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THE MOKNING OREGOXIAN, : FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1902. 2000NEWBUILDINGS Portland's Remarkable Re cord for 1901. OFFICIAL PERMITS MISLEADING Many Arc Collective, and Do Not Specify Individual Structure For 1002 Tliere Will Probably Be a 50 Per Cent Increah:. During the year 1901 there -were Issued at the City Englneer'-s office 746 building permits the large&t number ever recorded In the history of Portland. In 1S00 the building permits aggregated 292, the in crease In the year 1901 being 90 per cent. But the actual number of buildings erect ed during the year was almost three times the number of permits granted, for the Engineer's office has issued collective per mits, -whereby a property-owner has the right to erect any number of houses on a certain tract. A single permit covers them all. The total number of structures com pleted during the year just closed was about 2000. This includes business blocks, residences and all manner of larger build ings, for it is not the custom to take out permits for the erection of woodsheds, stables, outbuildings and the like. In addition to this there have been numer ous violations of the law, especially in the suburban districts, where buildings have been put-up without permits of any kind. It will thus be seen at a glance that there is much building going on In Portland, and that the city's growth dur ing the past year was something remark able. ,, "Portland began the new century right, said an old-time real estate dealer yester day. "The year 1901 was a very active one for real estate men. and the new business blocks and handsome residences erected have added materially to the city's general appearance. I am confident that the year 1902 will be another record breaker, for Portland is bound to -row, and grow rapidly. There's no denying the fact that Portland is the leading com mercial and financial center of the great Pacific Northwest, and people in the East em States are beginning -to realize it. There will be a great influx of people from the East this year, and many of uem -will locate right here in Portland. I do not predict a boom of any kind, but I do think that Portland 1b entering upon a period of prosperity, the'like of which our citizens have never before known. I iirm ly believe that the total real estate transt actions of the year 1902 will exceed those of 1901 by 50 per cent. I may be too ean gulne, but from the way Inquiries are pouring in from the East and Middle West the prospects are very bright." But there have been other substantial additions to the city besides the many residences and buildings that have Just been completed. Statistics show that near ly 10 miles of cement sidewalk were laid during the, last 12 months, and that four large district sewers were put in. The new sewers are in the Beech-street dis trict, the Holladay extension sewers, the East Oak-street extension sewer, and the Hamilton-avenue district sewer. Besides these, a large sewer was laid In the Sandy Biver road district. These are some of the main public improvements of the past year, and by the time 1903 commences, pio neers will not see much of the Portland of a- quarter of a century ago- DOES FARMING PAY? JTkU Man Says It Does, if the Farmer Known How. PORTLAND, Jan. 2. (To the Editor.) la the State of Oregon are undoubtedly the best farming lands to be found any where, but the worst lot of farmers in the world reside in this state, particularly so along the coast districts. Nowhere can any other kind of farming than that of mixed farming pay; Indeed, in no coun try In the world has any but the mixed .farming paid its owners. If a man owns 100 milch cows and can sell their milk in the city, he should make each cow produce about $S0 worth of new milk a year over and above all expenses, but should he resort to peddling butter fat to the city or country factories he will And his profit very little when he deducts the cost of milking, etc., which is con siderable, unless he has his own family 4o milk his cows and take care of the fat, etc A good cow will yield, say, nine pounds of butter weekly (or 52 50 cash for three months of the year), and not more than $1 50 in an average for six months more. In all. for nine months the butter per cow should yield about $S4, and this is rather more than an average cow will produce. Irom this deduct cost of feed and hand ling of butter, etc., for the year, say, 554 at least. This leaves a profit of only 530, plus the value of the skimmed milk, which would be offset by cost of shorts and bran fed to each cow. Therefore, selling the new milk yields the most money. Every body, however, cannot sell new milk, even though he llvesnear a city like Portland. Were I to farm on a large scale, I should have some mich cows from whom I should milk part of their milk and let