the land that would be granted them as compensation for the construc tion of the roads. Therefore, it Is to be nTtmA1 4of V vrt tVi A rnct In Til"? tlfl f" remained -unappropriated In the regions f which the respective roads traversed. All the grants fell more or less short of the acreage that would have accrued to them If the country had been absolutely un settled, for the settlers could not be dis possessed and there were no indemnity se lections provided to make good any de ilclencles through prior appropriation of the land. But neariy 6,000,000 acres of ex cellent land In Oregon went to satisfy these grants and about one-third of this large urea is held by San Francisco spec ulators without any desire to sell to set tlers. And the land that Is thus practi cally out of the market Is much above the overage In value. Is this a reason why Oregon does not settle up faster? The grant to the Willamette Valley & Cascade Mountain 'Wagon Road Company Is now owned by CharleAltschul. of San Francisco. Since Colonel Mitchell took the management of the property some thing like a systematic arrangement of the business has been made, every tract has been appraised and terms of sale are quoted. This is the only one of the mili tary wagon roads that charges toll, and it charges for the stretch over the moun tains southeast of Albany, on the theory that tolls are not forbidden "by law, and there is as much reason for charging tolls on these roads as for land-grant railroads to charge for freight or passengers. This road extends from Albany to Ontario, a distance of 4S7 miles. "While a willing ness to sell the land of this grant Is pro fessed, the price Is said to be too high, ond as a matter of fact few sales are made, only about 11 000 acres haying been disposed of since the grant was made. The favorite way of making the property produce revenue is to lease the land, and there Is special activity In this dlrecton. The plan Is to lease tracts at such rental cis may be agreed upon for three-year terms. The lessee Is required to fence the tract as payment for the first year, thus making the land more valuable .for himself, and the owner. Subsequent pay ments are made In cash. Thl arrange ment -gives large tracts over to the use of utockmen and does not encourage settle ment of the countrv by people who want their own .homes and live by tilling the soIL The other land grant of the military roads offer even less attraction to set tlers, to people who want to own their own homes. Indeed, in at least one case It is frankly admitted that the stockmen of the region in which the grant is located do not want settlers to take up the country and restrict the grazing area. Leasing lor grazing Is much resorted to. It is admitted that much of the land can be brought under cultivation through Irriga tion, which is practicable even for small farmers. Of the large grant to the Ore gon Central Military "Wagon Road Com pany not more than 10,000 acres have been sold to settlers and the owner has no desire to sell. Upon application, however, it quotes prices from 51 50 to 510 per acre. These lands He chiefly in Klamath, Lake. Harney and Malheur Counties. The road extends from Eugene to the eastern boun dary of the state, near Jordan Valley postofflce. The Dalles wagon road grant was trans ferred to the Eastern Oregon Land Com pany, which Is owned chiefly by Mrs. Eleanor Martin, of San Francisco. Of Its acreage about 123,000 acres are rated as good farming land, 80,000 of which are In Sherman County. Much of this land "Is leased to farmers, and the annual rental Is taken in wheat. But no settlers are in vited to buy homes of the company on terms that are acceptable to the settlers. The Oregon & California grant is on the market and considerable sales are being made. But the choicest parts of Western Oregon had been taken before this grant applied and there is little open land re maining unsold of this grant. Most of It Is covered with timber and Is very rough. This makes it more desirable in large tracts and detracts from Its value to set tlers coming Into the country. Among the reasons why settlers do not flock to Oregon as they do to some other parts of the county the attitude of the land-grant owners Is given, particularly of the military wagon road grants. An other reason Is said to be the low assess ments of property and the very high rate of taxes. To say that the tax rate is 4 per cent frightens Easterners accustomed to 2 per cent or less, and they steer clear of such taxation, explanations being un availing. Another reason given is that Oregon has not the railroad Interests en listed In its behalf that California and Washington have. Washington has two transcontinental lines booming it all the time, and everywhere one goes in the East the people know something of the wonders of that state. Oregon Is not thus advertised. Still the question of getting cheap land suitable to small farming Is regarded as of the greatest Importance, and the landlord system of developing Immense estates Is not viewed with favor either by those who want a change to build themselves homes or by those who already own homes. THINKS C AW AL BILL WILL PASS Senator Turner on Nicaragua Water way Not For Ship Subsidy Measure. WASHINGTON, Nov. SO.