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THE MOANING OAKGONTAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1900.
BROKE OPEN A SAFE
Cracksmen Operate Close to
Police Station.
USED SLEDGE TO SMASH LOCK
Bine Mountain Company's Office En
tered by the Front Door and $135
Secured Bnrglars Consider
ately Return Checks.
Only 200 yards away from the police
station, robbers broke Into the office of
the Blue Mountain Company, 247 Stark
street, yesterday morning, smashed open
the safe and stole $135 in cash, took
checks and documents, which they after
ward thoughtfully remalled to the own-ers,-and
then the robbers Insultingly be
fouled the office.
A special officer and a regular police
man both patrol the beat In which the
robbery occurred, and a powerful electric
light shines near. "When Janitor Fry
visited the Blue Mountain Company's
office Wednesday nightat 10:30 the place
was secure as usual. Some time aftet
midnight, it is thought, robbers forced
open the street door of the office with
e. jimmy, and began work on the safe,
which can be seen from the window on
the sidewalk, three feet away. There
Is' a curtain stretched on a wire acros
this window, and this curtain wa&
drawn to one side when the office was
closed on Wednesday night but to save
themselves .from the gaze of the curious,
it is evident that the robbers drew the
curtain across the window.
The safe Is not a burglar-proof con
cern, and was made In 1819. The cracks
men found it an easy job, for they placed
a piece of cloth or leather, to deaden the
sound, on the knob, and three blows with
the hammer finished that knob. Then,
using a long, thin chisel they knocked out
of position the bolt supporting the com
bination, turned the handle, .and the loot
lay before them. In their triumph, the
cracksmen probably performed a sort ot
double-shuflle, for the office furniture was
afterward found In a state of chaos. The
back stairs suffered worse, however, and
with $135 In money, and several checks
and notes taken from the safe, the rob
bers took their departure. Once outside,
the robbers took time to examine the
checks and notes, and finding that no
money could be raised on them, except
at considerable risk, they deposited the
documents in the nearest letter-box.
At 5:20 yesterday morning. Janitor Fry
found the door of the office open. This
was -the first knowledge that robbers
had been there, and the police were tele
phoned for. They seemed to resent the
Tobbers' visit as a personal matter, it
being in dangerous proximity to the po
lice station. When business began for
the day, a surprise occurred. The letter-carrier
arrived with the usual mall,
and he said: "These checks and pa
pers were dropped In one of the letter
boxes around here, and seeing the com
pany's name on them, I brought them to
you."
The man who received the mall looked
dazed for a minute, and then said: "These
ure the papers stolen from our safe."
"Perhaps -the robbers will also mall the
$133 In cash," sarcastically commented
another man. But as the day wore on,
no further communication was received
from the robbers.
It is also thought that robbers broke
Into the downstairs office of the Ameri
can Type Founders' Company, 245& Stark
street, a few doors away from the scenj
of the other robbery, but nothing of any
value whatever was taken. It looked as
if a back window had been tamperea
with, and one of the telephone receivers
was off the hook.
The telephone box In the carpenter shop
at 330 Stark street was also visited by
robbers, and they stole the few nickels
customers had paid for using the tele
phone. CALLED TO SPOKANE.
Dr. J. Bloch In Asked to Serve Tem
ple Emanuel.
Dr. J. Bloch, of Portland, has received
an urgent call to accept a ministry at
the Temple Emanuel, at Spokane. This,
however, he has not yet accepted. Last
Sunday he officiated at the temple, and
lectured on "The Motive Power of Jewish
History." and made a profound impres
sion on the congregation.
In an Interview in the Spokane Chroni
cle, Louis Reubens, president of the syna
gogue, is quoted as follows:
"We have been discussing the question
of calling Dr. Bloch as the rabbi of this
synagogue. He does not especially seek
this position, but has now said that if the
call Is tendered him he will accept. At
the present time the members of the con
gregation are unusually busy, so that we
are unable to get a meeting of the tempi
to decide upon this matter, but It Is
thought that the question will be settled
before rt&V dcotor returns for the festivi
ties of the coming Spring. These will be
held in March. The trustees and tho
older members of the church are all In
favor of having Dr. Bloch as our min
ister." GREAT INTEREST SHOWN.
Fred B. Smith's Worlc for the Yonnp;
Men's Christian Association.
Interest in tho conferences for deepen
ing the spiritual life of the members of
the. Young Men's Christian Association
conducted by Fred B. Smith, of New
York, grows, and the attendance In
creases nightly. Last night was the best
meeting thus far in the series. The gym
nasium was well filled with earnest young
men ready to hear what Mr. Smith had to
say along the line of methods of practi
cal religious work. With the aid of
charts the speaker pointed out clearly
and concisely the things that strengthen
and build up the religious life and power
of an association, and Just as faithfully
delineated the things that hinder and de
tract from the work. Mr. Smith defined
religious work 1o be, first. Bible study;
second, religious meetings: third, per
gonal work, and fourth a&poclatlonal for
eign or missionary work.
The first evangelistic service will be
held in the gymnasium hall this evening
at 7:30. Gooa music and an address by
.Mr. Smith will be features of the services.
All men are invited.
DENTISTS ELECT OFFICERS.
State Association Closes a Three
Dnjs Session.
