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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 1901)
'Ttr y ' ifjfjTTwa THE MORNING OftEQOyiAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1901. ""fwyff-iyf 3J FOR HOME READING First Books Given Out at the Public Library. EAGER PEOPLE WERE WAITING Saturday Xisht's Meeting: Stimulated Interest In Library and Brought Donations of Many Valuable Books From.Frlends. A line of eager people had formed at the doors of the Portland Public Library, In the City Hall, yesterday morning, when It was opened for the free circulation of books. The librarian was kept busy ex plaining the new system, and the neces sary formalities to be gone through before books could be taken out. Many of the visitors were women, who had never vis ited the well-lighted, airy rooms before, and their surprise was apparent as they wandered through the library, at finding such a large and carefully selected col lection of books. Many of the visitors soon had their cards and recommendations Ailed out, and away they went, happy in the possession of coveted books for at least two weeks. There was a steady stream of applicants all day, -representing all kinds and conditions of book-lovers, from the student thirsting for access to the works of Spencer. Huxley or Tyndall, to the Juvenile patron Just ri'tng to an appreciation of Louisa Mai I Alcott's wholesome and inspiring workif The shelves lining the walls are all com fortably filled with books, well classified and representing all the standard authors. Few Important works in literature, sci ence, biography, sociology and economics are absent from the library, and popular works of modern fiction are also abundant. The whole library is catalogued and every book can be found at a mompnt's nntioo On the walls are hung photogravures of prominent men of letters and science, and the pervading air about the place is one of quiet and substantial worth. On the tables are found all the leading period icals. The fact that books can be taken out is expected to relieve the dally con gestion in the quarters, which accommo date at present only 40 readers. In order to take out boolcs an applica tion must be signed as follows: "I here by apply for use of the Portland Public Library, and will abide by Its rules, pay all fines and penalties and return books In good order." And a recommendation from some one known to the library au thorities must be secured as follows: "I recommend the above applicant as a proper person to use the library." If the applicant cannot secure a recommenda tion, a deposit of J2 Is required to cover possible fines or damage to books, which Is returned when the patron ceases his connection with the library. Few re strictions are made upon the users of the library. The only fine imposed will be one of 5 cents a day for overdue books. Books may be retained for 14 days. Having only 206S books, the library is preparing for the future contingency of having more than that number of patrons and not enough books to supply the de mand for reading matter. New books are added as fast as the finances of the asso ciation permit, and gifts of books are constantly being received. The librarian said yesterday: "Since the meeting Sat urday night to celebrate the opening of the circulation department, we have made a great many friends, and have been pre sented with a large number of books. All of these gifts are acceptable. We are es pecially glad to get books of modern fic tion after their owners have read them, if they do not care to place them on their own shelves." Proper Credit Given. PORTLAND. Jan., 7. (To the Editor.) Hon. George H. Williams, in his address, Saturday night, to the friends of the pub lic library, gave me credit for imparting vitality and success to the initial project. The testimony is very pleasant, but I am not entitled to It Certainly, I did some things to improve the status of the In stitution, but my success in canvassing for the free reading-room was due to the suggestions of Mr. W. R. "Walpole, the secretary of the city's organized chari ties, who. remaining In the background, pointed me dally the way to go and gavo me constant assistance in my work. With out this I could not have succeeded. ALFRED F. SEARS. GIRL FOUGHT FIRE. Domestic at M. Marks' Checked the Blaze Till the Firemen Came. Barbara Mitchell, a German domestic; I WAS thf hrnlrin In n YWYl . m1.l.t. ! tially destroyed the home of Morris Marks, 321 Eleventh street, yesterday." She fought the fire with a garden hose until the firemen arrived. The wooden Joists near the furnace took fire, and a column of smoke poured out the cellar window and floated past the up stairs window, where Barbara was work ing. She was alone In the house at the time. Barbara sent a message to tele phone headquarters that the house was burning, and then bravely went to work with the garden hose on the blazing cel lar. The fire department was notified by phone, and Chief Campbell says that he spent some valuable minutes trying to phone the fire station nearest Mr." Marks' house, to proceed to the fire, but the 'phone