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THE MOKNING- OBEGCXSIAN, THURSDAY,, JAUAUY 2, 1902.
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Brand New Year's Reception
by Chicken Aristocracy.
PEOPLE ATTEND IN THRONGS
Story of a- Busy Day "With Mr. Roos
ter sad. Mrs. Hen, With a. Fevr
Sallcat Observations on Maslc
and Incubators.
Throngs of people visited the poultry
show yesterday, men, women and chil
dren. The great number of women was a
noticeable feature. They admired the
beautiful fowls, and altogether took much
interest in the display. The coops of the
prize "winners were decorated with fancy
colored ribbons, and the names of the
owners were conspicuously posted. Nu
merous photographs of prize hens and
roosters were taken, and, with a little en
couragement from the expert handlers,
they posed for the occasion with becom
ing grace.
The exhibition on the whole has been a
pronounced success. You might think
that where so many chickens are strutting
around, and so many roosters crowing,
that a disagreeable odor of perspiration
would permeate the landscape. But It
does not. Superintendent Carlisle squirts
deodorizer around and keeps things sweet,
jand not the nose of a single fastidious
chicken is elcvated'above the top notch.
There Is one solitary specimen of the
Blue Andcluslan. He Is a rooster, and is
a delusion as to color, having a mixture
on the back where he should be a solid
black. Near him is a coop of Black Span
lards, who quietly thrum their guitars
and try to forget San Juan Hill.
Several friends of the association have
done the handsome thing by donating to
It three dozen fine fowls of different va
rieties, which Superintendent Carlisle Is
selling for the benefit of the organization.
Those remaining unsold Saturday will be
functioned off.
There are a few Silver Lace "Wyandotte
capons at the show, and they look as
large as ostriches. The capon is said to
io the best table fowl on earth. Quite a
r few chickens are changing hands, and
while there are many trios at 7 DO, there
are others there that could not be bought,
find Rnmfi birds that brine $15 to X25.
f Ts W Hulbert, of Albany, has a coop of
VI very handsome Brown Leghorns, -with
wonderful combs perfect roses. Near by
are somo Buff Leghorns, which show
much better size than the Browns.
Musical Criticism.
There are but few chickens with the
dumps as yet, and none with the pip. But
every rooster brought his crow with him,
and none of it was left at home. The
crowing goes on all the time. "We never
filecp" is the watchword. It might be
th? ame with the neighbors if there were
any lodging near by. No one has moved
from the block as yet, and may not, as
the crowing only lasts a week.
The special shades of crowing are a
study for vocal critics. The Cochins prob
ably excel in imitating the long notes of
the steam calliope, but the Percheron
y Polkadottes are the basso profundos who
' can reproduce the best work of Professor
Kinross. The mezzo soprano of the baby
Bantam blends beautifully with the mid
night baritone of the slab-sided Shanghai.
high soprano of the game rooster Is
Tatfc;r llght-lunged. but is vigorous in
tcyjfcroportton. to the windpipe and steam
polH behind it.
J WRjFl Home without a. .Mother.
fifty eggs are going to start giving
hJifChdays to 494 chickens today. They
Slile in an incubator, and will furnish a
Ifizry interesting sight to visitors, especlal-
-3y children. The chicks will be put Into a
TNrooder, which will raise them without
1 mother-love, and they will jam up against
fcach other and develop into hoodlums.
"Miter all Is said and done, there Is no
wing like the mother's wing, no soothlng-
- syrup like her assuring cluck that the
hawk Is not nigh.
Ducks, Geese and Turkeys.
The turkey family makes a good show
ing at the show, and one of them weighs
40 pounds. The three "Winters he has
eeen may not have added to his tender
ness. The white turkey has a fine, long,
black dewlap, but his wife has not both
ered with whiskers. He weighs 35 pounds.
The curios of the show are a pair of
'African geese shown by H. R. Wlnchell.
These are the only ones In the Northwest.
.Although these are but yearlings, they
weigh U and 16 pounds, and at 2 years
twclgh jg and 20. You ought to hear them
ryquawk. Not many people have their eggs
on the table, as they sell for 40 cents
each. The gander has a bay-window knob
on his head, so as to butt down trees.
The chicken show is well fixed for
stacks, and some of the black kind have
Taw-meat heads like buzzards. But the-
IPeklns are magnificent. President Paget
;bas five which weigh SA pounds each. The
5iens lay 120 eggs each In a year, which
Bell for $2 a dozen. The drakes do not
lay. There is no reason why a drake
.should not be Improved and made to lay.
-Science is slow along these lines. One of
Mr. Paget's ducks has a record score,
supposed to be for the United States. At
the Seattle show it scored 9S out of a
possible 100. Mr. Paget thinks that the
people of the Northwest will some day
properly appreciate the excellent meat
lurnlshed by the Pekln duck, which he
considers far ahead of the wild duck.
