Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1904)
THE MORNING OREGON AN, SATURDAY, DECKMBEK 17, liHM. SAYS KUROKI LIVES American Captain Saw. Gen eral November 30. REPORTED KILLED IN'OCTOBER Captain March, Just Home From Seat of War, Says Japanese General Has Had Many . Close Calls, but Is In Good Health. " SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 1G. Captain Peyton C. March, of the General Staff of the United States Army, one of the of ficers selected by the department to ac company the Japanese army In the field for the purpose of taking military obser vations, returned today on the liner Mon golia. Captain March brings absolute refutation of the report that' General Ku rokl was killed by a Russian shell. J 'In several of the reports I have seen," paid Captain March, "General Kurokl is said to have been killed on October 5. All the reports agree as to the date, so I suppose they are all chlldren'of the some origin, and I am glad to say, mistaken rumor. I was with General Kurokl on that day and every day until I left the front, November 30, when I started for home Although exposed oa numerous occasions, h sustained no hurt, nnd is one of the healthiest men I ever met. General Ku rokl is particularly keen and energetic. Jle inspires his officers and men with his own enthusiasm and his death would be a serious loss." Captain March admires the Japanese in fantry and has brought away with him a warm respect for the little brown men. Any nation on earth," he declares, "that undertook to whip Japan would have Its hands full." WHY KUROPATKIN WAITS. He Wants More Troops and May Then Try to Relieve Arthur. EPCIAL CABLE TO LONDON TIMES AND PORTLAND OltEGONIAN. TOKIO, Dec 16. General Kuropatkin, according to a belief prevalent in well informed circles here, has "by no means given up the hope of being able to, re lieve Port Arthur. His confidence Is said to be based on the fact that the main girdle of forts around tho beleaguered city is still unbroken. The recent lull In the fighting on tho Bhahke River has been due to the fact that the Russian General has been await ing the arrival of fresh forces from Rus sia to fill his depleted ranks. It Is prob able that when the Russian armies have attained an appreciable superiority over those of the Japanese Kuropatkin will as sume tho aggressive According to the latest accounts from the front, the Russian casualties in the battle of the Shahke River reached 70,000. It is believed that these have been nearly replaced. When the river has frozen over so as to permit the passage of artillery and large bodies of troops and when the roads are hard, things are likely to be lively once more. The idea that Winter means suspension of hostilities is scarce ly justified, and the next few weeks may see Kuropatkin on the move southward. Everything suggests Oyama will play a waiting game. The Russian right wing has been extended to Mamactues, in the direction of the right bank of the Hun River, where It is awaiting the urdcr to advance. This will be given the moment the newly-arrived troops- have been ap portioned between the three armies Kuro patkin Is now forming, by which time the Hun River can be passed. COLLIDE WITH ENEMY IN DARK Russian's " and Japanese Seeking to Advance in Hand-to-Hand Fight. RUSSIAN HEADQUARTERS, Mukden, Dec 16. There was considerable desultory firing on both sides today. The Japanese made an advance, but it proved only a demonstration. Night sorties continue. A curious melee resulted last night from a simultaneous advance of both Russians and Japanese. Two columns of Japanese, taking advantage of the darkness, ad vanced on Russian positions, and at the same time a Russian Colonel set out for the village of Nanganza. The Russian column heard the Japanese firing in the direction of their base and thought they had been discovered, but held Nanganza while sappers mined and then retired. The Japanese re-entered .the village, where they wre greeted with a tremendous ex yiosion, which killed many of them. In the meantime the two Japanese Colo Tis operating In the direction of the Rus sians heard the explosion and thought they had been putflanked, whereupon they retired. The Japanese and Russians met as each side was returning. Both were utterly surprlFed. A hand-to-hand scuflle In the darkness ensued, but, as it was impossible to distinguish friend from foe. probably little damage was done The Russian loss was only one. ' The night of December 14, 14 Russian scouts penetrated to village of Fanshen, where they destroyed a Japanese:-signal