their calves have the rest. I should make butter for the market every week throughout the year. The separated milk I should give to hogs and poultry, with Toots, such as potatoes, turnips, mangels and cabbages. By milking only two teats the expense of milking would be cut down to half, and this In an item to be taken Into account. Poultry could be easily raised and disposed of in this city at a good figure; so can hogs. I should prefer to butcher my own hogs and save the bacon after a fashion that would suit the taste of the public jfy ham and cured bacon would taste bet ter than that of the hogs raised in the cfty on offal, etc The flavor of bacon made from hogs fed on vegetables and milk and finished off on corn or oats is superior tb that of the usual bacon' in the city. I know this from experience, as I have cured and eaten both. The poultry, too, would be of a superior qual ity, because of the milk, which would make the flesh white and sweet. I should sell only the "Winter-laid eggs, when the price is up to 35 cents per dozen. Now, as to the general farming of the land. 1 have only to " say that a good farmer can raise clover and rye grass and realize therefrom at least 540 per acre, and at the same time enrich his land. Potatoes will yield him a net sum of 5100 per acre from a good crop, or 575 per acre from an ordinary or average crop. Four hundred bushels per acre Is a good crop and 300 bushels Is an average or fair crop. You can get 75 cents per bushel, or 5300 or 5225 per acre. The price I have herein given is the net realized even on a very ordinary crop. Tliere is always a good demand for potatoes, the price of which never goes below 50 cents per bushel. Carrots and parsnips and turnips grow abundantly In both counties near Port land, and sell at a good figure. For cab bages of good quality there is always a good demand. (This market Is mainly supplied by California.) There is no rea son why plenty of vegetables for Portland can't be raised in this fertile state. It is a depCorable fact that this country im ports a large quantity of butter, eggs, poultry and vegetables, besides bacon. Even farmers Import butter when they are too lazy to make it; ana they have actually to import eggs. l contend that a farmer's life is the most pleasant and healthful. If he has his wife and family pulling well together, and each and all bent on making the most of their farm. I also assert that if a farmer has to buy feed of any kind for his cattle, he can't make money, as the feed he buys does not increase the yield of nillk and butter 5 per cent. Moreover he should raise sufficient roots and green feed, such as oat hay, for Fall and Winter use; and in this way keep up his cattle in full milk; and he should have one-half of his cows calving between October and April, and thereby enable him to supply his cus tomers with milk and butter throughout the year. The farm should supply all and everything needed and obviate the neces sity of paying large bills for extra feed, etc A farmer should sell as much hay and oatsyand potatoes as would enable him to meet each and every demand for labor, etc, and not have to draw on his bank account. If a farmer needs clothes, he should have wool to sell; if he buys tea and sugar and other groceries, he should have eggs or poultry to dispose of. A man who blindly farms, without tak ing Into account his outlay or the interest the farm produce can or does yield him In capital expended, mist, sooner or later, come to the end of his tether. Farming should be as carefully conducted as any other business, and no money Invested without knowing how or when It will be a source of revenue. If a man can't attend to this branch of his business, then he should have a farm manager who Is com petent to carry out this business. And that manager should be compelled to fur nish vouchers for every cent of outlay and furnish an Intelligent monthly state ment of receipts, and disbursements. This statement should contain on Its right hand margin the signature of each laborer employed thereon, as a receipt for, his pay, and this statement should be made out in duplicate The statement should also correspond with the manager's books, from which he made the statement. In difference of the proprietor leads to care lessness on the manager's part, and often to complications and peculations of con siderable magnitude nen we have poor farmers and had management, we give the country a "black eye," and prevent settlers from coming to Oregon, because a poor farmer, who farms by theory and not according to the common-sense fashion, fails to make a living for himself and family. Every farmer should have a small band of sheep. If there be land adapted to sheep, as they will yield a good profit yearly. They arc useful in Summer for the table and save a bill at the city butcher store. A farm run properly must bring In a