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12 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, -FRIDAY,' ASfUAY -3, 1902. WORK ON CHARTER Commission Retains Refer endum Provision, MINOR AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED Final Draft of Provision ai to Elec 1 tioBK of Officers and Fovrera of Legislative Department Passed Upon. Seventeen members of the Charter Com mission met in the City Council chamber last night and passed two hours in the consideration of the report of the com mittee on consideration and revision of chapters 2 nd 3, relating to the election of officers, and the legislative department. The important result of their labors was the limitation of the Council's powers In the exercise of the initiative and refer endum. Verbal changes, and the re-reference of several sections, with the ac companying discussion, occupied the greater part of the commission's time. The referendum sections were discussed nt length. When the first was brought up. F. N. Holman moved to strike It out, and the three following sections. Section -JG, to which he objected particularly, is as follows: "Vheneer there shall be presented to the Council a petition eigne d by a number of ot "ers equal to 15 prr centum of the olet, can at the last preceding state or city and county election, asking that an ordinance, to be set iorth In such petition, be Mibmitted to a te of the electors of the city, the Council must vibmlt such proposed ordinance to the iot ot the electors at the next election. The section, he said, could do no partic ular good, and might result in a great deal of harm. Under It and the following sections an injurious ordinance might be passed, and its repeal could not be se cured until the next election. J. X. Teal said the section had been re ported unanimously by the coznm.tues on the acquisition of public utilities and re vision. They give the people the right to act when the Council refused to act. and to check any unwlte act of the Coun cil. Ke was perfectly satisfied to rest any public affair in the hands of the voters. Finally R. W. Montague and Mr. Hol man proposed as an addition to section 46 the following clause: But such ordinance shall not be alld unless ulthla the powers herein granted to the Coun cil. The amendment "was carried. (Sections IS and 2S, relating to city elec tions, were referred to Mr. Holman for consideration. Sections 50, 51 and 54, relat ing to official advertising, were re-referred to the committee on revision on motion of the chairman, P. L. Willi. Those sections will be re-wrltten by Cltj Auditor Devlin. On motion of Mr. Hol man, sections 21 and 25, relating to the qualifications of voters and city officers, was also re-referrcd to the committee, to be so changed that voters in territory which may be annexed after the adop tion of the charter shall be eligible to office. The remaining sections were then adopt ed and the committee adjourned. power of pathos passes beyond the bounds of art, and- manifests Itself In endowments of special excellence. She possesses the power of vivid description, and her per sonal appearance is charming in the ex treme. Leotta is a native of Philadelphia, and has appeared before European audiences, delighting even Queen Victoria. She was once a pupil at Paris under the direc tion of the famous Geraldl Delsarte. Leotta will be assisted this evening by Miss Gertrude Bagley, of Chicago, who has a splendid contralto voice. Miss Bag ley was a pupil of SIgnor Morecalchl. Sbe will appear several times on the pro gramme this evening. In addition to the above-mentioned specialists there will be some excellent local talent, and the enter tainment gives every promise of being an excellent one. Tickets on sale at Wood ara, Clarke & Co.'s, Slngletary's, 131 Grand avenue, and Arlon Halt Admis sion 50c. WRESTLE OVER SECRETARY CREAMERYMAN IS ARRESTED Board of Trade Refers Problem of Salaried Officer to a Committee. The question of employing a secretary, who shall have to take an active part In the reorganization and enlargement of the ..Board of Trade engrossed the attention of the directors of that body yesterday after noon. Three applications for the position were read, and the names of two candi dates were mentioned at a meeting iheld in room 616. Commercial building. After an hour's discussion the matter was re ferred to a committee, which nil! prob ably recommend that the office ot sec retary be regarded as an honorary one, and be filled by a member of the board, and that an assistant be engaged to act under his direction, and to attend to the greater part of the work. The meeting was