Mr. "Wlnchell has some Pekins on exhi
bition that weigh 12 pounds, and he says
that when 12 weeks old they will. If prop
erly fed, weigh as much as at any other
time.
Hen's Value to Humanity.
The value of the American hen and her
product runs Into the millions of dollars,
and coupons are cut from her, the name
as from a sheep. She Is a fine feature or
farm and suburban life, and keeps many
members of the family deeply Interested.
"When a person gets the chicken fever it
often runs to lengthy bounds.
When successfully handled chickens pay.
Otherwise, otherwise. Even when unsuc
cessful, the experience is very Interest
ing. From the time the chick cracks his
egg his owner has to fight for his lire
against bugs and rats and cats. But it Is
all exciting, and where you see substan
tial chicken-houses standing around the
country, with not a single chicken con
nected with them, it shows that their
owners have become rich at the business
and gone Into banking.
Premium List.
The committee on prizes has awarded
the following, and there are also some
special prizes yet to be awarded:
Blue Antluluhians.
Cock First prize. A. W. Klein; second prize.
. A. E. Aufranc Hen First, second and third
prizes, A. W. Klein. Cockerel First price,
Robinson Bros.; second and third. A. W. Klein.
Pullet First, second and third, A. W. Klein.
Black Minorca.
Cock First prize, Mrs. Thomas Gill; second
rrize. Fenwlck Bros.; third. X. L. Wiley. Hen
First and second prize, E. F. Peterson; third
prize, Mrs. Thomas Gill. Cockerel First prize,
Mrs. D. H. Walker: second prize, N. L. Wiley;
third. E. F. Peterson. Pullet First. Fenwlck
Bros.; second and third, Mrs. Thomas GUI.
Pen First. prize, Mrs. Thomas Gill; second, E.
F Peterson: third N L. Wiley. Collection
First, Mrs. Thomas Gill.
"White-Crested Black Polish.
Cock First prize, James C. Miller. Hen
First prize. James C Miller. Pullet First
prize. James C. Miller.
"White-Faced BInck Spanish.
Cockerel Second prize, W. H. Wehruns. Pul
let First, second and third. W. H. Wehrung.
Pen First prize, W. H. Wehrung.
Sllver-Spnngled Hamburg.
Cockerel Second prize, J. W. Belshaw; third
prize, A. E. Aufranc Hen First prize, A. E.
Aufranc; second and third. J. W. Belshaw.
Cockerel First and second prizes, J. W. Bel
shaw. Pullet First prize. A. E. Aufranc: sec
ond and third, W. H. Wchrung. Pen First
prize; J. W. Belshaw.
Golden-Penciled Hambnrgs.
Cock First prize, J. W. Belshaw. Hen.
First, second and third prizes, J. W. Belshaw.
Cockerel First, second and third, J. W. Bel
shaw. Pullet First, second and third, J. W.
Belshaw.. Pen First and second prizes, J. W.
Belshaw.
C. I. Games.
All prizes, A. W. Glese.
White Jap Bantams.
Pullet First prize, Filbexta Poultry Yards.
Golden Scabrlght Bantams.
All prizes, J. w. Belshaw.
Buff Pekln Bantams.
Cock First prize. Leon McBreen. Hen First
prize, Leon McBreen. Cockerel Second prize,
Ralph Ladd. Pullet First prize, Leon Mc
Breen; second, Ralph Ladd.
R. I. Reds.
All prizes, Mrs. C. E. Young.
Mottled Anconas.
All prizes, P. J. Green.
3Iuscovy Ducks.
All prizes, Mrs. M. M. Bishop.
Indian Runner Ducks.
All prizes, Robinson Bros.
Bronze Turkeys.
Old torn First prize. J. M. and S. W. Atkin
son; second prize, Ed School. Hen First and
second prizes, C. D. Nairn; third prizes, tie J.
M. & S. W. Atkinson and Ed Schoel. Younc
ton First prize, J. M. & S. W. Atkinson;
second prize, C D. Nairn; third, J. M. & S. W.
Atkinson. Young- hen First, second and third
prizes, J. M. & S. W. Atkinson. Pen First
prize, J. M. & 8. W. Atkinson. Collection
First prize, J. M. & S. W. Atkinson.
White Holland Turkeys.
All prizes, Hermitage Poultry Yards.
A BANQUET BY MR. SAMUEL
Manager of the Equitable Life Gives
Annual Dinner at the Portland.
Mr. L. Samuel gave his annual dinner
to the local agents of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society at the Hotel Portland
Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Samuel had
given carte blanche to Manager Bowers,
and the banquet was one that will long
be remembered by those who were for
tunate enough to enjoy the hospitality of
the able and popular manager of what Is
today the strongest life Insurance corpor
ation in the world.