tower and carried off an old bell which had been -used by the Japanese1 to signal the approach of Russian troops. JAPANESE MAY STOP AID. ?U Rich Pckin Merchants. Are Anxious to Help Countrymen at Mukden. PEKIN, Dec. 16. Owing to the !fa.ct that there are about 30.000 homeless Chinese In and around Mukden as one result of the Russo-Japanese War. rich Chinese here and at Tientsin have subscribed funds to provide warm clothing and food for these poor people. Out of these funds about 30.000 skin coats have been pur chased and assembled at Tientsin, where they have been made ready for dispatch to Mukden. The Japanese military author ities, however, fearing that the Russians would benefit by these gifts, refuse to allow them to be sent to the Russian lines and threaten to confiscate them if cap tured. The Russians, "it has been learned, promise to refrain from taking the ad vantage feared by the Japanese, but the latter decline to accept this assurance, and the result must be disastrous to the Chinese, whose villages and crops have been destroyed, and "who are now suffer ing from a scarcity of both food and fuel. In" Chinese circles hore much dissatis faction is expressed because of the In ability tT help their suffering country- STOESSEL AGAIN WOUNDED? ' This Time It Is by a Rifle Bullet, but. Injury Is Not Serious. LONDON. Dec 17. General Stoeseol, the Russian military commander at Port Ar thur, according to a dispatch from Chefoo to the Daily Telegraph, has .again been wounded, this time by a rifle bullet.- The correspondent adds that the wound is not serious. . WARRANTS FOR IRISHMEN. Effort Will Be Made to Punish, Men Who Took Warship to Russia. LONDON. Dec. 16. On application of tho Treasury, warrants were Issued today at Bow-Street Police Court for the arrest of J. Burke' Roche and llr. Slnnett. in connection with the transfer of the tur bine yacht, Caroline, to the Russians at Libau last month. As the warrants are only effective In British territory the Scotland Yard detectives will have to await the voluntary arrival of the' two Irishman In this country. The offense with which they are charged is not ex traditable, and Messrs. Roche and Sln nett have not shown any desire since the Issue of the summonses to place them selves within reach of the British courts. WAR BUDGET NOT CHANGED. Japanese Committee Makes Reduc tion In Other Estimates. TOKIO, Dec 16. The budget committee .of the House of Representatives completed its labors today and the measure will finally be submitted to the House tomor row. The war budget has not been changed, but the ordinary budget esti mates are reduced $7,000,000 by lowering ithe land tax. The taxes on beer and su gar Imports and transit duties are In creased 52.000,000. The government has promised additional retrenchment in the administration to the amount of JS00.090. leaving a deficit under the estimates of about $5,000,000. The government Is au thorized to meet this by transfers of spe cial funds and other methods. All the parties worked Jointly and har moniously. The only friction was over the proposition to Increase the land tax and Increasing the administrative ex penses, j COLD HAMPERS MOVEMENTS. Armies Are Compelled to Keep Near Coal Mines and River. USANCHEN,- Dec. 16. Occasional artil lery firing Is heard cast of the railway. The Russians yesterday captured two Japanese who were In a pitiable condi tion. The prisoners grumbled greatly at r'f MnpchiTio- --'-j - -iid they were elad to be fed and warm. -i-y uncertain. Movements on both sides are hampered by the freezing of wells and the lack of snow, which render it necessary to keep near the river for water supply and near the coal mines for fuel. Brigandage is Increasing. There is con siderable want and suffering among the natives. Reports froVn Vladivostok state that the number of sick in the hospitals there Is rapidly decreasing and that there are few cases of serious Illness. Ammunition. Smuggled From London. LONDON. Dec 17. The Dally Mall prints a sensational story to the effect that thousands of dynamite, guncotton and other shells and ammunition are be ing smuggled daily from London down the Thames to the sea. The smugglers make the trip with their treacherous cargo disguised In 'barges as hay, and float to a steamer at the seaboard, which is carrying outbound munitions of war. The Mall inveighs against tho terrific risks of a collision of the usual craft with these floating arsenals. To Attend North Sea Inquiry. