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10 THE MORXIXG OREGONIAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1903. FIGHT ON SALARIES Four Councilmen Resist In crease for City Employes. HOLD WAGE SCALE UNEQUAL "Ualie One, IlnUc AH!" I llie Crr of Bentley, Rumelin, Slinrker anil SlRlcr, hut They Are Outvoted. A determined minority that stuck tteailfaftly to tlie opinion that the sala ries of none ot the city employes should be Increased kept the Council In ses sion three full hours yesterday after noon, and the result was that the re port of the ways and means committee, in regard to the question of compensa tion, wks adopted. Ilentley. itumelln. Sharkey and Staler fousht stubbornly against the Increase on the sround that it was unequal, and that It laid a bur den upon the taziayers in addition to the 3C-mlIl levy already made. The beven other Councilmen. including Mer rill, who has Just returned from the - i East, took an opposite view, and their votes carried the day. trhiiB lhp Council session was" not Etormy. It was at times oiclllns, and the seven auditors In the sallery occaslon ollv bent their -ars In order to get tho coneral tenor of the discussion. They cot It. for from the time the report on salaries was presented the talk ran hish. Uentley objected to It on the ground that none of the Councilmen were acquainted with Its provisions, and he wished to have a comparative statement of the salaries raid last year and this year prepired by tho Auditor and given to tin; Councilmen for consideration. The repi-rt was laid on the table temporarily, as were also the report; of the Tark and Health Beards. It came up later In the form of an ordinance, arid Humelln started tho discussion. , Ilniiiclln Lend the Klfelit. "I am not ordinarily opposed to com mittee ordinances." he said, "but I will have to fight this one. I ajn Informed that some salaries are raised and others lowered. I am, particularly opposed to the reduction lnr the salirUs of the Street Inspectors from JT3 to $63. The City En gineer assures me that the men are the best he has ever had experience with, and as they are. out In all eorts of vcather, I believe we should piy them well. The Inspector on Seventh street, so the property-owners tell me. Is one of the best men we have ever had. Other property-owners hare protested against the Increased salaries. The tax levy la enormous, .and the people are up In arms against u They will say that we are raising -the wages of friends while we leave a fire department that Is not In condition to fight a .big fire today without equipment. The salary of a detective has been raised to ,$100 a month and his wife appointed matron ot' the city jail, and they have been given a home rent free. The Increase Is unequal, and I believe we should raise all the salaries or let them stand as they ore. The cut of 25 cents a day Is outrageous." The reduction was made by the Execu tive Board." said City Auditor Devlin, "and the Council cannot change It." "Aa we have not that power," said Bentley, "I move that the matter be re referred." "And that each Councilman." added .Sharkey, "be furnished with a copy of the ordinance. Several would like to in spect It. and we should defer action until the copies are furnished." "I share that opinion." said Bentley. "and I move that we adjourn for one week, and that the Auditor bo Instructed to m-ovlde us with copies of the ordinance. At present I am not prepared to vote for It." "In raising the salaries." said Albee, a member of the ways and means com mittee, "cur Idea, was to be perfectly lair. 1 believe a man Is worth what his ser vices'' would command In a private posi tion." "Ninety per cent of the ordinance Is llKe the present ordinance," said Mayor Williams. "There are Increases In four Instances. The principal charge Is In the office of License Collector, who will be a deputy of the city officer. Formerly he was an Independent omcer. .Make Policemen IVork, Sny Dentley. "For those very reasons. 