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f THE MORNING- 0BE60NIAN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1904. THEPOWEROFHABIT replied that he would make none, Inas much as Bagley had published a state ment in another county paper charging Hoge with being a liar and that the article in the Times was unqualifiedly false. Barring this one charge brought against Mr. Bagley by the petition heretofore mentioned, and which was founded upon a misapprehension and which was explod ed by Mr. Cleeton, Mr. Bagley' s record as an attorney has always been exemplary. In the case at bar Mr. Bagley was simply after vindication and the matter of dam ages was secondary. This is the first libel case tried in the county for many years. 00AL0UTPUTGR0WS Chicago Creek, a tributary of the Inaaa chuck River. Coal is said to find a ready market at this mine at $40 a ton. Another possible source of fuel supply Is to be found in the Cape Usburrie coal fields, lying about 300 miles north of Nome. Here coal is known .to occur in considerable quantities, but It has been developed very little. In 1901 several car goes were mined and sold In Nome for $1S and $20 a ton. In competition with Comax and Washington coal at $25 a ton. All the mining last year was confined to the crop pings along the sea cliff and was carried to ships in small boats. - , " - If You Are a Cigar Smoker Read This Stirring Address Given Before Y. M C. A, Convention. Oregon Is Crowding on Mark Set by .California. CKAS.STMORfttSj) OFFICE OF FRED.yy.XKlI. EFFECT IS PLAINLY MARKED SOON WILL BE IN THE LEAD Eatmeet Words of Traveling Secretary Parsons Heard by Many Young Men Not Connected With the Organization. SALEM, Or., Nov. 27. (Special.) The power of habit In the formation of char acter and the shaping of a man's destiny was the subject of a stirring address de livered by W. iL Parsons,, traveling- sec retary of the International .commltee, at the session of the Y. M. C. A. Con vention this afternoon. The meeting -was held In the auditorium of the First Meth odist Episcopal Church and that large room -was. crowded -with young men. The meeting "was one of the most ef fective of the convention, for it -was at tended not only by active workers of the Christian associations, but also by large numbers of young men who are In no Way Identified with that organization. Mr. Parsons Is a clear, forceful speaker whose fitting illustrations are drawn from common occurrences in every-day life and are therefore more convincing in strength ening his arguments and appeals. That his address this afternoon reached the hearts of his hearers was evident from the number of young men who Indicated, their Intention to lead henceforth a Christian life. After a brief song service, in which the audience joined heartily in singing hymns that have been familiar to them lnce their childhood, a male chorus of 14 voices sang "Where Shall I Spend Eter nity?" and Mr. Parsons took charge of the meting. He took the Ten Command ments as his text, and, referring to the song which had just been sung, said that ch for himself must answer the ques- lon, "Where shall I spend eternity?" Taking up the subject announced he set forth the manner in which habits, good or bad, are formed, first by single acts, -which, if repeated, become the easier to jjerform and finally leave their impress upon a man's character. It is in this foundation of habits that a man deter mines whether he shall be master of bis "own life or a slave of his habits. "As a man soweth, so shall he also reap. He that soweth to the flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption. He that Boweth to the spirit shall of the spirit reap eternal life." Though the penalty of evil deeds may not bcJmposed speedily, yet every reasonable man who will re flect upon the matter must admit that he who sows to the flesh must some time pay the penalty, with interest, and interest compounded. In view of this It is the duty of every young man to do something to guard his life against the consequences fit evil acts. The speaker said that the habits of mind or body a man forms in youth will be found to bo almost controlling powers In his character in later years. A man s character today depends upon what he has been doing in the last few years, months or weeks. In other words, by the habits he has formed. The man who has been doing things that arc ques tionable has been putting rotten stones In the foundation of his character. A man doe? well to see that every act and habit of his life Is clean and pure .and sound, so that every stone In the foundation of lits -character shall .stand, the test of storm and time. The character that a -man builds in "the