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THE MORNING OEEGONIAN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1903,
Ministers Oppose Li
censing Gambling.
MAYOR'S POLIGY ATTACKED
"He Deliberately Authorizes
Violation of Law."
"FINING SYSTEM VICIOUS "
Pulpits ot -the City Are to Unite in
Flsrhtinjr Open Gnmbling; While
Opposing: Slayor, Ministers Say
They Esteem Him Personally.
MINISTERS OX THE MAYOR'S
POLICY.
Although the Mayor announces him
self as opposed to gambling, and
though the law forbids gambling, yet
he deliberately authorizes the open
violation of the law and announces
such authorisation as a part of his
public policy.
"We believe this policy (of licensing
.gambling) to be -wrong in principle,
vicious in Us results, and in tendency
utterly subversive of lawful authority.
"We consider the policy of avowedly ac
cepting a license bribe from lawbreak
ers, and of glvlns them protection
therefor In their open violation of law
as so vicious and so utterly opposed to
good morals and to government that
It has not a single redeeming feature
that can commend It to the unbiased
judgment of an intelligent public
We do not understand that it is the
province of the Mayor to make law or
to modify law, but that it is his duty
to enforce law.
"We must declare our open and steady
opposition to Mayor "Williams' an
nounced public policy toward gambling-houses.
After Intensifying: in some degree the
language of Its committee, the Ministerial
Association yesterday adopted a statement
regarding the municipal' policy under
which gambling is practically licensed by
the city.
The committee, composed of Hew E. L.
House, Rev. E. P. Hill. Rev. J. R. Lathrop,
Rev. Albyn Esson and Rev. H. J. Talbott,
which was appointed by the association to
Investigate and report on the matter, pre
sented its findings to a general meeting of
the ministers yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock. The committee's report was pre
pared by Dr. H. J. Talbott at the request
of Dr. House, and was concurred in by all
the members.
The association, however, desired that
the language of the report should be even
more pointed than that used by the com
mittee, and Dr. House was accordingly in
structed to make some changes in the doc
ument before giving it out for publication.
The report makes no recommendations
as to what the ministers or the public
should do, but confines Itself to condemn
ing the present policy on various counts.
Nor will the ministers themselves give
any indication of whit suppressive action
they contemplate taking in the future.
Pnlpits to Rlns With Attacks.
At the close of the meeting yesterday
afternoon a motion was adopted request
ing attVthe ministers of the city to attack
the administration's policy from their pul
pits on Sunday next, and It is possible
that some scathing sermons will be the
result.
The report of the committee as finally
adopted by the association reads as fol
lows: From interviews with Mayor "Williams
and from other sources of Information we
have ascertained certain facts which we
wish to lay before the public concerning
the attitude and policy of the present city
administration toward gambling-houses In
the city.
It is claimed that the present adminis
tration found at the beginning of Its term
of office that, contrary to law, gambling
was being permitted and protected.
Also that the proprietors of gambling
establishments purchased such protection
by the payment of money to officials
whose duty it was to suppress gambling
and close the gambling-houses.
It is stated that the present adminis
tration attempted to enforce the law by
prohibiting gambling and closing the gambling-houses;
but that all such attempts
failed because juries could not be secured
that would convict the proprietors of
gambling-houses for their violation of
law.
It was shown that the regular revenues
of the city were insufficient to meet the
necessary expenses of the municipal gov
ernment and the administration was badly
In need of funds for that purpose.
As a result, the administration, know
ing that the proprietors of gambling
houses were regularly paying money for
protectionIn their business, which money
was going Into the hands of persons (for
their personal benefit) whose positions en
abled them to furnish Fiich protection:
and believing it impossible to suppress
gambling; and believing that, not Individ
uate, but the city, should have the benefit
of these license fines, the present admin
istration determined to divert such
money from private pockets and turn It
into the city coffers to the end that reve
nue might thus be secured for the ex
penses of the city government.
