THE MORNING- OREGOOA, MONDAY, DEGJDCBER 18, 103. EPS TIE STATE HISTORY RECORD Oregon Historical Society Prosperous at End of Another Year. is CULTIVATES STATE PRIDE It Is Purpose to Preserve Public Hd Other Documents of Value Done in Many States for .Reference. as Had Part In Exposition. Thb report cf Secretary F. G. Touns, or the Oregon Historical Society, sub mitted at the meeting- of the organi zation Saturday evening;. Is or particu lar interest. It deals with the Influence exerted by the society In behalf of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition In awakenlnc public sentiment to a realization of the Importance of the an niversary, the Historical Congress held under the auspices of the society, and suggests to what the organisation should' attain. The report is comprehensive in its review of the business of the year, financial history and needs and dthcloses the' earnestness and steadfast purpose of those -with whom ita stew ardship has been entrusted. "The fact of most significance in the present condition of this society is that It is Just emerging from a five-year period of relation to a centennial exposition move ment. Other institutions and interests In Oregon have been widely and deeply in fluenced by our great Fair, but none other so long, so deeply and so variedly as has been this society. Much in its present condition and prospects becomes clear when its relation to that movement Is recalled. The society probably had most to do in first committing Oregon to the ilcwls and Clark Fair, and it furnished the historical sentiment the medium In which alone the centennial idea could germinate. It naturally suffered the con sequences of evoking a great and absorb ing industrial exploitation project. The historical idea was soon overshadowed and relegated to the background. Of course, no one responsible for the society has had any heartburnings because of the fact that the Exposition organization, the child as it were, virtually pigeon-holed its parent. It was In the nature of things that this young, developing community. Infected with the spirit of this economic age, should have conducted Itself so. Everyone connected, with this society should rejoice that it had so prominent a part in precipitating the movement that has so greatly increased the rapidity with which history Is being made in Oregon. As the inspiriting cause of the relnvig- orated life and activity in Oregon, it has the very best credentials as a candidate tendering wider and expanding services to this commonwealth. The characteristic element in the pres ent condition of this society is, then, that of emergence from a state of repression and slight. But now, that the community strain Involved in developing an interna tional exposition is over, and the hurly- burly of that affair has passed by. it is time to move for readjustment and to plan for the larger work that In a well- ordered comonwealth devolves upon state historical society. "While the prep aration of the celebration of the centenary of the Lewis and Clark exploration was in progress it was our duty to focus our attention upon the pioneer epoch, that the largest measure of sentiment might be elicited for the great celebration, while the pioneer epoch will long remain the main source of inspiration and state pa triotism, it behooves us now to inquire what Is the full scope of the field of serv ice of 'this society, and what are its nor mul relations to the other institutions in the state? As fortune would have it, this lino of inquiry is being vigorously prose cuted Just now all over this country. This subject had the attention of the American Historical Association at its last annual meeting at Chicago last December, and will again take up part of its lime at its coming meeting at Baltimore. Before considering any suggestions as to future policy and reorganization, it will be well to have the leading facts In the pres cnt state of the society reviewed. Finances. The society's financial support comes from two main soures (a) a state appro priation; (b) dues from annual and fees from "life members. Our last legislative appropriation was J7500. This was an increase of J1500 over that of the last preceding Legislature. The funds available from the state this year did not. however, amount to one-half of $7500. or 53750. Our state appropriation is turned over to our treasurer in quar terly installments, the first installment of each new appropriation being received in April. Our income from the state this year was, therefore, the last Installment paid in January of the smaller cash ap propriation of the preceding Legislature, amountlns to $625. and the April. July and October installments of our last appro priation. making a total sum of $3137.50 re ceived from the state during this year. Our other main source of Income, re ceipts from membership fees and sale of publications, netted us this year $1144.13, The corresponding receipts for last year were $1669.25. The decrease of $5Si.0S in membership fees is to be attributed wholly to the conditions peculiar to this centen nlnl year. Under the pressure of the mul tlfarlous and distracting duties of th year, the work of collecting