.. er!ijfjyji THE MORNEvTJ OKEGONLVN, MONdIy, APBIL 1, 1901. CiTY NEWS IN BRIEF Amusements Tonight. CORDRA.VS THEATER "The Little Mtnlt tcr." Upward Tendency in Real Estate. Benjamin I. Cohen, Trho has lately re turned JCroxn the East, takes a very cheer ful view of prospects for the coming- sea son's business. He says that before he went away he predicted an advance In the price of real estate this Spring. He has returned and Spring has not fairly begun, but real estate is lively. Prices have advanced not less than 50 per cent since September, 189S. More property Is changing hands as rates grow better, and for the first time in a long while, Mr. Cohen's firm has not an empty house on hanS. The population of Portland 13 rapidly increasing. Practically all pur chases of real estate are made by people "Who desire to build homes. Few are buy ing for speculation. Money is plentiful and any one who has a good record for honesty and sobriety can get money to build. The city Is growing older and in tegrity is meeting with its rewards. Bank ers and employers are inclined to favor men who have established a reputation for Integrity and such persons can get accommodation, when others cannot. Mr. Cohen says people should stop talking about hard times. "What we want," he says, "Is cheerfulness and a long pull and 3 strong pull and a pull altogether. "We have the makings of a good town and should utilize them. People are be ginning to pull together and co-operate more than ever before. A pleasing evi dence of this was the treatment of the Chicago men who visited the city a few days ago. They were better entertained here than in any other city on the Coast, and they have pleasant memories of Port land and her people in consequence." Trout Season Opens Today. In view of the fact that the season for trout fishing opens this morning. It would be inter esting to know where the persons who "boarded the West Side train on the South ern Pacific, Saturday evening, with Ash ing rods, reels and huge pocket-flasks, spent Sunday. Possibly they were going to look over some favorite stream and select likely spots ' for fishing today. There are a number of fishermen in Port, land who have become infatuated with fishing for catfish over on. Columbia Slough and to whom the advent of the trout fishing season brings no thrill of joy. They have been out In the slough, rain or shine, Sunday after Sunday, all Winter long catching 30 to 40 cats every 'time they go. They say that three or four years ago they used to catch 125 to 150 a day, hut the cats are not so plenti ful now. They range from six to nine inches in length. If a long-shanked hook is used the fish can be taken off without trouble, although they come out of the water with their mouths wide open and all their "horns" erect and rigid and as sharp as needles. They are "skun" on the fishing ground very neatly and ex peditiously. The skin is split from the hack fin up to the head and down to the tall and the tails cut squarely on. A cut is' then made around the neck hack of the fins and horns, and the body pulled away from the head and en trails. Those who do not know how to skin catfish find it a troublesome job and often cut their hands on the sharp spines. i Fouxd $1100. An East Side man, who does jiot care to pose as a paragon of honesty, found a purse containing $1109 on Third street, Saturday, and restored it to the owner. He was passing along the street in the vicinity of Alder when he noticed a woman start across the street in a hurry. As she stepped from the sidewalk he saw her drop a pocket handkerchief and a purse. He motioned and called out to her, but she neither saw nor heard him. He picked up the purse and handkerchief, and hurried af ter her, overtaking her after following a block. She was startled when he spoke to her, asking her if she had lost something. She turned deadly pale and exclaimed, "Yes. I have lost my purse." "Is this it?" asked the man, at the same time displaying the purse. "Yes, that is my purse," she said eagerly, "do you know it contains 51100?" She took it, and thank ing him, passed on. Improving Houjadat Park. The Park Commission has a number of men thin ning out and trimming the trees In Holla. day Park. This park Is between Holladay avenue and Multnomah street. East Elev enth and East Thirteenth streets,, and contains four blocks, with the in cluded streets. Within the memory of many Portlanders It was covered with primeval forest. Since this was cleared away a new covering of evergreen trees has grown to a height of 25 or 30 feet. The trees are crowding each other and the Park Commission Is attending to the survival of the fittest by having the least desirable cut out. A street railway runs along the north side of the park. As the park Is a beautiful spot, It will soon be come the center of a district of fine resi dences and be a