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12 THE MORNING OKEGONIAK, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1904. OST IS TOO GREAT Complaint Made About First . Street Bridge.- : PROPERTY-OWNERS PROTEST They Hold That Apportionment of Expenses 1b' Unjust Contractor Wakefield Denies -That the Profits Are Excessive. The stroot committee of" the Council yesterday hoard vigorous . complaints from proporty-ownors regarding the First-street bridge, liufus Mallory, a -well-known attorney, was. present rep resenting: the property-owners, and said : "The property-owners are riOt'Jsatls lled, gentlemen, and I am hero to tell you -why they are not. The clrcum-. stances existing: now differ very much from the proposition mude to the peo ple before the construction of the bridge was authorized, and they feel that the apportioiunji .of hp ex penses they shall bear s -very unjust. The bridge has cost considerably more than was at first represented, and we wish this matter to be intelligently considered by you gentlemen ajid just ice dene to all parties . vitally inter ested. "We -wish you to take this matter up c&rafully and arrive at some basis upon which you can commence your work td rrangefdr an amendment to' This resolution. The people of South Portland came before the Council and agreed - to stand a certain amount of the expense entailed in the construction of the "bridge',' but tficy did not agree to pay any such -amount- as is now re qulred." - i Councilman Zimmerman made sevoral remarks, suggesting mismanagement In the awarding of the contracts, and Hobert "Wakefield, vhb constructed the bridge, asked permission to enlighten the committee upon numerous details of "the construction with which, he said, they were never at any time familiar. He said: "Mr. Zimmerman soems to think that the profits in bridge building are ex ceptionally large. As a matter of fact, the profits on the construction of the First-street bridge are less than $5000. When ivc first started the bridge the plans arranged for two water mains that were -run right through the con crete piers. I told the Council that such construction" was not the best, and, in fact, that it would prove a menace to the life of the bridge. The Councilmen were obdurate and Insisted upon the water mains being provided as drawn In the plans. As I predicted, one of them 'broke and brought tons and tons of mud into the river, which 1 personally had to remove with buck ets at an expense of not less than $500." By mutual agreement the matter was carried forward until- the first meeting of January, next year, which will occur on January 4. In the matter 6f the Union-avenue All, which has come before the com mittee repqatedly, Thomas Hislop was rresont. and stated that he not only had paid for a resurvey, but was ap portioned 747 yards out of the real ex cavation of S24 yards. He maintained that the claim-by the city of 2640 yards having been excavated, ;Tvas not true, and presented a surveyor's certificate to contradict the city reports. The matter was referred to a committee of viewers, who -vy'lll report to the com mittee at the next meeting. Twe applications were received from the Portland Railway Company, one for the construction of two loops to facili tate traffic, and another for the main tenance qif a six-track system on First street, and also on Pine street, for the same reason.. Some members of the committee wore heartily in fayor .of granting the permits, but the six-track plan was subjected to ' muoh adverse comment. It -was -finally taken up In detail) .and several changes . made n the text of the railroad company's ap plloatlqn. An authorized representa tive of the company will have to appear before the committee with blue prints showing the method of laying the tracKs before final action will be taken. Tho application was granted for the construction, of a Joqp at fourteenth and Thurman streets - to facilitate the handling . of. heavy traffic during the Lewis and Clark Exposition. AWAKES IK" SEATTLE HOSPITAL W. H. Whorton, Who Disappeared in September, Is In Seattle. W. H. Whorton, who disappeared from his heme op, Belmont street several months ago, has been located In Seattle. It has devojoped that his disappearance was an unusual one. He had left his home after returning from work In the K-oflolds because .of Ill-health, and know nothing more until he recovered con sciousness In a Seattle hospital. He was In a very weak condition, he states, and It was some time before ho was able -to be about. Be has since recovered his health and is now employed