8 THE MOPtXyiKQ- 'OKEGOtflAK, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1902, H ASPECULI ARTRAD E J. W. Powell Raises Money for Church Debts. HOLDS MEETING ON EAST SIDE Central Metkodlst Church of Albina Obtains Pledges fop $3000 In One Day' ."Work Mortgage Will Soon Be Burned. y my, my. doesn't that make you glad? Ifow, brother Jones takes a whole bond. Who'll be the next one? Why, of course, here's Sister Brown. She's going to take another bond. Who's nest?" The speaker was J. W. Powell, of Buf falo, T., who claims to have raised church debts to the amount' of $1,250,000 during the past year. He Is engaged in liquidating the debt on the Central Meth odist Church of Albina. Meetings were held there throughout yesterday. "Come, come, we must keep things mov ing. Just look at that big debt ahead of US. What, you take a quarter of a bond? Well, thaf s pretty good. Now this is what I like to see. Here's Brother Charles Johnson taking two bonda You should have been here this morning. All the Johnson family subscribed then; I thought it was nothing but 'Johnson,' 'Johnson.' Johnson all the time. I Just expected that the Johnsons were going to pay all the debt on this church. Now, all you ushers keep those pledges moving. Brother Smith wants a bond. Where's the usher that's got Sister Smith's pledge for an other one? Why, of course, Sister Smith, I knew you wouldn't fail us. My, my, my, doesn't that make you glad?" The 52000 debt on the church and parson age was disappearing under the enthusi asm of Mr. Powell like snowflakes in July. A large board behind the speaker showed the number of bonds constantly sub scribed. Mr. Po.well has been called "the Napoleon of church finances," and he han dled the congregation in a way that pro claimed his expertneES in his own partic ular and unique business. Always the right word at the right time, and his audience was kept in such a good frumor that the people involuntarily sub scribed money to an amount that would have appalled them had they not been nder the spell of the ready speaker's en thusiasm. It .was much like drawing blood from a turnip, but Mr. Powell got the blood and the church can lift its head once more, while the congregation will never regret Its generosity. Everybody Asked to Give. A meeting was held In the morning for the older members of the congregation and another long session in the afternoon for the Sunday school. "Now, Miss Brown, how much will your class give? Half a bond? Well and good. Oh, Brother Jones, you were going to in crease your subscription weren't you?" The brother had not considered such a step possible, but Mr. Powell's manner of tak ing things for granted took him unawares. "Yes, sir; I will take two of those bonds." "My, my, my, doesn't that make you glad? What is It, Miss Brown? Your class will take a whole bond instead of half a one? That's what I like to hear. Keep things moving. Time is precious, you know." The ushers had offered pledges for bonds to every person in the audience. The reporter tried to look as though he had just given a large subscription when an usher came his way, but that enthu siastic young man could not be bluffed. The pledges called for a "voluntary bond" to the amount of $36, or a part thereof, payable within a specified time, with in terest The greater part will naturally be paid before MarcV 1, as the Interest begins at that date. The amount received was iept a profound 'secret from every one, .even the pastor of the church. Rev. W. T. Kerr, until announced by Mr. Powell at the close of the final meeting late last evening. Mr. Powell has raised more money for churches than any other man in America. He arrived here on Wednesday, but no meetings were held until Saturday night. The three sessions of the financial revival yesterday accomplished the result re quired, for, though he will be present at another meeting this evening, his work will be finished and he will leave for Al- hany and then to Los Angeles, where he goes to raise money for a new church edifice. Few men in the country can equal his success in speaking to children and young people. He actually obtained the answers he desired from the little tots. who have often caused much amusement at such meetings by giving unexpected replies to an older person's question. At ter he had started 25 of the prominent men and women of the church through the audience with the pledges, a few timid ones made for the door, but Mr. Powell's quick remark about any one leaving a church during the collection was an ef f ectual barrier against any further move ment in this direction. Through the aid of Rev. W. T. Kerr, the jjastor, every member of the church had some special part to perform in the meet ings. There was 'an executive committee. SO or more ushers, an introduction com mittee, ono on the Sunday school, one on decorations, another for "public comfort," a reception