much frequented resort. Marcos Oppenheimer Dead. Marcug Oppenhelmer died at Colvllle, Wash., yes terday. He' had been ill for a short time. He was an old resident of the Nor.th "west. He settled near where the town of Marcus now stands. The town was named after him and he was for several years its Postmaster. He had many friends in that locality and In Portland. Mr. Oppenheimer was 6fi years ' old and unmarried. The body will be brought to Portland for burial. The funeral will take place from thB residence of his sister, Mrs. J. Kraemer, 471 Main street, at a time to he jinftunced Clean the Courtroom. Officials of the .Municipal Court are hopeful that the po lice committee of the Council, to which hag been referred the request to renovate the courtroom, will recognize that a thorT ough cleansing of the place Is necessary, without delay. The courtroom Is an eye sore. Strips of torn wallpaper hang from the walls and the floor matting is satur ated, with disease-breeding microbes. The furniture is decayed, and the celling Is in a bad condition. Young Women's Christian Association. The pleasant rooms of the Young Wom en's Christian Association, on the fifth floor of the Macleay building, will be opened to the public for the first time on tomorrow evening. An attractive mu sical programme will he rendered. All are invited. Those who desire to join classes may give their names to the gen eral secretary tomorrow evening. Dedication at St. Mark's. lext Satur day night, -which will be Easter eve, dedl. catory sen-ices will be held at St Mark's Episcopal Church, Nineteenth and Qulm hy streets. The new pulpit, reredos. lec ture and litany desk will be dedicated wiVh appropriate exercises. The pastor, Bev. J. E. Simpson, will deliver a short address'. Clergymen from the other Epis copal Churches are expected to be pres ent, MENDELt. to Be Repaired. The United States steamer Mendell, in the service of the United States Engineer Corps, Is receiving an overhauling at an East Side yard. Notwithstanding she has been in service about 12 years, her timbers are in very good condition, but her decks and topworks need quite extensive H-palrs. She will be put on the ways as soon as the river rises a little. Cathedral Class. On Tuesday, April 2, at the First Presbyterian Church, at 8:15 P. M. Supplementary lecture, "Paris, the Beautiful, and the Parisian Dream City." Course tickets for remaining lec tures, now 35 cents. Holders of course tickets admitted free on Tuesday even ing. Tickets on sale at Aldrieh's Phar macy. Dr. W. BL Boyd has removed his office from the East Side to the Macleay build ing, Fourth and Washington streets. Of fice hours, 10 to 12 A. M., 1 to 5 P. M. Residence telephone, Pink 11; office, Main 131. Ohio Society. The ladles of the Ohio society -of Oregon will give a luncheon lis evening at Elks' Hall to the mem- rs. jr 'Sale House to he moved from and Stark; IS First street, . Kicked Against a Bulkhead. The car buffers on the terminal grounds are made of sand piled against a bulkhead. They prove very serviceable; as' cars "do not' strike them with a crash, but plow into them and are stopped by degrees. They sometimes stop a ear too suddenly, par ticularly when it is going too fast, as was the case with a boxcar which an engine viciously "kicked" down against one of them the other day. The trucks plowed Into the sand till they struck the bulkhead, breaking soae of the timbers, while the box or body of the car turned a series of somersaults as gracefully as a clown in a circus and came down with a thud. It was funny to see the clumsy car flying through the air with the great est of ease, but there was no fun In getting it back on the trucks again. Market Block for Market Purposes. A correspondent inquires how It will he possible for farmers to get the market block for a "market-place if the" Legisla ture passed a law giving it to the Native Sons, Mexican War Veterans and Free Library Association for a building site. The Legislature authorized the Common Council to deed the market block to the Native Sons and others "at the discretion of the Council." It is considered doubtful whether the Council will use the discre tionary pawers granted by the Legisla ture. The farmers, for whose use this block was donated to the city, have been deprived of It too long. Everybody would be glad to see them enjoying the benefits of it, and thus be kept off the streets while disposing of their products. John M. Rodqers Promoted. John M. Bodgers, who has been employed In the Internal Revenue office for tho past seven years, and who has been one of the most competent and faithful men in the service, has received well-merited pro motion. H. C. Dodson has been trans ferred to the Seattle division and Mr. Rodgers has been appointed United States Gauger with headquarters In Portland. He enters upon the discharge of his new