foundation of his habits determines his destiny. God does not condemn men to punishment, but at the end of this life each of us will go to the place for which we have prepared ourselves. The speaker made special reference to some of the most serious evils which are in these days loading young men to ruin. He deplored the lack of will power, as evidenced by the ease with which so many men are Induced to do things they .know to be wrong. The habit of using profane, im pure and vulgar language he declared to bo one of the most pernicious evils that caps the character of young men. No man nhould tell stories that he would bo ashamed to tell in the presence of his another or sister. Among other evils enumerated are the tobacco habit, drink ing, gambling, dishonesty and licentious ness. . The foundation of habits like these makes & man a slave to them unless he win throw them off and be master of himself. Jo power is so effectual in keeping a man clean or helping him to overcome evil habits as the acceptance of Jesus Christ as the savior of men, the rule and guide of their conduct. The closing session of the Oregon-Idaho T. M. Cl A. Convention was held this evening, when I. B. Rhodes presented the claims' of non-Christian lands upon the resources of America, atid A. S. Allen, of Seattle, delivered a farewell address. Following this a score of half-minute talks were given by association workers, closing with a parting word from the newly elected president, P. L. Campbell, of Eugene. The last exercise of the con tention was conducted, when 230 T. M. C. lu workers joined hands in one large circle around the auditorium of the church end sang aiest an tne Tie unat ainas." tjOGE MUST PAY DAMAGES. Jury Decides Against Him in Bagley Libel Suit. HILLSBORO. Or., Nov. 27. (Special.) A Jury of six sitting with Judge I A. Rood, County Judge, at midnight last night brought in a verdict for the plaintiff In the sum of $100 and costs In the libel damage case of Attorney H. T. Bagley. of Hillsboro. against Walter A. Hogc. Charles Hoge and Mabel Hogc, proprietors of the Forest Grove Times, a newspaper published weekly at the college town, six miles west of this city. Walter A, Hoge is the father of the two other defendants, hut claims they own no Interest in the paper. Charles" Hoge now being a reporter on a idally paper at Lincoln, Neb., and Miss Hoge being connected with the Port land City Free Library. The suit was brought as the result of a lawsuit before a Forest Grove Justice of the Peace, wherein a real estate man brought an action for a commission for property sold. S. B. Huston was counsel for the defense, but as he was going East at the time of trial Mr. Bagley was asked to conduct the case. ' At the trial Mr. Bagley introduced wit nesses to Impeach Mark Noble, the plaint iff. The next day after the trial Noble went in to Hoge's office, his conduct showing that ho was very angry, and dic tated an article. Hoge doing the writing, charging that Bagley came very near be ing disbarred some years ago as a result 3f "shady transactions. According to Hoge's evidence. Noble ran the article as a paid advertisement, and it was purely a business transaction. Bag ley brought suit for 5500 damages. The de fense pleaded In mitigation that when Bagley was Deputy District Attorney in 1SSS some 100 or more Forest Grove resi dents signed a petition asking T. J. Clee ton, then District Attorney, not to reap point Mr- Bagley as his deputy because ho had heen guilty of unprofessional conduct. The plaintiff proved by Mr. Cleeton at the trial that he nau investigated the charges and found nothing to sustain them, and that a few weeks afterward Mr. Baclev was reappointed to another term of two years. After the appearance of the article in question Attorney Bagley requested Hore make a retraction, but the publisher SON ON GUARD WITH GUN. Farmer Evans Has the Drop on the Light Company. HOOD RIVER. Or., Nov. 27.-SpeciaL) Six armed men stood guard all last night over a new dynamo that Is being installed by the Hood River Electric Light, Power & Water Company. Things have not been altogether lovely among the various mem bers of the company, and yesterday when teams bearing a new six-ton dynamo ar rived at the farm of N. C. Evans, on which the power-house is located, the gate was found locked and well wrapped with log chains. Mr. Evans is one of the mem bers of the light company. Inside the gate and pacing up and down the road was .a son of Evans, carrying a shotgun. The man in charge of the teams PIONEER COLUMBIA RIVER PILOT SCOTTSBURG. Or.. Nov. 21. 