THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1903. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF The OrcEonlnn'a Telephones. OREGON. Counting Koora Main CO! Maturing Editor Main CM City Editor Main ICC Comparing Room .......Main C3 Eaat Side Offlce Eaat CI Superintendent BuUdlne ...Red SSS3 COLUMBIA. Counting Room COT Editorial Room .. Composing Room Engine Room -234 A3ICSE3IEXTS. MARQUAM GRAND THEATER Tonight at K:05 o'clock, Anna Held In 'The Little Duchess." THE RAKER THEATER This evening at 8:15. "The Great Diamond Robbery." CORDRAVK THEATER This evening at 8:15. Knute Erlckion. In "The Man From Sweden." Starves is Midst op Puhtt. Acts of charity are commendable and among these Is Included visiting the sick, at proper times and from proper motives. A rather well-known citizen who went to some trouble to find time to visit a friend, one who had befriended him. a few days ago. tells what he considers a Joke on himself. lie had taken pains to find out that 2 P. M. would be a suitable time to make his call on his sick friend, who was to be driven out for an airing, on that day. He had a number of things to at tend to and in order to dispose of them, did not go to lunch at noon, thinking that he would Wave time to get some lunch before taking tbe car to keep his ap pointment. A little after 1 P. M. his . "conscience-" reminded him that he needed something to eat, and he rushed Into a barroom where there Is usually a lino lunch set out. only to be told that there would be no lunch till evening. He rushed to catch a car, not wishing to be late at his friend's, and thinking that he would not be expected to stay long and could get lunch afterward. He arrived on time and found his friend, who had Just re turned from his airing, pleased to see him. They chatted for an hour and then his friend's lunch was brought in. which the sick man enjoyed very much after his drive and washed down with a glass of beer. The -lsltor entertained the In valid with conversation while he ate, and the thought of what he would say and do If he knew his visitor was faint with hunger kept him laughing. Finally he concluded that be had stayed as long as the law allowed, and, taking his leave, made direct for an eating-house and ord ered a luncheon, which he devoured ravenously, all the time laughing to think what his friend would say when told of the circumstance. Object to Having Trees Killed. Tne girdling of 16 handsome young elm trec In front of the Bishop Scott Grammar School property on Everett street, by city employes, because It was found that the roots of some of those trees had sent rootlets Into the sewer and obstructed It Is likely to bring a swarm of bees buzzing about the ears of the overhasty men who girdled the trees. The owners of the property are the members of the Epis copal Church, and many of them arc very much put out by tho killing of the trees. They say that there waa no neces sity for this action and will request the authorities to see that the sewers are better constructed; that the Joints in the pipes are properly cemented and made tight, instead of being filled with mud eo that they leak. "When a sewer-pipe leaks the roots of trees naturally reach out for the moist earth around tbe leaks, and so find their way into the sewer. It is not the treM nor the property-owners who pay for the sewern. who are to blame, and aiicr puiuug in jeaxy sewers has no right to destroy the trees of the property-owners. All these things and many more which have not before been advanced, in regard to the construction of sewers, are now being presented by the owners of the murdered trees, and there Is trouble ahead for someone. The trees were ,such fine ones, and the location so favor able. In respect to Interference of electric wires that the "trees might have been al lowed to grow for a time at least, so the owners say. As a very large number of eewers are to be constructed this season, the city officials may try to see If they cannot be constructed without any leaks In them and so prevent "such trouble tbout trees In tho future. Sells Squashes ron. $30 a Ton. A lucky farmer, who planted a large patch of Hubbard. squashes last Summer, yester day hauled In a ton and a half of them, in good condition, and received $30 a ton for them. He has a lot more for which he will receive as much. It can be imagined that he was happy and was making money, when it is known that in the Fall such squashes are sold to consumers for $7 and ,$S per ton, and that they sell through the "Winter fo rabout $30 per ton. Now that potatoes are not high and onions are very low. It Is a good thing to have a lot of squashes to sell at $20 per ton. This fanner collected a lot of seeds from the largest squashes to sell to eeedmen. He cut a hole In the squash, extracted the seeds and then sold the squashes, which were as good as ever, for