dues had to be slighted. And there was so much to engross the attention during the Expos! tlon months and to drain the pocketbook. that obligations like those to a historacl society were naturally overlooked. Our income from all sources, with our balance on hand of $192.71. from preceding years, amounted to $4776.03. As a means of controlling the society expenditures, the board of directors, at the beginning of each year, apportion thi income part of which can then only be estimated to specific objects necessary to earn out the policy of the society. The amount set aside this year in these sev eral funds of the budget were as follows Salaries of the assistant secretary and the assistant curator $2100 Editing the Quarterly 400 Printing and binding Quarterly 800J Printing the annual proceedings 300 For library 250 Support of museum 100 Postage and express 250 Historical Congress 250 Expenses of secretary and assistant secretary 150 Total ..... $4500 Exigencies, however, arise in con nectlon "with some of these expend! tures. which prevent an exact fore cast ef needs, so our funds have not been applied-in the different directions exactly as planned in the budget. The debit and credit sides for each budget fund resulting from one year's ex penditures stand as fellows: Balance Remains on Hand. Appro priated. Used. Salaries assistant secre tary and curator $2169.09 $2100.09 Editing Quarterly 300.09 Printing, binding Quar terly a.e 7.r Printing annua! proceed ings moo Library 250.00 410.77 Museum 100.00 236.90 Postage and express 230.00 24LS8 Historical Congress 250.00 125.00 Expenses secretary and assistant secretary 150.00 35R.&5 Unclassified expenditures ,.. 16 .25 None printed, for fear of deficit. As Jt is we have a. balance of cash on hand of J1SM0. The warrants out not yet presented will reduce this to $166.3S. The condition of our finances makes posulble for the first time what has long been desired the employment of a skillful librarian to catalogue and classify our collections. The improve ments on the side of our Income arei More from state the coming year.. $212.50 More in membership fees 600.00 On the side of expenditures, there will to a saving of Used this year in connection with the Exposition 175.00 Because of having made the last payment on the HarriB library 250.09 The society is thus at least $1200 better off financially for the next yer than it was for this. It is exceedingly gratifying to recognize the possibility of this attention to our library. Membership. The membership 'report of the as sistant secretary for the year is as follows. Tear ending November 30. 1605: Increase . New annual members added 45 New lire members added, fully paid 5 New life members added, partly paid.... 3 Total number new members for year...53 Lasses Life members discontinued 1 Annual members discontinued - Change from annual to life 2 Loss by death (life member, 1; annual mcmoers, ii) iz Total loss of membershiD 51 Net gain in membership for the year.. 2 The deaths among our membership during the year have been as follows: Judge C- B. Bellinger, our president, a life member. From our annual members: John J. Ballery. "William Wad hams. Gustaf Wilson. Dr. John "Welch. Theodore Wygant. J. Q. A. Young. w. uniette. H. S. Lyman. H. R. Long. w. MltchelL C H. Prescott. The decided falling off in membership dues collected is reconciled by the as slstant secretary with this report of the net gain of two on the ground that members are accustomed to pay him personally and the stress of extra work this year has prevented his applying to all personally. Accessions. Documents secured 121 Titles added to library 260 (i) is umber newspapers filed S3S0 W letters, mainly Bearing on public matters of early times : Pioneer relics 29 Old coins and paper money 67 (l)Among the Important early newspa pers secured was "The Friend." a mOnth- lv noma,. nil V1 1 mmA In IIAnnl..l.. V4..l. In 14 end onrflns- n-ltVi 1Kf.iJ ' (Z) The early letters include the corre spondence of Governor A. C. Glbbs during nis term as oovernor, itz-6, ana down tnrougn to isso. Visitors. Tho number of visitors registered for the year ending November 30, 1S05, was 40.223. The number from states other than Oregon during the Exposition period was 16,558. Average dally number during" the Ex position season was 245. No Exhibit at Exposition. Its Exposition responsibilities were problem .for the society. "With funds barely sufficient to maintain its regular activities, participation in the Exposition with an exhibit was out of the question. The society was accorded headquarters and a desk at the Oregon building. It established a bureau for the location of sources of Pacific Coast history, plae ing cabinets with cards for recording the existence of historical materials In each of the state buildings, and at other ap propriate stations. But a cause without active personal representation could not hope to arrest .the attention of the Ex position -visitors. And at best the at mosphere of an industrial exposition is not particularly conducive to close at tentlon to the work of reporting tne lo cation of historical material and run nlng down historical sources. The exercises on McLoughlin