commun'cation was defective, and he was forced to send in a regular alarm. The firemen found Barbara busy, but half suffocated by smoke. "Good girl," a big fireman cried, as he saw her. A chemical engine was used, and the firemen went to work with their axes and cut the plaster covering the burning flues, and soon extinguished the blaze. But the elegant fresco work on the drawing-room, and the carpets, were badly damaged. Barbara received many compliments from the firemen for her good work, and one foreman said: "If you want to work for the fire department any time, let us know, and we will give you a Job." Mr. Marks' house cost $13,000, and the Insurance amounts to SCO00. "BELLE OF NEW YORK." Biff Musical Comedy at the Marquam Tonight. The announcement that "The Belle of New York," with most of the original cast, after Its two years' run In London under the direction of Mr. George W. Lederer. Is to appear at the Marquam to night, is enough to turn the eyes of a horde of playgoers to the theater. It Is worth while to narrate some of the remarkable things accomplished by this peculiarly fortunate play. First of all it opened at the Casino as a success. Its tour through the United States was both an artistic and financial success; It was sent to London, where It began a career which will never be forgotten. In a sin gle night It leaped Into fame. Its success continued until It has piled up a record of over 3000 performances in New York. London. South Africa and Australia. At the Shaftesbury Theater In London alone it was played 687 times, making a record exceeded only by Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pinafore." Miss Beulah Dodge will have the role of the pretty Salvation lassie, and It Is safe to predict that Miss Dodge will bo an agreeable' surprise to the theater goers of this. city. She possesses a rich voice, Is pretty and gives pro'mlse of making a now .record as a Salvation las sie, the role made so famous by Miss May. Among the other principals are Ed. J. Connelly, Jos. Kane, Geo. Tallman, Ar thur Deagon, Jas. Darling, E. S. Tarr, Mae Sailor. Ermlnle Earle, Louise VII llard, La Belle Dasie, and a beautiful chorus. "The Belle of New York" will be on view at the Marquam three nights. NEW ASSESSOR TAKES HOLD Captain Charles E.! McDonell Sue. ceeds Captain Greenleaf. Captain Charles E. McDonell assumed the duties of County Assessor at noon yesterday, taking the place of Captain Qreenleaf, who turned over the books, plats and records generally to his suc cessor, and retired to become an ordinary, every-day citizen. As Assessor McDonell has with him a number of experienced assistants, including L. H. Maxwell, his chief deputy, work was proceeded with during the afternoon as if nothing had happened. The force busied themselves drawing up transfers and arranging the same. This Is where property has - MULTNOMAH'S CAPTAIN CHARLES changed hands since the assessment was made, and sometimes it Is found that the property has changed ownership several times. Corrections wjll be made on 'the margin of the assessment roll, and on this year's roll the corrected description will be placed In the proper column. The as sessment roll is now in the hands of the bookbinder. When it Is returned and the levies have been made, the tax will be ex tended. Property is assessed as of March 1, when active work is begun. In the meantime the Assessor and his deputies will be engaged In doing preliminary work for the 1901 roll. The Index to the assessment roll, about which there was considerable contention between Assessor Grcenleaf and the Board of County Commissioners, has been com pleted only as to letters A and B. The Index and data for the same were left by Mr. Greenleaf along with the other rec ords of the office, and the County Com missioners will decide this morning what to do In the matter. The personal prop erty, always indexed in former years, has for some reason ben omitted, and It may be decided to begin the index all over again, so as to Include the personal prop erty. The index has cost from $600 to $1000 different previous years, and on this last index it is said much more has been ex pended, and still It is not done. WILL NEVER AGKE2. Sheepmen Can't Come to Terms With Cattlemen About the Range. Henry Irwin, a prominent stockralser of Payette, Idaho, is at the Perkins. He has Just brought down several carloads of fat cows for the Portland market, which he disposed of at 4 cents a pound on foot, a price, he says, that leaves a fair margin of profit to the stockralser. who has been to the trouble of keeping the stock In prime condition while the grass In the open pastures Is short. Mr. Irwin has no compunction about selling these cows to the butcher, as they are of the wild order and have never been domesticated In the least. "They would never make milch cows," he said, "as they will kick a chaw of tobacco out of a fellow's mouth if he gets near enough to them." He found this out when he was bringing them down on the train, as the men were obliged to prod them through the bars a good deal, to keep the anfmals from lying down, and the prod