The eighth annual meeting of the Ore
gon Dental Association was closed yes
terday after a most profitable session. In
the afternoon excellent papers were read
by Drs. F A. Itelsacher. W- A. Cum
mlngs and Key Churchman, which were
discussed at length by the largo number
of members present. The following offi
cers were elected. President. Dr. G. W.
Gray, of Albany; vice-president. Dr. B.
B. Wright, of Portland: secretary-treasurer.
Dr. C. R Templeton. of Portland;
new members of the executive commit
tee, Drs. J B, Cardwell and G. H. Cot
tage; delegate to the National Associa
tion. Herbert C. Miller, John Welch, J.
L. Reaves. J. R. Cardwell. W. A. Cum
mlng B. E. Wright, S. J. Barber, E. G.
Clark, A. J Jcssup. and Mark Hayter.
A motion was carried extending a rote
I of thanks to Dr. Edward Pittwood. of
j Spokane, for his excellent paper upon
J "Practical and x'rofcsslonal Points," with
regrets that he was not present at the
session to have read It In person.
The following: new members were elect
ed: Drs G. W. Gray, A. J. Hodges and
George Collins, of Albany; Jean Cline, H.
P. O'Connor. G H. Nottage. S. TV. Stry
kcr, A. R. Barker. B. H. Fisher. W. J.
Northrup. M. C. Holbrook, F. S. Skiff, of
Portland: G. E. Sanders, of The Dalles;
E. A. Vaughan, of Pendleton; Frank
Vaughan. of Astoria; A. D. Jcssup, of
Salem, and A F. Nader, of Clatskanle.
Last evening a banquet of the members
was held at Brandes'. .
COMMON POINT AGAIN.
A Fevr More Words on a TInic-TVorn
Subject.
WARRENTON." Dec 17. (To the Ed
itor) There has baz so much verbiage
worked into the letters from Mr. Hughes
on the common-point question that the
few plain facts are obscured.
This Is a question of "it will or it
won't," and In either case there Is no log
ical ground upon which Mr. Hughes can
even from a Portland standpoint object
to the common-point rate being extended
to the mouth of 'the Columbia River. He
says ships cannot be chartered any more
cheaply for Astoria than for Portland.
Then, In all fairness, we ask. What ob
jection can Portland have to extending
the same rates to Western Oregon that
are enjoyed by Western Washington?
Why should not Astoria have the ame
rates for her lumber to Eastern markets
that are accorded to South Bcr.d, no
matter which is the better and cheaper
port? If it be Portland, then that city
should. In her own interest, demand the
extension of the common rate to the se ;
board, for her protection. For Portland
shippers could then charter ships of
any draft that can enter the Columbia
River and load them at Portland docks
to the full depth that they could safely
navigate the river; and in case of low
water or of deep-draft vessels, a train
load of wheat could always meet them
at Astoria without extra expense, to
complete their cargoes. Just as the trans
Pacific steamers have been taking coal
at Flavcl.
. This would at once place Portlind on a
footing to compete with the Sound In
handling the lanrer class of shins that .,
so rap.dly coming into service. It will
require several years, with large appro
prlations from Congress, and a liberal
expenditure by the Port of Portland, to
secure a 25-foot channel from Portland to
the sea fully five years with an ex
penditure of $503,000 per year. And dur
ing all this time Portland shippers would
have practically the same advantages
that they will have on the completion of
the 23-foot channel.
In so far as Western Oregon Is con
cerned, her principal tonnage for many
years will be lumber, shingles and fish,
and If to this cou'.d be jdded return
freights of wheat, then the traffic would
bo very great; and If ships cannot b
chartered for Astoria on better terms
than on the Sound or at Portland, then
wheat would be worth no mnrn nn ti
seaboard than at Inland ports, and Astoria
couia expect very little of that business.
But as above stated, the common rate to
Astoria would be of Immense advantage
to Portland. It would also be of great
advantage to Western Oregon, In the de
velopment of her vast timber resources.
Possibly many do not realize that tim
bered lands will produce far more ton
nage per acre for ships and railroads than
wheat lands. The eastbound lumber and
salmon tonnage from the mouth of the
river would be of enormous value to the
O. R. & N. Co., and Portland would neces
sarily reap a tremendous advantage from
the full development pf the vast resources
of Clatsop County.
On the other hand, should Mr. Hughes'
statement In regard to charters prove to
be Incorrect, and the Astoria harbor Is
found to be a better and cheaper port
than any in the Northwest, then we ask
in all fairness if the farmers of the In
land Empire, who are compelled to pro
duce wheat for 40 to 50 cents per bushel,
are not entitled to market their product
where it will yield the greatest net? And
is not the present rate of $3 50 a ton am
ple compensation for the delivery of this
tonnage 300 to 350 miles on a down-grade
route? It Is no answer and It Is beg
ging the question to say that It Is
cheaper to carry the tonnage In ships
than on the rail, though I would be glad
to take up that question and show the
fallacy of that statement. But ipt it-
settle one question at a time, and not at
tempt to cross the bridge until we get
there.
Again, Mr. Hughes says that common
point rates to Astoria would result, first,
in higher rates on grain from Eastern
Washington to Liverpool, and, second, In
giving Tacoma more Eastern Washington
wheat, and Portland less. Well, The
Oregonlan has let the wind out of tuat
balloon, and it needs no refutation here.
