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THE MOKNING- " OKEGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1901. DENTISTS ON EDGE Applicants' Protest Arouses Controversy. BOTH SIDES HAVE PARTISANS Examiner "W. C. Losan Denies Re ported Remark That There Were Too many Dentist, and Ac cuses an Applicant. The controversy between the applicants tor licenses to practice dentistry and the State Board of Dental Examiners Is by no means over. It Is still a fruitful topic of discussion among the professional men Interested, and the men who were before the board and failed to pass. Partisan ship has been developed, and feeling Is high on both sides. No definite action has yet been taken by the disappointed ones toward filing a protest against the exam ination, ahd what action the board would take if such a document was filed is not known. Dr. J. Ij. Beavls, president of the board, said yesterday that he had not looked up the law tp see what power was delegated to the examiners under the circumstances, and did not know what action he would take. Dr. Reavls was asked the reason for refusing to inform Edwin L. Ross, one of the applicants who failed, of his standing In the different subjects, and his average In the examination. In replying. Dr. Reavls said: "I will not express myself as to wheth er or not the ruling that such Information be withheld Is fair or not. When I assumed the pres idency of the board, a resolution was In effect forbidding the members to tell an unsuccessful applicant wherein he failed, and the extent of his deficiency. The rea son for the adoption of the rule was that the members believed that the applicants would be inclined to attribute personal spite of the examiner who marked him below the minimum." Dr. Reavls was asked why this should apply to the examinations of the dental ex aminers any more than to students in col leges, who are told In what studies they failed, and what marking they received. He said he did not know that any definite reason for the distinction existed other than that there was a belief prevalent among some of the applicants that there was a desire to prevent new practitioners of dentistry being licensed in the state. "When asked as to whether or not this spirit did prevail, he said he did not think so, if it did, no evidence of it had ever reached him. Mlsrht Appeal to Conrts. If a protest Is filed. It is probable that the action of the board upon It will be final. A special dispatch from the Salem correspondent of The Oregonlan, under date of yesterday, says: "So far as appears from an inspection of the dentistry law. the nine candidates who failed to pass the examination in Portland last week have no recourse to any other authority than the dental board. The dentistry law passed in 1S93 provides that the examination shall be elementary and practical, but shall be thorough enough to test the applicant's ability. No provision is made for appeal to any other tribunal. The Governor is given no authority to control the action of the board in any respect. It is probable, however, that If the board failed to obey the law In Its requirements that the exam ination shall be elementary and practical, the injured persons could find relief In the courts." Was There n Concerted Movement? One of the assertions which has been frequently made by the applicants who tailed to pass the recent examination is that there was a corcertcd action or. the part of the member.- of the board to pre vent the licencing of candidates from out side the state, no matter how reputable the college from whjch they were grad uated or their ability as dentists. The members of the board deny this, but, on the other hand, the applicants emphatical ly state that such Is the case. Dr. Her bert C. Miller, dean of the faculty of the North Pacific Dental College, says in an Interview that there is an element among the profession here that seems determined to prevent the licensing of new arrivals and of recently graduated applicants It was currently reported that Dr. W. C. Logan, of Astoria, a member of the Board of Examiners, had made a similar statement during the sessions of the board. But Dr. Logan flatly denies ever having given expression to the sentiments attributed to him, and made the follow ing statement last night to the Astoria correspondent of The Oregonlan: "I made no such remark or anything like it. What I did say was that the practice of Insulting ladles was becoming too common In many Oregon dentists" of fices. "What occasioned this remark was that one of the applicants, who had been drinking, insulted the lady whose tooth he was filling, and she was compelled to call on Dr. "Wright, the member of the board in charge of the chair, for protec-- Dr. Miller Says Xo. Dr. H. C. Miller, by reason of being dean of the faculty of the North Pacific Dental College, which Is located In this city, would be especially interested in the cir cumstances if he thought there was any desire on the part of the board to make the examinations, prohibitory. In an in terview last night Dr. Miller said: "I am well acquainted with a major ity of the members of the State Board of Dental Examiners, and my confidence In them Is such that I believe they would not purposely and knowingly do an Injus tice to applicants for licenses to practice dentistry. Only a few years ago anyone