committee, and so on. Every member of the congregation was Interested in the meetings, for every one had some .thing to do, and under Mr. Powell's un failing spell of enthusiasm they did it. When the financial part of the afternoon service was completed, the "Napoleon of church finances" showed the other side of his versatile nature. "Now, children." said he, "I want to tell you something of Jesus." Before the congregation knew exactly what was happening, a full-fledged Methodist re vival was in full swing, carried on in the same quick, hustling manner that char acterized the first part of the meeting. Here also a number of the prominent men and women of the church aided the speaker by personal work among those who declared themselves ready to become Christians. At the close of the service SO young people gave their names to Rev, Mr. Kerr as having been converted and ready to join his church. Several others will join other denominations. Total Amount Rained Is $3000, At the close of the campaign last night. Mr. Powell announced that $3660 had been raised in the three meetings under his charge. This Is $1660 more than the debt on the church property, and $1160 more than was asked for. The announcement of the unexpectedly large sum was such a surprise to the pastor. Rev. W. T. Kerr, that he was unable to respond when called upon, and Dr. J. R. T. Lathrop, of the Grace Church, responded In his stead. The smallest sum subscribed was 5 cents, and the largest $500. A congratulation meeting will be held this evening, and the mortgages will be publicly burned in a few weeks. How Mr. Potvcll Dock It. . "The whole secret of my success," said Mr. Powell, after the meeting, "is that I study the needs of each particular church This bond method which I have used here is only one of the seven which employ. Every detail of the meetings, the music, the decorations, the commit tees, is arranged months before I arrive. Every part of the service is systematized, and my system Is of my own invention. and Is copyrighted. You might think that J do certain things in the meeting just because I happen to think of them at the time, but that It not so, for I know be forehand every part of the service. No, J am not a minister, for I used to have a wholesale house In Buffalo, N. Y.; in fact. I have it yet, but have paid no at tention to it for some time. I have done this work occasionally for 20 years, and for' nearly five years continuously. I travel all over the country, and came here by way of Green Bay, Wis.; Denver, Colo.; Lcwiston, Idaho, and Falrhaven, Wash. From here I go to Los Angeles, and then back East again." The reporter had noticed that Mr. Pow ell apparently krtaw every one in the con gregation by name, though he had known most of them only a day, and asked how he could remember names so well. "I have a peculiar faculty that way, and, of course. I have cultivated it for years. Now. u X saw your race in a big meeting In Chicago two years from now. I could say, 'Come up here on the plat form, Mr. , I want to use you as an example.' "I have raised $1,000,000 a year for church debts for the past three years, and this year It will amount to $1,250,10. I am the only one in this business, and I certainly have no peer in it. My engage ments with the churches on this Coast were made over a year ago, and I have the greater part of 1903 dated, and am now making engagements for the year after that. I could do nothing in this business if everything was -not left for me to control, and I make no engage ments without that understanding. If the decorations don't suit me, I have them taken out: if the minister is going to preach an hour's sermon, and I think It is too long, that sermon gets cut uown to half an hour. The whole thing Is to know how to handle your audience and to keep them In the mood for generous giving. RECENT ACCESSIONS. "Works Newly Received at the Port- " land Library Association. GZNERAL. Encyclopaedia Brltannica, new vol umes, li u RELIGION. White, E. G. Christ's Object-Lessons Vpuruuit: ........................ o.c v ooa SOCIOLOGY. Betts, Lillian Leaven In a Great City 33L.SB365 Marvin. W. L. American Merchant Marine, 1GCO-1902 3S7M291 Spalding, J. L. Socialism and Labor S01S734 Wright C. D. Some Ethical Phases of the Labor Question 331W91S5 SCIENCE. Bacon. J. M. By Land and Sky..533.6B12S Jordan, D. S. Blood of the Nation 575.7JS2 Lemmon, J. G. Handbook of West American Cone-Bearers 5S5.2L554 Lemmon, J. G. How to Tell Trees: Series 1 Cone-Bearers 5S2L534 Martin, E. A. 