It was again stated that in accordance
with such a policy a number of gain-bllng-houses
are being openly operated in
this city, not only In flagrant violation of
law, but having the protection and en
couragement of the city administration In
such open violation.
It was also clearly stated to the com
mittee that such protection and encour
agement in law-breaking are afforded in
consideration of the regular payment of
certain understood amounts Into the city
treasury. That the "Mayor understands
that he has full authority to order the
closing of all gambling-houses and to use
the full power of the city government in
the enforcement of such order.
Opposes Gambling?, Yet Allows It.
And although the Mayor announces him
self as opposed to gambling, and though
the law forbids gambling, yet he deliber
ately authorizes the open violation of the
law and announces such authosizatlon as
a part of his public policy in the conduct
of municipal affairs, a policy which he
declares it his determination to pursue un
til such time as he sees fit to change It.
We find that in pursuance of such pol
icy the- proprietors of certain gambling
houses understand either from express
stipulation, written or oral, or by tacit
agreement that they are to conduct their
unlawful business without fear of disturb
ance on the part of the city authorities.
We have sought to ascertain the exact
truth In regard to the matter, under re
view, and we have no motive or disposition
to exaggerate or distort the facts in the
slightest degree or In any particular. We
shall rejoice to find that any statement
more favorable to the city administration
.than the foregoing would be admissable
under existing conditions.
We make no-attack upon the Mayor per
sonally. His well-known public services,
his eminent ability, and his personal char
acter we respect a respect which we mo3t
heartily join our fcllow-cltlzens In accord
ing him. But we must condemn' that part
of his public policy which deals wlththe
gambling-houses. We believe It tobo
wrong In principle, vicious in Its results,
and in tendency utterly subversive of law
ful authority. We consider' the policy of
avowedly accepting a license bribe from
lawbreakers, and of giving them protec
tion therefor in their open violation of law,
as so vicious and so utterly opposed to
good morals and to government that It
has not a single redeeming feature that
can commend it to the unbiased judgment
of an Intelligent public. We are aston
ished and grieved that in this community
the taking of a "license fine" to commit
crime in exchange for public revenue
should be boldly announced as a public
policy. The fact that the bribe for Im
munity In lawlessness goes into the public
coffers rather than Into private pockets
does not lessen, but rather increases, the
enormity of the crime against morals and
against civil order.
MayorVt Duty to Enforce Law.
We do not understand that it Is the
province of the Mayor to make law, or to
modify law, or to suspend law, but that
It Is his duty to enforce law.
We believe that men can be found In this
city competent to serve on Juries who will
convict criminals on proper evidence. We
do not believe that it Is better for the
city to receive and profit by a bribe for
lawlessness than for individuals to thus
barter away their Integrity. We do not
believe that It Is better for the city to ac
cept the price for immunity in crime than
it is for the authorities to drive the crim
inals to cover at whatever cost. We be
lieve that officers can be found In this
city whose integrity would be proof
against private bribes, and who would
make a "determined effort and a ceaseless
one to enforce the law. We do not be
lieve that a majority of the business men
of the city are- in favor of the present
policy; or that. If they are, they have any
more right to be heeded in this matter
than other classes of men.
With the foregoing facts before us, and
holding the views above expressed, we
must declare our open and steady opposi
tion to Mayor Williams' announced public
policy toward gambling-houses. Our op
position Is not based In this instance upon
religious conviction, but It is based upon
those fundamental principles universally
recognized as essential to the strength and
stability of any government.
SEEK A MISSING LASSIE.
Drs.
E. P. Tucker
Y'enncy on
and Robert
l Hunt.
C.
Somewhere In South Portland a lady of
high degree Is wandering homeless, mas
terless and probably foodless. She Is an
Airedale terrier, and answered "the cal
of the wild" a few days after arriving
from England. Had the professional eth
ics of a hackman allowed him to halt a
funeral procession, she would probably
have been captured, but not even the
thought of the large reward offered could
Induce the driver at the head of the cor
tege to commit such an act.