day. ar ranged by the society, constituted a note worthy occasion in the Interest It devel oped and in that it elicited th prepara tion and presentation of a careful study of the life xf that great character In early Oregon history. Historical Congress. The most decided success in Its line was the Historical Congress, held on Au gust 21-23, Inclusive. This was primarily the work of the society, though the Ex position authorities kindly furnished the major portion of the funds necessary to hold it. Distinguished historians from the East and from our neighboring states were present and discussed subjects of vital interest to the society. The sod ety's work impressed most favorably those conducting the foremost historical societies In the country. The society proved that it stands alone on this Coast in the vigor and results or its worn ana that It is inspiring historical organic tion and activity In the neighboring states. By this showing of the society's con dition at the end of the seventh year of its existence, along with the summary' of the results achieved during the whole period of its activity, as presented by the President, the society would seera to dem onstrate its right to serve as the con servator of Oregon's interests In history. As such, what should be done with it? A people true to their largest and deep est Interests will have the social experi ence of the world, but particularly their own social experience, preserved, ready at hand, organized and assimilated into the wisdom and civic spirit of their pub lic opinion. The records of the social life and activity Jn a state must be so available that the student, the legislator, the Judge and all the agencies of. devel opment will be stimulated to 'get from them the best light of social experience and use It In solving the problems of progress. What Society ShoHld Become. The Oregon of the future must grow out of the Oregon of the past and the present. As the State Historical Soci ety Its activities should be so developed as to furnish at call the elements from which a picture of what is essential in any phase of the life of the Oregon peo ple could be constructed. This means stupendous effort. But Just as co-operation and co-ordination of effort .are achieving their wonders In industrial af falrs. so this society should get Into "or ganic relations with agencies promoting allied Interests of the people. First It must hitch up or co-ordinate its activities "with those of the keeper of the archives of the state. Alabama, Mississippi. Tennessee and Kansas have established departments of archives and history. An owner of 13 volumes con taining the Oregon Legislative Journals and Session Laws down to 1870, places a value of $500 on them a fact that tens a volume about the lack of historical appreciation at one time In our office of the Secretary of State. It needs a his tory specialist to do the best by our archives. - Second A legislative reference library Is a antral featwe ef a historical li brary. WIbcorsVh and CaUtoraU. are e- curing -valuable services from such aa ageacy. Third Neither a state historical society nor a state university can do anything like Its best for the people of a state without a close affiliation of the two. The same, of course, is true of other in stitutions carrying on Investigations in history, politics, economics and sociology. The element In trie population oi me state that more than any other will have the ability, the leisure, and the devotion to refine principles for state and National, policies out of the raw materials of th. original sources. Is the advanced sta dents in these Institutions. Such lnvcrtl- gatlons are now a regular part of the work of your State University. Fourth The State Historical Society should be the depository not merely of county records, not in regular use. as they are in several states, but it should be the regular thing for such agencies as development league?, chambers of com merce, boards of trade, grange?. Irriga tion and good roads associations to de posit their papers and records where they will be safe and available- Then. through ready reference to previous pa pers and discussions, the wore or ail these organizations would become more cumulative and consistently progressive. Fifth The public school system, to be thoroughly indigenous and not an exotic in the point of view, it gives the young people, must get its civic flavor from the ministrations and suggestions of the State Historical Society.. Associations from the Oregon soli and the Oregon past should throng the mind of the youth and give the same sense of elation, the same stimulus to the Imagination that the streets of Athens or Rome would do. or that would be gotten from Bunker Hill or Independence HalL In a word, our society should secure the status of a department of the state, making its report to the Secretary of State; and it should have such reorgani zation as would Join its hands with those of the agencies promoting allied interests. The appointment of a committee to con sider such a plan of reorganization is recommended. F. O. Toung. secretary. COUXCIDMEX HAVE HARD TRIP TO POWER PLANT. Committeemen Find Location of Cas cade