Morning Oregonian., March 24, 1908, Page 12, Image 12

THE MORMXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1908.
SAYS CITY COULD
SAVE
LIGHTING
Mayor Will Take Municipal
Ownership Idea Before
the People.
B. S. JOSSELYN'S FIGURES
rreMdcnt of Power Company De
clares Concern Has Lost Money
I'nder Kxlstlng Contract.
Councllmen Oppose Mayor.
It Is for the people of Portland to say
whether or not the city shall build and
operate its own street-lighting plan.t.
7ft-4ieo3trratPLMavor Lane. "rho.ugh
satisfied that nothnig'Nrrr'Setojie'from
the unfriendly majority in the Council,
to a special committee of which body
the matter was recently referred, the
Mayor has not abandoned hope of car
rying the municipal plant scheme through
to a successful conclusion, and to that
end he has begun an active campaign
for the purpose of enlisting the co-operation
of the voters and will exert him
self to the utmost during the short time
now remaining to get the matter before
the people at the coming general elec
tion. Despite the unfavorable action of the
committee. Mayor lane believes the
merits of his project entitle it to the
consideration of the various civic im
provement clubs, and he will exert him
self to have them take it up.
Cites Success of Eastern Cities.
The example of St. Inuls, Detroit and
Seattle where experiments in municipal
ownership of street lighting plants have
been attended with success, is pointed to
by the Maor as blazing the trail that
Portland should follow. In Detroit the
street lighting plant owned by the city,
according to a leading municipal en
gineering magazine, has been in suc
cessful operation for several years and
has reunited in a considerable saving to
the taxpayers. In St. Louis, according
to the same authority, the city has
found four small street lighting plants
to save, money for the municipality and
is now planning to put in a large cen
tral plant at a cost of about J3.O0O.O00,
to light all streets and parks, a service
for which the taxpayers are now paying
a private corporation 76O,00O annually.
Seattle Plant Operated at Profit.
The Seattle plant, according to figures
obtained by City Kngineer Tayor. at
Mavor lane's request, was installed at
a first cost of less than J7OO.O0O, in
cluding the city distribution system, and
Is now giving the city street lights at a
cost about JO per cent less than the
price now paid by this city under con
tract with a private corporation. Be
sides, according to the Seattle figures,
the plant is successfully competing with
the local light and power company and
earning a large profit, enough in fact
to Justify more than doubling Its ca
pacity. '
Conditions in Portland and Seattle, the
Mayor contends, are very similar, and
Justify careful consideration by the voters
of this city of the experiment on the
Sound.
The only serious problem to be met. ac
cording to the Mayor and City Engineer
Tavlor. is that of water power, and while
City Engineer Taylor has some doubts
on this score, the Mayor Is convinced
that either on Bull Run River or on some
of the smaller streams rising In the Cas
cades, east of the city, water rights am
ple for the municipality's purposes may
be secured. At the present time, it Is ad
mitted, these rights are virtually all held
by private corporations and. individuals,
hilt the Mayor believes that, even If the
rights ran he obtained only by purchase,
the present is the time to act. Inasmuch
as the water power can never be obtained
mora cheaply.
Councllmen Oppose Scheme.
Serious exception to the Mayor's platis
are taken, however, by other members of
the city government, notably by the Re
publican Councllmen, who denounce his
scheme as visionary and impossible of
realization. At the present time these
Councilmen arc at locked horns with the
Mayor over the pending proposition to
enter into another five-year contract with
;he Portland Railway. Light & Power
Company, whose present contract to light
the streets expires at the end of the cur
rent year. The Mayor is firmly opposed
to letting a contract for so long a term,
and It was hla failure to bring the Coun
cil to his own way of thinking that pre
cipitated the present controversy.
It is the contention of the Council ma-lority.-t'iHt
to Insist on a short-term con
tract with the present contractor, which
I. the only power company now in a posi
tion to bid. would inevitably result in in
creasing the cost of street lighting, and
would not be Justified by the more, or less
remote prospect of the advent of a com
peting company, or companies, or the
hope of ohtalning a municipal plant in
llie near future.
Josfclyn Says Company lxises Money
Ammunition is furnished the Mayor's
enemies by R. S. Josselyn. president of
tho Portland Railway. Light & Power
Company, who has from the inception
of the controversy over street lighting
contended that his company is now
lighting the city at a less cost to the
taxpayers than would be possible under
municipal ownership.
That the Portland Railway. Light &
Power Company is now actually losing
money on its street-lighting contract,
through the large and constantly in
creasing cost of distributing the current
about the city, is the contention of Mr.
