AN AMERICAN, BUT LOVES SIAM
BETTER THAN HIS NATIVE LAND
C. G. Edward, Here Two Days, Wishes to Return Instantly to That Dear
Bangkok.
BORN" and roared, an American and
yet having set his foot upon Amer
ican soil lift Monday for the first,
tin-.e in eight years. C. G. Edward, an
exporter, is already longing to get back
to his home at Siam. Yesterday he was
a guest at the Hotel Portland where he
declared that he had seen all he. desired
of the United States and that the best
thing he has encountered since he has
been here, was a dish of peaches and
cream
According to Mr. Edwari. Siam is a
country where it is so excessively hot
that the sidewalks burn the feet: where
the black plague never ceases us decima
tion of the population: where cholera
pays a visit as regularly as the months
of February and March roll round; and
where the Europeans, eat only vegetables
and butter that come in tins.
' I wish I was back in old Siam right
now notwithstanding that I have been
here but two days.'' remarked Mr. Ed
ward yesterday a sort of a far-away-look
stealing into his eyes which spelled
home-sickness. ' I have had enough of
it already and if I had my way about
it I would take the next steamer back
to Siam. Ferhaps it is that the chilly
weather here doesn t suit me and that
I have learned to love the hot days and
balmy nights of old Sum Don't think
that I am an' unnatural American. I am
still an American and am proud of it
but taken all in all Siam just suits me
When there I am perfectly happy. I can t
explain why. especially when I think of
the frightfully hot weather but I suppose
I am fascinated with that easy Oriental
wav of living and enjoying life."
This was the explanation offered by
Mr. Edward yesterday. He talked of
Fiam with the enthusiasm and animation
of a young boy who has obtained a dog
or pony and Is telling his friends about
it. But he also talked of the United
States and from his conversation it
could be readily seen that he knows as
much about this country as most Amer
icans who have never left its shores. He
loves the Americans and loves this coun
try but loves Siam just a little better.
Mr. Edward is'-in the exporting and
brokerage business with headquarters at
Bangkok, where he makes his residence.
He is accompanied by his wife who will
remain in this country for a year or
more. She has been with her husband
in Siam but became hungry for American
theaters. She says that after she has
been here for a year and has seen all
the shows and has' become thoroughly
permeated with Americanism and Amer
ican ways once more that she is willing
to return to her husband at Siam. -Mr.
Edward will accompany his wife to Pitts
burg and will continue East to New York
where he will be joined by Professor
Strobel. formerly of the faculty of Har
vard but who is now chief advisor to
the King of Siam. They will return to
Bangkok together by way of Europe.
"I have been eating peaches and cream
ever since I have been here." remarked
Mr. Edward. "I must admit that we
have nothing quite so good as peaches
and cream in Siam. For eight years I
have been living on tinned vegetables and
when it comes to eating I am making
up for lost time.
"I doubt if there is any other country
under the sky where the heat is greater
than in Siam. and yet I have become ac
customed to it and have learned to like it
much better than that of this country.
The sidewalk Is the only Incubator they
have m Siam. The natives simply place
the eggs out under the scorching rays of
the sun and they hatch the same as they
would in an incubator. In Bangkok when
it is the hottest it is no uncommon eight
to see whole sidewalks littered with egg9
placed there to hatch.
"The Siamese, that is the upper classes,
and the Europeans, sleep and rest during
the day and work and enjoy themselves
at night. The noblemen do not get down
to their work until about 4 o'clock in the
afternoon and about two or three hours
later they are ready to spend the eve
ning or night rather in recreation as they
see fit. The Europeans dare not venture
out on the streets during the middle of
the day because of the terrific heat
they could not stand it.
"During the months of February and
March we always have cholera. The na
tives die off like f.eas and occasionally
the white people succumb. Its presence
during those months is due to the lack of
pure water for the natives. L&at year
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seven out of about $00 Europeans at
Bangkok died from cholera. I remember
of meeting friends of mine and in the
morning to learn m the afternoon that
they had been seized by the dread desease
and were dead.