The banquet was given In parlors H of
Portland's leading hotel. The table dec
orations were especially effective. Seated
at the table were some of the brightest
men who ever wrote a life policy li the
rich field that is within the jurisdiction
of the Portland office. This field embraces
all of Oregon, a part of Washington and
all of Idaho. The business of this terri
tory for the past year has been phenome
nal and of a nature wholly satisfactory
to the homo office of the Equitable. It
was In celebration of the successful year's
work that the banquet was made an
event commemorative of the honest ef
forts and the consequent good results
shown by the large force of solicitors
now placed under the direction of Mr.
Samuel in his management of this field
for the Equitable Society.
The occasion was one without formality.
There was much In the way of valuable
exchange of Ideas covering the scope of
life Insurance work generally In Its broad
est sense as effecting Its- benevolent feat
ures. Mr. Samuel himself compassed the
work of the Equitable in this field In the
single statement that out of the grand
total of' more than $3,000,000 Insurance now
carried here, the lapses during the past
year were a mere trllle.
Dr. Campbell, the regular examining
physician of the Equitable for this ter
ritory, delivered a most interesting ad
dress on the special care taken by his
company in the acceptance of risks grow
ing out of applications for insurance mado
by those who must first submit to his ex
amination before the issuance of the pol
icy. Dr. Campbell accentuated his state
ments by the remark that the issue of a
policy by the Equitable was a guarantee
in itself, not only o'f mental and physical
vigor, but of moral standing as well, for,
as the doctor so forcibly put it, the man
who leads an immoral life Is never con
sidered a desirable risk by the Equitable
Life Assurance Society.
As a fitting memento of the occasion,
Mr. Samuel was presented with a hand,
some Morocco-bound album, containing
the photographs and the autograph sig
natures of his associates In the conduct of
the Important Portland office of the Equl.
table. The presentation speech was made
by Frank McParland. This speech was
feelingly responded to by Mr. Samuel,
who showed his fullest appreciation of
this double testimonial of confidence and
esteem, a testimonial that In Itself was
a most fitting remembranco of his fellow
workers.
TAX SALE OF 1900 BEGINS.
County Bids In "Wildcat" Property
and Brokers the Good Pieces.
The 1900 delinquent tax sale was com
menced Tuesday morning. The prop
erty Is arranged In alphabetical order,
and the sale was adjourned after Couch
addition was reached. It will be re
sumed this morning. Chief Deputy
ax Collector W. C. Oviatt was in
charge, and was assisted by several
of the men in the office. T. C. Powell
called off the land, and If there were no
outside bidders, Judge Cake bid It in for
the county. In most cases the county
got the wildcat stuff, the best pieces be
ing purchased by brokers. The largest
amount realized on any one sale was $93.
When there are any back taxes due on
the pieces of property put up, unless a
sum Is offered sufficient to cover all of
the back taxes as well as those due for
1300, the county bids In the property. This
Is necessary on account of a recent tax
decision by Judge Frazer. If the county
does not protect Itself in the matter of
these back taxes, it is liable to lose them,
as under the decision of the court a tax
deed for a late year to a bona fide pur
chaser at a tax sale, wipes out all prior
taxes. This does not, however, apply
to the owner of the property or a trustee.
Articles of Incorporation.
Articles of Incorporation of the Colum
bia Loan Company 'were filed In the office
of the County Clerk Tuesday. The
Incorporators are August Oberdorfer,
Herman Thanhauser, and Ben Neustadt
er. The capital stock is 310.000: The
objects are to lend money on real and
personal security In Oregon, Washington
and Idaho.
Court Xotcs.
Jennie O. Fuller has filed an attach
ment suit In the State Circuit Court
against G. H. Thomas to recover $140 on
a note.
Mary Cavanaugh petitioned the County
Court Tuesday to be appointed admin
istratrix of the estate of her husband,
Maurice Cavanaugh, deceased, which is
valued at $2SG0.
Mrs. H. H. Fish was appointed admin
istratrix of the estate of her husband.
S. L. Fish, who was also killed In an
accident on the Southern Pacific Com
pany's lines near Salem.
James E. Gilliam, of Garden Valley,
Douglas County, yesterday filed a peti
tion in bankruptcy in the United States
Court. His liabilities amount to $129510,
and his assets to $4 96.
Mrs. B. M. White was appointed by
the Count' Court Tuesday administra
trix of the estate of her husband, William
A. White, deceased. The estate consists
of a claim against the Southern Pa
cific on account of his death by accident
which the company declines to settle. He
was killed recently In a collision near
Salem.
Women with pale, colorless faces, who
feel weak and discouraged, will receive
both mental and bodily vigor by using
Carter's Little Liver Pills.
Always patronize the home article. Spe
cially If lt'a better. Cook's Imperial Ex-tra-Dry
Champagne has no equal.
OPEN HOUSE AT Y. MX A.
NEW BUILDING IS VISITED BY
FRIEXDS OF INSTITUTION.
Lively Games o Baseball, Water
Polo, Handball and Basket-Bali
Entertain Guests.