sticks came In for many a well-directed kick. Cattle en route are not permitted to He down, as those standing up will fall on them, and the under "critter" is soon smothered. Mr. liwin thinks the proposed law, leasing the public lands, would be a good thing, as it would put an end to the strife over range which how prevails between sheep and cattle-raisers. "The sheepmen have about crowded us cattlemen to the wall in Idaho," he said, "as they will not respect eattle range, and cattle cannot pasture where sheep run. It looks pretty tough to see thousands of sheep driven in from the outside on to pastures the cat tlemen have used for years, but of course it's all Government land, and cattlemen can do little else but kick. If the Govern ment would lease us the lands adjacent to our deeded property. It would put a stop to these sheep coming In from the outside and cleaning up our pastures year after year. However, there are cattle men who oppose the Groat law, but these men have managed to obtain title tb the water courses In the vicinity of their ranges, and so are not annoyed by sheep. If such cattlemen were compelled to pay for their pasturage. It would cost them considerable money." BUSINESS ITEMS. If Dnbj- Is Cutting: Teeth, Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy, Mrs. vTlnslow's Soothing Syrup, for .children teething:. It soothes the child, softens tne sums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. Persons suffering from sick headache, dizziness, nausea, constipation, pain in the side, are asked to try one vial of Carter's Little Liver Pills. DISCUSSED THE CANTEEN PORTLAND ministers AGAJNST IT. RESOLVE They Will Circulate Petitions Amo'ns Business Men Protesting Against Licensed Gambling; At the regular meeting of the Portland Ministerial Association in the T. M. C. A. rooms yesterday there was a lively tilt over a matter that was only incidentally Introduced. It was over the question of tho Army canteen, which institution was condemned unanimously from the begin ning. Tet a hot discussion arose upon it, that even descended into personalities. Another incident of the session was the declaration by the Rev. .7. E. Snyder that In his rounds of the gambling-houses last Friday night he had found at the gaming table a son of one of the ministers pres ent. "When the Rev. C. E. CHne offered his resolution against tho canteen, ex-Chap- NEW ASSESSOR. E. McDONELL. lain Gilbert, of the Second Oregon, spoke of the good effects of the canteen in that regiment, not by way of defense of the institution, but in order,, he said, that the association might have before it more than one view of the case. He referred to tho canteen at the Dayton (O.) Soldiers' Home, which he said had been found a necessity, and to have produced good ef fects there. Still, he could not defend the canteen, was a prohibitionist on principle, and should support the resolution against the canteen which had called out his re marks. The Rev. Aaron M. Bray, of the Friends Church, said the statement that there was need for the canteen at the Dayton Soldiers' Home was not true. He also said that men at the head of our Gov ernment violate their oaths in providing Intoxicants for the soldiers, and also vio late the law of God. Mr. Cllnc could net think the canteen productive of any good. He said he knew members of tbe Second Oregon, who never drank before going to the war, but now like beer better than milk. Mr. 'Gilbert made a showing to the contrary, and there was a lively exchange of musketry. Afterward the offensive language was withdrawn and peace was restored. The Rev. W. T. Kerr then took up the discus sion and said he knew of boys who "got their taste for liquor in the canteen fath ered by the Chaplain of the Second Ore gon." Several others followed hot and fast, two or three demanding the floor at the same time, and all denouncing any statement in favor of the canteen. Chap lain Gilbert repeatedly explained that he was on principle opposed to the canteen, and would support the Cline resolution heartily, but still wanted to give even the Army canteen its due as much the less of two tvlK But the others could not tol erat a good word for the Second Oregon canteen, which was admittedly better regulatec1 than those of most of the regi ments, and broadsides of denunciation contimicc- until the discussion was stopped by Moderator Forbes, and a committee, com-isting of the Revs. Cline, McLean and Gilbert, was appointed to frame the reso lution In proper terms. "If you hear a racket out here, you'd better come out," said Mr. Gilbert, aside, to the meeting, as the committee of ir reconcllables withdrew for consultation, and the entente cordiale was thereupon re-established. The committee soon reported the follow ing, which was unanimously adopted: To the Honorable United States Senate: We. the ministers and pastors of the City of Port land, Or., composed of all denominations, 10 of our members bein veterans of the Civil and Spanish Wars, and being contiguous to Van couver Barracks and Port Canby. affording op portunity for observation of the habits of sol