Dr. Robert C. Yenney is a dog fancier,
with a hobby for Airedale terriers. At
considerable expense he imported a beau
tiful female straight from the bonny braes
of Airedale. Highly disgusted by the long,
tiresome passage. Miss Lassie arrived In
Portland while Dr. Yenney was absent
from the city. Her advent had been ex
pected, however, and Dr. E. F. Tucker received-
her with all the honors due her
station, her pedigree, and incidentally, her
price.
Lassie took one look at the climate and
decided she didn't like it. She was home
sick, and the American accent bored her
to death. The Idea of a high-toned Scotch
lady being traded in such a manner was
very disagreeable to her sensibilities. She
turned her delicate nose to the heavens
and moaned aloud for Scotland. Portland
made her tired.
Dr. Tucker did what he could to recon
cile Lassie to her new surroundings. Med
ical advice she treated with scorn, and
the worthy doctor was turned do'wn cold.
After she had been In the city about three
days he thought a carriage drive about
the city would help to while away the time
until Dr. Yenney returned and Lassie was
off his hands. She Is off his hands now,
but that Is the worst of all.
With Lassie tucked away In a hamper
behind his trap. Dr. Tucker drove out to
some fiiqnds on Fourteenth street. His
horse trotted along at a lively gait, and
In turning a sharp corner Mss Lassie,
that Scotch lady of high degree, was shot
out upon the asphalt In a most undigni
fied manner.
Oh, but Lassie was mad! Dr. Tucker
made an examination of her dainty body
and found that she had received no In
juries. So he thoughf she would follow
the trap to his friend's. Dissusted to the
very end of her tail. Lassie trailed along
behind the trap. The trap was hitched
up and the front door closed. Lassie was
left to her own resources.
"Just fawncy me staying with that mon
after he has treated me In such a beastly
way," said Lassie to herself, and she
trotted off down the street. Dr. Tucker
had been confident that Lassie would
stay by the trap until he returned. But
no Lassie was there.
It was up to Dr. Tucker to find the dog
before her rightful owner returned. He
told every one he knew, and advertised In
the papers, but Lassie Is still on the
missing list.
It was a hackdrlver employed by the
United Carriage Company who first saw
Lassie after her indignant leave-taking of
Dr. Tucker. He was leading a long funeral
procession to Riverview cemetery, when
near Fulton he spied a dog of Lassie's
description by the road. He had read the
description and remembered the reward.
But he couldn't stop the funeral proces
sion to catch a dog, and though Lassie
was In sight for several minutes ho had
to forego the chance of that nice big re
ward. She has been seen several times
since, and was hanging around Day's mill
at Fulton. Now she has disappeared.
Lassie Is a rough-coated female Airedale
terrier, with black body and tan head and
legs. She wore a light leather collar with
brass fittings. Both Dr. Tucker and Dr.
Yenney will joyfully receive any news of
the aristocratic canine.
DON'T PAY POLICEMEN.
Money lor Tbelr Services Should Go
to the Chief.
Regarding the action of policemen Jn de
manding money for their services at the
street carnival, Mayor Williams said yes
terday that the officers have a risht to
charge for extra services, under the char
ter, although the money should be paid
to the chief and not to the patrolmen.
"Any corporation or person wishing to
employ a policeman for services outside
the regular line of duty should make the
fact known to the chief," said Mayor
Williams. "The chief will collect the
charges. Issue a receipt and turn the cash
over to the credit of the police and fire
men's relief fund. However, no policeman
Is allowed to make any such collection,
and hereafter If I learn of any policeman
taking money or remuneration of any sort
for any kind of public service I will file
charges of malfeasance In office against
him."
1 Summer weakness can be avoided If
the blood is purified by Hood's Sarsa-parllla.
NEWSCHOOLRECORD
Opening Day Shows Attend-
an'ce of 11,045.