duties this morning. As his promotion carries a substantial increase of salary, he will be congratulated by his man7 friends, among them the reporters, to whom he has been uniformly obliging and considerate. - Monet in Raising: Chickens. People who put their loose change In Belgian hares expecting to make fortunes, would have done better had they Invested In poultry and gone Into the business of raising broiler chickens for market. Such chickens are in great demand and readi ly sell at 25 cents per pound, live weight, while Belgian hares weighing five pounds fetch only 25 cents. A litter of Great Dane pups was recently sold In Portland at 550 a head. This seems a large price, but the whole amount would not pay a Great Dane's board bill long. Chickens are more profitable In the end, as the demand for them at this season is prac tically unlimited. Hay - Compressing Plant. The piling foundation for a warehouse IS being driven on the east side of North Front street opposite the O. R. & N. Co.'s freight house. The building is to be used for storing hay. It will be equipped with a compressing plant to prepare hay for ship ment to the Philippines or elsewhere. The hay will be delivered from the cars direct into the warehouse and from the ware house Into transports or other vessels. This Is another effort in the line of bring ing the ships as near to the hay fields as possible and will make a considerable saving in the handling of this, bulky product. Bids for County Printing. The Coun ty Commissioners will soon award con tracts for printing blank books, etc., for the county. This work amounts to several thousand dollars a year. It Is understood that a union printer got up the law re quiring the work to he done by contract, and now there Is danger that a non union printer may secure the contract. This fact is creating some excitement among the members of the craft. Here tofore the work has-been given to union printers, but it will now have to go to the lowest bidder, union or otherwise. Cathedral Class Lecture. The third lecture In the series on "Art and Travel," in connection with .-the Cathedral,, class of the First Presbyterian Church will be given tomorrow evening. Dr. Wise has found it necessary to postpone his lecture on "An Hour In the Holy Land," which was announced for that evening, and as a substitute the committee has secured, through the kindness of the Rev. Alfred Kiimmer, D. D., of San Jose, an Illustrated lecture entitled, "Paris, the Beautiful." NEWS FROM THE EAST SIDE Gold Found in n Smnll Stream Near Milvrnukle. S. D. White, who lives on Mllwaukie. street, is taking gold from the channel of a "little stream near Oak Grove, a short distance south of Mllwaukie. He prospected yesterday and found .colors in every pan. Several years ago a man put a sluice box in this creek and took out $1 a day. "Work on Nevr Building;. Work will begin on a two and a half story frame building, BOxlOO feet, on East Morrison and East Third streets within a few days. There will be a basement below the level of the street. This, with the first floor, will be occupied by a big creamer'. A packing house will be built for the Cudahy Packing Company on East Second, between East Stark and East Washington. It will be 75x175 feet, with a 25-foot roadway on East Stark. The work of fitting up the big two-story Ladd warehouse on East First and East Morrison, for one of the largest hard ware firms In the United States is pro gressing. It is announced that the Stude baker firm will duplicate their building on East Morrison and East First streets this year. The O. R. & N. Co. ha6 secured right-of-way from the present terminus of the spur on East Second street .to Inman, Poulsen & Co.'s mill, and will shortly cut through the high bluff in East Second street to Stephens slough, and then build a trestle across the slough to the lumber yard. On Ea6t Water and East Clay streets two. large buildings for the Oar Factory Company are about ready for occupancy. The machinery is being placed in the larger building, and soon oars manu factured from Oregon epruce will be turned out. Confirmation Services. At St Paul's German Lutheran Church, East Twelfth and Clinton streets, yester day morning Rev. August Krause, the pastor, confirmed six girls. In the even ing there was a reunion of all the young people who have been confirmed in re cent years. East Side Notes. The contractor had his men at work yesterday excavating for the new Cen tral schoolhouse, as he ie anxious to take advantage of the favorable weather. There were four funerals on the East Side yesterday. George M. Johnson, the pioneer bridge builder, was burled from Sellwood Presbyterian Church; Daniel Lewis, founder of Rueaellville, from Mount Tabor Baptist Church; Joseph E. Smith, an old contractor, from his home, under the auspices of Washington lodge! A F. & A. M. The funeral