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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1905)
THEHOENING DREGDNIAN, SATURDAY, PEBRU4RY 25, 1905. ir BREAK Gil! JUL Pry Open Locks With a Broomstick. FOUR ROGKPILE VAGRANTS Bath-Room Affords Them Way to Liberty. NONE AS YET 'RECAPTURED Prisoners Who Made Escape Are Henry Good Thefr McGloin, Ben Darwin, O. Keith Frank Dnartrahe. nd THOSE WHO ESCAPED. Henri' McGloin, serving: sentence of two months; sentence was imposed Feb ruary 21; the charge was vagrancy. Ben Darwin, eervlng sentence of six months; sentence was imposed February 7; the charge was vagrancy. He escaped once before from the rockpile. "Babe" Keith, serving pentcnee of six months; sentence was Imposed February 17; the charge "was vagrancy. Frank Dnartrahe, serving sentence of three month; sentence waa Imposed February 13; the cliarge was vagrancy. He l said to be a wealthy man, but too miserly to pay for an appeal of his case. TVith a broomstock the frail locks on the bars above the bathroom at the City Jail were pried off at 11 o'clock last night and before the police became aware of it Henry McGloin. Ben Darwin. O. Keith and Frank, Dnartrahe. rockpile prisoners, gained their freedom. They let down the grating, used it as a ladder to climb to the glass over the room, broke a pane, walked through the corri dorB above and down to the sidewalk in front of poller headquarters down tho f fairway. Immediately after being notified of the Jallbreak. Captain of Police Moore, com manding the first relief, notified patrolmen nnd detectives. Every available officer was detailed to search for tho men, but at a late hour none had been captured. Records of Escaped Men. Of the rnn who escaped. Henry Mc Gloin is regarded as the most desperate. He was serving a term of 60 days for vagrancy. He is but 19 years old. but has been arrested repeatedly. Four months ago he was taken into custody with two other men for holding up sev eral people in the Albina Ferry Ex change Saloon. He was never charged with the crime, turning state's evidence. Frank James wont to the, penitentiary for flv years, and Charles Meban was tried and released. Ben Darwin, who is believed by - tho police to have instigated the ploUto break jail, is the man who escaped from Guards Mallett and Hulme, in charge of the rockpile gang, two weeks ago. He was recapture but four days ago, after a thorough search of tho city by officers. He was arrested for living off the earn ings of his wife, was found guilty before Municipal Judge Ilogue and sent to hard labor for six months. Hi3 wife, who is very 111, is now confined to the apart ments of Police Matron Simmons. O. Keith, known in Portland as "Babe." Is a notorious character, who was sent to the rockpile for living from the earn ings of a woman. He is a local man. He has no criminal record. Frank Dnartrahe was sentenced to fne three months. Ho also was con icted of living from the earnings of a woman, who, he declares Is his wife. He has been ill while in jail, and was allowed to be out in the main corridor, where he has been attending to the fire. He is said to be wealthy, but miserly, and rather than appeal his case, went to jail to serve out his sentence. Time Was Well Chosen. Jailer Llllls let Henry McGloin out of his cell that he might wash some cloth ing. Darwin and Keith were also al lowed the bathroom, as they wished to bathe, and instructions from Chief Hunt were to permit them to do so. Dnartrahe was at liberty in the corridors, and that comprised the quartet- Tho patrol-wagon was out on what the police believe was a call deliberately telephoned In to take Acting-Sergeants Carpenter and Hogc boom and Policeman Isaacs away from the Btatlon.. As tho barn Is directly be hind the bathroom, the prisoners were able to know it was out, and feared noth ing from that source. There wore but two small locks to break, and liberty was in roach. The City Jail was recently repaired to the ex tent of 54000 and was regarded as in excellent condition. TWO NEW SIWASHES. Seattle Signs a Couple of Players From Albuquerque. ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.. Feb. 24. (Spe cial.) Bert Vorhes, second baseman, and Fred Star, pitcher, both crack players of tho local baseball club, have signed to play with tho Seattle, "Wash., club of tho Pacific Coast League, and will leave the city next Wednesday. They have been ordered to report for practice at Santa Barbara. Cal. Several clubs the last few years have made flattering offers for Vorhes' services, but he turned them all down until this offer from Seattle arrived. The two St Louis league clubs were anx ious for him. especially the American League. He Is a good all-around player, and strong at the bat. Hughes Is Slow in Signing. SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 24. (Special.) A telegram from Manager Russ Hall to right says that Jay Hughes will play with Seattle this season. Hughes has been slow about signing because his sal ary of last season was cut, but the Seat tle magnates would not hear of his being sold or traded. Manager Hall does not say that Hughes has even yet signed a Seattle contract, but the owners of the Seattle Club say Hughes will play In Seattle or not at all. Hughes did not pitch gobd ball last Sum mer, and for that reason his salary was cut. CLOSE GAME AT BASKET-BALL Willamette Wins From Agricultural College by One Point. SALEM, Or.. Feb. 24.-(Speeial.)-In the fastest and most exciting game of the peason the Willamette basketball team defeated the team from the Oregon Agri cultural College by a .score of 19 to IS Judd was the star man for Willamette. Though he had been practicing- for only a -week' lie made four baskets. Swan, of O. A- C, made four goals and three foul throws. Pollard and Cate held each other down to a basket apiece and did some hard playing. The score at the end of the first half was 10 to 6 in favor of the home team. During the second half Swan and Cate did some fine -playing which brought the score up to 17 to 18 in their favor. But Judd threw the final basket, which gave the game to Willamette. The following is the line-up. Willamette. Positions. O. A. C Miller. Rader It. F.. iloorea Judd F Swan Pollard C Cates Simpson. Miller G Rinehart Whipple G Stiver Referee Shaw. Umpire Matthew. ATT ELL BEATS HANLON. Fight a Tame Affair Before Small Crowd. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24. Abe Attell had much tho better of the alx-round fight with Eddie Hanlon tonight at In dustrial Hall, before a small -audionce. Attell outpointed Hanlon at all points of the bout, and at no time was he in a tight place. Although Hanlon outweighed his oppo nent, he could do no effective work ex cept in the clinches. Attell was quick on his feet and was In and out before Han lon knew what he was about. "With the exception of the fourth and fifth rounds. In which most of the TTork was done, the fight was a very ordinary affair. Neither man was punished to any extent. Neary Gets Usual Decision. MILWAUKEE, Feb. 24. Charley Noary, of Milwaukee, got the decision tiVer" Mau rice Thompson, of Butte, Mont, at the AVC. 3 DIAGRAM SHOWING LOCATION OF STATE BUILDING AT LEWIS AND CLARK FAIR. end of olght rounds of fast milling before the Milwaukee Boxing Club, " tonight There were no knockdowns, but. Neary was the aggressor throughout and had a shade the better of his man. A draw would have been favorable to a large number of patrons. Blankenship Knocked Out. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Feb. 24. (Special.) Joe "Roberson knocked out Frank Blankenship in the second ro.und of a six-round bout before the Walla AValla Athletic Club tonight Roberson had "wagered the. gate receipts on finish ing his opponent in six founds. Blank enship weighed 195, Roberson 35 pounds less. LONG-SHOTS HAVE INNING. Only One Favorite Wins at Oakland Track. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24. San Nicholas led the procession in the fourth race. Divina beat Barrack a block for the place. Mogregor repeated today at S to L Mountebank, whovwas overlooked, boat out several good things. Weather clear, track good. Results: Half mile Roman Gold won. Ramona sec ond. F. W. Barr third. Time, :4S. Futurity course Mogregor won. My Order second. Alone third. Time, 1:12. Mile Andrew Mack won. Follow Mo sec ond. Flaunt third. Time, 1:42. Mile and one-clghth San Nicholas won. Divina second. Barrack third. Time. 1:54 U. Six and one-half furlongs Mountebank won. The "Volt second, Matt Hogan third. Time, 1:22. Six furlongs Whoa Bill won. Gallop Off second, Rector third. Time, 1:14. Winners at Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES. Feb. 24. Fustian, at 2 to 1, and E. M. Brittain, at 11 to 5, were the only successful favorites at Ascot today. Results: Six furlongs Lady Ninora won. Chalk Hedrlck second, Kitty Roark third. Time, 1:16. Seven furlongs Corgalette won. Borghesi second. Orchan third. Time, 1:2S. Slauson course E. M. Brattaln won, Lo Londe second. Cotillion third. Time, l:10Vi. Mile Fustian won, McGrathlana Prince second. Head Dance third. Time. l:41i. Mile and a sixteenth Varro won. Capable second. Bronze Wing third. Time, 1:49. Six furlongs Bailey won, De Brammbnt second, Maggie Mackey third. Time, l:15i. Hot Springs Results. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Feb. 24. Oak Lawn results: Four furlongs Jean Lee won, Eva Jean second. Strategy third. Time, :52 3-5." Six furlongs N'annon won, Ercma second. Golden Age third. Time. 1:18 S-5. Mile Allen won, Baikal second, Dolinda third. Time. 1:45 4-3. Six furlongs Schoharie won, Dewey sec ond. Canajobarle third. Time, 1:10 3-5. Three and one-half furlongs Donora won, America II. second, Balmer V. third. Time. :45. Mile and one-quarter Excentral won, Falkland second. Eclectic third. Time. 2:15. N,ew Orleans Races. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 24. Crescent City results: Mile Frank Rice won. Fits Brilllar sec ond, Evelyn Klnscy third. Time 1:45 4-5. Mile Sanction won. Balcsman second, Blennenworth third. Time, 1:44 2-5. Mile and a sixteenth Tristan Shandy won, Catallna second. Lady Free Knight third. Time. 1:52 2-5. Six furlongs Tom Manklns won, Redman second. Antimony third. Time 1:05 4-5. Five and a half furlongs Whorter won. Cardinal Wolsey second, Sadduce third. Tie. 1:10. Mile and 70 yards Favonlus won. St Sever second. Homestead third. Time, 1:47 4-5. Frank Gotch Wins. NEW YORK, Feb. 14. Frank Gotch. of Humboldt, la., champion catch-as-catch-can wrestler of America, bested Jim Parr, of WIgan, England, tonight at the Harlem Rlyer Casino, In a match, the conditions of whicn were that he must gain two falls within an hour. Gotch secured the first fall in 23 minutes, SS sec onds, and tho second in IS minutes, 39 sec onds, making the entire time spent in de feating his opponent 46 minutes, 27 sec onds. Gotch weighed 190 pounds and Parr 175. The Denver & Xtlo Grande scenery la even more beautiful in Winter than Sum mer. Travel East via that lin and speatf a day la Salt Lk Cltjr. FORM BY STATES Three Societies "Arrange Exposition Work, for PEftNSYLVANlANS AT BANQUET New Yorkers and Ohioans Hold Sep arate. Meetings, ant Will 'Add to Thair Membership by Liberal Enrollment. MORE MOXEY FOR "EW YORK EXHIBIT. .NEK TORK, Feb. 21. A bill was In troduced In the New York Legislature today appropriating 532.600 for the ?ew York State exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Exposition at Portland. The formation of state societies for the purpose of providing1 entertain ment'for visitors during- the Lewis and Clark Exposition continues to be the all-absorbing- topic among the former residents of tho country east of the Rocky Mountains now living In Port land. Many states are represented by so cieties already, and It Is thought that within another month nearly every lo cality will have made arrangements to entertain its old-home neighbors in a befitting- manner. The banquet of the Pennsylvania So ciety of Oregon at the Commercial Club last nighf was the most pretentious affair yet attoraptcd by any of the state organizations. Covers were laid for nearly a hundred members, and one of the most enthusiastic gatherings of the season was made merry by the reminiscences of the days spent In .the old Quaker state. The following menu was served: Chesapeake oysters, WHUamsport pep per pot. Susquehanna smelt Pike Coun ty olives, Philadelphia chicken, Lan- ' caster County waffles, Cumberland County pease, Erie County potatoes, Reading Scrappel, Allegheny bread and Pittsburg apple butter, Harrlsburg Ice cream, York County c(der, coffee. After the banquet B. S. Pague, acting as toastmaster in the place" of President II. L. Pittock, who Is out of the city. In well chosen words Introduced D. Soils Cohen, who responded to the toast, "W.1I-' Ham Pcnn. "The Ladles" was the toast selected for C. E. S. Wood to reply to and no better selection of a speaker could have been made. Mr. Wood was In splen did voice and happy frame of mind. He aptly spoke of the ladies of the Keystone State and told many stories with rare wit nnd humor. "The Quakers of Pennsyl vania" was the subject of the remarks of Dr. Ney Churchman. Captain Jesse M. Baker told of "Pennsylvania During the Civil War" in a most entertaining man ner, after which the gathering adjourned by singing "Auld Lang Syne." New Yorkers Organize. The New York Society of the Lewis and Clark Centennial was added to the list of completely organized clubs last night at a meeting held at tho City Hall. Mayor George H. Williams was chosen president Dr. Simeon E. Joseph!, first vice-president: R. C. Wright second vlce-presldqnt; C T. Tinker, secretary and treasurer, and Mrs. H. L. Vail, registrar. An ex ecutive committee of six was chosen to manage the affairs of the club. It was decided to hold meetings of the society upon the second Tuesday of each month at the City Hall. A register for the signature of residents of the state of New York will be opened this morning at the office of Vice-President R. C. "Wright fVU TiMriim