-Senator Tur ner, of Washington, who is a member of the- committee on inter-oceanlc canals, -nhlch has the Nicaragua Canal bill in charge, expresses the belief that that bill will pass at the present session. He has not yet had a conference with the other members of the committee, but thinks the demand throughout the country for this great waterway is such that Congress can not longer put off action, and that in spite of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, the Senate will take up and pass the bill some time before adjournment next March. He himself Is a very enthusiastic supporter of the bill, and will use his every effort to secure its favorable consideration. Sena tor Turner does not care to discuss the Hay-Pauncefote treaty one way or the other, and will not express an opinion as to whether or not It will or should pass. It is Inferred, however, that ha thinks the Nicaragua Canal bill will pass, regardless of the treaty, and the treaty will then he set aside for good. As to the ship subsidy blll he Is- de cidedly opposed to the measure, and thinks that while it may pass the Senate at this session, it will undoubtedy fall in the House. A defeat at this session, he regards as fatal to the bill for all time, and will prevent its consideration at sub sequent sessslons. DISTRIBUTING NEW RAILS CITT fc SUBURBANS EXTENSIONS IX ALBE?A. Preparations to Cover Several Thick ly Populated. Neighborhoods Fit tins' "Dp a Baptist Church. The City & Suburban Railway Com pany has begun distributing rails for the proposed double track on Williams avenue northward from Stanton street to Piedmont, which is part of the new street railway system for that part of the city. The Williams avenue double track will be constructed" to Killings worth avenue and then westward to a connection with the St. John's motor line, the" double track being carried through to Ockley Green, Maryland avenue. As the Iron Is being distributed, work on the extension will begin shortly. This is part of the route before outlined. The re mainder of the plan Is said to include the extension of the Mississippi avenue branch to Ockley Green also, either di rectly north to Killlngsworth avenue or death, and stating the remains would he in Portland this morning. Mr. Foster was born on the Foster farm, on Columbia Slough, about 47 years ago, his parents having arrived In Oregon In 1S47., He was brought up on the home place, and united in marriage to a daughter of Benjamin Sunderland, also a pioneer. For some years they lived on a farm near the Sandy River, and afterwards Mr. Foster had a grocery store on Union avenuer which he sold out and returned to the Sandy farm. Here 111 health brought him back to Portland, and about two years ago he went to Ashland, where he was 'in the employ of the Southern Pacific Company. A wife and four children sur vive him. He was a member of Fidelity Lodge, No. 4. A. O. TJ. W.; Multnomah Camp, No. 77. "Woodmen of the World; also of the Artisans' order. The ar rangements for the funeral will be made today, and these orders will take-part. Came From Oatslde CaHse. Thirteen cases of diphtheria have de veloped among the pupils attending the Central school, and there has been con siderable comment over this fact, and the possible cause. Of these 13 only two were attending the old building and nine the new annex, giving the impression that something must be the matter with the annex. However, It seems to be shown that the first cause of the disease and DEATH OF A PIONEER OF 1859. . . . . . ' .'T erty. When the last obligations were paid oft it was unanimously decided never to again encumber the property, and this resolution will be strictly adhered to. It is desired that the church shall be fur nished as contemplated by the time the State Baptist Convention metis, as It will hold Its next session in the Second Bap tist Church. Mount Tabor Teacher Resigns. Professor C. W. Durrette, superinten dent of the Mount Tabor schools, in Dis trict No. 5. has been elected principal of the High School of Olympla, Wash., and Tuesday evening tendered his resigna tion to the directors of that district, to take effect next Friday evening, when he will close his connection with the schools. He will enter on his duties as principal of the High School at Olympla Decem ber 10. Professor Durrette Is a well known educator of this county. Before taking charge of the Mount Tabor schools. District No. 5. he was- principal of the Woodstock school, where he re mained two years. He Is well known in Institute work in the state. His work at Mount Tabor has been satisfactory to the directors and public The resigna tion makes It necessary for the directors to act promptly to fill the vacancy. The Mount Tabor schools of District No. 5 contain two large buildings, have a school population of 700 pupils, an attendance of between 400 and 500 pupils, and 11 teach ers are employed. Only