might engage in the practice of dentistry in any of the Pacific Northwest States without qualification and preliminary edu cation. The first law regulating the prac tice of dentistry in Oregon provided that all who desired to commence or continue the practice, of dentistry should register with the County Clerk, and after a cer tain date all who wished to commence the practice should present a diploma from some reputable dental college to the State Board of Examiners, or pass a satisfac tory examination before that board. "It was claimed at that time by many of the best practitioners that Oregon had become the Mecca for all those who were unable to obtain licenses from the exam lng board of other states. Looking to the correction of this supposed weakness the first law was repealed by the passage of the present measure. The Board of Examiners is appointed by the Governor from nominations made by the executive committee of the State Dental Associa tion, and ought to be composed of repre sentative and competent men. Opposition to Xctt Dentists. "I understand that for some time past there has been a small number of dentists in this state who believe that the profes sion Is overcrowded, and are doing all they can to prevent increase In the num ber of competitors, and with this end in view have tried to organize what they have called the Dentists Protective As sociation, and are given to slandering dental schools and discouraging worthy young men who desire to make the profes sion of dentistry their life work. "I believe the so-called Protective Asso ciation has had no Influence upon the state board, and, unless it can be proved that the. examinations were unfair, the board should be sustained. The examina tions should be elementary and practical in character, and sufficiently searching to test the knowledge of the applicant. So 'ax no graduate of the North Pacific Den tal College has failed to pass the examina tions of the board. Dr. W. C. Logan handed me a list of his questions In anat omy and physiology after the examina tions had closed, and I do not consider them unduly severe. I had not seen any of the other questions until I read the chemistry questions In The Oregonlan. I am satisfied that If the examinations were too rigid, it was unintentional." Lobbied at Legislature. At the last session of the Legislature a bill was Introduced, by request, by Rep resentative A. W. Butt, of Yamhill County, which aimed to draw the lines tighter and prevent the employment In dental offices of men who had not previously been granted licenses by the state board. -A lobby of local dentists was present at Salem to urge the passage of the meas ure, but it never came to a vote. Tho last heard of the measure was February 12. when it was reported back to the House by the engrossing committee. Sec tion S of the proposed bill was as follows: Any person who, as principal, ngent, em ployer, employe, assistant, or In any mannor whatsoever, shall practice dentistry, or who for reward or hire shall do any act of dentistry, or ahall profess by public advertisement, card. circular, sign, or otherwise, to practice dent istry, or dental surgery, or slve advice there in, or in any wise to lead people to Infer that ho is qualified to practice dentistry or dental surgery in this state, without having filed for record and having recorded In the office of tho County Recorder of the county wherein he shall so practice, or do such act or profess to so practice, a certificate from the said board of dental examiners entitling him to so prac tice, shall be guilty of a. misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than ?50, nor more than $200, or be confined for any period not exceeding six months 'In the County Jail, forjeach and every offense, or by both such fine and confinement. All fines recovered under this act shall be paid into the common school fund of the county In which conviction is had. Justices of the Peace shall have Jurisdiction of violations of the pro visions of this act. Froora' View of Situation. Nearly all of the applicants for licenses at the last examination are employed in dental offices in this city and elsewhere, and under the existing law they may be so employed, but are not allowed to prac tice for themselves without first passing examination. It was said at the time that the bill from which the foregoing section Is reprinted was designed to prevent the New York Dental Parlors from continuing In business In the state. Manager A. C. Froom, of the New York Dental Company, believes that the state board has shown an enmity toward him for the reason that he advertises. In an Interview yesterday Mr. Froom expressed himself freely as to his opinions of the situation, and said: "It was a pleasure to see that The Ore gonlan of this morning had taken up the subject of the manner In which the State Board of Dental Examiners of this state has been conducting Its busi ness, and the statements were far too mild to meet the facts of the case. Since coming to Portland, I have had a great deal of experience with the Board of Ex aminers, and am pleased to see that The Oregonlan has given the public an oppor tunity of knowing that the dentists of this state, through their representatives, the examiners, are endeavoring to keen competent and qualified practitioners of dentistry away. "They are, by