Everybody knows better.
As above stated, this Is a question of
"It will or It won't." Common-point rates
extended to Astoria will or will nor open
up to the commerce of the world a
cheaper and better port than we now have
In the Northwest. If the former, then
there can be no question as to the result.
The tide of commerce will be turned In a
mighty stream down this gravity route, to
the great advantage of The Dalles, Port
land, Astoria and any other city along
tjils great artery of commerce. And In
stead of an extra charge being saddled
upon the produce of the farmer to reach
the seaboard, the rates will be speedlly
reduced, If not cut In two; and a double
track line over the O. R. & N. will be
taxed to handle the traffic. Why Port
land should object to those conditions
we cannot comprehend: surely she of all
places will reap the greatest benefit. And
why? Because of her superb position as
a distributing center; her great banks
and financial strength; her splendid water
power, manufactures, and the many nat
ural and artificial advantages which
wealth has brought to her door. It all
gives her the prestige and the power to
draw to herself a huge share of the busi
ness of an empire.
On the other hand. If this common rate
does not give Oregon a cheaper and bet
ter nort. Astoria will ho nn mnro mm.
petltor of Portland than South Bend Is a
competitor of Seattle. Then why. let
me again ask, should the citizens of Port
land object to the extension of common
point rates to any seaport town? Can
sho not maintain her commercial suprem
acy without placing her heel upon the
neck of every community that attempts
to do business outside of her limits? This
policy never raised a man above his fel
lows, and will prove a lasting blight upon
any city.
We have yet had no answer to the fol
lowing questions: First, Is It nqt for
the best Interest of the Columbia River
Basin that common-point rates should be
extended to all seaport totrns having all
communication' Second, are not present
rates sufficient compensation for the rail
roads to grant this service without extra
charge? D. K. WARREN.
Xot By Druxniuond.
PORTLAND, Dec. 20. To the Editor.)
In the Oregonlan of December 12. I be
lieve it was that Mrs. C. E. Shipley
credited Henry rrummond as being the
author of the following quotation: "I
shall pass through this world but once.
Any good thing, therefore, that I can do.
or any kindness that I can show to any
human being, let me do It now. Let me
not defer or neglect It. for I shall not
pass this way again." In "The Greatest
Thing In the World." by that author, he
gives these lines as a quotation. Did he
quote his own writings?
WALTER HANSEN.
This correspondent Is correct. The
authorship of the quotation still awaits
solution.
TERMS OF THE FRANCHISE
ordixaxce authorizing lim3-to
the: carshopb.
It Includes Restrictions Contained in
Old Ordinance ftnd a Ferr Xetv
Special Ones.
Appended will be found the ordinance
passed by the Council Wednesday grant
ing the City & Suburban Railway Com
pany a franchise to build an extension
to near the carshops of the Southern
Pacific Company. This ordinance was
drafted by the street committee from
the one originally Introduced. The prin
cipal change made was the omission ot
the following lines from section 3, near
the end- "Including substructure thereof,
along and over which said railway shall
be laid; the said proportionate share to be
estimated by the rate to wnlch the width
of street In this section provided to be
Improved or repaired by tsaia Railway
Company bears to the entire width of said
bridga or elevated roadway, including
sidewalk."
When the ordinance was read. Branch
noticed the omission and inquired how
the provision requiring tne company to
bear its share of the coat of repairs or
improvements was to be interpreted. He
said he thought it was indefinite.
Holbrook replied that the company haa
refused to accept the franchise as at first
Introduced, and the matter had been com
promised, and if necessary the courts
could decide what part of the bridge or
elevated roadway the company should re
pair. Mayor Rowe is not altogether satisfied
with the action of the Council In this
matter. He would like to see the exten
sion built, and he would like to see the
city get the money tho company owes it.
If it will pay this money or make any
reasonable agreement in regard to pay
ing It. the Mayor says he will be very
glad to sign the ordinance. He thinks
that if this company docs not build mc
line to the carshops, another company
will.
An ordinance authorizing the City & Suburban
Rallnay Comrany. It successors and assign.
to construct, maintain and operate a street
railway in the City of Portland. Multnomah
County. State of Oregon.
The City ot Portland does ordain as follows:
Section 1. That there be and hereby Is grant
ed unto the ald City & Suburban Railway
Company, Its successors and asslg-s, the right
and privilege to lay dowr maintain and cer
ate a steel railroad track or tracks, and to
operate a teel railway w'thln the C.ty of
Portland alor.tr, upon and over the followlTg
streets, towlt: Beginning at the intersection
of Grand avenue and East Harrl-on street;
thence southerly along Grand avenue to Ells
worth street; thence easterly along Ellsworth
street, as the same may be extended to Tenth
street: thence southerly and casfrly by way
of Tenth and Alder stroets to and along Wall
street to the Powell's Valley county road;
thence over raid Powell's Valley road easterly
to East Twrnty-flrU street; thence toutherly
along East Twenty-first street to Hood street,
and for that purpose to erect the necessary
poles and stretch the necessary wires upon the
streets aforesaid.
Sec 2. The tra-k of said railway shall bo
a double, or single line of t-ack, with ths
necessary turn-outs, cress-overs and turn
tables: and shall be laid, graded and located
under the direction and subject to the a-rrtnal
of the Common Council Board of Public Works
and City Engineer of the City of Portland.