well attended. After President Beach had called the directors to order Secretary "Miller read applica tions from the persons wishing to suc ceed him In office. They were Claude L. Simpson, newspaper man; Edith L. Nlles, magazine writer; J. H. Kern, of 429Xarra bee street, and Robert Barrey. James M. Moore and George L. Curry were also mentioned as applicants. When the mat ter was placed before the meeting P. L. ("Willis moved that the work of reorganiza tion should precede the election of a secretary, and moved that the applications be referred to a committee consisting of Seneca Smith, J. W. Cruthers and A. L Yerex. Quite a discussion followed. Judge 'Smith said the reorganization committee 'would be greatly assisted in Its work by the secretary. ho could attend to many Important matters. Mr. Willis wanted a good man for the position, and he thought is advisable that the committee should ex amine the applicants and determine their qualifications. President Beach said the matter should be disposed of speedily. He had been be sieged by applicants for several days, and some of them appeared to be capable per sons. -A good secretary should be select ed, for the success of the board would de ipend largely upon his energy and effort. The secretary's office would be no sine cure. The man who obtained It would have to raise funds and do a great deal of other work. Secretary Miller had met a number of persons who expressed a willingness to accept the position and with a salary of $125 per month. He had told them that the successful candidate would have to make his own salary and raise funds for the board. To test the qualifications of the applicants he suggested that they be given subscription, lists and sent out to see what funds they could raise. President Beach and Ex-President Con nell were added to the committee, which considered the applications two hours, and then adjourned until Monday. A number of the committee said it will probably rec ommend that a secretary be selected from among the board of directors, and that an assistant will be employed to attend to the office work and, Incidentally, to draw tho salary. The secretary was Instructed to answer a letter from Secretary Flelschner, of the Chamber of Commerce,, asking whether the board had paid Its share of the de ficit In the appropriation for the proposed entertainment of President McKinley and the Ohio Congressmen. The board, ex Presldent Connell said, had paid its share, $20 55, to H. C. Breeden. chairman of the entertainment committee. G. W. Weatherly ! Charged Witlt Violating Pare Food Law. Three charges of having violated the pure food law were filed against G. W. Weatherly, president and manager of -the Weartherly Creamery Company, by State Food and Dairy Commissioner Bailey yes terday. The complaints were filed with Justice of the Peace Kraemer and allege the sale of unlabeled process butter, the sale of short-weight for full-weight but ter, and failure to mark the boxes, giv ing the state, number and name of the manufacturer. Mr. Weatherly will be ar raigned on the three charges today. His place of business, Is at 360 East Morri son street. Commissioner Bailey says he warned Mr. Weatherly several times that his but ter was short weight, and at Sumpter re cently he seized a box said to have been shipped from the Weatherly Creamery. He holds the box and butter as evidence against the defendant. The butter, he says, runs two and one-half ounces short to the roll. "There Is a heavy demand for butter in the mining districts," said Mr. Bailey, "and as the local production Is far short of the consumption, large quantities have to be Imported from other places. Port land has shipped a great deal, and I no ticed that a big lot was short in the weight. I could not learn how long the people in the mining district have been re ceiving short-weight buter. but I think that for several months they have been paying for more than they got." "I desire to state for the benefit of mer chants and others that I shall not warn them further. It seems very funny that those whom the law is passed to protect should be the first to violate it. Through the enforcement of the . state law the dairying Industry has been Increased a hundred-fold in Oregon, and the price ot butter kept up. After driving oleomar garine and process butter out of the state, thereby Increasing the value of dairy products, some people show their appre ciation by selling short-weight butter, etc.. Some of the merchants selling butter, whom I have Interviewed, say that is the way they received It. Hereafter. that will be no excuse, as far as they are con cerned. I