The New Year's house n aiming at the
home, of the Young Men's Christian As
sociation last evening was one of the
mobt enjoyable and successful affairs of
the day. For weeks carpenters and
housefurnlshers have been at work, and
the new wing of the building presented
a very homelike appearance under the
brilliant glow of electric lights. Nearly
1000 visitors came to the association build
ing during the evening. In the parlors
and reading-rooms an Informal reception
was held, and the many visitors eager
to enter Into the spirit of the occasion
wished each other and the institution a
happy New Year. During the evening
Professor T. M. Yoder conducted a mu
sical entertainment, which was greatly
appreciated by the guests.
Up in the manual training department,
a very important part of the association's
equipment, there was another busy and
enthusiastic scene. The classes of girls
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NOT ENTERED FOR COMPETITION IN PORTLAND.
and women were at work from 7:30 until
8:15, following which the men's and boys'
classes were put to work. The machines
were all In operation, carpentering and
wood-carving were being carried on, and
there were displays of clay models and
other products of the department. The
manual training department of the Y. M.
C. Ai has a very well equipped plant and
excellent work Is being done.
Down in the swimming tank there was
an aquatic exhibition in charge of James
Mackle, who carried off the honors in the
20-yard swimming race. There were exhi
bitions of fancy diving and fancy swim
ming, and two games of water polo. The
juniors and the Intermediates played a
tie game, the score being 2-2. The even
ing class and the noon class played a
scoreless game, which produced much
merriment. Water polo is a game not
unlike football or basket-ball, and Is fine
sport. The players went after the big
rubber ball like demons, "and the games
were both exciting.
In the gymnasium a large crowd assem
bled to see the exhibition Indoor baseball
game between the teams of Battery A and
the Y. M. C. A. The game was a lively
one, the battery boys winning by a score
of 17 to 13. The score by Innings was as
follows:
Battery A. 0 0 2 G 2 1 2 4 017
Y. M. C. A 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 1 313
The game was one of the best ever
played in the city, and the cheering was
enthusiastic
In the handball court a tournament was
given, with the following results: Singles
Bartell beat Williams two games, 21 to
3 and 21 to L Doubles Heusner and Liv
ingston beat Foster and Baldwin, 21 to 1;
Foster and Baldwin, beat Heusner and
Livingston, 21 .to 19; and in the third game
Foster and Baldwin won out by 21 to 13.
Shockley and Helbock beat Thing and
Vincent two straight games, the scores
being 21 to 20 and 20 to 16. The last game
was between Foster and Pinkham and
Pease and Scans, the former winning the
first set by 21 to 11. Pease and Scans
won the second set bys21 to IS, and Fel
lows and Pinkham won the finals: score.
21-7.
The evening class defeated a picked
team at basket-ball, the score being 23-11.
The whole entertainment was highly
successful, and great credit is due Sec
retary Stone, Director Ringler and the
others who assisted in arranging and
carrying out the programme. The large
attendance of last evening demonstrated
that the Y. M. C. A. If one of Port
land's most popular Institutions.
GOOD TL1IE BY MAZASTAS.
Mountain-Climbers Receive Large
Numbers of Friends.
The Mazamas held open house yester
day afternoon in their clubrooms In the
City Hall. The cordial hospitality which
Is one of the distinguishing features of
the club showed Itself in every face and
in the heartiness of the hand-clasp' that
awaited each .guest Members availed
themselves generally of this opportunity
to exchange the greetings of the season
and In addition- to these were a number
of visiting mountain-lovers, strangers in
the city, who were attracted by the pleas
ant novelty of seeing so notable and char
acteristic a collection of mountain views,
and meeting the members of one of the
most delightful and unconventional clubs
on the Pacific Coast.
The guests, upon entering the build
ing, were greeted by alluring strains of
music, that drew them nolens, volens
skyward, up two or three flights of
stairs, into the high regions of the upper
air, where Mazamas properly belong.
The Palaclos Mandolin Quartet, com
prising Miss McBride, Misses Nellie and
Ida Hicks, and Miss Jeanette Clark (for
whose father the Newton Clark glacier
on Mount Hood was named), was seated
In the corridor outside the clubrooms.
Mingling with these strains were the
songs of birds, for Colonel Hawkins had
brought two canaries and two strawberry
finches (Japanese) to grace the occasion,
the canaries to remain permanently in
the museum. Once within the door, the
guests were welcomed by Miss A. J.
Smith, L. L. Hawkins, and Albert J.
Capron, who ushered them Into an at
mosphere of bright camaraderie and ex
hilarating mountain-talk that was sure
to make them linger far beyond the regu
lation time customary at stereotyped re
ceptions. The rooms were gay with Indian rugs,
the key-note of the color-scheme being a
warm crimson. Miss A. J. Smith had
decorated the walls with a rich tracery
of vines and cedar boughs. There was
a tempting cosy corner among lazy pil
lows and Indian blankets, lighted by. the
soft glow from an antique lantern. The
aroma of steaming coffee came from a
table near-by, which was twined with
smllax, the green making a charming
contrast with the flaming color of the
candelabra and the carnation center
piece. Mrs. John Cran, Mrs. Gordon,
and Mrs. Sue A. MIddlcton poured coffee.