of James McKenzle, a farmer, took, place at Rock- wooa. Ut. Wise, room 614, The Dekum. WHERE TO DINE TODAY. We want you to try the quality of our pastry and meats. Tou will come acrain. Portland Restaurant, 305 Washington. A BEAUTIFUL FACE. A few treatments .will give it. Oriental Beauty Parlors, 3K Washington. GOVERNOR ROGERS ACTS NAMES .WASHINGTON COMMISSION FOR THE CENTENNIAL. Five Prominent Residents of the Cqlnmbfa River Valley Selected Governor Taking: Interest. Governor Rogers has appointed his com mission for Portland's Lewis and Clark centennial of 1905 The commission con sists of Colonel Frank J. Parker, a pio neer newspaper man of Walla Walla, Hon. E. M. Rands, a leading lawyer of Vancouver, and a member of the State Senate from the Joint district of Clark and Skamania Counties, Hon. Warren W. Tolman. of Snokane. a lawyer and a member of the State Senate, Hon. J, G. SENATOR J. G. MEGLER, OF WASHINGTON. APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR ROGERS AS A COMMISSIONER LAND'S 1005 FAIR. Megler, a capneryman and a member of the-State Senate from Wahkiakum Coun ty, and Hon. George S. Rowan, a lead ing citizen of Castle Rock, Cowlitz County. Under the terms of the concurrent reso lution adopted by the Washington Leg islature at Its recent session, the duty of thte commission is to keep in general touch with Oregon commissioners, and to report to the Legislature of 1903. The commissioner's report will probably em body a recommendation as to the amount of the appropriation, which, in the opinion of the commission, would be advisable to make In order that Washington shall be properly represented at the exposition. Of tho-'cohimisfion, Messrs. Rands and Tolman are holdover Senators, and will be members of the next Washington Leg islature. Their friendship for the ex position will doubtless result In an ample appropriation being made. All the mem bers of the commission are practically residents of the Columbia River valley, and will be personally Interested in mak ing the exposition redound to the ever lasting good of the whole Northwest. The proposed centennial has no finer friend anywhere than Governor Rogers. He is taking a deep interest in its wel fare, and in the selection of his com mission ho took especial pains to ap point men of like views with himself. The members of the preliminary organi zation for the exposition have been in communication with Governor Rogers, and he has expressed an ernest desire to second all their efforts toward making a success of the project. COSTA RICA REVOLUTIONS. Former Portlander GuesMcs Ho Has Been Through One. Revolutions are of such freouen ncmr. rence In Costa Rica that tho American residents of the -country pay little atten tion tot them. A letter received from F. W. Conn by John C. Pendegast, of this city, yesterday, shows that these political upheavals, are regarded more in the light of a joke than anything else. Mr. Conn Is well known In Portland as a mining engineer. He -Is now superintendent of the Tres Amigos (Three Friends) gold mine, near Puntas Arenas, on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. Under date of March 13 he writes: , "Since you left me I have had a revo lution, or at least I guess we have, for the police took all our men for military duty. As I had a month's ore supply ahead, it did not give me much trouble, but when the 'volunteers' learned that I would not pay until the regular pay day they showed a decided objection to serv ing their country and took to the woodB." The authorities seemed to think that I hud given them the double cross, but .they were wrong, for I explained that under the law they had a right to take my men, but according to the same law I was not obliged to pay off until pay day came around. That the men declined to fight on empty stomachs was none of my business, and the 'Jefe Politico' was wrong when "he. said I did this on pur pose. He was also wrong when he re ported me as having told him to go to h 1. I simply told him to go chase him self, and I can prove this by witnesses." Mr. Pendegast, when In Costa Rica last year, witnessed these conscriptions. He thinks there Is a comical side to them. The recruiting officers, with armed squads run the ""volunteers" In at the point of the bayonet. The recruits are then presented with a uniform and com pelled to drill In the public squares. The uniform, consists of a cap with a red band, Jumper and pair of overalls. No shoes are supplied,, and the soldiers must go barefooted. The pay Is 80 cents a day In silver, or about 40 cents In Ameri can money. PLEA FOR HOME MISSIONS. Mr.ii. Lucy Bancroft Robinson Speaks of Work in Other Fields. Mrs. Lucy Bancroft Robinson, of De troit, Mich., a leader in the Deaconess Society and the. Woman's Home Mission ary Society of the Methodist Eniscooal .Church, spoke last night in the Taylor- Street