I
IVY IS III NE
Number of Officers To
tally .Inadequate
FA.
CONDITION xlS DANGEROUS
Too Few Commanders Are
Provided by Laws.
C0NVERSEREV1EWS SITUATION
Uhlef of Navigation Urges Congress
Confer Rank of Vice-Admiral Upon
Two pfficers Battleship De
clared 'Mainstay -of Fleet. '
Xfaa -active ltet of the Navy comprlsa
1706 commissioned and warrant officers.
The enlisted force numbers 19,541 men.
By act of Congress approved March 3,
1899 the officers constituting the engi
neer corps -were transferred to the line
of the JJavy. A system of voluntary
retirement was provided for by which a
certain number of vacancies In the
higher grades are Insured each year,
, thus 'facilitating promotion. A force of
100 warrant machinists (afterward In
creased to 160 to perform engineer duty
was appropriated for and Increases au
thorized In the medical, pay and marine
corps. ,
pedo-'boa.ts and destroyers have fceen ac
tually engaged for five inontbsagainst
battleship, which have ""been exposed; to
attack times without number, we have
yet to learn authoritatively of a torpedo
from a torpedo vessel causing the loss of
a "single battleship. Those which have
been sunk owed their -destruction- to sub
marine mines anchored or "broken adrift,
torpedo vessels not contributing: to the
result except In the confusion and sense
of greater danger due to their presence.
It Is evident that in the final summary of
losses the achievements of torpedo ves
sels will count less than was at first
supposed. It cannot be claimed, there
fore, that there has been so far any
thins to discredit the battleship as a
type; nor is any such outcome to "be ex
pected from this war. whatever may be
the casualties among battleships.
"To wage successful warfare with a
naval, force, requires now, as it has re
quired in all ages, a type of vessel which
shall combine in the most effective man
ner the qualities of offense, mobility, de
fense, endurance, self-maintenance. Such
-vessels are battleships and they consti
tute the main strength and reliance of
a navy."
Early in the report Admiral Converse
calls attention to the nce.d of a general
staff or board, "an advisory body which
uhall not be under the control of any
bureau, but responsible directly to the
Secretary."
"WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. How badly
oft the Navy is for officers, and how
seriously this condition may affect the
Navy and the Nation, is told in the an
nual report of Rear-Admiral George A.
Converse, Chief of the Bureau of "Navi
gation, approved by Secretary Morton
today. Experience, especially In gun
fire, he says, has shown that it is nec
essary to increase the number of of
ficers assigned to a ship, so that tho
estimate made in 1902 of the number of
officers neededfor ships in commission
Is inadequate. It provides for only
about one-half as many officers as' ships
of the same class carry in the British,
French and German navies. Admiral
Converse recommends that the- number
of Lieutenants be Increased from 350
to 600 and that the number of Lieutenant-Commanders
be increased from 200
to 300.
"It Is especially desirable," the Ad
miral says, "that every battleship and
other nowerful vessel requiring the
greatest skill and experience for prop
er efficiency should. have her full quota
of officers of suitable rank; yet many
of our battleships have Lieutenants as
navigators. Practically all have Lieu
tenants as ordnance officers, and several
battleships have Ensigns and even Mid
shipmen as watch and division officers.
"This very unsatisfactory and even
dangerous condition is due to the many
urgent demands for officers, the exist
ing inadequacy of numbers often mak
ing it impossible to detail officers of
appropriate rank. The increasing num
bers of Midshipmen graduating from
the Naval Academy in the meantime
will partially relieve the situation- In
the lower grades, but more Lieutenant
Commanders and Lieutenants are need
ed than existing laws provide."
American Captains the More Aged.
Because of the important part played
by torpedo craft In the war in the Far
East, it is deemed advisable that the
larger vessels of this type be command
ed by Lieutenant-Commanders. To Il
lustrate how much older the Captains
of the American Navy are than those of
foreign navies, the report says tho
youngest American Commander on the
day" he attained that rank was older
than the average age of Japanese and
about the same as the average English
and German Captains. He had passed
the compulsory retirement age for Jap
anese Captains and was within 16
months of the compulsory retirement
age for German and English officers.
