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10 ?&E MOBNING O'REGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1904. MANY AT CHURCH Special Christmas Services Are Well Attended. SPLENDID MUSICAL NUMBERS Sunshlna and Christmas Spirit Move Thousands Churchward Brief Sermons With Elaborate Programmes. The sunshine which -welcomed churoh-goors yesterday morning: added cheer to the already cheerful citizens who were wending their way to the various houses of worship to celebrate the birth of Christ- All the churches wer handsomely decorated and each had a. special musical programme prepared for the occasion, consisting of numbers appropriate to Christmas. Sermons for the zn&st part were short, and more in the nature of addresses than the regu lar Sunday sermon. At the Cathedral, St. Mary's Parish, Boleros high mass was celebrated at 6 o'clock A. 31. and low mass at 8 and 9 o'cteek. Pontlflc&l high mass was cele brated by his reverence, the archbishop, at 1:S, assisted by Father McDevitt, Fattier Thompson, Father Murphy, Father HenneEy and Messrs. DeLorlm 3 or and McNamoe. Rev. J. T. Harrison, of St. Paul, preached at the 10:30 mass, and a beautiful programme was ren dered by the choir under the leadership of Arthur Alexander. This programme Included the beautiful "AdOBto Fideles" rendered by the ontire choir. St. Mary's. Mass was celobrated at St. Mary's four times during the day, high mass being sung at E and 10f;30 A. M. At the S:34 o'clock mass the school choir chanted the plain chant, and after the last one the choir rendered its pro gramne of Christmas music, which contained some very fine selections. At St. Michael's three masses wore celebrated, the last being at 10:30, and the music was fully up to the standard set by the other churches. The celebration of Christmas was on rather an elaborate scale at the Church of the Sacred Heart, beautiful decora tions being used and unusually line music being given. The sermon at the 9 o'clock mass was preached in German and the sacrament was administered. St. Patrick's Church was the scene of beautiful Christmas services and tho 2bus4c could not be excelled. St. Law reaee also celebrated the day with ap propriate religious exercises and music, and St. Francis and the Holy Rosary Churches did the same. At the White Temple. Services at the "Whitei Temple were largely attended and enjoyed. The churoh was beautifully decorated with Christmas cheer and there was a gen eral air of festivity and cheer which was enhanced by the souvenir calen dars of the services distributed among the congregation. Dr. Brougher deliv ered a short address on ""Song of tho Angels." and the musical numbers ren dered by the quartette and full choir chorus under the leadership of J. M. Beloher were beautiful. There was holy baptism at the opening of the ovening service. Taylor-Street Methodist. Dr. F. Burgette Short preaohed at the First Methodist Church yesterday, morning- on "Culture Seeking Christ." Selections from "The Messiah" were sung at the morning services and In the evening Dudley Buck's cantata "The Coming of the King,' was rendered by a ktrge. choir, directed by Dr. TV. A. Camming. Christmas greens were In evidence as decorations and the day was a happy one for the congregation. Grace M. E. Church. The Sunday school held services at the regular church hour in the Grace Xothodtet Church yesterday morning, and a pleasing programme, consisting of songs, recitations and class exer cises, wore rendered. The pastor. Rev. Gilbert Ward Dennlston, extended Christmas greotings. The decorations wore tasteful and in keeping with the holMay soason. First Presbyterian. Rov. Edgar P. Hill delivered a Christ mas sermon at the First Presbyterian Church at the morning service and in the evening be was assisted by Rev. E. T. Allen and Dr. Loux, of Chicago. both of whom made brief remarks. The praise sorvice, arranged by Edgar E, Courson, was especially fine. The choir w assisted by Mrs. Sherman D. Brown, violinist. Calvary Presbyterian. There wore special Sunday school exorcises at Calvary Church in the morning and a sermon by Rev. W. S. Gilbert on "Joseph, the Husband of Mary, at the evening service. The deoeratlons were pretty and the praise servioe of song was well rendered. Congregational. "The Kingship of Jesus" was the sub' Jeot of Dr. E. L. House's Christmas ser. won at the First Congregational Church and in the evening the beatiful ora torio "The Holy Night" was sung by the excellent choir of that church un der the direction of Professor W. H. Boyer. Unitarian. Dr. George Crosswell Cressy deliver ed a practical sermon on "The Star of