a while, at a sllghUy reduced rate. Farmers who have places in the vicinity of Portland may easily make money by raising an assort ment of garden truck, potatoes, cabbage squashes, turnips or anything In this line! If one thing Is cheap, another brings a good price. So the fanner should raise a variety and be prepared to catch the con sumers "a comln' and a swine." " Blizzards "Will Bb Over Thex Postmaster Bancroft - "0" J IIJB 41U k yet assumed the duties of his office, has wuo.m.b wwunj iu mm. lie was yester day asked why the O. B, & N. trains have been three or four hours behind time every day for a month or two, so that mall which should be delivered one day Is not received until the next. He said he did not understand that this was the case. He knew that the overland route had been rendered -very difficult by bliz zards and that malls had been arriving a day late and sometimes two or three days late, but he thought the best possible service under the circumstances was be ing rendered. By the time he Is In office he hopes blizzards for the season will be done with, and he will have no trouble from them. Modern Scroical Appliances. A lot of furniture for a local sanitarium was seen on the sidewalk In front of a plumbing shop yesterday. One thing was an operat ing table of Iron on rubber-tired wheels, it can be wheeled alongside of the bed of the patient to be operated on. who can be transferred to It, rolled into the operating pom, and when attended to. rolled back to his bed, thus being put to as little trouble or pain In the matter of being raoved as Is possible. There was also an V"13, w,th sl?5tl, ot Plate-glass on hlch to place surgical Instruments while tn operation Is being performed to pre sent them from touching anything which night make them septic. Surgeons now lave to take every precaution to guard igalnst blood poisoning while performing cperatlons. 4 Hose Soctett Meets Todat. The an rual meeting of the Rose Society will be held this afternoon at t o'clock Tn the noms of the Mining Exchange. Chamber tf Commerce building. The principal business will be the reading of PSffl2 ftports, the election of officers, and to Uke necessary steps toward securlnz ih O-operatlon of the floral department of toe management of the Lewis and Clark Jxposltlon. Further plans will aso be dscussed to make Portland a rose city A Urge attendance of members is asked. Ancient Order United Workmen Members of Portland Lodge. No. 27 do nnf Ml to attend the muclf-talked of nC toted lecture given by Professor Osbora , our lodge room tonight. It Is free. Come Hid bring along your friends. (Whole "Wheat gems, breakfast muffins bcults, tonight at 8:30 at Portland School er Domestic Science. . jCouPANT B Dance at the Armory. Feb ruary 27; previous Invitations accepted. Otbtck. Cocktails served free today at Euros' Grocery. 147 Third street. Don't Fail to attend the clearance sale sJBosenthal'a Shoe Store. 113 3d. F. W. Baltss & Co., linotype rs, printer. ROST-ClIEEKED APPLES DECEIVE A Buter. A villain with a smiling cheek, a goodly apple "wormy" at the core, arc not new things, but are the cause of this paragraph. A man ordered a box of Northern Spy apples from his grocer, who expected some before long, price $1.75. He thought the price steep, and when further down the street he saw a box of hand some red-cheeked pippins for $L23, and was told that they were excellent cooking apples, he bought the box oft hand to last till the Northern Spies came. When he reached homo he found that In pre paring tho red-cheeked pippins for cook ing It was discovered that every one was wormy." He had not asked the dealer If they were wormy, so no lies had been told, but when he buys cheap apples again he will examine them, he says, and see If they are wormy. One of the best of all cooking apples Is the Northern Spy, but it only keeps till about March L The best of all from January to April Is the Tellow Newtown. The last of the North ern Spies will be "In market soon, but by and by there will be Tellow Newtons com ing in from the foothills of Mount Hood, which will make one's mouth water to look at them. Ben Davis apples, often under other" names, an "Oregon Reds," etc, are frequently offered In place of Northern Spy at this season, but Is a much Inferior apple, though a bet ter keep. It Is a dry, tasteless apple, but some consider It good for baking and hotels often buy It In large lots for thto purpose. There arc so many varieties of apples that buyers are confused and hanlly know which to select. Orchardlsts. however, place the Tellow Newtown and the Northern Spy at the head of tbe list. One man In Southern Oregon Is getting ready to plant an orchard of 400 acres of Tellow New towns alone. Growers now pack their sound and wormy apples in separate boxes, and people buying apples should take care to know which kind they aro