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r i i I THE. MORNING QEElGOIAN,t MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 19tp2. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF The QreKontan's Telephones. s OREGON. Counting: Koom ... ...Mala, C87 Managing Editor Main 638 City Editor Main 168 Composing Boom Main 6S3 Eaet Side Office East SI Superintendent Bul'.dlns Bed2S23 COLUMBIA. Counting- Room 6C7 Editorial Room 166 Composing Room .714 Engine Room 298 AMUSEMENTS. MARQUAM GRAND THEATER Tonight, at 8:15. Primrose & Dockstadcr's big minstrel company. THE' BAKER THEATER Tonisht at 8:15. Nelll Stock Company in "We'uns ot Tennes see." CORDRATS THEATER Tonight at 8:15, "James Boys In Missouri." Basis op the Mistuttob Trade. A young woman who was selecting a very liberal supply of misuetoe oougns irum the stock of a street vender Saturday was accosted by a -young man, who said It was hardly worth while to spend money on mistletoe, as there had been a move ment started in New York to abolish kissing. The young- woman remarked that this was rather an unfavorable time of the year to start such a scheme, and she did not Imagine it would be adopted here before Christmas. "Who" put this scheme on foot?" she asked. 4I do not know," said the young man, "but I suppose It was some crank of a health officer, as It Is based on the danger of transmission of disease by microbes in kissing. You -fJTiow It is said that men scorn to kiss among themselves, and scarce would kiss a brother, but women want to kiss so bad they kiss and kiss each other." "Do not fool yourself," said the young woman. "Many men will oppose the scheme, which was probably devised by some woman, to make the kissing business' brisker dur ing the holidays. If the idea gets abroad that kissing is to be abolished after the holidays, mistletoe will be !n such de mand that I shall not be able to buy any more. So take this little sprig along and make the most of it." These microbes are becoming a nuisance, and it may soon be necessary for every one to carry a fumigating machine and a lot of formaldehyde in his -pocket to exterminate them entirely. Prepares List of Franchises. City Auditor Devlin has been at work for sev eral days preparing a list of some 25 or more ordinances passed by the cities of Portland. East Portland, and Albina years ago before consolidation, granting fran chises to street railways, electric light and other companies. In which no time is specified. The companies holding such franchises of course insist that they are perpetual, and hope that they will be defi nitely made so It the new charter comes In force. In order to prevent any danger or this the Common Council proposes to repeal all these ordinances, and for this reason Auditor Devlin Is preparing a list of them. Of course, it Is expected that all the companies will apply for new franchises, but they will be careful to Insert a time; limit, as perpetual fran chises "would not-be granted. Through the adoption of a new charter once in a while and the untiring efforts of Common Councils and clt? officials, the business of the city will probably get straightened out some time, and it will be known Just how long the limit of all franchises is, and how much the holders of such valu able privileges are to contribute to the income of the city. Street Bubble Bursts. The bubble In the pavement of Fourth street at the intersection of Madison, which was no ticed a day or two ago, was at once In vestigated by Howard Whiting, who su perintended the paving of the street for the Carbolineum "Wood Preserving Com pany. He found that the cement curb had .been . wrecked by the former pave ment, and that the bubble in the pave ment had been caused by the water flow ing down the Madison-street gutter get ting under the edge of the pavement on account of the broken curb. There has been no trouble of any kind with the pavement on Fourth street anywhere, and neither the treatment of the blocks nor the contractors or workmen were In any way responsible for the bubble mentioned, which has been put to rights. A cement sidewalk and a new cement curb Is what is needed at Fourth and Madison. "Work op the Street-Cleaners. The addition of 10 men to the number em ployed in the Street-Cleaning Depart ment has enabled Superintendent Alec Donaldson to make a very satisfactory showing of work In the district north of Washington street from Front to Six teenth during the past week. The dis trict between Washington and Columbia and Front and Sixteenth will -be cleaned up this week, and next week East An keriy and a block on each side will be cleaned from Grand avenue to East Twenty-first street. When this is com pleted the force will be sent to Upper Al blna. The city is so large and the Street-Cleaning Department so small that when one district has been attended to it is some time before the .cleaners get around to it again. In order to have de cent streets citizens must stop throwing rubbish , and debris Into them. Sold Water to Neighbor. A citizen of the South End is in trouble with the water works officials. He has for a year or two been suspected 6f infringing on the rules of the Water