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Frelherr de Slntracn and His Companions and "Undine L235S Merejowski, DImltrl Romance of Leonardo da Vinci M6597r Gifts. BOWDOIN'S NEW LIBRARY The Bnildintr I the Gift of an Alnm nus and Is to Coat $300,000. Boston Herald. During the week the first Installment of books was moved Into the handsome $300, 000 library building presented to Bowdoin College by General Thomas Hamlin Hub bard, of New York, of the class of 1857. The building was begun In the Spring of 1901, and it is expected that It will be fin ished about the first of February. The formal dedication, however, will be post poned until commencement week, and will occur on June 24. Although the library is yet in an unfin ished state, several of the smaller rooms have received their finishing touches, and the stackroom Is also finished, and so, in order to save time later, when the real work of removing the books from the pres ent library begins, workmen have been employed this week in moving the dupli cates, medical works, etc., which are stored in Adams Hall, to the new library. It is expected that the real work of re moval will begin about the 1st of March, and It is hoped to have it completed by the beginning of the last term In April. For many yeans the quarters In King Chapel occupied as a library have been so crowded that many volumes have been stored In other buildings. General Hub bard's gift was announced by President Hyde In April, 1900, and the next Spring the building was begun. The building Is at the southern end of the campus, thue filling the fourth side of the quadrangle. It faces north. The main portion of the structure Is 176 feet long by 46 feet wide, .with a tower 30 feet square and 100 feet in height rising from the cen ter. In the center of the rear of the library is a wing 90 feet long and 46 feet wide, which contains the stackroom. The build ing itself is two stories In height, but the stack has five floors. The stackroom Is 52x40 feet, and on Its five floors contains 100 double-faced bookcases, with an esti mated capacity of 160,000 volumes. The college library now contains 70,000. The building is as beautiful outside as within. It' is constructed of Harvard brick, granite from a Brunswick quarry and Indiana limestone, which is used 'for interior work and for trimmings on the exterior of the tower and bays. The roof is made of steel beams, flreproofed with hollow tile arches, and covered with slate. Near each end of the building are large projecting bays, with handsome oriel win dows, which greatly add to the attractive ness of the building. In the rear of the stackroom there are platforms for each floor to facilitate the dusting of books. RALLY OF BIRD-LOVERS JOHN BURROUGHS SOCIETY SPECTS JNEW PICTURES. IX- Interesting ngjH ei wmllMn R. Lord Tell otnAml nt,tinK of Ornithologist, wnslilnston. Many exclama don ,t -uut ,.,. heard at the regvdar MX JeML ?!" Burroughs Club Saturdf-gf h J " charming new PlctwcsV'SLSn litlS that have been .placed I1-? fh- S of the clubrooms since theP,0.." B ing. H. T. Bchlman. 6lSfteJi these valuable and beautlfid was congratulated upon hS2',?n catching the, humor and cn...e8. ,in A case of birds' nests and all iounu in me vitunity oi rori. . also been added. Among these V ' to 7 seen the nests ot. eggs of the rLT , DiacKDiras, reams, junco, nuitiTC 1X1 Western Winter wrer., bushtjt, sVall Vigor's wen. barn svallow, rough,:;:J swallow, yellow wurbler, Casslnf "iTrl and jthers. - N ureo Ajl club members and birS student. Ken. orally are much 'interested. In exaifin Mrs. Florence Merriam Bailey's Tnc. "Handbook of Birds of the WeVern United States," the first copy iHSed from the press of Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. having been sent, with grateful Y. knowledgments of the author, to a meh. ber of the John Burroughs Club. viz.. a W. Anthony, who rendered signal assist ance to Mrs. Bailey In furnishing data f oA ner- work. It Is a valuable and. beautiful volume, quite exhaustive In treatment, and superbly Illustrated, with an unusual ly full and onmplete Hat of olrds seen at Portland. Or. Although Mrs. Bailey's home is at Washington, j). C she Is well known to Oregonlans through her visits to this state and "her Summer outings with the Mazamas. The sister of Ohe famous Government ornithologist, Dr. C. Hart Merviam. the wife of another. Ver- "non Bailey, and hence with all the re sources of the United States Government at her command, Mrs. -Bailey has had unusual facilities for bird study; and her book is sure to arouse much local interest among Oregon nature-lovers. A highly Interesting report of the pro ceedings of the annual meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union and Au dubon Societies at Washington, D. C, furnished by the Oregon delegate. Rev. William Rogers Lord, was listened to with eager attention. Nearly all the well known ornithologists and writers on bird life were presc-nt, among them Dr. C. Hart Merriam, the re-elected president Of the "Union; Dr. "Rldgeway, Dr. Palmer. Vernon Bailey and his wife, Florence Mer riam Bailey, Messrs. Oberholser, Nelson and Olds, of Washington, D. C; Frank Chapman, William Dutcher and Dr. Allen, of New York; Mr. Brewster, of Cam bridge, and Olive Thorne Miller, of