their unreasonable acts, trying to make a close corporation of dentistry, -which is an injustice to tho public, as well as others desirous of lo cating in our state. The oicamlnatlon as a whole at their recent meetlnr was se vere In the extreme, and portions of it j can be proven to be unfair. By what right has any person to be an examiner, and be sole judge as to a candidate's fit ness, who does not know the subject he examines on, and cannot himself piss an elementary examination on the same? This is the condition of affairs among some of the members of our State Board of Dental Exam ners, two me-pbers of which not even being graduates of any kind of a dental college. Aside from this, it has been tlu c -inii.on boo&t i...... t.iere were enough dentists in the state, and that they would 'fix the examinations so that there would not be so many come hereafter. This was told to mc per sonally by an examiner. "I came to this state wishing to com ply with the laws, and had several of my associates apply for a certificate, they all being graduates of reputa ble dental colleges, and men competent la every respect to practice dentistry; but they were refused certificates because we saw fit to advertise in the columns of our dally newspapers. In the remarks of Dr. Chance, In his Interview as pub lished this morning, can be seen the feeling of a great many of the :-o-calIed 'ethical' dentists. They were graduated themselves when dentistry' was in its In fancy, and have not advanced any more than the rest of the practitioners who have had to make a living in the business. They are afraid of competition, and of course would like to see the gates of the state closed against all newcomers. "It can be safely said that a large per centage of the other practitioners, by their own acknowledgment, could not pass an examination on the same ques- tlons they wish new men to obtain Tfi per cent upon. In the matter of dental examinations, this state has assumed the extreme. A few years ago. It is stated on good authority, all any applicant need do was to signify his Intention of buy ing his supplies at a well-known dental supply house, icnd he would receive a cer tificate. As a result, we have a variety of Incompetent practitioners throughout the state, who received a certificate un der his reign In the board. Now they arc trying to put a fence around the state to the detriment of its best interest; and why? Solely because a number of den tists are Interested In a dental college in the city that Is run purely on a money making basis. "They are trying to Intimidate those desiring to enter dentistry into believing that in order to practice In this state they must receive their education at this in stitution to receive a license, it being the boa.t of the dean that none of his graduates would be refused a certificate frm th5 Board of Examiners. So it Is evident that dentistry has been con trolled by the manager of a supply house and stockholder In the Dental College, who recently stood on the corner of Fourth and Morrison streets. In companv with a member of the Examining Board, and openly declared that I must be driven out of Portland for advertising. At the last meeting of the Oregon State Dental Association an Invitation to visit the college was declined by a majority vote. "The close corporation not only en deavors to prevent honest and competent men from earning a' living In Oregon, but also tries to take the liberty from some of us as citizens, by saying how we shall conduct our business with regard to ad vertising, but will themselves take ad vantage of any cheap notoriety that pre sents itself, as evidenced by a portrait of the recently-elected president of the Oregon State Society in Saturday's Tele gram. Who Is more honest, the legiti mate advertiser or the so-called ethical dentist, who stoops to such acts? I have probibly more invested in dentistry than any one man Iri Oregon, and only wish to see justlc; but so long as the examina tions for licenses are in the hands of In competent men, and those who will stoop to such methods as their recent meeting will show, what can the public expect? What we do want is a reasonable dental law, that will be a protection to tho public, and not a protection only to these already In dental practice here, an J the enforcement of such a law put in the hands of competent and honest men. "I sincerely hope the public will awak en to the present state of affairs, and at the next session of our Legislature sec that our representatives remedy the evil by either doing away with a dental law, and leaving the state open, or by enact ing one that is just, and appointing to office graduates in dentistry from reputa ble colleges, who are competent and scru pulous men, to what should be an hon ored position as an examiner. SWETLAKD'S ICE CREAM And Ices "round out" the Christmas din- I ner. 