in Seattle. His Portland friends, who searched for him, will bo glad to learn that no harm came to him and that he has recovered. Whorton was- woll known in Pprtland, where he worked for a number of years as a landscape gardner. CONSIDER COUNTY EXHIBIT- Pomona Grange tjO Take -Up Impor tant Subject at Meeting. At the meeting of the Pomona Grange of Multnomah County in Evening Star Grans Hall, on the Section Line rpad,' tomorrow evening, the question of pro viding a county exhibit and; establishing Grange headquarters during the .Lewis and Clark Exposition will be considered. There will also be an election of. offi cers for. the ensuing year .and reports will be received from the various county granges. Two now granges will report, one at Falrview and one at Woodlawn, whleh wlil bring the -membership above 800. DISCUSS MOUNT TABOR CHARTER Mass Meeting Called for December 29 1 to Be Held in Baptist Church. Secretary H. W. Hodgos, of the Mount Tabor Improvement Association, has Is sued announcements that a mass meeting of the citizens of Mount Tabor will be held In the Baptist Church, on the Base Line road, Thursday, December 29, to con sider the proposed charter. It was origin ally intended to hold this meeting In the schoolhouse, but It was found that this could not be done, and the Baptist Church was secured for the purpose. The committee has completed the char ter, and the association desires to submit the document to the consideration of the r-opif. It is not -expected that the whole or any considerable portion of the char ter can be read, owing to its length, but such portions will. be read as. are called for. or whioh may be subjected to criti cism., such as the bonding proposition and Lke provisions. The charter will not be prepared in the form of a bill for the Legislature -until til J bo J after this "mass meeting, as It may nccesary to make soma 'changes in some of the provisions. WILL RUN NIGHT AND DAY. Peninsula Lumber Company to Put on - Night Shift .of . One" Hundred Men, Manager Fowler, of the Peninsula Lum ber Company, states that the company will put on a night force of 100 men at once and operate the mill at nlj;ht. This will give a force of 260 men. AH the Improve ments and additions to the Peninsula saw mill are completed, but next year the big box factory and second sawmill will be erected Just north of the present plant, with the cable tramway between. It was stated yesterday that the com pany was negotiating for the purchase of the Douglass Company s plant at St. Johns. There arc also rumors afloat that there is to be another sawmill north of St. Johns, New Vaudeville Bills The Baker. The show at the Baker last night opened with the Nesnahs. They chose, as a vehicle to present themselves, an act delv ing deeply Into legerdemain and hypnotic influences. As the curtain fell the audi ence wondered how the Illusion was worked. Will Brown was very good In an original monologue stunt. He was fol lowed by Mile. Vida, a slack wire artlsto of no mean ability. Jean Wilson was well received In a new illustrated song. The three Malvern?, for heavily built men, do remarkably well in their tumbling. The Kelcey sisters make a decided hit In a clever song and dance act. The bill closed with the animated pictures and some of these features were really the best things of the evening's performance. George Odoie and the College Trio did not ap pear last night, but will be on the bill this afternoon. Star. A ringing wolcome was accorded tho Bloxican quintet ,who come from .the City of Mexico to" "make their opening bow In Portland. All -of them are at tractively dressed In Mexican clothes. dashing red, and four performers play on a sort of piano with small drumsticks One of the Mexicans is conductor, and the manner In which he directs his musl cians reminds one of Creatore. The music Is decidedly worth while, three of the selections being from "II Trovatore." "La Faloma" and an "Intermezzo" by Mas- cagnl. The act Is high-priced and one of the greatest In vaudovlllc. An act that thrills Is the knife-throwing of Vat, Vara and Mowra. Knives, heavy and sharp edged, are thrown at the fomale performer by a blindfolded partner until she is com plotely hemmed In. Weaver and Jones are most amusing female Imperson ators, one of them making up as a Christy girl. They change from falsetto to bass, very cleverly, and their wardrobe Is hand some. Daisy Harcourt shines in her Lon don coster songs. She is a clover mimic and is far ahead of the average American poubrcttc, and her audiences think so, too, as five enthusiastic