Methodist Episcopal Church., Home missions was the subject of her dis course. She prefaced her appeal for more earnest missionary work in the North west with a Brief outline of what is be ing done in other fields. She discussed the work being done among the negroes and poor whites of the South; In the .Mormon settlements of Utah; among the Spanish-American settlements of old and New Mexico, In Chinatown In Ban Fran-J clsco, and among the Indians of the State of Washington. A reception will be given to Mrs. Jane Bancroft Robinson from 8 to 10 o'clock tonight at the residence of Rev. H. W. Kellogg, 221 Eleventh street. .All women Interested In home missions and their friends are invited. BANK CAVED IN. Seventh-Street Excavation Makes a Heap of Trouble. Contractors In charge of the excavation of the quarter block, on Seventh and Alder streets are having a time to keep the em bankment on the adjoining lots from fall ing in. They began by excavating 50x100 feet on the corner, for the Deady estate, but the 20-foot bank on the Dolph prop erty, to the south, began toppling into the hole they were making, so the two-story cottage on the Dolph lot was quickly torn down and the excavation extended so as to take in this 50x100 feet. By this time a OF PORT- bank of s'and from 20 to 25 feet high was made on the edge of the Hamilton prop erty, farther south, and as there Is a three-etory frame building on this lot, ex tra precaution was used to keep the bank in place. Whether this can be done until the concrete wall Is put up. for the foun dation of the new brick building remains to be seen. On the west side, where the bank was highest, great scantlings were erected and propped by other long timbers, the lower ends of which were sunk in the excava tion. Heavy plank were set In behind the perpendicular timbers, and Saturday night when the workmen quit all looked safe and serene. Yesterday morning, the great bank of heavy mud and clay was found to have crushed through the wooden bar ricade, and heaps of debris were lying in the excavation. Men worked yesterday to brace up what bank thefe wafi left, while the roomers In the Spalding House watched their back yard slip away from them. REPAIRS TO PAVED STREETS City Engineer Submit Measure ments for Estimate. City Engineer Chase, in accordance with the Instructions of the Council, has pre pared an appropriate estimate of the cost of repairing several paved streets. He says It Is not practicable to make an exact estimate, and that contracts for the work should be based on the following measure ments: Asphalt streets, Morrison, 430 square yards; Pine, 450 square yards; Sixth, 50 square yards; Washington, 54 square yards, total, 684 square yards, ut 51 80 per yard, $1231. Brick pavements, First street, 230 square yards; Burnside, 200 square yards, total, 450 square yards, at 1 50 per yard, $875. Wood block pavements, Washington street, 200 square yards; Yamhill, 50 square yards, total, 250 yards, at $1 per yard, $250. The wood block pavement In Fourth street was not taken 'into consideration, as It is not worth repairing. A new pave ment will have to be laid. What klhd of a pavement, it will be remains to be decided. If wood Is used again, It will doubtless be treated With creosote, or some other preservative. The Late Benjamin F. Newcomer. There died at Baltimore, Md., Satur day, last, one of those men of whom It may be said that the world is better because he has lived In It. Benjamin F. Newcomer was born at Hagorstown, Md., about 72 years ago. At the age of 19 he went to Baltimore and entered business life. Soon after he founded the firm of Newcomer & Co., his father advancing him a moderate amount of capital. By the time he was 22 years old he had paid back to his father the entire sum ad vanced, with Interest. His progress through life was steadily towards suc cess, and the very highest station in the regard and respect ot his fellow citizens. At the time of his death he was president of the oldest trust company In Baltimore, and was the valued friend and trusted ad viser of more widows and orpnanB tnan any other man in that city. His dis tinguishing characteristics were a gen tle courtesy of manner, unfailing tact, quick decision, faultless judgment, and most Invincible and steadfast Integrity. Ho was a man who took no advantage of those with whom he came In contact. My last interview with him occurred about six weeks ago, and true to his lifelong principles, he then authorized me to ar range a matter with a citizen of Port land whom certain persons were trying to oppress, and who wsh -at once put at ease by the arrangement which Mr. New comer authorized me to make. Justice and Integrity, such were the examples he has left for those who come after him. For the encouragement of the rising gen eration let me state that those charac teristics resulted in success. At