Committee, but it has been impossible to detect him In the act. Now the inspector has ascertained that he has been supplying a resident on property adjoining his own with water and making, a monthly charge for It The water has been carried away In a "bucket through a sort of concealed gate in the fence. When asked by the Inspector to pay up he declined to make any set tlement He will probably be made an example of. Probably more water came through his faucet than he could use, so he thought it a good plan to dispose of It and could afford to furnish It at less than the regular "rates. Large revenue From Licenses. The fees due the city for licenses under the occupation tax ordinance have at last been about all paid up, with the result that the city's income from licenses- has been unusually large this quarter over $50,000. Licenses for next quarter will be due January 1, and City Auditor Devlin has had printed and is sending out notices to all who require occupation licenses. blank forms for application, .and as the cost of these licenses is now graded ac cording to the amount of business done, a table of rates and classifications is printed on the back of the application. All statements in regard to the mount of business done by applicants for licenses must be verified under oath by some one having knowledge of the business. Holiday Rush at Postofpice. With the aid of 10 extra clerks and extra men to help the carriers, an international win" dow added to the money order depart ment and extra exertions on the part of all. Postmaster Croasman is keeping up with the extraordinary rush of holiday business, and is determined that the force shall not be snowed under, notwithstand lng that the increase of business, for the season is much greater than ever be fore. There has. been a steady Increase of business through "the year, as shown by the receipts, but the increase of late has been something wonderful. The lob bles in the Postofflce are thronged all day long, and carriers and mall wagons come and go loaded to their full capacity. Coin-Operating Machines, latest and largest variety. Sole agents wonderful automatic banjo, electric pianos, superb automatic changing Reglna. music boxes. Chicago and Dewey trade machines, card machines, complete line of novelties. Transcontinental Machine Company,. 343 Washington street,-both 'phones. Invent ors, manufacturers, jobbers of novelties. Established 1693. Aune, fotbgrafer, calls special attention to the necessity of arranging for early engagements for portraits for the holi days. Collib puppies for presents. See C. D, Nairn' collection at Poultry Show, Seemed Like Chicago. The streets and stores of i Portland are crowded -these days with people doing their holiday shopping, but Saturday and Saturday evening 10,000 school children were added to the crowd, and It was hardly possible to gel about on some of the business streets. A c'tlzen Just .returned from Chi cago, riding home In a street-car Sat urday evening, said there were so many people on the streets' that he could imag ine he was still In Chicago. He said he had noticed that Portland was ahead of Chicago in the matter of having the names of streets stamped In 'the cement sidewalks at the corners, and Jt was also ahead of Chicago in the matter of expectoration in street-cars being pro hibited, and the law obeyed. A woman's club In Chicago which has been working for eight years to get the nuisance 61 ex- , pectorating In street-cars abolished by moral suasion, Is now endeavoring to get a city ordinance passed imposing a fine on persons guilty of expectorating in .cars or other public conveyances. When moral suasion and the ethics of sanitation fall the Chicago women will try what can be done with? a legal club, which appears to be the only argument that a Chicago man pays any attention to. Kellt Street to Be Known to Fame. Kelly street, which has heretofore been an unknown thoroughfare to many, Is soon to be a much-traveled and fine street It Is situated between Hood and Corbett street, and extends south from Abernethy street to within a block ' or so of the Macadam road, with which it will soon be connected. The work of macadamizing Kelly street its full length has been going on for some time and Is now practically completed. The property owners are feeling very' proud of their fine street It may be as well to omit Frank Hacheney from this list, as- al though he was in favor of Improving the street the cut made In front of his block has caused the bank to cave down and bury his sidewalk for some distance, and has also tumbled down his chicken-house and distracted the attention of his chick ens from their business, just wrhen fresh eggs are scarce and high. Next Summer all -who go out pleasure driving on the Improved speedway and White House road will go and come over Kelly street which can be reached from Corbett or Hood. The street will be In good condi tion and free from the heavy team traffic, which' will be confined to Water street Front and First Streets Bust. With the return of prosperous times the in crease of business and the growth of the business part of the city Front and First streets are beginning to resume