'Phone 413. PEACE ON EARTH Christmas Good Willthe Key note in Portland Churches. SERMON OF DR. G. C. CRESSEY Ministers Speak on Topics Connect ed With Birth of Christ and Sig nificance of the Annual Festi val of Good Cheer. At the Unitarian Church, Dr. Cressey spoke yesterday morning from the text, "Peace on Earth," on the general subject of "The Progress of Peace in the World." He spoke In part as follows: "At the birth of Jesus the world, for almost the first time, was in a state of profound peace. The traveler might jour ney in safety from the Pillars of Her cules to the banks of the Indus, from the confines of the great African Desert to the boundaries of Scotland, & state of things made possible through the majes tic power of the empire of the Caesars. "But It was the peace of oppression, the quiet of servitude; and from that time to this mankind has been striving to realize the peace of Bethlehem the peace of liberty and righteousness, the peace of which Jesus spoke. War, strug gle and conflict have ensued thus through the centuries, until today the world, with its armed nations, Its fearful machinery of destruction and Its manifold conflict ing Interests, seems hardly on the surface to attest the prevalence and triumph of the gospel of good will to men. The very existence, however, of nations with over flowing population, their territories con tiguous and every means of warfare at hand, yet for the most part in peace with one another, is the strongest attestation to the advance of the sentiment of peace In the civilized world. Such a condition would have been Impossible for the first contflry, or even 300 or 400 years ago. Such variety and supposed hostility of Interest would have provoked Incessant war till some one nation had become dominant. The advance of peace among men and nations indeed may be ascribed to fear, to the disaster of war to com merce and industry, in short, to the In creasing common sense and wisdom of the world. Wisdom Is a prime factor In the foundation of civilization and of re ligion. Men are indeed still struggling in the arena of peace, but a3 the world progresses it Is less for profit and more for proficiency not solely for the benefit of the individual but more for the good of all. "The greatest witness, however, to the progress of this Christian ideal Is found In home life and the life of communities of the present, in comparison with an tiquity; In the charity and philanthropy of the. day, which, while they do not al ways reach the root of the evil, at least mitigate and alleviate it. These results are to be ascribed not so much to what Is technically called the Christian theol ogy ns to the spirit of the teachings of Jesus, energized by his own life and ex ample." The speaker closed with reference to Christmas as both holy-day and holiday, the time when we as united Christendom think together and feel together. SERMONS OX CHRISTMAS. Dr. E. P. Hill Spolce on the Incarna tion of Christ.. At the First Presbyterian Church the services yesterday were of special Inter est. The praise service in the evening was of a very high order of merit, the large auJ'ence present following the dif ferent numbers with evident appreciation. In the evening Dr. Hill spoke on the topic, "The Sacrifice of Praise," comparing the old sacrificial system in its degradation and at Its best with the service of praise in Its shortcomings and Its excellences. In the corning the pastor took for his subject a line from a poem, "We Three Kings of Orient Are," preaching on the text, Matthew, 11:11: "And when they were come Into the house they saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and fell down and worshiped him; and when they had opened their treasures they presented unto him gifts, gold, frankincense and myrrh." In the course of the sermon the speaker said: "That child was more than the innocent babe of a Jewish mother. He was God, come to the tabernacle among men. He was the one promised from of old by the prophets. He was to take on his shoulders a world's woes. "It Is a mighty test to our faith to be asked to believe that that babe was God In the flesn. But before Hinging the stu pendous. assertion aside consider two things: First, what more appropriate way could God make himself known to men? What Is the very highest expression you demand of God's greatness? Would you like to see him hurlyonder planet through space as a bowler anight fling a ball from him? That could do nothing more than arouse your wonder. What you de mand is some evidence in the realm of cnaractcr mat snail not only mi you with awe, but stir your moral nature to Us depths, and fill your heart with love. Be hold, then, Jesus and only Jesus, since the beginning of time, unapproachable In his righteousness and matchless in his love. "Notice, secondly, that with the assump tion that the babe was God come in the flesh, all else follows naturally and with out offense. Paul said: 'By him were all things created In heaven and In earth visible and invisible.-" With such a clew follow the wondrous life. See Jesus as he goes through the villages of Galilee. He opens the eyes of the blind. What a marvelous thing! Why marvelous? It was he who created the eye. What more mar velous thing to pull aside an overhanging curtain than to form the eye at the flrst? He spoke to the winds and waves and made them cease their fury. How re markable! Why remarkable? He It was who at the flrst sent forth the winds to be his messengers and said at the out set, 'Let- the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place.' Jesus stood before a tomb in Bethany and said, 'Lazarus, come forth,' and tho departed spirit returned to its forsaken dwelling place. An astounding thing! Why more astounding than for a watch maker to start again the watch he him self had made? Oh. mv friends, we do wall