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THE MORNING OEEGONlANi, 'WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1902.
LOWER THE PIPES?
How to Get an Up-River Ship
Channel,
TWO PLANS ARE PROPOSED
Water Committee Objects to Heavy
Expense, While Port of Port
land Wants to Reach In-man-Ponlsen
31111.
The submerged pipes that convey Bull
Run water from the East to the West Side
above the Madison-street bridge are de
clared to be obstacles to navigation. Own
ers of river frontage on the East Side
in that portion of the harbor want a ship
channel dredged to their property, and
the Port of Portland is willing to do the
work, but it finds the pipes in the way.
The port has requested the Water Com
jnittee to lower its pipes s6 the channel
can be dredged over them in a straight
line from the bridge draw to Inroan, Poul
sen & Co.'s mill. The "Water Committee
objects to the great expense and risk of
moving the pipes, and suggests that the
port dredge the channel from the bridge
In a line parallel with the west bank of
the river, where the pipes are low enough,
to a point just south of the pipe lines and
then almost directly across the river to
the big mill.
Negotiations between the, two bodies
have heretofore been without result, and
yesterday a Joint meeting was held at the
office of the Chamber of Commerce to at
tempt to reach a eatlsfactory settlement.
Representing the Water Committee were:
Chairman H. W. Corbett, J. N. Teal, L.
Therkelsen, C. A. Dolph, G. W. Bates,
Superintendent Frank T. Dodge and
Engineer D. D. Clarke. On the part of the
Port of Portland Commission were: Pres
ident M. C. Banfield, C F. Swlgert, Colo
nel John McCraken, Alfred Tucker,
Charles F. Adams and Clerk E. T. C.
Stevens. Johan Poulsen, George I.
Brown, chief engineer of the Oregon
Water Power & Railway Company, and
William T. Mulr were on hand to explain
the views of the proberty-owners.
Chairman Corbett, who presided, ex
plained the object of the meeting, and
proposed the channel as favored by his
committee, which would obviate the ne
cessity of moving or lowering the pipes.
"To lower the pipes to make room for
such a channel as the Port of Portland
wants," said Mr. Corbett, "would cost
about $32,700, and. aside from this great
expense, much risk would be involved.
My Idea would be to dredge a short chan
nel across the river from a point near the
west bank, south of the pipes. I think it
worth while to make the experiment, as
either channel proposed would eventually
fill up anyhow."
A map showing the two channels was
produced, and Mr. Poulsen was asked to
give his views. "That's no channel ac
all." he said, pointing to the lines pro
posed by the Water Committee. "It would
be impossible to take a ship square across
the river, through a narrow channel, with
a strong current running." He favored
the Port of Portland's proposal, and his
company had offered the port $3000 If It
would dredge the channel.
Mr, Brown, of the Oregon Water Power
& Railway Company, also spoke for the
Port of Portland channel, and pointed 'out
where it would be impracticable to reach
his dock by way of a channel dug direct
ly across the river.
Mr. Teal, of .the Water Committee, ac
knowledged that the pipes w.ould have to
be lowered some day, but said it would be !
a serious matter to move them, in which
the other members of the committee con
curred. Engineer Clarke, who was called,
explained wherein the risk would He. "The
pipes," he said, "have been in position
about eighjt years, and if we lowered them
we would probably cause leaks, aa the
joints are bound to have rusted in that
time. Still, they can be lowered if we
exercise great care, but the expense will
be heavy."
Th.e engineer's drawing, showing a feas
ible method of lowering the mains, was
explained to the meeting. Mr. Clarke
proposed to drive a row of piles at each
joint, build a platform on the piles, and,
suspending the pipe to the platform, dig
a trench beneath, and then lower the pipe
into Its new position. The Increase In the
length -of the pipe thus necessitated could
be provided for by splicing In new sec
tions at either end. Then, with the pipe
lowered to the proper depth, the channel
demanded by the mill and wharf people
on the East Side could be dredged with
out breaking the water cpnnection.
"It Tests between the Water Committee
and the property-owners," said President
Banfield, of the port commission. "If
they want your channel, we will make it
If they want the other, you lower your
pipes and we will dredge it."
Mr. Therkelsen, of the Water Commit
tee, did not like either of the proposed
channels, but of the two he thought that
of the port was the better.
The fact was then brought out that the
United States Engineers had never given
the Water Committee permission to lay
the submerged pipes, though they had
never objected to them. Mr. Corbett said
the Government had nothing to say in the
premises, as its control over the naviga
tion Tights of a river only pertained
to a stream flowing between two states, as
the Columbia, a statement to which Mr.
Mulr took exception, maintaining that the
Willamette is a part of the Columbia, so
far as navigation is concerned.
As the port commission and the Water
Committee could not come to an agree
ment in the matter, it was moved by Mr.
Teal to refer the matter back to the en
tire Water Committee for action at the
next regular meeting. Mr. Poulsen. asked'"
that speedy action be taken, as his com
pany contemplates certain Improvements
and can do nothing until the channel
question Is settled. Chairman .Corbett in
formed him that he would call a special
meeting of the committee January C to
consider the matter.
CHINESE CREW SHUT OUT.
Seattle ManTs Action to Evade Ex-
elusion ct Defeated J" .
VICTORIA," B. C, Dec. 23. An applica
tion made by the agent' of the steamer
Manaucnse, just sold to the Northwestern
Commercial Company, by Captain E. E.
Calne, of Seattle, to have a crew of. 20
Chinese landed here from the Orient to be
transferred to the Manauense on her
way north, has been refused by Collector
of Customs A. R Milne, of thl3 city, and
the decision of the Collector has been up
held by the Dominion Minister of Justice.