There were delicious sandwiches and
cake, and dainty morsels of "Mt. Hood
hardtack" that far out-rivals the hard
tack found in stores.
There is a superb collection of photo
graphs numbering several hundred, every
inch of wall-space In the three rooms be
ing covered, In addition to a number of
well-filled screens occupying the center of
the room. With many a laugh and cry
of delight little groups of club-members
recognized and pounced upon the famil
iar figures of well-known friends In
mountain costume, alpenstock In hand,
struggling upward over the snow-fields.
In the collection of Mount Hood photo
graphs Is a superb view of the summit
(about IS by 24 Inches), taken recently by
Mr. Hlcks, showing the bare rock, blown
free from snow, the thickness of the
great Ice-crust that crowns the top plain
ly discernible. The lone figure of a
mountaineer is seen at the apex, sharp
ly outlined against the sky. Many of
the other views are 2 by 3 feet In size.
There Is a notably fine collection of Mount
Rainier pictures. All the Mazama out
ings are represented in scenes from Mount
Adams, St. Helens, Crater Lake, Mount
Baker, Lake Chelan, etc
Among the guests were Governor Geer
and his wife. One of the well-known
landmarks on Mount Hood, a great rock
that rises sheer and steep a little, way
beyond the big crevasse, is namedi for
Governor Geer; this was done at the
time he made the ascent with Colonel
Hawkins and a party of 12 a year or two
ago. Governor Geer enjoyed the ascent
so much that he may be numbered with
the mountain enthusiasts. Colonel Jor
dan, who is on the retired list of the
United States Army, his wife and daught
er. Judge Northup, M. C. George and
wife, Judge Cleland, Mrs. T. B. Trevett,
Mr. Alexander Patullo. -H. L. PIttock,
and many other well-known, members,
were present.
DAY IN CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
Feast of the Circumcision Observed
by Many "Worshipers.
In addition to enjoying the distinction
of being the first day of the new year,
yesterday was an important day in the
church calendar, It being the Feist of the
Circumcision. All good Catholics there
fore celebrated It by going to church,
special services being held In honor of
the occasion in all the 'Roman Catholic
churches of the city. It Is what Is called
a- "holy day of obligation."
The Cathedral at Fifteenth and Davis
streets was crowded with a throng of
earnest worshipers. Pontifical high mass
was celebrated at 10:30 A. M., Archbishop
Christie being the celebrant; Prior
Thomas, of Mount Angel, assistant priest;
Father Helnrlch and Father Murphy,
deacons of honor; and Father Casey and
Father Waters, deacons of the mass.
The sermon was preached by Prior
Thomas, of Mount Angel, who took for
his text "Quo Vadls." The music was
specially prepared for the occasion, Mar
zo's Mass being performed by a choir
that Is well known for the excellence of
its work and the prominence of the sing
ers that compose it. The benediction of the
blessing of the sacrament followed Im
mediately after the mass. The church
was decorated with ferns, Oregon grape,
calla lilies, chrysanthemums and cut
flowers, the effect being exceedingly beau
tiful. A SERVICE AT SUNRISE.
"Promise Mcetlng-y at the First Pres
byterian Church.
At the First Presbyterian Church, there
was a sunrise service In honor of the
New Year, at 7:30, conducted by the pas
tor, the Rev. Edgar P. Hill. A large
number were In attendance, considering
the unusual hour at which it was held.
The 23d Psalm was recited, after which
there was a little singing.
The service was what Is called a "prom
ise meeting," each one coming with a
promise from the Bible, which Is repeat
ed for the benefit of those present. About
25 or 30 took part In this. After Its con
clusion, greetings were exchanged rela
tive to the birth of the new year of 1902.
In the Episcopal Churches.
The Episcopal churches generally ob
served the day yesterday by the usual
service" customary on saints' days and
similar occasions, no reference being giv
en to the fact that It was New Year's
day. There was celebration of holy com
munion either early In the day, at 8
o'clock, or later at 10:30, with full morn
ing service preceding it.
The Lutheran churches followed the
same custom.
Services at Y. M. C. A.
A special devotional service was held at
the Y. M. C. A. at 12:15, led hy Mr. A. E.
Breece, of the High School. About 50 or
75 young men were. In attendance, who
made resolutions consecrating themselves
to Christian service for the year 1902.
An Appropriate Rebuke.
Chicago Chronicle, Dem.
It was a picturesque scene in the Senate
when Jones of Arkansas, the founder of
the round cotton bale trust, brought all
his eloquence In debate and his skill in
leadership to bear for the purpose of de
feating the appointment of Attorney-General
Knox on the ground that Mr. Knox
had been, a trust lawyer. The Democratic
trust magnate protested by a heated in
quiry against the confirmation of Mr.
