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THE MORNING QREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, MARCH - 10, 1908.
BUSINESS SLACK,
SAYS J. C. STUBBS
Traffic Director of Harriman
System Discusses In
dustrial Situation.
HOPEFUL OF THE OUTCOME
Prclarrs Mackcning of Pace Conn
try Whs Travel inR at Will Be Ben
eficlal in End Admires the
Climate of Portland.
J. C. Stuhbs, traffic director for the
Harriman railroads, who is regarded as
the biggest traffic man in the United
Slates, and is one of the few men In
America having the title of traffic
director, came to Portland yesterday to
look over the aituation here. He will be
here for several days and most of his
time will be spent In consultation with
traffic officials of the Harriman line
centered at Portland.
Mr. Stubbs came in his private car
nrter a trip over the Southern Pacific
from New Orleans. He is accompanied
ty Mrs. Stubbs and his secretary. From
Portland Mr. Btubbs will go back to his
offices In Chlcaco over the O. P.. & K.,
Oregon Short l-lne and Union Pacific.
Although Mr. Stubbo has found business
slack all over the country, he is not pes
simistic regarding the outcome. He thinks
that perhaps the lessened activity in all
iins will result In ultimate good.
"Traffic la going off all ovr the
country," said Mr. Stubbs. "All lines
feel the conditions keenly and the rail
roads show the general industrial condi
tion by the amount of traffic they handle.
Every siding from here to the Missouri
River Is filled with empty freight car.
"There is no denying the fact that
people have lost confidence. Money doe
not come out freely and everyone is
cutting down expenses. Merchants report
a. general falling off in business for the
months of November. December and January.-
while February business show
some improvement, due to the replenish
ing of exhausted stocks. This improve
ment, it is apparent will be temporary.
Rioh and Poor Affected. V
"vThen confidence Is lacking as it is
now. all over the country, manufacturing
Is very much restricted. This makes idle
people and idle people do not buy as
much they do under more favorable
rondltiona. Take an Eastern man who
Mts an orange every morning before
breakfast, and when times are hard per
haps he will only eat one every Sunday
morning. Idle people do not eat as much
s working people and Idle people buy no
luxuries.
"The attitude of the people is one of
xtreme caution. This impairment of
public confidence has been brewing for a
long time and there are many people,
and sensible people too, who say it will
be a good thing in its results : that we
have been going too fast and a slacken
ing of speed and more careful and con
servative business will not hurt us any.
I am of the opinion that it will be quite
a long time before confidence is generally
restored and things move along as in the
pajt.
"This condition is strange too. for as
you go over this country, it is just teem
ing with wealth. The country is rich no
matter If we have hard times for a year
or two, , The great resources of the Unit
ed States have barely been scratched over
yet. The world needs our products and
will buy them, making this country the
richest in the world if it is not al
ready so.
"There s no lack of cars though, as
was the case a year ago, and the present
condition shows how futile It would be
for the railroads to hope, to keep freight
cars 'and locomotives In stock so that
whenever they were needed they could
be brought out and placed in service. The
railroads are puzzled now over what to
do with the rolling stock they have. One
good thing resulted for the Californlans
from the car shortage of last season.
Purlng the early part of the orange
thipplng period last year sufficient cars
could not be supplied when shippers
wanted them and as a result the move
ment of fruit Kast was delayed. This
very delay made lota of money for the
growers for when ears were available to
move the crop, prices had gone up .and
the delay meant more money for the
California shippers.
Takes Portland Weather.
"From New Orleans to Portland, pros
pects founded on conditions as 1 far as
those conditions affect the production of
crops could not be better. But in Now
Orleans. San Antonio, the City of Mexico
or the Orient region of Southern Cali
fornia. : including the ' wonderful City of
TjOs Angelew. 1 have not found a more
delightful and heautiful day than this,
here in Portland.
"T was very much impressed with what
has been accomplished in San Francisco,
not having been there previously for the
past ten months. What has been done
there, if accomplished under normal con
ditions, would he noteworthy but when it
Is taken into consideration that the finan
cial situation and labor conditions have
been adverse, it is wonderful. 1 was
surprised at the amount of rebuilding
that has been done down there." Mr.