good revenue. J. CREAGH. TAMING OF MR. CURRIE. Colored Hobo Sulks and Refuses to Break Rock. Because Sandy Currle, colored, well known In "Whitechapel, and sentenced for vagrancy, refused to walk to the rockplle yesterday, and also refused to break rock, he was treated to a dose of spread eagle. To Policeman Warner was assigned the task of getting the hobos to walk from their cells at the city jail to sample rocks, but Currle declined to move "Ah won't move f'm dls heah jail. Et you wants me to the rockpile, git a hoss an drive me, or take me in the patrol wagon," announced Currle. So manacles were put on his wrists, and af ter he felt them gripping him he consented to march. He was placed at the head of the gang, but suddenly stopped, and said: "Don't make we walk past th streets whar th cullad pussons ah. Don't shame me." "You will walk In the middle of the street, right through colored White chapel," Insisted Policeman -Warner. "Fo' de Lawd's sake," uttered Currle. His appearance and the huge manacles he wore caused consternation along the route to the rockplle, and numerous colored girls leaned out windows and spoke in awed tones about the humbling of Mr. Currle. Arrived at the rockplle, Currle said In desperation: "Ah won't split rock. Ah won't, no sah." "You had better take up a sledge ham mer and split rock with the rest of the boys," suggested AVarner. Currle told him to go to Seattle. Finding that the prisoner grew more obstinate and abusive, Warner took him to a corner of the fence, drove two nails into the boarding, and told Curric to hold up his hands. And before Currle knew what had hap ened he found himself "spread-eagled," with his manacles attached to a chain, which In turn was fastened around the nails. Currle tried to look as if he didn't care, but the other prisoners were vls ably Impressed. After Currle stood with his hands above his head for some time the rain started, and he was set at lib erty. But all he would say was: "Ah'll not break roclc Ah won't. The d n police can't break dls chile." He then wandered about the rockplle sulking. Three o'clock came, and Police Sergeant Church called out: "All hands stop work ing; let's go back for dinner." Currle was snarling and snapping like an angry bear, and he growled: "Ah ain't gwine back past those cullad gals again. It'll dis grace me." But after more persuasion with the man acles he graciously consented to walk, and be was manacled this time to another colored prisoner named Woodside. A se lect delegation of colored girls was there to review the party, and a chorus of giggles arose as the hobos' brigade ap peared. "It's an unlucky crowd, 13 In all," com mented one critic. "There's a Jonah somewhere. Maybe it's Currle." suggested another. Currle and Woodslde stolidly marched nheda, and Currle did not appear tp be desirous of noticing his former friends. Arrived at the jail again all the prisoners were locked up. Then came Mr. Currle's finish. First of all he began to march up and down the jail, like an offended stage beauty, when Jailer Roberts appeared in sight, and asked: "Well, boys, how many are there for dinner today?" "Twenty-six," said a chorus of eager voices. "That means 25 without Sandy Currle," remarked Roberts, musingly. "Of, course, until Sandy Is a good boy and obeys the rules of this jail he will get no food here. Well, that's 25 then " "Hoi on, mlstah policeman," whined Currle, In an agony of dread, "Don't sta've me. Ah can't stand that. Ah 'poll glze, 'deed Ah doo. Feed me 'sames th' rest of th boys, an' Ahil walk down theah an' smash all the rock youse white folks want. Ah'll be a bad dog no moan. No, sah." The haughty spirit of Mr. Currle was broken: he could not stand an attack on his stomach. To Save Locomotive Fnel. Pocatello Tribune. Up at the shops machinists have been at work for a couple of weeks past fitting up engine 852 with a fuel-saving device which it is claimed will result In an enor mous saving to railroad companies oper ating in sections where coal costs money. The new appliance. It Is claimed, will en able an engine to get as good results from slack, or coal dust, as from the highest grade of clean coal and result In a saving of at least 25 per cent in the cost of fuel. An important item in the operation of any railroad Is the cost of fuel, and one of the matters of additional expense on Western roads has always been that their coal supply contained so much dust that It was Impossible to ob tain perfect combustion. The new device, it Is claimed, will do away with this loss and on roads like the O. R. & N., where their coal costs them in the neighborhood of 54 a ton; will be a most Important fac tor. WHAT SHALL WE HAVE FOR DES SERT r This Question arises la the family every day. Let us answer It today. Try Jell-O. a de licious and healthful dessert. Prepared In two minutes. No bolllngl no baking; simply add boiling water and set to cool. Flavors: Lemon. O ranee. Raspberry and Strait-berry. 