encores last night testify. J. W. Clifford raises many a laugh with his entertaining Dutch conledy and yodellng. Whelan and Holmes please In their Chinese act, the man making a hit "With his acrobatlo tumbling. Ed Turner scores with his song, "The Face In the Firelight," and the projectoscope presents a pretty mili tary story. Herbert, the frog man. Is worth seeing. The Grand. The public's taste in vaudeville Is well satisfied at the Grand this week- Com mon acts are not presented, and nothing but the cleverest of their kipd are the performers there. Eidridge's burning sand picture of the Iroquois Theater holo caust Is a living reminder of the fearful disaster. The Curtis sisters are unusually good singers. The comic team work is all good. Flood and Hayes are laughable tricksters, Raymond -and Tricey do a star turn in "Mr. and Mrs. Mistaken," and the Athen, Wilson and Clark Comedy Company present a "Who's Brown?" per formance that has the original faded. The chief feature, after all, at the Grand I? ,the grandiscope, which presented the amusing hardships of a suburbanite. The Illustrated song, "Two Little Orphans Are We," was well sung. Mr. Bonner and R. G! Gray recited selections of a pathetic and humorous kind. Arcade. Thore is a pretty little girl at the Arcade this week named Fern Hart, not more than 7 or 8 years old. Fern is a very graceful and expert performer on the trapeze. Her work will be welcomed both by grown-up folks and children. The Falr childs are good society sketch artists, who make a hit in the entertainment line. KItchle and Richards, a Jap and Amer ican, are hand-balancers who do ojean, rapid acrobatic work. Both of them are at home when It cornea to turning flip flops and to exercises requiring strength of limb and muscle. Both men are fine specimens of physical development. There is. only one Irene Franklin, cornet player, and the pure, even, swelling tone she emitted from her cornet is alone worth the price of admission. She played, among other numbers, "For All Eternity" and a .rag-time selection, "Alexander," respond ing to three encores. Casper and Jones, In blackface, are the funny men of tho bill, and Genevieve Ardell sings an at tractive song, "In Old Ireland, Meet Me There." The bioscope pictures are lively and- exciting. The Bijou. Rarely does the vaudeville stage get a man of the stamp of the caricaturist, the great Westin, who performs at the Bijou this week. He is familiar with the lead ing characters of history and politics, and brings them out to the public to see their ridiculous side. He spares none, from Napoleon to President Roosevelt, and does them all well. His Bryan and Dreyfus are unusually good. He hap a close second (n the funny line In Dod son, a bald man, who can make himself look like a fair and blooming damsel. Such a one as he represents is Jennie Bentley, the equilibrist, and so Is the clever Saliiee Dlndall. who has a step In her dance whioh is hard to beat. The bright parody monologist Murray Hill is also at the Bijou this week. Pearl Gray son is singing the illustrated song. Will of Lydla-Jane Brooks. The will of Lydia Jane Brooks, deT ceased, widow of the late William W, Brooks, was admitted to probate In the County 'Court yesterday. The property, valued at ?7550, Is devised to the execu trix, Martha Jane Countlss-, a daughter, to be converted into cash and distributed as follows: To Otho Simmons Branden burg, a son, J5; to John William Branden burg, a son, $300; to Martha Jane Counti3s, $1000. The rest and residue of the estate Is bequeathed In equal parts to the chil dren, George Washington Brandenburg, Phoebe Ann Klchllnger and Martha Jane Countlss. Will of Jennie A Pearson. The will of Jennie A. Pearson, deceased, was admitted to probate yesterday. To Lena Knutson and' Blossom Kaup is be queathed 550 each. The will further pro vides, "fully appreciating the many years of kind and faithful services rendered me by my housekeeper and friend, Lizzie Knutson, I give, devise and bequeath Liz zie Knutson all the rest, residue and re mainder of my estate, Lizzie Knutson Is named as executrix and James Gleason as executor without bonds. The property is valued at $2550. The Denver & Rio Grande scenery Is even more beautiful la Winter than Sum mer. Travel East via that lino and spend a day in Salt Lake City. Harris Trnnk Co. 231 Morrison. Is headquarters for trunks, ult cases and bags. Trunks renal red. LOGS MAY BE HIGHER Price Is Expected to Go Up Before Spring, LARGE COMPANIES SHUT DQWN Present Supply Is Expected ip Be Exhausted Before Logging Be gins, and Then Mills