No specific remedy for this Is offered,
because Admiral Converse feels If the
need be recognized by higher authority
satisfactory means may soon be devised.
He remarks, however, "that until a
measure is adopted for the compulsory'
retirement of Commanders-and Captains
that do not gain promotions at -certain
ages, the flower of promotion and the
ages of officers In the different grades
will -not be satisfactory."
Authorization by Congress of two
Vice-Admirals is urgently recommend
ed in order that our flag officers may
not be beneath foreign officers holding
inferior commands.
"It is manifestly undesirable," says the
Admiral, "for our flag officers to be be
neath all others in matters of precedence
in international affairs with which they
have to do as representatives of the
United States. It Is therefore recom
mended that the rank of Vice-Admiral be
conferred upon the officers detailed as
"Commanders-in-Chief of the North At
lantic and Aslatlo fleets, and that the .law
reviving this grade provide that no offi
cer shall "hold the rank of Vlce-Admlral
in either the active or retired list, except
while exercising such command until he
shall have corama'hd afloat as Vlce-Admlral
for two years, or else as a flag
Officer for three years altogether,- at least
one of those years as a "Vice-Admiral,'
and that officers "may not, as they retire,
be promoted to the grade of Vice-Ad-mlraL"
Attention is called to the indlspensa
billty of cruisers, the report saying:
"We require a cruiser squadron Jn the
North Atlantic, South' Atlantic arid the
Caribbean and also on the European
station, all these being ready on the ap
proach of hostilities to combine in one
fleet wherever needed. In the Pacific
our force should consist of a large squad
ron of cruisers, and on the Asiatic sta
tion tho battleships should be supple
mented with a full squadron of cruisers."
lattisehlp Is Mainstay of Navy.
Regarding the paramount efficiency of
battleships and he part played by them
in the Far Eastern war Admiral Con
verse says:
"Altfawh, - a hua4rd and. wore .tor-
FASTEST CRUISER AFLOAT.
Pennsylvania Also Attains Record
With Least Consumption of Fuel.
BOSTON, Nov. 23. The armored
cruiser Pennsylvania, In her official trip
off theNew England Coast today, made
the highest speed with the smallest
relative expenditure or fuel of any arm
ored vessel so far built for tha United
States Navy. Her contract called for
22 knots and her average speed for the
four hours trial was 22.43 knots per
hour, while her coal consumption was
2.2 pounds horsepower per hour.
The day was perfect for the trial, a
moderate breeze at the start falling to
a flat calm at the finish, while the sea
throughout was very smooth.
Although the Pennsylvania started
slowly, being nearly a quarter of a
knot below her requirement over the
first two legs of the course, she gath
ered headway as she went on, and over
one leg of five miles of the 44 .to the
turn averaged 22.53 knots an hour.
After making a remarkably quick
turn at the upper end of the course,
she started back, and only once in the
seven legs to the finish did the speed
fall below 22.1 knots, while at one time,
for 6.3 knots, it was 23.2.
There was much interest in compar
ing her effort today with that of her
consort, the Colorado, which preceded
her from the Cramp's yard only a
month before. While the latter made
a 6.6-knot spurt at a rate of 23.29,4 per
hour, her average for the entire course
of 88 miles was 22.26 knots, compared
with the'Pennsylvanla's 22.43 knots per
hour.
The economy In fuel consumption,
according to Edwin S. Cramp, was due
to. the Tlgid discipline In the flreroom
and the excellence of tho boilers. The
firemen distributed the coal regularly
arid evenly, with the result that the
boilers stemmed freely. At no time was
there an attempt made to race the boat,
although Mr. Cramp stated at the end
of the trip that he was confident the
Pennsylvania could have made an av
erage of 23 knots.
The engines developed a horsepower
of over 28,000, while the propellers av
erased 128 revolutions per minute.
PARKER IS NOT MAN
Roosevelt Has Not.Offered Him
Alaska Judgeship.
GOTHAM LAWYER IS PICKED
President Is Giving No Heed to Polit
ical Recommendations, and is Now
Awaiting Word From Man of
His Own Choosing.
JOREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, "Wash
ington, Nov. 23. Political pressure Is be
ing brought to bear on President Roose
velt to induce him to appoint various men
to succeed Judge Brown in Alaska, but
all such recommendations have been sot
aside. The President has offered the posi
tion to some New York lawyer, of his own
selection, a man .whose identity has not
been disclosed. It is understood he has
no political backing. This lawyer has not
yet acknowledged the President's offer.
When It became known that the place
had been offered In New York It was ru
mored that Judge Parker was the man,
and that the President had made him this
tender to show his confidence in him.
There is no foundation for this report.
Punta Sat This case did not 'amount
to, anything on. account of the energetic
measure taken by the sanitary depart
ment of the government-"
Conul-General Zayas said that his gov
ernment was considerably disturbed over
the widespread reports hi this country
that yellow fever had broken out on the
island. Such reports, he said, had a
tendency to keep away tourists and
hamper the trade between this country
and Cuba. Mr. Zayas said the present
Cuban government Is carrying out the
strict sanitary procedures and practices
that were installed during the occupa
tion of the island by the United States.
m
Legation Not Yet Advised.
HAVANA, Nov. 23. No instructions
have thus -far reached the American Le
gation here from the Government at
Washington to call the attention of the
Cuban authorities to the unsanitary con
ditions at Santiago and elsewhere in
Cuba, and to urge prompt and thorough
remedy of those conditions, as reported
in a dispatch from Washington today.
NEW WAY TO .AMEND TARIFF.
Shaw Advocates Extension of Draw
back Instead of Revision.
ORQGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Nov. 23. Secretary of the Treas
ury shaw, one of the foremost "stand
patters" In the Republican party. In dis
cussing tariff revision, brings out an idea
not previously touched upon. Secretary
Shaw Is willing to admit that there might
well be slight modifications of the present
law, but he thinks the changes should be
confined almost entirely to an extension
of the drawback system. It is his opinion
that the present system is too rigid and
keeps out of the United States many ma
terials which might And their way Into
American factories if a more liberal draw
back were allowed.
While the extension of the drawback
would no doubt open up an opportunity
for fraud. Secretary shaw says not enough
fraud would be perpetrated to do any
particular damage, while the benefits in
the way of Increased work in American
factories would more than compensate for
losses resulting from, the evasions of tariff
laws.
Secretary Shaw says that if the Repub
lican advocates of tariff revision should
be brought together, it would be found
that they they desire an amendment of
not more than 20 tariff schedules. He de
clares there is no demand for general re
vision, but merely for a lower rate on a
few articles believed to be "overpro-
tected."
INVESTIGATE BEEF TRUST.
Special Agent of Government Will
Now Visit Cattleraisers.
ttansas CITY. Nov. 23. T. A. Carroll.
a special agent of the Department of
Commerce and Labor,' has been In Kan
sas City for a week quietly Investigating
th nlleced beef trust. He called on the
packers and took their lists and visited
butchers, who were called upon to fur
nish receipted bills and other Information
that might be of use In a trial for vio
lating the anti-trust laws. Mr. Carroll
left the city today, but will return after
hp has conferred with some extensive
cattlfr-ralsers.
Another agent of the Department of
Commerce and Labor spent some weeks
In Kansas City and among the cattle-
raisors last Summer. The presence of Mr.
Carroll would seem to Indicate that the
prior Investigation did not embody the
specific facts required for the prosecu
tion of so Important a case, although the
five leading packing-houses doing busi
ness In Missouri have been fined J5000
each bv the Superior Court for violation
of the -anti-trust law. It .Is alleged that
no change has been made in their method
of conducting business.
SCHELL. MEETS ROOSEVELT.
Priest Briefly Discusses the Condition
of the Winnebago Indians.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 23. Edward
Rosewater. proprietor of the Omaha Bee.
who today presented to the President
Father Schell. the Nebraska Catholic
priest who recently made serious charges
concerning the treatment or the Winne
bago Indians, In Nebraska, was the guest
of the President at luncheon. Mr. Rose
water suggested that one way to eradicate
the evils from which the Indians on the
Winnebago reservation were suffering
was for tho Legislature of Nebraska to
establish a zone of prohibition about the
reservation, and thus keep out the saloons
which were to be found everywhere on the
borders of the reservation. It was prob
able, he thought, the Nebraska Legisla
ture might enact such a law at its next
session.