The application was made with a view
of circumventing the laws of the United
States regarding the importation of Chi
nese crews. In Seattle and San Francisco
similar applications, have, been refused and
the vessel-owners turned their attention to
Canada in the hope that they could get
around the law there.
Steamer Lurlinc Launched.
The steamer Lurllne. which ran on a
snag and was badly damaged one night
last September, was launched from the
ways at Johnston's boatyard yesterday,
repaired and thoroughly overhauled. A
few finishing touches are to be put to her
engines, and in a few days it is expected
to put her again on the regular Astoria
run.
Domestic and Foreign Porta.
ASTORIA, Dec 23. Arrived down at 0:40
A M. German ship Wandsbek. Condition of
the bar at 4 P. M.. moderate: wind east;
weather rainy.
Hoquiam, Wash., Dec 3. Arrived Dec 21
Steamer Grace Dollar, from San Francisco,
for Hoquiam. Arrived Dec 22 Schooner So
phie Christcnsen, from San Pedro. Sot Aber
deen; schooner Mlanle A. Calne, from Saa
Francisco, for Aberdeen. ' '
San Francisco. Dec 23. Arrived Schooner
Novelty, rrom Portland. -
Hamburg. Dec 23. Arrived Deutscbland,
from New Torts.
Queenstown, Dec. 23. Arrived Oceanic, from
New York.
New York, Dec 23. Arrived Kroonland,
from Antwerp; Trave. from Naoles.
Queenstown. Dec 23. Nordland, from Phila
delphia, for Liverpool, and proceeded.
Browhead, Dec 23. Passed Nordland, from
Philadelphia, for Liverpool.
.Naples, Dec 23. Arrived Calabria, from
Marseilles, for New York.
New York. Dec 23. Sailed Lombard!, for
Naples and Genoa.
San Francisco, Dec 23. Sailed Steamer
Columbia, for Astoria; ship Ancona, for Vic
toria. Arrived Steamer Queen, from Victoria.
Seattle. Dec 22. Arrived Steamer City of
Seattle, from Skagway. Sailed Steamer Hon
iara, for Anacortes; steamer Tamplco, for Ta
coma. Tacoma, Dec v 23. Arrived Steamer Artec,
from San Francisco: steamer Tamplco. from
Seattle; barkentlne Robert Sudden, from San
Francisco. Sailed Steamer Tamplco, for Hon
olulu. New York, Dec 23. Arrived Steamer Am
sterdam, rom Rotterdam.
BY DINT OF TEXTS.
J. Creasrh. Adverts to Mr. Cline's
Strictures on "Science."
PORTLAND, Dec 20. (To the Editor.)
In your issue of this morning I have!
read under the caption, "It's Tommy
rot," an article by Rev. 'C. E. Cllne on
the subject of "Christian Science," -a.
study he Is. quite Incompetent to write
on. He seems to think that .it Is all
Tommyrot because Rev. C. M. Bishop, of
the Methodist Episcopal church, does riot
approve or believe In Christian Science;
again because able judges do- not believe
in it, therefore It Is "Tommyrot." . Father
Cline surely can't forget hla Scripture
lesson, "The world by wisdom knew not
God," else he would not think of trying
"Tommyrot."
Some years since the man who would
venture to say you can yet end a mes
sage to New York over a wire would be
considered a fool or insane. Later on,
when It was prophesied that the Marconi
system of wireless telegraphy would su
persede the old wire system one would
think euch a thing Impossible, yet it Is
now very fairly tested and has not been
found wanting.
Christian Science, like everything else,
can be overdone and imperfectly used.
There are fanatics in that science Just
as there are in every profession in life,
the church not excepted. If Dr. Cline
were told that people here are in touch
with their friends and relatives in New
Tork and speak to each other in the
language of telepathy I feel sure he
would not believe in any Buch doctrine,
yet this is a proven fact, provn by
myself hundreds of times. The sooner the
pulpit orators believe In telepathy the bet
ter it will be for the preachers and pub
lic In general. The Scriptures bear wit
ness to this science as they do to Chris
tian Science.
That the mind controls the body Is a
fact .proved and believed in by all with
out exception. Therefore, if the mind be
properly controlled and directed It must
have the desired effect on the entire sys
tem. Christian Science proper does not
teach a man to helleve that If a man's
legbe broken the bones should not be
properly set by a physician, neither does
any properly balanced Christian Scientist
think that If a man is suffering from an
acute attack of any form of disease that
Nature should not be helped by medicine,
but it does hold that when Nature is so
helped the mind will, whe'n concentrated
on the disease help to do the rest, with
out a constant drugging of the patient.
The body is somewhat like a telephone
placed In a position and the mind like
the electric current that plays on the
machine and wirea "To be spiritually
minded is life' but "to be carnally
minded is death." Surely Dr. Cline be
lieves in this if he believes in the Bible.
After a while we will understand,
something about electricity and then we
will have our dull eyes opened to com
prehend our position more clearly.
There is really nothing tangible in the
theory set out at such length by the
learned doctor of divinity. He does not
even offer an opinion of his own. How
does he account for the miraculous works
of Peter and John, etc.? They healed
through Christian Science If they healed
at all or restored the sick. All nervous
diseases can be .helped, if not cured, by
Christian Science. This is an Indisputable
fact of every-day life. This science
is being abused by extremists and that
class of believers.
I would recommend Dr. Cline to study
telepathy and psychology, tha't is if he
ever expects to explain to his Christian
followers, who listen to his Sunday ser
mons, anything of the hereafter condi
tion of the soul or spiritual side of man
in a lucid manner or with any degree
of intelligence. Christian Science, if prop
erly understood. Is all right, except when
practiced by people who can't read and
comprehend aright its true . principles.