1 Get a package at your grocer's today. 10c RUSH AT POULTRY SHOW CROWDS FLOCK TO SEE OREGON'S " FINEST CHICKENS. Silver Medal for President Pasjet's ' Wyandotte Hen Additional List of Prises. The Poultry Show was more popular than ever yesterday, and hundreds of people visited the show-room to get a glimpse of the fine birds. The fowls themselves seemed to be a happy lot, last evening, for such a crowing, cackling, and quacking was never heard before In these parts. The promoters of th"e show say that it Is the most successful poultry fair ever held in the Northwest, and that the attendance exceeds their most san guine expectations. B. Lee Paget Is the happiest of the poultry fanciers. The cause of his joy is the fine silver medal which his White Wyandotte hen won. The bird scored 954 points, beating all competitors. The committee in charge of the exhibit of fered cash prizes, aggregating 540, for dressed poultry, to be sent In on New Year's day, but no birds turned up, much to the disappointment of the committee. The judges finished their labors yester day, and left for Seattle, where they will PRIZE WINNERS AT B. Lee Paget' "White Wyandotte pullet, score uo. pass Judgment on the fowls of the poultry fair of the Queen City, which Is scheduled for next week. The annual meeting of the Oregon State Poultry Association will be held on Sat urday evening, after the close of the show. In addition to the premiums reported yesterday, the following have been given out: , S. C. "White Lefrhorns. Cock First prize, A. W. Fankhauser; sec ond. St. Helens Incubator Company: third, Robinson Bros. Hen First and second prizes. St.- Helens In cubator Company. Cockerel First, second and third prizes, A. W. Fankhauser. Pullet First prize, A. W. Fankhauser: sec ond, Robinson Bros.; third, A W. Fankhauucr. R. C. Brown Leghorns. Hen First prize, W. H. Hulburt. Cockerel First, second and third prizes, "W. H. Hulburt. Pullet First and second prizes, W. H Hul burt. R. C. "White LeKhorns. Cock Second prize. Bd Schoel. Hen First and second prises. Ed Schoel. Cockerel First prize. Ed Schoel. Pullet First and second prizes, 3d Schoel. S. C. Buff Leghorn. Cock Third prize, A E. Aufranc. Hen First, second and third prizes, A E. Aufranc. Cockerel Second prize, W. H. "Wchrung; third, tie. Ernest Good and A. E. Aufranc Pullet First prize, E. A. Franz; second and third, A E. Aufranc Pen-rThird prize. A. E. Aufranc Pekln Dncks. Old Drake First and second prizes, H. R. Wlnchell; third. B. Lee Paget. Old Duck First prize. B. Lee Paget; second, H. R. Wlnchell; third. B. Lee Facet. Young Drake First prize, H. R. Wlnchell: second. X. L. Wiley; third, H R. Wlnchell. . Young Duck First prize. X. L Wiley; sec ond. A E. Aufranc: third. H. R. Wlnchell. Pen-First prize. H. R Wlnchell. White Lnnjrshnns. Cock First prize, W. H. Sellwood. Hen First, second and third prizes. W. H. Sellwood. Cockerel First prize. W. H. Sellwood. Pullet First, second and third prizes, W. H. Sellwood. S. C. Brown LcKborns. Cock First prize, tie. H. R. Wlnchell and Mrs. J. Johnson: third. Mrs. J. Johnson. Hen First and second prizes. Mrs. J. John son; third, tie, Mrs. J. Johnson and Robinson Bros. Cockerel First prize. H R Wlnchell; sec- : - -'" -- - " r FOR THE SCRAP BOOK. Commencing January 5. The Oregonlan will present each Sunday a feature which It belle-es will be attractive to many of its readers, namely, a collection of .well-known and desirable gems for scrnpbook purposes. It will publish. In re sponse to requests, poems, short speeches, extracts from notable literary produc tions, sayings and favorite pieces. If The Oregonlan is not able to obtain the poems and articles requested, it will ask for them. Any reasonable request for publication in this department will. If possible, be granted. The only restrictions are that the matter asked for must be of value, worth reprinting and of general Interest and not too long. Contributions and requests for this department are in vited. Address Sunday Editor, The Oregonlan. ond. C T. Bonney; 'third, H. R Wlnchell and Robinson Bros. Pullet First prize. James Ireland; second, C T. Bonney: third, tie, C T. Bonney and Mrs. J. Johnson. Pen First prize, C T. Bonney: second, H. R. Wlnchell: third. Robinson Bros. Collection First prize, H. R Wlnchell; sec ond. Mrs. J. Johnson: third. Robinson Bros. S. C. Black LeRhorns. Hen Flrst'prize, A S. Hulburt. Cockerel First prize, A S. Hulburt., Pullet First, second and third prizes, A. S. Hulburt. Pen First prize, A S. Hulburt. African Geese. Gander First prize. Mrs. H. R. Wlnchell. ' Goose First prize, Mrs. H. R Winch'ell. Light Braamas. Cock First prize, C. C. Kerns; third, H. R. Wlnchell. , Hen First prize. H R. Wlnchell X second, Gilbert Scott: third, H. R Wlnchell. Cockerel First, second and third prizes, C