shall prosecute every one I find selling short-weight or impure butter. "It is my policy to give every man a show. But there is a limit to patience. The pure-food law has been in force long enough, and been discussed and given such wide publicity in the newspapers that merchants and others handling food prod ucts cannot plead ignorance as an excuse for violating the law." The penalty for these offenses Is a tine of from $23 to $100. At -Pendleton Mr. Bailey seized three barrels of vinegar which had been col ored by the use of acids and sold as elder vinegar. Food and Dairy Commissioner Bailey is Invited to visit the Coast counties ot Southwestern Oregon. George H. Truman writes from Wedderburn, Curry County, that Mr. Bailey would fit nicely Into some work there, and guarantees him plenty to do. He invites Mr. Bailey to interview some of the dairymen In his district in Coos and Curry Counties, on Coquille and Elk and Sixes and Pistol Rlverc, on the subject of short-weight butter. He says making short-weight butter is a habit down his way. Just before he wrote he had bought a roll of butter for 50 cents that weighed 1 pounds. He even went so far as to name the manufacturer. Mr. Bailey has his hands full Just now finding and bringing sinful dairymen to time. He finds it hard work to be all over the state at once. There Is no doubt that Illegal sales of butter are going on in out-of-the-way parts, of the state, but Mr. Bailey's activity is discouraging them. He Is welcomed wherever he goes by news papers, local government officers and con sumers. The latter are especially glad to see him. TRIP TO SEATTLE IS OFF. LEOTTA APPEARS TONIGHT. LDS.W MAN & KIR Our 24th Annual Clearance Sale Is now in progress, with everything reduced. Our store is fuller of bargains than ever before. Don't delay seeing them. Take a look among our DRESS GOODSInSSILK BARGAINS We Can't describe them as we can show them. The prices but hint of their real worth. THESE ARE VERY SPECIAL. COLORED SILKS. In great variety, worth to 50c, only 19c yd. Plain and fancies, worth to 75c, only 39c yd. Fancy Silks, worth to $1.25 only.., 49c yd. Fancy Silks, worth to $1.50 only" 59c yd. Fancy Silks, worth to $1.75 at 69c yd. COLORED DRESS GOODS. Five groups of desirable plain and fancy fabrics to .choose from. Worth to 75c, at 29c yd. Worth to $1.25, at 49c yd. Worth to $1.50, at 69c yd. Worth to $2.25, at 89c yd. BLACK DRESS GOODS. Strictly all wool. Worth to $1.00, at 42c yd. Worth to $1.25, at 58c yd. Worth to $2.00, at 83c yd. "DISPLAYED ON SEPARATE TABLES. This between-season time is the best for sewing. Why not begin on Spring needs by arranging for the new now? Supply your Table Linen wants at Clearance Sale Prices. cfr-3xti4Qe2o. zfir-vSiVi. GOOD WORK OF FEE BILL MOXEY FLOWS RAPIDLY IXTO THE COUXTY OFFICES. Receipts Have Greatly Incrcaned in All Departments Under Op eration of Xew Law. ; j his and None's interest in the lands, ana I he asks the court to remove It. I Spaulding signed a bond for Rufus In galls as administrator of the estate of J Esther Holladay, deceased. Ingalls de faulted in his accounts, and Spaulding. D. P. 'Thompson, and others, had to pay. j This is what brought about the mortgage I referred to, as Spaulding wis Involved in 1 debt at the time. Fine Entertainment Arranged for a Church Benefit. Leotta, the noted premier Impersonator, will appear at Arlon Hall this evening, the occasion being an entertainment for the benefit of the Third Presbyterian Church. Leotta, whose name Is Mrs. Frank Swanton, has appeared In Port land before, and has many friends in the city. In her Interpretation and reading of the Shakespearean plays the characters are so distinct and the scenes so perfectly portrayed that audiences in many of the large Eastern cities have been enchanted by Leotta's work. She has an excellent voice and is a finished and cultured artist. She has proved herself a master of her profession, and has pleased every audience before which she has appeared. Her Port of Portland Commiimlon Dl cuBneii the Xew Dredgrc. The Port of Portland Commission met yesterday afternoon to consider the advisa bility of taking a trip to Seattle, and to award the contract for the new dredge. Messrs. Hughes, Banfield, Swlgert, Rellly and McCraken were present. The commission expected to go to Seat tle Saturday In order to Inspect Moran's drydock there. A telegram from Moran Bros., asking that the trip be postponed until next week, was read. The com mission entered into quite a discussion as to whether It would bfe worth the ex pense of making the trip. Mr. Swigert said that, owing to business arrangements, it