Sec. 3. The grantee of this franchlss and Its
successors and assigns shall maintain the
streets along which said franchise extends, as
required by the Common Council or the Board
of Public Works ot the City of Portland; and
If said grantee. Its successors or assigns fall
so to do. this said franchise shall be forfeited
without any further act upon the part of tho
city or Its officers. The said grantee of this
franchise and Its successors and assigns shall,
during the Ufa of the franchise, pave, repave.
reconstruct or repair from time to time, when
ever directed by the Common Council of the
City of Portland, the whole or any portion ot
the street used by said street-car or railroad
company, and the portion of the street be
tween parallel lines extended one foot beyond
the outer rails. Including Its proportionate
share of any bridge or elevated roadway; and
If said grantee. Its successors or assigns, falls
so to do, this said franchise shall be forfeited
without any further act upon the part of the
city or Its officers.
Sec. 4. For the purpose of laying down and
repairing said railway, no streets shall be ob
structed to a greater distance than the length
of two blocks at any time, and not for a longer
period than 10 working days, except In the
case ot necessity the Common Council may ex
tend the time aforesaid at Its discretion.
Sec 5. The rails to be used for the said
railway or railways shall be good steel, and
the rails of the tracks shall be laid at a width
not to exceed four feet, 8 Inches; and In case
of a double track upon any street the came
shall be so laid that the distance between said
double tracks shall not exceed six feet.
Sec 6 The cars to be used upon the said
railway shall be of approved construction for
the comfort and convenience of passengers,
and shall be propelled by electricity, com
pressed air or other mouern methods, other
than steam-motor or steam-engine. Said cars
shall be so marked as to Intelligently desig
nate the points between which the came are
operated, and one car shall be run In each di
rection every 30 minutes, or oftener, between
the hours ot 6 o'clock A. M. and 11 o'clock P.
M.; the rate of speed shai not exceed 12 miles
per hour; and any violation of this section
shall subject the owners of said railroad to a
fine not to exceed $25 for each offense, upon
conviction thereof In the municipal court.
Sec 7. It shall be unlawful for any person
to obstruct the railway or railways herein pro
vided for, either during the construction or
operation of the same, except for the purpose
of removing a building under permit from the
municipal authorities; and any person who
shall carelessly or willfully violate the provis
ions hereof shall be deemed guilty of a mis
demeanor, and upon conviction shall be pun
ished by a fine of cot less than $5 and not ex
ceeding $25. or Imprisonment not exceeding 10
days, or both, at the discretion of the court,
for each and every offense. Any conductor or
other employe on the railway or railways
herein provided for. any passenger thereon, or
other person on or about the cars belonging
thereto, who shall by offensive, indecent or
abusive language, or otherwise. Insult, abuse
or maltreat any person on said car. shall on
conviction be punished by a fine ot not to ex
ceed $23 nor less than $5. or Imprisonment not
to exceed 10 days, or both, at the discretion
of the court, for each and every offense.
Sec 8. Nothing In this ordinance nor any
privilege granted hereby shall be construed to
prevent the municipal authorities from grad
ing, paving, sewering, plunking, macadamiz
ing, altering. Improving or repairing any of
the streets over which the privilege of con
structing a railway is granted by this ordi
nance, or upon which any railway may be con
structed under Its provisions; but all such
work shall be done so as to offer as little ob
struction as possible to the passag: of cars,
and the owners of said railway shall have the
privilege ot raising or shifting the rails so a
to avoid as much as possible the liability to ob
struction during the progress of street repair
ing. Improving or altering.
Sec. 0. The owners of said railway shall pay
annually to the City of Portland as a license
upon each car In use by them upon raid rail
way the sum of $25 upon each car. known as
class A; the sum ot $50 upon each car known
as doss B. and the sum of $100 for each car
known as class C. under the provisions ot or
dinance No. 11S25.
Sec 10. The rate of fare shall not exceed
5 cents for each pasenger while traveling In
any one general direction on the lines of said
railway.
Sec 11. In operating such railways as shall
be constructed under this ordinance, no cars
shall be allowed at any time to stop or remain
still upon any Intersection of streets, and any
violation of the provisions of this section shall
subject the owner or owners of said 'railway or
railways to a fine of not less than $5 nor more
than $25 for every offense, upon conviction
thereof.
Sec 12 All rlshts and privileges hereby
conferred shall expire at the end ot 30 "years
from the date of the approval ot this ordi
nance. Sec 13. The laying down and construction of
the railway tracks, poles, wires and rails au
thorized by this ordinance, and the material
ued therein, shall be subject to the approval
of the Board of Public Works, as provided
and required by the charter of the City of
Portland, and owners of the railway construct
ed under the authority hereby granted shall
maintain its proportion cf the streets upoa
' . .- . I
wnicfc its tracks are construciea, as specinea
In section 3 ot this ordinance. In such manner
as shall be required by the said Board of Pub
lic Works and Common Council.
