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THE .-MOKNEJG OKEGONIAN,-" MONDAY, APHIE 21, 1902. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF Tlie OreRonlau'a Telephones, OREGON. Counting Room Maln6C7 Managing Editor Main 030 City Editor Main 108 Composing Room M&ln CSS East Side Office East 01 buperfntendent Building Red 2823 COLUMBIA. Countinir Room ........?.. OCT Editorial Rooms 100 Composing Room Tl Enclna Room ...... W AmniemenU. MARQUAM GRAND THEATER Continuation of Portland's favorite. Daniel Frawley and Company, in "William Gillette' a -war drama, "Secret Service." THE BAKER THEATER (Third and Yam hill) The Stuart Stock Company present the modern melodrama. "The Lost Paradise." CORDRAT'S THEATER-The splendid dra matic success, "Ostler Joe." THE OREGOXIA.VS HANDBOOK. The Oreironlan'a Handbook tells all about Portland, tho entire Columbia River -watershed and jhe 1005 "World's Fair, commemorative ot the Lewis and Clark expedition to Oregon. The book contains oier 150 handsome Illustrations, end It is printed on enameled book paper. It will be mailed to any address in the United States or Canada for 7 ctnti a copy. Interesting Devices to Draw Trade. Dealers in all sorts of commodities now find It profitable to operate sideshows In their display windows and succeed In keeping crowds in front of their places. One firm has a cunning little "coon" and an embryo Chinese highbinder, clothed In silks and satins of all the colors of the rainbow, blockaded In a window -with a wall of health foods. Little Ah Sid, the Chinese kid, is a perfect Imp, and when he is not playing pranks with the little coon, amuses himself by throwing kisses to tho girls who stop to admire him, and making faces at the boys outside, know ing that they cannot get at him. The more he "cuts up" the larger crowd ifl attracted, and there is a crush In front of the window all day long. In another lare show window is displayed a wild Bceno in the mountains, with an Illicit still in operation, making whisky on "which it is not intended that tho Gov ernment shall receive any tax. In front of the still and log cabin where the pro prietor resides is a pretty, babbling brook, running over a bed of agate pebbles from the beach at Yaqulna, while on a fallen log lying across this stream sits an anti quated fisherman, fishing. Besides him on the og la a flask of "whisky, and his hook is fast in the mouth ol a whale of a trout, Judging by the bent condi tion of his rod. Strange to say, more women than men stop to look at the still, the brook and the lone fisherman. In another store window was displayed dur ing the week a couple of real Jive girls playing ping-pong. This game is all the rage now, and the girls go at it "ding dong." It is said thit the gatae was in vented by Dong Gong, who kept a Chi nese "sing song" or opera-house in Hong Kong. Just what our enterprising mer chants will devise next for the amusement of their customers it is hard to imagine. Birds Charged "With Depredations. A fruitgrower of North Yamhill writes to Tho Oregonian to complain that "a small imported bird" is destroying thou sands of cherry and plum blossoms in that section. They nip off the stems close up to the blossom, and drop them very fast. The birds are insignificant looking, with gray tfodies and red about the head and breast. Samples of cherry blossoms cut off by the birds are Inclosed in the letter, and the complainant asks: "If the state protects these birds, who protects the farmer?" The birds men tioned have frequently been noticed in orchards near Portland and elsewhere, and at one time It was thought they might be injurious to .the cherry crop, but this idea it is believed has been gen erally abandoned, as also the idea that the birds were Imported. They are with out doubt native birds, and while they may nip off a few blossoms or a few thousands, In their search for Injurious Insects, there will many more thousands drop naturally, and -as nature provides on such a lavish scale in this favored re gion, there will still be so many left that it is often necessary to thin out the young fruit Tt is believed that orchard ists and gardeners of this section - no longer take any notice of the alleged depredations of these little birds, but Just whether they bite off blossoms to taste the sap which exudes from the stem, or to give them a chance to exam ine the Interior of large clusters of blos soms in search of pernicious insects which might be hidden there, Is not cer tain. Chinese Lottert Finds New Joint. In Tegard to the desirability of having clusters of old shacks about town re moved, it may be stated that Messrs. Shun Hop and Cong, whose Chinese lot tery game was obliged to move when the shacks at the southeast corner of Fourth and Alder were torn down a few days ago, did not go far. They found a loca tion at the rear of an alley in the collec tion of shacks on the Burke property, on the Northw est corner of Fourth and Alder streets. The alley goes back between a saloon In the corner building and a cigar store in the next shack. On the door at the head of the