The leaves of the trees were to be for
"the healing of the nations," so sayeth
the Bible. Therefore the Christian Scien
tist who believes medicine is not, at any
stage, beneficial is a fool and does not
fully understand where; Christian Science
comes in. Just as our Saviour used clay
to open the eyes of the blind, so Christian
Science should be practiced after nature
is relieved by medicine", which should be
used when absolutely necessary, In many
cases, but not always or constantly dis
pensedas the Christian Science belief
will, no doubt, do the rest and help to
keep, the patient In a normal condition.
Courts or Judges err in temporal mat
ters. How muchf more; do i they err In
the spiritual? Doctors of. divinity differ,
therefore err. We are all liable to err.
"like parsons like people." We are
creatures of circumstances.
Has Dr. Cline ever fully comprehended
the power of love which upholds this
earth of ours and keeps, the planets In
their course? Our conception of Jove is,
at best, very limited. The tempbral can
not fully comprehend the eternal We
cannot comprehend what spirit Is. If- we
could our Saviour need not have appeajed
in the flesh as the manifestation of God
to mam Wherf the world grows 'older we
will understand more about Christian Sci
ence, as well as the Christianity of
Christ, so feebly demonstrated in and out
of the church In every-day life. We will
then. know as -we increase in knowledgo
of what love is and practice love -more
fully in dally life, what true Christian
Science means. I refer not to that -'so-called
Christian Science which is prac
ticed as "a profession'1 to get money.
J. CREAGH.
Decision In Fire Insurance Case.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Dec. .23.-In a suit
in the Chancery Court a judgment has
been Given n. local merchant against the
Orient Insurance Company, of Hartford.
Conn.; the Manchester Assurance Com
pany, of England; the Phoenix Insurance
Company, of Brodklyn, and the Vlrgina
Fire & Marine Insurance Company, of
Richmond, Va., for Insurance plus 25 per
cent penalty, under a state law which pro
vides the additional burden on Insurance
.companies If they fail to settle losses with
in CO days' time after a fire
The insurance companies will appeal and
attack the constitutionality of the la
which makes them liable for tho penalty.
Good News.
It will be good news to the mothers of
small children to learn that croup can be
Erevented. The first .sign of croup is
oarseness. A day or two before the at
tack the child becomes hoarse. This is
Foon followed by a peculiar rough cough.
Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy freely
as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or
,even after the rough cough appears, and
it will dispel all symptoms of croup, in
this way all danger and anxiety may be
avoided. This remedy is used by many
thousands of mothers, and has never been
known to fall. It Is. in fact, the "only,
remedy that can always be depended uoon
and that is pleasant and safe to take. For
sale by all druggist.
TO CLOSE WEAK SCHOOLS
COUNTY SUPERINTEJiDEXT WANTS
THEM CENTRALIZED.
Parents' Meeting- -In Ientn Evoked
Interest Ing; Discussion on Existing
Accommodations for Pupils.
A successful parents' meeting was held
in the public hall at Lents, and w.as well
attended. Oscar Lent, chairman of the
board of directors, presided and wel
comed the audience. J. W. Fisher, prin
cipal, and Mrs. Clark, assistant teacher,
Mrs. L. H.. Additon, . a recently elected
director, and the. ladles of the neighbor
hood assisted in making the meeting un
usually interesting. -
R. F. Rqblnson, County School Super-.
Intendent, was introduced, and talked en
tertainingly for half an hour. He em-
WILL BE ESTABLISHED TODAY
Photo by George O." Weldoa.
NEW- LIGHT AND SIGNAL STATION AT DESDEMONA SANDS.
The new Dcsdemona Sands light and signal station will be In operation today.
It is Inside the mouth of the Columbia River, and Just off the Fort Stevens dock.
The structure Is a rectangular platform, on piles, supporting an octagonal,
1-story dwelling with pyramidal roof, aurmounted by a cylindrical lantern, and
having a small, one-story projection, for the fog signal, on the western side, and
a one-story annex on the easterly side of the dwelling. The building Is white with
gray trimmings and bronze-colored roof; the lantern gray with bronze-colored roof.
The light, a fixed white light of the fourth order, will be visible 12 miles In clear
weather. Tho Daboll trumpet will sound, during thick and foggy weather, blasts
of two seconds' duration, separated by alternate silent intervals of three and 23
seconds.
phaslzed the great advantage of parents
meeting.
"There has been a sort of gulf," he said,
"largely Imaginary, between the home and
the public schools, which wo are trying
to bridge over or fill up. By these meet
ings the home and' tho public school are
brought closer together. At a recent as
sembly of this sort held in District No.
2G, Powell's Valley, great good was ac
complished. The people of the district
are now working to secure a school li
brary as one result of that gathering."
In the course of his talk on the im
provements in school methods, Professor
Robinson said: "A bill will be presented
at the coming session of the Oregon Legis
lature to make it possible to do away
with the small and weak schools and cen
tralize them into larger and stronger ones.
Two ways will be provided to do this.
The districts may remain as they are,
and provisions will be made for transport
ing pupils to a large central building from
several districts, and maintaining the
slnglo school for the several districts. Or
several districts may be merged into the
one. Whether either plan will bo adopted
will be left optional with the voters of
the districts. There will be nothing com
pulsory about the movement for cen
tralization, but it will give us the chance
to Introduce the plan which has ac
complished so much for schools Irr other
counties. I am sure the bill will pass In
that form, leaving It as it will with the
voters whether or not they accept the
plan. In my judgment it will be a great
forward movement in school methods.
Much effort now wasted or misdirected
will be saved, and we shall have far bet
ter results to show for the work of the
teachers.
