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THE MORNING OREGOFIAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1905. t LOST ALL HER FAITH Why Mrs. Harvey Stopped Giving to Charity Board. SAYS METHODS ARE FAULTY Little Aid Is Given to the Needy, She Says, and Two-Thirds of the Money Goes to Useless Officials. The report of the City Board of Char ities and criticisms that havo arisen as a result of the alleged misuse of funds created much talk among: the subscrib ers to the treasury of the organization yesterday. One of the former patronesses of the institution is Mrs. E. G. Harvey. For a number of years she was a regular contributor, but, owing to the lax meth ods by -which the financial part of the board were conducted, she has ceased to give. According to the story of Mrs. Harvey, she was for some time an ar dent supporter of the charitable insti tutions In Portland, and had the utmost confidence in the City Board until per sonal experience taught her differently. Some time .ago Mrs. Harvey gave to the institution a stove, for which she had no further use, with the under standing that it was to be placed in the home of the first worthy family that applied for it. After a few weeks Mrs. Harvey found such a family, and went to Secretary Walpole with the re quest that the stove be sent to the needy ones. According to the story of Mrs. Harvey, the family which she sug gested was badly in need of a heating stove was in such destitute circum stances that none could be purchased. She called upon Secretary Walpole and stated the necessity of providing the family with a stove at once. He asked the name of the family and circum stances before answering Mrs. Harvey, and then told her that she could tell her new-found alms-seekers that the head of the family could have a stove for the price of its weight in old Iron. Ho further explained that the City Board of Charities was not being run to encourage paupers, and that the best Temedy for a family in such a .po sition was to go to the county insti tution, where relief was to be had fdr the asking. "This is not the only story that I could tell of the manner in which tho City Board of Charities Is run," said Mrs. Harvey, "but it serves to illus trate how It Is conducted, and the meth ods that are employed in helping needy people. The City Board collects money from our merchants and charitably-inclined people, and then gathers In a lot of merchandise from those that cannot afford to give cash, and the officers sit' in the office while waiting for their sal aries to be paid. Rather than give to a poor family the help that they may need, tho officers attempt to sell the merchandise, and thereby increase the salary fund or amount of money on hand for the assistance of the poor. "I believe that the City Board of Charities could be a great help to the poor of this city' says Mrs. Harvey, "and I am willing to lend them all the assistance within my power, but I do not think that It Is right that over two thirds of the money given by our peo ple should be spent for salaries of use loss officials." MR. T. N. STRONG ON CHARITIES He Declares It Wise to Spend Bulk of Money Investigating Cases. PORTLAND. Feb. 20. (To the Editor.) Criticism is a good thing for a. charity or ganization, keeps It alert, and, what is more Important, attracts public attention to It so that it can state the reasons of its ex istence and give the public the opportunity of Judging its work, whether it is good or bad. The criticism ought, however, to be reasonably fair. Rodney L. GlLnon and John C Ainsworth, quoted In the two articles of The Sunday and Monday Orcgonlan, criticising the City Board of Charities, have both voluntarily sent word to me that they have been misquoted, and the statement put In large letters In the heading, "All Money Not Credited, Says J. C Ainsworth." is absolutely Incorrect, and he did not so state. Mr. Ainsworth did not give the City Board of Charities $25 In 1004. Mr. Alns worth's bank, the United States National, gave $100 that year, which is properly re ported, and this Mr. Ainsworth rightly con sidered was enough for hlin to give. Wh oth er the other persons quoted are quoted cor rectly I have not taken the trouble to in quire. As to Investigation, the City Board of Charities beliovcs "In this, and the medi cine it prescribes for others it will cheer fully take itself. Tho Chamber of Com merce, or any other organization, may at any time, day or night, sond up Its Investi gating comlttccs and they will be afforded ever facility, and as to black-listing, us. well, well. An odd old lady telephoned to mc only the other evening that, a la Ileney. she was' going to indict tho board. Per haps Indicting would be more effectual. Now. as to the question of salaries. This Is the old shop-worn criticism of associ ated charity work