Josselyn. who refers to the actual fig
ures In the company's hooks to prove his
point. In a carefully prepared open let
ter, which is appended. Mr. Josselyn
goes fully Into the matters dealt with
by Mayor T.ane In a similar letter pub
lished by The Orcgonlan Sunday, and
gives figures which would seem to prove
what Mayor line's political enemies
contend, that even were the city to be
furnished electricity free at the city
limits, the cost of street lighting with
a distributive plant, that Is to say trans
formers, lamps, poles, wires and other
conduits, iwned by the city, could not
be reduced.
This Is practically what Mr. Josselyn
says when he contends that bis com
psny Is not receiving a penny for gen
erating electricity and bringing it to the
city. Mr. Josselyn estimates that a
complete municipal lighting plant could
not be built and equipped for much less
than l.Oft.0rA of which nearly one-half
would go Into the distribution plant.
Mavor 1-ane's estimate Is about the
same. Therefore, argues Mr. Josselyn.
the city ia simply saving Interest on this
Investment and taking no risk, by buy
ing Its street lights.
Question of Municipal Ownership.
Mr. Josseln and the Mayor are also
rather far apart on the subject of mu
nicipal ownership, the corporation presi
dent oitln technical Journals to stow
that the Seattle lighting plant hag been
bitterly assailed by certain newspapers
of that city on the ground that con
sumers were being grossly overcharged
to keep the balance on the right side of
the ledger, while Sacramento, after a
thorough investigation of the municipal
lighting problem, has decided to con
tinue to purchase street lighta.
As to the Mayor's contention that muni
cipal light plants have been successfully
operated in England . with the waste
heat from garbage crematories and that
the same plan might be adopted in Port
land, Mr. Josselyn points out that poli
tics does not figure In the operation of
the English plants, wherefore conditions
are entirely different.
Following Is Mr. Josselyn's open letter
In reply to Mayor Lane:
President Josselyn's Letter.
To the People of the City of Portland: ffe
have read in tlie dairy press the letter of
Mayor Lane on the matter of lirntiog the
street and other public places of the city,
which Is now up for consideration, and in
ord-r that the public at large may be n
erally informed of the exact status of the act
uation from our colnt of view, the follow
ing data are given:
Five years ago. when advertisement was
made for hid ior city lighting, a maximum
flpure of S5.41 per month pr arc lamp was
used, althouxh the contract was taken by
our company at $5 30 per month per lamp.
The propotsed form of ordinance for advertising-
at this time was copied from that of Ave
ears ago. but without any intention of In
creasing the cost per lamp above the present
contract of 13.30.
Early In January I took up with the city
authorities the question of a new contract after
the present oae expiree December 31.
in order that the city would have abundant
time to investigate the different means of
lighting, and Jn the event of our being given
the oontracfor another five-year period that
P?T .woulif hav2 sufficient time to install ad
dition apparatus to take care of the city
lighting for the 1w PrJod Inasmuch as the
demands made upon us fW- commercial light
ing and power were lncrts" 80 rp"v,y
that I had doubts of our ability 'to roadie
the city lighting this coming Winter wltnout
the addition of more generating appaitui
and wanted to have the matter settled early
as possible Inasmuch as It takes the better
part of a year to set new. apparatus delivered
and installed. We certainly do not wish to
go to that additional capital expenditure with
out the certainty of our being able to use
It In taking care of a new city contract.
In the Mayor's letter he states that -the
cltv Is lighted only about half as well as It
should be. which I assume means that double
the present number of arc lamps should be
Installed, and not that the present lighta do
not give or.e-half the light desired.
While it is undoubtedly true that bids at
this time for city lighting will probably be
confined to that of this company. I wish the
public to thoroughly understand that we shall
not take undue advantage of that condition,
but shall put in our bid exactly as though
there were many competitors. At the present
rate It is very questionable if it is a good
business proposition for us on ' account of
the constant increase of capital expenditure
we are forced to make in the way of line
extensions and new arc lamps to keep up
with the phenomenal growth of the city.
During the year lfloT we received tSl.2W.So
from the cltv for lighting, and in the same
period expended over SoS.OOO.OO for renewals
and cost of installing new lamps and line
extensions.- not Including the operating and
maintenance cost of arc lamps. which
amounted to over $30,000 more, leaving us a
loss of about xaono for the year, and no re
turn for the large amount of current fur
nished. In other words, our new investment
for renewals, extensions, additional apparatus
and repairs each year amounts to nearly as
much as we receive from the city, without
anv return for the electric current furnished.