the East" at the First Unitarian Church at the morning services, and there were very fine selections by the Quartette choir. Decorations of Christ mas green were used In the church in abundance and the attendance was large. Next Thursday the Sunday school children will have a Christmas tree. Christian. The services at the First Christian Church were in keeping with other churches throughout the city. Special music was rendered, and the pastor, Rev. E. S. Muckley, delivered a ser mon on "The Era of Joy." In the even ing special exercises by the Sunday school were enjoyed. St. James Lutheran. There were two morning services at the SL James English Lutheran Church yesterday morning, one at 7 and the other at 11 o'clock. Fine musical pro grammes were rendered at both serv ices, and the pastor. Rev. J. A. Leas, delivered a fine sermon on "Following the Star at the latter one. Y. W. C. A. The Juvenile choir of the Taylor Street Methodist Church sang "Christ mas Carols" at the services held In the headquarters of the Young "Women's Christian Association yesterday after noon, and "Van Dyke's First Christ mas" was told by Miss Lombardl. Miss Vance, the secretary of the associa tion, gave "The Message of the Day." All other churches throughout the city held appropriate Christmas exer cises and all were well attended. It Is claimed that the music was never so generally good as at the various cele brations yesterday. IN THE EAST SIDE CHURCHES. Many Beautiful Decoration and Im pressive Services. The decorations at St David's Episco pal Church, East Twelfth and Belmont streets, for yesterday's Christmas serv ice were the most elaborate and among the most beautiful in the city. Before the altar chancel and platform was a frame work of evergreen, reaching well up to ward the ceiling, shining out clear and brilliant in this framework was a star framed In silver and illuminated with electric lights. "Peace on earth and good will to men" was wrought out in the evergreen. The pure beauty of the altar was enhanced by the white flowers ap propriately placed. At the processional the choir, leader and rector. Dr. Van "Waters, passed through the evergreen and under the .glowing star singing "Christians, Awake." Then began the impressive services of the matins and communion, with a programme of music, under the leadership of Mr. Goodrich, that was a rare feast to the large audi ence present The musical service closed with the recessional, "While Shepherds "Watched." Last evening a large congregation was present and, under the illuminations, the decorations were set forth in most at tractive fashion. At no time in the his tory of St David's Church have the Christmas musical programmes been more complete and carried out with such Impressive effect than at this Christmas season. ' Sacred Heart Churoh. The feast of Christmas was celebrated in a very impressive manner in the Sa cred Heart Church, Mllwaukie and Kay wood streets. The large auditorium was handsomely decorated with holly and evergreen festoons. A special musical programme was rendered at the 7 o'clock mass, when the entire choir assisted, swelling the musical force to a large de gree. The quartet of male voices, under the leadership of Brother Theodul, O. S. B., rendered several selections at this and at the 10:30 masses. At the latter time "solemn high mass was celebrated at 9 A. M. Dr. Urban Fisher preached in the German language to a large congre gation. A solemn vespor service was conducted last evening. St. Francis. St Francis Church, East Eleventh and East Oak streets, was crowded yes terday, at all the Christmas masses, which began at 5:30 A. M. The first was a solemn high mass and the children sang the plain chant accompanied by the children orchestra. This rendition was particularly effective and striking. Sisters of the Holy Names have spent much time in training the children's choir and orchestra and havo received many congratulations for their success. At 10:30 A. M. the music was by the senior choir, supplemented by the Haydn Or chestra under the leadership of Otto Kleemann. Marso's fifth mass was sung. Miss Mae Gleason, Miss Sohwinnen and Mrs. Morden were the soloists. The of fertory was sung by a trio. Miss Mae Gleason presided at the organ. Rev. Father J. H. Black was celebrant of the masses, assisted by Father "Wiatt and other clergymen. Holy Rosary Church. Nine masses were celebrated at tho Holy Rosary Church, East Third and Clackamas streets, beginning at 6 A. M. and closing at 12:30 P. M. The auditorium had been attractive. decorated for tho solemn occasion, and the congregation that crowded the auditorium at