Stuhbs discussed the lumber rate case to
aome extent but said the decision of this
matter will rest with the Interstate Com
fcierce Commission, where it is now pend
hig. It is his belief that timber-owners
n this Coast will not lose anything by
telaying the cutting of their timber for
a 'number of years for he expects prices
f lumber and lumber products will con
tinue to rise steadily.
Among other matters that will be
Brought to Mr. Stubbs' attention while
here is the niatter of the closing of the
Portland gateway to Puget Sound busi
ness from the Fsst. What will be done
In adjusting this question has not yet
been decided. .
WRECK PIE TO HIGH SPEED
Blame Fixed for O. K. N. Derail
ment Xear Pendleton.
. High speed caused the wreck of the O.
K. & N. train No. 6. near Pendleton
March 4. according to the findings of the
Oregon Railroad Commission, which held
an official investigation yesterday after
noin In the Chamber of Commerce audi
torium. The front trucks of the locomo
tive tumped the track on a ten-degree
curve and the tender and baggage car
left the rails about 1W0 feet further down
the track.
"We find that the wreck was caused by
excejssive speed on a curve, where the
rules specify that the speed shall not
exceed 2S miles an hour," said Commis
sioner Aitehtson. "It was apparent to us
that the train was going faster than 25
miles at the time it was derailed. The
tr:n crew has been dismissed from the
service as a matter of discipline and it
appears that if the rules were obeyed,
there would be less danger of wrecks."
The train crew testified at the hearing
but the men would not admit that they
were going more than 20 miles an hour
at the time the engine trucks left ihe
rails. It was shown that the train was
one hour late at Umatilla and was about
55 minutes late when the derailment oc
curred. This indicated that the engineer
had been making up time between the
two points, arid that the train was being
run faster than was safe. That the front
trucks of the engine ran for 1S00 feet on
the ties before the engine was stopped
seemed additional justification for sus
pending the .engineer from the service.
Division Engineer Bollons of the South
ern Pacific, and Superintendent Campbell
of the O. R. & N.. appeared at the hear
ing as witnesses and General Superintend
ent Buckley of both lines made a state
ment in regard to the derailment. It was
conceded that the high speed of the
tram caused the wreck.
Oaks Resort Will Open May 15.
The Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company will open The Oaks, the local
Luna Park, on May 15. The resort will
be operated directly thi season by the
railway company, as was the case last
year, instead of leasing the property to
concessionaires, as wa the plan formerly
carried out. The attractions secured by
the company for the first month of the
park season will be 30 Tyrolean singers
and dancers:
L OF B. ALBEB5
FP.IE.VDS PAY TjAST HONORS TO
BUSINESS MAX.
Services Held in St. Joseph's Church
and Interment in Mount C'al-
vary Cemetery.
The funeral of Bernard Albers, who
died at Arrow Springs, near Ixs Angeles,
last week, was held yesterday from St.
Joseph's Church. Fifteenth and Couch
streets, and . was attended by many
friends of the deceased. Interment was
In Mount Calvary Cemetery. The
services were conducted by the Knights
of Columbus, of which Mr. Albers was a
member. Active pallbearers were Charles
Stinger, D. M. Dunne, John B. Coffey,
Joseph Jacobberger, R. B. Duffey, James
Flynn. Honorary pallbearers were John
F. OShea, John O'Neill, F. A.
Heitkemper. "VY. H. McMonies, John P.
Miller. R. Palitsch. Members of the family
of the deceased and near friends were at
the grave. Mr. Albers died of cardiac
asthma, which was aggravated by a
recent trip to Chicago. His physician
sent him to California in hope of better
ing his health. At hie death he was at
tended by his eldest son and his wife's
sister, Mrs. I,owell. The body arrived In
Portland Sunday.
Mr. Albers was senior member of the
Albers Bros. Milling Company, which
was built up chiefly through his efforts,
first at Portland, and which extended
branches to Seattle and Tacoma. He was
an able business man and public spirited,
though of retiring disposition. He came
to the United ?tate from Germany at the
age of 23, and two years later arrived in
Portland. By industry and buisnese
sagacity, he built up first a feed business
and then a milling business. These quali
ties were his only capital when he began
his career.
Mr. Albers was born in Lingen, Ger
many. March 6. 1SS4. In 1RS7 he came to
the United States and in 1S!9 to Portland.
He began the feed and grain business
under the firm name of Albers & Tuke.
