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THE 'MOKJS-rtf ' OBEGOOTAST; SATURDAY; DECEMBER 24,
GUTS INTO OUTPUT
Result of Closing Movement in
Northwestern Mills.
HUNDREDS OF PLANTS - IDLE
-Great-Curtailment in Production .of
Lumber Likely to Have Stimulat
ing Effect on Prices Mills
Lately Run at Loss.
OvGr 40 lumber plants in the North
west are now olosod down for repairs and
at those milts no lumber will be cut dur
ing the roaaindor of the month. A total
cf 3P6 mitts, SS of them. In Oregon, 174 in
lYssMngton and 49 in Idaho, British Co
lumbia and Montana, will remain Idle the
entire atonth. The remainder shut down
for tho last two weeks of the year. The
movement for a closed season is becom
ing General, the creat majority of lum
bermen ia the Northwest approving of it.
"While It Is principally for the purpose or
making repairs. It also has a marked ef
itct on the lumber trade by reason of the
curtailment In production. The decrease
in the output by reason of the closing
movomont this year will amount to ten
-weeks shipments of lumber and four
week's shipments of shingles.
The Pacific Lumber Trade Journal has
collected figures on the closing movement.
Irora which the following showing is
tnaac of the situation on December 9:
No. mills Daily capacity
reporting. Lumber, ft. Shingles.
TVaMagtH 264 5,521.000 21,135,000
Oregon 109 3,060,000 271,000
ldah 37 S3S.000 270,000
Montana 17 S31.O00 75,000
Br. Gohimbia 7 403,500 150,000
Totals
.424 10,655,500 22,001,000
Amount of curtailment.
Lumber, ft. Shingles.
167,144,000 562,060,000
116,159.000 9.S80.000
28.366.000 13,260.000
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
.Montana
70,492.000 1.950,000
.British Columbia U.43O.O00 3,900.000
Totals 393.591,000 591,050,000
The Journal commenting on these fig
ures says:
Stocks Will Be Cut Down.
"In other words, there will be approx
imate! 400,000.000 feet of lumber and
6CQt.Oiti.O00 shingles taken off the market
wlthta the next six weeks. How this will
affect the trade is easily arrived at The
total shipments by rail and cargo from
The Pacific Northwest last year was
2.KO.M,003 feet of lumber and 6,000.000,000
shingles: the curtailment In lumber,
therefore, is equivalent to ten weeks'
shipments and four weeks' shipments of
shingles. It is not to be surmised, how
ever, that there will be an absolute cessa
tion of business during this period, but It
does mean that 400,000,000 feet of lumber
and GO9.00Q.0Ci0 shingles will be either taken
out of the stocks on hand or will be
takon care of at a later date.
"As a. matter of fact, except in shingles
stored at junction points, stocks on hand
at the mills today are small, and in some
instances these are badly broken. The
curtailment. therefore,Nshould readily ab
sorb all the salable lumber on hand for
railroad and cargo shipments within 30
days, and the fact that the curtailment
will exceed the normal demand ought to
!&cc the mills in position to take care of
the accumulated orders when they do
start up and prevent further stocking up
the first three months of the year al
ways dangerous months In the lumber
and shingle trade.
Effect of fie Curtailment.
T4e result of this curtailment ought
to be for the best. There Is no profit In
soiling dimension and timbers at from 55
to m. when it is a conceded fact that the
cost of manufacture and the expense of
sale is in many instances over $10. As a
xnattor of fact, reports to the association
several months ago from 110 mills showed
that 26 per cent of the production Is sold
below cost, 49 per cent at bare cost and
only aE per cent at a small profit These
reports arc of such general interest that
th result is given herewith:
Percentage Percentage
No: 3, and output
better ob- sold below
talned from cost of
log. production.