getting. Mant Permits for Sidewalks. Tho provisions in the new charter in regard to a notice posted on property directing the owner to construct a new sidewalk in front thereof. Is working like a charm Many such notices have been posted and property-owners notified thereby are tumbling o-er one another to apply at the City Engineer's offlce to obtain permits or to get an extension of time in which to complete their sidewalks. The new law has put new life Into them. A case show ing the value of this law occurred yester day. Application was made to the City Engineer to cause a new walk to be laid In front of the quarter block on the south east corner of Seventh and Morrison. There is a woodyard In one corner of this property and wood teams have been haul ing loads over the walk on the Seventh- street front all winter till It was com pletely worn out. H. P. Sanborn, who has charge of the J. P. Fisher property ad Joining, has been at much trouble In keep ing the walk in condition so that people could get past tho woodyard, and finally had to lay a row of planks all along In front of the quarter block, which Is owned by a nonresident Pratt, tbe husband of Emma Abbott. Mr. Sanborn desires that a proper sidewalk be laid there and ho re lieved from looking after It. but he had little hope of being able to get this done In any reasonable time. He applied to City Engineer Elliott, who at once ordered a no tice requiring a new cement walk to be posted on the Pratt property, and the walk will bo built at once or the city will build it and take a Hen on the property for ine cose Estimates Not Too Low. City Engineer Elliott, when asked yesterday what he had to say In regard to the Ideas of con- trsirtnrs In rofo .vl tn i to Mo.tmn.Ad ... - 1 (1 . - -hillUL(( 1U1 sewers being too low, smiled blandly ana saia ne mougnt tney were mis taken. He exhibited an estimate on a $5000 sewer as a sample. It showed that of the $5000 which the sewer was to cost, $400 went for sewer pipe, branches, etc, which contractors purchased In open market and one could get as low as an other. He knew labor was higher than It lsed to be. but a fair margin of 10 per cent for profit was allowed on the total cost of the sewer, and a little change In the cost of labor In the estimates would not cut much figure In the general result. As to combinations being formed by con tractors to raise prices, there Is always room for suspicion, especially when in case first bids are rejected much lower bids are submitted the second time. The bids on four sewers were rejected some time ago, and when second bids were called for. those for three small sewers were $400 less than the first bids. When the material for sewers forms four-fifths the whole cost, the contractors might try to get prices of pipe and branches low ered. A property-owner who wanted a lot of earth removed said one contractor thought he could do It for IS cents a yard, but several other contractors asked 30 cents. The property-owner thought there was collusion and was thinking of getting some wheeled scrapers and doing the work himself. Died From Heart Disease. Mrs. Anna Marsterson, aged 55 years, died suddenly at her home, at Eleventh and East Oak streets about 8 o'clock last night from the effects of heart failure." During the day yesterday she was able to be around but complained of pain" In her breast. After dinner yesterday evening she lay down on the bed and shortly before 8 o'clock her two daughters, who were In an ad Joining room, heard her pitch from her bed to the floor. Rushing In to find what was the matter they found their mother lying apparently lifeless and hurriedly summoned a physician. Dr. Ambrose Johnson waa called, but by the time he had arrived no traces of life were found. The heart had stopped beating and res piration had ceased. Coroner Flnley was notified at once and will take the body In' charge. Mrs. Marsterson was a widow, and two daughters and a son survive her. J. C. Wilson Is Found.-J. a Wilson, freight clerk for the Oregon City Trans portation Company, whose mysterious disappearance from Seattle a short time ago caused his friends so much alarm, has been found. A telegram received by Captain A. B. Graham, under whom Wilson worked, states that the missing man Is In Centralis, Wash., and will be back In Portland In a short time. He has been sick In Seattle and has not been able to communicate with his friends. Taxes Abb Beino Paid. Taxes are coming Into the County Treasurer's office rapidly, and many of the large taxpayers have applied for statements and will pay before March 15 so as to obtain the 3 per cent rebate Last year the bulk of the taxes were paid by March 15. and indica tions are that the same thing will happen this year. A night force Is employed to make statements and to check the col lections made during the day. Seventh-street Lot Sols. Herman