alley, the names of the lottery firm are printed so they are easily found by their patrons. If these shacks "were gone, and It Is, high time they were, such a disreputable haunt of whites could find no abiding place In that vicinity. The occupant of a shack near by said he went Into the place yesterday morning and found over a dozen white men and boys playing at the game, and he says he will lodge a complaint against the proprietors with District Attorney Cham- berlaln this morning, and see whether he can have it closed or not. It must be a mighty degraded class of white men who naunt such places, any number of which can be found in an hour's walk about the business part of he city. Former Portland Minister Cxuuap East. Dr. Alfred Kummer, formerly of Portland, one of the best-known and most popular Methodist preachers on this Coast, is about to change his field of work from the First Methodist Church of San Jose, to Danville, 111. The change is effected through an exchange of pas torates with Dr. E. B. Handle, of that city, who comes to San Jose to fill the place made vacant by Dr. Hummer's move. It has been brought by mutual agreement. The change will be made during the month of June. During his residence in California Dr. Kummer has filled some of the largest pastorates in the state. He has been pastor of the First Methodist Church of San Jose for five years, and previously was, for. an equal period, of the First Methodist Church of Oakland. To Decorate Telephone Poles. A cit izen who prides himself on his "massive brain and eagle eye" announces that he has discovered a plan for making the numerous poles of electric companies an ornament to the city. It is his Idea to plant woodbine or ivy at the bottom of these poles, which will soon climb to the tops and make pillars of greenery. The companies, he says, can aid this scheme by instructing their "pole-climbers" to be careful not to Injure the plants while ascending and descending. Editorial Delegation Heard From. A telegram was received last evening from Albert Tozler, who Is with the Ore gon editorial delegation to the National Convention at Hot Springs. Ark., as fol lows: "The Oregon, "Washington and Idaho editorial delegation leaves tomor row morning for Little Rock. They will 6pend the day there and leave that night for1 St. Louis. They leave on Tuesday night for Charleston." Shall Blaze. A defective flue caused a $75 blaze yesterday morning shortly after 10 o'clock, on the roof of a frame house, on First street, near Davis. The alarm came from box 142. Dalles Boat leaves dally 'at 7 A. it, from foot Alder street for The Dalles and all Upper Columbia River points. Astoria Boat leaves daily at 7 A. M. from foot Alder street for Astoria and all Lower Columbia River points. Columbia and Hartford bicycles. F. B. Kccnan, J20 -First street. Runs Lottert in a Tea Store. The proprietor of the Chinese lottery game at 805 Alder street,' one door from the corner of Fifth, would do well to renew the labels on the caddies and boxes dis played In his window if he desires the place to maintain the appearance of a tea office and furnish an excuse for the visits of thfts large number of "white per sons" who visit his notorious resort. Two friends who chanced to meet in front of the place yesterday morning, and halt ed to chat a few minutes, and, incident ally, to take a sun bath and listen' to the church bells chiming up the street, and the caroling of a robin on the top of an electric light pole near by, who was sing ing to his nesting mate on some cornice not far away, noticed several respectable appearing young men coming out of this haunt. Soon after three other young men came up the street, and as they were passing one of the doors, one of them, presumably a steerer, said: "This way, gentlemen," and they all passed into the "tea office" and disappeared through a partition into a, room in the rear. One of the two friends remarked to the other that it was strange that so many persons should be purchasing tea on Sunday morning, and the other imagined that there was something wrong. Just then another young man, having the appear ance of an opium fiend, came along and was about to enter the haunt, when he was asked If Bow On kept good tea. "Naw!" "he replied. "They don't sell tea here. How Jong have you been In the city? You must haVe arrived yesterday. This is a Chinese lottery joint. Do you want to go in and try your luck?" The two frlend who had no desire to be seen standing in front of such a place, moved on. The church bells stopped chiming and the robin flew away, but vis itors continued to call. Every evening a score or more white men can be found there playing Chinese lottery, and Bow On Is evidently doing a thriving busi ness. Pleased at Passage or Crater Lake Sill Will G. Steel, who Is the father of the Crater Lake National Park bill, was greatly pleased with the passage of the measure by the House. Speaking of the bill, he sr3 yesterday: "Repeated at tempts hau been made to get the Crater Lake National Park bill before the House. Its advocates had ever" assurance that