Purtr.it the past two weeks we have received
requests from the city for additional are
lamps that will coat us about $S600 to Install,
and at the rate of ft.80 per lamp per month
It will take us dearly two years to get our
Investment back In the meantime we must
maintain, operate the lamps, and furnish elec
tric current therefor without any return what
ever, so that any prom we derive from this
new installation will be received only within
the last three vears of the proposed five-year
contract: and these additional lamps, under
our present contract with the city, must be
Installed without any certainty of their being
used beyond December SI, 1908. the termina
tion of our present contract.
The Mavor states that the cost of lighting
bv the use of electric arc lamps has been
reduced about 2ft per cent dnrlng the past
two vears. owing to Improved methods or.
construction, and there is further reason to
believe that the cost will be further reduced
each vear, which is given as a reason for not
thinking it wise to enter into a nve-year con
tract. The cost of generating electricity has
Tint been reduced, but the operation of arc
lamps has been slightly reduced In expense
bv improved methods, with the result as
shown above. Otherwise, the present city
contract would have been operated at a very
much greater loss. a .
The question of municipal ownership or pue
lic utilltv facilities Is subject to very serious
argument. Statistics are extant showing that
while in some few places municipal owner
ship of llrhting facilities produced a alight
saving, there are at least 0 cases where It
has proven a failure: Judsed by average" It
Is not a very, safe proposition to experiment
The figures given above show what it costs
to operate, maintain and extend the lighting
distributing system, which I do not bellee
can be lessened by municipal ownership. To
these figures must he added the cost of gen
erating the electricity, and under the best
kind of management such generation, either
bv water or steam power. If run as an inde
pendent plant by the city, would not effect a
ufnvient saving to pay interest on the cost
of such generstlng plsnt. to say nothing about
the cost of operating such plant and the con
stant expense of repairs and depreciation.
With the shove statement to the Public I
wish trv reiterate that the price of R per
lamp per month and a five-year contract is
not unreasonable from the commonwealth point
of view, nor Is the return a good busi
ness proposition from our point of view;
but being interested as we are. more
than snv one other Individual or concern in
the upbuilding and advancement of the com
munltv. we are willing to stand our losses
from "this particular branch of our business
In the Interest of a greater Portland.
Very' truly yours.
B. S. JOS6EI.TN.
. President.
Mayor's Second Letter to the People.
Mayor Lane also wrote a letter to the
people of Portland yesterday, following
up his first epistle, and answering the
interview witti Mr. Josselyn. printed Sun
day morning in The Orcgonlan. Follow
ing Is the Mayor's second letter:
To the People of Portland: In comment
ing upon mv communication In relation to the
matter of public lighting I note that B. R.
J'.sselvn. president of the concern which has
the present contract for lighting the city,
save that the statement made by me that
"the cost of oroduetlon ot power nas been
n-duced Is untrue."
Inasmuch as I nowhere said that the cost
of the production of power had been reduced
or increased or in fact said anything about
the, mmi of production of power. If Impresses
me that Mr. Josselyn Is either disposed to
be unfair or else Is a bit heedless and loose
In respect to the accuracy of his assertions.
What I did say. and Mr. Josselyn. pre
sumably an expert on the subject, must know
the ilirferencc in me mennma oi inr imia,
ma that the "cos! of maintaining and pro
ducing light from electric are lights had been
materially reduced.' and Mich is the case.
What I referred to was the well-known de
er.MMl c.- In the operation of the new
magnetic" closed arc lamps, such as are
used here in Portland at this time as com
pared with the old open arc lamp, such as
we formerly used.
Mr. Josselyn says that my statement that
"the' city Is" unfortunate In that It will he
forced to pav whatever price tne single cin
der mav elect that It shall pay. Is untrue.'
ki sv.Mil.t h. true If his company was In
clined to take advantage of the circumstances
under hi-h the city lapcrs at ms c--. -In
respect lo'this T would say that -t still
think that a cltv Is unfortunate mnen cir
cumstances can arise in Its affairs of such
a nature that It must trust Itself to the In
clination" of the person who baa the power
to tl--tate the terms upon wMeh-it may do
its public busness.
He save that his company does not Intend
to charge the cltv more than gs.SA per month
for each arc lamp, and allo1ng that such
are his Intentions, the fact remains that the
aggregate cnet will be nearly Sino.000 Tr
for about half as much light as we need,
and would easily be $200,000 if the city was
llehted as It should be. i.
In this connection I wish to insist that It
is the duty of the peep to make some ar
rangement whereby they may at least be able
to Invite competition in bids' for lighting,
or better still, acquire the wer power neces
sary to put In a plant of their own.