Company Difficult to Reach for Inspection. The six members of the streets and Judiciary committees of the Council. An- nand, Masters. Mcnefee. Shepherd. Vaughn and Wills, who left here Satur day morning in automobiles for the pur pose of Inspecting the plant of the Cs cade Power Company, in the vicinity of Mount Hood, have had a hard trip, ac cording to Councilman Vaughn, who re turned late yesterday afternoon, foot sore and weary. He accompanied them as far as the Big Sandy, at which point ne went into committee of the whole and resolved that he had bad a genteel suf ficiency of the trip. Mr. Vaughn re ports the walking decidedly bad. For tunately for tho crowd, a four-horse wasron was taken alone as a eammlimrv department, eventually serving in a dual capacity, as the rains had made the roads almost Impassable, and the wagon was brought into service to haul tho autos. - At last accounts the remainder of the sextet of municipal lawmakers were do ing the "Excelsior" act in the direction of Cloud Cap Inn. where they expected to camp last night, and if no worse fate is in store for them, .may possibly reach home in time to attend a special session of the two committees this afternoon. 3IllwaHklo Country Clab. Eastern and California races. Take Sell wood and Oregon City can. First aad AM. WHAT HITCHCOCK HAS DONE His Work Against the Land Thieves in Oregon and Elsewhere. Oregon has been so devoted to land stealing and to protection of land thieves that The Oregonian has not been able to say muoh recently. In the presence ot the situation in Oregon this Journal is humble and subdued, and it takes the following, therefore, from the Springfield (Mass.) Republican: The report of Secretary Hitchcock of the Interior Department reveals to the people the progress of his war upon fraud. By the aid of this report we can realize the amazing breadth of the work already done, and In progress, for the protection of the public lands from those who would despoil them for private en richment. Not before has it been pos sible to understand the extent of the Government investigations Into the land frauds. Attention has been chiefly con centrated upon the very important pros ecutions in California and Oregon. Even in those two states there Is more to fol low, and in California many indictments-, have been returned which have not yet appeared in the official records at Wash ington. It will amaze the country to learn that the work of exposing and pun ishing frauds is in active progress In 30 states! In these there have already been 30 convictions and 532 indictments. This Is not all. or the worst. Further Indictments will soon be made, notably In Kansas, where in two counties the agents of Secretary Hitchcock have rmmri 22 oersons holdlnc over 132,05jicres or land illegally. In Nebraska wholesale frauds are being discovered under the Klnkald act. passed at the last session of Congress, which permitted homestead ers to enter M acres of land. It will also be remembered that the important pros ecution of Bartlett Richards and Wil liam G. Comstock who, through the Ne braska Land & Feeding Company. It is alleged, maintained an unlawful Inclos ure of more than 250,000 acres-ended in the farcical sentence by Judge Mun ger that these men should pay a fine In each case of 53. and rema.'n In the cus tody of thtf United States Marshal for six hours! That this Is simply a trav esty on Justice is perfectly manifest, and Secretary Hitchcock has been amply Jus tified in so regarding it. The many man ifestations of public sentiment to this effect may well have Influence in future dealings of that court with this very lm nArtant matter. It is good to know that Lthe Interior Department Is still furtnx pursuing Mr. lucnares m mis along Secretary Hitchcock's broad line of battle against the widely pervasive land frauds the Issue Is to be v!gxniusly forced. These many Indictments will be prosecuted by, the Department ot Jus tice with the least possible delay, and be advanced as rapidly as the dockets of the respective courts will permit. Some details regarding the land prose cutions in these many states will have value. Let us first consider the West. In California, beside the pro ecu tlons hith erto followed In these vplumns. there have been several arreats for timber trespasses committed In the Los Angeles district. This is a new ramification, and in that state there are pending three indictment. The tragedy of the death or Senator Mitchell, and the action ot the Government and the cowrts which led to his conviction and those associated with him. is now a familiar story. Sec retary Hitchcock records, aa scalps from bis hunt, a loag ttst of convictions In connection with the land frauds on the Pacific Coast which were referred to In his last rspert. Indictments are pending agalalt foar jrsw far the unlawful feadag W public aad in Oregon. There have e dtecerered 2ime alleged I8erl lacloMrsc ef pabHc laad in Grant and L SERVICE MADE h FKRGE Mayor Lane, in His Anxiety to Appoint Bruin, Is Responsible.' POLICE FORCE IS WRONGED Men Are Given N'o Opportunity to Rise as the Charter Provides, tmt Sec a Stranger Put Ahead of Them. Members of the police force perceive that