Bee 14. Whenever the municipal authorities
Of the CItr of Portlard shall Improve the
street or streets alonr and on which said rail
way shall have "been constructed, as by this
Ordinance authorized. With wood blocks, stone
blocks, asphalt, brick or othrr hard-surface
pavement, the said City & Suburban Railway
Company, its successors and assigns, shall be
required, upon the direction of the municipal
authorities so to do, to put down on and along
said railway rolls of not less than seven Inches
In depth and weighing no less than 75 pounds
per yard, and such rails shall be of a pattern
and be laid on a foundation to be approved by
the municipal authorities.
Sec 15. Said CItr & Suburban Railway Corn-
paly or Its assigns jhall complete the con- '
structlon cf the railway authorized to be con- j
structcd by this ordinance, and commence and !
maintain the regular operation of cars there- j
on. as in this ordinance rrovld-d. within ons ;
year from and after the date of the approval j
thereof by the Mayor.
Sec 16. Said City & St burban Railway, or
Its assigns, shall within Zu days after the date
of the approval of this ordinance file In the of
fice of the Auditor of the City of Portland its
written acceptance of the rights and privileges
hereby granted to and conferred upon It. sub
ject to the terms, restrictions and conditions
herein contalnrd. and It It aha 1 fall so to 1?
such written acceptance. It t-hall be deemed to
have abandoned the rights and privileges con
ferred by this ordinance.
Sec 17. If the grantee of this franchise. Its
successors or assigns, shall fall to lay, grade or
locate said street railroad Id the manner ap
proved by the Common Council, or shall fall
to use cars as required by this franchise, or
shall fall to run and op; rate cars as often as
required by this franchl or shall fall to pay
the licenses required by srctlon 0 of this fran
chise, or shall fall to ccmrly with section 10 ot
this franchise, cr shall fail to comply with
section 15 of this franchise, then this franchlss
shall be forfeited without nny furthsr act upon
the part of the citv rr its officers.
SENT FORMAL THANKS.
Sllvcrton's Acknowledgment to
Portlnnd Fire Department.
David Cimpbell. Chief of the 'Portland
Fire Department, has received the follow
ing complimentary testimonial from the
authorities at Sllverton, in recognition of
his prompt services on the occasion of
the fire In that city December S:
"Recorder's Ofllce, Sllverton, Or.. Dec.
12, 1K)0 Whereas, on the Sth day of De
cember. 1500, the City of Sllverton, Or.,
was visited by a destructive Are, which
threatened the business portion of the
town, ind
"Whereas, a telegram was sent to Chief
Campbell, of the Fire Department of,
Portland, for aid to battle with the
flames, and
Whereas, said Chief Campbell, without
a moment's hesitation, and with all haste
within his power, responded to the call
by sending to Sllverton. by special train,
an engine fully equipped and an adequate
force of men to help subdue the flames in
the latter city, SO miles away, and
"Whereas, when the people of Sllverton
wanted to pay said Chief Campbell for
very valuable assistance rendered, the
offer was refused and his answer was:
'Ills a duty that we owe to one another;
therefore, be It
"Resolved, thit the Common Council
of the City of Sllverton, In convention as
sembled, hereby tender to Chief Campbell
the most sincere thanks, m conjunction
with every citizen of the City of 'Silver
ten, for the great assistance rendered;
and. be it further
"Resolved, that copy of this resolution
be made a 'matter of record In the min
utes of the Common Council of Sllverton,
and thit a copy be 'sent to Chief Camp
bell, of Portland.
T. R. HIBBARD.
Mayor.
W. BOWSER,
Recorder.
S. AMES,
W. F. DAVENPORT,
C. M. HINKLE.
D. C. KINNEY.
P. W. POTTER.
FRED WARNOCK,
Aldermen."
Uncovered a Coffin.
Spokane Chronicle.
A grewsome discovery was made yester
day In the front yard of Van B. De Lash
mutt's residence, 1605 Tenth avenue. Some
men were working In the yard digging for
sewer connections, when they uncovered
an old cottin. The Health Officer was noti
fied and this morning he had the body re
moved and relnterred at Fairmount. It
seems that the old cemetery was located
In that part of town and when the bodies
were removed evidently some were over
looked. For All the Summer Sicknesses,
Diarrhea, etc. Perry Davis' Paln-Killer.
At this season the housekeeper must look .spe
cially after the baking powder.
As she cannot make good cake with bad eggs, no
more can she make ca'ke that is light, delicious and
dainty with inferior baking powder.
Royal Baking Powder is indispensable for the
preparation of the finest food. It imparts that pe
culiar lightness, sweetness and flavor noticed in the
finest cake, biscuit, doughnuts, crusts, etc., which
expert bakers say is unobtainable by the use of any
other leavening agent.
The'" Royal Baker and Pastry Cook" con
taining over Soo most practical and valuable
cookinjf" receipts free to every patron.
Send postal card with your full address.
THE CHILDREN KEPT COOL
AXD THUS A PANIC WAS AVERTED
. AT COUCH SCHOOL.
Admlrabli Conduct of i Teachers an
Pnplls When an Alarm of
Fire-Came In.
A smoking chimney, due to a spark
from flr wood, started a blaze yesterday
afternoon at Couch Scho61, Seventeenth
street, near Lovejoy, and only the ex
cellence of school discipline prevented a
panic amonr the 700 children who were
studying in the building at the time.
It was about 2:15 o'clock when several
citizens who live in the neighborhood
s Id that the school building was on fire,
and that smoke was issuing from the roof.