3pe- claj.) Job Hatfield, teaman. Columbia -? m- The Xate Job Hatfield. at the-mouth of the river showed it to donation claim, four miles east of the until his death. hauling the new machinery inquired if Mr. Evans was at home. "No," replied the boy. "Is his son here?" "I am he," came the prompt answer. Manager Vorse then started to inquire if Mrs. Evans was there, hut hardly were the words out of his mouth when the lady of the house appeared and announced plainly enough that she was on hand. She gave the waiting workmen to understand that If anything was wanted, she was the one to apply to. Things appeared entirely too warlike for Manager Vorse and his men. No attempt was made to force an entrance through the iron-bound gate. Darkness was com ing on, so the teams were unhitched and started toward town. A squad of watch men were at once secured and the ma chinery carefully guarded all night. The Hood River Electric Light Company is composed of local capitalists. Evans, so It seems, opposed the appropriation of money for certain Improvements, and the other members of the company started in to freeze him out of the company. Evans Is a fighter from the word go, and, stand ing "pat," refused to draw out. He claims yet to have some strong cards up his sleeve, and Interesting results are ex pected. OAKMAN MURDER TRIAL. . Case Will Como Up at Hillsboro This Week. HILLSBORO, Nov. 27. (Special.) Circuit Court for the November term will convene In this city tomorrow, with Judge T. A. McBrlde of Oregon City on the bench. The civil docket is light, but a number of crim inal cases will be tried. Chief of these Is the case of the State vs. Bert Oakman, formerly of Monmouth, 111., chargd with the murder of Frank Bennett the night of Saturday, August 27. Oakman and Bennett had been working together for some months prior to the. killing and the two were paying attentions to two sisters, the Misses Alta and Vesta Ledford. There was trouble between the two men because Bennett had told Hiss Alta Ledford that Oakman was a married man and had a wife and child back at Monmouth. While it is whispered that there was other trouble between them, it is upon this ground that the state sup plies a motive for the alleged murder. Oakman and Bennett met in front of the postofiico on the night of the killing and agreed to meet at the Southworth saloon and settle -their difficulties. They met by appointment, went out the rear of the sa loon, exchanged blows and Oakman plunged a knife into .Bennett's neck, the wounded man dying in a few minutes. Oakman fled and was caught a few days later at Warrendale, on the Columbia River, between Portland and The Dalles. The defense, it Is understood, will allege justifiable homicide. E. L. Craig, formerly of Knapp, Wis., is to bo tried as accessory after the fact." as he was with Oakman when the fatal blow was struck and ran with Oakman from the scene of the crime. , John Bonando, of Tualatin, will answer a charge of attempt to rape, and Claude Jackson, of Scholls, is under bond to an swer for statutory rape, while David J. Porter, the Gaston blacksmith at whom his divorced wife has shot several times, is in jail awaiting trial on the charge of rape, preferred by his ex-wlfe. George Hays, of Sherwood, will answer for throwing a hatchet and butcher knife at a Sherwood saloon-keeper. VEBER ACCUSED OF ROBBERY Alleged Murderer Said to Have Held Up Cashier of Auburn Bank. AUBURN, Cal., Nov. 27. Adolph Weber, accused of the murder of his father, mother, sister and brother, was today served with a warrant accusing him of having held up the cashier of the Bank of Auburn last May and robbing the bank of JGOOO. Cottage Grove Saloons Closed. COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Nov. 27. (Spe cial.) The saloons have been closed here today, the first Sunday since their estab lishment in this place. The sentiment that has been so manifest among the J citizens us imnug a. guoa eueci on the city officers Neil Cummlngs, who runs the ' Red Front saloon, was arrested yesterday and fined $25 for allowing gambling In his place. The police force will be more on the alert hereafter to see that fhe re strictions placed on them be entered Clean Drive by Loggers. SOUTH BEND, Wash.. Nov. 27. (Spe cial.) For the first time In two years the loggers have succeeded in getting a clean drive on nearly all the creeks In the county, and millions of feet of logs are now being boomed for towing to the mill. s Figures Given by the United States Geological Survey In Annual Re port Washington Product is Much Greater. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Nov. 26. While the State of Ore gon is producing less coal than other states of the Pacific Coast, the recent development of Its coal deposits are rap idly swelling the output of the state and River pilot, and one of the earliest set tlers la the Umpqua Valley, died here today. Mr. Hatfield, was bom in the village of Tttskll. Nova Scotia, August 31. 