Brook lyn, N. Y. "The most interesting things to me, and I judge they will be to you," writes Mr Lord, "were these. On Tuesday after noon Mr. Chapman's comparison of the bird life of Gardiner's Island and Cobb's Island, with lantern slides. On the for mer island bird protection is and had been fora long time almost -perfect. The island has but one family, with attend ants, on It, and has 1500 to 2000 acres at least, Is wooded and cultivated, and has fresh water bodies and salt water marshes. There are on the Island no ene mies of the birds save the occasional sharp-shinned and Cooper's hawks, not a cat and no weasel. Herd birds have not only multiplied, but have changed their habits. In Tespect to nests, they build no longer high, but as the robins do, pic tures of whose nests there we saw some times very near the ground; and the os prey and fish-hawk on the beach occa sionally. Here birds have crrown tamp. and the sight of man Is not a signal for uignt. The gulls and terns are protected, and appreciate their refuge from the plume-hunter. "But on Cobb's Island the reverse In all these respects is true. Once the island was thickly populated with birds, espe cially with gulls and terns. Now few birds of any kind are there, and these few are In a state of terror whenever a hu man being approaches. Such desolation has the millinery demand wrought." "There was a fascinating address by E. W. Nelson, of the Biological Survey, who has been for some time studying the birds of Southern Mexico and Yucatan His subject, 'Evolution of Spesics and Sub species as Illustrated by Certain Mexican Quails and Squirrels,' was the result of his having found a complete set of inter grades of each of these living forms show ing between species, entirely different In color, the gradual changeB wrought by climate." Mr. -Lord's report then referred to the interesting address by H. W. 01d3 upon "Form in Bird Music." His was a mar velous exhibition of what n fine car can do to distinguish variety in the songs of birds of the same species. He said that he had more than 1000 different songs of the song sparrow. He had charts to show the imitative, antiphonal, comple mentary and other forms of bird music, as the little creatures carry forward or an swer each other's songs. He gave by whistling all of the songs he showed, de lighting every one. "I talked with him," writes Mr. Lord, "and he was greatly Interested In what I told him of the Western meadow Jark, which he had never heard." Frank Chapman and Mr. Fuertes gave an Interesting account of their visit to the haunts of the flamingo in the Baha mas. Mr. Fuertes, who Is the greatest bird artist In the history of the world, sketched and painted a flock of flamin goes on the wing, flying in line, with their long legs extended behind and their long necks stretched out before, looking against the sky like a red or pink rope of irregular, size. "William Dutcher read his report as chairman of the commltteo on the pro tection of North American birds," con tinues Mr Lord. "This committee under takes to secure a police force for thje At lantic Coast from Maine southward to protect the gulls and" terns from plume hunters and to save the eggs from those who take them, sometimes by the bushel, for food. It also has charge of the Lacey act. forbidding Interstate commerce In birds protected by state laws. It Is its duty, too, to look after the wholesale mil liners to see that the engagement entered into by the National Wholesale Milliners' Association with the Audubon Societies Is carried out, the engagement being that no birds of the United States shall be sold by those who compo3e this body. This committee also looks after legisla tion in the several states where there Is none, and in those also where the legis lation is Inadequate. The committee re ported great success in saving the gulls and terns. "Dr. T. S. Palmer, reported on the en forcement of the Lacey act. and his over sight of the wholesale milliners In Balti more and New York. Dr. Palmer Is a very able man. He Is a master In bird knowledge. He Is perhaps the only one who cannot be fooled about 'madeblrds.' He has brought the dealers Into line by persistent and expert work."' In conclusion Mr. Lord said: "There were papers from Wisconsin and Illinois as well as from New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut, and I am certain that Oregon Is not behind these states, so far as public school Interest Is concerned. I believe Oregon has the conditions now that will enable the bird societies In that state to make her the banner state in this regard. "The most enjoyable time I had was at a dinner at Mrs. Florence Merriam Bai ley's. In her own home I came to know her well, 'and surely there is no ornitholo gist or bird-lover in. the country more charming in personality. And, again, at a reception at her house, every one there was made happy in the