Knox. "Can we," he exclaimed, "confide
to an attorney of the trust the duty of
enforcing the statute against, trusts?"
Let the round cotton bale trust answer.
German army and navy officers have re
ceived from the War Minister a worded circu
lar, emanating- from the Kaiser's "secret"
military cabinet, forbidding them to write for
newspapers or give news to reporters. Any of
ficer offending will he cashiered.
NO MOUNT TABOR OFFICE
BY NEW YEAR'S CHANGE IT BE
COMES POSTAL STATION.
Free Delivery of Mail to People In
the District Will Begin With
in a. Week.
Yesterday the Mount Tabor postofflco,
at the corner of West avenue and the
Base Line, became a postal station. HI
ran C. Hutchinson, a substitute carrier,
will be carrier for that station. Postmas
ter Brubaker said yesterday that it wlil
'take some time for the carrier to locate
the people to whom he will deliver mall.
On examination of the territory the car
rier found that It could not be well cov
ered on foot, and he will use a horse. He
will put In a week or more In getting fa
miliar with the district before delivery of
mall will be undertaken. It is expected
that the boundary lines of School Dis
trict No. 5 will be the boundaries of the
territory covered by the carrier. Estab
lishing a station on the west slope .of
Mount. Tabor does not affect Montavilla.
Montavllla people are desirous of free
mall delivery, now that their neighbors
on the west slope have been given that
service. Some time ago a petition was
gotten up at Montavllla. and very gener
ally signed, asking the department to pro
vide free delivery, but for some reason
It was withheld and never sent to Wash
ington. The matter will probably be tak
en up and pushed with more energy than
before. It has been supposed that It
would wipe out the poatofflce at Monta
vllla, but this is Improbable. The only
change that would be made Is that the
office would become a station of the Port
land postoffice, as has been the case with
the Mount Tabor office, where the old
Postmaster was simply made station
master. In the Montavllla school district
there are over 1500 people. The school
population now numbers over 400 children
vof srhool age. That place, therefore, will
bo able to make a good snowing In point
of numbers when a petition Is filed for
free delivery.
BUILDING OUTLOOK GOOD.
Contractors Say 11)02 Will Be a Record-Breaking:
Year.
A member of an. East Side contracting
firm, which has built about 40 houses the
past year, and has 16 under construction,
says: "The year 1902 will be the best that
Portland has ever experienced In the
building line. We thought we were busy
last year, but even now we are besieged
with those wanting dwellings erected. We
are figuring on six new houses at once".
Foundations of new dwellings may be
seen all over the East Side from Sellwood
to St. Johns, and from the Willamette
River to the eastern borders of Monta
vllla. The approach of Winter has not
caused any let-up In the erection of dwell
ings and In the letting of new contracts.
At Mount Tabor the handsome residences
of I. Kay, William A. Laldlaw and J. L.
Hartman are under way. Others are pro
jected there. At Sellwood nearly 30 dwell
ings have been put up within the past six
months. Northward from Russell street,
through to St. Johns, there has been a
constant building movement, and the
foundations of new houses are to be seen
In every few blocks. At Montavilla every
house Is occupied, and there are none for
rent. This condition prevails everywhere.
A vacant house Is quickly taken.
Work has been started on the founda
tion of the 3-story building for Stude
baker Bros., on East Second, between
East Morrison and Belmont streets. The
concrete footings for the foundation posts
of the structure are being set In the
ground. It will cover half a block and
have three stories above the level of the
street and a half story below. The old
building that stood on the corner of East
Morrison and East Second streets was
cut In two, and Is being moved to Supple's
shipyard. Mr. Supple will use it for stor
ing moldings and ship timber. The Stude
baker building will cost about $35,000.
Dr. F. D. Miller will put up a double
flat on the northeast corner of, Grand av
enue and East Ankeny streets, and Is hav
ing his dwelling moved away to make
room. The building will cost about 57000.
The two-story building that has stood
vacant for so many years on the corner
of Clinton and East Twenty-first streets
Is being changed into a flat for residence
purposes.
Work has been started on the new edi
fice for the Third Presbyterian Church,
East Thirteenth and East Pine streets. It
will cost completed over $7000.
The Multnomah Woodmen Association
has started on the erection of a $7000 hall
on East Sixth street, near East Wash
ington. The foundation has been com
pleted and the frame Is being put up.
Plans are being prepared for a new
building for the Mlzpah Presbyterian
Church, Powell street, that will cost $5000.
It is expected that the contracts will be
let and work started In the early Spring.
UNION REPUBLICAN CLUB.
Its Meets This Evening: Roosevelt
Club to Become Active Again.