it would be next, with approval by both the House and Senate, but the excessive number of National Park bills for old battle-grounds and various places of note had caused Speaker Henderson to take tho stand of refusing to recognize all bills of that nature. Representative Tongue finally succeeded in interesting the Speak er, so that the bill was recognized, and Saturday It passed the House success fully. The President has manifested much Interest In the ..success of the bill, and we have received enough assurance from the Senate to make us certain that It will pass." Hebrew Benevolent Association Meets. At the annual meeting of the First Hebrew Benevolent Association, held yesterday afternoon at the Concor dia Club, officers were elected for the ensuing year, and the reports of retiring officers read. The reports showed a good record for the year Just passed, over ?2O00 having been expended in charitable work. The following are the officers elected: President, L. H. Lewis; vice-president, Ben Selling; secretary, Sol Blumauer; treasurer, M. Heldmer; trustees for three years, Sol Hlrsch and Sig Sichel. Funeral op Ben B. Simpson. The funeral services of Ben. B. Simpson were held yesterday afternoon at the chapel of J. P. Flnley & Son, on Third and Jefferson streets. Upchurch Lodge, No. 126, A. O. U. W., of which he was a mem ber, conducted the services, and Rev. H. J. Talbott, D. D preached the sermon. The Interment was at Lone Fir cemetery. Mr. Simpson has been a resident of Port land for some time, and leaves a wide circle of friends. A wife and baby sur vive him. Death op J. R. TjA Tourette. Joseph Robinson La Tourette, 59 years old, died yesterday at the Good Samaritan Hos pital, from an internal trouble. He had been sick for some time and had only been one day at the hospital when death came, as he was not in a condition to un dergo an operation. Mr, La Tourette was wU known in this section as the Oregon traveling representative of a San Fran cisco dry goods house. Prepares Pure-Food Ordinance. A well-known lawyer of this city Is hard at work preparing an ordinance for sub mission to the Common Council, the ob ject of which Is to prevent the sale of i adulterated milk and unwholesome meat In this city. It will take him two or three weeks to prepare the ordinance, but he says when it is finished it will be a corker. Where m John Kopp? A letter from Henry Gucher, Red Bluff, Cal., was re ceived by the police .yesterday, asking Information regarding the present address of John Kopp, 50 years old, a carpenter, and supposed to be living on North Front street, this city. The name mentioned is not given in the city directory. Excursion Rates East. The Canadian Pacific announces a special rate of one fare, plus $2, for the round trip, account National Educational Association, at Minneapolis. Tickets on sale June 28, July 1 and 8; final limit, September 1; good for stop-over. For full Information call at 142 Third street Reduced Rates East. The Canadian Pacific announces a special rate of one fare, plus $2, for the round trip, account National Educational Association, at Minneapolis. Tickets on sale June 28, July 1 and 3, final limit September 1; good for stop-over. For full Information call at 142 Third street. DBATn of William H. Allen. William H. Allen. 76 years old. died yesterday at the Good Samaritan Hpspltal, from rheu matism and exhaustion. He was a pen sioner of the Civil War, and his papers show that he was a member of the Twelfth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Cav alry. There will be a meeting at the Perkins Restaurant this (Monday) evening at 8:S0. All restaurant keepers are requested to attend. STATE LABOR FEDERATION Committees Are Appointed to Ar range for Coming Convention. Subcommittees to make arrangements for the meetings of the State Federation of Labor, to be held In this city commenc ing May 5 and extending to two or three days, were appointed yesterday at a meet ing of the federation's committee. Presi dent Harry Gurr, Secretary Noffka and Treasurer Mickley, in charge of the mat ter: Reception committee, H. D. Stewart, Harry Gurr, W. H. H. Blaney, Charles Mickley. A. R. Lawton, E. A. Cadwell and A. W. Jones. Press committee, J. A. Goldralner, W. H. H. Blaney, W. Noffka and A. W. Jones. Printing committee, W. C. Booth, G. Mc Donald and A. R. Lawton. Committee on hall, F. JM. Westphall, W. C. Booth and W. McCuIlough. Transportation committee, Charles Mick ley, H. D. Stewart and J. A. Goldralner. Accommodation committee, G. McDon ald, E. A. Cadwell-and I. Dombrovske. About 300 delegates from all parts of Oregon will attend the meetings, and mat ters important to organized labor through out the state will be discussed. A banquet will conclude the proceedings. TONTINE CHECKS ISSUED. Cancellations Amounting: to $2340 For "Weelc Ending: April 10. The Pacific Mercantile Company has been doing a rushing business since open ing their several offices, April 7. Patrons of the defunct tontine are re newing their respective contracts, and reports are more than gratifying. Those who have not as yet