an experienced educator can fill the place with success. It Is a desirable position for a teacher with experience and ability, and the dl rectoVs will not consider the application of any other. The time Is short In which to secure a principal In time to take charge of the schools next Monday, but the directors will probably receive appli cations when it ia known that there is a vacancy. FORFEIT OLD FRANCHISES city cotjjtcil ajooils former grants to railroads. Xeararea Introduced to Protect As phalt Streets From the "Wear of Heaviest Traffic. Funeral of Mrs. L&vltt. The funeral of Mrs. Bertha. Estella La vitt. wife of Henry Lavltt. -living at 141 "Union avenue, took place yesterday morn ing from Dunnings undertaking parlors. The services were under the auspices of Mount Hood Circle, Women of Wood craft, and Rev. J. J. Dalton nfHrlated. Lone Fir cemetery was the place of in terment. A. L. Rumsey, one of the keepers of the Lower Mount Tabor reservoir, com plains that his hen roost was Invaded the other night and 12 fine blooded hens taken. Daniel Lewis, an old resident of Rus eellvllle. Is seriously 111 at his home. He is a pioneer of that district. Multnomah Camp, No. 77, Woodmen of the World, has elected the following of ficers: Council commander, J. W. Thomp son: lieutenant adviser, T. Brodeur; Clerk, Joe Wood worth; banker, H. H. Newhall: Inside watchman. J Vaughan; outsde watchman, C. M. Brigham; man ager, J. L. Wells. Installation will take place first meeting night In January. INSISTS UPON REDUCTION. Breirers Making: Hard Fight to Have "War Tax on Beer Cut Down. WASHINGTON, Dec L The hardest fight that is being made regarding the war revenue bill Is that by the brewers, who insist upon a reduction of the tax of $2 a barrel which is now levied upon their product. They assert that this tax is 40 per cent of the price received for the beer. They also say that they have to pay most of it because the retailers can not afford to pay it, but they also assert that what is put upon the retailers Is taken out of the consumers. The com mittees considering the bill have been be sieged by representatives of large brew ing interests asking for a reduction. It is not likely that the reduction will be made, and because the people gen erally think that the beer, spirits and tobapco ought to bear as large a tax as possible and produce the most revenue It 13 asserted by the brewers that the tax upo nthelr product of 51 per barrel was placed there during the Civil War for revenue purposes. Another dollar was added In the Spanish War, and that theirs Is the only interest that is paying two war taxes. But the temperance peo ple throughout the country and the peo ple who believe In the restriction of the liquor traffic generally do not pay much heed to this and are willing that the tax shall continue. OLIVER CLAY. One of Portland's sturdy pioneers, Oliver Clay, died Tuesday &t his daughter's home, Seattle, in his 73d year. He was- a life-long Republican, and one of the last wishes be ex pressed shortly before he took sick was that he mlzht recover in time to so to Portland and vote for McKlnley and Roosevelt. Olher Clay was born at Masaillon, Stark County. O., In 1S27, and his wife was Jane Ablay, who was born at Attwater, O. They were mar ried on November 1, 1854, and came to settle in Oregon In 1859, buying a. farm In "Washing ton County. Here they remained until 18C3, when Mr. Clay sold out and moved to Port land, encaclnsf In the Uvery business at First and "Washington streets. Ten years ago he retired from business, and led a quiet home life until November. 1800,' when his wife died. Since then he has traveled & good deal, and was at Seattle when seized with his last illness. Two of his children survive Edwin P. Clay, of Crystal Springs, S. D., and Mrs. A. S. Glbbs. of Seattle. Two of his six grandchildren live here Frank E. "Watklns, of the firm of Par rlsh & "Watklns, and Miss Grace "Watklns, 832 Mill street. One of his sons, Oscar X. Clay, who died In 18S9, was commercial editor of The Oregonlan. may zig-zag northwest to Ockley Green It Is also understood the St. John's motor line may be taken up from the Junction to Ockley Green, the "Williams avenue and the Mississippi avenue branches tak ing Its place to Ockley Green, but in any event all the lines to Ockley Green will be electrified, and the steam motor con tinued to run to St. Johns. These are the routes that have been discussed for over a year, and the commencement of work on Williams avenue Indicates that they may be carried out. It will mean a great deal for all of Alblna and North Alblna. The street railway has been needed along Williams avenue for some time, and It will have a large traffic from the start, besides reaching Into Piedmont. The Mis sissippi avenue extension, if it Is built, will also pass through a thickly settled district. The company either has fran chises on these routes, or can get them with proper restrictions. It would swm that the people on the Peninsula will get the improved car service they have been after for so long a time. It was