1 want a copy of the ordinance." said Bentley. "I believe the collection of .licenses Is a police duty. and the collections should be made by the police without any expense to the city. The policemen may ao the work without stirring from their beats." "The only objection to a delay of one week," said Sharkey. "Is that the city employes will not receive their piy on time. Now with private corporations men often have to wait two and three months for their pay. If a delay of one week works a hardship upon any employe of the city, that employe should look for another position." Bentley's motion to adjourn was lost. only Bentley. Rumelin, Sharkey and Slg ler voting for it. The ordinance was then taken up by sections, and Mr. Devlin ex elalned that the executive board' bad the power to fix salaries in certain branches ol ithe City Engineer's office, and the Park Board had the same power in its department, without the consent of the Council. The Health Board could simply make recommendations. ""Well. If they make those salaries ob jectionable," said Rumelin, "we shall simply cut iOff their appropriations and hold them up In that way. They can do nothing without us." "That is a check the Council has over all the boards," said Devlin, and - there was silence until Zimmerman disturbed the atmosphere. There Is no need f raising salaries," he said. "The men are willing to work for what they are now getting." "Give them a raise," advised Merrill Ironically, "and they might fill up a few more hales in the etreets." Foar Vote Anal nut Increnne Merrill's advice was not followed and the reading of the ordinance was begun. The provision for a City Hall messenger Iras' adopted, and the salary of the chief deputy in the City Engineer's office was raised from $140 to $175 a month against the vote of the bolld four. Three deputies at $125 per month each. Including the license collector, were allowed the .City Auditor by the committee. "I move that the office of license Col lector be abolished," moved Rumelin. "This Is a police proposition, and the 60 policemen may collect the tax. s e start ' cd in pn a plan of economy lost June, and if 'we really Intend to economize we should . beeln by shaving oft the $200- per- month necessary to pay the Collector and his deputy." "In other, cities' the police collect the licenses and why should they not do it here?" asked Bentley. "It would take the whole force of 60 men to do the work of one man." pro- tested' Merrill. "Besides a policeman might go into a saloon and camp there or I mean that he might be taken off his beat for an unreasonable length of time In col lectlng licensee. "Wcldler Turned "OoTrn. The motion was lost, only the four vot ing for it. The other recommendations for the offices of the Auditor, the City' Treasurer and the City Attorney were carried. An effort was made to Increase the salary of the clerk of the fire and po lice subcommittees Colonel "Weldler from $109 to $13 per month, but It received only tho votes of the four who said they be lieved that there should be a general In crease or none at alL The recommenda tions an to the City Engineer's depart ment also were closely followed, The four voted against the Increase of the chief deputy's salary to $145 a month and against the employment of a stenographer at $50, but the votes did not count. The Harbormaster was passed at $100. and the Plumbing Inspector at $121 and the Deputy Plumbing Inspector at $100, or $10 more than had been agreed upon by the committee. City IMiysicInn Getn Asvlstnnt. The salary of the City Physician was left as It now stands, and the recommen dation of the Health "Board that an as sistant be employed for two months at $50 per month was adopted. "What la the need of an a?sltant? asked Rumelin. "It Is only in the case ot epidemic?." said the Mayor. "There must have been a terrible epi demic when the Health Board was ap pointed." observed Bentley, sarcastically. "Its members "made an appointment to an office which the council had decided was unnecessary." "Is it on account of an emergency?" asked Rumelin. "I never heard of 'the of fice of Assistant City Physician berore except In times, of emergency, and." he concluded reflectively. "It strikes me that we have been creating a whole lot of offices lately." "There Is an emergency." declared Zim merman. "When 1, yrns up to the little town of Eugene a week ago, I was told that there were 110 cases of nmallpox there, and many of theee will drift to Portland." A motion to strike the office from the ordinance was made and lost by the usual vote, and the recommendations as to the pay of the Health Officer and his as sistant were adopted. "The minority passes the whole report." said Bentley after the section had been read. "There Is a disposition to adopt It, and wo might as well dispense with fur ther reading and dispose of the measure." There was only one more section to be read, however, and that related to the Poundmaster and his deputies. It was adopted as recommended by the commit. tee. The third reading of the ordinance was vigorously opposed by Bentley and Shar key, and they won on a vote to suspend the rules. Rumelin and SIgler stayed in the line, and as suspension required a two-thirds vote they had things their own way. They failed to