brought In their contracts should bring same to room 212 Oregonian building, and receive credit for every dollar paid In on same. Time for renewing ezpirbs April 3J. ODD FELLOWS PLAN RALLY DEDICATION OF THEIR HOME TAKES PLACE SATURDAY. Eighty-third Anniversary of the Or der Will Also Be Celebrated "With Appropriate Exercises. Arrangements for tho dedication of the Odd Fellows' Home, near Kenllworth. next Saturday morning, followed by a celebration In the evening of the S3d an niversary of the Institution of the Odd Fellows' order, have been completed. The Home will be dedicated at 10:30 In the morning, and, If the weather Is favorable, there will be a large gathering of Odd Fellows and members of tjie Rebekah Lodges from Portland and outside towns. Grand Master Nelson, assisted by Grand Patriarch T. F. Ryan, and Nellie L. Gus ton, president of the Rebekah Assembly, will officiate at the dedication. A grand marahal will be appointed. Arrangements have been completed for 1000 buttons, with a picture of the Honie and the words "1. O. O. F. Home, Portland; dedicated April 26." A receptlpn committee, composed of P. J. Stewart, Byron E. Miller, Thomas C. Devlin, Mr. Jameson, T. Langford, F. Rodemacher, Mr. Minor, and Mesdames Ide, Bullock, Barton, Lange and Patton, was appointed. Thls; committee will look after the visiting brethren and Rebekahs from the different portions of the state, given them information, supply them with buttons, and see that they reach the grounds. The White Temple has been se lected for the evening exercises. Robert Andrews will be master of ceremonies. Refreshments will not be furnished in the Armory, as at first contemplated. In the evening Judge M. C. George will deliver the' oration, and there will be several short addresses. Professor Boyer will fur nish nine musical selections. There will be large delegations from both Eastern and Southern Oregon, by special cars. As the exercises on the Home grounds will take place at 10:30 A. M., It Is expected that those who come on the Southern Pacific train will likely leave the train at the Southern Pacific car shops, from which It Is but a short walk to the Home grounds. I3IPORTAXT STREETS DEDICATED. Those In Tlhbetts Tract and East Seventeenth Street Are Opencdl Several Important streets south of Di vision and east of Milwaukle street have now been opened. All the streets- named on the new plat for the Tibbetts tract, east of Milwaukle street, have been opened. From the north side of the tract and south from Clinton every street has been opened through the tract as far as Gideon, and East Fourteenth extends en tirely through the tract to Powell street. Through the tract, however, it is known as Mary street. Gideon street extends from MUwqukle southeast to Brooklyn street, taking this direction owing to the wedge shape of the tract. From the In tersection of East Twelfth and Clinton,, a short street extends southwest to a con nection with Milwaukle. Perhaps the most Important street open ing Is that of East Seventeenth, between Division and Powell. By a deed of ded ication from the Tibbetts heirs, this street is made fully GO feet wide. A new street called Avalon has also been opened be tween Division and Ivon. - The opening of these streets Is sure to work to the great advantage of all that district. It is the outcome of the agita tion of the Brooklyn Board of Trade. If the owners of the land between Milwau kle street and the Willamette River will also open up the streets. It will give value to the land and help the district at the same time. WILL OFFER PRIZES. Movement to Interest School Chil dren In Civic Improvement. Frank B. Gibson, president of the Lewis and Clark Civic League, says that he hopes to Introduce a movement in the pub lic schools that will supplement the work of the. league. An effort will also be made to beautify and Improve the school grounds. The first will not be attempted for the present, as the league has as much work on hand as it can carry out. Probably the school children will not be asked to take part In the movement to beautify Portland till next year, or, at least, until prizes can be offered for best kept back yards and front yards. This will require money. It has been found in many places in the East that the school children have done very effective work In beautifying homo surroundings where prizes are offered those who excel in. certain lines of floriculture, and It is hoped in time that the same thing may be undertaken In Portland. To keep the school grounds In good con dition the year round would cost the dls i , o REGISTRATION CLOSES MAY 15. Voters who have not registered must do eo before May 15. Those who have changed tholr residence since primary day (March 15) must re-register and present tho affidailts of tiro witnesses. If you have not registered, but desire to vote in the June election, if you de sire to participate in the election of state, county and city officials, then go to the Courthouse at once and reg ister. The registration books show that there are still several thousand unreg istered voters in the city. The