the time of his death he was one of the wealthiest men in the State of Maryland. Ho never wronged a human being of a penny, he never inflicted pain on any human heart;; he lived respected and revered; ho died lamented by a countless host'. BENJAMIN I. COHEN. SAN FRANCISCO. The.O. R. & N. Co.'s steamer Geo. W. Elder sails from Alnsworth dock, Port land, at 8 P. M., April 2, for San Fran cisco. Lowest rates. Today Special Sale ot Wrappers, OOe. New York Mercantile Co., 205 Third. CALIFORNIA MEM COMING TRACK MEETS- ARRANGED WITH NORTHERN UNIVERSITIES. Date Asked With Maltnonak Club, Bn No Time Has. Been Set for a Contest. Ten picked men will leave Oakland, Cal., May 4 to uphold the colors of th University of California in Washington and Oregon. They will contest the Ore gon University men May 7, and with the Washington University men May 13. Manager Hutchinson, of the University of California, has been negotiating for a month for track meets with the teams of the Universities of Oregon and Wash ington and the Multnomah Club. The Multnomah Club has as yet made no definite arrangements for a meet, al though Manager Hutchinson has proposed May 18 as a date satisfactory to him. The California team Is composed of some of the best athletes on the Coast, and the competitions with the northern col leges will afford an opportunity to com pare the relative development of athletics in the colleges of the Pacific Coast. Portland Academy Defeated. The baseball team of Portland Acad emy was defeated by 3. James' College, of Vancouver, at Vancouver Saturday afternoon The score was 12 to 2. The Vancouver boys put up a pretty fair game, especially the pitcher, Gleason. Harry McDermott, the pitcher of the Fort Stevens team last year, played a fine game at first base. The college meh tried to put him in as pitcher, but Man ager Smith, of the academy, persuaded him that he was very much out of his class when playing virlth schoolboys, and McDermott went back to first. Williams' pitching was easy for the St. James' team, and Stott did not play his usual gama behind the bat. Stlllman at first, Johnson at third and Hughes at left field played good ball. Professor Herd man, of the academy, relieved Williams, but did little better, giving several men bases on balls. The St. James' team changed Its men constantly, while the substitution of Pro fessor Herdman was the only change on the academy team. Events on the Golf Links. The mixed foursomes knock-out tourna ment was decided Saturday afternoon on 'the Waverly Golf Club links. In the finals of the contest Mr. Glfford and Miss King defeated Mr. Wheeler with a net score of 104. A large delegation will go to Victoria this week to attend the an nual Spring tournament of the Victoria Golf Club. On the Waverly Club links Wednesday the last qualifying1 round of the women's competition for the Mrs. J. W. Ladd cup will be played. PRINCIPLE' VS. POPULARITY. Sermon Ty Rev. H. M. Hoyt, at the First ITnlversnllst Church. Rev. Hervey H. Hoyt, pastor of the Universalis .Church, East Eighth and Couch streets, preached yesterday morn ing on "Principle Versus Popularity." The text was. In St. Mark. xl:v. "Blessed be the King that comethl In the name of the Lord." Dr. Hoyt said: "The triumphal entry of Jesus Into Jerusalem amid the shouts and acclama tions of the populace marked a thrilling event In history. Glory and honor were shdwered upon him, for the people were hailing their King. It was the time ol the passover, and the city was full of strangers, who had come from all parts of the kingdom. These Jews were In an expectant state. They were looking for their King, and when his coming was announced they rushed to the gate to welcome and to worship. "Let us now take another view. Jesus and his disciples had been at Bethany, ana early in tho morning when they were leaving for Jerusalem tho people raised their joyous cry of 'Hosanna, hosanna.' The cry passed from mouth to mouth un til it was like a strain of exquisite music, and . the skies rebounded with the echo of the Bound. And then Christ enters the great city in the manner foretold by prop'iots. Acclamations of praise and honor were heard on all sides as he passed through the throng and entered the holy temple. Thus Jesus had come to his own, yet they received him not in the sense In which he came as a spir itual King. There were those present who had witnessed many of tho wonderful miracles performed by Christ. They had seen him raise the dead, give sight to the blind and heal, the sick. "Friends, think of this incident in con nection with another which followed soon after. Tho entry into Jerusalem was made on Sunday. Later on In the week we see the same people who had wel comed Jesus Chrlat lead him to Calvary, where they cruelly put him to death. What a transition, what a contrast in the two 'vivid pictures I Yea, truly he enme to his own 'and they received him not. 