diers, respectfully request your-honorable bod; to eliminate the canteen from the new Army bill, and the rale of intoxicating liquors be prohibited In Manila and other points under military control. The ministers -present about 50 con-, trlbuted 10 cents apiece to Mr. Cline to pay for telegraphing the request to Sen ator Simon. Gambling' in Portland. The Rev. J. E. Snyder, of the Third street mission, spoke of the gambling "and kindred vices" In the city, and the rela tions of the city authorities thereto. He spoke of his expeditions among the gam bling and other resorts, particularly re ferrlng to an extensive tour made last Friday night in company with a private detective and other officers. He said he saw at the gaming tables men in all walks of life, who might be least expect, ed to frequent such places. "And among those I saw there," said he, Impressively, "was aboy from the home of one of the ministers here -present." Mr. Snyder said he could not rest In the knowledge of such wide and growing vice. He had visited a city official high In au thority, and had a long interview with him. He went to the official possessed by the Idea the gambling arrangement was merely a matter of official favor, but lie came away converted to another opinion. The official told him open gambling could and Would be stoDDed if the nponlp. sn desired, and showed him a pile of letters I from business men approving the pres-1 ent license arrangement, and expressing to show the officials that the people do carried away by this agitation of the ministers., "I became convinced," said Mr. Snyder, "that the way to get at the matter is to show the oKcials that the people do desire the suppression of gambling and kindred vices, and to this pth t hnw th-p. pared the following petition, to circulate among Portland business men for signa tures: We, tho "undersigned, business men of. the City of, Portland, Or., hereby express our dis approval of the system now in vogue In this city, of monthly fining gamblers, and hereby petition ;the proper authorities to enforce the law and' suppress gambling. Mr. Snyder also had a form reading "mothers, sisters and daughters" in place of "business men." He asked for the In dorsement of the association and aid In circulating the petition. He said many of the gamblers themselves would like to be free of r the temptation, and one had told him he could get the names of 100 gam blers to such a petition any day. He though tthe officers would enforce the, laws if a decisive public sentiment should be shown in favor of such action. The Rev. A. W. Ackerman said he hoped the association would not Indorse Mr. Sny der's move: that the experience of two years ago ought to teach the association that its, indorsement would do more harm than good. As .citizens and as individual pastors they might aid all they could, but 'as an organization formal indorse ment would be unwise. Dr. Blackburn did not favor the women's petition. He said' the petition of representative busi ness . men would count for more than a cartload of -petitions of preachers and women.' All th city pastors present agreed to circulate the petition, and the matter was dropped there. Church Matters. Dr. BT. W. "Kellogg, of the Taylor-street Methodist Church, discussed methods of evangelization. He said that successful preaching was largely a matter of meth ods, novel methods, novelty that attracts to good ends., Preachers are the Invent ors who adapt the gospel of Christ to the needs of each generation, he said. He re gretted the fact that so many had grown to believe that religion was composed of these methods. Methods should be so de vised as, to keep as well as to get. for the churches are losing three-fold more than they are gaining, he said. In this city Dr. Kellogg thought old methods had been pretty well worn out. He knew of ,no th ing better than organized personal effort to win. converts to the churches. The Rev. D. M. McClelland, of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, was elected a member of the association, and it was announced that at the next meeting Dr. McLean would read a paper on "Evolu tion." FIRE-ALARM SYSTEM. Superintendent Walker Points Out , Several Weak Spots. Portland's fire-alarm system has no ad vantage over the fire and other depart ments df the city In regard to becoming inefficient from lack of funds in the city treasury, owing to the reduction In tho assessed valuation of taxable property, as will be seen from the subjoined report of Superintendent George J. Walker. His reasons for recommending a private tele phone in connection with the fire alarm system, the extension of the service and an addition of at least SO new alarm boxes will be considered by many as am ply sufficient: In this, my annual report, I wish to submit for your consideration an epitome of the de fects In the fire-alarm telegraph' system, and the telephone service, together with such rem edies as have suggested themselves during the past year. It is well known to you that the fire-alarm telegraph system, as at present erected, con sists of two complex? systems, one for each side of tho