Father Schell talked briefly with the
President about the conditions surround
ing the Winnebago Indians, but did not
take up with him fullv the subject of his
charges. It is understood that fater he
will submit a statement which will be
Investigated by the Indian Bureau.
Peace Assured in Nicaragua.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. Peace in
Northern Nicaragua is assured by the
recent decision of the Nlcaraguan and
.Costa Rican governments to submit
their boundary dispute to the King of
Spain for arbitration, says Mr. Merry,
the American minister to Costa Rica,
in a report received at the State De
partment today.
. 1
To Investigate Grounding of Ships.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 23. A court of
Inquiry, composed of Rear Admiral Henry
Glass, Commanders T. S. Phelps and B.
F. Tllley. has been appointed to Investi
gate the recent grounding of the monitor
Wyoming. Commander v. L. cotton com
mandlng. These officers will proceed from
this city to Seattle Friday.
Rural Carriers for Oregon City.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Nov. 23. Rural carriers were ap
pointed today as follows:
Oregon City Charles A. Andrus, regu
lar, Charles Crcner, substitute, route 4:
David F. Whlteman. regular, William T.
Smith, substitute, route 5. i
Rural route No. 2 was ttoday ordered
established January 2 at Cornelius, Wash
Ington. County, Oi., serving 468 people and
117 houses. '
New Washington Postmasters.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
Ington, Nov. 23. Washington postmasters
were appointed today as follows:
Port Stanley, San Juan County, Scbas
tlan Downle, .vice P. I. Whitman, re
signed; Tolt, King County, Sarah E. Da
vis, vice James W. Davis, dead.
AMERICA ASKS CUBA TO ACT.
Congressmen Arrive at Colon.
COLON, Nov. 23. The United States
Government transport Sumner, having on
board 13 members of the House committee
on Interstate and foreign commerce, ar
rived here today.
Fish Commission Steamer at Callao.
LIMA. Peru. Nov. 23. The American
Fish Commission steamer Albatross ar
rived today at Callao.
Indian Population of Canada.
OTTAWA. Ont, Nov. 23. The Indian
population ot- Canada, given for the year
ending June 30 last, is piaceu at iws,.
or 255 less than for the previous year.
19G3, which, however, showed an Increase
aver 1&2. In 193 the Indian population
1 wag a little aver
Sanitary Conditions Are So Bad It Is
Feared Yellow Fever Will Result.
Santiago In Bad Sanitary Condition
WASHINGTON. Nov 23, The State De
partment has directed the American
charge at Havana to call the attention of
the Cuban government to the frightful
sanitary conditions in Santiago and other
places i Cuba, and to express the hope
that prompt and thorough relief win. be
forthcoming. A recent report received
here .shows the serious condition of the
streets in Santiago. It Is stated that
there Is practically no drainage, and that
water Is allowed to stand In tho streets
for days at a time.
It was said tonight that the communi
cation of the State Department to the
Cuban government regarding the fright
ful sanitary conditions at Santiago and
elsewhere Is most emphatic in character
and is Intended to Impress the Cuban
government with the desire of this Gov
ernment for an Immediate remedying of
this condition.
Officials Deny .Yellow Fever Exists.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23. The officials Of
the Cuban government today officially de
nied the reports published In this country
that there Is yellow fever In Cuba. The
denial was given out through the Cuban
Consul-General in this city, who Issued
the following statement:
I have received today a cable from
the Cuban government, in which it Is
denied that there are four cases-of yellow
fever In Cuba. There Is only one case
at the present time, and that was lm
ported. This case was reported in San
tiago province, on a little Island called
Catarrh
Invites Consumption
It "weakens the delicate lung tlsraes,
deranges the digestive organs, and
breaks doira the general health.
It often causes "headache and dizzi
ness, impairs the taste, smell and
hearing, and affects the voice.
Being a constitutional disease it re
quires & constitation&l remedy,
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Radically and permanently cures ca
tarrh of the nose, throat, 'stomach
bowels, and more delicate organ
Bead the testimonials.