'TIs a sad thought that shouts of cruci fixion should be raised so soon after the shouts of hosanna and by tho same peo ple. But this only goes to show how easily people are led and how prone they are to follow the popular side. So over the flight of centuries We view the same sacrifice of principle to popularity In people of the present day. It Is an un fortunate fact that we would rather join ourselves with the 'popular movement than to stand up for the right. It Is so hard and takes so much strength to stand for principle that We choose the easier course. We want to live in the popular part of town, on the popular street and attend the popular church. We lend our interest and give our money to the pop ular and fashionable charitable scheme, for It Is so pleasant to go with the multi tude. Every one has found It hard to stand alone for the sake of principle; found It hard to be tme and courageous. Take a young man, raised In a Christian home and surrounded by the beautiful in fluence of the pure home life, for example. Here he will be true and good, but the test comes when he leaves these uplifting Influences and gets into the rough mining camp or Into the Army or other hard places. Then he will have to bring his strength and courage to bear upon all the temptations which he must meet. In reading through history you will find that the men and women who have led in Christian thought and action have only accomplished their ends through much sacrifice and labor. They have stood alone In the face of popular disfavor. And so, is it not better to stand alone with God than to be with the multitude and be wrong? What do we care for the cry of the world and the blessings there from? The plesslngs of thcu world are fleet ing, but God's blessings last as long as time shall be. We must stand for prin ciple and not popularity. Is it right? is the question for us to ask, and not what people will say." Objects to Empire. WALLA WALLA, March 30. (To the Editor.) With an amendment or two, your suggestion of a title for the big fair to be held In Portland four yeare hence seems the proper caper. "AMERICAN PACIFIC EXPOSITION" should. it seems to me, read "AMERICAN NORTH PACIFIC EXPOSITION' because there Is much that is American south of the United States. The name should be de scriptive and definitive. As one of some 2,000,000 of men who gave the best years ot their lives to maintaining the propo sition, The United States are a Nation, with a great big N, I emphatically object to the proclamation you make of the "EXPANSION OF THB AMERICAN EMPIRE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN.'' Make It read eitheT "EXPANSION OF THE AMERICAN NATION." or "EX PANSION OF THE UNITED STATES,," J ITEMS OF EXPENSE Which Ought Not and Need Not Be Paid by Portland People. There Js no better piano than the -Kimball. No piano can outwear It. No piano more thoroughly equals the hu man voice In sweetness, clearness, purity and power of tone. This Is the sentiment of the musical pro fession Itself the judgment and recorded veruici oi me greaiesc living artists. There Is no better piano than the Kim ball. A There are pianos that sell at a higher price. There are pianos worth less than the Kimball that sell at a higher figure. Why? Kimball pianos are made in the most modern and most perfectly equipped piano factories in the world, and they are made on a much more extensive scale than was ever before attempted In the history of olano-making. Kimball pianos are sold at a figure close ly proportioned to the cost of production In other words, at the actual and absolute value. The price of many other makes of pianos includes a great deal more than their sim ple excellence and worth. It Includes extra freights, cartages, handlings, advertising and merchant's ex cessive profits. The purchaser foots these bills. The price of a Kimball, when bought of Eilers Piano House, is reasonable, because It Is simply the factory cost of the piano plus necessary expenses and a very little profit. Eilers Piano House sells more Kimball pianos than all other Western dealers combined sell of their best pianos. Catalogues for the asking. Retail sales rooms, 351 Washington street. or "EXPANSION OF THE AMERICAN I UNION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN." I ! prefer the word Nation, The word empire has no place In the nomenclature of Amer- I lean expositions, or for that matter in American affairs, save In the mouths of smalle'r Americans, who 100 years ago wanted the Mississippi as the Western boundary of the United States, and now demand that the eastern shore of the Pacific shall be that western boundary. "No pent-up Utlca" for P. B. JOHNSON. WILL ENFORCE DAIRY LAW Commissioner Bailey Expects No Trouble Prom Any Source. Foqd Commissioner Bailey Is preparing to put tho new law relating to" the sale of dairy products, foods and spices into operation May 1. 