"I want also- to congratulate the peo
ple of this district on tho near comple
tion of your- new schoolhouse. It has
risen on the ashes of the former build
ing, but you have bullded for .the future.
It is an expression of the enterprise of
this community."
Mrs. Additon, of the board of directors,
followed in an excellent address. At the
close of her remarks she said that It
would be her work to secure a library
for the new building, as the former one
had been wiped out In the recent fire. She
said that she should call on the citi
zens for contributions to a fund of 5100
to start with, and then entertainments
might be given afterwarda The comple
tion and occupancy of the new building
would be duly celebrated. Following the
addresses, light refreshments were served.
Director Lent said the new schoo.
house will be finished by February. The
district deserves much credit for its en
terprise in -erecting a flnev schoolhouse of
four, rooms on- the heels o.f the destruc
tive fire of last Summer. 4.
.NEW RURAL MAIL DISTRICT;
Service Will Soon Be Iua tailed in
South Mount Tnbtfr.
The-free rural mail delivery asked for
the South Mount "Tabor district will com
mence February 1. An order has been
Issued by the Postofflce Department "at
Washington to that effect. Edward
Spooner, of Lents, has been appointed
carrier, and is familiar with the dis
trict. This rural free delivery district was
formed and pushed along through the en-
ercy of A. NIblln, who lives on the Scc-
'tlon -Line road. He had the necessary
maps prepared and forwarded to Wash
ington, and when the first .map was lost
liad a second prepared. Mr. NIblln then
went over tho territory with Inspector
Clements a few weeks ago: It has taT:en
about one year to get Jhe matter to It3
present situation, which Is a little shorter
time than It usually takes to obtain the
service.
A, Milwaukle rural free delivery goes
Into effect the first it the year. It has
taken about 15 months to get the serv
ice there. Lents will be the distributing
point for South Mount Tabor. Mails will
be taken, there by the trolley cars of the
Oregon Water Power & Railway Com
pariyThe district Includes the post
offices" at Palestine, Woodstock, Tremont
and Lents, which will be discontinued
when the new service goes Into effect. It
Is one of the largest in the. county, but
as It Is well supplied with good roads,
the delivery of &as will be tin easy ihat-
ter. compared with some 'other locali
ties. Before the service commences the
residents will have to supply themselves
with mailboxes for placing in front of
their homes.
51. E. IIEACOCIC INJURED.
Thrown From His Bicycle, on the
Southern Pacific Crossing.
M. E. Heacock, a well-known foundry
man, who lives on East Eighth street,
near Ellsworth, In Brooklyn, was -thrown
from his bicycle .a few nights ago at the
crossing of the Southern Pacific Railroad
at the north end of the Stephens bridge.
The crossing was being repaired, and
the plank between the rails had been
removed, leaving the tracks projecting
above the surface. It was quite dark.
Mr. Heacock coasted down tho hill on
the north side of the crossing without
knowing the condition of the tracks be
low.. As the front wheel of his bicycle struck
Heacock was thrown over his handlo
bars, landing on the right sjde of his
head. He was knocked senseless and lay
across tho main track, but fortunately
some one happened along just after the
accident and jlcked up what was sup
posed, .to be.jaudead man. ;Mr Heacock
soon revived, "hbwever, and was able to
proceed to his home; He weighs about
200 pounds, and struck tho rail with great
force.
COMMITTEES TO CONFER.
Seilwood and Southern Portland
Will Work for Free -Ferry.
A joint meeting of the ferry committees
appointed by the Seilwood Board of
Trade and the South Portland Improve
ment Association will be held after the
holidays to prepare a programme for
work. The South Portland committee
still adheres to tho idea that a sus
pension bridge would bo best and that
the two sections should work for it, but
the Seilwood committee, by consultation
with the United States Engineers, has
ascertained that it would be a waste of
effort to try to get a bridge. D. M.
Donaugh, president of the Seilwood Board
of Trade, was told by the engineers that
the War Department will not permit the
erection of a suspension bridge at Sell
wood. When the two committees get to
gether a harmonious plan of action will
doubtless be adopted.
COMPLAINT ABOUT LIGHTS.
Sellvt-ood Board of Trade Authorises
the President to Investigate.
President Donaugh, of the Seilwood
Board of Trade, has been Instructed by
the board to ascertain the reason why
the electric lights In that district start
up an hour later than In any other, por
tion of the city. It was said at the meet
ing of the board Friday night that the
lights were not started until G. and some
times 7 o'clock, when in other parts of
the city they are lit at 5 o'clock. About
a week ago the lights were started nt 5
o'clock for three nights and then dropped
back to the former schedule. The Sell
wood Board of Trade, through the pres
ident, will make a thorough investigation
as to the cause of this service.
Institute Postponed.
The Grange Institute, which was to
take place In Portland the middle of
January, has been postponed till some
time in February. This was done to give
B. G. Leedy, state master, time to com
municate with National Master A B.
Jones, of South, Bend., Ind., and ascer
tain If he can "attend. Meanwhile a com
mittee will prepare a programme for the
Institute.
East Side Notes.
S. G. Richardson. ex-Councilman of the
Eighth Ward, left last Jilght for the East
on a visit to relatives. He will be absent
about two montha
G. W. Minor and wife, who reside at 446
East Clay street, left yesterday for San
Francisco, where they were called by the
death "of Mr. Minor's father, which oc
curred Monday.
Members of Camp Gilbert, No. 4, Spanish-American
War Veterans, gave a
smoker Monday night in Foss Hall. There
was a large attendance. General Owen
Summers was present
The funeral of Hannibal C. Hill, father
of Dr. Charles E. Hill, will be held this
morning at 10:30 from the Mlzpah Pres
byterian Church, Powell street. Mr. Hill
was a pioneer of 1S52 and an Indian War
Veteran.