C. KernsT Pullet Flrst, second and "third prizes,, C C Kerns. Black LaHKBhaRK. Cock First prize, Fenwlck Bros.; second. A. E. Aufranc; third. St. Helens Incubator Com pany. Hen First, second and third prizes, Fenwlck Bros. Cockerel First and second prizes, Fenwlck Bros.; third. St. Helens Incubator Company. Pullet First prize, Fenwlck Bros.; second. Roy McClellan: third. Fenwlck Bros. Pen Fenwlck Bros. Buff Cochins. Cock First prize. Fenwlck Bros. Hcn--First prize. Fenwlck Bros. Cockerel First and second prizes, Fenwlck Bros. Pullet First, second and third prizes, Fen wlck Brw. Pen First prize. :HE WANTS ARBITRATION. Retttaarant Proprietor Diernan Pro poses a Plan. PORTLAND, Jan. 2. (To the Edi tor.) The fight between the Portland Walters' Alliance and the restaurant keep ers shows that neither side can get satis faction by going to law, and demon strates the necessity of the Oregon Legis lature passing a law similar to that of New Zealand, wherein a State Board of Labor Conciliation, chosen by the work men and by the employers of labor com bined, settle within 10 days all disputes, and their .decisions are In force for two years and no more, unless mutually ex tended. It Is the spoctf with which all disputes are so settled that saves serious loraes to both Innocent persons uncon cerned and to the contestants themselves. THE POULTRY SHOW. Frank Fenwlck, Black Langrshan ' cock, ncore l-2. Had this board been In operation in Ore gon now the Walters' Alliance dispute would have been settled many weeks age, and saved some serious looses to Innocent restaurant keepers here, non-participants In that waiters fight, already occasioned to restaurant keepers of which 1 am one innocent victims of the alliance's vlndic ltlveness. This Is more clearly demon strated by my case. In 12 years- In the restaurant business In Portland, I have never had any disagreement with my em ployes as to wages, hours of labor, or otherwise, and when the waiters' light with the Palace Rtaurant occurred I immediately asked each and all of my employes, both male and female, whether they were dissatisfied with their wages, or hours of labor, whlch are nine and one half hours, against 10 hours prescribed by the Walters' Alliance, and if so to re sign right now, or state tnelr grievances. All remained and are with me to this day, and, when the Waiters' Alliance com mittee called on me, I asked them to verify these facts, which they did. saying I was willing to employ unionists at all times, but that I would not sign their printed articles and conditions tendered me (since declared Illegal); nor would 1 put Into my windows what they asked me to do, a printed placard, saying my res taurant was a "union shop," because 1 contended I was entitled to run my res taurant as I pleased without coercion. What was the result? That for this re fusal, although neither my public patrons nor employes complained against me. and I took all my goods from union meat dtors, union bread factories, union groc ers and union printers, a man was posted for days in front of my restaurant. 201 First street, with a placard saying. "This restaurant (mine) Is declared unfair," and warning the public and others not to pat ronize me. "What for?" I ask. It could only be because I would not consent to become a "union restaurant," as no other complaints were ever made against me by any one of my employes. Pardon me saying coercion. This way will never bring true native-born Americans to enter any waiters' union. Certainly not I, who am Innocent of any Interference with that alliance, or Its fights In court. For these reasons I hold it Is the duty of our next Legislature to establish a State Board of Labor Conciliation, with sole power to settle all disputes between employers and employes, as New Zealand has success fully done for the last 10 years. My lawyer says he can readily get for ma a money Judgment from the State Courts for damages against Walters' Al liance in a regular jury trial through their actions declaring my restaurant "unfair" to all the public; but I prefer prevention, which Is always better than cure from a law court, and hence I adocate In Oregon the New Zealand plan of a Board of Labor Conciliation with full powers Instead of the courts. W. F. DIUNAN, Proprletor Erie Restaurant. t REMARKABLE CURE OF CROUP. A Little Boy's Life Saved. I have a few words fo say regarding Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It saved my little boy's life, and 1 feel that I can not praise It enough. I bought a bottle of It from A. E. Steere, of Goodwin, S. D., and when I got home with It the poor baby could hardly breathe. I gave the medicine as directed, every 10 minutes, un til he "threw up," and then I thought sure he was going to choke tb death. We had to pull the phlegm out of his mouth In great long strings. I am positive that If I had" not got that bottle of cough