good company present, and in an exhibition of the bird pictures of Louis Puertcs, and also of the flower pictures of your fellow-townsman, Frederick Walpole. The latter ranks al most as high in his fleld,as Mr. Fuertes doesin his." f ADVERTISED. Unclaimed Letters Remaining in the Postofflcc 'at Portland, Or. Free delivery of lettera by carriers at tht residence of owners may be secured by obaerv los the following rules: Direct plainly lo the, street and number of the house. ' Head letter, with the writer's full address, Including street and number, and request an swer to be directed accordingly letters to straneers or transient visitors In 'the city, whose special address may be un known, should b marked In the left-hand cor ner "Transient." Tola will prevent their being delivered to persons of the same or similar names. 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Miss Jessie Mooney, Harry A. B. CROASMAX. P. M. THE FOLKS AT HOME Would E'ajoy a Visit From You W Jay Not Take It 7 On Januay' 8 and 9 the O. R. & N. places on sale tickets, Portland to Kansas City and return, at the low rate "of $60, good for SO days, with stop-over privileges on re turn passage. Call up 0. R. & N. ticket office. Third and Washington, and. learn particulars. BATTLING FOR MILLIONS TEXAS ATTORNEYS HUNT EVIDENCE IN PORTLAND. Title to Spiridle Top Oil Wells Is As sailed by Helm oi Professor John Veatch. Prominent attorneys from Beaumont, Tex,, are In Portland laying the lounua- tlon for a mighty legal battle in tne courts of that state regarding a contest to the claims of title to the Spindle Top group of oil wells set forth by the heirs of John Veatch, who has slept in a lonely grave In an obscure corner of Lone Fir cemetery for 31 years. The principal, wit nesses whose testimony has been taken this week are Dr. Dav Raffety, Dr. C. H. Raffety, Mrs. Laura Bek (nee Miss Frush), I. W. Pratt and AVilson Benefiel, sexton of Lone Fir cemetery; also O. B. Johnson, now of Seattle. Judge R. R. Ha zel wood and Judge R. F. Bordages, Judge Rowe and Judge Greer are the lawyers who have been taking evidence on both sides. The depositions of the witnesses have been taken before United States Commissioner McKay. Perhaps the most important witnesses were Drs. Dav and C. H. Raffety. The former was a special friend of Professor Veatch, who had headquarters at the drug store of the Raffctys, on the corner of East Second and East Oak streets. When Professor Veatch died, Dr. Dav Raffety looked after the details of the funeral services, which were conducted by Portland Lodge, A. F. & A. M., when I. W. Pratt was master. The title to the richest cluster of oil wells in Texas, valued at uncounted mill Ions of dollars, Is Involved In this case. The details read -almost like a romance. Professor Veatch was a scientist, recog- nlzed as an authority in botanv and ge- ology. He traveled largely In pursuit of his profession, and his explorations ex tended to Texas. In this state he received from the Government then in power what are called "headlands." Apparently, what was allotted to him was of small value, but on this land the gushers were found. Until oil was discovered, there was no thought of contesting the title. The title to the oil land is held under a deed exe cuted to Professor Veatch for .about J2C0O. The pleadings show the land was trans- f erred once from Veatch, and then back to him. Plaintiffs arc trying to show that this final deed was obtained from him by fraud, and that Professor Veatch never executed it, while the defendants are en deavoring to show that the title is per fectly clear. Professer Veatch came to Oregon about 34 years ago and tried to secure the ap pointment of State Geologist, but failed In the effort. He then made his home on the East Side. Professor Veatch. says Dr. Dav Raffety, was purely a scientific man, and cared for money only as It could further his Investigations. The re sult of his work is recorded in Govern ment reports. Heretofore the attorneys on either side have conducted their in vestigations in Portland concerning the life of Professor Veatch separately, the first steps having been taken by the de fendants, and then by the plaintiffs, but this week both sides have been represent ed, and the witnesses were cross-examined. The deposition of-Mrs. Laura Beck was taken at her home, on East Third street, Friday evening. Every scrap of information concerning Professor Veatch has been looked up and a record made. One of the attorneys said that the trial will be set In the Spring In the Texas courts, and will probably be a long-drawn-out case. THEY HAVE JOINED FOR.CES. SeUvrood. and Sonth Portland Have United to Secure Nevr Ferry. Sellwood and South Portland have de cided to Join forces in the effort to secure a free ferry across the Willamette Kiver In tnnf n-jrt- nf thn rtv The union 01 forces was brought about by a Joint meet- intr of