The principal of the school, Justus Burn
ham, was on the first floor just then, and
ho heard the murmurs of "fire" from the
street. Wishing to prevent the alarm
from spreading, at Ie-si until both chil
dren and teachers were out of the build
ing. Principal" Burnham to'.d Mrs. McKen
zie, teacher of the ninth grade, to quiet
ly telephone for the -Fire Department.
Accompanied by two ooys and Janitor
Driscoll, Mr. Burnham started for the
roof, to Investigate, .-nd found that the
chimney was smoking, and that the wind
was blowing the &mokc over the roof.
This is what made the spectators think
the roof was in a blaze.
Meanwhile the alarm of lire had spred
over the neighborhood, and about a dozen
anxious and frightened mothers rushed
into the school building.
"I want m Utile girl. "I want my
little boy," cried the women.
"The school's on fire," yelled a boy- on
the stairway.
Then the entire school heard the alarm
for the first time, and several children
made preparation for a hasty exit. But
so excellently had the little ones been
trained In the various fire drills that every
teacher, except one, formed the children
about 0 In number In columns of twos
and then fours, i nd marched them out of
the building in about two minutes and a
half. It was not even necessary to use
the fire escape. The only teacher who
did not march her pupils out was Mrs.
Burnham.
"The place Is on fire. Tou hnd better
get the children out," a friend h-.d whis
pered to Her.
"If the fire is really a serious one, my
husband will give the fire signal," replied
Mrs. Burnham, composedly, and bhe quiet
ly sent a girl out to find If there was
any danger. In the meantime she re
sumed the reading of a story the children
had speclilly asked for, and her class sat
silent.
Then an erzlne and truck of the Fire
Department arrived, but by this time the
slight blaze had burned Itself out In the
chimney.
It is pleasant to chronicle the fact that
when those of the older children who had
younger brothers and sisters in the school
marched downstairs, they refused to leave
the building until reassured that the other
tots were safe.
WORK WILL BE STOPPED.
Construction on Idaho Line "Will
Cease New Year's Day.
An influx of laborlngmen is expected In
Portland after New Year's, as some 500
now engaged In building the Pacific,
Idaho &. Northern Railroad at Welser
will be discharged on the last of this
month. The road has been built as
far as Council, 22 miles beyond where
work was begun In September. The
reason given for the closing-down Is
that work cinnot be successfully prose
cuted during the snowy periods of
Winter. The men will, therefore, come to
Portland to obtain a new start for other
fields of labor after a brief resting spell
here.
Of the large number of laborers recently
discharged at White Horse Rapids, on the
Upper Yukon, few came south, as wages
are good on the Klondike during the
Winter months, 55 a day and board being
about the average paid on the creek and
bench claims. Men recently from Daw
son report that the men who were will
ing to work, found no difficulty in ob
taining it on the Klondike.
Large Contract for Bricks.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 20.-The South
ern Pacific Company has let a contract
to a local firm for 5O.000.CC0 bricks to be
used in lining the tunnels of the new
ROYAL BAKIN6 POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., MEW
Bay Shore Road, to run through the hills
of South San Francisco; This Is said to
be the largest contract of the kind ever
entered into in the world.
Railroad Notes.
A Northern Pacific special agent had
three boys arrested December 15 at Pe
Ell, a station on the South Bend branch
of the Northern Pacific Road, on a charge
of assault to do bodily harm. They
pleaded guilty to assault and battery and
were fined )25 and costs of t25- This com
pany proposes hereafter to punish youths
who mako a practice of jumping on
trains and raising a disturbance on plat
forms and around depots.
Harrington, Wash., business men and
shippers are protesting against what they
declare are extortionate freight rates
charged by tho Great Northern Railway.
Besides paying Coast terminal rates from
the East an extra burden Is added at
Spokane for switching if a. carload of
goods comes over any line but the Great
Northern. This, they say, makes a dif
ference in the selling price of goods at
Harrington so much higher than Spokane
prices that a buyer can pay his fare to
that city, buy what he wants, have the
freight paid to Harrington and then lay
his purrhase down as cheap as the Har
rington merchant can.
EASTERN GLUCOSE PLAHTS.
Ulg Concern to Be Established In
Xevr York.
NEW YORK. Dec. 20. E. T. Bedford,
of the Standard Oil Company, confirms
the report that several large capitalists
identified with that corporation are about
to organize a J3.000.000 glucose company
to operate a large plant at Shadyslde, N.
J., independently of the Glucose Sugar
Refining Company or any other company.
"The sole reason that we are going Into
this enterprise," explained Mr. Bedford,
"is that by means of new processes we
believe that we can produce an article su
perior to any upon the market."
The leading interests back of the new
company tire understood to be H. H.
Rogers C. M. Pratt, William Rockefeller
and E. T. Bedford. The new plant Is to
have a capacity of 20,000 bushels of corn
a day rr.d this may be doubled later.
Thomas Gaunt will have active charge ot
the operation of the new enterprise.
The fact that the backers of the new
company selected a location In the East
lnster.d of near the great corn belt Is
viewed with much interest by glucose
men. It has generally been contended
that a Western location was preferable.