books are open, the clerks are ready, and there is no dally crush at the present time. i a trict about 1500, and the Board of Edu cation "hesitates about .spending tho money unless authorised by the taxpayers to do so. Mr. Gibson says that he has found that the janitors would be glad to look after the grounds. They want to see the school grounds kept In the best of condition. Some of the East Side school buildings have very unattractive sur roundings, which can be fixed up at small expense. The league hopes to get these grounds attended to In the course of time. ORGANIZE FIRE C03IPAKY. Montavllla in Great Xeed of Protec tion for Its Many Xcw Dwellings. Montavllla Board of Trade Is agitating the question of organizing a fire com pany for the protection of property in that growing suburb. For this purpose all citizens are requested to meet In Ayls worth Hall, on the Base Line road, Fri day evening. May 2. The need for such organization at Mon tavllla Is very great, owing to the great building activity that is going on. There Is now no way to combat fires in that suburb, and once started, sweeps all be-d fore it. MOUXT TABOR MAIL DISTRICT. An Inspector Is Expected to Exam ine Into Conditions Next Month. An Inspector Is expected next month to investigate the request made to the Postal Department for another carrier for the Mount Tabor mall district. A petition was sent In asking that entire school district No. 5 be covered by carrier. Un der tho present conditions only a little oyer half the district Is served by the single carrier. If this petition should be granted, it might result In tho Central Addition postofllce being discontinued. This the people who get their mall there object to, and have sent a remonstrance to Senator Mitchell against discontinuing this office. As the office has just been made a jnoney Order office, Jt 13 consld- ered Improbable that it will be discon tinued. What effect this will have on the grant ing of tho petition for another carrier can only be conjectured. Central postofllce covers a considerable portion of district No. 5, and If It is continued there will probably not be enough territory for two carriers. It may bo that the Inspector will recommend that the present carrier be provided with horse and, cart. He can then cover all the remainder of tlie dis trict, leaving out the Central postoffice and letting it stand as at present. INSTITUTE AT HILLSDALB. At the Close Teachers Will Visit Coancll Crest. County Superintendent Robinson is ar ranging to hold a teachers' institute In the Hillsdale School next Saturday. As the building Is off the street railway, he will announce tlfe way to reach there later. He is trying to make up a party of teachers to return to Portland by way of Council Crest. Many of them have never been on that elevation, and the view will more than repay them for the exertion. The Hillsdale School is south west of Council Crest, and the walk over to this famous elevation is not far nor difficult. Road Work on the Peninsula. Superintendent Hart has been doing some good work on the roads near St. Johns. The Willamette boulevard is be ing repaired and made passable. Also a road Is being graded from the bluff at the end of the boulevard to the lower portion of St. Johns. It is understood that the Willamette boulevard will be graveled from St. Johns to Portsmouth, at which place it has already been graveled from jthe south. If well graveled the Willam ette boulevard would be one of the fin est drives in tho city. Laying: Gs Mains. The Portland Gas Company la laying a 10-lnch gas main on East Burnslde street, as that street is being Improved. It will be extended eastward as far as tho Im provement goes. The company has also distributed six-Inch pipe along East Eighth street, south from East Market to East Sherman streets. The company also proposes to lay gas mains on Will iams avenue and on certain other streets in Multnomah Addition. Power of Pahllc Opinion. There seems to be' no further effort to establish a riverside resort at the foot of Beacon street, Brooklyn, since the mass meeting of citizens remonstrated against it so strongly. Considerable clear ing has been done on the ground and stakes had been set for terracing. No work on the ground has been done this week. Peninsula "Women to Meet. Cippell Browne, president of the Pen insula Board of Trade, has called a meet ing of the women residing on the Penin sula from North Alblna to St. Johns to meet this evening In the hall at Ports mouth to organize a civic Improvement league. Fnnernl This Morning. The funeral of George, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. James Muldoon, who was killed Saturday by a heavy truck pass ing over him, will be held this morning at 10 from the home of his parents, 1143 Minnesota avenue. MADE ANOTHER HIT. Stnnrt Company's Fine Performance of "Lost Paradise" at Baker. Ralph Stuart and his excellent company opened their second week's engagement at the Baker yesterday afternoon In "Lost Paradise" and delighted two crowded houses with a production which was al most flawless. The