the committees from the Sellwood Board of Trade and the South Portland Improvement Association. Both sections, through these organizations, will work to secure the passage of a free ferry bill through the Legislature at the coming session. This bill has already been pre pared by D. M. Donaugh, of the Sellwood committee. It provides that the city may issue bonds to the amount of J30.000 for the establishment of the ferry. This amount will be required to build a boat and to provide suitable approaches on both sides of the river. The location of the ap proaches will be settled after the bill has been passed. However, the landing on the East Side will probably be at the foot of Umatilla avenue. On the West Side fhe landing will be a little more expensive to build, but the main effort will be put forth to. secure passage of the bill, and the details will follow. The union of the Sellwood Board of Trade and the South Portland Improve ment Association makes ,a strong com bination, and back of these organizations are the two growing sections on both sides of the Willamette River, with their in creasing population and manufacturing Interests. At a joint meeting soon to be held In the office of D. M. Donaugh, a line of action will be laid out. There has been some talk of Inviting the co-cperatlon of the Albina Improvement Association, which is working for another free ferry lor that portion of the city, so that nei ther section will work against the other. A conference will probably be held with President S. Connell, of the Albina Push Club, with this end in view. There is now hardly a question but that there will be two ferry bills before the Legislature, ono -for Sellwood and the other for Al blna.c MASONIC CEREMONIES. Officers of Three East Side Lodges Installed in Durkhnril Hall. A large gathering of Masons assembled In the Masonic headquarters in Burkhard Hall on Saturday night, the occasion being the Installation of the officers of Washington Lodge, No. 46; Hawthorne, No. Ill, and Mount Tabor. No. 2. J. W. Rowland was the Installing officer, and he was assisted by H. B. Adams, who acted as grand marshal. Following were the officers: Washington Lodge W. G. Shellenbar ger, worshipful master; Charles R. Fra zler, senior warden; George M. Hyland, ,junIor warden; R. B. McClung, treasurer; J. H. Richmond, secretary; E. F. Hitch cock, senior deacon; Clyde Evans, junior deacon; Karl V. Lively, senior steward; L. D. Freeland, junior steward; Thomas H. Brickell. tyler. Hawthorne Lodge W. W. Sansom, wor shipful master; W. H. Jenkins, senior warden: G. T. Galligan, junior warden; H. H. Newhall, treasurer; F. Glafke, Jr., secretary; M. J. Camming, senior deacon; A. E. Bellows, Junior deacon; J. A. Stew art, senior steward; P. A. Combs, junior steward; W. B. Hall, tyler. Mount Tabor Lodge W. E. Wilkinson, worshipful master; A. A. Bailey, senior warden; J. R. Chamberlain, junior war den: L. S. Normandin, treasurer; George P. Lent, secretary; J. O. Hall, senior dea con: A. M. Smith, junior deacon: A. P. Vail, senior steward; W. H. Woodruff, junior steward;. Thomas H. Brickell, tyler. After the Installation ceremonies J. H. Richmond, past worshipful master, was presented with an elegant gold Masonic emblem. D. A. Grout presented the token with an appropriate address full of good sayings about the retiring officer and the Masonic order. A banquet followed. MILWATJKIE RURAL DELIVERY. Carrier Will Start Ont Next Thurs day Mornlnj? at 8 o'Clock. On Thursday morning, January 1, free. rural mall delivery will be started on the Mllwaukle route, with Elmer Bunnell as carrier, and his father, Charles Bunnell, as substitute. Orders for starting the service on this route were received a DR. B. E. WRIGHT. Office hours: Sundays. 10 A. j Graduate Iowa State Univ. IS OXE OF THE NECESSARY aVALIFICATIOXS OF A GOOD BOOKKEEPER GOwD WRITING starts more youn people on a successful career than any other one qualification, We have two excellent Instructors In penman ship, and never fall to make good writers If the student does his part. After- , noon class for students from other schools. Send for our new illustrated cat alogue. Holmes- English and Business College Eleventh nnii Yamhill Streets. month ago, "and Postmaster Oscar WIs sihger has made all the arrangements, so there will be no hitch or delay. Lock mall boxes have been delivered and placed at nearly all the houses embraced In the route. The district is a large one, and extends so as to take In Gladstone, the west line 1 being bounded by the Willamette River. Two large malL boxes have been sent I and will be placed at Courteney and at ! Gladstone. These are Intended for use j)f the public in mailing letters, which will be collected by the carrier dally. ACCEPTABLE PRESENT. Ash Camp, W. O. W., Mllvfankle, Re ceives ?100 From Linden Circle. Ash Camp, No. 339, Woodmen of the World, received 5100 cash as a Christmas