Enke. proprietor of the City Steam Clean ing and Dyeing Works, bought & lot on the west side of Seventh, between Oak and Ankeny strets, for $10,000 yesterday afternoon. Russell & Blythe were the former owners of the lot. It Is the In tention of the purchaser to put up a much larger plant than he now occupies on Sixth street and will begin construction within a few weeks. Quartermaster's Stores Needed. The United States Army Quartermaster has posted proposals for bids for various Quartermaster's stores needed In the various departments. The bidders will have until 2 P. M.. Sebruary 28, to file their bids with the Quartermaster, at 221H Morrison street. The stores needed at this time are of every description, rang ing from mall wagons to carpenters" and plumbers supplies. The Alti Vista Mining Coupakt has received good news from Its mine at Silver City, Idaho. A new ledgs has been struck, which assays high In gold and silver. Stock Is mostly owned by Portland and Astoria -people. A, T. Lewis, of Portland, Is secretary. Elected TREAsxnant Multnomah Club. At a meeting of the board of directors of Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club last nlfrht. E. L. Powell. nrriMnAit . v. . Associated Press, was elected treasurer. Great price reductions on fine shoes at Rosenthal's. 119 3d. Wjeb Bros., dentists, The Failing. Where to Put Obanoe Peelings. A well-known citizen was seen yesterday walking up Washington street peeling an orange as he went along. He- retained the Decline In his hand and when It was all off ho stopped and pushed the whole down through a grating in tne siaewauc "That Is a queer thing to do." remarked a friend who had Just come up. "It Is contrary to law to throw such refuse In the street." was the answer, "and I pre ferred to nut It down the grating where there Is plenty of waste paper, etc, rather than to violate the law." "That may be a proper' thing to do, but I doubt that the occupant of the building would approve of It." They walked along, and the man tore the orange Into quarters and sucked the Juice from them ejecting the tissues and seeds Into his left hand. When this Job was done he looked around for somo place to put the tissues ana seeing a farmers wagon standing by mo euro. extended his arm and dropped them Into the wagon. The farmer, who was stand ing near, noticed the maneuver and look ing Into tho wagon discovered the deposit. He at once took the depositor to task, asking him what he meant by such a con temptible trick. Explanation or apology was useless, the farmer felt Insulted and said so in terms that attracted the atten tion of all in the vicinity. The law-abiding citizen remarked to his friend as they walked off: "I am glad I was not caught pushing the peeling Into the cellar-way. and I guess that In future when I eat fruit on the street I will throw the refuse In the gutter as others do. Looking- tor Franchise Owners. Owners of franchises In the City of Port land are required by rrctlon 110 of the city charter to file full and correct state ments of the rights, privileges and fran chises owned by them, with the City Aud itor within SO days after the charter went into effect on January 23, and must design nate the same by the number or title of the ordinance by which such franchises were granted. Auditor Devlin Is endeav oring to give notice to all owners of such franchises to comply with this require ment, but fears ho cannot reach them all as so many 'franchises have changed owners without any record of the change having been made. The attention of all owners of franchises Is called to section 110 of the new charter, which It Is im portant that they should comply with. Following Is the greater part of the sec tion: "The owner of every such franchise, and the grantee of franchises hereafter granted, on sale, transfer, mortgage or lease being made of such franchise, shall within five days thereafter file with the Auditor a copy of the deed, agreement, mortgage, lease or other written Instru ment evidencing such sale, transfer or lease, certified and sworn to as correct by the grantee, in person, If an Individual, or by the president or secretary If a cor poration, and every sale, transfer, mort gage or lease of such franchise, whether voluntary or involuntary, shall be deemed void and of no effect unlera the grantee shall within five days after the same shall have been made, file, such certified copy as required by this section." Will Test the Matter. The City License Department has determined to have all who are delinquent In tho matter or paying occupation licenses brought to time. A number of the delinquents have been arrested and now the East Bide Bank, the most persistent of delinquents. Is to be taken In hand. All the other banks In the city havo been paying their licenses, but tho East Side Bank has not once paid a license in the two and