INCREASE OF 1205 IN A YEAR
Prolonged Vacation Brings In c
Ituah of Students Within a Few -Veelca
an Enrollment of
12,000 Is Expected.
School opened yesterday morning, and
more than 11,000 pupils .were enrolled at
the various schools of the city. The day
was a record-breaker In the matter of at
tendance, which was the largest for open-
PUPILS AT
ing day In the history of Portland. To be Placerville agency in 1S63. and was trans
exact, 11,047 students were enrolled, an in- I ferred to Boise City in 1S65. In 1866 Wells,
crease of 1205 over last year, despite the Fargo & Co. bought out Tracy & Co.'s
fact that the Highland School, with its Express, about the same time acquiring
several hundred pupils, remained closed. . Ben Holliday's overland stage lines, and
The contractors have agreed to have the Mr. Atlee became that company's repre
Hlghland School ready for occupancy fiext I sentatlve at Boise, handling both the ex
Monday, j press and the stage business, and having
Fortunately, the distribution of pupils . under his -supervision the traffic of 400
was such that none of the schools was j miles between Umatilla, Or., and Bear
seriously overcrowded. The half-day class River Station, on the Salt Lake & Mon
systcm will be necessary only at the Cen- tana stage road. In 1871 he was. as above
tral and North Central Schools, and at , stated, made Wells, Fargo & Co.'s agent
these only In two or three classes of the - at Portland, two years later resigning In
lower grades. The attendance at these favor of colonel Dudley Evans, to engage
schools was comparatively heavier than ln tne insurance business. Soon after this,
in any other districts. Mr Atlee went to California, and since
Just how heavy tho attendance was In then has served Well F & Co In
the county schools -could not be ascer- , various capacitieSf notably at Bodle and
talned. as the enrollment reports have not . Santa Barbarsu 0ff and on. his express
yet reached the office of the County Su- . j fl rf d -f and
iyjL tySn 1 hIs record th th companies he served
2?feS-?i fl"?"0" ?f? Wnr ! is untarnished. He was a man of kindly
wl-To Z i'u ottl rJt 7"
Reports of the attendance are expected to-
day.
City Superintendent Rigler attributes
tho heavy city attendance of yesterday as
much to the fact of the prolonged vaca
tion as to the year's Increase In popula
tion. If school had been opened on sched-
l (!ononihof IS ti nttonnnoo
would possibly have been much lighter. He came to Portland about two weeks
Taking yesterday's Influx as a criterion, i s,lnce on a vslt DUt iP proved bur
Superintendent Rigler believes the at- . densome, and soon, after his arrival he
tendance will have reached 12,000 ln the 1 was Placed under a physician's care. Re
course of a few weeks. cently, however, his condition showed
The enrollment returns of the various sIBns of Improvement, and on two occa-
schools showing the number of pupils en-
tered at each during yesterday follows:
Williams Ave.
Holladay ....
Fern wood . . . .
Xorth Central
,693)Portsmoutn ISO
l15 Peninsula 1.05
12IOckley Green 101
iKi-Hlghland .... (Closed i
Central 73GiThompson G77
Stephens 4S4AlbIna Central 17U
Brooklyn 3"20.Chapman 491
Clinton Kelly 301iCouch 6fc5
Midway 14 Atkinson 587
Sellwood 290iPark 723 '
Sunnvslde 4C7I Harrison 723
Alnsworth 124Falling 577
Marquam 9Soutn Portland 182 ,
High School 743jFulton 66 i
Wood lawn 250;
Nearly all the details of enrollment were !
completed yesterday, and today will be
devoted to classifying new pupils; dls-
trlbutlng classes, and assigning lessons.
Before the end of the week all the pre-
Hmlnaries will have been completed and
the pupils will have settled down to hard
work.
Book and stationery stores were the
scene of unusual activity during the after-
T,nnn nfto the students had learned wh.it
books they would require for their stud-
ies. Many hundred books were sold, and
the activity In school supplies Is expected
to continue during the entire week.