would be Impossible for him to make the trip, and others thought that it would be of no value to them unless they could see the dock in its full working capacity. They notified the company at Seattle that they did not care to see a small vessel In the dock, but if at any time a vessel that would fill it to the fullest capacity was secured they would try and make ar rangements to be on hand. Until then the trip is off. J. B. C. Lockwood submitted his plans for the new 225-foot dredge. Mr. Hughes raised an objection to the walking spud, arguing that the movement of the dredge by that means occupied too much time, and that the present double-fleeting spud, if properly geared, would be the correct ar rangement. A long discussion took place on this point. Mr. Lockwood explained the working of the proposed walking spud, and Mr. Hughes presented the merits of the one on the present dredge. The argument lasted all the rest of the meeting, and no conclusion was arrived at. The meeting adjourned until 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, when the matter will again be taken up. WASTE OF GOOD MATERIAL v Will Young: Men Allow at Girl Like This to Star Single f PORTLAND, Jan. 2. (To the Editor.) I am a girl of 19, and pride myself on knowing how to keep house for a family of four, on $56 S5 ' a month. There's my father, sister, brother, and myself. "We have all we want to eat, and all the neces saries of life. I do the washing myself; so you see the laundry doesn't amount to much. The expenses are as 'follows: Wood, for five months $10 00 Rent 8W Milk 2 00 Orcgonlan )5 Groceries 25 00 Vegetables 2 50 Meat B W Laundry 1 00 Fruit, etc 2 50 Total .-...$5S So I pride myself on knowing that, when I get married and have a house of my own, I "will know how to economise. A GIRL HOUSEKEEPER. The operation of the new fee bill In the offices of the Clerk of the State Cir cuit Court and Clerk of the County Court and Sheriff shows good results, and the , receipts win turtner increase alter an cases filed under the old law are disposed of. Quite a number of these aro still pending, and additional fees are not ex acted, as, under the old law, a blanket fee was paid and that Is the end of it. Where work Is done In the old cases no more fees can be collected, but accord ing to the provisions of the act of 1901, every step taken In a case Is charged for as it goes along, and the longer i case runs the more fees are realized. The records of Clerk of the Circuit Court J. P. Kennedy show that since the new law went into operation. March 1, 1901, 725 cases have been filed, including criminal cases. The receipts for each month were as follows: January. 1922; February, $501; March, $699; April, $634; May, $394; June, $1036; July, $S14; August, $192: September, $111; October, $S93; No vember, $860. . The figures for December have not been made up. but estimating the December fees at $SO0, the fees for the year aggre gate $5340. The fees collected in the office of 'the Clerk of the County Court up to Decem ber 1 amount to $S561. There were 310 probate cases filed within the year. The Sheriff's office realized $2712 fees from January 1 to December 1. The fees for the whole year will reach about $3000. The fees collected by the County Re corder are the sime as were collected in 1900, no material change having been made in the law. The number of instruments filed has shown a marked increase for 12 months past, and the receipts of the of fice have consequently Increased consid erably. A comparative statement of the fees collected in 1900 and 1901 is as fol lows: Month 1900. 390L January $ 609 95 S G17 S3 February 555 65 &S4 75 I March 703 30 944 S5 April 663 15 S67 75 May 623 23 8 IS 65 June 550 90. 740 25 July 542 75 778 10 August 493 90 71195 September 525 95 738 90 October 715 90 92197 November 599 15 777 SO December 629 SO 969 So APPEALS FROM COUXTY COURT. Mnry a. Keliher Objects to Confirma tion qf Her Guardian' Report. Mary A. Keliher has appealed to the State Circuit Court from the decision of the County Court confirming the report of Marie J. Clark, as her guardian. She tiled objections' In the Probate Court to the final account, and W. L. Boise and M. G. Munly, acting as attorneys for Miss Clark, moved to strike out the objections on the ground that they were Irrelevant and frivolous. When the case was called Miss Clark was not present, and Oglesby Young and V. K. Strode, counsel f.or Mary A. Keliher, called attention to the fact and said they desired to Interrogate her. Judge Cake ruled that if the at tendance of Miss Clark was required, the") court should have been notified, and she