2fo substitute for Hood's act like
Hood's. Be sere to get Hood'f .
"I was troubled wit catarrh 90 jsars.
Seeing stalemeBta of eares by Hood's Sar-
Bsparilla resolved to try 1L Four bottles
entirely cured ei." Wttiiuc Sxxssux,
1080 0th SL, Milwaukee, Wis.
Kernel's SarsHHlHa yremteee tm
MORE ARRESTS TOR CONTEMPT
Court Also' Holds Up' Denver Election
Returns Contest to Be Made.
DENVER, Nov. 23. The Supremo
Court today ordered the Denver elec
tion commission not to certify to the
returns of this county to the State Can
vassing- Board until further orders.
Thlp is to give opportunity for argu
ment in tne supremo court on the mat
ter of throwing out certain Democratic
precincts In which the Republicans al
lege fraud was committed.
Chairman Frederick A. "Williams, of
the Republican City Committee, se
cured today a writ of mandamus in
structing the elections commission to
permit him to make a copy of the noil-
books for the purpose of a contest of the
county ticket.
Eight additional arrests were ordered to
day by the Supreme Court of soeclal offi
cers on charges of contempt in violating
tne injunction of the court on election
day.
The names of the persons arrested are:
John B. Hubbard. Police CaDtaln John
Dooley. Joseph "Walsh, John Rowan, Eu-
KenB u. uimnungs, Jonnj. tutson. jonn
Lenhoff and Charles B. ilufford. All but
the two last named succeeded In furnish
ing the required bond of $1000, this after
noon. The Supreme Court today made a
ruling against the local District and Coun
ty Courts taking any further action In
the Denver County election cases. The
order was the outgrowth of the man
damus issued by County Judge Llndscy
today, which was set aside by the Su
preme Court The latter court holds that
It alone has Jurisdiction In the cases pend
ing.
One more arrest was made on warrants
sworn to before United States Commls
sloner Capron yesterday, that of a man
named Slatkin. He gave the required
bend of $2500. Another warrant for
woman who is ill In St. Anthony's Hos
pital has not yetbecn served.
LABOR HOLDS BIG RALLY.
Federation Delegates Have to Address
bverflow Meeting.
SAN FRANCISCO. CaL. Nov. 23. Three
hundred and seventy-five delegates of the
American Federation of Labor were enter
tained at a reception today by the Labor
council and Chamber of Commerce of
Vallejo.
Admiral McCalla and staff were present
at tne reception and luncheon. The Ad
miral made a short address. After the
lunch, the delegates went over to the
navy-yard and were shown all points of
Interest. The Mare Island station band
gave an open-Hlr concert. The delegates
then returned to this city.
Tonight a great mass meeting was held
at the Alhambra Theater in the City of
San Francisco. So largo was the -attend
now meetings, x.ioi prcnqpai speakers i
were: bamuei uompers. James Dun
can, Thomas I. Kldd, J. D. Keefe. "W. D
Bpencer and Fraternal delegates wuuam
Abraham, il. P.. James "Wignall and J. Av
Fleet, the first two representing the toll
ers of Great Britain, the third the Domin
ion of Canada.
"William Abraham was the first speaker.
I cmf" WBfa fttjiijsj? uSBR
Style
Shop
EXPONENTS OF QUALITY IN MERCHANDISE
The
Store"
Quality "A grace which no amount of artifice can ever hope to produce." Stedman
I
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL
Few People Know How it Is In Pre-J
serving Health and Beauty.
Nearly everybody knows that charcoal" la
the safest and most efficient disinfectant
and purifier In nature, but few realize Its
value when taken into the human system
for the same cleansing purpose.
Charcoal Is a remedy that the more you
take of it the better; It Is not a drug at
all. but simply absorbs the gases and
impurities always present in the stomach
and Intestines and carries them out of
the system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking, drinking, or after eating onions
and other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clears and Improves
tho complexion, it whitens the teeth and
further acts as a natural and eminently
safe cathartic
It absorbs the injurious gases which
collect in tho stomach and bowels; It dis
infects the mouth and throat from the
poison of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal in one form
or another, but probably the best char
coal and the most for the money Is in
Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges, they are
composed of the finest powdered "Willow
charcoal, and other harmless antiseptics
in tablet form or rather In the form of
Innre nlefis&nt tastlnsr lozemrea. tha char
coal being mixed with honey.