1S13. When a lad of 14. he went to sea, making a number of voyages to South America and the Orient. He then Joined the Sandy Hook pilot-boat, and served a five-years' apprentice ship. After acting s pilot for a num ber of years; Hatflcld sailed In the bark Josephine, from New York for San Francisco, arriving July 0. 1849. A short experience in the mines satisfied his curiosity, and he talledfor the Co lumbia River. The Winter of 1849-1850 was spent as a pilot on the bar, with Captain White, in the schooner Mary Taylor. They were the first pllota at the mouth of the Columbia. News of the mines of Southern Ore gon took Mr. Hatfield to the Lower Umpqua. In the Rogue River Valley, the overland" expedition of General Joseph Lane was encountered. Part of the Hatfield band, went to California with General Lane, but Hatfield, James McMerrick and William Golden branched off to the Lower Umpqua Valley. An examination of the bar be navigable, and Mr. Hatfield settled on a present town of Scotuaurg, where he resided bringing Oregon up to California. The prospects are that within another year Oregon will take precedence over Cali fornia, though Washington Is so far in the lead as to be safe from competition for many years to pome. According to the annual report of the Geological Survey, the total coal produc tion of Oregon in the calendar year 1903 was 91.144 short tons, valued at 5221,031. Compared with 1902, this is an increase of 25.496 short tons In quantity and of $60,955 in value. The increased produc tion is due in large part to the reopen ing of the Beaver Hill mine in C003 County. The entire production of the state is lignite, and most of the product Is shipped to San Francisco by water. The report does not give much detail about the coal Industry of Oregon, aside from a table of production for the past ten years, from which it is seen that the total output last year fell below that of 1SS6 and 1S97. There were employed In coal mining In Oregon last year 235 men, who worked 25S days. In 1902 there were 265 men employed, working 234 days. Washington's Output. The 3.193.273 short tons produced in Washington last year was valued at $5,380,673, or $1.69 per ton. The production of the state has Increased regularly since 1S94. and the Increase In 3903 over the pre ceding year was particularly noticeable. This Increase amounted to 512.059 tones. In quantity, and SS0S.3S4 in value. The production has more than doubled since 1S97, and more than trebled since 1S91. "Washington Is the only one of the Pacific Coast States producing true coal," says the Geological Survey. " "All of the product from Oregon and California Is llgnitic in character. Some of the Wash ington coals have the characteristics of anthracite, some are true coking coals, and spme natural coal has been pro duced." The use of mining machines has not been successful in Washington. Twenty two were in use In 1899. and four In 1901. Conditions were not found favorable to their continuance, and their use has been abandoned, no production by ma chines having been reported since 1902. The statistics of labor employed in the coalmines of Washington show that In 1902 the average production per man was 603 short tons, and in 1903 670 short tons, the average tonnage per tiay per man also In creasing from 2.22 tons in 1902 to 2.33 in 1903. Six counties are producing all the coal mined In Washington, their respective products for the past year being shown In the following table: Product, Men em- County tons. Value, ployed. King L229.560 $2,134,421 2,003 Kittitas .1.369.716 1,948,263 1,630 Pierce 572,500 L25S30 1.033 Lewis, Skagit and Whatcom 21,197 39.763 100 Totals 3,193,273 $5,350,679 4.76S There were more men employed in the mines of Washington last year than In any previous year in the history of Its coal mining. While the aggregate -value of Its coal product exceeds that of any other year, tho price per ton was lower than In any other year except 190L In that year the price fell to $1.66 per ton; last year It was $1.69. Coal in Alaska. The year 1903 was not particularly nota ble for the production of coal in Alaska. The production so far is limited entirely to fuel which Is used locally, and does not exceed a few thousand tons each year, though some of the coal-bearing areas give promise of being of considerable Im portance. In Southeastern Alaska the Admiralty Island coal fields, which at one time promised to furnish lignites for local use, have been entirely abandoned. Three hundred miles to the westward, however, near Controller Bay, coal of