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 16. Admiral Kaznakoff. one of the International Com mission on the North Sea incident, and Baron Taube, the Russian, judicial' adviser to the commission, will go to Paris to morrow to attend the meeting of the In ternational Commission, which Is expect ed to adjourn over the holidays as soon as the fifth member of the commission is chosen. Sailor Will Be Courtmartlaled. SHANGHAI. Dec. 16. The bluejacket belonging to the Russian cruiser Askold, who yesterday brutally murdered a harm less Chinaman while disputing payment for the hire of a jinrikisha, was sent on board 'the Askold today by the Russian Consul. He will be tried by court-martial. General Ian Hamilton Coming Home. LONDON, Dec. 16. Licutenant-General Sir Ian Hamilton, who has been observ ing military operations in the Far East, has been appointed to the command of the southern military district of England and ordered to return home from Man churia. v Stqessel Reported at Chefoo. LONDON, Dec. 17. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Exchange Telegram Company wires that a sensational dis patch has been received by the State Department stating that General Stoeesel has arrived at Chefoo. Swiss Military Attaches Recalled. BERNE. Switzerland. Dec 16. The Federal Council has decided to recall the Swiss military attaches with Field Mar shal Oyaraa's army owing to the sus pension of hostilities in Manchuria. Japan Charters Steamer. SAN FRANCISCO, Doc. 16. The British steamer Tottenham has been chartered to take railroad building material to Che mulpo, to be used in repairing the Harbin branch of the Siberian Railroad. GALLERY PLAY OF'COCKEAN. New Yorker Himself Does 'Not Want Campaign Contributors Known. . OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec 13. Bourke Cockran. the political mountebank, now of Tam many vHall, Is making a grandstand play 1n. his attempt to secure -legislation roquirlng the publication of lists of contributions, made In. every politi cal campaign, and In his attempt to se cure theappointment of a special com mission to inquire into and ascertain the amounts of money expended by both parties at all Presidential elec tions between 1892 and 1904, Inclusive. Cockran knows, as well as anybody else, that Congress is not going to pass such legislation. He knows that neither party would consent to makt public the list of contributions which It receives in every campaign H If also aware of the fact that it would be utterly impossible to ascertain the amounts that were contributed to the campaign -funds In the last four Presi dential years. As a matter of fact, il Cockran's bills were under considera tion, and the House should be evenly divided, he would cast his vote against them If by so .doing he could defeat them Well-Known Financial Writer. NEW YORK. Dec 16. Ossian Doolit tle Ashley, widely known In financial and . railroad circles for nearly half a century, died at his home here today, aged 63 years. Mn Ashley was a prolific writer on financial and railroad topics and con tributed to many newspapers and mag azines. To Bring Back Gellboy. Detective Day went to Ashland Thurs day night to bring back Frank Seeley, a bellboy accused of stealing ?263 and a gold ring from Mrs. Harris. The boy when arrested there had $128 In his possession. A Certain 'Cure for Croup. When a child shows symptoms of croup there is no time to experiment with new remedies, not matter how highly they mav be recommended. There Is one preparation that can always be depended upon. It has heen In use for many years and has never been known to fall. viz. : Chamber lain's Cough Remedy. Give It and a quick cure Is sure to follow. Mr. M. F. Comp ton. of Market. Tex., says of it: T have used Chamberlain's' Cough Remedy In se vere cages of croup with my children, and can truthfully say it alwavs gives prompt relief." For says by all dru-gists. FOR DEEPER WATER .Williamson to Urge Extension of Willamette Project VERY HOPEFUL OF SUCCESS Twenty-Five-Foot Channel Above, Madison-Street Bridge Is Desired Chairman Baker Meets Noted Men. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Dec 16. Representative William son will earnestly urge before the rivers and harbors committee an extension of IN TOMORROWS OREGONIAN ENC OUEAGING OREGON EMIGRATION IN 1831. By rare good fortune a copy of the original circular of the Boston Society for promoting the settlement of Oregon Territory came to-The Sunday Oregonian and will be republished in full, together with its crude and incorrect maps. Only three or four copies are in existence. The reproduction tomorrow is well worth preserving by all who are interested in Oregon history. THE MARCH OF THE WHITE GUARD. First installment of Sir Gilbert Parker's beautiful story of one brave man 's devotion. It will be completed in three issues of The Sunday Oregonian. , WHERE JESUS SPENT HIS BOYHOOD. Appropriate to the Christmas season, Evangeline Ben-OIiel, who spent several years in the Holy Land, describes Nazareth,, its en vironments and traditions; illustrated by seven 'half-tone photo graphs. A DAY WITH THE FIRST LADY OF THE LAND. A bright, S3Tnpathetic woman correspondent writes of Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, who is an excellent housewife, just like millions of other American women. IS THE MINISTER'S WIFE A FAILURE? A distinctly human answer to Dr. W. S. RainsfordJs recent asser tion that the average minister's wife is a failure. It is written by tho wife' of a prominent New York clergyman and commends itself to every church-going man and woman. HOW PORTLAND ORPHAN YOUNGSTERS VIEW SANTA OLAUS. An interviewer has talks with children at the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society and at the Children's Home on the topic uppermost in the mind of Christendom. Each interview is genuine. These opinions throw strong light on the consciousness of j'ouugsters who have no parents to provide joys for the great holiday. WHERE SANTA OLAUS REALLY GETS HIS TOYS. Interesting description of the great toy-making industry at Sonneberg, Germany, in the heart of the Thuringian forest. From this place comes a large part of the world's supply. LAVISH HOSPITALITY AT THE WHITE HOUSE. Our Washington correspondent records the fact that .President Roosevelt spends more money on entertainments "than any of his predecessors did, and tells of state functions for the. coming season. THE LAMENT OF THE UMATILLA. An original poem by Bert Huffman, of Pendleton, illustrated with a unique modern Madonna and child. . - MR. DOOLEY ON "THE SIMPLE LIFE." There is some confusion in the mind of Finlcy Peter Dunn's philosopher as to the exact meaning of simplicity as preached by Charles Wagner. ALL TEE NEWS AND THE OUSTOMARY DEPARTMENTS. the Willamette River project so as to give Portland deep water above the Madison-street bridge. Tho amendment he has Introduced and will speak for will in clude that part of the Willamette from the Madison-street bridge at Portland to Ross Island. If adopted, it will provide for a 25-foot channel one mile upstream above the bridge. It Is tho plan of Rep resentative Williamson to authorize the Government engineers to dredge out and maintain a 23-foot channel as far up stream as the foot of Ross Island, prac tically ono mile beyond Madlson-etrcct bridge, which Is now the end of the 25-foot project. If this channel is provided, it will "enable vessels of heavy draft to reach wharves above Madleon-strcct bridge which are now inaccessible at low water. The Improvement will also save the expense of lightering, which la now neceasarj" at times. Mr. Williamson Is very hopeful of success. BAKER MEETS NOTED MEN. v Oregon Chairman Invites All to At- tend the 1905 Fair. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Dec. 16. Representative William son today presented Chairman Frank C Baker to Speaker Cannon, to whom Mr. Baker extended a cordial invitation to attend the Iewls and Clark Fair next year. The Speaker could not promise def initely but said he would go if possible. The Speaker was not forgetful of Mr. Baker's good work in the late campaign. "Oregon's ttrat" gun. Mr. Baker, kindled fire that was kept aglow until the night of November 8." said he. "It was a splen did example you set in Oregon. It had a good effect on the country everywhere." Representative Williamson also Intro duced Mr. Baker to Speaker Cannon. Rep resentatives Dalzell, Tawney. John Sharp Williams and others of prominence. To each Baker extended' an Invitation to visit the Lewis and Clark Fair. Tonight Senator and Mrs. Fulton and Mr. Baker were the guests at dinner of Vice-President-elect Fairbanks. MAX PRACHT RESIGNS. He Hopes to Get Position In Depart ment of Commerce and Labor. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Dec. 16. Max Pracht, of Oregon, has resigned as special agent of the' Gen eral 'Land Office, to take effect January 1. Mr. Pracht displayed discretion In re signing. When Land Commissioner Rich ards was in Portland to testify in the land-fraud cases he told Mr. Pracht the first thing he would do on his return would be to dismiss him for insubordina tion. For some time Pracht has been dic tating to Richards how the Land Office should be run. and has repeatedly Ignored Instructions. His prompt resignation saved him from dismissal. Pracht Is coming to Washington In the hope of getting a position In the Department of Commerce and Labor. To Pay Old Claim of Roxeburg Man. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Dec. 16. Representative Her- mann's bill to pay the heirs of George McGhehey. of Roseburg. 5127 for services performed in carrying mails in Missouri after the Cfvil War was passed by the House today. Miller Wants to Be Transferred. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Dec. 16. Senator Fulton today urged Secretary of State Hay to transfer Henry B. Miller, of Oregon, from the- Con sulate of Nlu Chwang, China, to Kobe, Japan. Consul Miller is now on leave of absence and is expected to visit Washington dur ing his-vacation. The Secretary of State and the President are both highly pleased with his conduct of affairs at Nlu Chwang, and from assurances given today Senator Fulton feels quite confident Miller will secure the' desired transfer to Kobe. Urged for .Marshal of Alaska. OREGONIAN'NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Dec. 16. George Shea, of Nome, Alaska, now In Washington, is being urged by the prominent citizens of Alaska for appointment as Marshal to Nome, to succeed Frank Richards, removed. Shea, it is said, is strongly Indorsed by Collec tor Jnrvls. National Bank for Newberg. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Dec. 16. Tho application of Clar ence Butt. B. v. Miles. Charles IC. Spaul dlng, J. F. Taylor, H. H. Woodward and others to organize the Newberg National Bank, of Newberg, Or., with a capital of $30,000, was today approved by the Con troller of the Currency. SAVINGS-BANK LEGISLATION. Oregon Behind Some Eastern States In This Respect. OREGON' CITT. Dec. lC.-CTo the Edltor.) Pennlt me to draw the attention of our Legis lators to the fact that Oregon i. a Rood way behind Eastern State In the matter of harlnjr proper laws pertaining to the establishment and conduct of avln& banhs. Whoever has lived in the Now England State or In the State of New York will have notleed how largely banks of that kind are patronlxed by the people: how men, women and-J puns people ar lined up In the corrtdWor tbVsr institu tions, with bankbooks IrT their hands, waltlnr for their turns at th windows In order la uci-uMt a. Iew collars or their monthly er week- , ly wages. There, the working people have full confidence In these K&vlnn hunk. ! under strict supervision of the state govern ment. Proper laws premrib how ther should ' be Instituted and In what fvcurltles. the sav- ! lngs deposited should be Invested. The board i of directors consists generally of prominent people of the town, city or county the bank Is , located In. and the officers proper are the only perrons who receive a salary for their serrices. ; In cities or larger towns ravings banks are I located generally la buildings owned br the institution, while In smaller places they are.' eomeUmei conducted In connection with a Ka- I tlonal or private bank, but the laws of tb ! etate require that both business, theugh lo- i oated under the saroe roof, must be eendtteted ' separately. The laws of the States of New Terk or Mas roahusetts are good patterns to copy from In framing similar laws for our state. There tho savings banks have pasted safelr through periods of business depremlon. and "their a etr. formed by the email holdings of worklnr people, run Into the hundreds of millions. Let some competent legtfdator Interest them relvrs In that matter, and If they should succeed In placing a good law of that kind on , the statute-books of our state, they shall well deserve the thanks of our peopl. R. KOERJCElt. It May or May Not. PARK PLACE. Or.. Dec 35. (To the Edi tor.) To settle a controversy between A and B. about the fraud committed on th Government and exposed In the late trial, will you please answer through'"your col umns whether the land reverts to the Gov ernment or not. A contends it does. B claims It does not, and If not, why not? The land may revert back or not, according to circumstances. In the case of the George A. Howe claims, or the Thomas Wllklns or Mattle S. Lowell claims, those In which fic titious names were Used and where the en tryrnen were fictitious persons, the land will revert to the XJovernment. because no one filed on the claims arid the title given was therefore given to no person and was void. In the case of the Frank H. Walsamot claim It is different. Hero the person filing Is genuine, though the affidavits were false. In such case tho title would stand, though the person making the false entries would be guilty of perjury and fraud, and pun ishable. 