the open ing mass remains through to the close after 12 o'clock. The masses followed eaoh other every half hour. At the last solemn high mass was celebrated at 10:30 o'clock when the full force of the splendid choir, lead by J. H. Cass was heard. Miss Nora Shclland presided at the organ. The solos were all finely ren dered. The full choir Is composed of tho following: J. P. "Wildman. D. A. Morris, J. Belle, J. E. Malley, J. H. Duggan, A. J. Brault J. H. ass. tenors; Thomas Neeson, M. Fitzgerald. A. Hobin, A. Morris, J. Hobin. B. Eder, B. "Wlnnerman, B. H. Coffee, EL J. Altstock, "W. G. Man ning and Edward Atkinson, bassos. Other Churches. At the St Mary's Church, Alblna, Gre gorian music, by the children, was ren dered at the 8 A.M. mass and by the full choir at the 10:30 mass. The decorations were beautiful and elaborate in this church. A special musical programme was ren dered, last evening, at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, C. A. "Walker, lead- aert xne cnurcn was attractively dec orated. Decorations of the Sunnyslde Congre gational Church were the most elaborate In the history of tuat church, and the music at all the services was excellent BEST FOB THE CHICKENS. Birds and Felines Spend Quiet Day at Poultry Show. It was rather a quiet day at the Poultry and Cat Show yesterday, and, so far as known, none of the aristocratic members of the feathered families rep resented there received any Christmas gifts. They did not seem to mind, how ever, and spent the day in gossiping back and forth across the aisles and discuss ing the respective merits of the prize winners. Down in Cat avenue It was also quiet a number of the tenants there having been taken home over Sunday. The show will be open all day and this evening, and a large attendance is expected. Those who can conveniently attend should not miss this exhibition of blooded poultry and cats, for it is one of the finest ever seen here. This Canine Is Wise Dog KnovTM All About Transfer System. A Thirteenth-street car stopped to take on a passenger on its way down to "Wash ington street Saturday morning during the rain storm, and a big pointer dog rushed frantically down the walk and hopped aboard the front platform. "Jake," the motorman, thought It belonged to the passenger who had just boarded the car, so he let Mr. Dog ride. "When "Washing ton was reached a Sixteenth-street car was waiting for the transferred passen gers, and the dog jumped down, ran to the other car, walked in with the passen gers and calmly -sat down on a seat as demurely as a young miss from boarding school. Everyone was Intensely amused at his Intelligence, and especially so when it was discovered that his dogshlp did not belong to any of the passengers, but was simply taking a car ride down town on his own hook. It is not every dog who has the sense to take a car when it Is raining, and precious few who can transfer and occupy seats with other passengers. This same dog has been observed to do the same thing on a number of occasions and has become known among the Sixteenth-street conductors as the "gentle man of leisure." Holiday Beach Rates. For the holidays tho O. R. & N. makes the very low rate of $4.00 for round trip to beach points. Dates of 6ale, December 23 and 30. Final limit January 3. Par ticulars of C. "W. Stinger, City Ticket Agent Third and "Washington streets. Christmas Programme Tonight. The Presbyterian Chinese Mission will hold Christmas exercises tonight at 1454 First street beginning at 8 o'clock. An Interesting programme has been prepared. BOW DAY IS SPENT Christmas Celebrated In Many Ways, THE SUNSHINE BRINGS CHEER Joyful Cries of Children and Merry ' Greetings of Older People Fill All the CityWas an Ideal Christmas. The immortal day of the Christ has come and gone. The fast gathering clouds which prom ised a generous deluge apparently thought better of It and favored us only with occasional sprinkles. Though threatening, the weather was not in the least successful in dampening the enthusiasm of the merry holiday throngs. All day long they trudged the streets, young and old. Instilled with a desire to bid homage to that most august per sonage, Santa Claus. Crowds of Joyous Children. In the residence sections the young stors were seen trooping to and fro, light of heart and vainglorious In zealously displaying their new-found toys. Ouo youngster with an ear-splitting "toot toot" bid fear to the hearts of pedes trians by suddenly shooting around a corner on his new coaster, while another attempted the ostensibly impossible feat of riding between a man's legs on a ve locipede. On the East Side, In