their old time appearance of business activity, and are at times crowded with teams as closely as they used to be. when they formed the business part of the city. Front street has always been a busy street, but now it is thronged and over crowded with teams more, than ever be fore, and First street is very often thronged with teams more crowded than ever before. The Skidmore fountain 16 In use all day long by man and beast, and is fulfilling the purpose for which It was intended by the donor when he pre sented it to the city. A man who stopped at the fountain Saturday to get a drink found ono of the cups gone and men us ing each of the others, and he had to wait for his cup of Bull Run. The busi ness part of the city may now be con sidered to embrace all the streets from the river back to Seventh and to be spread ing rapidly in all directions. Bridges Alx, Need Repairs. The num ber of bridges and elevated roadways which are under repair or in urgent need of being repaired at this time -Is very large, and some wonder has been ex pressed at so many such jobs turning up" all at once and of course all at the worst possible time. City Engineer Elliott says this is easily accounted for. The bridges and roadways were all built about the same time, that Is. within a year or two before or after 1S90, when times were yet prosperous and people were in humoc for such Improvements. They were all built of wood because It was the handiest and cheapest material to be had, and as 10 or 12 years is the limit of durability of such material, the bridges naturally all give out about the same time. Some day when these, roadways are filled and steel takes the place of wood In bridges, there will not "be so much repairing to be done in the Winter time. Japanese kimonos, Canton crepe shawls. linen embroideries, Netsuke purses. Sale Hotel Portland. F. J. Morse & Co. F. W. Baltes & Co.. linotypers. printers. Wise Bros., dentists. The Failing. Evert grocer carries Ben Hur flour.' TO BE NO DEADHEADS. Everyone "Will Pay for Tic:et at Press Club Benefit. There will not be a "deadhead" in the house next Thursday night at the Baker Theater, when the Nelll Stock Company will present "We-uus of Tennessee" as a grand benefit performance for the City Press Club of Portland. This will prob ably be something that has never hap pened before. People have often seen the notice, "Free list entirely suspended," but this has never applied to the news paper men", the theatrical profession and others v?ho have earned a right to seats, But when the sign Is put up this time It means absolutely what it says. Every .newspaper man, and they will all be there, will pay for their seats; even the dramatic critics, who feel themselves to be a privileged class around theaters. have been obliged to hand over their cash, in order that they may see the show on that evening. Not only that, but the ushers, the candy-sellers, and even Man ager Baker himself, all will be obliged to buy their way Into the Baker Theater. while the ticket-taker will not be per mitted to step Inside unless he can show a piece of pasteboard entitling him to a seat Tne only ones to enter the house free' of charge will be the members of the IselH Stock Company and the orches tra which will furnish the music. While there has been a steady advance sale of seats for the benefit performance. there are still a number of good seats remaining, which can be secured either at the box-office of the theater or by buying tickets from the members and exchang ing them for reserved seats. The City Press Club desires this, its Initial bene fit, to be made an overwhelming success. and that the Nelll Stock Company be faced with the largest crowd ever seen In this theater. The newspaper men have many friends In Portland, and they will depend on them to see that every seat In the house Is not only sold, but occupied tnat mgnt. As has been stated, the City Press Club, wnicnk was duc recently organized, con sists of the active newspaper workers of tne papers in Portland managing editors. editors, department men and the report ers, une ana au are interested In mak lng this benefit successful. Tickets are for sale at the Baker Theater and the Marquam Grand, and all the newspaper men aiso nave mem tor sale. These enn be exchanged at the box-office at any ume Deiore uie penormance next Thurs day night- ah ocictuiig ire-uns oi j.ennessee as tne piay ror the benefit performance. great care was taken, and it is believed that this is one of the most popular piays in ine repertoire of the comnanv. Show your friendship and good will to the newspaper men by securing seats and at tending the theater that night WHERE W DINE. "What to eat" solved correctly at the Portland Restaurant, 30a Washington. Special six-course dinner at the Imperial Hotel restaurant today, 50 cents; second noor; tane elevator, 12 to a Jt. ax. Special six-course dinner at the Imperial Hotel restaurant today, 50 cents; second floor; take elevator, 12 to 8 P. M. GoIbb to Heaphli? Before starting call up O. R. & N. ticket office and ask about the new tourist car" service via Denver, .Kansas City and ot. Louis. City, ticket office, Third and Wasa- iscton. I 7VT THE THEATERS . ' T '"Miin t n t "The James Boya 1b Misiioari. Jesse i. John Abbott Frank Harry Darling Jack Bently ............Lew Silvers Bob Ford..... William "Woods Llge Punkln Bud Meley Dr. Samuels ;..J. E. McDonough Jennie Summers.. Harriett Leo Mrs. Samuels..