4 A rigorous growth and the original color given to the hair br Parker's Hair Balsam Parker's Glnser Tonic the beat eouh curi AT THE THEATERS. "The Doll's Ilosse." Torweld Helmer "William Terahce Krogstad Melbourne MacDouell Dr. Rank Lucius Henderson Little Ivar Miss Ollie Cooper Mrs. Linden Miss Louise Royce Anna..... ...... MIs Georrle Woodthorpe Ellen Mlas Theo Balcom- Nora.... Florence Roberts The miracle failed as most things do in the end, and from the viewpoint of the grand old Norwegian pessimist poor, foolish, weak Nora proved wiser than the rest, for she guessed out the problem rightly. In "The Doll's House." which Miss Roberts and her associates preached us from the Marquam stage last night, Ib sen settles the question affirmatively, ac cording to the Ibsen philosophy, whether it be true or false. This play Is perhaps the most terrible and benumbing which has come from the pen of our Old Man of the North. It is the moat simple, yet elusive of them all. It is awful In Its grewsome tragedy, but not heart throbs. Its horror Is not the horror of the laying on of hands. It is a mental brawl. Twice within the week has a theater in Portland been given over for classroom purposes. First, we had "Everyman." and last night, thanks to Florence Rob erts, we were privileged. "The Doll's House." These be sorry days for sock and buckskin, also for the slap-stick. We theatergoers are fast tending toward mortar-boards and gowns. To listen and to think for two hours' In a playhouse, and leaving the place solemn as the faithful leaving the confessional go home to think again. These must. Indeed, be the latter days. We must be experiencing the seri ous drama. Assuredly these two, "Every man" and the one last .rilght. be serious enough, though as far, one from the other, as the East Is from the West. In less capable hands, "The Doll's House" would be a sorry farce, indeed. If not a farce, the deadliest of bores. There are not half a dozen lines above the conversational pitch. There is one setting of the stage, dull and uninterest ing, not a hand is raised against hand, and the 'death of Doctor Rank is nar rative and, purely incidental. There Is no ruined woman, no villain, no heroine, and, farthest off. no hero. There is none of the swift color of action, there are no trumped-up climaxes. It: Isvthe drama which walks to and fro on Washington street every day and sits irf't hundred Portland houses .by night. ItJs no.phan tasma. It is just a monochrome of day-In-and-day-out misery. Miss Roberts Is not only an artist, but a thinker, and her work last night proved it. In the most un-showy of roles she sat now and, again stood and lectured her audience on social ethics. She knows her Ibsen, and her splendid sincerity .and withal her excellent genius of tempera ment and expression made It possible for the audience to see the meaning of it. I shall not pass encomiums upon her mo ments. They were a part of the lecture hour. In the ultimate she achieved greatly. . In her support Mr. Terrancc. who did Torwald, the husband of Nora and the opposing duelist, deserves much nraise. Melbourne MacDowell. as Krogstad. was true, according to his lights, and Mr. Henderson read "Dr. Rank" satisfactorily. There will be a "Doll's House matinee today, and the Roberts engagement will terminate with "Marta of the Lowlands' tonight. - A. A. G. AFTER, BLACK, ODELL. If Former Succeeds Depew, the Latter Will Piatt. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Dec. 16. Chauncey Depew, Sena tor from New Tork and candidate for re election. Is a very uneasy man these days. , Depew s term expires on the 4th of March next. He and his friends are making a. determined fight to gain con trol of the New York Legislature, but It is uphill work. Governor Odell. who showed his master" of the party at the recent election. Is Inclined to be hostile to D.epew. notwithstanding his repeated declarations that he will keep hands off. Odell wants to see ex-Governor Black elected to the Senate, and all his influ ence will be thrown 'Black's way. De pew's strongest backer Is Senator Piatt, but Piatt Js now a dethroned boss: , he has been forced to bow down to his for mer pupil, Odell. This situation existing, it Is difficult for Depew to figure out how he can win. There is a possibility that the Legisla ture may deadlock over Depew and Black. In that event, it is