Irvtngton, Mon tavllla, "Woodlawn and Upper and Lower SECRETARY REED'S STATEMENT. The statement of Henry Reed, secretory of the Jjovds and Clark Ex position Corporation that the enterprise of holding the big Fair In Portland next year would involve n. total investment in excess of 335,000,000, a statement published for the first time in yesterday's Oreconlan, has attracted much pop ular interest The Exposition will bo opened on June 1 next Tho Kew Year's Oregonlan for 1905 will contain illustrations of every bolldlnp that will grace the grounds of tho Fair site. The paper will bo mailed to any address in the United States or Canada, postage prepaid, for 10 cents. Address The Ore conian, Portland. Or. Alblna, and on this Bide of the river the spirit was the same among the young folk. Their every act was done in a "devil may care" sort of a way and, naturally enough objections were few. It was the day of all days for children. "With the people of more mature years, the observance of Christmas was not any the less thorough, but xather diver sified. Some remained within the dignity of their homes, others devoted the day to worship and a few gave way to revelry, which in some cases proved, ludicrous, and in others obnoxious. And a Bite to Eat. Little curls of blue smoke rising from the chimneys conveyed the joyful tiding that divers numbers of turkeys were be ing roasted to an epicurean's taste, along with all the kindred dishes that serve to make Christmas dinner a feature of the year. Special Christmas services were held in all the churches, and at the Sal vation Army headquarters. The con gregations were unusually large and, It Is said, that in size they eclipsed those of any previous Christmas. Tho holiday festivities at the Children's Home, on Corbett street owing to the untiring, efforts of Mrs. Stern, the ma tron, were very complete. Santa Claus materialized Saturday. The chimney flues of the Institute are of modern con struction, and did not permit the entry of his most ample proportions, so he was forced to bounce in through a gencrous-ly-slzed halldoor. The children were gathered in the recreation-room, which had been appro priately decorated for his reception. A great Christmas tree was In one corner of the room. All curtains were drawn, and the electric lights with the candles on the tree made the effect quite at tractive. The chandeliers and wall brackets were festooned with ferns and Oregon grape. Santa Claus greeted each child with a "bear-like" hug and shook hands with the matron and her assistants. He then distributed the presents. Each little tot was remembered at least three times. Packages were hastily opened and the room was soon adln with the delighted cries and shouts of the children, much to the satisfaction of the parents pres ent and those in charge of the home. Yesterday morning the children attended church and Sunday school. The Christ mas dinner In the afternoon was a most auspicious affair. The tables were at tractively decorated and a sumptuous repast served, which the children spent a merry hour In devouring. Their capacities for storing great quan tities of palatable roast lamb, relishes, celery and Ice cream exceeded even their own most sanguine hopes. In the even ing they attended the Christmas festiv ities of an outside church, chaperoned by ZItb. Stern. Wot Over With Yet. Portland has grown so phenomenally fast that Santa Claus' capacity has been sadly put to test It will be Tuesday night before he will find It possible to pay his annual visit to the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society. The boys and girls have grown exteremely restless and prom ise to give the tardy Kris Kringle a rousing reception. Great preparations are being made for the occasion. A room has been decorated and an enormous tree placed In a conspicuous corner. This will be festooned with threaded popcorn and tinsel. The superficial brilliancy of the latter will serve to make the lighting effects doubly pleasing. It Is expected that this distribution of presents will create many agreeable surprises. The dinner yesterday was a very delightful one, and thoroughly enjoyed by the chil dren. The repast consisted of delicious chicken, celery, cranberry sauce, corn, mince pie and plum pudding. Special Christmas services were held at all Salvation Army headquarters. A great many people took advantage of this splendid opportunity for lnter-de-nominational worship and thronged to the Salvationist's barracks. Good sermons were preached by the members of the organization and several of the' visitors made well-placed, Im promptu remarks. The tale of Christ his life and his great sacrifice was told and retold fervently. Tho sermons were interspersed with Salvationist hymns, evr erybody participating. Good Things In Jail. If an epidemic of indigestion does not develop at the City Jail it will not be be cause of the Christmas dinner being scanty. Turkey galore, with abundant quantities of corn, cranberry sauce and pie was ravenously devoured by the jail's In mates. All thought of the enforced confinement was necessarily eliminated by the at mosphere of jollity that was manifest At the County Jail the Christmas re past consisted of the usual jail fare aug mented by three extra peas in each plate of soup. These, the "birds" pounced upon In unholy glee. The county's guests were quite overcome by the unexpected liber ality of their host and expressed their deep appreciation, of the honor in bias- phemous wrath. But then they had enough on Thanksgiving Day to last them awhile. City Prisoners Dine Well. Twenty-six men" and five women were in durance vile at the City Jail last evening when Jailer Branch announced that it was time for tho Christmas feed. Half an hour later the same number of people were smacking their lips and wishing that it was Christmas all the time. "When the food arrived at the jail. Jailer Branch appointed two of the pris oners to help carry It inside. Turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, cake, pie, candy and nuts were then dished out in generous quantities. Five plain "drunks," who arrived at the Jail a few minutes before the "feed," and therefore missed the dinner, rolled In the cells In agony. Tom Williams, the boy recently sentenced to 90 days for stealing turkeys, announced that he would eat the turkey nevertheless, even though It did 'bring sad memories. It so happened that none of the frequent and well-known visitors were Incarcerated over Christmas day, but the men, some of whom had never been there before, made merry, nevertheless, joked with the officers who entered the jail from time to time, and "roasted" every new comer with the taunt that he, or she, was too late for dinner. "Such as are not content to keep them selves out of trouble and eat Christmas dinner In freedom like other people," said Chief of Police Hunt "we think proper to give a little Christmas cheer when they are In here. Sometimes a Christmas din ner will cause a man to think and to re flect" MERRIMENT AT HOTELS. Pretty Music and Fine Menu Greet Traveling Guests. Ordinarily Christmas is a dull day at the hotels, but in Portland yesterday it was an occasion of feasting, merriment and a day of good cheer. Traveling guests who were unfortunate enough to be from their own fireside enjoyed sump tuous repasts. Not only the guests shared in this feast but the townspeople en- joyed the sumptuous bills of fare at tho various caravansaries which the chefs had prepared. At tho Portland Hotel an especially fine dinner was served. Both the main dining-room and the grill-room were hand somely decorated for the occasion, and dainty menu cards were presented to each lady guest as she entered the dining room. Throughout the entire time for dining the Hungarian orchestra rendered an especially well-selected musical pro gramme. Among the hosts of diners and un known to them, was a happy bridal par ty. It was the union of Miss Mary Ger trude Tongue, daughter of the late Kepre sentatlve Thomas H. Tongue, and Martin Gay Lombard, scion of tho well-known Boston family. SIMPLICITY OF CHEIST. Dr. W. H. Heppe Saks Before Y. M. C. A. Sunday Club. Dr. "William H. Heppe, pastor of Cen tenary Methodist Church, was the speak er at the meeting of the Sunday Club yes terday afternoon, at the auditorium of the Young Men's Christian Association. his subject being, "Today's Measurement of Christianity." He said, in part: "This Is an age of practical things. "We have little use for brilliant feats, but we do admire practical results. Applied Christianity is In demand today. It is solving world problems and Is building life and character Into Individual souls. Our age only cares for sainthood when the latter Is put to everyday use. "We need sainthood in the market place, and do not regard It as a thing that ought to be shut up. The mount of transfigur ation Is no good unless It hears the de monical cry In tho valley. Once, In what is known in the dark ages, we are told that 30.000 scholars withdrew from the world and practically burled themselves In mountain retreats, cells and monas teries, to study. Many of them sank to excesses, to the temptations of the wine cellar and to venal sin. "Jesus Christ was a public-spirited man. His biography