Rev. W. S. Wright, pastor of the Sell
wood Presbyterian Church, who has been
sick for several months and unable to
occupy his pulpit, is slowly improving
During his illness Portland ministers have
been occupying his pulpit.
Attempt to Smnggle Tobacco.
.NEW YORK", Dec. 23. On board the
steamer St. Georce. which arrived from
Antwerp on December 19, and is now lying
at Hobokcn, Custom-House Inspectors to
day seized 1G00 pounds cf Sumatra wrap
per tobacco, valued at $2 ptf sound, which
firemen, attached to tho steamer, were
about to smuggle in. Some of the tobacco
was discovered concealed in the coal
bunkers. From information received by
the Gustom-House authorities, it is be
lieved that plans were laid to smuggle
$10,000 worth of tobacco on the vessel.
ALL HAIL TO SANTA CLAUS!
CHRISTMAS SERVICES BEGIN AT
VARIOUS CHURCHES.
Children at First. Presbyterian Give
to the Poor At Calvary
A Presbyterian.
The celebration of Christmas has al
ready begun In the various churches of
the city, several of which held their carol
services last night.
At the First Presbyterian Church the
usual Christmas order of things waSj re
versed, and, instead of tho children com
ing to receive presents from a tree,, they
were invited, together with the' Bible
class, to bring gifts for poor children.
The plan was enthusiastically received,
and the platform in the chapel was
heaped with toys, boxes of apples, or
anges, flour and other groceries. Even
the piano was adorned with, apples and
glasses of Jelly.
The presentation of gifts was made by
the individual classes, some of them in
costume. Miss Margaret Protzman's
class were dainty little Quakeresses and
Mr. Cooper and his class of boys came as
farmers, carrying potatoes, pumpkins
and other farm products. Another class,
"The Hiawatha Givers," recited a clever
parody from Longfellow a3 they deliv
ered their presents to A. A. Morse, the
representative of Santa Claus.
After tho younger ones had deposited
their gifts, a monument of flour, 18 sacks
in all, the donation of Mr. Morse's class,
was unVelled. and a wall of boxes of
flaked wheat was built up, amid enthus
iastic applause by the young -men of Miss
Swigert's class.
The programme which preceded this In
cluded some exceptionally pretty songs
by the children, a charming solo by Miss
Gladys Grenier, a recitation, "Remem
ber," by Ella Houghton, and a charming
Instrumental number, "Reverie." for five
violins and guitar, by Lucille Collette,
Philip Kamm, Colin Livingstone, Robert
Driscoe and Wayne Coe, and Miss Ella
McBrlde.
The programmes were printed and do
nated by Charles E. Templcton.
At Calvary Presbyterian Church the
Christmas exercises, which were held
last night, were similar to those held at
the First Church, the children there also
bringing presents for the poor.
The First Baptist Church Sunday school
held its exercises last night and had two
beautifully decorated trees for the chil
dren, with gifts from the teachers.
At Grace Methodist Church the Christ
mas exercises will be held tonight. There
will be a 'musical and literary programme
given under the, auspices of the Epworth
League, and afterward uniform gifts will
be distributed to the cTllldren from a tree.
At Taylor-Street Church tonight there
will be a song service by the children,
with special solos by Miss Anna Stuart,
Mrs. Schwab and Mrs. Bushong. The
children at Taylor-Street are also giving
presents to the poor.
Among the other Christmas services
will be a cantata given tomorrow night
at the Christian Church, and the Trinity
Sunday school service, to "be held on Sat
urday evening at Trinity Chapel. After
the service the children are to have a
CJiristmas tree in tho Bishop Scott Acad
emy Armory and the gayest of holiday
games besides.
Tho Unitarian Christmas tree and ex
ercises will be at the chapel on next
Monday evening.
Christmas Services.
Christmas services at St. Mark's Church,
corner of Nineteenth and Quimby; 7 A.
M., holy communion; 8 A. M., holy com
munion; 10 A. M., matins and children's
service; 11 A. M., holy communion and
sermon. The 11 o'clock service will be
fully choral. Dr. W. A. Cummlng will
sing. Programme: ,
Processional, "Adeste Fidelia"
"Kyrle" (Mendelssohn)
"Gloria Tlbl" G- M. Garrett)
Creed - T- Bcat
Hymn solo, "Shout the Glad Tidings". (Avlson)
Offertory. "Blessed Is He" (Simper
Presentation of alms.
"Sursum Corda" . . .From the Ely service book
"Sanctus" "
"Benedlctus" 03. E. Miller)
"Agnus Del" OV. B. Gilbert)
"Gloria In Excelsls Old Chant
Amen.
"Nunc Dlmlttis" ... (Gregorian)
Recessional, "Hark, the Herald Angels
Sing" (Mendelssohn)
Christmas Eve Services.
Christmas eve midnight service 11:45 P.
M. at Trinity Chapel. Special music by
a choir of men's voiceB. Programme:
Processional hymn. "Hark, the Herald An
gels Sing"
Communion service In B flat (Stalner)
Offertory, "Calm on the Listening Ear of
Night," bass solo (Marston)
Dr. Campbell and chorus.
Sharp at midnight the congregation will sing
"All Hall tho Power of Jesus' Name," to be
Immediately followed by
"Cantlque Noel" (Adams)
Bass solo by Dr. Morrison.
Recessional hymn, "O como, All Ye Faithful."
Cars will run until 1 A. M.
First Christmas Tree.
A cantata will bo given this evening by
the members of the Patton Methodist
Episcopal Church Sunday school at the
church building, on Michigan avenue and
Carpenter street. An elaborate, pro
gramme has been prepared, which In
culdes a Christmas tree and Santa Claus.