The dally use of these lozenges will
soon tell In a much Improved condition
of the general health, better complexion,
sweeter breath and purer blood, and the
beauty of It is. that no possible harm can
result from their continued use, but on
the contrary, great benefit.
A Buffalo physician in speaking of the
benefits of charcoal, says: "I advise
Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges to all patients
suffering from gas in stomach and bowels.
and to clear tne complexion and purify
the breath, mouth and throat; I also be
lieve the liver Is greatly benefited by tha
daily use of them; they cost but twenty-
nvo cents a aux ai imgsiuns, ana al
though In some sense a patent prepara
tion, yet I believe I get more and better
charcoal in Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges
than In any of the ordinary charcoal
tablets."
CARTERS'
SICK HEADACHE
Positively cured by tkM
Little PiD.
They also relieve DiefrcM from Pjjyiaek,
Indigestion and Too Hearty Ea.ng. A per.
fcet roEsedy for Bixziaess, Nzaeea, DrowsU
aess, Bad Taste ia the Moutk, Cofed Toagvc
Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVER- They
Regulate tic Bowels. Jhutfy Vegetable.
SnifM PHI. Small Dot
, Small Prk.
THE SUN NEVER
SETS UPON
"THE PAIR-WAY"
PORT
LAND'S LAR
GEST FORE
MOST STORE
Many Happy
Returns
and May
thanksgiving
Joys
Abound
Store Closed Ail Day Today, of Course!
'Tis a day sacred to American homes and hearthstones. Let us
thank Divine Providence today for
"THE AMERICAN HOME"
TH AISIKSfl lII3fi Tie Thanksgiving spirit is abroad, in the land. At no period in.
I lti ii tuJ 8 V 111 VI the history of our grand Republic has a greater reason "been man-
if est for the earnest observance of this distinctly American hol
iday than now. Today conditions warrant the statement that the American people, and our nation have
more to he thankful for than ever before. The United States is at peace with all nations abroad and
in harmony at home; and, while this is not unusual, it is worthy of note. The influence of the Nation
for universal peace, for social, educational, religious and industrial progress and betterment, is more
active than ever; and as a world power the United .States has risen to a leadership, whose strength
lies in justice and equity to every nation and individual Back of all this is reposed the force that
moves and directs and controls it all the American people. The quadrennial elections have passed in
quiet saneness, and the outlook for a continuance of prosperity was never quite so satisfying as now.
Differences between capital and labor in the main are in the way of peaceful settlement through,
modern arbitration. The horrors of war are started to pass away at The Hague and under the di
recting power of America's grand young man the President. Crops are abundant, employment k
plenty. Surely there is great, grand reason for THANKS GTVTNG-. And this, Portland's largest, fore
most store, joins in glad acclaim, for never has prosperity smiled as now, sever has growth bee&io
rapid and so healthful, never before has good storekeeping been so possible and so thorough. To our
great public we extend earnest thanks today for the" liberal support or the past; we pledge ourselves to
strive to merit its continuance. And now, "may good digestion wait on appetite and health or both"'
today. Here's to your family, and our great store family, and the whole great American family
"May prosperity ever follow us."
WHILE THE STORE IS CLOSED
"I
You'll And among the city's attractions today FOOTBALL TJ. of O. vs. M. A. A. 0., Multnomah
field, 2:S0 P. M., rain or shine. .Game for the champiensoip cf Pacific Northwest.
"Led Astray," at COLUMBIA THSATEE, by the famous Columbia Stock Co.; Edgar Baume and
Cathrine Oounti3s in the leads. Matinee and evening.
MABQUAII GEAND Haverly'a Famous Minstrels, matinee and evening.
See This Evening and Tomorrow
Morning's Papers
for the Biggest and Grandest Array of Matchless Values at this
store tomorrow, marking the 52d Grand "Friday Economy Sale"
ever planned and exploited by any Western House.