said yes terday that the Portland Railway Com pany will go down the Peninsula, if it can get a franchise, and that the route would be about two blocks north of the Portland boulevard westward from Woodlawn, but what route It will follow northward Is not known. Death of John Foster. John Foster, a native-born Oregon pio neer, and a well-known resident of Mult nomah County, died yesterday morning at Ashland, after an illness of about two weeks of typhoid fever. Milton Sunder land, his brother-in-law, received a dis patch yesterday forenoon announcing the the consequent fcpread was from the out side, and not from the bad condition of either of the school buildings. At first it was thought the -ventilation In the an nex was Imperfect, but this Is entirely wrong. On investigation it was found the ventilation, was all right. It was as certained that the first case in the neigh borhood was outside the schoolhouse. and that from It exposure of the other pu pils resulted in the spreading of the dis ease. The old Central building is kept in as good condition as circumstances per mit. It Is not provided with modern method of heating and ventilation, as is the annex, and In spite of the adverse surroundslnfls the buildings and premises are well kept. To Furnish Second Baptist Church. The work of furnishing the Second Bap tist Church, East Seventh and East Ank eny streets, has been begun by letting the contract for a furnace for heating the enUre edifice. It will be Installed at once. The lecture-roam, which has been used for all public purposes since the building was finished, was heated by a large stove, which will now be displaced. Steps were taken this week toward pro viding the auditorium with seats. The style has not been settled on, but the of ficial board has opened correspondence with manufacturers on the subject, and will select the latest and best, and then purchase. These are the first steps to ward furnishing the church and audi torium, the whole cost of which will be about $2500. A considerable amount of the money for the furniture is already secured, and much more is subscribed. No debt will be contracted on the prop- Snnday School Election. The annual election of the Sunday school of the Centenary Methodist Church took place at the church Tues day evening with the following result: 'S. Roome, superintendent: E. S. Miller, as sistant superintendent: Miss Goltrey Mul let, lady assistant; Mrs. J. M. Batcheller and Mrs. J. C Roberts, superintendents primary departments: E. Northup, secre tary; Miss Bertha Sunderland, assistant secretary; Oscar Wlndle. treasurer; Miss Josle Floyd, librarian; F. Cozens, chor ister; J. F. Bamford, pianist; E. A. Bam ford, leader of orchestra. The orchestra is to be organized. The annual business meeting will take place in January. Funeral of Andrew Snover. The funeral of Andrew Snover, of Fair view, took place Tuesday morning from the M. E. Church of that place, and Rer. J. H. Wood conducted the services. He was a member of the Masonic order, and many of the members attended. Masonic cemetery on the Columbia Slough road was the place of interment. There was a large attendance. The deceased was born In Sussex County, N. J., November 1, 1S51. and came to Oregon In 1S74. He lived both In Portland and at Falrvjew since arriving. He leaves a considerable es tate. One child, Julia Snover, survives. There are several brothers and sisters. Revival Meeting:. A gracious revival meeting Is In pro gress at the First English Evangelical Church, corner East Sixth and East Market streets. Within the last ten days IB persons have been converted moatl yaduHs. Services every evening this week, except Saturday, at 7:45. All are invited. The meetings are conducted by the Pastor, Rev. G. W. Plumer. Biff Railway Tie Contract. The O. R. & N. Railway Company has let a contract for 300,000 railway ties to be rafted down the Sandy River to Trout dale. Four saw mills on the Upper Sandy are sawing out ties on this contract. The Sandy River has become a favorite route to get ties to the railway for shipment. Bad roads are avoided. Pleasant Home News. J. 8. Grifils, of Wamlc, Wasco County, who has been visiting friends In the neighborhood, has returned to his home. Mary Williams, of Oakland, Cal., has been visiting her old friends. She was greatly surprised over the Improvements made since she was here five years ago. John Louderback, who went to Eastern Oregon to spend the Winter, has re turned. The climate of Eastern Oregon Is too cold for him. Lafe Ingram has moved his family to Pleasant Home, and has entered on his work as head sawyer for the Palmer mill. A much larger amount of business than usual connected with street railway mat ters was transacted at the meeting of the Common CounclL yesterday. An ordi nance forfeiting franchises on a number of streets and parts of streets, granted years ago to the "Wil lamette Bridge Railway Company and its successor, the City & Suburban Railway Company, was passed. The building of a short spur of the East Side Railway Com pany to the grounds of the Cremation Association