medicine my boy would not be on earth today. Joel Demont, Inwood, la. For sale by all druggists. CHRISTMAS TREE BURNS HOLIDAY FINERY CATCHES FIRE3 AND DOES 150 DAMAGE. Blaze Breaks Oat la Residence of W. H. Little, of Sellrrood Prompt Aid of Walter Hlsg-ins. The Christmas tree in the home of W. H. Little, at Sellwood, caught fire Wednesday night at S o'clock, from a ta per, and was destroyed, doing 5130 damage to the room and endangering the house. But for the prompt aid of Walter Hlg glns, a neir neighbor, and the volunteer firemen of Sellwood. the dwelling would have been burned up. The tree had been set up In the largo room during the day and the presents taken off. Mr. Little was at the Model drug store on the East Side. Mrs. Little, who was alone with her little child, light ed the wax tapers In the tree. A paper ornament caught fire and then dropped down imong some cotton. Instantly there was a flash and the whole tree was ablaze. It looked as If the house were doomed. Mr. HIgglns was called In, and he acted promptly, dashing water from a sink on the blazing tree. The volunteer firemen came with their apparatus soon, and the fire was extinguished before the house caught. Mr. Little estimates the damage to the furniture, pantlngs and other articles In the room at about 5150, but Is glad that it was no worse. At an East Side church the official board ob jected to having the Christmas tree light ed. Mr. Little's experience shows that they were wise. HEPUBLICAX CLUB MEETING. East Side Orprnnlxation Secnred Fourteen New Members. A meeting of the new East Side Repub-1 Hcan Club was held last night In the of fice of Justice Vreeland, East Morrison street, with a fair attendance of the mem bers. J. T. Gregg, vice-president, presid ed. After reading and approving of min utes of previous meeting the report of the membership Committee was read. Follow ing were recommended for membership: J. D. Tresham, Joseph Penny, W. B. Steel. E. H. Kilham, Thomas C. Dev. lln, C. Senystake; W. B. Chase, J. E. Raber. Wilbur G. Kern. E. S. Ferguson, Mr. Stipes. L. C. Henrys, Chris A. Bell, O. W. Taylor and L. E. Latourette. The report was adopted. The matter of permanent quarters was discussed. So far no place had been se cured, owing to the difficulty In finding suitable rooms. It Is desired to secure two rooms on the second floor of some cen trally located building, which will be fur nished neatly and comfortably. Remarks were made by A. W. Lambert, A. T. Lewis, R. R. Duniway. Charles Bartel, Joseph Paquet and T W. Vreeland, to the ef fect that the social feature should be made prominent. The executive committee was Instructed to make special effort to se cure the rooms required at once. FIRE-ESCAPES FOR EAST SIDE. Ther Will Be ReqnIred on Bnildlngs of Three Stories. Notices have been served on owners of East Side buildings of three stories that fire-escapes are required on. them. The first to comply is Joseph Burkhard, for his building on Union avenue and East Oak street. The others have done noth ing. These include the Logus, on Grand avenue and East Washington street: the Osborn Hotel, on Grand avenue and Ea?t Ash street, and the Smith building, on Grand avenue and East Pine street. At present the latter Is not used above the second floor, but preparations" are being made tc turn the third story Into living rooms. This is a veneered structure and of very Inflammable material. District Engineer Holden says that he would pre fer handling a fire In almost any other kind of a building than in one which is veneered. As all the other buildings are occupied as lodging-houses and for of fices. It is considered very necessary that all should be provided with fire-escapes. The fire In the Brown demonstrated how useful the fire-escapes are In a building where many people are living. Besides, there is an ordinance requiring them. MOXTAVILLA SCHOOL RESUMED. Has Best Library of Any School In Connty Ontsidc Portland. Montavilla school resumed yesterday with an attendance of 275 pupils, which Is a considerable Increase over what It was at the close of 'the last term. It Is al30 high-water mark in the history of the district. Principal Boland says that In the lower,, grades the rooms are over crowded. This Is especially true of the fifth. Provisions will be made to give relief soon, but no plans have yet been adopted. As a result of the recent entertainment the school has a library of 120 excellent books, and 520 will be laid In more vol umes tomorrow. This will give Monta villa District the best library of any school In Multnomah County. The books have been selected by a committee of teachers. Including Principal Bowland. The pupils are also Invited to make sug gestions of books they would like to have bought. All. however, are selected from the state list and are largely histor ical. Patrons of the school arc permitted to take out books, and