The matter of this city taking reasonah
pr-cautlons In time to avail itself of the op
portunities srhlch nature has so graciously
granted it. Is. in my opinion, quite Important-
else 1 believe thst competing cities
who have dene so. win possess d'stinct arid
desKOnr advantages over It. and I again
urge the necessity for some action in this
as a matter of public Importance.
. ,-peat that it would be time wll
spent If the people who ray theirstrtcar
,are3 were to pay a .somewhat closer atten
tion to their affairs of a public nature.
Respectfully.
HARRT C. LANE.
Mayor.
LADIES' NEW SUITS
Arriving dally at Le Palais Royal. Come
In and look them over, we can save you
money. 375 W ashington street. .
Bpectaclea JLOO at VUera.
GETS OUT ITS AX
Council to Behead Subway
Committee Tomorrow.
RECALL ITS APPROPRIATION
Flme Thousand Dollars Put l"p for
Investigation At Scheme Will
Be Withdrawn This Means
Slap at Mayor Lane.
The majority faction of the City Council
will tomorrow officially behead the sub
way committee, named several months
ago to plan an underground conduit sys
tem for Portland. This is in line with
tho announced policy of the majority to
recall all special committees, and is also
regarded in official circles as a slap at
Mayor Lane, who is a member and who
appointed the committee by order of the
Council. An ordinance repealing an ap
propriation of JoOOO will be up for action
tomorrow, being recommended for pass
ago by the committee on judiciary, which
met yesterday afternoon.
This action of the Council 'a particularly
sainlflcalitt it is said, because it is sup
posed to be a, feature of the recent sen
sational declaration by Councilman Drls-
coll, who charged Mayor Lane and the
Executive Board with trie needless ex
penditure of $30,900 of city funds. Mr.
Driscoll declared tha tthis money, wnicn
was expended for 'conductors" to be used
in underground cable systems for the Fire
Department, should have been furnished
by the Home Telephone Company, as It Is
provided In the franchise of that corpora
tion that it must supply this material for
the municipal needs in certain prescribed
districts.
Just how the majority faction purposes
to link its action in recalling the subway
oommlttee with that of its charges
against Mayor Lane and his administifc-
tlon advisers is unknown at this time, but
it is intimated that an effort will be made
to show that Mayor Lane has permitted
something to be done that justifies pun
ishment. Impeachment proceedings have
been hinted at, but Mayor Lane nimseir
seems not to fear any very drastic action
by his political enemies in the Council.
Mayor Lane, in explaining the purchase
of the "conductors." states that the ma
terial used by the Home Telephone Com
pany is Inferior to the quality used by
the city for its Fire Department, and
that he doubts very much whether the
provisions of the franchise are such as
will enable the city to compel tne com
pany to furnish the kind of cable "con
ductors" required by the Fire Department.
WARRANT OUT FOR FU
FORMER DETECTIVE WANTED
FOR ALLEGED PERJURY.
Man Who Dog up Evidence In Al
bany Liquor Cases Admits He
Serred Term In Penitentiary.
ALBANT. Or., March 23. (Special.')
Two complaints, each charging W. L.
Paeon with perjury, were filed today in
the court of Juatlce of the Peace L. L.
Swan at Albany, and City Marshal Fred
Ries, acting as a special Constable, has
gone to Portland to arrest the defendant.
Pason is the detective who secured the
evidence in the wholesale prosecutions
here during the past four months for vio
lation of the local-option liquor law, and
who made the charges of attempted brib
ery on which he is now seeking to secure
the disbarment of J- B- Wyatt, a leading
Albany attorney. He is an employe of
Lou Hartman's detective agency In Port
land, and worked here under the direc
tion of the Oregon Anti-Saloon League.
One of the complaints charges Pason
with perjury in that he swore falsely on
the witness stand in the State Circuit
Court for Linn County on March 12 last,
when he swore he bad never been con
victed of a crime. He made this state
ment while under cross-examination in
the case of the State of Oregon vs. Fred
Dawson, a local druggist, on trial for
violation of the local-option law. In this
complaint It is also charged that he swore
falsely on the same occasion, when he
examined the photograph of L. William
Mason, convict No. S464. at the "Wiscon
sin State Penitentiary, and said the pho
to was not a picture of himself. This
complaint is signed by Fred Dawson as
private prosecutor.