DO YOU WANT A DOG?
Mayor Williams Allovrs Farmers to
Take Their Pick in the Pound.
The hapless canines that meet death In i
the city estray pound simply because there
is none of the human family that takes
sufficient Interest ln them to pay a dog
license have a friend In Mayor Williams.
The Mayor admits that it Is necessary to
keep the ranks of tho homeless curs
thinned out, especially in the city, but he
believes that death Is a penalty too severe
for the mere fact of their existence on
earth. By the Mayor's orders any one
living ln the country may, henceforth,
take his pick of the dogs ln the poundkeep-er's-cages,
and the dogs may escape the
executioner by being taken outside thef
city limits to live. This order. It Is be
lieved, will have the effect of saving the
lives of many untaxed canines. There are
many exceptionally fine dogs that get Into
the poundkeeper's clutches, and It Is
thought there will be no small number of
farmers avail themselves of the Mayor's
new order.
Electric Rohds From Fresno.
FRESNO, Cal.. Sept 21. Articles of In
corporation are ready to be filed by the
Fresno Traction Company. The capital
stock of the new corporation will be $5,000,
000. It Is the outcome of -the coming to
this valley of Henry E. Huntington with
his electric line enterprises, although his
name Is not mentioned In the papers of In
corporation. The scheme of the Incor
porators . Is to construct four electric
roads all .leading from Fresno to the ad-
jacent country with a view of opening J
that territory. The total length will be 1
196 miles, and It Is expected that all will
be completed In two years.
DEATH OF WILLI AM A. ATLEE
Old-Tirac Employe of Wells, Fargo
fc Co. Passes Avray.
William A. Atlee. who died Sundav
j morning at the residence of Mrs. J. H.
Lucas, his sister, in this city, was well
known to the pioneers of Portland, hav
ing been agent for Wells, Fargo & Co.
here, during the years 1S71-2, preceding
Colonel Dudley Evans, now president of
the company. Prior to this, he spent about
six years in Eugene, going to that pofnt
in .ibofi, serving as clerk In a store. About
1S62 he was made superintendent of Tracy
& Co.'s Express, which had an extensive
business between Portland and Northern
Idaho, and which was soon afterward en
larged by absorption of Rockafellow &
Mossman's Express, which operated In the
Boise Basin. The mining excitement which
had srought Lewiston and the surrounding
country Into prominence was short-lived,
and the express business dwindled to small
proportions, and was finally discontinued,
the field of operation being transferred
to Soutnern Idaho.
Mr. Atlee was placed in charge of the
WAITING FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL TO BEGIN
ENTRANCE OP HARRIS OX-STREET
I disposition, and Is known to have used up
. cl ' - mnnav ,,,., ,otimo
in charity, having in the kindness of his
heart on various occasions made indorse
ments for friends which cost him dearly.
He never married, hence has no lmmedl.-
ate family, though his sister In this city,
rciuuves eisewucre, survive uiiu.
i sions last week he called on the writer.
j on both occasions expressing a lively
interest in nis oiu acquaintances .in mis
city, and hoping he would be afforded an
opportunity to meet them. Among the
names of those he remembered now liv
ing were Colonel McCraken, B. G. White
house, "John R. Foster, F. 'M. Warren and
C. W. Knowles. A number concerning
whom he Inquired have preceded him to
the unknown. He was prominent in Ma
sonic circles, and his funeral, which takes
place at 3 P. M. today from Flnley's
chapel, will be conducted under the aus
pices of that order.
EUGENE SHELBY".
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J . T A .
I AGAIN SPEAKS FOR CANADA
i
i Attorney-General FInlay Before the.
j Alaska Boundary Commission.
, T . 4. ,
?NDOf'4 Sep 21.-Attorney-General
FInlay, at today's session of the Alas-
! kan Boundary Commission, continued his
argument ln behalf .of Canada, citing the
utterances of American officials and pas
sages ln the American case which he ar
gued upheld Canadian contentions.