civil service will not protect them against political favoritism, as la the :ap- I pomtsnent or Bruin, a wiraoscr cot iuu- naturalized, who was put at the head of the police, over men who had served on the force many years. The whole structure of civil service, suoDOsed to be fortified by the city char, ter. is shown to be so fragile In the hands j of the Mayor that patrolmen ana owers who have supposed that merit and fldel- I itv tn Antv vnulrl be the test for nromo- I tlon or retention, cannot rely on it to guard against political innuence. i Many men on the police force sougnt i the nositions and took the examinations. supposing that during faithful service thev could not be discharged and that, as the charter Intends, tnty wouia nave the preference for promotions over out slders for appointments. Planned It as Ufcwork. Many entered the service planning to make It their llfework. They Imagined that ther had nothing to fear from the I shifts of politics, as had members of the I force before the civil service In tho new I charter was in operation, when the po- I lice force was- organized Into a political machine, as under Mayor Pennoyer. They I supposed that examinations would be I oDen and fair. But they now see that civil service is a noor crotectlon against political favor itism. The effect on the morale of the force Is bad. They are In fear or me police committee of the Executive Board. I Just as they used to be in creaa ot uie i fmnn Police Commission of former rfTT, An th.v read to testlfr In the Investigation which the City Council Is I and buildings, and other things In Port-m.vin- jxwiunt of insinuations and I land, which Bruin, being a stranger. .v,,,. ' r -,nc-MnM from th- nniteK I committee. This has demoralized tho was also a testr of educational quallflca force until many of its members follow tlons. which were not looked Into in the th- ritttlM not from nrlda In their work. I nor from asnse of public duty, but from fear that their Jobs will be given to others if Bruin or the police committee can find pretext to put them out. Ontranked by a Stranger. Men who have been on the force, many years are putranked by a stranger who had not completed his naturalisation oe fore beginning the civil service examina tion and the stranger Is put in authority over them, despite tho fact, admitted by r "1 :JT::... before the Investigating committee of the Council, that the force has jwrne 113 men beneath the grade of captain, among whom were persons capable of filling the position which was secured by Bruin. Theee men, since Bruin's appointment. have no hope of promotion. Furthermore, Bruin does not have the respect of the force. He, being a stran- Umatilla Counties there, and It Is" al leged that about 100 persons were In duced to make timber entries In the In terest of Claude Thayer In the Nehalem Valley, said to be one of the valuable timber districts In Oregon. To sum up. there have been IS convictions In that state and 1U indictments. In near-by Idaho there have been 13 Indictments.! TV,- T-.H.lor, fr-t.M Involve it Is averred, more than 10,00 acres of the best umber una in inat state, -in .Vin Slat nt Washington th-r are sV eral timber trespass cases ready for pre- sentatlon to the grand Jury, and suit has oecn lnsuiuiea w i ue - sued under the timber and stone act, embracing about 9X0 acres ot land. In Nebraska there have been five convictions and 19 Indictments. In Montana there are now pending IS In dictments. In Colorado there are 12 Indictments for conspiracy to have en tries made under the timber culture law, unlawfully passed to patent. There have also been two convictions for un lawful timber cutting on public land. In North Dakota there have been one conviction and 15 indictments. Tho alleged inclosure there of the Little Missouri Horse Company is estimated to embrace 80.000 acres, of which about 21.000 acres are unreserved pub lic landl In South Dakota there arc IS indictments pending, five of them for perjury In connection with homestead entries, and proceedings are under way. Involving 13 people, tocompel the removal of unlawful enclosures embracing about S00B acres. In New Mexico there are ten Indictments pend ing for conspiracy to defraud the Gov ernment. In Missouri two men have been convicted for fraudulently pro curing additional assignments. In what may bo called the Old West are land frauds in too large volume. Thus there are 17 Indictments in Min nesota, In Mlchlngan there are five. and in Wisconsin three. Now let us look to the South. In Arkansas there have been two con victions for the unlawful cutting of timber from public lands, and there are 14 more persons under Indictment in that state for a similar offense. In Alabama there are pending- 11 indict ments for fraud and perjury. Florida has IS Indictments, seven for the un lawful cutting- of timber on public lands, and as many more for conspir acy to defraud me Government, one for perjury, and another for larceny of personal property of the United States. In Louisiana there are 135 indictments, so that the record of that state surpasses that of Oregon with its 11?. These are for cutting and remov ing timber from Government land, con spiracy