river, made intercommunlcative through a submarine cable. This theory of construction was adopted as a cheap method of preventing the Interruption of service on the East Side by the breaking of the submarine cable, and was sufficient for the needs of the department at the time it was installed, but the. continual growth of the city and the con sequent additions to the system have made It Inadequate for the present nsects, In a number of very essential points, a few of which will be sufficient to mention. The first and most important point is that It makes no provision for telephone service, which has, become, such an, important adjunct to the fire-alarm service that tpday It is indispensa ble, and ought to be a part thereof, because the phenomenal growth of commercial tele phone exchanges In the Immediate- path has made Jl Impossible for a fire department to depend on operators and apparatus not under Its' control. This was clearly demonstrated at C:15 A. M.. December 23, when, through the Incompetence and carelessness of an operator, a delay of between five and To minutes oc curred to a company trying to "report out" for o. "still alarm." This delay, unavoidable on the part of the company, under present cpndltlcms, caused an exoesslve and unneces sary loss. The next serious deficiency is In the Intro duction 1)t two "repeaters" between the calling box arid the companies called. Each repeater has tailed to work In the past, and may fall again at any time. Another serious defect Is that In case of a breakdown on the East Side a trip has to be made from the City Hall to Union and Holladay avenues before a start can be made at locating the- trouble. To Temove these fundamental defects In the alarm telegraph system and the telephone service, ,1 would recommend that the East Side switchboard be removed to the City Hall, and that the repeater In connection therewith be done away -with, that lines each of sufficient oapaclty to supply the East Side service be installed; that the necessary telephone ap paratus be procured and Installed, In connec tion wJth the fire-alarm system, and that oper ators be employed to do the necessary switch ing' ancT reporting for companies, in case of a still or" telephone alarm1 ; thereby preventing the answering companies from being delayed. There; Is considerable work that will soon have to be done. In moving the lines from the old and nearly worn-out po!e3 of the Electric Light Company, where they are constantly sub jected to danger from high potential currents, to the. newer and safer poles of the telephone companies. Inasmuch as there has been an at tempt .made, during the past 10 years, to keep the fire-alarm system up to the needs of tho Increased population, at leasW 50 new boxes are needed to fill up present vacancies. During the past 2V& years all repairs that were pos sible, without actually rebuilding the old boxes, that have served" for the past 25 years and more, have been made. Yet, owing to the poor designs and Inferior material and workmanship employed in their construction. It is Impossi ble" to make them reliable. Therefore, I would recommend that such boxes either be replaced with new ones or entirely rebuilt. Tbe ' repeated delays in receiving alarms, caused by people hunting for keys- puts stren uous' emphasis on the need of keyless doors. Expenses of the fire-alarm system, aside from salaries for the past year have been: Extensions of system $175 10 Maintenance and repairs 319 03 IN THE NORTH END. Suggestion for Location of a Free Library. PORTLAND. Jan. 7.-(To the Edltor.) In -connection with the library meeting held .last night, I deem It proper at this time to1 stated that, while the said library Is undoubtedly a good thing In its place, It surely does not do the good it is In tended to do. It may serve the wants of a certain class of people, still It does not reach the class of people It should peo ple to whom a place like that within their reach would be a blessing. For instance, the average laborer who lives and spends his lefsuie In the down-town districts, surrounded by saloons on every hand, and not having any other place to go, naturally spends his, time In such places, whereas, if there were a free library in the north end of the city (say In the neighborhood where the library was be fore), within the reach of the poorer classes a man would be able to keep out of saloons. I hope that those Interested in thisgood work will take this matter Under -consideration. Tours, truly, . ?. A. S. WANT MODERN BUILDING CENTRAL"'fcAST SIDERS DEMAND A NEW-SCHOOL. , They Haver- Waited Patiently While Outside Districts Were Served Will Push Their Demands. Residents of Central East Portland, whose children attend tho Central School buildings. East Thirteenth street, will make an effort to get the old structure removed from the grounds, and the new schoolhouse, of which the four-room an nex is a part, completed this year. For this purpose a meeting of those interest edmen and women will be held at the office of Justice Vreeland, East Morrison street and Grand avenue, .Monday even ing, January 14, to take