In 1895 he launched into milling, under
the firm name of Albers & Schneider
Milling Company. Tn 1903. this firm be
came the Albers Bros. Milling Company.
His brothers, associated with him, are
Henry. William. George and Frank. He
is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Frank
Terheyden. of this city, and by his widow
and six children, Agnes, aged 14: Theresa,
12: H ermine, 10; Bernard. 5; Alfred, 3,
and Brncst, 1.
CLINE -STIRS PREACHERS
Questions Intellectual Capacity of
Methodist Ministers at Meeting.
Dissension aain marked the weekly
meeting yesterday of the Methodist Min
isterial Association. The discussion was
occasioned, by the acrid criticism of Meth
odist clergymen by the Rev. C. E. Cline.
Dr. Cline expressed the opinion that as a
rule Methodist ministers are inferior in
point of intellectual accomplishments in
comparison with ministers of other de
nominations. Dr. Cline was led to make this criticism
by a paper read by Rev.J. T. Abbott on
"Denominational loyalty," in which thv
author drew attention to the fact that
hundreds of Methodists equipped with
church letters come to Portland and fail
to put them in at any church. He depre
cated this practice and explained why he
thought it prevailed, offering suggestions
as to how interest In church work might
be stimulated.
Dr. Cline's criticisms of his associates
were denounced by the ministers present.
Rev. C. T. McPherson, of Epworth Meth
odist Church, declared that Methodist
preachers as a body are the equal of any
other body of clergymen in the world.
Rev. W. B. Hollingshead. D. D.. presiding
elder of the Portland district; Rev. D. A.
Watters. Rev. Benjamin Young and oth
ers took the same position as Mr. Mc
pherson. Dr. Abbott said he was tired of
hearing Dr. Cline berate Methodist
preachers and everything which bears any
relation to the denomination.
Harry R. Katon, formerly room 10,
Chamber of Commerce, has purchased
the cafe in the Rothchild building. Fourth
and Washington streets.
Mullane's Cincinnati taffies. Si j Sichel
& Co.. sole agents.
WeUger. jeweler, optician, lit Wash.
The Late Bernard Albers. J
S N INC
RESULTS JN CLASH
Cellars Declares Vaughn Op
poses Measure Aimed to
Bar Out Women.
LATTER ASKS FOR DELAY
Cottel Asserts Tliat Reform t Law
From Drlscoll Looks Suspicions
and the Council Committee De
ft cities to Postpone Action.
For a brief period yesterday afternoon
it looked as though a fistic encounter be
tween Councilman Cellars, acting chair
man of the committee on judiciary, and
Councilman Vaughn, one of its members,
would result from one of the most heated
exchanges of words ever heard at the City
Hall. The trouble occurred over the pro
posed ordinance to prohibit women. enter
ing saloons. Mr. " Cellars wished the
measure recommended for passage at the
Council meeting tomorrow, while Mr.
Vaughn wished it held over two weeks
for consideration. '
"We held the ordinance over from the
last meeting at your request," said Mr.
Cellars, who was acting as chairman in
the absence of Councilman Bennett. "Now
that the two weeks have gone by, how do
you feel with regard to the measure?"
"I have never given it a thought from
that day to this." said Mr. Vaughn. 4I
would like to have it go over another two
weeks."
"At the end of which time you will
stand right where you do now, ".said Mr.
Cellars.
Mr. Vaughn How do you, Mr. Cellars,
feel about the ordinance?
Mr. Cellars I am favorable to its pas
sage; I want to recommend it for pas
sage right now.
Vaughn then started to discuss the ordi
nance in detail, saying he wanted to in
vestigate its provisions fully before go
ing on record.
Says Vaughn Stands Pat.
Mr. Cellars "Well, Mr. Vaughn, I want
the ordinance passed, and you don't want
it passed. That's all there is to it, so we
will lay it over. We Have a lot ( busi
ness before us here, and there is no use
to take up all of the time talking.
Mr. Vaughn If you say, Mr. Cellars,
that I am opposed to the passage of this
ordinance, you don't know what you are
talking about.
Mr. Cellars Mr. Vaughn, if you are go
ing to use up ail the time talking, I'm
going to get up and leave.
Mr. vaugnn v en. I will say to you, Mr.