Gray's Harbor 21 37
Pugot Sound 26 30
Interior mills south of
Tacoma. 28 20
Interior mills north of '
Seattle 22 82
Shoal water Bay S4 48
Columbia River 30 . KG
"Eastern Washington... 31 J"- . 15
Interior mills, Oregon. 24 10
Idaho 28 12
Average 255 26
"For instance. If a mill manufactures
3,00a,000 feet per year, v It will make a
profit, according to this statement, on
only 2,500,000 feet, will sell 4,900,000 feet at
"bare cost and will lose money on 2,600,000
leet; in other words, the 2,500,000 feet sold
at prices above production must make
profit for the 7,500.000 feet sold at cost
and loss. It will be conceded hy any
business man that this is Impossible. As
a matter of fact it is doubtful if there is
r. mill in 'Washington, Oregon and British
Columbia that will show a balance on the
profit side this year.
Prospects for Next Year.
"Noxt year's -business will be good in
Fpots. Not much can be expected from
North Dakota, where rust last Fall
caused partial crop failure, and freight
rates are too high and competition too
Jtcea in the Missouri River territory to
anticipate anything beyond a normal de
mand. Aside, however, from these sec
tloas the demand will be 'fair, and there
promises to be an excellent prospect for
railroad ana factory lumoer. ine ran
roads never purchase anything beyond
repair material during the Presidential
year, and should, therefore, be In the
JieM for an unusually large amount of
material. There will be no St. Louis
Pair or political excitement to disturb
businoss and no threatened labor dis
turbances are on the tapis, and this in
sures stability to the extremely limited
rail markot into which Pacific Coast
woods find on entrance.
Therefore, the voluntary close-down
of 424 mills should result In good, and It
would not be at all surprising if there
should be a decided stiffening in values
before March L. It is certainly needed
"It must not be forgotten, either, that
the lumbermen anticipate the granting of
a 40-cont rate to the Missouri River in the
near future, as a result of their political
campaign, and all in all 1905 promises
bettor things for the lumber and shingle
industry than the year 1904. Let us
hope so.
"The closc-down-for-repairs movement
should be taken advantage of every
year. Repairs arc certainly needed at
some tlme4 and why not make all the
repairs at 'all the mills at a time when
the market can be benefited.
Winter at the Beach.
Richard Nixon, who has returned from
a ton weeks vacation at Long- Beach, ac
companlcd by his wife, says the Winter
is the proper time to visit this favorite
seaside resort. The weather there is de
lightful at times, and there Is more peace
and rest there In one week at this season
than during tho whole Summer. He says
he has been much Invigorated by the trip
but has not taken on much avoirdupois.
which he attributes to his long walks. He
says they had 20 miles of beach totally
to themselves and so were not jostled at
every turn. Mr. Nixon says he is going
down there again soon, and a number of
other owners of cottages intend visiting
the beach directly after Christmas. The
hurry and worry of Christmas shopping
will leave many close . to prostration,
physically and mentally.
TREATING- WITH AN HARLOT.
Arbitration With Britain an Offense
to American Citizens.
PORTLAND. Dec 23. (To the Editor.)
What will it profit the United States to
become a party to a treaty of arbitration
with Engl.Td? Eng'a.il. who in all lr.
history has never kept a treaty except
through fear, and has "Limoricked" .tht?
rest v.th Impunity; England, th.- bull
dog cf the nations, the oppressor and
dt-sjo!ler of the weak and lowly; Eug
lftiul, who has yet to learn what is
graven among the pandects of eternity
"The nation that will not serve me shall
perish"; England, whose crassy course
makqs for that prophetic culmination
when the New Zealander shall sit on the
broken arch and" rewrite the epitaph
of old:
"Lone mother 'of dead empires."
What is she to us or we to her, this
"gemmed and jeweled harlot that sltteth
on many seas"? What is she to us or
we to her, this modern Babylon, blowing
hot and cold in the some breath "Daugh
ter" and "Usona" casting envious
glances at beauty unshriveled, honor un
defilea, and a system of government she
hates In her heart, but forever beyond
the reach of her conquests; whose crim
son banner wherever It floats betokens
the butcher of the "rights of humanity."