Tho cheap rates on corn from Chicago,
however, contrast sharply with the rate
on glucose, and It Is claimed that on local
business the advantage 13 rather In fa
vor of an Eastern plant. The new com
pany will probably-leave Western markets
alone and devote Its energies to the New
York ?nd other near-by markets and es
pecially to building up an export trade.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS.
Real Kstate Transfers. .
R. M. Dooly, trustee, to George W.
Joseph, lot 1, block 4, Pleasant Home
Addition. December 3 $ 1
George S. Shepherd to Annie R. Chap
man, lot 12, block 3, Tobasco, De
cember 12 300
Sterling Land Co. to Edward Harold
and Amelia Jane Harold, lot 1, block
9, Doscher's Second Addition: lot 1,
block 7, Sherlock's Addition, Decem
ber 9 800
Northern Counties Investment Co. to
James Sarsfield, lots 1 and 2, and
part of lot 16, 2SxS5 feet, block 5,
subdivision Froebstcl's Addition, De
cember 14 3300
S. W. Church and wife to D. M.
Donaugh, lots 1 and 2, block 47,
Sellwood. December 20 500
James M. Vaughin to Sadie Vaughan,
lots 5 and 6, block 7, Center Addition,
December 17 I
Minnie Dalton and W. B. Dalton to
Marguerite T. Tomllnson, lot 14.
block 29. Alblna. December 13 12io
Contusions Diseases.
C. Cramer, 305 Burnslde, measles.
Frank Wolff, Corbett street, near Por
ter, diphtheria.
Myrtle Gee, East Twenty-sixth and
Hoyt, diphtheria.
Lizzie D. Rock, foot of Fourteenth
street, typhoid fever.
Ed Tracey, at old St. Vincent's Hospi
tal, measles.
Marriage Licenses.
H. G. Ziegler. aged 25. Clickamas
County, Jennie Martin, aged 21.
James A. Vaughn, aged 52, Jolcy H.
Towner, aged 40.
Frank ,StrauhaI. aged 26. Jessamine
Dutcher, aged 22.
Birth Returns.
December 12, to the wife of Edward E.
Cobinc. 550 East Twentieth street, a girl.
There are cheap bakinjj powders, made from
alum, but they are exceedingly harmful to
health. Their astringent and cauterizinr
qualities add a dangerous element to food.
YWIK.
THE PALATIAL
OREGON! BUILDING
Not a dark ofllce In the bnllillnacj
absolutely fireproof electrlo lights
and artesion water perfect sanlta
tlon and thorough ventilation. Ele
vators ran day and nlfffct.
Booms.
-UNSUE, DR. GEORGE. Physician.... COS-603
ANDERSON. GUSTAV, Attorney-at-Law...612
ASSOCIATED PRESS; E. L. Powell. Met.. SOO
AUSTEN. F. C. Manaser for Orecon aad
Washington Bankers' Llfs Association, of
Dcs Molne la 302-503
nANKERS' LIFE ASSOCIATION. OF DES
MOINES. I A.; F. C. Austen, Manaser.502-303
BAYNTUN. GEO. R.. Manager for Chas.
Scrlbners' Sons 513
BEALS. EDWARD A.. Forecast Official U.
S. Weathsr Bureau ... ., ,....010
BENJAMIN. R. W.. Dentist 314
HINSWANGER. DR. O. S.. Phys. & Sur.410-11
BROOKE. DR. J. M.. Phys. & Surg....70S-70O
BROWN. Ml'RA. M. D 313-314
BRUERE. DR. G. E.. Physician. ...412-413-414
CANNING. M. J C02-C03
CAUKIN. G. E.. District Agent Travelers'.
Insurance Co 713
CARDWELL. DR. J. R 50a
CHURCHILL. MRS. E. J 716-717
COFFEr. DR. R. C Phys. & Surgeon 700
COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANY
C04-C05-GOO-C07-C13-C14-C15
CORNELIUS. C W.. Phys. and Surgeon.. ..200
COVER. F. C. Cashier Equitable Life 300
COLLIER, P. F.. Publisher; S. P. McGulre.
Manager 413-410
DAY. J. G. & I. N 310
DAVIS. NAPOLEON. President Columbia
Telephone Co 607
DICKSON. DR. J. F.. Physician 713-714
DRAKE. DR. H. B.. Physician 512-513-514
DWYER. JOE F.. Tobaccos 402
EDITORIAL ROOMS Eighth door
EQUITABLE LIFE INSUKANCE SOCIETY;
L. Samuel. MgT.; F. C. Cover, Cashier... .303
EVENING TELEGRAM 325 Alder street
FENTON. J. D.. Phjslclan and Surgeon.509-510
FENTON. DR. HICKS C: Eye and Ear.. ..311
FENTON. MATTHEW F.. Dentist 512
GALVANI. W. H.. Engineer and Draughts
man 600
GAVIN. A.. President Oregon Camera Club.