a half years the ordinance has been In force. Tho manager declines to pay a license for his bank, on the ground that he pays an In surance business license and so far has carried his point, but now the authorities have decided to contest the matter with him. They say It is not right that all other banks should pay license and this one escape. New Barbers Examined. Tho State Board of Barber Examiners held one more session yesterday for the benefit of appli cants for barbers' licenses. The exami nation was given at 22) Burnside street and the shop secured for the purpose was crowded throughout the day. Plenty of willing patrons presented themselves for the free shave and haircut furnished, but not all the candidates for licenses were able to have a trial. The examination will therefore be continued today. Under the new law the board has far mora definite and comprehensive powers, and it is understood that one or two notorious shops of the North End are likely to be closed unless more strict compliance with the board's sanitation rules Is had. To Discuss Home Economics, Tho meeting ot the Woman's Club Friday af ternoon will be under the direction of the home department." Dr. Mae CardwelL leader. Mrs. W. H. Fear will present a paper on "Home Economics," and Miss Voorhees. of the Domestic Science School, wll give a chafing-dish demonstration. The musical part of the programme will con sist of two solos. PERSONAL MENTION. State Senator W. Tyler Smith, of Sher idan. Is a guest of the Imperial. Robert Rcntoul. a well-known politician of Helena, Is a guest or the Portland. C. A. Johns, a prominent mining oper ator of Baker City, is at the Portland. " H. B. Parker, the veteran hotelkeeper of Astoria. Is staying at the Perkins. IL B. McCoy, a wealthy resident of Bozeman, Mont.. Is registered at the Portland. E. C Morrow, a prominent merchant of Roslyn, the coal mining town of Wash ington. Is at the Imperial. E. W. McComas, a big grain dealer from Pendleton. Is registered at the Portland. Mrs. McComas accompanies him. H. N. Anderson. J. A. McPherson and A. W. Mlddleton. three tlrabermen from Aberdeen, are registered at the Portland. Among the prominent citizens of Asto ria who ore In the city are Dr. J. A. Ful ton and P. A. Stokes, who are registered at the Imperial. J. T. Stoddard, who combines the" labor of being an attorney with the real pleas ure of being editor of the Starbuck Signal, Is a guest of the Imperial. B. F. Allen, of Prineville, registered at the Perkins yesterday from Stockman County. The bill by which this new coun ty was to have been created was indefi nitely postponed In the Senate during the session of the Legislature Just closed, but Mr. Allen proposes to keep Its grave green. NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-(Speclal.)-North-western people were registered at New York hotels today as follows: Seattle Navarre: H. Morgan. Spokane Hoffman: E. H. Morrison. Im perial: G. II. Braley. WASHINGTON. Feb. 26 Special.) George H. Bacon, of Whatcom, Is visit ing in Washington. TRIUMPHS OF 1902. Seldom If ever In any one year of the history of the world have so many Import ant events of universal Interest taken place. America. England, Germany and France have each participated. The Pres ident of the United States welcomed and entertained II. R. II. Prince Henry c Prussia at the White House. Edward the Vn was crowned King of England and Emperor of India, 'the German Emperor had his American-built yacht. "Meteor," christened; France had the unveiling of the Rochambeau statue, and at all func tions attending these celebrations Moet & Chandon's Champagne was used exclu sively. This, Indeed, is an unparalleled record, which Is proof positive of the su periority and popularity of the renowned brand ot Moet & Chandon White Seal. WHERE TO DINE. It you enjoy good things, go to the Portland Restaurant, 305 Washington St. Special six-course dinner at the Imnerint Hotel restaurant today, 50 cents; second noor; take elevator, 12 to S P. M. NECESSARY MACHINERY WILL MAICE ORLEANS OXE OF ORE GON'S GREAT MIXES. What Vljroroas and Intelligent De Tclonmrnt Work Horn Accom plished In Sampler District. A great mine Is the Orleans, owned by the Golconda Extension Gold Mining Com . pany. In less than one year it has passed from ft practically unknown prospect to a property with largo and rich ore re serves. The public will be Interested to learn of the remarkable Increase In values as depth Is attained In this mother lode property. At tho mouth of the tunnel the assay was 97c. at 12 feet in $1.20. at 50 feet $LS7. at 100 feet $2.73, at 150 feet $50. at 200 feet $10.91, at SO feet a shoot of ore was encountered giving returns run ning from $3 to $000, and pieces of the quartz that were sawed and polished in Portland by Mr. McKay show an abund ance of gold similar to all the other mines of this famous