When did England erer arbitrate except
when arbitration was a self-preserving as
set in her diplomacy? Will she arbitrate
today with Ireland or South Africa? Is
arbitration a breath from heaven granted!
onij to those who can measure up each
with the other In brutal strength, and a
boon to be prayed for by the rest of
mankind when they can reach the civil
ization of the grapeshot and powder
cart? Was not the treaty obligation of
neutrality In 1861-65 as sacred as any
treaty obligations England may now en
ter into with us? Then what security
have we for the future? Is It the recre
mentols of the recrudescence of Toryism,
ethnologlcally bastardized into an Anglo
Saxon and antecedently traceable to the
rakes of Europe and the ''red shanks"
whom Cromwell sold to the Virginia
planters. In whom the Instincts of the
belly are" so esthetlcally lntellectuallsed
that a satirist sees hLs Punkship Choate
obeying the call of royalty "as fast as his
hands and knees can carry him" and
others read of the President of the United
States. In his message to Congress,
"swelling the act of the Imperial theme"
with laudations of England's expanding
robbery. Inspired and emboldened by a
sleepy and stupid Republican majority
who will have a rude awakening. We
Americans yet believe In Thomas Jeffer
son, the greatest American that ever
lived, and this Is what he says of Eng
land: "We have more reasons to hate her
than any nation on earth."
"England's selfish principles render her
incapable of honorable patronage or dis
interested co-operation."
"Great Britain's governing principles
are conquest, colonization, commerce,
monopoly."
"I consider England as our natural en
emy, and the only nation on earth that
wish us 111 from the bottom of their souls,
and I am satisfied that were our conti
nent to be swallowed up by the ocean.
Great Britain would be a bonfire from
one end to the other."
Were these words verified In our Civil
War? Consideration of space precludes
other quotations from eminent Ameri
cans, sumce witn uoionei .uigcrotm.
Whenever 1 read of England's profes
sions of fidelity tojthe cause of humanity.
Deace and the rest, I am Irresistibly re
minded of a burglar dressed In a white
tie. and on his way to church as a
means of hiding his real creed and pro
fession."
How many hearts In Ireland. India,
South Africa, yea, the world over, will
approve and with a righteous amen, de
clare of England:
She has scoured the re&R as a spoiler.
Her mart Is a robber' den.
With the wrested toll of the toller
And the mortgaged souls ot ron.
She has scourged the meek and the lowly
And the Just with an Iron rod:
She Is drunk with the blood of the holr.
She 6hall drink the wrath of God.
onii Contributions to the nrocress and
happiness of the world, they are but tiny
specks in tne macK ciouu 01 ner miamy.
Let England arbitrate with the bone and
hinnrt nnd soul of 20.000.000 American citi
zens across the Irish sea, whose every
acre of soil is rat witn tne Diooa 01 mar
tvra nnfl Twitrlnts: until then their kins
men in America will spew England's .pro
fessions or menasmp out 01 tneir mouuis.
CHARLES DUGGA.N.
B. B. RICH PIPES.
We are direct importers. Save middle
man's profit B. B. Rich. Seven stores.
Holiday Beach Rates.
For the holidays the O. R. &. N. makes
the very low rate of 54.00 for round trip
to beach points. Dates of sale, December
23 and 30. Final limit, January 3. Par
ticulars of C. W. Stinger, City Ticket
Agent, Third and Washington streets.
TALES OF THE STREET
The Chink an'd the Tramp Not Exactly Smoked Salmon
An Unfatherly Act Garb Does Not Alvfnyn Proclaim
THIS tale is told of an unsympathetic
Chinese cook at Dan Moore's Seaside
resort One day that rare bird, a
Seaside tramp, wandered up to the door of
the kitchen, and
knocked gently.
Immacul-ate In
white blouse and
clean apron, the cook
opened the portal and
gazed with disfavor
upon the dirty speci
men of the dominant
race before him.
"Wha's mattah?"
"Soy, Chink, give
us a bite o' grub,
will yeh? I'm awful
hungry."
"You hungly?"
"Yes, I sure am,
Chink."
"You llkee fish?"
"You bet any
thing." "You likum boiled
filed baked?"
"Yes, yes, any
way; no matter."
"All light you come back Fllday."
GDS has a "Chink" who looks after his
free-lunch counter.
"Here, Sam," said Gus the other day,
"take this two-bits and go get some
smoked salmon for the lunch.'
The Chinaman's knowledge of English
is limited. He presented the coin to the
grocer, saying:
"Me llkee two-bits smoke."