May Grant Slight Increase. There is a change expected in the logging situation! At present the amount of available timber on logs Is considerably greater than the demand calls for, and this has been the condi tion for some time. The consequence has been that Jogs are cheap, but now all the large logging companies have shut down and the mills of the city are eating up the rafts night and day. VETERAN PIANO MANUFACTURER DEAD THE I..ATE W. W. KEUTJAIX. In the death of W. TV. Kimball, the piano trade loaea one of its oldest and most honored members. He was the founder and head of the famous W. W. Kim ball Company, tho largest and most extensive concern In the- world manufacturing Pianos, reed and pip' organ. Hp besan the retail piano business In a email way in Chicago soma time before the great fire. In this catastrophe he lost his entire stock. He immediately resumed business, however, opening warcrooms in hi resi dence, No. 1641 Michigan avenue. In 1881 fee began the manufacture of organs, and three years later enlarged hla factor' to include the production of pianos. Twentr years later his factory had attained its present tremendous dimensions. The wonderful success of this great manufacturer la due to his remarkably keen business insight and Indefatigable energy. Until a few months of his death-, al though he had passed man's allotted term or three-score years and ten. he still watched with a clear mind and Jealous care the wonderful business he had built up. He had an exceedingly kindly and genial disposition, and wa generous and bread-minded. He left behind him a host of warm friends throughout the country, both In the piano trade and out. His funeral occurred yesterday. Before long the present available sup ply will begin to run short, and It Is expected that before the logging com panies begin operations in the Spring, the mills will be bidding in competi tion for them. The millmen, knowing this, are expected to submit to a high er price for logs simultaneously with the higher price for lumber, which they have intimated they will charge shortly after the first of the year. The best logs are now selling for $7 a thousand feet. The loggers ex pect to be getting $7.50 before long. They believe that, as the present sup ply of logs is converted into lumber, that the extra half-dollar will be cheerfully paid by the mills, that they will be glad to pay It, in fact. Surplus Is Disappearing. "Though they are some logging camps still running,-' say thB officers of the Benson Logging & Lumbering Company," the number of logs being rafted does not begin to keep pace with the number milled, and the surplus from last Summer is being eaten Into rapidly. The mills of the city alone consume 1,500,000 a day, and at that rate will soon lick up thp 100,0(70,000 feet now in the water. This amount will be used up before the camps are all in operation in the Spring. "The knowledge that the logs will disappear in this manner will make the mill-owners willing to pay more for logs as soon as the possibility of a shortage becomes at all imminent. Be fore Spring they will bo bidding for the logs, "There is the possibility, however, that the millmen, foreseeing the short age, will run shorter shifts in order to allow tho logs to last over until Spring operations begin. In that case, the price of logs may remain the same as at present. "But we do not expect this. It is the general belief that the price of lum- NEW YEAR'S OREGONIAN FOR 1905 Tho New Year's Oregonian for 1905 will be Issued on Monday morning, January 2 next The illustrations will be numerous: they will be attractive, and they -will cover every feature of THE WORLD'S FAIR that -will be opened in Portland on June 1 next. The text and the engravings together will advertise fully the merits of the great 1905 Exposition. The New Year's Oregonian for 1905 will be sent to any address in the United States or Canada, postage prepaid, for TEN CENTS a copy. Orders for papers should be sent to The Oregonian at once. ber will rise and the mills will have orders sufilclent to keep them running full time. The foreign business being large enough, tho local price of lumber will rise and tbe price of logs will rise simultaneously." Standard Price Now $7. Though the standard price for yellow fir logs is now $7. this price Is not paid universally. Red fir selling at $5 a thousand is more gonerally used for lumber selling at $7.50 a thousand, the present price for common rough. Prices for logs range variously between $5 and $7 a thousand. Some logging-camps are still In oper ation, though others have been closed down for two months. Some of these will undoubtedly run all Winter, un less there is a heavy fall of snow. This the big logging companies are hoping for, as they wish to keep the supply of logs as short as possible to force the mill-owners to pay the extra half dol lar. Court to Hear Land Suits. ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 19. (Special.) An adjourned session of the Circuit Court was convened by Judge McBrldo this afternoon, and a number of formal orders were handed down. The session will con tinue for several days, and qn Thursday the suits brought by the timber land syndicates against Clatsop County and the Sheriff to restrain tho defendants from selling the plaintiff's property for taxes will be argued. SEES. GREAT FUTURE P0E STATE Californian Lauds Oregon After Rer gaining Lost Health Here. .After spending six months in Oregon, where his falling health was greatly bene fited, J. R. Patterson is about to return to his home In Pasadena, Cal. He leaves wjth great -praise for Oregon's resources and Oregon's climatic conditions, and takes an optimistic view of the state's fu ture. While here Mr. Patterson took an interest in the tests accorded certain Im plements which are to revolutionize farm ing In Oregon. "I see a great future ahead for your beautiful country," said he. "You must advertise your beautifpl Summers as we in California do our Winters. I have lived next to you for over E0 years and have al ways supposed your Summers were rainy, but was happily disappointed, for I shall never spend as fine a Summer anywhere. It has been cool and pleasant all of the time, and as for your Exposition of 1905, It will be one of the grandest things for your country and, in fact, the whole of the West. See that the people are treated right and not singed on every side. See that the people are given cheap excursions over different railroads and on your beau tiful rivers, which I think are grand- "I intend to return with my wife and as many friends as I can persuade to come," continued Mr. Patterson, "as I know they will enjoy It very much, for I am going home perfectly sound after bay ing only pure, fresh air and plenty of nice things to eat for my medicines. "I see a great opportunity for capitalists to Invest in an electric lino up through your beautiful valley. That is what has built up our country in Southern Cali fornia. Mr. Huntington has capitalized for several millions and has built a belt line over all Los Angele? County. We can ride from the top of Mount Lowe through the valley and city to the sea. Our ob servation cars carry you over all tho valley and you do not have to return over the same road. "Your suburban towns will have a great future when they get quick transporta tion." BANQUET MAY BE DROPPED. Travelers' Protective Association May Spend Money In Building. The members of the Travelers' Protec tive Association have decided that it is more blessed to give than to receive, so it is said, and have decided that the good things of the annual banquet are not so necessary as a Travelers' building at the Lewis and Clark Fair. The secretary was ordered on Saturday night to issue notices to tho members of the Oregon division stating that the an nual banquet would not be given. It has been the custom to hold the banquet im mediately after the annual meeting, and In the past these dinners have been elab- orate affairs, costing hundreds of dollars. This year the money that would have been spent at tho dinner will be used In the construction of the building. The question has not been definitely set tled, but will be at a meeting of tho board of directors or at the annual meeting. In the meantime all preparations for the affair have been dropped. ATTRACTIVE HOMES. For some time there has been a growing fad for pipe racks, and many persons who seldom or never smoke pipes have come to employ them for decorative pur poses, while to the pipe smoker they have become almost a necessity. It is the fashion for men who can afford such luxuries to have a smoking-room, or den In which to enjoy a pipe or cigar, and when an entire room cannot be spared it Is considered the proper thing to at least give up a corner to things dear to the smoker. We have an elegant line of the latest novelties in pipe racks, smok ers' tables, etc Ladles especially invited to see our display. Sig Sichcl & Co., 92 Third street. Agents Garcia and 311 Hogar cigars. EXPERT IS AT WORK Charles S, Bihler is Busy In specting Bridge. WILL FINISH WORK THIS WEEK Similar Investigation Is to Be Made as to Willamette Heights