this daV to repeat slowly the great words, 'In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God. And the word was made flesh and dwelt among us.' " GOD IS EVER PRESENT. Hist Mankind Does Xot Recognise It, Says Dr. H. J. Talbott. Dr. H. J. Talbott preached an Interesting ssrmon last night at Taylor-Street Meth odist Episcopal Church from the text John i. 10-12, on the topic. "God's Presence." "The Divine One was present in the world, but unknown by the world," said the preacher. "The declaration Is not to bo limited to the days of his Incarnation. Long before angels snng above Bethle hem's plains the Divine One was In the world. In the morning of history Adam and Eve heard his voice. Abraham heard him In far Mesopotamia and obeyed his call. Moses saw the glory of his pres- nce and heard him speak from the bush. Joshua saw him, sword In hand, before Jericho's frowning walls. Isaiah saw him In the temple amid throngs of adoring angels. So, while the declaration 'He was In the world applies with particular em. jhasls to his Incarnation. It must not be Imited to that period. " 'The world knew him not.' That can only be said of the world of mankind. Nature knew him. The water, the storm, disease, death and demons knew him. Mankind knew him not, because he did .tot meet tho prc-concelve notions formed of his coming, character and mission. "We are not here dealing with ancient history, but with history now making. He Is in the world today. Nature Is a storehouse of his power and wisdom, and 'every common bush Is ablaze with God. He is present In the onfjow of current events. The battle is not to the strong est battalions and warships. The nation that upon the whole Is just and righteous is the powerful and abiding one. If men would understand that he Is In the world watching over Its destinies and narrow ly searching Into men's motives and lives. It might make them more just, humane and brave for truth. "How pitiful the record, 'His own re ceived him not.' It is pitiful to think "of a man whose best years have been given to his country in most dangerous service at small remuneration as forgot ten and neglected. It Is pitiful to think of a mother who has tolled early and late for her children as neglected and unshel tered by them when she has grown old. Agamemnon returned, famed and glori ous, from Trojan wars, to bo murdered by his false-hearted wife. But nothing ever recorded or conceived of measures up to this the King of heaven came to redeem and save, but was rejected, scorned and slain. "But what a high privilege is here to become sons- of God! Both John and Paul Insist on the privilege of filial relation ship to God, the one presenting It from tho human, the other from the divine side. If we are God's children, we may confidently look for his blessing upon our honest toll, so that we need never stain our hands with a dishonest act nor our lips with lying words. If we are his chil dren wo may entertain a well-grounded hope that, though unworthy of such dis tinction, we shall have his presence to go with us here, and at last shall go to be with him forever yonder." INCARXATIOX OF JESUS. Significance Pointed Out by Dr. Alexander Blacklmrn. "The Significance of the Incarnation" was the theme of Dr. Blackburn's ser mon at the First Baptlbt Church last night As his text he chose Matthew, i:23: "Behold a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being Interpreted is God with us." He said in part: "In Jesus we have the perfect uniting of God In man the God-man. But what does this signify In the world? The in carnation signifies the world's great need. God did not send his son to perform an easy task or one that could be done by an other being. The reason angels did not save men Is because they could not "He laid' help on one that was mighty." And whtn i .-ay save I do not think of the sav ing from hell In the future life. Without the incarnate one the world was helpless, and is today. The Bense of sin and need Is not peculiar to Christian lands. All lands have had men who saw the ruin wrought by sin. Men like Socrates and Confucius sought ways of relief. They gave pre cepts and laws that are almost ethically perfect. You know the result. China is morally ro':--n In spite of the beautiful teaching of 'ier sages. No human, skill has yet prod .iced a cure for leprosy. No more has any human system of ethics produced a cure forsln. The Incarnation. Is God's answer to the world's cry for help. "The incarnation signifies God's willing ness to help. Love Is measured by the gifts It makes. 'God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son.' An American Army In- Cuba was the evidence of the love of this country for that op pressed people. Nothing less would meet the case. From 'the glory .he had with the father before the world was,' to the stable in Bethlehem was no short step. Men seek the evidences of God's love, and they do well, for he Is love. But they will not find it in some sort of infinite good nature that ignores sin and justice and makes no difference between .unrlghte5us ness and righteousness. A morally char acterless father over morally characterless children Is not the picture of infinite love. But when God gave his son to help set the world right, knowlrg that such help Included the death on the cross, he showed the love of a father, and that father the holy God. The angels sang, 'Peace on earth, good will to men,' but It was a peace to be purchased by the blood of the TOSS. "The Incarnation signifies the coming of the world's true leader. 