After some study the grocer handed out
25 Pittsburg stogies, with which the China
man hastened back to his employer.
"I had a good notion to make him smoke
em," said Gus, afterward. -
TO BELONG to hunt clubs; to wear
the boots, the funny baggy trousers,
to carry the "stock" and the other style
requisites, argues to the average mind the
possession of some leisure and means the
probability of good-breeding, courtesy,
etc., which one expects In the personnel of
any such delightful social organization.
An apparent exception to this general
rule was observed recently on Morrisou-
FRENCH SHIP HELD
Jules .Gommes Detained Be
cause Sailor Is Missing.
PROTEST SENT WASHINGTON
Captain Declares Immigration In
spector Overstepped His Authors
ity in Blocking Clearance of
Vessel Ready to Sail.
The French ship Jules Gommes, with
all her cargo stowed away, supplies
aboard and towboat engaged, will not
pass down the river this morning, as Cap.
tain Quatrevoux expected, unless permis
sion is received from Washington. The
trouble with the Gommes is that she has
lost a sailor. Therefore Immigration In
spector Barbour will not release hor and
Collector of Customs Patterson will not
grant her a clearance.
On November 17 the ship arrived here
with cargo from Hull, and the immigra
tion officials tfaid her their customary
visit and checked up the list of seamen.
A short time after, one of the men, Mor
isseau by name, deserted from the vessel.
WILL LEAD THEM ALL. ,f
The World's Fair that will be opened in Portland on June 1 next will
surpass all former Expositions held in the West, in the number of Its
buildings. In the extent of its Individual exhibits, in attractiveness of Its
grounds and in its architectural beauty. Portland's people will take pleas
ure in giving their Eastern friends the fullest Information of the great
Fair, and also of the beautiful city in which It will be held. The New
Tear's Oregonlan for 1905 will be a special Exposition number. It will be
published on Monday morning. January 2. The paper will be mailed tb
any address In the United States or Canada, -postage prepaid, for 10 cents
a copy. Address The Oregonian, Portland, Or.
A week ago Captain Quatrevaux received
a notification from Inspector Barbour's
office that the missing man was not enti
tled to be ashore, as he was likely to be
come a public charge, and was, therefore,
an undesirable citizen. Under the laws,
a ship bringing In a person not entitled
to admission must carry him back to the
country from which he came. In his
effort to aid in the deportation. Captain
Quatrevaux swore out a warrant for Sail
or Morisseau. and Deputy United States
Marshals have tried to locate him, but
without success. That is why the ship
was not cleared when the Captain pre
sented himself at the Custom-House yes
terday. Notifies the French Consul.
French Consular Agent Lnbbe notified
Consul-General Lanel, at San Francisco,
of the detention of the. vessel, and the
latter wired a protest to Washington. In
spector Barbour assed his superiors at
Washington for instructions, and until a
reply is received from the National capi
tal, nothing can be done In the matter.
Captain Quatrevaux. is much annoyed by
the detention of his ship and believes that
the InsjK .or overstepped his authority.
The procedure, it is said, should have
been tho arrest and trial of the captain
for alleged violation of the Immigration
laws, where a conviction could have been
followed by the libeling of the ship. As
the case stands, she is likely to be de
tained on her voyage by the mere order
of the Inspector. As for the Customs offi
cials, they could not do otherwise than
refuse to clear the vessel, as long as- Mr.
Barbour withheld his certificate.
Has Heavy Wheat Cargo.
The Gommes has a cargo of wheat,
amounting to 121,523 bushels, which is
worth 5100.0S7. She has been dlspatohed
by Kerr, Gifford & Co., and her destina
tion Is Queenstown or Falmouth, for or
ders. STORMY TRIP ACROSS PACIFIC
Arabia Sighted No War Vessels on
1 the Way. " '
ASTORLV, Or.. Dec. 23. (Special.) The
German steamship Arabia arrived In this
morning, 21 days from Yokohama, with
a cargo of Oriental merchandise. She
sailed from the Japanese port December
2, and immediately encountered a suc
cession of gales, which continued all the
way across the Pacific The Arabia ar
rived off the mouth of the Columbia
yesterday morning, but the weather was
too thick to attempt to cross In and she
stood out to sea again until this morning.