riulMlnir. rind it ti fhft request of the society that all natives of that state, as well as those who were residents of the state for five years pre vious to their coming to Oregon place their names upon the book. All paying their dues within 50 days will be consld ercd charter members of the society. Buckeyes at Marquam. The Ohio Society held a well attended meeting at K. of P. Hall, in the Marquam building, last night. The most Important feature of the business meeting was the decision of the society to extend its field to all parts of the state of Oregon and to issue a call for members to include all former residents of tho Buckeye State now living In Oregon. After tho business session the following programme was given: Piano solo. Miss Ethel McConncll; vocal solo. William Lai; reading. Miss M. E. Record: solo. Miss Jessie McConnell: duet Mr. Moy and Wll Ham Lai; bass solo, C. H. Hoeg: remarks by Judge John F. Caples and C. M. Idle- man. Following the programme refresh ments ere served. The Ohio Society will meet with the Missouri people at the Marquam building this evening. At a special meeting of the Missouri Society, held last night It was decided to Invite all the members of the other societies to join them at an entertain ment and. sociable at Knights of Pythias Hall, in the Marquam building, this eve ning. A splendid time is promised all who attend. MINNESOTA WILL EXHIBIT. Appropriation of $50,000 Will Be Asked of Legislature. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. 24.-(Spe cial.) A bill will be introduced In the Legislature tomorrow providing for an ap propriation of $50,000 for a Minnesota state building at the Lewis and Clark Expos! tlon. Prospects are strong that the meas ure will pass and that the state will cer tainly make some provision for repre sentation at the Exposition: Commissioner Mclsaac has interviewed many members of both houses and Gov ernor Johnson, and received much en couragement. Committees of both houses are now considering the matter. PARES ITS CLAWS. Continued from First Page.) but neither Roth nor Crane could be pres. , ent. and action was postponed. : Chairman Davis, after the meeting, ex- I pressed the opinion that this put an end to proposed land legislation at this ses sion, as the committee would not be able to report out the hills in time for action, by the House and Senate. Bill to Remove Supreme Court. OLYMP1A.. Wash., Feb. 2L (Special.)-A- bill providing for the immediate re moval of the Supreme Court from Olym pia to Tacoma has been drafted and will be introduced in the Senate as a commit tee bill hy the Senate judiciary comit tce. The committee will make no recom mendation as to its passage. Tho Senate judiciary committee has also prepared a bill identical with the direct primary bill approved by the House, for introduction as a Senate substitute for other bills introduced. Work Done in the Senate. OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 24. (Special.) The Senate passed House bills changing the name of-tho Agricultural College to Washington State College, providing for the payment of premiums on official bonds out of the public funds and a Senate hill prohibiting boycotting, picketing and un fair lists. The House killed the meat-Inspection bill. VICTIM OF SPANISH SWINDLER Consul-General to Turkey Loses $1200 at an Old Game. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24. George F. Hall, Consul-Gencral to Turkey, has ad mitted that he has been made the victim of an old-time swindle to the extent of 51200. Some time-ago he received a letter signed "Eatanalo Cortinas." which said the writer was dying in a Spanish prison and was so closely guarded that it was only through the kindness of a priest that the letter was sent Cortlnas said he had a beautiful daugh ter and he wished Hall to become her guardian, the Consul was a distant rela tive of Cortinas' dead wife. The al leged dying 'man said he had 29,000 deposited in a London bank, which would be divided equally between Hall and the girl, if the former assumed her guardian ship. Half was asked to cable His willing ness to be her guardian to an address in Barcelona. He did so, nnd in time re ceived a letter from tho still dying Cortl nas asking him to cable $1000 to the priest. to provide funds for sending the priest to London and the daughter to Cali fornia. Hail cabled the money at an ex pense of $200. and when the day3 went by without further messago he realized he had been swindled. He Is said to bs the third San Franciscan who Jell into the wiles of the Spaniard. FEDERAL JURORS APPROACHED Effort of Influential People to Shield Men Accused of Embezzlement. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24. There is said to be an undercurrents scandal In the Federal building, due. It is said, to efforts mado by certain persons to Induce the Federal grand jury to Ignoro tho charges of embezzlement preferred against Cres3 Unger and George A. Wright Unger -was connected with the office of Collector of the Port, and is accused of embezzling $1700. Wright was associated with the office of Collector of Internal Revenue and was said to be short In his accounts. It is said that Influential peo ple have approached members of the grand jury in endeavors to persuade the jury to Ignore, the charges made against the accused men, and that certain of tho Federal prosecutors have been threatened with political extinction if they persisted In pressing the charges. Collector Lynch is related by marriage to Wright. It is said that as a result of the scan dal, United States Attorney Woodward has notified the jurors -that indictments must be returned or the matter will bo brought to tlie attention of United States District Judge DeHaven. INCENDIARY MAKES MEN IDLE Tensron-House Supporting an End of Bimetallic Tramway Is Burned. BUTTE, Mont. Feb. 24. A Phillipsburg. Mont, special to the Miner says the big tension House supporting one end of the three-mile tramway of the Bimetallic Mining Company, was burned this after noon. The fire Is supposed to be of in cendiary origin. The loss Is $3500. Two hundred men will be thrown out of work for about ten days. This is the second time within the past four months that the tension-house has been burned and feeling ran so high that had the incendiary been caught he would have been summarily dealt with. BIG DEPOSIT OF CEMENT CLAY Portland Man In Syndicate That Will Exploit on Large Scale. SAN JOSE; Cal.. Feb. 24. (Special.) James Ladd, of Portland, Or., and A. Hart McKco, of Pittsburg, are at tho head of a syndicate which has just dis covered an Immense deposit of Portland cement clay near Chittenden, a small sta tion on the Southern Pacific, 60 miles south of this city. It Is said to be the intention of the syn dicate to bid on the cement contracts for the building of the Panama Canal, and to erect a big plant at Chittenden for the manufacture of the product Forced to Plant Eastern Oysters. SOUTH BEND. Wash., Feb. 24. (Spe cial.) Tho Morgan Oyster Company has decided to plant Eastern seed oysters on their beds In Wlllapa Bay, being forced to it because of the superiority In flavor of the Eastern oyster transplanted to Willapa Bay oYer the same oysters trans planted to San Francisco Bay. This Is the largest oyster company on the Coast .and Its immense holdings In this bay have been used heretofore for native oysters entirely, but ihe Toke Point and Nah cotta Point oysters from this bay are now cutting such a figure in the market that they are" now recognized as com petitors by the San Francisco oystermen. The Morgan Oyster Company ships about 100 carloads of seed oysters to Its San Francisco beds annually, and It is expected that they will ship here on al most an equally extensive scale. WITNESS ACCUSES LEE HON LEE Wounded Chinese Appears as Assail ant Instead of Victim. The cases of the Chinese highbinders were called in the Police Court yesterday morning and much of the testimony, which was substantially the same that has been published, was listened to by Judge Hogue. The only discrepancy was in that of J. M. Guilllams, the white man. who was accidentally shot during the melee on Second street Yesterday he changed his story In such a manner that the wounded man, Leo Mon Lee. appears In the role of would-be murderer. This is contrary to the former reports to the police, which agreed that LeA Mon Lee was only the intended victim. As a result of the hearing yesterday Leong Kow and Leong Bow. two of the six Chinese under arrest were ordered discharged and the bail of Ju Leong HI reduced from $5000 to $2000. The cases against the other members of the tongs were continued until this morning. m If" WILL BRING CABIN Roosevelt's Dakota Home to Be an Exhibit. WHAT THE FAIR HAS COST Governor Pardee and Staff Will Open the ExerciseB on California Day, Which Will Be September 9. The cabin used by President Roose velt in North Dakota, whilo he was pur suing his career as a deputy sheriff and a stockman, will be brought to Portland from St Louis, where It was on exhibi tion, for the Lewis and Clark Centen nial. Before the Oregon Legislature met Dr. H. W.. Coe, on his way home, met the North Dakota delegation and aided in making the present arrangements. Tho appropriation for the Exposition for North Dakota now amounts to more than 35G.C0O and the exhibit from that state bids fair to be as interesting