was not called. ' Miss Keliher objects to certain Items of expenditures as shown in the final re port, and thinks she is entitled to more money than the guardian Is willing to turn oyer to- her in settlement of the trust. Total $7,213 65 $9,o02 77 TO REMOVE CLOUD TO TITLE. George A. Younjr Drlnpr.n Snit to Re cover One-Third .Intercut. George A. Young has commenced suit in the State Circuit Court against Ben SUE FOR DIVORCES. Florence I. McFadden and Anna C. Sniartvrood File Complaint. Florence I. McFadden has sued Levant McFadden for a divorce on the ground of desertion. She alleges that he left her In July. 1900. They were married in Oc tober, 1S9S. Mrs. McFadden asks to be restored to her maiden name, "Weber. Anna C. Smartwood has filed suit In the State Circuit Court against Harrison B. Smartwood for a divorce, and she names Myra Folger, now In Los Angeles, as co respondent. The parties were married in this city in 1S9S. Mrs. Smartwood charges her husband with Infidelity. August Kroll yesterday filed an answer to the divorce complaint of his wife Genoveva Kroll, in which he denies that he compelled her to work out In a field like a hired man, or that he abused her and kicked her out of the house. He al leges that she left of her own acount. He also denies that-she furnished $300 of the money necessary to build their home, or that he told her she was to ugly to live with, and that he could get a young and better looking woman. Crockery and Housefurnishing Goods at exceptionally low prices. Remarkable reductions on Ladies Suits, Jackets, Waists, etc., etc. Shoes and Rubbers for man, woman or child at Clearance Prices. The Great Annual , i Clearance Sale Now in full swing More and better bargains than can be found in any. other store in town Over one million dollars' worth of highclass mer chandise being sacrificed that stocks may be reduced to their lowest point before the annual inventory next month There's been no half dealing in this marking down All profit mar gins have been wiped from the slate It's the time of the year when business is done for pleas ure only Judging from the active buying going on throughout the store we've got the right goods, right prices and right shoppers we invite com parison of values and merchandise Remember, every article is reduced. Economical housewives will buy their Carpets, Lace Curtains, Mattings, Rugs, etc., at once. Best- time of the year to buy Sheets, Pillow Cases, Blankets, Comforters, Mattresses, Beds, etc. I Meier & Frank Company Meier & Frank Company y Articles of Incorporation. Articles of Incorporation of the Electric Delivery Company were filed in the County Clerk's office yesterday by Charles V. Jennings, John J. Jennings and Dan J. Malarkey. The capital stock Is $3000. Rapid Progress of Tax Sale. The 1900 delinquent tax is progressing rapidly. Judge Cake Is present and bids In all. property not otherwise disposed of PORTLAND MAY HAVE PORTABLE SCHOOLHOUSES. The Board of School Directors have under consideration a scheme for b u tiding several portable school ro o m a for the relief of over crowded school build ings. There Is scarcely a time when there Is not one or more of the public school buildings with more than Its share of pupils In some department, and on the grounds of all theae baildlngs there Is space where one or more of these portable school rooms could be located. If neceKary. They can be made of any size re aulred. They are con structed of corrugated Iron, or other material, and so arranged as to be easily taken to pieces and removed to any place desired. A few of them would probably prove a great convenience. i - ' ,. , i i i dav. a hearing was had on a motion for leave to file a petition for a rehearing. which was allowed. Blumauer & Hoch have filed suit against Colfelt & Wagner to recover $294 for goods sold. The libel filed against the ship Lara more In the United States- Court was dis missed by Judge Bellinger. W. J. Van Schuyver and H. D. Sanborn filed a semi-annual account In the County Court yesterday as" executors of the es tate of Charles Geyer, deceased, showing 53013 received, and $573 disbursed. There Is also real estate valued at $7500. John Miller, salesman, of Portland, yes terday filed a petition in bankruptcy in the United States Circuit Court. His lia bilities amount to $800. His assets consist of cash In hand, $25; household property, exempt. $220, and policies of insurance amounting to $3000. L. C. Drlggs has sued E. H. Thompson In the State Circuit Court to recover $4124 on a note executed In 1E93 to the Union Banking Company. It was sold by Frank Hacheny, the receiver of the bank, to Sarah J. Henderson, and by her trans ferred to Drlggs. itaeiieiiiiei e .