Her master reports sighting no Japan
ese or Russian war vessels on this trip,
but says the Japanese are not nearly so
confident now of winning as they were
a few months ago. They realize the
danger arising from the approach of the
street car. He wore khaki trousers (at
other hours he has been seen to enter the
offices of a local furniture establishment).
A young lady, also In riding costume, ac
companied him.
A feeble old lady sat near the roar door
of the car. At Morrison and Fifth streets
the conductor put in his head and ad
dressed tho old lady:
"This is where you transfer."
The old lady arose and prepared to go
out At this instant the man In riding
toggery Jumped up suddenly, exclaiming:
"Hore's our car!" Followed by his com
panion he strode toward the door, thrust
ing the old lady aside with such force
that sho fell back upon the seat with a
faint "Oh."
Without pausing to offer apology or to
help her up, the fellow hurried on. He
caught his car. L. P.
THE cat came back!
Thus writes a special correspondent
to the "Tales" department:
"I want to tell you how our Willie fixed
the family cat Where old Tom came
from no one knows, but he came, a long
time ago, and has been boarding, gratis,
ever since with our family in South Port
land. "Lately he went into a decline, whether
through senile decay, cataclysm, catas-
trppne, catalogue or
what, we could not
determine. Anyhow,
he lay around on his
battle-scarred record
exciting pity and
harrowing the hearts
of all.
"Willie appealed,
in vain, to a drug
gist for chloroform
to execute, merci
fully, the family's
sentence of death on
old Tom. Then the
slop-Chinaman, for a
fee of two-bits, un
dertook the job,
which he guaranteed
to do with neatness
and dispatch. But
Willie balked. The
thought of sacrific
ing his old friend to the doubtful
mercies of a slop-Chinaman was too
Baltic fleet and the -necessity of Port
Arthur being taken before the fleet arrives.
Shipping Disasters In South Pacific.
PAPEETE, Tahlta, Dec 10 (via San
Francisco, Dec 23.) The Pltcalrn Island
cruising cutter has been wrecked. Mr.
Collins, one of the passengers, was
drowned. Three young men managed to
make their escape by swimming eight
miles In a rough sea.
A cutter arrived from the Upper Tuam
otu Islands December 10, bringing news
that the French schooner Vlctorle foun
dered on the reef at Apatlcki about De
cember 5. Two spars were saved, but the
cargo of the ship was a total loss. No
lives were lost
The French cruiser Protet will soon go
to San Francisco.
Arrival of the Arabia.
The China liner, Arabia, arrived In at
Astoria shortly before noon yesterday,
and will reach Montgomery dock No. 1.
In this city, early this morning. She
brings a full cargo of Oriental freight
The steamer will carry a big cargo out
ward, in which will probably be a large
shipment of Puget Sound flour, for which
space could not be obtained on the steam
ers sailing from Tacoma.
Contract for Fifty-Foot Launch.
ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 23. (Special.) Cap
tain C. W. Rich has awarded a contract
to Wilson Bros, for the construction of
a gasoline launch. The craft will be 50
rBt in lertgWs with eight rH 'beam, and
wilfulpikdJlihr a 20-horse power
engine.
I "
Examined Sunken Challenger.
SOUTH BEND, Wash, Dec. 23. (Spe
cial.) Henry Finch, .the diver, was here
from Seattle this week for the purpose
of making on examination of the "hull of
the scuttled schooner Challenger. It is
understood he did this for the underwrit
ers. Nothing could be learned from Mr.
Finch as to how he found the vessel;
whether It would pay to raise her or
not Just now the Challenger swings
with the tide and, from the looks of
her mainmast, seems to be broken In the
back.
Mongolia Carries Contraband.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 23. When the
steamer Mongolia sails from this port
next Tuesday she will carry' 18,000 tons
of cargo, 15,000 of which will be consigned
to Japan. Most of this freight for Japan
consists of materials recignated as con
traband by the Russian government The
boat will carry 1000 tons of piglron, to
gether "with a large quantity of drugs,
steel machinery, foodstuffs, leather and
cotton. The steamer Elleric will also take
4500 tons of overland freight for Yoko
hama. Marine Notes.