Cracker Creek District. The new big strike was kept quiet for a time, but it soon leaked out and visitors flocked to the mine to obtain specimens. Of its great richness a visit to the prop erty will convince tho most skeptical. Since the strike there has been great act ivity and speculation in the stock, every body desiring to get in on the base ment floor. The work still progresses and the ore body keens Increasing. The tun nel Is now In 200 feet, with backs of 75 feet and cross-cuts showing an immense vein more than 25 feet wide. This com pany Is organized witH a capital of $1,000, 000, divided Into l.OOO.OOO shares of $1 each. There arc 400,000 shares set asldo as treas ury stock to bo sold for development; the balance Is In pool until January, 1904. This company is composed entirely of Oregon people and Oregon money has developed .this prospect to the point where doubt as tn its permanent richness no longer lingers, as the ore reserves havo been proven. The officers of the company are as follows: M. E. Thompson, presi dent; M. L. Gram, vice-president; A. P. Goss. treasurer; L. V. Sniggett, secretary. The directors are: M. E. Thompson, real estate, 204 Stark street. Portland; M. L. Gram, real estate, Portland; A. P. Goss, president Bank of Sumpter, Sumpter, Or.; George L. Colwcll, Astoria, Or.; L. V. Swlggctt, consulting engineer, Portland. At a meeting of the directors on Feb ruary 24, It was decided to place the sec ond allotment of 50.000 shares on the mar ket at 15c per share In order to raise the required money to install machinery and continue development. This gives the public a chanco to get In on the lower floor as this property Is sure to prove as rich as the other properties In the Cracker Creek District, which Is said to be the richest In tbe world. This price will positively be advanced soon. The orders for stock are coming In fast and all those who are seeking Investment should at once place their order. Samples of the ore and maps showing the location of tho property can be seen at tho office of the company, 613 Commercial building. All orders for stoch should be addressed to L. V. Swlggett. the secretary of the com pany, 612 Commercial building. Portland, Second and "Washington streets. TABLES TURNED ON MILLER Has D. Ilarrld Arreiited for Assault and Is ntmself Arrested. A complaint made by A. W. Miller against D. Harris for assault and battery acted as a boomerang yesterday In Jus tice of the Peace Reld's court, and be fore the trial was over the Judge ordered the Prosecuting Attorney to file counter charges against tho prosecuting witness and signified his willingness to fine him more than he did the defendant. Both the men brought their families along to act as witness, and the' greater part of the forenoon was taken up with the trial. The scene of all the trouble was Tremont station. "I was standing on the street when the defendant came up and struck me," said Miller, as he took tho stand. "No words were passed between us before he struck me." At this the Judge looked suspicious, but made no reply. Later evidence showed that Miller had sbeen tbe aggressor In the fight. He had called Harris across the street, and say ing, "I can lick you; Mr. Blank did, and I can do the same thing," started to prove bis statement. He was soon up against a snag, however, for he had more than his match, and carried away a very much disfigured face. Harris was fined $10, and only the Judge knows what Miller's fine is to be. COMING ATTRACTIONS. Anna Held Tonlsht. This evening the patrons of the Mar quam Grand Theater will have an oppor tunity of witnessing one of the most gorgeous productions they have ever had in the engagement of Anna Held, pre senting her latest success, "Tho Little Duchess." Tho press of the entire coun try has been unanimous In sounding the praises of this beautiful woman and her excellent company. This attraction will also hold the boards at the Marquam to morrow (Saturday), matinee and night. The performance both nights will begin at 8:03 o'clock, and at 2:15 at tomorrow's mat inee. Appeals to All Classes. "The Great Diamond Robbery" Is mak ing new friends at the Baker. This pro duction seems to appeal to all classes of people. The love story which runs throughout this powerful melodrama en dears it to the romantic and sentimental; the work of tho detective appeals to the strong-minded; the politics Involved pleases the politicians; the tussle In the fourth act Interests the sportsmen; In fact, this play cannot help but Interest all classes of people. It can bo considered as one of the season's greatest successes. George Allison as Dick B rummage, the de tective, covers himself with glory In "The Great Diamond Robbery." His various disguises especially appeal to the rising generation. "Say. he's great. He's bet tern Nick Carter or Old Sleuth." one young enthusiast was