The other complaint tiled against Pason
today is sworn to by Louis A. Kroschel,
as private prosecutor, and alleges- per
lurv against the defendant, claiming he
swore falsely on the witness stand in
the trial ot the case of tne state or Ore
gon vs. Louis A. Kroschel In the State
Circuit Court for Linn County, on March
10 last. The specific charge is that Pason
swore that on the date charged in the
complaint against Kroschel he bought
whisky of defendant, Kroscnei. ana tnat
he did not state in the trial of the case
in Justice Porter's court on January IS
that It was beer and not whisky that he
bought. The prosecution In this case
claims that it can prove by the jurymen
1n the Justice Court trial of Kroschel
that Pason then swore he bought beer.
and he testified in the Circuit Court that
he made no such statement m the Jus
tice Court.
Pason will have a preliminary hearing
as soon as Ries reaches this city with
him.
Pason is no longer an employe of the
Hartman Detective Agency. He w-aa
discharged last week by his employer.
L. C. Hartman.. after he had admitted
that he was an ex-eonvict. Pason is
supposed to be in Portland.
"Pason had been Jn my employ about
a vear." said Hartman last night. " hen
he applied for a position he presented a
number of splendid recommendations, but
before I employed him I made further
inquiry of the man. writing to prominent
men in "Vfalla Walla, where he formerly
resided. In reply I received several let
ters highly commending Pason, and I
gave him a job. In. fact, T was deceived
in the man all the time, but as soon as
T found out what he was I dismissed him
Immediately. He has not worked for me
since last Monday.
"When the report was first circulated
declaring him to be an ex-convict and
charging that he had been in trouble In
Eastern Oregon. Pason vigorously denied
the accusations. Finally 1 took him into
my office and renewed my efforts to
learn the truth, when the fellow, admit
ted that the reports were true. I prompt
ly discharged him." ,
Tax-oma Shipping.
TACOMA, March 2,--The British ship
Englebom cleared today with 139.040
bushels of wheat, valued at 143.o).
The United States cable ahip Bumside
left today for Alaska to repair the Sitka
cable.
After replenishing her bunkers, the
German steamer Augustus is expected to
leave tonight for Mukilteo. to load lum
ber. She will finish at Bellingham.
The oil steamer Maverick arrived from
California today.
Stork Visits Member
oi Pony Ballet
Jtow Maiacer Barney Reilly In Iu
sled as to Wbether or Not He
Shall Mam the Baby.
BARNEY RE1X.LY, manager of the
"Coming Thro' the Rye" company,
has his troubles. All theatrical man
agers have. But this particular one has
to do with the story. That bird Is no
respecter even of theatrical troupes and
it chose to hover its wings last 'week
over little Josie Wilson, one of the
members of tho pony ballet, whose hus
band is a vaudeville artist in an Eastern
circuit. When the members of the com
pany heard the rustle of the wings of
the aforesaid stork, they promptly, like
the good souls they are, raised a purse
of $100 and sent the light-footed little
woman to the Eugene Hospital. Sun
day she wrote as follows to Manager
Reilly:
EUGENE. Or.. March 22. Mr Relllv
Iar Sir: Arrived here at the hospital all
safe, after a very tedious nipht. I was so
aorr- I wtwi't able to see you before you
left as I wanted to thank you for your klnd-
nees 10 m, tuc i w&s taken eo sick. 7
o'clock that I had to be broAierht her Imme
diately. I received your phone call,, which I
more man appreciate. Well, Mr. Reilly, I
have the dearest little baby girl. I wish
you could see her. She was born 13. o'clock
yesterday. I had a hard time, but I am
feeling; lovely now. I thank the dear Lord
for that. ..The dear little baby Is asleep
while I am writing, and the doctor was in a
few minutes agro and said I was getting
along: lovely. He will b ln aaln tomorrow,
and, Mr. Reilly. it Is all rieht ahont me
Joining- the company again, isn't it? Hoping
re an Dest of health and trusting; to
hear from you soon, I will close. A pain
thanking you for your kindness to me, and
wishing you would remember me 4o the
members of the company, I remain, yours
trul y,
JOSIE WILSON.
Care of Eugene Hospital, Eugene, Or.
Now for Mr. Reilly's troubles. The
genial manager is 45 and a bachelor and
what he knows about babies would till
a very small book. Yesterday he was
rushing around inquiring how soon it
was safe for babies and mothers to
travel and wondering whether the prop
erty woman would stand tor the new
member of the company. Mr. Reillr is
shy an attractive member of the ballet,
but his bachelor inexperience is puzzled
at thoughts of signing the baby.
Amusements
What the Press Agents Say.
Fun Galore At Helllg.
The attraction at the HeiHa; Theater tonight
at 8:15 o'clock and tomorrow night, with
special matinee tomorrow, Wednesday, after
noon, will be the musical comedy success
Coming Thro the Rye." with the Jolly com
edian, Frank Ualor. Seats are selling at the
ater.
C re ton Clarke's Success.