excellent quality, and which occurs in veins of com mercial Importance, has beep found on the Behring River. This coal resembles the harder bituminous coals of the East more than it does anthracite, but its con struction shows it to "be semi-anthracite. There Tjas been some prospecting of these deposits, but no production, because it will be necessary to build a railroad 23 miles long to bring the coal to the coast. Coal mining has been carried on in a limited way near Chlgnlk Bay for several years, the product being used by the Alas ka Packers' Association. The average production does not exceed 600 tons an nually. Ccal mining on the Yukon has received a decided check with the introduction of petroleum-burning engines on many of the river steamers. Practically all the coal mining operations were suspended in this district In the Summer of 1903, though some of the coal is of good grade. The production of the entire Yukon field did not exceed 1060 tons during 1903. Thedemandfor fuel on the part of the placer miners on Seward Peninsula Jus led to a careful search for coal in that field, but with only moderate success. "One small basin has furnished probably 1009 tons for local use. This area lies In. the northeastern part of the peninsula, on "NORTHWEST DEAD. Mrs; Belie Huson. SOUTH BEND. Wash., Nov. 27. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Belle Huson, an old-time res ident of this city, died suddenly today of heart failure. She was about 58 years old, was born In Pennsylvania, and has lived here about 15 years. She left a husband, C. E. Huson. and three children, Mrs. H. J. Hubler. Mrs. J. Stout, of this city, and Bert Huson. now in Nevada. John P. Soule. SEATTLE, Nov. 27.-Jobn P. Soule. the "pioneer art photographer," and founder of the Soule art studios in New York and Boston, died suddenly from an apoplectic stroke at his home In this city this after noon. He was a native of Maine and 77 years old. Timely Rain In Umatilla. PENDLETON, Or., Nov. 27. (Special.) The flrst.heavy rain in six weeks fell'-here this afternoon. The rainfall was fully half an inch and is believed to be general over the county. Up to today the total rainfall this autumn was a fraction over an ' inch, and in some sections of the county the precipitation was still less. In the dry lands north and west of Pendle ton the rain was needed badly, as much of the fall-sown wheat was beginning to rot in the ground. Marshfleid City Ticket. MARSHFIELD, Or., Nov. 27. (Special.) The caucus by the Town Board nomi nated last night Frank P. Norton, A. J. Savage, J. H. HI board. W. U. Douglas, James H. Flanagan and John Prcuss for Councllmen ana C. L. Pennock and W. H. Hyde for Recorder. Three Councllmen and one Recorder are to be elected on De cember 6 from this list. Norton and Hyde are the present incumbents. Money Found" on Weber Place. AUBURN. Cal..- Nov. 27. The money, amounting to $6000, of which the Placer County Bank was robbed -last May, has been found In a cowshed on the Weber place. The money was burled In an old five-pound lard can. Adolph Weber, who is under arrest, on the charge of murdering his parents, brother and sister, has been formally charged with having also held up the bank. Lizzie Prlen Pulled Off Beach. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 27. The schoon er Lizzie Prlen. which sailed from hare last night for Eureka, ran ashore about one mile south of the Cliff House. She was pulled off early this morning. AT THE THEATERS What the Press Agents Say. "RIP VAN WINKLE" TONIGHT. Thomas Jefferson, Son of Joseph Jef ferson, In His Father's Play. Thomas Jefferson, son of that grand old gentleman and actor, Joseph Jef ferson, who will appear in "Rip Van Winkle" at the Marquam Grand The ater tonight and tomorrow night, will be a treat to the theatergoers "of the city. Thomas Jefferson gives us a ren dition of Rip (so old theatergoers say) as his father did in his early days, and the likeness is so striking that on the stage you cannot tell one from the other. The elder Jefferson has retired from the stage, his extreme age being the reason, and has gone to, Florida for the Winter upon the advice of his doc tors. Thomas Jefferson will continue to present Rip to the American public, and perhaps his son, a boy of some 14 years, may step Into his father's shoes, and for all we know perpetuate Rip for years to come. Mr. Jefferson Is support ed by a most painstaking company and a finished performance may be looked for. Seats are now selling for both nights. "Who's Brown?" Coming. When "Who's Brown7" Is identified at the Marquam Grand Theater Friday and Saturday nights. December 2 and 3, with a special matinee Saturday, William Morris, whose