'I have given him for a leader and commander to the people' Is the word of Isaiah. In the struggle for right in this world a cap tain Is needed who Is stronger and wiser than the foe. I would that in this cele bration of Christmas there was more of that which appeals to the manly and he roic. We do well to look Into the manger, we do well to admire the son of Mary in the arms of his mother, but let us remember that he was a babe for only a few days and a man with the limitations of humanity for only a few years. Now he has returned to his power and glory. He Is to ride forth conquering and to conquer. See hhn as John saw him, 'His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; and his feet like unto fine brass, as If they burned In a fur nace: and his voice was as the sound of many waters. And he had In his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword; and his countenance was as the sun shlneth In his strength.' This is the Incarnate leader who will finally conquer the world." HOPE OP HIGHEST MAXHOOD. Dr. Ackcrmnn Preached on Ills Con ception of the Christ Life. At the First Congregational Church, the pastor. Rev. Arthur W. Ackerman, D. D., preached on "The Hope of Highest Man hood," from Col. 1:27, "Christ in you, the hope of glory." In historical order he re viewed the manifestations of the Christ life Iri the Jewish nation, the earthly life of Jesus and the Christian world. He said In part: ' No race of antiquity has had greater Influence on mankind than the Hebrew race. No nation produced a higher type of manhood. But the greatness of the Hebrew race was in the Ideal Messiah which It treasured. Not a mean, sordid, earthly ideal as we are sometimes told, but an ideal manhood, an Ideal church, an ideal society, an ideal state and at the center of each an ideal man, the Messiah who was to be, coming like the sun In the greatness of Its strength, crowned with a rainbow anil clothed with a garment of praise, embroidered with peace and girdled with righteousness. Because of this Ideal Israel rose to its lofty place. The Christmas glory Is older than the Christmas day, for it glowed in the heart of Israel. "In the earthly life of Jesus we have the most massive manhood that the world has known. In Him was life, and the lite was the light of men. If we look at our own scant experiences, or dwell on the dwarfed existence of ordinary human be ings, we know not what life is. But when wo look away to Jesus we are thrilled with the knowledge of what It Is to live. When that earthly life came Into touch with the nation of which he was a part then came the marvel of history and or human nature as well. Having dreamed of Him, pictured the glorious day when they should see Him, they did not know him when he appeared. Because they re jected Him Israel ceased to be a leader among the nations. Israel's great con tribution to the human race was made before Christ came. "But the world, so far as it received him, was made new. It was the same world, but it meant more; the same life, but it was more worth living; the same God was In heaven, but He looked dif ferent, there was the same hope for the future, but it had gained in strength. Jesus looked at calamity and saw a sol emn beauty in it; Into the grave and aw the many mansions beyorid; Into the human soul and saw marvellous poslblll tlcs and an untold value. He came as a child, and childhood blossomed Into great ness; he worked a3 carpenter, and labor rose from slavery to dignity; he lingered in compassion by the publican and the harlot, and the sinner loomed large as God's lost child; he entered Into sorrow, suffering and death, and these rose to a larger significance; he died on the cross, a stigma of shame, and behold it was changed Into an ornament, a glory, a throne of power. "And wnen a man comes to his own Individual Christmas day he finds not only one. but every faculty enlarged and touched with eternity. It Is Christ In us that bears us upward to the grandeur and lofty sweep of true- manhood." TO GATHER IN CREAM. XV. W. Cotton's Plnut Establishes as Extensive. Route. GRESHAM. Or..Dcc 22. W. "W. Cot ton's creamery, under the management of H. E. Davis, Is preparing to make a new departure in the butter and milk business. A cream route will be estab lished on the 1st of January, which will reach as far as Pleasant Home, six miles eastward, for a starter. Later on it will be extended to the Sandy. 