- Miss May "Woods Liza Jane .....Miss M. Mullery "Wow!" (Gun play.) "Je-e-e-rusalem!" (Gun plaj.) "Vengeance-ah!" (Gun play.) "Be-eware, Jesse James!" (Gun play.) "Dead men tell no tales!" (Gun play.) "Throw up your hands, darn you!" Crack-et-y-crack-crack! (Gun playi of course.) " Bang-et-y-bang-bang! . ' Death of heroic martyr, Jesse James. (Dies with his fancy, melodramatic boots on.) Surrender of heroic martyr, Frank James (with his fancy, melodramatic boots" on.) (Curtain.) . The foregoing is submitted as a strictly Impressionistic synopsis of the perform ance at Cordray's yesterday before a full house, composed chiefly of boys between the ages of 10 and 25 years. The management Is strictly honest with the public, for It comes right out in the open and calls the play the "James Boys In Missouri" Consequently the public knows what to expect, and may, by the simple ruse of buying a ticket at the window, have its expectations realized clean up to the handle Now, If It were billed as "Dr. Samuel's Stepsons a Mis souri Society Drama," it would be anoth er matter, and some people might think they had a legitimate kick coming. How ever, by advertising "on the square," as was done, the theater was filled with an Intensely appreciative audience, the large ly juvenile portion of which swallowed Its gum in paroxysms of excitement In this production the James Boys are made to appear as they are known and loved by the great army of dime novel readers; picturesque heroes, marvelous in coolness and courage. They have been dreadfully wronged and slandered by the "gang. They are guilty of no crimes. but are miraculously expert In "getting the drop." Both the James Boys and all the members of the "gang" carry several "guns" none of your toy pistols, but gen uine nickel-plated "gats," a foot long; moreover, their high, fancy boots, which are worn nowhere outside of melodrama, are simply dreams, and fill the heart of the small boy with a longing that no quantity of gum or cigarettes can satisfy. Mention should not be omitted of the affecting scene where the heroine, Jennie Summers (In lovo with Jesse), comes out and says i "Whither thou goest, I will go; whither thou diest, I will die. Thy people shall be my people," etc j By the way. Bud Meley does a clever acrobatic specialty, which is marred, however, by a very disgusting " trick of blowing into a handkerchief and , then picking it up with his teeth' In a contor tion. : CLEVER FAKER BOBS UP Man Who Masqueraded as J. C. Dray ton Deceive Rich Widow. . Henry Sllverburg, who posed in this city last July as J. Coleman Drayton, the New York millionaire, and who was arrested at the Portland Hotel by Detective. Day as a suspicious person, and then forced to leave town after he had disposed of about $6000 worth of .bric-a-brac, was asked by the po lice to leave El Paso, Tex., last week Thursday because of a transaction affect ing the customs duty on diamonds valued at $25,000. The diamonds were bought In England, and were seized to collect the duty that should have been paid on them when they were brought to the port of New York. The dispatch states that since his visit to Portland Sllverburg married a Mrs. M. A. McHatton, a rich widow, at St Louis, Mo. She had met him in England and redeemed his diamonds from a pawnbroker by paying $10,000, but trouble came when the customary duty was not paid on the diamonds on their arrival in this country. and the Treasury Department officials at Washington, D. C, took action in regard to the matter. In the meantime the new Mrs. Sllverburg, who is 60 years old, and her young husband had a domestic dif ference. She sued for a divorce on the ground that her husband had hypnotized her, and obtained a decree two hours after the original petition was filed. Then Sll verburg drifted to El Paso, where the Treasury officials traced him, and when their errand was made known he surren dered his pawn ticket for the diamonds and -the ilatter were obtained and placed In the Custom-House vault for safe keep ing. Detective Dan Riley next had an In terview with Sllverburg, with the result that the latter suddenly left for the City of Mexico. Sllverburg is a good-looking man of about 8 years. He has an aristocratic appearance and is a fine conversationalist When in Portland -last Summer he was ac companied by a Mrs. Tuck, 30 years old. who had been an operatic singer 'and was divorced from her husband. The latter is the son of a New York millionaire. When here Sllverburg appeared to bo quite de voted to Mrs. Tuck. His portrait forms part of the collection in the rogues' gal lery. He gave one or two swell dinners while here, and rode a good deal on blood ed horses, but after selling to private In dividuals some of the valuables Mrs. Tuck had In her possession he paid all his debts so far aa is known. Sllverburg Is also known as J. J. Craig and Jackson C. Davis. THREE BAD BARGAINS. Interesting; Address