present from Linden Circle, No. 14S, Women of Woodcraft. Thn monev will 1 be used to help pay off outstanding debts on the Woodmen of the World Hall. The presentation of this handsome sum took place at a Joint meeting of the camp and circle held last week. Miss Edna Ross made a neat presentation speech as the money was handed to the camp, and John Gibson, clerk of Ash Camp, made a fitting response. The $100 was raised by the women partly by their bazaar and partly by donations made by the members. East Side Notes. Christmas exercises which were delayed at the receiving home of the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society will be held this even ing. - Work is being pushed forward Inside the new factory building of Neustadter Bros., on Grand avenue and East Taylor street. On the lower floor offices are being fitted up and long tables built. On the second floor tables extend nearly the entire length of the building, on which sewing machines are being placed every few feet Shafts which furnish power for the ma chines extend under tnese tables. An elec tric motor stands In one corner. When In operation, the building will be a bee hive of industry. Double tracks on Williams avenue, be tween Cherry and Stanton streets, for the City & Suburban Railway Company, have been laid, and will soon be used. Heavy CO-pound rails were used. These were laid on either side of the track which oc cupies the center of the street. This cen tral track will now be removed and the new double tracks ballasted. Completion of this double line will enable the com pany to make closer connections. This Is necessary ror the St. John traffic, which pf; e largely increased under the new electric car schedule. TOLD OF THEIR SINS. British Lecturer Instructs Chicago Women in the Ethics of Buying. Chicago Tribune. "The Sins of the Shopper" might well have been the topic of the lecture deliv ered Monday by Mrs. Percy Widdrington, but she chose to classify her remarks un der the more generous title of "The Ethics of Shopping." Mrs. Widdrington. who is the lecturer of the Fabian Club, of London, spoke be fore the Society for Ethical Culture, in Steinway Hall. "Women should not go Into stores and turn over articles on the counters and compare prices with no intention of buy ing," she said. "It only distracts the at tention of the clerks from those women who really wish to buy. Nor should women worry the saleswomen by an Im perious air or other discourtesy, or by compelling them to show goods just to satisfy the whims of the shopper. This is all sinful, and I would add that it is just as wrong to leaveyour shopping to the last moment and then add to the crush about the counters." The audience was mostly composed of women, who.jvInced much Interest in the lecturer's remarks, but this Interest deep ened Into a sort of dismay when the Eng lishwoman continued: "We have no right to buy goods at any store unless we know under what condi tions those goods were manufactured. They may have come from sweatshops, where hundreds of mites of children toil through the weary hours when they should be sleeping. They may have been stitched and cut and hemmed In rooms heavy with a vile atmosphere, devoid of sanitation and breeding manifold dis eases. "When you buy such goods, you are Immoral as Immoral as more direct sin nersfor you encourage the continuance of such conditions, you help maintain a high death rate, you help breed sickness, you make it necessarily to pay yearly larger amounts for police nrotectlon against crime and for inspectors of the public health. "If we are lo hope to Improve the race, you women must practice moral buying, as you would moral living. This reform must begin, like all others. In the home. You must not buy merely because a thing Is cheap. You must not buy red or yellow-headed matches, for you will encour age the continuance of conditions that produce the terrible eating disease pre valent among workers In sulphur and phosphorus. You should buy only safety matches. Then, when you buy crockery, you should avoid all those kinds In which the glaze Is made of lead." Of the sweatshops Mrs. Widdrington said: "Both here and in England the hours are long and the holidays infrequent. I don't believe these evils can be entirely removed by voluntary agencies, although these can set an excellent example by drawing attention to the seriousness of the problem, initiating some lesser re forms and educating public opinion to the necessity of legislation on behalf of the shop employes." Horseless Truclc Equals Tliree Tenms. Chicago Record-Herald. A public test of what Is claimed by Its Inventor and the company engaged In its manufacture to be the latest and highest development of a motor vehicle for the carrying of freight was given in the con gested and badly paved downtown streets Thursday afternoon, with results entirely satisfactory. Starting from the Union League Club, the new horseless truck was run rapidly up and down State street, through several of the cross streets, and finally as far south as Twelfth street. In Wabash avenue displaying without a hitch its qualities in respect to speed, power and ease of control. The freight YOUR TEETH ARE OF FIRST IMPORTANCE If you don't now. some day you will realize the truth of these headlines. If you notice any defects, call on us at once. We guarantee painless dental work, combined with the greatest skilL DR. B. E. WRIGHT'S 8ffice 342 Washington, Cor. Seventh S A. M. to M. to 12 M. i P. M.: evenings. 