quite likely that Odell will come forward as a com promise candidate, though he Is not now seeking the election. If Black is elected this year, it Is generally believed Odell will be the successor of Piatt two "years hence. Demand for Mistletoe. The demand for greenery for Christmas decorations has commenced and many will be busy all next week endeavoring to supply It. At the head of the list Is the "mistletoe." that par asite of the sturdy oak, which has been considered a sacred plant ever since the days of the, Druids and for no one knows how long before. Fortunately It la still plentiful In Oregon, or It would be an expensive luxury, as It is the only article In the world which confers on one the StLouisFair Grand Prize AWARDED TO Walter Baker & Co.'s Chocolate Tho Hfghasf Award mver mmdm In this X.OOC TOR THIS HIGHEST AWARDS IN EUROPE and AMERICA A new Illustrated raclpe'book sent frao Walter Baker&CULti ZxiaSHsJudijSo IWXCKZ3TZ2, MAS3. 5Cocoa privilege of kissing a young woman caught standing under a bough of it without ren dering himself liable to condign punish ment. Yesterday country boys were going about the streets with large bunches of mistletoe suspended from poles, which they were offering at 2a cents a Duncn, and next week boxes and barrels of the stuff will be coming in by train and farm ers will be peddling wagonloads of it about town. Sprays of the evergreen brlghtberried holly will also be for sale, but not In such profusion as mistletoe; as the holly is not a native of this region, but thousands of the trees arc now being planted and here and there well grown ones are-to be seen. The pretty foliage of the Oregon grape will also be In demand for Christmas decorations and some of the many beautiful species of ferns so plenti ful In the woods of Oregon. Boughs of evergreen trees, of which there are many beautiful species here, will also be largely used; some varieties of cedar and cypress especially, and any vacant spaces can be filled with boughs of pine or the plain Oregon fir. which Is pretty enough to please anyone. There will also be many boughs of the California pepper tree and other plants not natives of Oregon, im ported for Christmas decorations, and those who can afford such luxuries can revel among palms and many kinds of exotics. OREGON SOCIETY ELECTS. H. H. Gilfry Again President of Col ony at Washington. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU Wash ington. Dec 15. The Oregon Society, composed of all Oregonians temporarily residents of Washington City, has elected officers for the ensuing, year. H. H. Gilfrev. lerislativa pIat-It in tha Senate, was re-elected president; Alvah y. Patterson, of the Attorney-General's office, was chosen first vice-president; Mrs. Nellie G. Stntro-o vice-president; Miss Meta Davis, secre tary, ana j. v. Williams, treasurer. An amendment to the constitution of tho society was offered, to extend th membership to all persons from the original "Oregon Country" now living in Washington, but it was voted down. Wonders Why He Was Arrested. PORTLAND. Dec. 15. (To the Editor.) I was arrested by a Portland policeman on Tuesday. December 12. on Third street, near Burnslde. I was taksn to the police station and placed in confinement for a period of five hours. So far as. I have been able to dis cover, there was no charge placed against me. I was not Intoxicated. I am not a vac rant, but a hard-ororklnff mechanic. I have committed no offense against the laws of order or deoency; I have transgressed no ordinance and yet I was Illegally deprived of my liberty for the period named. I have resided In this city for two years. During Uie last year I have been In the employ of tho Oregon Hallway & Navigation Company In the capacity of a blacksmith at tho com pany's shops In this city. An inspection of the company's payroll will verify my state ment. Since my residence here I have tried to demean myself as any decent and law abiding citizen should do. I have been In dustrious and have paid my own way In the world. Under these circumstances I fel that GHIrMDELLI The children who are drinking Ghirardelli's Ground Chocolate are laying a solid foundation for long, active, happy lives. Always fresh in patented, hermetically sealed cans. OR OUNDCH Doctors of the St. Louis HZ Dispensary SPECIALISTS IN DISEASES OF MEN VARICOCELE, HYDROCELE TIib Master Specialist of Portland, trtio cure men caly, who ec patients personally. Established 1679. after effects. Our charges will be as low as possible for conscientious, skillful and successful service. Consult us before consenting: to any fcurffical procedure upon Important blood vessels and organs. SPECIAL HOME TREATMENT. It you cannot call write us. Always ia elose ten 2-cent stamps for reply. OFFICE HOUKSi 3 A. M. to 8 P. 31.; SUNDAYS 10 to 2 O.VLY. THE DR. KESSLEIt St. Louis I5uerdgicca,and Dispensary Cor. Second and Yamhill Streets, Portland. Or. tiuch as pile. bloody aiscnarkoa, v.