such steps as are thought best. There Is considerable talk over the con dition of the old building at present, and its defects are pointed out very general ly. Plans for a new lG-room building were prepared by Architect Miller about four years ago, on the same lines as the Thompson School, of Central Alblna, and the Holladay Schoolhouse, and four rooms. were put up, facing East Stark street. It was announced that the remainder would be put up the following year, but on ac count of the pressing demands for the LATE STAtE PRESIDENT OF THE W. C. T. U. MBS. NARCISSA Thompson and .the Holladay buildings, the Central was passed over, and the situa tion there Is the same as when the annex was finished. A. W. Lambert, a former director, said while he was on the board he worked hard to get the Central build ing started, and thinks It should now be completed. It is in the center of the East Side, and the people have waited patient ly while other sections have been served. W. D. Fenton says: "The old building should be moved away. East Washington street opened through the grounds and the new structure completed. The old building is a veritable graveyard, and ,,,? , ;n,n..iM; t t Vi, ought to go as soon as possible. Let the new building be put up on the south block, where the annex was started, and then a High School built on the north block." H. H. Newhall said there had been a clear promise made that the plans for .the new building would be carried out over a ysar ago. Dr. Josephl said he understood that the Central building would be the next one built. About every family hav ing children In the old building says it should be removed and the new one fin ished, hut whether the taxpayers of the district will look at the matter from .tho same standpoint of view remains to .he seen. . . Annonl Business Meet in p. At the annual business meeting of the St. Paul 'German Lutheran Church, East Twelfth and Clinton streets, yesterday, reports were received from the .building committee, P. B. Bartel, C. Helman and W. Helmann, showing that a little over $1000 had been raised and paid on the manse, leaving a debt of only $325. The committee had charge of the erection of the building, and, having performed its work, was discharged with the thanks of the congregation. The manse cost $1325. The trustees were instructed to make a complete inventory of the church property, Rev. August Krause, pastor, presented the church with two magnifi cent pictures of Luther and Melancthon as an evidence of his appreciation of the favors he' had received. Mr. Krause ob tained the two paintings while he was" In Germany last Summer. They are copies of the originals In the Royal Art Gallery at Dresden, and were made by Hermann Kluge, a distinguished painter of Ger many, and have been hung on the wall In the rear of the altar platform. More Power. A 1000-horsepower engine has been or- riPi-ori for tYiP nnivpr-finnap nf th rttv Xr Suburban Railway Company for addi tional power, It is a Corliss, with direct connection with the generator. The new engine will arrive in about four .months. Recently a 500-horsepower engine was In stalled, which, with Its duplicate already there, and the several smaller ones, fur nishes nearly 2000 horsepower, but this Is not sufficient to pull the cars over the 45 miles of track, besides' run the elevators In the warehouses. Death of Mrs. Ethel Beans. t8: fLns "t-r'L Methodlst Church. Ted at Los Ange? would have been much more . , .but : for Cal Saturday January 5, after a linger- . ojM "flS ICnT Unesre BZt . should be enforced u nl ess t he Su tionecf at Centenary. Mrs. Beans was in ! preme Court decides against its legality. they were transferred to Spokane. They 1 sal" e-. , . . . . , - were transferred to California in the hope . Mr. Cattanach Is an attorney by profes that the climate there would" restore her. - don. and has resided in Grant County a ci.. ki.i. t.iii ;.. irood portion of his life. His wife Is a diic nm u. in uuiaii ul ii&ii iiiu:iiikciii.c a.iiu culture, and Is kindly remembered on the East S.rde Fees Contingent. One reason suggested for starting civil cases in the Troutdale Justice Court In- 1 and sunlit days are as proverbial, in Win stead of the city courts is that the fees ter1 as. In Summer. The mean annual tem are said to he rontlnirpnt anr! that no I perature in Salt Lake City or Denver la LZ i.,SL3 LSf- ol L?f r about 55 degrees, and the average annual money is -col ected and no fees are paid. , precipitatlon 14.f7 Inches. With such in The Troutdale Justice Court derives all , consequential precipitation there can be its revenue from fees, and the Justice Is little or- no trouble from snow In the dis not paid a salary. He can do as he ' tricts traversed by the Rio Grande West pleases about the fees. K the cases are-! er,n Railway, and its immediate connec started in the Portland Justice Courts tiohs-the.Colorada Midland or Denver & the fees must be put up whether anything be collected or not. Nctv Edifice Proposed. The Sunnyslde Methodist Church. Rev. H. -P. El worthy, D. D.. has Just closed up the first quarter clear of debt, and -with