- n e I CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Annaal Meeting: Xext "Wednenday RefreitlimentH and Election. Official notice has been cent out that the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce members "Rill be held at the Commercial Club, eighth floor Chamber of Commerce building, at 8 P. M. January S. It Is promised that the reports will be short, and that there will be a brief Impromptu programme In addition, after which lunch will be .served. The Secre tary wishes to know as sOon as practica ble what members will attend. The no tice proceeds further as follows: By order of the board of trustees the following- committee has been appointed to recom mend nominations for officers and trustees, to be voted upon at the annual meeting of the members ot the Chamber of Commerce, to be held January 6. 1002: George Taylor. Jr.. of Taylor. Young & Co.. 446 Sherlock building. Charles J. Beebe. of the Charles F. Beebo Company. 1 First Street North. F. A. Nltchy, manager of the Crane Com pany, 30 Second street. - J. E. Hascltlne, of J. E. Haseltlne & Co., 40 Second street. Robert Livingstone, of the Oregon Mortgage Company, 224 Stark street. -No member of this committee Is a member of the present board of trustees. This proceeding Is taken to Insure the elec tion of officers and trustees who will serve, as some difficulty htm been had on thli point In the past. You are Invited to make sugges tions for officers and trustees to this commlt ttee This may be done by addressing Mr. Taylor, the chairman. The right Is still re served to you of making other nominations at the annual meeting. WILL MEET IN NEW YORK. -- TOsmen with pale, colorless faces, who feei weak and discouraged, will receive both mental and bodily vigor by using Carter's Little Liver Pills. Campbell Holladay, Linda Holladay Dorcy, W. W. Spaulding, et al., to re move the cloud-to the title of nine acres of land in the J. A. Slavln donation lmd claim. . I The land was purchased In 1S90 by Young, Emanuel K. None and Spaulding, for $13,500, each having nn undivided one third Interest, and the deed was executed in the name of Spaulding as trustee, but docs not express the niture of the trust. The complaint recites that Spaulding In July, 1S95, executed a mortgage on certain j lands. Including his undivided one-third j interest In the nine acres, for $7WS. tq C. B. Bellinger, as guardian for Ben and i Linda Holladajv This was foreclosed In j May. 1900. and a deficiency judgment for J J29S9 was taken against Spaulding. There i Is a further allegation that Spaulding neglected to pay taxes on the land, which he ought to have paid. Toung avers 'thit because of the nature of the deed, the rdeficlcncy Judgment acts as a lien against for the county. There are half a dozen brokers and about 20 other persons in at tendance at the sale, and also four women. The latter have "hot yet purchased much property, but raay buy more extensively before the sale closes. The bldd.ng at times Is spirited, but as a general thing the taxes and costs only are, covered. Connty Clerk Drops Deputies. N. D. Alger, Hugh Denhlson and George Harold, who have ben employed In the County Clerk's office for some time past collecting back taxes, were dropped from the pay roll at the end of the year, as there was not enough work to do to keep tnem busy. The commission of X. H. Alexan der as deputy County Clerk was also cancelled. Court Xbtcii. In the case of David Keith vs. J. H. Parker, m the United States Court yester- Convemtion of General Advertisers to be Held at Delmonlco's. Arrangements are being made for a con vention of general advftiscrs to be held at Delmonlco's, New York, on "Wednes day and Thursday, January 29 and 30. An Interesting programme, embracing some of the most Important questions In the field of advertising has been prepared, and It is expected that a large number of adver tisers from all parts of the country will attend. There will be a banquet or. Wednesday evening, at which some of the prominent publishers of the country will make addresses. It Is expected reduced railroad rates will be secured. Probably Xo Descendants. OREGON blTY, Jan.. 1. (To the Editor.) I was much surprised to see jn the New Year's Oregonlan that Major Mqorhouse had laheled h!s fancy picture of a pretty Indian g!" " - 'irand-daughter of Saca jawea." 