was authorized. An ordi nance regulating and equalizing the li censes on the cars of the City & Subur ban Railway Company was passed. Or dinances regulating the storage of cal cium carbide in the city, regulating the transportation of sand, gravel, building material, etc., over street railways within the city, and regulating traffic on the asphalt-paved streets, was read twice and referred. A large amount of routine street business was transacted, and the Council, on motion of Bronaugb, ad journed to Thursday, December 13, at which time the matter of the proposed extension of the City & Suburban Rail way Company's line to the vicinity of the Southern Pacific cor shops, and their request for an extension of time on the franchise to build a road from First and Burnslde streets to the central railway station, will be considered. Old Franchises Forfeited. An ordinance was introduced by Branch to repeal certain portions of an ordinance passed by the former city of East Port land, granting franchises to the Willam ette Bridge Railway Company and its successor, the City & Suburban Railway Company. Following is a list of the streets covered by the franchises proposed to be forfeited: Upon and along Holladay avenue, from the center line of Fifth street, now Grand avenue, easterly on said Holladay avenue to the city limits. Upon U street, now East Clay street, from Fifth street, now Grand avenue, to Eleventh street, now East Eleventh street, and along Eleventh street, now East Eleventh street, to the Mllwaukle road, and along said Mllwaukle road to the southerly limit of the city. Upon Fifth street, now Grand avenue, from the center line of Alaska street. now East Harrison street, to the south limits of the city. Upon Grant street, now East Grant street. Its entire length. Upon I street, now East Pine street, from Fifth street, now Grand avenue, to Sixteenth street, now. East Sixteenth street; thence along Sixteenth street, now East Sixteenth street, to K. street, now East Stark street; thence easterly on K street, now East Stark street, to the city limits. Upon Alaska street, now East Harri son street, fron lt3 Intersection with Sev enth street, row East Seventh street; thence easterly on said Alaska street, now East Harrison street, to Eleventh street, now East Eleventh street; thence southerly on Eleventh street, now East Eleventh street, to the highway common ly called the Mllwaukle road. Upon Hassalo street, from Its Intersec tion with Goldsmith street, along Hassalo street to Third street, now East Third street, in McMillen's Addition; thence along Third street, now East Third street, in McMillen's Addition and Elizabeth Ir vlngs Addition, throughout Its entire length. Upon B street, now McMHIen street. In McMillen's Addition, from Third street, now East Third street, to the northeast end of said B street, now McMlllen street. In moving the suspension of the rules and the putting of the ordinance on its final passage, Branch said most of the Councllmen understood the necessity for this action. The franchises In question had been granted 10 or 12 years ago, and In some of them there had been no pro vision made requiring the company to keep the streets along the lines In repair, ard as It was now proposed to build roads on some of these streets, the com pany might take advantage of this omis sion in the franchises to get out of keep ing the streets in repair. To prevent this, it was desirable that the franchises be annulled At once. The ordinance was passed, under suspension of the rules, by a unanimous vote. Asking for Further Time. An ordinance was Introduced by the Street Committee granting the request of the City & Suburban Railway Company for an extension of six months in which to build the line. from First and Burnslde streets to the Grand Central Railway Sta tion, on the condition that a clause be Inserted in the ordinance granting any other company a trackage right over First-street bridge, from Sheridan to Por ter street. The ordinance was referred back to the Street Committee. It is understood that the company has a lot of seven-inch girder rails on the way to build this line, and that it will not urge the petition for an extension of time. Four petitions are before the Council asking that the Portland Railway Com pany be allowed to extend Its line across First-street bridge. Charging License For Hanllng Sand. An odlnance was Introduced making It unlawful for any person or corporation operating cars upon the street railways of the city to engage in the transportation of earth, sand, gravel, building material, etc., without first obtaining a license to do so. The applicant for such a license must furnish a statement of the probable amount of material to be transported, and shall pay a license equal to five per cent of the money received for transportation. If the material hauled is for the repair of the company's lines no license will be charged. The ordinance was read twice and referred to the Street committee. Protecting: Asphalt Streets. An ordinance to regulate the use of wagons, trucks and other