once a week the library Is opened for this purpose. There will be a class of four for grad uation In February- These are Thetta Stephens, Edna Emkins, Edith Powers and Donald Paul. The annual meeting of taxpayers will be held In the schoolhous the evening of the last Monday In the month. There Is little business to be transacted. CLEARING MORE LAND. New Groaad Prepared for Cultiva tion Alonsr Base Line Road. A. T. Webb, a well-known Portland cit izen, who purchased a farm on the Base Line road, 13 miles from the city, several years ago, has a force of men at work clearing more land. He has spent a large sum In this way, and now has one of the finest farms In Multnomah County. The work of clearing will be continued untl! all his land is under cultivation or de voted to stockralsing. Eastward from Montavilla, along the Base Line road to the Sandy River, much land has been cleared the past -year and new houses built. The heavy timber was long ago cut down, but the stumps and underbrush remain to be cleared. These are not difficult to get rid of. Between the Base Line and the Section road there has been much clearing done, and new settlers have started to make homes. All the land Is rich and grows Immense po tato crops. Captain Brown and Mr. Webb first set the pace In clearing land In that part of the county, and othes have fol lowed their example on a smaller scale. TO CLEAN UP CENTRAL ALBINA. Sab-Board Will Name a Strong: Com mittee for Tills Parpose. The Central Albina Sub-Board of Trade will take up the matter of cleaning up that portion of the city, at the meeting to be held this evening at Mississippi Avenue engine-house. M. E. Thompson, president or the board, says that a strong committee will be named and the work started at once. He expresses himself thoroughly in sympathy with the purpose of the American Civic League and thinks that the time has come when every por tion of the city should bestir Itself and dispose of rubbish that has collected In back yards and vacant lots. -The board asks for co-operation of the people of Multnomah Addition In making effective this movement to clean up. If all resi dents will unite in this effort It will sim plify the work. At this meeting it is also New Term. Night OPENS JANUARY 2. The classrooms, laboratories and school shops In the new building: are all finished. They make an Ideal equipment (best west of Chicago) for a night school for those who work during the day. 23 teachers (all specialists) are employed. (These teachers make. the suc cess of the school.) 450 students are now In the classes. Fee 3 months"! term. FULL COURSES. $3 English Course Takes 4 nights per week. Arithmetic El.. Int or Ad. English Grammar El. or Ad. Reading and Spelling El. or Ad Penmanship. $7 Electrical Engineering: Electricity EI.. Int. or Ad. -Electrical Practice. Algebra EI. or Ad. Geometry, Trigonometry. Mech. Drawing El. or Ad. $6 Mechanical Engineering: Mech. Drawing El. or Ad. Machine Design. Steam Boiler Construction. Algebra El. or Ad. Geometry, or Trigonometry. Commercial Course Bookkeeping EI. or Ad. Commercial Law. Commercial Correspondence. Geography Commercial Penmanship. Arithmetic EL, Int., or Ad. Shorthand Course English Grammar or Rhetoric. Business Corresp. and Spelling. Shorthand El. or Ad. Typewriting. Indnstrlnl Branches Carpentry. Ornamental Designing. Clay Modeling, Plast. Casting. Industrial Arts Class. Manual Training. $6 $6 ?3 S3 Y. M. C. A. BUILDING, Fourth and Yamhill Streets. CLEAN . COA WE GUARANTEE Holmes Coa! & 247 STARK UMBRELLA SALE NOW ON . TWO STORES. JOHN ALLESINA, 286 WASHINGTON ST. 309 MORRISON ST. Near ''iVoodard. Clark the Qnly Rolled Wheat the gluten in the fibre out WHEATINE never in bulk only 2 lb packages BRBASiigS expected to complete the fund for the purchase of a building site. Sewer on Hawthorne Avenue. City Engineer Chase caused a survey to be made for a sewer on Hawthorne avenue, from East Fourteenth streot east ward about 3000 feeL This was done at the request of property-owners. The sur vey was carried over the brow of the Dolan hill to ascertain how far It could be extended and yet have an efficient grade. The surveyors are working con stantly, running lines for new sewer con struction on the East Side. Montavilla Snh-Bonrd. The Montavilla Sub-Board of Trade will hold an Important meeting this evening In Aylfsworth's Hall. Officers will be elected for the ensuing year. Plans will also be laid for future work. East Side Notes. Bev. Charfes T. Hurd and wife, who have been visiting friends on the East Side for the past week, will return to their home at La'Fayette this evening. Alice Slayback, a teacher in the Mon tavilla school, was called to San Fran cisco a week ago by the serious Illness of a relative. Mrs. Bowland has been sup plying her place. She will be back to morrow, and will resume her duties Mon day. Wise Bros., dentists. Eoth phones. The Falling. BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cnttlngr Teeth, Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy. Mrs. "Wlnalow'a Soothlnff Syrup, for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Jan. 2. S P. M. Maximum temperature, 61; minimum temperature, 43; river reading at 11 A. M.. 3.5 feet; change In the post 24 hours. 