-uimerueuu Blood puixn. poumcy moruugbly cuxad- 2to X allure. . .T.., 77ki,i with miic bashlumS. 5wrw WwG-w- uepnva you of your iuanUooo.UAJ.UXA YTySD1lAuSo Miw Uu excesses and strains have lost their HASU PAiL.oor and SKIS DISEASES Syphlllls, Gonorrhoea, painful, bloody urine. fiiet stricture Enlarged Prostate, aexuat .Debility Varicocele, Hydrocele, Kid ney and Uver T&ume. cured Without . JIEKCUUY OH OTKEit POISONOUS DkYjUS. Catarrh and rheumatism CUKJbD. Lir. Walker s methods are regular ana scientific. He uses no patent nostrums or readv-made preparations, but cures the disease by thorough medical treat Bent. His New Pamphlet on Private Diseases sent tree to all men who de , gcribe their trouble. PATIENTS cured at home. Terms reasonable. All letters I answered in plain envelop. Consultation free and tacredly confidential. Call on or address. J DR. WALKER. 181 First Street. Corner YamhiH, Portland Or, BABIES ON With itching, Burning, Scaly Humors of the Skin Instantly Relieved by Baths with Guticura Soap And Gentle Applications of Guticura Ointment. Instant relief and refreshing sleep for akin-tortured babies, and rest for tired, fretted mothers, in warm baths with Cutlcura Soap and gentle anointing with Cuticora Ointment, the great akin cure, and purest of emollients, to ba followed in severe cases by mild doses of Cutlcura Resolvent. " My niece's little baby boy, two years old, was so badly afflicted with eczema that he needed constant watching. It was all over his face and he scratched the sores constantly. Mornings his clothes would be stained with blood, and his face and hands would be cor ered. His family never could take him out, as his face was always full of largo sores. They had medical treatment,, and tried ererythiDg they heard of. She commenced Using the Cutictira Remedies last spring and found that at last she had a wonderful healer. The sores left his face and he was entirely cured, and now his face is as smooth and rosy as though no sore had ever been there to mar it." Mas. L. J. ROOT, Jerusalem, N. T. Feb. 12, 1898. On March 7, 1903, five years later, Mrs. Root writes : 44 1 received your note of kind in quiry and am pleased to inform you of the permanent cure of ray little boy. He is now a healthy child with pink and white skin free from all blemish. It has been a marvellous cure and brought about in a short time after all other medical aid failed." Bold tbrenjhont tht -world. Cnttcnre EewUeat te. (In lorraof Choeo!te Ceiltd Villi. c. per vUl of 60), Ointment, JO;.. 8op. Jic Depot,: London, 27 Chtrter houteSq.: Pitlt, S Rue da ! Patxs Botoa. 137 Co'.aobui Are. YoiVrr Droc Jt Chemical Corp- Sole Proprietor!. wr-STid for" thm Cntlcur 8Ub Book. I have becrt wronged, and desire to mak this public statement through the columns cf The Oregonian that I may be get right In the- eyes cf all my friends. T O'NEITj- LI i 5 (NERVOUS DEBILITY BLOOD POISON, RUPTURE, KID NEY AND URINARY DISEASES and ail dlaeusta una weu-KiieaSc; ui uieU, duo to in noritiincc. uuous, excesses, ui' uiu realm ul dpecino discuses. .Every man who is afflicted owes it to himself and iiis posterity to get cured saiely uud positively, with out leaving: any blight or weakness in his system. We make no misleading statements or unbusiness like propositions to cue urflictcd in order to secura tneir patronage. Tne many years of our successful practice in Jfortiand prove that our methods of treat ment are safe and certain. Call at our offices or write, and if we And that you cannot be cured we will NOT accept your money IjJVOER ANV CONDITIONS; artd If we Hnd you are curable we will guarantee a SAFE AND POSITIVE CUKE in the shortest possible time, without inluriou.s Twenty Years of Success In i no treatment of chronic diseases, sucn as liver, kidney and stomach disorders, constipation, diar rhoea, dropsical swellings. Bnght's disease, iic Kidney and Urinary Complaints, paiiiiui. tou iiuiuenu milky oc blooay urine, unnatural utscharifes speedily cured. Diseases or tne Kectum Diseases of inen . --. mct.Mua, mucous and uur;u. rtiiiiuuL luo kniiB, pain or bleeU stricture, unnatural lushes. lia- Liuea guaranteed. eiujoajuas, ureauio, exnaudtlnir drama.