recent artistic work In "Under tho Red Robe" and "When We Were Twenty-One," is read ily remembered, will be seen as one of the leading funmakers. "Who's Brown?" comes to Portland indorsed by every New York critic of prominence, and what the London writers have said in favor of it is beyond repeating. Messrs. Hall and Morris promise a sup porting company of unimpeachable ex cellence, and that fact, coupled with appropriate dressing apd scenic inves titure should go a long way toward calling out an audience of un.uetjal proportions. The advance sale of seats will open next Wednesday morning. "The DeviKs Auction" Sale. The advance sale of seats will open this morning at 10 o'clock for the spec tacular extravaganza "Tho Devil's Auction." which comes to the Marquam Grand Theater next Wednesday and Thursday nights, November 30 and De cember, 1. AT THE VEUDEVILLE THEATERS Cockatoo Circus at the Arcade. The new hill at the Arcade starts at 2 P. M. today and is headed by one of the greatest novelties in vaudeville, La Mont's cockatoo circus. La Mont has brought these rare birds from Australia, where he trained them for this remark able exhibition. They are 20 in number, and every one is a clever performer, en tering into tho fun of their act with rare enjoyment- The birds do all sorts of stunts, and they take to comedy with as much avidity as they do to water. An other entertaining novelty Is the gun splnnlng. hoop-rolling and wonderful feats of juggling of the great Malcolm. Nat Phillips is a famous Hebrew imper sonator and Kate Coyle will sing a new illustrated song. An up-to-date team of Leicester and Wilson, whose arrival from laugblngtown Is. only recent. The Ameri can bioscope has a new series of amus ing pictures from real life. Second Week of the Grand. This afternoon will 'mark the beginning of the second week of Portland's latest and greatest amusement enterprise. The Grand enjoyed a week of wonderful but well-deserved prosperity and the second week of its history. It is believed, will surpass the opening seven days. The bill which has been secured Is In every re spect as good as the premier, and those who visited the new theater devoted to vaudeville will testify that the initial per formances were the mo3t remarkable in the history of Portland. Those who oc cupy places on the programme this week are : The Four Mangeans, society acro bats; Rawles and Van Kaufman, direct, from the East with "Mush": Walsh and La. Leges, musical novelty artists; Charles and Ma, Kabwo, WMjtos'cbanse dancers: tbc Bwftre trie. In refined comedy aad frUtax: Tommy Hayes, musical trick bone specialist; Ed B. and R0W0 White, scien tific and comedy athletes: Mr. Alt Bonner. In a pictured melody, entitled. "When My Golden Hair H&e Turaed to Silver Gray," mmt. .MQfc, .... Ufssjre. Alltn Lewis, Portland, Oregon. Gmtl4n: . . . ,V V;v Vt.wish to notify, you that hereafter all sizes of our, 'LsL! n t egr i dad" brand will be banded. This we have been obliged to 'do on account of the numerous copies of our. sizes which un scrupulous dealers are giving their customers when "Integridad" iS'Called for. ' This especially .applies to "Apollo" and - Marquan' sizes, which. hava heretofore not been banded Kindly call this to the attention of your custcacrs at one", and -gratly oblige, V - - ' - - - Very .trulyjyqursi ; ' .- ;r..- ALLEN and the grandlscope with new films. To see the best In the land you must pat ronize the Grand. rJew Bill at Star Today. The most magnificent spectacular nov elty ever presented In vaudeville will-be seen at the Star Theater today, when the first show of the new bill opens at 3 P. M., when the far-famed Six Austrian Girls make their first appearance. These famous beauties come direct to the Star Theater from the Coliseum, Vienna, and are traveling under the personal direc tion of Herr Ottoker Bartick. who has made an International reputation in pro ducing brilliant and novel stage effects. The act requires ample stageroom, and the Star Is the best equipped theater in Portland for this great European act. It also has the seating capacity to accommo date the .public In comfort. Another great act Is that of the Mozart Comedy Four, making ten persons appear ing in two acts, this in itself marking a decided vaudeville Innovation. The Mo zart Comedy Four are singing comedi ans who make merry and at the same time do not sacrifice melody to mirth. Rice and Walters, in a humorops comedy sketch: the Garrity Sisters, refined singing and buck dancers; Tint Welsh, the happy monologulst, and new pictures on the pro Jectoscope make up a record-breaklnc b.Hl First show today at 3 P. M. The Five Onr! Today. This extraordinary act will head the new Baker bill