vehicles- on the asphalt paved streets of the city of Portland was introduced. It provides that no vehicle carrying loads of a greater gross weight than 4,000 pounds shall be driven over streets paved with, asphalt, except that where It Is neces sary they may be driven over such streets for one block. Read twice and referred to the Street committee. Equalizing Licenses on Street Cars. An ordinance regulatng and equalizing licenses on the cars of the City & Su burban Street Railway Company, was passed. It provides that for cars over 30 feet In length a license of $23 per quar ter shall be paid. For cars under SO feet and over IS feet 512:50 per quarter shall be paid and for cars under IS feet In length 56.25 per quarter shall be paid. The. Company has franchises from the old cities of East Portland and Alblna and hitherto there has been no uniformity in tnc rates or license on their cars. Spur to the Crematory. An ordinance authorizing F. S. Morrla to construct and maintain a street rail way spur from the Intersection of First avenue and the track of the East Side Railway Company to the grounds of the Crematory Association, was on motion of Branch passed under suspension of the : rules. The reason given for this being necessary was that the East Side Rail way Is to be sold in three days and It la desired to have the spur completed, before the property changes hands. The spur la only about a block In length. An ordinance was passed granting the City & Suburban Railway Company right of way over and along a portion of Morrison street and across Front street. This Is to remedy an accidental omission In the original franchise. Protection Against Calcium Carbide. An ordinance providing stringent regu lations in regard to the storage and sale of calcium carbide In the city was Intro duced by Walker, read twice and re ferred to the Committee on Health and Police. It provides that calcium carbide shall be transported thra'Sh the city only In packages of not over 100 pound3 In weight plainly marked "dangerous if not kept do." and that this article shall be stored In a specially prepared ware house outside of the city, and that not" more than 20 pounds shall be kept In any j building within the city. Street Improvements. An appropriation of 53S1 79 was made J out of the general fund for the prevention j of the spread of infectious and contagious I diseases. An ordinance was passed providing fori the time and manner of constructing al sewer In Bancroft avenue. An ordinance declaring the probable! cost of Improving Thirty-second street! and appropriating 51639, the cost thereof, was passed. An ordinance declaring the probable cost of Improving Mason street, from Un ion avenue to East Tenth, and appropria ting 52144 25, the cost thereof, was passed. An ordinance declaring the probable cost of constructing sewers In the follow-. lng streets and making appropriation for the cost thereof, was passed: Reed street,! 51639: X street. 5H00. Ordinances providing for the time ant! manner of Improving the following nametl streets were passed: East Eleventh street from Belmont to East Gllsan; East Couct streef, from East Twelfth to East Six- teenth: East Pine, from East Tweirtn ic East Sixteenth: Twenty-fourth street! from Gllsan to Flanders: East Oak street from East Twelfth to East Sixteenth. Reports. A Tonnrf frnm thp f!omrrtlttee on Sewprs and Drainage recommending that petlj tlons for sewers in tne toiiowing namec ctrppts h crmntpfl. was adooted. and the fltv -F"nrlnfpr was directed to make the necessary plans, maps and estimate: Scll-J wood street, to connect with a sewer ir "Miss'sslnrtl avenue: extension of East Oali itrppt spwpr in 1RO feet south of Weldlei street; East Sixteenth street, to connect with the sewer In weldler street; isasi Satmnn strppt. from East ThlrtV-fOUrtl to a point 100 feet east thereof: East Sal- mnn ctroot frnm a nnlnt 123 feet West 01 East Thirty-sixth street to East Thirty flffh Etrppt The Street Committee submitted a re port, which was adopted, recommending Tin MMnTi fnr thp Imnrovement of thf following named streets be granted ant that the City Engineer De airecieu v prepare the necessary plans and est! matn:- Enst Thlrtv-first street, from Bel mont to East Salmon: Patton avenuej from Willamette bouievara to .roruanii boulevard; "Weldler street, from "Wlllaml ette avenue to East Front street. British Seals of Office Never Used. TVio conic nf nffiott -which half 3. doZCI of our rulers have just surrendered tor o Tecelved from, the Queen, are smau mew. ctamnc n vpivpt oases, savs a Londoi correspondent. They are mere emblem never used unless the handing of then by the Queen to new Ministers, and th rturn of them to .Her juajesty at in ot,a nt n tprm nf office, mav be calle used. It Is said that frequently Minister do not see their seals from the day o receiving to the time of reiinquisnin; them. PORTLAND'S LEADING MUSIC STORE GOES TO SAN FRANCISCO But before we tjo, which will be at an early date, we want to sell out every musical publication and every musical instru ment we have in stock, and we have