Is Delivered in the Y. M. C. A. Auditorium. Rev. A, J. Montgomery, of the Third Presbyterian Church, spoke of the "Three Worst Bargains in History" at the audi torium of the Young Men's Christian As sociation yesterday afternoon. Vocal mu sic was rendered by Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hamilton. "The first of these three bad bargains," said the speaker, "is Esau's sale of his birthright for a mess of pottage. Though Jacob and Esau were twins, they had en tirely different characters, for Esau loved the chase, while the younger brother sel dom left the camp. It is as much a sin for a mall to drive a close bargain when he has an advantage as it is for ine other to dispose of that which is his by divine right, and Jacob was equally guilty with his brother when he took advantage of the other's hunger by making the barter of the birthright. "The second bargain was that of Jo sepn s orotners wnen iney soia mm as a slave. After a lapse of years, let us look at him in a position of power in the great nation of Egypt; when his brothers came to buy corn. His strategy to see Benjamin made them fear punishment and their guilty consciences told them it was a punishment for their crime toward their younger brother. "The other bargain is that of Judas Iscarlot in betraying 'Jesus for30 pieces of silver, or ibout ?1S Jnour money. .Re pentance forced him to an attempted re payment of the blood-money, and when this was refused, he went out and. hanged himself. Mere sorrow for sin is not enough. Neither Esau nor Joseph's broth ers nor Judas felt the true repentance a Christian Is asked to feel. Sorrow for .sin is not the true repentance." HIsh-Grade Pianos fer Rent. Sold on easy Installments. Pianos tuned and repaired. H, SInshelmer. 72 Third at. "We -Una of Tennessee.' Hiram Gray. ...Fred Mower Daniel Gray. . . .-. Albert -Mann Jack Gray.... .. . Charles Wyngate Sidney Gray . . ..William Lamp Major-General Bryant. .Thomas Delaney William Pool..., ...William Bernard Jack Thomas Robert Slddle Scank Cernals .Carlylo Russell Zlvlan Champe.. . .Howard Russell Ige Monroe... J Bennett Southard. Uncle Ned, colored servant of Hiram .William H. Dills Martha Gray, .Hiram's wife . , Roy Bernard Ellen Champe.....'. ....Ulna Gleason Sapho Champe... ........ Lillian Rhoads Mandy Mdnroo ......Elsie Esmond Lucile Courtney. .....Cathrlno Countlss Aunt MlHy. . .Elspeth Graham McNeill "We-.'Uns of Tennessee" was produced by the Nelll Stock Company toa crowd ed house at Baker's Theater yesterday. The play Is something of a departure In style from any which this , company has given for some time past, but while It does not give the leading people of the company so much opportunity tobe seen at their best, it is most absorbing, and carries a number of exceedingly clever features. The scenery and stage setting in general is novel and as excellent as ever. The scene of act 2, Chlckamauga Park, Is strikingly effective, a genuine waterfall being introduced In . the cen ter of the background. It Is in this scene that Miss Lillian Rhoads has an inter esting bit of "business," which quite cap tivates the audience. She is obliged (as Sapho Champe) to wade across the run ning water, so she plumps down in dainty fashion (with many admonitions to Sidney Gray to keep his back turned) and, removing shoes and stockings, performs the feat, after which she resumes the articles, with some difficulty , about a garter. The whole Is managed daintily. Miss Countlss as Lucile Courtney gets all that Is out of the part. She is especially charming In the opening scene, where she receives the love confession from Jack Gray. Charles Wyngate as Jack Gray holds the attention with his fine voice" and stage presence. His bayonet duel with Mr. Southard is of the extra melodramatic or der. Stage knife fights, unlike sword Tights, never are made very thrilling, for there Is no chance for the display of skill. The effect Is seldom of advantage to the play. Mr. Bernard as Colonel William Pool has a new line to follow, In which he Is as clever as ever, even to that inimi table walk of hls. William Lamp, as Sidney Gray, made it evident that he will' prove one of the favorites at the Baker. In Llge Munro, Bennett Southard has one of the best parts that has been given him for some time, and his work In it Is excellent Fred 'Mower, as Hiram Gray, the old ex-Confederate, renders the character splendidly. Miss McNeill, as Aunt Melly, and" Mr. Dills, as Uncle Ned, delighted the audi ence with .their rendering of the char acters of the old-fashioned colored fam ily servants. BIG MINSTRELS TONIGHT Primrose & Dockstacler Open nt the Marquam. y Tonight and tomorrow nlght4at the Mar quam Grand Theater Portland's favorite minstrel company. Primrose & Dock- stader, under the management of James t Decker, will!be.,the bill. It 13 not quite tme-year since5 this magnificent prganiza-, uon appeared at tne Marquam to three large and enthusiastic audiences (being here Chrlatmas matinee and nighti and was conceded by all to be the "top notch er" of minstrelsy. Every one at all ac quainted with theatrical matters will tell you Primrose & Dockstader themselves are "It," and are surrounded this year by the best company they have ever car ried. The parade will start from the theater at 11:45 A. CM. this morning. EDWIN MIITON ROYLE. College Graduate, Actor, Author and Orator "Combined. The advance sale of seats will open tnls morning at 10 o'clock for Edwin Milton Royle In "Friends." Like William Gillette and James A. Heme, Edwin Milton Royle is an author-actor, and for the past half dozen years has been his own manager' uunng starring tours. His first play, "Friends," made his reputation and his fortune, and this successful comedy-drama will be seen on Wednesday evening, De cember 17, at the Marquam. Mr. Royle comes of a well known Southern family, and spent his boyhood In the West. He was educated at Princeton University, where he distinguished himself In litera ture, oratory, debate and general schol arship. He afterward; spent several years In travel and study abroad. At Edinburgh University he again distinguished himself under Dr. David Masson, for In a class of more than 400 Olr. Royle stood among the first seven, and was the prize man In Erfgllsh composition. "Foxy Qnillcr." Tho advance sale of seats will be Dlaced on sale tomorrow (Tuesday) morning fori '-J -vu.... , v HAWt WlllCit I LI 111(2 Marquam Grand Theater next Thursday, Friday, and Saturday matinee and night. xiio miBEsi musical organization ever taken on the road Is the "Foxy Qulller" Opera Company, presenting de Koven's and Smith's comfc opera "Foxr Qulller." Mr. Richard Golden is .the star and he Is supported by Miss Carlotta Gilman, prima donna; Adolph Zlnk. the famous TJlUnn- tlon actor; Mr. Henry Leone, Melville Col lins, George Head. Daisy Hamlin, Edna Bronson. Marie Christie and others. Nn opera In years has created the furore that aoxy yumer" has by reason of its super- MILLIONS OF FISH. Salmon Hatchery Has Planted ' Myriads of Fry in River: "When more than 14.000,000 young salmon irom one natchery are planted in tribu tarios of the Columbia River, the fishing maustry in tnis district must surely derive some nenent therefrom." . An Oregonlan reporter had asked Claude Waillck, who is in charge 'of the Govern ment hatchery on the Little White Salmon River, if it was certain that the planting of salmon fry In a stream "increased the run of flsh In that locality in later sea sons. cuurae, saiu w.r. vv.auiCK, "It is a difficult matter to ascertain exactly what Becomes ot young nsn wnich have been artificially reared and then turned loose to shift for themselves. It is one of tho mysteries ot the sea where the salmon keep themselves . when, they are not run ning In the rivers. There must be count less millions of this fish In the ocean somewhere, but Just where is not known. Except when they ascend their home streams to spawn, after spending several years In the salt water, a salmon is never heard of. "It Is generally believed, however, that salmon always return to the stream they wgre born in, when they- are ready to spawn. This theory has been almost proved. and is accepted as arfact by nearly all of those who have made a study of the in dustry. So when -Tve plant fry In the Co lumbia River "we have good grounds for believing that the local fishing enferprisea reap a piscatorial harvestiater on." "Yoir don't think then said, the re porter, "that the young fish are all eaten up by other flsh bef ore they attain -an age of usefulness?" "There Is not much danger of that." said JI4r. Walllckv VAs a matter of fact there Edison . v Phonographs Are as popular as ever. As an entertainer at nome tney are unexceuea. Every pleasure that sound can give is condensed on Its cylinders, and the priv ilege nt "boxin" vour own and your ,friends voices for future use is a never- lalllng source -of enjoyment. Its variety is Inexhaustible, for as long as human genius keeps on producing new music, new recitations, new instruments, the phonograph goes on making perma nent the otherwise fleeting: pleasure. , The charm of the enjoyment depends on the clearness and accuracy of the repro duction, and for this reason the Edison phonograph gives greater satisfaction than any other, device sold for this pur pose. With the new reproducer and new mold ed records, the phonograph is perfect. For sale- by Graves. & Co., Leading Music Dealers, 124 6th Street, Corner Washington. Visitors Welcome. ta vprv few fishes that can get away with n salmon after he has become a com niotn flan Wfl do not turn the fry loose until they are "about two inches long. Then we plant them at dusk so tnat tney win have ft chance to scatter before daylight when their enemies are abroad. We know that they gradually work down to the sea and hope in time to find out exactly where they go after tnat ana wnen iuejr icmm. CATS SLEEP AND PURR. While Hens Clnclc anl Roosters Crow at Ponltry Sfeovr. The cats on exhibition at the. poultry show of the Orecon State Poultry Asso elation passed yesterday in peaceful Sun day afternoon cat naps, for they were not so much disturbed by the curious as on th onenlne dav of the exhibit. Juage J?. A. Stuhr passed upon their merits during thf dav. and after being, decoratea witn the coveted ribbons the high-bred felines tucked