The -auccess which has greeted Creston
Clarke and his excellent company in hla new
play, "The power That Governs," at the
Marquam, has excited the enthusiasm of the
theatergoing public.
"When We Were Twenty-one,
A talay that seems to grow better evry
time it Is seen is Henry V. Esmond's "When
We Were Twenty-one," which the Baker
Shock Company ts presenting this week.
George Alison makes an ideal Dick Carew.
What Women Will no."
Every woman should see the great mod
ern melodrama at the Empire this week.
"What Women Will Do." It Is an unusual
play, founded on some of the incidents ln
Charles Dickens' "David Copperfleld." At
the Empire all thia week.
"Secret niapatch" Matinee.
This afternoon there will be a matinee
performance of "The Berret Dispatch," at
the Star Theater. The French Stock Com
pany is giving a splendid performance of
this Civil War drama, and with Fpecial
scenery and an enlarged company, it is one
of the features of the week.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
fteata Helling For Corbett.
-Seat? are now gelling at Helllg Theater,
Fourteenth and Washington streets, for the
coming engagement of James J. Corbett, in
"The I-aady and the Burglar," next Thurs
day and Friday night. March 26 and 27.
Grease, paints and professional supplies at
Woodard. Clarke & Co.
Tillman Slowly Improving.
WASHINGTON, March 23. A dispatch
was received here today from Senator
Tillman indicating grave doubts whether
he will be able to return to Washington
again during the present session of Con
gress. The telegram, which was signed
by himself, said :
'Slowly improving, but Impossible to
eVen guess when I can rctura to Wash
ington." Bryan Indorsed in Colorado.
DENVER, March 23. The Democratic
State Convention to elect delegates to
the National Convention will be held at
Glenwood Springs June 15. The Demo
cratic State Central Committee today
issued the call for the convention and
Indorsed W. J. Bryan for the Presiden
tial nomination..
Han an shoes fit the feet. Rosenthal's.
The
General Demand
et the Well-informed of the World has
always been for a simple, pleasant
and efficient liquid laxative remedy of
known value; a laxative which physi
cians could sanction for family us
because its component parts are
known, to them to be wholesome and
truly beneficial ia effect, acceptable
to the system and gantle, yet prompt,
ln action.
In supplying that demand with its
excellent combination of Syrup of
Figs and Elixir of Senna, the Cali
fornia Pig Syrup Co. proceeds along
ethical lines and relies on the merits
of the laxative for its. remarkable
success.
That is one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is
given the preference by the Well
informed. To get its beneficial effects
always buy the genuiner manufac
tured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading
druggists. Price fifty cents per bottle.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO
Owners of Piano Players and - Player
Plants. People who have not ben
at1rfled with muitc ervlce. will do
well to address K 7JO. Oreaonian.
Great advantages offered In quality
and price, prompt attention guaranteed-
School Girls
who grow pale and sallow,
show loss of appetite land
ambition, are short of breath
and subject to headaches and
dizzy pells, -rte in a condi
tion that no parent should
neglect. Dr. Williams Pink
Pius are the tonic best suited to
correct this condition, are safe,
harmless and always helpful.
A booklet of valuable information
entitled "Plain Talks to Women,"
will be sent free to any woman. It
is partlcularlvinteresting to mothers
of growing girls who become pale,
thin and listless as thry approach
womanhood. -
Dr. Williams'
PINK FILLS
At all drucffistt or direct from
Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N.Y.
50 cents per noz; six ooxefc, pa.so.
iKstabUahrd 1879.)
" Cttra White Voa Slwp. "
Whooping-Co u g h , Croup,
Bronchitis, Coughs,
Diphtheria, Catarrh.
Confidence can be placed in a rem
edy, which., for a quarter of a century
has earned unqualified praise. Restful
nights are assured at once.
Cresolene Is m Boon to Asthmatics
' All Druggists
SmJ testal for de
scriptive boeklet. ,
Cresolene Antiseptic
Throat Tablets for the
irritated throat., of
your drufttdst or from
us. 10c. in stamps.
The Vapo-Crtsoltne Go
ISO FnltMi St., N. V.
DR. PIERCE
Curea all Nervous and
Private Diseases of
EN
Quicker and cheaper then
others. Call and see him
first. Consultation free.
Office 181 1st St.. corner TamhllL
Tn FOR WOMEN ONLY
Dr. Sanderson's C o m p ound
Savin and Cotton Root Pills.
The best and only reliable
remedy for DELATED PER
IODS. Cure the most obstin
ate cases ln 8 to 10 days. Price J2
per box. or three boxes $5. Sold by
druggists everywhere. Address T. J.