Cellars, that I will talk just all I d n
please, say what I please, quit when I
please and that neither yon nor any other
man can stop me; furthermore, if you
want to leave, there is the door, and you
are at liberty to go any time you feel so
inclined. .
Mr. Cellars and his Democratic opponent
sat facing each other within arm's length
while the verbal battle continued. When
Mr. ..Cellars ceased talking Mr. Vaughn
I also subsided. It was finally decided to
mane an attempt today to go over tne
provisions of the ordinance and to see
what is beet to recommend.
"The ordinance prohibiting women from
entering saloons is a reform measure that
came from Councilman Drlscoll, said
Councilman Cottel, chairman of the li
quor license committee, "and before I
vote for it I want to know that it really
prohibits. A reform measure coming from
Drlscoll looks suspicious, unless one
knows all about it.
It is very evident that the proposed or
dinance is slated for close scrutiny, if not
absolute defeat. It is hardly probable It
will be up for final action tomorrow af
ternoon, at which time the Council will
mee4..
Restore Oyster-House License.
The liquor license committee at its reg
ular meeting, held yesterday afternoon,
voted to recommend a liquor license for
Harry B. Kennedy, who is to succeed B.
Johnson as proprietor of the West Coast
oyster house, at 143 Seventh street. It
was stated to the members of the com
mittee, if they granted the application,
Mr. Kennedy would conduct the place in
an orderly manner and that, in case of
any Infraction of the ordinances, the li
cense should be revoked without parley.
Mr. Kennedy said he would agree to keep
the law; to sell no liquor without meals.
The liquor license of this restaurant was
recently revoked by the Council.
The committee also recommended the
transfer of a liquor license for the Pull
man Cafe, an Alder-street saloon, from
C. A. Tuck to P. C. O'Mara, the latter
declaring that he would, soon remove'
from the present location to another place
to get away from the stigma brought
upon the establishment when it was con
ducted by John Conrad. It is announced
that the old frame building in which the
saloon is situated is to be torn down
soon to make way for the erection of a
modern hotel.
U'REN TO DEBATE AGAIN
Meet George W. Stapleton on State
ment No. 1.
More than vile-smelling gases are re
quired apparently to rout W. S. U'Ren
from a defense of his hobby. Statement
No. 1. The Clackamas County "law
giver"' has agreed again to discuss the
statement before a meeting of tHe South
Portland Republican Club next Thursday
night. On this occasion the opposing
speaker will be George W. Stapleton,
who has some very firm convictions
against the U'Ren plan of choosing
United States Senators.
Mr. Stapleton has announced that he is
prepared to debate the question of pledg
ing legislative candidates to the support
of any particular candidate for Senator
in advance of their election. . President
Lillis. of the club before which the de
bate has been arranged, expects to take
every precaution to prevent a repetition
of the interruption which broke up a
similar meeting last Thursday night.
FEED WHEAT TO THE HOGS
Agency Plains Farmers Cannot Get
Crop to Market.
"With an enormous wheat crop of
"50.000 bushels and no transportation fa
cilities, the farmers of Agency Plains are
reduced to the extremity of feeding the
crop to hogs." said A. H. Kennedy, ed
itor of the Prineville Review, who was
In Portland yesterday. "Wheat feeding
to hogs might not be such an unprofita
ble business if the farmers had enough
hogs to consume the crop, but as It is
they are seriously handicapped and can
not turn their product Into ready cash.
"Last Fall the farmers undertook to
ship out a part of their grain crop, but
the movement of wheat by road train
proved impracticable and was aban
doned. Others hauled some by wagon
from Madras to Shaniko. a distance of
40 miles, but coupled with a cost of about
14 cents a bushel from Shaniko either to
Portland or tide water over the railroad,
this plan of shipping their grain proved
profitless to the farmers, who have stored'
the bulk of their bumper crop the first
successful yield in four years in barns
and warehouses."
Agency Plains. Crook County. Is one of
the long-neglected sections of Eastern
Oregon that has been demanding a rail
road. .While in Oregon last Summer E.
H. Harriman personally visited that dis
trict just before the harvest, but no ac
tion toward building a line has been
taken so far as is known.
Politically Mr. Kennedy reports that
the people of his county are not very en
thusastlc over Statement No. 1. Of the
four candidates for the nomination of
joint Senator from Crook, - Grant, Kla
math and Lake counties, only one, G.