The East Side TJnion Republican Club
will hold a meeting this evening In Jus
tice Vreeland's office. East Morrison
street. At this time the committee on per
manent quarters is expected to make a
report. The intention Is to manage this
new club somewhat after the method pur
sued by the old Multnomah Republican
Club, which was finally consolidated with
the Union Republican Club. The Multno
mah Republican Club was formerly the
strongest lri the city, and it made the so
cial feature thj; prominent characteristic
of the organization. Its meetings were
always pleasant and full of Interest. The
new club will avoid some of the mistakes
then made, and Its organizers hope to
have a permanent Republican organiza
tion. A. T. Lewis, the president, has re
peatedly declared that the club "shall be
straight Republican," and that he will
not tolerate any factional strife. A con
siderable membership has been gained.
The membership committee has received
many applications, "which are to be re
ported this evening.
The Roosevelt Republican Club, of the
Eighth Ward, will hold a business meet
ing In Gruner's Hall, In Stephens' Addi
tion, Saturday evening. T. M. Edmunds,
president, saj-s that this meeting has
been called for business purposes. This
club was organized at the opening of the
last campaign. It supported most of the
regular Republican ticket, but opposed
the legislative ticket, supporting the Cit
izens' candidate and W. A. Storey for
Mayor.
These clubs are the only political or
ganizations that, on the East Side, so far
have shown a disposition to become ac
tive. In the Tenth Ward, Alblna, the
members of the Loyal Republican Club are
talking of getting together soon.
RESENTS UNJUST SUSPICION.
It "Was Wronpr to Charge Firemen
With Looting-? SajN Holden.
District Engineer Holden, of the Port
land Fire Department, has been confined
to his home In Holladay's addition since
the fire In the Brown building. Protract
ed work In connection with the fire in
the Shaver dock in Lower Alblna. where
he was on duty all night, followed by the
fire in the Brown, caused his illness and
nearly produced an attack of pneumonia.
He was much improved yesterday, and
expects to be able to resume his jduties
by tomorrow, if he continues to improve.
Mr. Holden expressed his gratification
yesterday over the exposure of the real
thief who looted the Brown building dur-
Llng the fire. ,
"The Insinuation that the firemen had
looted the building," he said, "was a
serious matter, not so much so at home,
where we are well known, but outside of
Portland. The firemen would have been
willing to have paid the expense of the
prosecution of any one In the department If
those who made the charge had nroducea"
rings
And with a Happy New Year to all, we are pleased to
announce that we will continue our Clearance Sale for
a few days at least. We want to clear our decks for
action, and prepare for 12 cars of Pianos and Organs
to arrive during the month of January. Our present
large line of instruments consists of all our high
grade pianos, such as the Knabe, Steck, Hardman,
Packard, Fischer and Ludwig, all of which are in
cluded in this clearance sale. Call and see us relative
to terms, prices, etc
ALLEN & GILBERT CO.
Successor to The Wiley B. Allen Co.
20U-211 First Street,
iieii((9itiiit9ittcittttiittteiit
evidence, but now that the janitor ha3
confessed, the charge has broken down,
and I am very glad of It. The Insinua
tion Included all, and placed every fireman
who was at that fire under suspicion,
which was very unjust."
MADE DAMAGES GOOD.
Mana&han &. Bennett Compensated
for Loss in Collision.
Henry Olsen, the boy who was Injured
in the collision of the Mount Scott elec
tric car with the delivery wagon of Man
aghan & Bennett on Hawthorne avenue
and East Twenty-third street, Friday
last, is able to be out of the house. He
says that he has no recollection of what
happened until he recovered conscious
ness. All he remembers IsT that he was
driving along the car track on Hawthorne
avenue. The manager of the Portland
City & Oregon Railway Company, of
which the Mount Scott line Is a branch.
Investigated the cause of the accident,
and then made good the damages to Man
aghan & Bennett. These Included re
pairs to the delivery wagon and the pur
chase of another horse to replace the
one which was ruined In the collision.
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT.
Rev. Jerome R. McGlade "Was Pre
sented With a Neat Snm of 31oney.
A pleasing Christmas entertainment,
with a tree, was held In the Kenilworth
Presbyterian Mission Church Monday
evening. The programme was made up of
numbers by the children of the Sunday
school, and was well carried out, each
one receiving merited applause. Excel
lent music was provided. Mrs. Moulden
hauer. In behalf of the Sunday school,
presented Darwin Utter with a handsome
Bible as a testimonial of his work In In
ducing bis young friends to enter the
school. The Ladies' Aid Society present
ed Rev. Jerome R. McGladewlth a purse
of money for his zeal and interest as su
perintendent of Kenilworth Mission. The
church was filled to Its utmost capacity,
and all enjoyed the evening.
TO ACQ.UIRE LAMBERT TRACT.
Wnverly Association Increases Its
Cnnltnl Stoelc for This Purpose.
The filing of supplemental articles of
the Waverly Association, by William M.
Whldden, A. L. Mills. William Macmas
ter, Walter F. Burrell and John.' Wesley
Ladd. increasing the capital stock of
the association from 530.000 to $60,000, Is
for the purpose of acquiring more land
from J. H. Lambert. Eighty acres of
the Lambert tract, which Includes over
3C0 acres of very fine land, has been in
use by the association as golf grounds
for ovpr two years. The number of acres !
additional to the golf grounus acquireu
is not known, but It Is understood that
most of the Lambert tract has been se
cured. It will mean much for that dis
trict. The reported plans are that somo
fine residences are to be erected on tho
acquired ground the coming year.