their paws beneath their nuny breasts and purred contentedly. But the assembled roosters made just as mucn noise as ever, and those opposite the cat boxes were Incited by Jealousy to the most nnr-snlHtlncr erowinir Imaginable, for If they could no longer eaten tne puduc eye tney could at least catch Its ear, and they lmDroved the opportunity to tne utmost. Off in one corner the guinea fowls gave excellent Imitation of filing a rusty saw, while from all over the room came the deep-toned voices of. the big Plymouth Rocks and Langshans. The huge turkey gobblers quarreled all day, and the pierc ing voice of the bantams sounded above the hubbub. A couple of would-be humorists strolled past the cat boxes and made alleged witty comments- upon them. "Now, this is an angora, and . of course it can understand nothing but goat talk," said one. "Well, then, don't butt In," answered the bther. "Look at this funny-looking Siamese cat; how do you suppose it ever got here?" 'That's easy. Why, of course, Prince W X Y S, etc., presented it to the city which entertained him." Judge F. A. Stuhr has made the follow- lng awards In the cat sideshow: Angoras. Neuter First, C. L. Wingard. Walla Walla; male kittens, tabby, first, C. L. Wingard r black, first, C. L. Wingard;1 fe male, tabby, first, C. L. Wingard; female, gray, first, C L. Wingard; female, silver. first, C. L. Wingard. White Australian Female, first, N. F. Taggart, Portland. Persian Female, first, Portland Bird Co. orange male, second, Arnest Harris. Port land; neuter, any color,. V. H; C, George Moore, P6rtTand. Maltese. Neuter First, Harry Anderson, Portland second, J. E. Wright, Portland; kittens, male, first and second,Theodore Trautman, Portland; male, second, Mrs. Van Buskirk, Oak Grove. Maltese and white Flrst'and second. Ar thur Neal, Portland. $ Skort-Haired. Siamese First, F. V. Holman, Portland; tortoise-shell, first, G. F. Holman, Port land; black, male, first, J. H. Knight. Portland; yellow, male, first. Miss L. M. Patterson,, Mount Tabor; yellow and white. male, v. H. c, Graham Ball, Mount Tabor; tabby, female and kittens, V. H. C, E. Larsen, Portland. MILLMEN TO LOG. IjTtmberlnf? Companies Forced to Buy Large Timber Tracts. The investment by the. Eastern & "West ern Lumbering Company of a large sum In timber lands Is in the natural order of business, logging men say. Sooner or later the mlllmen get into the business of logging for -themselves. They have done this extensively In every other lum ber manufacturing center In the North west, some time ago. Portland mlllmen are the last to do so, and now they will have to Invest large amounts. Those who have been wondering what effect the new departure would have on the price of logs have learned that Wt B. Ayer, head, of the Eastern & "Western Lumbering Com pany, has stated that he is' in favor of maintaining the price of logs, and in ac cordance with this, he ha3 advanced the price he was paying 50 cents per 1000. The fact that he is not likely to be buying many logs In future, while his competitors will have to, may have somethihg to do with his advancing the price. There is little prospect of the price of logs going up much for several years. There is so much burnt timber that must lie got rfd of within a certain time that the mills will be kept supplied at reason able rates. This burnt timber should be got rid of in four or Ave years, but thero is more of It than was supposed, and men who ought to know say that It will be 10 years before the, last of this burnt timber is seen. Once, it ,is cut and the bark off, it is safe for some time.. So many will be anxious to get rid of so much of this timber as soon as possible that the price Is not likely to go up, but It will not do for mlllmen to try to take advantage of the situation and put the price too low, for a number of those having large tracts of burnt timber are able to put up mills and cut it themselves if necessary. BACK FROM SIBERIA. Vancouver Residents Sccnre Conces sions for Canneries. Charles S. "Windsor and Andrew Hous ton, of Vancouver, B. C, who have just returned from Siberia, are In the city on a visit to their old friend, State Senator George T. Myers. Mr. "Windsor and Mr. Houston went to Siberia for the purpose of investigating the resources of that country, and they acquired some conces slons for canning establishments, of which they will soon avail themselves. They found Siberia to be-an undeveloped coun- trv. Its fields abound with lumber and Its streams with fish, and along its' coast are mineral deposits. Gold is found 'every where, and in the city of Vladivostok coal Is mined. The government Is liber ally inclined to the Introduction of Amer lean and English capital, and all foreign ers are treated very well. In Vladivostok the visitors saw 6000 barrels of Oregon flour, and a quanUty of other Oregon products. In Vladivostok . the ruling language of trade was Russian. .German came next, for the German colony Is large and the natives of the Fatherland have secured a strong foothold in the city. English, was third and French fourth. The cltv Is thoroughly up to- date. As a terminus of tho Trans-Siberian "Railroad, it is within 16 days' cohimunicatlon of St Petersburg and a days of London. Some of thebulld- Electric Lamps Reduced Portland General Electric Co. inca would do credit to any city In the United States or England, and the resi dents of Vladivostok are justly proud of them. , Leaving Siberia, Mr. Windsor and Mr. Houston paid a visit to Japan, which, they say, is a paradise for tourists. After pass ing several weeks In the Mikado's king dom, they returned, to this country. Toy Trunks! Toy Trunkal Harris Trunk Co., Morrison, near 2d. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You HaVe Always Bought Bears, the Signature of INDIAN BASKETS ALL REDUCED Genuine Chllcat blanket, $73. Beaded belts, bows and arrows, shopping baskets. Lots of Alaskan . baskets just arrived. "We are di rect traders with Indians, and can undersell any one. BASKET ROOMS 13th and Washington Sts. RUG : AND KHILEMS New importation. Largest collection in the West from which to choose. An opportunity for a short time to se'eurd fine rugs" at low prices. 345 WASHINGTON STREET Near Seventh. Open Evenings. 4) ' X CHRISTMAS CAROLS CANTO No. 12 x x $ X X X X X X X x x X X x THE LAST TOUCH In a box at the Baker, In silk, satin and lace, Domes and damselft of Portlnnd The play grandly srrnce. To their manifold charms, Add nn opera Rlnsn, From our dainty selection For Merry Xmas. 'OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL AFTER CHRISTMAS "WALTER REED The Optician. 133 Sixth Street Oregonlan Building t Sft&ER Polish Reduces labor to a minimum Does not cake or fill up interstices All responsible jewelers keep it 35 cent3 a package BambooFurniture "Wholesale and Retail. R. KOHARA CO. 287 THIRD STREET, PORTLAND OR. RENTON LUMP COAL For House Use Ik Cleanest and Best at JJG.50. Both 'Phones. VULCAN COAL CO. CHAS. T. PREHN, Dentist IO Hamilton, 131 Third Street. Vitalised air tor painless extractions.-; Oregon phone Clay 4S5. Rlpans Taonles, doctors find, A euod prescription for mankind. IOARXA A cw collar. IB. A W XI. W pwmiii'imiiMiinnnp 1 The only perfect polish I GORHAM mi To..., Con Effler Of current from our mains, we have reduced the.priee.i of lamps, below cpst,..yiz.: 15c each or $1.?5 dozen These are standard, first-grade Edison lamps that we formecly sold at 25c each, and are made!, especially for,our circuits. Buy. our lamps and get good seryice, Delivered In Dozen Lots Free of. Charge. An Explanation "Queen Quality" is not a $3 shde: It, should not be classed with $3 shoes. It i has nothing in common with $3 shoe3. It Is sold for 3. yet it Is the worth- equal, tho style-equal, tho fit-equal, of a, custom shoe. Now, how Is It possible to sell "Queen Quality" shoes for $3? Simply and only because of the money-1 saved by wholesale handling. The quan tity of these shoes made" arid sold is enor mous very much the largest In the world. Note that there is only one price on. "Queen Quality" everywhere. Many a dealer icould ask and obtain more for them, but the price Is fixed by the factory ind must not be varied. The woman who once tries ''Queen Quality" shoes will rarely ever accept any other shoe afterwards. They spell every letter in the word "Satisfaction." $2.50 for low cuts $3.00 for boots A few special styles, 50c extra SOLE RIGHT OF SALE Goddard- Kelly SIXTH AND WASHINGTON STS TEETH EXTRACTED AND FILLED" . CUTELY .WITHOUT PAIN by our late scientific method aplled to the gums. No sleep-produclns agents or cocaine. These are the only dental parlors In Portland havinc PATENTED APPLI- ACS and ingredients to extract, fill I and apply sold crowns and porcolaiu crowns undetectable from natural teeth, and warranted for 10 years, WITHOUT THE LEAST PAIN. All work done by GRADUATED ENTISTS- of from 12 to 20 years' experience, and each department jn charge of a specialist. Give us a call, o.nd you "will nnd us to do exactly as we aa vertise. We will tell you in advance ex actly what your work will cost by a FREE EXAMINATION. 0 PLATES Set of Teeth $5.00 Gold Filling ...,...$1.00 Gold Crown $5.00 Silver Filling ...!$ .50 In our GOLD CROWNS and BRIDGE WORK, of which we are making a SPE CIALTY, the most BEAUTIFUL. PAIN LESS AND DURABLE of all dental work- known to the profession, you will nnd an example oi tne miiHKSl' AKTism AT TAINMENT, the adaptability of- TVfalch to tho HYGIENIC conditions, of the mouth is unquestioned. New York Denta! Parlors MAIN OFFICE FOURTH AND MORRI-I SON ST3., PORTLAND. Branch, 614 First Avenue, Seattle. HOURS: S:30 A. M. to 8 P. M.; Sundays, S:30 A. M. to 2 P. M. A SioSldey Hint A pair of good Shoes for a Christmas Gift NIG HTJ Fifth and Washington e e e a e 08oooeooeeeee9 vSAPOMO FOR TOILET AND BATH Delicate enough for the sofiesl skin, and yet efficacious in removing any stain. Keeps the skin in nerfeci condition. In the bath gives all tho desirable after-effects of a Turkish bath. It should be on every washd siana. ALL GROCERS AND DRUGGISTS PAINLESS DENTISTRY Dr. Fred Prehn. Defcum bldjr. Full set teeth, Gold crowns. 22K Brldce work; 22K $5 Philadelphia graduate. All .'he latest appli ances for doing perfect work. Fred Pxehn. The Dekum. cor. Sd and Washington, Portland. Or. Dr.E. C. BROWN eahdis-ase " Marquam. blc. rooma I