"We have the black plague the year
around but the authorities manage to
keep it in check. The white people have
learned not to fear cholera and the plague
and do not worry about them. We have
our clubs, and socials our races, our
motor cars, our horses and other con
veniences that help to make our lives
worth living. We are absolutely inde
pendent and can do whatsoever we
please. We have our hunting parties and
can shoot the year around wherever we
please. We have the finest hunting in
the world."
WILL OPPOSE EXTENSION
Property-Owners Claim $300,000
Damages for Opening Oak Street.
The proposed opening of Oak street
between Seventh and Burnside streets
has aroused the opposition of those
whose property will be damaged if the
extension is made. They appeared at
the City Hall yesterday morning ask
ing damages aggregating J300.000. The
property owners in this district argue
that there are already enough streets
in that vicinity and will make a bitter
fight against the extension of Oak
street.
The property owners on Oak street,
on the .other hand, claim that the ex
tension of Oak street for three blocks
from Seventh to a point where it will
converge with Burnside. will greatly
increase the value of property from the
water front to Burnside along Oak.
They also assert that they are willing
to reimburse the owners of property
whose land will be crossed.
J. P. Menefee. John Kelly and S.
Barr, who were appointed viewers, held
their first meeting at the City Hall
yesterday morning.
Could Not Sleep for Couching.
"A customer called me up one cold
night last winter, wanting a bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for his
mother, who had such a cough that she
could not sleep." says E. Mixon. of
Stallings. Ala. "The next day he told me
that one dose of it relieved her and that
she rested well for the remainder of the
night." This remedy is for sale by all
druggists.
Bargain Haircuts and
Shaves Promised
Lady Barber Shop to Open Near
the Courthouse, and Officials Dis
pute An to Who Shall Be First
to Try It,
SOMETHING new is coming to town,
and you can expect to hear within a
few days that shaves have been marked
down to 9 cents and that hair cuts are
reduced to 23 cents. And all because a
lady barber shop is coming. In a small
vacant store-room near the courthouse
was posted yesterday a sign, on which is
printed in bold letters:
.
: LAOT BARBER I
: SHOP WILL
OPEX HERE.
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There was much discussion in the court
house corridors regarding who would be
the first to try the new shop. County
Auditor Brandes and County Clerk Fields
had such a dispute over the matter that
friends expect them to sit up nights in
their endeavors each to be the first one
to try the new shop.
Although many have asked to be the
first to have work done, nearly all of
the courthouse officials have agreed to
allow Commissioner Lightner to have this
honor. The others will fight for second
place.
Just when the shop is going to open
and who will conduct it is not known.
DEFENDANTS MUST APPEAR
Los Angeles Men Indicted for Land
Frauds to Be Brought Here.
-Just because they thought they could
teach United States District Attorney
Bristol, and the rest of the officials who
have had a hand in prosecuting land
fraud folks, four Los Angeles land grab
bers will have the pleasure of coming all
the way from Southern California to
Portland to put np bail money. They are
Dr. A. H. Hodderly. Richard Hynes,
Jacob C. Cross and Fred W. Dennis. All
are prominent Los Angeles men of money
and when they were indicted for their
activity in grabbing Oregon, lands, ihey
nnoume
ment
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to announce tfjat after
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Street, torjere. toe are
Stjototng a seleft line of
labtes' anb misses' Suits,
toats, baaists, Skirts ano
ebentng gotrns of rfje
berp latest mobels for
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351 Btosfcmgton
Opposite ranU Cjjeatrt
Bet, Park and Seventh
10 A. M. Till 9 P. M
made denial and set local legal machinery
that would prevent their being brought to
Portland.
Through their attorneys they sued out
notices of appeal, but by the time that
they got the case into court it was too
late. United States District Attorney
Bristol would have been satisfied at the
outset had the defendants appeared be
fore United States District Attorney Law
ler, of California and given bail, but when
tbey sought to complicate the natural
proceedings, he determined to give the
wealthy defendants a run for . their
money. The necessary papers for the re
moval of Dr. Hodderly, Hynes. Cross and
Dennis will be made out at once and
placed in the hands of United States Mar
shal Reed, who will have an officer of the
law go to Los Angeles and bring the de
fendants into court in Portland.
INJURIES PROVE FATAL
J. W. Seliger, Aged Victim of Street
Car Accident, Dead.