The steamer Alliance, in from Eureka
and Coos Bay, reports a stormy passage
up the coast While crossing in at
Marsbfield a huge wave boarded the ves
sel, smashing the refrigerator.
The Dunreggan will linleb loading wheat
at the elevator today. She already has in
her hold 2300 tons of flour, and the re
mainder of her cargo will be made up
of grain and a small quantity of canned
goods.
The derrick-scow, which sank in the
draw channel, at Morrison-street bridge
Wednesday, has been raised and -an effort
is being made to recover the donkey
engine and other machinery that went
to the bottom when the scow capsized.
The Glaucus will complete her cargo of
wheat at Irving dock "Wednesday.
Domestic and Foreign Ports.
ASTORIA, Or.. Dec. 23. Arrived down at
3 and sailed" at 9:45 A. M. Steamer Geo. W.
Elder, for San Francisco. Arrived down at G
and sailed at 11:10 A M. Steamer Iaqua, for
San Pedro. Arrived down at 8 A M. Schoon
er Honolpu. Left up at 9 A M. Schooner
Irene. Arrived at 11:10 A. M. and left up at
2:50 P. II. German steamer Arabia, from
Hons Kong and way ports. Arrived down at
noon Schooner Mlndora.
Condition of bar at S P. M., rough; wind,
east' Weather, cloudy.
San Francisco. Dec 23. Sailed at 11:30 A.
1L Steamer Columbia, for Portland. Sailed
Schooners Buelah and William Nottingham,
for Portland.
San Francisco, Dec. 23. Arrived Schooner
E. B. Jackson, from Newcastle, Australia;
steamer Mariposa, from Tahiti; steamer San
Jose, from Ancon. Sailed British 6teamer
Elleric, for Yokohama, Kobe and ilojl; steam
er Meteor, for Seattle; schooner William Not
tingham, for Astoria; schooner Beulah, for
Astoria; British .schooner Wellington, for
Ladyeroith; steamer Columbia, for Astoria.
AMD TOWN
The Cat Came Brick
the 31n.
much for him. He had heard how China
men have been known to make uee of
cats puppy dogs and other small animals.
"An inspiration struck Willie, Why not
asphyxiate old Tom? The scheme seemed
humane, effective and simple; and gas
only $1.25 per thousand!
"Well, everything went lovely at the
start A wash-tub. Inverted on the table,
a lamp-hose and a gas-jet formed the
execution apparatus. Old Tom, under the
tub, was taking gas like a dental patient,
whoa Grandpa 'Hooligan butted in. pre
maturely: He acted promptly, through
motives of ecdn8my.
"Old Tom shot through the window, hair
on end, evidently having found the treat
ment highly beneficial and exhilarating.
"Later, he came back!"
THERE is a certain little Portland boy
who, when he grows up, or even after
he has grown old, will remember a trifling
experience with his "Daddy" that he
might not like his own little boy to re
member of himself. It's the kind of inci
dent that sticks to memory like a burr.
.The child was greatly Interested in some
toy automobiles displayed on the counter
of a Washington-street cigar store.
"Wlsh't I could have one of those auto
mobiles, Daddy," he said, appeallngly, to
a man who was puffing a cigar out under
the awning.
"Go back and ask the man for one then,
why don't you?" replied the "Daddy."
Thus assured, the lad returned and made'
his request
"Daddy said to ask you for one of those
things."
"All right son, help yourself.. Tell your
daddy they're four-bits.'
Toy; In hand, with beaming ,face, the
hoy returned to his parent .
"It's four-bits, Daddy."
"Oh. pshaw!" said the father, "I was
only joking. You don't want any such
jlm-crack as that Put It back."
Slowly and with eyes fast winking to
hold back tears, the boy returned to the
counter.
A by-standcr, a gentleman named Glen
Ireland, who had witnessed the Incident,
interfered impulsively at this Juncture,
and pushed the boy away. '
"Keep It. kid," said he. "I'll pay for
that myself."
And he did without protest or remark
from Daddy, either.
TOO FOND OF HIS HOME
BUT WAS NOT FOND ENOUGH OF
A BATH. .