PIERCE. 181 First at.. Portland. .Or.
flPADCY Cured: quirk relief; removes all
1AUliJt swelling in 8 to 20 days; 30 t:
80 davs effects permanent cure. Trial treat
ment given free to sufferers; nothing fairer.
Dr. H. II. i;reene Sons, Box K. Atlanta, Ga.
Young Men
Cured
TO STAY CURED
.V
No Money Required to Com
mence Treatment
DELAY IS DANGEROUS
I know the diseases and weaknesss
e n A,.,.4.. u ei bnAwlorlo-i. unit
given mv life to It. and thousands upon thousand of mn, mm w viw.muuo ' 1 ' ".J "i... . . I ran
monuments to my skill, knowledge and success. I never hold out false hopes. 1 never undertake a case I can
not euro. I have made so thorough a study of all the diseases of men of ARTCOCKI-.E . " J .f y
TAGIOl-S B15CD POISON. HYDROCELE. NERVOUS DKBIMTY. OKNERAL VTK AKN Ebb. I -OWj Of "J1'
and have cured so manv cases that if there is a cur for YOUR disease you will find If here. W hen I
a case there is Such tWng a" failure. I '11 A ROE NOTHING FOR CONSUI.TATION. ana my ;-a
;.,n.rinr. ar- at voi.r service. I will explain to you HOW and WHY I CAN CI KE VOU (why the diseases
Cot,o Acute or chronic, our-d oui. kly, safoly. surely, without pain or los of tT m or I con ven
StriCtUre No matter how long standing or how complicated. I cure. I '; 'ref,PbL?Z
every trace of the effect of early follies. My cures are simple, sure and permanf-nt. U removes all obstructions
and cures for all time to come. . ,..
D1 J 0.;. I care contracted blood poison. My record of pist years, eradicating from the s sr .m
BlOOCL rOlSOn and curing to stay cure'd afflicted men. Tainted blood P,mF,e2"iH nains in
patches and sores in the mouth, swollen or softening gums, tumors Jild ulcers oi ihe skin, rheumatism, pains in
the legs, chronic ulcers or tumors anywhere I cure In all stages. m '
Varicocele
is the safest as
VT , rk.c.-;i:.T I have cured thousands of cases of 1-ost Vitality. Physical '-"TS "i"
INerVOUS UeDlllty rimrles. lss of Enererv. Failine Memory. Palpitation of the Heart and Stunted
SIY METHOD makes
Development,
business.
!-- ; I cure all diseases of a private nature about wnicn mosi p"T " "V, ,,,ii,ii.
Private DiSeaSeS tneir family doctor, such as discharges, drains, eruptions and all contracted troubles.
I cure them quickly. . . . ,h-
TMiiKlas Some of the notable successes of my professional career ha J e Been in in.
PrOStatlC lrOUDieS radical cure of enlarS-d and inflamed condition, ot thP. frAsAV.fction and es
treatment acts directly, reducing inflammation and Irritation; it heals the gland, removes the obstruction ana eo
taJlishes free passage of the natural secretions, withoutpaln or discomfort.
Consultation and Examination Free. OFFICE HOURS: 9 A. M. to 8 P. M. ; Sundays. 10 to 1- Only, ir you can
not call, write.
OREGON MEDICAL INSTITUTE mES?
B
E A
With No Back Pains No Nerv
ousness No Waste of Power
No Loss of Ambition But With
Plenty of Life and Energy and
the Vigor of Youth.
To "b. Btrongr "Tid manly Is th aim of every
strong1 man. and yet how manv we find who
are wasting the vltalltv and strength which
nature gives them. Instead of developing
Into the strong, vigorous, manly young fel
lows that nature Intended them to be. they
find themeelves weak, stunted and despondent
no ambition to do anything. They struggle
aimlessly along, sooner or later to become
victims of that dread disease, nervous debil
ity; their finer sensibilities blunted and their
nerves shattered.
I Cure Men's Diseases
I have treated hundreds of men who have
long suffered a gradual decline of physical
and mental energy as a result of nrivate ail
ments, and have been Interested in noting the i
marked general improvement that follows a thorough cure of the chief
disorder. My success in curing difficult cases of long standing has made
me the foremost specialist treating men's diseases. This success is due
to several things. It Is due to the study I have given my specialty;
to my having ascertained the exact nature of men's ailments, and to
the original, distinctive and thoroughly scientific methods of treatment
I employ.
To those in doubt as to their true condition, who wih to avoid the
serious results that may follow neglect. I offer free consultation and
advice, either at my office or through correspondence. If your case is
one of the few that has reached an incurable stage, I will not accept
it for treatment, nor will I urge my services upon anyone. I treat
curable cases only, and cure all cases I treat.