and South Pprtland Bridges by Ex perts Yet to Be Chosen. The engineer who is inspecting Morrison bridge for tbe City Council Is expected to finish bis work this week and the spe cial Investigating committee of that body will then know what substance. If any, belongs to the black rumors afloat as to that fltructurc. Councilman C. E. Rumelln, chairman of the committee, said yester day that a similar investigation of the bridge at Willamette Heights and in South Portland over Marquam Gulch will be made at once, but that tho engineer for that inspection has not yet been chosen. Charles S. Bihler, the engineer who wa3 employed by the Council committee to Inspect Morrison bridge, was recommended by the Taxpayers' League as a trust worthy and able export on bridge construction- The O, R. & N. employs him to pasra on Its new bridge structures and W. H. Kennedy, chief engineer of that road, ratea him highly, both In skill and In Integrity. Leaders of the Taxpayers' League praise him likewise; so that the Council committee is very much satisfied with him. Last Spring when the city needed an expert to pass on tho bridge plans proposed by the several bidders, the League recommended Bihler to the pur chasing committee of the Executive Board and so did City Engineer Elliott, and Bihler was then employed. Tbree weeks ago when tbe special Council com mittee, composed of C. E. Rumelln, Dr. Sanford Whiting and Mat Fooiler, sought a reliable engineer, the Taxpayers' League proposed Bihler among several others. Mr. Bihler began work last Friday, but thus far has not given out the results of his Inspection.' even to members of the Cquncil committee. One of his purposes is that of ascertaining whether the city was mulcted In the subsequent contracts for steel stringers which were to cost about $37,000 extra, for treatment of the wooden decking under the pavement with preservative, which was to cost J7Q00, and for waiting-rooms at each end of the draw and other minor additions which were tp cost JS000. He will make a close examination all over the structure to de termine whether the work thus far has accorded with the specifications, not only as to the steel framework, but ajso as to the piers, draw rest and subaqueous pil ing. Madison Welch, -the engineer em ployed by the special Investigating com mittee of the Executive Board, examined only the ateel structure, which he re ported to be satisfactory- But Bihler's investigation will be romplete. AT THE THEATERS What the Press Agents Say. THRILLING STAGE WORK. "Camille" Is the Hit of the Season at Columbia Theater. This week the Columbia Stock Com pany appears in Dumas' celebrated drama, "Camille," a play already recog nized by two generations' and destined to be recognized by generations to come as one of the world's classics. Miss Countlss comes into her own this week. "Camille" is the most ambitious role she has ever taken, and she holds her audiences with that true dramatic lire and magnetism that mark the woman of genius. Camille is the most pathetic. beautiful, self-sacrificing character In all dramatic literature. The finish, the sad ness, the dignity, the pathos, of Miss Countlss' Impersonation as given nightly this week at the Columbia Is on a plane of art higher than anything she has here tofore done In Portland. She is to be congratulated for this im pressive piece of work. It will go far to ward establishing a lasting fame. Al though the public has learned to expect much from her, the Columbia audiences were scarcely prepared for work ap proaching and closely resembling that of the great Modjeska:. This pjay covers the entire gamut of human emotions, and taxes the ability of world-famous artists. In this respect it may almost be said to stand In a class of Its own. Yet Miss Countlss as Camille, Edgar Baume as Armand, and William Bernard as the Count de Varville. as well as lesser stars, all do creditable, praisewor thy work, free from solecisms, and hold their audience frpm start to finish. And they do this with one week seven days of rehearsing. Therein lies the wonder of it. "A CHINESE HONEYMOON." Big Oriental Musical Comedy to Be Presented at Marquam Grand. Tonight and tomorrow night at tho Marquam Grand Theater, the Oriental musical comedy success, "A Chinese Honeymoon," will be tho attraction. Sam S. Shubert brings the production in detail which characterized its run of 425 times at the Casino, New York. No mu sical play of modern times has been so universally praised as this particular piece. The dresses have been patterned by the social set In every American me