as any on the grounds. ADMISSION DAY IS CHOSEN California Elects Its Natal Anni versary for Exposition Celebration. Secretary Henry B. Reed, of the Lewis and Clark Centennial corporation, re ceived a letter from Governor Pardee, of California, yesterday, stating that Sep tember 0 had been selected as California day at the Exposition, and requesting that it be set aside for the purpose, and so designated on all the programmes. Secretary Reed immediately notified Governor Pardee that the date was satis factory to the Lewis "and Clark officials. On California day there, will be special exercises in the California building. Gov ernor Pardee, his staff and members of that -&Mmk &m:w SSIk V9fi.jl urn? i&Jzm lu ..'. .r;fsF,v 1 sew one IMaffp. Booth Tarkiragion In the Arena. "'The Gentleman from Indiana in Politics,' that is what we might have called this new book of Mr. Tarkingtoas. In this latest work the brilliant author of 'The Gentleman from Indiana and 'Monsieur Beaucaire has drawn extensively upon his experi ences apd observations in the Legislature of his native State, with the result that he has given such a gal lery of political portraits and such an account of how things are worked in the great arena as has never before been achieved in American literature. All the types of political life are here rendered with that life-like quality that characterizes all Mr. Tarking ton's creations. Humor and pathos both play over every page. "Mr. Tarkington has done for the short story what Mr. Ade has done for the stage, and 'In The Arena should have a success similar to that of ' The County Chairman. A7". T. Globe. Cloth 12mo. Illustrated. 51.30. MeCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO. 44-flO EAST 2 3d STREET, HEW YORK the State Legislature will be present, special trains will be run from all parts of California, and It Is expected that thousands of Callfornians will attend the Exposition. On that day the California building Will be made the headquarters, receptions will be held there and the public in general will be invited to make merry at the expense of California. EXTEND TIME ON SHIPMENTS Railroads Make Aliovance for Re turn of Exhibits From St. Louis. Owing to the delay In providing for the return shipment of the exhibits from the St. Louis Exposition, it is announced by tho railroads that tho limit on ship ment has been extended from tho latter part of February until the latter part of March. According to the agreement made by the railroads it was provided that all ex hibits at St Louis must be started on their return journey before the last day of February. This, for many reasons, was found not to be possible and there fore the extension was made. This change wfll perhaps have some effect on tho exhibits now being shipped to the Lewis and Clark Fair, as it will give a longer time in which to prepare them and get them on the road in good con dition. WORKMEN WILL NOT STRIKE Agitators Fail in Effort to Bring on Labor Trouble. Those who have been closely watching the agitation of a striko among the work men on the Government building at the Lewis and Clark Fair grounds say that the possibility of such a movement has been reduced to a minimum. The work men seem satisfied and the feeUng of un rest which was noticeable among them several days ago Is now entirely absent Tho professional agitators who tried to In fluence the workmen employed In tho con struction of the Government building have become disheartened and they realize the hopelessness of the situation so far aa they are concerned. Tho conservative element of the workmen proved too strong for the agitators, who were supported only by a few of the radical laborers. What tho Fair Has Cost. Up to Fobruary 11, tho cost of the Lewis and Clark Exposition to the State of Oregon amounted to $234,237.07, as shown by the financial report of the State Lewis and Clark Commission. The Ag The Laxative Known There are two classes of remedies: those of known quaI- ity and which are "permanently beneficial in effect', acting .gently, in harmony with nature, when nature needs assist ance; and another class, composed of preparations of unknown, uncertain and inferior character, acting tempo rarily, but injuriously, as a result of forcing the natural functions unnecessarily. One of the most excentional of it f , - me remeaiesor Known quality and excellence is the ever pleasant SvruD of Fies. manufactured hv the California Fig SvruD Co.. which reDresents the active nrincinlp: nf plants, known to act most beneficially, in a pleasant syrup, in which the wholesome Californian hlne ficr; an ji;pH tn mn. tribute their rich, yet delicate, fruity flavor. It is the remedy of all