Marie Fritz Leaves Husband She Got
Throug'i Advertisement Five
Other Knots Severed.
Divorce day In the State Circuit Court
resulted In the legal separation of six
couples, by Judge Sears.
Marie Fritz was divorced from Fred
Fritz, because of cruel treatment Mrs.
Fritz testified that she performed a
man's work in her husband's grocery
store at 740 Union Avenue, waiting upon
customers and doing other labor. Fritz
would not go out with her evenings, but
sat around the house and caused a pho
nograph to play the same tunes over and
over again, much to her annoyance, and
that of the neighbors. He took only one
bath In 13 months, and on this account
she was sometimes unable to sit In the
same room with him. She prepared a bath
for him twice, but he said, both times,
that he did not have time to take it. To
excite her jealousy he told her about a
nice girl at Jefferson City, Or., who was
"perfectly gone" on him. The marriage
of the parties, in March, 1S03, was
brought about through a newspaper ad
vertisement Inserted by Fritz for a wife,
which the plaintiff answered. They were
acquainted only two months when the
ceremony was performed. During the
courtship Mrs. Fritz said he dressed well
and looked all right
d Fritz has sold his grocery store and
paid Mrs. Fritz 500 hi settlement of her
property rights. J. A Strowbridge ap
peared as her attorney.
Edgar D. Earnest was granted a df
vorce from Edna M. Earnest because of
false accusations of unfaithfulness. They
were married In Portland In February.
1902. Earnest testified that his wife was
jealous and made a practice of charging
him wlt.h associating with other women,
which was positively untrue.
Mary Grant, who was married to John
Grant, in Yamhill County, In 1S93, was
granted a divorce from him because of
desertion, beginning in September, 1901.
Frank Friedman testified, that he was
married to Mella Friedman, in Roumania,
In 1200. He came to Oregon soon after
wards. She agreed to follow him here,
but later refused to do so, and for a
period of two years' returned all of his
letters unopened. A decree of divorce
was ordered entered for desertion.
Edith Dervell was divorced from Frank
Dervell, on account of willful desertion.
commencing in September, 1902. They
were married In Walla Walla in May,
1900.
A divorce was granted to Robert Mc
Gonigle. from Ada McGonigle, because of
desertion, beginning In June. 1902. They
were "married at Spokane In September,
1SSS. There are no children In the case.
On Christmas Giving.
PORTLAND, Dec 22. (To the Ed
itor.) In these days when festive shop
ping crowds throng the aisles and busy
counters decked out with tempting
wares, the thought occurs to the reflect
ing mind of the humanitarian would
that these men and chlltlren.i so eagerly
bent upon their errands of outrivaling
each other In the selecting of gifts most
appropriate and acceptable as tokens of
lovo and affection, could be taught to
appreciate how much good might be
accomplished In the aggregate If only
a tithe of this In a large measure in
discriminate expenditure of money
could be diverted towards some objects
of legitimate charity and philanthropy.
Such a little thoughtful act of kind
ness at the opportune moment would
stint neither the giver nor the recipi
ent of Christmas gift, but should on
the contrary give added zest to the
enjoyment ' of our Christmas remem
brances in the sweet consciousness of
having been Instrumental to some de
gree of relieving the want of comfort
and happiness of some fellow-being
less fortunate than ourselves. If the
generous-minded people of Portland
would at this gladsome season of the
universal outpouring of heart and
spirit take hee.1 of my humble sugges
tion, Just consider the Immense possi
bilities for good that could be accom
plished. Let us assume, by way of Il
lustration, that the average family ex
pends 510, a very moderate allowance,
for a Portland family, on Christmas
gifts, and there are in this prosperous
city of 140,000 surely no less than 20,
000 families indulging In the observ
ance of these beautiful holiday ameni
ties; what If they would become Im
bued with the generous resolve to de
vote, say, 10 per cent in money or its
equivalent of the amount, allotted for
gifts, to benevolent acts, not promiscu
ous almsgiving, but -dlscrlmlnae, or
ganized charity! These little offerings
on the altar of humanitj' would in tho
aggregate represent a respectable fund4
capable of accomplishing much for the
amelioration and betterment of un
toward circumstances and conditions,
and the spontaniety of such an act, at
once noble and unique, could not fail to
add increased luster to the heralded
fame of tho fair city 'standing on the
threshold of a new era of unprecedent
ed promise and achievement .