carry a motion to adjourn until next Wednesday, and Flegel got through a motion to adjourn until today. An hour afterward all agreed to settle the salary question nt once. The majority will carry It anyhow," was the substance of Bentley's explana tion, "and we might as well vote now. But I vote no." Rumelin and Sharkey made similar ex- i planatlons, and SIgler voted no. without going to tho troubje of making a state ment. The total Increase In salaries la about $1300 made by the Council and $600 made by the executive board. The various ordinances carrying appro priations for the different departments. as recommended by the several boards and the ways and means committee were also passed. Sharkey moved that ,the ap propriation for ' the Fire Department be increased from $105,000 to $125,000, but the motion was lost. 1U "W. Patterson Turned Down. The application of R. "W. Patterson for a saloon license was called up from the liquor license committee by Merrill, who said Patterson had an offer to sell out. and that the prospective purchasers want ed to know what the Council would do, In the license matter. A motion to suspend tne ruies ana piace tne ordinance on its final passage was carried, only Albee. Flegel. Rumelin. Sherrett. SIgler and Zimmerman voting against it. Flegel spoke hotly against the application. Pat terson came in for an unmerciful scoring, his place being classed as a robber's nest, and as the resort of Outlaw Tracy's widow. Merrill said it was no worse than the other places In the neighborhood, and the police had full power to regulate It. and the Council the right to revoke the license or tne present or luture propri etor. On final passage the ordinance was defeated, Albee, Flegel, Rumelin, Sherrett, SIgler and Zimmerman voting against It. Hlllsboro Line IVnnts Franchise. A petition was received from the "West Side & Suburban Railway Company ask ing the Council to designate a route for a franchise in the city. The company was granted a franchise by the preceding Council, but the ordinance was rejected by the Board of Public "Works, as objec tions to- the use of some of the streets granted had been made by property-own era. It now has the right of way from Hlllsboro to the city limits, and It wishes to enter the city. It desires to begin work at the earliest possible minute, and It asked that the street committee accom pany Its engineers to the northern end of the city and assist In the selection of a feasible route. The petition was referred to the street committee. TVenr Ordinances. Ordinances Introduced were as follows Transfers from the general fund To the Fire Department fund, $12,000; $10,000 to the police fund, $7250 to the lighting fund. $2400 to the street repair fund, $500 to the street and sewer interest fund and $166 for the Improvement of Twenty-second street from Johnson street to tho St. Helen's road; passed. Appropriating COO to pay the Interest on the bonded: Indebtedness; passed. Exempting a portion of the west side of Second street between Stark and Wash lngton from the provisions of the cement sidewalk ordinance when a suitable bond is furnished; passed. Designating the Evening Telegram as the city official newspaper; passed. Authorizing the sale of street bonds un der the .bonding act to the Security Sav ings & Trust Company, at 4V4 per cent; passed. Adopting .the report of the City Engineer on the widening of Fifth street, from Pine to Burnslde, and the extension of East Taylor street; passed. Resolutions were adopted as follows Directing the City Engineer to prepare plans for the Improvement of Irving street; for sewers In Factory. Fifth. East Ankeny. East Pine.1 East Twenty-fourth and Knott streets; to improve Twentieth. Front, Bancroft avenue. Water, Arthur and Hamilton avenue, and for cement sidewalks In the cement sidewalk district from Jefferson to Hoyt streets. Rumelin Introduced a resolution author izing the appointment of a committee con sisting of three members of the Council, three members of the Executive Board. the Mayor and the City Engineer, to de termine the life of improved streets and the length of time the Council shall keep them In repair, as provided by the new charter. The resolution was adopted. Petitions for the Improvement of Davis street, from Twenty-first to Twenty-sec ond, with vitrified brick, and for the Im provement of Patton avenue, from the Portland to the Columbia boulevard, were granted. A remonstrance against the lm provement of Mallory avenue, from Beech to Fremont streets, was referred to the street committee. International Athletic Contest. NEW YORK, Feb. 4. A team of Eng lish professional athletes will shortly vis It the United States, according to the Tribune's correspondent in London, with the object of competing against the pick of American pedestrians. A syndicate is now being formed to .arrange the details and to manage the trip. To Cnre a Cold In One Day Take Laxative Bromoutnlna Tablets. All drat Klsts refund the money If it falls -to cure. E. w. lirorc s surnature Is on each box. 28c. POLITICS AT PULLMAN COLLEGIANS HAVE HOT TIME OVKU COLLEGE OFFICES. Favorite for Football Cnntnlil Sidetracked and Clyde It. Gill Gctsi the Honor. WASHINGTON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE. Pullman. Wash.. Feb: 4.