can be written in five words: 'He went about doing good.' He ' recognized the common people, and no man ever lived so near the heart of humanity as he. It Is also true that He put as much godly spirit Into his work as a carpenter as Into his sermons, and he never made any difference between what Is sacred and what Is secular. Today there is no common relation between these things. "We must begin the upward movement from the secular to the sacred. It is just as possible for the Mayor and City Council to govern Portland right eously, as It Is for a minister to bear Christ's message to his people. "We want a religion that penetrates everything." The music programme Included one vo cal solo by Miss Nettle Greer, soprano; violin selections from Miss Cornelia Bar ker and selections from Coulter's orchestra. "WILL BUILD NEW PLA2TT. North Bend Woolen Mills Not to Be Moved to Sellwood. T. "W. Clark, who has submitted a prop osition to establish a woolen mill on the grounds formerly occupied by the Port land "Woolen Mills, says he will not move his mill from North Bend, Or., but will put in an entirely new plant The com mlttee, appointed at the meeting of the beuwood Board of Trade, Thursday even lng, to negotiate with Mr. Clark, has started work. Mr. Clark Is an expert enced manufacturer, and his proposition to locate here Is made in good faith, so the committee ascertains, and every ef fort win be put forth by the people of Sellwood, to meet the conditions when they are ascertained. Assurance Is given that capital is not lacking to launch the plant The East Side Lumber Company, at Sellwood, gives assurance that very cheap fuel will be furnished the plant. For six months In the year it could be operated by water power by means of water from Johnson Creek, conveyed through the flume established by the former woolen mill. The. expensive ditch for carrying water away from the plant is already there and several of the build ings still stand, so that If satisfactory arrangements can be made with the own ers, represented by S L Thompson, the new woolen mills can be erected with out delay. Mr. Thompson gives the com mlttee assurance that he will do all he can to aid Sellwood In securing tho new plant Knowledge of Poker. Atchison Globe. The few men who really understand poker have a habit of winning the money of the men who pretend to un derstand It so the large majority of men know nothlng.about the gamo fur ther than that a good hand Is hard to set. lgK Joyous 1 pHrvj Ckristn?csi B I JtVM I 351 Washington Street, corner Park j H . San Frand jj LEAGUE WILL CONSIDER TO TAKE UP QUESTION TEACHERS' SALARIES. OF Taxpayers Will Probably Take Defin ite Action on Tuesday Night One Teacher's Views. The taxpayers of School District No. 1 will meet Tuesday evening In the Assem bly Hall of the High School for the pur pose of considering the annual report of the Board of Education. There is much conjecture as to whether or not the asked-for increase of salaries for school teachers will be Indorsed. Public sympathy Is anDarentlv with the teachers In a large measure, and as they, themselves, are exceedingly hope ful, it Is felt that the resolution will re ceive the support of every taxpayer In Portland. On tho other hand, there are people who are strongly opposed to grant ing the la per cent Increase, and vehe ment In their denunciation of. the resolu tion Included In the School Board report This element, however. Is ostensibly In the minority. The primary and grade teachers who will be mutually benefited by the pass ing or tne resolution are at present re ceiving between $60 and $75 a month. The desired 15 per cent rise will make the maximum salary 5S5.2S, and as this is fully provided for by a tax levy Increase of but 4 mills, the teachers most inter ested feel that their request Is not only Just, but within reason. Inquiries have been made as to the salaries paid teachers In other cities of the same population as Portland, and it has developed that our local school teach ers are receiving much less than their Eastern contemporaries. It Is also found that the schedules of wage paid the High School teachers and principals is mUch higher than Portland's. The necessary rise of 4 mills on the tax levy should be, the teachers feel, scarcely noticeable. Methods adopted In other cities to grant a rise for teach ers' salaries have been of such nature as to tax the citizens most unjustly, and as their demand Is so modest the teachers have every hope of being successful. In speaking of the matter yesterday, a primary teacher said: "Personally, while I would greatly ap preciate the advance in