10 miles further. and embrace all the territory within "reasonable distance cither way. The plan Is to take cream only from the milk farms, each one being provided with a separator. Nearly a dozen separators will be Installed by the flrst of the year, and more will be put In operation as rapidly as possible. The milk will thus be kept at home by each farmer, who can use It for fattening calves and hogs, thereby increasing his profits, which he would otherwise lose under the old sys tem of selling all the new milk: besides he does not have to make a daily trip to the creamery to dispose of his milk. Another enterprise will be Inaugurated by Mr. Cotton on the 1st of March In the way of supplying Portland custom ers with fresh milk dally. The fluid will be bottled In pint and quart bottles, spe cially made for the trade, and taken to the city each morning, where distributing routes will be established. Bottles of milk will bo left at each house and ex changed next day, thus Insuring sweet ness and cleanliness, as the milk will flrst be run through the separator and then be cooled down to 54 degrees be fore bottling. There will be no cans and measures to get sour. Mr. Cotton is buying all the milk avail-I ame anu win continue the manufacture of butter on a large scale, which will also be sold In Portland to private cus tomers. Grcshnm School Statistics. Principal E. H. Anderson, of the Gresh am school, reports an enrollment of HO pupils for the past month, of which 56 were boys and S4 were girls. There are six pupils In the ninth grade, recently established. Of the total number, 45 were In the principal's room, 43 In the Inter mediate department and 32 In the primary grades. The attendance Is not as large as It should be, as there are 1D0 children of school age In the district. The school register shows that 152 have been in at- tendance during the term, but that 12 have been absent during the past month. The school now has an excellent library of over 200 volumes, of which Principal Anderson donated 30 and 10 were bought with the proceeds of an entertainment given early last Summer. School will close on Tuesday afternoon for the holi days. Roads in Good Condition. Road Supervisor Cleveland has been doing some good road work during the past few weeks of good weather. Sev eral crossroads were graded, and the bi cycle paths put In order throughout his district. The roads are now In excellent condition for travel for the rest of the Winter. A tree fell across the bridge near Helney's mill, badly demolishing the structure, but it was removed and the bridge repaired. Brief Xotes. E. C. Lindsay Is putting up a neat cot tage on his property on Cleveland ave nue, which will cost about JGOO. , The Baptist Sunday school will have a tree on Christmas eve, preceded by a musical and literary programme by the little folks. F. Fuchs, the new merchant and post master at Terry, will erect an extensive addition to his present store building early next year. It will be used as a feed warehouse and storage room. Public school at Falrvlew closed on Fri day for the holidays. Principal Stringer will spend the vacation at Lebanon, while his assistant. Miss M. Cornett, will visit with relatives in Portland. PERSONAL MENTION. Mrs. M. Lynlff, proprietress of "Drift wood" Cottage, on North Beach, Is reg istered at the Portland. John W. Pratt, an attorney of Seattle, passed through Portland last evening on his -way to San Francisco. Hon. William M. Colvlg. the well known lawyer and politician, of Jackson County, Is registered at the Perkins from Jacksonville. F. E. Seufert, "the well-known cannery man of The Dalles, is In the city on :i short business trip. He Is registered at the Imperial. Sheriff Blakeley, of Pendleton, arrived at the County jail yesterday with a de mented patient, en route .to the State In sane Asylum, at Salem. Judge S. F. Chadwlck and wife, of Colfax, were In the city yesterday. Judg Chadwlck Is a native Oregonian, and a son of the late Governor Chadwlck John F. Kelly and bride, of Eugene, are at the Imperial on their honeymoon, trip. Mr. Kelly Is a prominent lumberman of Lane County, and Is a member of the Booth-Kelly Company. illBS Perineal French, of Prairie City, Is at the Portland. Miss French Is Sta Superintendent of Public Instruction :n Idaho, and Is one of the best-known edu cators of the Northwest. L. N. Roney, of Eugene, Is In the city. Mr. Roney Is a contractor and has re cently erected several substantial build ings In Eugene. He says that Lane Coun ty Is more prosperous than ever. A. H. Black, who represented Coos Coun ty In the last Legislature, Is In the city en route to his home at Myrtle Point, where he will spend the holidays with his family. Mr. Black has been engaged in mercantile enterprises in Pocatello, Ida ho, but still retains his residence In Coos County. J. F. Duthle, formerly of Portland, was the successful competitor at the exam ination for Assistant Inspector over tho battle-ship to be built at Moran Bret.' shipyard, Seattle. J. F. Duthle, Sr., was well known for being the Instigator of the boy choir at St. David's Episcopal Church, East Portland, of which he was a mem ber. His younger brothor Is also In charge of a shipyard In Honolulu. NEW YORK, Dec. 22 The following Northwestern people are at New York hotels: From Portland R. B. Reid, at the Hol land: G. C. Strow, at the Imperial: Miss B. Wagonblast, at the Normandle: M. O'Neill, at the Hoffman. From Spokane S. R. Stern, Miss Mouth gon, at the Holland. From Seattle Mrs. J. M. Ryan, J. B. Agen and wife, S. Tegen, J. B. Howe, C. A. Riddle. Miss S. Futh, F. K. Strun and wife, at the Holland: J. B. Wright, at the Imperial; S. G. Brace at the Grand Union. YOU NEEDN'T BUY TO BE. WELCOME. "We'll treat you with utmost courtesy, we'll gladly show you through our stock of "cigars and pipes and smokers novel ties, and not Importune you to buy against your will. SIG. SICHEL & CO., Opposite Chamber of Commerce. ' Will Bore for OH. DALLAS, Or., Dec. 23. Preparations are being made soon to commence boring for liMHIJilJ IwilliBIK I0!' II COnIKtT KM IT THC rOCTl A Ulllt CO. CI"-CIT SOAP " ' Ft f J 4 &? 