to defraud the Government. and a long and .melancholy list for perjury. If this is an astonishing record of fraud against the GaverRment. at tempted ana acnievea. it is auo a demonstration of the energy with which Uucle Sam Is moving, now that his eyes have been opened to' a knowl edge of tne real state oi the case. For long he "was fooled and hood winked through the collusion ef his Land OSSce, hut now the work ef ex posure and prosecution is being par sued with tireless Industry and reso lute purpose. Mere than ever it Is ts he said that Secretary JUtahesck fcalds the recerd ef the CaWat far achieving- results, a the. iet and tfcereegh way that has given, and will- sire, hie department high and honorable ts- tlnctlen. gee. unacquainted wKh. Peruana asatrs. cannot be expected to make the police respect his as their superior officer. SabserrfcBt te Mayor Lane. It is commonly supposed that the Civil Service Commission, which certified to the qualifications of Bruin, was iBdepeao. cnt of the "Mayor. But this la net the case. He participates actively in ita doings and with the aid of W. L. Brew ster, one of Its three other members, and Its secretary. O. L. McFherson, domi nates that body. For the complete suc cess of civil service, the Mayor should be separated from the Commlsaiea. The suspension of the civil service rules and regulations for the benefit of Bruin and the framing of new rules to enable Brain to qualify and pass the examination was evidently with the Mayor's sanctipn. 4Jivu service was put into the charter to prevent favoritism of this kind. It Li -I not enourh for 'Rru!ri, friend to tt-v to .S io? tht for whenever the Mayor or any other officer secures an appointment for any person by suspension or alteration of civil service rules', civil service becomes ! a failure and will not truard the city against patronage abuses such as pre vailed in preceding: administrations and were thought to have been banished by tne new charter. Bruin's Examination a Farce. It has been" made plain by the Cltv Council's investigation Into the Bruin matter that the examination in which Bruin received the highest grade of all Mc... and competitive." as required by u,e city charter; that, contrary to all precedent, it was an oral test and no record was kept of the questions and answers; that the same questions were not asked of all the contestants: that the examination toIm wri phunrni after Bruin applied, in order to remove disabilities that would have arisen against him under the old rules from hi. i.v of -imt..m .r.. in Portland and from the necessity of pnZ. moting members of the force Instead or appointing new men, andthat the Mayor had -Bruin in mind for the place, even before the examination was held. Xot a Fair Test. t The examination, held October 27. was not a fair test of the relative fitness of the six contestants, ono of whom was Bruin. Contrary to all precedent and to the expectation of the contestants, it was oral, and the examiners gave them arbitrary markings. One of the appli- cants. George Taylor, was asked only one question, and was rejected for an errone- ous answer, and was not giveif oppor- tunity to redeem himself on successive questions, as Is the rule in examinations. Taylor and Quinlan and Isakson. each of whom was marked down to 79 per cent, testified that they could have ac quitted themselves creditably In a writ ten examination, and that they could not see why the examination should not have been such, Just: like that for patrolmen. wnica was nwo waieniinuicguij. But the examination for patrolmen con tained intricate, questions about streets doubtless could not bavo answered. It xirum wwniaauon. The three witnesses testified that the examinations which they had taken for natrolmen had been written In each case. Said Isakson In reply to questions di rected by Dan J. Malarkey, who Is lead ing the investigation: The examination was not like tne otn- ers at all." Q. In what regard was it different? Xo Previous Oral Examination. A. The other examinations were writ- ten examinations and we answered the nrd was made of the examinations. I nasstd all of those examinations. Q. Did the other examinations include an oral examination of which no recora was kent? A. No. sir: there was no oral exam ination of any kind. Q. In any ot the other examinations have there been any oral examinations at all? A. No. air. o. And Questions of the character asked of you In those examinations con cerning your services were put In writ- A. They were always put In writing; Q. The same kind of questions and In writing? The Council committee will resume the hearing tomorrow morning. RANKS HIGH AS A LAWYER . , . irt Tnlnt I JU1CHICBHUV. -L ... From Idaho. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, V-astt- I jntrton. Dec 17. Lieutenant Edwin G. ,, TnBi,a v,ov. now an instructor at the West Point Military Academy has passed the bar examination of the District of Columbia, and Is admitted to practice before the Supreme court of the District. This entitles mm to the right to practice In almost every state In the Union Lieutenant Davis was In Washington for a few days..taklns the examination. and while here the fact leaked out that some years aro he and Burton t French, the present Congressman from Idaho, were rival candidates tor appointment as cadets at West Point. The decision was based upon exam I nations. In which Davis came out in first place, securing the appointment while French, who stood second among the various aspirants, received the ap pointment as alternate. Davis Quali fied, made good at the Academy, and throhv crowded French out or a mili tary career. But he says he had no Idea. when he beat French in tne examina - tion. that he had bested a future Mem ber of Congress. Davis, whose home Is at ilalad, has attained quite a reputation as a lawyer. being regarded In Army circles as one of the best legal advisers in use serv ice. If he sticks to this specialty after ne leaves Heat roum au iwumauw his hlKh reputation, he Will SOrae day De neara or a juoge Aawaic ui Army, an office corresponding to At torney-GeneraL Eh gene Has Many St h dents. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. ITugene, Or. Dec 17. Special.) When the Uni versity closed its ooors isr tne .tDrawas vacation, th reclstrars books snowed an enrollment of ss, exclusive ot tne ae- Darisients of music law. medicine, etc This Is an Increase ot 15 per cent over IV total enrollment of last year, ana is th larreat esrollnteat. cswnc stadents ot actual college rank. In the history of tit University. As there will be a large number of freshmen at the opening of the second semester, i-ebrnary w. it w netted that the enrollment far the year will reach the X mark. tu -r. mf flu mln iIiIh'i Cuujh Remedr. much praise and so maay expressions of gratitude as Chamberlain's Cogh Rean-A-r nrateful s&rcats everywhere testify m its merits. It to a certain cure for rronB. and will prevent the attack If at the first a3arance of the dis ease, it Is especially adapted to children. aa it to pleasant to taxe, ana contains nothing injurioes. Mr. JEL A. Humphreys. a weil-xnwn twm wr- stere et Mr. E. uecx. ot auc. te iho- nr. seam Aznca, says; mtk a Caaawersun s vgn enej- b wara mi to-MM and ceMs i say fanttty. I teend It t he vary sattoSaetary. and K- givaa me Bteaaore to recommend K." Far sate .by ail dntgetots. POPUUffl OF CITY It Is Officially Placed at Just 110,869. 1 WHAT THE CENSUS SHOWS Assessor SIglcr Is Satisfied That the Coant of Actual lucsldents of Portland .Reported, by the Enumerators 3s Correct. Including the new territory added at the last- election. he population of Port land Is now 110,869. official announcement of this fact having been made last night. This statement is in keeping with the claims of Toe Oregonian. which some time ago made the sel-otficlai announce ment that the; returns indicated a popu lation of between 110.500 and 112,000 for this city. Census-takers have been in the field since last May. and yesterday Assessor Slgler completed the computation of re turns, so that It Is now kiuwn definitely what the exact population Is. He has used every precaution to get the legiti mate number of people here, his instruc tions to the collectors being very explicit to secure the names of none but bona fide residents, and there has been no pad- dl?f o ! In several Instances where the popula tion- was reported greater. Mr. Slgler says he checked up the returns, but found no change, although sensational efforts were once made to cast discredit upon his work and to create the Impression that this city had more people than It re all y possessed. Th State Convention of Assessors. which recently met in this city, were al most unanimous in regard to experience in taking ther census in different coun ties, agreeing with Mr. Slgler fully that there was invariably more or less local dissatisfaction on account of the returns failing to fulfill general expectations. While the percentage of Increase in population has been proportionately heav ier on the East Side than on the west of the Willamette River, there Is at pres ent a difference of fully 1000 in favor of the latter in regard to number of inhabi tants. The Japanese residents were secured by one of their own race, while a Chinese accompanied the person detailed to obtain a list of the Chinese. LAND GRANT FOR IDAHO State Is Ball din?' a New Capitol Building. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Dec 17. Senator Heyburn is de manding a square deal for Idaho in the matter of a grant to aid In the con struction of the State Capitol building. That was the purpose of his bill, recent ly Introduced, granting- to the state 9tv 000 acres for this specific purpose. When Idaho was admitted to the Union she received a donation of only 32,000 acres for aiding in the construction of her Capitol, while upon the admission ot North and South Dakota, tkey were each granted S2.CC0 acres. Montana received 1S2.000 acres. Washington 132.000 acres. Wyoming 107,000 acres and Utah W.OQO. At the time of her admission idano naa an SS6.CC0 canitol building; but It has lone since been considered inadequate, and the state is now expending 51,500,000 in erectlna- a new building. Senator Heyburn thinks the grant to the state should be materially Increased, in order to reduce the burden assumed in erect inir the new capitol building. He