salary, If to gain our end the proposed school Improve ments must suffer, I hope they shall re ceive first consideration. The city Is growing and the new schools and addi tions are very much needed. "On the other hand, I find it very hard to save anything on the salary I am re ceiving. In fact, as soon as one payday passes I look forward to the next, and wonder If I will come out even. I should like very much to save some money, but certainly cannot do It on my present salary. "We can't all be principals, and the opportunities for better positions In the school department are as bad. If not worse, than those In the Army and Navy. That Is rather ambiguous. "What I mean to Imply Is that we have to wait for somebody to die. There Is no future In this profession. I have no matrimonial Inducements, so. of course, must look to myself for sustenance, and on occa sions little luxuries. "I may remain young In spirit, but I cannot stop the years from piling upon me. When I am old and decrepit Itwill r.P a nice thing to have a tidy sum In rood bank to draw upon. I don't believe In pensioning. That savors of hPinfr a. rjubllc charge. I wisn to De in dependent and In saying thaj, I voice the sentiment of every teacher In Port-i-i-i The only way In which I may save Is by receiving a larger salary and to resort to' slang, I hope I have 'some thing coming.' ' GO ODE E0MEWAED BOTJOT). Much Important Business Awaits Ex. position President. PrreMent H. "W. Goods, of the Lewis and Clark Exposition, u? expected to ar rive from the East this morning. He brings with him valuable experience gleaned at St ioui3, ana it is expected that he will have many surprises to spring when he reaches .Exposition neaa qitarters. Pollowlnc President Goode's arrival. there will be meetings of the executive committee, of members of the different departments, and of the directors. Many questions remain to be decided, and these have been awaiting the arrival from tho East of the president Important meet ings are to be held dally until the great mass of business has been disposed of. Decisions have to be rendered in innu merable controversies and the Exposition officials will have a busy time from now until the opening day of the Exposition. One of the most Important questions to be decided is the allotment of space to exhibitors who have filed applications, a question that has been giving trouble to the members of the department of the director of exhibits. There are hundreds of conflicting offers for concessions which have to be decided. The new exhibit pal ace, the construction of which has re cently been arranged for, has to be rushed to completion, and Director of Ex hibits Dosch has declared that It should be finished within 90 days. It has been decided that the firemen stationed at the Exposition grounds, 16 in number, are to receive more pay than the regular scale provides for, and In return these men are to glvo two drill exhibitions dally, besides holding them selves ready to Instantly cope with any conflagration. There is great rivalry among the men of the department for positions at the Exposition grounds. Those who will fill the positions are to be picked this week, and the apparatus Is to be Installed January L Where Finders Are Keepers Weakness of Man Tested by an. Empty Purse. A practical joker and a worthless purse well filled with paper, the In tersection of Union avenue and East Burnslde street as the scene of the Incident, produced a glimpse of the weakness in man. Tho incident was highly enjoyed by such students of hu man nature as happened to be there at the moment last Saturday afternoon. Since the closing of the Morrison street bridge, the corner of Union avenue and East Burnslde street Is probably the busiest in town. During the day and night thousands pass that point An idler standing there Satur day afternoon conceived the Idea that it would be interesting to watch the fate of a purse dropped on the side walk. To think was to act, and, stuff ing an old purse with paper, he care lessly dropped it in the midst of the throng. The student of human nature had not long to wait "Within a minute Policeman Smart's eagle eye discovered what seemed to him to be a Christmas shopper'3 loss, and he pounced upon It. It took but a moment for his dis illusionment, and with a look and ges ture of utter disgust, the purse was thrown into the street Hardly had It fallen, however, when it was picked up by another man, only to be thrown down again. "Within ten minutes this performance was repeated by at least a dozen men, all starting In with a look of exultation, which im mediately gave way either to sheep