thousands and thou sands of them. Many popular music books we are selling at an enormous sacrifice. Read "Our Sale" prices and order quickiy. If books are to be sent by mail send enaugh stamps' for postage (Any excess will be returned.) Or ders filled at the following prices until our stock is exhausted. All books will be sent by express unless ordered otherwise. Dealers throughout the Northwest should lay In a large supply for their holiday trade at these prices. Music teachers should also take advantage of this sale. More open night and day. THE WILEY B. ALLEN CO.. 209-211 first Street Collections of large paper-bound books, regular price from 50c to 75c, our sale price now 15c per volume. Vocal Selections. Bon Ton Collection. Choice Songs for High Vorce. Choice Songs for Low Voice. Columbian Collection. Comic Songs. Old and New. Floral Offering. Folio of Standard Songs. Gleanings. Baritone, Contralto and Bass Songs. Harvest Minstrel Songs. Magnet. Par Excellence Song and Chorus Collec tion. Royal Collection of Songs. Soloetpd Sscred Soncs. 1 Singer's Portfolio. Smith s Album, complete. Song Record. Songs , of Harvard, Tale and Princeton Colleges. Songs of Ireland. Songs of Scotland. Standard Vocal Duets. 1 "They're After Me," American Song Col lection. Unio,n Collection (vocal and instrumental). Vocal Duet Album. J Vocal Folio. Operatic Song Fouo. Vocal Selections. National Waltz Song Folio. National Contralto.. Baritone and Bass Folio. Pearls of Vocal Music Hart's Sonr and Ballad Folio. - -Album of German Songs. Choice Songs for high voles. Comical, Topical and Motto Songs. Portland Vocal Folio. Instrumental Collections. Waltz Album. "World's Exposition -Repertoire. Standard Duet Album. Reed Organ Folio. National Organ Folio. , New Orleans Collection. Operatic Folio Parlor Dance Folio. Party Dance Music. San Frahclsco Collection of Standard Pi anoforte Music Sydney Smith's Pianoforte Album. Seaside Dance Folio. "Waldteufel Dance Folio. Marches Selected. New York Collection. Musical Chatterbox. Kinkel's Folio of Piano and Organ Music Bouquet of Waltzes. Chicago Collection. Excelsor Dance Folio. Instrumental Collections. Excelsior Classic Piano Folio. Artist's Repertoire. The FolloTrinfC List at 20c Each. Vocal. Superb Songs. Song Bouquet. Song Souvenir. Sweet Old Songs Reach the Heart. Songs That Always Live. Harrison Millard's Songs. Prima Donna Album. Vocal Casket. Vocal Duet Album. Song Folio. Vocal Duet Folio. Ideal Songs. American Song and Chorus Collection. Bouquet of Comic Songs. InntramentaL Musical Bouquet (Vocal and Instru mental). Souvenir Collection of American Vocal and Instrumental Music National Organ Folio. Champion Four-Hand Folio. Artist's Repertoire, Four Hands. Pianoforte Duets. Pretty, Easy Duets for Piano or Organ. Emeralds Easy Rondlnos for Piano. International Pianoforte Album. Golden Days Choice Collection. Folio of Music Golden Chord. Easy to Play (Little Classics for Young Pianists). Pianoforte Methods and Studies. Reg. Sale Price Price. Bertlnl's Piano method, com plete 52.00 5 .60 ueyer s Juctnoa, paper. l.w .35 Beyer's Method, bds 1.25 .45 Blake's New Method, bds 1.00 .45 Boston Conservatory Method, Revised 2.50 1.25 Damm's Method 2.50 ,7b Hunton's Method, Complete.... 1.23 . .50 Lbert &. Stark's Method. Fart 1 2.00 .45 Petersllea's Method, New Re vised 3.00 1.75 Students Modern Method 2.50 1. Urbach's Prize Method 2.00 .50 Cramers Celebrated Studies, limp cloth 2.00 Czerny s Velocity Studies 1.25 .50 Gordon's New School for the Piano, abridged. F. F. 2.25 1.25 Gordon's New School for the Piano, complete 3.25 2.00 Boston Conservatory Method. 2.50 1.25 New England Conservatory Method 3.00 1.75 Pianoforte Methods and Stadles. Reg. Sale Price. Price. Kohlers Practical Method, vol. l, paper .... it .15 Plaldy's Tech. Studies, bds., complete 1.25 .45 Karl Merz' Method, complete, F. F. 3.00 1.76 Bellak's Analytical Revised Method, paper 75 .& Richardson's Piano Method.... 3.00 1.75 Karl Mens Easy Elementary school ior Fianororte z.w 1.00 Organ Methods and Selections. Imperial Method 2.00 .65 "White's School for reed or gan 2.50 .55 Raymond's Reed Organ Gems. 2.00 L25 Raymond's Collection for Church and Parlor Orcan.. 2.00 1.25 The Young Organist at Home. 1.50 .90 Whitney's Album for Pine or gan 2.00 1.50 Rider's Short Voluntaries 1.00 .63 Marches, etc. for Pipe Organ (La VIda) 1.50 LOO Jackson's Gems for the organ 2.00 1.50 The Church Organist, a Col lection for Church Use, by Chas. Moore, limp cloth, for Pipe Organ 2.00 1.35 Organ Melodies, bds 2.00 1.35 Karl Merz Parlor Organ Method z.uj .10 The Peerless Method for Reed Organ 2.50 .So Clark's Inmroved School for Reed Organ 2.50 1.25 Eclectic Teacher for the Par lor Organ 2.00 .90 Bristows New Complete Meth od for Reed Organ, paper... l.CO .35 Kimball's New Method for Reed Organ 1.50 .50 "Wiley B. Allen's New Method for Organ 1.00, .50 Winner's Primary Method 50 .10 Whitney's Complete Instructor 2.50 1.25 "Whitney's Improved Easy .Method. x.t .w Whitney's New Method 2.50 1.00 Kimball's Organ Voluntaries.. 