tropolis, the music is bright and catchy, the comedy spontaneous, the feminine contingent having been picked for sym metry of figure, beauty and vocal strength. Among the principals are John L. Kearney, Robinson Newbold, Al bert Froom, George Broderick, John E. Miller, Miss Georgia Bryton. Miss Reglna McAvoy, Miss Mabella Baker, Miss Win nie Carter, MIs3 Helen Latten, Miss Eve leen Dunmore and 50 others, together with an augmented orchestra. Seats are now selling' for both performances. Advance Sale Today. This morning at 10 o'clock the advance sale of scats will open fpr the operatic musical success, "The Princess Chic," which comes to the Marquam Grand Theater next Thursday, Friday and Sat urday nights, December 22, 23 and 24, with a special mating Saturday. This production has been eulogized by the press throughout the country in a man ner that has attracted tho widest atten tion. The original New York cast has been retained, and the management has spared no expense this season in adding many new and attractive features. Tho piece contains every element of success. A Brig 'it Musical Event. Quite a flutter was caused in mtiglml circles some little time ago by the an nouncement ipat a. vocai quartet naa been formed by Mrs. Rose BIoch-Bauer, Mrs. Walter Reed. Arthur L AleTnnflor and Dom J. Zan, and every one won- aerea wnen tno quartet would first ap pear in public The singers have re hearsed for tWO Whole months nrlncl. pally Liza Lehmann's "Persian Garden." now ji is announcca mat me quartet will make its debut at thn conwrt tn h given Thursday evening. December 29, at tho First Baptist Church; and will then dissolve, probably never to sing again for years, for Mr. Alexander leaves for Paris early next month, and will consequently be out Qf the'quartet. Then there's the Orpheus male chorus. It will make Its debut at this concert, 22 se lected male voices. In addition to Mrs. Bloch-Bauer. Mrs. Reed, Mr. Alexander and Mr. Zan. others singers to appear are Mrs. Fletcher Linn, soprano, and Mrs. Anna Selkirk Xorton. contralto. Mrs. Linn Is too seldom heard in con cert work, for Jta a pleasure to hear har sing. Mrs. Norton for several years was Seattle's favorite contralto, Keep the Alexander concert in minJ. It will be a bright recollection after Chrlstmastide. Britt-NclsonBlack Patti. The returns of the Brltt-Nelson fight will be reoelyed by special wjre at the Em pire tonight and read during tho evening. America's greatest aggregation of Afro American Thespians will be the attraction at the Empire Theater tonight and the re mainder of this week, with a regular mat inee Saturday. The" exalted standing and reputation of Black Patti, the extraordinary excellence of the Troubadours and the phenomenal success of their performance elsewhere makes the appearance of this remarkable company of singers, dancers and comedi ans in this city an event of immense pub lic interest. Black Pattl's lyric triumphs In all the leading music cities of Europe and Amer ica are without parallel. She is one of the most popular prima donnas in the world, and has probably sung before the largest and most distinguished audiences that ever assembled to applaud a cantatrice. The Troubadours this season Is said to be more entertaining than ever in the fun and singing features. John Rucker, the Alabama Blpssom in the leading fun role of "Looney Dreamland," is the big laughing, shouting hit of the show. PADEREWSKI IS COMING. Famous Pianist Will Appear in Port land in January. One of the greatest matinee heroes in the world of music is coming to Portland either January 3 or 4 PaderewskI the pianist. Paderewslti has just arrived in San Francisco from a triumphal Australian tour, where his receipts one night reached the total of 113,000 in American money. He is now charming the Calfornians, and he, his playing and his hair are reported to be more wonderful than ever. His ad vance man has just completed arrange ments for a PaderewskI concert in this city. Melba, the great operatic soprano, appear? here In concert January 30. She Is now singing at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, and starts on her Western tour December 31. Both Pader ewskI and Melba are managed this season by Charles A- Ellis, of Bostop. and both appear in this city under the direction pf Calvin S. Heillg. PICTTOES FOR 1905. We have on exhibition a fine lot of framed pictures showing all the new ef fects in platinum, carbons, water colors, oil paintings, etc Good goods and mod erate prices. Open evenings.