The Attorney-General declared that the
inlets of Alaska must be considered ter
ritorial waters. J,n this connection. Lord
Chief Justice Alverstone called the Attorney-General's
attention to tho conten
tion of the Norwegian Commissioners ln
the Behrlng Sea arbitration, that the
waters of the fjords of Norway were ter
ritorial, and that the coast of that
peninsula subsequently represented a line
drawn from headland to headland.
The Attorney-General said that this
principle should be applied to Alaska.
Lord Alverstone apparently was unwill
ing to bind himself to such a sweeping
application, and suggested that, owing
to geopraphlcal peculiarities, it was Im
possible to apply to Alaska some prin
ciples applicable elsewhere.
The Attorney-General quoted the con
tention of the United States in" tho
Behrlng Sea arbitration In support of tne
Canadian view of territorial waters, out
as the American contention did not pre
vail on that occasion. Lord Alverstone
said It could not now be used In favor of
Canada. Attorney-General FInlay occu
pied tho entire day. He will conclude hla
argument tomorrow.
Xorvrefjlnii-Dttiilsh Conference.
TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 21. At the clos
ing session of the Norwegian-Danish con
ference of the M. E. Church today. Bish
op Hamilton announced the appoint
ments, which Include the following presid
ing elders: California district. Elbert J.
Lundegarde. of Oakland: Montana dis
trict Ne'lls P. Hansen, of Butte: Oregon
district. Chris L. Hansen, of Portland;
Washington district, Joseph ' Olsen, of
Tacoma. . .
HE LEAPS TO DEATH
PrisonerTakes DesperateRisk
. to Regain Liberty.
HAMBR00KCRUSHEDBY.WHSELS
As Train Brings Swindler Back for
TrIal,He Jumps From Window and
Rolls Under "Wheels Had Robbed
His Employers la Portland.
Rather than face Inevitable disgrace, W.
E. Hambrook, a prisoner In charge of
Officer L". G. Carpenter, while attempting
desperately to escape, leaped out of a
SCHOOL.
train window In the Portland yards last
evening and was instantly killed.
Hambrook was arrested ln North Yakima,
Wash., Saturday on a charge of grand
larceny, preferred by the Morgan Com
pany, a Portland advertising specialty
firm. After he had been placed under ar
rest, he made a desperate attempt to es
cape by jumping from a window ln a
hotel. He was fired upon by a large
crowd, but gained his freedom for a time,
though he was captured In a hayloft that
evening.
Officer Carpenter was sent by Chief
Hunt to tying home the offending drum
mer. Hambrook. after he had been cap
tured, declared his willingness to travel
with the officer to Portland without the
formality of requisition papers. JHe re
fused, however, to allow handcuffs to be
placed upon him.
Obedient to every order of the officer,
Hambrook was brought in on the North
ern Pacific. The train reached the Port
land yards at 7 o'clock. Hambrook asked
permission to enter the water closet. This
was at first refused by Carpenter, but as
tV" fain w.is alreadv slowlntr down as It
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3 printed on the front of every package. Price Fifty Cents per
reached the yards, he finally permitted the
prisoner to go to the end of the smoking
car. In which they had been riding. Mind
ful of his duty, however, Carpenter went
with Hambrook and, as he entered the
closet, kept the door ajar with his foot.
The offhser also did not relax hl3 hold
upon Hambrook's wrist for a moment.
Jumps to Fall Under "Wheels.
Just as the long train rolled past the
watcrtank near the Alblna ferry slip. Car
penter felt the wrist of his prisoner sud
denly jerked out of his hand and. glancing
Into the closet, he saw that Hambrook
Was gone, with the only exit a window on
the side of the car.
Hambrook, as he entered the closet, had
worked his feet through the window,
which is of the regular car size and large
enough to admit his body. Jerking hii
hand from that of the officer, he hai
slipped over the side of the car, only t
meet Instant death under the wheels Jf
the train which was bearing him a prs-
oner to a court of justice.