HERE'S A MODEL FARM.
Thomas Wlthycombc Describes W.
W. Cottoa's Latest Venture.
FARMINGTON, Or., Dec. 15. (To the
Editor.) One of the best-ordered farms
in Oregon Is that of W. W. Cotton, of
Portland. Mr. 'Cotton was not raised on a
farm, but as an avocation in change
from his extensive law practice he has
taken quite an interest In the science of
agriculture and Btockralslng. The farm
Is situated in the beautiful Powell's Yal
ley and adjoining the village of Gresham
on the south, It Is bounded by the mean
derings of Johnson Creek, and from
thence It slopes gradually to the Powell'3
Valley road, which is the north boundary.
One-third the distance from the Powell's
Valley road toward the creek is Ideal, fruit
land, being steeper than the remainder,
but not hilly.
Tho farmhouse Is near the road, and 13
a very fine one and well arranged; I3
surrounded with well-kept lawns and ce
ment walks. Between the house and farm
buildings is a pretty grove of firs In their
natural state, and on the fence line in
front of the house is a cedar tree spared
from the natural forest. Surrounding the
house and buildings are fine orchards,
looking very healthy and thrifty, and con
taining 300 chestnuts, and English wal
nuts. 2000 pears, 1100 cherries and other
fruits. The cherries are Bingo and Royal
Annes. The price realized this year was
6 and 7 cents. Mr. Davis, the manager,
says there Is money in cherries at 2
cents per pound. The pears are Bartletts
and Buerre. The different varieties of
fruit are mixed somewhat, as Mr. Davis
says it. tends to better pollcnizatlon.
Mixed farming is carried on, and about
seven steady men are kept on the farm.
There is a 20-acre hopyard on the farm;
also a drying-house on the Meeker sys
tem, with a capacity of 12,000 pounds, of
green hops per day. The Kentish trellis
system Is'used. The produce of the yard
this year was 24,000 pounds of dried hops
not up to the average for yield, but of
extra fine quality. The picking is done
by tho pound, and every picker's work
is numbered, so that the quality of each
one's work is known.
On the farm is a very fine herd of puTe
bred Poland China hogs of the Happy
Medium, One Price and Chief Teoumseh
n families, consisting of 14 registered
brood sows, two herd boars and about 60
head of young stock. The herd boars are
choice specimens of the breed, -and some
of the brood sows are simply perfection,
while all are good. The brood sows are
allowed the run of the pear orchard. Mr.
Davis says by giving them plenty of ex
ercise he finds they bring large litters of
pigs, an average of over eight pigs ach.
There is a large herd of dairy cattle
kept on the farm, containing some very
fine registered Jerseys and Jersey grades,
two herd bulls (registered Jerseys), and
about 40 head of young heifers. Among
the registered Jerseys Is Lady Fastasia,
No. 61.79S, A. J. C. C, a phenomenal cow
that would have far outclassed anything
at the Pan-American Exposition. Mr.
Davis says he milked her three times
daily, and that her dally yield averaged
60 pounds of 4.2 milk for CO consecutive
days, which was, according to the esti
mate at the Columbian World's Fair, 3.024
pounds of butter per day, or 181.44 pounds
of butter for 60 days. This beats the
champions at the Columbian World's
Fair, viz., Brown Bessie and Merry
Maiden. Lady Fantasia combines Island
blood with that of Ramapo, 4679, A. J. C.
C. There is a very fine daughter of Lady
Fantasia, named Miss Gresham, 151,010, by
Harry B. Tormentor, 47.245.
Mr. Cotton has an up-to-date cattle
barn. The building has abundance of
light and ventilation, and everything Is
kept scrupulously clean. All manure la
Tvheeled off on a platform track and
'stacked away from the buildings. There
are three silos, one of 150 tons capacity
and two of 75 tons each. Twenty-seven
acres were planted to corn. The crops
were rather late this year, but the yield
was good, giving about 15 tons per acre.
In the milk department is a platform
scales set sensitive enough to give exact
weight of bucket, and each cow's record
Is kept. Each milker has a clean cap
and apron, and a brush for cleaning off
dust from the cows. The milk cans are
conveyed from the milkroom on an over
head track to the creamery, about 400 feet
away. The feed is carried by a car on
track through the center of the barn,
and every manger Is constructed so the
feeder can see the condition of each one.
The silage Is put In bags by different
quantities, and each cow gets the size
bag that is sufficient for Its requirements,
thereby preventing cloying. The calves
are fed their milk in stanchions and kept
fast until their mouths are dry, and then
let loose. This breaks the harmful habit
of sucking one another's ears. etc.
There Is a first-class cleamery plant and
buildings on the farm, containing a 10
horsepower engine, a De Laval separator,
300-gallon cream vat, Simplex combined
churn and worker, which churns up to
600 pounds, and a Jumbo molder with
two and j one-pound molds. There Is a
very elaborately fitted up refrigerator
for keeping the butter cool. A student
from the Iowa Dairy School has charge
.of the creamery plant The butter is sent
to Portland three times a week and sold
to private customers. The small lots of
cream from 53 patrons In the neighbor
hood are also made into first-class cream
ery butter, which is a great financial aid
to the residents in tho district. If more
of the business men of the City of Port
land would show the same kindly Interest
in the advancement of the" welfare of the
agricultural class as Mr. Cotton does, the
people of Portland would be receiving
dally nice sweet cream and milk and fresh
vegetables, eggs and butter over electric
roads reaching out to the farms. These
things would be far nicer than that now
brought in after being churned up In a
farm wagon down the canyon roads.
THOMAS WITHYCOMBE.
WANTS MORE LIGHT.
M. B. Wells lias Something to Say to
to Rev. C. E, Clint;.
