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.
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Good until
Dec. tj. 05.
Only one
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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
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The. moment you detect any;
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when lying on left side, you
$hould take Dr. Miles' Heart
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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
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est mistake of your life.
"When I began taking Dr. Miles
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severe distress after eating. My heart
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-breath, palpitation. My pulse was
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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
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If you have Gonorrhoea, Gleet, Strle
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stages or complications, we can give
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We likewise quickly, cure Vazlcecel
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and Vital Weakness, the result of ex
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