remedies to sweeten and refresh and cleanse the system gently and naturally, and to assist one in overcoming consti pation and the many ills resulting therefrom. Its active princi ples and quajity are known to physicians generally, and the remedy has therefore met with their approval, as well as with tho fourtr flfrndnu mi11tnn! sC ...11 , 1 i if: c i i i i fvi uicu uwii pciauuiu Knowledge thatitis a mn;r pyrpllpnf Ifiviiftiro . . it will cure all manner of ills, but represents, a laxative remedy of known quality and excellence, containing nothing of an objectionable or injurious character. There are two classes of purchasers : those who are informed to the quality of what they buy and the reasonsfor the excellence articles of exceDtional merit, and who do nof lark elsewhere when a dealer offers an imitation of any well known article; but, unfortunately, there are some people who do not know, and who allow themselves to be imposed upon. They cannot expect its beneficial effects if thev do not crpf trip orpniiinp rpmpHv To the credit of the druggists of nearly all of them value their integrity and the good will of their jr j- . . . .. ... . manufactured Dy xne L,alirornia uuy me genuine article and has Only tO note, when the Company California Fig Syrup Co iront or every package. Price 9 ricultural building has been the most ex pensive, aggregating 573.263.S4. Durins the month of January the Palace of Machinery and Transportation and tho Auditorium called for expenditures of $4000 each. Tho Foreign Exhibits building has cost $32,538 and the Oriental build ing has cost $51,639.20. HE ASKS POINTED QUESTIONS Wants to Know Why Wittenberg Opposes Public Will. PORTLAND. Feb, 21. (.To tho Editor.) Th frequent expression ot Director Herman Wit tenberg's views concerning location of tho now high school on the East Side leads one to in quire: What is the motive of this .man. wba alone is to determined to set aside tbe will of the people regularly expressed at the annual school meeting? What other location has ha in mind, and why keap his purpose hidden from tho people Interested? "What will be the cost of this scheme to abandon a location Ions ago set aside for this yurtose, an.d mora cen tral and convenient than any other? Why this sudden interest In a playground at tho Central (now Hawthorne) School alone, while others with contracted- grourvda are passed D?. Now a word to the public in exaianatlon: The Hawthorne (formerly Central) School in located on a tract 20x200 feet. Adjoining It oa tho north is a tract also 230x260 feet. This Is the block set aside years ago for a htgh school. This Is tha tract Mr. Wittenberg wishes to reserve as a playground for Hawthorne School. At present it is used as a ball ground for the larger boys. The block Is high, drain age excellent, and Is well worth $20,000 to day; rather expensive for a baseball ground to be used only about 25 minutes each school day. The other block, occupied by Hawthorne School, is, as stated. 230x260 feet, and ha 50.800 square feet while the other schools in the city are on blocks 200x200, hav ing 40.000 square feet. With 50 per cent more ground than other schools, the patrons of Haw thorco School think they can get along, and do not ask the city to donate them the use ol another tract of 50.800 square feet Now as to mixing of pupils, danger of con tagion. Are risk, etc: The tracts would, of course, be separated by a high' plank wall run.'' nlng full lengUt between them. Just as would be done if private owners' had the north block, and the pupils would not mix. If contagion appeared in one school, the other would" go oh without more risk than if tho contagion ' was across the 6treet Fire protection weuld also be as good as at any school, where thero are buildings across the street. The location is more central than any othr that can be had. It can quickly be reached from all the East Side car lines. Resldcnta o Albina and Irvington, coming In on the Union avenue line, would transfer to Bast Fine-street line without crossing the river, and reach the school very quickly. Do taxpayers wish to abandon valuable prop erty, and so excellent a location, for the un known spot, of unknown cost, and unknown value, which, one man has in hi9 mind? The people have once already spoken; let the publia servants obey. O. M. SCOTT. Qualit ... . .7 i - 1 ana irom actual experience rmoflTT- IValnnnf Mn.'m tu v.wii.ujr. iiv-uu uuiumuiUWl recommend it for what it reallv the United States be it said renntaHnn fnr nrnfacemnoi customers too highly to offer jl f-ig Syrup Co., and in order to get its benefic al effects. nnrchnsincr thp full noma plainly printed on the , 50c per bottle. One size only. 4