PORTLAND, Dec. 20.-(To the Editor.)
I read with great Interest an article
in today's Oregonlan from the pen of
Rev. C. E. Cline, In which he quotes. In
part, a decision of the Supreme Court of
the State of Missouri.
The subject-matter of Mr. Cllne's com
munication is a point around which a "dis
cussion of no inconsiderable magnitude
has been raging for some time past with
out any satisfactory conclusion having
been reached. We have been confronted
with statements from Christian Scientists
that their methods possess therapeutic
value, and with statements from others
that the Christian Science theory is all
"Tommyrot." The thanks of the public
Is due Mr. Cllne for having pointed out
a method whereby this vexed question
can be settled. Matters of great import
ance, both local and National, have been
disposed of by Legislative enactment and
by decisions of our Supremo Courts, and
the decision quoted la to be commended.
Mr. Cllne, having called our attention
to the decision, I presume that he is fa
miliar with the details of the case In
general. I have no doubt that it would
be of great Interest to the public if he
would shed more light on the matter
through the columns of The 'Oregonlan.
It would tend to settle the matter if wo
knew whether the Missouri court based
its decision on a Legislative enactment
which enumerated the laws of Nature or
whether each Judge took Judicial notice
of such laws of Nature that were "well
known" to him, thereby including all
the laws of Nature. It is not clear, from
Mr. Cllne's communication, whether or
not there are laws of Nature not quite
so well known which might have escaped
the attention of the Missouri court. One
point, however, la definitely settled, name
ly, that the occurrences, testified to by the
"clouds of witnesses" brought In "car
loads," were "Impossible."
The presence, in so email a community,
of so many perjurers furnished ample
justification for. the departure of Rev.
C. M. Bishop from a field where his la
bors bore so little fruit. Let not the Ir
reverent say, "by their fruits ye. shall
know them," but let us consider. Instead,
a more appropriate quotation from the
sermon on the mount wherein we find
Jesus saying: "Give not that which is
holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your
pearls before swine, lest they trample
them under their feet and turn again and
rend you." M. B. WELLS.
PERSONAL MENTION,
Walter Lyon, private secretary to Gov
ernor Geer, Is at tho Imperial.
J. O. Booth, a timber man from Grant's
Pass, is a guest of the Imperial.
B. K. Loeb, of Helena, Mont., is in the
city oti business, a guest at the Portland.
C. H. Warner, a capitalist of Spokane,
Is registered at the Imperial with his
wife.
County Judge L.l R. Webster left last
night for Green River Hot Springs, where
he will spend Christmas, returning on
Monday next.
S. A. Kozer, auditing clerk In the office
of the Secretary of State, Is In Portland
for a'day's visit. He will spend Christ
mas in Astoria.
C. B. Irvine, editor of the Salem Sen
tinel, was In Portland yesterday. He
says that, as viewed from the capital, the
Senatorial fight is beginning to look like
a 40-day affair.
James O'Shea, who went East some six
weeks ago to arrange for sending his son
to school In Canada, has been heard from
at Ottawa. He is about to start 'for home
by way of New York, Washington and
the southern route through Canada. He
will probably have experienced some cold
weather during his absence, but he will
have missed a lot of unpleasant weather
here.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23. (Special.)
Northwestern people were registered at
New York hotels' today as follows:
From Portland E. J. Falling, at the
Murray Hill. ,
From Whatcom. Wash. C. W. Howard
and wife, at the Imperial.
From Spokane A. H.'Dawson, at the
Murray Hill.
From Tacoma T. Sammons, at the
Grand Union.
Faded hair recovers Its youthful color and
softness by the use of Parker's Hair Balsam.
Hlndcrcorns, the beat cure for corns. lCcts.
MORE TROUBLE BREWING
BOARD OF TRADE ISftCmES AFTER,
ADVERTISING FUND.
Some Members Thlnlc Chamber
Commerce Was Careless Aboat
Money They Paid BUls With.
More trouble confronts the Board at
TAde, but the Chamber of Commerce
will bear a share of It this time. The
fuss Is about ?450 spent for advertising in
a Minneapolis newspaper.
"The money was not raised for that
purpose," say certain members of the
board, "but for the Harrlman booklet.
It's a mo3t peculiar business, and we're
going to Jook into It."
The sum of J2746 was raised by com
mittees of the Chamber of Commerce and
Board of Trade for the Harrlman booklet.
All of this money was spent as Its sub
scribers Intended, except $450, which went
to the Minneapolis Journal for advertis
ing, and $21. which ex-Secretary Moore
holds. Mr. Moore said he would not give
up the $21 until the Chamber of Commerce
returned the $450, and so the matter has
hung fire for some time.
Several months ago the Chamber of
Commerce contracted with the Minneapo
lis Journal for certain advertising which
was to cost $1000. This was before the
money was raised for the Harrlman book
let. Now an Inquiry is on foot to ascer
tain why the Chamber of Commerce did
not pay the $1000 itself, instead of using
$450 of the booklet money for that pur
pose. "Whatever is left over of the booklet
fund should be returned to the, subscrib
ers," said a member of the Board of
Trade yesterday. "The Chamber of Com
merce has no business to monkey with
it"
The expected lively time did not mate
rialize yesterday, although the executive
committee of the Board of Trade had a
meeting. If ex-Secretary Moore has not
divorced himself from the body, at least
he has deserted It, for the light of his
countenance did not shine on the meeting.
Expert Barnard, who has been digging
into Mr. Moore's accounts for a week, has
not struck bedrock yet, but he sent word
that he was getting along "nicely."
"When will Mr. Barnard1' be done?"
asked President Beach.
"I don't know," responded Secretary
Shlllock, shifting, aa if his new official
chair had not yet got used to him. "He's
hard at work now."