S. Li. GOLDSCHMIDT.
Many persons keep Carter's Little Liver
Pills on hand to prevent bilious attacks,
sick headache, dizziness and And them
Just what they need.
In all lu etj?s thee
should ba elcanli&ew. ,
.Ely's Crfeam Balk
cleanse, toothes and heal
thq diseased oeabna.
if core catarrh asd drives
away a cold in. tha head
QQlctlj.
Cress Balra. Unplaced lato tTae nostrils, epreods
over the xacmbraas and la absorbed. Belief la un
mediate and a csra folkm. It la not drying doea
not prodaca aaerring. LargaSize,6dcaUatDrag
glsti or by mall ; frlal Sire, 10 ceata by man.
ELY BBOTHKB3, 64 Warraa Strsetaw Yocfc
. Flavoring extracts are gen
erally fictitious or weak; SchiU
ling's Best are true and fuU
strength. Your grocer's; money back
ATHLETES
TO KEEP IN GOOD TRIM
MUST LOOK WELL TO THE
CONDITION OFTHESKIN.
TO THIS END THE BATH
SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH
HA
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All Grmcarx and. Druggist
KIN HUMORS
BLOOD
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ice One Dollar
' In the treatment of torturing, disfig
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Caticura Soap, Ointment and Pills hare
been wonderfully successful. Even the
most obstinate of constitutional hu
mors, such as bad blood, scrofula, in
herited and contagious humors, with
loss of hair, glandular swellings, ulcer
ous patches in the throat and mouth,
sore eye?, copper-coloured blotches, as
well 03 bolls, carbuncles, scurvy, sties,
ulcers and sores arising from au impure
condition of the blood, yield to the
Cutlcura Treatmsnt, when all other
remedies fail.
And greater still, if possible, is the
wonderful record of cures of torturing,
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children. The suffering which Cutlcura
Remedies have alleviated among the
young, and the comfort they have af
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have led to their adoption lu countless
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rashes and every form of Itching, scaly,
pimply skin and scalp humors, with loss
of hair, of Infancy and childhood, are
speedily, permanently and economically
cured when all other remedies suitable
for children, and even the best phy
sicians, fail.
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la called great because,
hla wonaertul cures
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Chlncuo herbd. roots,
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unknown to medical
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iltf 7) 3 harmless rdmf-
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femal trouble and all Pra Sxoderau. Cad
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253 Alder Street
aienUcn this paper. Portland, Or.
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CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH
Orlfflnml anil Onlr Genuine.
Ml V3U for CHICHESTEK'S 32?(GIjiSK
'UjoS'iio 1JKD as'l Cold znetallla Loxm. lealtl
-iy wlUs blue ribbon. Tnkeno other. Eefaio
I'ancerooa eiubatitauoaa and Imlta
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ituapa for Particular. Testimonials
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turn Mull. J O.COO Ttttlooalah. SoMbr
all DrsEcliu. Chleheater ChrmWl CV
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Ble 6 is a non.Tiot3t.noci
rameoy for Gonorrhoea,
i Gleet. Spermatorrhoea,
Whites, unnatural dlsr
u itrlstmre. charges, or any innamma
caoucisn. tion of mucous men?
ilnEyHsCHMICALCo. branes. 2on -astringent.
Sola by DrsgLsts,
or nsnt In plain wrapper,
by express, prepaid, fot
.Sl.flO. or 3 bottles. $2.73.
Circolar sens 02 r&aocct.
la th worst disease qa
earth, yet the easiest
to cure WHEX TOO
KNOW WHAT TO DO.
Many have pimples,
epota on the s tin. sores)
In the mouth, ulcers,
(ailing hair, bona palaa,
catarrh, and don't
know It is BLOOD
POISON. Send to DR. BROWN 935 Arch st
Philadelphia, Penn.. for BROWNS BLOOD
CURB. per bottle; lasts one month. Sold
Portland only by FRANK NAU, FartUs4
Jiotal Phamucr
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