heard to remark. In this play Mr. Allison shows that he has full control of his voice. He makes an exhibition ot what the great detective should be. "The Great Diamond Robbery" will be on the boards for the rest of the week, with Saturday matinee. Clever Comedy Jfext Week. The Baker has a genuine novelty In store fori Its patrons this coming week, when "Because She Loved Him Bo" will be produced by the Incomparable Baker Stock Company. This comedy, which has never been seen In Portland, Is so nat ural, laughable, simple, new, wholesome and pretty that It Is sure, to please the Portland theater-goers. This play, which was presented in San Francisco several years ago by the original Frohman com pany. Is the work of William Gillette, the prominent dramatist. It Is a comedy in three acts, and Is considered one of the best of his productions. It will be pro duced by the Baker Stock Company, com mencing with Sunday matinee, for the en tire week. Seeond David Warfleld. Tou have all seen David Warfleld in his play. "The Auctioneer." Tou shall now have a chance to see Mr. Sam Morris in his careful study of Moses Levi. In the four-act comedy drama. "The Ped dler's Claim." Mr. Morris, like Mr. War field, gives to the stage the Hebrew as he really Is. Although one cannot compare the style of acting of Warfleld with that of Morris, as one Is an old man class ot character acting while the other Is all smiles and laughs, the latter style Is the THE WHITE IS KING a AM. OUR DROPHBAD MACHINES Are now ntted with our AUTOMATIC LIFT, by mtani of which the simple ralslnc of the cover brlnri the head of the machine up into poutlon rradr tor u. It's n ajjr move ment, with no strain or bltchlnr. In. closlnr. tne head dropi automatically out of fight and Is tnorourtly protected from dmt and dirt. BARTLETT Jk PAL3IER. Corner Sixth and Alder trtett. oppolt Ort soman bids. SOUVENIR POSTALS REDUCED FOR ONE WEEK. LARGE ASSORTMENT OF .SCENIC VIEWS. EQUAL TO PHOTOGRAPHS ONE CENT EACH TRY US: D. M. AVERILL & CO. Ths Curio Store, 331 Morrison St. SOULE BROS. PIANO CO. PIANO Bargains No one can undersell us. We will not allow it. Get our prices they will prove this statement. Exceptionally big discount while carpenters are remodeling our store. SOULE BROS. PIANO CO. (Stelnway Dealers) 326 Washington St., near Sixth one you will surely enjoy if you see Mor ris Irl "The Peddler's Claim" at Cordray"s Theater. The engagement Is for four nights only, starting with the regular Sunday matinee March 1. Sale for "Lover's Lnne." The advance sale of seats will open this morning at 10 o'clock for William A. Brady's latest success. "Lover's Lane," which comes to the Marquam Grand The ater next Monday, Tuesday and Wednes day, matinee and night, March 2, 3 and 4. Matinee Tomorrow at Cordray's. Knute Erickson, in "The Man From Sweden," will give but three more per formances, tonight and tomorrow night and a special matinee for the ladlen and children at the Saturday matinee, totnor--row. LENTS SCHOOL BUILDING Fntrons Will Celebrate Its Comple tion WltU Flaoltaialiiir. It Is expected that the new Lents School house will be finished and ready for occu pany by Monday morning. It Is a. four room building. Two rooms on the lower floor will be occupied, but the two upper rooms will not be finished at present. Since the old building was destroyed by fire school his been conducted In the pub lic hall under great difficulties, but It was the only building available. Next Thursday the patrons of tho school will hold a celebration In the new build ing. Luncheon will be served at noon, and In the afternoon a programme will be rendered. County School Superintend ent mson will talk to the people, and there will be music and other exercises. One of the features of the celebration will be a flag-raising. Mrs. L. II. Addl ton, who was recently elected a director, says the school must have a flag. She was looking over some flags yesterday and ascertaining their cost. The flag will be raised over the new building as pirt of the celebration. Mrs. Addlton also says the building must bo provided with a library. The new school Is a credit to the district, and will answer for several years to come. This Is one Instance In which the Are last year was really a good thing for the community. A mod ern schoolhouse has been built In pi ice of a small, poorly arranged structure. SMALL STORE FOR RENT Wash. St. near 6th. M 2, Oregonlan. IIIsh-Grn'de Planoa (or Kent. Sold on easy Installments. Pianos tuned and repaired. H. Slnshelmer. 72 Third sl Palpitation of the heart, nervousness, tremblings, nervous headache, cold hands and feet, pain In the back, relieved by Carter's Little Liver Pills. The cures a medicine makes are the proofs of Its merit, and Hood's Sarsa parilla makes the most. CASTOR I A For Infanta and Children. 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