"Didn't he know of the meeting to
day?" "Evidently not. He said he would not
he finished until tho end of the week."
On motion of Mr. Idleman the commit
tee adjourned until Saturday afternoon at
1:30 o'clock, and the committee charged
with the duty of reviewing Mr. Moore's
records was ordered to report at that
time.
J. H. Fisk, chairman of the committee
on revision of the by-laws, announced
that he would call the committee together
in a few days. The other members are:
C. M. Idleman. W. A. Laldlaw, Thomas
Guinean and Seneca Smith.
Xew Secretary Rclerns.
Mr. Shlllock has taken formal possession
of the office furniture over which Mr.
Moore held sway for so long, and Mr.
Moore has abdicated. Mr. Shlllock has
dug deeply into the pigeon holes of his
predecessor's desk, but finds more stuff as
he goes deeper.
"I am anxious to find some place to be
gin," oald he yesterday.
"I can't find any starting place yet I
trust the accounts will be straightened
out by next week."
DAILY CITY STATISTICS;
Births.
December 20, boy to the wife of Louis Maler,
1071 Front street.
December 21, girl to the wife of C. E. Page,
30S-Belmont street.
December 17, girl to the wife of L. J. Chap
man, University Park.
Deaths.
December 20, Baby Rasmussen. age 0 months.
828 Missouri avenue; Inflammatory rheuma
tism. December 20. Bridget O'Hanlon Carr, age 85
years, 514 Everett street; senile decay.
December 21, Hannibal C. H1H, age 71 years
1 month 4 days, 631 Eleventh street; valvular
disease o: the heart.
December 22, Frederick Kraemer, age 80
years 4 months, S52 Vancouver avenue; ery
sipelas. December 20, Charles R, Allen, age TO
years 10 months 27 days, 216 Monroe street;
paralysis o the heart.
Building: Permit.
George T. Myers, one-story brick building,
Salmon, between Third ,and Fourth; $3000.
Real Estate Transfers.
Kate H. Diamond to A. B. and K. H.
Diamond, lots 4, 5. 0. blocK 0, Highland. $ 1
Henry Cully and wife to Mary N. Morrill,
lot C, block C. Mayor Gates Addition.. 1
W. C. Morrison and wife to Mary N. Mor
rill, lot 0, block 0, Mayor Gates' Addi
tion 1200
wmiam Hall, trustee, to T. H. Smith,
lots 13. 14. block 4. Brush's Addition... 1
Amelia Stark to Laura Breske, E. IZVi
feet of lot 1. block 71, Couch's Addition 6000
Portland Trust Company to Fredrick Has
tings, lots 23, 24, block 7, Williams
avenue 750
John H. Rooo to John Gleblsch. E. 72 feet
of lot 4. block 31, Caruthers" Addition.. 2350
The Investors' Mortgage Security Com
pany. Ltd.. to Clara Bell, parts of lots
1 and S. and 0x170 feet on X. side of lot3
2 and 7. block Q: also a strip S. E.
of lot 1. block Q. Caruthers Addition to
Caruthers 24C0
TlIHe Holzworth to Jacob Holzworth. lot
1, block 14. Alblna Homestead 1
E. and R. Derby to M. L. Sundt. lot 2,
block 270. Holladay's Addition 550
L. Kern, trustee, to Katio Olson, lot C
block 1. Redllchton 100
J. R. Oatman and wife to Katie Olson,
lot 7. block 1, Redllchton.. 100
Ellen E. McCormlck and F. L. McCormlck
to Carl A. Lofqulst, lot 12, block 13,
Lincoln Park Annex 115
For Guaranteed Titles
See Paclflc Coast Abstract.' Guaranty St
Trust Co.. 204-5-6-7 Falling building.
Marrlane In- Eastern Society.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23. The marriage was
celebrated In St. Bartholomew's Church to
day of Edith Romyn Gray, daughter of
Justice John Clinton Gray, of the New
York Court of Appeals, and Robert S. S.
Hitt, second secretary of the United
States Embassy in Berlin, and son of Rep
resentative Hitt. The bride was given
away by her father. Her brldesmalde were:
Edith Clapp, Eva Barbery, Janot Fish,
Nannie Thayer, Alice Burnham, of Boston,
and Ellen Drexel Paul, of Philadelphia.
Tho bridegroom's brother, W. F. Hitt,
acted as beet man. The bride and groom,
will go abroad soon.
Dcjrrec for Dr. Parker's Successor.
CHICAGO, Dec.s23 The directors of the
Chicago Theological Seminary have con
ferred the degree of. doctor of divinity
upon Rev. G. Morgan, of London, Dr. D.
L. Moody's successor in the Northfleld
extension, work, whose name ia now being
mentioned as Dr. Barker's successor as
pastor of the City Temple, London. The
diploma Is to be forwarded to Dr. Morgan
at East Northfleld as a Christmas pres
sent. The seminary has been sparing in
Its conferment of honorary degrees.
Shipbuilding; Company Fails.
RICHMOND. Va., Dec. 21. The Will
lam R. Trigg Shipbuilding Company of
this city, was placed In the hands of a
receiver today. The claims filed against
the company aggregate about $150,000.
ST. LOUIS AXD SOUTHEAST.
A Xerr Tourist Service Inaugurated
by the O. It. & IV.
If you are going to St. Louis, Memphis
and other Southeastern points, better call
up O R. & K. ticket office. Third and
Washington, and ask about the newtoT-.
1st service inaugurated by the O. R. & N
via Denver and Kansas City.
?v.dfc!,3e to !aIl0 Hod's Sarsaparllla
Monfy6 t0 bU any 0thcr- Hood'a
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