-(Spe-c!aU-Olympla and Salem are not the only places of Interest In the North west. For the past few weeks the col lege political pot has been boiling over at Pullman, and from present Indications the froth may run down the sides and quench the fire underneith entirely. The beginning of the present squabble among the students was Immediately after the Thanksgiving football game at Seattle between the Agricultural College and the University of Washington. The scheming politicians and their lobbies be gan to arrange their wires In earnest for thi coming election of the captain and the manager for the football team of 1S03. Masquerading as "the most logical can didate" for the position of captain was Bernard, a member of the Junior class, who has held the position of. end on the Pullman team for the past three years. Bernard would be a senior next year, and thus It will bo seen that he would never lxtve another chance to lead the gridiron warriors on to victory If he were not elected captain this year. His election was conceded by alt but the politicians, and he was acknowledged by all as a good man for the position. In the meantime the politicians had been raying nothing, but had sawed many cords of wood, and when tho day of elec tion arrived It developed that there was' a formidable dark hone due to render a selection on the programme. Urged and supported by Manager Wil liams and Captain Jones, of the 1902 team. Clyde R. Gill made a personal canvass of the team, with Mich good ef fect that when the old teamplayers poll ed their vote he was the chosen captain for 1903. Gill Is a strong, heady player, putting up a good game at halt and at end posi tions, though not possessing the experi ence of Bernard, and this, coupled with the fact that he would be a Junior next ytar, and thus have another chmce at the captaincy in 1904, is the protest made by the supporters of Bernard. Tue scene after Gill's election was any thing but peaceful, and though many sild he was the best man for the position, the- majority of the students were shock ed at the Idea of the honor being given to a Junior and a man who would have an other chance, instead of to a senior. It was openly hinted at as "a steal and an outrage." but as nothing could be done. the whole matter was passed up. The first duty of the new captain was to appoint d manager, and here, as in the election, the political mil was in evidence. When It was first rumored that the name of R. B. Shaw had Ueen recommended by Captain Gill to the faculty and student committees for rati fication, the nlr around the campus again assumed a bluish tinge, and In the halls little groups of excited student could bo seen gesticulating wildly at one an other. The only man who seemed to have any- Idea of definite action was Colonel Sopp, a pioneer student and a veteran of the grid. He framed a protest and circulated It among his team mates. The protest re cited that the players signing did not favor the proposed manager, .and that If he was ratified to the position they would not appear next year in the team under his charge. .Four players signed the paper, which was presented, only to ba Ignored, and Mr. Shaw was duly de clared manager for 1903. The feeling, though intense ana miter on both sides. Is gradually dying out, and Captain Gill and Manager Shaw arc go ing ahead for the team next fall. "Wild Bill" Allen has been retaineu as coacn. and is making his home In Spokane. With the material on hand, the return of some of the eld players and the entering of some new ones, the prospects are very bright for a last, snappy team in the fall. Baseball at I'ullmnn. WASHINGTON AGRICULTURALCOL- LEGE, Pullman, Feb. 4. Special.) Base b&ll Is now being taken up at the college. and on every fine day prospective box artists" are seen twirling the horsehlde. Captain Bernard and Manager Early have secured H. E. Lougheed as coach for the season. Manager Early Is busy at work 6n a schedule. In which he hopes to In clude many teams In