1.50 .90 Collection ef Vocal Maslc. Matinee Classics. Songs for low voice, bds 1.00 .55 Selected Sacred Songs, bds.... 1.00 Selected Tenor and Baritone Songs, bds .... 1.00 .55 Classic Baritone and Bass Songs, paper 1.00 .65 Good Old Songs, paper 1.00 .65 Operatic Pearls. Songs. Duets and Trios, bds 2.00 L35 World's Songs (Songs. Ballads and Duets), bds 2.00 L35 Collection ef Vocal Maslc. Reg. Sale Price. Price. Moore's Irish Melodies, revised and enlarged 1.00 .65 Soprano and tenor duets, paper 1.00 .65 Classic Vocal Gems 1.00 .65 "White's Sacred Duets, Trios and Quartets 1.50 .70 Sunshine of Song3, bds 2.00 1.35 Ideal Gems of English Song, bds 2.00 1.S5 Gems of American Songs, bds. 2.00 1.35 Songs of Harvard, iaie ana Princeton, bds 1.50 .65 Singer's Portfolio, paper 1.00 .65 Selected soprano ana tenor Songs, paper 1.00 .65 Gems of Scottish Songs, bds.. 2.00 1.35 Collections of Instrumental Maslc. Parlor Gems, cloth 2.00 Circle of Gems, cloth 2.50 Oueen of the Waltz, bds 1.00 Young Player's Popular Col lection, bds l.za Piano Classics, bds 1.25 Golden Chord, bds 2.00 Home Treasure, four hands, bds .777.... 2.00 Golden Leaves and Blossoms, bds 2.00 Home Circle, bds 2.00 Golden Circle, bds 2.00 Student's Classics, paper. l.OO Concert Duets, paper 1.00 Classic Romantlque Series 1.00 Violin and Plana Maslc. Popular Duets, paper 50 Old Melodies, paper 50 Musical Evening, paper 50 Artist's Repertoire 50 Excelsior Collection .50 Elite Collection 1.00 Banner Folio .... 1.00 Violin Classics, Schlrmer Ed.. 1.25 Par Excellence, paper 50 Violin Methods, Etc. Winner's Method 50 Glenwood's Method 50 Dancla's Method, bds 1.25 DeBeriot's Method, Part 1, bds 1.50 Maza's Method 1.00 Hennlng's Method, complete, bds 1.50 Hohmann's Practical Violin School 50 Elchberg's Method 2.00 Pleyel's Duets for Two Violins .50 Wlchtel's Young Violinist, bds 1.25 "Winner's Excelsior Violin Method .75 Winner's New American School for Violin 50 l.f0 1.23 .50 .75 .75 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.35 1.35 .65 .70 .65 .10 .10 .85 .70 .45 .60 .20 1.55 CO .45 .30 J5 Guitar. Reg. Price. Carcassl's Complete Method... 1.50 Guitar Album, paper 50 Guitar Album, bds 1.00 Guitar Gems, bds 1.60 Superb Guitar Method, Barker, paper 1.00 White's Excelsior Guitar Method .75 Winner's New American School for Guitar 50 Banjo Methods, Etc Banjo by Ear, Dobson 60 Dobson's Complete Instructor, bds 1.00 National Banjo Method, bds., Dobson 1.50 Shay's Banjo Method With Diagrams 75 Victor Banjo Manual, Dobson. 1.00 White's Excelsior Banjo Meth od 75 Miscellaneous. Burxowa Piano Primer 25 Jousse's Catechism 20 Tracey's Theory of Music and Harmony 1.00 Plantation Songs and Jubilee Hymns .. 1.25 Bailey's School Songs 50 White's World Celebrated Songs, Cornet and Piano ... .50 "Winners Instruction Books for any Musical Instrument.... .50 Boston Quartet and Chorus Book , 75 Steele' Humorous Gems, paper .35 Soul Songs, Sunday School Song Book 35 Gathered Jewels, S. S. Song Book .. 35 Olive Leaf. S. S. Song Book.. .35 Silver Song. S. S. Song Book. .35 Beautiful Songs, S. S. Song Book 35 Church Hymns and Gospel Songs, S. S. Song-Book 35 Bright Light (Straub), S. S. Song Book 30 Bright Array, S. S. Song Book .35 Our Glad Hosanna, S. S. Song Book 35 Sale Price. .50 .25 .50 1.00 .65 .35 .15 .35 .65 .75 .30 .65 .33 .10 .10 .65 .75 .35 .35 .10 .60 .20 .20 .20 .20 .20 .20 .20 .25 .20 .20 Miscellaneous. Reg. Price. "Way of Light, S. S. Song Book .3S New Songs for Revivals, Camp Meetings, etc 45 Gospel Hymns, No. 2 35 Song Chief 75 Song King 60 Heath's School Music Reader .33 The Convention Gift. Sacred and Secular Mu3lc Collection .75 Voice of Song for High Schools io Crown of Song, Singing School .BOOK ' Golden Robin EO Perkins Festival Chorus. Book .75 Stearns' Anthem, vol. 1 1.50 Sabbath Male Chorus 50 Universal Quartet and Glee Book, With Male Chorus 75 Leslie's Male Chorus 75 Ludden's Pronouncing Mu sical Dictionary 1.00 La- Blache's Method of Sing ing, paper 1.50 Klose's Clarionet Method, complete 3,00 Columbia College Song Book.. .50 War Songs 50 Collegian's Song Book 50 Commencement Soni;s for Col leges ................ .50 Songs of Harvard 1.00 "World's Fair Collection 50. Songs of Dixie 50 Franklin Square Song Collec tion 50 Grand Army War Songs 50 Sheet music folios, indexed, for holding sheet music In order 1.50 College Songs and Glees for Male Voices 50 Sale Price. .20 .20 .20 .50 .45 .20 .50 75 .50 .50 .50 .60 .90 1.651 .301! .25 .30 1 .30 ' .65 .30 .30 .30 .35 ..o .23 "We are sellintr 10 nieces of our own se lection, good music, either vocal or In strumental, by mall, not excnangeaDie, for 50c Anv publication of sheet music ordered, while In stock, at a discount of one-half, and 20 per cent- Blank music books, music paper, orchestra and band music and methods for any kind of a brass or reed instrument at hall price. Maslcal instruments of all kinds vre are bow selling: at corresjoaa Insrly low prices. Pianos and organs those that have Bees ased or re verted from delinquent customers vre are! almost giving away. THE WILEY B. ALLEN CO., 209-21 1 First Street Portland, Oregon