and arises fiom entire misconception of what the work of such a board as ours Is. This mlsconcoptlon we have always tried to correct. Wo do as sociated charities work and have an as sociated charities constitution that forbids giving alms. In my annual address to the board, pub lished In 1001r I stated: "It is not an alms giving board, and much to the surprise of cheap philanthropists, it will at any time wisely pend three dollars rather than give one. During Its comparatively short ex istence it has used about $86,136.02, and a large proportion of this has boon expended In tho employment of skilled professional as sistance. The old Indian potlatch" system of charity stands aghast at this and pro fesses to believe that this money should havo been given away, left at the cross roads for every needy beggar, and It is strange how this old and vicious concept of charity still obtains among intelligent peo ple." Are wo extravagant in our salaried list? How do wo compare with similar or ganizations? In Minneapolis in 1003 the to tal expenditures were $7003.60, salaries (C247.33. office rent, printing, postage, water, emergent relief $r.C1.0?. office supplies, tele phone and telegraph $121.23; street-car fares, furniture, books and periodicals, delegates to conferences, Insurance, provident fund, stamps and bond for collector takes all the rest. The emergent relief above referred to, which means direct relief. Is only $301.05. In our board this emergent relief with an annual expenditure In 1004 of $6424.45 for the Items alone of meals, lodgings and provisions, foots up $1094.10, and in addition to this dry goods, fuel, furniture, hauling and freight, labor and repairs, rent, etc., arc made up largely of relief of this char acter given and so very much swell the total. We therefore spent In relief from our regular funds perhaps four or five times as much proportionately as the similar board at Minneapolis. Our salary list was very much less proportionately. The Minneapolis special relief fund for 1003, all spent fa direct relief, was only $609.32. Ours for 1004 was $2S1.05. for 1903 $489.10. and this does not include the nurses' fund or clothing, etc Take the two reports side by side, the Port land ono spends much less for salaries and much more for direct relief. The societies at Providence, Washington. D. C. Chicago. Brooklyn. Buffalo. Balti more and a number of others' seem to spend tholr money very much as we do, almost the exact items appearing in their accounts. Tho City Board of Charities of this city. I think, gives much more direct relief than similar societies elsewhere. This we are com polled to do by the peculiar conditions In the city. When we got older we will be en abled to mako our poor people Btlll more near ly support themselves. The qtiestion then Is, Docs this kind of society which intentional ly cuts down money alms-giving to the lowest possible figure benefit the community in which it operates? Among intelligent philanthropists there is only one answer to this. Help men. women and children to help themselves, spend hun dreds of dollars In this endeavor If neces sary, but don't make paupers of them by giving them alms If it can possibly be avoided. Tears Ago a skilled mechanic came to us destitute, his family was on tho verge of suffering, he could not get work at his trade, he was unskilled In any other. Our salaried employe looked up some work for him. I think It was digging out and selling the bones from a near-by old slaughter yard. He prospered, did welL We didn't spend a dollar, except for salary. A burnt-out family stood shivering on a wharf in this city. A large sum I think It was nearly $150 was raised and a little farm was found. The man prospered, paid every cent back, and In the hard times of 1893 came In and took three or four desti tute workmen off our hands, tho board be ing not a dollar out except for salary. An other popr widow, put on a farm, been there perhaps 10 years, raising up a fine family, hasn't had a dollar of help, but our salaried people arranged It. Mrs. Wilson, our assistant secretary, comes back to her home day after day, worn out from looking after some poor young mother with her first child, some neglected young children, hundreds of different cases. Mr. Walpole does the same. Mr. Heimbach contributes his share. Occasionally in some busy time we have to get additional help. We run an employent agency. For about 15 years we have never failed In good times or bad t6 give a job to any destitute man' that would furnish him a good bed' and three good meals a day, and have had hundreds of men at work at once. We have done thousands of dollars' worth of work for the city at our own expense. We have dis persed Coxcy armies by offering them work. Turn to our report published in 1001 and see how out-door relief was abolished, sav ing the county taxpayers trom $6000 to $14. 