Springer, of Agency Plains, the Demo
cratic candidate, has declared for the
statement. All of the other three Sena
torial aspirants are Republicans and they
are all opposed to Statement No. 1. They
are: George H. Merryman and L. W.
Wllletts. of Klamath Falls, and 1U H.
nuiKuie, 01 eunsnza. tor Representa
tive, H. P. Belknap,, who served in the
last Legislature, is a candidate for re
election. He-objects to Statement No. 1
and will be opposed for the
Republican nomination by V. C. Coe, of
Bend, who favors subscribing to the
Statement.
CITY MAY CRUSH IIS ROCK
DETAILS OF PIAX, BEFORE THE
COUXCIJj COMMITTEE.
Conflicting Opinions . Presented as
to Economy of Preparing Material
for Work on the Streets.
Whether or not it is a good business
venture for the city to. crush rock for
the repair, of streets, is proving to be a
difficult problem. At a" meeting of the
special committee of the Council, named
to investigate and report on this matter,
Whitney U Boise. Dr. U M. Davis.
Chris Minsinger and Dan Kern addressed
the members. Mr. Boise and Mr. Davis
maintained that the work can be done
for much less than the prices charged by
contractors, but Mr. Minsinger and Mr.
Kern declared that the city cannot do it
for less. The question will be further
discussed at a meeting to be held next
Monday.
The problems to be solved by the special
committee are as to the source of the
supply of rock, the cost of bringing it to
the city, the cost of crushing it, the cost
of crushers, the cost of delivering rock
throughout the city, the maintenance ex
penses, and everything else that enters
Into the business. This information is
difficult to obtain, but the East Side
push clubs have offered the committee
all possible assistance.
The principal difficulty is to obtain a
supply of good stone, and it was said by
those addressing the meeting yesterday
afternoon that the quality of the stone at
St. Helens is the best of any now known.
Mr. Kern's quarry at Fisher's Tanding
was also said to be good quality, and
some said that the supply at Kelly Butte,
the county rockpfle, is excellent; that it
has passed the test of the United States
Government engineer, and will make
good streets.
An ordinance, authorizing the expendi
ture of $26,000, is before the Council, but
it is doubtful if so large an amount will
be recommended at this .time, as it seems
to be thought needless to spend so much
to make an experiment. About $10,000
was the sum suggested by experienced
man as sufficient to test the feasibility
of the project. One great expense con
nected with crushed rock is its delivery at
distant points in the city, and it is be
lieved that this can be eliminated very
largely if, the city can enter into an ar
rangement with the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Company to haul the
rock.
READS PAPER ON DIVORCE
Jtev. Mr. Landsboroiigh's Essay Dis
cussed by Presbyterian Ministers.
At the meeting of the Presbyterian
Ministers Association yesterday a pa
per on "Marriage and Divorce" was
read by Rev. W. R. Landsborough, of
Oregon City. Mr. Landsborough re
ferred to the fact that 234 divorces
were granted last year in Clackamas
County. He condemned hasty and
thoughtless marriages and thought so
ciety should be instructed that mar
riage is not merely for convenience, but
a holy alliance fouqded on mutual love.
Mr. Landsborough's paper was a plea
for a uniform divorce law and a closer
allegiance to the principles governing
such cases as laid down in the scrip
tures, which seem to recognize but
two grounds for divorce, adultery and
desertion.
Rev. J. R. McGlade thought that the
Presbyterian Church as a body should
take a positive stand to show its dis
favor of the present method of easy
divorce. Rev. A. J. Montgomery ex
pressed the opinion that the newspa
pers should be urged to keep out of
their reports the disgraceful testimony
which accompanies many divorce suits,
and that in cases of this kind the
judges should clear the court of the
morbid throngs which wait for these
disgusting details.
Mr. Landsborough said that he be
lieved the present law in Oregon should
be ameftded to make residence in the
county Tor one year necessary before
bringing a divorce suit.
Warrants for Merchants. .
SFOKAXB. March 9. Eleven warrants
were issued today for city merchants ac
cused of celling goods on Sunday. The
fales enumerated include cigars, candy,
newspapers and a toothbrush. No war
rants for theater managers or newspaper
publishers were asked.