'He finds that dairymen are willing to comply with the law. and that butter and cheese are being labeled In accordance with the new requirements. Even the butter arriving from California and other points out of the state-Is being marked and weighed according to law. Commissioner Bailey expects no trouble from the retailers of dairy products. As to jellies, spices, pickles and other ar ticles subject to 'adulteration, he will have assistance -from a deputy to be ap pointed today, and he expects to be kept pretty busy notifying retailers and get ting them to swing Into line. Names SuKKcsted by Correspondents. By Mrs. Sam Galbreath, Tualatin, Or.: THE GREAT WESTERN' PIONEER CEN TENNIAL EXPOSITION. By E. B., Corvallls, Or.: OREGON CENTENNIAL. 1005. By J. M. White, Selma. Or.: COLUMBIA EXPLORATION CENTENNIAL. COLUMBIA EXPLORATION CENTENNLVL AND ORIENTAL FAIR. By A. B. Coffman, Chehalls, Wash.: LEWIS AND CLARK. PACIFIC AMERICA CENTENNIAL. LEWIS AND CLARK CENTENNIAL OF PACIFIC AMERICA. By J. C. Hughes, Portland: THE NORTH PACIFIC PATHFINDERS EXPOSITION. By T. D. Campbell, Independence, Or.: AMERICAN PACIFIC CENTENNIAL. AMERICAN PACIFIC CENTENNIAL AND FAIR. By Seth WInqulst, Russellvllle, Or.: GREAT WESTERN EXPOSITION. By Subscriber, Albany, Or.: LEWIS AND CLARK GOLDEN COAST CEN TENNIAL. LEWIS AND CLARK PACIFIC 'GOLDEN COAST CENTENNIAL. PACIFIC GOLDEN COAST EXPOSITION. WHAT SHALI WE HAVE FOR PES- "" SERTJ This question arises In the family every day. Lot us answer It today. Try Jell-O, a de licious and healthful dessert. Prepared In two minutes. No boiling! no saklng! simply add boiling water and sst to cool. Flavors: Lemon. Orange. Raspberry and Strawberry. Get a packace at our crocer' today 10c TRUE ART OF HEALING. "Works in Harmonious Accord With the Mechanical Principles of the Body. The osteopathlst cures disease by treat ing Its "cause" by restoring to the normal all deranged parts, so as to remove all Interference with the natural functions and allow Nature to re-establish Itself: or by controlling the nerve and blood supply by osteopathic methods, so as to aid Nature to regain Its normal equilib rium of form and function. Its health and Its strength. Investigate true osteopathy. Dr. W. A. Rogers, fifth floor Marquam blinding. No charge for examination. Phone Main 27. Mohonlc. E. & W. Mohonk. A new hlRh banded collar. A Pure Rye CUfcisisey It tastes ,WjSf4 old hec&me !E3 it is old HHH9j9 CAHN, BELT & CO., Baltimore, Md. HEflniiH Library Association of Portland ? ItXIk Hours Frm 9 A. M. to 9 f. M., 29,000 IZOLAJraeS $5.00 7Z YEHR SPECIAL RATES TO STUDENTS. IT WAS BEFORE SAP THEY USED TO SAY NEVER CHOOSING SHOES FOR EASTER Is a labor of love with the ladies when they see the new and exquisite shapes and beautiful finish on our new style walking boota and Oxford ties. We have shoes for all sexes and ages, and all shaped feet, and our prices are away down. L-a Vss OREGOMAN BUILDING. Brings on bad eyes. Aid the sight by resting the optic nerve with a pair of our easy glasses. They act as a restful stimulant, relieve tha strain and bring back health. You can change your glasses, but not your eyes. Take care of those you have that their use may not be d nied you In old age. WALTER REED Eye Specialist. 13.1 SIXTH STREET, OKEUONIAN BUILDING. viore ofthe Dental Chair TEETH EXTRACTED AND FILLHD ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT PAIN by our late scientific method applied to tha gums. No sleep-producing agtmts or o culne. These are the only dental parlors In Portland having PATEN lKD APPLI ANCES and ingredients to oxtraet. All and apply gold crowns and prtKAfom crowns undetectable from natural teth. and warranted for 10 yur. WITHOUT THE LEAST PAIN. All work dons by GRADUATED DENTISTS or from Jtiyto 20 years' experience, and each difmn ment In charge of a -petaltt. Give us a call, and you will find ua to do exactly as wo advertise. Wc will tell you la ad vance exactly what your work will eoat by a FREE EXAMINATION. POPULAR PRICES ft'O PLATES .HtQUte New York Dental Parlors MAIN OFFICE: Fourth and Morrison sts.. Portland, Or. HOURS: S:30 A. M. to S P. M.; Sundays, 8:30 A. M. to 2 P. M. BRANCH OFFICE: 614 First Avenue. Seuttle, Washington. FRED PREHN The Dekum Building.. Full Set Teeth $3.00 Gold Crowns O.oo Bridge Work S.0O Examination free. Teeth extracted abso lutely without pain. Cor. Third and Washington. Strong's Photographs THE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. Goodnough Building, opposite Pastofllce. nr Ff RPflWM EYE AND KAK DIHKASE3. Iil.IU DULinn Marquam blc. rooms C20-T. Strained Vision SMB.. fsfk NKZjPtwf'5l FLECKENSTEIN MAYER CO,, SoU Distributors Portland, Oregon SEVENTH AMD STREETS except Sundays and holidays. 250 PERIODICALS $1.50 7 QUKRTER 91.00 A YEAR THE DAY OF "WOMAN'S-WORK IS' DONE." M