John W. Seliger. aged 70 years, who
was struck by a trolley-car at Williams
avenue and Tillamook street late Tuesday
night, while attempting to cross in front
of it, died at 6 o'clock yesterday morning.
Coroner Finley investigated the case and
states that the evidence clearly shows
the accident to ha'e been unavoidable.
No inquest will be held.
The accident occurred shortly after 9
o'clock, as Mr. Seliger was hurrying from
the residence of his son-in-law. B. A
Fairar. 850 Tillamook street, to catch a
car for his own ranch on Cornell road.
He is said to have seen the car he wiEhed
approaching and attempted to run across
the track in front of it. He was struck,
knocked down and badly mangled
An ambulance conveyed him to the Good
Samaritan Hospital, where he was attend
ed by Dr. A. C. Panton. physician for the
Portland Railway Company. He left a
wife, a daughter and two sons.
First to Adopt Metric System. .
LONDON, Oct. 17. The commerciaj
community in Great Britain is greatly in
terested in the decision announced yester
day by Kynoch. Limited, ammunition
manufacturers of Birmingham, to adopt
the metric system, both in weight and
measures and monetary dealings. In Eng
land the metric system is permitted legal
ly, but it is not compulsory. Fruitless ef
forts have been made to get Parliament
to make it compulsory.
Fair Maid Baffles Dog-catcher
Protect Her Canine Pet by Smash
ing His Pursuer Over the Head
With An Umbrella.
SMASH! biff! bang! went a pearl
handled umbrella over the head of
the city dog-catcher yesterday after
noon on the corner of East Burnside
street and Union avenue, and the dog
he was after escaped, much to his cha
grin and indignation.
A handsome. substantially built
young lady, with red cheeks and laugh
ing eyes, came down East Burnside
street, with a pet dog trailing along
behind. At the same moment the dog
catcher, driving around the corner,
caught sight of the pet, and at once
noticed that it had no license tag. He
jumped off his wagon and was ap
proaching the animal when the maiden
saw him. She sprang between him and
her pet, scaring the latter so that it
ran off down the street.
At the same time she landed a crush
.
Even if mercury and potash could cure Contagious Blood Poisou the
condition in which these strong minerals leave the system would make the
cure worse than the disease. But they cannot cure the vile disorder ; they
can only cover up the symptoms for awhile to break out with renewed vio
lence when the treatment is left off. When the virus of Contagious Blood
Poison enters the blood the entire circulation becomes poisoned, and the
loathsome symptoms begin to appear. The mouth and throat ulcerate, hair
and eyebrows come out, glands of the neck and groin swell, copper-colored
spots appear on the body, and in severe cases sores and ulcers break out, and
even the bones become diseased. S. S. S. is the only certain, safe cure for
Contagious Blood Poison ; thousands-have been cured by it after failing with
the mineral treatment, Hot Springs, etc. It is the only remedy that is able
to get at the root of the disease and force out the poison so that no signs are
ever seen again. S. S. S. is purely vegetable, being made of roots, herbs
and barks, and never leaves any bad effects, but instead, tones up the stom
ach and digestion and builds up every part of the system while removing
the poison from the blood. Book with instructions for self treatment and
medical advice free. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., A TLANTA, GAm
ing blow on the head of the dog-catcher,
driving the crown of his hat down
on his head. He hastily got out of
reach of her weapon. Rage was de
picted on his face, and he turned on his
fair assailant, exclaiming: "
"I've a great mind to take you
along'."
"I just dare you to try it!" cried the
Amazon, as she took a firmer grip on
her umbrella. "Oh. yes, you just come
on and take me!"
The irate dog-catcher took one more
glance at her. then jumped into his
wagon and drove rapidly down the
street.
Captain Bruin Answers.
Captain of Police Patrick Bruin yester
day filed answers in the suits brought
against him "by Ernest Engel and Grant
Test, who were arrested by Bruin on the
night of May 5 and charged with being
pickpockets.. The men were released when
they told their story to Judge Cameron.
They then sued Bruin for 2o00 damages.
Bruin declares that he arrested the men
after a complaint had been made against
them by two reputable citizens: that no
undue force was used in making the ar
rests, and that the prisoners were given,
an opportunity to secure bail. They al
leged they were locked up in a foul cell
all night and refused bonds
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TREATMENT