. Carpenter darted Into the vestlbileJ
opened the door and, looking backw:rd
saw that Hambrook had disappeared. BJ
this time the long train had reached tbi
trnln nlntfnrm nnrt was nrCDarlng tOflaf.
Carpenter dropped off and ran back iloAg
tho track.
Tho Knu- nf Wnmhmnit lnv betwen tne
;nh
rails, horribly mangled by the car vhls.
The smoking-car, from which h. ,naa
jumped, was next to the engine. auJ tne
onllro trnln hnri 'Vinsspr! over his fc)dr or
at least until his remains were tbrown j
aside. J .
The passengers poured from tig train
unknowing that a tragedy had (fcurrea
while they were looking forward A nieel:
lngs with their friends. But theody ot
Hambrook was borne to the morn6- .
T.,o n-hnt xmlcnrl WnmhrOOk tO M OaCK
under the train Is a mystery. Hiposition
f In sliding feet first out of ttW wtnuow . half of thcse pianos. They are not secona
1 made him fall close to the side 0 the car. f hand, not even shop-worn, but time Is
Either he was simply sucked tfderneath short and everything on our floor Is to be
track and was thus thrown Pj5" I day u number of the highest grade of cab
, His chest was crushed In and rfinj ounea i met rand upright pianos that retail everv-
broken. J
hi, srrindlln- Onernons.
His svrinunn upernj
Hambrook had been employ by ooa-
nri riririf r.a. for several honths pre-
vlous to his going upon the pad for the t them now.
-vr foT,T- Th in:j k a quantity We said we would close out all of our
Morgan Companv. The loss ?"7""n stock, and we're going to do it. We firmly
of valuable drugs aroused 1c susp.cions beeve that nevep again w,n ,t be poggl
' of his employers, and It waslinauj aseer- bIe (jr you tQ buy pjanog ana organs on
talncd that ne had for sometime been in t the terms at which we're now going to
1 the habit of stealing drugs tfom them and i close them out.
' selllne them to other drufclsts. To do ! If you are not quite ready to take ad
' this he represented hlmselftTs a drummer , vantage of this sale, come In and make
I tnis ne represenieu mmsc , selection anyway. A small deposit
I for a San Francisco housj Though cM- wm h()M thcm
, dence was obtained agalrit him d tne j Remember. that a great many high
i city detectives, the firmpllowed Ham- ' grade upright pianos, medium size, which
brook to go without proscjutlon. Through ought to bring $350 and $400, are on hand
' a number of excellent refefences and some yei; they're, marked to; sell now for $1S6
Jr,oi frionrtc h nhtrfned a position 212 a'J Special terms to close out
i p"f"?1 Z t nnd traveled Quickly. 520 In cash and $10 a month.
I wltn the Morgan Compa, and traveled Thc fmest ,anog ma(e are chlckerlng
for It, selling advertising oveltles on com- of Boston. Weber of New York, and the
mission. Pleading had btained for him j;cw Scale Kimball of Chicago. Besides
an advance from his net employers, who these, there are Innumerable other tine
! wre lrnorant of his oratlons while at makes, such as the Vose, Decker & Son.
1 Ho lf, a. Jrltv he cave his Bush & Gerts Knabe. Stelnway. Brlnker-
the drug store. As sefW i P . hoff Pease jester (Philadelphia's great
trunk In a storehouse As he aid not plano) etc etc all of wnicn are on sale
, make good the advanP, the trunK vvas here at leS1 tnan 3man dealers' wholesale
I attached, when It wasfound that ne nau
i previously borrowed mpey upon me same
securltv. Other actlori convinced the ad
vertlslng company thaflts drummer would
I stand Investigation, did he was accord-
I lngly arrested In Norm Yakima
! Had Bee Divorced.