IN UNCOMPLICATED
CASES
My Fee Is Only
TOD PAY WHEN CURED
SPECIFIC BLOOD POISOST.
No dangerous minerals to drive
the virus to the interior, but
harmless, blood-cleansing remedies
that remove the last poisonous
taint.
VARICOCELE.
Absolutely painless treatment that
cures completely in one week. In
vestigate my method. It is the
only thoroughly scientific treat
ment for this disease being em
ployed.
FREE
My colored charts, showing the
male anatomy and affording an in
teresting study in men's diseases,
will be given free upon application.
In all my work I am thorough,
painstaking, and careful to give
just the right treatment required
$10.00
Consultation and. Advice Free
Call or Write Today
Hours 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. Sundays 10 to 1.
The DR. TAYLOR Co.
2344 MORRISO STREET, CORNER SECOND, PORTLAND, OR.
Men, Why Suffer?
WHV BE DESPONDENT! WHY GO ON DISAT1SFIEDf WHT
NEGLECT VOIR DISEASE AND LET IT l-NDERIINE
VOIR HEALTH f WHY GIVE IP AND LOSE ALLf
Don't Wait Another Day
t Years in Portland.
Are yon .ufTerlBK from Indiscretions. Wenknew. Sprilin-rh.r..
Klrtnev. Bladder. Drlhbllnsr 1 rine or Prostate Troubles, or "'ccl
Blood Disease. Varicocele. Hydrocele. Spellings. Rapture. s"r"j
Skin Diseases or any troublesome, long-standing, deep-seated disease.
CONSULTATION FREE
WRITE if you cannot call. All correspondence strictly confidential
and all replies sent in plain envelopes.
HOURS 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. ; Evenings. 7 to 8:30; Sundays, 9 A. M. to
12 noon.
ST. LOUIS
CORNER SECOND AND YAMHILL STREETS, PORTLAND, OR.
of men like an op-n book.
elfill nf a Rnff iflllst. I.
I ha
I CURE Varicocele quickly, safely, without danger or
wen as tne most certain ana s ausiariorj
a quick, permanent and radical cure,
MAN
DR. TAYLOR.
The Lradlna Specialist
in each individual case. For 2S
years I have been proving my abil
ity, and my business methods- have
always been strictly reliable. My
unqualified success ts due to a
thorough medical education, sup
plemented by years of experience
in men's special diseases only. My
treatment Is as correct as modern
science can make It. Others may
offer inducements, such as cheap
treatment or quick treatment, but
my foremost claim Is for thorough
ness, which in the long run IN
EVERY CASE means the cheap
est and the most.
CONTRACTED UISORDKRS.
Tou can depend upon a quick and
thorough cure by my treatment. A
quick cure Is desirable, because a
slow cure le apt to be no cure at
all, and a chronic development will
come later. I cure you beyond the
possibility of a relapse, and In half
the usual time required.
REFLEX AILMENTS.
Often the condition appearing to be
the chief disorder is only a reflex
ailment resulting from some other
disease. Weakness sometimes
comes from varicocele or stricture:
skin and bone diseases result from
blond poison taint, and physical
and mental decline follow long
standing functional disorder. My
long experience in treating men
enables me to determine the exact
conditions that exist and to treat
accordingly, thus' removing every
damaging cause a'nd its effects.
CONTRACTED DISORDERS
Of all the diseases peculiar to men, contracted dis
orders are most abused by cut-ancl-try-hlt-and-miss
treatment, administered by good friends,
druggists, doctors In general practice, and most of.
the would-be specialists. It Is certainly Interest
ing to hear the storv of the average patient telling
u his experience with the different kinds of so-l
called treatments he has been "up against. A
large majority of our patients come to us with
all the original diseases and part or all of the com
plications resulting from delay and mistreatment.
We generallv have to cure them after some or all
of the following conditions have developed:
chronic discharge. ' stricture or all of the
chronic. bladder troubles , diseased prostate,
sores, swellings, etc.. besides a patient whose con
fidence and mind are also diseased through failure
and disappointment, llon't trifle with these dis
orders: go to a doctor who knows how to cure
vou; it s the cheapest, surest and shortest way out. .
MSr DISPENSARY
Old Men
Cured
TO STAY CURED
If Honet and Responsible You
Can Pay When Cured
YOU PAY FOR RESULTS ONLY
detention rrom rjusinea. mi ...m.,-
.
without discomfort or detention fiom
... I. .4 ? I a tA onatilt
I have been curing tn-m for years. I have