play, is one which gives the entire company an opportunity to show their strength, and the oppor tunity Is well employed. The many and widely differing characters, the strong climaxes, and the pointed and lively dia logue are such as occur In few dramas; the story Is one of great interest, dealing with the never-solved problem of capital and labor, and while it takes the labor side with considerable emphasis, it docs not do so in such a way as to offend thoso who are to bo found arrayed against the union scale of wages and hours. In the character of Reuben Warner, the young Inventor whose Invention has been made the means to amass a fortuno (or his employer and make that employer's daughter look down 'upon her lowly suit or, Mr. Stuart has a part which fits him, or which he fits, perfectly. He enters Into every scene with a zest and a spirit which arouse enthusiasm, and he dis played a power and fire In the stronger passages last night which those who have seen him only in "By Right of Sword" have had no reason to suspect him of possessing. Particularly good was his work at the close of the second act, wston Warner, driven to desperation by the badgering of a rascally employer, an nounces that If the men go out he goes with them. Miss Lansing Rowan was admirable as Margaret Knowlton, the girl for whose love Warner spends his life. Miss Rowan does not have to exert herself to look and act a young woman of fashion, and In both clothes and manner she was irre proachable. Miss Elizabeth Stewart did a dainty bit of comedy In the first and last acts, and was ably seconded by Ar thur Garrels, who shares with her the honors of several pretty love passages. Frank Sheridan, whose fine abilities were masked last week behind a poor part, played Schwartz, the flre-eatjng work man, In a style which compelled admira tion. He had but little to do, but when It was done no one was prepared to deny that hp is an actor of the first rank. An other member of the cast who found great opportunity In the play was Kath ryn Countlss, whose Cinders was as clever a bit of character work as has been seen In Portland this year. Henry .Auerbach, as Billy Hopkins, a factory boy, contrib uted another clever bit of the same kind, and he and Miss Countlss won the favor of tho audience to such an extent that they almost overshadowed the serious characters of tho play. Louis Forhoff made an excellent confidential clerk, O P. Clary was a lifelike foreman, and the rest of the company, with the exception of Robert Lawrence, who as the knavish Junior partner neither knew his linos nor how to speak them, were excellent. The play was handsomely mounted, the open ing set being received with applause, while the mill scene was remarkably well done. It will run all the week, with a matinee Saturday. COMING ATTRACTIONS. "Secret Service" by the Fravrlcysj at the Marqnam Tonight. The Frawley Company "will present Will iam Gillette's war drama, "Secret Serv ice," at the Marquam Grand Theater to night. "Secret Service" Is one of the best and most cleverly written works in modern dramatic literature. It does not contain a single aside or soliloquy. The persons of the play never explain things to each other, the story being naturally developed as the action proceeds. The time supposed to pass In the drama cor responds exactly to that consumed lri Its representation, and in many other ways the imagination of the spectator is not taxed by palpable devices. Mr. Frawley will appear as Captain Thome, the part formerly played with so much success Sv William Gillette. It is a role demanding peculiar treatment, and Mr. Frawley happily possesses the exact kind of talent for its most effect ive interpretation. For his performance in this character he has won unstinted praise from every newspaper critic in ev ery place in which the company has ap peared. Williams and Walker. The sale of seats will open tomorrow mproing at 10 o'clock: for Williams, and Walker, who come to the Marquam Grand j Theater next Thursday, Friday ana Sat urday nights, with a special matinee Sat urday. A brand new original farce com edy entitled "Sons of Ham" has been written expressly for them and will be produced With all new and original music and songs, with melodies that will be come very popular. The scenery and spectacular electrical effects will be gor geous In the extreme. A large chorus has been selected, with trained voices. The managers, Messrs. Hurtlg and Sea mon, have spared no expense to make this among the most perfect colored pro ductions on the road. NEW WAY TO HATCH EGGS J. W. Jackson Beats Hen's Record by Electric Incubator. Poultry-raisers in the vicinity of Port land find it impossible to supply the de mand for Spring chickens. They receive a high price for young chickens fit (?) for broiling, and if they could only produce them fast enough could make Iqts of money, J. W. (Jackson, of Washington County, who has been worrying along in this business, got tired of the slow work of the old hens, who take up too much time In producing a "clutch" of eggs, and hatching chickens from them, and some