which opens the week this afternoon. It has never been seen in Vaudeville, having for the past, season been featured' with "The Devil's Auc tion." The Baker management pays the Ave Onri a small fortune for their week's work, but the competition among other houses was so strong that only by nam ing an extravagant figure could they be secured. There are no acts like It on the vaudeville stage today, and the Inter est of the public in the best forms of entertainment should assure the Onrl a great hearing. There are eight other big acts on the new bill. See It this after noon. New-Music at Bijou. -A programme that's full of bright, light, catchy music opens at the' Bijou this afternoon. The Aubrey Sisters are an exclusive song-and-dance team. Walker and Labell present musical spe cialties, and Steele is a funny skatorial artist. McXamee makes odd things out of mud. And there's a big act In reserve. New Lyric Bill. Everything new at the Lyric this af ternoon. A complete change of bill from top to bottom and the star feature of it will be the appearance of Ethel White side and her plckanlnies. the most ex pensive vaudeville act ever brought to Portland. No feature like this has ever been seen in the Northwest. It is a typical metropolitan attraction and has been the sensation of the Keith and Proc tor circuits for the past two seasons. The act comes here direct from the Orpheum at San Francisco for this week only. Other acts on the bill will be Maud and Anna Kromer. the stunning soubrettes; the Juggling Burks, the greatest in the business; Raymond and Tracey, comedy sketch artists, John W. Wood and a lot of additional acts of equal character. First time this afternoon. Steelworkers Out of Jobs. CHICAGO, Nov. 27. Notices were posted today announcing the shutting dews ef the steel mill and bar mill of the Sewth Deering plant of the. ItUe-rnatiMl Har vester Works. The naspeneten C werk will throw 096 workmen ot of employ ment No cause wa gtvea by the eAcials . f & LEWIS, Distributers PORTLAND, OREGON for the shut-down, which It Is said will extend Into the first of next year. CITY STATISTICS. . Marriage Licenses. Is&k Pederzon. 20; Krlstina. Pgansvold, 21. Sterling "W. Hushes, 35, San Francisco; Maude Gllllland, 26. Isaac M. Blnnard. 24. Nez Perces County, Idaho; Rose Frecdman, 21. E. A. Bohren. 27: Lydla Kuenze, 26. Deaths. November 21, Elvira C. Train, 70 years, 248 Abbey: carcinoma oC stomach. November 23. Mary Layton, 43 years. St. Vincent's Sanitarium; pulmonary tuberculosis. Noveber 22, William T. 3. Mclntire. 77 yeara, 630 Kingman; heart disease. Births. November 22. to the wife of John F. Oke, 523 Twenty-sixth North, a girl. November 25. to the- wife of Christ N. Hors felt, 103 Mason, a girl. November 10. to the wife of Pletro Russo, 660 "Water, a girl. November 10, to the wife of J. S. Farmer, 053 Patton. a girl. November 17. to the wife of Martin K. TVig ton, 240 BlanJiriar-a boy. November 24. to the wife of John Hampton, 109& East Sixth, a boy. November 13, to the wife of Basil Lawrence, 464 East Taylor, a girl. Articles of Incorporation. Articles of Incorporation of the Central Sash & Door Agency were filed In the County Reward! A handsome mahogany Chiffonier- will be given to the party who returns to our store a bunch of keys, lost somewhere in Port-" land. It contains our name plate and a flat key with om private mark, numbered 1287. Se on the lookout for it. Tull & Gibbs Complete Housef uniishers. v -. Clerk's office yesterday by J. C. Gripper, R. N. Parks and Wirt Minor. The objects are to buy and sell sash, doors and general mill work; capital stock. $33,000. Building Permits. F. A. Reynolds, Twenty-sixth, between Thur-. man and Upshur, store; $400. W. Anderson, East Twenty-fourth, be tween East Madison and Hawthorne avenue, two-story dwelling; $2000. L. Therkelson, Second, between Couch ' and Davis, repairs; $75. Fred Hanebut, Twentieth, between Washing ton and Everett, two-story dwelling; $3000. LAUEEEE IS C03EN WIST. Canadian Premier Says Grand Trunk Pacific Road Is Assured. SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 27. Sir Wil frid Laurier, Premier of Canada, spent the day here and leaves tomorrow for San Francisco and Los Angeles, whence he will return to Chicago by the Santa Fa route. He is accompanied by Mrs. Lau rier and Is on a tour of recreation, fol lowing tho recent campaign In- the Do minion. In an interview Premier Laurier said there was no question of the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad, . and that the terminus of the road would be at Port Simpson, B. C. All the' prelim inary details had heen worked .out. : he said, and the road would be 'pushed 'to completion .V, ;i ... '