an addition of 35 new members. Reports reao irom neaas or departments showed uiu wont prosperous, .rupuc congreffa- j tlons are large. The Sunday school has an attendance of about 00. The matter of erecting a new and larger church edi fice Is being advocated "by some of the members. If this be done, the present building will be used as a wing, and an auditorium will be built on the west. The church has two lots, and hence there is room on which to build an auditorium that -will seat at least 700 people, leaving out the present structure Increase of the congregations and membership, said a member, almost necessitates a new build An S5-Year-pid Boy. S. II. Harris, a "boy" 85 years old, who lives on East Tenth, between East Stark and East Oak streets. Is very anxious there should be a freeze-up, so he can get out and have a skate on the sloughs. Mr. Harris Is a veteran of the Civil War, and i remarkably well preserved. Every time the sloughs are covered with Ice he takes his skates and hies to the ponds, where he is as spry as most of the young sters. East Side Notes. Special revival services will be com menced at the First. United Evangelical Church, East Tenth and East Sherman streets, about the 20th of the month. Rev. T. C. Hurd, pastor of the First United Evangelical Church. East Side, his returned from La Fayette, where ho had been assisting in a special service. The rural free delivery on the two routes at Gresham will be started the last of the month. There Is some delay in get tin mall boxes, placing them and mak- WHITE KINNEY. Ing other preparations, so that if the car rier begin their work by the last of the month they will do well. Columbia Slough farmers northeast of Woodlawn, and largely in section 13, have thelr petition ready to the Legislature, asking that they be eliminated from the city. The gutters at the intersection of East Eleventh and East Harrison streets are obstructed, causing the storm water to flood the Intersection and float the cross walks. Professor M. L. Pratt, principal of the Williams-Avenue School, who has. been . . QO . . .n MmM'Ha ! i, school yesterday, although not fully re stored to health. WANTS COYOTES KILLED OFF Representative Cattanach Voices the Wishes of His Constituency. George Cattanach, of Canyon, City, Rep resentative of the Twenty-eighth district In the Oregon Legislature, put up at the Imnerlal vesterdav. Mr. Cattanach's dis- trlct Is comprised of so many counties I that he has to stop and think before he can name them all, but he says their leg- islative wants afe few, and all they ask is a continuance or tne scaip county law and some sensible amendments to the as sessment and taxation 'methods. "Neither Gilliam, Grant, Sherman, Wasco nor Wheeler is asking for special legislation," he said, yesterday, "and the people in these counties desire that the election of United States Senator-shall not tie up business, and prevent the passage of a few needed alterations. They want to see a Senator elected,, but they don't want to see anv deadlock or a prolonged strug gle over It." In answer to the question as to who 1 Mr. Cattanach thought would succeed Senator McBride, he said it was pretty hard to tell. He was not pledged to any particular candidate himself, and had not been down from Grant County long enough to catch the keynote of the strug gle. He desired to see a competent man fill the position, he said, and would vote as his convictions, dictate when the time comes. . He does not like to have the Senatorial struggle enter so heartily into the busi ness of the Legislature, and would like to see the question settled by the voters before the time for balloting arrives. i "Several Southern States." he said, "have tnp senatorial proDiem settiea at. me pri maries, and this scheme works well. Of course,, there is nothing binding in this mode of procedure, but the members of the Legislature never ignore the wishes of their constituents as expressed t the primaries, and so there is no struggle over the matter when the session has opened.", But the coyote scalp law should be per petuated for at least three years yet, In order that the coyotes may be extermi nated, he said, and to this end he will bend hi6 energies. The workings of the law have thus far been satisfactory to - the stockmen of Eastern Oregon, and " - daughter of ex-State Treasurer Metschan. A WINTER ROUTE TO THE EAST. cll'mate ot Utah and Colorado is .temperate the "year round, and clear skies Rio Grande Railroads. In fact Winter adds but new grandeur and charm to the travel scenes, and in fuses an elpmrnt of variety and beauty to the unsurpassed wonders of nature along tbe Great Salt Lake Route. Tickets to all points' East may be obtained at 253 Washington street. t Everybodv can bo made to feel better. There Is no limit to the uaefulnesa of Hoodja oarsap.armar COLVIG ON TEXT-BOOKS HIS VIEWS AS TO THOSE WHO MAI MAKE THE SELECTION. More Fanlt to Find With the Prices Than With the Quality of tho School Boolcs N'oyt In Use. JACKSONVILLE. Or., Jan 6. To th Editor.) Tour letter regarding my view on the Text-Book Commission, and its work, is at