RETIRED BUSINESS MAN IS
IN FAVOR OF NEW THEORY
One of the most interesting state
ments made recently concerning the
much discussed Cooper theory, that
has spread over the country during the
past year, is made by E. H. Lambert,
a retired business man. whose home is
at 115 Francis street, Everett, Mass.
Mr. lAmbert lias this to say in con
nection with Cooper and his medi
cines": "Some time ago I read an article
about this man Cooper, in which
he claimed that stomach trouble was
directly responsible for most ill health.
He went on to say that, although his
medicine did nothing but get the stom
ach in sound condition, it would, in
many cases, remove kidney and liver
trouble and various other ailments.
He argued from this that the stomach
was the main cause of sickness, and
stated that the success he has had
with his medicines was due entirely
to this fact."
"I am now fully convinced that this
theory is correct, and believe Cooper
has a really remarkable medicine,
judging from my own experience.
'I have been a sick man for five
ELECTS A PRINCIPAL
Board of Education Names a
Head for Trade-School.
WILL ARRIVE NEXT MONTH
George W. Hamilton, or Harrlsburg.
Pa.. Chosen Well Equipped by ,
Training and Experience.
Salary JC00O.
George W. Hamilton, primtpa! of the
Technical High School, of Harrisburg.
Pa., was yesterday unanimously- elected
principal of the Trade School, which is to
be established as part of the Portland
public school system. Mr. Hamilton is
expected to reach -this ' city early in
April to confer with City Superintendent
Rlgler and the 'members of the Board of
Education relative to remodeling the At
kinson school building suitably to accom
modate the industrial department. It is
the purpose of the board to have the
trade school completely installed in the
Atkinson building when the" schools open
in the Fail. Mr. Hamilton will receive a
salary of $200 a month for 10 months of
the year.
Principal Hamilton is a married man.
32 years of age. and has had several
years' experience in Industrial training
schools. He was educated in the public
schools of Delaware County. Pa., and
afterward attended the Dickinson Prep
aratory School and the Dickinson College,
at Carlisle. Pa. He also attended the
Williamson Trade School, in Williamson.
Pa. He dd post-graduate work at Dick
inson College and Columbia University.
Aside from his college training, he was
(ieorae W. Hamilton. Elected Prin
cipal of "Trade Hrhool, rortland
Public School System.
for three years superintendent of manual
training in Porto Rico.
Three years . ago Professor Hamilton
accepted a position in the narrlsburg
Technical High School, where he served
as instructor in machine shop practice
until elected principal, when he taught
mechanical and architectural drawing.
Members of the Board of Kducation and
Superintendent Rigler feci they have se
cured the services of a valuable man to
take charge of this important department
of the school work. Having had wide ex
perience in industrial training schools, it
is expected Professor Hamilton will be
especially serviceable in Introducing such
a department in the public schools of' this
city.
FELLOWSHIP LEADER HERE
Reception Will Be Given Tonight in
Honor of Dr. H. V. Morgan.
Dr. H. V. Morgan, one of the noted
leaders of the California Fellowship
movement, of which Benjamin Fay
Mills is the minister-at-large, is visit
ing: in this city. He will be tendered
a public reception by the Portland Fel
lowship Circle at .01 Yamhill street
tonight at S o'clock. He will instruct
classes at the same address on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday evenings of
next week at 8 o'clock, and will de
liver hia well-known" lectures ont the
"New Evangelism" and the "Higher
Spiritualism" at Women of Woodcraft
Hall, Tenth and Taylor streets, Sun
day, March 15, at 3 and 8 P. M. Both
classes and lectures are under the
auspices of the Portland Fellowship
Circle and are free to the public.
Denial From Irish Societies.
PORTLAND. March 9. (To the Editor.)
We respectfully request to correct
through your able paper a number of
false statements appearing in Monday's
Oregonlon with reference to the United
Irish Societies and to ourselves individ
ually. First The Emmett celebration was sole
ly and entirely under the auspices of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Second The undersigned are not in any
way connected with the United Irish So
cieties, and. therefore.- cannot have any
authority to call a meeting of said so
cieties. Third We know of no Irish National
convention to be held next' month -in Den-
years. Three years ago I was told by
a physician that I had Bright's dis
ease of the kidneys. I have treated
constantly for this trouble since, with
out results. After reading the article
I have mentioned, I purchased some
of this man Cooper's medicine. I have
been astounded bv what It has done
for me. I was relieved to some extent
within 24 hours. Today my health is
better than for five years, and so far
as I can tell, my kidney trouble has
disappeared.