ishness or disgust The real Incident, however, and the one which alone more than repaid the Joker for the loss of his purse, oc curred in Its final carrying off. In the course of its inspection it had been worked to a point near the car line. There a well-dressed man waiting on the crossing for a car spied the purse, and. although up to that time he had been impatient he seemed suddenly to lose all Interest In cars. Placing a foot over the purse, he calmly allowed the car to go by, and then, at a favor able moment, when he thought he was unobserved, he picked up the purse. quickly placed it in his pocket and hurried down the street. The few who were in on the joke and who saw this fellow pick up the pocketbook are still wondering just what the man said when he open.ed the purse. Hotel Loungers and Deadbeats. Brooklyn Eagle. Certain of the big hotels across the river are making war on the loafers, male and female, who Invade their corridors and waiting-rooms, occupy their easy chairs and lounges, monopolize their newspaper files, conduct their private correspondence ANAEMIA is thin blood. It causes pale faces, white lips, weak nerves and lack of vitality. A blood enriching, fat producing food- medicine is needed. Scott's ! Emulsion goes to the root of 1 the trouble, strengthens and j enriches the blood, and builds ' up the entire system. For anaemic girls, thin boys, and j enfeebled mothers, it is the j standard remedy. It builds up and strengthens the entire system with wonderful ra pidity. Well send you a sample free. Scott 4c Bourne", 409 Pearl St, New York HAND oAFOLIO Is OSDCCifillv valuable dnrino thn Summer season, when outdoor oc cupations and sports are most ih order. GRASS STAINS, MUD STAINS and CALLOUS SPOTS field to it. and It Is tjarrfeiilnrlw agreeable when used in the bath after violent exercise. GKOCEES AND DRUGGISTS WMMUMIUIIiUUWIU-IMIIUIIIIlltUHIUIM&MM at the expense of the stationery supply and behave generally as if they had all the privileges of the regular guests. It will bo an Instructive crusade and not difficult of prosecution. The hotel Is a public resort Into which almcat any well dressed man and most well-dressed women can obtain admission on one pretext or an other, but it is not a club where men may congregate daily and indulge their social propensities at the cost of the man agement to which they represent no rev enue even In the way of drinks or cigara. Most of the great Manhattan hotels are overrun with these people whose desire for luxurious surroundings Is In an In verse ratio to their capacity or Inclination to pay for them. They mistake and mis use the functions of a hotel as a place of public entertainment and In doing so constitute themselves nuisances whoso suppression cannot be too soon effected. Nottingham Makes Statement. PORTLAND. Dec. 25. (To the Editor.) I no tice in The Oregonlan of December 24 the state ment that Deputy City Engineer ScogSln con demned cement offered by me for sale. This is not correct, as all cement offered by me was accepted and placed on the accepted list In the Engineer's office. My charges against Scoggin were made because he persistently urged peopleSto purchase cement from one par ticular firm. C. W. NOTTINGHAM Pears' The public's choice since 1789. "Your cheeks are peaches," he cried. "No they are Pears'," she replied. Pears' Soap brings the color of health to the skin. It is the finest toilet soap in all the world. Dr. W. Norton Davis IN AWEEK Wo treat successfully all private nervous and chronic diseases or men, also blood, stomach, heart, liver, kidney and throat troubles. We sure SYPHILIS (without mercury) to stay cured fomver. la 3U to GO days. We remove STIUCTUKii without operation or pala. la 16 day a. We 1 top drains, to result of self-abuse. Im mediately. We can restore tha eexual visor of any man under SO, by mean of local tzeatxaia. peculiar to ourselves. WE CURE GONORRHOEA M A WEEK Tha doctors of this Institute are all rrznlar graduated, have had many years" experience, have been known In Portland for IS years, have a reputation to maintain, and will undertake co case unless certain cure can be effected. We guarantee a cure In every caas we under take or charge no fee. consultation free. Lm ters confidential. Instructive BOOK FOB HEN mailed free In plain wrapper. If you cannot call at office, write for queoUoa blank. Borne treatment successful. Office houra 9 to 5 and 7 to 8. Sundaya aa holidays. 10 to 12. Br.W- Norton Davis & Co. Offices la Van-Noy Hotel. 82 Third at. cor. Pine. Portland, Or. Always .Rsngraier t,k FtoDNjan axanve nromo Mjumme CrrraCo4iaOaeIayvCr9ia2 Day oavry