000 per annum, the whole matter being so quietly finished that the public never no ticed the difference. These are but Instances out of multitudes. and all this work done In addition to our main mission of being a clearing-house for the charities. The charity business of this county In all agencies amounts perhaps to ovor $100,000 per year, and It had no way of Investigating. This we now do ior every body. Beggars have been driven off our streets, and honest poverty Is provided for. Thore Isn't much real bona fide poverty left In Portland out of Its benevolent Insti tutions. Seml-rellglous societies about Christmas in their competitive marshalling up of poor people speak of hundreds, per haps thousands, of pauper people In Port land who can't buy a Christmas dinner. Thore aren't a thousand of such families. Thero aren't a hundred. There aren't ten. Outside or the Poor t arm i aon t neueve there Is today a single family In Portland that is necessarily a pauper family. Our poverty here is sporadic and incidental, and nine times out of ten with the aid of our Intelligent and kindly salaried people It can provide for itself. Wo need never have a pauper settlement here unless in our folly we establish It by the giving of alms instead of the opportun ity to work. THOS. N. STRONG, President City Board of Charities. J. C. Ainsworth for three years sub scribed personally to the City Board of Charities. In 1904 his subscription was made through tho United States National Bank, which accounts for the confusion which arose whan ho stated he was a subscriber, and It was found that he was not credited as such In the report of the association. Mr. Ainsworth, however. made no Insinuation that his money or any other subscription was not credited. R. 1. Glisan was interviewed over the telephone and denies having made the statements quoted. NOT IN SALOON AFTER 1 A. M. Chief of Police Hunt Denies Charge Made by Councilman Flegel. "Show me the man who said it" Such is the challenge of Chief of Police Hunt to Councilman A. F. Flegel, who publicly has stated he has proof from a reliable source" that the hoad of Port land's peace department has visited sa loons after 1 A. M. when they were sup posed to be closed. "This 'reliable information' business Is rather indefinite." said Chief Hunt. "Just show me the man who said I was in any saloon at or after 1 A. M. Let Council man Flegel hrlng him out Into sight, where ho can be seen and hoard." Chief Hunt further said: "Since I have been Chief of Police I have never, to my recollection, even been down town as late as 1 A. M. I am posi tive that I never have been in any saloon after 11 o'clock at night. So, to charge me with having been in a saloon after 1 A. M. is folly. "Furthermore. I am informed by Cap lain of Police Bailey, who commands the second relief, that saloons are not keen ing open after the hour specified by or dinance for closing. Acting Sergeant Car penter, attached to that rolief, reports the same. Both officers are men whose statements can be rolled upon, and I be lieve what they say. That is a trifle more definite than 'reliable Information' coming from some unknown source. "Again, proprietors of the saloons that have violated the early-closing ordinance have been complained against and prose cuted. "We have done our duty in this respect and arc still doing it. It is all easy enough to make charges, but I would like to see the man who has told Coun cilman Flegel he saw mo in a saloon after 1 A. M." PROMINENT CHINAMAN DIES Lee Jong Borne to Tomb, Followed by Procession of His Countrymen. To a land peaceful and calm, where tong wars never come and where high binders no longer make miserable the life of -Chinese, Leo Jong was borne yester day. He was prominent In tho quarter where dwell his race, and practically every hack in Portland was necessary to accommodate the friends who followed his body to tho grave. The cortege started from 245 Alder street at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. It wound its way slowly along the broken stone pavements of Chinatown, while weird strains of Chinese music filled the air and while punctured bits of paper were scat tered by the way to deceive tho evil spirits and cause them to lose themselves along the line of march. All tho strange and fascinating cere mony of the Chinese was obsorved before the body of the departed was removed from the hearse and laid under the cold, damp earth of Lone Fir Cemetery. There all that Is mortal of Lee Jong will He until the happy day when his bones will be removed, boxed and returned to his native land. Such Is the Celestial cus tom. Lee Jong was one of Chinatown's most prominent citizens and merchants. He had lived hero a score o'f years, had built up a large business and was well liked by all