0.8 foot; total precipitation, 5 P. M. to 5 P. M.. 0.17 Inch; total precipita tion since Sept. 1, 1001, 14.64 inches; normal precipitation since Sept. 1, 1001. 10.ll Inches; deficiency, 5.11 Inches; total sunshine Jan. 1, 0:00; possible sunshine Jan. 1, 8:42. PACIFIC COAST WEATHER 3 W:nd. 2, "- o 3 3 cC C CO 1 3 J3 J 3 11 E STATIONS. Astoria. Baker City Bismarck Bolee Eureka Helena Kamloops, B. C Neah Bay Pocatello Portland - Red Bluff Roseburg Sacramento ...... Salt Lake San Francisco ... Spokane Seattle Walla "Walls. Light. Trace. Cloudy Cloudy Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Pt. cloudy Rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Pt. cloudy Clear Rain Clear Rain Cloudy Rain "WEATHER CONDITIONS. The storm noted yesterday off the mouth of 5410.14 10 SW 42 0.00 SW 610.00 N 48 0.02 SE 60 0.04 10 S 30 0.01 NE 3S 0.00 00 Clm 52lO.0S 6 E 42J 18 SE 5110.13 6 SE 52 0.00 NW 54 0.12 S 58 0.01 E 33 0..10 8 SE 56! 6 N 44 0.08 SE 54 0.01 10 S 40 0.16 S WHEN THERE IS A BETTER WAY Y. M. C. A. School Fee 3 months CLASSES. term. 51.50 2.50 1.00 7.50 2.50 5.00 2.50 1.00 l.OO 2.50 1.50 1.00 2.50 2.50 2.50 1.50 2.50 1.50 2.50 1.50 2.50 1.00 2.50 1.00 1.00 1.50 1.00 2.50 5.00 2.50 1.50 1.50 2.50 5.00 1.00 Algebra El. or Ad. Archltec. Drawing El. or Ad. Arithmetic. Accountancy. Bookkeeping El. or Ad. (2 nights). Bookkeeping El or Ad. (4 nights). Chemistry. Commercial Law. Commercial Correspondence. Electricity Ki. or Ad. Electrical Practice. English Grammar El or Ad. Freehand Drawing El. or Ad. French. Geography, Commercial. Geometry. German El. or Ad. Guitar. Latin. Mandolin Mandolin and Guitar. Machine Design. Mech. Drawing El. or Ad. Penmanship. Physics. Physiology, Hygiene and A. Reading and Spelling El. or Ad. itnetoric. iSocial Economics. Shorthand El. or Ad. (2 nights). Shorthand El. or Ad. (4 nights). iSpanish EI. or Ad. ISteam Boiler Construction. (Trigonometry. Typewriting (2 nights). Typewriting (4 to G nights). IVocal Music. Oar Conl is nil screened, so yon get InmiiH when yon order from ns. "We deliver promptly and nt low est prices. FULL WEIGHT. Ice Company STREET. &. Co. Near Meier & Frank Co. the Columbia River la slowly moving northeast ward. Rain has fallen generally during the last 24 hours In Northern California. Oregon, Washing ton, Idaho and Northern Utah. It Is unseasonably warm In the North Paclflo States. Tho Indications are for threatening weather In this district Friday, with occasional rain. It will be cooler In Oregon and Western "Wash ington. "WEATHER FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Partly cloudy, with occasional rain; cooler; south to west winds. Oregon Partly cloudy, with occasional rain In the west and rain or snow In the east por tion; cooler; south to west winds. Washington Partly cloudy, with occasional rain; cooler In the west portion; south to west winds. Idaho Partly cloudy, with occasional rain or snow; south to west winds. EDWARD A. BEALS. Forecast Official. Quit Paying Rent OWN YOUR OWN HOME DON'T PAY INTEREST TheOregon Mutual Home Society Y rOA n V-, wsmmSm "Will Tmy yon a home for $1000, or pay yonr mortgage for- the same a 1110 nnt. Ton can repay them at $5.35 per month, without Interest. Send for lenflct explaining; our plan. H03IE OFFICE, 000 Commercial Bide, Portland, Or. Tel. South 1001. Locnl agents wanted in every toTvn in the state. MEETING NOTICES. HALL OF PORTLAND LODGE. NO. 27. A. O. U. W. Portland Lodge, No. 2T. will Install their officers jointly with Port-Indus, No. 57. D. of H.. this (Friday) evening. All members are requested to be present, and bring along a friend. A good time for all. By order M. GEVURTZ. Master Workman. Attest: T. H. FEAREY. Recorder. PORTLAND LODGE. NO. 68. K. OF P. Installation of officers for ensuing year and general revival of all matters preparatory to taking on new life of the lodge. All members specially requested to be present. Refresh ments. R. W. FOSTER, C C. PORTLAND LODGE. NO. S.V A. F. & A. M. Stated communication this (Friday) evening at 7:30 o'clock. All Master Masons cordially Invited. By order of the W. M. I. W. PRATT. Secretary. HASSALO LODGE, NO..' 15, I. O. O. F. Regular meeting this (Friday) evening at 7:30 o'clock. Installation of officers and other im portant business to be considered. A full at tendance is desired. HENRY BROWN, Sec NEW TODAY. Wanted Mortgage Loan. $4000 for three years, 7 per cent, first mort gage on real estate; no agents. D 63, care Or-egonlan. Breakfast!1 A t &ti& " - .gEPfa PBi,. jay S&