time ago put in half a dozen Incubators. These enabled him to turn out more chickens In a given time, but took about the same length of time to do the Incubating as the hens. He read some time ago of a railroad Incubator, In vented .by a local genius. Into which eggs poured In a stream at one end and out of which chlokens poured In a stream at the other end, and this set him wonder ing if the process of Incubation as de vised by Mature could not be hurried up. Jackson determined to use electricity in connection with his Incubators, and now imagines that he is about to obtain the object of hli desire. He is confident that he will sooa be able to hatch chickens from eggs on any time schedule required, and eventually to produce chickens ready for broiling "while you wait," as a slight covering of down on the outside of a mouthful of bones Is all that is required to make a Spring broiler chicken, which is cooked as soon as it cheeps. Everybody knows the warmth from the body of the incubating hen causes the young chick to develop In the egg. Jack son conceived the idea that, by increas ing the amount of warmth, the process Of Incubation could be accelerated, and that, by passing a gentle current of elec tricity through the eggs, the principle of life might be more expeditiously awakened In them. He states that his electric In cubator has proved so much of a suc cess that he Is now able to hatch out a batch of eggs In a trifle over half the time it takes a hen to do the work. A lien Is a weak-minded and very fool ish sort of a fowl, with only a modicum of brains, and consequently is capable of doing nothing more toward hatching the eggs than merely sit on them, as stupid and impassive as a knot on a basswood stump, and can only raise the tempera ture of the eggs to that of her own body. By the aid of electricity passing through the eggs, Jackson is enabled to raise the temperature to any desired .point, and at the same time to stimulate the principle of life contained In the germ of the egg. He finds that he can hurry up the process of incubation in this way, and that the chickens thus hatched out are stronger and more vigorous than those hatched in the ordinary manner. Of course, hlo scheme Is still In the experimental stage, and, from attempting to hurry Incuba tion too much, he has cooked several batches of eggs, but he Is endeavoring to ascertain just how much heat and elec tricity he must use to produce the best results, and Is preparing to apply for a patent on hlo electric Incubator when he has settled these points, and feels confi dent it will make his fortune. If his theory proves correct, a wide flejd of possibilities has opened to the world, for, if heat and electricity accelerate the process of Incubation, It Is quite probable that the period of gestation may also be shortened in the same manner. Lato ob servations on the effects of electricity on protoplasm tend to show that there Is good ground for belief In the practica bility of Jackson's scheme, and he hopes soon to have the theory reduced to a sci ence, and to be able to make known to the world the successful result of his ex periments. TO START MILK PLANT. Eastern Manufacturer Is After Site In Portland. An Eastern capitalist Is reported to be desirous of establishing a condensed milk factory In Portland. C. T. Rogers, a manufacturer of condensed milk machin ery, of Detroit, wrjtes to W. W. Baker, of this city, that he will build a factory In Oregon for the man. Mr. Rogers has also been directed to select a site. The capitalist docs not want any bounty and will furnish all the money himself. His brpthcr will manage the enterprise. Mr. Rogers writes to Mr. Baker: "I shall esteem It a favor If you will refer me to several good locations. The requisites are a large amount of first class fresh milk, good transportation fa cilities, a large supply of pure cold water and cheap fuel. A large, first-class fac tory will be built as soon as a suitable I location Is secured." Mr. Baker has written to Mr. Rogers to find out how much milk the factory will require. He will also bring the sub ject to the attention of the commercial bodies of the city. W. F. NIeman, of Schuyler, Neb., also wishes to look over the state with a view toward establishing a condensed milk faotory. He has written this to Food and Dairy Commissioner Bailey. WHERE TO DINE. Cleanliness, order, best of everything. Portland Restaurant, 305 Washington. Watson's restaurant, the largest and best bill of fare In the city, at popular prices. Twenty-five private dlnlng-roonis for private parties. Open nights to 1 A, M. 9 Homeaeelcersj, Attention! We take this method of informing homesepkers that farming, fruit and pas ture lands' can be purchased In vicinity of Harrisburg. Linn County, Or., for less money, qaullty considered, than elsewhere In the Willamette Valley. Address W. W. Brlggs. secretary Board of Trade. HIjjh-Grnde Pianos for Rent. Sold on easy Installments. Pianos tuned and repaired. H. Slnshelmer. 