Brofvn Bnildlna Empty.
Tenants In he Brown building on Haw
thorne and Grand avenues, where the fire
occurred, have been moving what was left
nf thplr furniture as ranldlv as nossible to
other quarters. On the lower floors the
damage was not so complete as on the
third and fourth floors, but nearly every
thing in the building was more or less
damaged by water. The many friends of j
Thomas C. Devlin. City Auditor, will be j
pleased to learn that he saved most of
the valuable sets of volumes wnicn ne
prized so highly.
East Side Notes.
Improvements and repairs to the saw
mill of Inman, Poulsen & Co. are to be
made at once, costing not less than $20,000.
C. H. Davenport, of Mount Tabor, who
was stricken with paralysis last Satur
day, is slowly recovering.
The Sunnyside Methodist Church kept
"open house" the last day of the year.
Refreshments were served at the church
during the day to all who came.
J. G. Fields, of Sodaville, Ky., where he
Is connected with the local bank. Is visit
ing relatives at Mount Tabor. He will
probably make Oregon his home.
Extension of the Brooklyn branch or
the City & Suburban Railway Company on
Powell street has been commenced. The
track will be laid on the south side of the
street.
Wise Bros., dentists. Both phones. The
Falling.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
"Girl From Maxim's' at the Marqnam
TonlRht.
Tonight at the Marquam Grand Theater
the French farce, "The Girl From Max
im's" will open their engagement, con
tinuing Friday and Saturday nights, with
a popular matinee Saturday.
A case of mistaken identity, or, more
properly speaking, any number of cases
oJ mistaken Identity, furnishes the theme
around which the story of "The Girl
From Maxim's" Is written. During the en
tire performance of the play everybody Is
continually mistaking everybody else for
another, with the result that the charac
ters become fearfully mixed, and ludl-
ew I ear
ew Prices
A Good Resolution
for the New Year
Will be to get rid of all your old appli
ances for heating and lighting and let
the dawn of the New Year mean progress
in your homes and offices. Your safety,
convenience and comfort can be ministered
to by giving us your order for electric
bells, telephones, and burglar alarms. Our
work Is scientific; our prices low.
Western Electric Works
305 Washington St.
crpjs situations follow. The play Is said
to be. admirably staged to even the mwt
minute details, and the company of play
ers in whose hands the piece Is placed for
Interpretation Is said to be well bal
anced. Lena Mervllle, who Interprets the
character of Praline, the Moulin Rouge
dancer. Is a pretty young woman of mag
netic personality. W. H. Turner plays Dr.
Pctypont.
"What Happened to .Tones.
"What Happened to Jones." that irre
sistibly funny composition of George II.
Broadhursfs, will appear at Cordray's
next week. No comedy of recent years
has been written on broader lines than
"Jones." Certainly there are none pos
sessing the marked degree of delicious hu
mor which characterizes every line and
situation of this play. The comedy was
constructed on the broadest imaginable
lines of humor, and for laughing purposes
only; that the sought-for end was at
tained may well be believed when It la
known that for six months It was the sen
sation of New York, and for one year the
playgoers of London enjoyed the sclntll
lant wit with which the play teems. There
are other countries which paid "Jones"
the homage which the best comedy of the
era deserved.
Frederick: Wnrde.
The sale of seats for Frederick Warde's
engagement at the Marquam Grand Thea
ter will open tomorrow morning at 1C
o'clock. Next Monday night Mr. Warcle
will open his engagement, presenting "The
Mountebank." Tuesday night. "Jullua
Caesar"; Wednesday night. "Vlrginius";
Thursday night, "King Lear." Each play
presented by the Frederick Warde Com
pany this season will be given with a
complete equipment of special scenery,
drawn and executed from special designs.
Every attention has been given to histor
ical truth and accuracy.
PAY FOR NEW BUILDING.
Y. M. C. A. Committee Makes Report
Shoivlntr $2(;,:KI4 Received.
With the completion of the Y. M. C. A
building, the committee In charge of the
Improvement, A. M. Smith, chairman:
Robert Livingstone, A. L. Veazle. Dr. S.
A. Brown and I. H. Amos, have issucJ
the following statement to subscribers:
Number different subscribers 72?
Total number subscriptions paid In full... .2S1
Total number subscriptions paid in part.... 47
Total number paying- on subscriptions .'.W
Total amount subscribed $."7,842 t!3
Total amount paid a.433 !M
Paid on debt 5 7.047 (Ki
Paid on contracts 1S.200 OtJ
Paid on supplies and material 1)2.1 1!)
Paid on taxes 04 2U
Paid on street Improvement GO 70
Total 20.334 SO
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