good men of his race. WILL SEEK MEDDLE COURSE Bridge Question to Be Discussed With View of Pleasing All. It is expected that some solution of the bridge-closing question' will be found at the meeting called for this afternoon. While the river Interests think that too great a hardship would be Imposed on them by the closing of the draws for any specified time, they think that the trouble of the pedestrians can be remedied to a great extent, and with this object In view, a meeting is to be held today. In vitations were sent to all interests con cerned, and especially to County Judge Webster, Mayor Williams. and the officials of the local United States Engineer's De partment. The meeting will be held in tho offices of the D. P. & A. K.. Mohawk building, at 2 o'clock today, and all sides of the question will be presented and considered with a viewto providing some remedy for the delaying of bridge pedes trians without working too much hard ship upon the steamboat interests. Many Mothers administer Plso's Cure when their children have spasmodic croup. MAY DISCHARGE ON SOUND NO DECISION REACHED AS TO OLYMPIADS CARGO. Contraband-Carrier Tacoma Has Not Reached Moji, as Reported Glenturret's Orders Changed. It has not been definitely decided yet where Xo discharge the Olympiads car go, but it will probably be at Seattle. The steamer loaded 2500 tons of oats here last month, ostensibly for Vladi vostok, though .she cleared for Moji, Japan, and sailed on the 25th. stop ping at Comox for coal. Thero an acci dent to her boilers caused her to re turn to ScattlcBefore the repairs were completed tho blockading of the Rus sian port was announced and the steam er's sailing orders were annulled. When the consignors of the cargo opened ne gotiations for cancellation of the char ter and war risk. Secretary Trenhplm, of the Northwestern Commercial Com pany, the owners of the Olympia, wired 'his terms to 'Lloyds, at London, but up to last night had received no reply. He stated that he did not know where the oats would be unloaded,, but in all like lihood it would be at Seattle. The British 3teamer Glenturret, which has been loading barley at San Francisco for dell very, at Vladivostok, has abandonod any intention of trying to run the Japanese blockade, and her cargo has been reconsigncd to Yoko hama. The steamship Brinkburn, for merly the -Tottenham, returned to San Francisco yesterday, having received orders at Comox to return to the load ing pert to discharge her contraband cargo. There Is considerable doubt as to the present whereabouts of the Tacoma, of the Northwestern Commercial line, which left Seattle withyness beef and other supplies sliortly before the Olym pia departed from here. It was report ed that she had arrived on the 15th at Moji, and It was surmised by some shipping men that she had reached Vladivostok safely by the northern route, discharged and gone to the Jap anese port for coal for the return trip, which she had ample time to do. The owners of the steamer, however, re ceived word yesterday that she had not yet reached Moji. She has not been definitely reported since leaving Dutch Harbor and there is belief In some quarters that she may have been caught In an Arctic ice floe and pos sibly wrecked. PAYS HIGH FOR THE TRIP What It Costs Government to Bring Lightships From New York. Tne two lightships. Nos. 83 and 76, which have just left New York for San Francisco, by way of Cape Horn, arc among the smallest steam vessels that have ever undertaken this hazard ous trip. They measure only 142 feet In length. No. 38 is to be located at Blount's reef, off Cape Mendocino, and No. 7.6 is a relief boat for general serv ice on the California Coast. It is ex pected that they will reach the Golden Gate somo time In the early part of May. The fact that these vessols, intended for service on the Pacific, were built on the Atlantic Coast, shows the length to which the Government's fixed policy will sometimes carry it. An ap propriation was made several years ago for five new lightships, two of tnem to be detailed to Pacific stations. The two lowest bids were made by the Union Iron Works, in San Francisco, and the New York Shipbuilding Company, of Camd'en, N. J. The latter company un derbid the Western firm by $5003 on each boat, and as there was no provi sion in tho law, as there is in naval appropriation bills, allowing higher prices to Pacific Coast builders, tne Eastern company got the contract. Apparently the enormous expense of taking theso vessels around South America and up through the Pacific was not taken Into consideration. A conservative estimate of the cost of the trip for these two boats, including officers' and crews' wages, coaling and food, is $15,000. It would have cost $5000 less ' to nave built the ships In San Francisco, and the Government would have gained, in