Oregon. Washington and Idaho. All NEIL.L HARD AT WORK. Arrive From the Sonth and Starts Oat' on the Road. Al Xeill. tho clever welterweight boxer, arrived In this, city yceterday morning from San Francisco and made his head quarters at the Perkins Hotel. Xclll went Into training Immediately, and promises to be In the best ot condition when he stands up to Tommy Rellly next Thursday evening. The boxer was accompanied by hie friend. Kid Calm?, of San Francisco, who will box six rounds with Jimmy Rellly, Tom's brother, as a preliminary for tho big fight. Ross, who was to .have appeared with Jimmy Rellly, will show with Kid Sawyer In a ten-round go, as one of tho other preliminaries. Nelll Is a trifle over-weight at the pres ent time, although he says he will not have the slightest difficulty In getting oft the surplus flesh. When seen yesterday he said: "The trip on the train from San Fran cisco forced me to be Idle so long that I picked up three pounds, but I will have them off In a couple of dayo. I worked hard all day today, going out on the road for a nine-mile Jaunt and spending some time at the bog. Now I feel In fine condi tion. "Rellly Is the strongest man I ever boxed, and will put up a hard fight. I believe, however, that, though I am not quite as powerful as he, I will be more than his equal In fighting, and place all my hopes to win on that point. He Is a good man In every way. but I will do my best to defeat him, arid think I shall In the end." During the past year Xeill has boxed ten ma tehee, winning and knocking out in six. drawing In three and losing one. On December 10, 1301, he fought Reilly In a twenty-round go In San Franctco, win ning In the eleventh on a foul. January 22. he fought a draw with Colored Billy Wood at Los Angeles In 30 rounds. NelU .has fought In Portland three times, and In Seattle once. On May SO. 1S01. he met Tom Tracey In the Sound city, lighting 30 rounds to a draw. On November 23 of the same year he fought 20 rounds to n draw with Mysterious Billy Smith In thl city, and on December 13, 1901, he knocked out Tom Tracey In 18 rounds. Xeill met Smith here again on January 23, 1302, win ning on a foul In ten rounds. ALBANY GIRLS WIN. Defeat Roseburjc Illfib. School In Game of llaaket-Dall. AL3ANY, Or., Feb. 4. (Special.) To night the girls' basket-ball team of the- Albany High Sehool won their first vic tory, defeating a similar aggregation from the Roseburg High School by a score of 8 to 6. It was the most exciting game ever witnessed In Albany and, until the last few minutes of play, the score was even. During the first half each team secured one field basket, and one basket was a foul, the half ending 3 to 3. But near the end of the game, when 'the score was' even, the Albany lassies scored the field, basket that' defeated their plucky opponents. The players were: Roseburg, Misses Black and Jewett, forwards; Rast, center; Reed and Parsley, guards, Misses Francis and Savace. Albany, forwards: ieeuy, center; Thompi guards. and Hill. The Roseburg team Is on a tour of tho Valley, and Is accompanied by a consld erable contingent of rooters. They will BO to Corvallis tomorrow, where in the evening they will play a game with the girls of the Oregon Agricultural College. Friday evening the Roseburg team will line up against the Willamette University team In Salem. BOOKIES MAKE GOOD. Favorites) Not Winning at Oakland AntollKht Pat Ont. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 4.-SeIected and Diderot were the only favorites to score at Oakland today, and the bookmakers retrieved some of their losses. Fine weath er prevailed, but th track was still mud dy. Autollght, with Shaw up. was plunged on to win the mile and a furlong event, but he was beaten rather handily by Bes rie McCarthy. The mare was cut down early In the race, but the accident did not Interfere with her running. Stuyve was also the medium of a plunge. Burns put up a most vigorous ride, but was unable to catch Sylvia Talbot. The summary: Seven furlongs, selling Prue won. The Miller second, Louwclseal third; time, 1:31. Three and a half furlongs, selling Se lected won. Rose Farr second, Juana third; time, 0:U. Seven furlongs, selling Annie Max won. Bogus Bill second, Tyranus third; time, l'JIH. Mile nnd a furlong, selling Bessie Mc Carthy won, Autollght second, St. Sever third; time. 1:58. Six furlongs, selling Sylvia Talbot won. Stuyve second. Ballroom Belle third; time, 1:15. One mile, selling Diderot won. Dunblane second. Fossil third; time, 1:16. HnrcH nt Ncir Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 4.