"My wife, who had stomach trouble
for some time, tried the preparation
after noting its action in my case, and
her improvement is fully as marked
as mine. Sne now eats heartily three
times a day without any distress what
soever. Her nervousness has also left
her. I certainly believe this man's suc-
I cess is fully justified, as he undoubted-
ly has a wonderful medicine."
j We will gladly describe the remark
j able record made by the Cooper medi-
clnes to ail who wish to know of them,
j The Skidmore Drug Co.; Huntley
, Eros. Co., Oregon City, Or.
19
Economizes the use of flour, but
ter and eggs ; makes the biscuit,
cake and pastry more appetiz
ing, nutritious and wholesome.
ABSOLUTELY PURE
This is the only baking
powder made from Royal
Grape Cream of Tartar.
It Has No Substitute
Than art Alan and Phosphate of Lime mixtures aoltf at
a lower price but n housekeeper regard! op the health
ol bar family caa afford to mam then.
m
ver. and hence it is impossible for any
representatives to be pres?nt from ' tills
city.
Fourth Ail other statements made in
reference to the undersigned are un
founded in fact and not true.
P. E. SUL.LJVAN.
E. H. DKF.RY.
M. J. DRI8COT.U
JOH. O HARE.
INVOKE LAW ON VENDORS
Peddlers Will Xot Be Allowed to
Block .Streets.
, "Instruct the Chief - of Police to en
force the law." was the terse reply of the
general license committee of the. Council,
when Superintendent Bell, of Olds, Wort
man & King, appealed to the members for
assistance in keeping street vendors from
spiling their wares on all sides of that
department store. Mr. Bell told the com
mittee that he had appealed to Chief
Gritzmacher. and that the official re
ferred him to the committee.
"I referred Mr. Bell to the license com
mittee because the license Inspectors at
one time told me the license committee
designated where certain peddlers may
stand and sell their wares." said Chief
Gritzmacher, in reply to the caustic re
marks of some of the committeemen. "I
did not wish to move any peddler who
might have permission from the com
mittee to remain in a given place."
"Why does the Chief refer any one to
this committee?" asked Councilman Beld
ing. when Mr. Bell sought relief yes t e r-
si
Even in its early stages Catarrh is a most distressing ailment, caused by
the stuffy feeling in the head, ringing noises in th.e ears, watery eyes,
difficult breathing, continual "hawkine and soittinsr. " etc., but when the
j blood becomes thoroughly saturated
j: ' l i , .
disease it Decomes a serious ana oiten dangerous aisoraer. i oca mc Drun
chial tubes are attacked, the bladder and kidneys diseased, and often the
lungs become affected by the constant passage of impure blood through
them and Catarrh terminates in Consumption. The impurities and poisons
in the blood which produce Catarrh can never be removed through the use
of sprays, inhalations, washes, etc. Such treatment cannot reach the real
cause, and their use alone should never be depended on to cure the disease.
S. S. S. cures Catarrh by cleansing the blood of all impure catarrhal matter.
It goes down and attacks the disease at its head, in the circulation, and
removes every trace of the impurity that is causing the trouble. Then as
rich, purified blood is carried to all parts of the system the symptoms grad
ually leave, the health is improved, and S. S. S. makes a permanent cure of
the trouble. Special book on Catarrh and any medical advict desired sent
free to all who write. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
ASTONISHING PIANO VALUES
Slightly Used Instruments of All Makes Can Now Be Secured
at a Fraction of Their Actual Worth During
Eilers Special Clearance Sale.
Compare the Instruments Mentioned Below With the So-Called
"Real Piano Bargains' Offered Elsewhere.
It matters little what amount of
money you desire to invest In a good
piano, or what make or style you wish,
you are sure to pet better value bet
ter quality better selection and a bet
ter guarantee from the House of
Jailers than elsewhere.
We have on hand a fine assortment
of slightly -used instruments, some of
them world-famous and old reliable
makes, w'lirh have been taken as part
payment toward the splendid Checker
ing. Weber. Kimbail or the genuine
Pianola Piano. Others have been out
on rent; while still others have been
slightly marred in shipment and while
on display.