Watrh f tor it a Portland's Greatest Bargain Event!
w ui-"1 fJU An Overwhelming flood of Bargains !!
Wait tOr It An Economy Event Without Precedent!!!
We'll Prove It! Wait!! Watch Out!!!
Something Doing Tomorrow and Saturday
at the "Old Homestead Store,"
The Panama Canal Contest Vote TheCOITipOSitionAward
St. Mary's School Wins
the Model
With the Enormous Vote of
279,037
High Scliooi came 2d,-mth. .261,274
Park School 3d, with.. 118,146
Harrison School 4th with. ; . .114,360
The grand total of Totes cast is
909,152.
Yesterday the votes came pouring like a
mighty flood. A smaU army of counters was
kept busy until 9 P. Itf. when the above result
became known. We desire to extend our sincere
thanks to our great public for the interest mani
fested; our earnest -congratulations are extended
the winners and also those who made to gallant
a race to the very end. A large scattering vote
ws cast for other schools throughout the city.
250,887 votes were cast yesterday.
A committee consisting of Mrs. M. C. Jackson,
Ellen QvBarber and L W. Sitton examined the
compositions placed in competition for" the $25 in
cash offered by this firm for the best four essays
handed in, subject "The. Panama CanaL" The
prizes were awarded as follows i
First, $10 in gold ELMER YOUNG, 242
Clackamas street, Portland High School.
Second, $7.50-CLABENCE SPRAGUE, 187
North Twenty-first street, Couch School.
Third ALMA FIGGINS, 249 Cherry Street,
High School, $5.00 in gold.
. Fourth GERALDINE KIRK, St. "Mary's
Academy, $2.50. N
Thanksgiving: congratulations, young: friends:
may the happiest days of your past be the darkest
of your future. To those who were unsuccessful
In winning cash prizes we extend congratulations
lso for the splendid essays offered. They were all
worthy of special commendation. We doubt if
any city of Portland's size in the United States
could produce so many essays of such real merit
as those offered in this competition by the pupils
of our schools. Teachers nd pupils alike should
feel proud ot such a showing WE ARE.
To the Judges, Mesdamcs Jackson, Sitton ant
Barber, -we extend earnest thanks for their kind
assistance in tha puzzling; task of selecting winners
from ,s,uch a host of real merit. A happy Thanks-?
giving to yotf all, good'folk,
OLDS, WORTMAN k KING.
He took for Ma thesae "The Fre Iiabec
Society of the British Islands," which, ke
explained, was operated on sbaHarlIns to
the Citizens' Alliances ana" Manafaetarers'
Association of this country. He sM he
could give the cheering assuranee te tfce
friends of labor In the United Kates that
tha society in England was n the wane.
Only recently, according to the speaker,
an appeal for aid on behalf of the iree
labor society was sent out on the plea
that unless financial aid was fertfeeoM
ing the orgamiattiea mart eeaee te exiet.
He was foUowed.by Fraternal Delegate
Janes WIgaa3, ate of Xin, who con
trasted the growth and stethette of the
lafeor meveaaeets in -the Britten Islands
and the United States.
aeaaei Gosapers, president of the Amer
Sean Teeeratlen of Iabor, closed the
ntecfttog wKh an apeeal to the frleade ot
taker ts aid the hosts whe were striving
far better cOcdWeee for the wethers.
Wzky CMvm Alarm F!re.
YQBJMST OROYZ, Or., Ksr, 23.
(Seetei.) A dwelling-he. elen
ia 'to Mrs. C X. Cajsipbell, eeataiaJmr
ketttefceU esfeeU tWM4 or . .
Welch, burned to the ground shortly
before noon today, at a loss of $1900.
Cries of a baby In .the front- part of
the. house ealled. ntteatlea te the fire.
whlch was so far under way that
nothing hut the lives of the Inmatee
were saved.
cufatt Clean at Aeterla. .
ASTORIA, Or., XoY. it, (gteL)
The schooner BeuUh cleared' at the
Cvstea-Heusc: today with a erso of
ete.eee feet of lumber, leous at the
Te4fe Foat Lumber pomtwnyV milk
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