will press his bill in the hope ofsecuring its enactment this session. Inasmuch as the bllL calls for no ap propriation and merely Increases Idaho's grant to 12S.000 acres ot iana. tnere is good prospect ot Its passage. HARRIS TRTJNTC CO. TTavo the finest stock of fitted bags and suitcases in tne city, jusi tne wung ior a hnitdav silt. 132 Sixth street, opposite The Oregonian. and 231 norrison. Dr. W. Norton Davis IN A WEEK We treat successfully all private nerv ous and chronic diseases of men. also blood, stomach, heart; liver, kidney and throat troubles, we cure ai-fiUAiis (without mercury) to stay cured forever. We jesaove STRICTURE, without opera i uon cp". ujr w stntf drams, snermatorrhoea and night losses by a new method, in a short time. We can restore tpe sexual vigor of any man under 50. by means of,ocal treat ment peculiar to ourselves. WE CURE GONORRHOEA fN A WEEK The doctors of this Institute are all reg- j.. wav hart rt v.jrf I --f-M VJo h.n Vnmni In Portland i ror many years, have a reputation to maintain, and will undertake no case un less certain cure can oe enectea. We guarantee a cure in every case we; undertake or charge no fee. Consultation free. Letters confidential. Instructive BOOK FOB-MEN mailed free in plain wrapper. If you caanot ca)l at office. write for ?uestlon blank. Home treatment success uL Office hours. 3 to 5 and 7 to 8. Sundays and holidays, 10 to 1Z. Dr. W. Norton Davis & Co. Offices In Van. Nor Hotel. SZft Third at. Corner Plae. Portland. Or. HAND S AP OLIO FO TILST AMD BATH Mjrrvd. It roam aH suias tai rMw, promts prickly bMt aa4 CMltf, mm imth turn sua, wnite, I a W.ufc- T. W Vi. u vI i mw, -- u tfiwn4TnmaritiiawMck m mm qttai, tapaftfmg tM illfeMaadmtooCaamttTwk tftfll Hydrozone Cures Sore Throat A Harmless Antiseptic ibidoreedbythemedkalprolessioa. Ono 25c Bottle. Free to any one, sending: ice. to pay postage. Sold by Leading; Drug gists. Not genuine unless label bears my signature: Good until Dec. tj. 05. Only one saiaDle to a family. 62M PrlncaSUN.Y. Write for free booklet on Rational Treat meat of Disease. IQND'S EXTRAC The. Survival of . the Fittest is well illustrated fay the success of Pond's Extract. For sixty years witch hazel manufacturers have offered their product as "the same thing" and "just as good." Pond's Extract never has and never can be equalled. Witch Hazel it not the tame thing. On analysis of seventy samples tf Wittb Hazel often offered as "the same thing fifty-toao toere shamn to contain woof afpohof or formaldt hyda or both. To avoid danger of foistning use 3DNds"extraC DENTS Toothache Gum Stem toot&acba traetlur there l a exrttj or not. Kerrtz lri ap or 1ok lt strength. Kee?ltlntaeBoeM for earx&ctes. Iml taaes daa't do the work. Gee XtoaVa Tavthaek 6 not, TUw Lsfeal. At fcll tirasgUls IS ctsti or by ra&U. Deal's Cora im S C. S. DENT t CO.. DetraK;. Mich. A Serious Mistake. It is a serious thing to neglect your heart. The. moment you detect any; weakness or irregularity, such as short breath after exercise, palpitation, fluttering, weak or hungry spells, pain in breast, side or shoulder, or uneasiness when lying on left side, you $hould take Dr. Miles' Heart Cure; it rarely ever fails to relieve all these srmptoms. If not promptly restored chronic heart disease soon de velops, and then it only remains for some sudden strain to com pletely exhaust the heart. Thousands of hopeless cases have been cured, and if you do not try it, it will be the great est mistake of your life. "When I began taking Dr. Miles Remedies I was in a very bad condi tion. I had stomach trouble, with severe distress after eating. My heart hurt me, and I had shortness of -breath, palpitation. My pulse was irregular, and my feet, ankles and. hands were swollen. Every month at regular periods I had severe pain. I wrote Dr. Miles Medical Co.. and they advised me to take Dr. Miles Restorative Nervine and Heart Cure. I soon noticed an improvement, and I continued the medicine until I was completely cured. I feel like a dif ferent person. In fact I have not felt so well for 20 years." . MRS. ALEXANDER WILSON! 3000 E grace St.. Richmond. Vsu Dr. Miles' Heart Cure Is sold by your druggist, who will guarantee that the first bottle will benefit. If It falls he will refund your money. Miles Medical Co.. Elkhart. Ind You Can Be Cured If you have Gonorrhoea, Gleet, Strle tare or In any of their farms, stages or complications, we can give you A. Positive Care. We likewise quickly, cure Vazlcecel and Hydrocele painlessly and 'without the old surgical "methods with tha knife. The following; are among other diseases we cure with equal skill and success: Xmyetencyt Nervosa DeUne and Vital Weakness, the result of ex cesses or youthful errors. Nocturnal Losses, Spermatorrhoea, Prestaterxhee and all other related troubles as well as BUdder Stomach and Kidney- affec tions. Plies, Rectal Ulcers, Ecsema and ether Skin Eruption,. CoualtaUoa sad exaratnstlos lre. Writ for rraptos blaak aad book li ran casaet call. Otfie Hoars: J X M. to S P-H.; Bandars. 10 to 13. St Louis aSSc- Dispensary Cr. 3d aad TamaBl 8tou. Portland, Ot. DEBILITATED S'.YS d fir. Mt ski wtrnMel syfcredmac Smd tat Cir W. D. ntmNUHtact. ARi