7:20 to 8:30; Telephone North 2191. carried In this exhibition weighed 3000 pounds. The vehicle Is the invention of William O. Worth, who began his experi ments In this direction In 1SS4. Mr. Worth points out the chief value of his final method of transmitting power, the con stancy of speed motor and an ingenious method of gearing and coupling by which the motorman may at will convert the high speed into power and thus double the traction capacity of the vehicle. It is also claimed that a wagon of this kind can do the work of three ordinary teams of equal loading capacity, at a cost of maintenance of half what Is required for one such team. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT PORTLAND, Dec. 23.-8 P. M. Maximum temperature. 41; minimum temperature. 3.'!: river reading. 11 A. M., 8.0 feet; change in 21 hours. 0.2 foot; total precipitation. 3 P. M. to 5 P. M.. O.CO; total precipitation since Sept. 1. 1002, 22.20 Inches; normal precipitation flnce Sept. 1. 1002, 18.52 Inches; excess, 3.C8 Inches; total sunshine Dec. 27. 2:25; pouslble sunshine Dec. 27, 8:42; barometer (reduced to sea level) at 5 P. M., 30.33. PACIFIC COAST WEATHER. Wind 1 STATIONS. 3 Astoria Baktr City .... Bismarck Boise Eureka Helena Kamloops, B. North Head .. Pocatcllo Portland Red Bluff Roseburg Sacramento Salt Lake .... San Francisco Spokane Seattle Walla Walla .. 441 T E NW NV SE N SW w SE SW s N Clm E NW N SE SE SW (Cloudy KilO.OO i't. cmy Clear Cloudy Clear Pt. cldy Clear Cloudy Raining Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear 24i0.00 10! 33 T 4S0.00 30 T 32 T 40 0.02 2(i T 4110.00 54 0.00 42 0.00 50 0.00 32 0.00 GO 0.00 T (Snowing 0.00 jtjiouny Pt. cldy O.OOj Light. WEATHER FORECASTS. The pressure has decreased quite rapidly durlnc the last 12 hours over Northwestern Washington and Western British Columbia, and a storm Is central off the coast this even ing. Storm warnlnKS were ordered at the mouth of the Columbia River and at Sound ports at 5:30 P. M. today. High gusty south east winds are Indicated on the Inland naviga ble waters of Washington Monday, with galea at sea. With the exception of a few light scattering: showers along the immediate coast and South ern Idaho, fair weather haa prevailed today In the North Pacific States, with but little change In temperature. The Indications are for cloudy weather In this district Monday, with occasional rain in Western Oregon and Western Washington. The temperature will slowly rise. WEATHER FORECASTS. Forecasts made at Portland for the 2S hours ending at midnight Monday, December 20: Portland and vicinity Occasional rain, with southerly -winds. Western Oregon Occasional rain; Increasing southerly winds, becoming high along the coast. Washington Occasional rain; brisk southerly winds. Increasing to high on Sound and Straits, with gales off Cape Flattery. Eastern Oregon and Southern Idaho Partly cloudy. Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho Occasional snow, probably turning to rain; slightly warmer. A. B. WOLLABER, Actlnc Forecast Official. FOR BUSINESS LIFE by a course with us. for several reasons: (1) our school Is so widely and favorably known that a diploma from it means something; (2) it requires but a short time to prepare for a position; (3) the cost Is small. Thorough work is a char acteristic of our school, quality is our motto. Open all the year; students admitted at any time; catalogue free. PORTLAND BUSINESS COLLEGE Parle and WasiliinRton A. P. Armstrong, LL. B., Principal TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1903 At 2 o'clock P. 31., AT MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE SAN FRANCISCO WE WILL SELL THE SHIP SNOW & BURGESS This vessel Is now m the port of San Francisco, and can be examined by in tending purchasers. S. L. JONES & CO. Auctioneers. Snn Frnnclsco. RENTON LUMP COAL For House Use Is Cleanest and Best at ?0.r0. Both 'Phones. VULCAN COAL CO. NEW TODAYt TRINITY CHURCH SITE For sale, the remaining east lots. N. and W. of Oak and 5th sts.. In the new business cen ter. For prices, etc., call on the sole agents, F. V Andrews & Co., Hamilton bldg. BRONZE TURKEYS -AND- MINORCA CHICKENS Wanted for breeding purposes. Write full particulars, price, etc. A. Plymale, P, O. box 104, Portland, Or. Educates if rnrr ft Tim r Ti r