It Is believed thai Hambrook came orlg-
lnally from St. fxuls. San iranctsco
was given as hlsformer hpme when he
came to Portlai last Winter. While
there he had soldbncyclopedlcs for a book
u J ohniit VMM of aire ' piucntiiny fuui unn puuea.
concern. He wrf abou t 30 ears or. ae Remember, thla sale will not last for
He had once bdn married, but his wife j cyer m fact lt would have been a thing
obtained a dlvoie. , t of the past if lt had not been for various
"Hambrook aid I got along very well 1 vexatious delays on the part of the con-
together on ihf way down," said Onlcer
Carpenter last evening. "He said that he
would go qulff'y If I would not handcuff
him, and I dli not. I followed him to the
dining car. aid never let him get out of
my sight. Wien he went Into the closet I
had hold of his hand. He must have
worked his 'feet through the window as
soon as he went In, and when he was
ready Jerke, his hand from mine and fell
out of the tlndow."
Snlmcn Are Coming Slovrly.
The McGolan cannery in this city Is only
handling tfout a ton and a half of salmon
daily now oecause of the shortage ot fish
L L. -o -v hpinp.
n Shoalwjet Bay. No fish are blnS
taken frod the mouth of Column a
and Bakerfe Bay and the cannerj has to
anxiouslywaiting for a larger run. A to
tal of 600y cases were put up between July
20 and Algust 15.
The Cat Came Back.
Fifty piles ln two months was the rate
at whirl a cat owned by Kev
H. Sel-
Effectually
Gently;
w
There is only
Genuine
Syrup of Figs;
get its
buy the genuine
S&n Francisco, Cal.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all first-class druggists. The
run name ot the company amornia rig oyrup co. is always m
company California Fig
END
S NOT YET
Buttilers Piano House AI
tfation Sale Is Rapidly
Drawing to a Close.
Choice Pianos and Organs at
Factory Cost, And Some
Even for Less If You Are
interested You Cannot Afford
to Put Off Investigating Be
fore it's Too Late.
Some Prices and Further
Details.
A Mce new and reliable upright piano
One In mahocanv. $148.
Several in regular walnut cases, double
veneered, ivory keys and ebony sharps.
5156. 1 '
Still other styles, 5137.
One-tenth of the amount down and SS
or $S per month buys them.
where for 450 to JboO. but they're going
out of here by Saturday If we have to wo
were going to say. split prices In two; but
-we will take that back. However, we're
going to make It worth your while to buy
i prices.
Some 50 or More Used
Up-
rights
At practically your own prices. We guar
antee them to be In good condition and
will take them back at any time desired
. our llberal Excnance Agreement nlan. $10
or j!5 casn and ?6 or ?s a month buy3
them.
i The choicest parlor organs, such as
JvimDaii. ourueit. aiso a numoer ot Jiason
tractors., owing to Inability to get work
done promptly at the mills. Eilers Piano
House, corner Eighth (Park) and Wash
ington streets, Nos. 351-353-355 Washington
street.
J leek, pastor of the Sunnyslde M. E.
' church, made Its way home from Salem,
where It had been taken In the hopes that
it would find a warmer welcome than In
Portland. When Rev. Mr. Selleck sue
ceeded Rev. H. B. Elworthy as pastoi
of the church, he also fell heir to a home-
loving tabbly left behind by the Elworthy
family. Kittens came and were distributed
I ng the par doners but bby stajed
i y the Selleck family She was not v i ant-
; ed. so John R. Nash, a mall clerk oc
j southern Pacific run. who lives next
. Sellecks. took pussy In a sack
droppcd her off at Salem, thinking
Selleck residence. 1036 East Morrison
street. She had been two months on
the way, but there she way.
If you are tired taking large old-fashioned
griping pills, try Carter's Little
Liver Pills and take some comfort. A man
can t stand everytning.
ions
stipated;
For men, women
and children;
on
an
aver
Manufactured by the
ewYork.Y.
Syrup Co. is always
bottle.
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