-Crcscent City results: Mile and an eighth Kilogram won. Satin Coat second. Aurlel third; time, 2:02 3-3. Three and n half furlongs Bird Pond won, McGonlgle second. The Brown Mon arch third; time, 0:46. One mile, polling Mauser won, Orpheum second. Floyd K. third; time, 1:47 2-3. Handicap, mile and a Mxtecnth Sheriff Bell won. Potheen second, Albert F. Dew ey third; time, 1:52 3-3. Six furlongs Henry Jlcuantei won. Scorpio second. Phlla third: time, 1:50 3-5. Mile and 70 yards Pyrrho won. Flanur second. Peat third; time. 1:J) 2-5. Commissions on California Hnces Accepted. Portland Club Cafe. 130 Fifth- street. Direct from the tracks. LET COUI1BTT PUT UP. "Jeffries Tnlks Plainly to Ex-Cbtun-plon of the Hint;. DENVER. Feb. 4. The Post today re ceived the following telegram from James J. Jeffries: "Joplln, Mo., Feb. 4. I do not take any stock In Jim Corbett's challenges and don't care what he does. I signified to the whole country that I was ready to fight him and he refuoed to come to my terms. As champion I have a perfect right to dictate to him. If he Is sincere let him make a deposit with the Denver Post nnd I will pay some attention to him. "JAMES J. JEFFRIES. "Champion of the World." M'GOVEItN TO FIGHT JORDAN. Offer of Nntlnnnl .Nportlnic Club In London Accepted. NEW YORK. Feb. 4. According to a cablegram received here by Sam Harris, agent for Terry McGovern, the National Sporting Club, ot London, has agreed to allow McGovern $1000, whloh ho asked for expenses, to go to London to meet Ben Jnrilnn. nnd th nrtlrlp nf nerppmpnt nr on the way here. Harris wired accepting me oner. - Young Corbett and Harris, for McGov- ern, have accepted an offer for n six-round bout before the Penn Athletic Club, In Phlladelphla. THE RED FRONT A. J. PRAGER & SONS I 269-271 MORRISON ST. Our $1 0.25 Suit Sale Suits, in tweeds, worsteds and cheviots formerly sold at $12.50, $20.00, all go in at J- P the one low price of m Underwear Men's Fine Camel's Hair Under wear, $1.25 value, on sale gQ Men's Silk Fleece Under- 00,, wear, $1.25 value, on sale 0 Ju Men's Natural Double Back and Front Underwear on Q0n sale . Oub Men's Natural Wool Under- CQn wear on sale Dub Men's Derby Ribbed Underwear, in blue, tan and gray, on Qgp sale at OQu Men's SOc Hole-Proof Sox 25c on sale at STILL WEAR THEIR CAPS STATU UNIVERSITY FltESHMEX NOT INTIMIDATED. Sophomores Undertake Drnstlc Meas ures, but Kail to Carry Them Ont. . UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene, Feb. 4. (Special.) The members of the freshmen class are still wearing their caps and the sophomores, unwilling to be out done by the "baby class" have taken steps to teach the youngsters humility. The present trouble has been growing since college opened, when some of the sophomores undertook to teach the young er collegians what real college life was and what way expected of freshmen. The sophomores captured a few members of the freshmen's chosen band and used them to smooth the bumps from around some of I tne trees on the campus, while those who refused to work were given the thrilling experience of acting as a weight to sound the depths of the. mlllrace. After this the youngsters were compelled to shine the shoes of the upper classmen and do other clever tricks. It Is the memory of such- treatment that prompts the freshmen to wear their caps and point U03 on every hand. Tho morning the fresmen caps were to arrive the sophomore class Issued the fol lowing edict: "Inasmuch as It Is contrary to precedent and not In accordance with the dignity of the upper classes of the University of Oregon for the freshmen of this institution to wear class caps. It Is hereby "Resolved, by the sophomore, class of the University of Oregon. That the fresh men shall be prohibited from wearing said caps, and it is further "Resolved, That the sophomore class, trusting in the neutrality of the Junior clas3, and trusting In the assistance of the senior class of the University of Ore gon, shall deem it their duty and privilege to enforce the above ruling." This sweeping edict caused the freshmen to strive for closer unity and the lady freshmen were all searching for husky freshmen lads to act aa their protectors. McKlnney. tho giant freshman, who won honor on the varsity eleven, was exceed ingly popular and had no trouble In find ing a lady friend. ' The youngsters soon found dut who drew up the sophomores' drastic .measures and silently decided to use these sophomores as an example. As the sophomores were v riling a descriptive paper on "The scenes Along the Mlllrace." the freshmen thought It was quite necessary that they should take a glance at the bottom of It. The plan would have been carried out, but a