- Sanborp, Vail & Co.. 170 First, between Morrison and Yamhill- Fastidious drinkers and connois seurs select Gold as America's favorite cham pagne. Exquisite in bouquet, bead and flavor. All the qualities of the French product costs bufe half. Special dry Brut. Sold by all leading gro cers and wine merchants. Urbana Wine Company, Urbana, New York, Sole Maker. For sale by Blumauer & Hoch, S. A. Arata & Co., and J, M. Gellort. To make man better, male? -trade better. To make trad better, make goods better. ScfciJHng's Best: ' Your grocer's ; moneyback, None Such i i MinceMeat I IS MADE IN OUR KITCHEN ! 1 TO SAVE WORK IN YOURS I 1 The Operatives, f Utensils, J Machinery and Departments in Our New Model Factory 5 Are Scrupulously Clean g 1 VISIT US SOME TIME ! SMerrell-Soule Co., Syracuse, N. L g M ! taa worn dlaeaaw oa rfS III litarth- ret the eultst XlanV hlV. nltnnl.. epou on the eVla. aorea la tbe mouth, ulcers, lalllEE hair, bone pain, catarrh, and don't tnnw It I. Tir nAn POISON. Send to DR. BROWN, 033 Aroh U Philadelphia, Pens., lor BROWN'S BLOOD CURB. $2.00 per bottle; lasU one month. Sold tm Portland only by i'lUXK NAU. Portland Siotal Pfcaramcy. TEETH For modern deatal work. World-renowned Snarlaliita Jowest price comlitent with flrst-cla: work. Go to the NEW YORK DENTISTS FOURTH AND MORRISON STS. F REE LAND IN OREGON J in the richest grain, fruit and stock section in the world. Thousands of acrti of land at actual cost of irrigation. Deed direct from State of Oregon. WRITE TO-DAY. BOOKLET and MAP FREE. Deschutes Irrigation and Power Com pany, 6 1 o-i i-i aMcKajrBuflding, Portland, Oregon. B POISON Economy Brand Evaporated i is of uniform quality at all seasons, always pure, heavy in consistence, of delicious flavor and appetizing ap pearance.. .Ask for the brand with ; the"Helvetia"cap label. Made by the largest pro- iducers of Evaporated Cream in the world. TEETH SPECIAL CUT RATES Boston Painless Dentists Are now giving their annual CUT RATS PRICES on all dental work. The , enargea are less than college prices. I and all work done by our painless sys i tern and by specialists of 12 to 2 years experience. TEETH Without plates &ztrtu:tisjr Free. Examtaatlox Free. SUrer FllllsVfs....S5cGold FlUlnzs 754 Gld Cromu . ..$3,001 Full Set Teik...$3.U9 work guarantees for ten years. Hav ypur teoth extracted yrlthout pain and replaced with nair ones th same day. Coma In at once and take advantage, of lovr rates. B sura you ro In tho right place. Boston Painless Dentists Kilt sad Morrlsoa Streets. Entrance 291 Morlson Stroot. rxst Dental concern in the world. Dr. W. Norton Davis IN A "WEEK We treat rnccesatallr all private nervous and chronic dlaeasea of men. alio blood, stomach, heart, liver, kidney and throat troubles. We cure SYPHIT.ia (without mercury) to stay cured Xoraver, In 39 to CO days. We remuv STRICTURE, without Cr;ica or sals, la 5 days. We stop drains, the remit ot nelf-abusa. Im mediately. We can restore the sexual visor oZ any man under SO, by mean oZ local tr carmen; peculiar to ourselves. WE CURE GONORRHOEA 11 A WEEK The doctors oi this institute an all regular graduate?, have had many years' experience, have been known In Portland for IB years, have a reputation to maintain, and will undertake sjo case unless certain cure can be effected. We suarantee a cure in every caae we under take or charge no tee. consultation free. Let ters confidential. Instructive BOOK SXa HE7N mailed free in plain wrapper. Jf you cannot call at office, write toe queetloa blank. Home treatment successful. Office houra B to 6 and 7 to 8. Sundays and holiday. 10 to 12. Dr. W. Norton Davis & Co, Offices la Van-Koy Hotel. B2 Third sfc. cor. Fine. Portland, Or. (Established 1879.) "Cures While Yru Sleep." Whoo ping-Cough, Croup, Bronchitis, Coughs, Diphtheria, Catarrh. Confidence can bo placed In aremedy.whloh foraqnarter of a century has earnedunquall ned praise. Ask your physician about it. CMSOLEXE Is a boon to asthmatici. all Drafiliti. Send ptlford lerlptit bUet. Crtioleii AnM leptlc Thrott Tb lati foi the Inf tatel throat, t your draff-lit ot from us. 18c to timpt. The Vapo-Gresolene Go. 180 Fulton St. N,Y. HAND SAPOLIO FOR TOILBT AND BATH ftm&9T rehi5iae by aeedlcwsrk catch every stain and look hopelessly dirty. Haad Sapalle removes not only the dirt, but also the loosened, Injured catlde, and rmstmras thm flngen tm thlr natural beauty. S3A GROCER AKi DRUGGISTS ArT 1 1 aa a cured to Stay Cured. hi H ff$ A ForFREETESTtreatraentprc w 1 I IE3 4-1 pared for you send f nil descrip tion of your case and names of two asthmatic, sufferers. FRANK WHETZEL, M.D., Oeot. 1. American Express B!dg, Chlca