adidtlon, their services for five months. Dakota Soon to Leave Yards. The steamship Dakota, of tho Great Northern Company, will leave the yards of the Eastern Shipbuilding Company at New London early noxt month. She will then proceed to Baltimore to load cargo for the voyage to Seattle. It is vory likely that the Dakota will remain on the Atlantic Coast for about a month before sailing for Seattle. Unless tho present schedule is changed, tho Minne sota's sister ship will be ready to pro ceed on her first voyage to the Orient next August. Tho Minnesota is expected to rcacn Seattle from the Orient the first week In April. The vessel has arrived at Yokohama, and dischargod her cargo Into lighters outside tho breakwater, being unable to go inaldc because of her deep draught. Captain Grateful for Attention. ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 20. Special.) Cap tain McLeod. formerly master of the Brit ish steamship Ellerlc. who was confined at the Columbia Rlvor quarantino station while suffering from a severe attack of smallpox. Is now at Greenock, Scotland. A letter was received from him today in which he stated that ho felt vory grate ful for the kind and considerate treat ment ho had received at the hands of the attendants and nurses at the station. Spread Rail Wrecks Train. VANCOUVER, B. C. Feb. 20. a spe cial from Nelson, B. C says: The mixed Canadian Pacific train run ning between this city and Proctor, while tho west arm of the lake Is blocked by Ice, was wrecked close to Proctor today. A freight car and one passenger coach left the track. Seven passengers, were slightly Injured. One of the latter was G. O. Buchanan, a capitalist of Kaslo. A spread rail was the cause of the accident. Vagrant Accused of Murder. MISSOULA, Mont., Feb. 20. Smith Bray was taken into custody tonight by tho po lice, on advices from Lewiston, Idaho, that he is wanted there for murder com mitted on Januarv 26. Bray was vagged a few days ago and his photograph sent to the Lewiston authorities. They wire he is tho man wanted, and a Sheriff Is coming after him. He contends ne is in nocent and will go without requisition papers. Alleged Fugitive Declares Innocence. MISSOULA, Mont., Feb. 20. Percy Har ris, alleged to be a fugitive from Justice, who is charged with the murder of a necroatFayetteville, w. va., was arrest ed in this city today and is being held to await the arrival of Sheriff Hawkins of Fayetteville, who started for Montana tonight. Harris says he is innocent and willo back without requisition papers. Jury Excused Until Monday. ASTORIA, Or.. Feb. 20. (Special.) Judge McBride convened the regular Feb ruary term of the Circuit Court this after noon, and after handing down a number of minor .formal orders he excused the Jury' until next Monday. Only a few cases are to be heard at this term, and Judge McBride says he expects to complete all the Jury trials during next week. The only case of importance set for trial Is that of Leroy S. Davidson vs. the City of Astoria, which will be heard on March It is to recover J3S00 damages for in juries alleged to have boen sustained by falling through a hole In the planking at the foot of Sixth street during the night" of September 3, 1901. Marine Notes. The steamers Aurelia and Iaqua have sailed for San Pedro, the 'former with-540,000 and the .latter with 650.000 feet of lumber. The steamer Roanoke loaded wheat. lath and general cargo at Oceanic dock yesterday and Is scheduled to sail south at 9 o'clock this morning. The Columbia has come up six inches at Cascade Locks, but must rise a foot more before the steamer Rogulator can resume the service to The Dalles. The Nome City, remodeled into a steam .schooner, arrived yesterday morning and went to Inman, .Poulsen & Co.'s to load lumber for San Pedro. She will carry about 1.000,000 feet. Delay In getting all the cargo aboard prevented the China liner Nicomedla from sailing as scheduled, and she will not depart until this morning. The Nu mantia, the next one of the fleet due, should arrive hero by the 25th. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. Feb. 20. Arrived down at 1 A. M. and sailed at 12 noon Steamer Rcdondo, for San Francisco and coa.it port?. Arrived at 7 and left up at 0:30 A. M. Steamer South Bay, from San Francisco. Left up at 0 A. M. Schooners Irene and Virginia. Arrived this morning Schooner Halcyon, from San Francis co. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., obscured; wind southeast: weather rainy. St. Helens. Feb. 20. Passed Schooners Irena and Virginia. San Francisco, Feb. 20. Sailed last night Steamer Cascade, for Portland: Despatch, for Portland. Arrived Steamer W. H. Kruger. from Gray'n Harbor; steamer Brinkburn. from Victoria; steamer Breakwater, from Coos Bay. WHISTLES DO NOT SCREECH Councilman Zimmerman Causes Pro longed Noise in Morning to Cease. "Chimmlc, dis is de first mornin for years dat I've slept after 6 o'clock," said an urchin who lives In a scow at the foot of Caruthers street. South Portland, to a chum yesterday. "Why?" queried the "kid." "Der blasted whistles, w'at us'ter screech fcr half an hour, just merely squeaked onc't. I don't know dc rea son." Councilman "Louie" Zimmerman .is responsible for the great change that swopt over the water front of South Portland yesterday morninir. Lone- blasts of the many sawmill whistles have been ordered "cut out" by Captain of Police Bailey. Mr. Zimmerman called at police headquarters Saturday night and lodged a strong complaint. He said tnat the people for a mile around were rudely awakened every morning at 6 o'clock by tho shrill blasts, and wished the proprietors .notified to causo the nuisance to cease. Captain Bailey gave orders to Patrol men Hoesly and Foncs, who travel the bests on which the offending mills stand, to warn the management to make less noise with whistles in fu ture. The ordinance covering the case is disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace or common nuisance WORKMEN TO HOLD MEETING Exposition Men to Decide Between Radical and Conservative Methods. . A mass meeting of Exposition work men will be held tonight as scheduled. Large bills announcing the meeting have been spread broadcast, and the lubor agitators have been , busy gathering together their cohorts to carry the crowd into a paroxysm of enthusiasm and lead all tho workmen Into a gen eral strike The meeting will be hold at Eagles' Hall, Second and Yamhill, and nothing but the publicity given the plot will foil it. The meeting was called openly, prob ably to allay any fears of the real cause for calling it. Radical leaders have been the moving spirits to the enterprise from the beginning, but their purpose will undoubtedly fail, sinco the more conservative local unions have been aroused to the dan- gor and will do as much as possible to prevent any hot-headed agitators from leading tho workmen on a false scent. A committee from the Carpenters' Union called at tne office of The Ore gonian last night and stated that they were not In sympathy with any strike movement that might be in the air. They said that they would have repre sentatives at the meeting tonight, but; they would not support any radical measures. WILL ADDRESS THE SCHOOLS Party of Business Men to Speak tc Portland Youngsters Today. Secretary Tom Richardson, of the Com mercial Club, has made arrangements -by which a committc of business men. ap pointed by the club, will be allowed to mako a tour of the public schools of the city this afternoon. A start will be made from tho Commercial Club rooms at 1:30 o'clock, and during the afternoon 20 of the public school buildings will be visited and short addresses made to the children on the subject of what they can do towards building up the state and the city. The club has a plan on hand for the exploitation of tho state by which the aid of the school children will be solicited in bringing tho opportunities and advan tages of tho community before the people of tho East. It is in regard to this plan that the visit Is to be made. ATTACKED BY HIGHWAYMEN Old Fruit Vendor Beaten Insensible and Left for Dead. Abraham Bechtold. a fruit vendor, was knocked down and robbed lato Saturday nlght by highwaymen. They attacked the aged man in front of his home at Oatman. and left him for dead. His in juries are serious, and may yet result fatally. He lost $25 and a check for $75. After being struck, Bechtold was un conscious and lay for a long time at the door of his home, until he regained his senses and crawled inside. There he again lost consciousness, and remained alone in his suffering until found by friends yes terday. Pool Tournament Begins. The pool tournament at the M. A. A. C opened last evening. Single contests will be played until next week, when it Is expected the final "handicap series will be played off. The playing so far has been very commonplace and unin teresting except In a contest of 50 points between C. W. Zcller and M. S. Mulford. Mulford came out victorious by tho close score of 50 to 4S balls. Both the contestants played an excel lent game. Each succeeded In running the balls down upon a safe break. BUSINESS ITEMS. It Baby Xi Cutting Teeth. B rare and use that old and well-tried remedy. XLr. Win-low's Soothing Syrup, for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the sums. ciUurs all pals, cure wind colls and diarrhoea. W5 WhatJoyThey b as with joyous hearts and smiling faces they romp and play when in health and how conducive to health the games in which they indulge, the outdoor life they enjoy, the cleanly;, regular habits they should be taught to form and the wholesome diet of which they should partake. How tenderly their health should be preserved, not by constant medication, but by careful avoidance of every medicine of an injurious or objectionable nature and if at any time a remedial agent is required, to assist nature, only those of known excellence should be used; remedies which are pure and wholesome and truly beneficial in effect, like the pleasant laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. Syrup of Figs has come into general favor in many millions of well informed families, whose estimate of its quality and excellence is based upon personal knowledge and use. Syrup of Figs has also met with the approval of physicians generally, be cause they know it is wholesome, simple and gentle in its action. We inform all reputable physicians as to the medicinal principles of Syrup of Figs, obtained, by an original method, from certain plants known to them to act most benefici ally and presented in an agreeable syrup in which the wholesome Californian blue figs are used to promote the pleasant taste; therefore it is not a secret rem edy and hence we are free to refer to all well informed physicians, who do not approve of patent medicines and never favor indiscriminate self-medication. Please to remember and teach your children also that the genuine Syrup of Figs always has the full name of the Company California Fig Syrup Co. plainly printed on the front of every package and that it is for sale in bottles of one size only. If any dealer offers any other than the regular Fifty cent size, or having printed thereon the name of any other company, do not accept it. If you fail to get the genuine you will not get its beneficial effects. Every family should always have a bottle on hand, as it is equally beneficial tor tne parents and the JUDGES TO DECIDE Will Straighten Out Tangle of City Election. PRIMARY LAW IN QUESTION Four Judges of Circuit Court Will Have Matter Presented to Them and Will Decide Validity of Direct Primary Act. A complete new registration of Portland electors will be made by County Clerk Fields unless enjoined by the court. Mr. Fields asks any person who thinks the registration contrary to law to step for ward and sue for an injunction. The new registration is necessary to operation of the direct primary election law in city primaries next Spring, and unless It shall be made, primaries for the city election will bo held under the old time party system. Mayor Williams. City Auditor Devlin and County Clerk Fields, in a conference yesterday, agreed that the registration shall proceed as If tho primary law were. In force, though each Is of the opinion that neither the primary law nor the city charter provides for. a new registra tion next Spring, and consequently that the law will not bo in effect until such registration shall be made in IPCS. Judge George said yesterday that when the question Is brought before the court it will be decided as quickly as possible, owing to its public Importance. He could not say how long a time would be re quired for a decision, "because," said he, "you know wo cannot proceed any fas tor than tho lawyers will let us' Mr. Fields has ordered a new set of registration books on notitlcation from Auditor Devlin that nominations of can didates for city offices will be made un der the direct primary law. Mayor Wil liams or somebody elso will bring suit to enjoin In the Circuit Court and the four Judges probably sitting en banc will shed their wisdom and clarify the at mosphere. "And," remarked the Mayor yesterday, "I think the question will not have to be taken higher than the Circuit Court." The cost of the new registration will be $2000. The charter allows only 30 days and Mr. Fields says that rapid work will be necessary to get the names of elec tors into the books in that timo. Electors will register their party affinity, which Is a requirement to the exercise of the fran chise at primary elections. Owing to the fact that but few electors are so reg istered, the new registration is neces sary. Gebo Mines to Resume. BUTTE, Mont.. Feb. 20. A Miner spe cial from Helena says that a stipulation was today entered Into between Attorney General Albert J. Galen and W, F. Meyer, counsol for the Gebo Mining Company, whereby the coal mining properties at Gebo can resume operation within 30 day3, the company agreeing to provide a man way for the miners as required by the statutes of the state. The mines have been under an Injunction. About 200 men will be afforded employment. Constipation and many other infantile disorders are the re sults of improper feeding. Give your baby Mellin's Food and see how quickly infantile troubles disappear. Send for our book "The Care & Feeding of Infants " and we will send it with a sample of. Mellin's Food free of charge. MELLIN'S FOOD CO., BOSTON, MASS. 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