Baker City "co-ed" appeared on the list and the freshmen, stating that "there Is honor In war," turned the. sophomore com mittee loose and placed the following Statement In their minutes. "Fear not the roaring sophomores, for they are Indeed gentleness personified." The controversy Is arousing much ln- i terest. The faculty and upper classmen cry. Teach the freshmen humility." The townspeeople and some of the students say, "Suffer the youngsters to enjoy their sunny days." The freshmen silently are saying, "Shake off your stupor, grave old sophomores, and let us see what a real collego life means." TIUNB TO TRAIN O. A. C. W'ell-lvnovtn Athlete Will Be lhyn lcal Director nt Corvallln. CORVALLIS. Or., Feb. 4. (Special.) w. o. Trine, the well-known athlete and physical director, has been secured to In struct the track team at the Agricultural , College this season. The announcement was made In the college chapel yesterday. i and was the occasion of an enthusfailtfo j and prolonged demonstration by the stu- l uenio. unaer ins arrangement, jir. xnne ' Is to take a permanent place at the col- lege as director of athletics. and physical training of men. partly supplying the place recently resigned by Mr. Patterson, Men's Silk Vests $1.65 Another big lot of those fancy Silk Vests just received. They are regular $3.00 and $4.00 values, and to close out the lot in a hurry they all go at the one price $1.65 Sizes from,33 to 44 and Hosiery Men's Heavy Weight Camel's Hair Sox on sale 11 at Men's Good Weight Tan Black Sox on sale at Men's SOc Fancy Hose on sale Boston Garters on sale 15c 18c 38c Boys' Fancy Golf Caps on sale at A lot of Men's Golf Shirts on sale, special.... ... NIPPED IN THE BUD They said we were "out of the game" that we were "busted" that we would never get stock. Take a Look sss Saturday You're not "out of the game" when you are put ting In a big stock. You're not " busted " when you are able to get stock; and you're getting stock when you have a big carload In your pos session and thousand of more wheels on the road. 1 903 Samples Have Arrived They're a Treat . A Monster Carload Will Arrive Friday THOUSANDS MORE TO FOLLOW See the Two-Speed Gear See the New Lines Are More Than Ever THE BEST WHEELS ON EARTH More up-to-date features than have ever before been Incorporated In a wheel. "DROP IN ANYWAY" Automobiles Motorcycles Fred T. Merrill Cycle Company Incorporated. AG (5 It ESS I VE AND PROGRESSIVE! 105-107-109-111 Spokane Portland The physical culture of women, formerly In charge of the physical director, has been given to Miss Helen Crawford. In structor In elocution, and formerly In charge of the girls' physical culture classes. Will Study PhotoRrnph uf Star. CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. Feb. 4. The Car negie Institution at Washington has made a grant to the Harvard Observatory to provide for the study of the great collec- I iion ol sieuar imuiuKrupiui wmcn nas I been made during the past 10 years. The I Harvard collection Is so large that the ob. ' servatory authorities have found It nec- essary to erect a building for storage of POSITIVELY CLOSES SATURDAY NIGHT. All of our broken lines of Men's Furnishings Men's $1.0Q and $1.25 Golf and Stiff Bosom "70p Shirts, sale price I Ou Men's Silk Four-in- IQp Hands at I Oil Men's Silk Band Bows at Ju Men's Colored Cuffs jg Men's Fine Worsted QQp Gloves at 00b Men's Dress Kid Qflp Gloves at UUu IIU and On Ob See the Spring Forks See the "Boulevardler" BICYCLES Sundries SIXTH STREET Tacoma Seattle the negatives. The first photographs were obtained In 1SS3, with a Bache tele scope, which Instrument was taken In Peru In 1SS3 for the study of Southern stars. Since 1SS9, the elght-lnch Draper telescope has been mounted at Cambridge and used for photographic work. About OT.OOO photographic plates, eight by ten Inches In size, and each covering a por tion of the sky 10 degrees square, have been made with these telescopes. When you suffer from sick headache, dizziness, constipation, etc., remember Carter's Little Liver Pills will relieve youT One pill Is a dose. For Courtis and CTolda. ehlMr.n tAk Plso's Cure for Consumption without objection. $15.00, $17.50 and John B. Stetson Last week's selling of broken lines of Stetson.$3.50 and $4.00 Hats has reduced our stock considerably. While they last they go at $2.60 Men's S3.00 Pants on sale at $1.88 Till Saturday night choice of any $3 Pants, $1.88. They consist of tweeds, cheviots and worsteds, and range from 32 to 48 waist. Men's $2.50 Shoes on sale at $1.68 They come in vici kid, box calf, and calf. AH the new shapes, sizes 6 to 11, and all widths.