214-215-21G-217
GEARY. DR. EDWARD P.. Physician and
Surgeon 212-213
GEHIUE. PUB. CO.. Ltd.. Fine Art Pub
lishers; M. C. McGreevy. Mgr 318
GIFSY". A. J.. Physician and Surgeon... 700-710
GILLESPY. SHERWOOD, General Agent
Mutual Life Ins. Co 404-403-403
GODDARD. E. C fc CO.. Footwear
Ground floor. 120 Sixth street
GOLDMAN. WILLIAM, Manager Manhattan
Life Insurance Co.. of New York 209-210
GRANT. FRANK S.. Attorney-at-Law U17
HAMMAM BATHS. TURKISH AND RUS
SIAN; J. D. McKlnnon. Prop. 300-1-2
HAMMOND. A. B - 310
HOLLISTER. DR. O. C, Phys. & Sur..504-305
IDLEMAN. C. M.. Attorney-at-Law...410-I7-lS
JOHNSON. W. C 315-310-317
KADY. MARK T.. Supervisor of Agents
Mutual Reserve Fund Life Ass'n O04-G05
LAMONT. JOHN. Vice-President and Gen
eral Manager Columbia Telephone Co 604
LITTLEFIELD. H. It.. Phys. and Surgeon.,200
MACKAY. DR. A. E.. Phys. and Surg..711-712
MARTIN. J. L. & CO. Timber Lands C01
MAXWELL. DR. W. E.. Phys. & Surg.701-2-3
McCOY. NEWTON. Attorney-at-Law 713
McFADEN. MISS IDA E., Stenographer... .201
McGINN. HENRY E.. Attorney-at-Law..311-13
METT. HENRY . 213
MILLER. DR. HERBERT C. Dentist and
Oral Surgeon 108-G00
MOSS MAN. DR. E. P.. Dentist.. r.. 312-313-314
MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE CO. of
New York; W. Goldman. Manager.... 200-210
MUTUAL RESERVE FUND LIFE ASS'N;
Mark T. Kady. Supervisor of Agents.. C04-G05
McELROT. DR. J. G.. Phys. & Sur.701-702-703
McFARLAND. E. B.. Secretary Columbia
Telephone Co - GOO
McGUIRE. S' P.. Manager P. F. Collier.
Publisher 415-416
McKIM. MAURICE. Attorney-at-Law 500
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. of New
York; Sherwood Gltlespy. Gen. Agt.... 404-5-6
NICHOLAS. HORACE B.. Atfy-at-Law....713
NILES. M. L.. Cashier Manhattan Life In
surance Co.. of New York 202
OREGON INFIRMARY OF OSTEOPATHY;
Dr. L. B. Smith. Osteopath 403-400
OREGON CAMERA CLUB .214-215-210-217
PACIFIC CHRISTIAN PUB. CO.; J. F.
Ghornuy. Mgr 303
PORTLAND EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY.
Ground floor. 133 Sixth street
PORTLAND MINING & TRUST CO.; J.
H. Marshall. Manager... ....--j 51S
QUIMBY. L. P. W.. Game and Forestry
Warden 710-717
ROSENDALE. O. M.. Metallurgist and Min
ing Engineer 515-510
REED & MALCOLM. Opticians... 133 Sixth st-
REED, F. C, Fish Commissioner 407
HYAN. J. B.. Attorney-at-Law 417
SAMUEL. I. Manager Equitable .Life 30J
SECURITY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
Co.'. H. F. Bushong. Gen. Agent for Ore.
and Washington 501
SHERWOOD. J. W.. Deputy Supreme Com
mander K. O. T. M 517
SLOCUM. SAMUEL a. Phys. and Surg... .700
SMITH. DR. L. B.. Osteopath 408-400
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.509
STUART. DELL. Attorney-at-Law 617-013
STOLTE. DR. CHAS. E.. Dentist 704-703
SURGEON OF THE S. P. RY. AND N. P.
TERMINAL CO 709
STROWBRIDGE. THOMAS H".. Executive
Special Agt. Mutual Life of New York... .400
SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE 201
TUCKER. DR. GEO. F.. Dentist 610-611
U. S. WEATHER BUREAU 007-DOS-000-010
U. S. LIGHTHOUSE ENGINEERS. 13TH
D1ST : Captain W. C Langfltt. Corps of
Engineers. U. S. A 809
U. S. ENGINEER OFFICE. RIVER AND
HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS: Captain W.
C. Langfltt. Corps of Engineers, U. S. A..810
WATERMAN. C H.. Cashier Mutual Life
of New York '......40S
WILSON. DR. EDWARD N.. Physician
and Surgeon 304-303
WILSON. DR. GEO. F.. Phys. & Surg..706-707
WILSON. DR. HOLT C Phys. & Surg..307-503
WOOD. DR. W. L-. Physician 412-413-414
WILLAMETTE VALLEY TELEPH. CO.. ..013
A feir more elesrant offlces nsr e
had by applylns to Portland Trust
Company rt Oregon. 300 Third st., or
t. tne rent cleric In the hnlldlns.
MISCAIiLED "HAIR TONICS."
Mont Hnlr Preparations Are Merely
Scalp Irritants, of Xo Valne.
Most hair preparations are merely
scalp Irritants, miscalled hair tonics.
TVhen hair is brittle, lusterless and begins
to fall out, the dandruff germ Is getting
In Its deadly work at the root, sapping
the vitality. Since science discovered that
dandruff is a germ disease there has been
only one preparation put on the market
that -will actually destroy the dandruff
germ, and that Is Newbro's Herplcide. It
allays Itching instantly, destroys the
germ: and then falling hair stops, and
hair grows luxuriantly. Ask your drug
gist for Herplcide. It allays itching in
staptlyr makes hair crow.