hand. I am not prepared at thla time to say much on tly? subject. Personally I feel highly honored in. be ing chosen as one of the five who ara charged with duties of so much import ance to the people of Oregon, and par ticularly so when I consider the very high standing of my associates on tho board. I cannot fully agree with Judge Low ell that practice in, modern schoolroom work is an all-important qualification of fitness for the duties of the position. It has been 23 years since I was actively engaged as a teacher In the public schools of Illinois, yet I am vain enough to be lieve that today I am better qualified to cope with book concerns than I would have been had I continued my work in the schoolroom ever since that time. Judge Lowell says: "It would be an anomaly to give to lawyers the selection of medical books, or farmers the selec tion of theological treatises, and It seema to me a grave error to assume that men other than teachers can wisely select school books." There are good reasons In support of the Judge's premises, but none In support of his conclusion. In the first place, medical books pertain exclu sively to a special department of human knowledge, and are technically devoted to scientific matters. School books belong to the general domain of knowledge. Our splendid civilization Is not the product of theological seminaries, or medical col leges, but emanates from, andvrests upon, the public schools of America. We aro all products of the common schools, while only some of us have received special In struction in medical science, -or In the ology; hence, I would not wish to under take the selection of appropriate books in any of these special domains of hu man knowledge. Like Judge Lowell, I know that I am not qualified to do so. Is not section 11 of the law of 1S99. under which the commission acts, "an anomaly," viewed in the light of such reasoning? It reads: "In the month-of July, 1201. . . . the board of directors In any district in which a high school is maintained, shall adopt text-books required to complete any branch of study added by such board of directors. ..." What qualifies board of dtrectois for this duty? Noth ing, perhaps, except good, common sense, and a zealous interest la, educational mat ters. Our Legislature is largely composed of business men. Out of a membership of 80 there are less than 25 lawyers'. Yet tho Legislative Assembly selects the laws which govern us. Should the entire body be made up from those citizens only -who havo made law a special study? I think not. There are many publishers of school books in the United Statis. The great' leading establishments engaged In. tho business are consolidated Into a kind of trust, or syndicate, in order to control the selection In the different states, and at the same time to maintain the prices which the public must pay for its books. A very few companies are on, tho outside. The trust strives to keep out all books not "In the ring." It has an Immense amount of capital under Its con trol, and its work and the methods em ployed by It require the most critical ex amination. And yet, it may be truthfully said that the best school books in tho world aro produced by the publishers who are in this syndicate. In all probability the commission will be compelled to se lect from the publications under the con trol of this trust, and a technical knowl edge of modern text-books Is of no greater importance in the selection than is a con servative consideration of rival publish, era, and the ability to deal with them in such a manner and under sUch conditions as will conserve tho great interests of tho general public. I have more fault to fmd4ln tho prices which the patrons are compelled, to pay for books at present than I have in tha quality of the books furnished. A teach er who understands his business can teach a child to become as good a reader by using the old McGuffey series as he can with the modern National series, or as good in spelling and pro nunciation by the use of tho old "Ele mentary Spelling Book," as by tho elab-. orate system now in vogue. I will accept the appointment mads by the Governor, and carefully study tha questions involved, in order that I may be of some use as a member of the com mission. Judge Lowell Is a man of such sterling qualities, and so well qualified for-the duties of tho position as to mako his declination a matter of general re gret. WM. M. COLVia. Lady Antrim in-Nevr Yorlc NEW YORK, Jan. 7. The Countess oS Antrim arrived here from England on tho steamer Cymric She is on her way to Canada to visit her sister, the Countess of Mlnto, wife of the Governor-General of Canada. Lady Antrim is one of tha ladles in waiting on Queen lctoria. Hea duty is to attend her sovereign and laUd with her and amuse her. On of the Earl of Antrim's brothers is principal secretary to Lord Salisbury. No More Dread oftnc Dental Chair TEETH EXTRACTED AND FTLLHD ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT PAIN by ou late scientific method applied to lha gums. No sleep-producing agents or co caine. 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