72 Third st. OSTEOPATHY IN The Marquam Established 1S99. Dr. Walter A. Roaers Graduate of The A. T. Still, Klrksvllle. School of Osteopathy. Office C32-533-Q34 aiarquam Bld&. Phone Main 27. Dr. Gertrude L. Gates Graduate of The Northern Institute of Osteopathy. With Dr. Rogers, except Tue., Thur. and. Sat, mornings. OSTEOPATHY DR. L. B. SMITH, Ot A. T. Still's School ot Osteopathy, Klrlcs ille. Mo. Oldest Osteopath in Oregon. Fourth Tear la Portland. Consultation free at U0 Orecar.Ian bulldlnc Call or write for literature and references. Phone Oak 421. Lady assistant. "MISSOULA." "TETOXKA." E. fi TV. Two New Collars, E. & W. EDISON'S New Process Records For the Phonograph We have just received one thousand of l Air. n-uison s new process wax recorua j." the phonograph. The records are much louder, clearer and more distinct than the old records. The new mplded record Is, In fact, a master record. There is no longer any of that detestable squeaky sound. It will pay you to come and hear them. Visitors always welcome. Mr. Edi son has atoo invented a new speaker, known as the reproducer. It reproduces much louder and clearer. GRAVES &. CO. Sixth Street, Near Washington. Importers and Jobbers, General Music Dealers. ALL THE LATE SHEET MUSIC. Zertepi&ss llfas rfr&ffon -rC I niiiOif yv 3" 'o Prices itmsiai&ist urttb nsfali Good Work Ergravii Department OregonJ&n Pufc.Co. Walk-Over and Sorosis o o o o o Have made a hit. Now we want your children's trade. So every Friday we give away a PRESENT with every pair of shoes. : KNIGHT SHOE CO. ? Fifth and Washington Sts. 9 A PESTIFEROUS GERM. Burroivs T-p the Scalp Into Dandruff and Saps the Hair'; Vitality. People who complain of falling hair as a rule do not knew that It Is the result of dandruff, which Is caused by a pestif erous parasite burrowing up the scalp as It digs down to the sheath in -which the hair is fed In the scalp. Before long the hair root Is shriveled up and the hair drops out. If the work of the germ Is not destroyed hafir keeps thinning till baldness comes. The only way to euro dandruff Is to kill the germ, and until now there has been no hair preparation that would do it; but today dandruff Is easily eradicated by Kewbro's Herplcide, which makes hair glossy and soft as silk. Painless dentist. Dr. Fred Prclin Dekum building-. Full set teeth th rr 8, 22K k22K M?vJ Gold crowns, Bridge -work Philadelphia graduate. All the latest appli ances for Joins perfect work. Fred Prehn. The Dekum, corner Third and "WashitfEton. Portland. Or. fir F C RR0WN EYE ANr EAR diseases. VI. X-. V. DIU tl II Uarauam bldcrooms 026-7 The Standard for Over Half a Century BEWARE OF IMITATIONS ESBERG-GUNST CIGAR CO., Distributing Agents, --- ....W.L. DOUGLAS.... SHOES GODDARD-KELLY. SHOE COMPANY SIXTH AND WASHINGTON STS. - MHMCtMMMHHMMtMMMMtHMHMt J "THOUGHTLESS FOLKS WORK," BUT && Y?r&f&&tei J 1884 1902 4 i 4 at 4 erty of purse often accompanies poverty of vision.. Eyes are bread- winners and when their functions fall Income ceases. Have them put In good working order at the Port land Optical Institute, and Keep your salary going. J ) 9 i WALTER REED The Optician. 133 Sixth St., Oregonian BIdg. 9 m No Vlore Dread OF THE Dental Chair TEETH EXTRACTED AND FILLED ABSO LUTELY WITHOUT PAIN, by our late scien tific method applied to the gums. No sleep producins agents or cocaine. These are the only dental parlors in Port land havins PATENTED APPLIANCES and ingredients to extract, nil and apply sold, crowns and porcelain crowns undetectables from natural tpeth. and warranted for 10 yars. WITHOUT THE LEAST PAIN. Full set of teeth $3, a perfect fit guaranteed or no pay. Gold crowns. $5. Gold nlllns. $1. Sliver fllllngs, 00c. All work done by GRADUATE DENTISTS of from 12 to 20 years experience, and each department In chargo of a special's. EXAMINATION FREE SET TEETH ,. .? 5.0O GOLD CROWNS ?5.00 GOLD FILLIAGS $1.00 SILVER, FILLINGS . . . . . OO PLATES :E We are making a specialty of gold crown and bridge work; the moat beautiful, painless and durable of all dental work known to the pro fession. Our name alone will be a guarantea that your work will be of the best. We have a specialist in each department. Bent operators, best gold workmen and extractors of teeth; in fact, all the staff are Inventors of modern dentistry. We will tell you in advance exactly what your work tvIH cost by free examination. Give us a call and you will find wu do exactly as we advertise. Our aim is to give the best work possible and guarantee all work for 10 years with a protective guarantee. All ot our prices are the lowest consistent with first-class work. W do not compete with cheap dental work, but our charges are less than one-half that charged, by others. New York Dental Parlors Main office. Fourth and Morrison Sts., Portland. HOURS 8 TO 8; SUNDAYS, 8 TO 2. Branch offices CM .First ave., Seattle. Wash. CHAS. T. PREHN, Dentist 19 Hamilton, 1S1 Third Street. Vitalized air for painless extractions,. Oregon phone Clay 4S5. -- FOR MEN: XFORDS PATENT KID BLUCHER CUT Pov iSsfltai niH8?! HAVE THE HARDEST, QUICK-WITTED PEOPLE USE This signature is on every box ot the gennmt) Laxative Bromo-OuinineTabisu res;ed7 tfci ckxcs a coM lm a ,