5T4 1 lo easy to imd smn .-.. to imd a cheap one. 1 he problem is to find both combined; a soap that is pure yet inexpensive. Ivory Soap is the best solution of that problem. It is an original product, evolved after years of experiment and research. It is the most of pure soap for the least money. It stands approved to-day by a second generation of Ivory Soap users. e i H WE REGRET H I c We were unable to wait on ail those who called yesterday afternoon and evening. We shall have more help Monday. AN ALLESINA ANTI-RUST UMBRELLA for an Xmas present will please your most fastidious friend. JOHN ALLESINA e o e e 309 MORRISON ST. (Two Stores) 286 WASHINGTON ST. 9 9ec0soosO6Oeeooocs)oeoosoe see a ii(titt(ti(e'(ttc809o"oooo6tocteoatt(o e ATT. PHTTTTRY RFrFTVFn AT THF e . ... Poultry Retail Market and : Oregon 2 Are FRESH, FANCY DRY PICKED, furnished direct from the ranch each day. And remember, our FRESH RANCH EGGS. Others cannot get them. Fancy, live and dressed Poultry and Game a specialty. STKIUILY FKbbri fcggs, Butter, Cream, all kinds of Dairy Products, Fresh Vegetables, and Foreign and Domes tic Fruits and Berries. Lard, Hams and Bacon. Poultry Supplies, Poultry Foods. NOTICE: You DON'T WANT cold-storage Turkeys, so be sure and order where all poultry is furnished fresh each day. Phone Main 916. eesttt9Sstte(seti(site6aaiasQOGto9so9ao3to9 OOAL FULL WEIGHT. 247 STARK oil on the WW taker place, two and one half miles southwest of Dallas. H. H. lilrschberg. of Independence, is the pro- ( moter. ; ! CATARRH OF THE BRONCHIAL TUBES Causes hacking cough. -Jiakes you lose flesh; causes you to take cold easily; makes you cough until you gag; brings on continuous hacking cough; causts soreness in the chest: makes you cough up thick yellowish matter; makes you cough worse at nights; and In time leads to consumption. S. B. Catarrh Cure taken in small doses frequently Is a positive ex pectorant, having a tcnlc and vitalizing effect. The object of small and frequent doses Is to induce expectoration, allay the spasmodic, nervous action and get the true tonic effect of this great California discovery, which has cured thousands when all other remedies have failed. For ealo by all druggists. Boo:c on catarrh free. Address Smith Bros.. Fresno, Cal. . Remedy WItli the Voters. San Francisco Bulletin. The Supreme Court of the State of Ore gon has decided the primary election law of that state to be constitutional. As the Oregon law and the California law are the same in principle, the friends of the California law are now contident that the attack being made upon our law will fall. The Oregon decision gives especial con sideration to the provision In the act re quiring a voter to state to the election clerks with which of the political parties he proposes to act. The court declares the test a "reasonable regulation by which to ascertain party affiliations." The defect in this test lies In the facility with which It may be evaded. Purchasable voters may declare their intention to vote a party ticket which at the time they do not Intend to vote, but even with this de fect the test Is the best that can be made. The requirement to state former political affiliations would be subject to the objection that past political affiliation does not necessarily determine future po litical action. The Independent voter Is pretty active In these days, and his activ ity should be encouraged. The larger the proportion of Independent voters to the whole ntfmber of voters, the greater check they will Impose upon corrupt politicians. It was the independent voters of New York who rescued that city from the grasp of the Tammany organization. If there had been more Independent voters In Phil adelphia a like work would have been accomplished In" that city. The reputable voters of any party have an easy remedy to apply to the defect in the test requirement. That remedy Is to turn out and vote. The reputable vot pra axa more numerous than the purchas- DIGNITY. a pure soao: it is easv . .. 9 and Supply to.'s i Commission House 124 flFTH STREET. RENTON, NEWCASTLE PvOSLYN ROCK SPRINGS PROMPT DELIVERY. rip COMP'Y STR5E1. fble voters. The latter succeed In carry ing primary elections only when tho foimer are too Indifitrrt as to the re sult to vote. A legal prtmary is the only way we have to secure nominating con ventions that relhft the wul of the peo ple. DeeiHinn ly Judtrt- Cvorge. Judge Georp will auiicunci' this morn ing hk decision on a motion for a new trial in the ca of Lew!.-. v?. Blackburn. If you wake in the morning with a blttes tastf in the mouth, ccatul tongue, Dcr haps healach your .iver is torpid. You need Carter's Little i.Her Pi.i Ji. It is a wonderful soap that takes hold quick and does no harm. No harm ! It leaves the skin soft like a baby's ; no alkali in it, nothing but soap. The harm is done by alkali. Still more harm is done by not washing-. So, bad soap is better than none. What is bad soap ? Im perfectly made; the fat and alkali not well bal anced or not combined. What is good soap ? Pears'. Sold all over the world. "ALL WRIGHT-FOR M0RG THAN HALF A CCNTURY" ITOTH x ; &WJ wJfemiJSsrHrt Can UritiA, CansUoitlon, Chills nd Fr?r, aniiiMIUl. loos Complaint. All Urngzltu. innsi ccm r x. WRIGHT'S LND1AN VEGETABLE PILL VO.. Nrj Y Jc. 9 ML ?s& JWffnB . $S filt &1