'i mt will do for art, but not for history. So far as I have ever been able to discover Sacajawea Has no descendants In Oregon. She lived and died In Dakota. EVA EMERY DYE. Temple Betlt Iiracl. Rev. Dr. Stephen S. "Wise will preach this evening on "In Bondage and the Way Out." The services begin at S o'clock, and strangers are cordially welcome. Satur day5 morning the subject of Dr. Wise's ser mon will be "Shall Israel Long Endure?" The monthly meeting of .the Young People's Culture Union will be held at the Temple vestry, Wednesday evening. Jan- GREAT SALE EVERY ARTICLE REDUCED LINENS GREAT INDUCEMENTS TO HOTEL. RESTJiUHJiMT JIND BOARDING-HOUSE PEOPLE, AND ALL HOUSEKEEPERS. The very bast Table Linens, Napkins, Towels, Toweling, Linen Sets, Tea Cloths, etc., all at greatly reduced and most tempt ing prices. Sheets hemmed and hem stitched, Pillow Cases, Feather Pillows, Comforters, BEDDING Blankets, ing now. You can save many dollars by purchas HOMEFURNISHING Now is the best time to buy Lace Curtains, Sash Curtaining. Por tieres. Couch Covers, Tapestry, Denims, ArtDraperies, Silkalines, Art Squares, etc. EVEVX DEPARTMENT IN THE HOUSE OFFERS MOST ATTRACTIVE BARGAINS. uary 8, at 8 o'clock. "Anarchy: Its causes and Its cure." will be the subject of the evening's discussion. "The Right of Way," by Gilbert Parker, will be reviewed by a member. BUILD A GREAT LOG CABIN Unique Scneme Xor Lewis and Clark Centennial. PORTLAND, Jan. 2. (To the Editor.) After a proper disposal of the Christmas turkey, and the aroma of mine host's fragrant Havanas had rendered billowy the atmosphere of the great dining hall the ladles having withdrawn to the music room we were in that peculiarly judicial frame of mind which enables one to weigh and to settle any and all of those abstruse questions which from time Immemorial have arisen to perplex the souls of slates men and philosophers In every age and clime. After pondering the destiny of nations: determining the proper route for the Isthmian cut-off f given countenance to the Monroe Doctrine; frowned upon the Philippine tariff bill: deliberated on the possibilities of wireless telegraphy, etc., the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial come up for consideration. In rapid succession the Chicago Ferris wheel, the Paris Eiffel tower, the St. Louis aerial dance pavilion and. other trllflng schemes were voted down as worthy only a passing thought. Each guest launched his. own favorite project, each of which Jn turn was brushed aside, none receiving the stamp of unani mous approval until your correspondent proposed the building of a log cabin 200 feet, or 250 feet square, and of such height as the position of the heavenly bodies at that date will allow. The Idea caught on like wLdfire. a log house of such mam moth proportions being an unheard-of thing; and it was stoutly maintained by all present would prove a star attraction. The "sticks," straight as a ramrod, and without a limb for 200 feet or more might be contributed in equal numbers each from the forest primeval the "sapllne bushes"-or Oregon, Washington and Idaho, ahd nothing, it appears to the writer, could be devised that would so effectually advertise one of the great in dustries Jf this "neck of the woods." The cabin might be utilized either as a woman's building, a hotel, an art exhibit, or for the display pf the many varieties of woods indigenous to Oregon. When the fair shall be a thing of the past, the logs would have a market value, so the cost of erection would be merely nominal. Or, the cabin might be constructed with a view to Its retention as a permanent museum of a kind to be determined later on; or, as an auditorium, in which to hold mass conventions, musical concerts and the like, of such magnitude as Is now im possible. As music of the highest class, vocal and instrumental, will enter largely Into the everyday life of the fair, and give "go" and zeat thereto. It Is impera tive that a commodious coliseum, with actual seating capacity of 3000 or 4000, shall be provided, and possibly the log cabin, if centrally located, will be just the place. An Oregon "liberty pole" several hun dred feet high, and bearing aloft a daz zling chandelier, a very crown of electric diamonds, surmounted by Old Glory, should be erected, say on Mount Tabor, to serve as a beacon light to the pilgrims of the East whoshall come to view the promised land. These suggestions, however visionary they may appear, are offered In all candor. E. A. PERKINS. TRAVEL IX COMFORT. The new steamer Hassalo leaves Ash street dock tor Astoria and Lower Colum bia points dally, except Sunday, at S P. M.; Saturday, 10 P. M. Tickets and berth reservations at O. R. & N. ticket office, xnlrd and Washington. So many diseases depend on Impure blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla is the most widely useful medicine.