Below is a partial list of the splen
did bargains. Compare our values
with those advertised by any other
establishment In the city, and note the
difference of from $40 to S5 on ex
actly the same instruments:
Collard & Collard, old Knglish
make $ 55
Jewel Piano, oak case, good for
beginner 68
Manner & Son. rosewood case,
good tone 80
J. P. Hale, excellent practice
piano 98
Sterling, walnut case, good con
dition H8
Wlliard, good tone, fine condi
tion 137
Hamilton, largest size, elabo
rately carved walnut case,, can
not be told from new 1-18
Kingsbury, good as new, oak
ease 153
Ilinze. small size, fine tone, ma
hogany . ... 157
Weser Bros., fine large instru
ment, perfect condition 168
I.udwig. a good practice piano,
practically new 175
Arion, an old reliable make 177
Pease, walnut cas not latest
styie. but tone and action fine.. 190
Marshall & Wendell, known the
world over, medium size, beau
tiful tone 192
Fischer, most expensive style,
almost new 200
Hinze, dainty style In French
walnut . a 205
Weser Bros., latest style, oak
case., orchestral attachments. . . 212
:
HE
day afternoon". "He certainly knows the
law; why does he not enforce it?"
"If there is no objection," said Chair
man Kellaher. "the order of the com
mittee to the Chief will be: 'Enforce the
law."
City Auditor Barbur was therefore in
structed to communicate such order tc
Chief "Uritzmacher.
TROWEL HERE NEXT MONTH
Pocatello Matrons Will Bring symbol
to Local I.odse.
The silver trowel, being sent around the
world by the Masons, will not reach Wil
lamette Lodge of this city before the
middle of April. It Ik now In the pos
ejE.ion of the Pocatello (Idaho) Lodge
which will select a committee that will
bring it to this city and deliver it to the
officers of Willamette Iodge with im
pressive ceremony. The trowel will re
main on exhibition In the local lodgo
rooms for about a month.
This emblem of Masonry was started
from the New York jurisdiction and has
already hren on its journey for two years.
Another two years will be required for it
to complete the circuit of the globe. From
Portland, the trowel will be forwarded tn
one of the other three Pacific Coast juris
dictions, California. Washington and
British Columbia. When it has been de
cided which of. these jurisdictions will
next receive the symbol, Willamette
Lodge will select a delegation of s
members formally to present if to tan
next Masonic lodge.
BIDS THE SYSTEM
OF CATARRH
with the impurities which produce the
. ri a.1 1
Vic tor, largest size. Colonial de-
2ia
Haines, ebonized case, splendid
condition 220
Emerson, well - known-, make,
good as new 222
Marshall & Wendell. walnut
cast-, used only a short time... 225
Ha rdman, rosewood case, large
si 230
Stelnway, ebonized case, medium
ie. . i 237
Hobart M. Cable, walnut, large
size, guaranteed good hs now... 290
Crown full size, orchestral
grand, a beauty in plain oak
295
Bush & Gerts. left by owner for
us to sell, must net 32JS
PI NO PI-AVER CXl'IKI ALSO
Melville Clark Apollo Player.
walnut, good condition 8 70
CeciMan piano Player, oak case.
splendid bargain 95
Angelus Piano Player, latest
type, mahogany 1O0
Another Angelus Player with
-organ attachment, mahogany... 85
Simplex Piano Plaver, mahog
any 95
Also several bargains In Piano
lay, tlie standard piano player
of the world S125 to 2O0
The importance of this sale should
impress you that immediate action is
necessary In order to secure best
choice, for uch exceptional offering?
as are featured In this sale are bound
to be snapped up quickly. If you live
at a distance, ttlephone or write us
at once. Remember, that every In
strument will be found exactly as rep
resented and satisfactory in every re
spect, or "money back.
In case a better piano is desired later,
our regular exchange agreement per
mits selection of any high-grade new
Instrument, allowing all paid on the
original purchase.
At these exceptional figures w
should get all cash for these instru
ments, but if you desire payments wa
will arrange them to suit your con
venience, for the mens addition of the
usual simple interest. Killers Plana
House, the "House of Highest Qual
ity," 353 Washington St., Cor. of Park,